Kurobe AquaFairies

Kurobe AquaFairies (KUROBEアクアフェアリーズ, KUROBE Akuafearīzu) is a women's volleyball team based in Kurobe, Toyama, Japan. It plays in V.League Division 1 Women.^[1] The club was founded in 1998. It is operated by Kurobe city Athletic Association.

Kurobe AquaFairies

Founded	1998
Ground	Kurobe City, Toyama Japan
Manager Head Coach	Koichi Iida Gen Kawakita
Captain	Anri Nakamura
League	V.League Division 1 Women
2021-2022	12th place
Website	Club home page

History

• It was founded in 1998.
• It was promoted to V.Challenge League in 2001.
• It was promoted to V.League Division 1 Women in 2018.

Honours

• V.Challenge League
  • Champion(1) - 2004

League results

League		Position	Teams	Matches	Win	Lose
V1.League	3rd (2000–01)	8th	8	14	0	14
	4th (2001–02)	7th	7	12	1	11
	5th (2002–03)	3rd	8	14	9	5
	6th (2003–04)	Champion	7	12	11	1
	7th (2004–05)	3rd	8	14	10	4
	8th (2005–06)	4th	8	14	8	6
V・challenge	2006-07	6th	8	14	5	9
	2007-08	8th	8	14	1	13
	2008-09	7th	10	18	8	10
	2009-10	5th	12	16	8	8
	2010-11	5th	12	18	11	7
	2011-12	3rd	12	22	16	6
	2012-13	5th	10	18	9	9
	2013-14	4th	10	18	10	8
	2014-15	4th	10	18	12	6
V・challenge 1	2015-16	5th	8	21	10	11
	2016-17	5th	8	20	8	12
	2017-18	3rd	7	18	12	6
V.League Division 1 (V1)	2018–19	10th	11	20	2	18
	2019-20	10th	12	21	1	20
	2020-21	12th	12	20	4	16
	2021-22	12th	12	33	3	30

Current squad

2024-2025 Squad as of December 2024 ^{[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]}

• Head coach: Gen Kawakita

No.	Name	Position	Date of birth	Height (m)
1	Rino Furuichi	Outside Hitter	(1999-06-18) 18 June 1999 (age 25)	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
2	Rimi Kaneda	Outside Hitter	(1998-10-06) 6 October 1998 (age 26)	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
3	Iris Scholten	Opposite	(1999-11-15) 15 November 1999 (age 25)	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
4	Minami Yasuda	Setter	(2001-12-12) 12 December 2001 (age 23)	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
6	Ayane Tanabe	Middle Blocker	(2001-06-06) 6 June 2001 (age 23)	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
7	Anri Nakamura (C)	Middle Blocker	(1997-03-02) 2 March 1997 (age 28)	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
8	Maiko Yoda	Libero	(2000-06-03) 3 June 2000 (age 24)	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
9	Hoshino Sumida	Outside Hitter	(2000-12-21) 21 December 2000 (age 24)	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
10	Maki Yamaguchi	Middle Blocker	(1999-03-31) 31 March 1999 (age 26)	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
12	Akane Ukishima	Opposite	(1996-06-10) 10 June 1996 (age 28)	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
13	Yuri Umezu	Outside Hitter	(2000-08-23) 23 August 2000 (age 24)	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
15	Mami Okubo	Middle Blocker	(2001-10-07) 7 October 2001 (age 23)	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
16	Shion Nagasawa	Setter	(1999-11-12) 12 November 1999 (age 25)	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
17	Ayami Urayama	Libero	(2001-07-01) 1 July 2001 (age 23)	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
18	Lena Stigrot	Outside Hitter	(1994-12-20) 20 December 1994 (age 30)	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
19	Maddie Madayag	Middle Blocker	(1998-02-07) 7 February 1998 (age 27)	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
20	Kanako Nakayama	Middle Blocker	(1999-07-25) 25 July 1999 (age 25)	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)

Former players

Domestic players  Japan Hiroko Hakuta (2002–2006) Hokaku Cho (2008–09) Mayumi Kosuge (2011–2012) Ayano Inishi (2009–2012) Yuki Tanaka (2008–2013) Nao Murakami (2007–2013) Nanami Wasai (2014-2019) Transferred to PFU BlueCats Rina Hiratani (2014-2019) Natsuno Kurami (2014-2019) Natsumi Watabiki (2017–2020) Transferred to PFU BlueCats Ranna Shiraiwa (2018–2020) Transferred to Forest Leaves Kumamoto (ja) Saki Maruyama (2014–2021) Yurika Banba (2017–2021)

Foreign players  Belgium Freya Aelbrecht (2018-2019)  Germany Lena Stigrot (2024-)  Philippines Aleona Denise Manabat (2019–2020) Maddie Madayag (2024-2025)  United States Juliann Faucette 2017–2018) Simone Lee (2019–2021)  Thailand Pimpichaya Kokram (2021–2024)  Turkey Tuğba Şenoğlu (2022-2023)