American football team
The Tokyo Gas Creators are an American football team located in Koto, Tokyo, Japan. They are a member of the X-League.
Team history
- 1985 Team Founded.
- 1989 Joined the X-League X3
- 1990 Promoted from X3 to X2
- 1991 Promoted from X2 to X1
- 1992 Placed 6th in the East Division. Demoted from X2 to X1 at the end of the season.
- 1994 Placed 1st in the X2 East division. Promoted from X2 to X1 for the following season.
- 2008 Team name changed to All Tokyo Gas Creators. Placed 5th in the Central division (1 win, 4 losses).
- 2009 Placed 6th in the East Division (1 win, 6 losses).
- 2010 Placed 4th in the Central division (3 wins, 4 losses).
- 2011 Placed 5th in the Central division (3 wins, 4 losses).
- 2012 Team name changed to Tokyo Gas Creators. Placed 4th in the Central division (4 wins, 3 losses).
- 2013 Kurt Rose hired as head coach. Placed 5th in the East division (3 wins, 4 losses).
- 2014 Placed 5th in the East division (3 wins, 4 losses).
Seasons
| X-League Champions (1987–present)
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Division Champions
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Final Stage/Semifinals Berth
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Wild Card /2nd Stage Berth
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| Season
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Division
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Regular Season
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Post Season Results
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Awards
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Head coaches
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| Finish
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Wins
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Losses
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Ties
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| 2004
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Central
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5th
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1
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4
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0
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| 2005
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East
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5th
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1
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4
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0
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| 2006
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Central
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5th
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1
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4
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0
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| 2007
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Central
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5th
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1
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6
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0
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| 2008
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Central
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5th
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2
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6
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0
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| 2009
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East
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6th
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1
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6
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0
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Lost 2nd relegation match (Meiji Yasuda) 13-32
Won 2nd stage relegation match (Hurricanes) 24-6
Won X1-X2 replacement game (Tokyo MPD) 38-0
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| 2010
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Central
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5th
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2
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5
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0
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Won 2nd stage relegation match (Fuji Xerox) 31-7
Won 2nd stage relegation match (Bullseyes-Tokyo) 31-0
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| 2011
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Central
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5th
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2
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5
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0
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Won 2nd stage relegation match (Fuji Xerox) 41-28
Won 2nd stage relegation match (Bullseyes-Tokyo) 28-14
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| 2012
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Central
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4th
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3
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4
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0
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Won 2nd stage relegation match (Bullseyes-Tokyo) 36-14
Won 2nd stage relegation match (Meiji Yasuda) 63-42
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| 2013
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East
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4th
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3
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4
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0
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Won 2nd stage relegation match (Tokyo MPD) 22-7
Lost 2nd stage relegation match (All Mitsubishi) 7-28
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Kurt Rose
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| 2014
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East
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4th
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3
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5
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0
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Won 2nd stage relegation match (Sun Building Mgmt.) 63-15
Lost 2nd stage relegation match (at All Mitsubishi) 17-42
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Kurt Rose
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| 2015
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Central
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5th
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1
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5
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1
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Won 2nd stage relegation match (Tokyo MPD) 31-28
Won 2nd stage relegation match (at Meiji Yasuda) 21-14
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Kurt Rose
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| 2016
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Central
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4th
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3
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5
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0
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Lost Battle9/Super9 classification match (at Nojima Sagamihara) 7-69
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Kurt Rose
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| 2017
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East
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5th
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3
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6
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0
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Masato Itai
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| 2018
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Central
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4th
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7
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2
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0
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Won Wildcard match (at LIXIL) 14-7 OT[2]
Lost Quarterfinals match (at Panasonic) 0-45
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Seiji Itaki
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| 2019
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X1 Super
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6th
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4
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6
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0
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Seiji Itaki
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| 2020
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X1 Super
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7th
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0
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2
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0
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Seiji Itaki
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| 2021
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X1 Super
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6th
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2
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5
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0
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Jerod Evans (X1 Super ROY)
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Seiji Itaki
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| 2022
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X1 Super Div. B
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5th
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3
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5
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0
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Masato Itai
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| 2023
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X1 Super Div. A
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4th
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2
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5
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0
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Lost Quarterfinals match (at Fujitsu) 3-10
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Masato Itai
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| Total
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43
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89
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1
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(2004–2023, includes only regular season)
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| 12
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7
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0
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(2004–2023, includes only playoffs)
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| 55
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96
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1
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(2004–2023, includes both regular season and playoffs)
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Current Import Players
Former Import players
References
- ^ "X-League profile, Tokyo Gas Creators". April 17, 2015. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
- ^ Marantz, Ken (November 6, 2018). "Creators, Lions beat the odds, Super 9 foes to advance to quarterfinals". xleague.com. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
- ^ "Gas Giant". insidesportjapan.com. August 24, 2018. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
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