Elecom Kobe Finies Explained

Elecom Kobe Finies
Established:1978
Location:Kobe, Japan
Colours:Navy blue and silver [1]
Coach:Masaki Tokimoto
Manager:Tatsuya Nagai
League:X-League
Division:X1 Super
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.

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
2017X1West2nd 440Won Wildcard match (AS ONE) 47-17
Lost Quarterfinals match (at Fujitsu) 7-34
Ryota Kano
2018X1West2nd 540Lost Quarterfinals match (IBM) 23-34Toshiaki Yokekura
2019X1Super4th451Lost Semifinals match (at Fujitsu) 13-31 Toshiaki 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
Total58754(2003–2023, includes only regular season)
12130(2003–2023, includes only playoffs)
70884(2003–2023, includes both regular season and playoffs)

Current import players

Jersey #NamePositionYears with the teamAlma materAchievements
  1. 4
Isaiah Pierre 2021–present
  1. 25
Brandon McKinney 2022–present All X-1 Super team member (2022)
  1. 14
Theo Howard 2023–present
  1. 5
David Pindell 2022–present
Former import players
NamePositionYears with the teamAlma materAchievements
2012 Oregon State
Brysen Ginlack 2012-2013 Hawai'i
Daniel Bukarau 2012-2014 Utah
Rocky Pouta-Alo 2012-2014 Indiana State
Inoke Funaki 2013-2015 Hawai'i
Tyler Osborne 2014-2015 Southern Utah
Tommy Gaul 2015Iowa
Dustin Martin 2015-2016 Weber State
Gavin Farr 2016 Southern Utah
2016-2017 Iowa
Wade Hansen 2017 Virginia Tech
Alex Pace 2017 Cincinnati
Sean Draper 2016–20 All X-League Team member (2019 & 2020)
Anas Hasic 2018 West Florida
Calvin Heurtelou 2018 Miami (FL)
Cody Sokol[3] 2018–21 All X-League Team member (2018)
Alfonso Onunwor 2019–21 3x All X-League Super team member (2019–21)
Cardell Rawlings 2019–21 All X-League Super team member (2020)
Devin Phelps 2022

Notes and References

  1. Web site: X-League profile, Elecom Kobe Finies. X-League. April 17, 2015. October 16, 2015 . subscription.
  2. Web site: Challengers, Finies notch wild-card victories . Marantz . Ken . November 5, 2016 . X-League . November 15, 2016 . subscription.
  3. Web site: Cody Sokol heading to Japan for 2018 football season . Ferguson . Connor . January 31, 2018 . Last Word on Sports . September 17, 2018.