Elecom Kobe Finies

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Elecom Kobe Finies
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Established1978
Based in Kobe, Japan
Head coachMasaki Tokimoto
General managerTatsuya Nagai
League X-League
DivisionX1 Super
ColoursNavy blue and silver [1]   
Website http://www.finies.com/

The Elecom Kobe Finies are an American football team located in the Kobe, Japan. It is a member of the X-League.[ citation needed ]

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Team history

Seasons

X-League champions (1987–present)Division championsFinal stage/semifinals berthWild card /2nd stage berth
SeasonLeagueDivisionRegular SeasonPost Season ResultsAwardsHead coaches
FinishWinsLossesTies
2003X2West1st500Won X2-X1 promotion match (Iwatani)Hamada
2004X1West5th150Hamada
2005X1West6th050
2006X1West4th140
2007X1West5th260
2008X1West4th240
2009X1West4th340Lost 2nd stage relegation match (As One) 17-22
Won 2nd stage relegation match (Asahi Pretec) 44-0
2010X1West4th340Won 2nd stage relegation match (Nagoya) 23-15
Won 2nd stage relegation match (As One) 26-21
2011X1West4th340Lost 2nd stage relegation match (Fuji Xerox) 3-6
Won 2nd stage relegation match (Nagoya) 17-0
2012X1West4th250Won 2nd stage relegation match (Nishinomiya) 21-7
Won 2nd stage relegation match (Nagoya) 23-9
Yonemura
2013X1West4th340Won 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
2014X1West1st520Lost 2nd stage match (at Nojima) 14-21
Lost 2nd stage match (Obic) 0-45
Ryota Kano
2015X1West3rd440Lost 2nd stage match (Fujitsu) 7-28
Lost 2nd stage match (Lixil Deers) 8-35
Ryota Kano
2016X1West2nd350Won Wildcard match (All Mitsubishi) 20-6 [2]
Lost Quarterfinals match (at Obic) 0-35
Ryota Kano
2017X1West2nd440Won Wildcard match (AS ONE) 47-17
Lost Quarterfinals match (at Fujitsu) 7-34
Ryota Kano
2018X1West2nd540Lost Quarterfinals match (IBM) 23-34Toshiaki Yokekura
2019X1Super4th451Lost Semifinals match (at Fujitsu) 13-31Toshiaki Yokekura
2020X1Super5th120Toshiaki Yokekura
2021X1Super7th051Toshiaki Yokekura
2022X1 SuperDiv. B3rd421Won Quarterfinals match (at IBM) 35-21
Lost Semifinals match (at Fujitsu) 21-39
Toshiaki Yokekura
2023X1 SuperDiv. B3rd321Lost Quarterfinals match (at Obic) 7-17Masaki Tokimoto
2024X1 Super7th341Lost Quarterfinals match (at Panasonic) 3-24Masaki Tokimoto
Total61795(2003–2024, includes only regular season)
12140(2003–2024, includes only playoffs)
73935(2003–2024, includes both regular season and playoffs)

Current import players

Jersey #NamePositionYears with the teamAlma materAchievements
#0Damien Williams DE 2024–present Merrimack College
#8Malone Martaele WR 2024-present University of Utah
#5David Pindell QB 2022–present University of Connecticut

Former import players

NamePositionYears with the teamAlma materAchievements
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

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" . X-League. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
  3. Ferguson, Connor (January 31, 2018). "Cody Sokol heading to Japan for 2018 football season". Last Word on Sports. Retrieved September 17, 2018.