Cheonan Hyundai Capital Skywalkers

Cheonan Hyundai Capital Skywalkers
천안 현대캐피탈 스카이워커스
Full name	Cheonan Hyundai Capital Skywalkers Volleyball Club; 천안 현대캐피탈 스카이워커스 배구단
Founded	1983; 41 years ago
Ground	Yu Gwan-Sun Gymnasium; Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea; (Capacity: 5,482)
Owner	Hyundai Capital
Chairman	Jung Tae-young
Manager	Jin Sun-gi (acting)
Captain	Jeon Kwang-in
League	V-League
2023–24	Regular season: 4th; Postseason: Semi-playoff
Website	Club home page
Uniforms
Home	Away

Cheonan Hyundai Capital Skywalkers is a South Korean professional volleyball team. The team was founded in 1983 and became fully professional in 2005. They are based in Cheonan and are members of the Korea Volleyball Federation (KOVO). Their home arena is Yu Gwan-Sun Gymnasium in Cheonan. They have won the championship four times, in 2006, 2007, 2017, and 2019.

History[edit]

In 1983, the team were established as Hyundai Motor Service Men's Volleyball Team. They had won the Korea Volleyball Super League five times between 1986 and 1995.

In 2002, they were refounded as Hyundai Capital Men's Volleyball team. After the foundation of the professional league in 2005, they won their first championship in the 2005–06 season.

Honours[edit]

Korea Volleyball Super League

Champions (5): 1986, 1987,^[a] 1987,^[b] 1994, 1995

Runners-up (10): 1988, 1990, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004

V-League

Champions (4): 2005–06, 2006–07, 2016–17, 2018–19

Runners-up (8): 2005, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2022–23

KOVO Cup

Winners (4): 2006, 2008, 2010, 2013

Runners-up: 2009

Season-by-season records[edit]

Cheonan Hyundai Capital Skywalkers
Season	Postseason	Regular season
Season	Postseason	Rank	Games	Wins	Loss	Points
2005	Runners-up	1	20	18	2	—
2005–06	Champions	1	35	31	4	—
2006–07	Champions	2	30	24	6	—
2007–08	Runners-up	3	35	24	11	—
2008–09	Runners-up	1	35	28	7	—
2009–10	Runners-up	2	36	26	10	—
2010–11	Playoff	2	30	22	8	—
2011–12	Playoff	3	36	22	14	70
2012–13	Playoff	2	30	18	12	52
2013–14	Runners-up	2	30	21	9	61
2014–15	Did not qualify	5	36	15	21	52
2015–16	Runners-up	1	36	28	8	81
2016–17	Champions	2	36	23	13	68
2017–18	Runners-up	1	36	22	14	70
2018–19	Champions	2	36	25	11	70
2019–20	Cancelled	3	32	19	13	56
2020–21	Did not qualify	6	36	15	21	41
2021–22	Did not qualify	7	36	15	21	43
2022–23	Runners-up	2	36	22	14	67
2023–24	Semi-playoff	4	36	18	18	55

Players[edit]

2022−23 team[edit]

^[1]

Number	Name	Birthdate	Height (cm)	Position
1	Kim Min	(1999-09-17) September 17, 1999 (age 24)	194	Middle blocker
2	Lee Hyeon-seung	(2001-01-02) January 2, 2001 (age 23)	190	Setter
3	Kim Myeong-gwan	(1997-07-08) July 8, 1997 (age 26)	195	Setter
4	Ham Hyeong-jin	(1995-06-25) June 25, 1995 (age 28)	186	Outside hitter
5	Yeo Oh-hyun	(1978-09-02) September 2, 1978 (age 45)	175	Libero
6	Kim Seon-ho	(1999-01-18) January 18, 1999 (age 25)	187	Outside hitter
7	Heo Su-bong	(1998-04-07) April 7, 1998 (age 26)	195	Opposite spiker
8	Song Jun-ho	(1991-06-05) June 5, 1991 (age 32)	192	Outside hitter
9	Park Joo-hyeong	(1987-08-05) August 5, 1987 (age 36)	193	Outside hitter
10	Oreol Camejo	(1986-07-22) July 22, 1986 (age 37)	207	Outside hitter
11	Choi Min-ho	(1988-04-19) April 19, 1988 (age 36)	195	Middle blocker
12	Jeon Kwang-in	(1991-09-18) September 18, 1991 (age 32)	194	Outside hitter
13	Park Kyeong-min	(1999-06-05) June 5, 1999 (age 24)	170	Libero
14	Lee Seung-jun	(2000-11-30) November 30, 2000 (age 23)	195	Outside hitter
15	Moon Sung-min	(1986-09-14) September 14, 1986 (age 37)	198	Opposite spiker
16	Lee Jun-seung	(2002-02-28) February 28, 2002 (age 22)	170	Libero
17	Park Sang-ha	(1986-04-04) April 4, 1986 (age 38)	197	Middle blocker
18	Hong Dong-seon	(2001-05-16) May 16, 2001 (age 22)	198	Outside hitter
19	Lee Won-jung	(1995-04-06) April 6, 1995 (age 29)	189	Setter
20	Lee Jun-hyeob	(2001-04-27) April 27, 2001 (age 22)	186	Setter
24	Go Woo-jin	(2000-04-23) April 23, 2000 (age 23)	189	Opposite spiker
31	Jeong Tae-jun	(2000-03-14) March 14, 2000 (age 24)	198	Middle blocker
56	Lee Si-woo	(1994-04-07) April 7, 1994 (age 30)	188	Outside hitter
71	Song Won-geun	(1997-01-23) January 23, 1997 (age 27)	197	Middle blocker
^[c]	Cha Yeong-seok	(1994-04-17) April 17, 1994 (age 30)	193	Middle blocker

Coach:

Choi Tae-woong

Assistant coaches: Song Byeong-il, Lim Dong-gyu, Yeo Oh-hyeon, Jin Sun-ki, Park Jong-young

Notes[edit]

^ Fourth edition
^ Fifth edition
^ Currently serving a compulsory military service.

References[edit]

^ "플레이어 | Team | SKYWALKERS". skywalkers.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 1 September 2022.

External links[edit]

Official website (in Korean)

[1] Fourth edition

[2] Fifth edition

[mt-4] Currently serving a compulsory military service.

[3] "플레이어 | Team | SKYWALKERS". skywalkers.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 1 September 2022.

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