PFU BlueCats

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| founded = 1980

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| ground = Kahoku, Ishikawa
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Head Coach

| manager = {{flagicon|Japan}} Haisuke Manabu
{{flagicon|Japan}} Baba Daitaku

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| league = V.League Division 1

| season = 2020-21

| position = 9th Place

| website = http://www.pfu.fujitsu.com/volleyball/

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{{nihongo|PFU BlueCats|PFUブルーキャッツ|PFU Burūkyattsu}} is a women's volleyball team based in Kahoku city, Ishikawa, Japan. It plays in the V.League Division 1 having been promoted for the first time for the 2018–2019 season. The club was founded in 1980.

The owner of the team is PFU Limited.{{cite web|url=http://www.vleague.or.jp/team_detail/id=275&season_id=673|title=Team Profile|author=JVL|accessdate=2015-10-22}}

History

Founded in 1980.
Promoted to V.Challenge League in 2002.
Won the V.Challenge League in 2009.
Promoted to V.Premier League in 2016.

Honors

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! style="width:70px; background:blue; color:red; text-align:center;"| Season

! style="width:200px; background:blue; color:red;"| Conference

! style="width:200px; background:blue; color:red;"| Title

! style="width:50px; background:blue; color:red;"| Source

align=center

| |2004

| V1• League

| Runners Up

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| |2006

| V1• League

| Runners Up

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| |2007

| V• Challenge

| Runners Up

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| |2008

| V• Challenge

| Runners Up

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| |2009

| V• Challenge

| Champions

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| |2015

| V• Challenge

| Runners Up

align=center

| |2016

| V• Challenge 1

| Runners Up

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| |2017

| V• Challenge 1

| Runners Up

League results

class="wikitable" border="1" !width=200 colspan=2\|League !width=100\|Position !width=60 align=center\|Teams !width=60\|Matches !width=60\|Win !width=60\|Lose
align=center rowspan=4\|V1.League	5th (2002–03)	align=center\| 7th	align=center\| 8	align=center\| 14	align=center\|2	align=center\|12
6th (2003–04)	align=center\| Runner-up	align=center\| 7	align=center\| 12	align=center\|9	align=center\|3
7th (2004–05)	align=center\| 4th	align=center\| 8	align=center\| 14	align=center\|9	align=center\|5
\|8th (2005–06)	align=center\|Runner-up	align=center\| 8	align=center\| 14	align=center\|12	align=center\|2
align=center rowspan=9\|V・challenge	2006-07	align=center\|Runner-up	align=center\| 8	align=center\| 14	align=center\|13	align=center\|1
\|2007-08	align=center\|Runner-up	align=center\| 8	align=center\| 14	align=center\|10	align=center\|4
\|2008-09	align=center\|Champion	align=center\| 10	align=center\| 18	align=center\|15	align=center\|3
\|2009-10	align=center\|7th	align=center\| 12	align=center\| 16	align=center\|9	align=center\|7
\|2010-11	align=center\|3rd	align=center\| 12	align=center\| 18	align=center\|14	align=center\|4
\|2011-12	align=center\|5th	align=center\| 12	align=center\| 22	align=center\|13	align=center\|9
\|2012-13	align=center\|4th	align=center\| 10	align=center\| 18	align=center\|10	align=center\|8
\|2013-14	align=center\|3rd	align=center\| 10	align=center\| 18	align=center\|13	align=center\|5
\|2014-15	align=center\|Runner-up	align=center\| 10	align=center\| 18	align=center\|15	align=center\|3
align=center rowspan=1\|V.Challenge 1	2015-16	align=center\|Runner-up	align=center\|8	align=center\|21	align=center\| 17	align=center\|4
align=center rowspan=1\|V.Premier	2016-17	align=center\|8th	align=center\| 8	align=center\| 21	align=center\|3	align=center\|18
align=center \|V.Challenge 1	2017-18	align=center\|Runner-Up	align=center\| 8	align=center\| 18	align=center\|16	align=center\|2
align=center rowspan=3\|V.League Division 1 (V1)	2018–19	align=center\|11th	align=center\| 11	align=center\| 20	align=center\|0	align=center\|20
2019-20	align=center\|11th	align=center\| 12	align=center\| 21	align=center\|4	align=center\|17
2020-21	align=center\|9th	align=center\| 12	align=center\| 17	align=center\|4	align=center\|13

