Elecom Kobe Finies
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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]
| Elecom Kobe Finies | |||
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| General information | |||
| Founded | 1978 | ||
| Headquartered | Kobe, Japan | ||
| Colours | Navy blue and silver [1] | ||
| Website | http://www.finies.com/ | ||
| Personnel | |||
| General manager | Tatsuya Nagai | ||
| Head coach | Hirotaka Fujimoto | ||
| League / conference affiliations | |||
| X-League X1 Super Division | |||
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 | ||||
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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 | ||
| 2024 | X1 Super | 7th | 3 | 4 | 1 | Lost Quarterfinals match (at Panasonic) 3-24 | Masaki Tokimoto | |||
| 2025 | X1 Super | West | 3rd | 4 | 4 | 1 | Lost Quarterfinals match (at Obic) 7-10 | Hirotaka Fujimoto | ||
| Total | 65 | 83 | 6 | (2003–2025, includes only regular season) | ||||||
| 12 | 15 | 0 | (2003–2025, includes only playoffs) | |||||||
| 77 | 98 | 6 | (2003–2025, includes both regular season and playoffs) | |||||||
Current import players
| Jersey # | Name | Position | Years with the team | Alma mater | Achievements |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #0 | Colby Campbell | LB | 2025–present | Duke University | |
| #8 | Miki Suguturaga | DE | 2025-present | University of Utah | All X1 Super Team member (2025) |
| #5 | David Pindell | QB | 2022–present | University of Connecticut | |
Former import players
| Name | Position | Years with the team | Alma mater | Achievements |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damien Williams | DE | 2024 | Merrimack College | |
| Malone Martaele | WR | 2024 | University of Utah | |
| Isaiah Pierre | DB | 2021–23 | Western New Mexico University | |
| Brandon McKinney | SS | 2022–23 | University of Utah | All X-1 Super team member (2022) |
| Theo Howard | WR | 2023 | University of Utah | |
| 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 | |
