Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler
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| Full name | Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1994 |
| Ground | TOTO Oita Factory Gymnasium |
| Chairman |  Hiroshi Miyoshi |
| Head coach |  Murray Pole |
| League | V.League Division 2 |
| 2022–2023 | 10[a] |
| Website | Club home page |
Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler (大分三好ヴァイセアドラー) is a men's volleyball team based in Oita City, Oita, Japan. Prior to its suspension of activities and withdrawal in May 2024, the team played in V.League Division 2, the second-level Japanese volleyball league. It represented Japan at the 2014 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship.
History
Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler was founded in 1994 by the Miyoshi Clinic of Internal Medicine and Cardiology.[1] Originally called Miyoshi Cardiology EKG, then Miyoshi Cardiology EKG Oita,[2] the team was named "Weisse Adler", meaning "white eagles" in German, for the characters "white eagle" (白鷲, shirawashi) in the name of the Seiun Shirawashi Association (青雲白鷲会) of the clinic.[3] The founder, Hiroshi Miyoshi, was the director of the hospital and was also involved in the management of the team.[4] Most of the team also worked at the hospital.[5] It originally had nine members.[2]
After placing first in the V1 League in the 2005–2006 season,[2] the franchise was promoted to the V.Premier League in 2006.[1] The team was demoted to the V.Challenge League in 2009.[6] In 2014, it represented Japan at the 2014 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship in the Philippines.[7] Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler was demoted to V.League Division 2 after losing the V.Challenge match of the 2022–23 season to Voreas Hokkaido.[8][9]
In March 2024, the founder died and the club had difficulty continuing operations.[4] The next month, the franchise announced the suspension of all activities and their withdrawal from the new V.League in late May as they were unable to find a company to transfer the team to.[10][1]
Honours
- Champion (0):
- Runners-up (0):
- Champions (0):
- Runners-up (0):
- Champion (0):
League results
Champions Runners-up
| League | Position | Teams | Matches | Win | Lose | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V・Premier | 2006-07 | 8th | 8 | 28 | 2 | 26 |
| 2007–08 | 8th | 8 | 28 | 2 | 26 | |
| 2008–09 | 8th | 8 | 28 | 3 | 25 | |
| 2009–10 | 7th | 8 | 28 | 4 | 24 | |
| 2010–11 | 8th | 8 | 24 | 3 | 21 | |
| 2011–12 | 8th | 8 | 21 | 3 | 18 | |
| 2012–13 | 8th | 8 | 28 | 5 | 23 | |
| V・Challenge | ||||||
| 2013–14 | Runner-up | 11 | 20 | 17 | 3 | |
| 2014–15 | Champion | 12 | 22 | 19 | 3 | |
| V・Challenge 1 | ||||||
| 2015–16 | Runners-up | 8 | 21 | 18 | 3 | |
| 2016–17 | Champion | 8 | 21 | 18 | 3 | |
| 2017–18 | Runners-up | 8 | 21 | 15 | 6 | |
| V.League Division 1 | 2018–19 | 9th | 10 | 27 | 4 | 23 |
| 2019–20 | 9th | 10 | 27 | 3 | 24 | |
| 2020–21 | 10th | 10 | 36 | 3 | 33 | |
| 2021–22 | 9th | 10 | 36 | 6 | 30 | |
| 2022–23 | 10th | 10 | 36 | 5 | 31 | |
Current squad
The following is the team roster of the 2022–2023 season.
