FC Tokyo is a Tokyo-based football club with roots reaching back to 1935 and a modern identity shaped by the capital’s blue-and-red colors. Its home is Ajinomoto Stadium in Chofu, where the club has played since 2001. Known locally as Aoaka, FC Tokyo connects professional football with a broad metropolitan community and a long-standing development culture. This team profile brings together the club’s identity, recorded history, stadium setting, competitive footprint and current football context.
FC Tokyo Upcoming matches by league
J1 League
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- Regular Season - 8
FC Tokyo
Nagoya Grampus
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- Regular Season - 9
FC TokyoNo H2HUrawa
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- Regular Season - 10
Tokyo VerdyNo H2HFC Tokyo
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- Regular Season - 11
FC TokyoNo H2HKashiwa Reysol
Emperor Cup
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- Round of 32
FC TokyoNo H2HShonan Bellmare
J-League Cup
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- Round of 64
Ehime FCNo H2HFC Tokyo
Ningineer Stadium
FC Tokyo Last matches by league
J1 League
Emperor Cup
J-League Cup
Friendlies Clubs
FC Tokyo Team Roster
FC Tokyo’s recorded squad contains 31 players: seven attackers, ten defenders, ten midfielders and four goalkeepers. The defensive group includes A. Scholz, M. Morishige, S. Muroya and Y. Nagatomo, while Marcelo Ryan, N. Vallys and T. Nakagawa feature among the attackers. Midfield options include K. Sato, S. Homma, T. Ko and Yuta Sugawara. Goalkeeping duties are represented by H. Tanaka, Kim Seung-Gyu, Matthew Watanabe and Wataru Goto. The list presents a broad positional structure across the club roster, with several players carrying recorded squad numbers.
position Goalkeeper
position Defender
Sei Muroya
Masato Morishige
Hayato Inamura
Yuto Nagatomo
Kashif Bangnagande
Rio Omori
Shuto Nagano
Hirokazu Ishihara
Alexander Scholz
Kento Hashimoto
position Midfielder
Soma Anzai
Takahiro Ko
Kento Hashimoto
Shion Homma
Yuta Sugawara
Kyota Tokiwa
Kota Tawaratsumida
K. Suzuki
Fuki Yamada
position Attacker
Nicolai Frimodt Vallys
Marcelo Ryan Silvestre dos Santos
Kein López Sato
Tsuyoshi Ogashiwa
T. Kominato
Motoki Nagakura
Teruhito Nakagawa
D. C. Otani
Last FC Tokyo Coachs
Rikizo Matsuhashi is the recorded current coach of FC Tokyo, having begun the role on 1 December 2024. The timeline places Peter Cklamovski immediately before him, from June 2023 to December 2024, with Takayoshi Amma also recorded through December 2023. Albert Puig led the club from January 2022 to June 2023, while Shinichi Morishita’s tenure ran from November to December 2021. The sequence shows several coaching changes across the period.
Rikizo Matsuhashi
History
| Coach | Coach country | Coach since | Coach until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rikizo Matsuhashi | Japan | 1 December 2024 | |
| Peter Cklamovski | Australia | 1 June 2023 | 1 December 2024 |
| Takayoshi Amma | Japan | 1 June 2023 | 1 December 2023 |
| Albert Puig Ortoneda | Spain | 1 January 2022 | 1 June 2023 |
| 1 November 2021 | |||
| Kenta Hasegawa | Japan | 1 January 2018 | 1 November 2021 |
| Takayoshi Amma | Japan | 1 September 2017 | 1 December 2017 |
| Yoshiyuki Shinoda | Japan | 1 July 2016 | 1 September 2017 |
| Hiroshi Jofuku | Japan | 1 January 2016 | 1 July 2016 |
| Massimo Ficcadenti | Italy | 1 January 2014 | 1 December 2015 |
| Ranko Popović | Kosovo | 1 April 2012 | 1 December 2013 |
| Ranko Popović | Kosovo | 1 January 2012 | 1 April 2012 |
FC Tokyo Transfers
The recorded arrivals include transfers for N. Vallys from Brondby, H. Inamura from Celtic, S. Homma from Urawa and H. Ishihara from Urawa. I. Baek is listed as a free-agent arrival, while H. Inamura also appears in an earlier loan entry. Several additions are recorded as returns from loan, including Everton Galdino from Mirassol, Y. Kajiura from Imabari, N. Kumata from Iwaki, S. Nagano from Fujieda MYFC and R. Omori from Imabari. Other loan returns include T. Terayama, I. Baek, S. Anzai, K. Yasuda, K. Shirai, T. Yamaguchi, T. Oka and S. Okaniwa.
