and around the Kanto area, with the west teams being in the Kansai area. Postseason At the end of the X1 Super season, the top four teams in each division head into the quarterfinals then the semifinals. The winners of the semifinals would advance to the Japan X Bowl. The top two teams in the X1 Area compete in the X1 Area Bowl for the chance to advance to the Area/Super promotional matches against the 7th and 8th place X1 Super teams. Japan X Bowl The two semifinal winners would meet for the league championship in the Japan X Bowl held at the Tokyo Dome. Since 1987, Japan X Bowl has decided the X League championship. Until 2002, it was known as the Tokyo Super Bowl. The winner of this game goes on to the Rice Bowl to face the winner of the Koshien Bowl, the national college championship game. Relegation and Division Replacement games The 7th and 8th place team from X1 Super would play a relegation playoff game against the 1st and 2nd place team from the X1 Area league. The same goes for the last place team in the X1 Area who would play the X2 champion to decide who would be the 8th team in X1 Area. 2022 X-League team organization X1 Super X1 Area X2 East Club Blue Thunders Sony Solidstate Warriors Hurricanes Ibaraki Saviors Yokohama Harbors Shitamachi Gorillaz Central AFC Cranes Club Barbarian Zero Fighters AFC Wranglers Ox Kawasaki AFC West Sidewinders Nishinomiya Bruins Club Hawkeye Osaka Gas Skunks Golden Fighters TRIAXIS J-Stars X3 East Itochu Wings Mitsui & Co., Ltd. Seagulls Club Steelers MERU-KYOEI Guardians West A Block Iso Superstars Lead Effort Ales Club Bears Sato Construction Standing Bears Club Islands Mie Firebird B Block Aichi Golden Wings Toyoda Bull Fighters Hiroshima Hawks Tristars Masahide Blazers Osaka Prefectural Police Shields Past League Results X-League Divisional Standings since 1997 East/Central West Until 2008, the top 2 teams in each division qualified for the playoffs to the Japan X bowl known as the Final6. Starting 2009, the top 3 teams in each division qualified for the Super9 in the 2nd stage. X1 Super X1 Area East/Central X1 Area West Playing venues Awards and honors All X-League Team Since 2000, the X-League honors outstanding players by electing them to the All X-League Team. 11 offensive players, 11 defensive players and 3 special team players are voted