Obic Seagulls
The Obic Seagulls are an American football team located in the Narashino, Chiba, Japan. They are a member of the X-League. The Obic Seagulls have won over 15 championships during their team history the most of any American football team in Japan.
Team History
- 1983 Team founded as the "Recruit Seagulls"
- 1989 Promoted from X2 to X1
- 1995 Won first Division Title
- 1996 Won first league and national title.
- 1998 Won second league and national title.
- 1999 Following an economic downturn, the team transitioned from a corporate team under Recruit Co., Ltd., to a club team.
- 2002 Recruit withdraws team sponsorship. Team became a self-supporting club team under the name "Seagulls".
- 2003 Obic Co., Ltd., becomes new team sponsor. Team name changed to Obic Seagulls.
- 2005 Won third League and national title.
- 2012 Went on record as being the 1st club team in Japan to play in an international exhibition game.
- 2013 Played in an international exhibition game in Dusseldorf, Germany vs. the Dusseldorf Panthers. Became the first Japanese team to win 4 consecutive national championships dating back to 2010.
- 2014 Played in a sister cities international exhibition game in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S.A. vs. the APDFL Blazers.
Seasons
Head Coaches
Current Import Players
Former Import players| Name | Position | Years with the team | Alma Mater | Achievements |
| Kevin Jackson | DE | 2005-2018 | Hawai'i | 10x All X-League Team member |
| Ikaika Woolsey | QB | 2017 | Hawai'i | |
| Kealakai Maivai | OT | 2013-2017 | UCLA | X-League Rookie of the Year, 3x All X-League Team member |
| Jerry Neuheisel | QB | 2016 | UCLA | |
| Frank Fernandez | C | 2012-2015 | Harvard | 2x All X-League Team member |
| Karl Noa | DE | 2009-2011 | Hawai'i | All X-League Team member |
| Jabari Miller | CB | 2005-2006 | San Jose State |