Elecom Kobe Finies

Elecom Kobe Finies

Established	1978
Based in	Kobe, Japan
Head coach	Ryota Kano
General manager	Hiroto Hagiwara
League	X-League
Division	West
Colours	Navy and Silver [1]
Website	http://www.finies.com/

The Elecom Kobe Finies are an American football team located in the Kobe, Japan. They are a member of the X-League.

Similar to how fellow X-League member Nojima Sagamihara Rise's visual identity is inspired by that of the NFL's Denver Broncos, Elecom Kobe Finies' visual identity is inspired in turn by the Dallas Cowboys - primarily in respect to its colors, logo and helmets, while the layout of the Finies' game jerseys is similar to that of the Seattle Seahawks.

Team history

• 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

X-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
			Finish	Wins	Losses	Ties
2003	X2	West	1st	5	0	0	Won X2-X1 promotion match (Iwatani)		Hamada
2004	X1	West	5th	1	4	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
2010	X1	West	4th	3	4	0	Won 2nd stage relegation match (Nagoya) 23-15 Won 2nd stage relegation match (As One) 26-21
2011	X1	West	4th	3	4	0	Lost 2nd stage relegation match (Fuji Xerox) 3-6 Won 2nd stage relegation match (Nagoya) 17-0
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
Total							(1997–2016, includes only regular season)
							(1997–2016, includes only playoffs)
							(1997–2016, includes both regular season and playoffs)

Current import players

Jersey #	Name	Position	Years with the team	Alma Mater
#1	Sean Draper	CB	2016-present	University of Iowa
#9	Jordan Canzeri	RB	2016-present	University of Iowa
#53	Dustin Martin	DE	2015-present	Weber State University
#68	Gavin Farr	OG	2016-present	Southern Utah University

Former Import Players

Name	Position	Years with the team	Alma Mater
Inoke Funaki	QB	2013-2015	University of Hawai'i at Manoa
Tyler Osborne	DE	2014-2015	Southern Utah University
Tommy Gaul	C	2015	University of Iowa
Brysen Ginlack	OG	2012-2013	University of Hawai'i at Manoa
Daniel Bukarau	OT	2012-2015	University of Utah
Rocky Pouta-Alo	FS/RB	2012-2014	Indiana State University
Lyle Moevao	QB	2012	Oregon State University

References

1. "X-League profile, Elecom Kobe Finies". X-League. April 17, 2015. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
2. Marantz, Ken (November 5, 2016). "Challengers, Finies notch wild-card victories". xleague.com. Retrieved November 15, 2016.

External links

• Official website (Japanese)