AFC Cranes
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| Established | 1987 |
|---|---|
| Based in | Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Japan |
| Head coach | Yohei Suzuki |
| General manager | Koji Imai |
| League | X-League |
| Division | X2 Central |
| Colors | Green, Yellow and Black |
| Website | http://club-cranes.net/ |
The AFC Cranes are an American football team located in the Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Japan. They are a member of the X-League.
Team history[edit]
- 1987 Team founded by TOA Corporation employees.
- 1994 Joined the X-League X3 division as the TOA Corporation Cranes.
- 2001 Promoted from X3 to X2.
- 2009 Finished 1st in the X2 East division (4 wins, 2 losses). Declined participation in the X2-X1 promotion match due to circumstances.
- 2012 New sponsorship agreement with Taiyo Building management. Team renamed the Taiyo Building Mgmt. Cranes.
- 2013 Finished 1st in the X2 East division (5 wins, 2 losses). Won X2-X1 promotion match against the Tokyo MPD Eagles 17-16. Promoted to X1 for the following season.
- 2014 Finished 6th in the X1 Central division (0 wins, 8 losses). Lost X1-X2 replacement game against the Tokyo MPD Eagles 14-29. Demoted to X2 for the following season.
- 2015 Taiyo Building management ends team sponsorship. Team is renamed the AFC Cranes.
Seasons[edit]
| X-League Champions (1987–present) | Division Champions | Final Stage/Semifinals Berth | Wild Card /First Stage Berth |
| Season | League | Division | Regular Season | Post Season Results | Awards | Head coaches | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finish | Wins | Losses | Ties | |||||||
| 2009 | X2 | East | 1st | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2010 | X2 | East | 2nd | 5 | 2 | 1 | Won X2 Semi-Final match ( Club Barbarian) 49-7 | |||
| 2011 | X2 | East | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2012 | X2 | East | 2nd | 7 | 0 | 1 | Lost X2 Semi-finals match (Dentsu) 20-24 | Junichiro Okada | ||
| 2013 | X2 | East | 1st | 5 | 2 | 0 | Won X2-X1 promotion match (at Tokyo MPD) 17-16 | Junichiro Okada | ||
| 2014 | X1 | Central | 6th | 0 | 8 | 0 | Lost 2nd stage relegation match (at Tokyo Gas) 15-63 Lost 2nd stage relegation match (at Meiji Yasuda) 14-68 Lost X1-X2 replacement match (Tokyo MPD) 14-29 |
Junichiro Okada | ||
| 2015 | X2 | Central | 4th | 2 | 5 | 0 | Junichiro Okada | |||
| 2016 | X2 | East | 4th | 2 | 5 | 0 | Junichiro Okada | |||
| 2017 | X2 | East | 3rd | 4 | 4 | 0 | Yohei Suzuki | |||
| 2018 | X2 | East | 2nd | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yohei Suzuki | |||
| 2019 | X1 Area | East | 4th | 0 | 9 | 0 | Lost X1-X2 relegation match (at Bulls Football Club) 0-37 | Yohei Suzuki | ||
| Total | (2009–2018, includes only regular season) | |||||||||
| (2009–2018, includes only playoffs) | ||||||||||
| (2009–2018, includes both regular season and playoffs) | ||||||||||
References[edit]
External links[edit]
- Official website (Japanese)
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