AFC Cranes

AFC Cranes
Established1987
Based inTsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Japan
Head coachYohei Suzuki
General managerKoji Imai
LeagueX-League
DivisionX2 Central
ColorsGreen, Yellow and Black
Websitehttp://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

  • 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

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

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