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Toray Arrows (women's volleyball team)
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| Club Name | 東レ・アローズ (女子バレーボール) | |
| Arena | Ōtsu, Shiga Otsu, 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... , 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 |  Masaki Morioka |
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| Head Coach | Koichiro Kanno |
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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 | Runner-up | |
| Team Colors | Blue | |
| Website | arrows/women | |
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Toray Arrows 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 Ōtsu, Shiga
Otsu, 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...
, 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 2000. The owner of the team is Toray Industries.
The jersey number of the team is the order of the age.
Honours
Japan Volleyball League/V.League/V.PremierV.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 (3): 2007-08, 2008-09 and 2009-10
- Runners-up (2): 2003-2004, 2010-11
Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship
- Champions (4): 2002, 2004, 2009 and 2010
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...
- Champion (1): 2007-08
- Runner-up (1): 2010
Domestic Sports Festival (Volleyball)
National Sports Festival of Japan
is the national premier sports event of Japan. The abbreviated name is Kokutai . The 65th National Sports Festival of Japan was held in October 2010 in Chiba Prefecture.- Emperor's Cup and Empress Cup Champions :...
- Champion (1): 2007
- Runners-up (2): 2008, 2010
League Results
| League | Position | Teams | Matches | Win | Lose | |
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| V.League | 7th (2000-01) | 4th | 10 | 18 | 9 | 9 |
| 8th (2001-02) | 4th | 9 | 16 | 14 | 2 | |
| 9th (2002-03) | 3rd | 8 | 21 | 12 | 9 | |
| 10th (2003-04) | Runner-up | 10 | 18 | 13 | 5 | |
| 11th (2004-05) | 8th | 10 | 27 | 11 | 16 | |
| 12th (2005-06) | 4th | 10 | 27 | 20 | 7 | |
| V・Premier | 2006-07 | 6th | 10 | 27 | 11 | 16 |
| 2007-08 | Champion | 10 | 27 | 23 | 4 | |
| 2008-09 | Champion | 10 | 27 | 20 | 7 | |
| 2009-10 | Champion | 8 | 28 | 21 | 7 | |
| 2010-11 | Runner-up | 8 | 26 | 19 | 7 | |
Current squad
As of November 2011 http://www.vleague.or.jp/team_reg_player_list/id=283&season_id=620(ja:)- 1 Mariko Mori
- 2 Erika ArakiErika ArakiErika Araki is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Toray Arrows. She serves as captain for the national team from 2009, and for Toray team from 2010....
(Captain) - 3 Kanari HamaguchiKanari HamaguchiKanari Hamaguchi is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Toray Arrows.- Individual :* 2007-2008 V.Premier League - Best Receiver* 2008 Asian Club Championship "Best Libero"...
- 4 Hitomi NakamichiHitomi NakamichiHitomi Nakamichi is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Toray Arrows. She serves as sub captain of the team from 2010.- Individual :*2007-08 Premier League - Best6...
(Sub Captain) - 5 Saori KimuraSaori Kimurais a Japanese volleyball player who plays for the Toray Arrows. She also plays for the All-Japan women's volleyball team, was a participant at the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics. Her nicknames are Japan's future, Infinite Saorin and Miracle Saorin...
- 6 Arisa TakadaArisa TakadaArisa Takada is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Toray Arrows.- Team :*2007 Domestic Sports Festival - Champion, with Toray Arrows....
- 7 Marie WadaMarie WadaMarie Wada is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Toray Arrows.- Clubs : HachioujiJissen high school Toray Arrows - Team :...
- 8 Saori SakodaSaori SakodaSaori Sakoda is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Toray Arrows.- Clubs : Kagoshima-nishi high school Toray Arrows - Individual :* 2008 Asian Club Championship "Best Scorer"...
- 9 Yukari MiyataYukari MiyataYukari Miyata is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Toray Arrows.- Profiles :*While attending Kyushubunka Gakuen high school, the volleyball team won the top of Japanese high school with Honami Tsukiji and Saki Minemura.- Team :*2008 Domestic Sports Festival - Runner-Up, with Toray...
- 10 Kaori Kodaira
- 11 Saki MinemuraSaki MinemuraSaki Minemura is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Toray Arrows.-Profiles:*Her father was a teacher of physical education.*She became a volleyball player at the age of 7....
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Manon FlierManon FlierManon Flier is a female volleyball player from the Netherlands, who plays as a wing-spiker for Toray Arrows.-Career:... - 13 Kanami Tashiro
- 14 Misato Kimura
- 15 Mari Horikawa
- 16 Azusa Futami
- 17 Kaho Ōno
Former players
Jelena NikolićJelena Nikolic
Jelena Nikolić is a female volleyball player from Serbia, playing as a wing-spiker. She was a member of the Women's National Team that won the silver medal at the 2007 European Championship in Belgium and Luxembourg.-Career:...
(2005-2006) Bethania de la Cruz
Bethania de la Cruz
Bethania De la Cruz De Peña is a female volleyball player from the Dominican Republic, who twice won the bronze medal with the Dominican women's national team at the NORCECA Championship.-2006:...
(2007-2008) Zhang Yuehong
Zhang Yuehong
Zhang Yuehong is a female volleyball player from Liaoning, China.-Clubs: Liaoning RC Cannes Liaoning Toray Arrows -National team:*China 2000-2008-References:*...
(2008-2009) Cynthia Barboza
Cynthia Barboza
Cynthia Jane Barboza is an American volleyball player. She is an outside hitter who played at Stanford University for four years.-High school:...
(2009-2010) Liesbet Vindevoghel (2010-2011)
- Yuko SanoYuko Sanois a volleyball player from Japan who plays for Igtisadchi Baku in Azerbaijan.She played as a libero for the Women's National Team at the 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament in Japan. There the team ended up in third place, and qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics. Afterwards Sano was named...
(2000-2004) - Nene TomitaNene TomitaNene Tomita , born September 30, 1982 is a former volleyball player who played for Toray Arrows.- Profiles :Her parents were the bascketball player of China.When she was baby her father was dead,her mother took her to Japan....
(2001-2008) - Hisako Mukai (-2008)
- Yuka Higashiyama (2005-2009)
- Kotomi Matsushita (2007-2009)
- Sayoko Komatsuzaki (2007-2009)
- Aki ShibataAki ShibataAki Shibata was a Japanese volleyball player who played for Toray Arrows. She served as captain of the team between 2008 and 2010...
(-2010) - Kana OyamaKana OyamaKana Oyama is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Toray Arrows.She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, wearing the number #13 jersey. There she ended up in fifth place with the Japan women's national team...
(2003-2010) - Miki OyamaMiki OyamaMiki Oyama was a Japanese volleyball player who played for Toray Arrows. She is Kana Oyama's younger sister.Toray announce that she will become a beach volleyball player....
(2004-2010) - Miya SatoMiya SatoMiya Sato is a Japanese volleyball player who played for Toray Arrows. Toray announced her retirement on 27 May 2010.-Profiles:*When attending high school, Saori Kimura was a clssmate...
(2005-2010) - Honami TsukijiHonami TsukijiHonami Tsukiji is a Japanese volleyball player who played for Toray Arrows.- Profiles :*While attending Kyushubunka Gakuen high school, the volleyball team won the top of Japanese high school with Yukari Miyata and Saki Minemura.*On June 2011, she retired and became the team staff.- Clubs :...
(2008-2011)