# Deers Football Club

The Tainai Deers is an American football team located in Chofu, Tokyo, Japan. They are a member of the X-League.

## Team history

* 1989 Team founded by the Kajima Business group. Team known as the Kajima Deers
* 1992 Promoted from X2 to X1.
* 1997 Won first Tokyo Super Bowl title.
* 2009 Won 2nd Japan X Bowl title and 1st Rice Bowl National Championship
* 2014 Kajima Group ends team sponsorship. Lixil Group offers new sponsorship. Team renamed the LIXIL Deers.
* 2021 Lixil Group end sponsorship. Team renamed Deers Football Club.
* 2022 Team renamed Tainai Deers.

## Seasons

| X-League Champions (1987–present) | Division Champions | Final Stage/Semifinals Berth | Wild Card /2nd Stage Berth |
| Season | Division | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Post Season Results | Awards | Head coaches |
| Season | Division | Finish | Wins | Losses | Ties | Post Season Results | Awards | Head coaches |
| 1989 | East | 1st | 4 | 0 | 0 | | | Makoto Kaneji |
| 1990 | East | 1st | 8 | 0 | 0 | | | Makoto Kaneji |
| 1991 | East | 1st | 10 | 2 | 0 | Won X2-X1 promotion match (Silver Ox) 24-16 | | Makoto Kaneji |
| 1992 | East | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 0 | | | Makoto Kaneji |
| 1993 | East | 4th | 7 | 6 | 0 | | | Shigeru Saito |
| 1994 | East | 1st | 6 | 2 | 1 | Lost semifinals match (Onward) 6-34 | | Shigeru Saito |
| 1995 | East | 3rd | 8 | 3 | 0 | | | Shigeru Saito |
| 1996 | Central | 3rd | 6 | 2 | 0 | | | Motohide Takano |
| 1997 | Central | 1st | 10 | 1 | 0 | Won Semifinals match (Onward) 23-20 2OT Won Tokyo Super Bowl XI (Matsushita Electric Works) 48-12 Won 51st Rice Bowl National Championship game (Hosei) 39-0 | | Motohide Takano |
| 1998 | Central | 1st | 8 | 2 | 0 | Lost semifinals match (Asahi Beer) 13-38 | | Motohide Takano |
| 1999 | Central | 1st | 9 | 0 | 0 | Won Semifinals match (Recruit) 20-13 Lost Tokyo Super Bowl XIII (Asahi Beer) 16-18 | | Motohide Takano |
| 2000 | Central | 3rd | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | Kiyoyuki Mori |
| 2001 | Central | 1st | 9 | 1 | 0 | Lost semi-finals match (Asahi Soft Drinks) 13-21 | | Kiyoyuki Mori |
| 2002 | East | 2nd | 9 | 3 | 0 | Lost Wildcard match (Asahi Soft Drinks) 10-28 | | Kiyoyuki Mori |
| 2003 | Central | 1st | 7 | 1 | 0 | Lost Wild Card match (Asahi Beer) 3-7 | | Kiyoyuki Mori |
| 2004 | East | 1st | 10 | 0 | 0 | Lost Wild Card match (Obic) 3-10 | | Kiyoyuki Mori |
| 2005 | Central | 1st | 9 | 2 | 0 | Won Wild card match (Onward) 27-6 Lost semi-finals match (Matsushita Denko) 0-3 | | Kiyoyuki Mori |
| 2006 | East | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 0 | Won Wild Card match (Asahi Beer) 14-6 Won Semi-finals match (Matsushita Denko) 13-6 Lost Japan X Bowl XX (Onward) 21-24 | | Kiyoyuki Mori |
| 2007 | Central | 1st | 6 | 2 | 0 | Lost Wild Card match (Obic) 13-19 OT | | Kiyoyuki Mori |
| 2008 | Central | 1st | 10 | 0 | 0 | Won Wild Card match (Fujitsu) 21-19 Won Semi-finals match (Asahi Soft Drinks) 24-7 Lost Japan X Bowl XXII (Panasonic Denko) 14-28 | | Kiyoyuki Mori |
| 2009 | Central | 1st | 8 | 1 | 0 | Won 2nd stage match (Suita) 32-19 Won 2nd stage match (Asahi Beer) 24-14 Won Final stage match (Panasonic) 34-26 Won Japan X Bowl XXIII (Fujitsu) 21-14 Won 63rd Rice Bowl National Championship game (Kansai) 19-16 | | Kiyoyuki Mori |
| 2010 | East | 1st | 7 | 1 | 0 | Won 2nd stage match (Meiji Yasuda) 52-13 Lost 2nd stage match (Asahi Soft Drinks) 38-23 Lost final stage match (Obic) 21-28 OT | | Kiyoyuki Mori |
| 2011 | East | 1st | 7 | 0 | 0 | Won 2nd stage match (As One) 55-7 Lost 2nd stage match (Nojima Sagamihara) 20-27 OT Lost final stage match (Obic) 20-45 | | Kiyoyuki Mori |
| 2012 | East | 1st | 7 | 1 | 0 | Won 2nd stage match (at As One) 40-6 Won 2nd stage match (Fujitsu) 27-15 Won Final stage match (Fujitsu) 24-14 Lost Japan X Bowl XXVI (at Obic) 24-27 | Yasuhiro Maruta (MVP) Kohei Arai (ROY) | Kiyoyuki Mori |
| 2013 | East | 2nd | 7 | 1 | 0 | Lost 2nd stage match (IBM) 35-56 Won 2nd stage match (at Panasonic) 47-45 Lost final stage match (at Obic) 12-21 | | Kiyoyuki Mori |
| 2014 | Central | 1st | 7 | 1 | 0 | Won 2nd stage match (at Asahi Soft Drinks) 23-7 Lost 2nd stage match (IBM) 10-38 Lost final stage match (at IBM) 54-69 | | Kiyoyuki Mori |
| 2015 | Central | 2nd | 5 | 2 | 0 | Won 2nd stage match (at Elecom Kobe) 35-8 Lost 2nd stage match (at Fujitsu) 24-34 | | Kiyoyuki Mori |
| 2016 | Central | 2nd | 7 | 3 | 0 | Lost quarterfinals match (IBM) 16-37 | | Kiyoyuki Mori |
| 2017 | East | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 0 | Lost quarterfinals match (IBM) 31-51 | | Tominaga Hajime |
| 2018 | Central | 3rd | 4 | 5 | 0 | Lost Wildcard match (at Tokyo Gas) 7-14 OT | | Tominaga Hajime |
| 2019 | X1 Area Central | 1st | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | Motohide Takano |
| 2020 | X1 Area Central | N/A | 3 | 0 | 0 | | | Motohide Takano |
| 2021 | X1 Area Central | 1st | 4 | 2 | 0 | | | Motohide Takano |
| 2022 | X1 Super Div. A | 5th | 3 | 5 | 0 | | | Motohide Takano |
| 2022 | X1 Super Div. B | 6th | 1 | 5 | 1 | Lost X1 Super Ranking match (Asahi Soft Drinks) 8-14 Lost X1 Super/X1 Area replacement match (All Mitsubishi) 17-31 | | Yasushi Nakagawa |
| Total | Total | Total | 231 | 68 | 2 | (1989–2023, includes only regular season) | (1989–2023, includes only regular season) | (1989–2023, includes only regular season) |
| Total | Total | Total | 23 | 26 | 0 | (1989–2023, includes only playoffs) | (1989–2023, includes only playoffs) | (1989–2023, includes only playoffs) |
| Total | Total | Total | 254 | 94 | 2 | (1989–2023, includes both regular season and playoffs) | (1989–2023, includes both regular season and playoffs) | (1989–2023, includes both regular season and playoffs) |

