is a men's volleyball team based in Osaka City, Osaka, Japan. The club was founded in 1973 and plays in the SV.League. The owner of the club is Suntory.

History In 2023, Suntory Sunbirds beat Indonesia's Bhayangkara in the final to become the first Japanese club to win the Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship title.

Honours International FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship (×1): 2023

Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship (×1): 2023 (×2): 2001, 2022 (×2): 2008, 2025

Domestic Japan Volleyball League/V.League/V.Premier League/V.League Division 1 (×10): 1994–1995, 1999–2000, 2000–2001, 2001–2002, 2002–2003, 2003–2004, 2006–2007, 2020–2021, 2021–2022, 2023–2024 (×6): 1984–1985, 1990–1991, 2005–2006, 2010–2011, 2014–2015, 2022–2023 (×1): 2011–2012

SV.League (×1): 2024–2025 (×1): 2025–2026

Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship (×6): 1979, 1985, 1991, 1995, 2000, 2022 (×4): 1986, 1992, 1999, 2023

Emperor's Cup (×2): 2010, 2024

Current Roster The following is the team roster as of Season 2026–27.

No.NameDate of BirthHeightPositionYears with TeamPrevious TeamNotes (c)Middle Blocker2023– JT Hiroshima Middle Blocker2019–Tokai University Setter2024– VC Nagano Tridents Outside Hitter2026– İstanbul Gençlik Spor KulübüTransfer Setter2025– JTEKT Stings Middle Blocker2026– Nippon Steel Sakai BlazersTransfer Opposite Hitter2026– Sir Sircoma Monini PerugiaTransfer Middle Blocker2023–Nippon Sport Science University Libero2018–Waseda UniversityVice Captain Libero2026– InPost ChKS ChełmTransfer Outside Hitter2025– Zenit Saint Petersburg Opposite Hitter2023–Senshu University Outside Hitter2023–20252026– Voreas HokkaidoReturn Outside Hitter2022–Nihon University Outside Hitter2022–20242025– Voreas Hokkaido Middle Blocker2022– Voreas Hokkaido Outside Hitter2026– PGE GiEK Skra BełchatówTransferHead Coach: Olivier Lecat Sources: Team official announcements, team official website, V.League official websiteUpdated: September 4, 2026

Position abbreviations: S = Setter, OH = Outside Hitter, OP = Opposite, MB = Middle Blocker, L = Libero

Former Roster Team Roster – Season 2025–26No.NameDate of BirthHeightPosition Taishi OnoderaMiddle Blocker Kenji SatoMiddle Blocker Ryo ShimokawaSetter Alain De ArmasOutside Hitter Masahiro SekitaSetter Tomohiro OgawaLibero Soshi FujinakaLibero Ran Takahashi (c)Outside Hitter Dmitry MuserskiyOpposite Hitter Ren OnikiMiddle Blocker Yoshimitsu KiireLibero Hirohito KashimuraMiddle Blocker Egor KliukaOutside Hitter Kotaro KaiOpposite Hitter Rui TakahashiOutside Hitter Kenshin KuwadaOutside Hitter Tatsuki KashiwadaMiddle Blocker Head Coach: Olivier Lecat

Team Roster – Season 2024–25No.NameDate of BirthHeightPosition Taishi OnoderaMiddle Blocker Kenji SatoMiddle Blocker Atomu TorikaiOpposite Hitter Ryo ShimokawaSetter Alain De ArmasOutside Hitter Soshi FujinakaLibero Masaki OyaSetter Kenya Fujinaka (c)Outside Hitter Aleksander ŚliwkaOutside Hitter Ran TakahashiOutside Hitter Dmitry MuserskiyOpposite Hitter Ren OnikiMiddle Blocker Yoshimitsu KiireLibero Hirohito KashimuraMiddle Blocker Hikaru SomenoOutside Hitter Kotaro KaiOpposite Hitter Hiroki NishidaSetter Rui TakahashiOutside Hitter Tatsuki KashiwadaMiddle Blocker Head Coach: Olivier Lecat

Team Roster – Season 2023–24No.NameDate of BirthHeightPosition Taishi OnoderaMiddle Blocker Yuito TakahashiLibero Atomu TorikaiOpposite Hitter Yu YuantaiOutside Hitter Alain De ArmasOutside Hitter Soshi FujinakaLibero Masaki Oya (c)Setter Kenya FujinakaOutside Hitter Kenji SatoMiddle Blocker Dmitry MuserskiyOpposite Hitter Ren OnikiMiddle Blocker Yoshimitsu KiireLibero Hirohito KashimuraMiddle Blocker Hikaru SomenoOutside Hitter Kotaro KaiOpposite Hitter Hiroki NishidaSetter Rui TakahashiOutside Hitter Kenshin KuwadaOutside Hitter Tatsuki KashiwadaMiddle Blocker Head Coach: Kota Yamamura

