is a women's volleyball team based in Hitachinaka city, Ibaraki, Japan. It plays in SV.League. The owner is Hitachi Automotive Systems.
History It was founded in November 1980 as Hitachi Sawa Rivale. It was promoted to the V.League in 1998. In April 2009, it lost the V.challenge match, so it was demoted to the V.challenge League for the next season. In April 2010, the team name was changed to Hitachi Rivale. In April 2013, It was re-promoted to V. Premier League after beating Denso Airybees.
Honours V.Premier League Runners-up (1): 2016
Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship Runners-up (1): 2006
League results LeaguePositionTeamsMatchesWinLoseV.League5th (1998–99) 8th 10 187116th (1999–2000)10th 10 183159th (2002–03)8th 8 2131810th (2003–04)6th 10 1871111th (2004–05)9th 10 2772012th (2005–06)8th 10 271017V・Premier2006-079th 10 276212007-0810th 10 271262008-0910th 10 27027V・Challenge2009-10Champion 12 161512010-11Runner-up 12 181712011-12Champion 12 222112012-13Runner-up 10 18171V・Premier2013-146th 8 2812162014-154th 8 217142015-16Runner-up 8 211382016-173rd 8 211472017–188th 8 21516V.League Division 1 (V1)2018–198th 11 208122019-209th 12 216152020–218th 12 21615SV.League2024-25 8th144423212025-26 10th14441826
Current squad 2025-2026 Squad as of November 2025
Head coach: Noboru Aihara
No.NamePositionDate of birthHeight (m)1 Ruriko UesakaOutside Hitter2 Keito SaigaSetter3 Miwako Osanai (C)Outside Hitter5 Reika SatoMiddle Blocker6 Rin TakahashiLibero7 Amika TokumotoLibero9 Brionne ButlerMiddle Blocker10 Sarina SakaiSetter11 Shion OkabeOutside Hitter14 Mackenzie MayOutside Hitter15 Kurumi TakamaOutside Hitter17 Aya WatanabeMiddle Blocker18 Ayaka EtoMiddle Blocker19 Shuri KurataSetter20 Mion HiroseOutside Hitter21 Mimika NamaizawaOutside Hitter22 Kaera ChuganjiMiddle Blocker23 Niji SatoMiddle Blocker
Former players
Domestic Players
Yuki Sugawara Tanaka (2006-2008) Akiko Ino (2005-2007) Keiko Kuroha (2005–2009) Megumi Itabashi (2003–2009) Mariko Futakawa (2007–2009) Ayano Inishi (2006–2009) Kaori Iida (1998–2009) Miki Shimada (2006–2009) Narumi Takashima (2007–2009) Saori Ishida (2007–2009) Makoto Matsuura (2009–2010) Sae Ishida (2008-2015) Akari Fujisaki (2007-2010) Yurie Yamamoto (2009-2010) Ai Yoshida (2008-2011) Airi Kawahara (2009-2011) Kaori Nakamura (2007-2011) Kotomi Tosaki (2008-2011) Midori Miyakozawa (2001–2006, 2011–2012) Asako Tajimi (2011–2012) Momoka Minami (2011–14) Yukiko Ebata (2007–14) Yukino Nagamatsu (2011–2014) Saori Takahashi (2011–2014) Marie Wada (2013–2015) Arisa Satō (2012–2018) Megumi Kurihara (2014–2018) Mami Uchiseto (2013–2017) Kana Shimohira (2016–2018) Kaori Mabashi (2016-2019) Transfer to Kurobe AquaFairies Moemi Toi (2006-2019) Hisae Watanabe (ja) (2013–2020) Sakura Doi (2016–2020) Yuka Onodera (2015–2021) Uran Horii (2017–2021) Miyu Kubota (ja) (2017–2021) Maiha Haga (2015–2021) Miya Sato (2011–2021)
Foreign Players
Laura Heyrman (2018-2019)
Sidarka Núñez (2008–2009)
Francien Huurman(2011–2012)
Thatdao Nuekjang (2023-2024)
Brionne Butler (2024-) Cursty Le Roux (2016-2018) Lauren Paolini (2013-2017) Mackenzie May (2024-)
References
External links Official Website