Ryutsu Keizai Dragons Ryugasaki

Ryutsu Keizai Dragons Ryugasaki
流通経済大学ドラゴンズ龍ヶ崎

Full name	Ryutsu Keizai Dragons Ryugasaki
Nickname(s)	Dragons
Founded	2001
Ground	Ryugasaki Athletic Stadium Ryūgasaki, Ibaraki
Ground Capacity	2,162
Manager	Tadashiki Ohira
League	Japan Football League
2015	Japan Football League, 14th pattern_la1=
Home colours Away colours

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 play in Japan Football League, the top amateur league of the country. Their team colors are grey and navy after the colors of Ryutsu Keizai University.

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 !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.

Honors

• Kantō Soccer League Division 2

Champions (1): 2007

• Japan Football League

Apertura Champions (1): 2016

References

External links

• Official Website (Japanese)