Professional baseball team in the Central League of Nippon Professional Baseball
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| League | Nippon Professional Baseball
- Central League (1950–present)
Japanese Baseball League (1936–1949) |
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| Location | Higashi-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan |
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| Ballpark | Vantelin Dome Nagoya |
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| Founded | January 15, 1936; 88 years ago (1936-01-15) |
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| Nickname(s) | Ryu (竜, dragon) |
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| CL pennants | 9 (1954, 1974, 1982, 1988, 1999, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2011) |
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| Japan Series championships | 2 (1954, 2007) |
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- Nagoya Dragons (1951–1953)
- Chunichi Dragons (1948–1950)
- Chubu Nippon Dragons (1947)
- Chubu Nippon (1946)
- Sangyo Club (1944)
- Nagoya Club (1936–1943)
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| Colors | Blue, White
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| Mascot | Doala, Shaolon, and Paolon |
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| Playoff berths | 6 (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012) |
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| Ownership | Uichirō Ōshima |
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| Management | Chunichi Shimbun Co., Ltd |
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| Manager | Kazuki Inoue |
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The Chunichi Dragons (中日ドラゴンズ, Chūnichi Doragonzu) are a professional baseball team based in Nagoya, the chief city in the Chūbu region of Japan. The team plays in the Central League of Nippon Professional Baseball. They have won the Central League pennant nine times (most recently in 2011) and the Japan Series twice (in 1954 and 2007). They were also champions in the 2007 Asia Series.
