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 Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan. It plays in

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. The owner of the team is

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. The club was founded in April 1978 as NEC's corporate team, participating the same year in the 10th V.Challenge League tournament. The club advanced to membership in the Japan Volleyball League in 1979, securing 3rd place in the league rankings by the end of the season. The club has subsequently been league champions six times, and marked its 200th victory in 2008.

Honours

; Japan Volleyball League/V.League/V.Premier League *Champions (6): 1987–1988, 1996–1997, 1999–2000, 2002–2003, 2004–2005, 2014–2015, 2016–17 *Runners-up (4): 1986–1987, 1995–1996, 1997–1998, 2001-2002 ;

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*Champions (2): 1997, 2001 *Runners-up (7): 1985, 1987, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2011, 2013

League results

Current squad

2021-2022 Squad, as of 22 June - 2021 * Head coach: Takayuki Kaneko

Former players

Domestic players ; * Hiroko Tsukumo (1993-2004) *

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(2001-2002) *

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(2002-2004) *

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(2003-2004) *

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(2001-2005) *

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(2000-2006) *

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(2006-2009) *

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(2007-2010) * Sayoko Matsuzaki (2001-2010) *

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(2003-2010) * Saori Takasaki (2005-2010) * Ayako Watanabe (2003-2011) * Yuko Maruyama (2008-2011) * Sachiko Sugiyama (1998-2013) * Kanako Naito (2009-2012) * Akari Oumi (2012-2017) * Hiroko Matsuura (2009–2012) * Akiko Ino (2009–2012) * Yumiko Tsuzuki (2013–2014) * Akiko Uchida (2008–2014) * Makoto Matsuura (2010–2014) *

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(2011–2014) * Miyuki Akiyama (2007–2015) * Nami Sagawa (2014–2017) * Kaname Yamaguchi (2014-2019) * Sayaka Iwasaki (2013-2019) * Kana Ono (2011-2019) * Saki Minemura (2018–2020) * Yuna Okuyama (2014–2020) * Shiori Aratani ( ja) (2016–2020) Transferred to Himeji Victorina * Mio Sato (2019–2021) ( ja) Foreign players ; * Ana Paula Ferreira (2008-2010) * Fernanda Garay Rodrigues (2010-2011) ; * Emiliya Dimitrova (2016-2017) ; * Hana Čutura (2013–14) ; * Riikka Lehtonen (2006-2007) ; * Berenika Tomsia (2019–2020) ; * Elena Tyurina (1990-1994) *

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(1995-1997) *

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(1998-1999) ; * Brižitka Molnar (2011-2012) ; *

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(2012–13, 2014–2016) * Neriman Özsoy (2020–2021) ; * Erin Aldrich (2007-2008) *

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(2018–19)

References

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