Japan X Bowl Explained

The Japan X Bowl (previously the Japan Super Bowl) was the annual championship game of the X-League, the highest level of professional American football in Japan.

Japan X Bowl (1987-2021)

YearBowlStadiumWinnerScoreRunner-upMost Valuable Player (MVP) AwardMost Improved Player (MIP)Attendance
1987Tokyo Super Bowl IYokohama StadiumRenown Rovers31-28Silver Star
1988Tokyo Super Bowl IITokyo DomeRenown Rovers28-20Matsushita Electric Works Impulse
1989Tokyo Super Bowl IIITokyo DomeAsahi Beer Silver Star14-9NEC Falcons
1990Tokyo Super Bowl IVTokyo DomeMatsushita Electric Works Impulse14-6Onward Oaks
1991Tokyo Super Bowl VTokyo DomeOnward Oaks49-10Sunstar Finies
1992Tokyo Super Bowl VITokyo DomeAsahi Beer Silver Star21-7Matsushita Electric Works Impulse
1993Tokyo Super Bowl VIITokyo DomeAsahi Beer Silver Star13-0Sunstar Finies
1994Tokyo Super Bowl VIIITokyo DomeMatsushita Electric Works Impulse48-28Onward Oaks
1995Tokyo Super Bowl IXTokyo DomeMatsushita Electric Works Impulse54-20Recruit Seagulls
1996Tokyo Super Bowl XTokyo DomeRecruit Seagulls30-10Onward Oaks
1997Tokyo Super Bowl XITokyo DomeKajima Deers48-12Matsushita Electric Works ImpulseRB Yasushi Horiguchi (Kajima)38,500
1998Tokyo Super Bowl XIITokyo DomeRecruit Seagulls45-24Asahi Beer Silver StarWR Takashi Horie (Recruit)32,000
1999Tokyo Super Bowl XIIITokyo DomeAsahi Beer Silver Star18-16Kajima DeersQB Kanaoka (Asahi Beer)24,000
2000Tokyo Super Bowl XIVTokyo DomeAsahi Soft Drink Challengers20-18Matsushita Electric Works ImpulseTamon Nakamura (Asahi Soft Drink)25,000
2001Tokyo Super Bowl XVTokyo DomeAsahi Soft Drink Challengers14-7Matsushita Electric Works ImpulseLB Shinzo Yamada (Asahi Soft Drink)25,000
2002Tokyo Super Bowl XVITokyo DomeSeagulls14-7Fujitsu FrontiersQB Daisuke Takahashi (Seagulls)21,500
2003Japan X Bowl XVIITokyo DomeOnward Skylarks13-10Asahi Beer Silver StarRB Yasuhiro Kabata (Onward)22,500
2004Japan X Bowl XVIIIKobe Wing StadiumMatsushita Electric Works Impulse15-6Asahi Beer Silver StarK/P Masahiro Ota (Matsushita)15,500
2005Japan X Bowl XIXTokyo DomeObic Seagulls25-16Matsushita Electric Works ImpulseDE Kevin Jackson (Obic)13,564
2006Japan X Bowl XXKyocera Dome OsakaOnward Skylarks24-21Kajima DeersTakashi Kojima (Onward)12,327
2007Japan X Bowl XXITokyo DomeMatsushita Electric Works Impulse33-13Fujitsu FrontiersQB Tetsuo Takata (Matsushita)17,629
2008Japan X Bowl XXIIKyocera Dome OsakaPanasonic Electric Works Impulse28-14Kajima DeersJindai Ishino (Panasonic)13,834
2009Japan X Bowl XXIIITokyo DomeKajima Deers21-14Fujitsu FrontiersWR Naoki Maeda (Kajima)22,059
2010Japan X Bowl XXIVTokyo DomeObic Seagulls20-16Panasonic Electric Works ImpulseQB Shun Sugawara (Obic)S Atsushi Tsuji (Panasonic)18,353
2011Japan X Bowl XXVTokyo DomeObic Seagulls24-17Fujitsu FrontiersWR Noriaki Kinoshita (Obic)QB Hiroshi Izuhara (Fujitsu)19,864
2012Japan X Bowl XXVITokyo DomeObic Seagulls27-24Kajima DeersRB Takuto Hara (Obic)S Hiroki Kato (Kajima)23,126
2013Japan X Bowl XXVIITokyo DomeObic Seagulls24-16Fujitsu FrontiersDE Kevin Jackson (Obic)CB Al-Riwan Adeyami (Fujitsu)22,488
2014Japan X Bowl XXVIIITokyo DomeFujitsu Frontiers44-10IBM Big BlueRB Gino Gordon (Fujitsu)TE John Stanton (IBM)25,085
2015Japan X Bowl XXIXTokyo DomePanasonic Impulse24-21Fujitsu FrontiersQB Tetsuo Takata (Panasonic)WR Junpei Yoshimoto (Fujitsu)25,408
2016Japan X Bowl XXXTokyo DomeFujitsu Frontiers16-3Obic SeagullsQB Colby Cameron (Fujitsu)DL Hiroaki Nakazato (Obic)25,455
2017Japan X Bowl XXXITokyo DomeFujitsu Frontiers63-23IBM Big BlueWR Teruaki Clark Nakamura (Fujitsu)-22,953
2018Japan X Bowl XXXIITokyo DomeFujitsu Frontiers35-18IBM Big BlueRB Trashaun Nixon (Fujitsu)-25,457
2019Japan X Bowl XXXIIITokyo DomeFujitsu Frontiers28-26Panasonic ImpulseRB Samajie Grant (Fujitsu)-20,000
2020Japan X Bowl XXXIVTokyo DomeObic Seagulls13-7Fujitsu FrontiersRB Taku Lee (Obic) -

Japan X Bowl appearances by team

AppearancesTeamWinsLossesWinning
percentage
15Panasonic Impulse78.467
12Fujitsu Frontiers57.416
11Obic Seagulls92.818
8Asahi Beer Silver Star44.500
6Onward Skylarks33.500
6Lixil Deers24.333
3IBM Big Blue04.000
2Asahi Soft Drink Challengers301.000
2Renown Rovers201.000
2Elecom Kobe Finies02.000
1NEC Falcons01.000

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