The Elecom Kobe Finies 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 wi ...
team located in the
Kobe,
Japan. They are a member of the
X-League.
Similar to how fellow X-League member
Nojima Sagamihara Rise
The Nojima Sagamihara Rise are an American football team located in Sagamihara City, Kanagawa, Japan. They are a member of the X-League.
Similar to how fellow X-League member Elecom Kobe Finies's visual identity is inspired by the National Foo ...
's visual identity is inspired by that of the
NFL's
Denver Broncos
The Denver Broncos are a professional American football franchise based in Denver. The Broncos compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) West division. The team is headquar ...
, Elecom Kobe Finies' visual identity is inspired in turn by the
Dallas Cowboys
The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The Cowboys compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East divi ...
- primarily in respect to its colors, logo and helmets, while the layout of the Finies' game jerseys is similar to that of the
Seattle Seahawks.
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
The Asahi Beer Silver Star are an American football team located in Kawasaki City, Kanagawa, Japan. They are a member of the X-League.
Team history
*1970 Team Founded
*1989 Won first Tokyo Super Bowl championship.
*1993 Won first Rice Bowl
...
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
* (Japanese)
American football in Japan
1978 establishments in Japan
American football teams established in 1978
X-League teams
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