Panasonic Panthers
Panasonic Panthers (パナソニックパンサーズ, Panasonikku Pansāzu) is a men's volleyball team based in Hirakata city, Osaka, Japan.
It plays in V.League Division 1. The club was founded in 1951.
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| Founded | 1951 |
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| Ground | Panasonic Arena (Capacity: 2,500) |
| Head Coach |  Laurent Tillie |
| Captain |  Akihiro Yamauchi |
| League | V.League Division 1 |
| 2021–22 | 3rd place |
| Website | Club home page |
The owner of the club is Panasonic Corporation.
Honours
- Champions
(×6): 1971–72, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2018–19 - Runners-up
(×6): 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1972–73, 2012–13, 2019–20, 2020–21
- Champions (×9): 1964, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1981, 1998, 2009, 2014
- Champions
(×2): 2011, 2012 - Runner-up
(×1): 2008
Team
Current roster
| Team roster – season 2023/2024 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Player name | Date of birth | Position | |||
| 1 | Kunihiro Shimizu | August 11, 1986 | Opposite Spiker | |||
| 2 | Hideomi Fukatsu | June 1, 1990 | Setter | |||
| 3 | Shunsuke Nakamura | March 7, 1999 | Setter | |||
| 6 |  Thomas Jaeschke | September 4, 1993 | Outside Hitter | |||
| 7 | Yuga Tarumi | November 2, 2000 | Outside Hitter | |||
| 8 | Kenyu Nakamoto | November 21, 1997 | Outside Hitter | |||
| 10 | Akihiro Yamauchi(c) | November 30, 1993 | Middle Blocker | |||
| 11 | Yuji Nishida | January 30, 2000 | Opposite Spiker | |||
| 12 | Tomotake Ito | November 11, 1999 | Libero | |||
| 13 | Tomohiro Yamamoto | November 5, 1994 | Libero | |||
| 15 | Tatsunori Otsuka | November 5, 2000 | Outside Hitter | |||
| 17 | Takeshi Nagano | July 11, 1985 | Libero | |||
| 18 | Hiroto Nishiyama | March 4, 2003 | Outside Hitter | |||
| 19 | Keitaro Nishikawa | April 14, 2000 | Middle Blocker | |||
| 20 | Takahiro Shin | August 10, 1991 | Setter | |||
| 21 | Yasunari Kodama | July 24, 1994 | Middle Blocker | |||
| 22 | Yuichiro Komiya | November 16, 1992 | Middle Blocker | |||
| 23 | Larry Evbade-Dan | August 18, 2000 | Middle Blocker | |||
| Head coach: Laurent Tillie | ||||||
Notable players
- Takahiro Yamamoto (2001-2013)
- Tatsuya Fukuzawa (2008-2014 and 2016-2019)
- Kunihiro Shimizu (2008-Present)
- Nalbert Bitencourt (2002-2004)
- Luiz Felipe Fonteles (2007-2008)
- Dante Amaral(2013-2014 and 2015-2016)
- Thiago Alves (2011-2012 and 2014-2015)
- Michał Kubiak (2016-2023)
League results
Champion Runner-up
| League | Position | Teams | Matches | Win | Lose | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V.League | 1st (1994–95) | 7th | 8 | 21 | 10 | 11 |
| 2nd (1995–96) | 6th | 8 | 21 | 10 | 11 | |
| 3rd (1996–97) | 5th | 8 | 21 | 10 | 11 | |
| 4th (1997–98) | 3rd | 8 | 21 | 14 | 7 | |
| 5th (1998–99) | 4th | 10 | 18 | 17 | 1 | |
| 6th (1999-00) | 6th | 10 | 18 | 9 | 9 | |
| 7th (2000–01) | 6th | 10 | 18 | 9 | 9 | |
| 8th (2001–02) | 6th | 10 | 18 | 9 | 9 | |
| 9th (2002–03) | 3rd | 8 | 21 | 13 | 8 | |
| 10th (2003–04) | 3rd | 8 | 21 | 12 | 9 | |
| 11th (2004–05) | 4th | 8 | 28 | 15 | 13 | |
| 12th (2005–06) | 5th | 8 | 28 | 16 | 12 | |
| V・Premier | 2006–07 | 3rd | 8 | 28 | 17 | 11 |
| 2007–08 | Champion | 8 | 28 | 19 | 9 | |
| 2008–09 | 3rd | 8 | 28 | 15 | 13 | |
| 2009–10 | Champion | 8 | 28 | 20 | 4 | |
| 2010–11 | 4th | 8 | 24 | 14 | 10 | |
| 2011–12 | Champion | 8 | 21 | 17 | 4 | |
| 2012–13 | Runner-Up | 8 | 28 | 20 | 8 | |
| 2013–14 | Champion | 8 | 28 | 21 | 7 | |
| 2014–15 | 6th | 8 | 21 | 13 | 8 | |
| 2015–16 | Runner-up | 8 | 30 | 16 | 14 | |
| 2016–17 | 5th | 8 | 26 | 15 | 11 | |
| 2017–18 | Champion | 8 | 28 | 23 | 5 | |
| V.League Division 1 | ||||||
| 2018–19 | Champion | 10 | 34 | 28 | 6 | |
| 2019–20 | Runner-up | 10 | 28 | 24 | 4 | |
| 2020–21 | Runner-up | 10 | 41 | 33 | 8 | |
| 2021–22 | 3rd | 10 | 36 | 25 | 11 | |
| 2022–23 | 3rd | 10 | 39 | 25 | 14 | |
References
External links
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