Japan - V.League V1 (Division 1, Women) 2019-2020

  • Japan - V.League V1 (Division 1, Women) 2019-2020

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    Japan Volleyball League


    Regular Round begins October 12, 2019 (Saturday) and ends December 29, 2019 (Sunday). Matches are played every Saturday and Sunday.


    Note: The Empress' Cup Final Round which has usually been contested during the last week of December is scheduled for March 25–29, 2020 -- after the season is over.


    Each team will play twenty-one matches:

    • each in-conference rival three times (IC--15 matches)
    • each out-of-conference rival once (AC Warfare--6 matches)


    Regular Season is divided into four legs:

    • IC Leg 1: October 12–27, 2019
    • IC Leg 2: November 2–17, 2019
    • AC Warfare Leg: November 23 – December 8, 2019
    • IC Leg 3: December 14–29, 2019


    Final Stage begins January 11, 2020 (Sat) and ends January 26, 2020 (Sun):

    • Final 8: January 11, 2020 (Sat) – January 19, 2020 (Sun)
      • Challenge 4: January 11, 2020 (Sat) – January 13, 2020 (Mon)
    • Semifinals: January 25, 2020 (Sat)
    • Final & 3rd Place Match: January 26, 2020 (Sun)


    V1-V2 Promotion-Relegation Matches:

    • February 22–23, 2020 (Sat–Sun)


    Empress' Cup Final Round:

    • March 25–29, 2020

    Kurowashiki (Black Eagle Flag) Tournament:

    • TBD (usually 1st week of May)
  • 2019-2020 Regular Round Schedule, Results, and Highlights

    All times are JST (UTC+9)

