is a men's volleyball team based in the city of Kariya, Japan. It competes in the V.League, the highest volleyball league in Japan. The club was founded in 1958 and the current owner of the club is JTEKT.
History JTEKT Stings was founded as Toyoda Kōki volleyball club in 1958.
The club was promoted to V1 League (later renamed the Challenge League) in 2002. The club was renamed the JTEKT Stings in 2006. In 2010, the club won the Challenge League for the first time. In 2013, the club was promoted to V.Premier League (later was changed to V.League division 1), the highest league in Japan, after beating Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler. In 2020, the club won V.League division 1 title in Season 2019/20 for the first time in club's history.
JTEKT Stings won their second title of Emperor's Cup in 2022. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of their entry into the V.League Division 1, they wore a limited edition 10th anniversary uniform featuring red and Mizuno's original blue.
Honours SV.League Runners-up (1): 2024-25 V.League 1 (Highest league) Champion(1): 2019–20 V1 League/V.Challenge League Champions(3): 2009–10, 2010–11 and 2012–13 Runners-up(1): 2011–12 Japanese Emperor's Cup Champions(1): 2020, 2022 Runners-up(1): 2013
Team Current roster The following is team roster of Season 2023-24
Player Name Date of birth Position 1 Outside hitter 3 Dai TezukaOutside hitter 4 Taichi FukuyamaMiddle blocker 5 Rao ShuhanMiddle blocker 6 Setter 8 Masahiro SekitaSetter 9 Go MurayamaMiddle blocker 10 Tine UrnautOutside hitter 11 Kosuke HataOutside Hitter 17 Ryuta Homma (c)Libero 18 Setter 20 Outside hitter 21 Libero 22 Daigo IwamotoMiddle blocker 23 Shunichiro SatoMiddle blocker Head coach: Michał Gogol
Former rosters Team roster – season 2022/2023 Player Name Date of birth Position 1 Outside hitter 2 Middle blocker 3 Chen LonghaiMiddle blocker 4 Taichi FukuyamaMiddle blocker 6 Kawahigashi YudaiSetter 7 Kouhei YanagisawaOutside hitter 8 Masahiro YanagidaOutside hitter 9 Go MurayamaMiddle blocker 10 Tine UrnautOutside hitter 11 Ryosuke HakamayaOpposite spiker 12 Masahiro SekitaSetter 14 Yuji NishidaOpposite spiker 17 Ryuta Homma (c)Libero 18 Junpei MichiiSetter 20 Jin TsuzukiOutside hitter 21 Kazuyuki TakahashiLibero 22 Daigo Iwamoto Middle blocker 23 Shunichiro Sato Middle blocker Head coach: Federico Fagiani
Team roster – season 2021/22 Player Name Date of birth Position 1 Outside hitter 2 Middle blocker 3 Chen LonghaiMiddle blockerNew player 4 Taichi FukuyamaMiddle blockerDeputy Captain 6 Luiz Felipe FontelesOutside hitter 7 Kouhei YanagisawaOutside hitter 8 Outside hitter 9 Go MurayamaMiddle blocker 10 Mitsuki KobayashiSetter 11 Ryosuke HakamayaOpposite spiker 12 Libero 15 Kento MiyauraOpposite spikerRookie 16 Setter 17 Ryuta HommaLiberoCaptain 18 Junpei MichiiSetter 20 Jin TsuzukiOutside hitterRookie Head coach: Federico Fagiani
Team roster – season 2020/21 Player Name Date of birth Position 1 Outside hitter 2 Middle blocker 3 Yamato FushimiMiddle blocker 4 Taichi FukuyamaMiddle blocker 5 Rao ShuhanMiddle blocker 6 Luiz Felipe FontelesOutside hitter 7 Kouhei YanagisawaOutside hitter 8 Outside hitter 9 Go MurayamaMiddle blocker 10 Mitsuki KobayashiSetter 11 Ryosuke HakamayaOpposite spiker 12 Libero 14 Yuji NishidaOpposite spiker 15 Kento MiyauraOpposite spiker 16 Setter 17 Ryuta Homma (c)Libero 18 Junpei MichiiSetter 19 Hiroaki AsanoOutside hitter 20 Jin TsuzukiOutside hitter Head coach: Shinji TakahashiAssistant: Federico Fagiani
Team roster – season 2019/20 Player Name Date of birth Position 1 Outside hitter 2 Middle blocker 3 Yamato FushimiMiddle blocker 4 Taichi FukuyamaMiddle blocker 5 Rao ShuhanMiddle blocker New player 6 Matey KaziyskiOutside hitter 7 Kouhei YanagisawaOutside hitter 8 Outside hitter 9 Masatoshi TatsumiMiddle blocker 10 Mitsuki KobayashiSetter 11 Ryosuke HakamayaOpposite spiker 12 Libero 14 Yuji NishidaOpposite spiker 15 Souta NakaneSetter 16 Setter 17 Ryuta Homma (c)Libero 18 Junpei MichiiSetter 19 Hiroaki AsanoOutside hitter Head coach: Shinji TakahashiAssistant: Federico Fagiani
Notable players Ernardo Gómez (2006–2007) Fernando Hernández (2013–2015) Valentin Bratoev (2018–2019) Hiroaki Asano (2012–2021) Matey Kaziyski (2015–2018, 2019–2020) Yuji Nishida (2017–2021, 2022–2023) Yamato Fushimi (2019–2021) Rao Shuhan (2019–2021) Luiz Felipe Fonteles (2020–2022) Masahiro Yanagida (2022–2023) Masahiro Sekita (2022–2025)
League results Champions Runners-up
LeaguePosition TeamsMatchesWinLoseV.League5th (2002–03) 5th 8 14 7 7 6th (2003–04) 5th 7 12 5 77th (2004–05) 6th 8 14 7 78th (2005–06) 4th 8 14 8 6V・Challenge League2006-07 3rd 9 16 12 42007-08 5th 10 18 11 72008-09 3rd 12 18 14 42009-10 Champion 11 15 15 02010-11 Champion 11 16 15 12011-12 Runner-Up 11 15 13 22012-13 Champion 11 20 18 2V・Premier League2013-14 8th 8 28 6 222014-15 5th 8 21 9 122015-16 4th 8 21 12 92016-17 3rd 8 21 9 122017-18 5th 8 21 8 13V・League Division 12018–19 7th 10 27 13 142019–20 Champion 10 29 25 42020–21 4th 10 34 23 112021–22 7th 10 36 15 212022–236th10362214SV.League 2024-25 4th104428162025-26 3rd10442915
References
External links JTEKT Stings