Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler (大分三好ヴァイセアドラー) is a men's volleyball team based in Oita City, Oita, Japan. Prior to its suspension of activities and withdrawal in May 2024, the team played in V.League Division 2, the second-level Japanese volleyball league. It represented Japan at the 2014 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship.
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| Full name | Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler |
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| Founded | 1994 |
| Ground | TOTO Oita Factory Gymnasium |
| Chairman |  Hiroshi Miyoshi |
| Head coach |  Murray Pole |
| League | V.League Division 2 |
| 2022–2023 | 10[a] |
| Website | Club home page |
History
editOita Miyoshi Weisse Adler was founded in 1994 by the Miyoshi Clinic of Internal Medicine and Cardiology.[1] Originally called Miyoshi Cardiology EKG, then Miyoshi Cardiology EKG Oita,[2] the team was named "Weisse Adler", meaning "white eagles" in German, for the characters "white eagle" (白鷲, shirawashi) in the name of the Seiun Shirawashi Association (青雲白鷲会) of the clinic.[3] The founder, Hiroshi Miyoshi, was the director of the hospital and was also involved in the management of the team.[4] Most of the team also worked at the hospital.[5] It originally had nine members.[2]
After placing first in the V1 League in the 2005–2006 season,[2] the franchise was promoted to the V.Premier League in 2006.[1] The team was demoted to the V.Challenge League in 2009.[6] In 2014, it represented Japan at the 2014 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship in the Philippines.[7] Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler was demoted to V.League Division 2 after losing the V.Challenge match of the 2022–23 season to Voreas Hokkaido.[8][9]
In March 2024, the founder died and the club had difficulty continuing operations.[4] The next month, the franchise announced the suspension of all activities and their withdrawal from the new V.League in late May as they were unable to find a company to transfer the team to.[10][1]
Honours
edit- Champion (0):
- Runners-up (0):
- Champions (0):
- Runners-up (0):
- Champion (0):
League results
editChampions Runners-up
| League | Position | Teams | Matches | Win | Lose | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V・Premier | 2006-07 | 8th | 8 | 28 | 2 | 26 |
| 2007–08 | 8th | 8 | 28 | 2 | 26 | |
| 2008–09 | 8th | 8 | 28 | 3 | 25 | |
| 2009–10 | 7th | 8 | 28 | 4 | 24 | |
| 2010–11 | 8th | 8 | 24 | 3 | 21 | |
| 2011–12 | 8th | 8 | 21 | 3 | 18 | |
| 2012–13 | 8th | 8 | 28 | 5 | 23 | |
| V・Challenge | ||||||
| 2013–14 | Runner-up | 11 | 20 | 17 | 3 | |
| 2014–15 | Champion | 12 | 22 | 19 | 3 | |
| V・Challenge 1 | ||||||
| 2015–16 | Runners-up | 8 | 21 | 18 | 3 | |
| 2016–17 | Champion | 8 | 21 | 18 | 3 | |
| 2017–18 | Runners-up | 8 | 21 | 15 | 6 | |
| V.League Division 1 | 2018–19 | 9th | 10 | 27 | 4 | 23 |
| 2019–20 | 9th | 10 | 27 | 3 | 24 | |
| 2020–21 | 10th | 10 | 36 | 3 | 33 | |
| 2021–22 | 9th | 10 | 36 | 6 | 30 | |
| 2022–23 | 10th | 10 | 36 | 5 | 31 | |
Current squad
editThe following is the team roster of the 2022–2023 season.
