The Nishinomiya Bruins 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
Nishinomiya
270px, Nishinomiya City Hall
270px, Aerial view of Nishinomiya city center
270px, Hirota Shrine
is a city located in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 484,368 in 218948 households and a population density ...
,
Hyogo,
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the n ...
. 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
is a Japanese department store chain owned by , a subsidiary of H2O Retailing Corporation.
Stores
*Umeda, Osaka - Main Store (''Honten'')
**Hankyu Men's
*Kobe
**formerly Sogo Department Stores
* Takarazuka
* Kawanishi
* Senri
*Takatsuki, Takat ...
.
*1989 Team formerly established with sponsorship from the
Hankyu Department Store
is a Japanese department store chain owned by , a subsidiary of H2O Retailing Corporation.
Stores
*Umeda, Osaka - Main Store (''Honten'')
**Hankyu Men's
*Kobe
**formerly Sogo Department Stores
* Takarazuka
* Kawanishi
* Senri
*Takatsuki, Takat ...
.
*1990 Joined the X-League X2 division.
*2002 Promoted from X2 to X1. Finished 5th in the West division (1 win, 4 losses).
*2004 Finished 6th in the West division (0 wins, 5 losses). Lost X1-X2 replacement match. Demoted to X2 for the following season.
*2011 Finished 1st in the X2 West division (5 wins, 2 losses). Won X2-X1 promotion game against the
Fuji Xerox J-Stars 25-5. Promoted to X1 for the following season.
*2012
Hankyu Department Store
is a Japanese department store chain owned by , a subsidiary of H2O Retailing Corporation.
Stores
*Umeda, Osaka - Main Store (''Honten'')
**Hankyu Men's
*Kobe
**formerly Sogo Department Stores
* Takarazuka
* Kawanishi
* Senri
*Takatsuki, Takat ...
ends team sponsorship. Team renamed the Nishinomiya Bruins. Finished 6th in the X1 West division (2 wins, 7 losses). Won X1-X2 replacement match against the
Fuji Xerox J-Stars 23-20 OT.
*2013 Finished 5th in the X2 West division (3 wins, 6 losses).
*2014 Finished 6th in the X1 West division (3 wins, 6 losses). Won X1-X2 replacement game against the Fuji Xerox J-Stars 30-0.
*2015 Finished 0-2 in the Green Bowl Spring Tournament. Demoted to X2 for the Fall tournament. Finished 4th in the X2 West division (2 wins, 3 losses).
Seasons
References
External links
* (Japanese)
American football in Japan
Nishinomiya
1988 establishments in Japan
American football teams established in 1988
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