The Wolf Dogs Nagoya () are a men's
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 Sum ...
team based in
Inazawa, Aichi, Japan. They play in the
V.Premier League.
History
The club was founded in 1961 by the workers of Toyoda Gosei, one of the
Toyota Motor
is a Japanese Multinational corporation, multinational Automotive industry, automotive manufacturer headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi, Japan. It was founded by Kiichiro Toyoda and incorporated on . Toyota is one of the Automotive industry#By ...
group companies. They initially played nine-player volleyball but switched to six-player volleyball in 1982. They were promoted to the Regional League in 1984 and to the second top-level national league in 1993. They were promoted to V. League in 1998 for the first time.
In 2019, Team changed its name from Toyoda Gosei Trefuerza into Wolfdogs Nagoya.
Current roster
The following is team roster of
Season 2022-2023
Honours
;
Japan Volleyball League/V.League/V.Premier League
:Winners (1): 2015–16
:Runners-up (2): 2016–17, 2017–18, 2021–22
;
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 ...
:Runners-up (1): 2007
;
Domestic Sports Festival
:Winners (1): 2012
League results
Champion Runner-up
Notable players
: (2005-2006)
: (2014-2019)
: (2021-present)
References
External links
Official website
{{V.League (Japan) Premier Men's
Japanese volleyball teams
Volleyball clubs established in 1961
Tourist attractions in Aichi Prefecture
Toyota