The Penta Ocean Pirates are an American football team located in Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan. They are a member of the X-League.
Team history 2005 Team Founded as the Yasuda L.A. Pirates. Finished 4th in the East division (2 wins, 3 losses). 2006 Team renamed as the Meiji Yasuda Pirates. Finished 5th in the East division (1 win, 4 losses). 2007 Finished 4th in the Central division (2 wins, 5 losses). 2015 David Powroznilk hired as head coach. Team renamed the Meiji Yasuda Penta-Ocean Pirates. Finished 5th in the East division (1 win, 5 losses, 1 tie). 2020 Team renamed the Penta-Ocean Pirates.
Seasons X-League champions (1987–present)Division championsFinal Stage/Semifinals BerthWild Card /First Stage Berth
SeasonDivision Regular SeasonPostseason resultsAwardsHead coachesFinishWinsLossesTies2005East4th230 Hidari Takigaku2006East5th150 Shinji Izumi2007Central4th250 Shinji Izumi2008East4th260Koji Miyamoto2009Central4th340 Won 2nd stage relegation match (Tokyo Gas) 32-13Won 2nd stage relegation match (Fuji Xerox) 22-13Koji Miyamoto2010Central3rd530 Lost 2nd stage match (Kashima) 13-52Lost 2nd stage match (Asahi Soft Drinks) 24-29Koji Miyamoto2011East4th340Lost 2nd stage relegation match (Nihon Unisys) 6-33Lost 2nd stage relegation match (IBM) 8-38Koji Miyamoto2012East4th160 Won 2nd stage relegation match (Fuji Xerox) 72-7Lost 2nd stage relegation match (Tokyo Gas) 42-63Koji Miyamoto2013Central5th250 Won 2nd stage relegation match (Hurricanes) 24-17Won 2nd stage match (Nihon Unisys) 28-15Terushige Matsuoka2014East5th170 Won 2nd stage relegation match (Sun Building Mgmt.) 68-14Won 2nd stage relegation match (Bulls Football Club) 44-39Terushige Matsuoka2015East5th151 Won 2nd stage relegation match (Hurricanes) 27-9Lost 2nd stage relegation match (Tokyo Gas) 14-21David Powroznilk2016Central5th450 David Powroznilk2017Central5th450 David Powroznilk2018East5th360 David Powroznilk2019X1 Area Central2nd450 Fumito Kawahata2020X1 Area Central000 Did not field team due to COVID-19 pandemic. Fumito Kawahata2021X1 Area East3rd330 Fumito Kawahata2022X1 Area 2nd511 Lost X1 Area/Super exchange match (at Otonori Fukuoka) 9-14 Fumito Kawahata2023X1 Area 4th450 Fumito Kawahata2024X1 Area Central2nd540 Fumito Kawahata2025X1 Area Central2nd530 Keisuke ShimojiTotal57872(2005–2025, includes only regular season)870(2005–2025, includes only playoffs)65942(2005–2025, includes both regular season and playoffs)
Head coaches CoachYearsRecord Hidari Takigaku 2005 2-3 Shinji Izumi 2006-2007 3-10 Koji Miyamoto 2008-2012 16-27 Terushige Matsuoka 2013-2014 8-13 David Powroznilk 2015-18 13-22-1 Fumito Kawahata 2019–24 21-19-1 Keisuke Shimoji 2025-present 5-3
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