JT Marvelous

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]

JT Marvelous
Founded1956
GroundNishinomiya, Hyogo
Japan
Manager
Head Coach		 Hiroyuki Tohma
Tomoko Yoshihara
Captain Mako Kobata
LeagueV.League 1
2020-21Champion
WebsiteClub home page
Uniforms
Home
Away

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

Current squad

2021-2022 Squad as of 15 June 2021 [2][3][4] [5]

No. Name Position Date of birth Height (m)
1 Aika Akutagawa Middle Blocker (1991-04-03) 3 April 1991 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
2 Kotona Hayashi Outside Hitter (1999-11-13) 13 November 1999 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
4 Yuka Kitsui Outside Hitter (1997-01-15) 15 January 1997 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
5 Mika Shibata Setter (1994-06-07) 7 June 1994 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
6 Mizuki Tanaka Outside Hitter (1996-01-28) 28 January 1996 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
7 Thatdao Nuekjang Middle Blocker (1994-02-03) 3 February 1994 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
8 Aki Momii Setter (2000-10-07) 7 October 2000 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
9 Nana Sakakibara Middle Blocker (2002-03-07) 7 March 2002 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
10 Andrea Carrie Drews Opposite (1993-12-25) 25 December 1993 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
11 Yuka Meguro Outside Hitter (1996-01-06) 6 January 1996 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
12 Tomoyo Fukagaya Libero (1996-08-26) 26 August 1996 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
13 Yuki Nishikawa Outside Hitter (2000-09-04) 4 September 2000 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
14 Hickman Justice Outside Hitter (1999-10-09) 9 October 1999 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
15 Mako Kobata Libero (1992-08-15) 15 August 1992 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
16 Yukiko Wada Setter (2002-01-08) 8 January 2002 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
17 Sakura Kanda Middle Blocker (2000-04-27) 27 April 2000 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
19 Marina Takahashi Middle Blocker (1998-08-11) 11 August 1998 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
20 Mana Nishizaki Libero (2002-05-01) 1 May 2002 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
21 Manami Koyama Outside Hitter (2002-07-29) 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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