Kurobe AquaFairies

Japanese volleyball club

Kurobe AquaFairies

Founded| 1998
Ground| Kurobe City, Toyama
Japan
Manager
Head Coach|  Koichi Iida
Gen Kawakita
Captain| Anri Nakamura
League| V.League Division 1 Women
2021-2022| 12th place
Website| Club home page

Kurobe AquaFairies (KUROBEアクアフェアリーズ, KUROBE Akuafearīzu) is a women's volleyball team based in Kurobe, Toyama, Japan. It plays in V.League Division 1 Women.[1] The club was founded in 1998. It is operated by Kurobe city Athletic Association.

## History

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* It was founded in 1998.
* It was promoted to V.Challenge League in 2001.
* It was promoted to V.League Division 1 Women in 2018.

## Honours

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* V.Challenge League
* Champion(1) - 2004

## League results

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League  | Position  | Teams  | Matches  | Win  | Lose

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V1.League | 3rd (2000–01) | 8th | 8 | 14 | 0 | 14
4th (2001–02) | 7th | 7 | 12 | 1 | 11
5th (2002–03) | 3rd | 8 | 14 | 9 | 5
6th (2003–04) | Champion | 7 | 12 | 11 | 1
7th (2004–05) | 3rd | 8 | 14 | 10 | 4
8th (2005–06) | 4th | 8 | 14 | 8 | 6
V・challenge | 2006-07 | 6th | 8 | 14 | 5 | 9
2007-08 | 8th | 8 | 14 | 1 | 13
2008-09 | 7th | 10 | 18 | 8 | 10
2009-10 | 5th | 12 | 16 | 8 | 8
2010-11 | 5th | 12 | 18 | 11 | 7
2011-12 | 3rd | 12 | 22 | 16 | 6
2012-13 | 5th | 10 | 18 | 9 | 9
2013-14 | 4th | 10 | 18 | 10 | 8
2014-15 | 4th | 10 | 18 | 12 | 6
V・challenge 1 | 2015-16 | 5th | 8 | 21 | 10 | 11
2016-17 | 5th | 8 | 20 | 8 | 12
2017-18 | 3rd | 7 | 18 | 12 | 6
V.League Division 1 (V1) | 2018–19 | 10th | 11 | 20 | 2 | 18
2019-20 | 10th | 12 | 21 | 1 | 20
2020-21 | 12th | 12 | 20 | 4 | 16
2021-22 | 12th | 12 | 33 | 3 | 30

## Current squad

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2024-2025 Squad as of December 2024 [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]

* Head coach:  Gen Kawakita

No.  | Name  | Position  | Date of birth  | Height (m)

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1  |  Rino Furuichi | Outside Hitter  |  (1999-06-18) 18 June 1999 (age 25) | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
2  |  Rimi Kaneda | Outside Hitter  |  (1998-10-06) 6 October 1998 (age 26) | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
3  |  Iris Scholten | Opposite  |  (1999-11-15) 15 November 1999 (age 25) | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
4  |  Minami Yasuda | Setter  |  (2001-12-12) 12 December 2001 (age 23) | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
6  |  Ayane Tanabe | Middle Blocker  |  (2001-06-06) 6 June 2001 (age 23) | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
7  |  Anri Nakamura (C)  | Middle Blocker  |  (1997-03-02) 2 March 1997 (age 27) | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
8  |  Maiko Yoda | Libero  |  (2000-06-03) 3 June 2000 (age 24) | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
9  |  Hoshino Sumida | Outside Hitter  |  (2000-12-21) 21 December 2000 (age 24) | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
10  |  Maki Yamaguchi | Middle Blocker  |  (1999-03-31) 31 March 1999 (age 25) | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
12  |  Akane Ukishima | Opposite  |  (1996-06-10) 10 June 1996 (age 28) | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
13  |  Yuri Umezu | Outside Hitter  |  (2000-08-23) 23 August 2000 (age 24) | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
15  |  Mami Okubo | Middle Blocker  |  (2001-10-07) 7 October 2001 (age 23) | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
16  |  Shion Nagasawa | Setter  |  (1999-11-12) 12 November 1999 (age 25) | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
17  |  Ayami Urayama | Libero  |  (2001-07-01) 1 July 2001 (age 23) | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
18  |  Lena Stigrot | Outside Hitter  |  (1994-12-20) 20 December 1994 (age 30) | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
19  |  Maddie Madayag | Middle Blocker  |  (1998-02-07) 7 February 1998 (age 26) | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
20  |  Kanako Nakayama | Middle Blocker  |  (1999-07-25) 25 July 1999 (age 25) | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)

## Former players

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Domestic players

Japan

* Hiroko Hakuta (2002–2006)
* Hokaku Cho (2008–09)
* Mayumi Kosuge (2011–2012)
* Ayano Inishi (2009–2012)
* Yuki Tanaka (2008–2013)
* Nao Murakami (2007–2013)
* Nanami Wasai (2014-2019) Transferred to PFU BlueCats
* Rina Hiratani (2014-2019)
* Natsuno Kurami (2014-2019)
* Natsumi Watabiki (2017–2020) Transferred to PFU BlueCats
* Ranna Shiraiwa (2018–2020) Transferred to Forest Leaves Kumamoto (ja)
* Saki Maruyama (2014–2021)
* Yurika Banba (2017–2021)

Foreign players

Belgium

* Freya Aelbrecht (2018-2019)

Germany

* Lena Stigrot (2024-)

Philippines

* Aleona Denise Manabat (2019–2020)
* Maddie Madayag (2024-)

United States

* Juliann Faucette 2017–2018)
* Simone Lee (2019–2021)

Thailand

* Pimpichaya Kokram (2021–2024)

Turkey

* Tuğba Şenoğlu (2022-2023)

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## References

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1. ^ JVL. "Team Profile". Retrieved 2018-11-01.
2. ^ "Athletes / Staff Introduction". KUROBE Aquafairies. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
3. ^ "KUROBE Aqua Fairies". V-League Official Site. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
4. ^ "Introduction of prospective players". KUROBE Aqua Fairies Official Site. KUROBE Aqua Fairies. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
5. ^ "Notice of prospective players joined". KUROBE Aqua Fairies Official Site. KUROBE Aqua Fairies. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
6. ^ "For joining of prospective players". KUROBE Aqua Fairies Official Site. KUROBE Aqua Fairies. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
7. ^ "Kurobe Aqua Fairies Kurobe アクア フェアリーズ". Japan Women's Indoor Volleyball. sitenoise.com.
8. ^ "Information about 2021 unofficial players". KUROBE AquaFairies Official site. KUROBE AquaFairies. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
9. ^ "About the new AquaFairies system" (PDF). KUROBE AquaFairies Official site. KUROBE AquaFairies. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
10. ^ "Announcement of new KUROBE players". Volleyball Magazine. Studio108. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
11. ^ "Report on New Players". Kurobe AquaFairies Official Site. Kurobe AquaFairies. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
12. ^ "Report on new players". Kurobe AquaFairies Official Site. Kurobe AquaFairies. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
13. ^ "Announcement of unofficial players and Sashu Masuda leaving the team". Kurobe AquaFairies Official Site. Kurobe AquaFairies. Retrieved 9 February 2023.

## External links

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* AquaFairies Official website

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