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| Founded | 1951 |
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| Ground | Panasonic Arena(Capacity: 2,500) |
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| League | SV.League |
| 2024–25 | 3rd place |
| Website | Club home page |
Osaka Bluteon (大阪ブルテオン, Ōsaka Buruteon) is a men's volleyball team based in Hirakata City, Osaka, Japan. It plays in SV.League. The club was founded in 1951.[2] It is owned by the Panasonic Corporation.
Osaka Bluteon was established as a volleyball club for Matsushita Electric Industrial (now Panasonic) in 1951 and from 1992 to 2024 was known as the Panasonic Panthers.[3]
The club would become one of the participating teams of the inaugural 2024–25 season of the SV.League. It adopted its current name and branding in June 2024 ahead of their participation in the new league.[4]
updated : 25 August 2025[5]
| Team roster – season 2025/26 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Player name | Date of birth | Position | |||
| 1 | (1986-08-11) August 11, 1986 | Opposite | ||||
| 3 | (1999-03-07) March 7, 1999 | Setter | ||||
| 4 | (2002-06-14) June 14, 2002 | Middle Blocker | ||||
| 5 | (1997-06-20) June 20, 1997 | Outside Hitter | ||||
| 6 | (1994-05-22) May 22, 1994 | Setter[6] | ||||
| 8 | (1997-11-21) November 21, 1997 | Outside Hitter | ||||
| 9 | (2000-08-26) August 26, 2000 | Middle Blocker | ||||
| 10 | (1993-11-30) November 30, 1993 | Middle Blocker | ||||
| 11 | (2000-01-30) January 30, 2000 | Opposite | ||||
| 13 | (1994-11-05) November 5, 1994 | Libero | ||||
| 15 | (2003-09-25) September 25, 2003 | Outside Hitter | ||||
| 16 | (2001-11-15) November 15, 2001 | Libero | ||||
| 18 | (2003-03-04) March 4, 2003 | Outside Hitter | ||||
| 19 | (2000-04-14) April 14, 2000 | Middle Blocker | ||||
| 22 | (1997-10-10) October 10, 1997 | Outside Hitter | ||||
| 23 | (2000-08-18) August 18, 2000 | Middle Blocker | ||||
| 81 | (1997-03-25) March 25, 1997 | Outside Hitter | ||||
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| Team roster – season 2023/2024 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Player name | Date of birth | Position | |||
| 1 | (1986-08-11) August 11, 1986 | Opposite | ||||
| 2 | (1990-06-01) June 1, 1990 | Setter | ||||
| 3 | (1999-03-07) March 7, 1999 | Setter | ||||
| 6 | (1993-09-04) September 4, 1993 | Outside Hitter | ||||
| 7 | (2000-11-02) November 2, 2000 | Outside Hitter | ||||
| 8 | (1997-11-21) November 21, 1997 | Outside Hitter | ||||
| 10 | (1993-11-30) November 30, 1993 | Middle Blocker | ||||
| 11 | (2000-01-30) January 30, 2000 | Opposite | ||||
| 12 | (1999-11-11) November 11, 1999 | Libero | ||||
| 13 | (1994-11-05) November 5, 1994 | Libero | ||||
| 15 | (2000-11-05) November 5, 2000 | Outside Hitter | ||||
| 17 | (1985-07-11) July 11, 1985 | Libero | ||||
| 18 | (2003-03-04) March 4, 2003 | Outside Hitter | ||||
| 19 | (2000-04-14) April 14, 2000 | Middle Blocker | ||||
| 20 | (1991-08-10) August 10, 1991 | Setter | ||||
| 21 | (1994-07-24) July 24, 1994 | Middle Blocker | ||||
| 22 | (1992-11-16) November 16, 1992 | Middle Blocker | ||||
| 23 | (2000-08-18) August 18, 2000 | Middle Blocker | ||||
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Champion Runner-up
| League | Position | Teams | Matches | Win | Lose | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V.League | 1st (1994–95) | 7th | 8 | 21 | 10 | 11 |
| 2nd (1995–96) | 6th | 8 | 21 | 10 | 11 | |
| 3rd (1996–97) | 5th | 8 | 21 | 10 | 11 | |
| 4th (1997–98) | 3rd | 8 | 21 | 14 | 7 | |
| 5th (1998–99) | 4th | 10 | 18 | 17 | 1 | |
| 6th (1999-00) | 6th | 10 | 18 | 9 | 9 | |
| 7th (2000–01) | 6th | 10 | 18 | 9 | 9 | |
| 8th (2001–02) | 6th | 10 | 18 | 9 | 9 | |
| 9th (2002–03) | 3rd | 8 | 21 | 13 | 8 | |
| 10th (2003–04) | 3rd | 8 | 21 | 12 | 9 | |
| 11th (2004–05) | 4th | 8 | 28 | 15 | 13 | |
| 12th (2005–06) | 5th | 8 | 28 | 16 | 12 | |
| V・Premier | 2006–07 | 3rd | 8 | 28 | 17 | 11 |
| 2007–08 | Champion | 8 | 28 | 19 | 9 | |
| 2008–09 | 3rd | 8 | 28 | 15 | 13 | |
| 2009–10 | Champion | 8 | 28 | 20 | 4 | |
| 2010–11 | 4th | 8 | 24 | 14 | 10 | |
| 2011–12 | Champion | 8 | 21 | 17 | 4 | |
| 2012–13 | Runner-Up | 8 | 28 | 20 | 8 | |
| 2013–14 | Champion | 8 | 28 | 21 | 7 | |
| 2014–15 | 6th | 8 | 21 | 13 | 8 | |
| 2015–16 | Runner-up | 8 | 30 | 16 | 14 | |
| 2016–17 | 5th | 8 | 26 | 15 | 11 | |
| 2017–18 | Champion | 8 | 28 | 23 | 5 | |
| V.League Division 1 | ||||||
| 2018–19 | Champion | 10 | 34 | 28 | 6 | |
| 2019–20 | Runner-up | 10 | 28 | 24 | 4 | |
| 2020–21 | Runner-up | 10 | 41 | 33 | 8 | |
| 2021–22 | 3rd | 10 | 36 | 25 | 11 | |
| 2022–23 | 3rd | 10 | 39 | 25 | 14 | |
| 2023–24 | Runner-up | 10 | 38 | 33 | 5 | |
| SV.League | 2024–25 | 3rd | 10 | 46 | 37 | 9 |