Brand Story

 Blue, like the endless sky, symbolizes infinite possibilities. With the supreme goal of becoming the best club in the world, we will leap to a new stage OSAKA BLUTEON with the will of

 We will challenge with one heart and never give up. We will join hands with our fans and friends in the community to make our great dream come true. OSAKA BLUTEON will open up new possibilities in volleyball and fill people all over Japan and the world with unlimited excitement and inspiration.

 Emblem

OSAKA BLUTEON Logo
  •  BLUE SKY & OCEAN (CONNECTION) The sky and the sea become one and move toward unlimited possibilities
  •  LIMITLESS POSSIBILITY (TIMELESS) Time-bound forms, unlimited possibilities
  •  BEACON OF HOPE (PASSION) The blue light of hope deepens the interaction between fans and players, leading to a new history

 Mission

 ALWAYS TO THE TOP, ALL WAYS TOGETHER Always to the top, all the way together.

 Vision

 Sharing the joy of victory with the most diverse fan base in the SV. League, the Asian Club Volleyball Championship and the Club World Championship.

 Values

 Brave
 To be brave in everything we do with creativity and innovation
 Leading
 To lead the world of volleyball respecting everyone involved
 United
 To foster close connections with fans and community members
 Energetic
 To inspire the strength to look forward to all our supporters

 2024-25 Season Uniform

1st Uniform (Home uniform)

 Front side of home uniform  Back side of Home uniform

2nd uniform (Away uniform)

 Away uniform front side  Away uniform back side

Tournament Participation and Results

SV.LEAGUE/ V-League/
V-Premier League/ Japan League

 Photo: Group photo of the 2018 winners

2018 Winner

45 appearances

Winner 7 times
1971, 2007, 2009, 2011,
2013, 2017, 2018

Runner-up 10 times
1967, 1968, 1969, 1970,
1972, 2012, 2015, 2019,
2020, 2023

Emperor's Cup All Japan Volleyball Tournament

 Photo: Group photo of the 2023 winners

2023: Champion

17 appearances

Five first-place finishes
2009, 2011, 2012, 2017,
2023

Runner-up 4 times
2008, 2014, 2020, 2024

Black Eagle Flag All Japan Championships

 Photo: Black Eagle Flag Tournament

2018 Winner

Appearances 70 times

13 times winner
1964, 1966, 1968, 1969,
1973, 1981, 1998, 2008,
2009, 2010, 2012, 2014,
2018

Runner-up 14 times
1957, 1958, 1962, 1965,
1967, 1970, 1971, 1995,
1997, 2000, 2013, 2017,
2019, 2024

Asia Club Championships /
AVC MEN'S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

 Photo: Group photo of the 2025 runner-up in the Asian Club Championships

4 appearances
2010 (3rd place), 2015, 2019 (runner-up), 2025 (runner-up)

Other competitions

World Club Championships
  • Participated 1 time 2013
JAPAN VOLLEYBALL ASIA TOUR
  • Participated twice 2023, 2024
KOVO Cup
  • Participated 1 time Year 2023

Outline

Team Name OSAKA BLUTEON BLUTEON (English: OSAKA BLUTEON)
Member Organization Japan Volleyball Association
Public Interest Incorporated Association SV League
Year Established 1951
Home Base Panasonic Arena, 2-10 Kikuoka Minami-cho, Hirakata, Osaka, Japan
Manager Tuomas Sammelvuo
Title
  • Japan League/V Premier League/V League/SV.LEAGUE (champion 7 times, runner-up 10 times)
  • Emperor's Cup (champion 5 times, runner-up 4 times)
  • Black Eagle Flag (champion 13 times, runner-up 14 times)

