{{Short description|American football team in Japan}} {{Infobox American football team | name = Obic Seagulls | logo = | helmet = | uniform = | established = 1983 | suspended = | folded = | location = Narashino, Japan | field = | colours = {{colourbox|#000080}}{{colourbox|#FDD700}}{{colourbox|#03BB85}}{{colourbox|#FFFFFF}} Navy, gold, aqua green, and white<ref>{{cite web|title=X-League profile, Obic Seagulls|url=http://www.xleague.com/profile/obic.php|publisher=X-League|date=April 17, 2015|access-date=October 20, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151009200527/http://www.xleague.com/profile/obic.php|archive-date=October 9, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| nickname = | coach = Masakatsu Tsukada | manager = | owner = | mascot = Seagull-kun | league = X-League | division = X1 Super Division | league_champ_type = Japan X Bowl titles | no_league_champs = 9 | league_champs = (1996, 1998, 2002, 2005, 2010-13, 2020) | no_div_champs = 10 | div_champs = (1988, 1996, 2000-2002, 2005, 2010-2013) | website = http://www.seagulls.jp }} 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 17 championships during their team history (8 Rice Bowl championships and 9 Japan X Bowl championships) 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 (Among currently registered X-League teams) to play in an international exhibition game (Germany/Dresden Monarchs). *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(Amateur to Professional Developmental Football League) Blazers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.al.com/alabamafootball/index.ssf/2014/08/japanese_football_team_awestru.html |title=Japanese football team 'awestruck by trip to Alabama practice, Nick Saban intrigued by guests. |last=Casagrande |first=Michael |date=August 15, 2014 |website=al.com |access-date=January 31, 2016}}</ref>
==Seasons== {| class="wikitable" |bgcolor="#FFCCCC"|<small>'''X-League Champions''' (1987–present)</small> |bgcolor="#DDFFDD"|<small>'''Division Champions'''</small> |bgcolor="#D0E7FF"|<small>'''Final Stage/Semifinals Berth'''</small> |bgcolor="#96CDCD"|<small>'''Wild Card /2nd Stage Berth'''</small> |}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%" |- !rowspan="2"|Season !rowspan="2"|Division !colspan="4"| Regular Season !rowspan="2"|Postseason results !rowspan="2"|Awards !rowspan="2"|Head coaches |- !Finish !Wins !Losses !Ties |- !align="center"|1988 |align="center"|East |align="center" bgcolor="DDFFDD"|1st |align="center"|5 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|0 | | |Eiichi Nakata |- !align="center"|1989 |align="center"|East |align="center" bgcolor=""|2nd |align="center"|3 |align="center"|1 |align="center"|0 | | |Mitsuru Taisha |- !align="center"|1990 |align="center"|East |align="center" bgcolor=""|5th |align="center"|1 |align="center"|3 |align="center"|1 | | |Mitsuru Taisha |- !align="center"|1991 |align="center"|East |align="center" bgcolor=""|5th |align="center"|1 |align="center"|3 |align="center"|1 | | |Mitsuru Taisha |- !align="center"|1992 |align="center"|East |align="center" bgcolor=""|2nd |align="center"|3 |align="center"|1 |align="center"|1 | | |Mitsuru Taisha |- !align="center"|1993 |align="center"|East |align="center" bgcolor=""|3rd |align="center"|3 |align="center"|2 |align="center"|0 | | |David Stant |- !align="center"|1994 |align="center"|East |align="center" bgcolor=""|2nd |align="center"|4 |align="center"|1 |align="center"|0 | | |David Stant |- !align="center"|1995 |align="center"|East |align="center" bgcolor="#DDFFDD"|1st |align="center"|5 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|0 |'''Won''' semi-finals match (Asahi Beer) 33-27<br>Lost Tokyo Super Bowl XIX (Matsushita Denko) 20-54 | |David Stant |- !align="center"|1996 |align="center"|Central |align="center" bgcolor="#FFCCCC"|1st |align="center"|4 |align="center"|2 |align="center"|0 |'''Won''' Wild Card