The schedule for the championship match of Japan’s highest league X League has been decided.Tickets for the game will go on sale on November 25th.
Fujitsu Frontiers RB Trashaun Nixon (center) makes the breakthrough in the 77th tournament on January 3, 2024 Fujitsu Frontiers has won the Rice Bowl for the third consecutive time
The outline of the 78th Rice Bowl, which determines the championship of the Adult American Football League and X League, has been decided on a separate page. This tournament will be held as a special sponsor by GA technologies Co., Ltd., which utilizes technology to transform business in multiple industries such as real estate and M&A brokerage, and the tournament will be named “Japan American Football Championship 78th Rice Bowl by GA technologies.” This event will be held.
X1 Super, Japan’s top league, will conclude its regular season on November 10th, and will hold an eight-team playoff Rice Bowl Tournament (RBT) from the 23rd. The final battle is the Rice Bowl.
In addition, we will provide an improved version of the halftime show, which has been well received in previous years. The participating artists will be announced soon.
Please look forward to the Rice Bowl, which is a fitting match for the championship of Japan’s top American football league.
[Future main dates]
November 23rd (Sat) – 24th: RBT Quarter Final (Fujitsu Stadium Kawasaki, Yanmar Stadium Nagai)
Saturday, December 14th: RBT Semi-Final (Yanmar Stadium Nagai)
December 15th (Sunday): RBT Semi-Final (Uvance Todoroki Stadium by Fujitsu (Todoroki Athletics Stadium))
January 3, 2025: American Football Japan Championship 78th Rice Bowl by GA technologies
[78th Rice Bowl Tournament Implementation Guidelines]
■Game name: American Football Japan Championship 78th Rice Bowl by GA technologies
English notation: American Football Japan Championship Rice Bowl 78 by GA technologies
■Date and time: Friday, January 3, 2025, 3:00 p.m. Kickoff (doors open at 1:00 p.m.)
■Venue: Tokyo Dome (1-3-61 Koraku, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo)
■Sponsor: Japan American Football Association
■Supervisor: Japan Amateur American Football Association
■Operation cooperation: Kanto Intercollegiate American Football Federation
■Support: Japan Sports Agency, U.S. Embassy, Nikkan Sports Newspaper, Yomiuri Shimbun
■Special support: GA technologies Co., Ltd.
■Cooperation: Tokyo Dome Co., Ltd., etc.
■Competition: Winners of the Rice Bowl Tournament Semi-Finals (held December 14-15)
■Game format: 4 quarters, 1 quarter 15 minutes, halftime 30 minutes
If the score is tied at the end of the 4th quarter, a “tie-break system” will be applied and overtime will be played.
■Bench area: If any of the teams participating in the Rice Bowl tournament, Fujitsu Frontiers, IBM BIG BLUE, Tokyo Gas Creators, or SEKISUI Challengers, participates in the Rice Bowl, the area will be on the first base side (home team). 3rd base side (visitor) if Panasonic Impulse, ELECOM Kobe Finies, Nojima Sagamihara Rise, or Obic Seagulls participates.
■Broadcast: NHK-BS (live broadcast) * From 15:00 until the end of the game (scheduled)
■Distribution: Delayed paid distribution on X League TV on American Football Live by rtv (https://live.amefootlive.jp/)
■Seating types and admission fees:
*Only 2nd floor welcome football seats are free seats. All other seat types are reserved seats.
*See https://xleague.jp/news/48814 for the incense board table and seat locations at Tokyo Dome.
■Advance ticket sales: November 25th (Monday) from 17:00
■Advance ticket sales location: X League Tickets https://xleague.tstar.jp/
*Please be sure to check the bench area when purchasing tickets.
■Note: This competition is subject to doping control based on the Japan Anti-Doping Regulations.
■Halftime: To be announced soon
■Pre-game event (planned):
◆Japan American Football Hall of Fame induction
◆ X LEAGUE AWARDS 2024 (announced at Main Vision)
◆ High school and college football league championship/manager awards
■For inquiries, please contact: Rice Bowl Executive Committee (Japan American Football Association)
Tel: 03 (5843) 0482
■Official website:
◆Japan American Football Association: https://americanfootball.jp/
◆X League: https://xleague.jp/
◆Rice Bowl: Scheduled to be released on the X League official website on November 25th
[Information about the X League Playoff Rice Bowl Tournament]
The regular season of X1 Super ended on the 10th, and the overall standings of the 12 teams were decided. The overall ranking is as follows. The top eight teams will participate in the playoff Rice Bowl Tournament (RBT) starting November 23rd.
1. Fujitsu Frontiers (6 wins, 0 losses)
2. Panasonic Impulse (6 wins, 0 losses)
3. Obic Seagulls (5 wins, 1 loss)
4. SEKISUI Challengers (4 wins, 2 losses)
5. Tokyo Gas Creators (3 wins, 2 losses, 1 draw)
6. Nojima Sagamihara Rise (3 wins, 2 losses, 1 draw)
7. ELECOM Kobe Finies (3 wins, 3 losses)
8. IBM BIG BLUE (2 wins, 3 losses, 1 point)
9. OrientalBio Silver Star (2 wins, 4 losses)
10. Fujifilm Ebina Minerva AFC (0 wins, 5 losses, 1 draw)
11. All Mitsubishi Lions (0 wins, 6 losses)
12. PLEIADES Fukuoka SUNS (0 wins, 6 losses)
*1st and 2nd place, 5th and 6th place, 11th and 12th place are determined by goal difference.
*For details on how to determine rankings, please refer to the official X League website “How to determine rankings”
The schedule for the Rice Bowl Tournament and X1 Super/X1 Area replacement games is as follows.
[Rice Bowl Tournament (RBT) Quarter Final]
November 23 (Saturday)
Fujitsu Stadium Kawasaki
Obic Seagulls (3rd place overall) vs. Nojima Sagamihara Rise (6th place overall) 12:00 kickoff
Sunday, November 24th
Fujitsu Stadium Kawasaki
Fujitsu Frontiers (1st place) vs. IBM BIG BLUE (8th place) 12:00 kickoff
Yanmar Stadium Nagai
SEKISUI Challengers (4th place) vs. Tokyo Gas Creators (5th place) 12:00 kickoff
Panasonic Impulse (2nd place) vs. ELECOM Kobe Finies (7th place) 15:00 kickoff
[RBT semi-final]
Saturday, December 14th Yanmar Stadium Nagai 15:00 Kickoff
December 15th (Sun) Uvance Todoroki Stadium by Fujitsu (Todoroki Athletics Stadium) 15:00 Kick-off
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