NEC Blue Rockets

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NEC Blue Rockets
Founded1945
GroundNEC New Life Plaza
Fuchu city, Tokyo, Japan
Manager
Head Coach
Japan Kuniaki Kimura
Japan Minoru Takauchi
LeagueV.Premier League
2008-097th place
Websitenecsports.net/m Club home page

NEC Blue Rockets (NECブルーロケッツ, NEC Burū Rokettsu) is a men's volleyball team based in Fuchu city, Tokyo, Japan. It plays in V.Premier League. The owner of the club is NEC.

History[edit]

The club was founded in 1938.

Honours[edit]

Japan Volleyball League/V.League/V.Premier League
  • Champion (4): 1991, 1993, 1995 and 1998
  • Runners-up (4): 1989, 1992, 1997 and 2004
Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Tournament
  • Champions (7): 1992, 1994, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2003 and 2007
  • Runners-up (1): 2005
Emperor's Cup
  • Champion (0):

League results[edit]

League Position Teams Matches Win Lose
V.League 1st (1994–95) 3rd 8 21 14 7
2nd (1995–96) Champion 8 21 15 6
3rd (1996–97) 3rd 8 21 14 7
4th (1997–98) Runner-up 8 21 12 9
5th (1998–99) Champion 10 18 12 6
6th (1999-00) 3rd 10 18 14 4
7th (2000–01) 4th 10 18 13 5
8th (2001–02) 4th 10 18 14 4
9th (2002–03) 4th 8 21 16 5
10th (2003–04) 5th 8 21 10 11
11th (2004–05) Runner-up 8 28 15 13
12th (2005–06) 3rd 8 28 18 10
V・Premier 2006-07 7th 8 28 9 19
2007-08 7th 8 28 9 19
2008-09 7th 8 28 11 17