Hisamitsu Springs

Hisamitsu Seiyaku Springs
Short name	Hisamitsu Springs
Ground	Kobe, Hyogo and; Tosu, Saga ; Japan.
Manager; Head Coach	Akira Kayashima; Shingo Sakai
Captain	Yuki Ishii
League	V.League 1
2018-19	Champion
Website	Club home page
Uniforms
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Hisamitsu Seiyaku Springs (久光製薬スプリングス) is a women's volleyball team based in Kobe city, Hyogo and Tosu city, Saga, Japan. It plays in V.League 1. The club was founded in 1948.

Hisamitsu Springs won the V.Premier League final for the seventh time on April 13, 2018, beating Toray Arrows.

The owner of the team is Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical.

Honours[edit]

Japan Volleyball League/V.League/V.Premiere League: Champions (6): 2001-2002, 2006–2007, 2012-2013, 2013-2014, 2015-2016, 2017-2018, 2018-2019; Runners-up (6): 2000-2001, 2005–2006, 2008–2009, 2011-2012, 2014-2015, 2016-2017
Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship: Champions (3): 2006, 2007 and 2013; Runner-up (1): 2009
Empress's Cup: Champions (7): 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018; Runners-up (1): 2007-08
Domestic Sports Festival (Volleyball): Champions (5): 1980, 1983, 1986, 1989 and 2012; Runners-up (3): 2011, 2014 and 2016
AVC Club Volleyball Championship: Champions (2): 2002 and 2014; Runners-up (1): 2015 and 2017

League Results[edit]

League		Position	Teams	Matches	Win	Lose
Japan League	15th (1981–82)	6th	8	21	6	15
	16th (1982–83)	8th	8	21	0	21
	18th (1984–85)	8th	8	21	3	18
	21st (1987–88)	8th	8	14	2	12
	25th (1991–92)	6th	8	14	4	10
	26th (1992–93)	8th	8	14	1	13
V・League	1st (1994–95)	8th	8	21	0	21
	7th (2000–01)	Runner-up	10	18	12	6
	8th (2001–02)	Champion	9	16	11	5
	9th (2002–03)	4th	8	21	14	7
	10th (2003–04)	3rd	10	18	12	6
	11th (2004–05)	6th	10	27	14	13
	12th (2005–06)	Runner-up	10	27	21	6
V・Premier	2006-07	Champion	10	27	20	7
	2007-08	3rd	10	27	18	9
	2008-09	Runner-up	10	27	19	8
	2009-10	4th	8	28	20	8
	2010-11	3rd	8	26	16	10
	2011-12	Runner-up	8	21	15	6
	2012-13	Champion	8	28	21	7
	2013-14	Champion	8	28	23	5
	2014-15	Runner-up	8	27	22	5
	2015-16	Champion	8	21	15	6
	2016-17	Runner-up	8	21	14	7
	2017-18	Champion	8	21	21	0
V.League Division 1 (V1)	2018–19	Champion	11	20	18	2

Current squad[edit]

2019-20 squad as of October 2019 [1]

Head coach: Shinko Sakai

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block
1	Miyu Nagaoka	25 July 1991	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)	68 kg (150 lb)	310 cm (120 in)	303 cm (119 in)
2	Fabiana Claudino	24 January 1985	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	76 kg (168 lb)	314 cm (124 in)	314 cm (124 in)
3	Risa Shinnabe	11 July 1990	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	66 kg (146 lb)	297 cm (117 in)	287 cm (113 in)
4	Nana Iwasaka (C)^[1]	3 July 1990	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	72 kg (159 lb)	305 cm (120 in)	290 cm (110 in)
5	Arisa Inoue	8 May 1995	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	67 kg (148 lb)	303 cm (119 in)	282 cm (111 in)
6	Yuki Ishii	8 May 1991	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	68 kg (150 lb)	306 cm (120 in)	286 cm (113 in)
7	Hikari Kato	26 August 1997	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	297 cm (117 in)	282 cm (111 in)
8	Rika Nomoto	21 September 1991	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	310 cm (120 in)	291 cm (115 in)
9	Haruka Kanamori	9 April 1996	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	66 kg (146 lb)	297 cm (117 in)	290 cm (110 in)
10	Kotoki Zayasu (L)	11 January 1990	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)	56 kg (123 lb)	280 cm (110 in)	269 cm (106 in)
11	Erika Sakae	3 April 1991	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	53 kg (117 lb)	273 cm (107 in)	267 cm (105 in)
12	Yuka Imamura	2 September 1993	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	69 kg (152 lb)	295 cm (116 in)	290 cm (110 in)
13	Kiyora Obikawa	31 May 1993	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	298 cm (117 in)	290 cm (110 in)
14	Miyu Nakagawa	8 January 2000	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	311 cm (122 in)	287 cm (113 in)
17	Asuka Hamamatsu	22 December 1998	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	62 kg (137 lb)	292 cm (115 in)	279 cm (110 in)
18	Mana Toe (L)	18 May 1994	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)	60 kg (130 lb)	292 cm (115 in)	278 cm (109 in)
19	Shion Hirayama	7 November 2000	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	66 kg (146 lb)	295 cm (116 in)
24	Ayano Kojima	24 July 1991	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)	57 kg (126 lb)