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The Korea American Football Association (KAFA, Korean: 대한미식축구협회, Hanja: 大韓美式蹴球協會) has existed in South Korea for more than 20 years. The popularity of American football in Korea has been historically low, but with the visit of Hines Ward (a Korean born NFL football star with the Pittsburgh Steelers) in 2006, the sport received a modest level of increased appeal. Within Korea, KAFA is a governing body over both traditional football with pads and also flag football. Traditional football leagues within Korea are divided between university and senior (KNFL) teams. There are three championship bowl games of special note that occur at the end of the season. The Tiger Bowl determines the champions of the University league, the Gwangaeto Bowl determines the champions of the KNFL, and finally the Kimchi Bowl, the Korean equivalent of Japan's Rice Bowl, pits the University champion against the KNFL champion. ==KNFL== As of 2015, there are seven teams in the KNFL, divided into two divisions (북부리그 North Division, 남부리그South Division). The top two seeds of each division will play in a four-team semifinal playoffs. Winners of the semifinals will play in the Gwanggaeto Championship game. The KNFL Champion will play against the Korean University Champion in the Kimchee Bowl. 2015 Schedule 8/30 Divisional game 1 9/20 Divisional game 2 10/11 Divisional game 3 11/1 Semifinals (준결승) 11/15 Gwanggaeto Bowl XXI (KNFL 결승) 11/29 Kimchee Bowl Championship (대한민국 결승) 북부리그 North Division *(Seoul Vikings ) *(Seoul Kisan Golden Eagles ) *Seoul Carnivores (Sponsor: Seoul University OB) 남부리그 South Division *Daegu Phoenix *(Samsung Geoje Blue Storm ) *(Busan Gryphons ) *KS Bluegons (Sponsor: KyungSung University OB) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Korea American Football Association」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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