Tokyo derby (football)

The is the local derby in Tokyo, Japan, between fierce capital city rivals FC Tokyo and Tokyo Verdy. The rivalry becomes more intense as both teams share their home ground, the Ajinomoto Stadium.

History Tokyo Gas FC was founded in 1935 by the employees of Tokyo Gas, and Yomiuri Club was founded in 1969 as a club team supported by Yomiuri Shimbun. Tokyo Gas and Yomiuri Club first met in the Tokyo Metropolitan League in 1970 with Tokyo Gas winning, but they didn't meet again until 2000 because Yomiuri Club was promoted to the Kanto Soccer League. Yomiuri Club moved to Kawasaki in 1992 and went professional as Verdy Kawasaki, and Tokyo Gas changed club name to FC Tokyo and became professional in 1999. FC Tokyo and Verdy Kawasaki first faced each other in the J.League in 2000, but Verdy Kawasaki moved to Tokyo and changed club name to Tokyo Verdy in the next year.

The Tokyo derby is known as one of the most controversial derby matches in Japan. Yomiuri Club applied to use National Stadium in Tokyo as their home stadium in preparation for the start of the professional league, and the stadium was also welcomed, but the J.League rejected the request, so Verdy Kawasaki had to use Todoroki Athletics Stadium as their home stadium. While J.League chairman Saburo Kawabuchi advocated a community-based approach, Yomiuri Shimbun president and Verdy Kawasaki owner Tsuneo Watanabe was in conflict with Kawabuchi over corporatism, calling the club Yomiuri Verdy and its official name Yomiuri Nippon Soccer Club. As a result, when Verdy Kawasaki moved to Tokyo Stadium in Chofu in 2001, FC Tokyo already had a large local following. On the 9 July 2005 derby, the FC Tokyo's ultras threw an ashtray at Tokyo Verdy 1969 supporters and injuring three. On the 8 June 2008 derby, the Tokyo Verdy's ultras assaulted three FC Tokyo supporters. On the 4 May 2011 derby, the FC Tokyo's ultras clashed with a security guard and injuring him. On the 12 July 2023 derby, the FC Tokyo's ultras set off pyrotechnics at the stadium and destroyed the Tokyo Verdy sign by hurling raw eggs at it.

Honours

CompetitionFC TokyoTokyo VerdyJSL Division 1/J.League/J.League Division 1/J1 League07JSL Division 2/JFL (1992–1998)/J2 League22Emperor's Cup15JSL Cup / J.League Cup36Japanese Super Cup04Konica Cup01Japanese Regional Football League Competition10Asian Club Championship/AFC Champions League/AFC Champions League Elite01J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship10Total826

Statistics

CompetitionPlayedFC Tokyo winsDrawsTokyo Verdy winsFC Tokyo goalsTokyo Verdy goalsTokyo Metropolitan League 1 1 0 0 5 3J1 League 18 7 5 6 23 24J1 100 Year Vision League 2 1 1 0 2 1J2 League 2 0 2 0 1 1Emperor's Cup 1 0 1 0 1 1J.League Cup 5 5 0 0 14 5Total2914964635

Matches Tokyo Metropolitan League #DateHome scorersHomeResultAwayAway scorersReport110 May 1970unknownYomiuri Club3–5Tokyo Gasunknown

J1 League #DateHome scorersHomeResultAwayAway scorersReport127 May 2000Hayashi, Kim (2)Verdy Kawasaki3–0FC TokyoReport211 November 2000Tuto (2)FC Tokyo2–3Verdy KawasakiHayashi, Mikami, HiramotoReport310 March 2001Lopes (2)FC Tokyo2–1 (g.g.)Tokyo Verdy 1969MiuraReport424 November 2001NagaiTokyo Verdy 19691–0FC TokyoReport524 July 2002Edmundo (2)Tokyo Verdy 19692–1FC TokyoAmaralReport618 September 2002Amaral, KellyFC Tokyo2–1Tokyo Verdy 1969EdmundoReport75 April 2003Ramon, IioTokyo Verdy 19692–1FC TokyoBabaReport822 November 2003AbeFC Tokyo1–1Tokyo Verdy 1969IioReport93 April 2004Toda, Jean, BabaFC Tokyo3–2Tokyo Verdy 1969Hirano, M'BomaReport1029 August 2004Tokyo Verdy 19690–1FC TokyoKajiyamaReport119 July 2005FC Tokyo0–0Tokyo Verdy 1969Report1222 October 2005MorimotoTokyo Verdy 19691–2FC TokyoKajiyama, Sasá SalcedoReport1312 April 2008HulkTokyo Verdy1–2FC TokyoHanyu, Shibasaki (o.g.)Report1423 August 2008CaboreFC Tokyo1–2Tokyo VerdyOguro, NasuReport1513 April 2024Miki, SomenoTokyo Verdy2–2FC TokyoEndo (2)Report1617 August 2024FC Tokyo0–0Tokyo VerdyReport172 April 2025Hayashi, SomenoTokyo Verdy2–2FC TokyoSato, TrevisanReport1815 September 2025NagakuraFC Tokyo 1–0Tokyo Verdy Report

