Osaka Bluteon

is a men's volleyball team based in Hirakata City, Osaka, Japan. It plays in SV.League. The club was founded in 1951. It is owned by the Panasonic Corporation.

History

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.

The club participated in 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.

Names

• Panasonic Panthers (1992–2024)
• Osaka Bluteon (2024–)

Team

Current roster

updated : 25 August 2025

Former roster

Honours

Japan Volleyball League/V.League/V.Premier League

• Champions (×6): 1971–72, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2018–19
• Runners-up (×7): 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1972–73, 2012–13, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2023–24
• Third place (×1) :2022-23

Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Tournament

• Champions (×9): 1964, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1981, 1998, 2009, 2014
• Runners-up (×1): 2024

Emperor's Cup

• Champions (×3): 2011, 2012, 2023
• Runner-up (×1): 2008

Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship

• Runner-up (×2): 2019, 2025
• Third place (×1) : 2010

FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship

• Runner-up (×1): 2025

Notable players

• Takahiro Yamamoto (2001–2013)
• Tatsuya Fukuzawa (2008–2014 and 2016–2019)
• Kunihiro Shimizu (2008–present)
• Akihiro Yamauchi (2016–present)
• Yuji Nishida (2023–present)

• Nalbert Bitencourt (2002–2004)
• Luiz Felipe Fonteles (2007–2008)
• Dante Amaral (2013–2014 and 2015–2016)
• Thiago Alves (2011–2012 and 2014–2015)

• Antoine Brizard (2025–)

• Michał Kubiak (2016–2023)

• Miguel Ángel López (2024–present)

• Thomas Jaeschke (2023–2025)

• Peng Shikun (2025–present)

League results

Champion   Runner-up

References

External links

• Official Website