# Osaka Marvelous

Osaka Marvelous (大阪マーヴェラス, Ōsaka Māvuerasu), formerly the JT Marvelous (JTマーヴェラス, JT Māvuerasu), is a women's volleyball team owned by Japan Tobacco Ltd., and based in Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan.

## History

Osaka Marvelous was established in 1956.

## Honours
### Domestic competitions
#### Japan Volleyball League/V.League/V.Premier League/V.LEAGUE Division 1

* Champion (3): 2010-11, 2019-20, 2020-21
* Runners-up (5): 2006-07, 2009–10, 2017–18, 2021-22, 2023-24

#### Business League/V1 League/V.Challenge League/V.Challenge League I/V.LEAGUE Division 2

* Champion (4): 1998–99, 2002–03, 2014–15, 2015–16
* Runners-up (1): 1995–96

#### Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship

* Champion (5): 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2018
* Runners-up (5): 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010

#### Empress's Cup

* Champion (1): 2020

### International competitions

* Asian Championship 1 appearance
** 2010 — Third place

## League results

| League | League | Position | Teams | Matches | Win | Lose |
| V.League (V・Premier) | 3rd (1996–97) | 8th | 8 | 21 | 1 | 20 |
| V.League (V・Premier) | 6th (2000–01) | 7th | 10 | 18 | 6 | 12 |
| V.League (V・Premier) | 7th (2000–01) | 8th | 10 | 18 | 6 | 12 |
| V.League (V・Premier) | 8th (2001–02) | 9th | 9 | 16 | 2 | 14 |
| V.League (V・Premier) | 10th (2003–04) | 7th | 10 | 18 | 6 | 12 |
| V.League (V・Premier) | 11th (2004–05) | 4th | 10 | 27 | 15 | 12 |
| V.League (V・Premier) | 12th (2005–06) | 7th | 10 | 27 | 12 | 15 |
| V・Premier | 2006-07 | Runner-up | 10 | 27 | 20 | 7 |
| V・Premier | 2007-08 | 8th | 10 | 27 | 12 | 15 |
| V・Premier | 2008-09 | 9th | 10 | 27 | 10 | 17 |
| V・Premier | 2009-10 | Runner-up | 8 | 28 | 26 | 2 |
| V・Premier | 2010-11 | Champion | 8 | 26 | 20 | 6 |
| V・Premier | 2011-12 | 5th | 8 | 21 | 11 | 10 |
| V・Premier | 2012-13 | 6th | 8 | 28 | 9 | 19 |
| V・Premier | 2013-14 | 7th | 8 | 28 | 12 | 16 |
| V・Challenge | 2014-15 | Champion | 10 | 18 | 17 | 1 |
| V・Challenge 1 | 2015-16 | Champion | 8 | 21 | 21 | 0 |
| V・Premier | 2016-17 | 4th | 8 | 21 | 13 | 8 |
| V・Premier | 2017–18 | Runner-up | 8 | 21 | 13 | 8 |
| V.League Division 1 (V1) | 2018–19 | 3rd | 11 | 20 | 14 | 6 |
| V.League Division 1 (V1) | 2019-20 | Champion | 12 | 21 | 17 | 4 |
| V.League Division 1 (V1) | 2020-21 | Champion | 12 | 20 | 16 | 4 |
| V.League Division 1 (V1) | 2021-22 | Runner-up | 12 | 34 | 27 | 7 |
| V.League Division 1 (V1) | 2022-23 | 5th | 12 | 33 | 23 | 10 |
| V.League Division 1 (V1) | 2023-24 | Runner-up | 12 | 24 | 23 | 1 |

## Current squad

2024-2025 Squad as of November 2024
| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth | Height (m) |
| 1 | Yuki Nishikawa | Outside Hitter | (2000-09-04) 4 September 2000 (age 24) | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| 2 | Kotona Hayashi | Outside Hitter | (1999-11-13) 13 November 1999 (age 25) | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| 3 | Sachi Minowa | Middle Blocker | (1996-02-26) 26 February 1996 (age 28) | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| 4 | Hitomi Shiode | Setter | (1999-09-15) 15 September 1999 (age 25) | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| 5 | Lise Van Hecke | Outside Hitter | (1994-07-01) 1 July 1994 (age 30) | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| 6 | Mizuki Tanaka | Outside Hitter | (1996-01-28) 28 January 1996 (age 28) | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| 7 | Erina Ogawa | Middle Blocker | (1998-06-03) 3 June 1998 (age 26) | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| 8 | Fuka Inoue | Libero | (2000-04-11) 11 April 2000 (age 24) | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) |
| 9 | Nana Sakakibara | Middle Blocker | (2002-03-07) 7 March 2002 (age 22) | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| 10 | Mana Nishizaki | Libero | (2002-05-01) 1 May 2002 (age 22) | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) |
| 11 | Yuka Meguro | Outside Hitter | (1996-01-06) 6 January 1996 (age 28) | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| 12 | Mina Higashi | Setter | (2000-03-04) 4 March 2000 (age 24) | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) |
| 13 | Momoka Naruse | Middle Blocker | (2004-05-10) 10 May 2004 (age 20) | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| 14 | Haruka Oyama | Middle Blocker | (2001-05-05) 5 May 2001 (age 23) | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| 15 | Ameze Miyabe | Outside Hitter | (2001-10-12) 12 October 2001 (age 23) | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| 20 | Haruka Yamashita | Setter | (1996-10-14) 14 October 1996 (age 28) | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| 21 | Mikoto Shima | Outside Hitter | (1999-01-18) 18 January 1999 (age 25) | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |

## Notable players

Domestic players

### Japan

* Naomi Eto
* Junko Moriyama
* Chikako Kumamae
* Kaoru Sugayama
* Makiko Horai
* Seiko Kawamura
* Rie Takaki (2003–2011)
* Yuki Kawai (2008–2011)
* Chihiro Kato
* Yoshie Takeshita (2002–2012)
* Masami Taniguchi
* Ai Yamamoto/Ai Ōtomo (2009–2013)
* Keiki Nishiyama
* Yuki Ishikawa
* Naoko Hashimoto
* Mai Okumura (ja) (2012–2018)
* Megumi Kurihara (2018-2019)
* Misaki Tanaka (2013–2020)
* Anna Ogawa (2013–2021)
* Sachi Minowa (2024–)
Foreign players

### Brazil

* Tatiana Alves Dos Santos (2008–2009)

### Bulgaria

* Eva Yaneva (2012–2013)

### Colombia

* Kenny Moreno Pino (2006–2008)

### Serbia

* Jovana Brakočević (2011–2012)
* Brankica Mihajlović (2017–2019)

### South Korea

* Yeon-Koung Kim (2009–2011)

### Thailand

* Onuma Sittirak (2014–2017)
* Kaewkalaya Kamulthala (2018–2020)
* Thatdao Nuekjang (2020-2023)

### Turkey

* Dilara Bilge (2013–2014)

### United States

* Annie Drews (2019–2022, 2023-2024)
* Karsta Lowe (2019–2022)

### Philippines

* Jaja Santiago (2023–2024)