Osaka Blazers Sakai is a men's professional
volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...
team based in
Sakai city, Osaka,
Japan
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. It plays in the
V.Premier League.
The club was founded in 1939 as part of the
Kitakyushu, Fukuoka
is a city located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of June 1, 2019, Kitakyushu has an estimated population of 940,978, making it the second-largest city in both Fukuoka Prefecture and the island of Kyushu after the city of Fukuoka. It is one of ...
-based
Yawata Steel athletic club which also included
football
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club
Yawata Steel F.C. In 1969 the volleyball section split and moved to Sakai.
Honours
;
Japan Volleyball League/V.League/V.Premier League
*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
;
Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship
, is a volleyball tournament in Japan.
Kurowashiki () means the flag of black eagle. It opens in May every year at Osaka. It is organized by the Japan Volleyball Association and the Mainichi Newspapers.
History
*1952 - It started as All Japan V ...
*Champions (14): 1952 1953 1957 1960 1967 1974 1975 1976 1977 1980 1984 1988 1989 1990
;
Emperor's Cup
, commonly known as or also Japan FA Cup is a Japanese football competition. It has the longest tradition of any football match in Japan, dating back to 1921, before the formation of the J.League, Japan Football League and their predecessor, J ...
*Runner-up (2): 2007, 2021
Current roster
The following is team roster of
Season 2023–2024.
Former roster
League results
Champion Runner-up
References
External links
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V.league
{{V.League (Japan) Premier Men's
Volleyball teams in Japan
Volleyball clubs established in 1939
Sports teams in Osaka Prefecture
1939 establishments in Japan