Toray Arrows Shizuoka

Toray Arrows
Short name	Toray (東レ)
Founded	1947
Ground	Mishima, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
Manager; Head Coach	Shintaro Watanabe; Ayumu Shinoda [ja]
Captain	Yudai Minemura
League	V.League Division 1
2022–23	5th place
Website	Club home page
Championships
	3

Toray Arrows (東レアローズ) is a men's volleyball team based in Mishima city, Shizuoka, Japan. They play in V.League Division 1. The owner of the team is Toray Industries.

History

The team was founded in 1947 as "Toray Kuryukai" at the Shiga Plant of Toray Industries, Inc. The name "Kuryukai" comes from the nine players in the team and the "Crane Wing Formation" in Sun Tzu's "The Art of War".

In 1961, the team won the title in the 9-player division of the All-Japan Championship and the 6-player and 9-player divisions of the National Sports Festival. In 1963, the team won its second title in the 9-player division of the All-Japan Championship and moved its home base to Mishima the following year.

In the Japan Industrial League (then V.Challenge League), the team was promoted in the 6th league in 1974 but was relegated five years later and returned in 1988. In the first V LEAGUE, the team advanced to the final in first place but finished fourth in the final league. After a slump, the team finished second in the 5th, 6th, and 8th V LEAGUE. In the 10th V LEAGUE, the team narrowly missed the relegation playoffs. However, in the 11th V LEAGUE, under the slogan "Total Power", the team achieved its first championship by continuing its winning streak of 20 games from the opening of the league.

In the 2008/09 season, the team won its second championship in four seasons by defeating Sakai in the championship game. The team won its third championship in eight seasons in the 2016/17 season. The team aims to be loved by everyone and grateful for the environment in which they can play volleyball. This season, under the slogan "BREAK THE TARGET", the team aims to break through the target of winning the championship.^[1]

Toray Arrows joined Asian Club Championship to represent Japan for the first time in 2018 and ranked the 5th place.

Honours

Japan Volleyball League/V.League/V.Premier League
Champions (×3): 2004–05, 2008–09, 2016–17

Runners-up (×6): 1998–99, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2011–12
Kurowashiki Tournament
Champions (×6): 1961, 1963, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2011

Runners-up (×4): 1953, 1959, 2004, 2009
Emperor's Cup
Champions (×2): 2008, 2013

Runner-up (×3): 2012, 2019, 2022

Team roster

Current roster

The following is team roster of Season 2023–2024^[2]

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Position
1	Takahiro Namba [ja]	(1998-05-01) May 1, 1998 (age 26)	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	Middle blocker
2	Kentaro Takahashi	(1995-02-08) February 8, 1995 (age 29)	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	Middle blocker
3	Takumi Yamaguchi [ja]	(1997-08-03) August 3, 1997 (age 27)	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	Libero
4	Keisuke Sakai [ja]	(1996-08-25) August 25, 1996 (age 28)	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	Setter
5	Yuta Yoneyama	(1984-08-29) August 29, 1984 (age 40)	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	Outside hitter
6	Shunsuke Watanabe	(1988-04-11) April 11, 1988 (age 36)	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	Libero
7	Yudai Minemura [ja] (c)	(1994-05-19) May 19, 1994 (age 30)	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	Outside hitter
8	Koyu Manago [ja]	(1998-09-14) September 14, 1998 (age 26)	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	Setter
9	Shoma Tomita	(1997-06-20) June 20, 1997 (age 27)	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	Outside hitter
10	Tobias Takeshi [ja]	(2001-02-08) February 8, 2001 (age 23)	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	Outside hitter
11	Xu Ke	(2001-03-01) March 1, 2001 (age 23)	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	Outside hitter
14	Krisztián Pádár	(1996-11-14) November 14, 1996 (age 28)	1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)	Opposite
15	Haku Ri	(1990-12-27) December 27, 1990 (age 33)	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	Middle blocker
16	Reimondo Kamijo [ja]	(1999-09-16) September 16, 1999 (age 25)	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	Middle blocker
17	Hiroki Ozawa [ja]	(1997-09-21) September 21, 1997 (age 27)	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	Outside hitter
18	Keigo Nishimoto [ja]	(1998-10-27) October 27, 1998 (age 26)	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	Middle blocker
Head coach: Ayumu Shinoda

