Osaka Bluteon
(Redirected from Panasonic Panthers)
| File:Osaka Bluteon.png | |
| Founded | 1951 |
|---|---|
| Ground | Panasonic Arena (Capacity: 2,500) |
| Head Coach | Finland Tuomas Sammelvuo |
| Captain |  Yuji Nishida[1] |
| League | SV.League |
| 2024–25 | 3rd place |
| Website | Club home page |
Osaka Bluteon (大阪ブルテオン, Ōsaka Buruteon) is a men's volleyball team based in Hirakata City, Osaka, Japan. It plays in SV.League. The club was founded in 1951.[2] It is owned by the Panasonic Corporation.
History
[edit | edit source]Osaka Bluteon was established as a volleyball club for Matsushita Electric Industrial (now Panasonic) in 1951 and from 1992 to 2024 was known as the Panasonic Panthers.[3]
The club would become one of the participating teams of the inaugural 2024–25 season of the SV.League. It adopted its current name and branding in June 2024 ahead of their participation in the new league.[4]
Names
[edit | edit source]- Panasonic Panthers (1992–2024)
- Osaka Bluteon (2024–)
Team
[edit | edit source]Current roster
[edit | edit source]updated : 25 August 2025[5]
| Team roster – season 2025/26 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Player name | Date of birth | Position | |||
| 1 | Kunihiro Shimizu |
August 11, 1986 | Opposite | |||
| 3 | Shunsuke Nakamura |
March 7, 1999 | Setter | |||
| 4 | Kotaro Kaneta |
June 14, 2002 | Middle Blocker | |||
| 5 | Shoma Tomita |
June 20, 1997 | Outside Hitter | |||
| 6 | France Antoine Brizard | May 22, 1994 | Setter[6] | |||
| 8 | Kenyu Nakamoto |
November 21, 1997 | Outside Hitter | |||
| 9 | China Peng Shikun | August 26, 2000 | Middle Blocker | |||
| 10 | Akihiro Yamauchi |
November 30, 1993 | Middle Blocker | |||
| 11 | Yuji Nishida (c) |
January 30, 2000 | Opposite | |||
| 13 | Tomohiro Yamamoto |
November 5, 1994 | Libero | |||
| 15 | Masato Kai |
September 25, 2003 | Outside Hitter | |||
| 16 | Kotaro Ikeshiro |
November 15, 2001 | Libero | |||
| 18 | Hiroto Nishiyama |
March 4, 2003 | Outside Hitter | |||
| 19 | Keitaro Nishikawa |
April 14, 2000 | Middle Blocker | |||
| 22 | Error creating thumbnail: Bryan Bagunas | October 10, 1997 | Outside Hitter | |||
| 23 | Larry Evbade-Dan |
August 18, 2000 | Middle Blocker | |||
| 81 | Cuba Miguel Ángel López | March 25, 1997 | Outside Hitter | |||
| Head coach: Finland Tuomas Sammelvuo[7] | ||||||
Former roster
[edit | edit source]| Team roster – season 2023/2024 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Player name | Date of birth | Position | |||
| 1 | Kunihiro Shimizu |
August 11, 1986 | Opposite | |||
| 2 | Hideomi Fukatsu |
June 1, 1990 | Setter | |||
| 3 | Shunsuke Nakamura |
March 7, 1999 | Setter | |||
| 6 | United States Thomas Jaeschke | September 4, 1993 | Outside Hitter | |||
| 7 | Yuga Tarumi |
November 2, 2000 | Outside Hitter | |||
| 8 | Kenyu Nakamoto |
November 21, 1997 | Outside Hitter | |||
| 10 | Akihiro Yamauchi (c) |
November 30, 1993 | Middle Blocker | |||
| 11 | Yuji Nishida |
January 30, 2000 | Opposite | |||
| 12 | Tomotake Ito |
November 11, 1999 | Libero | |||
| 13 | Tomohiro Yamamoto |
November 5, 1994 | Libero | |||
| 15 | Tatsunori Otsuka |
November 5, 2000 | Outside Hitter | |||
| 17 | Takeshi Nagano |
July 11, 1985 | Libero | |||
| 18 | Hiroto Nishiyama |
March 4, 2003 | Outside Hitter | |||
