PFU BlueCats

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PFU BlueCats

Founded| 1980
Ground| Kahoku, Ishikawa
Japan
Manager
Head Coach|  Tōru Fujita
Masayasu Sakamoto
Captain| Ayaka Horiguchi
League| V.League Division 1
2020-21| 9th Place
Website| Club home page
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Championships
2009 V.Challenge League

PFU BlueCats (PFUブルーキャッツ, PFU Burūkyattsu) is a women's volleyball team based in Kahoku city, Ishikawa, Japan. It plays in the V.League Division 1 having been promoted for the first time for the 2018–2019 season. The club was founded in 1980. The owner of the team is PFU Limited.[1]

## History

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* Founded in 1980.
* Promoted to V.Challenge League in 2002.
* Won the V.Challenge League in 2009.
* Promoted to V.Premier League in 2016.

## Honors

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### Team

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Season  | Conference  | Title  | Source

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2004  | V1• League  | Runners Up  |
2006  | V1• League  | Runners Up  |
2007  | V• Challenge  | Runners Up  |
2008  | V• Challenge  | Runners Up  |
2009  | V• Challenge  | Champions  |
2015  | V• Challenge  | Runners Up  |
2016  | V• Challenge 1  | Runners Up  |
2017  | V• Challenge 1  | Runners Up

## League results

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League  | Position  | Teams  | Matches  | Win  | Lose

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

## Current roster

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2021–2022 Squad for V.League Division 1 Women[2][3][4]

* Head coach:  Masayasu Sakamoto

PFU BlueCats

No.  | Name  | Position  | Height  | Weight  | Spike  | Block  | Date of birth
1 |  Hinano Arita | Wing Spiker  | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 60 kg (130 lb) | 295 cm (116 in) |  |  (1998-10-28) October 28, 1998 (age 25)
2 |  Kyoka Seto | Middle Blocker  | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | 298 cm (117 in) |  |  (1997-12-21) December 21, 1997 (age 26)
3 |  Mari Morita | Libero  | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | 62 kg (137 lb) | 260 cm (100 in) |  |  (1997-09-18) September 18, 1997 (age 26)
4 |  Sanae Watanabe | Wing Spiker  | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 60 kg (130 lb) | 298 cm (117 in) |  |  (1998-05-28) May 28, 1998 (age 26)
5 |  Kanoha Kagamihara | Libero | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | 60 kg (130 lb) | 262 cm (103 in) | 250 cm (98 in) |  (1998-07-30) July 30, 1998 (age 26)
6 |  Kasumi Murakami | Middle Blocker | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 74 kg (163 lb) | 289 cm (114 in) | 280 cm (110 in) |  (1994-03-14) March 14, 1994 (age 30)
7 |  Saki Goya | Outside Hitter  | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | 57 kg (126 lb) | 301 cm (119 in) |  |  (2000-06-21) June 21, 2000 (age 24)
8 |  Minami Takasou | Wing Spiker | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | 56 kg (123 lb) | 301 cm (119 in) |  |  (1996-08-08) August 8, 1996 (age 28)
9 |  Haruka Yamashita | Setter | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | 56 kg (123 lb) | 275 cm (108 in) |  |  (1996-10-14) October 14, 1996 (age 27)
10 |  Natsumi Watabiki | Middle Blocker | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 69 kg (152 lb) | 290 cm (110 in) |  |  (1995-06-24) June 24, 1995 (age 29)
11 |  Ayaka Horiguchi | Wing Spiker | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 293 cm (115 in) |  |  (1994-07-27) July 27, 1994 (age 30)
12 |  Trần Thị Thanh Thúy | Wing Spiker | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 320 cm (130 in) | 310 cm (120 in) |  (1997-11-12) November 12, 1997 (age 26)
15 |  Yurie Nabeya | Wing Spiker  | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 57 kg (126 lb) | 302 cm (119 in) | 292 cm (115 in) |  (1993-12-15) December 15, 1993 (age 30)
16 |  Yumika Kai | Setter | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | 55 kg (121 lb) | 296 cm (117 in) |  |  (2002-07-30) July 30, 2002 (age 22)
17 |  Airi Tahara | Setter | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) | 51 kg (112 lb) | 275 cm (108 in) | 265 cm (104 in) |  (1998-07-30) July 30, 1998 (age 26)
23 |  Melissa Valdes | Wing Spiker | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 63 kg (139 lb) | 325 cm (128 in) |  |  (2002-10-08) October 8, 2002 (age 21)
33 |  Nanami Wasai | Wing Spiker | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 285 cm (112 in) |  |  (1991-07-15) July 15, 1991 (age 33)
35 |  Mikoto Shima | Wing Spiker | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 63 kg (139 lb) | 290 cm (110 in) |  |  (1999-01-18) January 18, 1999 (age 25)

## Imports

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Year  | Number  | Player  | Country

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2012  | 9  | Yuranny Romanna  |  Colombia
2013  | 2  | Jennifer Doris  |  United States
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
19  | Chatchu-on Moksri |  Thailand
2019  | 2  | Jennifer Doris  |  United States
19  | Thanacha Sooksod[5] |  Thailand
2020  | 4  | Hathairat Jarat |  Thailand
18  | Roslandy Acosta |  Venezuela

