Kansai6 Baseball League

The Kansai6 Baseball League was one of the oldest University Leagues in Japan. It was founded by Doshisha University, Kansai University, Kwansei Gakuin University, Kobe University, Kyoto University and Ritsumeikan University in 1931. There were two famous rivalries - the Kansai rivalry and the Doshisha-Ritsumeikan rivalry in the old Kansai6 League. The four University Leagues in the Kansai region - the Kansai6, Kinki University Baseball League, Hanshin University Baseball League and Keiji University Baseball League - merged in 1959, and the Kaisai6 League was the top league. Champions from the three other leagues would play a series first, then they would have a chance to advance to the Kaisai6 League. However, since the teams which composed the rivalry often dropped into the second division, the attendance of the Kaisai6 League was affected. Thus, Doshisha University formed a new league in 1982, and Kansai University, Kwansei Gakuin University Kyoto University and Ritsumeikan University joined it. The other two universities which were in the Kaisai6 League - the Osaka University of Commerce and Kyoto Sangyo University - chose to stay in the league, and four other schools joined to build up the present Kaisai6 league. The spring champion represents the league at the All-Japan University Baseball Championship Series, and the fall champion can advance to the "Kansai University Tournament". They then play teams from the Kinki, Hansin, Keiji and Kansai Big 6 University Baseball League, fighting for a spot in the Meiji Jingu Baseball Convention.

2024 Schools

• Osaka University of Commerce
• Kyoto Sangyo University
• Osaka Gakuin University
• Ryukoku University
• Kobe Gakuin University
• Osaka University of Economics

League Champions

Year	Spring Champion	Fall Champion	Notes
1931	No League	Ritsumeikan University
1932	Kansai University	Kansai University
1933	Kansai University	Kansai University
1934	Ritsumeikan University	Kyoto University
1935	Kansai University	Kansai University
1936	Kansai University	Kansai University
1937	Ritsumeikan University	Kansai University
1938	Kansai University	Ritsumeikan University
1939	Ritsumeikan University	Kyoto University
1940	Kansai University	Kansai University
1941	Doshisha University	Doshisha University
1942	Doshisha University	Doshisha University
1946	Doshisha University	Doshisha University
1947	Ritsumeikan University	Kwansei Gakuin University
1948	Doshisha University	Ritsumeikan University
1949	Kwansei Gakuin University	Kansai University
1950	Kansai University	Doshisha University
1951	Kwansei Gakuin University	Kansai University
1952	Kwansei Gakuin University	Kansai University
1953	Kwansei Gakuin University	Kansai University
1954	Ritsumeikan University	Kwansei Gakuin University
1955	Doshisha University	Kwansei Gakuin University
1956	Kansai University	Ritsumeikan University	Won All-Japan Series
1957	Kansai University	Ritsumeikan University
1958	Kansai University	Kansai University
1959	Kwansei Gakuin University	Kwansei Gakuin University
1960	Doshisha University	Ritsumeikan University
1961	Kansai University	Ritsumeikan University
1962	Kansai University	Ritsumeikan University
1963	Ritsumeikan University	Kansai University (stripped)
1964	Kwansei Gakuin University	Doshisha University
1965	Ritsumeikan University	Doshisha University
1966	Kindai University	Kwansei Gakuin University
1967	Kansai University	Kindai University
1968	Ryukoku University	Kindai University
1969	Kansai University	Kansai University
1970	Kansai University	Kansai University
1971	Doshisha University	Kansai University
1972	Kansai University	Kansai University	Won All-Japan Series, Meiji-Jingu Tournament
1973	Doshisha University	Doshisha University
1974	Kindai University	Doshisha University
1975	Osaka University of Commerce	Kindai University
1976	Osaka University of Commerce	Kindai University
1977	Ritsumeikan University	Osaka University of Commerce
1978	Ritsumeikan University	Doshisha University	Won Meiji-Jingu Tournament
1979	Osaka University of Commerce	Doshisha University
1980	Kindai University	Osaka University of Economics
1981	Kindai University	Kindai University
1982	Osaka University of Commerce	Osaka University of Commerce
1983	Osaka University of Commerce	Osaka Gakuin University
1984	Osaka University of Economics	Osaka Gakuin University
1985	Ryukoku University	Kyoto Sangyo University
1986	Osaka University of Commerce	Ryukoku University
1987	Osaka University of Economics	Ryukoku University
1988	Osaka University of Economics	Osaka Gakuin University
1989	Osaka Gakuin University	Osaka University of Economics
1990	Ryukoku University	Kyoto Sangyo University
1991	Osaka University of Commerce	Osaka University of Economics
1992	Kyoto Sangyo University	Osaka University of Commerce
1993	Ryukoku University	Osaka Gakuin University
1994	Ryukoku University	Osaka Gakuin University
1995	Osaka Gakuin University	Ryukoku University
1996	Osaka Gakuin University	Osaka Gakuin University
1997	Ryukoku University	Kobe Gakuin University
1998	Ryukoku University	Osaka Gakuin University
1999	Ryukoku University	Ryukoku University
2000	Ryukoku University	Ryukoku University
2001	Osaka Gakuin University	Ryukoku University
2002	Ryukoku University	Kyoto Sangyo University
2003	Kyoto Sangyo University	Ryukoku University
2004	Ryukoku University	Kyoto Sangyo University
2005	Kyoto Sangyo University	Ryukoku University
2006	Ryukoku University	Ryukoku University
2007	Osaka University of Economics	Osaka University of Economics
2008	Ryukoku University	Ryukoku University
2009	Ryukoku University	Ryukoku University
2010	Osaka Gakuin University	Ryukoku University
2011	Ryukoku University	Kobe Gakuin University
2012	Ryukoku University	Kyoto Sangyo University
2013	Kyoto Sangyo University	Osaka University of Commerce
2014	Ryukoku University	Kyoto Sangyo University
2015	Osaka University of Commerce	Osaka University of Commerce
2016	Kyoto Sangyo University	Osaka University of Commerce
2017	Osaka University of Commerce	Osaka University of Commerce
2018	Osaka University of Commerce	Kyoto Sangyo University
2019	Osaka University of Commerce	Osaka University of Commerce
2020	Cancelled due to Covid-19	Osaka University of Commerce
2021	Osaka University of Commerce	Ryukoku University
2022	Osaka University of Commerce	Osaka University of Commerce
2023	Osaka University of Commerce	Osaka University of Commerce
2024	Osaka University of Commerce