Osaka Blazers Sakai

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Nippon Steel Sakai Blazers
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Short nameNippon Steel Sakai BZ
Founded1939
Ground Sakai City, Osaka, Japan.
Manager
Head Coach		 Flag of Japan.svg Mikiyasu Tanaka
Flag of Japan.svg Shinya Chiba
Captain Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Dekita
League V.League Division 1
2021–22 5th place
Website Club home page
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Osaka Blazers Sakai is a men's professional volleyball team based in Sakai city, Osaka, Japan. It plays in the V.Premier League.

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The club was founded in 1939 as part of the Kitakyushu, Fukuoka-based Yawata Steel athletic club which also included football club Yawata Steel F.C. [1] In 1969 the volleyball section split and moved to Sakai.

On October 2, 2023, the club changed its name into Nippon Steel Sakai Blazers. [2]

Honours

Japan Volleyball League/V.League/V.Premier League
Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship
Emperor's Cup

Current roster

The following is team roster of Season 2023–2024. [3]

No.Player NameDate of birthPosition
1 Flag of Japan.svg Yoshihiko Matsumoto January 7, 1981 (age 44)Middle blocker
2 Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Higuchi April 27, 1996 (age 29)Outside hitter
3 Flag of Japan.svg Kosuke Yasui December 8, 2000 (age 24)Outside hitter
4 Flag of Japan.svg Naoya Takano April 30, 1993 (age 32)Outside hitter
5 Flag of Japan.svg Tomohiro Horie June 23, 1997 (age 28)Libero
6 Flag of Japan.svg Aiki Mori April 19, 1998 (age 27)Libero
7 Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Dekita August 13, 1991 (age 34)Middle blocker
8 Flag of Japan.svg Naoto Akima September 19, 2000 (age 25)Middle blocker
9 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroshi Sakoda May 1, 1996 (age 29)Outside hitter
10 Flag of Japan.svg Cole Hogland April 6, 2000 (age 25)Middle blocker
11 Flag of Japan.svg Shigetome Hyuga October 25, 1999 (age 26)Outside hitter
13 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sharone Vernon-Evans August 28, 1998 (age 27)Opposite hitter
14 Flag of Japan.svg Shohei Yamaguchi (c)July 21, 1994 (age 31)Setter
18 Flag of Japan.svg Rintaro Umemoto April 9, 1998 (age 27)Middle blocker
21 Flag of Japan.svg Yutaro Takemoto February 21, 1995 (age 30)Middle blocker
22 Flag of Japan.svg Akahoshi Shinjo January 19, 2000 (age 25)Setter
23 Flag of Japan.svg Yukiya Uno June 28, 1996 (age 29)Outside hitter
Head coach: Flag of Japan.svg Shinya Chiba


Former roster

League results

 Champion    Runner-up

LeaguePositionTeamsMatchesWinLose
V.League
1st (1994–95)Runner-up8211011
2nd (1995–96)Runner-up821138
3rd (1996–97)Champion821147
4th (1997–98)Champion821174
5th (1998–99)6th1018108
6th (1999-00)4th1018153
7th (2000–01)5th1018108
8th (2001–02)3rd1018126
9th (2002–03)6th821813
10th (2003–04)4th821129
11th (2004–05)6th8281117
12th (2005–06)Champion8281711
V・Premier2006-076th828919
2007-084th8281513
2008-09Runner-up8281513
2009-10Runner-up8281810
2010-11Champion824195
2011-124th821138
2012-13Champion8281711
2013-143rd828199
2014-154th821813
2015-166th8211011
2016-176th821813
2017–18 7th821714
V.League Division 1 2018–19 6th10321616
2019–20 5th10281513
2020–21 7th10361719
2021–22 5th10362412
2022–23 4th10392415

References

  1. ↑ チーム沿革 (in Japanese). Japan Volleyball League Organization. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
  2. ↑ "日本製鉄 釜石シーウェイブスRFC、堺ブレイザーズの名称変更について | 日本製鉄株式会社". Digital PR Platform (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-10-02.
  3. ↑ "堺ブレイザーズ2023-24シーズン体制・スローガンについて". July 3, 2023.
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