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| Founded | 1951 |
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| Ground | Panasonic Arena (Capacity: 2,500) |
| Head Coach |  Tuomas Sammelvuo |
| Captain |  Yuji Nishida[1] |
| 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'svolleyball team based inHirakata City, Osaka,Japan. It plays inSV.League. The club was founded in 1951.[2] It is owned by thePanasonic Corporation.
Osaka Bluteon was established as a volleyball club forMatsushita Electric Industrial (nowPanasonic) 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 theSV.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 | ||||||
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| No. | Player name | Date of birth | Position | |||
| 1 | Kunihiro Shimizu | (1986-08-11)August 11, 1986 (age 39) | Opposite | |||
| 3 | Shunsuke Nakamura | (1999-03-07)March 7, 1999 (age 26) | Setter | |||
| 4 | Kotaro Kaneta | (2002-06-14)June 14, 2002 (age 23) | Middle Blocker | |||
| 5 | Shoma Tomita | (1997-06-20)June 20, 1997 (age 28) | Outside Hitter | |||
| 6 |  Antoine Brizard | (1994-05-22)May 22, 1994 (age 31) | Setter[6] | |||
| 8 | Kenyu Nakamoto | (1997-11-21)November 21, 1997 (age 28) | Outside Hitter | |||
| 9 |  Peng Shikun | (2000-08-26)August 26, 2000 (age 25) | Middle Blocker | |||
| 10 | Akihiro Yamauchi | (1993-11-30)November 30, 1993 (age 32) | Middle Blocker | |||
| 11 | Yuji Nishida (c) | (2000-01-30)January 30, 2000 (age 26) | Opposite | |||
| 13 | Tomohiro Yamamoto | (1994-11-05)November 5, 1994 (age 31) | Libero | |||
| 15 | Masato Kai | (2003-09-25)September 25, 2003 (age 22) | Outside Hitter | |||
| 16 | Kotaro Ikeshiro | (2001-11-15)November 15, 2001 (age 24) | Libero | |||
| 18 | Hiroto Nishiyama | (2003-03-04)March 4, 2003 (age 22) | Outside Hitter | |||
| 19 | Keitaro Nishikawa | (2000-04-14)April 14, 2000 (age 25) | Middle Blocker | |||
| 22 |  Bryan Bagunas | (1997-10-10)October 10, 1997 (age 28) | Outside Hitter | |||
| 23 | Larry Evbade-Dan | (2000-08-18)August 18, 2000 (age 25) | Middle Blocker | |||
| 81 |  Miguel Ángel López | (1997-03-25)March 25, 1997 (age 28) | Outside Hitter | |||
| Head coach:Tuomas Sammelvuo[7] | ||||||
| Team roster – season 2023/2024 | ||||||
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| No. | Player name | Date of birth | Position | |||
| 1 | Kunihiro Shimizu | (1986-08-11)August 11, 1986 (age 39) | Opposite | |||
| 2 | Hideomi Fukatsu | (1990-06-01)June 1, 1990 (age 35) | Setter | |||
| 3 | Shunsuke Nakamura | (1999-03-07)March 7, 1999 (age 26) | Setter | |||
| 6 |  Thomas Jaeschke | (1993-09-04)September 4, 1993 (age 32) | Outside Hitter | |||
| 7 | Yuga Tarumi | (2000-11-02)November 2, 2000 (age 25) | Outside Hitter | |||
| 8 | Kenyu Nakamoto | (1997-11-21)November 21, 1997 (age 28) | Outside Hitter | |||
| 10 | Akihiro Yamauchi (c) | (1993-11-30)November 30, 1993 (age 32) | Middle Blocker | |||
| 11 | Yuji Nishida | (2000-01-30)January 30, 2000 (age 26) | Opposite | |||
| 12 | Tomotake Ito | (1999-11-11)November 11, 1999 (age 26) | Libero | |||
| 13 | Tomohiro Yamamoto | (1994-11-05)November 5, 1994 (age 31) | Libero | |||
| 15 | Tatsunori Otsuka | (2000-11-05)November 5, 2000 (age 25) | Outside Hitter | |||
| 17 | Takeshi Nagano | (1985-07-11)July 11, 1985 (age 40) | Libero | |||
| 18 | Hiroto Nishiyama | (2003-03-04)March 4, 2003 (age 22) | Outside Hitter | |||
| 19 | Keitaro Nishikawa | (2000-04-14)April 14, 2000 (age 25) | Middle Blocker | |||
| 20 | Takahiro Shin [ja] | (1991-08-10)August 10, 1991 (age 34) | Setter | |||
| 21 | Yasunari Kodama | (1994-07-24)July 24, 1994 (age 31) | Middle Blocker | |||
| 22 | Yuichiro Komiya | (1992-11-16)November 16, 1992 (age 33) | Middle Blocker | |||
| 23 | Larry Evbade-Dan | (2000-08-18)August 18, 2000 (age 25) | Middle Blocker | |||
| Head coach:Laurent Tillie | ||||||
(×6): 1971–72, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2013–14,2018–19
(×7): 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1972–73, 2012–13,2019–20,2020–21,2023–24
(×1) :2022-23(×9): 1964, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1981, 1998, 2009, 2014(×1): 2024[8]
(×3): 2011, 2012, 2023[9]
(×1): 2008(×1):2025Champion Runner-up
| League | Position | Teams | Matches | Win | Lose | |
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| 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 |
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