match (Sanwa Bank) 27-0<br>'''Won''' semi-finals match (Matsushita Denko) 22-13<br>'''Won''' Tokyo Super Bowl XX (Onward) 30-10<br>'''Won''' 50th Rice Bowl National Championship game (Kyoto) 19-16 | |David Stant |- !align="center"|1997 |align="center"|Central |align="center" bgcolor=""|3rd |align="center"|5 |align="center"|2 |align="center"|0 | | |David Stant |- !align="center"|1998 |align="center"|Central |align="center" bgcolor="#FFCCCC"|2nd |align="center"|4 |align="center"|2 |align="center"|0 |'''Won''' Wild Card match (Nissan Prince Tokyo) 56-21<br>'''Won''' semi-finals match (Asahi Soft Drinks) 21-16<br>'''Won''' Tokyo Super Bowl XXII (Asahi Beer) 45-24<br>'''Won''' 52nd Rice Bowl National Championship game (Ritsumeikan) 30-16 | |David Stant |- !align="center"|1999 |align="center"|Central |align="center" bgcolor="#D0E7FF"|2nd |align="center"|4 |align="center"|2 |align="center"|0 |'''Won''' Wild Card match (Mycal) 37-7<br>Lost semi-finals match (Kashima) 13-20 | |David Stant |- !align="center"|2000 |align="center"|Central |align="center" bgcolor="#DDFFDD"|1st |align="center"|6 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|0 |Lost semi-finals match(Asahi Soft Drinks) 15-23 | |Makoto Ohashi |- !align="center"|2001 |align="center"|Central |align="center" bgcolor="#D0E7FF"|1st |align="center"|5 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|0 | '''Won''' Wild Card match (Fujits) 24-14<br>Lost semi-finals match(at Matsushita Denko) 7-10 OT | |Makoto Ohashi |- !align="center"|2002 |align="center"|Central |align="center" bgcolor="#D0E7FF"|1st |align="center"|5 |align="center"|1 |align="center"|0 | '''Won''' semi-finals match (Asahi Soft Drinks) 30-0<br>'''Won''' Tokyo Super Bowl XVI (Fujitsu) 14-7<br>Lost 56th Rice Bowl National Championship game (at Ritsumeikan) 13-36 | |Makoto Ohashi |- !align="center"|2003 |align="center"|Central |align="center" bgcolor="#D0E7FF"|2nd |align="center"|4 |align="center"|2 |align="center"|0 | Lost Wild Card match (Asahi Soft Drinks) 9-16 | |Makoto Ohashi |- !align="center"|2004 |align="center"|East |align="center" bgcolor="#D0E7FF"|2nd |align="center"|4 |align="center"|2 |align="center"|0 | '''Won''' Wild Card match (Kashima) 10-3<br>Lost semifinals match (Matsushita Denko) 7-10 | |Makoto Ohashi |- !align="center"|2005 |align="center"|East |align="center" bgcolor="#FFCCCC"|1st |align="center"|6 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|0 | '''Won''' Semifinals match (Asahi Beer) 13-7<br>'''Won''' Japan X Bowl XIX (Matsushita Denko) 25-16<br>'''Won''' 59th Rice Bowl National Championship game (Hosei) 47-17 |Kevin Jackson (MVP) |Makoto Ohashi |- !align="center"|2006 |align="center"|East |align="center" bgcolor="#D0E7FF"|1st |align="center"|4 |align="center"|1 |align="center"|0 | '''Won''' Wild Card match (Naigai Denki) 74-13<br>Lost semifinals match (Onward) 13-17 | |Makoto Ohashi |- !align="center"|2007 |align="center"|East |align="center" bgcolor="#D0E7FF"|2nd |align="center"|6 |align="center"|1 |align="center"|0 | '''Won''' Wild Card match (Kashima) 19-13<br>Lost semifinals match (Matsushita Denko) 26-29 | |Makoto Ohashi |- !align="center"|2008 |align="center"|Central |align="center" bgcolor="#96CDCD"|2nd |align="center"|6 |align="center"|2 |align="center"|0 | Lost Wild Card match (Panasonic) 14-20 | |Makoto Ohashi |- !align="center"|2009 |align="center"|East |align="center" bgcolor="#96CDCD"|2nd |align="center"|7 |align="center"|2 |align="center"|0 | '''Won''' 2nd stage match (IBM) 21-7<br>Lost 2nd Stage match (Panasonic) 20-23 | |Makoto Ohashi |- !align="center"|2010 |align="center"|Central |align="center" bgcolor="#FFCCCC"|1st |align="center"|8 |align="center"|1 |align="center"|0 | '''Won''' 2nd stage match (Suita) 56-2<br>'''Won''' 2nd stage match (IBM) 55-27<br>'''Won''' Final stage match (Kajima) 28-21<br>'''Won''' Japan X Bowl XXIV (Panasonic) 20-16<br>'''Won''' 64th Rice