Asahi Soft Drink Challengers

Asahi Soft Drinks Challengers
Established 1978
Based in Amagasaki, Hyogo
Head coach Naoto Matsumoto
General manager Shigeru Kaji
Owner(s) Katsuhiko Kishigami
League X-League
Division West
Colors Asahi Blue and White[1]
Mascot(s) Orange Bayarisu boy
Japan X Bowl titles: 2 (2000, 2001)
Division titles 3 (1998-1999, 2008)
Website http://www.challengers-net.com/

The Asahi Soft Drinks Challengers are an American football team located in Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan. They are a member of the X-League.

Team history

Seasons

X-League Champions (1987–present) Division Champions Final Stage/Semifinals Berth Wild Card /2nd Stage Berth
Season Division Regular Season Post Season Results Awards Head coaches
Finish Wins Losses Ties
1997 West 6th 1 4 0 Hiroshi Yamazaki
1998 West 1st 5 0 0 Lost Semi-finals match (at Recruit) 16-21 Satoshi Fujita
1999 West 1st 5 0 0 Lost Semi-finals match (Asahi Beer) 15-20 Satoshi Fujita
2000 West 2nd 4 1 0 Won Wild card match (Asahi Beer)
Won Semi-finals match (at Recruit)
Won Tokyo Super Bowl XIV (at Matsushita Electric Works) 20-18
Won 54th Rice Bowl National Championship game (Hosei) 52-13
Satoshi Fujita
2001 West 2nd 4 1 0 Won Wild card match (Asahi Beer) 24-6
Won Semi-finals match (at Kashima) 21-13
Won Tokyo Super Bowl XV (Matsushita Denko) 14-7
Lost 55th Rice Bowl National Championship game (at Kwansei Gakuin) 27-30
Satoshi Fujita
2002 West 2nd 4 1 0 Won Wild card match (Kashima) 28-10
Lost Semi-finals match (at Obic) 0-30
Takeshi Yamakawa
2003 West 2nd 4 1 0 Won Wild card match (Obic) 16-9
Lost Semi-finals match (at Onward) 17-41
Takeshi Yamakawa
2004 West 2nd 4 1 0 Lost Wild card match (Asahi Beer) 7-10 Masato Takahashi
2005 West 2nd 4 1 0 Lost Wild card match (Asahi Beer) 19-22 Masato Takahashi
2006 West 3rd 3 2 0 Masato Takahashi
2007 West 2nd 5 2 0 Lost Wild card match (Onward) 0-20 Masato Takahashi
2008 West 1st 7 1 0 Lost Semi-finals match (Kashima) 7-24 Yoshito Fujimoto
2009 West 2nd 6 2 0 Won 2nd stage match (Nihon Unisys) 55-13
Lost 2nd stage match (Fujitsu) 21-43
Yoshito Fujimoto
2010 West 2nd 6 1 0 Won 2nd stage match (Meiji Yasuda) 29-24
Lost 2nd stage match (Kashima) 23-38
Yoshito Fujimoto
2011 West 2nd 5 2 0 Won 2nd stage match (All Mitsubishi) 24-3
Lost 2nd stage match (Obic) 13-20
Yoshito Fujimoto
2012 West 2nd 5 2 0 Lost 2nd stage match (at Asahi Beer) 20-26 OT
Lost 2nd stage match (at Obic) 12-29
Yabe
2013 West 2nd 5 2 0 Lost 2nd stage match (Asahi Beer) 10-34
Lost 2nd stage match (at Obic) 17-44
Yabe
2014 West 3rd 5 3 0 Lost 2nd stage match (Lixil) 7-23
Lost 2nd stage match (at IBM) 10-37
Tatsuhide Fukuda
2015 West 2nd 6 2 0 Lost 2nd stage match (at Obic) 9-52
Lost 2nd stage match (IBM) 20-37
Naoto Matsumoto
Total 88 29 0 (1997–2015, includes only regular season)
12 20 0 (1997–2015, includes only playoffs)
100 49 0 (1997–2015, includes both regular season and playoffs)

Head Coaches

Coach Years Record
Hiroshi Yamazaki 1997 1-4 (.200)
Satoshi Fujita 1998-2001 25-5 (.833)
Takeshi Yamakawa 2002-2003 14-4 (.778)
Masato Takahashi 2004-2007 16-9 (.640)
Yoshito Fujimoto 2008-2011 27-10 (.730)
Yabe 2012-2013 10-8 (.556)
Tatsuhide Fukuda 2014 5-5 (.500)
Naoto Matsumoto 2015-present 6-4 (.600)

Current import players

Jersey # Name Position Years with the team Alma Mater
#9 Albert Griffin DE 2015-present Lindenwood University
#81 Donnie King WR 2015-present University of Hawai'i at Manoa

References

  1. "X-League profile, Asahi Soft Drinks Challengers". April 17, 2015. Retrieved December 30, 2015.

External links

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