Current roster

2024-2025 Squad as of December 2024{{cite web |title=PFU Bluecats Women's Volleyball V League Official Site |url=https://www.vleague.jp/women/team_detail/275 |website=JVL Official Web site |publisher=Japan Volleyball League |access-date=29 August 2021}}{{cite web |title=Player Staff Introduction PFU BlueCats |url=https://www.pfu.fujitsu.com/bluecats/member/ |website=PFU BlueCats Official web site |publisher=PFU Limited |access-date=29 August 2021}}{{cite web |title=PFU Blue Cats Japan V.League Women Volleyball |url=https://sitenoise.com/volleyball/PFU/ |website=Japan Women's Indoor Volleyball |publisher=sitenoise.com |access-date=29 August 2021}}

Head coach: {{flagicon|Japan}} Baba Daitaku

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width: 100%; font-size:100%;" \| colspan="8" style= "background:white; color:red; text-align: center" \| PFU BlueCats
style="width:3em; background:blue; color:white;"\|No. !style="width:16em; background:blue; color:white;"\|Name !style="width:8em; background:blue; color:white;"\|Position !style="width:14em; background:blue; color:white;"\|Date of birth !style="width:9em; background:blue; color:white;"\|Height
align=center\|1 \|align=left\|{{flagicon\|Thailand}} Natthanicha Jaisaen \|align=center\|Setter \|align=right\|{{Birth date and age\|1998\|5\|21\|df=y}} \|align=left\|{{convert\|1.72\|m\|ftin\|0\|abbr=on}}
align=center\|3 \|align=left\|{{flagicon\|Japan}} Yuki Fujikura \|align=center\|Setter \|align=right\|{{Birth date and age\|1999\|8\|27\|df=y}} \|align=left\|{{convert\|1.65\|m\|ftin\|0\|abbr=on}}
align=center\|4 \|align=left\|{{flagicon\|Japan}} Reina Kawasaki \|align=center\|Outside Hitter \|align=right\|{{Birth date and age\|2001\|10\|25\|df=y}} \|align=left\|{{convert\|1.77\|m\|ftin\|0\|abbr=on}}
align=center\|5 \|align=left\|{{flagicon\|Japan}} Kiiro Omura \|align=center\|Outside Hitter \|align=right\|{{Birth date and age\|2000\|9\|26\|df=y}} \|align=left\|{{convert\|1.70\|m\|ftin\|0\|abbr=on}}
align=center\|6 \|align=left\|{{flagicon\|Japan}} Aya Hosonuma \|align=center\|Middle Blocker \|align=right\|{{Birth date and age\|2000\|5\|25\|df=y}} \|align=left\|{{convert\|1.80\|m\|ftin\|0\|abbr=on}}
align=center\|7 \|align=left\|{{flagicon\|Japan}} Ririka Funada \|align=center\|Libero \|align=right\|{{Birth date and age\|2001\|5\|25\|df=y}} \|align=left\|{{convert\|1.60\|m\|ftin\|0\|abbr=on}}
align=center\|8 \|align=left\|{{flagicon\|Japan}} Kisa Okuma \|align=center\|Outside Hitter \|align=right\|{{Birth date and age\|2004\|3\|7\|df=y}} \|align=left\|{{convert\|1.73\|m\|ftin\|0\|abbr=on}}
align=center\|9 \|align=left\|{{flagicon\|Japan}} Miyu Kawazoe \|align=center\|Outside Hitter \|align=right\|{{Birth date and age\|2001\|9\|22\|df=y}} \|align=left\|{{convert\|1.70\|m\|ftin\|0\|abbr=on}}
align=center\|10 \|align=left\|{{flagicon\|Japan}} Mayu Nagatomo \|align=center\|Middle Blocker \|align=right\|{{Birth date and age\|2001\|10\|1\|df=y}} \|align=left\|{{convert\|1.76\|m\|ftin\|0\|abbr=on}}
align=center\|11 \|align=left\|{{flagicon\|Japan}} Yuka Ikeya \|align=center\|Libero \|align=right\|{{Birth date and age\|1997\|12\|27\|df=y}} \|align=left\|{{convert\|1.57\|m\|ftin\|0\|abbr=on}}
align=center\|12 \|align=left\|{{flagicon\|Japan}} Anna Uemura \|align=center\|Outside Hitter \|align=right\|{{Birth date and age\|2006\|3\|23\|df=y}} \|align=left\|{{convert\|1.66\|m\|ftin\|0\|abbr=on}}
align=center\|13 \|align=left\|{{flagicon\|Japan}} Miku Taniuchi \|align=center\|Middle Blocker \|align=right\|{{Birth date and age\|1999\|7\|28\|df=y}} \|align=left\|{{convert\|1.85\|m\|ftin\|0\|abbr=on}}
align=center\|15 \|align=left\|{{flagicon\|Thailand}} Thatdao Nuekjang \|align=center\|Middle Blocker \|align=right\|{{Birth date and age\|1994\|2\|3\|df=y}} \|align=left\|{{convert\|1.85\|m\|ftin\|0\|abbr=on}}
align=center\|22 \|align=left\|{{flagicon\|USA}} Kashauna Williams \|align=center\|Outside Hitter \|align=right\|{{Birth date and age\|1999\|1\|12\|df=y}} \|align=left\|{{convert\|1.86\|m\|ftin\|0\|abbr=on}}
align=center\|23 \|align=left\|{{flagicon\|JPN}} Melissa Valdes \|align=center\|Outside Hitter \|align=right\|{{Birth date and age\|2002\|10\|8\|df=y}} \|align=left\|{{convert\|1.85\|m\|ftin\|0\|abbr=on}}

