2019–20 V.League Division 1 Men's squads
This article is the rosters of each Japanese 2019–20 V.League Division 1 Men's clubs.
Suntory Sunbirds[edit]
The following is the roster of Suntory Sunbirds in 2019–20 season.[1]
Head coach: 
Masaji Ogino
| No. | Player name | Date of birth | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taiki Tsuruda |
July 13, 1991 | Libero | |
| 3 | Haruki Ono |
October 27, 1995 | Middle blocker | |
| 4 | Atomu Torikai |
April 6, 1996 | Outside Hitter | Rookie |
| 5 | Kentaro Matsubayashi |
October 8, 1994 | Outside Hitter | |
| 6 |  Ji Daoshuai |
February 7, 1992 | Outside Hitter | |
| 7 | Yu Yamato |
September 9, 1992 | Setter | |
| 9 | Masaki Oya |
December 11, 1995 | Setter | |
| 10 | Kenya Fujinaka |
July 25, 1993 | Outside Hitter | |
| 11 | Kosuke Hata |
July 15, 1995 | Outside Hitter | |
| 12 | Tatsuya Shiota |
November 17, 1989 | Middle blocker | |
| 13 |  Dmitry Muserskiy |
October 29, 1988 | Middle blocker | |
| 14 | Hisanori Kato |
April 7, 1994 | Middle Blocker | |
| 15 | Yoshimitsu Kiire |
May 13, 1995 | Libero | |
| 17 | Kentaro Hoshiya |
November 8, 1991 | Middle Blocker | Captain |
| 18 | Takeshi Ogawa |
July 7, 1994 | Opposite Spiker | |
| 19 | Masashi Kuriyama |
July 14, 1988 | Outside Hitter | |
| 20 | Hiroki Nishida |
August 15, 1997 | Setter | Informal player[2] |
| 21 | Kenji Satoshi (ja) |
January 16, 1997 | Middle blocker | Rookie |
| 22 | Yuito Takahashi |
May 23, 1997 | Libero | Informal player[2] |
| 23 | Tatsuki Kashiwada |
November 9, 1997 | Middle Blocker | Informal player[2] |
Panasonic Panthers[edit]
The following is the roster of Panasonic Panthers in 2019–20 season.
Head coach: 
Mauricio Paes
| No. | Player name | Date of birth | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kunihiro Shimizu |
August 11, 1986 | Opposite Spiker | |
| 2 | Hideomi Fukatsu |
June 1, 1990 | Setter | Captain |
| 4 | Issei Otake |
December 3, 1995 | Opposite Spiker | |
| 5 | Sogo Watanabe |
July 21, 1990 | Outside Hitter | |
| 6 | Kenji Shirasawa |
May 21, 1984 | Middle Blocker | |
| 7 | Tsubasa Hisahara |
March 18, 1995 | Outside Hitter | |
| 9 | Takahiko Imamura |
May 20, 1993 | Outside Hitter | |
| 10 | Akihiro Yamauchi |
November 30, 1993 | Middle Blocker | |
| 12 | Kazuya Senda |
January 15, 1993 | Outside Hitter | |
| 13 |  Michał Kubiak |
February 23, 1988 | Outside Hitter | |
| 14 |  Hung-Min Liu |
November 10, 1993 | Outside Hitter | |
| 16 | Ryohei Iga |
June 29, 1994 | Libero | |
| 17 | Takeshi Nagano |
July 11, 1985 | Libero | |
| 20 | Takahiro Shin |
August 10, 1991 | Setter | |
| 21 | Yasunari Kodama |
July 24, 1994 | Middle Blocker | |
| 22 | Yuichiro Komiya |
November 16, 1992 | Middle Blocker |
Wolf Dogs Nagoya[edit]
The following is the roster of Wolf Dogs Nagoya in 2019–20 season.
Head coach: 
Tommi Tiilikainen
| No. | Player name | Date of birth | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shuzo Yamada |
November 27, 1992 | Outside hitter | |
| 2 | Tetsu Yamachika |
October 1, 1990 | Middle Blocker | |
| 4 | Shohei Uchiyama |
November 1, 1987 | Setter | |
| 5 | Issei Maeda |
September 22, 1991 | Setter | |
| 6 | Hirotaka Kon |
March 9, 1988 | Middle Blocker | |
| 7 | Naoya Shiraiwa |
February 15, 1990 | Outside Hitter | |
| 8 | Yuhi Kamiya |
November 20, 1995 | Middle Blocker | |
| 9 | Takuya Takahashi |
October 19, 1993 | Middle Blocker | |
| 10 | Koichiro Koga |
August 30, 1984 | Libero | Captain |
| 11 | Ryota Denda |
July 3, 1991 | Middle Blocker | |
| 12 | Takuya Takamatsu |
January 8, 1988 | Outside Hitter | |
| 14 | Ryosuke Tsubakiyama |
July 18, 1988 | Opposite Spiker | |
| 16 |  Mitja Gasparini |
June 26, 1984 | Opposite Spiker | |
| 21 | Motoki Eiro |
June 8, 1996 | Setter | |
| 22 | Kenta Takanashi |
March 25, 1997 | Outside Hitter | Rookie |
| 23 | Masato Katsuoka |
July 3, 1996 | Outside Hitter | |
| 24 | Tomohiro Ogawa |
July 4, 1996 | Libero | |
| 25 | Hong-Jie Liu |
November 10, 1993 | Middle Blocker |
JTEKT Stings[edit]
The following is the roster of JTEKT Stings in 2019–20 season.
