NEC Red Rockets

NEC Red Rockets (NECレッドロケッツ, NEC Reddo Rokettsu) is a women's volleyball team based in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan. It plays in V.League 1. The owner of the team is NEC.

NEC Red Rockets
Founded1978
GroundTokyo and
Kawasaki, Kanagawa Japan
Manager
Head Coach
Takumi Iwasaki
Takayuki Kaneko
CaptainMisaki Yamauchi
LeagueV.League 1 Women
2019-208th place
WebsiteClub home page
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The club was founded in April 1978 as NEC’s corporate team, participating the same year in the 10th V.Challenge League tournament. The club advanced to membership in the Japan Volleyball League in 1979, securing 3rd place in the league rankings by the end of the season. The club has subsequently been league champions six times, and marked its 200th victory in 2008.

Honours

Japan Volleyball League/V.League/V.Premier League
  • Champions (6): 1987-1988, 1996-1997, 1999-2000, 2002-2003, 2004-2005, 2014–2015, 2016-17
  • Runners-up (4): 1986-1987, 1995-1996, 1997-1998, 2001-2002
Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship
  • Champions (2): 1997, 2001
  • Runners-up (7): 1985, 1987, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2011, 2013

League Results

League Position Teams Matches Win Lose
Japan League13th (1979–80)3rd61073
14th (1980–81)4th81477
15th (1981–82)5th821714
16th (1982–83)6th821714
17th (1983–84)6th821813
18th (1984–85)3rd821147
19th (1985–86)3rd821129
20th (1986–87)Runner-up821174
21st (1987–88)Champion814122
22nd (1988–89)4th81798
23rd (1989–90)3rd817134
24th (1990–91)3rd81798
25th (1991–92)7th814311
26th (1992–93)4th81486
27th (1993–94)4th81495
V・League1st (1994–95)5th8211110
2nd (1995–96)Runner-up821147
3rd (1996–97)Champion821165
4th (1997–98)Runner-up821183
5th (1998–99)3rd1018135
6th (1999-2000)Champion1018180
7th (2000–01)3rd1018171
8th (2001–02)Runner-up916106
9th (2002–03)Champion821174
10th (2003–04)4th1018126
11th (2004–05)Champion1027207
12th (2005–06)6th10271314
V・Premier2006-075th10271512
2007-086th10271314
2008-093rd1027189
2009-105th8281018
2010-114th8261511
2011-128th821318
2012-134th828235
2013-145th8281216
2014-15Champion821138
2015-165th821813
2016-17Champion821156
2017-185th821813
V.League Division 1 (V1)2018–196th1120119
2019-208th12211110

Current squad

2020-2021 Squad, as of 9 August - 2020 [1][2][3]

  • Head coach: Takayuki Kaneko
No. Name Position Date of birth Height (m) Weight (kg) Spike (cm) Block (cm)
1 Haruyo Shimamura Middle Blocker (1992-03-04) 4 March 1992 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 298 290
2 Sarina Koga Outside Hitter (1996-05-21) 21 May 1996 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 66 kg (146 lb) 302 290
3 Shiori Tsukada Setter (1994-09-07) 7 September 1994 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 63 kg (139 lb) 284
4 Mizuki Yanagita Opposite (1996-03-26) 26 March 1996 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) 64 kg (141 lb) 304
5 Haruna Soga Outside Hitter (2001-03-25) 25 March 2001 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 64 kg (141 lb) 306
6 Kaori Ueno Middle Blocker (1995-01-06) 6 January 1995 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 73 kg (161 lb) 299
7 Moeka Kinoe Middle Blocker (1997-12-24) 24 December 1997 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 67 kg (148 lb) 301
8 Kasumi Nojima Middle Blocker (1997-05-09) 9 May 1997 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 72 kg (159 lb) 295
9 Nanami Hirose Outside Hitter (1997-05-12) 12 May 1997 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 62 kg (137 lb) 309
10 Yuka Sawada Setter (1996-08-14) 14 August 1996 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) 57 kg (126 lb) 273
11 Chinami Furuya Outside Hitter (1996-04-20) 20 April 1996 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 65 kg (143 lb) 297
12 Misaki Yamauchi (C) Opposite (1995-03-10) 10 March 1995 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 69 kg (152 lb) 306
13 Nichika Yamada Middle Blocker (2000-02-24) 24 February 2000 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 71 kg (157 lb) 301
14 Minami Yasuda Setter (2001-12-12) 12 December 2001 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 65 kg (143 lb) 285 275
15 Ayumi Yoshida Outside Hitter (2000-08-07) 7 August 2000 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 63 kg (139 lb) 300
16 Manami Kojima Libero (1994-11-07) 7 November 1994 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) 58 kg (128 lb) 266
17 Mio Satō Libero (1993-02-12) 12 February 1993 1.53 m (5 ft 0 in) 55 kg (121 lb) 250 240

Former players

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