Founded | 1958 |
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Ground | Kariya, Aichi, Japan |
Head coach | Michał Mieszko Gogol |
Captain | Ryuta Homma |
League | V.League |
2021–22 | 7th place |
Website | Club home page |
Championships | |
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JTEKT Stings Aichi (ジェイテクトSTINGS愛知, Jeitekuto STINGS Aichi) is a men's volleyball team based in the city of Kariya, Japan. It competes in the V.League, the highest volleyball league in Japan. The club was founded in 1958 and the current owner of the club is JTEKT.
JTEKT Stings was founded as Toyoda Kōki volleyball club in 1958.
The club was promoted to V1 League (later renamed the Challenge League) in 2002. The club was renamed the JTEKT Stings in 2006. In 2010, the club won the Challenge League for the first time. In 2013, the club was promoted to V.Premier League (later was changed to V.League division 1), the highest league in Japan, after beating Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler. [1] [2] [3] In 2020, the club won V.League division 1 title in Season 2019/20 for the first time in club's history. [4]
JTEKT Stings won their second title of Emperor's Cup in 2022. [5] To celebrate the 10th anniversary of their entry into the V.League Division 1, they wore a limited edition 10th anniversary uniform featuring red and Mizuno's original blue.
The following is team roster of Season 2023-24 [12]
No. | Player Name | Date of birth | Position |
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1 | Yuto Fujinaka | April 20, 1996 | Outside hitter |
3 | Dai Tezuka | November 18, 1988 | Outside hitter |
4 | Taichi Fukuyama | February 7, 1993 | Middle blocker |
5 | Rao Shuhan | December 23, 1996 | Middle blocker |
6 | Kawahigashi Yudai | June 19, 1998 | Setter |
8 | Masahiro Sekita | November 20, 1993 | Setter |
9 | Go Murayama | July 30, 1998 | Middle blocker |
10 | Tine Urnaut | September 3, 1988 | Outside hitter |
11 | Kosuke Hata | July 15, 1995 | Outside Hitter |
17 | Ryuta Homma (c) | October 17, 1991 | Libero |
18 | Junpei Michii | November 19, 1997 | Setter |
20 | Jin Tsuzuki | December 28, 1998 | Outside hitter |
21 | Kazuyuki Takahashi | January 26, 2000 | Libero |
22 | Daigo Iwamoto | February 10, 2001 | Middle blocker |
23 | Shunichiro Sato | May 17, 2000 | Middle blocker |
Head coach: Michał Gogol |
Team roster – season 2022/2023 | ||||||
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No. | Player Name | Date of birth | Position | |||
1 | Yuto Fujinaka | April 20, 1996 | Outside hitter | |||
2 | Akitomo Kanamaru | March 4, 1984 | Middle blocker | |||
3 | Chen Longhai | March 29, 1991 | Middle blocker | |||
4 | Taichi Fukuyama | February 7, 1993 | Middle blocker | |||
6 | Kawahigashi Yudai | June 19, 1998 | Setter | |||
7 | Kouhei Yanagisawa | May 24, 1993 | Outside hitter | |||
8 | Masahiro Yanagida | July 6, 1992 | Outside hitter | |||
9 | Go Murayama | July 30, 1998 | Middle blocker | |||
10 | Tine Urnaut | September 3, 1988 | Outside hitter | |||
11 | Ryosuke Hakamaya | November 1, 1988 | Opposite spiker | |||
12 | Masahiro Sekita | November 20, 1993 | Setter | |||
14 | Yuji Nishida | January 30, 2000 | Opposite spiker | |||
17 | Ryuta Homma (c) | October 17, 1991 | Libero | |||
18 | Junpei Michii | November 19, 1997 | Setter | |||
20 | Jin Tsuzuki | December 28, 1998 | Outside hitter | |||
21 | Kazuyuki Takahashi | January 26, 2000 | Libero | |||
22 | Daigo Iwamoto In | February 10, 2001 | Middle blocker | |||
23 | Shunichiro Sato In | May 17, 2000 | Middle blocker | |||
Head coach: Federico Fagiani |
Team roster – season 2021/22 [13] | ||||||
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No. | Player Name | Date of birth | Position | |||
1 | Yuto Fujinaka | April 20, 1996 | Outside hitter | |||
2 | Akitomo Kanamaru | March 4, 1984 | Middle blocker | |||
3 | Chen Longhai | March 29, 1991 | Middle blocker | New player [14] | ||
4 | Taichi Fukuyama | December 20, 1993 | Middle blocker | Deputy Captain | ||
6 | Luiz Felipe Fonteles | June 19, 1984 | Outside hitter | |||
7 | Kouhei Yanagisawa | May 24, 1993 | Outside hitter | |||
8 | Hiroya Kori | February 6, 1996 | Outside hitter | |||
