The Fuji Xerox J-Stars are an

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...

team located in Itami, Hyogo,

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. They are a member of the X-League.

Team history

*1985 Team founded by members of the

Fuji Xerox was a joint venture partnership between the Japanese photographic firm Fujifilm Holdings and the American document management company Xerox to develop, produce and sell xerographic and document-related products and services in the Asia-Pacifi ...

Osaka group. *1989 Joined the X-League. *2010 Promoted from X2 to X1 for the following season. *2011 Finished 6th in the West Division (0 wins, 7 losses). Lost X2-X1 replacement game to the Hankyu Bruins 5-25. Demoted from X1 to X2 for the following season. *2015 Due to the

Nishinomiya Bruins The Nishinomiya Bruins are an American football team located in Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan. They are a member of the X-League X2 division. Team history *1988 Started as a club of 12 volunteers from the Hankyu Department Store. *1989 Team formerl ...

finishing 0-2 in the Green Bowl Spring tournament, the J-Stars were promoted to X1 for the Fall tournament. Finished 6th in the West division (0 wins, 7 losses). Lost X2-X1 replacement game to the Sidewinders 10-17. Demoted to X2 for the following season.

Seasons

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* (Japanese) American football in Japan Fuji Xerox 1985 establishments in Japan American football teams established in 1985 {{americanfootball-team-stub