Bowl National Championship game (at Ritsumeikan) 24-0 | |Makoto Ohashi |- !align="center"|2011 |align="center"|Central |align="center" bgcolor="#FFCCCC"|1st |align="center"|7 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|0 |'''Won''' 2nd stage match (All Mitsubishi) 49-0<br>'''Won''' 2nd stage match (Asahi Soft Drinks) 20-13<br>'''Won''' Final stage match (Kajima 45-20<br>'''Won''' Japan X Bowl XXV (Fujitsu) 24-17<br>'''Won''' 65th Rice Bowl National Championship game (Kwansei Gakuin) 38-0 | |Makoto Ohashi |- !align="center"|2012 |align="center"|Central |align="center" bgcolor="#FFCCCC"|1st |align="center"|9 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|0 | '''Won''' 2nd stage match (Asahi Beer) 69-7<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.xleague.com/news/news_league/seagulls-storm-to-record-setting-victory/ |title=Seagulls storm to record-setting victory |last=Marantz |first=Ken |date=November 5, 2012 |website=xleague.com |access-date=March 7, 2016 |archive-date=March 8, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308001312/http://www.xleague.com/news/news_league/seagulls-storm-to-record-setting-victory/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><br>'''Won''' 2nd stage match (Asahi Soft Drinks) 29-12<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.xleague.com/news/news_league/seagulls-shrug-off-challengers-to-stay-unbeaten/ |title=Seagulls shrug off Challengers to stay unbeaten |date=November 20, 2012 |website=xleague.com |access-date=March 7, 2016 |archive-date=March 8, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308004940/http://www.xleague.com/news/news_league/seagulls-shrug-off-challengers-to-stay-unbeaten/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><br>'''Won''' Final stage match (Nojima) 24-10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.xleague.com/news/news_league/seagulls-set-down-rise-earn-shot-at-3-peat/ |title=Seagulls set down Rise, earn shot at 3-peat |last=Marantz |first=Ken |date=December 3, 2012 |website=xleague.com |access-date=March 7, 2016 |archive-date=March 7, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307225547/http://www.xleague.com/news/news_league/seagulls-set-down-rise-earn-shot-at-3-peat/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><br>'''Won''' Japan X Bowl XXVI (Kajima) 27-24<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.xleague.com/news/news_league/obic-holds-on-for-1st-3-peat-in-league-history/ |title=Obic holds on for 1st 3-peat in league history |last=Marantz |first=Ken |date=December 18, 2012 |website=xleague.com |access-date=March 7, 2016}}</ref><br>'''Won''' 66th Rice Bowl National Championship game (at Kwansei Gakuin) 21-15<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.xleague.com/news/news_league/seagulls-pull-off-thrilling-comeback-for-3rd-straight-rice-bowl-victory/ |title=Seagulls pull of thrilling comeback for 3rd straight Rice Bowl victory |last=Marantz |first=Ken |date=January 5, 2013 |website=xleague.com |access-date=March 9, 2016 |archive-date=March 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310005714/http://www.xleague.com/news/news_league/seagulls-pull-off-thrilling-comeback-for-3rd-straight-rice-bowl-victory/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> |Noriaki Kinoshita (MVP) |Makoto Ohashi |- !align="center"|2013 |align="center"|Central |align="center" bgcolor="#FFCCCC"|1st |align="center"|6 |align="center"|1 |align="center"|0 | '''Won''' 2nd stage match (Asahi Beer) 21-7<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.xleague.com/news/news_league/sugawara-leads-seagulls-over-stubborn-silver-star/ |title=Sugawara leads Seagulls over stubborn Silver Star |date=November 6, 2013 |website=xleague.com |access-date=March 7, 2016 |archive-date=March 7, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307231422/http://www.xleague.com/news/news_league/sugawara-leads-seagulls-over-stubborn-silver-star/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><br>'''Won''' 2nd stage match (Asahi Soft Drinks) 34-10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.xleague.com/news/news_league/seagulls-strike-fast-hard-in-rout-of-challengers/ |title=Seagulls strike fast, hard in rout of Challengers |date=November 19, 2013 |website=xleague.com |access-date=March 7, 2016 |archive-date=March 7, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307222518/http://www.xleague.com/news/news_league/seagulls-strike-fast-hard-in-rout-of-challengers/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><br>'''Won''' Final stage match (Kajima 21-12<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.xleague.com/news/news_league/champion-seagulls-soar-back-into-japan-x-bowl/ |title=Champion Seagulls soar back into Japan X Bowl |last=Marantz |first=Ken |date=December 1, 2013 |website=xleague.com |access-date=March 7, 2016 |archive-date=March 8, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308004620/http://www.xleague.com/news/news_league/champion-seagulls-soar-back-into-japan-x-bowl/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><br>'''Won''' Japan X Bowl XXVII (Fujitsu) 24-16<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.xleague.com/news/news_league/seagulls-hold-on-to-deny-frontiers-win-4th-straight-japan-x-bowl/ |title=Seagulls hold on to deny Frontiers, win 4th straight Japan X Bowl |last=Marantz |first=Ken |date=December 12, 2013 |website=xleague.com |access-date=March 7, 2016}}</ref><br>'''Won''' 67th Rice Bowl National Championship game (Kwansei Gakuin) 34-16<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.xleague.com/news/news_league/obic-runs-wild-to-foil-kgu-again-win-record-4th-straight-rice-bowl/ |title=Obic runs wild to foil KGU again, win record 4th straight Rice Bowl |last=Marantz |first=Ken |date=January 4, 2014 |website=xleague.com |access-date=March 9, 2016 |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305222105/http://www.xleague.com/news/news_league/obic-runs-wild-to-foil-kgu-again-win-record-4th-straight-rice-bowl/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> |Noriaki Kinoshita (MVP)<br>Kealakai Maiava (ROY) |Makoto Ohashi |- !align="center"|2014 |align="center"|Central |align="center" bgcolor="#D0E7FF"|2nd |align="center"|7 |align="center"|2 |align="center"|0 | '''Won''' 2nd stage match (Nojima) 44-21<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.xleague.com/news/game_report/slingin-sugawara-seagulls-bounce-back-to-rout-rise/|title=Slingin' Sugawara, Seagulls bounce back to rout Rise. |last=Marantz |first=Ken |date=November 10, 2014 |website=xleague.com |access-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref><br>'''Won''' 2nd stage match (at Elecom) 45-0<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.xleague.com/news/game_report/seagulls-pour-it-on-to-deny-finies-sail-into-semifinals/ |title=Seagulls pour it on to deny Finies, sail into semifinals. |date=November 23, 2014 |website=xleague.com |access-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref><br>Lost final stage match (at Fujitsu) 17-27<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2014/11/30/more-sports/football/four-time-defending-champion-obic-seagulls-eliminated-x-league-title-chase/#.VtMU_pwrKUl |title=Four time defending champion Obic Seagulls eliminated from X-League title chase |last=Ikezaka |first=Hiroshi |date=November 30, 2014 |website=japantimes.co.jp |access-date=February 28, 2016}}</ref> | |Makoto Ohashi |- !align="center"|2015 |align="center"|East |align="center" bgcolor="#D0E7FF"|3rd |align="center"|5 |align="center"|2 |align="center"|0 | '''Won''' 2nd stage match (IBM) 34-26<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2015/10/31/more-sports/football/obic-outplays-ibm-in-second-stage-opener/#.VsNFaUY3k4c |title=Obic