9 | Go Murayama | July 30, 1998 | Middle blocker | |||
10 | Mitsuki Kobayashi | May 10, 1997 | Setter | |||
11 | Ryosuke Hakamaya | November 1, 1988 | Opposite spiker | |||
12 | Ryo Kohrogi | August 14, 1983 | Libero | |||
15 | Kento Miyaura | February 22, 1999 | Opposite spiker | Rookie [15] | ||
16 | Sho Kuboyama | February 4, 1992 | Setter | |||
17 | Ryuta Homma | October 17, 1991 | Libero | Captain | ||
18 | Junpei Michii | November 19, 1997 | Setter | |||
20 | Jin Tsuzuki | December 28, 1998 | Outside hitter | Rookie [15] | ||
Head coach: Federico Fagiani |
Team roster – season 2020/21 [16] | ||||||
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No. | Player Name | Date of birth | Position | |||
1 | Yuto Fujinaka | April 20, 1996 | Outside hitter | |||
2 | Akitomo Kanamaru | March 4, 1984 | Middle blocker | |||
3 | Yamato Fushimi | December 24, 1991 | Middle blocker | |||
4 | Taichi Fukuyama | December 20, 1993 | Middle blocker | |||
5 | Rao Shuhan | December 23, 1996 | Middle blocker | |||
6 | Luiz Felipe Fonteles | June 19, 1984 | Outside hitter | |||
7 | Kouhei Yanagisawa | May 24, 1993 | Outside hitter | |||
8 | Hiroya Kori | February 6, 1996 | Outside hitter | |||
9 | Go Murayama | July 30, 1998 | Middle blocker | |||
10 | Mitsuki Kobayashi | May 10, 1997 | Setter | |||
11 | Ryosuke Hakamaya | November 1, 1988 | Opposite spiker | |||
12 | Ryo Kohrogi | August 14, 1983 | Libero | |||
14 | Yuji Nishida | January 30, 2000 | Opposite spiker | |||
15 | Kento Miyaura | February 22, 1999 | Opposite spiker | |||
16 | Sho Kuboyama | February 4, 1992 | Setter | |||
17 | Ryuta Homma (c) | October 17, 1991 | Libero | |||
18 | Junpei Michii | November 19, 1997 | Setter | |||
19 | Hiroaki Asano | June 10, 1990 | Outside hitter | |||
20 | Jin Tsuzuki | December 28, 1998 | Outside hitter | |||
Head coach: Shinji Takahashi Assistant: Federico Fagiani |
Team roster – season 2019/20 | ||||||
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No. | Player Name | Date of birth | Position | |||
1 | Yuto Fujinaka | April 20, 1996 | Outside hitter | |||
2 | Akitomo Kanamaru | March 4, 1984 | Middle blocker | |||
3 | Yamato Fushimi | December 24, 1991 | Middle blocker | |||
4 | Taichi Fukuyama | December 20, 1993 | Middle blocker | |||
5 | Rao Shuhan | December 23, 1996 | Middle blocker New player | |||
6 | Matey Kaziyski | September 23, 1984 | Outside hitter | |||
7 | Kouhei Yanagisawa | May 24, 1993 | Outside hitter | |||
8 | Hiroya Kori | February 6, 1996 | Outside hitter | |||
9 | Masatoshi Tatsumi | January 9, 1989 | Middle blocker | |||
10 | Mitsuki Kobayashi | May 10, 1997 | Setter | |||
11 | Ryosuke Hakamaya | November 1, 1988 | Opposite spiker | |||
12 | Ryo Kohrogi | August 14, 1983 | Libero | |||
14 | Yuji Nishida | January 30, 2000 | Opposite spiker | |||
15 | Souta Nakane | March 2, 1996 | Setter | |||
16 | Sho Kuboyama | February 4, 1992 | Setter | |||
17 | Ryuta Homma (c) | October 17, 1991 | Libero | |||
18 | Junpei Michii | November 19, 1997 | Setter | |||
19 | Hiroaki Asano | June 10, 1990 | Outside hitter | |||
Head coach: Shinji Takahashi Assistant: Federico Fagiani |
Champions Runners-up
League | Position | Teams | Matches | Win | Lose | |
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V.League | 5th (2002–03) | 5th | 8 | 14 | 7 | 7 |
6th (2003–04) | 5th | 7 | 12 | 5 | 7 | |
7th (2004–05) | 6th | 8 | 14 | 7 | 7 | |
8th (2005–06) | 4th | 8 | 14 | 8 | 6 | |
V・Challenge League | 2006-07 | 3rd | 9 | 16 | 12 | 4 |
2007-08 | 5th | 10 | 18 | 11 | 7 | |
2008-09 | 3rd | 12 | 18 | 14 | 4 | |
2009-10 | Champion | 11 | 15 | 15 | 0 | |
2010-11 | Champion | 11 | 16 | 15 | 1 | |
2011-12 | Runner-Up | 11 | 15 | 13 | 2 | |
2012-13 | Champion | 11 | 20 | 18 | 2 | |
V・Premier League | 2013-14 | 8th | 8 | 28 | 6 | 22 |
2014-15 | 5th | 8 | 21 | 9 | 12 | |
2015-16 | 4th | 8 | 21 | 12 | 9 | |
2016-17 | 3rd | 8 | 21 | 9 | 12 | |
2017-18 | 5th | 8 | 21 | 8 | 13 | |
V・League Division 1 | 2018–19 | 7th | 10 | 27 | 13 | 14 |
2019–20 | Champion | 10 | 29 | 25 | 4 | |
2020–21 | 4th | 10 | 34 | 23 | 11 | |
2021–22 | 7th | 10 | 36 | 15 | 21 | |
2022–23 | 6th | 10 | 36 | 22 | 14 |
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