Wolfdogs Nagoya
Short nameWD Nagoya (WD名古屋)
Founded1961 (1961)
GroundENTRIO（Inazawa, Aichi）
Head CoachItaly Valerio Baldovin
CaptainPoland Bartosz Kurek
LeagueV.League Division 1
2022–23Champion
Websitewolfdogs.jp

The Wolf Dogs Nagoya (Japanese: ウルフドッグスなごや) are a men's volleyball team based in Inazawa, Aichi, Japan. They play in the V.Premier League.

History

The Toyota Gosei Trefuerza volleyball team was founded in 1961 by enthusiasts as a 9-player team. In 1981, they transitioned to a 6-player team and began to strengthen themselves as an in-house club. They won all their games in the 29th Industrial League in 1999 and achieved their long-awaited promotion to the V League (then V.Premier League), renaming the team "Toyota Gosei Trefuerza." In 2013, their first foreign coach, Christian Sanderson Andersson, was appointed, and he instilled a precise organizational volleyball style in the team. They placed third in the 2014/15 V.Premier League and won their first championship in the following 2015/16 season. Since then, they have grown into a powerhouse team, finishing as runners-up in the 2016/17 and 2017/18 seasons and reaching the finals for three consecutive years.[1]

From the 2019–20 season, the team changed its name to Wolf Dogs Nagoya.[2] In the most recent seasons, they placed third in the 2020/21 season and were runners-up in the 2021/22 season.

Honours

Japan Volleyball League/V.League/V.Premier League
Winners (2): 2015–16, 2022—23
Runners-up (3): 2016–17, 2017–18, 2021–22
Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship
Winners (1): 2023
Runners-up (1): 2007
Domestic Sports Festival
Winners (1): 2012

Current roster

The following is team roster of Season 2023-2024[3]

No. Name Date of birth Height Position
1Shuzo YamadaNovember 27, 19921.93 m (6 ft 4 in)Outside hitter
3Bartosz Kurek (c)August 29, 19882.05 m (6 ft 9 in)Opposite hitter
6Hirotaka KonMarch 9, 19881.90 m (6 ft 3 in)Middle blocker
8Dongchen WangJune 1, 20002.05 m (6 ft 9 in)Middle blocker
9Kenta TakanashiMarch 25, 19971.90 m (6 ft 3 in)Outside hitter
11Ryota DendaJuly 3, 19911.91 m (6 ft 3 in)Middle blocker
13Takaki KoyamaNovember 23, 19971.90 m (6 ft 3 in)Outside hitter
14Ryosuke TsubakiyamaJuly 18, 19881.96 m (6 ft 5 in)Opposite spiker
16Nakano YamatoOctober 2, 19991.79 m (5 ft 10 in)Setter
17Kenta IchikawaApril 6, 19991.75 m (5 ft 9 in)Libero
19Ryo TakahashiJuly 30, 19981.89 m (6 ft 2 in)Outside hitter
21Motoki EiroJune 8, 19961.92 m (6 ft 4 in)Setter
23Masato KatsuokaJuly 3, 19961.82 m (6 ft 0 in)Outside Hitter
24Tomohiro OgawaJuly 4, 19961.75 m (5 ft 9 in)Libero
26Akito YamazakiOctober 16, 19971.90 m (6 ft 3 in)Outside hitter
Head coach: Italy Valerio Baldovin

Former roster

League results

  Champion    Runner-up

League Position Teams Matches Won Lost
V League 1998–999th1018216
1999–20009th1018216
2000–01Winners[lower-alpha 1]814140
2001–02Winners[lower-alpha 2]814140
2002–037th821417
2003–046th8211011
2004–057th828919
2005–067th828622
V・Premier League 2006–074th8281612
2007–085th8281414
2008–096th8281216
2009–104th8281612
2010–116th824915
2011–126th821714
2012–135th8281216
2013–145th8281513
2014–153rd821138
2015–16Winners821156
2016–17Runners-up821156
2017–18Runners-up821156
V.League Division 1 2018–195th1027198
2019–207th10271017
2020–213rd1034277
2021–22Runners-up10392811
2022–23Winners10402911
2023–24––––
  1. ↑ Second tier, lost promotion play-offs
  2. ↑ Second tier, won promotion play-offs

Notable players

 Tuomas Sammelvuo (FIN) (2005-2006)
 Igor Omrčen (CRO) (2014-2019)
 Bartosz Kurek (POL) (2021-present)

References

  1. ↑ "チームの歴史". 一般社団法人日本バレーボールリーグ機構. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
  2. ↑ "ウルフドッグス名古屋 オフィシャルサイト | チーム紹介". www.wolfdogs.jp. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
  3. ↑ "2023-24シーズン 新体制のお知らせ | ウルフドッグス名古屋 オフィシャルサイト | トピックス". www.wolfdogs.jp. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
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