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