Establishment/History

Fiscal year  
1951 Inauguration of Volleyball Club
1956 Won the All-Japan Men's Overall Championship Tournament (first time)
1960 Won the first 6-man volleyball tournament in Japan
1964
  • Teruhisa Moriyama participated in the Tokyo Olympics, winning a bronze medal.
  • First time in the history of volleyball in Japan to sweep the four major titles (Inter-City Tournament, All-Japan Overall, National Athletic Meet, All-Japan Businessmen)
1968
  • Kenji Kimura participates in the Mexico Olympics and wins a silver medal.
  • Won the 3rd Inter-City Volleyball Tournament championship on the 50th anniversary of the founding of Matsushita Electric Industrial Company.
1971 Won the 5th Japan League championship (first time)
1972 Won gold medal at Munich Olympics with Kenji Kimura, Yasuhiro Noguchi, and Tadayoshi Yokota participating
Year 1992 Renamed team "Matsushita Panasonic Panthers
Year 1998 Won the 47th Black Eagle Flag All-Japan Championship (7th time in 17 years)
Year 2006 Renamed team "Panasonic Panthers
Year 2007 2007/08 Won the V. Premier League championship (for the first time) (2nd time in 36 years since the league was established)
Year 2008
  • Won the 57th Black Eagle Flag All-Japan Men's and Women's Volleyball Tournament (8th time in 10 years)
  • Second place in the 2008 Emperor's and Empress's Cup All Japan Volleyball Tournament (9th time)
  • Participated in the 29th Olympic Games (Beijing, 2008) Yamamoto, Usami, Shimizu, and Fukuzawa
Year 2009
  • 58th Kuroshwagi-ki All Japan Men's and Women's Volleyball Tournament champion (9th time in two consecutive years)
  • World Grand Champions Cup 2009 (Grachan Volleyball 2009)
    - Daisuke Usami, Yusuke Nitta, Kunihiro Shimizu, and Tatsuya Fukuzawa participated, winning bronze medals
    - Won medals at four major tournaments (first in 32 years)
  • 2009 Emperor's and Empress's Cup All Japan Volleyball Tournament Winner (4th time in 11 years)
  • 2009/10 Won the V. Premier League championship (3rd time in 2 years)
  •  Group photo at the championship 1
  •  Group photo at the championship 2
Year 2010
  • Won the 59th Black Eagle Flag All-Japan Men's and Women's Volleyball Tournament (for the 10th time in 3 consecutive years)
  • Won the first triple crown in the history of Japanese volleyball (2009/10 season: Emperor's Cup, V. Premier League, Black Eagle Flag)
  • 2010 Asian Club Men's Championships, represented Japan, 3rd place
Year 2011
  • 2011 Emperor's and Empress's Cup All Japan Volleyball Championship Winner (5th time in 2 years)
  • 2011/12 V. Premier League champion (4th time in 2 years)
  •  Group photo at the championship 1
  •  Group photo at the championship 2
Year 2012
  • Won the 61st Kuroshwagi-ki All Japan Men's and Women's Volleyball Tournament (11th time in 2 years)
  • Became the first team in the history of volleyball in Japan to win the Triple Crown for the second time (2011/12 season: Emperor's Cup, V. Premier League, Black Eagle Flag)
  • 2012/13 Won the Emperor's and Empress's Cup All Japan Volleyball Tournament (6th time in 2 consecutive years)
  • 2012/13 V. Premier League runner-up (6th time)
  •  Group photo at the championship 1
  •  Group photo at the championship 2
2013
  • 62nd Kuroshi-ki All Japan Men's and Women's Volleyball Tournament Second place (11th time)
  • Participated in the World Club Championships 2013 as an invited team
  • 2013 Emperor's and Empress's Cup All Japan Volleyball Tournament Best 4
  • 2013/14 V. Premier League champion (5th time)
  •  Group photo at the championship 1
2014
  • 63rd Kuroshwagi-ki All Japan Men's and Women's Volleyball Tournament Winner (12th time in 2 years)
  • 2014 Emperor's and Empress's Cup All Japan Volleyball Championship Second place (10th time)
  •  Group photo at the championship 1
2015
  • 2015 Asian Club Men's Championships, represented Japan
  • 2015 Emperor's and Empress's Cup All Japan Volleyball Championship, Best 8
  • 2015/16 V. Premier League Second place (7th time)
2016 2008 Emperor's and Empress's Cup All Japan Volleyball Tournament Best 8
2017
  • 66th Kuroshwagi-ki All Japan Men's and Women's Volleyball Tournament Second place (12th time)
  • 2017/19 Emperor and Empress Cup All Japan Volleyball Championship Tournament Champion (7th time in 5 years)
  • 2017/18 V. Premier League champion (6th time in 4 years)
  •  Group photo at the championship 1
2018
  • Won the 67th Kuroshwagi-ki All Japan Men's and Women's Volleyball Tournament (13th time)
  • First team in Japan volleyball history to win the Triple Crown for the third time (2017/18 season: Emperor's Cup, V. Premier League, Black Eagle Flag)
  • 2018/19 V.LEAGUE Division 1 Champion (7th time in 2 consecutive years)
  •  Group photo at the championship 1
2019
  • 2019 Asian Club Men's Championship Second place
  • 68th Kuroshwagi-ki All-Japan Men's and Women's Volleyball Tournament Second place (13th time)
  • 2019-2020 V.LEAUGE Division1 Second place (8th time)
  • World Cup 2019 4th place Shimizu, Fukatsu, Otake, Fukuzawa, Yamauchi, Kuhara players participated
Year 2020
  • 2020-2021 V.LEAGUE Division1 Second place (9th)
  • 2020 Emperor's and Empress's Cup All Japan Volleyball Championship Second place (11th time)
Year 2021
  • 32nd Olympic Games (2020/Tokyo) 7th Kunihiro Shimizu, Akihiro Yamauchi participated
  • 2021-2022 V.LEAGUE Division1 3rd place
  • 2021 Emperor's and Empress's Cup All Japan Volleyball Tournament, Best 8
Year 2022
  • 2022-2023 V.LEAGUE Division1 3rd place
  • 2022-2023 V.LEAGUE Division1 3rd place 2022-2023 V.LEAGUE Division1 3rd place 2022-2023 V.LEAGUE Division1 3rd place 2022-2023
  • 70th Kurowashi-ki All Japan Men's and Women's Volleyball Tournament, Best 4
Year 2023
  • 2023 Emperor's and Empress's Cup All Japan Volleyball Tournament, champion (5th time)
  • JAPAN VOLLEYBALL ASIA TOUR IN THAILAND 3rd place
  • 2023-2024 V.LEAGUE Division1 Second place (10th time)
  • 71st Kurowashi-ki All Japan Men's and Women's Volleyball Tournament Best 4
  •  Group photo at the Emperor's Cup championship
Year 2024
  • Second place in the 72nd Black Swash Flag All-Japan Men's/Women's Volleyball Tournament
  • Club name changed to " OSAKA BLUTEON
  • 2024 Emperor's and Empress's Cup All-Japan Championship Tournament, second place (12th)
  • 33rd Olympic Games (Paris, 2024) 7th place
  • Akihiro Yamauchi, Tomohiro Yamamoto, Yuji Nishida, Tatsunori Otsuka, Shoma Tomita (reserve)
  • JAPAN VOLLEYBALL ASIA TOUR IN THAILAND Winner
Year 2025
  • 2024-25 Daido Life SV.LEAGUE 3rd place in the final ranking of the year (regular season champion)
  • AVC MEN'S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE JAPAN 2025 Second place
  •  Group photo at the time of AVC MEN'S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE JAPAN 2025 runner-up