VC Nagano Tridents

VC Nagano Tridents
Founded2008
ChairmanSeiya Sasagawa
ManagerShinji Kawamura
CaptainKota Ikeda
LeagueV.League Division 1
2022–239th
WebsiteClub home page

VC Nagano Tridents (VC長野トライデンツ) is a Japanese men's volleyball team based in Nagano prefecture.[1] Currently it competes in the V.League Division 1, the highest volleyball league in Japan.

History

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VC Nagano Tridents was founded in April, 2008, the original name is VC Nagano Growth.[2] They changed team's name into VC Nagano Trident in April 2010. In 2015, they participated in V Challenge League II. A year later, they won the title of V Challenge League II and promoted to V Challenge League I.

In 2018, they were eligible to compete in V. League Division 1 due to V.League expansion.

In 2022, VC Nagano Trident as the first team in V.League to launch "Token" programme in order to support their team's activities.[3]

In July 2023, it's announced that Melco Group will acquire the whole club as the club is facing bankruptcy in August.There will be no changes in the employment and business continuity of the employees belonging to VC Nagano Tridents and the continuation of the competitions belonging to VC Nagano Tridents.The new company will rebuild the management to enter the S-V League under the new system.[4][5]

Team

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Current roster

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Team roster – season 2023/2024
No. Player Name Date of birth Position
1 Japan Koki Yamada (1999-10-07) October 7, 1999 (age 25) Middle Blocker
2 Japan Shohei Ono (1999-04-25) April 25, 1999 (age 25) Outside Hitter
3 Japan Sota Ikeda (1998-10-08) October 8, 1998 (age 26) Outside/Opposite Hitter
4 Japan Nakano Ryu (1998-08-28) August 28, 1998 (age 26) Outside Hitter
5 Japan Ryo Shimokawa (2000-01-12) January 12, 2000 (age 24) Setter
6 China Xiu Chengcheng (1999-08-23) August 23, 1999 (age 25) Outside Hitter
7 Japan Hiroki Koto (2000-04-14) April 14, 2000 (age 24) Libero
9 Japan Shota Fujiwara (1998-07-14) July 14, 1998 (age 26) Outside Hitter
12 Japan Kazuma Sonae (1998-01-06) January 6, 1998 (age 26) Libero
13 Japan Meguru Tsubaki (1995-02-02) February 2, 1995 (age 29) Setter
14 Japan Ryoma Yanuki (1995-12-24)December 24, 1995 Middle Blocker
15 Japan Taihei Hazama (1997-04-08) April 8, 1997 (age 27) Middle Blocker
16 Australia Trent O'Dea (1994-05-11) May 11, 1994 (age 30) Middle Blocker
17 Japan Keito Nakamura (1999-07-15) July 15, 1999 (age 25) Outside Hitter
22 Japan Taiga Itoyama (2001-01-12) January 12, 2001 (age 23) Setter
Head coach: Japan Shinji Kawamura

Former roster

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League results

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  Champions    Runners-up

League Position Teams Matches Win Lose
V.League Division 1 2018–19 10th 10 27 1 26
2019–20 10th 10 27 3 24
2020–21 9th 10 36 4 32
2021–22 10th 10 36 5 31
2022–23 9th 10 36 5 31

References

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  1. ^ "VC長野トライデンツ、準加盟チームに". バレーボールマガジン (in Japanese). 2013-11-28. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
  2. ^ "チームプロフィール | 【公式】VC長野トライデンツ" (in Japanese). 2019-04-08. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
  3. ^ "Vリーグ初!トークンの新規発行・販売開始について | 【公式】VC長野トライデンツ" (in Japanese). 2022-10-11. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
  4. ^ "VC長野 株式会社メルコグループへ株式と経営権を譲渡することを発表 V1男子". バレーボールマガジン (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  5. ^ "株式会社VC長野クリエイトスポーツの株式及び経営権の譲渡について | 【公式】VC長野トライデンツ" (in Japanese). 2023-07-19. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
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