FC Tokyo

Football Club Tokyo (フットボールクラブ東京, Futtobōru Kurabu Tōkyō), commonly known as FC Tokyo (FC東京, Efushī Tōkyō), is a Japanese professional football club based in Chōfu, Tokyo. The club plays in the J1 League, the top tier of football in the country.

For volleyball club, see FC Tokyo (volleyball).

FC Tokyo
FC東京
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Full nameFootball Club Tokyo
Nickname(s)Gas
Founded1935 (1935) as Tokyo Gas SC
1999 (1999) as FC Tokyo
StadiumAjinomoto Stadium
Chōfu, Tokyo
Capacity49,970
ChairmanNaoki Ogane
Head CoachPeter Cklamovski
LeagueJ1 League
2022J1 League, 6th of 18
WebsiteClub website

As of 2023, FC Tokyo is one of five in the J.League to be simply called Football Club without an extended name, the other four being FC Gifu, FC Osaka, FC Imabari and FC Ryukyu, all playing in J3 League.[1]

History

The team started as a company team, Tokyo Gas Soccer Club (東京ガスサッカー部) in 1933[2][3] Their first appearance in the national leagues was in 1991, the last season of the old Japan Soccer League.[4] With addition of the Brazilian football player Amaral and the manager Kiyoshi Okuma at the helm, the team gradually became competitive and in 1997, the team finished second, winning the JFL championship the next year. However, at the time the team lacked the necessary qualifications for a promotion to the J1 league and so stayed in J2.

Following this, on 1 October 1998, companies like Tokyo Gas, TEPCO, ampm, TV Tokyo, and Culture Convenience Club, set up a joint company Tokyo Football Club Company with the aim of making the team eligible for joining the J.League. In 1999, the same year the team became eligible, they finished second in the J2 league and were automatically promoted to J1 beginning in the 2000 season. Despite a widespread belief that the team would barely win enough to stay in the J1, the team won four games in a row since its opening game and managed to finish at the 7th spot.

Helped by its winning record, the attendance shot up and it is still above that of well-known Tokyo Verdy 1969 that moved its home town from Kawasaki, Kanagawa in 2001. Since 2002, the team welcomed Hiromi Hara as its manager and aimed for a championship with a strong offense. The 2003 season had the team finish in 4th, its highest ever. In August of the same year, it held a friendly match against one of the greatest football clubs, Real Madrid losing 3–0 but gaining valuable experiences both on and off the field for what it takes to be a great football club.

Long-time leader Amaral, nicknamed The King of Tokyo by his fans, departed the team to join Shonan Bellmare in 2004. He was replaced by Athens Olympics national football team player Yasuyuki Konno from Consadole Sapporo. In November of the same year, it won the J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup for its first major title since joining the J.League.

After 10 years of participation in the J.League without a mascot character, the team adopted Tokyo Dorompa, a tanuki-like figure, as its mascot in January, 2009.

On 4 December 2010 FC Tokyo had to win their final game of the season away to already relegated Kyoto Sanga FC. FC Tokyo lost 2–0 and went back down to the second tier for the first time in 11 years. Nevertheless, they bounced back at the first attempt, winning the J2 title in November 2011.

Before their 2011 Emperor's Cup win, FC Tokyo reached the semifinals of the competition three times: in 1997 (as Tokyo Gas), 2008, and on 2010. Their 2011 win was remarkably special, as the club won the competition whilst being a J2 team. They became the first J2 team, and third among the second-tier champions overall (after NKK SC in 1981 and Júbilo Iwata in 1982), to accomplish the feat of winning the competition.

Stadium
Main article: Ajinomoto Stadium
Ajinomoto Stadium

FC Tokyo uses Ajinomoto Stadium as its home ground (the official name of this stadium is Tokyo Stadium). For a long time it did not have a home stadium of its own and played at various football fields such as the National Olympic Stadium, the National Nishigaoka Football Field, Edogawa Special Ward Stadium, and the Komazawa Olympic Park Stadium, but in 2001 it finally found a permanent home. The club's training grounds are Sarue Ground in Kōtō, Tokyo, and Kodaira Ground in Kodaira, Tokyo.

