FC Tokyo (volleyball)

The F.C. Tokyo Volleyball Team (FC東京バレーボールチーム, FC Tokyo Barēbōru Chīmu) (FC東京) is a men's volleyball team based in Koto, Tokyo, Japan.[1] It plays in V.Premier League. The owner of the team is Tokyo Gas

F.C. Tokyo
Short nameF.C. Tokyo
Founded1948
Dissolved2022 (became Tokyo Great Bears)
GroundTokyo Gas Gymnasium
Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan
Manager
Head Coach
Japan Gen Taniguchi
Japan Masayasu Sakamoto
LeagueV.League Division 1
2021–228th place
WebsiteClub home page

History

  • It was founded in 1948 as a 9-men volleyball circle of Tokyo Gas.
  • It promoted to V.Challenge League in 1998.
  • In April 2009, it won the V.challenge match, so it will promote to the V.Premier League next season.
  • In December 2021, it was announced that FC Tokyo's volleyball team would suspend operations after the 2021-22 V. League season.[2][3]
  • In May 2022, FC Tokyo managed under Nature Lab in V. League from next season.
  • In June 2022, FC Tokyo became Tokyo Great Bears[4][5]

Honours

V.Premier League
  • Champion (0):
  • Runners-up (0):
All Japan Volleyball Championship
  • Champions (0):
  • Runners-up (0):
Emperor's Cup
  • Champion (0):
  • Runner-up (1): 2011
Domestic Sports Festival (Volleyball)
  • Champion (1): 2011

League results

League Position Teams Matches Win Lose
V・Premier
2009-108th828424
2010-117th824618
2011-125th821813
2012-137th828820
2013-147th828721
2014-158th821219
2015–168th821417
2016–178th821318
2017–188th821219
V・League Division 12018–198th1027819
2019–208th1027621
2020–218th1035827
2021–228th1034925

References

  1. "チームプロフィール" (in Japanese). FC Tokyo. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  2. Li, Matthew (8 December 2021). "Espejo's team FC Tokyo to suspend V.League ops after season". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  3. "FC東京バレーボールチーム活動休止のお知らせ |ニュース|バレーボール|FC東京オフィシャルホームページ". FC Tokyo (in Japanese). 8 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  4. "応援ありがとうございました。" (in Japanese). fctokyo.co.jp. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  5. "バレーV1新チーム『東京グレートベアーズ』小池百合子東京都知事を表敬訪問" (in Japanese). prtimes.jp. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
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