JTEKT Stings explained

Clubname:	JTEKT Stings
Color1:	yellow
Color2:	D52517
Ground:	Kariya, Aichi, Japan
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
Manager:	Michał Mieszko Gogol
Captain:	Ryuta Homma
League:	V.League
Season:	2021–22
Position:	7th place
Website:	https://www.jtekt-stings.jp/
Titles:	1
Current:	--->

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)

• Champion(1): 2019–20^{[6] [7] [8]}

V1 League/V.Challenge League

• Champions(3): 2009–10, 2010–11 and 2012–13
• Runners-up(1): 2011–12

Japanese Emperor's Cup

• Champions(1): 2020,^{[9] [10] [11]} 2022
• Runners-up(1): 2013

Team

Current roster

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

	Player Name	Date of birth	Position
1		20 April 1996	Outside hitter
3	Dai Tezuka	18 November 1988	Outside hitter
4	Taichi Fukuyama	7 February 1993	Middle blocker
5	Rao Shuhan	23 December 1996	Middle blocker
6		19 June 1998	Setter
8	Masahiro Sekita	20 November 1993	Setter
9	Go Murayama	30 July 1998	Middle blocker
10	Tine Urnaut	3 September 1988	Outside hitter
11	Kosuke Hata	align=right	15 July 1995	Outside Hitter
17	Ryuta Homma (c)	17 October 1991	Libero
18		19 November 1997	Setter
20		28 December 1998	Outside hitter
21		26 January 2000	Libero
22	Daigo Iwamoto	10 February 2001	Middle blocker
23	Shunichiro Sato	17 May 2000	Middle blocker
Head coach: Michał Gogol

Former rosters

Team roster – season 2022/2023
	Player Name	Date of birth	Position
1		20 April 1996	Outside hitter
2		4 March 1984	Middle blocker
3	Chen Longhai	29 March 1991	Middle blocker
4	Taichi Fukuyama	7 February 1993	Middle blocker
6	Kawahigashi Yudai	19 June 1998	Setter
7	Kouhei Yanagisawa	24 May 1993	Outside hitter
8	Masahiro Yanagida	6 July 1992	Outside hitter
9	Go Murayama	30 July 1998	Middle blocker
10	Tine Urnaut	3 September 1988	Outside hitter
11	Ryosuke Hakamaya	1 November 1988	Opposite spiker
12	Masahiro Sekita	20 November 1993	Setter
14	Yuji Nishida	30 January 2000	Opposite spiker
17	Ryuta Homma (c)	17 October 1991	Libero
18	Junpei Michii	19 November 1997	Setter
20	Jin Tsuzuki	28 December 1998	Outside hitter
21	Kazuyuki Takahashi	26 January 2000	Libero
22		10 February 2001	Middle blocker
23		17 May 2000	Middle blocker
Head coach: Federico Fagiani

Team roster – season 2021/22^[13]
	Player Name	Date of birth	Position
1		20 April 1996	Outside hitter
2		4 March 1984	Middle blocker
3	Chen Longhai	29 March 1991	Middle blocker	New player^[14]
4	Taichi Fukuyama	20 December 1993	Middle blocker	Deputy Captain
6	Luiz Felipe Fonteles	19 June 1984	Outside hitter
7	Kouhei Yanagisawa	24 May 1993	Outside hitter
8		6 February 1996	Outside hitter
9	Go Murayama	30 July 1998	Middle blocker
10	Mitsuki Kobayashi	10 May 1997	Setter
11	Ryosuke Hakamaya	1 November 1988	Opposite spiker
12		14 August 1983	Libero
15	Kento Miyaura	22 February 1999	Opposite spiker	Rookie^[15]
16		4 February 1992	Setter
17	Ryuta Homma	17 October 1991	Libero	Captain
18	Junpei Michii	19 November 1997	Setter
20	Jin Tsuzuki	28 December 1998	Outside hitter	Rookie
Head coach: Federico Fagiani

Team roster – season 2020/21^[16]
	Player Name	Date of birth	Position
1		20 April 1996	Outside hitter
2		4 March 1984	Middle blocker
3	Yamato Fushimi	24 December 1991	Middle blocker
4	Taichi Fukuyama	20 December 1993	Middle blocker
5	Rao Shuhan	23 December 1996	Middle blocker
6	Luiz Felipe Fonteles	19 June 1984	Outside hitter
7	Kouhei Yanagisawa	24 May 1993	Outside hitter
8		6 February 1996	Outside hitter
9	Go Murayama	30 July 1998	Middle blocker
10	Mitsuki Kobayashi	10 May 1997	Setter
11	Ryosuke Hakamaya	1 November 1988	Opposite spiker
12		14 August 1983	Libero
14	Yuji Nishida	30 January 2000	Opposite spiker
15	Kento Miyaura	22 February 1999	Opposite spiker
16		4 February 1992	Setter
17	Ryuta Homma (c)	17 October 1991	Libero
18	Junpei Michii	19 November 1997	Setter
19	Hiroaki Asano	10 June 1990	Outside hitter
20	Jin Tsuzuki	28 December 1998	Outside hitter
Head coach: Shinji Takahashi Assistant: Federico Fagiani

