Japan men's national under-21 volleyball team
Association | Japanese Volleyball Association | |||
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Confederation | AVC | |||
Head coach | Ueda Yoshitsugu | |||
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FIVB U21 World Championship | ||||
Appearances | 14 (First in 1977) | |||
Best result | (1989) | |||
Asian U20 Championship | ||||
Appearances | 21 (First in 1980) | |||
Best result | (1988, 2010, 2012) | |||
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The Japan men's national under-21 volleyball team represents Japan in men's under-21 volleyball events, it is controlled and managed by the Japanese Volleyball Association that is a member of Asian volleyball body Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) and the international volleyball body government the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB).
Results
FIVB U21 World Championship
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
FIVB U21 World Championship[1] | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad | |
1977 | 6th place | Squad | |||||||
1981 | 9th place | Squad | |||||||
1985 | 10th place | Squad | |||||||
1987 | 10th place | Squad | |||||||
1989 | Final | Runners-Up | Squad | ||||||
1991 | 5th place | Squad | |||||||
1993 | 7th place | Squad | |||||||
1995 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
1997 | |||||||||
1999 | |||||||||
2001 | 9th place | Squad | |||||||
2003 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
2005 | |||||||||
2007 | 11th place match | 11th place | 7 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 16 | Squad | |
2009 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
2011 | 11th place match | 12th place | 8 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 18 | Squad | |
2013 | 9th place match | 10th place | 8 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 19 | Squad | |
2015 | 14th place | Squad | |||||||
2017 | 13th place match | 13th place | 8 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 15 | Squad | |
2019 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
2021 | |||||||||
2023 | |||||||||
2025 | Qualified | ||||||||
Total | 0 Titles | 14/23 |
Asian U20 Championship
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
Asian U20 Championship | |||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL |
2010 | Final | Champions | 8 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 9 |
2012 | Final | Champions | 8 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 2 |
2014 | 5th place match | 5th place | 7 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 4 |
2016 | Semifinals | 4th place | 8 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 12 |
2018 | Preliminary round | 13th place | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 2 |
2022 | Preliminary round | 13th place | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 |
2024 | Semifinals | 3rd place | 7 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 5 |
Total | 3 Titles | 21/21 |
Team
Current squad
The following is the Japanese roster in the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship.[2]
Head coach: Tokunaga Fumitoshi
No. | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2017 club |
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1 | Kenta Takanashi (c) | 25 March 1997 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 333 cm (131 in) | 312 cm (123 in) | Nippon Sport Science University |
3 | Takaki Koyama | 23 November 1997 | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 76 kg (168 lb) | 330 cm (130 in) | 315 cm (124 in) | Osaka Sangyo University |
4 | Yudai Arai | 27 June 1998 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 345 cm (136 in) | 333 cm (131 in) | Tokai University |
5 | Kenyu Nakamoto | 21 November 1997 | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | 325 cm (128 in) | 305 cm (120 in) | Nippon Sport Science University |
6 | Kento Miyaura | 22 February 1999 | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 338 cm (133 in) | 320 cm (130 in) | Waseda University |
7 | Jin Tsuzuki | 28 December 1998 | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 340 cm (130 in) | 320 cm (130 in) | Chuo University |
8 | Taisei Muraoka | 18 October 1998 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 335 cm (132 in) | 320 cm (130 in) | Tokyo Gakugei University |
10 | Alan Kono | 21 January 1999 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 74 kg (163 lb) | 320 cm (130 in) | 308 cm (121 in) | Aichi Gakuin University |
11 | Shunichiro Sato | 17 May 2000 | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 335 cm (132 in) | 320 cm (130 in) | Tohoku High School |
12 | Masaki Kaneko | 23 October 1997 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 333 cm (131 in) | 320 cm (130 in) | JT Thunders Hiroshima |
14 | Tomohiro Horie | 23 June 1997 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 315 cm (124 in) | 305 cm (120 in) | Waseda University |
15 | Yusuke Makiyama | 4 November 1997 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 320 cm (130 in) | 303 cm (119 in) | Chuo University |
Notable players
- Masahiro Sekita (2012–2013)
- Naoya Takano (2012–2013)
- Yūki Ishikawa (2013–2014)
- Kentaro Takahashi (2013)
- Masaki Oya (2014)
- Taishi Onodera (2015)
- Issei Otake (2015)
- Kento Miyaura (2017)
- Kenta Takanashi (2015–2017)
See also
- Japan men's national under-19 volleyball team
- Japan women's national under-20 volleyball team
- Japan men's national volleyball team