O FC Tokyo é um clube de Tóquio fundado em 1935 como Tokyo Gas FC. Ganhou a Copa da Liga Japonesa em 2004, 2009 e 2020, e a Copa do Imperador e a J2 League em 2011.
FC Tokyo
FC Tokyo is a Japanese club from the capital, originating from the Tokyo Gas company team, founded in 1935. It competes in the J1 League and has as its main achievements the Japanese League Cup and the Emperor's Cup.
History
The club was founded as Tokyo Gas Football Club, a team linked to Tokyo's gas company, in 1935. In 1998, the club adopted the name FC Tokyo and began to structure itself as a professional club to compete in the J.League. FC Tokyo joined the J.League in 1999 in the second division and reached the elite of Japanese football in 2000. Its first major title came in the 2004 Japanese League Cup, with another achievement in 2009. In 2011, even in the second division, the club was champion of the J2 League and the Emperor's Cup, defeating Kyoto Sanga in the final. In 2020, it won the Japanese League Cup again. FC Tokyo is also known for revealing players like Takefusa Kubo and for launching Yuto Nagatomo in professional football, and maintains rivalry with Tokyo Verdy in the Tokyo derby.