Osaka Blazers Sakai is a men's professional volleyball team based in Sakai city, Osaka, Japan. It plays in the V.Premier League.
Short name | Nippon Steel Sakai BZ | ||
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Founded | 1939 | ||
Ground | Sakai City, Osaka, Japan. | ||
Manager Head Coach | Mikiyasu Tanaka Shinya Chiba | ||
Captain | Takashi Dekita | ||
League | V.League Division 1 | ||
2021–22 | 5th place | ||
Website | Club home page | ||
Uniforms | |||
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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
edit- Champions (17): 1967-1968 1973-1974 1974-1975 1975-1976 1976-1977 1978-1979 1979-1980 1980-1981 1982-1983 1988-1989 1989-1990 1990-1991 1996-1997 1997-1998 2005-2006, 2010–11, 2012–13
- Runners-up (4): 1994-95,1995–96, 2008–09 and 2009–10
- Champions (14): 1952 1953 1957 1960 1967 1974 1975 1976 1977 1980 1984 1988 1989 1990
- Runner-up (2): 2007, 2021
Current roster
editThe following is team roster of Season 2023–2024.[3]
No. | Player Name | Date of birth | Position |
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1 | Yoshihiko Matsumoto | January 7, 1981 | Middle blocker |
2 | Yuki Higuchi | April 27, 1996 | Outside hitter |
3 | Kosuke Yasui | December 8, 2000 | Outside hitter |
4 | Naoya Takano | April 30, 1993 | Outside hitter |
5 | Tomohiro Horie | June 23, 1997 | Libero |
6 | Aiki Mori | April 19, 1998 | Libero |
7 | Takashi Dekita | August 13, 1991 | Middle blocker |
8 | Naoto Akima | September 19, 2000 | Middle blocker |
9 | Hiroshi Sakoda | May 1, 1996 | Outside hitter |
10 | Cole Hogland | April 6, 2000 | Middle blocker |
11 | Shigetome Hyuga | October 25, 1999 | Outside hitter |
13 | Sharone Vernon-Evans | August 28, 1998 | Opposite hitter |
14 | Shohei Yamaguchi (c) | July 21, 1994 | Setter |
18 | Rintaro Umemoto | April 9, 1998 | Middle blocker |
21 | Yutaro Takemoto | February 21, 1995 | Middle blocker |
22 | Akahoshi Shinjo | January 19, 2000 | Setter |
23 | Yukiya Uno | June 28, 1996 | Outside hitter |
Head coach: Shinya Chiba |
Former roster
editTeam roster – season 2022/2023 | ||||||
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No. | Player Name | Date of birth | Position | |||
1 | Yoshihiko Matsumoto | January 7, 1981 | Middle blocker | |||
2 | Yuki Higuchi | April 27, 1996 | Outside hitter | |||
3 | Kosuke Yasui In | December 8, 2000 | Outside hitter | |||
4 | Naoya Takano | April 30, 1993 | Outside hitter | |||
5 | Tomohiro Horie | June 23, 1997 | Libero | |||
7 | Takashi Dekita (c) | August 13, 1991 | Middle blocker | |||
8 | Naoto Akima In | September 19, 2000 | Middle blocker | |||
9 | Hiroshi Sakoda | May 1, 1996 | Outside hitter | |||
11 | Shigetome Hyuga | October 25, 1999 | Outside hitter | |||
13 | Sharone Vernon-Evans | August 28, 1998 | Opposite hitter | |||
14 | Shohei Yamaguchi | July 21, 1994 | Setter | |||
17 | Akihiro Fukatsu | July 23, 1987 | Setter | |||
18 | Rintaro Umemoto | April 9, 1998 | Middle blocker | |||
20 | Tomohiro Yamamoto | November 5, 1994 | Libero | |||
21 | Yutaro Takemoto | February 21, 1995 | Middle blocker | |||
22 | Akahoshi Shinjo | January 19, 2000 | Setter | |||
23 | Yukiya Uno | June 28, 1996 | Outside hitter | |||
Head coach: Shinya Chiba |
League results
editChampion Runner-up
League | Position | Teams | Matches | Win | Lose | |
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V.League | ||||||
1st (1994–95) | Runner-up | 8 | 21 | 10 | 11 | |
2nd (1995–96) | Runner-up | 8 | 21 | 13 | 8 | |
3rd (1996–97) | Champion | 8 | 21 | 14 | 7 | |
4th (1997–98) | Champion | 8 | 21 | 17 | 4 | |
5th (1998–99) | 6th | 10 | 18 | 10 | 8 | |
6th (1999-00) | 4th | 10 | 18 | 15 | 3 | |
7th (2000–01) | 5th | 10 | 18 | 10 | 8 | |
8th (2001–02) | 3rd | 10 | 18 | 12 | 6 | |
9th (2002–03) | 6th | 8 | 21 | 8 | 13 | |
10th (2003–04) | 4th | 8 | 21 | 12 | 9 | |
11th (2004–05) | 6th | 8 | 28 | 11 | 17 | |
12th (2005–06) | Champion | 8 | 28 | 17 | 11 | |
V・Premier | 2006-07 | 6th | 8 | 28 | 9 | 19 |
2007-08 | 4th | 8 | 28 | 15 | 13 | |
2008-09 | Runner-up | 8 | 28 | 15 | 13 | |
2009-10 | Runner-up | 8 | 28 | 18 | 10 | |
2010-11 | Champion | 8 | 24 | 19 | 5 | |
2011-12 | 4th | 8 | 21 | 13 | 8 | |
2012-13 | Champion | 8 | 28 | 17 | 11 | |
2013-14 | 3rd | 8 | 28 | 19 | 9 | |
2014-15 | 4th | 8 | 21 | 8 | 13 | |
2015-16 | 6th | 8 | 21 | 10 | 11 | |
2016-17 | 6th | 8 | 21 | 8 | 13 | |
2017–18 | 7th | 8 | 21 | 7 | 14 | |
V.League Division 1 | 2018–19 | 6th | 10 | 32 | 16 | 16 |
2019–20 | 5th | 10 | 28 | 15 | 13 | |
2020–21 | 7th | 10 | 36 | 17 | 19 | |
2021–22 | 5th | 10 | 36 | 24 | 12 | |
2022–23 | 4th | 10 | 39 | 24 | 15 |
References
edit- ^ チーム沿革 (in Japanese). Japan Volleyball League Organization. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
External links
edit- Official website (in Japanese)
- V.league (in Japanese)