Chiba Angel Cross

Chiba Angel Cross
Founded	2001
Ground	Kashiwa City, Chiba ; Japan
Manager; Head Coach	Kiyoshi Yoshizawa; Noriaki Mameda
Captain	Ayana Ishikawa
League	V.League Division 2
2020–21	7th place
Website	Club home page

Chiba Angel Cross (千葉エンゼルクロス, Chiba Enzeru Kurosu) is a women's volleyball team based in Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan. It plays in V.League Division 2.^[1] The club was founded in 2001. The owner of the team is Tensenkai Medical Corporation.

History

Founded in 2001
Promoted to V.Challenge League in 2003
Joined V.League Division 2 in 2018 ^[2]
(May 1, 2020) Changed the name of the team to Chiba Angel Cross ^[3]

League results

^[4] ^[5]

League		Position	Teams	Matches	Win	Lose
V1.League	5th (2002–03)	8th	8	14	2	12
	6th (2003–04)	5th	7	12	5	7
	7th (2004–05)	7th	8	14	2	12
	8th (2005–06)	7th	8	14	2	12
V・challenge	2006-07	7th	8	14	2	12
	2007-08	7th	8	14	2	12
	2008-09	8th	10	18	4	14
	2009-10	8th	12	16	8	8
	2010-11	8th	12	18	6	12
	2011-12	8th	12	22	6	16
	2012-13	8th	10	18	6	12
	2013-14	7th	10	18	7	11
	2014-15	8th	10	18	7	11
V・challenge 1	2015-16	8th	8	21	3	18
V・challenge 1	2016-17	8th	8	18	2	19
V・challenge 2	2017-18	2nd	6	15	10	5
V.League Division 2	2018-19	7th	10	18	7	11
	2019-20	7th	8	21	8	13
	2020-21	7th	9	11	3	8
	2021-22	5th	10	17	8	9

Current squad

2021-2022 Squad, as of 14 January 2022 ^[6]^[7]^[8]

No.	Name	Position	Date of birth	Height (m)	Weight (kg)	Spike (cm)
2	Miyu Okabe	Setter	(1999-04-10) 10 April 1999 (age 25)	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	52 kg (115 lb)	270
3	Yumeno Kuroda	Libero	(1998-06-22) 22 June 1998 (age 26)	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)	56 kg (123 lb)	266
4	Ayana Ishikawa	Outside hitter	(1995-01-08) 8 January 1995 (age 29)	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	63 kg (139 lb)	292
5	Yukari Morita	Middle blocker	(1997-07-06) 6 July 1997 (age 27)	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)	64 kg (141 lb)	280
6	Aya Kimishima	Middle blocker	(1998-09-21) 21 September 1998 (age 26)	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	280
8	Minoru Morita	Outside hitter	(1998-05-30) 30 May 1998 (age 26)	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	62 kg (137 lb)	282
9	Mai Okamura	Setter	(1996-05-02) 2 May 1996 (age 28)	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)	60 kg (130 lb)	275
10	Mutsuki Kanai	Middle blocker	(2001-09-21) 21 September 2001 (age 23)	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	63 kg (139 lb)	275
11	Yuka Sekine	Middle blocker	(1997-05-28) 28 May 1997 (age 27)	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	279
12	Nami Yoshida	Outside hitter	(1997-06-23) 23 June 1997 (age 27)	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)	56 kg (123 lb)	290
14	Kazuha Tsurugasaki	Libero	(1992-07-06) 6 July 1992 (age 32)	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	54 kg (119 lb)	280
15	Yuka Nakajima	Outside hitter	(1998-02-24) 24 February 1998 (age 26)	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	63 kg (139 lb)	289
16	Nene Nahara	Setter	(2000-02-10) 10 February 2000 (age 24)	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)	61 kg (134 lb)	292
19	Kana Tsuruta	Outside hitter	(1997-01-07) 7 January 1997 (age 27)	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)	62 kg (137 lb)	285
21	Minami Matsubara	Outside hitter	(1996-12-24) 24 December 1996 (age 27)	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)	61 kg (134 lb)	290

Former players

Akika Hattori
Hideko Murakami
Yumi Mizuguchi
Chinatsu Tabei
Yumeno Hashizume
Yukie Inamasu
Rieko Sato
Nanae Yashi
Chika Nakamoto
Yukako Suzuki
Naomi Yamamoto (2016–2020)
Haruka Suzuki (2016–2020)
Mai Jono (2017–2021)
Shiori Kimura (2017–2021) Transferred to Veertien Mie volleyball club

References

^ "TEAM - Women - Volleyball V. League Official Site". JVL Official Web site. Japan Volleyball League. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
^ "Japan Women's V.LEAGUE announces 18-19 League Teams". VolleyMob. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
^ "V2 Girls / Kashiwa renamed to "Chiba Angel Cross"". 月バレ.COM. Japanese Culture Publishing Co., Ltd. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
^ "Fixtures and Results 試合日程・結果". Kashiwa Angel Cross official web site. Tensenkai. Archived from the original on 24 February 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
^ "Standings / Official Records 2021-22 V.LEAGUE DIVISION2 WOMEN V Regular Round". JVL Official Web site. Japan Volleyball League (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 August 2022.
^ "v2 Chiba Angel Cross • 千葉エンゼルクロス". Japan Women's Indoor Volleyball. sitenoise. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
^ "Chiba Angel Cross - Women - Volleyball V League Official Site". JVL Official Web site. Japan Volleyball League. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
^ "Player / Staff List". Chiba Angel Cross. Tensenkai Group. Retrieved 14 January 2022.

External links

Chiba Angel Cross Official website

[1] "TEAM - Women - Volleyball V. League Official Site". JVL Official Web site. Japan Volleyball League. Retrieved 28 May 2020.

[2] "Japan Women's V.LEAGUE announces 18-19 League Teams". VolleyMob. Retrieved 29 November 2018.

[3] "V2 Girls / Kashiwa renamed to "Chiba Angel Cross"". 月バレ.COM. Japanese Culture Publishing Co., Ltd. Retrieved 28 May 2020.

[4] "Fixtures and Results 試合日程・結果". Kashiwa Angel Cross official web site. Tensenkai. Archived from the original on 24 February 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2020.

[5] "Standings / Official Records 2021-22 V.LEAGUE DIVISION2 WOMEN V Regular Round". JVL Official Web site. Japan Volleyball League (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 August 2022.

[6] "v2 Chiba Angel Cross • 千葉エンゼルクロス". Japan Women's Indoor Volleyball. sitenoise. Retrieved 14 January 2022.

[7] "Chiba Angel Cross - Women - Volleyball V League Official Site". JVL Official Web site. Japan Volleyball League. Retrieved 14 January 2022.

[8] "Player / Staff List". Chiba Angel Cross. Tensenkai Group. Retrieved 14 January 2022.

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