JT Marvelous
Founded1956
GroundNishinomiya, Hyogo
Japan
Manager
Head Coach		Japan Hiroyuki Tohma
Japan Tomoko Yoshihara
CaptainJapan Mizuki Tanaka
LeagueV.League 1
2021-22Runners-up
WebsiteClub home page
Uniforms
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JT Marvelous (JTマーヴェラス, JT Māvuerasu) is a women's volleyball team owned by Japan Tobacco Ltd., and based in Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan. The team is the reigning champion of the V.League 1 after winning the 2019-20 and 2020–21 seasons.[1]

Honours

Domestic competitions

Japan Volleyball League/V.League/V.Premier League/V.LEAGUE Division 1
Business League/V1 League/V.Challenge League/V.Challenge League I/V.LEAGUE Division 2
  • Champion (4): 1998–99, 2002–03, 2014–15, 2015–16
  • Runners-up (1): 1995–96
Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship
  • Champion (5): 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2018
  • Runners-up (5): 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010
Empress's Cup
  • Champion (1): 2020

International competitions

League results

League Position Teams Matches Win Lose
V.League
(V・Premier)		3rd (1996–97)8th821120
6th (2000–01)7th1018612
7th (2000–01)8th1018612
8th (2001–02)9th916214
10th (2003–04)7th1018612
11th (2004–05)4th10271512
12th (2005–06)7th10271215
V・Premier2006-07 Runner-up1027207
2007-088th10271215
2008-099th10271017
2009-10 Runner-up828262
2010-11 Champion826206
2011-125th8211110
2012-136th828919
2013-147th8281216
V・Challenge2014-15 Champion1018171
V・Challenge 12015-16 Champion821210
V・Premier2016-174th821138
2017–18 Runner-up821138
V.League Division 1 (V1)2018–193rd1120146
2019-20 Champion 12 21 17 4
2020-21 Champion 12 20 16 4
2021-22 Runner-up 12 34 27 7
2022-23 5th 12 33 23 10

Current squad

2023-2024 Squad as of June 2023 [2][3][4] [5]

No. Name Position Date of birth Height (m)
1 Japan Aika Akutagawa Middle Blocker 3 April 1991 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
2 Japan Kotona Hayashi Outside Hitter 13 November 1999 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
3 Philippines Alyja Daphne Santiago Middle Blocker 26 February 1996 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
4 Japan Yuka Kitsui Outside Hitter 15 January 1997 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
5 Japan Mika Shibata Setter 7 June 1994 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
6 Japan Mizuki Tanaka Outside Hitter 28 January 1996 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
8 Japan Aki Momii Setter 7 October 2000 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
9 Japan Nana Sakakibara Middle Blocker 7 March 2002 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
10 United States Andrea Carrie Drews Opposite 25 December 1993 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
11 Japan Yuka Meguro Outside Hitter 6 January 1996 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
12 Japan Tomoyo Fukagaya Libero 26 August 1996 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
13 Japan Yuki Nishikawa Outside Hitter 4 September 2000 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
14 Japan Justice Hickman Outside Hitter 9 October 1999 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
15 Japan Mako Kobata Libero 15 August 1992 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
16 Japan Yukiko Wada Setter 8 January 2002 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
17 Japan Sakura Kanda Middle Blocker 27 April 2000 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
19 Japan Marina Takahashi Middle Blocker 11 August 1998 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
20 Japan Mana Nishizaki Libero 1 May 2002 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
21 Japan Manami Koyama Outside Hitter 29 July 2002 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)

Notable players

References

  1. ↑ "JT Marvelous". V.League Official Site. Japan Volleyball League Organization. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  2. ↑ "Players/Staff - JT Marvelous - JT Website". www.jti.co.jp. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "Notice of JT Marvelous 2019 fiscal year subscription plans players". JT Marvelous Official Web Site. Japan Tobacco Inc. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  4. ↑ "JT Marvelous - Women - Volleyball V. League Official Site". JVL Official Web site. Japan Volleyball League. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  5. ↑ "JT Marvelous". Japan Women's Indoor Volleyball. sitenoise.com. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
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