Suntory Sunbirds
Japanese volleyball club
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Founded | 1973 |
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Ground | Suntory Training Center Minoh City, Osaka, Japan |
Manager Head Coach | ![]() ![]() |
Captain | ![]() |
League | V.League Division 1 |
2022–23 | Runner-up |
Website | Club home page |
Suntory Sunbirds (サントリー・サンバーズ, Santorī Sanbāzu) is a men's volleyball team based in Osaka city, Osaka, Japan. It plays in V.League Division 1. The club was founded in 1973. The owner of the club is Suntory.
History
In 2023, Sunbirds beat Indonesia's Bhayangkara in final to become the first Japanese club to win the Asian Clubs Championship title.[1]
Honours
(×1): 2023
- Japan Volleyball League/V.League/V.Premier League
(×9): 1994–1995, 1999–2000, 2000–2001, 2001–2002, 2002–2003, 2003–2004 2006–2007, 2020–2021, 2021–2022.
(×6): 1984–1985, 1990–1991, 2005–2006, 2010–11, 2014–15, 2022–23.
(×6): 1979, 1985, 1991, 1995, 2000, 2022.
(×3): 1986, 1992, 1999, 2023.
(×1): 2010.
Current Roster
The following is team roster of Season 2024–25[2]
No. | Name | Date of birth | Height | Position |
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1 | Taishi Onodera | (1996-02-07) February 7, 1996 (age 28) | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | Middle blocker |
2 | Kenji Sato | (1997-01-16) January 16, 1997 (age 27) | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | Middle Blocker |
4 | Atomu Torikai | (1996-04-06) April 6, 1996 (age 28) | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | Opposite hitter |
6 | Ryo Shimokawa | (2000-01-12) January 12, 2000 (age 24) | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Setter |
7 | ![]() | (2001-03-04) March 4, 2001 (age 23) | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | Outside Hitter |
8 | Soshi Fujinaka | (1999-12-02) December 2, 1999 (age 24) | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | Libero |
9 | Masaki Oya | (1995-04-23) April 23, 1995 (age 29) | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | Setter |
10 | Kenya Fujinaka (c) | (1993-07-25) July 25, 1993 (age 30) | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | Outside Hitter |
11 | ![]() | (1995-05-24) May 24, 1995 (age 29) | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | Outside Hitter |
12 | Ran Takahashi | (2001-09-02) September 2, 2001 (age 22) | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | Outside Hitter |
13 | ![]() | (1988-10-29) October 29, 1988 (age 35) | 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) | Opposite hitter |
14 | Ren Oniki | (2000-08-28) August 28, 2000 (age 23) | 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) | Middle Blocker |
15 | Yoshimitsu Kiire | (1995-05-13) May 13, 1995 (age 29) | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | Libero |
17 | Hiroto Kashimura | (1999-01-15) January 15, 1999 (age 25) | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | Middle Blocker |
18 | Hikaru Someno | (2001-07-03) July 3, 2001 (age 23) | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | Outside Hitter |
19 | Kotaro Kai | (2001-11-05) November 5, 2001 (age 22) | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | Opposite hitter |
20 | Hiroki Nishida | (1997-08-15) August 15, 1997 (age 26) | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Setter |
21 | Rui Takahashi | (2000-01-14) January 14, 2000 (age 24) | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | Outside Hitter |
22 | Kenshin Kuwada | (1999-06-28) June 28, 1999 (age 25) | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | Outside Hitter |
23 | Tatsuki Kashiwada | (1997-11-09) November 9, 1997 (age 26) | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | Middle Blocker |
Head coach: ![]() |
Former Roster
