| Clubname: | Victorina Himeji |
| Short Name: | Himeji |
| Nickname: | Victorina |
| Founded: | March 14, 2016 |
| Ground: | Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan |
| Mgrtitle: | General Manager Head Coach |
| Manager: |  Kiyoshi Abo Kiyoshi Abo |
| Captain: | Shiori Aratani |
| League: | V.League Division 1 |
| Season: | 2021-22 |
| Position: | 11th |
| Website: | https://www.victorina-vc.jp |
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is a women's volleyball team based in Himeji, Japan. The owner of the team is Masayoshi Manabe, former head coach of the Japan women's national volleyball team.[1] The club was founded in 2016.[2] [3]
Himeji entered the V.League in 2018 playing in V.League Division 2 and won the 2018-2019 season Championship[4] which automatically promoted them to Japan's top level V.League Division 1.
The team registered with the Japan Volleyball association in March 2016. Three months later Yoshie Takeshita was announced as head coach.[5] [6] In November 2016 Masayoshi Manabe, who was born in Himeji, was appointed general manager.[7] [8]
In July 2017, Himeji announced it would transfer the franchise of bankrupt club Sendai Belle Fille to Himeji Victorina, with a requirement that it take 8 of the players from Sendai Belle Fille and reach contract agreements with them.[9] If successful it would be the first time in Japan that one club team had transferred to another.[10] The team's goal was to enter the V.Challenge League II for the 2017-2018 season. By August 3rd Himeji had reached an agreement with only two Sendai players.[11] On August 10 the V.League announced Himeji had been unable to sign a sufficient number of Sendai players and would not be allowed to participate in the V.Challenge League II 2017-18 season.[12]
In March 2018 the Japanese V.League announced Himeji Victorina will play the 2018–2019 season in the newly organized V.League Division 2[13]
On March 17, 2019, Himeji Victorina defeated JA Gifu Rioreina in straight sets to claim the title of Women's V.League Division 2 Champions.[14] As 2018-2019 V2 Champions they are automatically promoted to play the 2019-2020 season in V.League Division 1.[15]
Masayoshi Manabe is currently the team owner and Kiyoshi Abo is the team's general manager.[16]
| width=200 colspan=2 | League | width=100 | Position | width=60 align=center | Teams | width=60 | Matches | width=60 | Win | width=60 | Lose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center | V.League Division 2 | 2018-19 | Champions | 8 | 18 | 17 | 1 | ||||
| align=center rowspan=3 | V.League Division 1 | 2019-20 | 12th | 12 | 21 | 3 | 18 | ||||
| align=center | 2020-21 | 10th | 12 | 21 | 4 | 17 | |||||
| align=center | 2021-22 | 11th | 12 | 33 | 8 | 25 |
2023-24 Squad[17] [18] [19] [20] [21]
Kodai Nakaya| style=background:#ff66cc;" | No. | Name | Position | Date of birth | Height (m) | Weight (kg) | Spike (cm) | Block |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riho Sadakane (C) | Outside hitter | 13 April 1996 | 1.710NaN0 | 69kg (152lb) | 286 | ||
| 2 | Miki Sakurai | Setter | 1 May 1996 | 1.690NaN0 | 63kg (139lb) | 275 | ||
| 3 | Shuna Omoto | Middle blocker | 2 May 1995 | 1.750NaN0 | 64kg (141lb) | 289 | ||
| 4 | Moeri Hanai | Libero | 17 April 1994 | 1.670NaN0 | 60kg (130lb) | 280 | ||
| 5 | Arisa Nagano | Middle blocker | 13 September 1996 | 1.750NaN0 | 62kg (137lb) | 300 | ||
| 6 | Celeste Plak | Outside hitter | 26 October 1995 | 1.90NaN0 | 84kg (185lb) | 314 | 302 | |
| 7 | Nao Horigome | Setter | 26 June 1996 | 1.580NaN0 | 52kg (115lb) | 260 | ||
| 8 | Kano Miyaji | Outside hitter | 28 July 2001 | 1.780NaN0 | 64kg (141lb) | 295 | ||
| 9 | Kana Yoshioka | Middle blocker | 14 October 1995 | 1.760NaN0 | 57kg (126lb) | 293 | ||
| 10 | Mirei Wakita | Outside hitter | 10 December 1996 | 1.70NaN0 | 61kg (134lb) | 280 | ||
| 11 | Shiori Aratani | Middle blocker | 22 September 1998 | 1.730NaN0 | 61kg (134lb) | 296 | 291 | |
| 12 | Nana Magota | Outside hitter | 16 April 1998 | 1.750NaN0 | 63kg (139lb) | 292 | ||
| 13 | Saki Tanaka | Outside hitter | 21 September 1996 | 1.690NaN0 | 57kg (126lb) | 296 | ||
| 14 | Chihiro Sasaki | Middle blocker | 17 November 1997 | 1.740NaN0 | 67kg (148lb) | 299 | ||
| 15 | Aikiho Matsumoto | Outside hitter | 29 June 1997 | 1.70NaN0 | 61kg (134lb) | 292 | ||
| 16 | Akane Shimizu | Outside hitter | 24 September 1997 | 1.750NaN0 | 68kg (150lb) | 295 | ||
| 17 | Moe Kiyota | Setter | 25 December 2001 | 1.610NaN0 | 55kg (121lb) | 285 | ||
| 19 |  Chatchu-on Moksri | Outside hitter | 6 November 1999 | 1.80NaN0 | 58kg (128lb) | 302 | ||
| 21 | Kaya Watanabe | Outside hitter | 9 June 1998 | 1.710NaN0 | 62kg (137lb) | 286 | ||
| 22 | Rimi Kaneda | Outside hitter | 6 October 1998 | 1.780NaN0 | 63kg (139lb) | 295 | ||
| 23 | Akari Bono | Setter | 4 October 2002 | 1.70NaN0 | 60kg (130lb) | 285 |
Domestic Players
Foreign Players