## Head coaches

| Coach | Years | Record |
| Makoto Kaneji | 1989-1992 | 29-6 (.829) |
| Shigeru Saito | 1993-1995 | 21-12-1 (.618) |
| Motohide Takano | 1996-1999, 2019–22 | 46-10 (.821) |
| Kiyoyuki Mori | 2000–2016 | 154-54 (.760) |
| Tominaga Hajime | 2017-18 | 10-10 (.500) |
| Yasushi Nakagawa | 2023-present | 1-7-1 (.125) |

## Current Import Players

| Jersey # | Name | Position | Years with the team | Alma Mater | Achievements |
| #41 | Michael Hawkins | CB | 2022-present | University of San Diego | |
Former Import players
| Name | Position | Years with the team | Alma Mater | Achievements |
| Ian Park | LT | 2019–2023 | Northwestern University | 2x All X-League Area Team member (2019 & 2020) |
| Joseph Marton | DL | 2022 | SGS College | |
| Joe Mathis | OLB | 2020 | Washington | 2x All X-League Team member (2018 & 2020) |
| Dakota Torres | TE | 2019 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | |
| Max Look | CB | 2019 | Pacific University | All X-League Area Team member (2019) |
| Fred Wyatt | DT | 2019 | Northwestern University |
| Derrick Bryant | LB | 2018 | University of Indianapolis | |