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Tokyo Verdy ( 東京ヴェルディ, Tōkyō Verudi ) is a japanese professional football clubhouse based in Chōfu, Tokyo. The club plays in the J2 League, the second gear tier of football in the state.

Founded as Yomiuri FC in 1969, Tokyo Verdy is one of the most decorate clubs in the J.League, with honours including 2 J.League titles, 5 Emperor ‘s Cups, 6 JSL Cup / J.League Cups and an asian Club Championship title, and the most successful team in japanese football history with 25 titles. The club was an original member [ a ] of the J.League in 1993. Verdy ‘s plays its home games at the 50,000 capacity Ajinomoto Stadium, which it shares with FC Tokyo, although periodic dwelling matches are played in early stadiums in Tokyo, such as Ajinomoto Field, Nishigaoka .

history [edit ]

early years and rise to the crown ( 1969–1983 ) [edit ]

Verdy Kawasaki logo In October 1968, following Japan ‘s bronze medal wallow at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City and the interest in football that ensued, [ 1 ] Japan Football Association president Yuzuru Nozu visited Yomiuri Giants president Matsutaro Shoriki to ask him if Yomiuri was volition to ride on the wave of the game by establishing their own football club. Shoriki died a year later, in 1969, but not before signing his appoint to the plans to establish Yomiuri Football Club. [ 2 ] Backed by the Yomiuri Group and NTV, Yomiuri Football Club first launched at Tokyo Local League B ( 5th tier ) in 1969. They began gaining promotions from the Tokyo Local League to the Kanto Football League ( 3rd tier ) in 1971. In 1971, Yomiuri marked 3rd position and promoted Japan Soccer League Second Division. [ 3 ] They were promoted to First Division in 1978, starting a long career of success in the top flight. Their first base major title was the Japan Soccer League Cup in 1979 .

Golden Era ( 1983–1994 ) [edit ]

From its days as Yomiuri FC, the possession had visions of a football equivalent of the baseball Yomiuri Giants – a star-studded power station with fans across Japan. As japanese football began its conversion from the JSL to the J.League in the early 1990s, it invested heavy in stars and featured Japan internationals Kazuyoshi Miura, Ruy Ramos and Tsuyoshi Kitazawa. [ 1 ] The concluding two JSL championships as Yomiuri FC in 1990–91 and 1991–92, and then winning the first gear two championships as Verdy Kawasaki in 1993 and 1994, efficaciously winning four straight Japanese league titles making a sum of seven overall ; the highest in the japanese system. Verdy besides won the 1996 Emperor ‘s Cup and three straight J.League Cups from 1992 to 1994. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The JSL disbanded and reformed as the professional J.League in 1993. At this prison term the team professionalized and renamed itself Verdy Kawasaki, “ Coined from the portuguese “ VERDE ” meaning “ green “ probably named after their green jersey color “ Tokyo Greens/Tokyo Verdi ”. [ 6 ] Although Yomiuri was dropped from the name as the club spun off from the caller, the team remained under Yomiuri ‘s ownership until 1997, when it was acquired by Nippon Television Network, the circulate arm of the Yomiuri Group. [ 7 ]

miss of success and support ( 1995–2000 ) [edit ]

1999–2000 cap This early achiever did not last, however, and as the stars aged, the team ‘s operation suffered. Verdy ‘s 1st-place ending in the 2nd stage of the 1995 season would be its final degree victory and the 1996 Emperor ‘s Cup would be its concluding major title of the decade. A downturn in the home economy and the cool of the J.League fad meant all teams had to cut expenses. This mean Verdy could no long buy expensive replacements for its aging stars. The 1996 J.League season saw Verdy Kawasaki finish 7th place overall, the lowest stand in the league ‘s universe at that period, and would fall further in the 1997 season, finishing 16th and 12th, in the 1st phase and 2nd degree, respectively, and 15th overall out of 17 teams. Although Verdy looked to return to prominence in 1999, finishing 2nd in the 1st stage, the revival was ephemeral as it fell to 10th in the 2nd stage. meanwhile, the team ‘s efforts to become “ Japan ‘s team ” alienated local fans in Kawasaki. The expensive salaries and struggling attendance caused the baseball club ‘s debts to mount. Struggling to compete with the newly professionalized crosstown rival Kawasaki Frontale and the nearby Yokohama Marinos and Yokohama Flügels, Verdy made the decision to leave Kawasaki .