| 19 | Keitaro Nishikawa |
April 14, 2000 | Middle Blocker | |||
| 20 | Takahiro Shin |
August 10, 1991 | Setter | |||
| 21 | Yasunari Kodama |
July 24, 1994 | Middle Blocker | |||
| 22 | Yuichiro Komiya |
November 16, 1992 | Middle Blocker | |||
| 23 | Larry Evbade-Dan |
August 18, 2000 | Middle Blocker | |||
| Head coach: France Laurent Tillie | ||||||
Honours
[edit | edit source]- Champions File:Gold medal with cup.svg (×6): 1971–72, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2018–19
- Runners-up File:Silver medal with cup.svg (×7): 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1972–73, 2012–13, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2023–24
- Third place File:Bronze medal with cup.svg (×1) :2022-23
- Champions File:Gold medal with cup.svg (×9): 1964, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1981, 1998, 2009, 2014
- Runners-up File:Silver medal with cup.svg (×1): 2024[8]
- Champions File:Gold Cup icon.svg (×3): 2011, 2012, 2023[9]
- Runner-up
(×1): 2008
- Runner-up File:Silver medal with cup.svg (×1): 2019
- Third place File:Bronze medal with cup.svg (×1) : 2010
Notable players
[edit | edit source]- Takahiro Yamamoto (2001–2013)
- Tatsuya Fukuzawa (2008–2014 and 2016–2019)
- Kunihiro Shimizu (2008–present)
- Akihiro Yamauchi (2016–present)
- Yuji Nishida (2023–present)
- Nalbert Bitencourt (2002–2004)
- Luiz Felipe Fonteles (2007–2008)
- Dante Amaral(2013–2014 and 2015–2016)
- Thiago Alves (2011–2012 and 2014–2015)
File:Flag of France.svg France
- Antoine Brizard (2025–)
- Michał Kubiak (2016–2023)
- Miguel Ángel López (2024–present)
- Thomas Jaeschke (2023–2025)
File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
- Peng Shikun (2025–present)
League results
[edit | edit source]Champion Runner-up
| League | Position | Teams | Matches | Win | Lose | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V.League | 1st (1994–95) | 7th | 8 | 21 | 10 | 11 |
| 2nd (1995–96) | 6th | 8 | 21 | 10 | 11 | |
| 3rd (1996–97) | 5th | 8 | 21 | 10 | 11 | |
| 4th (1997–98) | 3rd | 8 | 21 | 14 | 7 | |
| 5th (1998–99) | 4th | 10 | 18 | 17 | 1 | |
| 6th (1999-00) | 6th | 10 | 18 | 9 | 9 | |
| 7th (2000–01) | 6th | 10 | 18 | 9 | 9 | |
| 8th (2001–02) | 6th | 10 | 18 | 9 | 9 | |
| 9th (2002–03) | 3rd | 8 | 21 | 13 | 8 | |
| 10th (2003–04) | 3rd | 8 | 21 | 12 | 9 | |
| 11th (2004–05) | 4th | 8 | 28 | 15 | 13 | |
| 12th (2005–06) | 5th | 8 | 28 | 16 | 12 | |
| V・Premier | 2006–07 | 3rd | 8 | 28 | 17 | 11 |
| 2007–08 | Champion | 8 | 28 | 19 | 9 | |
| 2008–09 | 3rd | 8 | 28 | 15 | 13 | |
| 2009–10 | Champion | 8 | 28 | 20 | 4 | |
| 2010–11 | 4th | 8 | 24 | 14 | 10 | |
| 2011–12 | Champion | 8 | 21 | 17 | 4 | |
| 2012–13 | Runner-Up | 8 | 28 | 20 | 8 | |
| 2013–14 | Champion | 8 | 28 | 21 | 7 | |
| 2014–15 | 6th | 8 | 21 | 13 | 8 | |
| 2015–16 | Runner-up | 8 | 30 | 16 | 14 | |
| 2016–17 | 5th | 8 | 26 | 15 | 11 | |
| 2017–18 | Champion | 8 | 28 | 23 | 5 | |
| V.League Division 1 | ||||||
| 2018–19 | Champion | 10 | 34 | 28 | 6 | |
| 2019–20 | Runner-up | 10 | 28 | 24 | 4 | |
| 2020–21 | Runner-up | 10 | 41 | 33 | 8 | |
| 2021–22 | 3rd | 10 | 36 | 25 | 11 | |
| 2022–23 | 3rd | 10 | 39 | 25 | 14 | |
| 2023–24 | Runner-up | 10 | 38 | 33 | 5 | |
| SV.League | 2024–25 | 3rd | 10 | 46 | 37 | 9 |
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