Voreas Hokkaido
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| Full name | ヴォレアス北海道 |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Voreas |
| Founded | 2016 |
| Ground | Asahikawa, Hokkaido |
| Chairman | Kenshiro Ikeda |
| Captain | Sasaki Hiroaki |
| League | V.League Division 2 |
| 2022–23 | 1 |
| Website | Club home page |
Voreas Hokkaido is a men's volleyball club in Japan. It currently plays in V.League Division 2. This club is located in Asahikawa city, Hokkaido.
History[edit]
Voreas Hokkaido was established in October, 2016. It's Japan's first profesional volleyball club. [1]
The club joined V.League on July 1 2017. Later, the club won the first title of 2017–18 Season of V·Challenge League II.[2]
After the new born V.League, it participated in V.League Division 3 for 2018–19 Season.[3] Voreas Hokkaido managed to win the title and promoted to Division 2 for next season.[4][5]
Voreas Hokkaido took 2nd place of 2019–20 Season and supposed to take part in V.Challenge match that could be promoted to Division 1 if it won the match. However, the V.Challenge match was suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic.[6][7]
Voreas Hokkaido won the title of 2021–22 Season V.League Division 2 Men's for the first time.[8][9] But it failed to promote to Division 1 as they lost the V.Challenge matach against VC Nagano Tridents.[10]
Voreas Hokkaido won the 1st place of the 2022-23 season in the V.League Division 2 Men's for the second year in a row with 22 wins and only 2 losses.[11] After winning the V.Challenge match against Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler, Voreas Hokkaido promoted to Division 1 for the first time for 2023-24 season.[12]
President Kenshiro Ikeda held a press conference on May 29, 2003. In the conference, he expressed the willingness of Voreas Hokkaido that to join the new S-V League which is expected to start its inaugural season in 2024. They have prepared a series of action plan in order to achieve the goal.[13][14]
Achievements[edit]
- Champions(1): 2021–22, 2022-23
- Runners-up(1): 2019–20, 2020–21
- Champions(1): 2018–19
Team[edit]
Current roster[edit]
The following is team roster of Season 2023-24
| No. | Player Name | Date of birth | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 |  Takayuki Tashiro |
March 24, 1992 | Middle blocker |
| 6 | Jun Yamagishi |
August 3, 1999 | Setter |
| 7 | Jin Inoue |
April 2, 1992 | Middle blocker |
| 9 | Hiroaki Sasaki (c) |
November 19, 1994 | Outside hitter |
| 10 | Takuya Toda |
October 25, 1996 | Outside hitter |
| 11 | Kohei Tonozaki |
June 28, 1997 | Libero |
| 12 | Kenta Koga |
September 17, 1997 | Opposite spiker |
| 14 |  Chang Yu-sheng |
March 30, 2000 | Opposite spiker |
| 15 | Hirohito Kashimura |
January 15, 1999 | Middle blocker |
| 16 | Kassho Tanijiri |
October 1, 1999 | Libero |
| 17 | Shun Sakai |
March 4, 1997 | Outside hitter |
| 18 | Masumi Goto |
April 11, 1996 | Middle blocker |
| 21 | Ryoto Honzawa |
April 3, 1998 | Setter |
Head coach:  Edo Klein
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Former roster[edit]
| Team roster – season 2022/2023 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Player Name | Date of birth | Position | |||
| 3 | Takayuki Tashiro |
March 24, 1992 | Middle blocker | |||
| 5 | Hikaru Sekine |
October 31, 1999 | Opposite spiker | |||
| 6 | Jun Yamagishi |
August 3, 1999 | Setter | |||
| 7 | Jin Inoue |
April 2, 1992 | Middle blocker | |||
| 8 |  Peetu Makinen |
August 19, 1995 | Outside hitter | |||
| 9 | Hiroaki Sasaki (c) |
November 19, 1994 | Outside hitter | |||
| 10 | Takuya Toda |
October 25, 1996 | Outside hitter | |||
| 11 | Kohei Tonozaki |
June 28, 1997 | Libero | |||
| 14 | Chang Yu-sheng |
March 30, 2000 | Opposite spiker | |||
| 15 | Hirohito Kashimura |
January 15, 1999 | Middle blocker | |||
| 16 | Kassho Tanijiri |
October 1, 1999 | Libero | |||
| 17 | Shun Sakai |
March 4, 1997 | Outside hitter | |||
| 18 | Masumi Goto |
April 11, 1996 | Middle blocker | |||
| 21 | Ryoto Honzawa |
April 3, 1998 | Setter | |||
| Head coach: Edo Klein
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References[edit]
- ^ "チームの歴史". 一般社団法人日本バレーボールリーグ機構. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
- ^ "逆転優勝に向け「良いバレー」の模索 －2017/18V・チャレンジリーグ2旭川コメント（1）". バレーボールマガジン (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-11-02.
- ^ "Vリーグ機構 新リーグ「2018-19 V.LEAGUE」の編成を発表". バレーボールマガジン (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-11-02.
- ^ "V2リーグ男子 富士通の優勝決定 V3の優勝決定は最終週へ". バレーボールマガジン (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-11-02.
- ^ "Vリーグ機構 2019-20 V.LEAGUEの編成を発表". バレーボールマガジン (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-11-02.
- ^ "V・チャレンジマッチ男子大会（入替戦）が中止に。新型コロナウイルス等感染拡大の影響で". バレーボールマガジン (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-11-02.
- ^ "2019-20V.LEAGUE V・チャレンジマッチの開催中止を受けてのヴォレアス北海道 緊急記者会見全文(2020年3月10日)". voreas.co.jp (in Japanese). 2020-03-13. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
- ^ "ヴォレアス北海道が初制覇（V2男子最終結果・個人賞） | 月バレ.com【月刊バレーボール】". 月バレ.com【月刊バレーボール】 | 月刊バレーボールが運営するバレー情報サイト (in Japanese). 2022-03-28. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
- ^ "【バレー/速報】優勝決定戦を制しV2初優勝。昇格をかけ入替戦へ進出(監督コメント)". スポーツナビ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-11-02.
- ^ "ヴォレアス北海道、V1への挑戦再び敗れる フルセットの激戦も敗退：朝日新聞デジタル". 朝日新聞デジタル (in Japanese). 2022-04-10. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
- ^ "ヴォレアス北海道がV2男子 V･レギュラーラウンド2年連続1位". 一般社団法人日本バレーボールリーグ機構. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
- ^ "ヴォレアス、初のＶ１昇格 大分三好に３―１（９日）：北海道新聞デジタル". 北海道新聞デジタル (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-04-09.
- ^ "バレーボール男子Ｖ１に昇格したヴォレアス北海道が、新リーグ参入ライセンス取得へアクション計画発表". スポーツ報知 (in Japanese). 2023-05-29. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
- ^ "新リーグ参入に意欲 ヴォレアス北海道 S-V.LEAGUEは2024-25シーズンに新設 本拠地・旭川市内で会見（北海道ニュースUHB）". Yahoo!ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-06-16.
External links[edit]
Team profile on V.League (In Japanese)