The Elecom Kobe Finies are an
American football
American football, referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada and also known as gridiron football, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular American football field, field with goalposts at e ...
team located in the
Kobe
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,
Japan
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. It is a member of the
X-League.
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
Current import players
Former import players
References
External links
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American football in Japan
1978 establishments in Japan
American football teams established in 1978
X-League teams
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