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]
| 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 | 2nd of 10 | ||
| Website | https://tokyo23fc.jp | ||
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History
editEstablishment
editTokyo 23 Football Club was established as Sagawa Tokyo 23 Soccer Club in 2003.
Tokyo League
editTokyo 23 FC was promoted to Division 1 in 2006, but they hovered around 7th to 11th 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
editOn October 7, 2012, Tokyo 23 won the Kanto Soccer League's 2nd Division, three points clear off runners-up Hitachi Building System SC.[3]
In 2016 Tokyo 23 were crowned champions of the Kantō division one, beating Vonds Ichihara by eight points and qualified for The National Regional Football Champions League for the first and only time. They finished second in their group behind Suzuka Unlimited and failed to qualify for the final phase of the competition.
League record
edit| Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Promoted | Relegated |
| League | Emperor's Cup |
Shakaijin Cup | ||||||||||
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| Season | League | Pos | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
| 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 | 9th | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 36 | -6 | 21 | |||
| 2024 | 2nd | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 47 | 16 | 31 | 39 | |||
- Key
- P = Games played; W = Games won; D = Games drawn; L = Games lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points gained
- ‡ Due to the spread of the new coronavirus, all matches of the first half 1st ~ 9 matches of the first half were cancelled, and only the second half schedule was held. COVID-19 pandemic in Japan
Honours
edit| Honour | No. | Years | Ref |
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| Tokyo Shakaijin Soccer League Division 4 Block 19 | 1 | 2003 | [4] |
| Tokyo Shakaijin Soccer League Division 3 Block 6 | 1 | 2004 | [5] |
| Tokyo Shakaijin Soccer League Division 2 | 1 | 2005 | |
| Tokyo Shakaijin Soccer League Division 1 | 2 | 2010, 2011 | |
| Shakaijin Cup | 1 | 2011 | |
| Kantō Soccer League Ichihara Cup | 1 | 2012 | |
| Kantō Soccer League Div. 2 | 1 | 2012 | |
| Kantō Soccer League Div. 1 | 1 | 2016 |
Current squad
edit- As of 23 August 2023. [6]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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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.
- ^ 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
- ^ "Tokyo 23 players". Retrieved 22 July 2022.