    In-conference Leg 1

    Sat 12 Oct 2019

    Sun 13 Oct 2019

    Sat 19 Oct 2019

    Sun 20 Oct 2019

    Sat 26 Oct 2019

    Sun 27 Oct 2019

    In-conference Leg 2

    Sat 2 Nov 2019

    Sun 3 Nov 2019

    Sat 9 Nov 2019

    Sun 10 Nov 2019

    Sat 16 Nov 2019

    Sun 17 Nov 2019

    Inter-conference (AC Warfare) Leg

    Sat 23 Nov 2019

    Sun 24 Nov 2019

    Sat 30 Nov 2019

    12:00 Toray Arrows v Hitachi Rivale

    12:00 Denso Airybees v Toyota Body Queens

    13:00 Hisamitsu Springs v Kurobe AquaFairies

    15:00 PFU BlueCats v Victorina Himeji

    15:00 NEC Red Rockets v Saitama Ageo Medics

    16:00 JT Marvelous v Okayama Seagulls


    Sun 1 Dec 2019

    11:00 Toray Arrows v Victorina Himeji

    12:00 Denso Airybees v Saitama Ageo Medics

    12:30 Hisamitsu Springs v JT Marvelous

    14:00 PFU BlueCats v Hitachi Rivale

    15:00 Toyota Body Queens v NEC Red Rockets

    15:30 Okayama Seagulls v Kurobe AquaFairies


    Sat 7 Dec 2019

    12:00 Toray Arrows v NEC Red Rockets

    12:00 JT Marvelous v Hitachi Rivale

    13:00 Okayama Seagulls v Saitama Ageo Medics

    15:00 Denso Airybees v PFU BlueCats

    15:00 Kurobe AquaFairies v Victorina Himeji

    16:00 Hisamitsu Springs v Toyota Body Queens


    Sun 8 Dec 2019

    12:00 Toray Arrows v Denso Airybees

    12:00 JT Marvelous v Victorina Himeji

    13:00 Okayama Seagulls v Toyota Body Queens

    15:00 PFU BlueCats v NEC Red Rockets

    15:00 Hitachi Rivale v Kurobe AquaFairies

    16:00 Hisamitsu Springs v Saitama Ageo Medics


    In-conference Leg 3

    Sat 14 Dec 2019

    12:00 Toyota Body Queens v JT Marvelous

    13:00 NEC Red Rockets v Okayama Seagulls

    13:00 Denso Airybees v Victorina Himeji

    15:00 Saitama Ageo Medics v Kurobe AquaFairies

    15:00 Toray Arrows v PFU BlueCats

    15:00 Hitachi Rivale v Hisamitsu Springs


    Sun 15 Dec 2019

    12:00 Toyota Body Queens v Toray Arrows

    13:00 Hisamitsu Springs v Denso Airybees

    15:00 JT Marvelous v PFU BlueCats

    15:00 Hitachi Rivale v Victorina Himeji


    Sat 21 Dec 2019

    12:00 PFU BlueCats v Toyota Body Queens

    12:00 JT Marvelous v Saitama Ageo Medics

    13:00 Okayama Seagulls v Hitachi Rivale

    15:00 Toray Arrows v Kurobe AquaFairies

    16:00 Denso Airybees v NEC Red Rockets

    17:00 Hisamitsu Springs v Victorina Himeji


    Sun 22 Dec 2019

    12:00 JT Marvelous v Kurobe AquaFairies

    12:00 Okayama Seagulls v Denso Airybees

    15:00 Toray Arrows v Saitama Ageo Medics

    15:00 NEC Red Rockets v Hitachi Rivale


    Sat 28 Dec 2019

    11:00 Kurobe AquaFairies v PFU BlueCats

    13:00 Victorina Himeji v NEC Red Rockets

    13:00 Hitachi Rivale v Denso Airybees

    13:30 JT Marvelous v Toray Arrows

    16:00 Hisamitsu Springs v Okayama Seagulls

    16:00 Toyota Body Queens v Saitama Ageo Medics


    Sun 29 Dec 2019

    12:00 Kurobe AquaFairies v Toyota Body Queens

    13:00 Victorina Himeji v Okayama Seagulls

    15:00 Saitama Ageo Medics v PFU BlueCats

    16:00 Hisamitsu Springs v NEC Red Rockets


    Rescheduled matches (from opening weekend)

    Sat 4 Jan 2020

    12:00 Denso v Hisamitsu

    14:00 Toray v Saitama (Source)

    15:00 NEC v Okayama


    Sun 5 Jan 2020

    12:00 Denso v Okayama

    15:00 Hisamitsu v NEC

  • 2019-2020 Final Stage

    Final 8 and Challenge 4

    • Sat 11 JAN 2020 (F8, C4)
    • Sun 12 JAN 2020 (F8, C4)
      • Mon 13 JAN 2020 (C4)
    • Sat 18 JAN 2020 (F8)
    • Sun 19 JAN 2020 (F8)

    Semifinals:

    • Sat 25 JAN 2020

    Gold & Bronze Matches:

    • Sun 26 JAN 2020

    V1-V2 Promotion-Relegation Matches:

    • February 22–23, 2020 (Sat–Sun)

    Final 8 Group Breakdown

    Teams will receive points based on their regular season performance and add the Final 8 results

    • 1st place finisher from each Conference - 3 points
    • 2nd place finisher from each Conference - 2 points
    • 3rd place finisher from each Conference - 1 point
    • 4th place finisher from each Conference - 0 points

    There will be two groups for the Final 8 – January 11–19, 2020

    • Group A
      • Premier Conference 1st & 3rd place
      • Star Conference 2nd & 4th place
    • Group B
      • Star Conference 1st & 3rd place
      • Premier Conference 2nd & 4th place
    • 3 matches in each group (round robin)
    • Top 2 teams from each group advance to semifinals

    Tiebreakers for Final 8 (if tied on points)

    1. Wins
    2. Sets ratio
    3. Points ratio

    Semifinals (1 match) – January 25, 2020

    Group A 1st vs Group B 2nd

    Group B 1st vs Group A 2nd


    Final (1 match) – January 26, 2020

    Semifinal winners


    Sourced here, here, and here. Translated and explained by brahmin here

  • Challenge 4 Stage


    The teams finishing 5th and 6th in their conference will be placed into the Challenge 4; 5th place teams receive 1 advantage point, 6th place teams receive zero.


    A three team round robin takes place over three days. The top two teams stay in V1. The bottom two teams will playoff against V2 1st and 2nd place finishers in the V.Challenge Match:

    • V1 11th vs. V2 2nd
    • V1 12th vs. V2 1st

    If the V2 team does not have an S1 license, they will not play a match.


