JT Marvelous

Founded	1956
Ground	Nishinomiya, Hyogo Japan
Manager Head Coach	Hiroyuki Tohma Tomoko Yoshihara
Captain	Mizuki Tanaka
League	V.League 1
2021-22	Runners-up
Website	Club home page
Uniforms
Home Away

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. The team is the reigning champion of the V.League 1 after winning the 2019-20 and 2020–21 seasons.^[1]

Honours

Domestic competitions

Japan Volleyball League/V.League/V.Premier League/V.LEAGUE Division 1

• Champion (3): 2010-11, 2019-20, 2020-21
• Runners-up (4): 2006-07, 2009–10, 2017–18, 2021-22
• 

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

• Asian Championship 1 appearance
  • 2010 — Third place

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

Current squad

2023-2024 Squad as of June 2023 ^{[2][3][4] [5]}

• Head coach: Tomoko Yoshihara

No.	Name	Position	Date of birth	Height (m)
1	Aika Akutagawa	Middle Blocker	(1991-04-03) 3 April 1991 (age 32)	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
2	Kotona Hayashi	Outside Hitter	(1999-11-13) 13 November 1999 (age 24)	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
3	Alyja Daphne Santiago	Middle Blocker	(1996-02-26) 26 February 1996 (age 27)	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
4	Yuka Kitsui	Outside Hitter	(1997-01-15) 15 January 1997 (age 27)	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
5	Mika Shibata	Setter	(1994-06-07) 7 June 1994 (age 29)	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
6	Mizuki Tanaka	Outside Hitter	(1996-01-28) 28 January 1996 (age 28)	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
8	Aki Momii	Setter	(2000-10-07) 7 October 2000 (age 23)	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
9	Nana Sakakibara	Middle Blocker	(2002-03-07) 7 March 2002 (age 21)	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
10	Andrea Carrie Drews	Opposite	(1993-12-25) 25 December 1993 (age 30)	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
11	Yuka Meguro	Outside Hitter	(1996-01-06) 6 January 1996 (age 28)	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
12	Tomoyo Fukagaya	Libero	(1996-08-26) 26 August 1996 (age 27)	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
13	Yuki Nishikawa	Outside Hitter	(2000-09-04) 4 September 2000 (age 23)	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
14	Justice Hickman	Outside Hitter	(1999-10-09) 9 October 1999 (age 24)	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
15	Mako Kobata	Libero	(1992-08-15) 15 August 1992 (age 31)	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
16	Yukiko Wada	Setter	(2002-01-08) 8 January 2002 (age 22)	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
17	Sakura Kanda	Middle Blocker	(2000-04-27) 27 April 2000 (age 23)	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
19	Marina Takahashi	Middle Blocker	(1998-08-11) 11 August 1998 (age 25)	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
20	Mana Nishizaki	Libero	(2002-05-01) 1 May 2002 (age 21)	1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
21	Manami Koyama	Outside Hitter	(2002-07-29) 29 July 2002 (age 21)	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)

Notable players