Asahi Soft Drink Challengers

The Sekisui Challengers are an American football team located in Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan. They are a member of the X-League.

Team history

 * 1978 Team founded as a practice team for the Momoyama Gakuin University's football team. Team was nicknamed the "Silver Tigers" due to a majority of the team being fans of the Hanshin Tigers professional baseball team.
 * 1979 Joined the X-League X2 division.
 * 1985 Promoted from X2 to X1.
 * 1989 Team name changed from Silver Tigers to Red Bears.
 * 1993 Sponsorship agreement with Asahi Soft Drinks. Team name changed from Red Bears to Wild Jo. Finished the season 5th in the division. Lost X2-X1 replacement game. Demoted to X2 for the following season.
 * 1996 Team promoted from X2 to X1.
 * 1998 Team name changed to Challengers. Advanced to the Final6 Semifinals.
 * 2000 Won first Tokyo Super Bowl and Rice Bowl Championships.
 * 2001 Won second Tokyo Super Bowl championship. Lost to Kwansei Gakuin 30-27 in the Rice Bowl.
 * 2007 Won West division title. Lost to Kashima in the Final6 Semi-finals 7-24.
 * 2024 Sponsorship with Asahi Soft Drinks ended. Team reaches sponsorship agreement with Sekuisui Chemical Co., LTD.. Team renamed "Sekisui Challengers".

Current import players
Former Import players