| 2022–2023 season team roster | ||||||
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| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth | Height (m) | Weight (kg) | Spike (cm) |
| 2 |  Enock Some
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Opposite hitter | 30 October 1997 | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 360 |
| 3 | Abe Ryota
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Outside hitter | 3 April 1989 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 345 |
| 4 |  Kantapat Koonmee
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Outside hitter | 17 April 1998 | 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 355 |
| 5 | Motoyuki Onishi
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Middle blocker | 29 March 1996 | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 335 |
| 6 | Ryusuke Nakamura
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Middle blocker | 26 December 1997 | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 338 |
| 7 | Takemune Ogawa
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Libero | 22 September 1998 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 315 |
| 8 | Kyogo Kawaguchi
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Middle blocker | 22 March 1997 | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 335 |
| 10 | Kota Yamada
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Outside hitter | 25 November 1997 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 335 |
| 11 | Hiroki Ito
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Setter | 26 June 1999 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 332 |
| 12 | Shohei Ono
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Outside hitter | 25 April 1999 | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 330 |
| 13 | Masato Kubota
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Libero | 7 August 1992 | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 79 kg (174 lb) | 320 |
| 14 | Shota Fujiwara
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Outside hitter | 14 July 1998 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 330 |
| 15 | Shodai Abe
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Middle blocker | 3 November 1999 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 335 |
| 16 | Yutaka Hamamoto
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Outside hitter | 5 July 1993 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 335 |
| 18 | Kenta Koga
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Opposite hitter | 17 September 1997 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 335 |
| 20 | Toshiaki Nagao
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Outside hitter | 3 May 2001 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 330 |
| 21 | Naoki Inokuchi
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Setter | 27 April 1997 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 315 |
| 22 | Kurama Fujioka
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Setter | 4 October 1993 | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 315 |
| Head coach: Murray Pole
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Notable players
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Foreign players
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Notes and references
edit- ^ a b c Vリーグ 大分三好ヴァイセアドラー 創設者逝去で休部に 選手、OB、ファンの思い [V.League Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler: Suspended after founder passes away; thoughts of players, alumni, and fans]. Yahoo! News (in Japanese). May 15, 2024. Archived from the original on May 16, 2024. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
- ^ a b c 【バレー】廃部危機の大分三好ヴァイセアドラーに元代表の備一真や山田滉太らがあの人気ユーチューバーヒカルに涙の訴え「チームを存続させて」 [[Volleyball] Former national team members Bin Kazuma, Kota Yamada, and others appealed to popular YouTube personality Hikaru in tears to Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler, which is in danger of being discontinued: "Please keep the team alive"]. Yahoo! News (in Japanese). April 28, 2024. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
- ^ 沿革 [History]. Weisse Adler. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
- ^ a b Vリーグ 大分三好ヴァイセアドラー 創設者逝去で休部に 選手、OB、ファンの思い [V.League Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler: Suspended after founder passes away; thoughts of players, alumni, and fans]. Yahoo! News (in Japanese). May 15, 2024. Archived from the original on May 16, 2024. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
- ^ バレーボールＶリーグ男子２部の大分三好が活動休止 譲渡先なく５月下旬で [Oita Miyoshi, a volleyball team in the men's second division of the V.League, suspends activities in late May without a transfer partner]. Sankei Shimbun (in Japanese). April 30, 2024. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
- ^ 2008/09 V・チャレンジマッチ(2009/04/04-05) [2008/09 V.Challenge Match (2009/04/04-05)]. Volleyball Magazine (in Japanese). April 13, 2009. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
- ^ 2014アジアクラブ男子選手権大会 大分三好ヴァイセアドラーの出場選手12名決定 [2014 Asian Men's Club Championships Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler's 12 Players Chosen]. Japan Volleyball Association (in Japanese). April 7, 2014. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
- ^ V2ヴォレアスがV1大分三好を下し昇格権 V・チャレンジマッチ男子試合結果 [V2 Voreas beat V1 Oita Miyoshi for promotion V.Challenge Match Men's Match Result]. Getsu Volley (in Japanese). April 9, 2023. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
- ^ ヴォレアス、初のＶ１昇格 大分三好に３―１（９日） [Voreas promoted to V1 for the first time, 3-1 to Oita Miyoshi (9th)]. Hokkaido Shimbun. April 9, 2023. Archived from the original on May 20, 2023. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
- ^ Vリーグ参戦辞退ならびにチームの休部について [Withdrawal from the V.League and Team Suspension]. Weisse Adler. April 30, 2024. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
- ^ "Bryan Bagunas » clubs :". Volleybox. Retrieved August 25, 2022.