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 Kantō Soccer League Division 1, the amateur league of the country, correspondent to Japan's 5th-tier league. Their team colors are grey and navy after the colors of Ryutsu Keizai University, the institution they are affiliated with as satellite team.

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 Hiroyuki Suzuki
LeagueKantō Soccer League Div. 1
20229th of 10
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.

In 2019, RKU Dragons Ryugasaki were relegated to the Japanese Regional Leagues from 2020, after a 5-year stint at JFL.

Squad

Updated to September 24th, 2022.[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 Sotaro Tsuruta
2 DF  JPN Shawn Ogbagu
3 DF  JPN Soshi Koda
4 DF  JPN Takumu Ito
5 DF  JPN Riku Tamura
6 MF  JPN Rio Maeda
7 MF  JPN Koshi Yagi
8 FW  JPN Taiga Shimasaki
9 FW  JPN Masaaki Hirose
10 FW  JPN Kotaro Yamamoto
11 MF  JPN Yuma Serita
12 DF  JPN Yuto Seki
13 MF  JPN Riku Nonaka
14 MF  JPN Musashi Watarai
15 FW  JPN Kota Yoshida
16 DF  JPN Shinichiro Ochiai
17 DF  JPN Reku Ota
18 FW  JPN Shintoku Kuniyoshi
19 FW  JPN Ritsuki Uemoto
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW  JPN Kohei Hosono
21 GK  JPN Tsubasa Aoki
22 GK  JPN Atsushi Nakamura
23 MF  JPN Genki Hirano
24 DF  JPN Kaito Tamaki
25 MF  JPN Asahi Horiuchi
26 DF  JPN Hiroki Yokota
27 MF  JPN Kaisei Ogame
28 DF  JPN Fuga Suzuki
29 MF  JPN Akira Sato
30 DF  JPN Ryunoshin Yamashita
32 DF  JPN Miki Maruoka
33 DF  KOR Jeon Byeong-geon
34 MF  JPN Makito Onoshita
35 FW  KOR Kim Min-yong
36 MF  JPN Kei Mori
37 DF  JPN Mikiya Fukada
38 FW  JPN Kazuki Sudo

Honours
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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