Osaka Marvelous

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Osaka Marvelous (大阪マーヴェラス, Ōsaka Māvuerasu), formerly the JT Marvelous (JTマーヴェラス, JT Māvuerasu), is a women's volleyball team owned by Japan Tobacco Ltd., and based in Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan.

Osaka Marvelous
Founded1956
GroundNishinomiya, Hyogo
Japan
Manager
Head Coach
Japan Hiroyuki Tohma
Japan Tomoko Yoshihara
CaptainJapan Mizuki Tanaka
LeagueV.League 1
2023-24Runners-up
WebsiteClub home page
Uniforms
Home
Away

Honours

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Domestic competitions

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Japan Volleyball League/V.League/V.Premier League/V.LEAGUE Division 1
Business League/V1 League/V.Challenge League/V.Challenge League I/V.LEAGUE Division 2
  •   Champion (4): 1998–99, 2002–03, 2014–15, 2015–16
  •   Runners-up (1): 1995–96
Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship
  •   Champion (5): 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2018
  •   Runners-up (5): 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010
Empress's Cup
  •   Champion (1): 2020

International competitions

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League results

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League Position Teams Matches Win Lose
V.League
(V・Premier)
3rd (1996–97) 8th 8 21 1 20
6th (2000–01) 7th 10 18 6 12
7th (2000–01) 8th 10 18 6 12
8th (2001–02) 9th 9 16 2 14
10th (2003–04) 7th 10 18 6 12
11th (2004–05) 4th 10 27 15 12
12th (2005–06) 7th 10 27 12 15
V・Premier 2006-07   Runner-up 10 27 20 7
2007-08 8th 10 27 12 15
2008-09 9th 10 27 10 17
2009-10   Runner-up 8 28 26 2
2010-11   Champion 8 26 20 6
2011-12 5th 8 21 11 10
2012-13 6th 8 28 9 19
2013-14 7th 8 28 12 16
V・Challenge 2014-15   Champion 10 18 17 1
V・Challenge 1 2015-16   Champion 8 21 21 0
V・Premier 2016-17 4th 8 21 13 8
2017–18   Runner-up 8 21 13 8
V.League Division 1 (V1) 2018–19 3rd 11 20 14 6
2019-20   Champion 12 21 17 4
2020-21   Champion 12 20 16 4
2021-22   Runner-up 12 34 27 7
2022-23 5th 12 33 23 10
2023-24   Runner-up 12 24 23 1

Current squad

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2024-2025 Squad as of November 2024[1]

No. Name Position Date of birth Height (m)
1   Yuki Nishikawa Outside Hitter (2000-09-04) 4 September 2000 (age 24) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
2   Kotona Hayashi Outside Hitter (1999-11-13) 13 November 1999 (age 25) 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
3   Sachi Minowa Middle Blocker (1996-02-26) 26 February 1996 (age 28) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
4   Hitomi Shiode Setter (1999-09-15) 15 September 1999 (age 25) 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
5   Lise Van Hecke Outside Hitter (1994-07-01) 1 July 1994 (age 30) 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
6   Mizuki Tanaka Outside Hitter (1996-01-28) 28 January 1996 (age 28) 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
7   Erina Ogawa Middle Blocker (1998-06-03) 3 June 1998 (age 26) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
8   Fuka Inoue Libero (2000-04-11) 11 April 2000 (age 24) 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
9   Nana Sakakibara Middle Blocker (2002-03-07) 7 March 2002 (age 22) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
10   Mana Nishizaki Libero (2002-05-01) 1 May 2002 (age 22) 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
11   Yuka Meguro Outside Hitter (1996-01-06) 6 January 1996 (age 28) 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
12   Mina Higashi Setter (2000-03-04) 4 March 2000 (age 24) 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
13   Momoka Naruse Middle Blocker (2004-05-10) 10 May 2004 (age 20) 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
14   Haruka Oyama Middle Blocker (2001-05-05) 5 May 2001 (age 23) 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
15   Ameze Miyabe Outside Hitter (2001-10-12) 12 October 2001 (age 23) 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
20   Haruka Yamashita Setter (1996-10-14) 14 October 1996 (age 28) 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
21   Mikoto Shima Outside Hitter (1999-01-18) 18 January 1999 (age 25) 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)

Notable players

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Foreign players

  Brazil
  Bulgaria
  Colombia
  Serbia
  South Korea
  Thailand
  Turkey
  United States
  Philippines

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Jaja Santiago prior to August 2024, Sachi Minowa since then after she acquired Japanese citizenship

References

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  1. ^ "Players/Staff". JT Website. www.jti.co.jp. Retrieved 6 November 2024.