Okayama Seagulls

Okayama Seagulls (岡山シーガルズ, Okayama shīgaruzu) is a women's volleyball team based in Okayama city, Okayama, Japan. It plays in V.League Division 1. The club was founded in 1999. It is the only team without an owner enterprise in V.League.

Okayama Seagulls
Founded1999
GroundOkayama City, Okayama,
Japan
Manager &
Head Coach		 Akiyoshi Kawamoto
CaptainAimi Kawashima
LeagueV.League Division 1
2019-2020Runner up
WebsiteClub home page
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Honours
V.League/V.Premiere League
  • Champions (0):
  • Runners-up (2): 2013-14, 2019-20
V.Challenge League
  • Champions (1): 2017-2018
  • Runners-up (0)
Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship
  • Champions (0):
  • Runners-up (1): 2005
Empress's Cup
  • Champions (0):
  • Runners-up (1): 2013
Domestic Sports Festival (Volleyball)
  • Champions (10): 2002-2006, 2008-2011 and 2014-2015

League Results

[1]

League Position Teams Matches Win Lose
V.League6th (1999-2000)9th1018414
7th (2000–01)10th1018315
8th (2001–02)5th916106
9th (2002–03)6th821813
10th (2003–04)5th1018108
11th (2004–05)5th10271413
12th (2005–06)5th10271512
V・Premier2006-078th10271017
2007-084th10271413
2008-097th10271314
2009-106th8281018
2010-118th826125
2011-124th8211110
2012-133rd8281513
2013-14 Runners-up8281711
2014-154th821138
2015-164th821912
2016-177th821516
V・Challenge2017-18 Champions718171
V.League Division 1 (V1)2018–199th11201010
2019-20 Runners-up1221156

Current squad

2019-2020 Squad as of 14 October - 2019 [2][3][4]

  • Head coach: Akiyoshi Kawamoto
No. Name Position Date of birth Height (m) Weight (kg) Spike (cm) Block (cm)
1 Minami Yoshida Outside Hitter (1988-05-07) 7 May 1988 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) 60 kg (130 lb) 283
3 Ayaka Taguchi Middle Blocker (1998-11-11) 11 November 1998 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 69 kg (152 lb) 290
4 Miharu Yoshioka Outside Hitter (1998-09-14) 14 September 1998 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 299
5 Mizuki Ugajin Setter (1996-09-16) 16 September 1996 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 67 kg (148 lb) 286
6 Sanae Watanabe Opposite (1998-05-28) 28 May 1998 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) 62 kg (137 lb) 298
7 Moe Sasaki Outside Hitter (1992-03-18) 18 March 1992 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 295
8 Mayu Oikawa Middle Blocker (1996-06-26) 26 June 1996 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 60 kg (130 lb) 299
9 Yuri Takayanagi Outside Hitter (2000-04-19) 19 April 2000 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 69 kg (152 lb) 286
10 Minami Nishimura Libero (2000-03-23) 23 March 2000 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) 59 kg (130 lb) 284
11 Moe Takayanagi Middle Blocker (1998-11-27) 27 November 1998 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 67 kg (148 lb) 283
12 Anna Imura Middle Blocker (1996-06-13) 13 June 1996 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 59 kg (130 lb) 295
14 Haruka Miyashita Setter (1994-09-01) 1 September 1994 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 58 kg (128 lb) 290 272
15 Aoi An Furukawa Outside Hitter (2002-07-27) 27 July 2002 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 300
16 Kanako Nagama Libero (1999-04-23) 23 April 1999 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) 58 kg (128 lb) 264
18 Syuka Kaneda (ja) Outside Hitter (1996-06-06) 6 June 1996 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 68 kg (150 lb) 288
19 Yuki Morita Libero (1998-02-27) 27 February 1998 1.56 m (5 ft 1 in) 53 kg (117 lb) 264
20 Aki Maruyama Libero (1990-10-06) 6 October 1990 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in) 53 kg (117 lb) 255
21 Yurika Kono Middle Blocker (1996-04-08) 8 April 1996 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 64 kg (141 lb) 294
23 Akari Maeda Outside Hitter (1999-05-28) 28 May 1999 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) 58 kg (128 lb) 295
24 Mami Miyashita Libero (1986-08-17) 17 August 1986 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) 58 kg (128 lb) 249
26 Sora Nagase Middle Blocker (1999-08-18) 18 August 1999 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 64 kg (141 lb) 293
27 Yoshie Narasaki Libero (1997-10-20) 20 October 1997 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) 56 kg (123 lb) 271
28 Aimi Kawashima (C) Middle Blocker (1990-04-15) 15 April 1990 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 67 kg (148 lb) 298 285
31 Natsuki Onodera Setter (1999-06-16) 16 June 1999 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 56 kg (123 lb) 292

Former players
  • Mari Nomura
  • Yumiko Ono
  • Umeka Kawai
  • Nobuko Yonemura
  • Chie Kanda
  • Sachiko Higashitani
  • Mayumi Kosuge
  • Rie Hotta
  • Hiroko Okano
  • Kazuyo Mori
  • Megumi Kurihara
  • Yuki Sasaki
  • Natsumi Horiguchi
  • Natsumi Murata
  • Mai Fukuda
  • Mai Yamaguchi (2002-2019)
  • Koyuki Okusu (2016-2019)

References
  1. "公式記録 RECORD / RANKING バレーボール Vリーグ オフィシャルサイト". V.League Official Site. JVA. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  2. "V.League Okayama Seagulls". V.League Official Site. V.League. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  3. http://okayama.v-seagulls.co.jp/team/index.html
  4. "V.League Okayama Seagulls". sitenoise.com. sitenoise. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
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