Saitama Ageo Medics Explained

Clubname:	Saitama Ageo Medics
Ground:	Ageo, Saitama, Japan
Mgrtitle:	Manager Head Coach
Manager:	Masahiro Hirukawa Shigekaze Okubo
Captain:	Yuuka Sato
League:	V.League 1
Season:	2023-2024
Position:	3th place
Website:	https://amg.or.jp/medics/
Current:	--->

is a women's volleyball team based in Ageo city, Saitama, Japan. It plays in V.League 1. The club was founded in 2001. The owner of the team is Ageo Medical Group.

History

• Founded in 2001.
• Promoted to V.Challenge League in 2003.
• Won 2010-11 V.Challenge League for the first time.
• On 6 April 2014 Medics beat JT Marvelous in the V.Challenge match,^[1] winning promotion to V.Premier league for the coming season.

League results

width=200 colspan=2	League	width=100	Position	width=60 align=center	Teams	width=60	Matches	width=60	Win	width=60	Lose
align=center rowspan=3	V1.League	6th (2003–04)	6th	7	12	2	10
7th (2004–05)	5th	8	14	8	6
8th (2005–06)	8th	8	14	2	12
align=center rowspan=8	V・challenge	2006-07	Third place	8	14	9	5
2007-08	Third place	8	14	10	4
2008-09	Third place	10	18	14	4
2009-10	Runner-up	12	16	12	4
2010-11	Champion	12	20	19	1
2011-12	Runner-up	12	22	20	2
2012-13	Champion	10	18	17	1
2013-14	Runner-up	10	18	17	1
align=center rowspan=2	V.Premier	2014-15	Third place	8	21	12	9
2015-16	8th	8	21	6	15
align=center rowspan=1	V・challenge	2016-17	Runner-up	8	21	20	1
align=center rowspan=1	V・Premier	2017-18	7th	8	21	7	14
align=center rowspan=1	V・Cup	2020-21	Champion	12	7	7	0
align=center rowspan=5	V.League Division 1 (V1)	2018–19	7th	11	20	11	9
2019-20	Third place	12	21	13	8
2020-21	5th	12	20	12	8
2021-22	5th	12	33	20	13
2022–23	4th	12	36	25	11

Current squad

2024-2025 Squad as of December 2024 ^{[2] [3] [4]}

• Head coach: Shigekaze Okubo

No.	Name	Position	Date of birth	Height (m)
1	Hiroyo Yamanaka	Middle Blocker	11 November 1999	1.810NaN0
2	Koyomi Iwasaki^[5]	Setter	1 May 1989	1.750NaN0
3	Momoko Niida	Outside Hitter	1 August 2000	1.770NaN0
4	Asuka Hamamtsu	Middle Blocker	22 December 1998	1.820NaN0
6	Aki Meguro	Outside Hitter	25 May 1998	1.720NaN0
7	Akane Yamagishi	Libero	8 January 1991	1.640NaN0
8	Rina Yamaji	Outside Hitter	8 October 2002	1.780NaN0
10	Yuuka Sato (C)	Outside Hitter	24 January 1994	1.720NaN0
11	Nika Markovič	Opposite Hitter	5 May 1997	1.850NaN0
12	Miiku Iwasawa	Libero	13 October 1999	1.60NaN0
13	Ai Kurogo	Outside Hitter	14 June 1998	1.80NaN0
14	Mako Shiina	Outside Hitter	6 August 1999	1.790NaN0
15	Miyabi Horisako	Outside Hitter	10 January 2000	1.770NaN0
16	Miku Sasaki	Outside Hitter	25 May 1999	1.730NaN0
17	Saki Kamata	Setter	26 January 1999	1.650NaN0
18	Hirona Gonda	Middle Blocker	11 January 2001	1.870NaN0
20	Hikaru Takeno	Libero	11 June 1999	1.670NaN0
21	Akiho Kurisu	Middle Blocker	8 August 1998	1.80NaN0
23	Nanami Inoue	Middle Blocker	19 June 1989	1.790NaN0
24	Sara Lozo	Outside Hitter	29 April 1997	1.860NaN0

Former players

Domestic players

• Tomomi Nakao (2002–2009)
• Ayuka Hattori (2009–2012)
• Yurie Yamamoto (2010–2012)
• Maiko Hanzawa (2010–2012)
• Mai Seki (2008–2015)
• Asuka Minamoto (2010–2015)
• Saori Arita (2011–2013) (2014–2017)
• Nozomi Tsuchida (2012–2016)
• Erika Araki Shinomiya (2014–2016), transferred to Toyota Auto Body Queenseis
• Yoshika Okamoto (2014–2016)
• Shiho Kondo (2012–2018)
• Ayaka Matsumoto (2016–2019)
• Natsuko Kozasa (2012–2018)
• Miku Benoki (2014–2018)
• Yuki Araki (2014–2019)
• Shiho Yoshimura (2012–2016)
• Mami Miura (2012–2020)
• Misaki Inoue (2016–2020), transferred to Hisamitsu Springs
• Miyuki Horie (2016–2021)
• Risa Omuro (2012–2021)

Foreign Players

• Shainah Joseph (2020–2021)

• Katarina Barun Šušnjar (2018–2020)

• Rosir Calderon (2016–2017)
• Kenia Carcaces (2017–2018)

• Sidarka Núñez (2007–08)
• Altagracia Mambrú (2008–09)

• Valentina Fiorin (2011–2012)

• Alyja Daphne Santiago (2022–2023)

• Sara Lozo (2022-)

• Nika Markovič (2024-)

• Olena Ustymenko (2012–2013)

• Nancy Metcalf (2013–2014)
• Kelly Murphy (2014–2016)

References

1. Web site: 2013/14V・チャレンジマッチ（入替戦） 試合結果のお知らせ. Japan Volleyballleague Organization. 2014-04-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20140407071137/http://www.vleague.or.jp/news_topics2/article/id=12395. 2014-04-07. dead.
2. Web site: Saitama Ageo Medics . Volleyball V League Official Site . 9 September 2021.
3. Web site: Member Staff . Saitama Ageo Medics . 9 September 2021.
4. Web site: Saitama Ageo Medics . Japan Women's Indoor Volleyball . sitenoise.com . 9 September 2021.
5. Web site: About registration name change . Saitama Ageo Medics Official Site . AGEO MEDICAL GROUP . 10 September 2021.

External links

• Official Website