The Volleyball 2019–20 V.League Division 1 Men's was the 26th tournament of the V.League and the highest level men's tournament in Japan, which was held from October 26, 2019 – February 29, 2020.
Clubs
Personnel 2019–20 V.League Division 1 Men's Personnel Club Head coach Captain Province/City Colors Main Sponsor Suntory Sunbirds Masaji Ogino Kentaro Hoshiya Minoh, Osaka Suntory Panasonic Panthers Mauricio Paes Hideomi Fukatsu Hirakata, Osaka Panasonic Wolf Dogs Nagoya Tommi Tiilikainen Koichiro Koga Inazawa Toyoda Machine Works JTEKT Stings Shinji Takahashi Ryuta Homma Kariya, Aichi JTEKT Toray Arrows Shinoda Ayumu Hidetomo Hoshino Mishima, Shizuoka Toray Industries JT Thunders Tine Sattler Shohei Yamamoto Hiroshima, Hiroshima Japan TobaccoOsaka Blazers Sakai Gordon Mayforth Sakai, Osaka Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal FC Tokyo Koichiro Shimbo Yuma Nagatomo Sumida, Tokyo Tokyo Gas Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler Takashi Ogawa Kouki Komeda Oita, Oita The Oita Bank Ltd.VC Nagano Tridents Ahmad Masajedi Tsubasa Osada Takamori, Nagano Jermo Corporation Ltd.
Transfer players The list of transfer players in the 2019–20 season Player Moving from Moving to Japanese players Tatsuya Fukuzawa Panasonic Panthers Paris Volley Shun Wanabe JTEKT Stings Vardar Skopje Yuki Hirose JTEKT Stings Yamato Fushimi Toray Arrows JTEKT Stings Shunsuke Watanabe Toray Arrows Masato Kubota Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler Shintaro Tajiri Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler Foreign players Ji Daoshuai Shandong Volleyball Suntory Sunbirds Chien-Chen Chen Panasonic Panthers JT Thunders Hung-Min Liu Panasonic Panthers Valentin Bratoev JTEKT Stings Al Arabi S.C Zhen Qin JTEKT Stings Shanghai Golden Age Shuhan Rao Shanghai Golden Age JTEKT Stings Matey Kaziyski NBV Verona JTEKT Stings Igor Omrčen Wolf Dogs Nagoya OK Split Hong-Jie Liu Wolf Dogs Nagoya Mitja Gasparini Incheon Korean Air Jumbos Wolf Dogs Nagoya Nikola Gjorgiev Osaka Blazers Sakai VfB Friedrichshafen Maurice Torres Mets de Guaynabo Osaka Blazers Sakai Liu Libin JT Thunders Beijing BAIC Motor Jason DeRocco FC Tokyo Al Ahly SC Petar Premović Kioene Padova FC Tokyo Artem Kiselev VC Nagano Tridents Gazprom-Ugra Surgut Patryk Strzeżek Lindemans Aalst VC Nagano Tridents Marck Espejo Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler Visakha Bryan Bagunas Philippine Air Force Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler Yves Mutabazi Niksar Belediyesi Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler
Foreign players The total number of foreign players is restricted to one per club. Player from Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) nations are exempt from these restrictions. The list of 2019–20 V.League Division 1 Men's Foreign Players Club Player From AVC Suntory Sunbirds Dmitry Muserskiy (CEV) Ji Daoshuai Panasonic Panthers Michał Kubiak (CEV) Hung-Min Liu Wolf Dogs Nagoya Mitja Gasparini (CEV) Hong-Jie Liu JTEKT Stings Matey Kaziyski (CEV) Rao Shuhan Toray Arrows Antonin Rouzier (CEV) Aung Thu JT Thunders Chien-Chen Chen Thomas Edgar Osaka Blazers Sakai Maurice Torres (NORCECA) FC Tokyo Petar Premović (CEV) VC Nagano Tridents Patryk Strzeżek (CEV) Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler Yakan Guma (CAVB) Bryan Bagunas
Withdrawn and retired players The list of withdrawn and retired players that officially announced the withdrawal or retirement since April 2019 to February 2020.
The list of withdrawn and retired players in the 2019–20 season Date Player 2019–20 Club Note 7 May 2019Yuta AbeToray Arrows Retired from being Player-coach.Transferred to full time coach assistant.31 May 2019Tatsuya YoneyamaSuntory SunbirdsRetired31 May 2019HIdeaki OkamotoWolf Dogs NagoyaRetiredMasayuki IkedaPanasonic PanthersRetiredShinichi SeinoJTEKT StingsRetiredKosuke MatsubaraJTEKT StingsRetiredShohei NoseFC TokyoWithdrew, due to the injury19 July 2019Naoto TomitaFC TokyoWithdrew, due to the injury13 September 2019FC TokyoWithdrew, due to the injury2 December 2019Hiroki FujitaOita Miyoshi Weisse AdlerWithdrew6 January 2020Tomoya TsujiguchiOita Miyoshi Weisse AdlerWithdrew20 February 2020Tomoya TsujiguchiOita Miyoshi Weisse AdlerRetired20 February 2020Hiroki FujitaOita Miyoshi Weisse AdlerRetired
Informal players An informal player is a trainee who came in the team and has not registered as V.League player yet. Mostly, the player still is in the last year of university or high school.
The list of Japanese informal players in the 2019–20 season Club Player University / High school Suntory SunbirdsHiroki NishidaHosei UniversitySuntory SunbirdsYuito TakahashiUniversity of TsukubaSuntory SunbirdsTatsuki KashiwadaSenshu UniversityToray ArrowsShoma TomitaChuo UniversityToray ArrowsHiroki OzawaUniversity of TsukubaToray ArrowsTakumi YamaguchiUniversity of TsukubaOsaka Blazers SakaiTomohiro HorieWaseda UniversityFC TokyoTetsuya MutoWaseda UniversityFC TokyoKoga MatsudaFukuoka UniversityVC Nagano TridentsRyusuke NakamuraJuntendo UniversityVC Nagano TridentsTatsuki ItoTokai UniversityVC Nagano TridentsYudai KawahigashiNippon Sport Science UniversityVC Nagano TridentsTaihei HazamaUniversity of ToyamaVC Nagano TridentsMasaya KadoJuntendo University
Squads
Season standing procedure The teams will be ranked by the total number of victories (matches won, matched lost) In the event of a tie, the following first tiebreaker will apply: the most point gained per match as follows: The teams will be ranked by the most point gained per match as follows: Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 points for the winner, 0 points for the loser Match won 3–2: 2 points for the winner, 1 point for the loser Match forfeited: 3 points for the winner, 0 points (0–25, 0–25, 0–25) for the loser If teams are still tied after examining the number of victories and points gained, then the FIVB will examine the results in order to break the tie in the following order: Set quotient: if two or more teams are tied on total number of victories, they will be ranked by the quotient resulting from the division of the number of all set won by the number of all sets lost. Points quotient: if the tie persists based on the set quotient, the teams will be ranked by the quotient resulting from the division of all points scored by the total of points lost during all sets. If the tie persists based on the point quotient, the tie will be broken based on the team that won the match of the Round Robin Phase between the tied teams. When the tie in point quotient is between three or more teams, these teams ranked taking into consideration only the matches involving the teams in question.
Regular Round Standings
Leg 1
Week 1 Stadium Stadium 1Stadium 2Stadium 3ShimabaraNagoyaMatsumotoShimabara Reconstruction ArenaTakeda Teva Ocean ArenaMatsumoto City Gymnasium Oita Miyoshi Weisse AdlerJT ThundersToray ArrowsOsaka Blazers Sakai Wolf Dogs NagoyaSuntory SunbirdsJTEKT StingsFC Tokyo VC Nagano TridentsPanasonic Panthers
Results All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).
Week 2 Stadium Stadium 1Stadium 2Stadium 3FukuyamaFukuiTajimiFukui Prefectural Gymnasium JT ThundersFC TokyoSuntory SunbirdsOsaka Blazers Sakai Panasonic PanthersToray ArrowsOita Miyoshi Weisse AdlerVC Nagano Tridents Wolf Dogs NagoyaJTEKT Stings
Results All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).
Week 3 Stadium Stadium 1Stadium 2Stadium 3KitakyushuSumidaEhimeKitakyushu City General GymnasiumSumida City GymnasiumEhime Prefecture Budokan Osaka Blazers SakaiWolf Dogs NagoyaJT ThundersJTEKT Stings FC TokyoPanasonic PanthersSuntory SunbirdsVC Nagano Tridents Toray ArrowsOita Miyoshi Weisse Adler
Results All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).
Week 4 Stadium Stadium 1Stadium 2Stadium 3MatsumotoShizuokaSendaiMatsumoto City GymnasiumKonohana ArenaKamei Arena Sendai Panasonic PanthersJT ThundersVC Nagano TridentsOsaka Blazers Sakai Toray ArrowsWolf Dogs NagoyaJTEKT StingsOita Miyoshi Weisse Adler Suntory SunbirdsFC Tokyo
Results All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).
Week 5 Stadium Stadium 1Stadium 2Stadium 3KariyaSakaiŌtaWing Arena KariyaSakai City Kanaoka Park GymnasiumOta City General Gymnasium Wolf Dogs NagoyaVC Nagano TridentsJTEKT StingsPanasonic Panthers Osaka Blazers SakaiJT Thunders Suntory SunbirdsToray ArrowsFC TokyoOita Miyoshi Weisse Adler
Results All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).
