style="font-size: larger;"|Hitachi Rivale

Club Name	日立リヴァーレ
Arena	Hitachinaka city, Ibaraki Hitachinaka, Ibaraki is a city located in Ibaraki prefecture, Japan.As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 155,354 and a population density of 1,570 persons per km²... , Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... .
Manager	Koji Yamanokawa
Head Coach	Sadatoshi Sugawara
League	V.Challenge League V.Challenge League (Japan) The V.Challenge League is the second-level volleyball league for both men and women in Japan. The league started in 1998 as V1 League.In 2006 the name of V1.League was changed in the V.Challenge League....
Position 2010-11	Runner-up
Team Colors	Blue, White and Yellow
Website	Official Website(ja)

History

• It was founded in November 1980 as Hitachi Sawa Rivale.
• It promoted to V.League in 1998.
• In April 2009, it lost the V.challenge match, so it has been demoted to the V.challenge League next season.
• In April 2010, the team name was changed to Hitachi Rivale.

League Results

Current squad

• 2     Tomomi Sugano
• 3     Momoka MInami
• 4     Yukiko Ebata
  Yukiko Ebata
  Yukiko Ebata is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Hitachi Rivale.- Individuals:*2011 Montreux Volley Masters - Best spiker-Team:...
  
  
• 5     Misuzu Jou
• 6     Midori Miyakozawa
• 7     Ayano Yasui
• 8     Hitomi Sato
• 9     Yukino Nagamatsu
• 10   Yukiko Uchida
• 11   Saori Takahashi
• 12   Moemi Toui (Captain)
• 13   Sae Ishida
• 14   Mirei Sasaki
• 15   Saori Takasaki
• 16   Tomoe Matsumoto
• 17   An Saita
• 18   Haruka Iseki
• 19   Sayaka Nagano
• 21   Asako Tajimi
  Asako Tajimi
  Asako Tajimi is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Pioneer Red Wings.-Clubs:*HachioujiJissen High School → Hitachi → Pioneer Red Wings → Hitachi Rivale-Honours:...
  
  
• 33   Francien Huurman
  Francien Huurman
  Francien Huurman is a female volleyball player from the Netherlands, who plays as a middle-blocker. She was a member of the Dutch National Women's Team that won the gold medal at the FIVB World Grand Prix 2007 in Ningbo, PR China.On 21 November 2011 Hitachi Rivale annouced her joinning.-External...
  
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Former players

• Yuki Sugawara
  Yuki Tanaka
  Yuki Tanaka is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Kurobe AquaFairies. She serves as the captain of the team from 2009.-Profiles:*The former name is Yuki Sugawara....
  
   (-2008)
• Akiko Ino
  Akiko Ino
  Akiko Ino is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for NEC Red Rockets.-Profiles:*She became a volleyball player at 10 years old.*Her nickname "Sei" was derived from the name of former high school....
  
   (-2007)
• Keiko Kuroha (2005–2009)
• Megumi Itabashi (2003–2009)
• Mariko Futakawa (2007–2009)
• Ayano Inishi (2006–2009)
• Kaori Iida (1998–2009)
• Miki Shimada (2006–2009)
• Narumi Takashima (2007–2009)
• Saori Ishida (2007–2009)
• Makoto Matsuura(2009–2010)
• Sae Ishida(-2010)
• Akari Fujisaki(-2010)
• Yurie Yamamoto(-2010)
• Hokaku Cho(-2010)

• Ai Yoshida(-2011)
• Airi Kawahara(-2011)
• Kaori Nakamura(-2011)
• Kotomi Tosaki
  Kotomi Tosaki
  Kotomi Tosaki is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Hitachi Sawa Rivale.-External links:**...
  
  (-2011)

External links

• Official Website