Latest player transfers from
| Player | Team from | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Everton Galdino |
Mirassol
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Return from loan | 22 July 2026 |
| N. Vallys |
Brondby
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Transfer | 16 July 2026 |
| H. Ishihara |
Urawa
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Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
| S. Homma |
Urawa
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Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
| H. Inamura |
Celtic
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Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
| Baek In-Hwan |
Azul Claro Numazu
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Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| T. Yamaguchi |
Ehime FC
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Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| S. Nagano |
Fujieda MYFC
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Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| T. Oka |
Avispa Fukuoka
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Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| T. Yamaguchi |
Ehime FC
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Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| K. Shirai |
Fagiano Okayama
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Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| T. Terayama |
Montedio Yamagata
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Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| K. Yasuda |
Ventforet Kofu
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Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| S. Anzai |
Penafiel
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| Y. Kajiura |
Imabari
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Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
Departures marked as transfers include R. Sato to Valencia, K. Endo to Kashiwa Reysol, K. Koizumi to Shimizu S-pulse, T. Terayama to Montedio Yamagata, Y. Kimoto to Mito Hollyhock and K. Shirai to Fagiano Okayama. Loan moves include Everton Galdino to Vila Nova, R. Higashi to Tochigi SC, M. Kitahara to Fujieda MYFC, K. Doi to V-varen Nagasaki, T. Yamaguchi to Tochigi SC, M. Kobayashi to Matsumoto Yamaga and K. Yasuda to Ventforet Kofu. Other entries record H. Inamura’s return to Celtic, while H. Nishido and S. Okaniwa have destinations listed without a stated move type.
Latest player transfers to
| Player | Team to | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Everton Galdino |
Vila Nova
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Loan | 23 July 2026 |
| R. Sato |
Valencia
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Transfer | 6 July 2026 |
| R. Sato |
Valencia
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Transfer | 6 July 2026 |
| M. Kobayashi |
Matsumoto Yamaga
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Loan | 30 June 2026 |
| T. Yamaguchi |
Tochigi SC
|
Loan | 30 June 2026 |
| K. Endo |
Kashiwa Reysol
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Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
| K. Shirai |
Fagiano Okayama
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Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
| Y. Arai |
Renofa Yamaguchi
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Loan | 30 June 2026 |
| L. Nozawa |
Jubilo Iwata
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Loan | 30 June 2026 |
| M. Kobayashi |
Matsumoto Yamaga
|
Loan | 30 June 2026 |
| T. Yamaguchi |
Tochigi SC
|
Loan | 30 June 2026 |
| Y. Kimoto |
Mito Hollyhock
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Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
| T. Terayama |
Montedio Yamagata
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Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
| K. Doi |
V-varen Nagasaki
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Loan | 30 June 2026 |
| M. Kitahara |
Fujieda MYFC
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Loan | 30 June 2026 |
Transfers Synthesis
The recorded movement pattern shows activity in both directions, with arrivals combining direct transfers, a free-agent addition, a loan entry and numerous returns from loan. Departures contain moves marked as transfers, a return to Celtic, multiple loans to Japanese clubs and several entries without a stated type. Some players appear in more than one movement entry, as with H. Inamura, I. Baek, T. Yamaguchi, T. Terayama, K. Shirai and K. Yasuda, so the listings describe dated transactions rather than a simple headcount of personnel change. The most recent activity is concentrated in late June and July 2026, including N. Vallys, Everton Galdino and several domestic movements. No recorded amounts are provided, so the available material supports a description of movement categories and timing, not a financial comparison or a complete seasonal balance.
