2012 F.C. Tokyo season

FC Tokyo
2012 season
Chairman Japan Yutaka Murabayashi
Manager Serbia Ranko Popović
J. League 6th
Fuji Xerox Super Cup Runners-up
Emperor's Cup Round of 64
J. League Cup Quarterfinals
AFC Champions League Round of 16
Top goalscorer League:
Japan Watanabe (4)
All:
Japan Watanabe (7)
Home colours
Away colours
2011
2013

The 2012 F.C. Tokyo season is the season in which F.C. Tokyo return to the J. League after the unexpected relegation in the 2010 season, making this their 12th top flight season overall. In addition, after winning the first Emperor's Cup in the club's history on January 1, F.C. Tokyo will also play the AFC Champions League, accompanied by the top 3 of the last J-League campaign at the highest club tournament in Asia. Kiyoshi Okuma and the club reached an agreement to end the contractual relationship that bound them together at the end of the 2011 season. With this, Ranko Popović became the new coach for this season.

Trophies balance

Trophy Started round First match Result Last match
J. League 10 March 2012 6th 2 December 2012
Fuji Xerox Super Cup Final 3 March 2012 Runners-up 3 March 2012
Emperor's Cup Round of 64 9 September 2012 Round of 64 2012
J. League Cup Quarterfinals September 2012 Quarterfinals 2012
AFC Champions League Group Stage 6 March 2012 Round of 16 30 May 2012

Competitive Balance

Biggest win
Home Away
J. League 17 March 2012 Matchday 2 v. Yokohama F. Marinos 3 1 24 March 2012 Matchday 3 v. Vissel Kobe 0 2
6 May 2012 Matchday 10 v. Albirex Niigata
Emperor's Cup Date Matchday Yokogawa Musashino 0-1 9 September 2012 Matchday 2 Rival Result
J. League Cup Date Matchday Rival Result Date Matchday Rival Result
AFC Champions League 17 April 2012 Group Stage, Matchday 4 v. China Beijing Guoan 3 0 6 March 2012 Group Stage, Matchday 1 v. Australia Brisbane Roar 0 2
Biggest loss
J. League 31 March 2012 Matchday 4 v. Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0 1 21 April 2012 Matchday 7 v. Vegalta Sendai 4 0
28 April 2012 Matchday 8 v. Shimizu S-Pulse
14 April 2012 Matchday 6 v. Kashima Antlers 1 2
Emperor's Cup Date Matchday Rival Result Date Matchday Rival Result
J. League Cup Date Matchday Rival Result Date Matchday Rival Result
AFC Champions League None registered 16 May 2012 Group Stage, Matchday 6 v. South Korea Ulsan Horang 1 0
30 May 2012 Round of 16 v. China Guangzhou Evergrande

Winter transfers

In

Out

Loan out

Loan return

Loan end

Current squad

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

No. Position Player
30 Brazil GK DominiK Markovič
1 Japan GK Hitoshi Shiota
2 Japan DF Yuhei Tokunaga
3 Japan DF Masato Morishige
4 Japan DF Hideto Takahashi
5 Japan DF Kenichi Kaga
6 Japan DF Kosuke Ota
7 Japan MF Takuji Yonemoto
8 Japan MF Aria Jasuru Hasegawa
10 Japan MF Yohei Kajiyama
11 Japan FW Kazuma Watanabe
13 Japan FW Sōta Hirayama
14 Japan MF Hokuto Nakamura
15 Japan DF Daishi Hiramatsu
16 Japan DF Yuichi Maruyama
17 Japan MF Hiroki Kawano
18 Japan MF Naohiro Ishikawa
No. Position Player
19 Japan MF Yohei Otake
20 Japan GK Shuichi Gonda
21 Japan GK Ryotaro Hironaga
22 Japan MF Naotake Hanyu
23 Japan FW Yohei Hayashi
24 Japan FW Kentaro Shigematsu
27 Japan MF Sotan Tanabe
28 Japan MF Shuto Kono
29 Japan DF Kazunori Yoshimoto
30 South Korea DF Jang Hyun-Soo
31 Japan GK Satoshi Tokizawa
33 Japan DF Kenta Mukuhara
35 Japan MF Kohei Shimoda
37 Japan MF Kento Hashimoto
39 Japan MF Tatsuya Yazawa
49 Brazil FW Lucas Severino

Match stats

No. Pos. Player Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card
JL EC LC ACL SC JL EC LC ACL SC JL EC LC ACL SC JL EC LC ACL SC
1 GK Japan Hitoshi Shiota 1
2 DF Japan Yuhei Tokunaga 1 1
3 DF Japan Masato Morishige 2 1
4 DF Japan Hideto Takahashi 1 2 2
6 DF Japan Kosuke Ota 2
8 MF Japan Aria Jasuru Hasegawa 1 2 1 2 1 2
10 MF Japan Yohei Kajiyama 2 1
11 FW Japan Kazuma Watanabe 4 3
18 MF Japan Naohiro Ishikawa 3 1
19 MF Japan Yohei Otake 1 1 1
20 GK Japan Shuichi Gonda 1
27 MF Japan Sotan Tanabe 1 1
30 DF South Korea Jang Hyun-Soo 1
33 DF Japan Kenta Mukuhara 1 1
39 MF Japan Tatsuya Yazawa 1 2 2 1
49 GK Brazil Dominik Markovič 1 3