Record as J.League member
Champions Runners-up Third place Promoted Relegated
League J.League
Cup		Emperor's
Cup		AFC CL
SeasonDiv.TeamsPos.PW(OTW)DL(OTL)FAGDPtsAttendance/G
1999 J2102nd3619 (2)310 (2)513516643,498Semi-final4th round−
2000 J1167th3012 (3)112 (2)474164311,8072nd round3rd round
2001 168th3010 (3)511 (1)474704122,3132nd round3rd round
2002 169th3011 (2)2154346-33922,173Quarter final3rd round
2003 164th30131074631154924,932Quarter final4th round
2004 168th30101194041-14125,438WinnerQuarter final
2005 1810th3411149434034727,101Group stage5th round
2006 1813th34134175665-94324,096Group stage5th round
2007 1812th34143174958-94525,290Group stageQuarter final
2008 186th3416711504645525,716Quarter finalSemi-final
2009 185th3416513473985325,884Winner4th round
2010 1816th34812143641-53625,112Quarter finalSemi-final
2011 J2201st3823876722457717,562-Winner
2012 J11810th3414614474434823,955Semi final2nd roundRound of 16
2013 188th34166126147145425,073Group stageSemi-final−
2014 189th341212104733144825,187Group stageRound of 16
2015 184th3419694533126328,784Quarter finalQuarter final
2016 189th3415712393905224,037Semi finalQuarter finalRound of 16
2017 1813th341010143742-54026,490Quarter final2nd round−
2018 186th3414812393455025,745Group stage4th round
2019 182nd3419784629176431,540Quarter final3rd round
2020 † 186th341761147425575,912WinnerDid not qualifyRound of 16
2021 † 209th38158154953-4537,138Semi-final2nd round−
2022 186th3414713464334922,309Group stage3rd round
202318TBA34Quarter-finalsRound of 16
Key
  • Pos. = Position in league; P = Games played; W = Games won; D = Games drawn; L = Games lost; F = Goals scored; A = Goals conceded; GD = Goals difference; Pts = Points gained
  • Attendance/G = Average home league attendance
  • † 2020 & 2021 seasons attendances reduced by COVID-19 worldwide pandemic
  • Source: J.League Data Site

Honours

FC Tokyo (1999-Present) / Tokyo Gas SC (1935-1999)

League

Cups

International

Players

Current squad
As of 27 August 2023.[5][6]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Japan JPN Tsuyoshi Kodama
2 DF Japan JPN Hotaka Nakamura
3 DF Japan JPN Masato Morishige (captain)
4 DF Japan JPN Yasuki Kimoto
5 DF Japan JPN Yuto Nagatomo
7 MF Japan JPN Kuryu Matsuki
9 FW Brazil BRA Diego Oliveira (vice-captain)
10 MF Japan JPN Keigo Higashi
11 FW Japan JPN Ryoma Watanabe
15 FW Brazil BRA Adaílton
16 MF Japan JPN Takuya Aoki
17 DF Japan JPN Shuhei Tokumoto
19 FW Japan JPN Keita Yamashita
20 MF Brazil BRA Jája Silva
22 FW Brazil BRA Pedro Perotti (on loan from Chapecoense)
26 MF Japan JPN Tsubasa Terayama
27 GK Poland POL Jakub Słowik
29 FW Japan JPN Naoki Kumata
No. Pos. Nation Player
32 DF Japan JPN Kanta Doi
33 MF Japan JPN Kota Tawaratsumida
35 MF Japan JPN Koki Tsukagawa
37 MF Japan JPN Kei Koizumi
38 MF Japan JPN Soma Anzai DSP
39 FW Japan JPN Teruhito Nakagawa
40 MF Japan JPN Riki Harakawa (on loan from Cerezo Osaka)
41 GK Japan JPN Taishi Brandon Nozawa
44 DF Brazil BRA Henrique Trevisan
47 DF Japan JPN Seiji Kimura
48 MF Japan JPN Yuta Arai
49 DF Japan JPN Kashif Bangnagande
51 GK Japan JPN Masataka Kobayashi Type 2
52 MF Japan JPN Ryunosuke Sato
53 MF Japan JPN Shuto Nagano Type 2
54 GK Japan JPN Wataru Goto Type 2
99 MF Japan JPN Kosuke Shirai

