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The Elecom Kobe Finies are an American football team located in the Kobe, Japan. It is a member of the X-League.[citation needed]
Established | 1978 |
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Based in | Kobe, Japan |
Head coach | Masaki Tokimoto |
General manager | Tatsuya Nagai |
League | X-League |
Division | X1 Super |
Colours | Navy blue and silver [1] |
Website | http://www.finies.com/ |
Team history
edit- 1975 Team founded. First named Kohaku Finies.
- 1976 Team promoted from X2 to X1.
- 1986 Team named changed to Sunstar Finies.
- 1991 Advanced to the Tokyo Super Bowl Lost to Onward Oaks 49-10.
- 1993 Advanced to the Tokyo Super Bowl for the 2nd time. Lost to Asahi Beer Silver Star 13-0.
- 1996 Advanced to the Semifinals. Lost to the Onward Oaks 21-7.
- 1999 Sunstar ends sponsorship with the Finies. Team name reverts to the Kohaku Finies.
- 2005 Team named changed to SRC Kobe Finies.
- 2009 Sponsorship agreement signed with Elecom Co., Ltd. Team named changed to Elecom Kobe Finies.
Seasons
editX-League champions (1987–present) | Division champions | Final stage/semifinals berth | Wild card /2nd stage berth |
Season | League | Division | Regular Season | Post Season Results | Awards | Head coaches | ||||
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Finish | Wins | Losses | Ties | |||||||
2003 | X2 | West | 1st | 5 | 0 | 0 | Won X2-X1 promotion match (Iwatani) | Hamada | ||
2004 | X1 | West | 5th | 1 | 5 | 0 | Hamada | |||
2005 | X1 | West | 6th | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
2006 | X1 | West | 4th | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||||
2007 | X1 | West | 5th | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||||
2008 | X1 | West | 4th | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||||
2009 | X1 | West | 4th | 3 | 4 | 0 | Lost 2nd stage relegation match (As One) 17-22 Won 2nd stage relegation match (Asahi Pretec) 44-0 |
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2010 | X1 | West | 4th | 3 | 4 | 0 | Won 2nd stage relegation match (Nagoya) 23-15 Won 2nd stage relegation match (As One) 26-21 |
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2011 | X1 | West | 4th | 3 | 4 | 0 | Lost 2nd stage relegation match (Fuji Xerox) 3-6 Won 2nd stage relegation match (Nagoya) 17-0 |
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2012 | X1 | West | 4th | 2 | 5 | 0 | Won 2nd stage relegation match (Nishinomiya) 21-7 Won 2nd stage relegation match (Nagoya) 23-9 |
Yonemura | ||
2013 | X1 | West | 4th | 3 | 4 | 0 | Won 2nd stage relegation match (Nagoya) 34-6 Won 2nd stage relegation match (Nishinomiya) 42-7 Lost Battle 9 Final match (at All Mitsubishi 21-24 |
Araki | ||
2014 | X1 | West | 1st | 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost 2nd stage match (at Nojima) 14-21 Lost 2nd stage match (Obic) 0-45 |
Ryota Kano | ||
2015 | X1 | West | 3rd | 4 | 4 | 0 | Lost 2nd stage match (Fujitsu) 7-28 Lost 2nd stage match (Lixil Deers) 8-35 |
Ryota Kano | ||
2016 | X1 | West | 2nd | 3 | 5 | 0 | Won Wildcard match (All Mitsubishi) 20-6 [2] Lost Quarterfinals match (at Obic) 0-35 |
Ryota Kano | ||
2017 | X1 | West | 2nd | 4 | 4 | 0 | Won Wildcard match (AS ONE) 47-17 Lost Quarterfinals match (at Fujitsu) 7-34 |
Ryota Kano | ||
2018 | X1 | West | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | Lost Quarterfinals match (IBM) 23-34 | Toshiaki Yokekura | ||
2019 | X1 | Super | 4th | 4 | 5 | 1 | Lost Semifinals match (at Fujitsu) 13-31 | Toshiaki Yokekura | ||
2020 | X1 | Super | 5th | 1 | 2 | 0 | Toshiaki Yokekura | |||
2021 | X1 | Super | 7th | 0 | 5 | 1 | Toshiaki Yokekura | |||
2022 | X1 Super | Div. B | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 1 | Won Quarterfinals match (at IBM) 35-21 Lost Semifinals match (at Fujitsu) 21-39 |
Toshiaki Yokekura | ||
2023 | X1 Super | Div. B | 3rd | 3 | 2 | 1 | Lost Quarterfinals match (at Obic) 7-17 | Masaki Tokimoto | ||
Total | 58 | 75 | 4 | (2003–2023, includes only regular season) | ||||||
12 | 13 | 0 | (2003–2023, includes only playoffs) | |||||||
70 | 88 | 4 | (2003–2023, includes both regular season and playoffs) |
Current import players
editJersey # | Name | Position | Years with the team | Alma mater | Achievements |
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#4 | Isaiah Pierre | DB | 2021–present | Western New Mexico University | |
#25 | Brandon McKinney | SS | 2022–present | University of Utah | All X-1 Super team member (2022) |
#14 | Theo Howard | WR | 2023–present | University of Utah | |
#5 | David Pindell | QB | 2022–present | University of Connecticut |
Former import players
Name | Position | Years with the team | Alma mater | Achievements |
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Lyle Moevao | QB | 2012 | Oregon State | |
Brysen Ginlack | OG | 2012-2013 | Hawai'i | |
Daniel Bukarau | OT | 2012-2014 | Utah | |
Rocky Pouta-Alo | FS/RB | 2012-2014 | Indiana State | |
Inoke Funaki | QB | 2013-2015 | Hawai'i | |
Tyler Osborne | DE | 2014-2015 | Southern Utah | |
Tommy Gaul | C | 2015 | Iowa | |
Dustin Martin | DE | 2015-2016 | Weber State | |
Gavin Farr | OG | 2016 | Southern Utah | |
Jordan Canzeri | RB | 2016-2017 | Iowa | |
Wade Hansen | OT | 2017 | Virginia Tech | |
Alex Pace | DT | 2017 | Cincinnati | |
Sean Draper | CB | 2016–20 | Iowa | All X-League Team member (2019 & 2020) |
Anas Hasic | WR | 2018 | West Florida | |
Calvin Heurtelou | DT | 2018 | Miami (FL) | |
Cody Sokol[3] | QB | 2018–21 | Louisiana Tech | All X-League Team member (2018) |
Alfonso Onunwor | WR | 2019–21 | Idaho | 3x All X-League Super team member (2019–21) |
Cardell Rawlings | DL | 2019–21 | Wingate | All X-League Super team member (2020) |
Devin Phelps | WR | 2022 | Shepherd University |
References
edit- ^ "X-League profile, Elecom Kobe Finies". X-League. April 17, 2015. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
- ^ Marantz, Ken (November 5, 2016). "Challengers, Finies notch wild-card victories". X-League. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
- ^ Ferguson, Connor (January 31, 2018). "Cody Sokol heading to Japan for 2018 football season". Last Word on Sports. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
External links
edit- Official website (in Japanese)