NEC Red Rockets
Appearance
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Founded | 1978 | ||
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Ground | Tokyo and Kawasaki, Kanagawa Japan | ||
Manager Head Coach | ![]() ![]() | ||
Captain | Misaki Yamauchi | ||
League | V.League 1 Women | ||
2020-21 | 3rd place | ||
Website | Club home page | ||
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NEC Red Rockets (NECレッドロケッツ, NEC Reddo Rokettsu) is a women's volleyball team based in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan. It plays in V.League 1. The owner of the team is NEC.
The club was founded in April 1978 as NEC's corporate team, participating the same year in the 10th V.Challenge League tournament. The club advanced to membership in the Japan Volleyball League in 1979, securing 3rd place in the league rankings by the end of the season. The club has subsequently been league champions six times, and marked its 200th victory in 2008.
Honours
- Champions (9): 1987–1988, 1996–1997, 1999–2000, 2002–2003, 2004–2005, 2014–2015, 2016–17, 2022–23, 2023–24
- Runners-up (4): 1986–1987, 1995–1996, 1997–1998, 2001-2002
- Champions (2): 1997, 2001
- Runners-up (7): 1985, 1987, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2011, 2013
League results
League | Position | Teams | Matches | Win | Lose | |
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Japan League | 13th (1979–80) | 3rd | 6 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
14th (1980–81) | 4th | 8 | 14 | 7 | 7 | |
15th (1981–82) | 5th | 8 | 21 | 7 | 14 | |
16th (1982–83) | 6th | 8 | 21 | 7 | 14 | |
17th (1983–84) | 6th | 8 | 21 | 8 | 13 | |
18th (1984–85) | 3rd | 8 | 21 | 14 | 7 | |
19th (1985–86) | 3rd | 8 | 21 | 12 | 9 | |
20th (1986–87) | ![]() |
8 | 21 | 17 | 4 | |
21st (1987–88) | ![]() |
8 | 14 | 12 | 2 | |
22nd (1988–89) | 4th | 8 | 17 | 9 | 8 | |
23rd (1989–90) | 3rd | 8 | 17 | 13 | 4 | |
24th (1990–91) | 3rd | 8 | 17 | 9 | 8 | |
25th (1991–92) | 7th | 8 | 14 | 3 | 11 | |
26th (1992–93) | 4th | 8 | 14 | 8 | 6 | |
27th (1993–94) | 4th | 8 | 14 | 9 | 5 | |
V・League | 1st (1994–95) | 5th | 8 | 21 | 11 | 10 |
2nd (1995–96) | ![]() |
8 | 21 | 14 | 7 | |
3rd (1996–97) | ![]() |
8 | 21 | 16 | 5 | |
4th (1997–98) | ![]() |
8 | 21 | 18 | 3 | |
5th (1998–99) | 3rd | 10 | 18 | 13 | 5 | |
6th (1999-2000) | ![]() |
10 | 18 | 18 | 0 | |
7th (2000–01) | 3rd | 10 | 18 | 17 | 1 | |
8th (2001–02) | ![]() |
9 | 16 | 10 | 6 | |
9th (2002–03) | ![]() |
8 | 21 | 17 | 4 | |
10th (2003–04) | 4th | 10 | 18 | 12 | 6 | |
11th (2004–05) | ![]() |
10 | 27 | 20 | 7 | |
12th (2005–06) | 6th | 10 | 27 | 13 | 14 | |
V・Premier | 2006-07 | 5th | 10 | 27 | 15 | 12 |
2007-08 | 6th | 10 | 27 | 13 | 14 | |
2008-09 | 3rd | 10 | 27 | 18 | 9 | |
2009-10 | 5th | 8 | 28 | 10 | 18 | |
2010-11 | 4th | 8 | 26 | 15 | 11 | |
2011-12 | 8th | 8 | 21 | 3 | 18 | |
2012-13 | 4th | 8 | 28 | 23 | 5 | |
2013-14 | 5th | 8 | 28 | 12 | 16 | |
2014-15 | ![]() |
8 | 21 | 13 | 8 | |
2015-16 | 5th | 8 | 21 | 8 | 13 | |
2016-17 | ![]() |
8 | 21 | 15 | 6 | |
2017-18 | 5th | 8 | 21 | 8 | 13 | |
V.League Division 1 (V1) | 2018–19 | 6th | 11 | 20 | 11 | 9 |
2019–20 | 8th | 12 | 21 | 11 | 10 | |
2020–21 | 3rd | 12 | 20 | 15 | 5 | |
2021–22 | 4th | 12 | 33 | 23 | 10 |
Current squad
2021-2022 Squad, as of 22 June - 2021 [1][2][3][4][5][6]
- Head coach:
Takayuki Kaneko
No. | Name | Position | Date of birth | Height (m) | Weight (kg) | Spike (cm) | Block (cm) |
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Middle blocker | 4 March 1992 | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 298 | 290 |
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Outside hitter | 21 May 1996 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 66 kg (146 lb) | 302 | 290 |
3 | ![]() |
Setter | 7 September 1994 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 63 kg (139 lb) | 284 | |
4 | ![]() |
Opposite | 26 March 1996 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | 64 kg (141 lb) | 304 | |
5 | ![]() |
Outside hitter | 25 March 2001 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 64 kg (141 lb) | 306 | |
6 | ![]() |
Middle blocker | 6 January 1995 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 299 | |
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Middle blocker | 24 December 1997 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | 301 | |
8 | ![]() |
Middle blocker | 9 May 1997 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 295 | |
9 | ![]() |
Outside hitter | 12 May 1997 | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 62 kg (137 lb) | 309 | |
10 | ![]() |
Setter | 14 August 1996 | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) | 57 kg (126 lb) | 273 | |
11 | ![]() |
Outside hitter | 20 April 1996 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 297 | |
12 | ![]() |
Opposite | 10 March 1995 | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 69 kg (152 lb) | 306 | |
13 | ![]() |
Middle blocker | 24 February 2000 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 71 kg (157 lb) | 301 | |
14 | ![]() |
Setter | 12 December 2001 | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 285 | 275 |
15 | ![]() |
Outside hitter | 7 August 2000 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 63 kg (139 lb) | 300 | |
16 | ![]() |
Libero | 7 November 1994 | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) | 58 kg (128 lb) | 266 | |
17 | ![]() |
Outside hitter | 25 May 1998 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | 296 | |
18 | ![]() |
Outside hitter | 20 July 1995 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 305 | 300 |
19 | ![]() |
Libero | 25 February 1999 | 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in) | 55 kg (121 lb) | 265 | |
20 | ![]() |
Libero | 15 February 1990 | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | 55 kg (121 lb) | 285 | 270 |
Former players
Domestic players
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Foreign players
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References
- ^ "NEC Red Rockets". Volleyball V-League Official Site. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ "Member Profile". NEC Sports. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ "NEC Red Rockets 2019 fiscal prospective players News". NEC Red Rockets Official Site. NEC Corporation. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "NEC Red Rockets - Japan V.League Women - Volleyball". Japan Women's Indoor Volleyball. sitenoise.com. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ "2021 Informal Players Notice". NEC Sports. NEC Corporation. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ "NEC announces Kawakami and Fujii's offer". Volleyball Monthly. NIPPON BUNKA PUBLISHING CO.,LTD. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ "Announcement of players joining the 2020-21 season". Himeji Victorina Official Web site. Victorina Himeji. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ "Interview with Mio Sato". NEC SPORTS NET. NEC Corporation. Retrieved 22 June 2021.