is a men's volleyball team based in Oita City, Oita, Japan. Prior to its suspension of activities and withdrawal in May 2024, the team played in V.League Division 2, the second-level Japanese volleyball league. It represented Japan at the 2014 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship.
History Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler was founded in 1994 by the Miyoshi Clinic of Internal Medicine and Cardiology. Originally called Miyoshi Cardiology EKG, then Miyoshi Cardiology EKG Oita, the team was named "Weisse Adler", meaning "white eagles" in German, for the characters in the name of the of the clinic. The founder, Hiroshi Miyoshi, was the director of the hospital and was also involved in the management of the team. Most of the team also worked at the hospital. It originally had nine members.
After placing first in the V1 League in the 2005–2006 season, the franchise was promoted to the V.Premier League in 2006. The team was demoted to the V.Challenge League in 2009. In 2014, it represented Japan at the 2014 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship in the Philippines. Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler was demoted to V.League Division 2 after losing the V.Challenge match of the 2022–23 season to Voreas Hokkaido.
In March 2024, the founder died and the club had difficulty continuing operations. The next month, the franchise announced the suspension of all activities and their withdrawal from the new V.League in late May as they were unable to find a company to transfer the team to.
Honours V.Premier League Champion (0): Runners-up (0): All Japan Volleyball Championship Champions (0): Runners-up (0): Emperor's Cup Champion (0):
League results Champions Runners-up
LeaguePosition TeamsMatchesWinLoseV・Premier2006-07 8th 8 28 2 26 2007–08 8th 8 28 2 26 2008–09 8th 8 28 3 25 2009–10 7th 8 28 4 242010–11 8th 8 24 3 21 2011–12 8th 8 21 3 18 2012–13 8th 8 28 5 23 V・Challenge2013–14Runner-up1120173 2014–15 Champion 12 22 19 3 V・Challenge 12015–16Runners-up821183 2016–17 Champion 8 21 18 3 2017–18 Runners-up 8 21 15 6 V.League Division 12018–19 9th 10 27 4 23 2019–20 9th 10 27 3 242020–21 10th 10 36 3 332021–22 9th 10 36 6 302022–2310th1036531
Current squad The following is the team roster of the 2022–2023 season.
2022–2023 season team rosterNo.NamePositionDate of birthHeight (m)Weight (kg)Spike (cm)2 Enock SomeOpposite hitter3603 Abe RyotaOutside hitter3454 Kantapat KoonmeeOutside hitter3555 Motoyuki OnishiMiddle blocker3356 Ryusuke NakamuraMiddle blocker3387 Takemune OgawaLibero3158 Kyogo KawaguchiMiddle blocker33510 Kota YamadaOutside hitter33511 Hiroki ItoSetter33212 Shohei OnoOutside hitter33013 Masato KubotaLibero32014 Shota FujiwaraOutside hitter33015 Shodai AbeMiddle blocker33516 Yutaka HamamotoOutside hitter33518 Kenta KogaOpposite hitter33520 Toshiaki NagaoOutside hitter33021 Naoki InokuchiSetter31522 Kurama FujiokaSetter315 Head coach: Murray Pole
Notable players
Foreign players
Marck Jesus Espejo (2018–2019) Bryan Bagunas (2019–2022)
Kantapat Koonmee (2022–)
Emerson Rodriguez (2021–2022)
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