Panasonic Panthers
Japanese volleyball club
Founded | 1951 |
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Ground | Panasonic Arena (Capacity: 2,500) |
Head Coach | Laurent Tillie |
Captain | Akihiro Yamauchi |
League | V.League Division 1 |
2021–22 | 3rd place |
Website | Club home page |
Panasonic Panthers (パナソニックパンサーズ, Panasonikku Pansāzu) is a men's volleyball team based in Hirakata city, Osaka, Japan. It plays in V.League Division 1. The club was founded in 1951.[1]
The owner of the club is Panasonic Corporation.
Honours
- Japan Volleyball League/V.League/V.Premier League
- Champions (×6): 1971–72, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2018–19
- Runners-up (×7): 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1972–73, 2012–13, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2023–24
- Third place (×1) :2022-23
- Champions (×9): 1964, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1981, 1998, 2009, 2014
- Runners-up (×1): 2024[2]
- Champions (×3): 2011, 2012, 2023[3]
- Runner-up (×1): 2008
Team
Current roster
Team roster – season 2023/2024 | ||||||
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No. | Player name | Date of birth | Position | |||
1 | Kunihiro Shimizu | (1986-08-11) August 11, 1986 (age 37) | Opposite | |||
2 | Hideomi Fukatsu | (1990-06-01) June 1, 1990 (age 34) | Setter | |||
3 | Shunsuke Nakamura | (1999-03-07) March 7, 1999 (age 25) | Setter | |||
6 | Thomas Jaeschke | (1993-09-04) September 4, 1993 (age 30) | Outside Hitter | |||
7 | Yuga Tarumi | (2000-11-02) November 2, 2000 (age 23) | Outside Hitter | |||
8 | Kenyu Nakamoto | (1997-11-21) November 21, 1997 (age 26) | Outside Hitter | |||
10 | Akihiro Yamauchi(c) | (1993-11-30) November 30, 1993 (age 30) | Middle Blocker | |||
11 | Yuji Nishida | (2000-01-30) January 30, 2000 (age 24) | Opposite | |||
12 | Tomotake Ito | (1999-11-11) November 11, 1999 (age 24) | Libero | |||
13 | Tomohiro Yamamoto | (1994-11-05) November 5, 1994 (age 29) | Libero | |||
15 | Tatsunori Otsuka | (2000-11-05) November 5, 2000 (age 23) | Outside Hitter | |||
17 | Takeshi Nagano | (1985-07-11) July 11, 1985 (age 39) | Libero | |||
18 | Hiroto Nishiyama | (2003-03-04) March 4, 2003 (age 21) | Outside Hitter | |||
19 | Keitaro Nishikawa | (2000-04-14) April 14, 2000 (age 24) | Middle Blocker | |||
20 | Takahiro Shin [ja] | (1991-08-10) August 10, 1991 (age 32) | Setter | |||
21 | Yasunari Kodama | (1994-07-24) July 24, 1994 (age 29) | Middle Blocker | |||
22 | Yuichiro Komiya | (1992-11-16) November 16, 1992 (age 31) | Middle Blocker | |||
23 | Larry Evbade-Dan | (2000-08-18) August 18, 2000 (age 23) | Middle Blocker | |||
Head coach: Laurent Tillie |
Notable players
- Takahiro Yamamoto (2001-2013)
- Tatsuya Fukuzawa (2008-2014 and 2016-2019)
- Kunihiro Shimizu (2008-Present)
- Nalbert Bitencourt (2002-2004)
- Luiz Felipe Fonteles (2007-2008)
- Dante Amaral(2013-2014 and 2015-2016)
- Thiago Alves (2011-2012 and 2014-2015)
- Michał Kubiak (2016-2023)
League results
Champion Runner-up
League | Position | Teams | Matches | Win | Lose | |
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V.League | 1st (1994–95) | 7th | 8 | 21 | 10 | 11 |
2nd (1995–96) | 6th | 8 | 21 | 10 | 11 | |
3rd (1996–97) | 5th | 8 | 21 | 10 | 11 | |
4th (1997–98) | 3rd | 8 | 21 | 14 | 7 | |
5th (1998–99) | 4th | 10 | 18 | 17 | 1 | |
6th (1999-00) | 6th | 10 | 18 | 9 | 9 | |
7th (2000–01) | 6th | 10 | 18 | 9 | 9 | |
8th (2001–02) | 6th | 10 | 18 | 9 | 9 | |
9th (2002–03) | 3rd | 8 | 21 | 13 | 8 | |
10th (2003–04) | 3rd | 8 | 21 | 12 | 9 | |
11th (2004–05) | 4th | 8 | 28 | 15 | 13 | |
12th (2005–06) | 5th | 8 | 28 | 16 | 12 | |
V・Premier | 2006–07 | 3rd | 8 | 28 | 17 | 11 |
2007–08 | Champion | 8 | 28 | 19 | 9 | |
2008–09 | 3rd | 8 | 28 | 15 | 13 | |
2009–10 | Champion | 8 | 28 | 20 | 4 | |
2010–11 | 4th | 8 | 24 | 14 | 10 | |
2011–12 | Champion | 8 | 21 | 17 | 4 | |
2012–13 | Runner-Up | 8 | 28 | 20 | 8 | |
2013–14 | Champion | 8 | 28 | 21 | 7 | |
2014–15 | 6th | 8 | 21 | 13 | 8 | |
2015–16 | Runner-up | 8 | 30 | 16 | 14 | |
2016–17 | 5th | 8 | 26 | 15 | 11 | |
2017–18 | Champion | 8 | 28 | 23 | 5 | |
V.League Division 1 | ||||||
2018–19 | Champion | 10 | 34 | 28 | 6 | |
2019–20 | Runner-up | 10 | 28 | 24 | 4 | |
2020–21 | Runner-up | 10 | 41 | 33 | 8 | |
2021–22 | 3rd | 10 | 36 | 25 | 11 | |
2022–23 | 3rd | 10 | 39 | 25 | 14 |
References
External links
- Official Website
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2023–24 V.League Division 1 Men's
- Wolfdogs Nagoya
- Suntory Sunbirds
- Panasonic Panthers
- Toray Arrows
- Nippon Steel Sakai Blazers
- JTEKT Stings
- JT Thunders Hiroshima
- Tokyo Great Bears
- VC Nagano Tridents
- Voreas Hokkaido