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Kurobe AquaFairies

Founded	1998
Ground	Kurobe City, Toyama Japan
Manager Head Coach	Koichi Iida Gen Kawakita
Captain	Anri Nakamura
League	V.League Division 1 Women
2021-2022	12th place
Website	Club home page

Kurobe AquaFairies (KUROBEアクアフェアリーズ, KUROBE Akuafearīzu) is a women's volleyball team based in Kurobe, Toyama, Japan. It plays in V.League Division 1 Women. The club was founded in 1998. It is operated by Kurobe city Athletic Association.

History

• It was founded in 1998.
• It was promoted to V.Challenge League in 2001.
• It was promoted to V.League Division 1 Women in 2018.

Honours

• V.Challenge League
  • Champion(1) - 2004

League results

Current squad

2024-2025 Squad as of December 2024

• Head coach: Gen Kawakita

No.	Name	Position	Date of birth	Height (m)
1	Rino Furuichi	Outside Hitter	(1999-06-18) 18 June 1999 (age 25)	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
2	Rimi Kaneda	Outside Hitter	(1998-10-06) 6 October 1998 (age 26)	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
3	Iris Scholten	Opposite	(1999-11-15) 15 November 1999 (age 25)	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
4	Minami Yasuda	Setter	(2001-12-12) 12 December 2001 (age 23)	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
6	Ayane Tanabe	Middle Blocker	(2001-06-06) 6 June 2001 (age 23)	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
7	Anri Nakamura (C)	Middle Blocker	(1997-03-02) 2 March 1997 (age 27)	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
8	Maiko Yoda	Libero	(2000-06-03) 3 June 2000 (age 24)	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
9	Hoshino Sumida	Outside Hitter	(2000-12-21) 21 December 2000 (age 24)	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
10	Maki Yamaguchi	Middle Blocker	(1999-03-31) 31 March 1999 (age 25)	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
12	Akane Ukishima	Opposite	(1996-06-10) 10 June 1996 (age 28)	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
13	Yuri Umezu	Outside Hitter	(2000-08-23) 23 August 2000 (age 24)	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
15	Mami Okubo	Middle Blocker	(2001-10-07) 7 October 2001 (age 23)	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
16	Shion Nagasawa	Setter	(1999-11-12) 12 November 1999 (age 25)	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
17	Ayami Urayama	Libero	(2001-07-01) 1 July 2001 (age 23)	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
18	Lena Stigrot	Outside Hitter	(1994-12-20) 20 December 1994 (age 30)	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
19	Maddie Madayag	Middle Blocker	(1998-02-07) 7 February 1998 (age 26)	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
20	Kanako Nakayama	Middle Blocker	(1999-07-25) 25 July 1999 (age 25)	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)

Former players

References

1. JVL. "Team Profile". Retrieved 2018-11-01.
2. "Athletes / Staff Introduction". KUROBE Aquafairies. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
3. "KUROBE Aqua Fairies". V-League Official Site. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
4. "Introduction of prospective players". KUROBE Aqua Fairies Official Site. KUROBE Aqua Fairies. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
5. "Notice of prospective players joined". KUROBE Aqua Fairies Official Site. KUROBE Aqua Fairies. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
6. "For joining of prospective players". KUROBE Aqua Fairies Official Site. KUROBE Aqua Fairies. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
7. "Kurobe Aqua Fairies Kurobe アクア フェアリーズ". Japan Women's Indoor Volleyball. sitenoise.com.
8. "Information about 2021 unofficial players". KUROBE AquaFairies Official site. KUROBE AquaFairies. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
9. "About the new AquaFairies system" (PDF). KUROBE AquaFairies Official site. KUROBE AquaFairies. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
10. "Announcement of new KUROBE players". Volleyball Magazine. Studio108. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
11. "Report on New Players". Kurobe AquaFairies Official Site. Kurobe AquaFairies. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
12. "Report on new players". Kurobe AquaFairies Official Site. Kurobe AquaFairies. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
13. "Announcement of unofficial players and Sashu Masuda leaving the team". Kurobe AquaFairies Official Site. Kurobe AquaFairies. Retrieved 9 February 2023.

External links

• AquaFairies Official website

• Women's volleyball clubs in Japan
• Sports clubs and teams in Toyama Prefecture
• Volleyball clubs established in 1998
• 1998 establishments in Japan