Daejeon CheongKwanJang Red Sparks[1] (Korean: 대전 정관장 레드스파크스), also spelled as JungKwanJang Red Sparks, is a South Korean professional women's volleyball team. The team was founded in 1988 and became fully professional in 2005. They are based in Daejeon and are members of the Korea Volleyball Federation (KOVO). Their home arena is Chungmu Gymnasium in Daejeon.

CheongKwanJang Red Sparks
Full nameDaejeon CheongKwanJang Red Sparks Pro Volleyball Club
정관장 레드스파크스 프로 배구단
Short nameRed Sparks
Founded1988; 36 years ago (1988)
GroundChungmu Gymnasium
Daejeon, South Korea
(Capacity: 6,000)
OwnerKorea Ginseng Corporation
ChairmanBang Hyung-bong
ManagerKo Hee-jin
CaptainYeum Hye-seon
LeagueV-League
2023−24Regular season: 3rd
Postseason: Playoff
WebsiteClub home page
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Honours

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  • Korea Volleyball Super League
Runners-up: 2002
Champions (3): 2005, 2009−10, 2011−12
Winners (2): 2008, 2018
Runners-up (5): 2007, 2011, 2016, 2019, 2024

Season-by-season records

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CheongKwanJang Red Sparks
League Season Postseason Regular season
Rank Games Wins Loss Points
V-League 2005 Champions 2 16 11 5
2005–06 Playoff 3 28 16 12
2006–07 Did not qualify 5 24 3 21
2007–08 Playoff 2 28 17 11
2008–09 Playoff 2 28 17 11
2009–10 Champions 2 28 19 9
2010–11 Did not qualify 4 24 8 16
2011–12 Champions 1 30 20 10 62
2012–13 Did not qualify 6 30 5 25 15
2013–14 Playoff 3 30 14 16 48
2014–15 Did not qualify 6 30 8 22 26
2015–16 Did not qualify 6 30 7 23 22
2016–17 Playoff 3 30 15 15 44
2017–18 Did not qualify 5 30 12 18 35
2018–19 Did not qualify 6 30 6 24 21
2019–20 Cancelled 4 26 13 13 36
2020–21 Did not qualify 5 30 13 17 39
2021–22 Cancelled 4 32 15 17 46
2022–23 Did not qualify 4 36 19 17 56
2023–24 Playoff 3 36 20 16 61

Players

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2024−25 team

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Number Name Birthdate Height (cm) Position
2   An Ye-rim (2001-09-21) September 21, 2001 (age 23) 182 Setter
3   Yeum Hye-seon (1991-02-03) February 3, 1991 (age 33) 177 Setter
4   Jeon Da-bin (2006-07-08) July 8, 2006 (age 18) 175 Outside hitter
5   Noh Ran (1994-03-17) March 17, 1994 (age 30) 167 Libero
6   Park Eun-jin (1999-12-15) December 15, 1999 (age 24) 187 Middle blocker
7   Son Hye-jin (2006-04-19) April 19, 2006 (age 18) 171 Setter
8   Megawati Hangestri Pertiwi (1999-09-20) September 20, 1999 (age 25) 185 Opposite
10   Park Hye-min (2000-11-08) November 8, 2000 (age 24) 181 Outside hitter
11   Kwak Seon-ok (2005-01-01) January 1, 2005 (age 19) 178 Outside hitter
12   Lee Ye-dam (2003-08-20) August 20, 2003 (age 21) 186 Middle blocker
13   Jeong Su-ji (2005-01-31) January 31, 2005 (age 19) 167 Libero
14   Kim Chae-na (1996-05-04) May 4, 1996 (age 28) 173 Setter
15   Lee Seon-woo (2002-07-12) July 12, 2002 (age 22) 184 Outside hitter
16   Shin Eun-ji (2005-06-29) June 29, 2005 (age 19) 177 Opposite
17   Jung Ho-young (2001-08-23) August 23, 2001 (age 23) 190 Middle blocker
18   Lee Ji-su (2003-06-18) June 18, 2003 (age 21) 183 Middle blocker
19   Pyo Seung-ju (1992-08-07) August 7, 1992 (age 32) 182 Outside hitter
20   Choi Hyo-seo (2004-05-20) May 20, 2004 (age 20) 168 Libero
33   Vanja Bukilić (1999-06-13) June 13, 1999 (age 25) 198 Opposite
Head coach:   Ko Hee-jin
Assistant coaches: Lee Kang-ju, Kim Jeong-hwan, Gong Tae-hyun

References

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  1. ^ "Women's volleyball KGC Ginseng Corporation team name changes... A new start with CheongKwanJang Red Sparks". SPOTV. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
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