Cheonan Hyundai Capital Skywalkers

Cheonan Hyundai Capital Skywalkers is a South Korean professional volleyball team. The team was founded in 1983 and became fully professional in 2005. They are based in Cheonan and are members of the Korea Volleyball Federation (KOVO). Their home arena is Yu Gwan-Sun Gymnasium in Cheonan. They have won the championship four times, in 2006, 2007, 2017, and 2019.

Cheonan Hyundai Capital Skywalkers
천안 현대캐피탈 스카이워커스
Full nameCheonan Hyundai Capital Skywalkers Volleyball Club
천안 현대캐피탈 스카이워커스 배구단
Short nameHyundai Capital
NicknameSky Walkers
Founded1983 (1983)
GroundRyu Gwansun Gymnasium
Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea
(Capacity: 5,482)
OwnerHyundai Capital
ChairmanJung Tae-young
ManagerChoi Tae-woong
LeagueV-League
2018–19Regular season: 2nd
Playoffs: Champions
WebsiteClub home page
Uniforms
Home
Away
Hyundai Motor Group sports
Football
(Men's)		 Football
(Women's)		 Baseball
Volleyball
(Men's)		 Volleyball
(Women's)		 Basketball
Archery
(Men's)		 Archery
(Women's)		 Rugby
Motorsport

History

In 1983, the team were established as Hyundai Motor Service Men's Volleyball Team. They had won the winter league five times, and tens of other amateur leagues, before the professional series started in 2005.

In 2002, they were refounded as Hyundai Capital Men's Volleyball team, but they had to stay the second place because Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Volleyball team row over so that had won the winter league for straight nine years. After the foundation of the professional league, they won the series in 2005. Finally, Sean Rooney joined them, and contributed to their championships in 2006 and 2007.

In 2008, they signed former Penn State player Matt Anderson and made him one of the first players to forgo his senior year in the NCAA to go pro.

Honours
Champions (4): 2005–06, 2006–07, 2016–17, 2018–19
Runners-up (7): 2005, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2017–18
  • KOVO Cup
Winners (4): 2006, 2008, 2010, 2013
Runners-up (1): 2009

Season-by-season records
Cheonan Hyundai Capital Skywalkers
Season Postseason Regular Season
RankGamesWinsLossPoints
2005 Runners-up 1 20 18 2 38
2005–06 Champions 1 35 31 4 31
2006–07 Champions 2 30 24 6 24
2007–08 Runners-up 3 35 24 11 24
2008–09 Runners-up 1 35 28 7 28
2009–10 Runners-up 2 36 26 10 —
2010–11 Playoffs 2 30 22 8 —
2011–12 Playoffs 3 36 22 14 70
2012–13 Playoffs 2 30 18 12 52
2013–14 Runners-up 2 30 21 9 61
2014–15 Did not qualify 5 36 15 21 52
2015–16 Runners-up 1 36 28 8 81
2016–17 Champions 2 36 25 11 68
2017–18 Runners-up 1 36 22 14 70
2018–19 Champions 2 36 25 11 70

Players

2019−20 Team
NumberNameBirthdateHeight (cm)Position
1 Cha Yeong-seok (1994-04-17) April 17, 1994193Centre
2 Ra Gwang-kyun (1992-03-22) March 22, 1992177Libero
3 Lee Si-woo (1994-04-07) April 7, 1994188Left
5 Yeo Oh-hyun (1978-09-02) September 2, 1978175Libero
6 Lee Seung-won (1993-04-11) April 11, 1993188Setter
7 Kim Ji-han (1999-09-16) September 16, 1999194Left
8 Choi Eun-seok (1998-03-03) March 3, 1998193Right
9 Park Joo-hyeong (1987-08-05) August 5, 1987193Left
10 Park Jun-hyeok (1997-02-23) February 23, 1997205Centre
11 Choi Min-ho (1988-04-19) April 19, 1988193Centre
12 Jeon Kwang-in (1991-09-18) September 18, 1991194Left
13 Hong Min-ki (1993-05-14) May 14, 1993196Right
14 Daudi Okello (1995-09-20) September 20, 1995201Right
15 Moon Sung-min (1986-09-14) September 14, 1986198Right
16 Lee Won-jung (1995-04-06) April 6, 1995189Setter
17 Song Won-geun (1997-01-23) January 23, 1997197Centre
18 Shin Yung-suk (1986-10-04) October 4, 1986198Centre
19 Hwang Dong-il (1986-04-14) April 14, 1986194Setter
20 Ku Ji-hyeok (1998-07-10) July 10, 1998182Libero
21 Kang Da-unCentre
22 Kim Sang-yunSetter
[lower-alpha 1] Heo Su-bong (1998-04-07) April 7, 1998195Left
[lower-alpha 1] Ham Hyeong-jin (1995-06-25) June 25, 1995186Libero
[lower-alpha 1] Song Jun-ho (1991-06-05) June 5, 1991192Right
[lower-alpha 1] Kim Jae-hee (1993-09-06) September 6, 1993201Centre
Coach: Choi Tae-woong
Assistant coach: Song Byung-il
  1. Currently serving a compulsory military service.

See also

References
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