    Sat 11 Jan 2020 Sun 12 Jan 2020 Mon 13 Jan 2020
    Hitachi 3–1 Kurobe
    PFU 3–2 Himeji
    Hitachi 3–1 Himeji
    PFU 2–3 Kurobe
    Hitachi 3–0 PFU
    Himeji 1–3 Kurobe


    Challenge 4 Final Results


    # Team Points Win Lose Sets W Sets L Sets Ratio Pts W Pts L Pts Ratio
    1 Hitachi Rivale 10 3 0 9 2 4.50 269 199 1.35
    2 Kurobe AquaFairies 5 2 1 7 6 1.17 271 290 0.93
    3 PFU BlueCats 4 1 2 5 8 0.62 263 289 0.91
    4 Himeji Victorina 1 0 3 4 9 0.44 274 299 0.92



    V.Challenge Match (Promotion-Relegation Matches)

    Sat 22 Feb 2020

    Himeji 3–0 Gumma Bank


    Sun 23 Feb 2020

    Himeji 3–0 Gumma Bank


    Himeji and PFU remain in V1. No match was played between PFU and GSS Sunbeams (V2 second place finisher) because the Sunbeams do not have an S1 License.

    All Stars, Empress Cup were cancelled

  • Hisamitsu Springs - 久光製 薬 スプリングス - Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Springs

    Setter:

    • jpn.gif 11 Erika Sakae
    • jpn.gif 24 Ayano Kojima

    Libero:

    • jpn.gif 10 Kotoki Zayasu
    • jpn.gif 18 Mana Toe

    Middle Blocker:

    • bra.gif 2 Fabiana Claudino
    • jpn.gif 4 Nana Iwasaka
    • jpn.gif 9 Haruka Kanamori
    • jpn.gif 13 Kiyora Obikawa
    • jpn.gif 17 Asuka Hamamtsu
    • jpn.gif 19 Shion Hirayama

    Wings:

    • jpn.gif 1 Miyu Nagaoka (OP)
    • jpn.gif 3 Risa Shinnabe (OP)
    • jpn.gif 5 Arisa Inoue
    • jpn.gif 6 Yuki Ishii (C)
    • jpn.gif 7 Hikari Kato
    • jpn.gif 8 Rika Nomoto
    • jpn.gif 12 Yuka Imamura
    • jpn.gif 14 Miyu Nakagawa


    HEAD COACH - Shingo Sakai


    IN:

    jpn.gif Miyu Nagaoka (OP)

    jpn.gif Shion Hirayama (MB) (Higashi Kyushu Ryukoku High School)

    jpn.gif Ayano Kojima (S) (Used to set for Hisamitsu as Ayano Nakaoji)

    bra.gif Fabiana Claudino


    OUT:

    jpn.gif Minami Higane (S) :(Don't know why Source

    jpn.gif Chizuru Koto (S) Retired

    jpn.gif Fumika Moriya (MB) - Transfer -> Denso Airybees Source

    usa.gif Foluke Akinradewo (MB) Homesick

    jpn.gif Sayaka Tsustui (L) Transfer -> PFU Source

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  • Denso Airybees - デンソ エアリービーズ - Densō Earībīzu

    Setter:

    • jpn.gif 6 Kanami Tashiro
    • jpn.gif 7 Kozue Hayasaka
    • jpn.gif 8 Airi Tahara

    Libero:

    • jpn.gif 9 Mikiha Oguchi
    • jpn.gif 11 Kotoe Inoue
    • jpn.gif 12 Momoko Ishibashi

    Middle Blocker:

    • jpn.gif 2 Haruka Sekiyama
    • jpn.gif 5 Riho Otake
    • jpn.gif 10 Fumika Moriya
    • jpn.gif 13 Mai Okumura
    • jpn.gif 17 Asuka Nomura
    • jpn.gif 18 Sinéad Jack

    Wings:

    • jpn.gif 1 Minami Nakamoto
    • jpn.gif 3 Yui Asahi
    • jpn.gif 4 Nana Sakamoto
    • jpn.gif 15 Yurie Nabeya (C)
    • jpn.gif 20 Reina Toukoku
    • jpn.gif 21 Rei Kudo
    • vie.gif 22 Tran Thi Thanh Thuy (OP)
    • jpn.gif 23 Reina Sano (OP)
    • jpn.gif 24 Yuki Hyodo


