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
Full nameFootball Club Tokyo
Founded1935 (1935) as Tokyo Gas FC
StadiumAjinomoto Stadium
Chōfu, Tokyo
Capacity49,970
ChairmanNaoki Ogane
Head CoachPeter Cklamovski
LeagueJ1 League
2023J1 League, 11th 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]

The club have won 1 J2 League titles, 1 Emperor's Cup and 3 J.League Cup. The club also won the 2010 J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship.

History

Formation and early years (1935–1997)

The team started as a company team, Tokyo Gas Football Club (東京ガスサッカー部) in 1935[2][3] The club played in the Tokyo League got promoted to the Kanto League in 1986 and suddenly achieved a good 4th-place finish. 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.

Establishment of a new identity (1998–present)

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 team changed its name to ''FC Tokyo'' and entered the second division of the J2 League, defeating three J1 League teams in a row in the J.League Cup, which they first participated in, and advancing to the top four. In the same year, FC Tokyo 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 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 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 League 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.

Kit and colours

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
2024 -
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
2024 -
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

Stadium
Main article: Ajinomoto Stadium

FC Tokyo uses Ajinomoto Stadium as its home ground (the official name of this stadium is Tokyo Stadium). It can hold up to 49,970 capacity of fans in the 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.

In order to comply with height limitation close to the airport, the pitch is sunk below the level of the land around the stadium

Players

Current squad
As of 4 June 2024.[5]

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  JPN Tsuyoshi Kodama
2 DF  JPN Hotaka Nakamura
3 DF  JPN Masato Morishige (captain)
4 DF  JPN Yasuki Kimoto
5 DF  JPN Yuto Nagatomo (vice-captain)
7 MF  JPN Kuryu Matsuki (vice-captain)
8 MF  JPN Takahiro Ko
9 FW  BRA Diego Oliveira
10 MF  JPN Keigo Higashi
11 FW  JPN Tsuyoshi Ogashiwa
13 GK  JPN Go Hatano
14 FW  JPN Keita Yamashita
17 MF  JPN Tsubasa Terayama
22 MF  JPN Keita Endo
23 MF  JPN Ryunosuke Sato
27 MF  JPN Kyota Tokiwa DSP
28 FW  JPN Leon Nozawa
30 DF  JPN Teppei Oka
31 GK  JPN Masataka Kobayashi
32 DF  JPN Kanta Doi
No. Pos. Nation Player
33 MF  JPN Kota Tawaratsumida
37 MF  JPN Kei Koizumi (vice-captain)
38 FW  JPN Soma Anzai
39 FW  JPN Teruhito Nakagawa
40 MF  JPN Riki Harakawa
41 GK  JPN Taishi Brandon Nozawa
43 DF  JPN Shuhei Tokumoto
44 DF  BRA Henrique Trevisan
48 MF  JPN Yuta Arai
49 DF  JPN Kashif Bangnagande
50 DF  JPN Renta Higashi
51 GK  JPN Wataru Goto Type 2
52 FW  JPN Rui Asada Type 2
53 MF  JPN Shuto Nagano Type 2
54 MF  JPN Yui Nakano Type 2
55 FW  JPN Divine Chinedu Otani Type 2
70 MF  BRA Jája Silva
71 MF  JPN Ryotaro Araki (on loan from Kashima Antlers)
99 MF  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
18 MF  JPN Manato Shinada (on loan at JEF United Chiba)
45 DF  JPN Kojiro Yasuda (on loan at Tegevajaro Miyazaki)
— DF  KOR Baek In-hwan (on loan at Zweigen Kanazawa)
— DF  JPN Sodai Hasukawa (on loan at Shimizu S-Pulse)
— DF  JPN Rio Omori (on loan at Iwaki FC)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  JPN Shuto Okaniwa (on loan at JEF United Chiba)
— MF  JPN Yuki Kajiura (on loan at Zweigen Kanazawa)
— MF  JPN Koki Tsukagawa (on loan at Kyoto Sanga)
— FW  JPN Naoki Kumata (on loan at Genk)

FC Tokyo U-18
As of 15 April 2024.

