Suntory Sunbirds
Suntory Sunbirds (サントリー・サンバーズ, Santorī Sanbāzu) is a men's volleyball team based in Osaka city, Osaka, Japan. It plays in V.League Division 1. The club was founded in 1973. The owner of the club is Suntory.
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| Founded | 1973 |
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| Ground | Suntory Training Center Minoh City, Osaka, Japan |
| Manager Head Coach |  Masayuki Shimizu Masaji Ogino |
| Captain | Masaki Oya |
| League | V.League Division 1 |
| 2021–22 | Champion |
| Website | Club home page |
Honours
(×9): 1994-1995, 1999-2000, 2000–2001, 2001-2002, 2002-2003, 2003–2004 2006-2007, 2020-2021, 2021-2022
(×5): 1984-1985, 1990-1991, 2005–2006, 2010–11, 2014–15
- (×6): 1979, 1985, 1991, 1995, 2000, 2022
- (×3): 1986, 1992, 1999
(×1): 2010
Current Roster
The following is team roster of Season 2022-2023
| Team roster – Season 2022-2023 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Height | Position | |
| 1 | Takahiro Namba | May 1, 1998 | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | Middle Blocker | |
| 2 | Kentaro Takahashi | February 8, 1995 | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | Middle Blocker | |
| 3 | Takumi Yamaguchi | August 3, 1997 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Libero | |
| 4 | Atomu Torikai | April 6, 1996 | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | Outside Hitter | |
| 6 | Peng Shikun | August 26, 2000 | 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) | Middle Blocker | |
| 7 | Alain De Armas | March 4, 2001 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Outside Hitter | |
| 8 | Soshi Fujinaka | December 2, 1999 | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | Libero | |
| 9 | Masaki Oya (c) | April 23, 1995 | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | Setter | |
| 10 | Kenya Fujinaka | July 25, 1993 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | Outside Hitter | |
| 11 | Hata Kosuke | July 15, 1995 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | Outside Hitter | |
| 12 | Kenji Sato | January 16, 1997 | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | Middle Blocker | |
| 13 |  Dmitry Muserskiy | October 29, 1988 | 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) | Middle Blocker | |
| 15 | Yoshimitsu Kiire | May 13, 1995 | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | Libero | |
| 18 | Takeshi Ogawa | July 7, 1994 | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | Middle Blocker | |
| 19 | Masashi Kuriyama | July 14, 1988 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | Outside Hitter | |
| 20 | Hiroki Nishida | August 15, 1997 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Setter | |
| 21 | Rui Takahashi | January 14, 2000 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | Outside Hitter | |
| 22 | Kenshin Kuwada | June 28, 1999 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | Outside Hitter | |
| Head coach: Kota Yamamura | |||||
League results
Champion Runner-up
| League | Position | Teams | Matches | Win | Lose | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V.League | ||||||
| 1st (1994–95) | Champion | 8 | 21 | 14 | 7 | |
| 2nd (1995–96) | 4th | 8 | 21 | 14 | 7 | |
| 3rd (1996–97) | 3rd | 8 | 21 | 12 | 9 | |
| 4th (1997–98) | 4th | 8 | 21 | 12 | 9 | |
| 5th (1998–99) | 3rd | 10 | 18 | 14 | 4 | |
| 6th (1999-00) | Champion | 10 | 18 | 14 | 4 | |
| 7th (2000–01) | Champion | 10 | 18 | 14 | 4 | |
| 8th (2001–02) | Champion | 10 | 18 | 11 | 7 | |
| 9th (2002–03) | Champion | 8 | 21 | 13 | 8 | |
| 10th (2003–04) | Champion | 8 | 21 | 11 | 10 | |
| 11th (2004–05) | 5th | 8 | 28 | 14 | 14 | |
| 12th (2005–06) | Runner-up | 8 | 28 | 20 | 8 | |
| V・Premier | ||||||
| 2006-07 | Champion | 8 | 28 | 23 | 5 | |
| 2007-08 | 3rd | 8 | 28 | 24 | 4 | |
| 2008-09 | 4th | 8 | 28 | 22 | 6 | |
| 2009-10 | 5th | 8 | 28 | 15 | 13 | |
| 2010-11 | Runner-up | 8 | 24 | 18 | 6 | |
| 2011-12 | 3rd | 8 | 21 | 10 | 11 | |
| 2012-13 | 4th | 8 | 28 | 24 | 4 | |
| 2013-14 | 6th | 8 | 28 | 11 | 17 | |
| 2014-15 | Runner-up | 8 | 21 | 16 | 5 | |
| 2015–16 | 7th | 8 | 21 | 9 | 12 | |
| 2016–17 | 4th | 8 | 21 | 13 | 8 | |
| 2017–18 | 5th | 8 | 21 | 8 | 13 | |
| V・League Division 1 | 2018–19 | 4th | 10 | 32 | 21 | 11 |
| 2019–20 | 3rd | 10 | 30 | 20 | 10 | |
| 2020–21 | Champion | 10 | 36 | 33 | 3 | |
| 2021–22 | Champion | 10 | 38 | 29 | 9 | |
| 2022–23 | TBC | 10 | - | - | - | |
External links
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