Osaka Marvelous

Osaka Marvelous
Founded	1956
Ground	Nishinomiya, Hyogo ; Japan
Manager; Head coach	Hiroyuki Tohma; Daisuke Sakai
Captain	Hitomi Shiode
League	SV.League
2025-26	Runners-up
Website	Club home page
Uniforms
Home	Away

Osaka Marvelous (大阪マーヴェラス, Ōsaka Māvuerasu), formerly the JT Marvelous (JTマーヴェラス, JT Māvuerasu), is a women's volleyball team owned by Japan Tobacco Ltd., and based in Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan.

History

Osaka Marvelous was established in 1956.

Honours

Domestic competitions

Source:

Japan Volleyball League/V.League/V.Premier League/V.LEAGUE Division 1

Champion (3): 2010-11, 2019-20, 2020-21
Runners-up (5): 2006-07, 2009–10, 2017–18, 2021-22, 2023-24

Business League/V1 League/V.Challenge League/V.Challenge League I/V.LEAGUE Division 2

Champion (4): 1998–99, 2002–03, 2014–15, 2015–16
Runners-up (1): 1995–96

Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship

Champion (5): 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2018
Runners-up (5): 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010

Empress's Cup

Champion (1): 2020, 2025

SV.League

Champion (1): 2024-25
Runners-up (1): 2025-26

International competitions

Asian Championship 1 appearance
- 2010 — Third place

League results

League		Position	Teams	Matches	Win	Lose
V.League (V・Premier)	3rd (1996–97)	8th	8	21	1	20
	6th (2000–01)	7th	10	18	6	12
	7th (2000–01)	8th	10	18	6	12
	8th (2001–02)	9th	9	16	2	14

	10th (2003–04)	7th	10	18	6	12
	11th (2004–05)	4th	10	27	15	12
12th (2005–06)	7th	10	27	12	15
V・Premier	2006-07	Runner-up	10	27	20	7
	2007-08	8th	10	27	12	15
	2008-09	9th	10	27	10	17
	2009-10	Runner-up	8	28	26	2
	2010-11	Champion	8	26	20	6
	2011-12	5th	8	21	11	10
	2012-13	6th	8	28	9	19
	2013-14	7th	8	28	12	16
V・Challenge	2014-15	Champion	10	18	17	1
V・Challenge 1	2015-16	Champion	8	21	21	0
V・Premier	2016-17	4th	8	21	13	8
V・Premier	2017–18	Runner-up	8	21	13	8
V.League Division 1 (V1)	2018–19	3rd	11	20	14	6
	2019-20	Champion	12	21	17	4
	2020-21	Champion	12	20	16	4
	2021-22	Runner-up	12	34	27	7
	2022-23	5th	12	33	23	10
	2023-24	Runner-up	12	24	23	1
SV.League	2024-25	Champion	14	44	37	7
SV.League	2025-26	Runner-up	14	44	30	14

Current squad

2025-2026 Squad as of November 2025 Head coach: Sakai Daisuke

No.	Name	Position	Date of birth	Height (m)
1	Samantha Francis	Middle Blocker	(2003-10-16) 16 October 2003 (age 23)	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
2	Kotona Hayashi	Outside Hitter	(1999-11-13) 13 November 1999 (age 26)	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
3	Mikoto Shima	Outside Hitter	(1999-01-18) 18 January 1999 (age 27)	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
4	Hitomi Shiode	Setter	(1999-09-15) 15 September 1999 (age 27)	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
5	Lise Van Hecke	Outside Hitter	(1994-07-01) 1 July 1994 (age 32)	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
6	Mizuki Tanaka	Outside Hitter	(1996-01-28) 28 January 1996 (age 30)	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
7	Erina Ogawa	Middle Blocker	(1998-06-03) 3 June 1998 (age 28)	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
8	Fuka Inoue	Libero	(2000-04-11) 11 April 2000 (age 26)	1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
9	Nana Sakakibara	Middle Blocker	(2002-03-07) 7 March 2002 (age 24)	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
10	Mana Nishizaki	Libero	(2002-05-01) 1 May 2002 (age 24)	1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
11	Yuka Meguro	Outside Hitter	(1996-01-06) 6 January 1996 (age 30)	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
12	Mina Higashi	Setter	(2000-03-04) 4 March 2000 (age 26)	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
13	Momoka Naruse	Middle Blocker	(2004-05-10) 10 May 2004 (age 22)	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
14	Haruka Oyama	Middle Blocker	(2001-05-05) 5 May 2001 (age 25)	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
15	Ameze Miyabe	Outside Hitter	(2001-10-12) 12 October 2001 (age 25)	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
16	Alyssa Jae Solomon	Opposite Hitter	(2001-12-14) 14 December 2001 (age 24)	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
17	Koyumi Fukumura	Outside Hitter	(2006-06-29) 29 June 2006 (age 20)	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)

Notable players

Domestic players

Japan

Foreign players

Brazil

Tatiana Alves Dos Santos (2008–2009)

Bulgaria

Eva Yaneva (2012–2013)

Colombia

Kenny Moreno Pino (2006–2008)

Serbia

Jovana Brakočević (2011–2012)
Brankica Mihajlović (2017–2019)

South Korea

Yeon-Koung Kim (2009–2011)

Thailand

Onuma Sittirak (2014–2017)
Kaewkalaya Kamulthala (2018–2020)
Thatdao Nuekjang (2020-2023)

Turkey

Dilara Bilge (2013–2014)

United States

Annie Drews (2019–2022, 2023-2024)
Karsta Lowe (2019–2022)

Philippines

Jaja Santiago (2023–2024)
Alyssa Solomon (2025–)

Notes

1 2 Jaja Santiago prior to August 2024, Sachi Minowa since then after she acquired Japanese citizenship

References

↑ "Osaka Marvelous Teams / Players". SV League/Japan Volleyball League SVL Official website WOMEN (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-12-13.
↑ "JT Marvelous | Sports Osaka". スポーツ大阪. 2020-12-05. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
↑ "Osaka Marvelous » effectifs :". Volleybox Dames (in French). Retrieved 2024-12-13.
↑ "Osaka Marvelous - team roster and players". Women Volleybox. 1956. Retrieved 2026-08-20.
↑ "選手・スタッフ | 大阪マーヴェラス". JTウェブサイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-11-18.
↑ "Osaka Marvelous Teams / Players". SV League/Japan Volleyball League SVL Official website WOMEN (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-11-18.
↑ Demigillo, Kiko (September 16, 2025). "Alyssa Solomon beams with excitement as she joins Osaka Marvelous". One Sports. Retrieved November 29, 2025.

[minowa-santiago-7] 1 2 Jaja Santiago prior to August 2024, Sachi Minowa since then after she acquired Japanese citizenship

[1] "Osaka Marvelous Teams / Players". SV League/Japan Volleyball League SVL Official website WOMEN (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-12-13.

[2] "JT Marvelous | Sports Osaka". スポーツ大阪. 2020-12-05. Retrieved 2024-12-13.

[3] "Osaka Marvelous » effectifs :". Volleybox Dames (in French). Retrieved 2024-12-13.

[4] "Osaka Marvelous - team roster and players". Women Volleybox. 1956. Retrieved 2026-08-20.

[5] "選手・スタッフ | 大阪マーヴェラス". JTウェブサイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-11-18.

[6] "Osaka Marvelous Teams / Players". SV League/Japan Volleyball League SVL Official website WOMEN (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-11-18.

[8] Demigillo, Kiko (September 16, 2025). "Alyssa Solomon beams with excitement as she joins Osaka Marvelous". One Sports. Retrieved November 29, 2025.