J1 100 Year Vision League #DateHome scorersHomeResultAwayAway scorersReport122 March 2026 Tokyo Verdy0–0 FC TokyoReport210 May 2026Muroya, Nagakura FC Tokyo 2–1Tokyo VerdyMoritaReport

J2 League #DateHome scorersHomeResultAwayAway scorersReport14 May 2011Tokyo Verdy0–0FC TokyoReport230 October 2011LucasFC Tokyo1–1Tokyo Verdyunknown (o.g.)Report

Emperor's Cup #DateHome scorersHomeResultAwayAway scorersReport112 July 2023TsukagawaFC Tokyo1–1 Tokyo VerdyShiraiReport

J.League Cup #DateHome scorersHomeResultAwayAway scorersReport130 April 2002Tokyo Verdy 19690–1FC TokyoMiyazawaReport29 May 2002Amaral, MiyazawaFC Tokyo2–1Tokyo Verdy 1969EdmundoReport313 October 2004Jean, Lucas (3)FC Tokyo4–3 (g.g.)Tokyo Verdy 1969Yamada, Hiramoto, KobayashiReport425 May 2008Bruno Quadros, Sahara, KondoFC Tokyo3–0Tokyo VerdyReport58 June 2008Hiroyama, HulkTokyo Verdy2–4FC TokyoCabore, Hirayama (3)Report

Friendly #DateHome scorersHomeResultAwayAway scorersReport125 February 2007EvaldoFC Tokyo1–1Tokyo Verdy 1969Ono230 January 2016HashimotoFC Tokyo1–0Tokyo VerdyReport

Goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals1 EdmundoTokyo Verdy4 LucasFC Tokyo3 AmaralFC Tokyo3 Sota HirayamaFC Tokyo5 Yuta BabaFC TokyoTokyo Verdy2 CaboreFC Tokyo Keita EndoFC Tokyo Kentaro HayashiTokyo Verdy Kazuki HiramotoTokyo Verdy HulkTokyo Verdy Kazunori IioTokyo Verdy JeanFC Tokyo Yohei KajiyamaFC Tokyo Kim Hyun-seokTokyo Verdy Wagner LopesFC Tokyo Masashi MiyazawaFC Tokyo Motoki NagakuraFC Tokyo Itsuki SomenoTokyo Verdy TutoFC Tokyo

Players who played for both clubs PlayerFC TokyoTokyo Verdy Ryoichi Kawakatsu1990–19911983–1988 Koji Seki1994–1995, 19981990–1993 Edwin Ifeanyi1995–19971998 Tomohiro Hasumi1997–19981990–1995 Takuya Sato1998–19992006 Osamu Umeyama1998–2000, 20012000 Tetsuhiro Kina2000–20032006 Yoichi Doi2000–20072008–2012 Hiroki Kobayashi20022000 Yuta Baba2002–20072009 Taisei Fujita20052006–2007 Takahiro Shibasaki20062001–2003, 2007–2012, 2014–2021 Takashi Fukunishi20072008 Masashi Oguro20102008–2009 Genki Nagasato20112009 Satoshi Tokizawa2011–20122004–2006 Hiroki Kawano2012–20172007–2011, 2019–2020 Shoya Nakajima2014–20172012–2013 Takuma Abe2016–20172010–2012 Yoshito Okubo20172020 Rei Hirakawa2017–2019, 2020, 20222025– Fuki Yamada2026–2024

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