Leagues FC Tokyo has participated in
FC Tokyo’s recorded competition footprint through 2025 includes the J1 League, Emperor Cup and J-League Cup, each first recorded here from 2012 and active in the latest available season. AFC Champions League participation is recorded from 2016 through 2020 and is historical in this profile. Friendlies Clubs appears only for 2024 and is also historical. The competition record therefore spans domestic league and cup football, continental competition and a single recorded friendly-competition entry, with the domestic trio representing the most recent activity.
More about FC Tokyo
FC Tokyo is the professional football identity of Tokyo Football Club Co., Ltd., based in Tokyo, Japan. The club’s authoritative founding year is 1935, linking its origins to Tokyo Gas Football Club and to the corporate roots from which the modern organization developed. It adopted the FC Tokyo identity as a separate professional entity in the late 1990s, becoming part of the capital’s modern J.League landscape.
Blue and red define the club’s visual language and explain the widely used nickname Aoaka, meaning Blue and Red. The colors are associated with a metropolitan identity that reaches across Tokyo, with Chofu serving as the principal match-day base. FC Tokyo has played at Ajinomoto Stadium, officially Tokyo Stadium, since 2001. The venue holds roughly 50,000 people and provides a substantial setting for the club’s home fixtures. Training operations have historically been associated with the Kodaira Ground and Sarue Ground, extending the club’s footprint beyond match days.
The club is operated by Tokyo Football Club Co., Ltd. and sits within a corporate and civic ecosystem that includes backing from major business stakeholders such as MIXI, Inc., alongside cooperation with local municipal partners. That structure places FC Tokyo between professional sports organization and metropolitan community institution.
On the field, the club’s recorded competition history includes J1 League football, the Emperor Cup and the J-League Cup, as well as AFC Champions League participation between 2016 and 2020. The recent competition record through 2025 shows the domestic trio as the central part of its documented football calendar. FC Tokyo has also developed a reputation for combining experienced Japanese players with selected international additions, while its academy and development system form an important part of the wider club ecosystem. The crest and striped blue-and-red traditions reinforce a balance between inheritance and innovation, while the permanently reserved number 12 recognizes the supporters as the club’s twelfth player.
Last matches statistics for FC Tokyo
| match | shots | Poss. | Pass % | Fouls | Cards | Saves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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FC Tokyo
2 - 1
Nagoya Grampus
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0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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FC Tokyo
0 - 1
Borussia Dortmund
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0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
FC Tokyo
1 - 5
Machida Zelvia
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4 / 9 |
|
81 | 11 | 1 1 | 3 |
|
Vissel Kobe
2 - 2
FC Tokyo
|
4 / 17 |
|
74 | 10 | - | 1 |
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FC Tokyo
2 - 0
JEF United Chiba
|
5 / 22 |
|
83 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
|
FC Tokyo
6 - 0
Parceiro Nagano
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0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
V-varen Nagasaki
0 - 3
FC Tokyo
|
6 / 13 |
|
87 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
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Shimizu S-pulse
1 - 1
FC Tokyo
|
5 / 17 |
|
79 | 10 | - | 1 |
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FC Tokyo
2 - 0
Kyoto Sanga
|
6 / 19 |
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0% | 5 | - | 2 |
|
Gamba Osaka
0 - 2
FC Tokyo
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6 / 16 |
|
0% | 12 | 3 | 2 |
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Gamba Osaka vs FC Tokyo
J1 League 2027 - 1556061
FC Tokyo vs Kyoto Sanga
J1 League 2027 - 1556054
Shimizu S-pulse vs FC Tokyo
J1 League 2027 - 1556047
V-varen Nagasaki vs FC Tokyo
J1 League 2027 - 1556040
FC Tokyo vs JEF United Chiba
J1 League 2027 - 1556023
FC Tokyo vs Machida Zelvia
J1 League 2027 - 1554002
2021
1st shirt
2021
2nd shirt
2021
4th shirt
2020
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