The main 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.[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  JPN Wataru Goto
2 MF  JPN Koshi Nagaura
3 DF  JPN Yuki Iwata
4 DF  JPN Seiki Numata
5 DF  JPN Shuto Nagano
6 MF  JPN Keigo Tachibana
7 FW  JPN Hyugo Omachi
8 DF  JPN Shunsuke Kaneko
9 FW  JPN Taiyo Yamaguchi
10 MF  JPN Shuzo Osawa
11 MF  JPN Rui Asada
12 FW  JPN Yutaha Okoshi
13 DF  JPN Shoei Sasaki
14 MF  JPN Yui Nakano
15 MF  JPN Shun Koga
16 GK  JPN Rento Kitagawa
17 MF  JPN Riku Kawamura
18 MF  JPN Divine Chinedu Otani
19 FW  JPN Yuya Takahashi
20 MF  JPN Aren Nakaya
21 GK  JPN Keita Niibori
22 DF  JPN Toya Fujimori
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 DF  JPN Haruto Nitta
24 FW  JPN Kaito Eguchi
25 MF  JPN Taichi Matsuno
26 DF  JPN Haruto Tanaka
27 FW  JPN Yuito Ibe
28 MF  JPN Shugo Omachi
29 MF  JPN Haruta Tanabe
30 GK  JPN Matthew Watanabe
31 MF  JPN Kaede Suzuki
32 DF  JPN Keita Suwa
33 MF  JPN Yuta Sugawara
34 MF  JPN Rintaro Nikaido
35 FW  JPN Juda Akamatsu
36 MF  JPN Hiroki Nakano
37 MF  JPN Satsuki Kojima
38 MF  JPN Kio Tanaka
39 MF  JPN Taiga Nakajima
40 FW  JPN Haruto Yoshida
41 DF  JPN Riku Tanaka
42 DF  JPN Toma Nagata
43 DF  JPN Yuki Tomomatsu

Club officials
PositionName
Head coach Peter Cklamovski
Assistant coach Takayoshi Amma
First-team coach Takahsi Okuhara
Minoru Kobayashi
Yu Tokisaki
Goalkeeping coach Hisanori Fujiwara
Assistant goalkeeping coach Shota Yamashita
Head of analysis Hiroaki Fujii
Coach and analyst Daisuke Kondo
Seiya Imazaki
Analyst Yuki Shirozu
Keito Asahara
Conditioning director Guillerme
Physical coach Naoki Hayakawa
Physiotherapist Yukihisa Miyama
Athletic trainer Masato Saegusa
Yusuke Ozawa
Yohei Kojo
Athletic trainer Naofumi Aoki
Chief manager Kenta Hontani
Manager and interpreter Kazunori Iino
Interpreter and equipment manager Ricardo Oyafuso
Interpreter Hiroshi Endo
Kit manager Yukinori Yamakawa
Side manager and equipment Fumiya Soma
Team performance advisor Shinya Fukutomi

Personnel awards

Players who played in the FIFA World Cup

FIFA 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:

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

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
20231811th34127154246-443Quarter-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)

FC Tokyo honours
HonourNo.Years
Regional League Promotion Series 1 1990
Japan Football League 1 1998
J.League Cup 3 2004, 2009, 2020
J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship 1 2010
J2 League 1 2011
Emperor's Cup 1 2011

See also

References
  1. "Clubs". www.jleague.co. J.League. Archived from the original on 31 August 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  2. "FC Tokyo Profile at J.League Official Website". Archived from the original on 22 February 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  3. "沿革・歴史｜Jfa｜日本サッカー協会". Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  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". fctokyo.co.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  6. "PLAYERS & STAFF". fctokyo.co.jp (in Japanese). FC Tokyo. Archived from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
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