Head coach: Shinji Takahashi[3]
| No. | Player name | Date of birth | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuto Fujinaka |
April 20, 1996 | Outside hitter | |
| 2 | Akitomo Kanamaru |
March 4, 1984 | Middle blocker | |
| 3 | Yamato Fushimi |
December 24, 1991 | Middle blocker | |
| 4 | Taichi Fukuyama |
December 20, 1993 | Middle blocker | |
| 5 | Rao Shuhan |
December 23, 1996 | Middle blocker New player | |
| 6 |  Matey Kaziyski |
September 23, 1984 | Outside hitter | |
| 7 | Kouhei Yanagisawa |
May 24, 1993 | Outside hitter | |
| 8 | Hiroya Kori |
February 6, 1996 | Outside hitter | |
| 9 | Masatoshi Tatsumi |
January 9, 1989 | Middle blocker | |
| 10 | Mitsuki Kobayashi |
May 10, 1997 | Setter | |
| 11 | Ryosuke Hakamaya |
November 1, 1988 | Opposite Spiker | |
| 12 | Ryo Kohrogi |
August 14, 1983 | Libero | |
| 14 | Yuji Nishida |
January 30, 2000 | Opposite Spiker | |
| 15 | Souta Nakane |
March 2, 1996 | Setter | |
| 16 | Sho Kuboyama |
February 4, 1992 | Setter | |
| 17 | Ryuta Homma |
October 17, 1991 | Libero | Captain |
| 18 | Junpei Michii |
November 19, 1997 | Setter | Informal player |
| 19 | Hiroaki Asano |
June 10, 1990 | Outside hitter |
Toray Arrows[edit]
The following is the roster of Toray Arrows in 2019–20 season.
Head coach: Shinoda Ayumu
| No. | Player name | Date of birth | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Takaaki Tomimatsu |
July 20, 1954 | Middle Blocker | |
| 2 | Kentaro Takahashi |
February 8, 1995 | Middle Blocker | |
| 3 | Takumi Yamaguchi |
August 30, 1997 | Libero | Informal player |
| 4 |  Antonin Rouzier |
August 18, 1986 | Opposite Spiker | |
| 5 | Yuta Yoneyama |
August 29, 1984 | Outside Hitter | |
| 6 | Kazuki Ochiai |
November 16, 1993 | Opposite Spiker | |
| 7 | Yudai Minemura |
May 19, 1994 | Outside Hitter | |
| 8 | Tatsuya Setoguchi |
May 25, 1988 | Outside Hitter | |
| 9 | Shoma Tomita |
June 20, 1997 | Outside Hitter | Informal player |
| 10 | Hidetomo Hoshino |
September 29, 1990 | Outside Hitter | Captain |
| 11 | Takahiro Tozaki |
June 14, 1995 | Outside Hitter | |
| 14 | Keisuke Sakai |
August 25, 1996 | Setter | |
| 15 | Haku Ri |
December 27, 1990 | Middle Blocker | |
| 17 | Hiroki Ozawa |
September 21, 1997 | Outside Hitter | Informal player |
| 18 | Yuji Suzuki |
June 7, 1986 | Middle Blocker | |
| 19 | Satoshi Umeno |
November 7, 1989 | Setter | |
| 20 |  Aung Thu |
July 10, 1993 | Outside Hitter | |
| 21 | Naonobu Fujii |
January 5, 1992 | Setter | |
| 22 | Satoshi Ide |
January 16, 1992 | Libero |
JT Thunders[edit]
The following is the roster of JT Thunders in 2019–20 season.