    HEAD COACH - Gen Kawakita


    IN:

    jpn.gif Kanami Tashiro (S) (Toray -> CSM Bucuresti)

    jpn.gif Fumika Moriya MB (Hisamitsu)

    jpn.gif Kotoe Inoue (L) (CSM Bucuresti)

    jpn.gif Mai Okumura (MB) (Nakhon Ratchasima)

    vie.gif Tran Thi Thanh Thuy (OH) (Attack Line)


    OUT:

    jpn.gif Yuko Suzuki (S) Retired

    jpn.gif Chitose Nakagawa (L) Retired

    jpn.gif Mika Yamada (C) (L) Retired

    jpn.gif Mizuho Ishida (OH) Retired

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  • NEC Red Rockets - NEC レッド ロケッツ - NEC Reddo Rokettsu

    Setter:

    • jpn.gif 3 Shiori Tsukada
    • jpn.gif 8 Yuna Okuyama
    • jpn.gif 10 Yuka Sawada

    Libero:

    • jpn.gif 16 Manami Kojima
    • jpn.gif 18 Mio Sato

    Middle Blocker:

    • jpn.gif 1 Haruyo Shimamura
    • jpn.gif 6 Kaori Ueno
    • jpn.gif 13 Nichika Yamada

    Wings:

    • jpn.gif 2 Sarina Koga
    • jpn.gif 4 Mizuki Yanagita (OP)
    • jpn.gif 5 Haruna Soga
    • jpn.gif 7 Saki Minemura
    • jpn.gif 9 Nanami Hirose
    • jpn.gif 11 Chinami Furuya
    • jpn.gif 12 Misaki Yamauchi (OP) (C)
    • jpn.gif 14 Shiori Aratani (OP-MB)
    • jpn.gif 15 Ayumi Yoshida
    • pol.gif 17 Berenika Tomsia (OP)


    HEAD COACH - Takayuki Kaneko


    IN:

    jpn.gif Haruna Soga (Kinrankai High School)

    jpn.gif Chinami Furuya (Shoin University)

    jpn.gif Yuka Sawada (Tohoku Fukushi University)

    jpn.gif Ayumi Yoshida (Furukawa Gakuen High School)

    jpn.gif Mio Sato (Toyota Body Queens)

    pol.gif Berenika Tomsia (OP) (Incheon Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders)


    OUT:

    jpn.gif Kaname Yamaguchi (S) Retired

    jpn.gif Sayaka Shinohara (S) Retired

    jpn.gif Sayaka Iwasaki (L) Retired

    jpn.gif Kana Ono (MB) Retired

    usa.gif Rhamat Alhassan (MB)


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  • Hitachi Rivale - 日立 リヴァーレ - Hitachi Rivuāre

    Setter:

    • jpn.gif 2 Yuka Onodera
    • jpn.gif 8 Miya Sato

    Libero:

    • jpn.gif 7 Kanako Saito
    • jpn.gif 10 Anna Koike

    Middle Blocker:

    • usa.gif 5 Hannah Tapp
    • jpn.gif 6 Maiha Haga (C)
    • jpn.gif 11 Asato Nakamura
    • jpn.gif 14 Mai Irisawa

    Wings:

    • jpn.gif 1 Ruriko Uesaka
    • jpn.gif 3 Uran Horii
    • jpn.gif 4 Miyu Kubota (OP)
    • jpn.gif 9 Hisae Watanabe
    • jpn.gif 13 Miwako Osanai
    • jpn.gif 15 Sakura Doi
    • jpn.gif 17 Fuyumi Hawi Okumu Oba
    • jpn.gif 21 Asuka Makiguchi


    HEAD COACH - Asako Tajimi


    IN:

    jpn.gif Coach Asako Tajimi (Toyota Body Queens)

    jpn.gif Asato Nakamura (Kokushikan University)

    usa.gif Hannah Tapp (USA via Zanetti Bergamo)


    OUT:

    jpn.gif Coach - Kai Hiroyuki (resigned due to health reasons) Source
    jpn.gif Laura Heyrman (MB)

    jpn.gif Kaori Mabashi (OH) - Transfer Hope

    jpn.gif Moemi Toi (OP) Retired

    jpn.gif Dude on the Sidelines - Hirofumi Tsunoda 角田博文

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  • Okayama Seagulls - 岡山 シーガルズ - Okayama shīgaruzu

