Arena/Stadium Yoo Gwan-Soon Gymnasium | Nickname Sky Walkers Chairman Jung Tae-young Founded 1983 | |
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Cheonan Hyundai Capital Skywalkers is a Korean professional volleyball team. It was founded in 1983 and changed to a professional team in 2005. They are based in Cheonan and are members of the Korea Volleyball Federation (KOVO). Their home stadium is Yu Gwan-Sun Gymnasium in Cheonan. Sean Rooney of the United States men's national volleyball team, who had won the gold medal at the Beijing Olympics in 2008, was a member of this team for two years. They have won the championship twice, in the 2006 and 2007 season.
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History
In 1983, the team were established as Hyundai Motor Service Men's Volleyball Team. They had won the winter league five times, and tens of other amateur leagues, before the professional series started in 2005.
In 2002, they were refounded as Hyundai Capital Men's Volleyball team, but they had to stay the second place because Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Volleyball team row over so that had won the winter league for straight nine years. After the foundation of the professional league, they won the series in 2005. Finally, Sean Rooney joined them, and contributed to their championships in 2006 and 2007.
In 2008, they signed former Penn State player Matt Anderson and made him one of the first players to forgo his senior year in the NCAA to go pro.
Honours
V-League
KOVO Cup
International Korea, China, Japan Volleyball Club Competition
Current squad
As of 7 February 2017Notable player
