Hitachi Rivale
Hitachi Rivale is a women's volleyball team based in Hitachinaka city, Ibaraki, Japan. It plays in V.Challenge League. The owner is Hitachi Automotive Systems.
History
- It was founded in November 1980 as Hitachi Sawa Rivale.
- It promoted to V.League in 1998.
- In April 2009, it lost the V.challenge match, so it has been demoted to the V.challenge League next season.
- In April 2010, the team name was changed to Hitachi Rivale.
Honours
- Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship
League Results
| League |
Position |
Teams |
Matches |
Win |
Lose |
| V.League |
5th (1998–99) |
8th |
10 |
18 |
7 |
11 |
| 6th (1999–2000) |
10th |
10 |
18 |
3 |
15 |
| 9th (2002–03) |
8th |
8 |
21 |
3 |
18 |
| 10th (2003–04) |
6th |
10 |
18 |
7 |
11 |
| 11th (2004–05) |
9th |
10 |
27 |
7 |
20 |
| 12th (2005–06) |
8th |
10 |
27 |
10 |
17 |
| V・Premier |
2006-07 |
9th |
10 |
27 |
6 |
21 |
| 2007-08 |
10th |
10 |
27 |
1 |
26 |
| 2008-09 |
10th |
10 |
27 |
0 |
27 |
| V・Challenge |
2009-10 |
Champion |
12 |
16 |
15 |
1 |
| 2010-11 |
Runner-up |
12 |
18 |
17 |
1 |
Current squad
As of November 2011
- 2 Tomomi Sugano
- 3 Momoka MInami
- 4 Yukiko Ebata
- 5 Misuzu Jou
- 6 Midori Miyakozawa
- 7 Ayano Yasui
- 8 Hitomi Sato
- 9 Yukino Nagamatsu
- 10 Yukiko Uchida
- 11 Saori Takahashi
- 12 Moemi Toui (Captain)
- 13 Sae Ishida
- 14 Mirei Sasaki
- 15 Saori Takasaki
- 16 Tomoe Matsumoto
- 17 An Saita
- 18 Haruka Iseki
- 19 Sayaka Nagano
- 21 Asako Tajimi
- 33 Francien Huurman.[1]
Former players
- Yuki Sugawara (-2008)
- Akiko Ino (-2007)
- Keiko Kuroha (2005–2009)
- Megumi Itabashi (2003–2009)
- Mariko Futakawa (2007–2009)
- Ayano Inishi (2006–2009)
- Kaori Iida (1998–2009)
- Miki Shimada (2006–2009)
- Narumi Takashima (2007–2009)
- Saori Ishida (2007–2009)
- Makoto Matsuura(2009–2010)
- Sae Ishida(-2010)
- Akari Fujisaki(-2010)
- Yurie Yamamoto(-2010)
- Hokaku Cho(-2010)
- Ai Yoshida(-2011)
- Airi Kawahara(-2011)
- Kaori Nakamura(-2011)
- Kotomi Tosaki(-2011)
References
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