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team based in the city of

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, 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

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History

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

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. In 2020,the club won V.League division 1 title in Season 2019/20 for the first time in club's history. JTEKET Stings won their second title of

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in 2022. 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.

Team

Current roster

Former rosters

Notable players

Ernardo Gómez Ernardo "Harry" Andrés Gómez Cañas (born July 30, 1982 in Bolívar) is a Venezuelan former professional volleyball player, who won the gold medal with the Venezuela national team at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Rep ...

(2006–2007) * Fernando Hernández (2013–2015) *

Valentin Bratoev Valentin Bratoev ( bg, Валентин Братоев; October 21, 1987 in Sofia) is a Bulgarian volleyball player a member of Bulgaria men's national volleyball team and Bulgarian club CSKA Sofia. Bratoev won bronze medals with the national team ...

(2018–2019) *

Matey Kaziyski Matey Kaziyski ( bg, Матей Казийски) (born 23 September 1984) is a Bulgarian volleyball player, member of Bulgaria men's national volleyball team during 2003–2012 and Italian club Trentino Volley, a participant of the Olympic Games ...

(2015–2018, 2019–2020) *

Hiroaki Asano is a retired Japanese male volleyball player. He used to be a part of the Japan men's national volleyball team. On club level, he only played for JTEKT Stings since 2012. On 9 April 2021, the club announced that he would retire after the 69th ...

(2012–2021) *

Yuji Nishida is a Japanese volleyball player. Currently, he plays for JTEKT Stings in V.League Division 1. Nishida made his debut with JTEKT Stings at V.League on 6 January 2018 in a match against Osaka Blazers Sakai. His impressive debut at the young ...

(2017–2021,2022–2023) *

Yamato Fushimi Yamato Fushimi (伏見大和 ''Fushimi Yamato'', born December 24, 1991) is a Japanese volleyball player. He used to play for Japan men's national volleyball team and currently plays for Wolf Dogs Nagoya in V.League Division 1. Awards Clu ...

(2019–2021) *

Rao Shuhan Rao Shuhan (, born ) is a Chinese male volleyball player. He is part of the China men's national volleyball team. On club level, he used to play for JTEKT Stings is a men's volleyball team based in the city of Kariya, Japan. It competes in the ...

(2019–2021) *

Masahiro Yanagida is a Japanese male volleyball player. He is a member of the Japan men's national volleyball team, playing Outside Hitter. At the club level he plays for the JTEKT Stings. Yanagida captained the senior national team from 2018 to 2021. Caree ...

(2022–2023) *

Masahiro Sekita is a Japanese male professional volleyball player from Tokyo. He currently plays in V.League Division 1 for JTEKT Stings and Japan men's national volleyball team. He used to be the captain of Japan U-21 national team in 2012 Asian Junior Men' ...

(2022–2023)

Honours

;

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(Highest league) *Champion(1): 2019–20 ; V1 League/V.Challenge League *Champions(3): 2009–10, 2010–11 and 2012–13 *Runners-up(1): 2011–12 ; Japanese Emperor's Cup *Champions(1): 2020,

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*Runners-up(1): 2013–14 ;

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*Champions(1): 2009

League results

Champions Runners-up

References

External links

JTEKT Stings
{{V.League (Japan) Premier Men's Japanese volleyball teams Volleyball clubs established in 1958 Sports teams in Aichi Prefecture 1958 establishments in Japan