Osaka Blazers Sakai

Osaka Blazers Sakai

Founded	1939
Ground	Sakai City, Osaka, Japan.
Manager Head Coach	Mikiyasu Tanaka Haruya Indo
League	V.Premier League
2014-15	4th place
Website	Club home page
Uniforms
Home Away

Osaka Blazers Sakai is a men's volleyball team based in Sakai city, Osaka, Japan. It plays in V.Premier League.

The club was founded in 1939 as part of the Kitakyushu, Fukuoka-based Yawata Steel athletic club which also included football club Yawata Steel F.C.. In 1969 the volleyball section split and moved to Sakai.

Honours

Japan Volleyball League/V.League/V.Premier League

• Champions (17): 1967-1968 1973-1974 1974-1975 1975-1976 1976-1977 1978-1979 1979-1980 1980-1981 1982-1983 1988-1989 1989-1990 1990-1991 1996-1997 1997-1998 2005-2006, 2010–11, 2012–13
• Runners-up (4): 1994-95,1995–96, 2008–09 and 2009–10

Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship

• Champions (14): 1952 1953 1957 1960 1967 1974 1975 1976 1977 1980 1984 1988 1989 1990

Emperor's Cup

• Runner-up (1): 2007

League Results

League		Position	Teams	Matches	Win	Lose
V.League	1st (1994–95)	Runner-up	8	21	10	11
	2nd (1995–96)	Runner-up	8	21	13	8
	3rd (1996–97)	Champion	8	21	14	7
	4th (1997–98)	Champion	8	21	17	4
	5th (1998–99)	6th	10	18	10	8
	6th (1999-00)	4th	10	18	15	3
	7th (2000–01)	5th	10	18	10	8
	8th (2001–02)	3rd	10	18	12	6
	9th (2002–03)	6th	8	21	8	13
	10th (2003–04)	4th	8	21	12	9
	11th (2004–05)	6th	8	28	11	17
	12th (2005–06)	Champion	8	28	17	11
V・Premier	2006-07	6th	8	28	9	19
	2007-08	4th	8	28	15	13
	2008-09	Runner-up	8	28	15	13
	2009-10	Runner-up	8	28	18	10
	2010-11	Champion	8	24	19	5
	2011-12	4th	8	21	13	8
	2012-13	Champion	8	28	17	11
	2013-14	3rd	8	28	19	9
	2014-15	4th	8	21	8	13