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 Takaya Maruyama
Captain	Saki Maruyama
League	V.League Division 1 Women
2019-2020	10th place
Website	Club home page
Uniforms
Home Away

History

• It was founded in 1998.
• It promoted to V.Challenge League in 2001.
• It 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

Current squad

2020-2021 Squad as of 8 August - 2020 [2][3][4][5][6][7]

• Head coach: Takaya Maruyama

No.	Name	Position	Date of birth	Height (m)	Weight (kg)	Spike (cm)
1	Saki Maruyama (C)	Opposite	(1991-12-23) 23 December 1991	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	61 kg (134 lb)	296
3	Kaori Mabashi	Outside Hitter	(1996-11-18) 18 November 1996	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	63 kg (139 lb)	296
4	Yurika Banba	Libero	(1991-09-16) 16 September 1991	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)	56 kg (123 lb)	270
9	Sayo Masuda	Outside Hitter	(1997-10-07) 7 October 1997	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	68 kg (150 lb)	293
10	Simone Lee	Outside Hitter	(1996-10-07) 7 October 1996	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	305
11	Wakaba Sugihara	Outside Hitter	(1995-06-10) 10 June 1995	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	64 kg (141 lb)	295
12	Akane Ukishima	Opposite	(1996-06-10) 10 June 1996	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	66 kg (146 lb)	275
13	Yuri Umezu	Outside Hitter	(2000-08-23) 23 August 2000	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	69 kg (152 lb)	275
14	Aya Hosonuma	Middle Blocker	(2000-05-25) 25 May 2000	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	66 kg (146 lb)	285
15	Mei Konishi	Setter	(1995-05-27) 27 May 1995	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	61 kg (134 lb)	277
16	Hikaru Hoshika	Setter	(1996-08-13) 13 August 1996	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)	52 kg (115 lb)	275
18	Yuka Tateishi	Libero	(1998-03-21) 21 March 1998	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)	55 kg (121 lb)	275
19	Yuka Kosugi	Middle Blocker	(1997-08-18) 18 August 1997	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	298
20	Mayuka Tobe	Middle Blocker	(1997-07-12) 12 July 1997	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	63 kg (139 lb)	290
21	Hinano Michishita	Middle Blocker	(1997-12-23) 23 December 1997	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	58 kg (128 lb)	287

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) Foreign players  Belgium Freya Aelbrecht (2018-2019)  Philippines Aleona Denise Manabat (2019–2020)  United States Juliann Faucette 2017–2018) References JVL. "Team Profile". Retrieved 2018-11-01. "Athletes / Staff Introduction". KUROBE Aquafairies. Retrieved 8 August 2020. "KUROBE Aqua Fairies". V-League Official Site. Retrieved 8 August 2020. "Introduction of prospective players". KUROBE Aqua Fairies Official Site. KUROBE Aqua Fairies. Retrieved 1 February 2019. "Notice of prospective players joined". KUROBE Aqua Fairies Official Site. KUROBE Aqua Fairies. Retrieved 1 February 2019. "For joining of prospective players". KUROBE Aqua Fairies Official Site. KUROBE Aqua Fairies. Retrieved 1 February 2019. "Kurobe Aqua Fairies". Japan Women's Indoor Volleyball. sitenoise.com. External links AquaFairies Official website