    Setter:

    • jpn.gif 5 Mizuki Ugajin (C)
    • jpn.gif 14 Haruka Miyashita
    • jpn.gif 31 Natsuki Onodera

    Libero:

    • jpn.gif 10 Minami Nishimura
    • jpn.gif 16 Kanako Nagama
    • jpn.gif 19 Yuki Morita
    • jpn.gif 20 Aki Maruyama
    • jpn.gif 25 Mami Miyashita (Also Setter)
    • jpn.gif 27 Yoshie Narasaki

    Middle Blocker:

    • jpn.gif 3 Ayaka Taguchi
    • jpn.gif 8 Mayu Oikawa
    • jpn.gif 11 Moe Takayanagi
    • jpn.gif 12 Anna Imura
    • jpn.gif 21 Yurika Kouno
    • jpn.gif 26 Sora Nagase
    • jpn.gif 28 Aimi Kawashima

    Wings:

    • jpn.gif 1 Minami Yoshida
    • jpn.gif 4 Miharu Yoshioka
    • jpn.gif 6 Sanae Watanabe (OP)
    • jpn.gif 7 Moe Sasaki
    • jpn.gif 9 Yuri Takayanagi
    • jpn.gif 15 Aoi An Furukawa
    • jpn.gif 18 Syuuka Kaneda
    • jpn.gif 23 Akari Maeda


    HEAD COACH - Akiyoshi Kawamoto


    IN:

    jpn.gif 8 Mayu Oikawa (MB) (Aoyama Gakuin University)

    jpn.gif 9 Yuri Takayanagi (OH) (Osaka International Takii High School)

    jpn.gif 15 Aoi An Furukawa (OH) (Miura Gakuen High School)

    jpn.gif 25 Mami Miyashita (S) (L) (University of British Columbia)



    OUT:

    jpn.gif 2 Mai Yamaguchi (C) (MB) Retired

    jpn.gif 13 Hikari Isobe (S) Retired

    jpn.gif 15 Mayu Takayanagi (OH) Retired

    jpn.gif 17 Hinako Hayashi (OH) Retired

    jpn.gif 22 Koyuki Okusu (MB) Retired

    jpn.gif 32 Hibiki Shimotsukasa (OH) Retired

    jpn.gif 55 Rina Horinouchi (OH) Retired


    jpn.gif *Kanon Sonoda (S) (Higashi Kyushu Ryukoku) Transfered to PFU

    jpn.gif *Saki Goya (OH) (Higashi Kyushu Ryukoku) Transfer to PFU

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  • Himeji Victorina - ヴィクトリーナ姫路

    Setter:

    • jpn.gif 2 Miki Sakurai
    • jpn.gif 7 Nao Horigome
    • jpn.gif 20 Haruka Kojima
    • jpn.gif 34 Ayako Kawano

    Libero:

    • jpn.gif 8 Kyoko Katashita
    • jpn.gif 18 Yurika Mizoguchi

    Middle Blocker:

    • jpn.gif 5 Arisa Nagano
    • jpn.gif 9 Kana Yoshioka
    • jpn.gif 14 Rie Takaki
    • jpn.gif 15 Shuna Omoto
    • jpn.gif 17 Hazuki Nakamoto

    Wings:

    • jpn.gif 1 Riho Sadakane
    • jpn.gif 3 Sakie Takahashi (C)
    • jpn.gif 4 Yuko Asazu (OP)
    • jpn.gif 6 Yuka Kanasugi
    • jpn.gif 10 Mirei Wakita
    • jpn.gif 13 Saki Tanaka
    • jpn.gif 19 Mutsumi Yasuda
    • bra.gif 11 Ivna Colombo (OP)