Team roster – season 2019/20
	Player Name	Date of birth	Position
1		20 April 1996	Outside hitter
2		4 March 1984	Middle blocker
3	Yamato Fushimi	24 December 1991	Middle blocker
4	Taichi Fukuyama	20 December 1993	Middle blocker
5	Rao Shuhan	23 December 1996	Middle blocker New player
6	Matey Kaziyski	23 September 1984	Outside hitter
7	Kouhei Yanagisawa	24 May 1993	Outside hitter
8		6 February 1996	Outside hitter
9	Masatoshi Tatsumi	9 January 1989	Middle blocker
10	Mitsuki Kobayashi	10 May 1997	Setter
11	Ryosuke Hakamaya	1 November 1988	Opposite spiker
12		14 August 1983	Libero
14	Yuji Nishida	30 January 2000	Opposite spiker
15	Souta Nakane	2 March 1996	Setter
16		4 February 1992	Setter
17	Ryuta Homma (c)	17 October 1991	Libero
18	Junpei Michii	19 November 1997	Setter
19	Hiroaki Asano	10 June 1990	Outside hitter
Head coach: Shinji Takahashi Assistant: Federico Fagiani

Notable players

• Ernardo Gómez (2006–2007)
• Fernando Hernández (2013–2015)
• Valentin Bratoev (2018–2019)
• Hiroaki Asano (2012–2021)^[17]
• Matey Kaziyski (2015–2018, 2019–2020)
• Yuji Nishida (2017–2021, 2022–2023)^{[18] [19] [20]}
• Yamato Fushimi (2019–2021)
• Rao Shuhan (2019–2021)
• Luiz Felipe Fonteles (2020–2022)
• Masahiro Yanagida (2022–2023)
• Masahiro Sekita (2022–Present)

League results

Champions   Runners-up

width=250 colspan=2	League	width=100	Position	width=60	Teams	width=60	Matches	width=60	Win	width=60	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

External links

• JTEKT Stings

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2012/13Ｖ・チャレンジマッチ（入替戦） 試合結果のお知らせ. Japan Volleyball League. 2013-04-07.
2. Web site: 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!. JTEKT STINGS. 2013-04-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20130411082423/http://jtekt-stings.jp/page_220.html. 2013-04-11. dead.
3. Web site: 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. Japan Volleyball League. 2013-04-25.
4. Web site: March 1, 2020 . Nishida & Kaziyski Lead JTEKT To First Japanese Men's League Title .
5. Web site: 20 December 2022 . 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 .
6. News: 【V1男子】2019-20シーズン総括 . 8 June 2021 . vleague.jp . Japanese.
7. News: 【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 . vleague.jp . Japanese.
8. News: 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 . 8 June 2021 . vleague.jp . Japanese.
9. News: 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） . 7 June 2021 . tk2020.jva.or.jp . Japanese.
10. News: Men's final round -pdf.form A . 7 June 2021 . tk2020.jva.or.jp . Japanese.
11. News: Men's final round -pdf.form B . 7 June 2021 . tk2020.jva.or.jp . Japanese.
12. Web site: ジェイテクトSTINGS 男子バレーボール部 . 2023-09-13 . ジェイテクトSTINGS 男子バレーボール部 . ja.
13. Web site: JTEKT Stings 2020/21 roster . vleague.jp . https://web.archive.org/web/20210903154702/https://www.vleague.jp/men/team_detail/268 . 3 September 2021 . 2021-09-03 . ja.
14. News: 陳 龍海(チェン・ロンハイ)選手 入部のお知らせ . 11 November 2021 . www.jtekt-stings.jp . JTEKT Stings . ja.
15. News: ジェイテクトSTINGSの"新戦力"をご紹介します。 . 11 November 2021 . www.jtekt-stings.jp . JTEKT Stings . ja.
16. Web site: JTEKT Stings 2020/21 roster . vleague.jp . https://web.archive.org/web/20210903154702/https://www.vleague.jp/men/team_detail/268 . 3 September 2021 . 2021-09-03 . ja.
17. News: 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。 . 5 October 2021 . jtekt-stings.jp . https://web.archive.org/web/20211005104842/https://www.jtekt-stings.jp/topics/page_786.html . 2021-10-05 . ja.
18. News: 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」 . 5 October 2021 . number.bunshun.jp . ja.
19. News: 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」 . 5 October 2021 . . ja . 5 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211005105731/https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/cded0553218a27e407373106a790609783b4398d . dead .
20. News: 8月9日 西田選手海外移籍に臨む記者会見 . 5 October 2021 . jtekt-stings.jp . https://web.archive.org/web/20211005104550/https://www.jtekt-stings.jp/topics/page_796.html . 2021-10-05 . ja.