is a women's
volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...
team based in
Himeji
260px, Himeji City Hall
is a city located in Hyōgo Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 525,682 in 227,099 households and a population density of 980 persons per km2. The total area of the city is ...
,
Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...
. The owner of the team is
Masayoshi Manabe, former head coach of the Japan women's national volleyball team. The club was founded in 2016.
Himeji entered the V.League in 2018 playing in
V.League Division 2 and won the 2018–2019 season Championship which automatically promoted them to Japan's top level
V.League Division 1.
History
The team registered with the Japan Volleyball association in March 2016. Three months later
Yoshie Takeshita was announced as head coach. In November 2016
Masayoshi Manabe, who was born in Himeji, was appointed general manager.
In July 2017, Himeji announced it would transfer the franchise of bankrupt club Sendai Belle Fille to Himeji Victorina, with a requirement that it take 8 of the players from Sendai Belle Fille and reach contract agreements with them. If successful it would be the first time in Japan that one club team had transferred to another. The team's goal was to enter the V.Challenge League II for the 2017–2018 season. By August 3 Himeji had reached an agreement with only two Sendai players. On August 10 the V.League announced Himeji had been unable to sign a sufficient number of Sendai players and would not be allowed to participate in the V.Challenge League II 2017–18 season.
In March 2018 the Japanese V.League announced Himeji Victorina will play the 2018–2019 season in the newly organized
V.League Division 2
On March 17, 2019, Himeji Victorina defeated
JA Gifu Rioreina in straight sets to claim the title of Women's V.League Division 2 Champions. As 2018-2019 V2 Champions they are automatically promoted to play the 2019–2020 season in
V.League Division 1.
Masayoshi Manabe is currently the team owner and
Kiyoshi Abo is the team's general manager.
Honors
V.League Division 2
*Champions (1): 2018–2019
*Runners-up ():
Emperor's Cup and Empress' Cup All Japan Volleyball Championship
*Champions (1): 2024
League results
Current squad
2024-2025 Squad
* Head coach:
Avital Selinger
Former players
Domestic Players
*
Mihoko Tsutsui
Mihoko (written: 美保子, 三保子 or 視穂子) is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
*, Japanese handball player
*, Japanese alpine skier
*, Japanese high jumper
*, Japanese operatic mezzo-soprano
*, Japanes ...
(2018–2019)
*
Yuki Kawai
is a former Japanese volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a pa ...
(2018–2019)
* Sakie Takahashi () (2018–2020)
*
Kyoko Katashita (2018–2020)
*
Rie Takaki (2018–2020)
*
Yuko Asazu (2018–2020)
*
Haruka Kojima (2019–2020) Transferred to staff
*
Yuka Kanasugi (2018–2021)
*
Yurika Mizoguchi (2018–2021) Transferred to
Prestige International
Foreign Players
*
Suelle Oliveira (2018–2019)
*
Ivna Colombo (2019–2020)
*
Ana Luiza Rüdiger (2024-)
*
Aliona Martiniuc (2020–2021)
*
Minja Osmajić (2024-)
*
Chatchu-on Moksri
Chatchu-on Moksri (, born November 6, 1999, in Buriram) is a Thai indoor volleyball player. She is a current member of the Thailand women's national volleyball team. her older sister was an Air-Hostess.
Career
Chatchu-on moved to the Thai clu ...
(2023-)
References
External links
Club Home Page
{{V.League (Japan) Premier Women's
Women's volleyball clubs in Japan
2016 establishments in Japan
Volleyball clubs established in 2016
Sport in Himeji