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Flag Football at World Masters Games 2027 Kansai
Kobe, Japan (Asia Oceania)
May 21–23, 2027
Tournament Information
- Format(s)
- 5v5 Men
5v5 Women - Nearby Airport(s)
- Closest is Kobe airport. Kansai International in Osaka and Haneda International in Tokyo are options
- Venue Name
- Konan University
Open Map - Playing Surface
- Astroturf (Outdoors)
- Fees
- Very Early Registration: 130,000 JPY (30 Sep. 2026) Early Registration: 150,000 JPY (31 Dec. 2026) Registration: 180,000 JPY (1 May, 2027)
- About The Tournament
- The World Masters Games 2027 will take place across the Kansai region of Japan from May 14 to May 30, 2027. https://kobe.j-server.com/LUCAIKOBE/ns/tl.cgi/https://www.city.kobe.lg.jp/a27565/wmg2027kansaikobe.html?SLANG=ja&TLANG=en&XMODE=0&XCHARSET=utf-8&XJSID=0 World Games 2027 Overview Dates: May 14 (Friday) – May 30 (Sunday), 2027 (17 days) Location: Venues spread across the Kansai region (including Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo, Shiga, Nara, Wakayama, Fukui, Tottori, and Tokushima prefectures).Scale: Featuring 35 sports and 59 distinct event disciplines. Flag football is one of these events and will take place in the city Kobe.
Format / Rule Details
Maximum 12 Mens and 12 Womens teams. Players must be 18 years old by Dec. 31, 2027. (Can be 17 years old at time of tournament) Tournament fees are for 7-15 players and 3 staff. (Staff cannot play) Group games consist of 4 Groups with three teams each. Group winners advance to semi-finals. Group runners-up play in 5th-8th bracket, and third place finishers play for 9th-12th placement games. (2 games each on Sat. and Sun. using four fields)
Organizer Information
- Contact Person
- Wataru Nagamura (email/IG) and Andrew Naito (WhatsApp)
- Contact WhatsApp
- Message
- Contact Email
- [email protected]
- Website
- forms.gle/zKAQbbbrshqrjrso7
- About The Organizers
- Nagamura and Naito are involved with the National Federation's flag division. As well as having organized the National Championships for the last two years, both are active as coaches/officials. This tournament is hosted by the World Masters Games 2027 Kansai Kobe City Organizing Committee and the Japan American Football Association.