Former roster

Team roster – Season 2022-2023
No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Position
1	Takahiro Namba	(1998-05-01) May 1, 1998 (age 26)	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	Middle blocker
2	Kentaro Takahashi	(1995-02-08) February 8, 1995 (age 29)	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	Middle blocker
3	Takumi Yamaguchi	(1997-08-03) August 3, 1997 (age 27)	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	Libero
4	Keisuke Sakai	(1996-08-25) August 25, 1996 (age 28)	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	Setter
5	Yuta Yoneyama	(1984-08-29) August 29, 1984 (age 40)	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	Outside hitter
6	Dai Tezuka	(1988-11-18) November 18, 1988 (age 36)	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	Outside hitter
7	Yudai Minemura (c)	(1994-05-19) May 19, 1994 (age 30)	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	Outside hitter
8	Koyu Manago	(1998-09-14) September 14, 1998 (age 26)	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	Setter
9	Shoma Tomita	(1997-06-20) June 20, 1997 (age 27)	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	Outside hitter
10	Tobias Takeshi [ja]	(2001-02-08) February 8, 2001 (age 23)	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	Outside hitter
14	Krisztián Pádár	(1996-11-14) November 14, 1996 (age 28)	1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)	Opposite
15	Haku Ri	(1990-12-27) December 27, 1990 (age 33)	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	Middle blocker
16	Reimondo Kamijo	(1999-09-16) September 16, 1999 (age 25)	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	Middle blocker
17	Hiroki Ozawa	(1997-09-21) September 21, 1997 (age 27)	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	Outside hitter
18	Keigo Nishimoto	(1998-10-27) October 27, 1998 (age 26)	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	Middle blocker
21	Naonobu Fujii	(1992-01-05) January 5, 1992 (age 32)	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	Setter
Head coach: Ayumu Shinoda

Notable Players

Local Players

Yuta Yoneyama (2007–present)
Naonobu Fujii (2014–2023)

Foreign Players

Lloy Ball (1996-1999)
Pavel Abramov (2003-2005)
Vladimir Nikolov (2006-2007)

League results

Champion Runner-up

League		Position	Teams	Matches	Win	Lose
V.League	1st (1994–95)	4th	8	21	15	6
	2nd (1995–96)	5th	8	21	11	10
	3rd (1996–97)	6th	8	21	10	11
	4th (1997–98)	7th	8	21	5	16
	5th (1998–99)	Runner-up	10	18	13	5
	6th (1999-00)	Runner-up	10	18	12	6
	7th (2000–01)	3rd	10	18	13	5
	8th (2001–02)	Runner-up	10	18	14	4
	9th (2002–03)	5th	8	21	12	9
	10th (2003–04)	7th	8	21	10	11
	11th (2004–05)	Champion	8	28	25	3
	12th (2005–06)	6th	8	28	15	13
V・Premier
	2006-07	Ruuner-up	8	28	22	6
	2007-08	Runner-up	8	28	17	11
	2008-09	Champion	8	28	20	7
	2009-10	3rd	8	28	19	9
	2010-11	3rd	8	24	15	9
	2011-12	Runner-up	8	21	19	2
	2012-13	3rd	8	28	17	11
	2013-14	4th	8	28	15	13
	2014-15	7th	8	21	8	13
	2015–16	3rd	8	27	18	9
	2016–17	Champion	8	28	21	7
	2017–18	5th	8	26	18	8
V.League Division 1	2018–19	3rd	10	34	20	14
	2019–20	6th	10	27	12	15
	2020–21	5th	10	33	17	16
	2021–22	4th	10	36	25	11
	2022–23	5th	10	36	23	13

References

^ "チームの歴史". 一般社団法人日本バレーボールリーグ機構. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
^ "活動スケジュール・トピックス | 東レアローズ男子バレーボール部 | TORAY". www.toray-arrows.jp. Retrieved 2023-05-31.

[1] "チームの歴史". 一般社団法人日本バレーボールリーグ機構. Retrieved 2023-06-28.

[2] "活動スケジュール・トピックス | 東レアローズ男子バレーボール部 | TORAY". www.toray-arrows.jp. Retrieved 2023-05-31.

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