The Daikyo Dolphins were formerly the
Gold Coast Clippers
The Gold Coast Clippers were a foundation team in the now defunct Australian Baseball League. The Clippers changed their name to the Daikyo Dolphins following the signing of a major sponsorship deal with Daikyo to create one of the strongest tea ...
, a foundation team in the now defunct
Australian Baseball League
The Australian Baseball League (ABL) is a professional baseball league in Australia. The league is governed by the Australian Baseball Federation (ABF). It uses the same name as a now-defunct competition held during the 1990s, and though it sh ...
. The Clippers changed their name to the Daikyo Dolphins following the signing of a major sponsorship deal with Japanese
real estate development
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company
Daikyo
is a Japanese real estate company and one of the largest builders of condominiums in the country.
References
External links
Daikyo Incorporated company English website
Real estate companies established in 1964
Construction and civil e ...
to create one of the strongest teams in ABL history. Daikyo ended its sponsorship of the club due to financial troubles in Australia, and after a season of being known as the Gold Coast Dolphins in 1992/93, the club changed its name again to the East Coast Cougars (later
Gold Coast Cougars
The Gold Coast Cougars were the re-branded Daikyo Dolphins after major sponsor Daikyo had to end sponsorship of the team due to financial problems with the Australian arm of the company.
History
See also
*Sport in Australia
*Australian Ba ...
) as of the 1993/94 season.
History
See also
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Sport in Australia
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Australian Baseball
In Australia, baseball is a game that is played in all states and territories of the country.
History
Baseball was believed to have been brought to Australia with American gold miners in the Victorian gold rush of the 1850s, where miners wou ...
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Australian Baseball League (1989–1999)
The Australian Baseball League (ABL) was a baseball league, established in 1987 and disbanded in 1999.
Formation
Before the formation of the Australian Baseball League, the Claxton Shield, established in , was Australia's premier baseball to ...
External links
The Australian Baseball League: 1989–1999
Australian Baseball League (1989–1999) teams
Defunct baseball teams in Australia
Sporting teams based on the Gold Coast, Queensland
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