The Penta Ocean Pirates are an

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team located in Hachioji,

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. They are a member of the X-League.

Team history

*2005 Team Founded as the Yasuda L.A. Pirates. Finished 4th in the East division (2 wins, 3 losses). *2006 Team renamed as the Meiji Yasuda Pirates. Finished 5th in the East division (1 win, 4 losses). *2007 Finished 4th in the Central division (2 wins, 5 losses). *2015 David Powroznilk hired as head coach. Team renamed the Meiji Yasuda Penta-Ocean Pirates. Finished 5th in the East division (1 win, 5 losses, 1 tie). *2020 Team renamed the Penta-Ocean Pirates.

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* (Japanese) American football in Japan Meiji Yasuda Life 2005 establishments in Japan American football teams established in 2005 X-League teams {{americanfootball-team-stub