Team roster – Season 2023/24 | |||||
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No. | Name | Date of birth | Height | Position | |
1 | Taishi Onodera | (1996-02-07) February 7, 1996 (age 28) | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | Middle blocker | |
2 | Yuito Takahashi | (1997-05-23) May 23, 1997 (age 27) | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Libero | |
4 | Atomu Torikai | (1996-04-06) April 6, 1996 (age 28) | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | Opposite hitter | |
6 | ![]() | (1997-12-03) December 3, 1997 (age 26) | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | Outside hitter | |
7 | ![]() | (2001-03-04) March 4, 2001 (age 23) | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | Outside Hitter | |
8 | Soshi Fujinaka | (1999-12-02) December 2, 1999 (age 24) | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | Libero | |
9 | Masaki Oya (c) | (1995-04-23) April 23, 1995 (age 29) | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | Setter | |
10 | Kenya Fujinaka | (1993-07-25) July 25, 1993 (age 30) | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | Outside Hitter | |
12 | Kenji Sato | (1997-01-16) January 16, 1997 (age 27) | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | Middle Blocker | |
13 | ![]() | (1988-10-29) October 29, 1988 (age 35) | 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) | Opposite hitter | |
14 | Ren Oniki | (2000-08-28) August 28, 2000 (age 23) | 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) | Middle Blocker | |
15 | Yoshimitsu Kiire | (1995-05-13) May 13, 1995 (age 29) | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | Libero | |
20 | Hiroki Nishida | (1997-08-15) August 15, 1997 (age 26) | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Setter | |
21 | Rui Takahashi | (2000-01-14) January 14, 2000 (age 24) | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | Outside Hitter | |
22 | Kenshin Kuwada | (1999-06-28) June 28, 1999 (age 25) | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | Outside Hitter | |
23 | Tatsuki Kashiwada | (1997-11-09) November 9, 1997 (age 26) | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | Middle Blocker | |
Head coach: ![]() |
League results
Champion Runner-up
League | Position | Teams | Matches | Win | Lose | |
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V.League | ||||||
1st (1994–95) | Champion | 8 | 21 | 14 | 7 | |
2nd (1995–96) | 4th | 8 | 21 | 14 | 7 | |
3rd (1996–97) | 3rd | 8 | 21 | 12 | 9 | |
4th (1997–98) | 4th | 8 | 21 | 12 | 9 | |
5th (1998–99) | 3rd | 10 | 18 | 14 | 4 | |
6th (1999–00) | Champion | 10 | 18 | 14 | 4 | |
7th (2000–01) | Champion | 10 | 18 | 14 | 4 | |
8th (2001–02) | Champion | 10 | 18 | 11 | 7 | |
9th (2002–03) | Champion | 8 | 21 | 13 | 8 | |
10th (2003–04) | Champion | 8 | 21 | 11 | 10 | |
11th (2004–05) | 5th | 8 | 28 | 14 | 14 | |
12th (2005–06) | Runner-up | 8 | 28 | 20 | 8 | |
V・Premier | ||||||
2006-07 | Champion | 8 | 28 | 23 | 5 | |
2007-08 | 3rd | 8 | 28 | 24 | 4 | |
2008-09 | 4th | 8 | 28 | 22 | 6 | |
2009-10 | 5th | 8 | 28 | 15 | 13 | |
2010-11 | Runner-up | 8 | 24 | 18 | 6 | |
2011-12 | 3rd | 8 | 21 | 10 | 11 | |
2012-13 | 4th | 8 | 28 | 24 | 4 | |
2013-14 | 6th | 8 | 28 | 11 | 17 | |
2014-15 | Runner-up | 8 | 21 | 16 | 5 | |
2015–16 | 7th | 8 | 21 | 9 | 12 | |
2016–17 | 4th | 8 | 21 | 13 | 8 | |
2017–18 | 5th | 8 | 21 | 8 | 13 | |
V・League Division 1 | 2018–19 | 4th | 10 | 32 | 21 | 11 |
2019–20 | 3rd | 10 | 30 | 20 | 10 | |
2020–21 | Champion | 10 | 36 | 33 | 3 | |
2021–22 | Champion | 10 | 38 | 29 | 9 | |
2022–23 | Runner-up | 10 | 40 | 28 | 12 |
References
External links
- V.League - Team profile
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2023–24 V.League Division 1 Men's
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