Japanese volleyball club
PFU BlueCats (PFUブルーキャッツ , PFU Burūkyattsu ) is a women's volleyball team based in Kahoku city, Ishikawa , Japan . It plays in the V.League Division 1 having been promoted for the first time for the 2018–2019 season. The club was founded in 1980.
The owner of the team is PFU Limited .[ 1]
History
Honors
Team
Season
Conference
Title
Source
2004
V1• League
Runners Up
2006
V1• League
Runners Up
2007
V• Challenge
Runners Up
2008
V• Challenge
Runners Up
2009
V• Challenge
Champions
2015
V• Challenge
Runners Up
2016
V• Challenge 1
Runners Up
2017
V• Challenge 1
Runners Up
League results
League
Position
Teams
Matches
Win
Lose
V1.League
5th (2002–03)
7th
8
14
2
12
6th (2003–04)
Runner-up
7
12
9
3
7th (2004–05)
4th
8
14
9
5
8th (2005–06)
Runner-up
8
14
12
2
V・challenge
2006-07
Runner-up
8
14
13
1
2007-08
Runner-up
8
14
10
4
2008-09
Champion
10
18
15
3
2009-10
7th
12
16
9
7
2010-11
3rd
12
18
14
4
2011-12
5th
12
22
13
9
2012-13
4th
10
18
10
8
2013-14
3rd
10
18
13
5
2014-15
Runner-up
10
18
15
3
V.Challenge 1
2015-16
Runner-up
8
21
17
4
V.Premier
2016-17
8th
8
21
3
18
V.Challenge 1
2017-18
Runner-Up
8
18
16
2
V.League Division 1 (V1)
2018–19
11th
11
20
0
20
2019-20
11th
12
21
4
17
2020-21
9th
12
17
4
13
Current roster
2021–2022 Squad for V.League Division 1 Women [ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
Head coach: Masayasu Sakamoto
PFU BlueCats
No.
Name
Position
Height
Weight
Spike
Block
Date of birth
1
Hinano Arita
Wing Spiker
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
60 kg (130 lb)
295 cm (116 in)
(1998-10-28 ) October 28, 1998 (age 25)
2
Kyoka Seto
Middle Blocker
1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
68 kg (150 lb)
298 cm (117 in)
(1997-12-21 ) December 21, 1997 (age 26)
3
Mari Morita
Libero
1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
62 kg (137 lb)
260 cm (100 in)
(1997-09-18 ) September 18, 1997 (age 27)
4
Sanae Watanabe
Wing Spiker
1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
60 kg (130 lb)
298 cm (117 in)
(1998-05-28 ) May 28, 1998 (age 26)
5
Kanoha Kagamihara
Libero
1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
60 kg (130 lb)
262 cm (103 in)
250 cm (98 in)
(1998-07-30 ) July 30, 1998 (age 26)
6
Kasumi Murakami
Middle Blocker
1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
74 kg (163 lb)
289 cm (114 in)
280 cm (110 in)
(1994-03-14 ) March 14, 1994 (age 30)
7
Saki Goya
Outside Hitter
1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
57 kg (126 lb)
301 cm (119 in)
(2000-06-21 ) June 21, 2000 (age 24)
8
Minami Takasou
Wing Spiker
1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
56 kg (123 lb)
301 cm (119 in)
(1996-08-08 ) August 8, 1996 (age 28)
9
Haruka Yamashita
Setter
1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
56 kg (123 lb)
275 cm (108 in)
(1996-10-14 ) October 14, 1996 (age 27)
10
Natsumi Watabiki
Middle Blocker
1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
69 kg (152 lb)
290 cm (110 in)
(1995-06-24 ) June 24, 1995 (age 29)
11
Ayaka Horiguchi
Wing Spiker
1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
65 kg (143 lb)
293 cm (115 in)
(1994-07-27 ) July 27, 1994 (age 30)
12
Trần Thị Thanh Thúy
Wing Spiker
1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
65 kg (143 lb)
320 cm (130 in)
310 cm (120 in)
(1997-11-12 ) November 12, 1997 (age 26)
15
Yurie Nabeya
Wing Spiker
1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
57 kg (126 lb)
302 cm (119 in)
292 cm (115 in)
(1993-12-15 ) December 15, 1993 (age 30)
16
Yumika Kai
Setter
1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
55 kg (121 lb)
296 cm (117 in)
(2002-07-30 ) July 30, 2002 (age 22)
17
Airi Tahara
Setter
1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
51 kg (112 lb)
275 cm (108 in)
265 cm (104 in)
(1998-07-30 ) July 30, 1998 (age 26)
23
Melissa Valdes
Wing Spiker
1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
63 kg (139 lb)
325 cm (128 in)
(2002-10-08 ) October 8, 2002 (age 21)
33
Nanami Wasai
Wing Spiker
1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
65 kg (143 lb)
285 cm (112 in)
(1991-07-15 ) July 15, 1991 (age 33)
35
Mikoto Shima
Wing Spiker
1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
63 kg (139 lb)
290 cm (110 in)
(1999-01-18 ) January 18, 1999 (age 25)
Imports
Team Staffs
2019 October 1 Edition[ 6] [ 7]
Job
Name
Country
Head coach
Masayasu Sakamoto
Japan
Assistant coach
Sakashita Maiko
Japan
Assistant coach
Kurata Shin
Japan
Manager
Toru Fujita
Japan
Manager
Susumuyasushi Sakamoto
Japan
Trainer
Hiroyuki Watanabe
Japan
Trainer
Mai Kawahara
Japan
Analyst
Miki Komata
Japan
Interpreter
Noriko Kikuchi
Japan
References
External links
Divisions and subsidiaries
Current Former and defunct
Joint ventures and shareholdings
Current Former and defunct
Products, services and standards
Current
Supercomputers and servers:
Defunct
People Places Other
1 Now integrated into other Fujitsu divisions or business groupings
2 Now wholly owned
3 Sold
4 Spun off