Toray Arrows Men's Volleyball Club

Toray Arrows (東レアローズ) is a men's volleyball team based in Mishima city, Shizuoka, Japan. They play in V.League Division 1. The owner of the team is Toray Industries.

Toray Arrows
Short nameToray (東レ)
Founded1947
GroundMishima City, Shizuoka Japan.
Manager
Head Coach
Japan Shintaro Watanabe
Japan Ayumu Shinoda
CaptainJapan Yudai Minemura
LeagueV.League Division 1
2022–235th place
WebsiteClub home page
Championships
3

History

The team was founded in 1947 as "Toray Kuryukai" at the Shiga Plant of Toray Industries, Inc. The name "Kuryukai" comes from the nine players in the team and the "Crane Wing Formation" in Sun Tzu's "The Art of War".

In 1961, the team won the title in the 9-player division of the All-Japan Championship and the 6-player and 9-player divisions of the National Sports Festival. In 1963, the team won its second title in the 9-player division of the All-Japan Championship and moved its home base to Mishima the following year.

In the Japan Industrial League (then V.Challenge League), the team was promoted in the 6th league in 1974 but was relegated five years later and returned in 1988. In the first V LEAGUE, the team advanced to the final in first place but finished fourth in the final league. After a slump, the team finished second in the 5th, 6th, and 8th V LEAGUE. In the 10th V LEAGUE, the team narrowly missed the relegation playoffs. However, in the 11th V LEAGUE, under the slogan "Total Power", the team achieved its first championship by continuing its winning streak of 20 games from the opening of the league.

In the 2008/09 season, the team won its second championship in four seasons by defeating Sakai in the championship game. The team won its third championship in eight seasons in the 2016/17 season. The team aims to be loved by everyone and grateful for the environment in which they can play volleyball. This season, under the slogan "BREAK THE TARGET", the team aims to break through the target of winning the championship.[1]

Toray Arrows joined Asian Club Championship to represent Japan for the first time in 2018 and ranked the 5th place.

Honours

Team roster

Current roster

The following is team roster of Season 2023–2024[2]

No. Name Date of birth Height Position
1Takahiro Namba (1998-05-01) May 1, 19981.98 m (6 ft 6 in)Middle blocker
2Kentaro Takahashi (1995-02-08) February 8, 19952.01 m (6 ft 7 in)Middle blocker
3Takumi Yamaguchi (1997-08-03) August 3, 19971.68 m (5 ft 6 in)Libero
4Keisuke Sakai (1996-08-25) August 25, 19961.87 m (6 ft 2 in)Setter
5Yuta Yoneyama (1984-08-29) August 29, 19841.85 m (6 ft 1 in)Outside hitter
6Shunsuke Watanabe (1988-04-11) April 11, 19881.81 m (5 ft 11 in)Libero
7Yudai Minemura (c) (1994-05-19) May 19, 19941.85 m (6 ft 1 in)Outside hitter
8Koyu Manago (1998-09-14) September 14, 19981.84 m (6 ft 0 in)Setter
9Shoma Tomita (1997-06-20) June 20, 19971.90 m (6 ft 3 in)Outside hitter
10Tobias Takeshi (2001-02-08) February 8, 20011.91 m (6 ft 3 in)Outside hitter
11China Xu Ke (2001-03-01) March 1, 20012.01 m (6 ft 7 in)Outside hitter
14Hungary Krisztián Pádár (1996-11-14) November 14, 19961.99 m (6 ft 6 in)Opposite
15Haku Ri (1990-12-27) December 27, 19901.95 m (6 ft 5 in)Middle blocker
16Reimondo Kamijo (1999-09-16) September 16, 19991.95 m (6 ft 5 in)Middle blocker
17Hiroki Ozawa (1997-09-21) September 21, 19971.86 m (6 ft 1 in)Outside hitter
18Keigo Nishimoto (1998-10-27) October 27, 19981.89 m (6 ft 2 in)Middle blocker
Head coach: Japan Ayumu Shinoda

Former roster

Notable Players

Local Players

Japan Yuta Yoneyama (2007–present)
Japan Naonobu Fujii (2014–2023)

Foreign Players

United States Lloy Ball (1996-1999)
Russia Pavel Abramov (2003-2005)
Bulgaria Vladimir Nikolov (2006-2007)

League results

  Champion    Runner-up

League Position Teams Matches Win Lose
V.League 1st (1994–95)4th821156
2nd (1995–96)5th8211110
3rd (1996–97)6th8211011
4th (1997–98)7th821516
5th (1998–99)Runner-up1018135
6th (1999-00)Runner-up1018126
7th (2000–01)3rd1018135
8th (2001–02)Runner-up1018144
9th (2002–03)5th821129
10th (2003–04)7th8211011
11th (2004–05)Champion828253
12th (2005–06)6th8281513
V・Premier
2006-07Ruuner-up828226
2007-08Runner-up8281711
2008-09Champion828207
2009-103rd828199
2010-113rd824159
2011-12Runner-up821192
2012-133rd8281711
2013-144th8281513
2014-157th821813
2015–163rd827189
2016–17Champion828217
2017–185th826188
V.League Division 1 2018–193rd10342014
2019–206th10271215
2020–215th10331716
2021–224th10362511
2022–235th10362313

References

  1. "チームの歴史". 一般社団法人日本バレーボールリーグ機構. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
  2. "活動スケジュール・トピックス | 東レアローズ男子バレーボール部 | TORAY". www.toray-arrows.jp. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
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