Saga Hisamitsu Springs

Saga Hisamitsu Springs (SAGA久光スプリングス) is a women's volleyball team based in Kobe city, Hyogo and Tosu city, Saga, Japan. It plays in V.League 1. The club was founded in 1948.

Saga Hisamitsu Springs

Short name	Hisamitsu Springs
Ground	Kobe, Hyogo and Tosu, Saga Japan.
Manager Head Coach	Akira Kayashima Shingo Sakai
Captain	Erika Sakae
League	SV.League
2021-22	V.League 1, Champions
Website	Club home page

In July 2020 the team announced an official name change from "Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Springs" to "Hisamitsu Springs" and unveiled a new team mascot and logo. ^[1][2] On August 7, 2020 Hisamitsu Springs concluded " a cooperation agreement with Tosu City to further revitalize the region and economy through the volleyball business, and we will proceed with concrete efforts".^[3][4]

Hisamitsu Springs won the V.Premier League final for the seventh time on April 13, 2018, beating Toray Arrows.

The owner of the team is Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical.

Home arena

On May 10, 2023, the Salonpas Arena was opened to the public in Tosu, Saga. With a maximum of 1400 seats, the new arena is the home arena of Hisamitsu Springs.^[5]

Honours

Japan Volleyball League/V.League/V.Premiere League

Champions (9): 2001–2002, 2006–2007, 2012–2013, 2013–2014, 2015–2016, 2017–2018, 2018–2019, 2021-2022

Runners-up (6): 2000–2001, 2005–2006, 2008–2009, 2011–2012, 2014–2015, 2016-2017

Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship

Champions (3): 2006, 2007 and 2013

Runner-up (1): 2009

Empress's Cup

Champions (8): 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2021

Runners-up (1): 2007-08

Domestic Sports Festival (Volleyball)

Champions (5): 1980, 1983, 1986, 1989 and 2012

Runners-up (3): 2011, 2014 and 2016

AVC Club Volleyball Championship

Champions (2): 2002 and 2014

Runners-up (1): 2015 and 2017

League results

League		Position	Teams	Matches	Win	Lose
Japan League	15th (1981–82)	6th	8	21	6	15
	16th (1982–83)	8th	8	21	0	21
	18th (1984–85)	8th	8	21	3	18
	21st (1987–88)	8th	8	14	2	12
	25th (1991–92)	6th	8	14	4	10
	26th (1992–93)	8th	8	14	1	13
V・League	1st (1994–95)	8th	8	21	0	21
	7th (2000–01)	Runner-up	10	18	12	6
	8th (2001–02)	Champion	9	16	11	5
	9th (2002–03)	4th	8	21	14	7
	10th (2003–04)	3rd	10	18	12	6
	11th (2004–05)	6th	10	27	14	13
	12th (2005–06)	Runner-up	10	27	21	6
V・Premier	2006-07	Champion	10	27	20	7
	2007-08	3rd	10	27	18	9
	2008-09	Runner-up	10	27	19	8
	2009-10	4th	8	28	20	8
	2010-11	3rd	8	26	16	10
	2011-12	Runner-up	8	21	15	6
	2012-13	Champion	8	28	21	7
	2013-14	Champion	8	28	23	5
	2014-15	Runner-up	8	27	22	5
	2015-16	Champion	8	21	15	6
	2016-17	Runner-up	8	21	14	7
	2017-18	Champion	8	21	21	0
V.League Division 1 (V1)	2018–19	Champion	11	20	18	2
	2019–20	7th	12	21	10	11
	2020–21	8th	12	21	10	11
	2021-22	Champion	12	33	21	10

Current squad

2024-2025 squad as of December 2024 ^[6][7][8]

• Head coach: Shingo Sakai

No.	Name	Position	Date of birth	Height (m)
1	Miyu Nagaoka	Opposite Hitter	(1991-07-25) 25 July 1991 (age 34)	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
2	Ayaka Araki	Middle Blocker	(2001-09-02) 2 September 2001 (age 23)	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
3	Miyu Nakagawa	Outside Hitter	(2000-01-08) 8 January 2000 (age 25)	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
4	Stephanie Samedy	Opposite Hitter	(1998-09-27) 27 September 1998 (age 26)	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
5	Sae Nakajima	Outside Hitter	(1999-06-18) 18 June 1999 (age 26)	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
6	Gréta Szakmáry	Outside Hitter	(1991-12-13) 13 December 1991 (age 33)	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
7	Minami Nishimura	Libero	(2000-03-23) 23 March 2000 (age 25)	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
8	Shion Hirayama	Middle Blocker	(2000-11-07) 7 November 2000 (age 24)	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
9	Manami Mandai	Setter	(1998-05-17) 17 May 1998 (age 27)	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
10	Riho Ohtake	Middle Blocker	(1993-12-13) 13 December 1993 (age 31)	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
11	Erika Sakae (C)	Setter	(1991-04-03) 3 April 1991 (age 34)	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
12	Megumi Fukazawa	Outside Hitter	(2003-04-17) 17 April 2003 (age 22)	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
13	Mika Yoshitake	Outside Hitter	(2003-04-20) 20 April 2003 (age 22)	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
16	Aya Watanabe	Middle Blocker	(1991-04-23) 23 April 1991 (age 34)	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
17	Ayane Kitamado	Outside Hitter	(2004-07-06) 6 July 2004 (age 21)	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
18	Hana Okuhara	Setter	(2000-05-29) 29 May 2000 (age 25)	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
19	Miina Inoue	Middle Blocker	(2006-01-22) 22 January 2006 (age 19)	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
20	Aoi Takahashi	Libero	(2005-12-26) 26 December 2005 (age 19)	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)

Former players

Domestic players  Japan Shizuka Hyodo (2007–2009) Maiko Hanzawa (2007–2009) Ai Yamamoto (2008–2009) Aya Mikami (2006–2009) Eri Tokugawa (2006–2009) Naoko Hashimoto (2003–2009) Miki Ishii (2008–2010) Shuka Oyama (2001–2010) Miyuki Kano (2006–2010) Kanako Omura (2000–2010) Yuko Sano (2006–2010) Mizuho Ishida (2009–2015) Kanako Hirai (2007–2014) Maiko Kano (2012–2015) Risa Ishibashi (2012–2017 Chizuru Koto (2009–2019) Akane Ukishima (2015–2018) Transferred to Kurobe AquaFairies Fumika Moriya (2014–2019) Transferred to Denso Airybees Sayaka Tsutsui (2016–2019) Transferred to PFU BlueCats Risa Shinnabe (2009–2020) Nana Iwasaka (2009–2021) Kotoki Zayasu (2008–2016, 2017–2021) Ayano Nakaoji Kojima (2013–2017, 2019–2021)

Foreign players  Brazil Ana Paula Lopes Ferreira (2006–2007, 2011–2012) Elisângela Oliveira (2009–2011) Cibele Barboza [fr] (2013–2014) Fabiana Claudino (2019–2020)  Croatia Nataša Osmokrović (1996–1997)  Cuba Kenia Carcaces (2005–2006)  Kazakhstan Yelena Pavlova (2007–2008)  Netherlands Francien Huurman (2002–2003)  Serbia Brankica Mihajlović (2014–2015)  Thailand Chitaporn Kamlangmak (2023-2024)  United States Logan Tom (2008–2009) Foluke Akinradewo (2017–2019) McKenzie Adams (2023-2024)