outplays IBM in second-stage opener |last=Ikezaka |first=Hiroshi |date=October 31, 2015 |website=japantimes.co.jp |access-date=February 16, 2016}}</ref><br>'''Won''' 2nd stage match (Asahi Soft Drinks) 52-9<br>Lost final stage match (at Fujitsu) 6-27 | |Makoto Ohashi |- !align="center"|2016 |align="center"|Central |align="center" bgcolor="#DDFFDD"|1st |align="center"|8 |align="center"|1 |align="center"|0 |'''Won''' Quarterfinals match (Elecom Kobe) 35-0<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.xleague.com/news/news_league/unbeatens-fujitsu-obic-progress-to-semifinals-in-similar-style/ |title=Unbeatens Fujitsu, Obic progress into semifinals in similar style |last=Marantz |first=Ken |date=November 13, 2016 |website=xleague.com |access-date=December 12, 2016}}</ref><br>'''Won''' Semifinals match (Panasonic) 9-6 OT<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.xleague.com/news/news_league/obic-emerges-from-deluge-with-ot-win-ticket-to-japan-x-bowl/ |title=Obic emerges from deluge with OT win ticket to Japan X Bowl |last=Marantz |first=Ken |date=November 29, 2016 |website=xleague.com |access-date=December 12, 2016}}</ref><br>Loss Japan X Bowl XXX (at Fujitsu) 3-16 | |Naoki Kosho |- !align="center"|2017 |align="center"bgcolor="#D0E7FF"|Central |align="center"|3rd |align="center"|7 |align="center"|3 |align="center"|0 |'''Won''' Quarterfinals match (at Nojima Sagamihara) 41-22<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.xleague.com/news/news_league/seagulls-ride-massive-wave-of-rise-turnovers-into-semifinals/ |title=Seagulls ride massive wave of rise turnovers into semifinals |last=Marantz |first=Ken |date=November 12, 2017 |website=xleague.com |access-date=November 26, 2017 |archive-date=December 1, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201035823/http://www.xleague.com/news/news_league/seagulls-ride-massive-wave-of-rise-turnovers-into-semifinals/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><br>Lost semifinals match (at Fujitsu) 0-7 | Taku Li (ROY) |Naoki Kosho |- !align="center"|2018 |align="center"bgcolor=""|Central |align="center"|2nd |align="center"|8 |align="center"|2 |align="center"|0 |'''Won''' Quarterfinals match (at Nojima Sagamihara) 42-25<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.xleague.com/news/news_league/howard-helps-seagulls-soar-toward-peak-turn-back-rise-to-reach-semifinals/ |title=Howard helps seagulls soar toward peak, turn back Rise to reach semifinals |last=Marantz |first=Ken |date=November 12, 2018 |website=xleague.com |access-date=November 12, 2018 |archive-date=November 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181113025714/http://www.xleague.com/news/news_league/howard-helps-seagulls-soar-toward-peak-turn-back-rise-to-reach-semifinals/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><br>Lost semifinals match (at Fujitsu) 10-13 | |Naoki Kosho |- !align="center"|2019 |align="center"|X1 Super |align="center"bgcolor="#D0E7FF"|2nd |align="center"|10 |align="center"|1 |align="center"|0 |Lost semifinals match (at Panasonic) 14-24 | |Naoki Kosho |- !align="center"|2020 |align="center"|X1 Super |align="center"bgcolor="#FFCCCC"| |align="center"|2 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|0 |'''Won''' Japan X Bowl XXXIV (Fujitsu) 13-7<br>'''Won''' 74th Rice Bowl National Championship (Kwansei Gakuin U.) 35-18 | |Makoto Ohashi |- !2021 |X1 Super |bgcolor="#D0E7FF"|3rd |5 |2 |0 |Lost semifinals Match (at Fujitsu) 10-17 | |Makoto Ohashi |- !2022 |X1 Super Div. B |bgcolor="#D0E7FF"|2nd |3 |1 |1 |'''Won''' Quarterfinals Match (Nojima Sagamihara) 21-9<br>Lost Semifinals Match (at Panasonic) 10-30 | |Makoto Ohashi |- !2023 |X1 Super Div. B |bgcolor="#D0E7FF"|2nd |7 |1 |0 |'''Won''' Quarterfinals Match (Elecom Kobe) 17-7<br>Lost Semifinals Match (at Fujitsu) 17-24 | |Hiroshi Ono |- !2024 |X1 Super |bgcolor="#D0E7FF"|3rd |8 |1 |0 |'''Won''' Quarterfinals Match (Nojima Sagamihara) 20-14<br>Lost Semifinals Match (at Panasonic) 5-24 | |Hiroshi Ono |- !2025 |X1 Super East |bgcolor="#DDFFDD"|1st |9 |0 |0 |'''Won''' Quarterfinals Match (Elecom Kobe) 10-7<br>'''Won''' Semifinals Match (Tokyo Gas) 35-9<br>Lost 79th Rice Bowl Championship (at Panasonic) 7-9 | Pierce Holley (X1 Super ROY) |Masakatsu Tsukada |-