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| colspan="8" style= "background:white; color:red; text-align: center" | PFU BlueCats

style="width:3em; background:blue; color:white;"|No.

!style="width:16em; background:blue; color:white;"|Name

!style="width:8em; background:blue; color:white;"|Position

!style="width:14em; background:blue; color:white;"|Date of birth

!style="width:9em; background:blue; color:white;"|Height

align=center|1

|align=left|{{flagicon|Thailand}} Natthanicha Jaisaen

|align=center|Setter

|align=right|{{Birth date and age|1998|5|21|df=y}}

|align=left|{{convert|1.72|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

align=center|3

|align=left|{{flagicon|Japan}} Yuki Fujikura

|align=center|Setter

|align=right|{{Birth date and age|1999|8|27|df=y}}

|align=left|{{convert|1.65|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

align=center|4

|align=left|{{flagicon|Japan}} Reina Kawasaki

|align=center|Outside Hitter

|align=right|{{Birth date and age|2001|10|25|df=y}}

|align=left|{{convert|1.77|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

align=center|5

|align=left|{{flagicon|Japan}} Kiiro Omura

|align=center|Outside Hitter

|align=right|{{Birth date and age|2000|9|26|df=y}}

|align=left|{{convert|1.70|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

align=center|6

|align=left|{{flagicon|Japan}} Aya Hosonuma

|align=center|Middle Blocker

|align=right|{{Birth date and age|2000|5|25|df=y}}

|align=left|{{convert|1.80|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

align=center|7

|align=left|{{flagicon|Japan}} Ririka Funada

|align=center|Libero

|align=right|{{Birth date and age|2001|5|25|df=y}}

|align=left|{{convert|1.60|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

align=center|8

|align=left|{{flagicon|Japan}} Kisa Okuma

|align=center|Outside Hitter

|align=right|{{Birth date and age|2004|3|7|df=y}}

|align=left|{{convert|1.73|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

align=center|9

|align=left|{{flagicon|Japan}} Miyu Kawazoe

|align=center|Outside Hitter

|align=right|{{Birth date and age|2001|9|22|df=y}}

|align=left|{{convert|1.70|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

align=center|10

|align=left|{{flagicon|Japan}} Mayu Nagatomo

|align=center|Middle Blocker

|align=right|{{Birth date and age|2001|10|1|df=y}}

|align=left|{{convert|1.76|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

align=center|11

|align=left|{{flagicon|Japan}} Yuka Ikeya

|align=center|Libero

|align=right|{{Birth date and age|1997|12|27|df=y}}

|align=left|{{convert|1.57|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

align=center|12

|align=left|{{flagicon|Japan}} Anna Uemura

|align=center|Outside Hitter

|align=right|{{Birth date and age|2006|3|23|df=y}}

|align=left|{{convert|1.66|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

align=center|13

|align=left|{{flagicon|Japan}} Miku Taniuchi

|align=center|Middle Blocker

|align=right|{{Birth date and age|1999|7|28|df=y}}

|align=left|{{convert|1.85|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

align=center|15

|align=left|{{flagicon|Thailand}} Thatdao Nuekjang

|align=center|Middle Blocker

|align=right|{{Birth date and age|1994|2|3|df=y}}

|align=left|{{convert|1.85|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

align=center|22

|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Kashauna Williams

|align=center|Outside Hitter

|align=right|{{Birth date and age|1999|1|12|df=y}}

|align=left|{{convert|1.86|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

align=center|23

|align=left|{{flagicon|JPN}} Melissa Valdes

|align=center|Outside Hitter

|align=right|{{Birth date and age|2002|10|8|df=y}}

|align=left|{{convert|1.85|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

Imports

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! width=70px style="background: # #00FFFF; color: blue; text-align: center" | Year