    HEAD COACH - Yoshie Takeshita


    IN:

    jpn.gif  Miki Sakurai (S) (NSSU)

    jpn.gif  Nao Horigome (S) (Ryukoku University)

    jpn.gif  Riho Sadakane (OH) (Tokai University VBC)

    jpn.gif  Saki Tanaka (OH) (Chukyo University)

    jpn.gif  Arisa Nagano (MB) (Shoin University)

    jpn.gif  Mirei Wakita (OH) (Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences)

    jpn.gif  Haruka Kojima (S) (Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences)

    jpn.gif  Mutsumi Yasuda (OH) (NIFS)

    bra.gif  Ivna Colombo (OP) (Balneário Camboriú)

    jpn.gif Ayako Kawano (Tokyo Women's College of Physical Education)


    OUT:

    jpn.gif Mihoko Tsutsui (OH) Retired

    bra.gif Suelle Oliveira (OH)

    jpn.gif Chika Ohta (OH) Retired

    jpn.gif Rina Takimoto (OH) Retired

    jpn.gif Yuki Kawai (S) (C) Retired

    jpn.gif Yui Sakasegawa (OH) Retired

    jpn.gif Mirai Sugawara (S) Retired


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  • Toray Arrows - 東レ・ アローズ

    Setter:

    • jpn.gif 4 Moe Hidaka
    • jpn.gif 8 Misaki Shirai
    • jpn.gif 14 Nanami Seki

    Libero:

    • jpn.gif 11 Miku Nakahshima
    • jpn.gif 15 Rena Mizusugi

    Middle Blocker:

    • jpn.gif 1 Nanami Inoue
    • jpn.gif 3 Kaho Ono
    • jpn.gif 5 Nozomi Ito
    • jpn.gif 12 Erina Ogawa
    • jpn.gif 19 Kotomi Osaki

    Wings:

    • jpn.gif 2 Mari Horikawa (OP) (C)
    • aze.gif 7 Jana Kulan
    • jpn.gif 9 Shino Nakata
    • jpn.gif 13 Ai Kurogo
    • jpn.gif 17 Mayu Ishikawa
    • jpn.gif 18 Kanako Noro


    HEAD COACH - Koichiro Kanno


    IN:

    jpn.gif Rena Mizusugi (Kinrankai High School)

    jpn.gif Kotomi Osaki (MB) (Shimokitazawa Seitoku)

    jpn.gif Kanako Noro (OH) (Shimokitazawa Seitoku)

    jpn.gif Mayu Ishikawa(OH) (Shimokitazawa Seitoku)


    OUT:

    jpn.gif Kanami Tashiro (S) -> Denso

    jpn.gif Mana Ishikawa (OH) - Transfer Hope

    jpn.gif Wakaba Sugihara (OH) - Transfer Hope

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  • JT Marvelous - JT マーヴェラス - JT Māvuerasu

    Setter:

    • jpn.gif 5 Mika Shibata
    • jpn.gif 7 Misaki Tanaka
    • jpn.gif 16 Misa Yamamoto
    • jpn.gif 19 Aki Momii

    Libero:

    • jpn.gif 12 Tomoyo Fukagaya
    • jpn.gif 15 Mako Kobata (C)

    Middle Blocker:

    • jpn.gif 1 Aika Akutagawa
    • jpn.gif 3 Anna Ogawa
    • tha.gif 8 Kaewkalaya Kamulthala
    • jpn.gif 17 Sakura Kanda
    • jpn.gif 18 Risa Hashimoto

    Wings:

    • jpn.gif 2 Kotona Hayashi
    • jpn.gif 4 Yuka Kitsui (OP)
    • jpn.gif 6 Mizuki Tanaka
    • usa.gif 10 Andrea Drews (OP)
    • jpn.gif 11 Yuka Meguro (OP)
    • jpn.gif 13 Yuki Nishikawa
    • jpn.gif 14 Hickman Justice


    HEAD COACH - Tomoko Yoshihara


    IN:

    jpn.gif Yuki Nishikawai (OH) (Kinrankai High School)

    jpn.gif Aki Momii (S) (Hachioji-jissen H.S.)

    jpn.gif Tomoyo Fukagaya (L) (Tokai University)

    jpn.gif Sakura Kanda (MB) (Shujitsu High School)

    usa.gif Andrea Drews (USA)


    OUT:

    srb.gif Brankica Mihajlovic (OP)

    jpn.gif Megumi Kurihara (OH) Retire

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  • Toyota Body Queens - トヨタ 車体 クインシーズ - Toyotashatai Kuinshīzu

    Setter:

    • jpn.gif 18 Yuki Yamagami
    • jpn.gif 20 Risako Yamagata

    Libero:

    • jpn.gif 8 Misato Sakakibara
    • jpn.gif 19 Yukako Yasui

    Middle Blocker:

    • jpn.gif 9 Ayano Tsuji
    • jpn.gif 11 Erika Araki
    • jpn.gif 12 Aya Watanabe
    • jpn.gif 15 Ayaka Sugi

    Wings:

    • jpn.gif 1 Hinata Shigihara
    • jpn.gif 3 Saori Takahashi
    • jpn.gif 5 Mami Uchiseto
    • jpn.gif 6 Nao Muranaga
    • jpn.gif 7 Marina Shichi (C)
    • tur.gif 13 Neriman Özsoy (OP)
    • jpn.gif 14 Nozomi Kanamoto
    • jpn.gif 16 Kasumi Nakaya
    • jpn.gif 17 Miyoko Yabuta


    HEAD COACH - Haruya Indo


    IN:

    jpn.gif Hinata Shigihara (Furukawa Gakuen High School)


    OUT:

    jpn.gif Asako Tajimi - COACH

    jpn.gif Momoko Higane (S) Retire :(

    jpn.gif Momoka Oda (OP) Retire

    jpn.gif Mio Sato (L) - Transfer Hope

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  • Saitama Ageo Medics - 埼玉 上尾 メディックス - Saitama Ageo Medikkusu

    Setter:

    • jpn.gif 2 Koyomi Tominaga
    • jpn.gif 5 Nonoka Yamazaki
    • jpn.gif 13 Misaki Inoue (C)

    Libero

    • jpn.gif 7 Akane Yamagishi
    • jpn.gif 12 Miku Iwasawa
    • jpn.gif 23 Risa Omuro

    Middle Blocker:

    • phi.gif 3 Jaja Santiago
    • jpn.gif 9 Mami Miura
    • jpn.gif 11 Kyoko Aoyagi
    • jpn.gif 18 Hirona Gonda

    Wings:

    • jpn.gif 10 Yuka Sato
    • cro.gif 17 Katarina Barun
    • jpn.gif 16 Miku Sasaki
    • jpn.gif 15 Ami Wakamatsu
    • jpn.gif 6 Shuri Yamaguchi
    • jpn.gif 4 Miyuki Horie
    • jpn.gif 14 Mako Shina
    • jpn.gif 8 Yuri Yoshino
    • jpn.gif 19 Momoko Niida


    HEAD COACH - Toshiaki Yoshida


    IN:

    jpn.gif Momoko Niida (OH) (Shimokitazawa Seitoku)

    jpn.gif Hirona Gonda (MB) (Hosoda Gakuen High School)


    OUT:

    jpn.gif Yuko Maruyama (C) (MB) Retire

    jpn.gif Yuki Araki (OH) Retire

    jpn.gif Ayaka Matsumoto (MB) Retire/Transfer Hope - Unclear


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  • Kurobe Aqua Fairies - KUROBE アクア フェアリーズ - KUROBE Akuafearīzu

    Setter:

    • jpn.gif 15 Ai Konishi
    • jpn.gif 16 Hikaru Hoshika

    Libero:

    • jpn.gif 4 Yurika Baba
    • jpn.gif 5 Mayuka Shirasaki

    Middle Blocker:

    • jpn.gif 6 Natsumi Watabiki
    • jpn.gif 7 Kozue Yukimaru
    • phi.gif 8 Denise Manabat
    • jpn.gif 14 Aya Hosonuma

    Wings:

    • jpn.gif 1 Saki Maruyama (C) (OP)
    • jpn.gif 3 Kaori Mabashi
    • jpn.gif 9 Sayo Masuda
    • usa.gif 10 Simone Lee
    • jpn.gif 11 Wakaba Sugihara
    • jpn.gif 12 Akane Ukishima (OP)
    • jpn.gif 13 Yuri Umezu
    • jpn.gif 17 Ranna Shiraiwa


