Thank you so much for your continued support of the Ryukyu Golden Kings.
Ryukyu Golden Kings“B.LEAGUE PREMIER” entry decidedAccordingly, a press conference was held at the Okinawa Arena today, October 17 (Thursday).
With the people of Okinawa City, the Ryukyu Golden Kings, and the staff of Okinawa Arena Co., Ltd., who maintain their home arena, Okinawa Arena, we watched the moment the decision was made to enter the ” B. LEAGUE PREMIER”, raising morale so that we can contribute more to the local community in the future. increased.
▽Comment from Tsugumi Hirata, Deputy Mayor of Okinawa City
We would like to congratulate the Ryukyu Golden Kings on their decision to join the “B.LEAGUE PREMIER” starting from the 2026-27 season.
The Ryukyu Golden Kings continue to grow and improve, achieving good results since their establishment in 2006, including four championships during the BJ League, one championship and two runner-ups after the joining Okinawa City, which has been working with the team since it was declared a hometown, is very happy to participate in the B.LEAGUE PREMIER from the 2026-27 season.
With the opening of the B.LEAGUE PREMIER, we expect to see the Okinawa Arena, which had the highest average attendance in Japan last season, become more excited and excited.
This year, Okinawa City celebrates its 50th anniversary as a municipal government, and together with the Ryukyu Golden Kings, we will continue to revitalize Okinawa City.
In closing, I would like to offer my congratulations to everyone who has worked so hard to transform the league, and to everyone gathered here today, and wish them good health and happiness.
Congratulations on joining the B.LEAGUE PREMIER. We want to support everyone here from Okinawa City, Okinawa Prefecture.
▽Comment from Ryoichiro Mizukeyama, Chairman of Okinawa City Council
Congratulations on your decision to join the B.LEAGUE PREMIER. I was very touched and happy. I heard that Arena standards became an important screening condition for entering B.PREMIER. The Okinawa Arena is a place where many people, including Okinawa Mayor Asachio Kuwae, expressed their strong desire to lead the sports industry in Okinawa City and Okinawa Prefecture, and this aspect is recognized by the B League.
We will record the results of this season and next season, and enter as the champion of B.PREMIER starting from 2026.
▽Comment from Takashi Shiraki, President and Representative Director of Okinawa Basketball Co., Ltd.
As the B.League announced earlier, it has been officially decided that the Ryukyu Golden Kings will join the new “B.LEAGUE PREMIER” starting from the 2026-27 season.
We had to meet strict standards to enter the competition, but we achieved good results in terms of average attendance, sales, and arenas, and we believe that the team and the arena are Japan’s best.
Thanks to the many efforts of the people of Okinawa City in the construction of the Okinawa Arena, we have created a beautiful arena, which also hosted the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 last year. I think it’s all because the history of basketball is firmly rooted in Okinawa. I want to continue doing my best to make basketball more popular in Okinawa City.
The event’s philosophy of “Make Okinawa more vibrant!” has been upheld since the founding of the team. All of our employees continue to work hard, and I am once again very happy to be able to celebrate this day with the people of Okinawa City here today. From now on, we will continue to put more effort into local activities, and the entire group and group companies will work together to revitalize Okinawa.
Finally, the Ryukyu Golden Kings have a new vision: “Bringing Okinawa to the world.” I believe that the B League will definitely be the next league after the NBA in the future. As the B.League continues to progress, I want the Ryukyu Golden Kings to be No. 1 team and baseball team in Asia.
We want to continue to do our best with the support of our fans, partner companies, the people of Okinawa City, and the citizens of the prefecture, so we ask for your continued support.
Thank you very much for your time today.
▽Ryukyu Golden Kings #14 comments by Ryuichi Kishimoto
I am very happy to be able to participate in the B.LEAGUE PREMIER. I believe that I was able to participate in the B.PREMIER because of the support of everyone involved in the Ryukyu Golden Kings. All of our players will use the support of everyone who supports us every day as strength, and will do our best to do what we can. Thank you for your continued support.
Going forward, the Ryukyu Golden Kings will continue to work with our group company Okinawa Arena Co., Ltd. to integrate the management of the “software” of the Kings and the “hardware” of the Okinawa Arena under the activity philosophy of “Make Okinawa more vibrant!” We strive to contribute to the revitalization of local communities through basketball.
