Astemo Rivale Ibaraki

• It was founded in November 1980 as Hitachi Sawa Rivale. • It was promoted to the V.League in 1998. • In April 2009, it lost the V.challenge match, so it was demoted to the V.challenge League for the next season. • In April 2010, the team name was changed to Hitachi Rivale. • In April 2013, It was re-promoted to V. Premier League after beating Denso Airybees. ==Honours==

;V.Premier League • Runners-up (1): 2016 ;Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship • Runners-up (1): 2006 ==League results==

2025-2026 Squad as of November 2025 • Head coach: Noboru Aihara ==Former players==

Domestic Players ; • Yuki Sugawara Tanaka (2006-2008) • Akiko Ino (2005-2007) • Keiko Kuroha (2005–2009) • Megumi Itabashi (2003–2009) • Mariko Futakawa (2007–2009) • Ayano Inishi (2006–2009) • Kaori Iida (1998–2009) • Miki Shimada (2006–2009) • Narumi Takashima (2007–2009) • Saori Ishida (2007–2009) • Makoto Matsuura (2009–2010) • Sae Ishida (2008-2015) • Akari Fujisaki (2007-2010) • Yurie Yamamoto (2009-2010) • Ai Yoshida (2008-2011) • Airi Kawahara (2009-2011) • Kaori Nakamura (2007-2011) • Kotomi Tosaki (2008-2011) • Midori Miyakozawa (2001–2006, 2011–2012) • Asako Tajimi (2011–2012) • Momoka Minami (2011–14) • Yukiko Ebata (2007–14) • Yukino Nagamatsu (2011–2014) • Saori Takahashi (2011–2014) • Marie Wada (2013–2015) • Arisa Satō (2012–2018) • Megumi Kurihara (2014–2018) • Mami Uchiseto (2013–2017) • Kana Shimohira (2016–2018) • Kaori Mabashi (2016-2019) Transfer to Kurobe AquaFairies • Moemi Toi (2006-2019)[https://www.vleague.jp/ext/userfiles_2018/0605isekikouji_all%20women.pdf • Hisae Watanabe (ja) (2013–2020) • Sakura Doi (2016–2020) • Yuka Onodera (2015–2021) • Uran Horii (2017–2021) • Miyu Kubota (ja) (2017–2021) • Maiha Haga (2015–2021) • Miya Sato (2011–2021) Foreign Players ; • Laura Heyrman (2018-2019) ; • Sidarka Núñez (2008–2009) ; • Francien Huurman(2011–2012) ; • Thatdao Nuekjang (2023-2024) ; • Brionne Butler (2024-) • Cursty Le Roux (2016-2018) • Lauren Paolini (2013-2017) • Mackenzie May (2024-) == References ==