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Osaka Marvelous

Founded	1956
Ground	Nishinomiya, Hyogo Japan
Manager Head Coach	Hiroyuki Tohma Tomoko Yoshihara
Captain	Mizuki Tanaka
League	V.League 1
2023-24	Runners-up
Website	Club home page
Uniforms
Home Away

Osaka Marvelous (大阪マーヴェラス, Ōsaka Māvuerasu), formerly the JT Marvelous (JTマーヴェラス, JT Māvuerasu), is a women's volleyball team owned by Japan Tobacco Ltd., and based in Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan.

History

Osaka Marvelous was established in 1956.

Honours

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Domestic competitions

Japan Volleyball League/V.League/V.Premier League/V.LEAGUE Division 1

• Champion (3): 2010-11, 2019-20, 2020-21
• Runners-up (5): 2006-07, 2009–10, 2017–18, 2021-22, 2023-24
• 

Business League/V1 League/V.Challenge League/V.Challenge League I/V.LEAGUE Division 2

• Champion (4): 1998–99, 2002–03, 2014–15, 2015–16
• Runners-up (1): 1995–96

Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship

• Champion (5): 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2018
• Runners-up (5): 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010

Empress's Cup

• Champion (1): 2020

International competitions

• Asian Championship 1 appearance
  • 2010 — Third place

League results

League		Position	Teams	Matches	Win	Lose
V.League (V・Premier)	3rd (1996–97)	8th	8	21	1	20
	6th (2000–01)	7th	10	18	6	12
	7th (2000–01)	8th	10	18	6	12
	8th (2001–02)	9th	9	16	2	14
	10th (2003–04)	7th	10	18	6	12
	11th (2004–05)	4th	10	27	15	12
	12th (2005–06)	7th	10	27	12	15
V・Premier	2006-07	Runner-up	10	27	20	7
	2007-08	8th	10	27	12	15
	2008-09	9th	10	27	10	17
	2009-10	Runner-up	8	28	26	2
	2010-11	Champion	8	26	20	6
	2011-12	5th	8	21	11	10
	2012-13	6th	8	28	9	19
	2013-14	7th	8	28	12	16
V・Challenge	2014-15	Champion	10	18	17	1
V・Challenge 1	2015-16	Champion	8	21	21	0
V・Premier	2016-17	4th	8	21	13	8
	2017–18	Runner-up	8	21	13	8
V.League Division 1 (V1)	2018–19	3rd	11	20	14	6
	2019-20	Champion	12	21	17	4
	2020-21	Champion	12	20	16	4
	2021-22	Runner-up	12	34	27	7
	2022-23	5th	12	33	23	10
	2023-24	Runner-up	12	24	23	1

Current squad

2024-2025 Squad as of November 2024

No.	Name	Position	Date of birth	Height (m)
1	Yuki Nishikawa	Outside Hitter	(2000-09-04) 4 September 2000 (age 24)	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
2	Kotona Hayashi	Outside Hitter	(1999-11-13) 13 November 1999 (age 25)	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
3	Sachi Minowa	Middle Blocker	(1996-02-26) 26 February 1996 (age 28)	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
4	Hitomi Shiode	Setter	(1999-09-15) 15 September 1999 (age 25)	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
5	Lise Van Hecke	Outside Hitter	(1994-07-01) 1 July 1994 (age 30)	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
6	Mizuki Tanaka	Outside Hitter	(1996-01-28) 28 January 1996 (age 29)	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
7	Erina Ogawa	Middle Blocker	(1998-06-03) 3 June 1998 (age 26)	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
8	Fuka Inoue	Libero	(2000-04-11) 11 April 2000 (age 24)	1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
9	Nana Sakakibara	Middle Blocker	(2002-03-07) 7 March 2002 (age 22)	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
10	Mana Nishizaki	Libero	(2002-05-01) 1 May 2002 (age 22)	1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
11	Yuka Meguro	Outside Hitter	(1996-01-06) 6 January 1996 (age 29)	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
12	Mina Higashi	Setter	(2000-03-04) 4 March 2000 (age 24)	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
13	Momoka Naruse	Middle Blocker	(2004-05-10) 10 May 2004 (age 20)	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
14	Haruka Oyama	Middle Blocker	(2001-05-05) 5 May 2001 (age 23)	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
15	Ameze Miyabe	Outside Hitter	(2001-10-12) 12 October 2001 (age 23)	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
20	Haruka Yamashita	Setter	(1996-10-14) 14 October 1996 (age 28)	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
21	Mikoto Shima	Outside Hitter	(1999-01-18) 18 January 1999 (age 26)	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)

Notable players

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Domestic players

 Japan

• Naomi Eto
• Junko Moriyama
• Chikako Kumamae
• Kaoru Sugayama
• Makiko Horai
• Seiko Kawamura
• Rie Takaki (2003–2011)
• Yuki Kawai (2008–2011)
• Chihiro Kato
• Yoshie Takeshita (2002–2012)
• Masami Taniguchi
• Ai Yamamoto/Ai Ōtomo (2009–2013)
• Keiki Nishiyama
• Yuki Ishikawa
• Naoko Hashimoto
• Mai Okumura (ja) (2012–2018)
• Megumi Kurihara (2018-2019)
• Misaki Tanaka (2013–2020)
• Anna Ogawa (2013–2021)
• Sachi Minowa (2024–)

Foreign players

 Brazil

• Tatiana Alves Dos Santos (2008–2009)

 Bulgaria

• Eva Yaneva (2012–2013)

 Colombia

• Kenny Moreno Pino (2006–2008)

 Serbia

• Jovana Brakočević (2011–2012)
• Brankica Mihajlović (2017–2019)

 South Korea

• Yeon-Koung Kim (2009–2011)

 Thailand

• Onuma Sittirak (2014–2017)
• Kaewkalaya Kamulthala (2018–2020)
• Thatdao Nuekjang (2020-2023)

 Turkey

• Dilara Bilge (2013–2014)

 United States

• Annie Drews (2019–2022, 2023-2024)
• Karsta Lowe (2019–2022)

 Philippines

• Jaja Santiago (2023–2024)

Notes

1. ^ Jaja Santiago prior to August 2024, Sachi Minowa since then after she acquired Japanese citizenship

References

1. "Osaka Marvelous Teams / Players". SV League/Japan Volleyball League SVL Official website WOMEN (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-12-13.
2. "JT Marvelous | Sports Osaka". スポーツ大阪. 2020-12-05. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
3. "Osaka Marvelous » effectifs :". Volleybox Dames (in French). Retrieved 2024-12-13.
4. "Players/Staff". JT Website. www.jti.co.jp. Retrieved 6 November 2024.

• Women's volleyball clubs in Japan
• Volleyball clubs established in 1956
• 1956 establishments in Japan
• Sports clubs and teams in Hyōgo Prefecture
• Japan Tobacco