Pioneer Red Wings
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Pioneer Red Wings was a women's volleyball team based in Tendo city, Yamagata, Japan. It played in V.Premier League. The club was founded in 1979. The owner of the team is Tohoku Pioneer
History
The club was founded in 1979 as Tohoku Pioneer volleyball team. They joined the Regional League in 1985 and were promoted to the Inter-Company League in 1997. They were promoted to the V.League in 2000. In 2003/2004 season, they won the first V.league title.
On 6 April 2014 Red Wings were beaten by Denso Airybees in the V.Challenge match, so will demote to V.Challenge league next season.
On 23 May 2014 Tohoku Pioneer announced that Red Wings stop the activity in September 2014.
Honours
Japan Volleyball League/V.League/V.Premier League
- Champions (2): 2003-2004 and 2005-2006
- Runner-up (1): 2004-2005
Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Tournament
- Champions (2): 2003 and 2005
- Runner-up (1): 2008
League results
| League | Position | Teams | Matches | Win | Lose | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V.League | 7th (2000–01) | 7th | 10 | 18 | 8 | 10 |
| 8th (2001–02) | 3rd | 9 | 16 | 11 | 5 | |
| 9th (2002–03) | 5th | 8 | 21 | 11 | 10 | |
| 10th (2003–04) | Champion | 10 | 18 | 14 | 4 | |
| 11th (2004–05) | Runner-up | 10 | 27 | 22 | 5 | |
| 12th (2005–06) | Champion | 10 | 27 | 21 | 6 | |
| V・Premier | 2006-07 | 3rd | 10 | 27 | 18 | 9 |
| 2007-08 | 5th | 10 | 27 | 14 | 13 | |
| 2008-09 | 6th | 10 | 27 | 13 | 14 | |
| 2009-10 | 8th | 8 | 28 | 3 | 25 | |
| 2010-11 | 7th | 8 | 26 | 9 | 17 | |
| 2011-12 | 6th | 8 | 21 | 7 | 14 | |
| 2012-13 | 8th | 8 | 28 | 5 | 23 | |
| 2013-14 | 8th | 8 | 28 | 3 | 25 |
Current squad
As of April 2014
- 1 Serbia Aleksandra Crnčević (fr)
- 2 Japan Akiko Kōno
- 3 Japan Chisato Yokota
- 5 Japan Akika Hattori
- 6 Japan Yōko Hayashi
- 8 Japan Kanako Konno
- 9 Japan Satoe Mitsuhashi
- 10 Japan Yūko Asazu (Sub captain)
- 11 Japan Yukiko Arai
- 12 Japan Rika Hattori
- 13 Japan Shōko Tamura
- 14 Japan Ryōko Atago
- 15 Japan Fumika Moriya
- 16 Japan Yumiko Mochimaru
- 17 Japan Akari Watanabe
- 18 Japan Tsubura Satō
- 19 Japan Mami Ashino
- 20 Japan Mami Yoshida (Captain)
- 21 Japan Natsuno Kurami
- 22 Japan Yuki Araki
- 24 Japan Koyomi Tominaga (Sub captain)
Retired players
- United States Tayyiba Haneef-Park (2008–09)
- Croatia Senna Usic (2007–08)
- Netherlands Francien Huurman (2003-2006)
- United States Danielle Scott-Arruda (2001-2003)
- Netherlands Chaïne Staelens (2010-2013)
- Japan Megumi Kurihara (2004-2011)
- Japan Ikumi Narita (2009-2011)
- Japan Megumi Itabashi (2009-2011)
- Japan Saki Sugimoto (2005-2011)
- Japan Asako Tajimi (2001-2011)
- Japan Miki Sasaki (2001-2011)
- Japan Satsuki Minami (2006-2009)
- Japan Nanae Takizawa(2006-2009)
- Japan Yumi Kohama (2005-2009)
- Japan Mami Hosokawa(2004-2009)
- Japan Yuki Shoji (2000-2009)
- Japan Yukiko Uchida(1999-2007)・(2008-2009)
- Japan Ikumi Nishibori (2007-2008)
- Japan Masayo Eguchi (2005-2008)
- Japan Wakana Uneta (2004-2008)
- Japan Tomoko Yoshihara (2002-2006)
- Japan Mayumi Saito (1999-2004)
- Japan Eiko Koizumi (1999-2002)
- Japan Sanae Tsubakimoto (1999-2002)