The Japan X Bowl (previously the Japan Super Bowl) was the annual championship game of the X-League, the highest level of professional American football in Japan.
Japan X Bowl (1987–2021) YearBowlStadiumWinnerScoreRunner-upMost Valuable Player (MVP) AwardMost Improved Player (MIP)Attendance1987Tokyo Super Bowl IYokohama StadiumRenown Rovers31–28Silver Star1988Tokyo Super Bowl IITokyo DomeRenown Rovers28–20Matsushita Electric Works Impulse1989Tokyo Super Bowl IIITokyo DomeAsahi Beer Silver Star14–9NEC Falcons1990Tokyo Super Bowl IVTokyo DomeMatsushita Electric Works Impulse14–6Onward Oaks1991Tokyo Super Bowl VTokyo DomeOnward Oaks49–10Sunstar Finies1992Tokyo Super Bowl VITokyo DomeAsahi Beer Silver Star21–7Matsushita Electric Works Impulse1993Tokyo Super Bowl VIITokyo DomeAsahi Beer Silver Star13–0Sunstar Finies1994Tokyo Super Bowl VIIITokyo DomeMatsushita Electric Works Impulse48–28Onward Oaks1995Tokyo Super Bowl IXTokyo DomeMatsushita Electric Works Impulse54–20Recruit Seagulls1996Tokyo Super Bowl XTokyo DomeRecruit Seagulls30–10Onward Oaks1997Tokyo Super Bowl XITokyo DomeKajima Deers48–12Matsushita Electric Works ImpulseRB Yasushi Horiguchi (Kajima)38,5001998Tokyo Super Bowl XIITokyo DomeRecruit Seagulls45–24Asahi Beer Silver StarWR Takashi Horie (Recruit)32,0001999Tokyo Super Bowl XIIITokyo DomeAsahi Beer Silver Star18–16Kajima DeersQB Kanaoka (Asahi Beer)24,0002000Tokyo Super Bowl XIVTokyo DomeAsahi Soft Drink Challengers20–18Matsushita Electric Works ImpulseTamon Nakamura (Asahi Soft Drink)25,0002001Tokyo Super Bowl XVTokyo DomeAsahi Soft Drink Challengers14–7Matsushita Electric Works ImpulseLB Shinzo Yamada (Asahi Soft Drink)25,0002002Tokyo Super Bowl XVITokyo DomeSeagulls14–7Fujitsu FrontiersQB Daisuke Takahashi (Seagulls)21,5002003Japan X Bowl XVIITokyo DomeOnward Skylarks13–10Asahi Beer Silver StarRB Yasuhiro Kabata (Onward)22,5002004Japan X Bowl XVIIIKobe Wing StadiumMatsushita Electric Works Impulse15–6Asahi Beer Silver Star K/P Masahiro Ota (Matsushita)15,5002005Japan X Bowl XIXTokyo DomeObic Seagulls25–16Matsushita Electric Works Impulse DE Kevin Jackson (Obic)13,5642006Japan X Bowl XXKyocera Dome OsakaOnward Skylarks24–21Kajima DeersTakashi Kojima (Onward)12,3272007Japan X Bowl XXITokyo DomeMatsushita Electric Works Impulse33–13Fujitsu FrontiersQB Tetsuo Takata (Matsushita)17,6292008Japan X Bowl XXIIKyocera Dome OsakaPanasonic Electric Works Impulse28–14Kajima DeersJindai Ishino (Panasonic)13,8342009Japan X Bowl XXIIITokyo DomeKajima Deers21–14Fujitsu FrontiersWR Naoki Maeda (Kajima)22,0592010Japan X Bowl XXIVTokyo DomeObic Seagulls20–16Panasonic Electric Works ImpulseQB Shun Sugawara (Obic)S Atsushi Tsuji (Panasonic)18,3532011Japan X Bowl XXVTokyo DomeObic Seagulls24–17Fujitsu FrontiersWR Noriaki Kinoshita (Obic)QB Hiroshi Izuhara (Fujitsu)19,8642012Japan X Bowl XXVITokyo DomeObic Seagulls27–24Kajima DeersRB Takuto Hara (Obic)S Hiroki Kato (Kajima)23,1262013Japan X Bowl XXVIITokyo DomeObic Seagulls24–16Fujitsu FrontiersDE Kevin Jackson (Obic)CB Al-Riwan Adeyami (Fujitsu)22,4882014Japan X Bowl XXVIIITokyo DomeFujitsu Frontiers44–10IBM Big BlueRB Gino Gordon (Fujitsu)TE John Stanton (IBM)25,0852015Japan X Bowl XXIXTokyo DomePanasonic Impulse24–21Fujitsu FrontiersQB Tetsuo Takata (Panasonic)WR Junpei Yoshimoto (Fujitsu)25,4082016Japan X Bowl XXXTokyo DomeFujitsu Frontiers16–3Obic SeagullsQB Colby Cameron (Fujitsu)DL Hiroaki Nakazato (Obic)25,4552017Japan X Bowl XXXITokyo DomeFujitsu Frontiers63–23IBM Big BlueWR Teruaki Clark Nakamura (Fujitsu)-22,9532018Japan X Bowl XXXIITokyo DomeFujitsu Frontiers35–18IBM Big BlueRB Trashaun Nixon (Fujitsu)-25,4572019Japan X Bowl XXXIIITokyo DomeFujitsu Frontiers28–26Panasonic ImpulseRB Samajie Grant (Fujitsu)-20,0002020Japan X Bowl XXXIVTokyo DomeObic Seagulls13–7Fujitsu FrontiersRB Taku Lee (Obic) -
Japan X Bowl appearances by team AppearancesTeamWinsLossesWinningpercentage15Panasonic Impulse78.46712Fujitsu Frontiers57.41611Obic Seagulls92.8188Asahi Beer Silver Star44.5006Onward Skylarks33.5006Lixil Deers24.3333IBM Big Blue03.0002Asahi Soft Drink Challengers301.0002Renown Rovers201.0002Elecom Kobe Finies02.0001NEC Falcons01.000
References
External links Japan X Bowl homepage