Ryutsu Keizai Dragons Ryugasaki

Ryutsu Keizai Dragons Ryugasaki (流通経済大学ドラゴンズ龍ヶ崎, Ryūtū Keizai Doragonsu Ryūgasaki) are a Japanese football club based in Ryūgasaki, Ibaraki Prefecture. They played in the Japan Football League, the top amateur league of the country. Their team colors are grey and navy after the colors of Ryutsu Keizai University. For the 2020 season they were relegated back to Kansai Soccer League Division One after finishing bottom of the JFL in the 2019 season.

Not to be confused with Ryutsu Keizai University FC.

Ryutsu Keizai Dragons Ryugasaki
流通経済大学ドラゴンズ龍ヶ崎
Full nameRyutsu Keizai Dragons Ryugasaki
Nickname(s)Dragons
Founded2001
GroundRyugasaki Athletic Stadium
Ryūgasaki, Ibaraki
Capacity2,162
Manager Tadashiki Ohira
LeagueJapan Football League
201815th
WebsiteClub website

History

Founded in 2001 as Ryugasaki FC, they began to play in the lower levels of Ibaraki Prefecture Leagues. Despite being formed as an independent NPO, the club largely consisted of student players from Ryutsu Keizai University, and served as farm team of Ryutsu Keizai University who were at the time playing in Kanto University League and were admitted to JFL in 2005.

In 2003, the club changed its name to Club Dragons (クラブ・ドラゴンズ). In 2005 they won promotion to Kantō Soccer League Division 2, immediately championed it and since 2006 played in Kantō League D1. They were relegated twice, in 2010 and 2013, both times spending only a single season in D2.

In 2014 Dragons reached the final of Shakaijin Cup and received a spot in Regional League promotion series despite the fact they spent 2014 season in the second division of Kantō League. They finished third in the promotion tournament, and on 10 December were officially promoted to 2015 Japan Football League.[1] Along with the promotion, the club decided to change their name to Ryutsu Keizai Dragons Ryugasaki starting from 2015.

Squad

Updated to June 30th, 2019.[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 GK Masaya Hano
2 MF Jo Kurosawa
3 DF Shungo Hamano
4 DF Rio Sakuma
5 DF Takatora Kondo
6 DF Kaoru Sato
7 MF Kazuki Togashi
8 MF Tsubasa Haraoka
9 FW Chihiro Kato
10 FW Yuki Okazaki
11 MF Kazuki Tominaga
12 DF Yuto Okada
13 MF Genya Sekino
14 MF Eiki Sonoyama
15 DF Kaito Kawakami
16 MF Tatsuo Takanashi
17 FW Ryuto Ito
18 FW Makoto Saeda
No. Position Player
19 DF Yutaro Fujihara
20 MF Kaisho Hirane
21 GK Wei Minzhe
22 GK Toya Hojo
23 DF Tetsuo Wada
24 DF Kaito Suzuki
25 MF Yuki Todoroki
26 MF Genta Matsui
27 MF Shogo Maekawa
28 DF Ren Suzuki
29 MF Shion Sato
30 DF Katsuto Nishiyama
31 GK Takeru Hasegawa
32 DF Rei Ieizumi
33 MF Yusuke Kasuya
34 FW Koki Itakura
35 FW Shunki Sakuma
36 FW Tomoki Mitajiri

Honors
Champions (1): 2007
Apertura Champions (1): 2016

References
  1. "お知らせ「第１７回日本フットボールリーグ新入会チーム決定！」" [Announcement on teams participating in 17th JFL]. Japan Football League. 10 December 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  2. "選手・スタッフ紹介". rku-fc.jp. Retrieved 30 June 2019.


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