PFU BlueCats

PFU BlueCats
Founded	1980
Ground	Kahoku, Ishikawa; Japan
Manager; Head Coach	Haisuke Manabu; Baba Daitaku
League	V.League Division 1
2020-21	9th Place
Website	Club home page
Uniforms
Home	Away
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 V.League Division 1 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

Founded in 1980.
Promoted to V.Challenge League in 2002.
Won the V.Challenge League in 2009.
Promoted to V.Premier League in 2016.

Honors

Team

Season	Conference	Title
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

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

Current roster

2024-2025 Squad as of December 2024^[2]^[3]^[4]

Head coach: Baba Daitaku

No.	Name	Position	Date of birth	Height
PFU BlueCats
1	Natthanicha Jaisaen	Setter	(1998-05-21) 21 May 1998 (age 26)	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
3	Yuki Fujikura	Setter	(1999-08-27) 27 August 1999 (age 25)	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
4	Reina Kawasaki	Outside Hitter	(2001-10-25) 25 October 2001 (age 23)	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
5	Kiiro Omura	Outside Hitter	(2000-09-26) 26 September 2000 (age 24)	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
6	Aya Hosonuma	Middle Blocker	(2000-05-25) 25 May 2000 (age 24)	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
7	Ririka Funada	Libero	(2001-05-25) 25 May 2001 (age 23)	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
8	Kisa Okuma	Outside Hitter	(2004-03-07) 7 March 2004 (age 20)	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
9	Miyu Kawazoe	Outside Hitter	(2001-09-22) 22 September 2001 (age 23)	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
10	Mayu Nagatomo	Middle Blocker	(2001-10-01) 1 October 2001 (age 23)	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
11	Yuka Ikeya	Libero	(1997-12-27) 27 December 1997 (age 27)	1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
12	Anna Uemura	Outside Hitter	(2006-03-23) 23 March 2006 (age 18)	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
13	Miku Taniuchi	Middle Blocker	(1999-07-28) 28 July 1999 (age 25)	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
15	Thatdao Nuekjang	Middle Blocker	(1994-02-03) 3 February 1994 (age 30)	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
22	Kashauna Williams	Outside Hitter	(1999-01-12) 12 January 1999 (age 26)	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
23	Melissa Valdes	Outside Hitter	(2002-10-08) 8 October 2002 (age 22)	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)

Imports

Year	Number	Player	Country
2012	9	Yuranny Romanna	Colombia
2013	2	Jennifer Doris	United States
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2018	19	Chatchu-on Moksri	Thailand
2019	2	Jennifer Doris	United States
2019	19	Thanacha Sooksod^[5]	Thailand
2020	4	Hathairat Jarat	Thailand
2020	18	Roslandy Acosta	Venezuela
2021	12	Trần Thị Thanh Thúy	Vietnam
2022	12	Trần Thị Thanh Thúy	Vietnam
2022	18	Roslandy Acosta	Venezuela
2023	12	Trần Thị Thanh Thúy	Vietnam
2023	33	Daly Santana	Puerto Rico
2024	1	Natthanicha Jaisaen	Thailand
	15	Thatdao Nuekjang	Thailand
	22	Kashauna Williams	United States

Team Staffs

2024 Edition^[6]^[7]

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

Former players

Local players

Japan

Foreign Player

Colombia

Yurrany Romana

Thailand

Chatchu-on Moksri (2018-2019)
Thanacha Sooksod (2019-2020)
Thatdao Nuekjang (2024-)
Natthanicha Jaisaen (2024-)

United States

Jennifer Doris (2013–2020)
Kashauna Williams (2024-)

Vietnam

Trần Thị Thanh Thúy (2021-2024)

Venezuela

Roslandy Acosta (2020–2021)

References

^ JVL. "Team Profile". Retrieved 2015-10-22.
^ "PFU Bluecats Women's Volleyball V League Official Site". JVL Official Web site. Japan Volleyball League. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
^ "Player Staff Introduction PFU BlueCats". PFU BlueCats Official web site. PFU Limited. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
^ "PFU Blue Cats Japan V.League Women Volleyball". Japan Women's Indoor Volleyball. sitenoise.com. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
^ "Notice of Thanacha Sooksod players join". PFU Bluecats Official site. PFU Limited. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
^ "Players - Staff". PFU BlueCats. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
^ "Staff". PFU Blue Cats - V-League Official Site.

External links

Official website

[1] JVL. "Team Profile". Retrieved 2015-10-22.

[2] "PFU Bluecats Women's Volleyball V League Official Site". JVL Official Web site. Japan Volleyball League. Retrieved 29 August 2021.

[3] "Player Staff Introduction PFU BlueCats". PFU BlueCats Official web site. PFU Limited. Retrieved 29 August 2021.

[4] "PFU Blue Cats Japan V.League Women Volleyball". Japan Women's Indoor Volleyball. sitenoise.com. Retrieved 29 August 2021.

[5] "Notice of Thanacha Sooksod players join". PFU Bluecats Official site. PFU Limited. Retrieved 14 October 2019.

[6] "Players - Staff". PFU BlueCats. Retrieved 13 November 2018.

[7] "Staff". PFU Blue Cats - V-League Official Site.

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