NEC Blue Rockets

Japanese volleyball club
NEC Blue Rockets
Founded1945
GroundNEC New Life Plaza
Fuchu city, Tokyo, Japan
Manager
Head Coach		Japan Kuniaki Kimura
Japan Minoru Takauchi
LeagueV.Premier League
2008-097th place
Websitenecsports.net/m Club home page

NEC Blue Rockets (NECブルーロケッツ, NEC Burū Rokettsu) is a men's volleyball team based in Fuchu city, Tokyo, Japan. It plays in V.Premier League. The owner of the club is NEC.

History

The club was founded in 1938.

Honours

Japan Volleyball League/V.League/V.Premier League
  • Champion (4): 1991, 1993, 1995 and 1998
  • Runners-up (4): 1989, 1992, 1997 and 2004
Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Tournament
  • Champions (7): 1992, 1994, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2003 and 2007
  • Runners-up (1): 2005
Emperor's Cup
  • Champion (0):

League results

League Position Teams Matches Win Lose
V.League 1st (1994–95) 3rd 8 21 14 7
2nd (1995–96) Champion 8 21 15 6
3rd (1996–97) 3rd 8 21 14 7
4th (1997–98) Runner-up 8 21 12 9
5th (1998–99) Champion 10 18 12 6
6th (1999-00) 3rd 10 18 14 4
7th (2000–01) 4th 10 18 13 5
8th (2001–02) 4th 10 18 14 4
9th (2002–03) 4th 8 21 16 5
10th (2003–04) 5th 8 21 10 11
11th (2004–05) Runner-up 8 28 15 13
12th (2005–06) 3rd 8 28 18 10
V・Premier 2006-07 7th 8 28 9 19
2007-08 7th 8 28 9 19
2008-09 7th 8 28 11 17
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