Football is among the most popular sports in Japan, together with baseball, basketball, sumo and martial arts. Its nationwide organization, the Japan Football Association, administers the professional football leagues, including J.League, which is considered by many the most successful football league in Asia.
Football Club Tokyo, commonly known as FC Tokyo, 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. The team is one of five in the J.League to be simply called Football Club without an extended name.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima is a Japanese professional football club based in Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima. The club plays in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the country. Sanfrecce is one of the most successful clubs in Japan. The club is the joint fourth in most J1 League titles with three, the joint first in most top-flight titles, with eight, and the club with the most participations in Emperor's Cup finals, with 15.
The Japan Football Association (JFA) is the governing body responsible for the administration of football, futsal, beach soccer and efootball in Japan. It is responsible for the national team, as well as club competitions.
Tokyo Big6 Baseball League is an intercollegiate baseball league that features six prominent universities in the Tokyo area. Before the 1936 establishment of the Japanese Baseball League and subsequent growth of Nippon Professional Baseball, the Big6 League was widely considered the highest level of baseball in Japan.
Tokyo Musashino United FC is a football club based in Musashino, Tokyo, Japan. They currently play in the Japan Football League, Japan's fourth tier of league football. Their team colour is blue and yellow.
Cho Young-jeung is a South Korean former footballer who played as a defender. He won two Asian Games, and participated in the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
Rijo Shukyu-Dan was a Japanese amateur football club based in Hiroshima. The club name "Rijo" came from the nickname of the Hiroshima Castle.
Statistics of Emperor's Cup in the 1958 season.
Tokyo 23 Football Club commonly known as Tokyo 23 FC is a Japanese football club based in the 23 special wards of Tokyo. Their motto is "Tokyo Pride". 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.
FC Osaka is a Japanese football club based in Higashiōsaka, Osaka Prefecture. They currently play in J3 League, the third tier of professional football league in the Japanese football league system.
Renofa Yamaguchi FC is a Japanese professional football club based in Yamaguchi, the capital of Yamaguchi Prefecture. They currently play in the J2 League, the second tier of professional football in Japan's football league system.
Lee Young-min was a South Korean versatile sportsman who played in football, baseball and athletics.
Association football is a popular sport in Tokyo, both in terms of participants and spectators. Tokyo is home to many football clubs.
Ryotaro Nakano is a Japanese professional footballer.
Tokyo Koto-Shihan Ground (東京高等師範グラウンド) was an athletic stadium in Tokyo, Japan.
Rijo or Rijō may refer to:
Byron Gustavo Andrés Vásquez Maragaño also known as Byron Vásquez is a Chilean footballer who plays as a forward for FC Machida Zelvia.
J-Lease FC are a Japanese football club based in Oita City, capital of Oita Prefecture. They currently play in the Kyushu Soccer League, which part of Japanese Regional Leagues. Their main colors, reflected on their crest are blue, white and black.
Kota Tawaratsumida is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for J1 League club FC Tokyo.
