PFU BlueCats

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PFU BlueCats
File:Pfubluecats2.png
Founded1980
GroundKahoku, Ishikawa
Japan
Manager
Head Coach		Japan Haisuke Manabu
Japan Baba Daitaku
CaptainAya Hosonuma
LeagueSV.League
2024-2510th Place
WebsiteClub home page
Uniforms
Championships
2009 V.Challenge League

PFU BlueCats (PFUブルーキャッツ, PFU Burūkyattsu) is a women's volleyball team based in Kahoku city, Ishikawa, Japan. It plays in the SV.League having been promoted for the first time for the 2018–2019 season. The club was founded in 1980. The owner of the team is PFU Limited.[1]

History

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Honors

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Team

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Season Conference Title Source
2004 V1• League Runners Up
2006 V1• League Runners Up
2007 V• Challenge Runners Up
2008 V• Challenge Runners Up
2009 V• Challenge Champions
2015 V• Challenge Runners Up
2016 V• Challenge 1 Runners Up
2017 V• Challenge 1 Runners Up

League results

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League Position Teams Matches Win Lose
V1.League 5th (2002–03) 7th 8 14 2 12
6th (2003–04) Runner-up 7 12 9 3
7th (2004–05) 4th 8 14 9 5
8th (2005–06) Runner-up 8 14 12 2
V・challenge 2006-07 Runner-up 8 14 13 1
2007-08 Runner-up 8 14 10 4
2008-09 Champion 10 18 15 3
2009-10 7th 12 16 9 7
2010-11 3rd 12 18 14 4
2011-12 5th 12 22 13 9
2012-13 4th 10 18 10 8
2013-14 3rd 10 18 13 5
2014-15 Runner-up 10 18 15 3
V.Challenge 1 2015-16 Runner-up 8 21 17 4
V.Premier 2016-17 8th 8 21 3 18
V.Challenge 1 2017-18 Runner-Up 8 18 16 2
V.League Division 1 (V1) 2018–19 11th 11 20 0 20
2019-20 11th 12 21 4 17
2020-21 9th 12 17 4 13
SV.League 2024-25 10th 14 44 19 25

Current roster

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2025-2026 Squad as of November 2025[2][3]

PFU BlueCats
No. Name Position Date of birth Height
1 Japan Mami Yokota Middle Blocker (1997-12-10) 10 December 1997 (age 28) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
2 Japan Kaede Goto Libero (2002-08-02) 2 August 2002 (age 23) 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)
3 Japan Yuki Fujikura Setter (1999-08-27) 27 August 1999 (age 26) 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
4 Japan Reina Kawasaki Outside Hitter (2001-10-25) 25 October 2001 (age 24) 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
5 Japan Kiiro Omura Outside Hitter (2000-09-26) 26 September 2000 (age 25) 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
6 Japan Aya Hosonuma (c) Middle Blocker (2000-05-25) 25 May 2000 (age 25) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
7 Japan Ririka Funada Libero (2001-05-25) 25 May 2001 (age 24) 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
8 Japan Kisa Okuma Outside Hitter (2004-03-07) 7 March 2004 (age 22) 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
9 Japan Miyu Kawazoe Outside Hitter (2001-09-22) 22 September 2001 (age 24) 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
10 Japan Mayu Nagatomo Middle Blocker (2001-10-01) 1 October 2001 (age 24) 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
11 Japan Tamaki Matsui Setter (1998-01-10) 10 January 1998 (age 28) 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
12 Japan Anna Uemura Outside Hitter (2006-03-23) 23 March 2006 (age 20) 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
13 Japan Yuki Nishikawa Outside Hitter (2000-09-04) 4 September 2000 (age 25) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
14 Japan Ropez Liza Middle Blocker (2003-02-06) 6 February 2003 (age 23) 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
15 Thailand Thatdao Nuekjang Middle Blocker (1994-02-03) 3 February 1994 (age 32) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
23 Japan Melissa Valdes Outside Hitter (2002-10-08) 8 October 2002 (age 23) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)

Imports

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Year Number Player Country
2012 9 Yuranny Romanna Colombia Colombia
2013 2 Jennifer Doris United States United States
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
19 Chatchu-on Moksri Thailand Thailand
2019 2 Jennifer Doris United States United States
19 Thanacha Sooksod[4] Thailand Thailand
2020 4 Hathairat Jarat Thailand Thailand
18 Roslandy Acosta Venezuela Venezuela
2021 12 Trần Thị Thanh Thúy Vietnam Vietnam
2022 12 Trần Thị Thanh Thúy Vietnam Vietnam
18 Roslandy Acosta Venezuela Venezuela
2023 12 Trần Thị Thanh Thúy Vietnam Vietnam
33 Daly Santana Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
2024 1 Natthanicha Jaisaen Thailand Thailand
15 Thatdao Nuekjang Thailand Thailand
22 Kashauna Williams United States United States

Team staffs

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2024 Edition[5][6]

Job Name Country
Representative Haisuke Manabu File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan
General Manager Futoshi Teramawari File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan
Assistant General Manager Kentaro Kaneko File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan
Head Coach Baba Daitaku File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan
Coach Koji Iwai File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan
Trainer Hiroyuki Watanabe File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan
Trainer Yuki Maezawa File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan
Analyst Toma Sugaya File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan
Manager Aki Nakahara File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan
Interpreter Machiho Tachibana File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan
Team Doctor Taisuke Hasegawa File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan

Former players

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See also: Category:PFU BlueCats players

References

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