Ryutsu Keizai Dragons Ryugasaki
| Full name | Ryutsu Keizai Dragons Ryugasaki | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Dragons | ||
| Founded | 2001 | ||
| Ground | Ryugasaki Athletic Stadium Ryūgasaki, Ibaraki | ||
| Capacity | 2,162 | ||
| Manager | Hiroyuki Suzuki | ||
| League | Kantō Soccer League Div. 1 | ||
| 2024 | Div. 2, 1st of 10 (Champions and Promoted) | ||
| Website | www | ||
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Ryutsu Keizai Dragons Ryugasaki (流通経済大学ドラゴンズ龍ヶ崎, Ryūtsū Keizai Doragonsu Ryūgasaki) also known as RKD Ryūgasaki are a Japanese football club based in Ryūgasaki, Ibaraki Prefecture. They currently compete in the Kantō Soccer League Division 1, an amateur league in the country that corresponds to Japan's 5th-tier league.. Their team colours are grey and navy after the colours of Ryutsu Keizai University, the institution they are affiliated with as satellite team.
History
Founded in 2001 as Ryugasaki FC, the team started competing in the lower divisions of the Ibaraki Prefecture Leagues. Although established as an independent NPO, the club was mainly made up of student players from Ryutsu Keizai University and acted as a farm team for Ryutsu Keizai University, which at the time played in the Kanto University League and joined the JFL in 2005.
In 2003, the club renamed itself Club Dragons (クラブ・ドラゴンズ). In 2005, they earned promotion to the Kantō Soccer League Division 2, won the championship right away, and have been competing in Kantō League D1 since 2006. They were relegated twice, in 2010 and 2013, but both times spent only one season in Division 2 before bouncing back..
In 2014, the Dragons made it to the final of the Shakaijin Cup, earning a spot in the Regional League promotion series , even though they had played the season in the second division of the Kantō League. They secured third place in the promotion tournament and were officially promoted to the 2015 Japan Football League.[1] With their promotion, the club decided to rename themselves Ryutsu Keizai Dragons Ryugasaki starting in 2015.
In 2019, RKU Dragons Ryugasaki were relegated to the Japanese Regional Leagues starting in 2020, following a five-year run in the JFL.
League and cup record
| Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Promoted | Relegated |
| League | Emperor's Cup | |||||||||||
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| Season | Division | Pos. | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Attendance/G | |
| 2005 | Ibaraki Prefecture Division | 4th | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 25 | ||
| 2006 | 1st | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 17 | 26 | 29 | |||
| 2007 | Kantō Soccer League (Div.2) | 1st | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 16 | 31 | 32 | ||
| 2008 | Kantō Soccer League (Div.1) | 4th | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 27 | 6 | 18 | ||
| 2009 | 3rd | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 28 | |||
| 2010 | 7th | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 29 | -14 | 17 | |||
| 2011 | Kanto Division 2 | 3rd | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 28 | ||
| 2012 | Kanto Division 1 | 8th | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 29 | 36 | -7 | 20 | ||
| 2013 | 9th | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 23 | 54 | -31 | 9 | |||
| 2014 | Kanto Division 2 | 2nd | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 42 | 31 | 11 | 33 | ||
| 2015 | JFL | 14th | 30 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 27 | 62 | -35 | 21 | 365 | |
| 2016 | 2nd | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 53 | 38 | 15 | 54 | 388 | ||
| 2017 | 10th | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 38 | 51 | -13 | 34 | 310 | ||
| 2018 | 15th | 30 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 52 | -32 | 19 | 460 | 2nd round | |
| 2019 | 16th | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 35 | 75 | -40 | 21 | 309 | ||
| 2020 † | Kanto Division 1 | 7th | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 9 | ||
| 2021 | 7th | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 34 | -10 | 26 | |||
| 2022 | 9th | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 29 | -8 | 18 | |||
| 2023 | 10th | 18 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 48 | -42 | 1 | |||
| 2024 | Kanto Division 2 | 1st | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 14 | 23 | 42 | ||
| 2025 | Kanto Division 1 | TBD | 18 | |||||||||
- Key
- Pos. = Position in league; P = Games played; W = Games won; D = Games drawn; L = Games lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points gained
- † Number of games played reduced by COVID-19 worldwide pandemic
Honours
| Honour | No. | Years |
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| Ibaraki Prefecture Division 1 | 1 | 2006 |
| Kantō Soccer League Division 2 | 2 | 2007, 2024 |
| Japan Football League Apertura Champions | 1 | 2016 |
| Ibaraki Prefectural Football Championship Emperor's Cup Ibaraki Prefectural Qualifiers |
1 | 2018 |
Current squad
Updated to October 21st, 2024.[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "選手・スタッフ紹介". kanto-sl.jp. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
External links
- Official Website (in Japanese)