Toray Arrows (men's volleyball team)
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| Club Name | 東レ・アローズ (男子バレーボール) |
| Arena | Mishima city, Shizuoka Mishima, Shizuoka is a city located in eastern Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 2009, the city has an estimated population of 112,078 and a population density of 1,800 persons per km². The total area is 62.13 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 |  Ikuo Okuyama |
| Head Coach | Hisanori Yajima |
| 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 | Champion |
| Team Colors | Blue and White |
| Website | arrows/men |
Toray Arrows 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 Mishima city, Shizuoka
Mishima, Shizuoka
is a city located in eastern Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 2009, the city has an estimated population of 112,078 and a population density of 1,800 persons per km². The total area is 62.13 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...
. They play 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 Toray Industries.
History
The club was founded in 1947 in Ōtsu, Shiga PrefectureOtsu, Shiga
is the capital city of Shiga, Japan. The city was founded on October 1, 1898. As of October 1, 2010, the city has an estimated population of 338,629 with an average age of 40.7 years and a population density of 905.28 persons per km²...
as Toyo Rayon Kurin Kai. They initially played nine-player volleyball. They moved to Mishima in 1964 and started to play six-player volleyball. They were described as the strongest team in the second-tier league but when they were promoted to the top-flight, they found themselves languishing in the wrong end of the table. However, since they returned to the Japan Volleyball League in the 1988-1989 season, they established themselves as a top-flight team. They won All Japan Championship in 2002 and the V.League in the 2004-05, 2008-09 season.
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): 2004-05, 2008-09
- Runners-up (5): 1998-99, 1999-00, 2001-02, 2006-07 and 2007-08
Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship
- Champions (4): 1963, 2002, 2005 and 2006
- Runners-up (4): 1953, 1959, 2004 and 2009
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...
- Champions (1): 2008
League Results
| League | Position | Teams | Matches | Win | Lose | |
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| V.League | 1st (1994-95) | 4th | 8 | 21 | 15 | 6 |
| 2nd (1995-96) | 5th | 8 | 21 | 11 | 10 | |
| 3rd (1996-97) | 6th | 8 | 21 | 10 | 11 | |
| 4th (1997-98) | 7th | 8 | 21 | 5 | 16 | |
| 5th (1998-99) | Runner-up | 10 | 18 | 13 | 5 | |
| 6th (1999-00) | Runner-up | 10 | 18 | 12 | 6 | |
| 7th (2000-01) | 3rd | 10 | 18 | 13 | 5 | |
| 8th (2001-02) | Runner-up | 10 | 18 | 14 | 4 | |
| 9th (2002-03) | 5th | 8 | 21 | 12 | 9 | |
| 10th (2003-04) | 7th | 8 | 21 | 10 | 11 | |
| 11th (2004-05) | Champion | 8 | 28 | 25 | 3 | |
| 12th (2005-06) | 6th | 8 | 28 | 15 | 13 | |
| V・Premier | 2006-07 | Ruuner-up | 8 | 28 | 22 | 6 |
| 2007-08 | Runner-up | 8 | 28 | 17 | 11 | |
| 2008-09 | Champion | 8 | 28 | 20 | 7 | |