! width=70px style="background: # #00FFFF; color: blue" | Number

! width=180px style="background: # #00FFFF; color: blue" | Player

! width=180px style="background: # #00FFFF; color: blue" | Country

style="text-align:center;"| 2012

| align=center| 9

| align=center| Yuranny Romanna

| align=center| {{flagicon|COL}} Colombia

style="text-align:left;"

| style="text-align:center;"| 2013

| align=center rowspan="6" | 2

| align=center rowspan="6" | Jennifer Doris

| align=center rowspan="6" | {{flagicon|USA}} United States

style="text-align:left;"

| style="text-align:center;"| 2014

style="text-align:left;"

| style="text-align:center;"| 2015

style="text-align:left;"

| style="text-align:center;"| 2016

style="text-align:left;"

| style="text-align:center;"| 2017

style="text-align:left;"

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 2018

style="text-align:left;"

| align=center| 19

| align=center| Chatchu-on Moksri

| align=center| {{flagicon|THA}} Thailand

style="text-align:left;"

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 2019

| align=center| 2

| align=center| Jennifer Doris

| align=center| {{flagicon|USA}} United States

style="text-align:center;"

| align=center| 19

| align=center| Thanacha Sooksod{{cite web |title=Notice of Thanacha Sooksod players join |url=http://www.pfu.fujitsu.com/bluecats/topics/2019/20190823-02.html |website=PFU Bluecats Official site |publisher=PFU Limited |accessdate=14 October 2019}}

| align=center| {{flagicon|THA}} Thailand

style="text-align:left;"

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 2020

| align=center| 4

| align=center| Hathairat Jarat

| align=center| {{flagicon|THA}} Thailand

style="text-align:center;"

| align=center| 18

| align=center| Roslandy Acosta

| align=center| {{flagicon|VEN}} Venezuela

style="text-align:left;"

| style="text-align:center;"| 2021

| align=center| 12

| align=center| Trần Thị Thanh Thúy

| align=center| {{flagicon|VIE}} Vietnam

style="text-align:left;"

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 2022

| align=center| 12

| align=center| Trần Thị Thanh Thúy

| align=center| {{flagicon|VIE}} Vietnam

style="text-align:center;"

| align=center| 18

| align=center| Roslandy Acosta

| align=center| {{flagicon|VEN}} Venezuela

style="text-align:left;"

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 2023

| align=center| 12

| align=center| Trần Thị Thanh Thúy

| align=center| {{flagicon|VIE}} Vietnam

style="text-align:center;"

| align=center| 33

| align=center| Daly Santana

| align=center| {{flagicon|PUR}} Puerto Rico

style="text-align:left;"

| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"| 2024

| align=center| 1

| align=center| Natthanicha Jaisaen

| align=center| {{flagicon|THA}} Thailand

style="text-align:center;"

| align=center| 15

| align=center| Thatdao Nuekjang

| align=center| {{flagicon|THA}} Thailand

style="text-align:center;"

| align=center| 22

| align=center| Kashauna Williams

| align=center| {{flagicon|USA}} United States

Team staffs

2024 Edition{{cite web |title=Players - Staff |url=http://www.pfu.fujitsu.com/bluecats/member/|website=PFU BlueCats |accessdate=13 November 2018}}{{cite web |title= Staff |url= https://www.vleague.jp/women/team_detail/275 |website=PFU Blue Cats - V-League Official Site}}

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style= {{Volleyball color cell\|PFUブルーキャッツ}} !Job!!Name!!Country
Representative	Haisuke Manabu	{{JPN}}
General Manager	Futoshi Teramawari	{{JPN}}
Assistant General Manager	Kentaro Kaneko	{{JPN}}
Head Coach	Baba Daitaku	{{JPN}}
Coach	Koji Iwai	{{JPN}}
Trainer	Hiroyuki Watanabe	{{JPN}}
Trainer	Yuki Maezawa	{{JPN}}
Analyst	Toma Sugaya	{{JPN}}
Manager	Aki Nakahara	{{JPN}}
Interpreter	Machiho Tachibana	{{JPN}}
Team Doctor	Taisuke Hasegawa	{{JPN}}