Kaijan City Dragons
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| Full name | Kaijan City Dragons Ballclub | ||
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| Nickname(s) | K Boys | ||
| Founded | January 4, 1975 | ||
| Stadium | Kaijan National Stadium Kaijan City, North Kaijan | ||
| Capacity | 47,430 | ||
| Owner | Ria Al-Umlaya | ||
| Manager | Jian Rizal | ||
| Coach | Karimi Sullivan | ||
| League | SPL, Slokasian First Divison (1987-2001), Slokasian Second Division (1985-1987), National League of Slokais (1978-1984) | ||
| 2023-24 | 5th | ||
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Kaijan City Dragons Football Club is a football club in Kaijan City, North Kaijan. Founded in 1975, the club is the 3rd most successful club in the modern SPL era with three league titles. The club has also entered continental competitions on several occasions. Named for the mythical Dragon of Kaijan, a spiritual creature which is popular in traditional folklore. The K Boy's as there known are known are extremely popular and are associated with Kaijanese nationalism. This is due to the club's policy of only recruiting Kaijanese-born players to it's academy and playing almost inclusively players who have Kaijanese ancestry.
History[edit | edit source]
Orginally founded as a sports club in Al-Kawal neighborhood as Dragons Ballclub. The organization also created a Drywall Ball team at the same time in 1975. In 1975, the Kaijan City Dragons entered the Kaijan Regional Football League, having a mid-table finish in it's first season. Through the 70s and early 80's, Kaijan City Dragons quickly moved through the ranks of semi-pro football with lineups made of -ex-college players. In 1984, the Dragons won the National League South to win promotion to the Second Division with a final day victory over local rivals Al-Kawal FC. In 1985, the Kaijan Rule came into effect which required all academy and first team players to have either Kaijanese ancestry or to have lived in Kaijan. Despite these limitations, the Dragons had reached the First Division by 1987 with a semi-final appearance in the Association Cup of 1986. In the 90s, the Dragons remained a mid-table side before winning the 1997 League Title.
Fans[edit | edit source]
By number of fans, the Kaijan City Dragons are the third most popular club with a little over 750,000 registered supporters. This is due to the Dragon's associations with Kaijanese-nationalism. The national colors of yellow and green have featured in the team's kit for decades with the club also using Kaijanese Arabic as a official language of it's stadium and promotional materials. The largest supporters group are the K Boys who frequently fill the 15,000 seat Bin Umjiya Stand and have displayed controversial banners in the past. In 2022, the Dragons saw a 10-point deduction after a banner with the words "Glory to the Martyr's" in Arabic below a flying dragon. This slogan had been associated with Kaijan League and saw a investigation by the SPL and the SIBI. Since then, tifos have been banned from the South Stand by order of the SPL unless pre-confirmed by the league itself.
Rivals[edit | edit source]
Players[edit | edit source]
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK |  SIF
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Mukhtar Al-Sadiq |
| 45 | GK | SIF
|
Sameer Mohamed |
| 33 | LB | SIF
|
Aharon Muzammil |
| 40 | LB | SIF
|
Arafat bin Farooq |
| 18 | CB | SIF
|
Stephen Ransari |
| 99 | RB |  AND
|
Surbhi Ransari |
| 15 | CB | SIF
|
Azim bin Hamza |
| 21 | RB | SIF
|
Khoury Malak |
| 6 | CDM | SIF
|
Jermell Adel |
| 15 | LM | SIF
|
Mohamed Taqiri |
| 3 | LM | SIF
|
Tawfeeq Abdul Baari |
| 9 | RM | SIF
|
Babacar Diaffate |
| 11 | CAM | SIF
|
Bulat bin Zakaria |
| 7 | RM | SIF
|
Akmal Can |
| 10 | ST | SIF
|
Daniel bin Nerang |