| 2022–2023 season team roster | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth | Height (m) | Weight (kg) | Spike (cm) |
| 2 |  Enock Some
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Opposite hitter | 30 October 1997 | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 360 |
| 3 | Abe Ryota
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Outside hitter | 3 April 1989 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 345 |
| 4 |  Kantapat Koonmee
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Outside hitter | 17 April 1998 | 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 355 |
| 5 | Motoyuki Onishi
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Middle blocker | 29 March 1996 | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 335 |
| 6 | Ryusuke Nakamura
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Middle blocker | 26 December 1997 | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 338 |
| 7 | Takemune Ogawa
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Libero | 22 September 1998 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 315 |
| 8 | Kyogo Kawaguchi
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Middle blocker | 22 March 1997 | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 335 |
| 10 | Kota Yamada
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Outside hitter | 25 November 1997 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 335 |
| 11 | Hiroki Ito
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Setter | 26 June 1999 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 332 |
| 12 | Shohei Ono
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Outside hitter | 25 April 1999 | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 330 |
| 13 | Masato Kubota
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Libero | 7 August 1992 | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 79 kg (174 lb) | 320 |
| 14 | Shota Fujiwara
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Outside hitter | 14 July 1998 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 330 |
| 15 | Shodai Abe
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Middle blocker | 3 November 1999 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 335 |
| 16 | Yutaka Hamamoto
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Outside hitter | 5 July 1993 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 335 |
| 18 | Kenta Koga
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Opposite hitter | 17 September 1997 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 335 |
| 20 | Toshiaki Nagao
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Outside hitter | 3 May 2001 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 330 |
| 21 | Naoki Inokuchi
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Setter | 27 April 1997 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 315 |
| 22 | Kurama Fujioka
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Setter | 4 October 1993 | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 315 |
| Head coach: Murray Pole
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Notable players
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Foreign players
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Notes and references
- ^ a b c Vリーグ 大分三好ヴァイセアドラー 創設者逝去で休部に 選手、OB、ファンの思い [V.League Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler: Suspended after founder passes away; thoughts of players, alumni, and fans]. Yahoo! News (in Japanese). May 15, 2024. Archived from the original on May 16, 2024. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
- ^ a b c 【バレー】廃部危機の大分三好ヴァイセアドラーに元代表の備一真や山田滉太らがあの人気ユーチューバーヒカルに涙の訴え「チームを存続させて」 [[Volleyball] Former national team members Bin Kazuma, Kota Yamada, and others appealed to popular YouTube personality Hikaru in tears to Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler, which is in danger of being discontinued: "Please keep the team alive"]. Yahoo! News (in Japanese). April 28, 2024. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
- ^ 沿革 [History]. Weisse Adler. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
- ^ a b Vリーグ 大分三好ヴァイセアドラー 創設者逝去で休部に 選手、OB、ファンの思い [V.League Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler: Suspended after founder passes away; thoughts of players, alumni, and fans]. Yahoo! News (in Japanese). May 15, 2024. Archived from the original on May 16, 2024. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
- ^ バレーボールＶリーグ男子２部の大分三好が活動休止 譲渡先なく５月下旬で [Oita Miyoshi, a volleyball team in the men's second division of the V.League, suspends activities in late May without a transfer partner]. Sankei Shimbun (in Japanese). April 30, 2024. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
- ^ 2008/09 V・チャレンジマッチ(2009/04/04-05) [2008/09 V.Challenge Match (2009/04/04-05)]. Volleyball Magazine (in Japanese). April 13, 2009. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
- ^ 2014アジアクラブ男子選手権大会 大分三好ヴァイセアドラーの出場選手12名決定 [2014 Asian Men's Club Championships Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler's 12 Players Chosen]. Japan Volleyball Association (in Japanese). April 7, 2014. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
- ^ V2ヴォレアスがV1大分三好を下し昇格権 V・チャレンジマッチ男子試合結果 [V2 Voreas beat V1 Oita Miyoshi for promotion V.Challenge Match Men's Match Result]. Getsu Volley (in Japanese). April 9, 2023. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
- ^ ヴォレアス、初のＶ１昇格 大分三好に３―１（９日） [Voreas promoted to V1 for the first time, 3-1 to Oita Miyoshi (9th)]. Hokkaido Shimbun. April 9, 2023. Archived from the original on May 20, 2023. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
- ^ Vリーグ参戦辞退ならびにチームの休部について [Withdrawal from the V.League and Team Suspension]. Weisse Adler. April 30, 2024. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
- ^ "Bryan Bagunas » clubs :". Volleybox. Retrieved August 25, 2022.