# NEC Red Rockets

NEC Red Rockets (NECレッドロケッツ, NEC Reddo Rokettsu) is a women's volleyball team based in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan. It plays in V.League 1. The owner of the team is NEC.
The club was founded in April 1978 as NEC's corporate team, participating the same year in the 10th V.Challenge League tournament. The club advanced to membership in the Japan Volleyball League in 1979, securing 3rd place in the league rankings by the end of the season. The club has subsequently been league champions six times, and marked its 200th victory in 2008.

## Honours
### Japan Volleyball League/V.League/V.Premier League

* Champions (9): 1987–1988, 1996–1997, 1999–2000, 2002–2003, 2004–2005, 2014–2015, 2016–17, 2022–23, 2023–24
* Runners-up (4): 1986–1987, 1995–1996, 1997–1998, 2001-2002

### Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship

* Champions (2): 1997, 2001
* Runners-up (7): 1985, 1987, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2011, 2013

## League results

| League | League | Position | Teams | Matches | Win | Lose |
| Japan League | 13th (1979–80) | 3rd | 6 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| Japan League | 14th (1980–81) | 4th | 8 | 14 | 7 | 7 |
| Japan League | 15th (1981–82) | 5th | 8 | 21 | 7 | 14 |
| Japan League | 16th (1982–83) | 6th | 8 | 21 | 7 | 14 |
| Japan League | 17th (1983–84) | 6th | 8 | 21 | 8 | 13 |
| Japan League | 18th (1984–85) | 3rd | 8 | 21 | 14 | 7 |
| Japan League | 19th (1985–86) | 3rd | 8 | 21 | 12 | 9 |
| Japan League | 20th (1986–87) | Runner-up | 8 | 21 | 17 | 4 |
| Japan League | 21st (1987–88) | Champion | 8 | 14 | 12 | 2 |
| Japan League | 22nd (1988–89) | 4th | 8 | 17 | 9 | 8 |
| Japan League | 23rd (1989–90) | 3rd | 8 | 17 | 13 | 4 |
| Japan League | 24th (1990–91) | 3rd | 8 | 17 | 9 | 8 |
| Japan League | 25th (1991–92) | 7th | 8 | 14 | 3 | 11 |
| Japan League | 26th (1992–93) | 4th | 8 | 14 | 8 | 6 |
| Japan League | 27th (1993–94) | 4th | 8 | 14 | 9 | 5 |
| V・League | 1st (1994–95) | 5th | 8 | 21 | 11 | 10 |
| V・League | 2nd (1995–96) | Runner-up | 8 | 21 | 14 | 7 |
| V・League | 3rd (1996–97) | Champion | 8 | 21 | 16 | 5 |
| V・League | 4th (1997–98) | Runner-up | 8 | 21 | 18 | 3 |
| V・League | 5th (1998–99) | 3rd | 10 | 18 | 13 | 5 |
| V・League | 6th (1999-2000) | Champion | 10 | 18 | 18 | 0 |
| V・League | 7th (2000–01) | 3rd | 10 | 18 | 17 | 1 |
| V・League | 8th (2001–02) | Runner-up | 9 | 16 | 10 | 6 |
| V・League | 9th (2002–03) | Champion | 8 | 21 | 17 | 4 |
| V・League | 10th (2003–04) | 4th | 10 | 18 | 12 | 6 |
| V・League | 11th (2004–05) | Champion | 10 | 27 | 20 | 7 |
| V・League | 12th (2005–06) | 6th | 10 | 27 | 13 | 14 |
| V・Premier | 2006-07 | 5th | 10 | 27 | 15 | 12 |
| V・Premier | 2007-08 | 6th | 10 | 27 | 13 | 14 |
| V・Premier | 2008-09 | 3rd | 10 | 27 | 18 | 9 |
| V・Premier | 2009-10 | 5th | 8 | 28 | 10 | 18 |
| V・Premier | 2010-11 | 4th | 8 | 26 | 15 | 11 |
| V・Premier | 2011-12 | 8th | 8 | 21 | 3 | 18 |
| V・Premier | 2012-13 | 4th | 8 | 28 | 23 | 5 |
| V・Premier | 2013-14 | 5th | 8 | 28 | 12 | 16 |
| V・Premier | 2014-15 | Champion | 8 | 21 | 13 | 8 |
| V・Premier | 2015-16 | 5th | 8 | 21 | 8 | 13 |
| V・Premier | 2016-17 | Champion | 8 | 21 | 15 | 6 |
| V・Premier | 2017-18 | 5th | 8 | 21 | 8 | 13 |
| V.League Division 1 (V1) | 2018–19 | 6th | 11 | 20 | 11 | 9 |
| V.League Division 1 (V1) | 2019–20 | 8th | 12 | 21 | 11 | 10 |
| V.League Division 1 (V1) | 2020–21 | 3rd | 12 | 20 | 15 | 5 |
| V.League Division 1 (V1) | 2021–22 | 4th | 12 | 33 | 23 | 10 |

## Current squad

2024-2025 Squad, as of December 2024
* Head coach: Takayuki Kaneko
| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth | Height (m) |
| 1 | Haruyo Shimamura | Middle Blocker | (1992-03-04) 4 March 1992 (age 32) | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| 2 | Yoshino Sato | Outside Hitter | (2001-11-12) 12 November 2001 (age 23) | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| 3 | Shiori Tsukada | Setter | (1994-09-07) 7 September 1994 (age 30) | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| 4 | Ai Hirota | Outside Hitter | (2003-08-23) 23 August 2003 (age 21) | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| 5 | Nichika Yamada | Middle Blocker | (2000-02-24) 24 February 2000 (age 24) | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| 6 | Yuka Sawada (C) | Setter | (1996-08-14) 14 August 1996 (age 28) | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) |
| 7 | Moeka Kinoe | Middle Blocker | (1997-12-24) 24 December 1997 (age 26) | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| 8 | Kasumi Nojima | Middle Blocker | (1997-05-09) 9 May 1997 (age 27) | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| 9 | Riko Fujii | Libero | (1999-02-25) 25 February 1999 (age 25) | 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in) |
| 10 | Tsukasa Nakagawa | Setter | (2000-08-13) 13 August 2000 (age 24) | 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in) |
| 11 | Chinami Furuya | Outside Hitter | (1996-04-20) 20 April 1996 (age 28) | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| 12 | Misaki Yamauchi | Outside Hitter | (1995-03-10) 10 March 1995 (age 29) | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| 13 | Yukiko Wada | Outside Hitter | (2002-01-08) 8 January 2002 (age 22) | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| 14 | Ayumu Harashima | Middle Blocker | (2004-07-12) 12 July 2004 (age 20) | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| 15 | Lorrayna Marys da Silva | Opposite Hitter | (1999-06-19) 19 June 1999 (age 25) | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| 16 | Haruko Sasaki | Outside Hitter | (2002-03-09) 9 March 2002 (age 22) | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| 17 | Ichiyo Ito | Middle Blocker | (2006-01-16) 16 January 2006 (age 18) | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| 18 | Ajcharaporn Kongyot | Outside Hitter | (1995-07-20) 20 July 1995 (age 29) | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| 19 | Runa Tanaka | Outside Hitter | (1998-07-09) 9 July 1998 (age 26) | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| 20 | Sayaka Daikuzono | Libero | (2000-08-03) 3 August 2000 (age 24) | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |