Hitachi Rivale (日立リヴァーレ, Hitachi Rivuāre) is a women's volleyball team based in Hitachinaka city, Ibaraki, Japan. It plays in V.League 1. The owner is Hitachi Automotive Systems.

Astemo Rivale Ibaraki
Founded1980
GroundHitachinaka, Ibaraki,
Japan
Manager
Head Coach
Japan Koji Yamanokawa
Japan Asako Tajimi
CaptainKanako Saito
LeagueV.League 1 Women
2020-218th place
WebsiteClub home page

History

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  • It was founded in November 1980 as Hitachi Sawa Rivale.
  • It was promoted to the V.League in 1998.
  • In April 2009, it lost the V.challenge match, so it was demoted to the V.challenge League for the next season.
  • In April 2010, the team name was changed to Hitachi Rivale.
  • In April 2013, It was re-promoted to V. Premier League after beating Denso Airybees.

Honours

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V.Premier League
  • Runners-up (1): 2016
Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship
  • Runners-up (1): 2006

League results

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League Position Teams Matches Win Lose
V.League 5th (1998–99) 8th 10 18 7 11
6th (1999–2000) 10th 10 18 3 15
9th (2002–03) 8th 8 21 3 18
10th (2003–04) 6th 10 18 7 11
11th (2004–05) 9th 10 27 7 20
12th (2005–06) 8th 10 27 10 17
V・Premier 2006-07 9th 10 27 6 21
2007-08 10th 10 27 1 26
2008-09 10th 10 27 0 27
V・Challenge 2009-10 Champion 12 16 15 1
2010-11 Runner-up 12 18 17 1
2011-12 Champion 12 22 21 1
2012-13 Runner-up 10 18 17 1
V・Premier 2013-14 6th 8 28 12 16
2014-15 4th 8 21 7 14
2015-16 Runner-up 8 21 13 8
2016-17 3rd 8 21 14 7
2017–18 8th 8 21 5 16
V.League Division 1 (V1) 2018–19 8th 11 20 8 12
2019-20 9th 12 21 6 15
2020–21 8th 12 21 6 15

Current squad

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2021-2022 Squad as of 25 August - 2021 [1][2][3][4][5]

No. Name Position Date of birth Height (m) Weight (kg) Spike (cm) Block (cm)
1   Ruriko Uesaka Outside Hitter (1999-09-07) 7 September 1999 (age 25) 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 63 kg (139 lb) 293
2   Keito Saiga Setter (2002-01-15) 15 January 2002 (age 22) 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) 61 kg (134 lb) 290
3   Miwako Osanai Outside Hitter (1997-07-19) 19 July 1997 (age 27) 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 67 kg (148 lb) 292
4   Saori Kamizawa Middle Blocker (2001-12-18) 18 December 2001 (age 22) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 68 kg (150 lb) 295
5   Hannah Tapp Middle Blocker (1995-06-21) 21 June 1995 (age 29) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 297 290
6   Anna Koike Libero (1996-12-16) 16 December 1996 (age 27) 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) 67 kg (148 lb) 261
7   Kanako Saito Libero (1994-06-03) 3 June 1994 (age 30) 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) 59 kg (130 lb) 269
9   Aya Watanabe Middle Blocker (1991-04-23) 23 April 1991 (age 33) 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 68 kg (150 lb) 299
10   Sarina Sakai Setter (1997-09-11) 11 September 1997 (age 27) 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) 58 kg (128 lb) 280
11   Anri Nakamura Middle Blocker (1997-03-02) 2 March 1997 (age 27) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 65 kg (143 lb) 295
13   Rui Nonaka Outside Hitter (2001-08-03) 3 August 2001 (age 23) 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 60 kg (130 lb) 295 279
14   Mai Irisawa Middle Blocker (1999-06-02) 2 June 1999 (age 25) 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 72 kg (159 lb) 309
16   Rino Murooka Outside Hitter (2002-06-16) 16 June 2002 (age 22) 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) 55 kg (121 lb) 300
17  /  Hawi Okumu Oba Outside Hitter (1998-06-27) 27 June 1998 (age 26) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 304

Former players

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References

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  1. ^ "Player list". JVL Official Web site. Japan Volleyball League. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Hitachi Rivale - Japan V.League Women - Volleyball". Japan Women's Indoor Volleyball. sitenoise.com. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Transfer Announcement - Registration Addition List". JVL Official Web site. Japan Volleyball League. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  4. ^ "About the 2021 "Hitachi Rivale" system" (PDF). Hitachi Rivale. 日立Astemo株式会社. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Player - Staff Introduction: Hitachi Astemo Rivale". Hitachi Astemo Rivale. Hitachi Astemo, Ltd (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 August 2021.
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