Match results

Pre-season

Friendly matches

Fuji Xerox Super Cup

Final

3 March 2012
13:35 JST
Kashiwa Reysol 2 1 FC Tokyo
Wagner  27'
Barada  39'
Leandro  45' (pen.)
(Report)  50' Yazawa
 64' Aria
Kashiwa Reysol
FC Tokyo

KASHIWA REYSOL (4-4-2):
GK 21 Japan Takanori Sugeno
RB 4 Japan Hiroki Sakai
CB 5 Japan Tatsuya Masushima
CB 3 Japan Naoya Kondo
LB 22 Japan Wataru Hashimoto
RM 20 Japan Akimi Barada  39'
LM 7 Japan Hidekazu Otani  81'
RW 10 Brazil Leandro Domigues  45' (pen.)
LW 15 Brazil Jorge Wagner  27'
CF 18 Japan Junya Tanaka  68'
CF 9 Japan Hideaki Kitajima  68'
Substitutes:
GK 16 Japan Koji Inada
CM 17 North Korea An Yong-Hak  81'
CB 6 Japan Daisuke Nasu
AM 8 Japan Masakatsu Sawa  68'
RW 29 Japan Koki Mizuno
CF 19 Japan Masato Kudo
CF 25 Brazil Ricardo Lobo  68'
Manager:
Brazil Nelsinho Baptista

FC TOKYO (4-2-3-1):
GK 1 Japan Hitoshi Shiota
RB 33 Japan Kenta Mukuhara
CB 2 Japan Yuhei Tokunaga
CB 3 Japan Masato Morishige
LB 6 Japan Kosuke Ota
RM 10 Japan Yohei Kajiyama
LM 8 Japan Aria Jasuru Hasegawa  64'
RW 4 Japan Hideto Takahashi  84'
AM 18 Japan Naohiro Ishikawa  57'
LW 39 Japan Tatsuya Yazawa  50'  72'
CF 49 Brazil Lucas Severino
Substitutes:
GK 20 Japan Shuichi Gonda
CB 5 Japan Kenichi Kaga
RW 17 Japan Hiroki Kawano  84'
AM 22 Japan Naotake Hanyu  72'
CM 27 Japan Sotan Tanabe
CF 11 Japan Kazuma Watanabe  57'
CF 13 Japan Sōta Hirayama
Manager:
Serbia Ranko Popović

Man of the Match:
Brazil Leandro Domingues (Kashiwa Reysol)

Assistant referees:
Japan Toshiyuki Nagi
Japan Akane Yagi
Fourth official:
Japan Hiroyuki Kimura

J. League

Matchday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 9[2] 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34
Against OMI NAG VIS SAN KAW KAS VEG SHI ALB CON SAG URA YOK CER KSR JÚB GAM SAG ALB URA KSR OMI SAN YOK SHI KAW JÚB KAS CER CON NAG VIS GAM VEG
Venue A H A H A H A H A A H H A H H A H A H A A H A H A H H A A H A H A H
Position 2 3 2 3 3 5 8 9 8 6 6 6 7

     Win       Draw       Lost

All Home Away
Pts W D L F A Dif. Pts W D L F A Dif. Pts W D L F A Dif.
6 FC Tokyo 21 7 0 4 14 12 +2 6 2 0 3 7 8 –1 15 5 0 1 7 4 +3

     J. League Winner (also qualified for 2013 AFC Champions League Group Stage)
     2013 AFC Champions League Group Stage
     Relegation to J. League 2

AFC Champions League

Group Stage

Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
South Korea Ulsan Hyundai 6420117+414
Japan FC Tokyo 6321126+611
Australia Brisbane Roar 603361153
China Beijing Guoan 603361153

Round of 16

Emperor's Cup

Round of 64

J. League Cup

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Goals

R Player Position J. League AFC Champions League Fuji Xerox Super Cup Emperor's Cup J. League Cup Total
1 Japan Kazuma Watanabe FW 4 3 0 0 1 8
2 Japan Aria MF 2 2 1 0 0 5
3 Japan Naohiro Ishikawa MF 3 0 0 0 1 4
3 Brazil Lucas Severino FW 4 0 0 0 0 4
4 Japan Tatsuya Yazawa MF 1 2 0 0 0 3
4 Japan Yohei Kajiyama MF 2 1 0 0 0 3
5 Japan Masato Morishige DF 2 0 0 0 0 2
6 Japan Sotan Tanabe MF 1 0 0 0 0 1
6 Japan Hiroki Kawano MF 1 0 0 0 0 1
6 Japan Hokuto Nakamura MF 1 0 0 0 0 1
6 Japan Yuhei Tokunaga MF 0 1 0 0 0 1
6 Japan Yohei Otake MF 0 1 0 0 0 1
6 Japan Kenta Mukuhara DF 0 1 0 0 0 1
6 Japan Hideto Takahashi DF 0 1 0 0 0 1

Last updated: 13 May 2012
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

Kits

Home
Home AFC CL
Away
Away AFC CL

References

  1. Konno joins Gamba Osaka, SoccerNews.com. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Match scheduled on 27 June due to the Matchday 5 of the AFC Champions League Group Stage, on 1 and 2 May.