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| Founded | 1972 | ||
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| Ground | Nishio, Aichi, Japan | ||
| Manager Head Coach |  Hiroyuki Yamaguchi[1] Gen Kawakita | ||
| Captain | Fumika Moriya | ||
| League | V.League 1 | ||
| 2019-20 | 4th place | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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Denso Airybees (デンソー・エアリービーズ, Densō Earībīzu) is a women's volleyball team based in Nishio city, Aichi, Japan. It plays in V.League 1. The club was founded in 1972.
The owner of the team is Denso.
Honours
Japan Volleyball League/V.League/V.Premier League
- Runners-up (1): 2007-2008
- Regular Season Champion (Premier Conference) 2019-2020
Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship
- Champion (1): 2008
- Empress's Cup
- Champion (1): 2010
- Runners-up (1): 2009
- Runners-up (1): 2017
League Results
| League | Position | Teams | Matches | Win | Lose | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan League | 20th (1986–87) | 6th | 8 | 21 | 6 | 15 |
| 21st (1987–88) | 6th | 8 | 14 | 5 | 9 | |
| 22nd (1988–89) | 7th | 8 | 14 | 3 | 11 | |
| V・League | 1st (1994–95) | 7th | 8 | 21 | 10 | 11 |
| 3rd (1996–97) | 3rd | 8 | 21 | 11 | 10 | |
| 4th (1997–98) | 5th | 8 | 21 | 9 | 12 | |
| 5th (1998–99) | 4th | 10 | 18 | 14 | 4 | |
| 6th (1999-2000) | 6th | 10 | 18 | 10 | 8 | |
| 7th (2000–01) | 9th | 10 | 18 | 4 | 14 | |
| 8th (2001–02) | 8th | 9 | 16 | 4 | 12 | |
| 9th (2002–03) | 7th | 8 | 21 | 7 | 14 | |
| 10th (2003–04) | 9th | 10 | 18 | 6 | 12 | |
| 11th (2004–05) | 3rd | 10 | 27 | 15 | 12 | |
| 12th (2005–06) | 9th | 10 | 27 | 5 | 22 | |
| V・Premier | 2006-07 | 7th | 10 | 27 | 11 | 16 |
| 2007-08 | Runner-up | 10 | 27 | 20 | 7 | |
| 2008-09 | 4th | 10 | 27 | 16 | 11 | |
| 2009-10 | 3rd | 8 | 28 | 15 | 13 | |
| 2010-11 | 6th | 8 | 26 | 12 | 14 | |
| 2011-12 | 3rd | 8 | 21 | 14 | 7 | |
| 2012-13 | 7th | 8 | 28 | 7 | 21 | |
| V・Challenge League | 2013-14 | Champion | 10 | 18 | 17 | 1 |
| V・Premier | 2014-15 | 7th | 8 | 21 | 6 | 15 |
| 2015-16 | 7th | 8 | 21 | 8 | 13 | |
| V・Challenge League | 2016-17 | 1st | 8 | 21 | 19 | 2 |
| V・Premier | 2017-18 | 4th | 8 | 21 | 11 | 10 |
| V.League Division 1 (V1) | 2018–19 | 5th | 11 | 20 | 10 | 10 |
| 2019-20 | 4th | 12 | 21 | 18 | 3 | |
Players
Current squad
2020–2021 Squad as of 4 Oct - 2020 [2][3]
| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth | Height (m) | Weight (kg) | Spike (cm) | Block (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minami Nakamoto | Outside Hitter | 14 May 1997 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | 305 | |
| 2 | Haruka Sekiyama | Middle Blocker | 21 December 1998 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 292 | |
| 5 | Riho Ōtake | Middle Blocker | 23 December 1993 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | 306 | |
| 6 | Kanami Tashiro | Setter | 25 March 1991 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 283 | |
| 8 | Airi Tahara | Setter | 19 July 1996 | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) | 53 kg (117 lb) | 275 | |
| 9 | Mikiha Oguchi | Libero | 1 May 1993 | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | 58 kg (128 lb) | 275 | |
| 10 | Fumika Moriya (C) | Middle Blocker | 7 April 1992 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 76 kg (168 lb) | 302 | |
| 11 | Kotoe Inoue | Libero | 15 February 1990 | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | 59 kg (130 lb) | 288 | |
| 12 | Momoko Ishibashi | Libero | 5 June 1998 | 1.54 m (5 ft 1 in) | 52 kg (115 lb) | 268 | |
| 13 | Mai Okumura | Middle Blocker | 30 October 1990 | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 298 | |
| 14 | Tamaki Matsui | Setter | 10 January 1998 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | 63 kg (139 lb) | 280 | 265 |
| 15 | Yurie Nabeya | Outside Hitter | 15 December 1993 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 58 kg (128 lb) | 305 | |
| 16 | Mami Yokota | Middle Blocker | 10 December 1997 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 62 kg (137 lb) | 298 | |
| 19 | Satomi Fukudome | Libero | 23 November 1997 | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | 60 kg (130 lb) | 275 | |
| 20 | Reina Toukoku | Outside Hitter | 28 April 1999 | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 303 | |
| 21 | Rei Kudo | Outside Hitter | 5 December 1997 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 300 | |
| 22 |  Kathryn Plummer | Outside Hitter | 16 October 1998 | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 104 kg (229 lb) | 317 | |
| 23 | Rena Sano | Outside Hitter | 19 April 1999 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | 64 kg (141 lb) | 300 | |
| 24 | Yuki Hyodo | Outside Hitter | 19 October 1998 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 69 kg (152 lb) | 295 |