F.C. Tokyo is a Japanese football (soccer) club playing in the J. League Division 1. Its hometown is Tokyo prefecture. Unlike most J. League teams, its team name is simply Football Club Tokyo and there is no mascot character.
The team started as a company team, Tokyo Gas Football Club in 1935. With addition of the Brazilian football player Amaral and the manager Kiyoshi Okuma at the helm, the team gradually became competitive and in 1997, the team placed second, winning the JFL championship the next year. However, at the time the team lacked the necessary qualifications for a promotion to the J1 league and so stayed in J2.
Following this, on October 1, 1998, companies like Tokyo Gas, TEPCO, ampm, TV Tokyo, and Culture Convenience Club, set up a joint company Tokyo Football Club Company with the aim of making the team eligible for joining the J. League. In 1999, the same year the team became eligible, it won the J2 championship and joined the J1 league beginning in the 2000 season.
Orioles Sign Koji Uehara: MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
Publish Date: December 31, 1969
The Japanese leagues are famous for wasting good arms through abuse and I’m not so sure he’s given his all the last two or three years. I think he’s ready to go, and ready to prove everyone wrong. He doesn’t walk people and has that …
The Schmuck Stops Here: O's make first Asian inroad - Some say it …
Publish Date: December 31, 1969
*YaY* finally a pitcher…a pitcher with a very, very good career era in the Japanese league, hopefully it translates to the Orioles and the AL East…we shall see….over all i am pleased with the transaction, although i would have …
Top501 Sports: Orioles reach 2-year deal with Uehara
Publish Date: December 31, 1969
The 33-year-old right-hander has spent his entire career with the Yomiuri Giants of Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball league, including eight seasons as an All-Star. The Sun said the Orioles apparently intend to use Uehara as a …