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

Ryutsu Keizai Dragons Ryugasaki (流通経済大学ドラゴンズ龍ヶ崎, Ryutu Keizai Doragonsu Ryugasaki) are a Japanese football club based in Ryugasaki, 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 Kanto Soccer League Division One after finishing bottom of the JFL in the 2019 season.

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 Kanto Soccer League Division 2, immediately championed it and since 2006 played in Kanto 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 Kanto League. They finished third in the promotion tournament, and on 10 December were officially promoted to 2015 Japan Football League. Along with the promotion, the club decided to change their name to Ryutsu Keizai Dragons Ryugasaki starting from 2015.