Kurobe AquaFairies
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| Club Name | KUROBEアクアフェアリーズ |
| Arena | Kurobe city Kurobe, Toyama is a city located in Toyama, Japan.As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 42,612 and the density of 99.9 persons per km². The total area is 426.34 km². The city was founded on April 1, 1954... , Toyama Toyama Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Hokuriku region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Toyama.Toyama is the leading industrial prefecture on the Japan Sea coast, and has the industrial advantage of cheap electricity due to abundant water resources.... 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 | Shin-ichi Komeya |
| Head Coach | Hiroshi Yoneyama |
| 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 | 5th place |
| Team Colors | Blue |
| Website | http://www.aquafairies.jp/index.html |
Kurobe AquaFairies is a women's volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
team based in Kurobe, Toyama
Kurobe, Toyama
is a city located in Toyama, Japan.As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 42,612 and the density of 99.9 persons per km². The total area is 426.34 km². The city was founded on April 1, 1954...
, 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...
. It plays in 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....
. The club was founded in 1998.
It is operated by Kurobe city Athletic Association.
History
- It was founded in 1998.
- It promoted to V.Challenge LeagueV.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....
in 2001.
League Results
| League | Position | Teams | Matches | Win | Lose | |
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| 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 | |
Current squad
As of November 2011- 1
Tomomi Ito - 2 Jie
- 3 Mutsumi Ito
- 4 Mayumi Kosuge
- 5 Tomomi Shikama
- 6 Ayano Inishi
- 7 Yuki TanakaYuki TanakaYuki 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....
(Captain) - 8 Minami Matsuura
- 9 Megumi Ida
- 11 Nao Murakami
- 13 Hikaru Yoshikawa
- 14 Megumi Kojima
Former players
- Azusa Shimizu
- Hiroko Hakuta Hokaku Cho (2008–09)
- Minami Tanaka
- Haruka Ishida
- Yukari Takasaki
- Sarasa Kumagai