NEC Red Rockets
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| Club Name | NECレッドロケッツ | |
| Arena | Tokyo Tokyo , ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family... & Kawasaki, Kanagawa Kawasaki, Kanagawa is a city located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, between Tokyo and Yokohama. It is the 9th most populated city in Japan and one of the main cities forming the Greater Tokyo Area and Keihin Industrial Area.... 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 Takada |
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| Head Coach | Akinori Yamada |
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| 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.... |
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| Position 2010-11 | 4th place | |
| Team Colors | Red | |
| Website | necsports.net/w_volley | |
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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 Kawasaki, Kanagawa
Kawasaki, Kanagawa
is a city located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, between Tokyo and Yokohama. It is the 9th most populated city in Japan and one of the main cities forming the Greater Tokyo Area and Keihin Industrial Area....
, 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 team 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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The club was founded in April 1978 as NEC’s corporate team, participating the same year in the 10th 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....
tournament. The club advanced to membership in the Japan Volleyball 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....
in 1979, securing 3rd place in the league rankings by the end of the season. The club has subsequently been league champions five times, and marked its 200th victory in 2008.
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....
- Champions (5): 1987-1988 1996-1997 1999-2000 2002-2003 2004-2005
- Runners-up (4): 1986-1987 1995-1996 1997-1998 2001-2002
Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship
- Champions (2): 1997 2001
- Runners-up (6): 1985 1987 1995 1996 1999 2011
League Results
| League | Position | Teams | Matches | Win | Lose | |
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| Japan League | 13th (1979-80) | 3rd | 6 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| 14th (1980-81) | 4th | 8 | 14 | 7 | 7 | |
| 15th (1981-82) | 5th | 8 | 21 | 7 | 14 | |
| 16th (1982-83) | 6th | 8 | 21 | 7 | 14 | |
| 17th (1983-84) | 6th | 8 | 21 | 8 | 13 | |
| 18th (1984-85) | 3rd | 8 | 21 | 14 | 7 | |
| 19th (1985-86) | 3rd | 8 | 21 | 12 | 9 | |
| 20th (1986-87) | Runner-up | 8 | 21 | 17 | 4 | |
| 21st (1987-88) | Champion | 8 | 14 | 12 | 2 | |
| 22nd (1988-89) | 4th | 8 | 17 | 9 | 8 | |
| 23rd (1989-90) | 3rd | 8 | 17 | 13 | 4 | |
| 24th (1990-91) | 3rd | 8 | 17 | 9 | 8 | |
| 25th (1991-92) | 7th | 8 | 14 | 3 | 11 | |
| 26th (1992-93) | 4th | 8 | 14 | 8 | 6 | |
| 27th (1993-94) | 4th | 8 | 14 | 9 | 5 | |
| V・League | 1st (1994-95) | 5th | 8 | 21 | 11 | 10 |
| 2nd (1995-96) | Runner-up | 8 | 21 | 14 | 7 | |
| 3rd (1996-97) | Champion | 8 | 21 | 16 | 5 | |
| 4th (1997-98) | Runner-up | 8 | 21 | 18 | 3 | |
| 5th (1998-99) | 3rd | 10 | 18 | 13 | 5 | |
| 6th (1999-2000) | Champion | 10 | 18 | 18 | 0 | |
| 7th (2000-01) | 3rd | 10 | 18 | 17 | 1 | |
| 8th (2001-02) | Runner-up | 9 | 16 | 10 | 6 | |
| 9th (2002-03) | Champion | 8 | 21 | 17 | 4 | |
| 10th (2003-04) | 4th | 10 | 18 | 12 | 6 | |
| 11th (2004-05) | Champion | 10 | 27 | 20 | 7 | |
| 12th (2005-06) | 6th | 10 | 27 | 13 | 14 | |
| V・Premier | 2006-07 | 5th | 10 | 27 | 15 | 12 |
| 2007-08 | 6th | 10 | 27 | 13 | 14 | |
| 2008-09 | 3rd | 10 | 27 | 18 | 9 | |
| 2009-10 | 5th | 8 | 28 | 10 | 18 | |
| 2010-11 | 4th | 8 | 26 | 15 | 11 | |
Current squad
As of November 2011- 1 Miki Yahata
- 2 Sachiko SugiyamaSachiko SugiyamaSachiko Sugiyama is a volleyball player from Japan, who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, wearing the number #12 jersey. There she ended up in fifth place with the Japan women's national team...
