Japanese women's volleyball team
Osaka Marvelous (大阪マーヴェラス, Ōsaka Māvuerasu),[1] formerly the JT Marvelous (JTマーヴェラス, JT Māvuerasu), is a women's volleyball team owned by Japan Tobacco Ltd., and based in Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan.
History
Osaka Marvelous was established in 1956.[2][3]
Honours
Domestic competitions
- Japan Volleyball League/V.League/V.Premier League/V.LEAGUE Division 1
- Business League/V1 League/V.Challenge League/V.Challenge League I/V.LEAGUE Division 2
Champion (4): 1998–99, 2002–03, 2014–15, 2015–16
Runners-up (1): 1995–96
- Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship
Champion (5): 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2018
Runners-up (5): 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010
- Empress's Cup
Champion (1): 2020
International competitions
League results
League
|
Position
|
Teams
|
Matches
|
Win
|
Lose
|
V.League (V・Premier) |
3rd (1996–97) |
8th |
8 |
21 |
1 |
20
|
6th (2000–01) |
7th |
10 |
18 |
6 |
12
|
7th (2000–01) |
8th |
10 |
18 |
6 |
12
|
8th (2001–02) |
9th |
9 |
16 |
2 |
14
|
10th (2003–04) |
7th |
10 |
18 |
6 |
12
|
11th (2004–05) |
4th |
10 |
27 |
15 |
12
|
12th (2005–06) |
7th |
10 |
27 |
12 |
15
|
V・Premier |
2006-07 |
Runner-up |
10 |
27 |
20 |
7
|
2007-08 |
8th |
10 |
27 |
12 |
15
|
2008-09 |
9th |
10 |
27 |
10 |
17
|
2009-10 |
Runner-up |
8 |
28 |
26 |
2
|
2010-11 |
Champion |
8 |
26 |
20 |
6
|
2011-12 |
5th |
8 |
21 |
11 |
10
|
2012-13 |
6th |
8 |
28 |
9 |
19
|
2013-14 |
7th |
8 |
28 |
12 |
16
|
V・Challenge |
2014-15 |
Champion |
10 |
18 |
17 |
1
|
V・Challenge 1 |
2015-16 |
Champion |
8 |
21 |
21 |
0
|
V・Premier |
2016-17 |
4th |
8 |
21 |
13 |
8
|
2017–18 |
Runner-up |
8 |
21 |
13 |
8
|
V.League Division 1 (V1) |
2018–19 |
3rd |
11 |
20 |
14 |
6
|
2019-20
|
Champion
|
12
|
21
|
17
|
4
|
2020-21
|
Champion
|
12
|
20
|
16
|
4
|
2021-22
|
Runner-up
|
12
|
34
|
27
|
7
|
2022-23
|
5th
|
12
|
33
|
23
|
10
|
2023-24
|
Runner-up
|
12
|
24
|
23
|
1
|
Current squad
2024-2025 Squad as of November 2024[4]
No.
|
Name
|
Position
|
Date of birth
|
Height (m)
|
1
|
Yuki Nishikawa
|
Outside Hitter
|
(2000-09-04) 4 September 2000 (age 24)
|
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
|
2
|
Kotona Hayashi
|
Outside Hitter
|
(1999-11-13) 13 November 1999 (age 25)
|
1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
|
3
|
Sachi Minowa
|
Middle Blocker
|
(1996-02-26) 26 February 1996 (age 29)
|
1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
|
4
|
Hitomi Shiode
|
Setter
|
(1999-09-15) 15 September 1999 (age 25)
|
1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
|
5
|
Lise Van Hecke
|
Outside Hitter
|
(1994-07-01) 1 July 1994 (age 30)
|
1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
|
6
|
Mizuki Tanaka
|
Outside Hitter
|
(1996-01-28) 28 January 1996 (age 29)
|
1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
|
7
|
Erina Ogawa
|
Middle Blocker
|
(1998-06-03) 3 June 1998 (age 26)
|
1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
|
8
|
Fuka Inoue
|
Libero
|
(2000-04-11) 11 April 2000 (age 25)
|
1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
|
9
|
Nana Sakakibara
|
Middle Blocker
|
(2002-03-07) 7 March 2002 (age 23)
|
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
|
10
|
Mana Nishizaki
|
Libero
|
(2002-05-01) 1 May 2002 (age 22)
|
1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
|
11
|
Yuka Meguro
|
Outside Hitter
|
(1996-01-06) 6 January 1996 (age 29)
|
1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
|
12
|
Mina Higashi
|
Setter
|
(2000-03-04) 4 March 2000 (age 25)
|
1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
|
13
|
Momoka Naruse
|
Middle Blocker
|
(2004-05-10) 10 May 2004 (age 20)
|
1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
|
14
|
Haruka Oyama
|
Middle Blocker
|
(2001-05-05) 5 May 2001 (age 23)
|
1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
|
15
|
Ameze Miyabe
|
Outside Hitter
|
(2001-10-12) 12 October 2001 (age 23)
|
1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
|
20
|
Haruka Yamashita
|
Setter
|
(1996-10-14) 14 October 1996 (age 28)
|
1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
|
21
|
Mikoto Shima
|
Outside Hitter
|
(1999-01-18) 18 January 1999 (age 26)
|
1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
|
Notable players
Notes
- ^ a b Jaja Santiago prior to August 2024, Sachi Minowa since then after she acquired Japanese citizenship
References