Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler

Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler
Full nameOita Miyoshi Weisse Adler
Founded1994
GroundTOTO Oita Factory Gymnasium
ChairmanJapan Hiroshi Miyoshi
Head coachZimbabwe Murray Pole
LeagueV.League Division 2
2022–202310[a]
WebsiteClub home page

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.

History

Oita 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

V.Premier League
  • Champion (0):
  • Runners-up (0):
All Japan Volleyball Championship
  • Champions (0):
  • Runners-up (0):
Emperor's Cup
  • Champion (0):

League results

  Champions    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

The following is the team roster of the 2022–2023 season.

2022–2023 season team roster
No. Name Position Date of birth Height (m) Weight (kg) Spike (cm)
2 Kenya Enock Some Opposite hitter (1997-10-30) 30 October 1997 (age 27) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 90 kg (200 lb) 360
3 Japan Abe Ryota Outside hitter (1989-04-03) 3 April 1989 (age 35) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 345
4 Thailand Kantapat Koonmee Outside hitter (1998-04-17) 17 April 1998 (age 26) 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 355
5 Japan Motoyuki Onishi Middle blocker (1996-03-29) 29 March 1996 (age 28) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 335
6 Japan Ryusuke Nakamura Middle blocker (1997-12-26) 26 December 1997 (age 27) 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 338
7 Japan Takemune Ogawa Libero (1998-09-22) 22 September 1998 (age 26) 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 72 kg (159 lb) 315
8 Japan Kyogo Kawaguchi Middle blocker (1997-03-22) 22 March 1997 (age 27) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 335
10 Japan Kota Yamada Outside hitter (1997-11-25) 25 November 1997 (age 27) 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 335
11 Japan Hiroki Ito Setter (1999-06-26) 26 June 1999 (age 25) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 332
12 Japan Shohei Ono Outside hitter (1999-04-25) 25 April 1999 (age 25) 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 330
13 Japan Masato Kubota Libero (1992-08-07) 7 August 1992 (age 32) 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 320
14 Japan Shota Fujiwara Outside hitter (1998-07-14) 14 July 1998 (age 26) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 330
15 Japan Shodai Abe Middle blocker (1999-11-03) 3 November 1999 (age 25) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 335
16 Japan Yutaka Hamamoto Outside hitter (1993-07-05) 5 July 1993 (age 31) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 335
18 Japan Kenta Koga Opposite hitter (1997-09-17) 17 September 1997 (age 27) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 335
20 Japan Toshiaki Nagao Outside hitter (2001-05-03) 3 May 2001 (age 23) 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 330
21 Japan Naoki Inokuchi Setter (1997-04-27) 27 April 1997 (age 27) 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 65 kg (143 lb) 315
22 Japan Kurama Fujioka Setter (1993-10-04) 4 October 1993 (age 31) 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 72 kg (159 lb) 315
Head coach: Zimbabwe Murray Pole

Notable players

Notes and references

  1. ^ In V.League Division 1
  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 沿革 [History]. Weisse Adler. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "Bryan Bagunas » clubs :". Volleybox. Retrieved August 25, 2022.