is a women'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
Hitachinaka city, Ibaraki,
Japan. It plays in
V.League 1
The V.League 1 ( vi, Giải bóng đá vô địch quốc gia, lit=National Football League), also called Night Wolf V.League 1 due to sponsorship reasons, is the top professional football league in Vietnam, controlled by the Vietnam Professio ...
. The owner is
Hitachi Automotive Systems.
History
*It was founded in November 1980 as Hitachi Sawa Rivale.
*It was promoted to the V.League in 1998.
*In April 2009, it lost the V.challenge match, so it was demoted to the V.challenge League for the next season.
*In April 2010, the team name was changed to Hitachi Rivale.
*In April 2013, It was re-promoted to V. Premier League after beating
Denso Airybees
is a women's volleyball team based in Nishio city, Aichi, Japan. It plays in V.League 1. The club was founded in 1972.
The owner of the team is Denso.
Honours
Japan Volleyball League/V.League/V.Premier League
*Runners-up (1): 2007-2008
*Regu ...
.
Honours
;
V.Premier League
*Runners-up (1): 2016
;
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): 2006
League results
Current squad
2021-2022 Squad as of 25 August - 2021
* Head coach:
Asako Tajimi
Former players
Domestic Players
;
*
Yuki Sugawara Tanaka (2006-2008)
*
Akiko Ino (2005-2007)
*
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*Keiko (given name), a feminine Japanese given name
*Emperor Keiko
*Keiko (orca), a performing killer whale best known for the film ''Free Willy''
** "Keiko" (song), a single by Lucerito dedicated to Keiko the orca
*Keiko (music ...
(2005–2009)
*
Megumi Itabashi (2003–2009)
*
Mariko Futakawa (2007–2009)
*
Ayano Inishi (2006–2009)
*
Kaori Iida
is a Japanese pop singer and actress, associated with Hello! Project and best known as a founding member of the girl band Morning Musume. She has also recorded with the Morning Musume side project band Tanpopo and is currently a solo artist. ...
(1998–2009)
*
Miki Shimada (2006–2009)
*
Narumi Takashima (2007–2009)
*
Saori Ishida (2007–2009)
*
Makoto Matsuura (2009–2010)
*
Sae Ishida (2008-2015)
*
Akari Fujisaki (2007-2010)
*
Yurie Yamamoto (2009-2010)
*
Ai Yoshida (2008-2011)
*
Airi Kawahara (2009-2011)
*
Kaori Nakamura (2007-2011)
*
Kotomi Tosaki (2008-2011)
*
Midori Miyakozawa (2001–2006, 2011–2012)
*
Asako Tajimi (2011–2012)
*
Momoka Minami (2011–14)
*
Yukiko Ebata
Yukiko Ebata (江畑 幸子 ''Ebata Yukiko'', born November 7, 1989) is a retired Japanese volleyball player who played for the PFU BlueCats and was a member of the Japan women's national volleyball team. She was a member of Japan's bronze med ...
(2007–14)
*
Yukino Nagamatsu (2011–2014)
*
Saori Takahashi
Saori Takahashi (高橋 沙織 ''Takahashi Saori'', born December 9, 1992) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Hitachi Rivale. She also plays for the All-Japan women's volleyball team.
Takahashi played for the All-Japan team for the f ...
(2011–2014)
*
Marie Wada (2013–2015)
*
Arisa Satō (2012–2018)
*
Megumi Kurihara
Megumi Kurihara (栗原恵 ''Kurihara Megumi'', born July 31, 1984) is a Japanese volleyball former player who played for JT Marvelous. She also played for the All-Japan women's volleyball team and participated at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olym ...
(2014–2018)
*
Mami Uchiseto (2013–2017)
*
Kana Shimohira (2016–2018)
*
Kaori Mabashi (2016-2019
Transfer to
Kurobe AquaFairies
is a women's volleyball team based in Kurobe, Toyama, Japan. It plays in V.League_(Japan), V.League Division 1 Women. The club was founded in 1998.
It is operated by Kurobe city Athletic Association.
History
*It was founded in 1998.
*It was p ...
*
Moemi Toi (2006-201
* Hisae Watanabe (
:ja:渡邊久惠, ja) (2013–2020)
*
Sakura Doi (2016–2020)
*
Yuka Onodera (2015–2021)
*
Uran Horii (2017–2021)
* Miyu Kubota (
ja) (2017–2021)
*
Maiha Haga (2015–2021)
*
Miya Sato (2011–2021)
Foreign Players
;
*
Laura Heyrman (2018-2019)
;
*
Sidarka Núñez (2008–2009)
;
*
Francien Huurman(2011–2012)
;
*
Cursty Le Roux (2016-2018)
*
Lauren Paolini (2013-2017)
References
External links
Official Website
{{Hitachi
Japanese volleyball teams
Volleyball clubs established in 1980
Sports teams in Ibaraki Prefecture
Hitachi