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 championsFinal Stage/Semifinals BerthWild Card /First Stage Berth
SeasonLeagueDivision Regular SeasonPostseason resultsAwardsHead coachesFinishWinsLossesTies2009X2East1st4202010X2East2nd521Won X2 Semi-Final match ( Club Barbarian) 49-72011X2East3rd4202012X2East2nd701Lost X2 Semi-finals match (Dentsu) 20-24 Junichiro Okada2013X2East1st520 Won X2-X1 promotion match (at Tokyo MPD) 17-16Junichiro Okada2014X1Central6th080 Lost 2nd stage relegation match (at Tokyo Gas) 15-63Lost 2nd stage relegation match (at Meiji Yasuda) 14-68Lost X1-X2 replacement match (Tokyo MPD) 14-29 Junichiro Okada2015X2Central4th250Junichiro Okada2016X2East4th250Junichiro Okada2017X2East3rd440Yohei Suzuki2018X2East2nd610Yohei Suzuki2019X1 AreaEast4th090Lost X1-X2 relegation match (at Bulls Football Club) 0-37Yohei SuzukiTotal(2009–2018, includes only regular season)(2009–2018, includes only playoffs)(2009–2018, includes both regular season and playoffs)
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