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 Katsuaki Ito
Captain	Hikaru Hoshika
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

2022-2023 Squad as of 09 February - 2023 ^{[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]}

• Head coach: Katsuaki Ito^[14]

No.	Name	Position	Date of birth	Height (m)	Weight (kg)	Spike (cm)
3	Ami Takahashi	Outside hitter	(1995-10-10) 10 October 1995 (age 29)	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)	67 kg (148 lb)	288
4	Tuğba Şenoğlu	Outside hitter	(1998-02-02) 2 February 1998 (age 26)	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	64 kg (141 lb)	300
5	Anna Kikuchi	Setter	(1998-12-11) 11 December 1998 (age 25)	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	59 kg (130 lb)	268
6	Ami Yamashiro	Opposite	(1998-06-24) 24 June 1998 (age 26)	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)	67 kg (148 lb)	288
7	Anri Nakamura	Middle blocker	(1997-03-02) 2 March 1997 (age 27)	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	295
8	Maiko Yoda	Libero	(2000-06-03) 3 June 2000 (age 24)	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)	60 kg (130 lb)	282
9	Hoshino Sumida	Outside hitter	(2000-12-21) 21 December 2000 (age 23)	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	295
10	Maki Yamaguchi	Middle blocker	(1999-03-13) 13 March 1999 (age 25)	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	60 kg (130 lb)	300
11	Minami Yasuda	Setter	(2001-12-12) 12 December 2001 (age 22)	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	295
12	Akane Ukishima	Opposite	(1996-06-10) 10 June 1996 (age 28)	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	66 kg (146 lb)	275
13	Yuri Umezu	Outside hitter	(2000-08-23) 23 August 2000 (age 24)	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	69 kg (152 lb)	275
14	Rinka Kosugi	Middle blocker	(1997-08-18) 18 August 1997 (age 27)	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	298
15	Mayuka Tobe	Middle blocker	(1997-07-12) 12 July 1997 (age 27)	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	63 kg (139 lb)	290
16	Hikaru Hoshika	Setter	(1996-08-13) 13 August 1996 (age 28)	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)	52 kg (115 lb)	275
17	Ayano Sato	Setter	(1999-11-04) 4 November 1999 (age 25)	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	57 kg (126 lb)	280
18	Reika Sato	Middle blocker	(2001-01-10) 10 January 2001 (age 23)	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	68 kg (150 lb)	290
19	Hitomi Fukumoto	Libero	(2000-01-11) 11 January 2000 (age 24)	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)	55 kg (121 lb)	255
20	Kanako Nakayama	Middle blocker	(1999-07-25) 25 July 1999 (age 25)	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	290
26	Pimpichaya Kokram	Opposite	(1998-06-16) 16 June 1998 (age 26)	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	62 kg (137 lb)	293

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-)  United States Juliann Faucette 2017–2018) Simone Lee (2019–2021)  Thailand Pimpichaya Kokram (2021–2024)  Turkey Tuğba Şenoğlu (2022-2023)

References

1. JVL. "Team Profile". Retrieved 2018-11-01.
2. "Athletes / Staff Introduction". KUROBE Aquafairies. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
3. "KUROBE Aqua Fairies". V-League Official Site. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
4. "Introduction of prospective players". KUROBE Aqua Fairies Official Site. KUROBE Aqua Fairies. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
5. "Notice of prospective players joined". KUROBE Aqua Fairies Official Site. KUROBE Aqua Fairies. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
6. "For joining of prospective players". KUROBE Aqua Fairies Official Site. KUROBE Aqua Fairies. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
7. "Kurobe Aqua Fairies Kurobe アクア フェアリーズ". Japan Women's Indoor Volleyball. sitenoise.com.
8. "Information about 2021 unofficial players". KUROBE AquaFairies Official site. KUROBE AquaFairies. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
9. "About the new AquaFairies system" (PDF). KUROBE AquaFairies Official site. KUROBE AquaFairies. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
10. "Announcement of new KUROBE players". Volleyball Magazine. Studio108. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
11. "Report on New Players". Kurobe AquaFairies Official Site. Kurobe AquaFairies. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
12. "Report on new players". Kurobe AquaFairies Official Site. Kurobe AquaFairies. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
13. "Announcement of unofficial players and Sashu Masuda leaving the team". Kurobe AquaFairies Official Site. Kurobe AquaFairies. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
14. "About the new system of AquaFairies" (PDF). Kurobe AquaFairies Official Site. Kurobe AquaFairies. Retrieved 9 February 2023.

External links

• AquaFairies Official website