Rugby team
Omiya Ardija
Club · Japan · J2 League
«Red Doboru»
Toshiya Miura took the club up to J1 in 2004. The club had grown out of a works team, the NTT Kantō Soccer Club, formed in 1969 out of an earlier telephone-company selection.
The corporate thread held until August 2024, when Red Bull GmbH bought all of the shares from NTT East for around 300 million yen — the first time a foreign company owned a J.League club outright. The renaming to RB Ōmiya Ardija took effect on 1 January 2025. Navy blue and orange stayed. The squirrel did not: the nickname Risu gave way to Red Doboru, and the Red Bull logo replaced what had been there.
The football either side of the sale ran in both directions. Ardija won the J2 title in 2015, then in 2024 took the J3 title and, in the same year, another J2 crown listed among their honours — a climb back through the divisions completed as the ownership changed hands.
Home is NACK5 Stadium Ōmiya, 15,500 seats.
Latest results
All matches| 6 Sep | J2 League |
Blaublitz Akita
A
|
0:0 | D |
| 2 Sep | J-League Cup |
Gainare Tottori
A
|
1:3 | L |
| 29 Aug | J2 League |
Shonan Bellmare
H
|
2:2 | D |
| 26 Aug | Emperor’s Cup |
Vanraure Hachinohe
H
|
2:0 | W |
| 22 Aug | J2 League |
Consadole Sapporo
A
|
4:1 | W |
| 15 Aug | J2 League |
Imabari
A
|
3:2 | W |
Standing
J2 League| # | Team | M | W | D | L | Goals | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Omiya Ardija
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10:5 | 11 |
| 2 |
 Yokohama FC
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11:5 | 10 |
| 3 |
 Vegalta Sendai
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9:5 | 10 |
| 4 |
 Fujieda MYFC
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8:4 | 10 |
| 5 |
 Tochigi City
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13:7 | 9 |
Team statistics
matches counted: 245| Metric | Total | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 245 | 122 | 123 |
| Scored | 314 | 169 | 145 |
| Conceded | 356 | 172 | 184 |
| Scored per game | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
| Conceded per game | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
| Difference | −42 | −3 | −39 |
Key players
by appearances over the last yearSquad of Omiya Ardija
by appearances over the last year| Number | Player | Position | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 |  Carlinhos Junior |
Forward | 1 |
| 11 |  Caprini |
Forward | 1 |
| 37 |  K. Sekiguchi |
Defender | 1 |
| 10 |  Y. Toyokawa |
Midfielder | 1 |
| 14 |  Toya Izumi |
Forward | 1 |
| 15 |  K. Nakayama |
Midfielder | 1 |
| 21 |  Suphanat Mueanta |
Forward | 1 |
| 7 |  M. Kojima |
Midfielder | 1 |
| 22 |  R. Motegi |
Defender | 1 |
| 16 |  G. Katsuto |
Midfielder | 1 |
| 3 |  Hijiri Kato |
Defender | 1 |
| 88 |  Ryuya Nishio |
Defender | 1 |
| 23 |  Kenyu Sugimoto |
Forward | 1 |
| 13 |  O. Iyoha |
Defender | 1 |
| 19 |  Y. Ozaki |
Defender | 1 |
| 24 |  T. Glover |
Goalkeeper | 1 |
| 77 |  Y. Kobayashi |
Midfielder | 1 |
| 1 |  T. Kasahara |
Goalkeeper | 1 |
| 47 |  M. Edward |
Midfielder | 1 |
Fixtures of Omiya Ardija
-
6 Sep
Blaublitz Akita
A
0:0
D
-
2 Sep
Gainare Tottori
A
1:3
L
-
29 Aug
Shonan Bellmare
H
2:2
D
-
26 Aug
Vanraure Hachinohe
H
2:0
W
-
22 Aug
Consadole Sapporo
A
4:1
W
-
15 Aug
Imabari
A
3:2
W
-
8 Aug
Albirex Niigata
H
1:0
W
-
1 Aug
Urawa
A
2:2
D
Honours of Omiya Ardija
- J2 League 2015, 2024 2
- Saitama City Cup 2010, 2011 2
- J3 League 2024 1
- Regional League Promotion Series 1986 1
- Shakaijin Cup 1981 1