!align="center" rowSpan="3" colSpan="3"|Total |align="center"|199 |align="center"|46 |align="center"|4 |colSpan="3"|'''''(1988–2025, includes only regular season)''''' |- |align="center"|55 |align="center"|21 |align="center"|0 |colSpan="3"|'''''(1988–2025, includes only playoffs)''''' |- !align="center"|254 !align="center"|67 !align="center"|4 |colSpan="3"|'''''(1988–2025, includes both regular season and playoffs)''''' |}
==Head coaches== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !style="background:#000080;color:#808000"|Coach !style="background:#000080;color:#808000"|Years !style="background:#000080;color:#808000"|Record |- | Eiichi Nakata || 1988 || 5-0 {{Small|(1.000)}} |- | Mitsuru Taisha || 1989-1992 || 8-8-3 {{Small|(.500)}} |- | David Stant || 1993-1999 || 39-13 {{Small| (.750)}} |- | Makoto Ohashi || 2000-2015 || 129-28 {{Small| (.822)}} |- | Naoki Kosho || 2016-present || 37-11 {{Small| (.771)}} |- | Makoto Ohashi || 2020-2022 || |- | Hiroshi Ono || 2023-24 || |- |Masakatsu Tsukada || 2025-present|| |- |}
==Current import players== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !Jersey # !Name !Position !Years with the team !Alma mater !Achievements |- | #3 || Pierce Holley || QB || 2025–present || Eastern Illinois University || X1 Super ROY (2025) |- | #8 || Jason Smith || CB || 2022–present || Auburn || All X1 Super Team (2025) |- | #85 || Holden Huff || TE || 2018–present || Boise State || 3x All X-1 Super Team member (2022, 2024, 2025) |- |} '''Former import players''' {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" !Name !Position !Years with the team !Alma mater !Achievements |- | Tyler Kulka || QB || 2023–2024 || Lawrence Tech || |- | Cardell Rawlings || DL || 2022–2023 || Wingate || All X-League Super team member (2020) |- | Sean Draper || CB || 2022 || University of Iowa || 3x All X-League Team member (2019, 2020, 2022) |- | Byron Beatty Jr. || DE/LB || 2012–2021 || Colorado || 4x All X-League Team member (2013, 2016, 2019, 2021) |- | Jimmy Laughrea || QB || 2020–2021 || UC Davis || |- | Jason Fanaika || DL/LB || 2019 || Utah || |- | Skyler Howard || QB || 2018–2019 || West Virginia || |- | Kevin Jackson || DE || 2005–2018 || Hawai'i || 10x All X-League Team member (2005–2014) 2x JXB MVP (2005, 2013) X League MVP (2005) |- | Ikaika Woolsey<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.xleague.com/news/news_league/new-seagulls-qb-woolsey-makes-fine-connections-in-debut/ |title=New Seagulls QB Woolsey makes fine connections in debut. |last=Nagatsuka |first=Kaz |date=April 24, 2017 |website=xleague.com |access-date=April 26, 2017}}</ref> || QB || 2017 || Hawai'i || |- | Kealakai Maivai || OT || 2013–2017 || UCLA || X-League Rookie of the Year (2013), 3x All X-League Team member (2013, 2016, 2017) |- |Jerry Neuheisel<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/05/17/more-sports/football/neuheisel-embracing-japanese-challenge/#.V03oRZErKUl |title=Former UCLA Quarterback Neuheisel embracing Japanese challenge. |last=Nagatsuka |first=Kaz |date=May 17, 2016 |website=japantimes.co.jp |access-date=May 31, 2016}}</ref> || QB || 2016|| UCLA || |- | Frank Fernandez || C || 2012–2015 || Harvard || 2x All X-League Team member (2008, 2011) |- | Karl Noa || DE || 2009–2011 || Hawai'i || All X-League Team member (2011) |- | Jabali Miller || CB || 2005–2006 || San Jose State || |- |}
==References== {{Reflist|30em}}
==External links== * {{Official website|http://www.seagulls.jp/}} (Japanese)
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