Osaka Bluteon
Appearance
(Redirected from Panasonic Panthers)
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 |
Osaka Bluteon (
History
[edit]Osaka Bluteon was established as a volleyball club for Matsushita Electric Industrial (now Panasonic) in 1951 and from 1992 to 2024 was known as the Panasonic Panthers.[2]
The club would become one of the participating teams of the inaugural 2024–25 season of the SV.League. It adopted its current name and branding in June 2024 ahead of their participation in the new league.[3]
Names
[edit]- Panasonic Panthers (1992–2024)
- Osaka Bluteon (2024–)
Team
[edit]Current roster
[edit]Team roster – season 2023/2024 | ||||||
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No. | Player name | Date of birth | Position | |||
1 | Kunihiro Shimizu | August 11, 1986 | Opposite | |||
2 | Hideomi Fukatsu | June 1, 1990 | Setter | |||
3 | Shunsuke Nakamura | March 7, 1999 | Setter | |||
6 | Thomas Jaeschke | September 4, 1993 | Outside Hitter | |||
7 | Yuga Tarumi | November 2, 2000 | Outside Hitter | |||
8 | Kenyu Nakamoto | November 21, 1997 | Outside Hitter | |||
10 | Akihiro Yamauchi(c) | November 30, 1993 | Middle Blocker | |||
11 | Yuji Nishida | January 30, 2000 | Opposite | |||
12 | Tomotake Ito | November 11, 1999 | Libero | |||
13 | Tomohiro Yamamoto | November 5, 1994 | Libero | |||
15 | Tatsunori Otsuka | November 5, 2000 | Outside Hitter | |||
17 | Takeshi Nagano | July 11, 1985 | Libero | |||
18 | Hiroto Nishiyama | March 4, 2003 | Outside Hitter | |||
19 | Keitaro Nishikawa | April 14, 2000 | Middle Blocker | |||
20 | Takahiro Shin | August 10, 1991 | Setter | |||
21 | Yasunari Kodama | July 24, 1994 | Middle Blocker | |||
22 | Yuichiro Komiya | November 16, 1992 | Middle Blocker | |||
23 | Larry Evbade-Dan | August 18, 2000 | Middle Blocker | |||
Head coach: Laurent Tillie |
Honours
[edit]- 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[4]
- Champions (×3): 2011, 2012, 2023[5]
- Runner-up (×1): 2008
Notable players
[edit]- 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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "パナソニック パンサーズについて". パナソニックのバレーボールチーム、パナソニック パンサーズ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-10-24.
- ^ "パナソニック パンサーズは リブランディングの
実施 を決定 「チーム名称 」「エンブレム」の刷新 のお知 らせ" [Panasonic Panthers decides to undergo a rebranding. Notice of changing team name and emblem] (in Japanese). Panasonic Panthers. 13 February 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024. - ^ "「
新 クラブ名称 」「新 エンブレム」発表 のお知 らせ" [Announcement of "New Club Name" and "New Emblem"] (in Japanese). Osaka Bluteon. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024. - ^ "
第 72回 黒 鷲 旗 全日本 男女 選抜 バレーボール大会 決勝 トーナメント戦 結果 " (PDF). jva.or.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 July 2024. - ^ "【バレー】
西田 有志 が古賀 紗 理 那 と夫婦 でMVP「家族 で達成 うれしい」パナソニック天皇 杯 V導 く" (in Japanese). 17 December 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
External links
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