History

In 1935, Kansai Kaisers was established.^[1] They are one of the three members which established KCAFL.

In 1948, they won their fist Koshien Bowl, beating Meiji University 6–0. They qualified to Koshien for two consecutive years but this time they were defeated by Keio Gijuku University 7–14.

For next 6 decades, they missed Koshien Bowl as Kwansei Gakuin University dominates Kansai League. Also, rise of Ritsumeikan University and Kyoto University led the Kaisers to relegation to Div. 2 from late 1980's to early 2000's.

However, the team started rising and in 2009, their hard work paid off and became a national champion for the first time in 61 years.

They have been regularly a title contender after that.

References

Kansai Collegiate American Football League

Kansai Collegiate American Football League
Division 1	Doshisha Wild Rover Kansai Kaisers Kendai Big Blue Kobe Ravens Konan Red Gang Kwansei Gakuin Fighters Kyoto Gangsters Ritsumeikan Panthers
Division 2	Hyogo Trail Blazers Kobe Gakuin Navy Seals Kyoto Sangyo Saggitarius Momoyama Gakuin Thundering Legion Lions Osaka Tridents Osaka Metropolitan Paladins Ryukoku Seahorse Wakayama Blind Sharks
Defunt	Osaka Prefecture Shrikes
Bowls	Koshien Bowl Rice Bowl Tokyo Bowl
Seasons	1941 1942 Did not play 1943-1945 because of World War II 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
See also	Legacy Bowl X-League