Pioneer Red Wings
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| Club Name | パイオニアレッドウィングス | |
| Arena | Tendo city, Yamagata Tendo, Yamagata is a city located in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan.As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 63,483 and a population density of 562 persons per km²... & Kawagoe city, Saitama Kawagoe, Saitama is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, and is about a 30-minute train ride from Ikebukuro in Tokyo.As of July 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 343,926... 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 | Mitsuo Shimazu | |
| Head Coach | Naoki Miyashita | |
| 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 | 7th place | |
| Team Colors | Red | |
| Website | pioneer.co.jp | |
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Pioneer Red Wings 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 Tendo city, Yamagata
Tendo, Yamagata
is a city located in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan.As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 63,483 and a population density of 562 persons per 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 club was founded in 1979.
The owner of the team is Tohoku Pioneer
History
The club was founded in 1979 as Tohoku Pioneer volleyball team. They joined the Regional League in 1985 and were promoted to the Inter-Company LeagueV.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....
in 1997. They were promoted to the V.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 2000. In 2003/2004 season, they won the first V.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....
title.
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 (2): 2003-2004 and 2005-2006
- Runner-up (1): 2004-2005
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): 2003 and 2005
Empress'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): 2008
League Results
| League | Position | Teams | Matches | Win | Lose | |
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| V.League | 7th (2000-01) | 7th | 10 | 18 | 8 | 10 |
| 8th (2001-02) | 3rd | 9 | 16 | 11 | 5 | |
| 9th (2002-03) | 5th | 8 | 21 | 11 | 10 | |
| 10th (2003-04) | Champion | 10 | 18 | 14 | 4 | |
| 11th (2004-05) | Runner-up | 10 | 27 | 22 | 5 | |
| 12th (2005-06) | Champion | 10 | 27 | 21 | 6 | |
| V・Premier | 2006-07 | 3rd | 10 | 27 | 18 | 9 |
| 2007-08 | 5th | 10 | 27 | 14 | 13 | |
| 2008-09 | 6th | 10 | 27 | 13 | 14 | |
| 2009-10 | 8th | 8 | 28 | 3 | 25 | |
| 2010-11 | 7th | 8 | 26 | 9 | 17 | |
Current Squad
As of Noverber 2011- 2
Akiko Kohno - 3 Sakura Numata
- 4
Chaïne StaelensChaïne StaelensChaïne Staelens is a female volleyball player, who plays as a wing-spiker for the Netherlands. She was a member of the Dutch National Women's Team that won the gold medal at the FIVB World Grand Prix 2007 in Ningbo, PR China... - 5 Akika Hattori
- 6 Yoko Hayashi
- 7 Risa Ashino
- 8 Kanako Konno (Sub captain)
- 10 Yuko Asazu
- 11 Miki Furuya
- 12 Rika Hattori
- 13 Shoko Tamura
- 14 Koyomi Tominaga (Sub captain)
- 15 Fumika Moriya
- 16 Yumiko Mochimaru
- 17 Akari Watanabe
- 20 Mami Yoshida (Captain)
Retired Players
Chaïne StaelensChaïne Staelens
Chaïne Staelens is a female volleyball player, who plays as a wing-spiker for the Netherlands. She was a member of the Dutch National Women's Team that won the gold medal at the FIVB World Grand Prix 2007 in Ningbo, PR China...
(2010-11) Tayyiba Haneef-Park
Tayyiba Haneef-Park
Tayyiba Mumtaz Haneef-Park is an American indoor volleyball player. She currently plays professionally for Igtisadchi Baku in Azerbaijan. She played at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, where the team finished in 5th place...
(2008-09) Senna Usic (2007-08) Francien Huurman
Francien Huurman
Francien Huurman is a female volleyball player from the Netherlands, who plays as a middle-blocker. She was a member of the Dutch National Women's Team that won the gold medal at the FIVB World Grand Prix 2007 in Ningbo, PR China.On 21 November 2011 Hitachi Rivale annouced her joinning.-External...
(2003-2006) Danielle Scott-Arruda
Danielle Scott-Arruda
Danielle Racquel Scott-Arruda is an American indoor volleyball player. She has played at the 1996, 2000, 2004 and the 2008 Summer Olympics, tying a U.S. female volleyball athlete record for Olympic appearances. She's currently playing professionally for Brazilian league São Bernardo...
(2001-2003)
Megumi Kurihara
Megumi Kurihara
Megumi 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...
(2004-2011) Ikumi Narita
Ikumi Narita
is 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...
(2009-2011) Megumi Itabashi (2009-2011) Saki Sugimoto (2005-2011) Asako Tajimi
Asako Tajimi
Asako Tajimi is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Pioneer Red Wings.-Clubs:*HachioujiJissen High School → Hitachi → Pioneer Red Wings → Hitachi Rivale-Honours:...
(2001-2011) Miki Sasaki
Miki Sasaki
Miki Sasaki is a volleyball player from Japan, who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, wearing the number #4 jersey. There she ended up in fifth place with the Japan women's national team. Sasaki played as a wing-spiker.-External links:* *...
(2001-2011) Satsuki Minami (2006-2009) Nanae Takizawa
Nanae Takizawa
Nanae Takizawa is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Pioneer Red Wings....
(2006-2009) Yumi Kohama (2005-2009) Mami Hosokawa（2004-2009） Yuki Shoji (2000-2009) Yukiko Uchida（1999-2007)・(2008-2009) Ikumi Nishibori (2007-2008) Masayo Eguchi (2005-2008) Wakana Uneta (2004-2008) Tomoko Yoshihara
Tomoko Yoshihara
Tomoko Yoshihara is a former volleyball player from Japan, who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There she ended up in fifth place with the Japan women's national team. Yoshihara played as a middle-blocker...
(2002-2006) Mayumi Saito (1999-2004) Eiko Koizumi
Eiko Koizumi
Eiko Koizumi is a female beach volleyball player from Japan. She won the silver medal in the women's team competition at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, partnering compatriot Shinako Tanaka. In the final the couple lost to the Chinese pair Xue Chen and Zhang Xi.-References:*...
(1999-2002) Sanae Tsubakimoto (1999-2002)