Jiangsu women's volleyball team explained

Clubname:Jiangsu Zenith Steel Women's Volleyball Club
Short Name:Jiangsu Women’s Volleyball
江蘇女排
Nickname:Jiangsu Zenith Steel
Fullname:Jiangsu Zenith Steel Women's Volleyball Club
江蘇中天鋼鐵排球俱樂部
Founded:1958
Ground:Changzhou University Gymnasium, Changzhou, Jiangsu, China
Capacity:5000
Owner:Zenith Steel
Manager: Cai Bin
Captain:Zhang Changning
League:Chinese Volleyball League
Season:2022-23
Position:6th 2
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Jiangsu Zenith Steel Women's Volleyball Club is a Nanjing-based professional volleyball team competing in the Chinese Volleyball League. As the provincial team it represents Jiangsu at national competitions. The team won their first league champion title in season 2016/17.

CVL results

Season Final ranking
2022-2023 6th
2021-2022 Runner-up
2020-2021 Runner-up
2019-2020 5th
2018-2019 4th
2017-2018 Third place
2016-2017 Champion
2015-2016 Runner-up
2014-2015 Third place
2013-2014 12th
2012-2013 8th
2011-2012 5th
2010-2011 6th
2009-2010 4th
2008-2009 Third place
2007-2008 6th
2006-2007 Third place
2005-2006 8th
2004-2005 4th
2003-2004 5th
2002-2003 9th
2001-2002 9th
2000-2001 4th
1999-2000 Runner-up
1998-1999 5th
1997-1998 Runner-up
1996-1997 Runner-up

National Games of China results

Games Year Final ranking
XIV2021Runner-up
XIII2017Winner
XII 2013 4th
XI 2009 4th
X 2005 4th
IX 2001 7th
VIII 1997 3rd
VII 1993 4th
VI 1987 Disqualified
V 1983 9th
IV 1979 2nd
III 1975 5th
II 1965 9th
I 1959 12th

Team roster (Season of 2019-20)

NumberPlayerPositionHeight (m)Birth date
1 Yang WenjinOutside hitter1.8213/07/1997
2 Zhang Changning (c)Outside hitter1.9506/11/1995
3Middle blocker1.8717/03/1997
4 Wang YuqiOpposite1.8021/08/1998
5Middle blocker1.8516/04/1997
6 Diao LinyuSetter1.8207/04/1994
7 Rongwan QianbaiSetter1.8401/01/1997
8 Zang QianqianLibero1.7514/08/1998
9 Xu RuoyaOutside hitter1.9201/03/1994
10 Xu LuyaoOutside hitter1.9218/08/2000
11 Wang ChenyueMiddle blocker1.9322/08/1995
12 Wu HanOutside hitter / Opposite1.8323/04/1998
13Middle blocker1.8720/10/1997
14 Tang NingyaOpposite1.8515/05/1994
15 Sun YanSetter1.8706/07/2001
16 Gong XiangyuOpposite1.8821/04/1997
17 Chen TixuanOutside hitter1.8116/04/1997
18 Ni FeifanLibero1.7714/02/2001
19 Zhang YiwenMiddle blocker1.9106/06/2000
20 Yong LeOpposite1.8230/03/2000

Sponsorship

Season Sponsor
2014- Zenith Steel Group
2014- City of Changzhou
2011-2014 County of Guanyun
2007-2013 East China Mineral Exploration & Development Bureau
1996-2009 Southeast University
1996-2007 Yizheng Chemical Fibre

Retired players