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
36 MF Japan JPN Hisatoshi Nishido (on loan at JEF United Chiba)
50 DF Japan JPN Renta Higashi (on loan at SC Sagamihara)
— GK Japan JPN Go Hatano (on loan at V-Varen Nagasaki)
— DF Japan JPN Shuto Okaniwa (on loan at Omiya Ardija)
— DF Japan JPN Sodai Hasukawa (on loan at Ventforet Kofu)
— DF Japan JPN Rio Omori (on loan at Omiya Ardija)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Japan JPN Ryoya Ogawa (on loan at Sint-Truiden)
— MF Brazil BRA Arthur Silva (on loan at Kataller Toyama)
— MF Japan JPN Manato Shinada (on loan at Ventforet Kofu)
— MF Japan JPN Takuya Uchida (on loan at Nagoya Grampus)
— MF Japan JPN Yuki Kajiura (on loan at Zweigen Kanazawa)
— FW Japan JPN Leon Nozawa (on loan at Matsumoto Yamaga)

FC Tokyo U-18
As of 6 April 2023.

The U-18 team of FC Tokyo currently plays in the Prince Takamado U-18 Premier League, the top-flight league for U-18 clubs in the country. Only the registered players for the competition will be displayed.[7]


Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Japan JPN Asahi Saito
2 DF Japan JPN Jumpei Kojima
3 DF Japan JPN Shuto Nagano
4 DF Japan JPN Jumpei Ishido
5 DF Japan JPN Takamasa Kaneko
6 DF Japan JPN Taiga Hirasawa
7 MF Japan JPN Tsubasa Watanabe
8 DF Japan JPN Romeo Ito
9 FW Japan JPN Taiyo Yamaguchi
10 FW Japan JPN Ryunosuke Sato
11 MF Japan JPN Ayase Yoshida
12 MF Japan JPN Kota Tanabe
13 DF Japan JPN Daichi Okazaki
14 MF Japan JPN Yui Nakano
15 DF Japan JPN Seisa Numata
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 GK Japan JPN Masataka Kobayashi
17 MF Japan JPN Masatoki Tomiyasu
18 FW Japan JPN Kaichi Samata
21 GK Japan JPN Wataru Goto
23 FW Japan JPN Yutaha Onishi
24 DF Japan JPN Shunsuke Kaneko
29 MF Japan JPN Riku Kawamura
30 GK Japan JPN Rento Kitagawa
31 MF Japan JPN Kaede Suzuki
32 DF Japan JPN Yuki Iwata
33 MF Japan JPN Yuta Sugawara
37 MF Japan JPN Satsuki Kojima
39 MF Japan JPN Yuya Takahashi
40 FW Japan JPN Divine Chinedu Otani
41 MF Japan JPN Shoei Sasaki

World Cup players

The following players have represented their country at the World Cup whilst playing for FC Tokyo:

Olympic players

The following players have represented their country at the Summer Olympic Games whilst playing for FC Tokyo:

Club officials

For the 2023 season.

