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Tokyo United FC (東京ユナイテッドFC, Tōkyō Yunaiteddo Efushi) is a football (soccer) club based in Bunkyō, which is located in Tokyo in Japan. They play in the Kantō Soccer League, which is part of Japanese Regional Leagues. It is the reserve team of Tokyo Musashino United, who plays at the Japan Football League.
| Full name | Tokyo United Football Club | ||
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| Founded | 2015 | ||
| Chairman | Shuji Hitomi | ||
| Manager | Masashi Fukuda | ||
| League | Kantō Soccer League | ||
| 2024 | 5th of 10 | ||
| Website | https://tokyo-united-fc.jp/ | ||
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History
editIn January 2015, Keio University Soccer Team - playing in Tokyo Metropolitan Football League - decided to merge with Tokyo University Association Football Club, the football team of University of Tokyo. The will of this new reality is to reach J. League by 2020.[1]
After getting the club to Division 1 of Kantō Soccer League, the club changed their name to Tokyo United Football Club in 2016.[2] They also featured a female team, Bunkyo LB Ladies.[3]
On 2021, they merged with Tokyo Musashino City to form current Japan Football League club Tokyo Musashino United. The existing Tokyo United team became Musashino's reserve team.
League record
edit| Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Promoted | Relegated |
| Season | League | Position | GP | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
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| 2015 | Tokyo Metropolitan Football League (Div. 1) | 2nd | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 10 | 27 | 32 |
| 2016 | Kantō Soccer League (Div. 2) | 1st | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 18 | 18 | 36 |
| 2017 | Kantō Soccer League (Div. 1) | 3rd | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 25 | 15 | 30 |
| 2018 | 3rd | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 26 | 11 | 30 | |
| 2019 | 2nd | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 37 | |
| 2020 | 3rd | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 19 | |
| 2021 | 9th | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 29 | -8 | 24 | |
| 2022 | 2nd | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 20 | 15 | 35 | |
| 2023 | 3rd | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 32 | |
| 2024 | 5th | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 24 | |
| 2025 | TBA | 18 |
- Key
- Pos. = Position in league; GP = Games played; W = Games won; D = Games drawn; L = Games lost; F = Goals scored; A = Goals conceded; GD = Goals difference; Pts = Points gained
Honours
edit| Honour | No. | Years |
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| Kantō Soccer League Division 2 | 1 | 2016 |
Current squad
editUpdated to 23 August 2023.[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References
edit- ^ "理念・沿革 - TOKYO UNITED FC". 17 January 2015.
- ^ "ＬＢ－ＢＲＢが関東社会人大会初優勝 ５点快勝｜TOKYO FOOTBALL". www.tokyofootball.com. Archived from the original on 1 December 2015.
- ^ "Bunkyo LB Ladies - 文京LBレディース ウェブサイト". TOKYO UNITED FC - 東京ユナイテッドFCウェブサイト.
- ^ "選手・スタッフ". tokyo-united-fc.jp.
External links
edit- Official Site (in Japanese)
- Official Facebook Page
- Official Twitter Account
