Tokyo 23 FC

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]

Tokyo 23 F.C.
東京23FC

Full name	Tokyo 23 Football Club
Nickname(s)	Tokyo 23
Founded	2003; 20 years ago (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
Home colours Away colours

History

Establishment

Tokyo 23 Football Club was established as Sagawa Tokyo 23 Soccer Club in 2003.

Tokyo League

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

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

Champions

Runners-up

Third place

Promoted

Relegated

Season	League	Position	P	W	D	L	Pts
2012	Kanto Soccer League (Div. 2)	1st	18	12	3	3	39
2013	Kanto Soccer League (Div. 1)	4th	18	9	2	7	29
2014		2nd	18	10	6	2	39
2015		4th	18	9	5	4	32
2016		1st	18	14	2	2	44
2017		4th	18	7	6	5	27
2018		4th	18	6	7	5	25
2019		8th	18	5	3	10	18
2020		8th	9	2	3	4	9
2021		5th	22	11	3	8	36
2022		3rd	18	10	2	6	32

Current squad

As of 19 April 2023. ^[4]

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 Naoki Yoshikawa 2 DF   JPN Hayato Shibata 3 DF   JPN Seiji Shindo 4 DF   JPN Daiki Sakanoue 5 DF   JPN Kenta Naito 6 MF   JPN Tappei Oki 7 MF   JPN Dai Takahashi 8 MF   JPN Kohei Kikuchi 9 FW   JPN Hikaru Shimizu 10 MF   JPN Koki Wakasugi 11 FW   JPN Konosuke Wada 13 FW   JPN Sotaro Murakami 14 MF   JPN Keita Nagato 15 MF   JPN Ryuhei Tanabe 16 MF   JPN Hayate Kobayashi 17 MF   JPN Shogo Oya

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 FW   JPN Shun Higashi 19 FW   JPN Yuga Harashina 20 DF   JPN Yui Shikida 21 GK   JPN Fumiya Oishi 22 DF   JPN Kazuya Miyata 24 MF   JPN Kentaro Matsumoto 25 MF   JPN Motoki Kanda 26 DF   JPN Ryotaro Maeda 27 MF   JPN Ryoma Shimizu 28 DF   JPN Rikuya Iwanaga 29 DF   JPN Akihiro Kawasaki 31 GK   JPN Hiroto Takayasu 32 DF   JPN Ryuji Ito 33 DF   JPN Chihiro Tajima 34 MF   JPN Haruki Okajima 44 MF   JPN Makoto Okamoto

Honours

• 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

1. . www.tokyo23fc.jp. Archived from the original on 2010-10-17.
2. Nishimura, Taketoshi; Keiko Ishikawa; Ryouichi Shihara. "Tokyo 23 Football Club News No.042" (PDF). Tokyo 23 FC Public relations section.
3. Nishimura, Taketoshi; Keiko Ishikawa; Eiji Matsukawa. "Tokyo 23 Football Club News No.067" (PDF). Tokyo 23 FC Public relations section.
4. "Tokyo 23 players". Retrieved 22 July 2022.
5. ２００３年度リーグ結果 2003 League Results
6. 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

External links

• Official site
• Official Facebook page
• Official Twitter profile
• Official YouTube channel
• Official blog