Head coach: Tine Sattler
| No. | Player name | Date of birth | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Takuya Yasunaga |
March 27, 1990 | Middle Blocker | |
| 2 | Taishi Onodera |
February 27, 1996 | Middle Blocker | |
| 3 | Akihiro Fukatsu |
July 23, 1987 | Setter | |
| 4 | Kenta Nakajima |
August 25, 1991 | Middle Blocker | |
| 5 | Shunichiro Inoue |
December 21, 1994 | Outside Hitter | |
| 6 |  Thomas Edgar |
June 21, 1989 | Middle Blocker | |
| 7 | Daisuke Yako |
October 7, 1988 | Outside Hitter | |
| 8 | Koshi Takechi |
January 1, 1996 | Outside Hitter | |
| 9 | Kodai Yoshioka |
March 14, 1992 | Outside Hitter | |
| 10 | Wataru Inoue |
July 5, 1994 | Libero | |
| 11 | Daiki Hisahara |
December 26, 1991 | Outside Hitter | |
| 12 | Shinpei Goda |
September 23, 1992 | Setter | |
| 14 | Ataru Kumakura |
December 17, 1995 | Outside Hitter | |
| 15 | Taishi Karakawa |
August 12, 1992 | Libero | |
| 17 | Masaki Kaneko |
October 23, 1997 | Setter | |
| 18 | Shohei Yamamoto |
March 21, 1991 | Outside Hitter | Captain |
| 19 | Chien-Chen Chen |
November 20, 1989 | Outside Hitter | |
| 20 | Syogo Toimoto |
June 25, 1987 | Middle Blocker | |
| 21 | Kai Rogers |
July 2, 1994 | Middle Blocker |
Osaka Blazers Sakai[edit]
The following is the roster of Osaka Blazers Sakai in 2019–20 season.
Head coach: 
Gordon Mayforth
| No. | Player name | Date of birth | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoshihiko Matsumoto |
January 7, 1981 | Middle Blocker | |
| 2 | Yuki Higuchi |
April 27, 1996 | Outside Hitter | |
| 3 | Takato Miyahara |
July 15, 1995 | Opposite Spiker | |
| 4 | Naoya Takano |
April 30, 1993 | Outside Hitter | Captain |
| 5 | Tomohiro Horie |
June 23, 1997 | Libero | Informal player |
| 6 | Takaya Yamazaki |
April 11, 1995 | Middle Blocker | |
| 7 | Takashi Dekita |
August 13, 1991 | Middle Blocker | |
| 8 | Sho Sagawa |
February 11, 1991 | Setter | |
| 9 |  Maurice Torres |
July 6, 1991 | Opposite Spiker | |
| 10 | Shunsuke Chijiki |
September 6, 1989 | Outside Hitter | |
| 11 | Masahiro Sekita |
November 20, 1993 | Setter | |
| 12 | Yuki Koike |
April 4, 1995 | Outside Hitter | |
| 14 | Shohei Yamaguchi |
July 21, 1994 | Setter | |
| 16 | Ryosuke Imadomi |
October 22, 1993 | Libero | |
| 20 | Tomohiro Yamamoto |
November 5, 1994 | Libero | |
| 21 | Yutaro Takemoto |
February 21, 1995 | Middle Blocker | |
| 23 | Yukika Uno |
June 28, 996 | Outside Hitter |
FC Tokyo[edit]
The following is the roster of FC Tokyo in 2019–20 season.
Head coach: Koichiro Shimbo
| No. | Player name | Date of birth | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hiroshi Sakoda |
May 1, 1996 | Outside Hitter | Rookie[4] |
| 2 | Kentaro Tamaya |
January 30, 1992 | Setter | |
| 3 | Yuya Tachibana |
March 1, 1989 | Libero | |
| 4 | Yohei Yamada |
October 9, 1988 | Setter | |
| 5 | Jin Inoue |
April 2, 1992 | Middle Blocker | |
| 6 | Yoshiki Ohmi |
April 16, 1997 | Outside Hitter | |
| 8 | Hideyuki Kuriyama |
July 15, 1993 | Middle Blocker | |
| 9 | Dai Tezuka |
November 18, 1988 | Outside Hitter | |
| 10 | Kenta Suzuki (ja) |
September 13, 1982 | Outside Hitter | |
| 12 | Hirotaka Odashima |
July 22, 1991 | Middle Blocker | |
| 13 | Hayata Yanagimachi |
June 17, 1996 | Opposite Spiker | |
| 14 | Yuma Nagamoto |
December 22, 1991 | Opposite Spiker | Captain[a] |
| 15 | Wataru Taniguchi |
November 5, 1996 | Outside Hitter | |
| 16 | Shin Tehara |
April 14, 1993 | Setter | Deputy captain |
| 17 | Naoto Tomita |
May 10, 1994 | Outside Hitter | Withdrew, due to the injury |
| 18 | Tetsuya Muto |
November 5, 1997 | Middle Blocker | Informal player[7] |
| 19 | Nazomi Sato |
September 14, 1994 | Opposite Spiker | |
| 20 |  Petar Premović |
September 12, 1994 | Opposite Spiker | |
| 21 | Ryosuke Hirata |
May 18, 1995 | Middle Blocker | |
| 22 | Kazuki Miyahara |
June 28, 1995 | Outside Hitter | |
| 23 | Ikumi Komori |
October 3, 1995 | Outside Hitter | |
| 24 | Shohei Nose |
July 20, 1993 | Libero | Withdrew, due to the injury |
| 26 | Ayato Kuroda |
January 30, 1996 | Outside Hitter | |
| — | Koga Matsuda |
December 31, 1997 | Middle Blocker | Informal player[7] |
VC Nagano Tridents[edit]
The following is the roster of VC Nagano Tridents in 2019–20 season.
