Wolf Dogs Nagoya
The Wolf Dogs Nagoya are a men's volleyball team based in Inazawa, Aichi, Japan. They play in the V.Premier League.
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| Founded | 1961 |
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| Ground | Inazawa, Aichi |
| Manager Head Coach | Matsune Mizukawa Anders Kristiansson |
| Captain |  Bartosz Kurek |
| League | V.League Division 1 |
| 2020–21 | 3rd place |
| Website | wolfdogs.jp |
History
The club was founded in 1961 by the workers of Toyoda Gosei, one of the Toyota Motor group companies. They initially played nine-player volleyball but switched to six-player volleyball in 1982. They were promoted to the Regional League in 1984 and to the second top-level national league in 1993. They were promoted to V. League in 1998 for the first time.[1]
Honours
- Japan Volleyball League/V.League/V.Premier League
- Winners (1): 2015–16
- Runners-up (2): 2016–17, 2017–18
- Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship
- Runners-up (1): 2007
- Domestic Sports Festival
- Winners (1): 2012
League results
Champion Runner-up
| Season | Position | Teams | Matches | Won | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998–99 | 9th | 10 | 18 | 2 | 16 |
| 1999–2000 | 9th | 10 | 18 | 2 | 16 |
| 2000–01 | Winners[lower-alpha 1] | 8 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| 2001–02 | Winners[lower-alpha 2] | 8 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| 2002–03 | 7th | 8 | 21 | 4 | 17 |
| 2003–04 | 6th | 8 | 21 | 10 | 11 |
| 2004–05 | 7th | 8 | 28 | 9 | 19 |
| 2005–06 | 7th | 8 | 28 | 6 | 22 |
| 2006–07 | 4th | 8 | 28 | 16 | 12 |
| 2007–08 | 5th | 8 | 28 | 14 | 14 |
| 2008–09 | 6th | 8 | 28 | 12 | 16 |
| 2009–10 | 4th | 8 | 28 | 16 | 12 |
| 2010–11 | 6th | 8 | 24 | 9 | 15 |
| 2011–12 | 6th | 8 | 21 | 7 | 14 |
| 2012–13 | 5th | 8 | 28 | 12 | 16 |
| 2013–14 | 5th | 8 | 28 | 15 | 13 |
| 2014–15 | 3rd | 8 | 21 | 13 | 8 |
| 2015–16 | Winners | 8 | 21 | 15 | 6 |
| 2016–17 | Runners-up | 8 | 21 | 15 | 6 |
| 2017–18 | Runners-up | 8 | 21 | 15 | 6 |
| 2018–19 | 5th | 10 | 27 | 19 | 8 |
| 2019–20 | 7th | 10 | 27 | 10 | 17 |
| 2020–21 | 3rd | 10 | 34 | 27 | 7 |
- Second tier, lost promotion play-offs
- Second tier, won promotion play-offs
References
- (in Japanese) バレーボールVリーグ オフィシャルサイト Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
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