    HEAD COACH - Takaya Maruyama


    IN:

    jpn.gif Yuri Umezu (OH) (Higashi Kyushu Ryukoku)

    jpn.gif Hikaru Hoshika (S) (University of Toyama)

    jpn.gif Ranna Shiraiwa (OH)) (Niigata University of Health and Welfare)

    jpn.gif Aya Hosonuma (MB) (Kasukabe Kyoei High School)

    jpn.gif Kaori Mabashi (OH) (Hitachi Rivale)

    jpn.gif Wakaba Sugihara (OH) (Toray Arrows)

    usa.gif Simone Lee (OH) (USA)

    phi.gif Aleona Denise Santiago Manabat (Dindin) (MB) (Toray Arrows)


    OUT:

    jpn.gif Natsuno Kurami (MB) - Retire

    jpn.gif Nanami Wasai (OH) - Retire -> Transfer -> PFU

    jpn.gif Mizuki Minami (S) - Retire

    jpn.gif Naomi Kanno (OH) - Retire

    jpn.gif Rina Hiratani (OH) - Retire :(

    bel.gif Freya Aelbrecht (MB)

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    Setter:

    • jpn.gif 14 Naoko Shimahata
    • jpn.gif 10 Kanon Sonoda
    • jpn.gif 18 Haruka Yamashita

    Libero:

    • jpn.gif 3 Haruka Yoshiyashu
    • jpn.gif 16 Minori Wada
    • jpn.gif 17 Sayaka Tsutsui
    • jpn.gif 20 Mari Morita

    Middle Blocker:

    • usa.gif 2 Jennifer Doris
    • jpn.gif 6 Kasumi Murakami
    • jpn.gif 12 Mai Shimizu
    • jpn.gif 15 Saya Matsushita
    • jpn.gif 18 Yuka Seto

    Wings:

    • jpn.gif 1 Hinano Arita
    • jpn.gif 4 Saori Uda (OP) (C)
    • jpn.gif 5 Yukiko Ebata
    • jpn.gif 7 Saki Goya
    • jpn.gif 8 Minami Takasou
    • jpn.gif 11 Ayaka Horiguchi
    • jpn.gif 13 Nao Tsuga
    • tha.gif 19 Thanacha Sooksod
    • jpn.gif 33 Nanami Wasai


    HEAD COACH - Masayasu Sakamoto (2019.06.18)


    IN:

    jpn.gif Masayasu Sakamoto - HEAD COACH

    jpn.gif Haruka Yamashita (S) (Kyoto Tachibana University)

    jpn.gif Minami Takasou (OH) (Chukyo University)

    jpn.gif Kanon Sonoda (S) (Higashi Kyushu Ryukoku) (2019.06.18) Originally drafted by Okayama

    jpn.gif Saki Goya (OH) (Higashi Kyushu Ryukoku) (2019.06.18) Originally drafted by Okayama

    jpn.gif Sayaka Tsutsui (L) (Hisamitsu)

    jpn.gif Nanami Wasai (OH) (Kurobe)

    tha.gif Thanacha Sooksod (OH) (Supreme Chonburi)

    jpn.gif Mari Morita (L) (JWCPE)

    jpn.gif Yuka Seto (MB) (Juntendo)


    OUT:

    jpn.gif Yoichi Kato - Head Coach Resigned -> JT Assistant

    tha.gif Chatchu-On Moksri (OH)

    jpn.gif Rina Sho (S) Retire

    jpn.gif Nanami Tani (L) Retire

    jpn.gif Satoe Mitsuhashi (OH) Retire
    jpn.gif Aimi Akiyami (OH) Retire


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  • This year there will be THREE Okayama v Hitachi matches instead of the measly two we got last year :)

  • This schedule is crazy. I guess they want to end the league so soon because of the Olympics. But end of January is way too early... They are doing like Chinese League.


    And starts only 12 days after the World Cup.


    Japanese and Chinese players will get plenty of rest...let's see if that will pay off at the OG.

  • It's very compact. Starts 2-3 weeks earlier, no mid-season break. 21 matches in 11 weeks. I think that maths out to one rest day (of the weekends) as opposed to 2 or 3 last year.


    And dig on the Monday Play Date of the Final 8--I hope I google understood that correctly :/


    And the Championship matches are back to back instead of a week apart.


    I could have this all totally wrong :rolll: The dates are correct but what they are actually doing on those dates is a bit of a mystery =O


    Short, but each team only played 20 matches last season. 21 this season