NEC Blue Rockets
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| Club Name | NECブルーロケッツ |
| Arena | NEC New Life Plaza Fuchu city, Tokyo Fuchu, Tokyo is a city located in western Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. As of 2010, the city has an estimated population of 255,394 and a population density of 8,700 persons per km². The total area was 29.34 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 |  Kuniaki Kimura |
| Head Coach | Minoru Takauchi |
| 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 | 7th place |
| Team Colors | Blue |
| Website | necsports.net/m_volley |
NEC Blue Rockets 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 Fuchu city, Tokyo
Fuchu, Tokyo
is a city located in western Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. As of 2010, the city has an estimated population of 255,394 and a population density of 8,700 persons per km². The total area was 29.34 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...
. 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 NEC
NEC
, a Japanese multinational IT company, has its headquarters in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. NEC, part of the Sumitomo Group, provides information technology and network solutions to business enterprises, communications services providers and government....
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Honours
Japan Volleyball League/V.League/V.Premier LeagueV.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 (4): 1991, 1993, 1995 and 1998
- Runners-up (4): 1989, 1992, 1997 and 2004
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 (7): 1992, 1994, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2003 and 2007
- Runners-up (1): 2005
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 (0):
League Results
| League | Position | Teams | Matches | Win | Lose | |
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| V.League | 1st (1994-95) | 3rd | 8 | 21 | 14 | 7 |
| 2nd (1995-96) | Champion | 8 | 21 | 15 | 6 | |
| 3rd (1996-97) | 3rd | 8 | 21 | 14 | 7 | |
| 4th (1997-98) | Runner-up | 8 | 21 | 12 | 9 | |
| 5th (1998-99) | Champion | 10 | 18 | 12 | 6 | |
| 6th (1999-00) | 3rd | 10 | 18 | 14 | 4 | |
| 7th (2000-01) | 4th | 10 | 18 | 13 | 5 | |
| 8th (2001-02) | 4th | 10 | 18 | 14 | 4 | |
| 9th (2002-03) | 4th | 8 | 21 | 16 | 5 | |
| 10th (2003-04) | 5th | 8 | 21 | 10 | 11 | |
| 11th (2004-05) | Runner-up | 8 | 28 | 15 | 13 | |
| 12th (2005-06) | 3rd | 8 | 28 | 18 | 10 | |
| V・Premier | 2006-07 | 7th | 8 | 28 | 9 | 19 |
| 2007-08 | 7th | 8 | 28 | 9 | 19 | |
| 2008-09 | 7th | 8 | 28 | 11 | 17 | |