PFU BlueCats
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| Founded | 1980 | ||
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| Ground | Kahoku, Ishikawa Japan | ||
| Manager Head Coach |  Haisuke Manabu Baba Daitaku | ||
| League | V.League Division 1 | ||
| 2020-21 | 9th Place | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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| Championships | |||
| 2009 V.Challenge League | |||
PFU BlueCats (PFUブルーキャッツ, PFU Burūkyattsu) is a women's volleyball team based in Kahoku city, Ishikawa, Japan. It plays in the V.League Division 1 having been promoted for the first time for the 2018–2019 season. The club was founded in 1980. The owner of the team is PFU Limited.[1]
History
- Founded in 1980.
- Promoted to V.Challenge League in 2002.
- Won the V.Challenge League in 2009.
- Promoted to V.Premier League in 2016.
Honors
Team
| Season | Conference | Title | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | V1• League | Runners Up | |
| 2006 | V1• League | Runners Up | |
| 2007 | V• Challenge | Runners Up | |
| 2008 | V• Challenge | Runners Up | |
| 2009 | V• Challenge | Champions | |
| 2015 | V• Challenge | Runners Up | |
| 2016 | V• Challenge 1 | Runners Up | |
| 2017 | V• Challenge 1 | Runners Up |
League results
| League | Position | Teams | Matches | Win | Lose | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V1.League | 5th (2002–03) | 7th | 8 | 14 | 2 | 12 |
| 6th (2003–04) | Runner-up | 7 | 12 | 9 | 3 | |
| 7th (2004–05) | 4th | 8 | 14 | 9 | 5 | |
| 8th (2005–06) | Runner-up | 8 | 14 | 12 | 2 | |
| V・challenge | 2006-07 | Runner-up | 8 | 14 | 13 | 1 |
| 2007-08 | Runner-up | 8 | 14 | 10 | 4 | |
| 2008-09 | Champion | 10 | 18 | 15 | 3 | |
| 2009-10 | 7th | 12 | 16 | 9 | 7 | |
| 2010-11 | 3rd | 12 | 18 | 14 | 4 | |
| 2011-12 | 5th | 12 | 22 | 13 | 9 | |
| 2012-13 | 4th | 10 | 18 | 10 | 8 | |
| 2013-14 | 3rd | 10 | 18 | 13 | 5 | |
| 2014-15 | Runner-up | 10 | 18 | 15 | 3 | |
| V.Challenge 1 | 2015-16 | Runner-up | 8 | 21 | 17 | 4 |
| V.Premier | 2016-17 | 8th | 8 | 21 | 3 | 18 |
| V.Challenge 1 | 2017-18 | Runner-Up | 8 | 18 | 16 | 2 |
| V.League Division 1 (V1) | 2018–19 | 11th | 11 | 20 | 0 | 20 |
| 2019-20 | 11th | 12 | 21 | 4 | 17 | |
| 2020-21 | 9th | 12 | 17 | 4 | 13 | |
Current roster
2024-2025 Squad as of December 2024[2][3][4]
- Head coach: Baba Daitaku
| PFU BlueCats | |||||||
| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth | Height | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Natthanicha Jaisaen | Setter | 21 May 1998 | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||
| 3 | Yuki Fujikura | Setter | 27 August 1999 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||
| 4 | Reina Kawasaki | Outside Hitter | 25 October 2001 | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||
| 5 | Kiiro Omura | Outside Hitter | 26 September 2000 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||
| 6 | Aya Hosonuma | Middle Blocker | 25 May 2000 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||
| 7 | Ririka Funada | Libero | 25 May 2001 | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | |||
| 8 | Kisa Okuma | Outside Hitter | 7 March 2004 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||
| 9 | Miyu Kawazoe | Outside Hitter | 22 September 2001 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||
| 10 | Mayu Nagatomo | Middle Blocker | 1 October 2001 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||
| 11 | Yuka Ikeya | Libero | 27 December 1997 | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) | |||
| 12 | Anna Uemura | Outside Hitter | 23 March 2006 | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||
| 13 | Miku Taniuchi | Middle Blocker | 28 July 1999 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||
| 15 | Thatdao Nuekjang | Middle Blocker | 3 February 1994 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||
| 22 |  Kashauna Williams | Outside Hitter | 12 January 1999 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||
| 23 | Melissa Valdes | Outside Hitter | 8 October 2002 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||
Imports
| Year | Number | Player | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 9 | Yuranny Romanna |  Colombia |
| 2013 | 2 | Jennifer Doris | United States |
| 2014 | |||
| 2015 | |||
| 2016 | |||
| 2017 | |||
| 2018 | |||
| 19 | Chatchu-on Moksri | Thailand | |
| 2019 | 2 | Jennifer Doris | United States |
| 19 | Thanacha Sooksod[5] | Thailand | |
| 2020 | 4 | Hathairat Jarat | Thailand |
| 18 | Roslandy Acosta |  Venezuela | |
| 2021 | 12 | Trần Thị Thanh Thúy |  Vietnam |
| 2022 | 12 | Trần Thị Thanh Thúy | Vietnam |
| 18 | Roslandy Acosta | Venezuela | |
| 2023 | 12 | Trần Thị Thanh Thúy | Vietnam |
| 33 | Daly Santana |  Puerto Rico | |
| 2024 | 1 | Natthanicha Jaisaen | Thailand |
| 15 | Thatdao Nuekjang | Thailand | |
| 22 | Kashauna Williams | United States |
Team staffs
| Job | Name | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Representative | Haisuke Manabu | Japan |
| General Manager | Futoshi Teramawari | Japan |
| Assistant General Manager | Kentaro Kaneko | Japan |
| Head Coach | Baba Daitaku | Japan |
| Coach | Koji Iwai | Japan |
| Trainer | Hiroyuki Watanabe | Japan |
| Trainer | Yuki Maezawa | Japan |
| Analyst | Toma Sugaya | Japan |
| Manager | Aki Nakahara | Japan |
| Interpreter | Machiho Tachibana | Japan |
| Team Doctor | Taisuke Hasegawa | Japan |
Former players
| Local players
| Foreign Player
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References
- ^ JVL. "Team Profile". Retrieved 2015-10-22.
- ^ "PFU Bluecats Women's Volleyball V League Official Site". JVL Official Web site. Japan Volleyball League. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "Player Staff Introduction PFU BlueCats". PFU BlueCats Official web site. PFU Limited. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "PFU Blue Cats Japan V.League Women Volleyball". Japan Women's Indoor Volleyball. sitenoise.com. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "Notice of Thanacha Sooksod players join". PFU Bluecats Official site. PFU Limited. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ^ "Players - Staff". PFU BlueCats. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
- ^ "Staff". PFU Blue Cats - V-League Official Site.