Leg 2 Week 1 Stadium Stadium 1Stadium 2Stadium 3KureInaKomakiKure City General GymnasiumELECOM Logitech ArenaPark Arena Komaki JT ThundersFC TokyoToray ArrowsJTEKT Stings VC Nagano TridentsOita Miyoshi Weisse Adler Wolf Dogs NagoyaOsaka Blazers SakaiPanasonic PanthersSuntory Sunbirds
Results All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).
Week 2 Stadium Stadium 1Stadium 2Stadium 3MatsumotoWakayamaTokyoMatsumoto City GymnasiumWakayama Big WhaleKomazawa Gymnasium JTEKT StingsOita Miyoshi Weisse AdlerVC Nagano TridentsJT Thunders Osaka Blazers SakaiSuntory Sunbirds FC TokyoPanasonic PanthersToray ArrowsWolf Dogs Nagoya
Results All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).
Week 3 Stadium Stadium 1Stadium 2Stadium 3BeppuTokushimaHirakataBeppu B-con PlazaAsty TokushimaPanasonic Arena FC TokyoVC Nagano TridentsOita Miyoshi Weisse AdlerToray ArrowsJTEKT StingsSuntory SunbirdsJT ThundersOsaka Blazers SakaiWolf Dogs NagoyaPanasonic Panthers
Results All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).
Week 4 Stadium Stadium 1Stadium 2Stadium 3HiroshimaMishimaNagoyaHigashi Hiroshima Athletic Park GymnasiumMishima City GymnasiumTakeda Teva Ocean ArenaJTEKT StingsJT Thunders Toray ArrowsOsaka Blazers SakaiSuntory SunbirdsFC Tokyo Wolf Dogs NagoyaVC Nagano TridentsPanasonic PanthersOita Miyoshi Weisse Adler
Results All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).
Week 5 Stadium Stadium 1Stadium 2Stadium 3HiroshimaKumamotoSumidaHiroshima Prefectural Sports CenterKumamoto Prefectural GymnasiumSumida City Gymnasium JT ThundersPanasonic PanthersWolf Dogs NagoyaJTEKT Stings Suntory SunbirdsOita Miyoshi Weisse AdlerOsaka Blazers SakaiVC Nagano Tridents Toray ArrowsFC Tokyo
Results All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).
Leg 3 Week 1 Stadium Stadium 1Stadium 2Stadium 3KashiharaOkinawaIchinomiyaJTEKT Arena NaraOkinawa City GymnasiumDIADORA Arena Toray ArrowsFC TokyoJTEKT StingsVC Nagano Tridents JT ThundersOita Miyoshi Weisse AdlerPanasonic PanthersOsaka Blazers Sakai Wolf Dogs NagoyaSuntory Sunbirds
Results All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).
Week2 Stadium Stadium 1Stadium 2Stadium 3ŌtaHirakataMinato-kuOta City General GymnasiumPanasonic ArenaOsaka Municipal Central Gymnasium Oita Miyoshi Weisse AdlerOsaka Blazers Sakai Toray ArrowsJT ThundersPanasonic PanthersVC Nagano TridentsWolf Dogs Nagoya
Results All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).
Week 3 Stadium Stadium 1Stadium 2Stadium 3KariyaShizuokaKomakiWing Arena KariyaKonohana ArenaPark Arena Komaki JTEKT StingsFC Tokyo Toray ArrowsOsaka Blazers SakaiOita Miyoshi Weisse AdlerVC Nagano Tridents JT ThundersPanasonic PanthersSuntory SunbirdsWolf Dogs Nagoya
Results All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).
Week 4 Stadium Stadium 1Stadium 2Stadium 3SakaiOtsuOkayamaSakai City Kanaoka Park GymnasiumShiga Prefectural GymnasiumZip Arena Okayama Osaka Blazers SakaiWolf Dogs NagoyaSuntory SunbirdsOita Miyoshi Weisse Adler Toray ArrowsVC Nagano Tridents JTEKT StingsFC TokyoJT ThundersPanasonic Panthers
Results All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).
Week 5 Stadium Stadium 1Stadium 2Stadium 3MatsumotoKashiharaOkayamaMatsumoto City GymnasiumJTEKT Arena NaraTottori Prefectural Fuse Sports Park Athletics Stadium Toray ArrowsSuntory SunbirdsVC Nagano TridentsWolf Dogs Nagoya FC TokyoOita Miyoshi Weisse AdlerJTEKT StingsOsaka Blazers Sakai JT ThundersPanasonic Panthers
Results All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).
Final Stage Game 1 (5th place playoff) Procedure The 5th place of Regular Round will compete against the 4th place, the winner will pass to the 4th place playoff
Result
Game 2 (4th place playoff) Procedure