Head coach: 
Ahmad Masajedi
| No. | Player name | Date of birth | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patryk Strzeżek |
November 19, 1989 | Opposite Spiker | |
| 2 | Yusuke Sugai |
September 10, 1997 | Opposite Spiker | Rookie |
| 3 | Yusaku Tagami |
May 4, 1994 | Middle Blocker | |
| 4 | Ryusuke Nakamura |
December 26, 1997 | Outside Hitter | Informal player[8] |
| 5 | Shingo Kasari |
January 29, 1997 | Outside Hitter | Rookie |
| 6 | Tatsuki Ito |
January 2, 1998 | Outside Hitter | Informal player[8] |
| 7 | Yu Kuriki |
July 29, 1992 | Outside Hitter | |
| 8 | Yudai Kawahigashi |
February 7, 1998 | Setter | Informal player[8] |
| 9 | Kota Ikeda |
February 8, 1997 | Outside Hitter | Rookie |
| 10 | Takaki Sugiyama |
August 5, 1990 | Libero | |
| 12 | Kengo Yamamoto |
June 22, 1992 | Libero | |
| 13 | Meguru Tsubaki |
February 2, 1995 | Setter | |
| 14 | Ryoma Yanuki |
December 24, 1995 | Middle Blocker | |
| 15 | Taihei Hazama |
April 8, 1997 | Middle Blocker | Informal player[8] |
| 16 | Kenshi Morisaki |
July 25, 1992 | Middle Blocker | |
| 17 | Ayato Matsumura |
April 29, 1998 | Outside Hitter | |
| 18 | Kentaro Osawa |
August 28, 1995 | Libero | |
| 21 | Kazuki Takasawa |
July 6, 1995 | Outside Hitter | |
| 22 | Masaya Kado |
April 2, 1997 | Libero | Informal player[8] |
| 24 | Tsubasa Osada |
April 30, 1993 | Setter | Captain |
Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler[edit]
The following is the roster of Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler in 2019–20 season.
Head coach: Takashi Ogawa
| No. | Player name | Date of birth | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bryan Bagunas |
October 10, 1997 | Outside Hitter | |
| 2 | Shintaro Tajiri |
June 22, 1992 | Setter | |
| 3 | Ryota Abe |
April 3, 1989 | Outside Hitter | |
| 4 | Masaya Katsu |
July 12, 1994 | Outside Hitter | Deputy Captain[9] |
| 5 | Motoyuki Onishi |
March 29, 1996 | Middle Blocker | |
| 6 | Yoshinori Kimoto |
October 24, 1996 | Middle Blocker | |
| 7 | Keisuke Natsuo |
July 28, 1996 | Libero | |
| 8 | Kyogo Kawaguchi |
March 22, 1997 | Middle Blocker | |
| 9 | Kazutoshi Hayashi |
February 4, 1995 | Middle Blocker | |
| 10 | Kota Yamada |
November 25, 1997 | Outside Hitter | Informal player[10] |
| 12 | Katsuya Ishibashi |
October 10, 1992 | Outside Hitter | |
| 13 | Masato Kubota |
August 7, 1992 | Libero | |
| 14 |  Yakan Guma |
December 11, 1985 | Opposite Spiker | |
| 15 | Yves Mutabazi |
November 26, 1994 | Opposite Spiker | Withdrew due to the injury, replaced by Yakan Guma[b]
|
| 16 | Yutaka Hamamoto |
July 6, 1993 | Outside Hitter | |
| 17 | Seishiro Shimasaki |
November 7, 1990 | Outside Hitter | |
| 18 | Kenta Koga |
September 17, 1997 | Outside Hitter | Informal player[10] |
| 19 | Higushi Taichi |
May 16, 1991 | Outside Hitter | |
| 21 | Naoki Inokuchi |
April 27, 1997 | Setter | Informal player[10] |
| 22 | Kurama Fujioka |
October 4, 1993 | Setter | |
| 23 | Hiroki Fujita |
March 11, 1994 | Middle Blocker | Withdrew, due to the injury |
| 24 | Kouki Komeda |
December 14, 1993 | Outside Hitter | Captain[9] |
Notes[edit]
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