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Astemo Rivale Ibaraki

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Astemo Rivale Ibaraki
Founded1980
GroundHitachinaka, Ibaraki,
Japan
Manager
Head Coach
Japan Koji Yamanokawa
Japan Asako Tajimi
CaptainKanako Saito
LeagueV.League 1 Women
2020-218th place
WebsiteClub home page

Hitachi Rivale (日立リヴァーレ, Hitachi Rivuāre) is a women's volleyball team based in Hitachinaka city, Ibaraki, Japan. It plays in V.League 1. The owner is Hitachi Automotive Systems.

History

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  • It was founded in November 1980 as Hitachi Sawa Rivale.
  • It was promoted to the V.League in 1998.
  • In April 2009, it lost the V.challenge match, so it was demoted to the V.challenge League for the next season.
  • In April 2010, the team name was changed to Hitachi Rivale.
  • In April 2013, It was re-promoted to V. Premier League after beating Denso Airybees.

Honours

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V.Premier League
  • Runners-up (1): 2016
Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship
  • Runners-up (1): 2006

League results

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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
2011-12 Champion 12 22 21 1
2012-13 Runner-up 10 18 17 1
V・Premier 2013-14 6th 8 28 12 16
2014-15 4th 8 21 7 14
2015-16 Runner-up 8 21 13 8
2016-17 3rd 8 21 14 7
2017–18 8th 8 21 5 16
V.League Division 1 (V1) 2018–19 8th 11 20 8 12
2019-20 9th 12 21 6 15
2020–21 8th 12 21 6 15

Current squad

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2024-2025 Squad as of December 2024 [1][2][3][4][5]

No. Name Position Date of birth Height (m)
1 Japan Ruriko Uesaka (C) Outside Hitter (1999-09-07) 7 September 1999 (age 25) 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
2 Japan Keito Saiga Setter (2002-01-15) 15 January 2002 (age 22) 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
3 Japan Miwako Osanai Outside Hitter (1997-07-19) 19 July 1997 (age 27) 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
5 Japan Reika Sato Middle Blocker (2001-01-10) 10 January 2001 (age 23) 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
6 Japan Rin Takahashi Libero (2001-07-31) 31 July 2001 (age 23) 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
7 Japan Amika Tokumoto Libero (2004-06-13) 13 June 2004 (age 20) 1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)
9 United States Brionne Butler Middle Blocker (1999-01-29) 29 January 1999 (age 25) 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
10 Japan Sarina Sakai Setter (1997-09-11) 11 September 1997 (age 27) 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
11 Japan Shion Okabe Outside Hitter (2005-11-25) 25 November 2005 (age 19) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
13 Japan Rui Nonaka Outside Hitter (2001-08-03) 3 August 2001 (age 23) 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
14 United States Mackenzie May Outside Hitter (1999-01-12) 12 January 1999 (age 25) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
15 Japan Kurumi Takama Outside Hitter (1999-08-24) 24 August 1999 (age 25) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
16 Japan Rino Murooka Outside Hitter (2002-06-16) 16 June 2002 (age 22) 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
17 Japan/Kenya Fuyuma Hawi Okumu Oba Outside Hitter (1998-06-27) 27 June 1998 (age 26) 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
18 Japan Ayaka Eto Middle Blocker (2000-06-22) 22 June 2000 (age 24) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
19 Japan Shuri Kurata Setter (2000-11-22) 22 November 2000 (age 24) 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
21 Japan Mimika Namaizawa Outside Hitter (2005-02-18) 18 February 2005 (age 19) 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)

Former players

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References

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  1. ^ "Player list". JVL Official Web site. Japan Volleyball League. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Hitachi Rivale - Japan V.League Women - Volleyball". Japan Women's Indoor Volleyball. sitenoise.com. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Transfer Announcement - Registration Addition List". JVL Official Web site. Japan Volleyball League. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  4. ^ "About the 2021 "Hitachi Rivale" system" (PDF). Hitachi Rivale. 日立Astemo株式会社. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Player - Staff Introduction: Hitachi Astemo Rivale". Hitachi Astemo Rivale. Hitachi Astemo, Ltd (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 August 2021.
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