style="font-size: larger;"|Osaka Blazers Sakai

Club Name	堺ブレイザーズ
Arena	Sakai city, Osaka Sakai, Osaka is a city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It has been one of the largest and most important seaports of Japan since the Medieval era.Following the February 2005 annexation of the town of Mihara, from Minamikawachi District, the city has grown further and is now the fourteenth most populous city in...   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	Katsumi Oda
Head coach	Yuichi Nakagaichi Yuichi Nakagaichi is a former volleyball player from Japan, who played for the Men's National Team in the 1990s. Playing at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain he ended up in 16th place at the 1998 World Championship.-Honours:*1992 Olympic Games — 6th place...
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	Runner-up
Team Colours	Golden Yellow, Red and Darkblue
Website	blazers.gr.jp

Osaka Blazers Sakai 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 Sakai city, Osaka

Sakai, Osaka

is a city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It has been one of the largest and most important seaports of Japan since the Medieval era.Following the February 2005 annexation of the town of Mihara, from Minamikawachi District, the city has grown further and is now the fourteenth most populous city in...

, 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....

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The club was founded in 1939 as part of the Kitakyushu, Fukuoka

Kitakyushu, Fukuoka

is a city located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Kyūshū, Japan. It is midway between Tokyo and Shanghai.- Demographics :Kitakyūshū has a population of just under one million...

-based Yawata Steel

Nippon Steel

, also referred to as , was formed in 1970. Nippon Steel Corporation is the world's 4th largest steel producer by volume.-Early years:Nippon Steel was created by the merger of two giants, Yawata Iron & Steel and Fuji Iron & Steel...

 athletic club which also included football

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 club Yawata Steel F.C.. In 1969 the volleyball section split and moved to Sakai.

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....

• Champions (15): 1967-1968 1973-1974 1974-1975 1975-1976 1976-1977 1978-1979 1979-1980 1980-1981 1982-1983 1988-1989 1989-1990 1990-1991 1996-1997 1997-1998 2005-2006
• Runners-up (3): 1994-95,1995-96 and 2008-09

Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship

• Champions (14): 1952 1953 1957 1960 1967 1974 1975 1976 1977 1980 1984 1988 1989 1990

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...

• Runner-up (1): 2007

League Results

League		Position	Teams	Matches	Win	Lose
V.League	1st (1994-95)	Runner-up	8	21	10	11
	2nd (1995-96)	Runner-up	8	21	13	8
	3rd (1996-97)	Champion	8	21	14	7
	4th (1997-98)	Champion	8	21	17	4
	5th (1998-99)	6th	10	18	10	8
	6th (1999-00)	4th	10	18	15	3
	7th (2000-01)	5th	10	18	10	8
	8th (2001-02)	3rd	10	18	12	6
	9th (2002-03)	6th	8	21	8	13
	10th (2003-04)	4th	8	21	12	9
	11th (2004-05)	6th	8	28	11	17
	12th (2005-06)	Champion	8	28	17	11
V・Premier	2006-07	6th	8	28	9	19
	2007-08	4th	8	28	15	13
	2008-09	Runner-up	8	28	15	13