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, Chiba, Japan. They are a member of the X-League. The Obic Seagulls have won over 17 championships during their team history (8

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championships and 9

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championships) the most of any

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Team history

*1983 Team founded as the "Recruit Seagulls" *1989 Promoted from X2 to X1 *1995 Won first Division Title *1996 Won first league and national title. *1998 Won second league and national title. *1999 Following an economic downturn, the team transitioned from a corporate team under Recruit Co., Ltd., to a club team. *2002

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withdraws team sponsorship. Team became a self-supporting club team under the name "Seagulls". *2003 Obic Co., Ltd., becomes new team sponsor. Team name changed to ''Obic Seagulls''. *2005 Won third League and national title. *2012 Went on record as being the 1st club team in Japan (Among currently registered X-League teams) to play in an international exhibition game (

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). *2013 Played in an international exhibition game in Dusseldorf, Germany vs. the Dusseldorf Panthers. Became the first Japanese team to win 4 consecutive national championships dating back to 2010. *2014 Played in a sister cities international exhibition game in

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, U.S.A. vs. the APDFL(Amateur to Professional Developmental Football League) Blazers.

Seasons

Head coaches

Current Import Players

Former Import players

References

External links

* (Japanese) {{X-League Recruit (company) American football in Japan 1983 establishments in Japan American football teams established in 1983 X-League teams