JT Thunders
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Club Name JTサンダーズ
Arena
Nekota Kinen Taiikukan
Nekoda Memorial Gymnasium
is a gymnasium located in Hiroshima, Japan.-Overview:The gymnasium was built for the great undertaking of Katsutoshi Nekoda, the Japanese volleyball setter in 1989.It is the home gymnasium of JT Thunders, Japanese men's volleyball team in Hiroshima....

 
Hiroshima city, Hiroshima, 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...

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Manager   Hitoshi Yamashita
Head Coach  
League V.Premier League
V.League (Japan)
The V.Premier League is the top-level volleyball league for both men and women in Japan. The league started in 1994.The competitions are organized by the Japan Volleyball Association....

Position 2008-09 5th place
Team Colors Green
Website JTI


JT Thunders is a men'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 Hiroshima city, Hiroshima, 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.Premier League
V.League (Japan)
The V.Premier League is the top-level volleyball league for both men and women in Japan. The league started in 1994.The competitions are organized by the Japan Volleyball Association....

. The owner of the club is Japan Tobacco
Japan Tobacco
, abbreviated JT, is a cigarette manufacturing company. It is part of the Nikkei 225 index. In 2009 the company was listed at number 312 on the Fortune 500 list. The company is headquartered in Toranomon, Minato, Tokyo. The international headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland.-History:The company...

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History

  • The club was founded in 1931 as a club of Hiroshima Senbai-kyoku (former JT Hiroshima
    Japan Tobacco
    , abbreviated JT, is a cigarette manufacturing company. It is part of the Nikkei 225 index. In 2009 the company was listed at number 312 on the Fortune 500 list. The company is headquartered in Toranomon, Minato, Tokyo. The international headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland.-History:The company...

    ) of Ministry of Finance Japan
    Ministry of Finance (Japan)
    The ' is one of cabinet-level ministries of the Japanese government. The ministry was once named Ōkura-shō . The Ministry is headed by the Minister of Finance , who is a member of the Cabinet and is typically chosen from members of the Diet by the Prime Minister.The Ministry's origin was back in...

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Honours

Japan Volleyball League/V.League/V.Premier League
V.League (Japan)
The V.Premier League is the top-level volleyball league for both men and women in Japan. The league started in 1994.The competitions are organized by the Japan Volleyball Association....

  • Champion (0):
  • Runners-up (6): 1973, 1978, 1996-97, 2000-01, 2002-03 and 2003-04

Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Tournament
Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Tournament
,is a volleyball tournament in Japan.Kurowashiki means the flag of black eagle. It opens in May every year at Osaka. It is organized by the Japan Volleyball Association and the Mainichi Newspapers.-History:...

  • Champions (2): 2001 and 2004
  • Runners-up (3): 1969, 1974 and 1975

Emperor's Cup
Emperor's Cup and Empress's Cup All Japan Volleyball Championship
, is a Japanese volleyball competition,established in 2007. It is organized by the Japan Volleyball Association.Tennō is the Emperor and Kōgō is the Empress of Japan. Tennō Kōgō Commemorative Cup is given the champion of the tournament. The Commemorative Cup was given the winner of Kurowashiki All...

  • Champion (1): 2007

League Results

League Position Teams Matches Win Lose
V.League 1st (1994-95) 5th 8 21 10 11
2nd (1995-96) 3rd 8 21 13 8
3rd (1996-97) Runner-up 8 21 14 7
4th (1997-98) 8th 8 21 3 18
5th (1998-99) 7th 10 18 6 12
6th (1999-00) 5th 10 18 10 8
7th (2000-01) Runner-up 10 18 13 5
8th (2001-02) 5th 10 18 11 7
9th (2002-03) Runner-up 8 21 15 6
10th (2003-04) Runner-up 8 21 13 8
11th (2004-05) 3rd 8 28 17 11
12th (2005-06) 4th 8 28 16 12
V・Premier 2006-07 5th 8 28 14 14
2007-08 6th 8 28 12 16
2008-09 5th 8 28 14 14
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