recurrence to Tokyo ( 2001–2005 ) [edit ]

This crest was used until 2019 season In 2001, the club returned from Kawasaki to Chōfu, Tokyo and was renamed Tokyo Verdy 1969 to reflect the new hometown and the baseball club ‘s origins as Yomiuri FC Although Verdy made the motivate to increase its fan base and distance itself from its rivals, by this time Tokyo was already home to a J1 club in FC Tokyo. Despite a sharp increase in crowd numbers for Verdy, this was still well below those of FC Tokyo. Their new local rivals had been promoted to J1 in 2000 and had already captured a huge number of the supporters Verdy had been hoping to acquire. In its first year in Tokyo, Tokyo Verdy 1969 found itself trailing FC Tokyo in the standings as well, and finished last in the division at 16th in the first stage of the 2001 season. only the playing period of midseason learning Edmundo and a acquire in the concluding match of the second base stage saved the club from delegating to J2. Tokyo Verdy 1969 was back at the bottom of the postpone in the foremost stage of the 2002 season, but again finished the season potent, placing 4th in the second stage. Two mid-table finishes followed in 2003 and 2004, before Tokyo Verdy 1969, under Osvaldo Ardiles, won the Emperor ‘s Cup on 1 January 2005, its first major championship in 9 years and the first in Tokyo. Winning the cup earned Verdy a position in the 2006 AFC Champions League. [ 8 ] however, the 2005 season saw Tokyo Verdy 1969 fall to its worst finish of its history, finishing 17th out of 18. This was the first season after the trash of the two-stage season format, and Tokyo Verdy 1969 were relegated to J2, after 28 years of exceed flight football. The season was marked by three huge losses in July : 1–7 to Gamba Osaka on 2 July, 0–7 to Urawa Red Diamonds on 6 July and a 6–0 loss to Júbilo Iwata on 17 July. Tokyo Verdy then sacked Ardiles two days late. [ 9 ] At the time of his sacking, Ardiles ‘ team had conceded 23 goals in their last 5 matches and had a 9 match winless streak. [ 9 ] however, the struggling Verdy upset european giant Real Madrid ( who were in Asia on a preseason tour ), 3–0 on 25 July. [ 10 ]

back in the irregular tier ( 2006 ) [edit ]

For the 2006 season, the club appointed former Verdy Kawasaki legend, Ruy Ramos, as director on 22 December 2005. [ 11 ] Tokyo Verdy 1969 found itself in the odd position of competing in the AFC Champions League while playing in the moment tier of the national league system. After Tokyo Verdy 1969 was relegated, the club released many of the veteran players, leaving a core of new players, most notably Takayuki Morimoto, who became the youngest player to score in the J.League at senesce 15 in 2004. [ 12 ] In the 2007 temper, Tokyo Verdy 1969 managed to beat Thespa Kusatsu 5–0 on the first day. After a brief scuffle with Consadole Sapporo over the J2 deed, Tokyo Verdy 1969 had to settle for runner-up – which was enough to earn promotion bet on into the top escape for 2008. At this time the club renamed itself for the second time, dropping 1969 from its team name, but the management corporation appoint remained as Tokyo Verdy 1969. Verdy would once again be relegated after finishing in 17th station ( second to concluding ) in 2008. On 17 September 2009, NTV announced it would divest itself of shares in the club and transfer it to a new holding company, Tokyo Verdy Holdings, closing 40 years of Yomiuri/NTV direct fiscal corroborate. [ 13 ] The J.League approved the transfer, but made it a condition that Verdy find a new patron by 16 November or hazard not being able to play J2 football for the 2010 temper. [ 14 ] In October 2010, Tokyo Verdy signed a five-year sponsorship cover with sports retail storehouse and apparel caller Xebio. [ 15 ] The sponsorship cover saw the Xebio logo placed on Tokyo Verdy ‘s kit and included name rights for two regular season home games. [ 15 ] Xebio besides produced the clubs football kit, although under their sports stigmatize “ Ennerre ”. After talks with Xebio, several companies decided to invest in the company and the new Xebio led administration was announced in November .

early sports [edit ]

Verdy is a polideportivo and besides fields teams in women ‘s football, volleyball, and triathlon. Tokyo Verdy ‘s women ‘s football team is the 12 time Nadeshiko League champions, 14 time Empress ‘s Cup winners and 1 time AFC Women ‘s Club Championship champions Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza .

Players [edit ]

current police squad [edit ]

Updated 15 July 2021. [ 16 ]
note : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality .

Out on loan [edit ]

note : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality .

Managers [edit ]

League and cup record [edit ]

Champions Runners-up Third place Promoted Relegated
Season Div. Teams Pos. Attendance/G J.League
Cup		 Emperor’s
Cup		 Asia
1992 – – – – Winner Runners-up CC 2nd round
1993 J1 10 1st 25,235 Winner Quarter final CC 4th place
1994 12 1st 24,926 Winner 2nd round CC 3rd place
1995 14 2nd 20,834 – Quarter final CC Quarter final
1996 16 7th 17,653 Runners-Up Winner CC Quarter final
1997 17 15th 10,933 Group stage 3rd round – –
1998 18 12th 13,338 Group stage Quarter-final CWC Quarter-final
1999 16 7th 9,379 2nd round Semi-final – –
2000 16 10th 7,609 Quarter final 4th round
2001 16 14th 19,396 1st round Quarter final
2002 16 10th 15,128 Group stage 3rd round
2003 16 8th 17,563 Group stage Quarter final
2004 16 9th 15,059 Semi-final Winner
2005 18 17th 14,716 Group stage 4th round
2006 J2 13 7th 5,705 – 3rd round CL Group stage
2007 13 2nd 7,327 3rd round – –
2008 J1 18 17th 14,837 Group stage 4th round
2009 J2 18 7th 5,521 – 2nd round
2010 19 5th 5,572 2nd round
2011 20 5th 5,710 3rd round
2012 22 7th 5,341 3rd round
2013 22 13th 6,343 3rd round
2014 22 20th 5,430 2nd round
2015 22 8th 5,655 2nd round
2016 22 18th 5,402 3rd round
2017 22 5th 6,206 2nd round
2018 22 6th 5,936 4th round
2019 22 13th 5,371 2nd round
2020 † 22 12th 2,429 Did not qualify
2021 † 22 12th 3,246 2nd round
Key
  • Pos. = Position in league
  • Attendance/G = Average home league attendance
  • † 2020 & 2021 seasons attendances reduced by COVID-19 worldwide pandemic
  • Source: J. League Data Site

Honours [edit ]

With 7 league titles, 5 Emperor ‘s Cups and 6 League Cups, Tokyo Verdy is one of the most dress football clubs in Japan, although most of its titles came during their stay at Tokyo in the semi-professional era before the origin of the master league – J.League .

domestic [edit ]

  • JSL Division 2:
Winners (2): 1974, 1977
Winners (6): 1979, 1985, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
Runners-up (1): 1996
Winners (4): 1984, 1994, 1995, 2005
Runners-up (1): 1997
Winners (1): 1990

asia [edit ]

Winners (1): 1987

Worldwide [edit ]

Winners (1): 1994
Runners-up (1): 1995

Kits and crests [edit ]

Tokyo Verdy ‘s main colors are green. The baseball club ‘s diagnose was coined from the Portuguese, or spanish, or italian, or Esperanto “ verde ” meaning “ green ”, probably named after their green jersey tinge, so the mean is “ Tokyo Greens/Tokyo Verdi ”. [ 6 ] In italian, the imprint “ verdi ” indicates the plural phase “ the greens ” .

Kit evolution [edit ]

FP 1st
1993 – 1994 1995 – 1996
1997		 1998 1999 – 2000
2001 – 2002
2003 – 2004		 2005 – 2006 2007 2008
2009 2010

2011 2012
2013
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
2019 2020 2021 –
FP 2nd
1993 – 1994 1995 – 1996
1997		 1998 1999 – 2000
2001 – 2002
2003 – 2004		 2005 – 2006 2007 2008
2009 2010 2011 2012 2012 3rd

2013		 2014 2015 2016 2017
2018 2019 2020 2021 –

See besides [edit ]

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