## Team Staffs

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2019 October 1 Edition[6][7]

Job | Name | Country

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Head coach | Masayasu Sakamoto |  Japan
Assistant coach | Sakashita Maiko |  Japan
Assistant coach | Kurata Shin |  Japan
Manager | Toru Fujita |  Japan
Manager | Susumuyasushi Sakamoto |  Japan
Trainer | Hiroyuki Watanabe |  Japan
Trainer | Mai Kawahara |  Japan
Analyst | Miki Komata |  Japan
Interpreter | Noriko Kikuchi |  Japan

## Former players

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See also: Category:PFU BlueCats players

Local players

Japan

* Yuki Sasaki
* Chizuru Kotō (2001–2009)
* Haruka Sunada (2009–2014)
* Maiko Kano (2015–2018)
* Amiyu Ikeda
* Yuna Miyajima
* Mami Matsunaga
* Risa Ohkubo
* Mana Tokinaga
* Kayoko Tsukahara
* Kotomi Matsushita
* Miku Suzuki
* Seina Kato
* Azusa Shimizu
* Megumi Funasaki
* Chika Mochida
* Mao Kawakami
* Eri Iyonaga
* Maiko Sakashita
* Yoshiko Kano
* Sayaka Ohbo
* Chiaki Takahashi
* Rino Makita
* Rina Sho (2017–2019)
* Aimi Akiyami (2016–2019)
* Saori Uda (2015–2020)
* Mai Shimizu (2014–2020)
* Minori Wada (2018–2020)
* Sayaka Tsutsui (2019–2020)
* Yukiko Ebata (2015–2021)
* Nao Tsuga (2017–2021)
* Naoko Shimahata (2016–2021)

Foreign Player

Colombia

* Yurrany Romana

Thailand

* Chatchu-on Moksri
* Thanacha Sooksod

United States

* Jennifer Doris (2013–2020)

Venezuela

* Roslandy Acosta (2020–2021)

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## References

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1. ^ JVL. "Team Profile". Retrieved 2015-10-22.
2. ^ "PFU Bluecats Women's Volleyball V League Official Site". JVL Official Web site. Japan Volleyball League. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
3. ^ "Player Staff Introduction PFU BlueCats". PFU BlueCats Official web site. PFU Limited. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
4. ^ "PFU Blue Cats Japan V.League Women Volleyball". Japan Women's Indoor Volleyball. sitenoise.com. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
5. ^ "Notice of Thanacha Sooksod players join". PFU Bluecats Official site. PFU Limited. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
6. ^ "Players - Staff". PFU BlueCats. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
7. ^ "Staff". PFU Blue Cats - V-League Official Site.

## External links

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* Official website

* v
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2022–23 V.League Division 1 Women's

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* Himeji Victorina
* Hisamitsu Springs
* Hitachi Rivale
* JT Marvelous
* Kurobe AquaFairies
* NEC Red Rockets
* Okayama Seagulls
* PFU BlueCats
* Saitama Ageo Medics
* Toray Arrows
* Toyota Auto Body Queenseis

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Fujitsu

Divisions and
subsidiaries|

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* Amdahl Corporation
* Fujitsu Client Computing
* Fujitsu Computer Products of America
* Fujitsu Consulting
* Fujitsu Consulting India
* Fujitsu Laboratories
* Fujitsu Semiconductor
* Fujitsu Technology Solutions
* Glovia Services
* Nifty Corporation

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Former and defunct|

* FANUC4
* HAL Computer Systems1
* International Computers Limited1
* Ross Technology1

Joint ventures and
shareholdings|

| Current|

* General Airconditioners
* TranSys (20%)
* PFU (20%)
* Denso Ten (14%)

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Former and defunct|

* Fujitsu Siemens Computers2
* Spansion3
* Socionext4

Products, services
and standards|

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* ALiS
* BCeSIS
* BS2000
* Enon
* Global Cloud Platform
* HOAP
* Macroscope
* OpenFT
* SESAM
* VM2000

* Processors:
* A64FX
* FR
* FR-V
* SPARC64 X+
* SPARC64 XIfx

* Supercomputers and servers:
* Fugaku
* K computer
* Primergy
* Primequest

* Business computers:
* Celsius
* Lifebook

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Defunct|

* Corporate Headquarters Office Technology System
* DC/OSx
* Eagle
* FLEPia
* FM Towns
* FM Towns Marty
* FM Towns games
* FM-7
* FM-8
* FM-11
* iPAD
* Micro 16s
* Pocket LOOX
* SINIX
* SPARC Enterprise
* SPARC64
* TurboSPARC
* VP
* VP2000

People|

* David Courtley
* Toshio Ikeda
* Naoki Yokoyama

Places|

* Shiodome City Center

Other|

* Atlas Consortium
* Fujitsu's Application
* Fujitsu Cup
* Fujitsu Ladies
* Furukawa Group
* Kawasaki Frontale
* Fujitsu Frontiers
* Fujitsu Red Wave
* PFU BlueCats

* 1Now integrated into other Fujitsu divisions or business groupings
* 2Now wholly owned
* 3Sold
* 4Spun off

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