Pearl Bowl

The Pearl Bowl (パールボウル) is the championship game of a yearly tournament held in the spring involving the twelve teams from the East and Central Divisions of the X-League, that are based in the Kanto region.

Pearl Bowl
パールボウル
StadiumTokyo Dome
LocationTokyo, Japan
Previous stadiumsKorakuen Stadium 1976-1987 Yokohama Stadium 1996
Operated1976present
Conference tie-insX-League 1976-present
Previous conference tie-insKantoh Collegiate American Football Association 1976-1987

History

The Pearl Bowl was started in 1976, but matched a university team against a corporate or club team. The university teams won eight years in a row up to 1984.

The format was changed from the 10th edition in 1985 as a game between corporate or club teams. The Renown Rovers won the first of three straight titles that year.

Originally played at Korakuen Stadium, the championship game has been held in Tokyo Dome since it replaced Korakuen in 1988. The only exception has been 1996, when it was played at Yokohama Stadium. That year, West Division teams were allowed to participate, and the Matsushita Denko Impulse won the title.

The Lixil Deers have won the most titles with eight.

YearBowlStadiumWinnerScoreRunner-upMost Valuable Player (MVP)Attendance
1976Pearl Bowl IKorakuen StadiumNihon U. Phoenix21-6Tokyo Vuangas
1977Pearl Bowl IIKorakuen StadiumMeiji U. Griffins14-12Tokyo Vuangas
1978Pearl Bowl IIIKorakuen StadiumNihon U. Phoenix62-13Renown Rovers
1979Pearl Bowl IVKorakuen StadiumNihon U. Phoenix55-7Futaba Gumi
1980Pearl Bowl VKorakuen StadiumNihon U. Phoenix62-6Renown Rovers
1981Pearl Bowl VIKorakuen StadiumNihon U. Phoenix31-18Nissan
1982Pearl Bowl VIIKorakuen StadiumNihon U. Phoenix7-3Nissan
1983Pearl Bowl VIIIKorakuen StadiumNihon U. Phoenix51-0Nissan
1984Pearl Bowl IXKorakuen StadiumNihon U. Phoenix21-17Renown Rovers
1985Pearl Bowl XKorakuen StadiumRenown Rovers63-7Nissan
1986Pearl Bowl XIKorakuen StadiumRenown Rovers45-24Nissan
1987Pearl Bowl XIIKorakuen StadiumRenown Rovers24-8Sanwa Bank
1988Pearl Bowl XIIITokyo DomeNEC Falcons23-17Renown Rovers
1989Pearl Bowl XIVTokyo DomeOnward Oaks41-7Renown Rovers
1990Pearl Bowl XVTokyo DomeOnward Oaks21-19NEC Falcons
1991Pearl Bowl XVITokyo DomeNEC Falcons7-2Onward Oaks
1992Pearl Bowl XVIITokyo DomeOnward Skylarks28-0Fujitsu Frontiers
1993Pearl Bowl XVIIITokyo DomeOnward Skylarks32-27Fujitsu Frontiers
1994Pearl Bowl XIXTokyo DomeOnward Skylarks29-28Fujitsu Frontiers
1995Pearl Bowl XXTokyo DomeKashima Deers42-21Renown Rovers
1996Pearl Bowl XXIYokohama StadiumMatsushita Denko Impulse18-13Onward Skylarks
1997Pearl Bowl XXIITokyo DomeRecruit Seagulls31-12Asahi Beer Silver Star
1998Pearl Bowl XXIIITokyo DomeKashima Deers10-7Onward Skylarks
1999Pearl Bowl XXIVTokyo DomeKashima Deers31-7Nissan Prince Tokyo SkylinersDL Tsuyoshi Sekizawa, Kashima
2000Pearl Bowl XXVTokyo DomeRecruit Seagulls7-3Kashima DeersDB Yasumasa Tamanoi, Recruit
2001Pearl Bowl XXVITokyo DomeOnward Skylarks34-21Kashima DeersTeruhiro Ura, Onward
2002Pearl Bowl XXVIITokyo DomeKashima Deers20-19 OTRecruit SeagullsTatsuya Shida, Kashima
2003Pearl Bowl XXVIIITokyo DomeFujitsu Frontiers14-13Obic SeagullsMizuguchi Takao, Fujitsu
2004Pearl Bowl XXIXTokyo DomeKashima Deers17-7Onward SkylarksCB Tsuna Sano, Kashima
2005Pearl Bowl XXXTokyo DomeObic Seagulls27-2Asahi Beer Silver StarQB Manabu Tasumura, Obic
2006Pearl Bowl XXXITokyo DomeFujitsu Frontiers20-6Onward SkylarksMakoto Tsukino, Fujitsu13,634
2007Tournament not held, because of the 2007 IFAF World Championship
2008Pearl Bowl XXXIITokyo DomeKashima Deers27-14Fujitsu FrontiersRB Yasuhiro Maruta, Kashima15,326
2009Pearl Bowl XXXIIITokyo DomeKashima Deers20-17Obic SeagullsRB Shoichiro Sato, Kashima11,823
2010Pearl Bowl XXXIVTokyo DomeObic Seagulls15-13Fujitsu FrontiersTaiki Matsubayashi, Obic14,066
2011Tournament not held, because of the 2011 IFAF World Championship
2012Pearl Bowl XXXVTokyo DomeObic Seagulls31-10Fujitsu FrontiersWR Noriaki Kinoshita, Obic13,125
2013Pearl Bowl XXXVITokyo DomeKashima Deers17-10[1]Fujitsu FrontiersWR Yujiro Iwai, Kashima19,250
2014Pearl Bowl XXXVIITokyo DomeObic Seagulls37-34 OT[2]Fujitsu FrontiersWR Noriaki Kinoshita, Obic16,869
2015Tournament not held, because of the 2015 IFAF World Championship
2016Pearl Bowl XXXVIIITokyo DomeIBM Big Blue21-20[3]LIXIL DeersWR Takeshi Kurihara, IBM15,875
2017Pearl Bowl XXXIXTokyo DomeObic Seagulls29-27[4]IBM Big BlueWR Taro Mizuno, Obic16,281

See also

References

  1. Coskrey, Jason (June 25, 2013). "Deers beat Frontiers to win Pearl Bowl title". japantimes.co.jp. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  2. Ikezawa, Hiroshi (June 24, 2014). "Seagulls outlast Frontiers in wild Pearl Bowl". japantimes.co.jp. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  3. Marantz, Ken (June 16, 2016). "Pearl Bowl final:Brooks foils Lixil gamble as IBM bags 1st title in team's 40-year history". xleague.com. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
  4. Marantz, Ken (June 21, 2016). "Chips off the old blocks: Seagulls hold off BigBlue in wild Pearl Bowl final". xleague.com. Retrieved June 27, 2017.


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