Established in 1985 making “autonomy” of the players as the team’s motto.
Claiming victory in Kanto Industrial and Commercial Basketball League Division 4 in the same year the team joined, it only took four years to be promoted to division 2 (current W1 league) in Women’s Japan Basketball League (WJBL).
In 1983, Fujitsu named its women’s basketball team “RedWave” with the intention to “become a threat of red wave even to the most formidable opponents” which they did embodied the idea by being promoted to the Women's Japan Basketball League (WJBL) top division (current W league). After making a leap forward to the finals of the All Japan Basketball Tournament (Empress Cup) for the first time since establishment in 2004 and finally taking the first title in 2006, RedWave won third back to back victories until 2008. The team has also achieved its long-held desire to win the first W League title in FY 2007, leading the league in two championships. RedWave has grown into a team that represents W League always ranking in the top by taking second place in 2014 and in 2015.
With the motto “Lively, cheerful, positive, and solid-minded”, the team will continuously deliver aggressive basketball games with high shooting percentage and sense of speed, working together to aim “The Top” in an effort of encouraging and moving their fans.
Furthermore, as “Hometown Sports Promotion Partners” of Kawasaki-city, where they are based in, RedWave will be working in partnership with the city of Kawasaki to support on CSR activities such as hosting basketball “Friendship Classroom (Fureai Kyoshitsu)”, promoting basketball, and enlivening sports as a whole.
March 1985
Fujitsu Kawasaki Gymnasium
4-1-1 Kamikodanaka, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki-shi
YEAR | Results |
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1985 | Established Won the Kanto Industrial and Commercial Basketball League Division 4 (Promoted to division 3) |
1986 | Won the Kanto Industrial and Commercial Basketball League Division 3 (Promoted to division 2) |
1987 | Won the Kanto Industrial and Commercial Basketball League Division 2 (Promoted to division 1) |
1988 | Recruited the first foreign player in the Kanto Industrial and Commercial Basketball Federation Leagues Finished 2nd in the Kanto Industrial and Commercial Basketball League Division 1 (Promoted to WJBL Division 2) |
1989 | Started as a representative sports club Finished 2nd in the 23rd WJBL Division 2 |
1993 | Named its team “RedWave” |
1994 | Finished 2nd in the 28th WJBL Division 2 – First long-sought promotion to WJBL Division 1 |
1995 | Finished in 12th place in the 29th WJBL Division 1 – Relegated to Division 2 |
1996 | Finished 2nd in the 30th WJBL Division 2 – Remained in Division 2 |
1997 | Finished 2nd in the 31st WJBL Division 2 – Re-promoted to WJBL Division 1 |
1998 | Finished in 9th place in the 32nd WJBL Division 1 – Re-relegated to WJBL Division 2 |
1999 | Finished in 4th place in the 1st W1 League (Founded in 1999, WJBL Division 1 change its name to W League and WJBL Division 2 to W1 League) |
2000 | Finished in 2nd place in the 2nd W1 League |
2001 | Won the 3rd W1 League – Promoted to W League |
2002 | Finished in 5th place in the 4th W League |
2003 | Finished in 3rd place in the 5th W League Finished 2nd in All Japan Basketball Tournament (Empress Cup) |
2004 | Finished in 5th place in the 6th W League Finished 2nd in All Japan Basketball Tournament (Empress Cup) |
2005 | Finished in 3rd place in the 7th W League Won the title in All Japan Basketball Tournament (Empress Cup) |
2006 | Finished in 2nd place in the 8th W League Won the second straight victory in All Japan Basketball Tournament (Empress Cup) |
2007 | Won the first title in the 9th W League Won the third straight victory in All Japan Basketball Tournament (Empress Cup) |
2008 | Finished in 4th place in the 10th W League Finished 2nd in All Japan Basketball Tournament (Empress Cup) |
2009 | Finished in 3rd place in the 11th W League Finished 3rd in All Japan Basketball Tournament (Empress Cup) |
2010 | Finished in 4th place in the 12th W League Finished 2nd in All Japan Basketball Tournament (Empress Cup) |
2011 | Finished in 4th place in the 13th W League Reached the final eight in All Japan Basketball Tournament (Empress Cup) |
2012 | Finished in 3rd place in the 14th W League Finished 3rd in All Japan Basketball Tournament (Empress Cup) |
2013 | Finished in 4th place in the 15th W League Finished 3rd in All Japan Basketball Tournament (Empress Cup) |
2014 | Finished in 2nd place in the 16th W League Finished 3rd in All Japan Basketball Tournament (Empress Cup) |
2015 | Finished in 2nd place in the 17th W League Finished 3rd in All Japan Basketball Tournament (Empress Cup) |
2016 | Two players participated in Rio 2016 Summer Olympics – Finished in 8th place after advancing to the final round in Olympic Basketball Tournament for Women Finished in 5th place in the 18th W League Finished 2nd in All Japan Basketball Tournament (Empress Cup) |
2017年 | Finished in 5th place in the 19th W League Finished 3rd in Empress Cup |
2018年 | Finished in 7th place in the 20th W League Finished 3rd in Empress Cup |