PositionName
Head coach Australia Peter Cklamovski
Assistant coach Japan Yukihiko Sato
Japan Minoru Kobayashi
Japan Takayoshi Amma
First-Team coach and analyst Japan Yuto Kurimoto
Japan Daisuke Kondo
Goalkeeping coach Japan Hisanori Fujiwara
Assistant goalkeeping coach Japan Shota Yamashita
Physical coach Japan Takuya Chiba
Physiotherapist Japan Yuki Nakamura
Conditioning director Spain Guillerme
Chief trainer Japan Naofumi Aoki
Athletic trainer Japan Yuji Matsubara
Japan Masato Saegusa
Japan Yusuke Ozawa
Chief manager and Interpreter Japan Ban Kazuaki
Manager and Interpreter Japan Kazunori Iino
Japan Shunya Kobayashi
Interpreter Japan Naoto Muramatsu
Kit Manager Japan Yukinori Yamakawa
Manager and Equip. Japan Fumiya Soma

Manager history
ManagerNationalityTenure
FromTo
Kiyoshi Okuma Japan1 January 199531 December 2001
Tahseen Jabbary Netherlands20 February 199831 August 1998
Hiromi Hara Japan1 January 200219 December 2005
Alexandre Gallo Brazil20 December 200514 August 2006
Hisao Kuramata Japan15 August 20066 December 2006
Hiromi Hara Japan7 December 200631 December 2007
Hiroshi Jofuku Japan1 January 200819 September 2010
Kiyoshi Okuma Japan20 September 20102 January 2012
Ranko Popović Serbia2 January 201231 December 2013
Massimo Ficcadenti Italy2 January 201431 December 2015
Hiroshi Jofuku Japan1 January 201624 July 2016
Yoshiyuki Shinoda Japan26 July 201610 September 2017
Takayoshi Amma Japan11 September 20173 December 2017
Kenta Hasegawa Japan3 December 20177 November 2021
Shinichi Morishita Japan7 November 202131 January 2022
Albert Puig Spain1 February 202214 June 2023
Peter Cklamovski Australia20 June 2023present

Continental record
SeasonCompetitionRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate
2012 AFC Champions League Group F Australia Brisbane Roar 4–2 0–2 2nd
South Korea Ulsan Hyundai 2–2 1–0
China Beijing Guoan 3–0 1–1
Round of 16 China Guangzhou Evergrande
1–0
2016 AFC Champions League Play-off round Thailand Chonburi
9–0
Group E South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 0–3 2–1 2nd
Vietnam Becamex Bình Dương 3–1 1–2
China Jiangsu Suning 0–0 1–2
Round of 16 China Shanghai SIPG 2–1 1–0 2–2 (a)
2020 AFC Champions League Play-off round Philippines Ceres-Negros
2–0
Group F South Korea Ulsan Hyundai 1–2 1–1 2nd
Australia Perth Glory 1–0 0–1
China Shanghai Shenhua 0–1 1–2
Round of 16 China Beijing F.C.
1–0

Personnel awards

Kit evolution
Home Kit - 1st
1999 - 2000
2001 - 2002
2003 - 2004
2005 - 2006
2007
2008 - 2009
2010 - 2011
2012
2013 - 2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023 -
Away Kit - 2nd
1999 - 2000
2001
2002 - 2003
2004 - 2005
2006 - 2007
2008 - 2009
2010 - 2011
2012
2013 - 2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023 -
3rd kit - Other
2004
Juan Acuña Cup
2012
ACL 1st
2012
ACL 2nd
2015
Frankfurt Finance Cup
2016
ACL 1st
2016
ACL 2nd
2017
Germany Expedition
2018
20th anniversary
2020
ACL 1st
2020
ACL 2nd
2021 3rd
2022 3rd

See also

References
  1. "Clubs". www.jleague.co. J.League. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  2. FC Tokyo Profile at J.League Official Website
  3. "沿革・歴史｜Jfa｜日本サッカー協会".
  4. "Basic infos and history of FC Tokyo". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2004.
  5. "選手 & スタッフ｜FC東京オフィシャルホームページ". www.fctokyo.co.jp (in Japanese). FC Tokyo. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  6. "FC Tokyo Profile, Results, Players, Stats, Stadium". www.jleague.co. J.League. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  7. "PLAYERS & STAFF". www.fctokyo.co.jp (in Japanese). FC Tokyo. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
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