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