Tokyo 23 Football Club (東京23フットボールクラブ, Tōkyō Ni-Jū San Futtobōrukurabu) commonly known as Tokyo 23 FC (東京23FC, Tōkyō Ni-Jū San Efushi) is a Japanese football club based in the 23 special wards of Tokyo. Their motto is "Tokyo Pride" (Be Pride of the Tokyoites). The club now participates in the first division of Kanto Soccer League, which part of Japanese Regional Leagues, the 5th level of the Japanese football league system, and they're aiming towards pro football.[1]
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| Full name | Tokyo 23 Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Tokyo 23 | ||
| Founded | 2003 | ||
| Ground | Edogawa Stadium Edogawa, Tokyo | ||
| Capacity | 6.950 | ||
| Chairman | Mitsuhiro Tomomechi | ||
| Manager | Yuki Komatsu | ||
| League | Kantō Soccer League (Div. 1) | ||
| 2022 | 3rd of 10 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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History edit
Establishment edit
Tokyo 23 Football Club was established as Sagawa Tokyo 23 Soccer Club in 2003.
Tokyo League edit
Tokyo 23 FC was promoted to Division 1 in 2006, but they hovered around 7th to 11th their position until 2010 for 4 years.
On February 3, 2010, Tokyo 23 Corporation. was established for management. In April 2010, Tokyo 23 Soccer Club was renamed to Tokyo 23 FC.
On January 15, 2012, Tokyo 23 FC fought against Tonan Maehashi Satellite to be raised to Kanto Soccer League 2nd Division, and Tokyo 23 FC won by 1–0.[2]
Kanto Soccer League edit
On October 7, 2012, Tokyo 23 won the Kanto Soccer League's 2nd Division, three points clear off runners-up Hitachi Building System SC.[3]
League record edit
| Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Promoted | Relegated |
| Season | League | Position | P | W | D | L | F | A | GF | Pts |
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| 2012 | Kanto Soccer League (Div. 2) | 1st | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 48 | 22 | 26 | 39 |
| 2013 | Kanto Soccer League (Div. 1) |
4th | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 50 | 32 | 18 | 29 |
| 2014 | 2nd | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 17 | 19 | 39 | |
| 2015 | 4th | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 32 | |
| 2016 | 1st | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 18 | 18 | 44 | |
| 2017 | 4th | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 27 | |
| 2018 | 4th | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 25 | |
| 2019 | 8th | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 33 | -13 | 18 | |
| 2020 | 8th | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 9 | |
| 2021 | 5th | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 36 | 25 | 11 | 36 | |
| 2022 | 3rd | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 23 | 7 | 32 | |
| 2023 | TBA | 18 |
Current squad edit
- As of 23 August 2023. [4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours edit
- Tokyo Shakaijin Soccer League
- Tokyo Shakaijin Soccer League Division 4 Block 19 Win (2003)[5]
- 38th Tokyo Shakaijin Soccer League Division 3 Block 6 Win (2004)[6]
- 39th Tokyo Shakaijin Soccer League Division 2 Win (2005)
- 44th Tokyo Shakaijin Soccer League Division 1 Win (2010)
- 28th Tokyo Shakaijin Soccer League Division 1 Cup tournament Runner-up (November 28, 2010)
- 45th Tokyo Shakaijin Soccer League Division 1 Win (2011)
- 48th Tokyo Shakaijin Soccer League Division 1 Win (2014)
- Kanto Soccer League
- 45th Kanto Soccer League 2nd Division Win (2012)
- 49th Kanto Soccer League 1st Division Win (2016)
- 5th KSL Ichihara Cup tournament Win (2012)
- Japan Football Association
- 47th All Japan Senior Football Championship Kanto regional Tournament Win (2011)
- 47th All Japan Senior Football Championship Final Tournament Win (2011)
References edit
- ^ "TOKYO 23 FOOTBALL CLUB OFFICIAL WEB SITE". www.tokyo23fc.jp. Archived from the original on 2010-10-17.
- ^ Nishimura, Taketoshi; Keiko Ishikawa; Ryouichi Shihara. "Tokyo 23 Football Club News No.042" (PDF). Tokyo 23 FC Public relations section.
- ^ Nishimura, Taketoshi; Keiko Ishikawa; Eiji Matsukawa. "Tokyo 23 Football Club News No.067" (PDF). Tokyo 23 FC Public relations section.
- ^ "Tokyo 23 players". Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ ２００３年度リーグ結果 2003 League Results
- ^ 第38回 東京都社会人リーグ ３部 （６ブロック） 38th Tokyo Shakaijin Soccer League Division 3 6th Block