JTEKT Stings
Founded1958; 66 years ago (1958)
GroundKariya, Aichi, Japan
CaptainRyuta Homma
LeagueV.League
2021–227th place
WebsiteClub home page
Championships
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JTEKT Stings (ジェイテクトSTINGS, Jeitekuto STINGS) is a men's volleyball team based in the city of Kariya, Japan. It competes in the V.League, the highest volleyball league in Japan. The club was founded in 1958 and the current owner of the club is JTEKT.

History

JTEKT Stings was founded as Toyoda Kōki volleyball club in 1958.

The club was promoted to V1 League (later renamed the Challenge League) in 2002. The club was renamed the JTEKT Stings in 2006. In 2010, the club won the Challenge League for the first time. In 2013, the club was promoted to V.Premier League (later was changed to V.League division 1), the highest league in Japan, after beating Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler.[1][2][3] In 2020, the club won V.League division 1 title in Season 2019/20 for the first time in club's history.[4]

JTEKET Stings won their second title of Emperor's Cup in 2022.[5] To celebrate the 10th anniversary of their entry into the V.League Division 1, they wore a limited edition 10th anniversary uniform featuring red and Mizuno's original blue.

Honours

V.League 1 (Highest league)
V1 League/V.Challenge League
Japanese Emperor's Cup

Team

Current roster

The following is team roster of Season 2023-24[12]

No. Player Name Date of birth Position
1 Japan Yuto Fujinaka [ja] (1996-04-20) April 20, 1996 (age 27) Outside hitter
3 Japan Dai Tezuka (1988-11-18) November 18, 1988 (age 35) Outside hitter
4 Japan Taichi Fukuyama (1993-02-07) February 7, 1993 (age 31) Middle blocker
5 China Rao Shuhan (1996-12-23)December 23, 1996 Middle blocker
6 Japan Kawahigashi Yudai [ja] (1998-06-19) June 19, 1998 (age 25) Setter
8 Japan Masahiro Sekita (1993-11-20) November 20, 1993 (age 30) Setter
9 Japan Go Murayama (1998-07-30) July 30, 1998 (age 25) Middle blocker
10 Slovenia Tine Urnaut (1988-09-03) September 3, 1988 (age 35) Outside hitter
11 Japan Kosuke Hata (1995-07-15) July 15, 1995 (age 28) Outside Hitter
17 Japan Ryuta Homma (c) (1991-10-17) October 17, 1991 (age 32) Libero
18 Japan Junpei Michii [ja] (1997-11-19) November 19, 1997 (age 26) Setter
20 Japan Jin Tsuzuki [ja] (1998-12-28) December 28, 1998 (age 25) Outside hitter
21 Japan Kazuyuki Takahashi [ja] (2000-01-26) January 26, 2000 (age 24) Libero
22 Japan Daigo Iwamoto (2001-02-10) February 10, 2001 (age 23) Middle blocker
23 Japan Shunichiro Sato (2000-05-17) May 17, 2000 (age 23) Middle blocker
Head coach: Poland Michał Gogol

Former rosters

Notable players

League results

  Champions    Runners-up

League Position Teams Matches Win Lose
V.League 5th (2002–03) 5th 8 14 7 7
6th (2003–04) 5th 7 12 5 7
7th (2004–05) 6th 8 14 7 7
8th (2005–06) 4th 8 14 8 6
V・Challenge League 2006-07 3rd 9 16 12 4
2007-08 5th 10 18 11 7
2008-09 3rd 12 18 14 4
2009-10 Champion 11 15 15 0
2010-11 Champion 11 16 15 1
2011-12 Runner-Up 11 15 13 2
2012-13 Champion 11 20 18 2
V・Premier League 2013-14 8th 8 28 6 22
2014-15 5th 8 21 9 12
2015-16 4th 8 21 12 9
2016-17 3rd 8 21 9 12
2017-18 5th 8 21 8 13
V・League Division 1 2018–19 7th 10 27 13 14
2019–20 Champion 10 29 25 4
2020–21 4th 10 34 23 11
2021–22 7th 10 36 15 21
2022–23 6th 10 36 22 14

References

  1. ^ Japan Volleyball League. "2012/13Ｖ・チャレンジマッチ（入替戦） 試合結果のお知らせ". Retrieved 2013-04-07.
  2. ^ JTEKT STINGS. "チャレンジマッチ逆転勝利!プレミア昇格! 第2戦 大分三好戦勝利!". Archived from the original on 2013-04-11. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
  3. ^ Japan Volleyball League. "男子・ジェイテクトSTINGS、女子・日立リヴァーレ Ｖ・プレミアリーグ昇格決定". Retrieved 2013-04-25.
  4. ^ "Nishida & Kaziyski Lead JTEKT To First Japanese Men's League Title". March 1, 2020.
  5. ^ "令和4年度 天皇杯全日本バレーボール選手権大会 順位のご報告". 20 December 2022.
  6. ^ "【V1男子】2019-20シーズン総括" (in Japanese). vleague.jp. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  7. ^ "【レポート】ジェイテクトSTINGSが初の頂点に輝く！～V・ファイナルステージ ファイナル" (in Japanese). vleague.jp.
  8. ^ "2019-20 V.LEAGUE DIVISION1 MEN V・ファイナルステージ ファイナル 試合結果のお知らせ" (in Japanese). vleague.jp. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  9. ^ "令和2年度 天皇杯・皇后杯 全日本バレーボール選手権大会 ファイナルラウンド組み合わせ（男子）" (PDF) (in Japanese). tk2020.jva.or.jp. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Men's final round -pdf.form A" (PDF) (in Japanese). tk2020.jva.or.jp. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Men's final round -pdf.form B" (PDF) (in Japanese). tk2020.jva.or.jp. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  12. ^ "ジェイテクトSTINGS 男子バレーボール部". ジェイテクトSTINGS 男子バレーボール部 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-09-13.
  13. ^ "JTEKT Stings 2020/21 roster". vleague.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2021-09-03. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  14. ^ "陳 龍海(チェン・ロンハイ)選手 入部のお知らせ". www.jtekt-stings.jp (in Japanese). JTEKT Stings. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  15. ^ a b "ジェイテクトSTINGSの"新戦力"をご紹介します。". www.jtekt-stings.jp (in Japanese). JTEKT Stings. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  16. ^ "JTEKT Stings 2020/21 roster". vleague.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2021-09-03. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  17. ^ a b "この度、2020-21 V.LEAGUEを持ちまして、#19 浅野 博亮 選手が引退することになりました。 これまでの温かいご声援誠にありがとうございました。" (in Japanese). jtekt-stings.jp. Archived from the original on 2021-10-05. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  18. ^ "バレー界に現れたスーパーな18歳。 西田有志「大学は遠回りというか」" (in Japanese). number.bunshun.jp. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  19. ^ "バレー代表西田有志がイタリア1部VIBOバレンティア移籍を発表「石川祐希選手と日本人対決して勝ちたい」" (in Japanese). Yahoo! Japan. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  20. ^ "8月9日 西田選手海外移籍に臨む記者会見" (in Japanese). jtekt-stings.jp. Archived from the original on 2021-10-05. Retrieved 5 October 2021.

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2023–24 V.League Division 1 Men's
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