Tokyo 23 FC

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Tokyo 23 F.C.
東京23FC
Tokyo23logo.png
Full nameTokyo 23 Football Club
Nickname(s)Tokyo 23
Founded2003;21 years ago (2003)
Ground Edogawa Stadium
Edogawa, Tokyo
Capacity6,950
ChairmanMitsuhiro Tomomechi
ManagerYuki Komatsu
League Kantō Soccer League (Div. 1)
2022 2nd of 10
Website Club website

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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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 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

ChampionsRunners-upThird place Promoted Relegated
SeasonLeaguePositionPWDLFAGDPts
2012 Kanto Soccer League (Div. 2) 1st18123348222639
2013 Kanto Soccer League
(Div. 1) 		4th1892750321829
2014 2nd18106236171939
2015 4th1895440202032
2016 1st18142236181844
2017 4th187652821727
2018 4th186752321225
2019 8th1853102033-1318
2020 8th9234614-89
2021 5th22113836251136
2022 3rd1810263023732
2023 9th185673036-621
2024 2nd18
Key

Honours

Tokyo 23 FC honours
HonourNo.YearsRef
Tokyo Shakaijin Soccer League Division 4 Block 1912003 [4]
Tokyo Shakaijin Soccer League Division 3 Block 612004 [5]
Tokyo Shakaijin Soccer League Division 212005
Tokyo Shakaijin Soccer League Division 122010, 2011
Shakaijin Cup 12011
Kantō Soccer League Ichihara Cup12012
Kantō Soccer League Div. 2 1 2012
Kantō Soccer League Div. 1 1 2016

Current squad

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.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Naoki Yoshikawa
2 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Hayato Shibata
3 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Seiji Shindo
4 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Daiki Sakanoue
5 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Kenta Naito
6 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Tappei Oki
7 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Dai Takahashi
8 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Kohei Kikuchi
9 FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Hikaru Shimizu
10 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Koki Wakasugi
11 FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Konosuke Wada
13 FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Sotaro Murakami
14 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Keita Nagato
15 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Ryuhei Tanabe
16 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Hayate Kobayashi
17 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Shogo Oya
No.Pos.NationPlayer
18 FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Shun Higashi
19 FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Yuga Harashina
20 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Yui Shikida
21 GK Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Fumiya Oishi
22 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Kazuya Miyata
24 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Kentaro Matsumoto
25 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Motoki Kanda
26 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Ryotaro Maeda
27 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Ryoma Shimizu
28 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Rikuya Iwanaga
29 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Akihiro Kawasaki
31 GK Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Hiroto Takayasu
32 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Ryuji Ito
33 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Chihiro Tajima
34 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Haruki Okajima
44 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Makoto Okamoto


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References

  1. ↑ "TOKYO 23 FOOTBALL CLUB OFFICIAL WEB SITE". 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. ↑ ２００３年度リーグ結果 2003 League Results
  5. ↑ 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
  6. ↑ "Tokyo 23 players" . Retrieved 22 July 2022.
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