Team Roster – Season 2022–23No.NameDate of BirthHeightPosition Yuito TakahashiLibero Haruki OnoMiddle Blocker Atomu TorikaiOpposite Hitter Ryu YamamotoSetter Shikun PengMiddle Blocker Alain De ArmasOutside Hitter Soshi FujinakaLibero Masaki Oya (c)Setter Kenya FujinakaOutside Hitter Kosuke HataOutside Hitter Kenji SatoMiddle Blocker Dmitry MuserskiyOpposite Hitter Ren OnikiMiddle Blocker Yoshimitsu KiireLibero Takeshi OgawaMiddle Blocker Masashi KuriyamaOutside Hitter Hiroki NishidaSetter Rui TakahashiOutside Hitter Kenshin KuwadaOutside Hitter Tatsuki KashiwadaMiddle Blocker Head Coach: Kota Yamamura

Team Roster – Season 2021–22No.NameDate of BirthHeightPosition Taiki TsurudaLibero Yuito TakahashiLibero Haruki OnoMiddle Blocker Kentaro MatsubayashiOutside Hitter Shikun PengMiddle Blocker Alain De ArmasOutside Hitter Masahiro YanagidaOutside Hitter Masaki Oya (c)Setter Kenya FujinakaOutside Hitter Kosuke HataOutside Hitter Kenji SatoMiddle Blocker Dmitry MuserskiyOpposite Hitter Hisanori KatoMiddle Blocker Yoshimitsu KiireLibero Hirohito KashimuraMiddle Blocker Takeshi OgawaMiddle Blocker Masashi KuriyamaOutside Hitter Hiroki NishidaSetter Rui TakahashiOutside Hitter Kenshin KuwadaOutside Hitter Tatsuki KashiwadaMiddle Blocker Árpád BarótiOpposite Hitter Head Coach: Kota Yamamura

Team Roster – Season 2020–21No.NameDate of BirthHeightPosition Taiki TsurudaLibero Haruki OnoMiddle Blocker Atomu TorikaiOutside Hitter Kentaro MatsubayashiOutside Hitter Daoshuai JiOutside Hitter Alain De ArmasOutside Hitter Masahiro YanagidaOutside Hitter Masaki Oya (c)Setter Kenya FujinakaOutside Hitter Kosuke HataOutside Hitter Tatsuya ShiotaMiddle Blocker Dmitry MuserskiyOpposite Hitter Hisanori KatoMiddle Blocker Yoshimitsu KiireLibero Hirohito KashimuraMiddle Blocker Takeshi OgawaMiddle Blocker Masashi KuriyamaOutside Hitter Hiroki NishidaSetter Kenji SatoMiddle Blocker Yuito TakahashiLibero Tatsuki KashiwadaMiddle Blocker Head Coach: Kota Yamamura

League Results Champion   Runner-Up

LeaguePosition TeamsMatchesWinsLossesJapan National Corporate League1974–75 Runner-Up 6 10 6 4 All Japan Volleyball Selection Men's League (Japan Volleyball League)1975–76 4th 6 10 3 71976–77 6th 6 12 1 11Japan National Corporate League1977–78Champion6 10 9 11978–79Champion6 10 9 1All Japan Volleyball Selection Men's League (Japan Volleyball League)1979–80 4th 6 10 3 71980–81 7th 8 16 5 111981–82 5th 8 21 10 111982–83 4th 8 21 11 101983–84 4th 8 21 13 81984–85 Runner-Up 8 21 16 51985–86 3rd 8 21 13 81986–87 5th 8 21 7 141987–88 5th 8 14 5 91988–89 7th 8 16 5 111989–90 5th 8 14 8 61990–91 Runner-Up 8 17 10 71991–92 3rd 8 20 10 101992–93 7th 8 16 5 111993–94 4th 8 20 8 12V.League1994–95Champion8 21 14 7 1995–96 4th 8 21 14 7 1996–97 3rd 8 21 12 9 1997–98 4th 8 21 12 9 1998–99 3rd 10 1814 4 1999–00 Champion 10 18 14 4 2000–01 Champion 10 18 14 4 2001–02 Champion 10 18 11 7 2002–03 Champion 8 21 13 8 2003–04 Champion 8 21 11 10 2004–05 5th 8 28 14 14 2005–06 Runner-Up 8 28 20 8 V.Premier League2006–07 Champion 8 28 23 5 2007–08 3rd 8 28 24 4 2008–09 4th 8 28 22 6 2009–10 5th 8 28 15 132010–11 Runner-Up 8 24 18 6 2011–12 3rd 8 21 10 112012–13 4th 8 28 24 42013–14 6th 8 28 11 172014–15 Runner-Up 8 21 16 52015–16 7th 8 21 9 122016–17 4th 8 21 13 82017–18 5th 8 21 8 13V.League Division 12018–19 4th 10 32 21 112019–203rd 10 30 20 102020–21 Champion 10 36 33 32021–22 Champion 10 38 29 92022–23 Runner-Up 10 40 28 122023–24 Champion 10 38 32 6SV.League2024–25 Champion 10 49 40 92025–26 Runner-Up 10 49 43 6

References

External Links V.League - Team profile