- 3 Kanako Naito (Captain)
- 4 Akiko UchidaAkiko UchidaAkiko Uchida is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for NEC Red Rockets.-National team:*The 5th AVC Eastern Zonal Volleyball championships Universiade national team -External links:*...
(Sub Captain) - 5 Makoto Matsuura
- 6 Natsumi Shibusawa
- 7 Miyuki AkiyamaMiyuki AkiyamaMiyuki Akiyama is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for NEC Red Rockets.-National team:*The 5th AVC Eastern Zonal Volleyball championships Universiade national team -External links:*...
- 8 Haruyo Shimamura
- 9 Hiroko MatsuuraHiroko MatsuuraHiroko Matsuura is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for NEC Red Rockets.-Clubs:*Kumamoto Municipal Nagamine Junior High → Higashikyushu Ryukoku High School → NEC Red Rockets-Team:...
- 10 Akiko InoAkiko InoAkiko Ino is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for NEC Red Rockets.-Profiles:*She became a volleyball player at 10 years old.*Her nickname "Sei" was derived from the name of former high school....
- 11 Shion Cho
- 12
Brižitka MolnarBrižitka MolnarBrižitka Molnar |Torak]]) is a Serbian volleyball player who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics.In 2008 she was eliminated with the Serbian team in the quarter-finals of the Olympic tournament.... - 13 Miho Watanabe
- 14 Saori Kaneko
- 15 Nami Takiguchi
- 16 Risa Shiragaki
- 17 Kana Ōno
- 18 Miku Torigoe
Former players
Elena TyurinaElena Tyurina
Elena Tyurina-Batukhtina is a retired female volleyball player from Russia, who made her debut for the Soviet National Team in 1986...
(1990-1994) Elizaveta Tishchenko (1995-1997) Yelena Godina (1998-1999) Riikka Lehtonen (2006-2007) Erin Aldrich
Erin Aldrich
Erin Marie Aldrich is an American high jumper. She also played volleyball at the highest level, competing for the United States women's national volleyball team.She finished fourth at the 2001 Summer Universiade...
(2007-2008) Ferreira Ana paula Lopes(2008-2010) Fernanda Garay Rodrigues(2010-2011)
- Hiroko TsukumoHiroko TsukumoHiroko Tsukumo is a retired volleyball player from Japan, who competed for the Japan women's national team in the 1990s. She was named Best Digger and Best Receiver at the 1998 FIVB Women's World Championship...
(1993-2004) - Shinako TanakaShinako Tanakais a female beach volleyball player from Japan, who won the silver medal in the women's team competition at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, partnering compatriot Eiko Koizumi. In the final the couple lost to the Chinese pair Xue Chen and Zhang Xi...
(2001-2002) - Yoshie TakeshitaYoshie TakeshitaYoshie Takeshita is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for JT Marvelous.She plays for the All-Japan women's volleyball team and was a participant at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Her nickname is World's smallest and strongest setter...
(2002-2004) - Megumi KuriharaMegumi KuriharaMegumi Kurihara is a Japanese volleyball player who played for Pioneer Red Wings.Megumi Kurihara also plays for the All-Japan women's volleyball team and participated at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics. Her nickname is Princess Meg .-Biography:Kurihara began playing volleyball as a fourth grader...
(2003-2004) - Megumi KawamuraMegumi Kawamurais a former Japanese volleyball player and occasional model. She is the tallest fashion model in Japan.Nicknamed Megu, she was a member of the national volleyball team that won the bronze medal at the 2001 World Grand Champions Cup playing middle blocker for NEC Red Rockets...
(2001-2005) - Ai Yamamoto (2000-2006)
- Miyuki TakahashiMiyuki TakahashiMiyuki Takahashi is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for NEC Red Rockets.Miyuki Takahashi also plays for the All-Japan women's volleyball team and participated at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics...
(-2009) - Ikumi NaritaIkumi Naritais a Japanese volleyball player who plays for NEC Red Rockets. Her maiden name was .She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There she ended up in fifth place with the Japan women's national team. Narita played as a wing-spiker...
(-2009) - Sayoko Matsuzaki(-2010)
- Saori Arita(-2010)
- Saori Takasaki(-2010)
- Noriko Ando(-2010)
- Ayako Watanabe(-2011)
- Sayaka Takeuchi(-2011)
- Yuko MaruyamaYuko MaruyamaYuko Maruyama is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for NEC Red Rockets.-External links:*...
(-2011)