Tokyo Musashino United FC
Tokyo Musashino United FC (東京武蔵野ユナイテッドFC, Tōkyō Musashino Yunaiteddo Efu Shī) 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.
| Full name | Tokyo Musashino United Football Club | ||
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| Founded | 1939 | ||
| Ground | Musashino Municipal Athletic Stadium Musashino City, Tokyo | ||
| Capacity | 5,000 | ||
| Chairman | Hikaru Yoshikawa | ||
| Manager | Toshihiro Ishimura | ||
| League | Japan Football League | ||
| 2022 | 6th of 16 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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History
The club was founded as a football club of Yokogawa Electric Corporation in 1939. In 1978, the club achieved their first promotion to the Kanto Regional League. Despite experiencing the relegation to the Tokyo Prefecture League twice, they were determined to bounce back and gained the promotion to the Japan Football League in 1999. Although the club still have strong association with Yokogawa Electric, they left the nest in 2003 and started the new life as a non-corporation club under the name Yokogawa Musashino until 2015. The club was renamed Tokyo Musashino City in January 2016.[1]
In February 2021, the club renamed its official name to Tokyo Musashino United Football Club. [2]
Stadiums
Their home ground is Musashino Municipal Athletic Stadium, but they also play some of their home games at Ajinomoto Stadium, Ajinomoto Stadium sub ground, Edogawa Stadium, and Nishigaoka Soccer Stadium.
League & cup record
| Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Promoted | Relegated |
| League | Emperor's Cup | ||||||||||||
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| Season | Division | Tier | Teams | Pos. | P | W (OTW) | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
| Yokogawa Electric | |||||||||||||
| 1999 | JFL | 3 | 9 | 8th | 24 | 6 (1) | - | 17 | 26 | 42 | -16 | 20 | |
| 2000 | 12 | 12th | 22 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 21 | 41 | -20 | 9 | 1st round | ||
| 2001 | 16 | 7th | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 37 | 54 | -17 | 41 | Did not qualify | ||
| 2002 | 18 | 7th | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 21 | -5 | 28 | ||||
| Yokogawa Musashino | |||||||||||||
| 2003 | JFL | 3 | 16 | 13th | 30 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 32 | 65 | -33 | 29 | Did not qualify |
| 2004 | 16 | 13th | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 41 | 51 | -10 | 32 | |||
| 2005 | 16 | 9th | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 37 | 29 | 8 | 48 | |||
| 2006 | 18 | 6th | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 58 | 38 | 20 | 60 | |||
| 2007 | 18 | 7th | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 50 | 44 | 6 | 54 | |||
| 2008 | 18 | 7th | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 43 | 34 | 9 | 54 | |||
| 2009 | 18 | 2nd | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 48 | 34 | 14 | 60 | 2nd round | ||
| 2010 | 18 | 12th | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 34 | 38 | -4 | 44 | Did not qualify | ||
| 2011 | 18 | 15th | 33 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 33 | 37 | -4 | 36 | |||
| 2012 | 17 | 10th | 32 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 35 | 50 | -15 | 41 | 4th round | ||
| 2013 | 18 | 10th | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 49 | 2nd round | ||
| 2014 | 4 | 14 | 6th | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 35 | Did not qualify | |
| 2015 | 16 | 12th | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 31 | 40 | -9 | 30 | |||
| Tokyo Musashino City | |||||||||||||
| 2016 | JFL | 4 | 16 | 12th | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 29 | 38 | -9 | 35 | Did not qualify |
| 2017 | 16 | 11th | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 44 | 47 | -3 | 33 | |||
| 2018 | 16 | 6th | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 49 | 36 | 13 | 49 | |||
| 2019 | 16 | 4th | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 44 | 39 | 5 | 48 | |||
| 2020 | 16 | 11th | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 19 | 3rd round | ||
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| 2021 | JFL | 4 | 17 | 15th | 32 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 38 | 5 3 | -15 | 32 | Did not qualify |
| 2022 | 16 | 6th | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 49 | 33 | 16 | 48 | |||
| 2023 | 15 | TBA | 28 | ||||||||||
- Key
- Pos. = Position in league; P = Games played; W = Games won; D = Games drawn; L = Games lost; F = Goals scored; A = Goals conceded; GD = Goals difference; Pts = Points gained
Honours
- Kanto Soccer League Champions
- 1994, 1997, 1998
- Japanese Regional Champion
- 1998
- Shakaijin Cup
- 1993, 1997
Current squad
As of 21 August 2023.[3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Coaching staff
For the 2023 season.
| Position | Staff |
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| Manager |  Toshihiro Ishimura |
| Assistant manager | Takanori Kanamori Masaaki Yabe |
| First team coach | Yoshisato Uchino |
| Goalkeeper coach | Keita Yasumoto |
| Analytics coach | Kentaro Nagai |
| Technical advisor | Hiroshi Kumagai |
| Chief athletic trainer | Kenji Kano |
| Athletic trainer | Takehiro Ishii |
| Strengthening and Advisor | Koji Murayama Hiroshi Kumagai |
| Enchangement manager | Hisayuki Ikegami |
| Strengthening assistant manager | Shunpei Sawamoto |
Managerial history
| Manager | Nationality | Tenure | |
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| Start | Finish | ||
| Hideki Maeda | Japan | 1 February 1998 | 31 January 2000 |
| Hiroki Yoda | Japan | 1 February 2007 | 31 January 2013 |
| Yasuhiro Yoshida | Japan | 1 February 2013 | 31 January 2018 |
| Hisayuki Ikegami | Japan | 1 February 2018 | 31 January 2022 |
| Hiroki Yoda | Japan | 1 February 2022 | 31 January 2023 |
| Toshihiro Ishimura | Japan | 1 February 2023 | present |
References
- "Yokogawa Musashino will be renamed "Tokyo Musashino City"" (in Japanese). 9 December 2015.
- "Name Change". tokyo-musashino-united-fc.com. Tokyo Musashino United. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- "チーム". 東京武蔵野シティフットボールクラブ. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)