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Suntory Sunbirds

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Suntory Sunbirds
Founded1973
GroundSuntory Training Center
Minoh City, Osaka, Japan
Manager
Head Coach
Japan Masayuki Shimizu
Japan Masaji Ogino
CaptainJapan Masaki Oya
LeagueV.League Division 1
2022–23Runner-up
WebsiteClub 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

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In 2023, Sunbirds beat Indonesia's Bhayangkara in final to become the first Japanese club to win the Asian Clubs Championship title.[1]

Honours

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FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship
Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship
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.
Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship
  • (×6): 1979, 1985, 1991, 1995, 2000, 2022.
  • (×3): 1986, 1992, 1999, 2023.
Emperor's Cup
  • (×1): 2010.

Current Roster

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The following is team roster of Season 2024–25[2]

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 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 Cuba Alain De Armas (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 31) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Outside Hitter
11 Poland Aleksander Śliwka (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 23) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Outside Hitter
13 Russia Dmitry Muserskiy (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 24) 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 27) 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: France Olivier Lecat

Former Roster

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League results

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  Champion    Runner-up

League Position Teams Matches Win Lose
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

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  1. ^ "Japan's Suntory Sunbirds claim historic Asian Clubs Championship title". www.fivb.com. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
  2. ^ "2024-25シーズン「サントリーサンバーズ大阪」チーム体制と新ユニフォームのお知らせ". SUNBIRDS サントリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-07-03.
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