Daejeon Samsung Fire Bluefangs

Daejeon Samsung Fire Bluefangs (Korean: 대전 삼성화재 블루팡스) is a South Korean professional volleyball team. The team was founded in 1995 and became fully professional in 2005. They are based in Daejeon and are members of the Korea Volleyball Federation (KOVO). Their home arena is Chungmu Gymnasium in Daejeon.^[1]

Daejeon Samsung Fire Bluefangs
대전 삼성화재 블루팡스

Full name	Daejeon Samsung Fire Bluefangs Volleyball Club 대전 삼성화재 블루팡스 배구단
Founded	1995; 30 years ago (1995)
Ground	Chungmu Gymnasium Daejeon, South Korea (Capacity: 6,000)
Owner	Cheil Worldwide
Manager	Kim Sang-woo
Captain	Ko Jun-yong
League	V-League
2024–25	Regular season: 5th Postseason: Did not qualify
Website	Club home page
Uniforms
Home Away

Honours

Domestic

• Korea Volleyball Super League

Champions (8): 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004

• V-League

Champions (8): 2005, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14

Runners-up (3): 2005–06, 2006–07, 2014–15

• KOVO Cup

Winners (2): 2009, 2018

Runners-up (4): 2006, 2008, 2012, 2023

Continental

• AVC Club Volleyball Championship

Champions (2): 2000, 2001

Runners-up: 1999

Season-by-season records

V-League
Season	Postseason	Regular season
		Rank	Games	Won	Lost	Points
2005	Champions	2	20	18	2	—
2005–06	Runners-up	2	35	30	5	—
2006–07	Runners-up	1	30	25	5	—
2007–08	Champions	1	35	29	6	—
2008–09	Champions	2	35	26	9	—
2009–10	Champions	1	36	30	6	—
2010–11	Champions	3	30	16	14	—
2011–12	Champions	1	36	29	7	84
2012–13	Champions	1	30	24	6	70
2013–14	Champions	1	30	23	7	66
2014–15	Runners-up	1	36	29	7	84
2015–16	Playoff	3	36	23	13	66
2016–17	Did not qualify	4	36	18	18	58
2017–18	Playoff	2	36	22	14	61
2018–19	Did not qualify	4	36	19	17	55
2019–20	Cancelled	5	32	13	19	41
2020–21	Did not qualify	7	36	6	30	26
2021–22	Did not qualify	6	36	14	22	44
2022–23	Did not qualify	7	36	11	25	36
2023–24	Did not qualify	6	36	19	17	50
2024–25	Did not qualify	5	36	13	23	43

Players

2022−23 team

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Number	Name	Birthdate	Height (cm)	Position
1	Shin Jang-ho	(1996-06-01) June 1, 1996 (age 29)	192	Outside hitter
2	Lee Ho-geon	(1996-12-08) December 8, 1996 (age 28)	186	Setter
3	No Jae-wook	(1992-07-10) July 10, 1992 (age 33)	191	Setter
4	Son Tae-hun	(1993-09-15) September 15, 1993 (age 31)	196	Middle blocker
5	Ko Jun-yong	(1989-03-25) March 25, 1989 (age 36)	193	Outside hitter
6	Choi Ik-je	(1999-01-12) January 12, 1999 (age 26)	189	Setter
7	Ha Hyun-yong	(1982-05-09) May 9, 1982 (age 43)	197	Middle blocker
8	Ryu Yun-sik	(1989-05-02) May 2, 1989 (age 36)	195	Outside hitter
9	Lee Sang-uk	(1995-07-08) July 8, 1995 (age 30)	183	Libero
10	Kim Jeong-ho	(1997-03-01) March 1, 1997 (age 28)	187	Outside hitter
11	Kim In-gyun	(1999-07-18) July 18, 1999 (age 26)	188	Outside hitter
13	Gu Do-hyeon	(1992-06-17) June 17, 1992 (age 33)	197	Middle blocker
14	Jung Su-yong	(1994-03-06) March 6, 1994 (age 31)	196	Opposite
15	Hong Ki-sun	(1998-05-26) May 26, 1998 (age 27)	187	Setter
16	Kim Jun-woo	(2000-04-24) April 24, 2000 (age 25)	195	Middle blocker
17	Shin Dong-kwang	(1989-02-28) February 28, 1989 (age 36)	171	Libero
18	Hong Min-gi	(1993-05-14) May 14, 1993 (age 32)	197	Opposite
19	Yang Hui-jun	(1999-06-13) June 13, 1999 (age 26)	199	Middle blocker
20	Han Sang-gil	(1987-09-05) September 5, 1987 (age 37)	194	Middle blocker
21	Ahn Ji-won	(2000-04-23) April 23, 2000 (age 25)	187	Libero
23	Park Sung-jin	(2000-01-25) January 25, 2000 (age 25)	190	Outside hitter
24	Ahmed Ikhbayri	(1996-11-01) November 1, 1996 (age 28)	200	Opposite

Manager: Kim Sang-woo

Head coach: Kim Tae-jong

See also

• Cheil Worldwide
• Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance