2019 FC Tokyo season

The 2019 FC Tokyo season was their 8th consecutive season in J1 League after finishing the 2018 season in 6th place.^[1] They also competed in the J.League Cup and Emperor's Cup.

FC Tokyo

2019 season
Chairman	Naoki Ogane
Manager	Kenta Hasegawa
Stadium	Ajinomoto Stadium
J1 League	2nd
Emperor's Cup	Third round
J. League Cup	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Diego Oliveira (14) All: Diego Oliveira (16)
Average home league attendance	31,540
Home colours Away colours
← 2018 2020 →

Squad

As of 16 February 2019.^[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  JPN Tsuyoshi Kodama 2 DF  JPN Sei Muroya 3 DF  JPN Masato Morishige 5 DF  JPN Daiki Niwa 6 DF  JPN Kosuke Ota 8 MF  JPN Yojiro Takahagi 9 FW  BRA Diego Oliveira 10 MF  JPN Keigo Higashi (captain) 11 FW  JPN Kensuke Nagai 13 GK  JPN Go Hatano 15 FW  JPN Takefusa Kubo 16 FW  BRA Jael 17 FW  KOR Na Sang-ho 18 MF  JPN Kento Hashimoto 19 MF  JPN Kiwara Miyazaki 20 DF  KOR Jang Hyun-Soo 21 MF  KOR Yu In-soo

No. Pos. Nation Player 22 DF  JPN Takumi Nakamura 23 FW  JPN Kiichi Yajima 24 FW  JPN Taichi Hara 25 DF  JPN Ryoya Ogawa 27 FW  JPN Kyosuke Tagawa 28 MF  JPN Takuya Uchida 29 DF  JPN Makoto Okazaki 31 FW  THA Nattawut Suksum (on loan from Bangkok United) 32 DF  JPN Tsuyoshi Watanabe 33 GK  JPN Akihiro Hayashi 35 MF  JPN Yoshitake Suzuki 39 MF  JPN Kotaro Omori 40 MF  JPN Rei Hirakawa 44 MF  JPN Manato Shinada 45 MF  BRA Arthur Silva (on loan from CA Votuporanguense)

Competitions

J1 League

Main article: 2019 J1 League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Yokohama F. Marinos (C)	34	22	4	8	68	38	+30	70	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	FC Tokyo	34	19	7	8	46	29	+17	64	Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
3	Kashima Antlers	34	18	9	7	54	30	+24	63
4	Kawasaki Frontale	34	16	12	6	57	34	+23	60
5	Cerezo Osaka	34	18	5	11	39	25	+14	59

Source: Meiji Yasuda J1 League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champions

Matches

Kawasaki Frontale v FC Tokyo

23 February 2019 1	Kawasaki Frontale	0 – 0	FC Tokyo	Kawasaki
14:03 JST[3]	Kurumaya  32' Nakamura  66' Nara  79'	Report	Takahagi  83' Na  90+1'	Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 23,113 Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami

Shonan Bellmare v FC Tokyo

2 March 2019 2	Shonan Bellmare	2 – 3	FC Tokyo	Hiratsuka
16:03 JST[4]	Saito  3' Takahagi 17' (o.g.) Sugioka  43' Taketomi 53' Ibusuki  90'	Report	Higashi 27' Hashimoto 40' Diego 50' (pen.) Na  77'	Stadium: Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka Attendance: 12,878 Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama

FC Tokyo v Sagan Tosu

10 March 2019 3	FC Tokyo	2 – 0	Sagan Tosu	Chōfu
14:03 JST[5]	Muroya  83' Mitsumaru 88' (o.g.) Jael 90+3'	Report	Takahashi  57'  61' Torres  67'	Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 27,937 Referee: Minoru Tojo

FC Tokyo v Nagoya Grampus

17 March 2019 4	FC Tokyo	1 – 0	Nagoya Grampus	Chōfu
13:33 JST[6]	Nagai 54'	Report	Yonemoto  45+2' Maruyama  69'	Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 25,656 Referee: Masaaki Iemoto Toma

Urawa Red Diamonds v FC Tokyo

30 March 2019 5	Urawa Red Diamonds	1 – 1	FC Tokyo	Saitama
14:04 JST[7]	Moriwaki 90+4'	Report	Takahagi  69' Diego Oliveira 75'  76'	Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 39,055 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura

FC Tokyo v Shimizu S-Pulse

6 April 2019 6	FC Tokyo	2–1	Shimizu S-Pulse	Chōfu
15:00 JST	Muroya  53' Na Sang-ho 75' Diego Oliveira 86'	Summary	Kitagawa 46' Matsubara  63'	Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 22,302 Referee: Hajime Matsuo

FC Tokyo v Kashima Antlers

14 April 2019 7	FC Tokyo	3–1	Kashima Antlers	Chōfu
15:00 JST	Nagai 5' Diego Oliveira 16' 29'	Summary	Léo Silva 55'	Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 38,414 Referee: Ryuji Sato

Sanfrecce Hiroshima v FC Tokyo

19 April 2019 8	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	0–1	FC Tokyo	Hiroshima
20:00 JST	Nogami  74'	Summary	Diego Oliveira 71'	Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima Attendance: 15,827 Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami

FC Tokyo v Matsumoto Yamaga

28 April 2019 9	FC Tokyo	2–0	Matsumoto Yamaga	Chōfu
15:00 JST	Nagai 44' Takahagi  62' Diego Oliveira 77' (pen.)	Summary	Tanaka  31' Leandro Pereira  53' Sugimoto  82'	Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 36,412 Referee: Minoru Tōjō

Gamba Osaka v FC Tokyo

4 May 2019 10	Gamba Osaka	0–0	FC Tokyo	Suita
17:00 JST	Oh Jae-suk  37' Ko  45' Suganuma  76' Kim Young-gwon  90+1'	Summary	Takahagi  50' Hashimoto  50'	Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 33,905 Referee: Masaaki Iemoto Toma

FC Tokyo v Júbilo Iwata

12 May 2019 11	FC Tokyo	1–0	Júbilo Iwata	Chōfu
15:00 JST	Kubo 84'	Report	Shinzato  66'	Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 31,075 Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami

FC Tokyo v Consadole Sapporo

18 May 2019 12	FC Tokyo	2–0	Consadole Sapporo	Chōfu
15:00 JST	Ogawa  13' 59' Kubo 69'	Report	Fukumori  7'	Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 24,772 Referee: Hirokazu Otsubo

Cerezo Osaka v FC Tokyo

25 May 2019 13	Cerezo Osaka	1–0	FC Tokyo	Osaka
16:00 JST	Mizunuma  42' Desábato  45+2' Bruno Mendes 78' Fujita  90+5'	Report		Stadium: Yanmar Stadium Nagai Attendance: 24,624 Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi

FC Tokyo v Oita Trinita

1 June 2019 14	FC Tokyo	3 – 1	Oita Trinita	Chōfu
14:00 JST	Hashimoto 30' Kubo 39' 90+1' Higashi  45+1'	Report	Shimakawa  50' Onaiwu 59' Puangchan  67'	Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 25,175 Referee: Jumpei Iida

FC Tokyo v Vissel Kobe

15 June 2019 15	FC Tokyo	0 – 1	Vissel Kobe	Chōfu
19:00 JST		Report	Iniesta 49'	Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 38,506 Referee: Massaki Iemoto

Vegalta Sendai v FC Tokyo

23 June 2019 16	Vegalta Sendai	2 – 0	FC Tokyo	Sendai
19:00 JST	Simão Mate  45+5' Sekiguchi 74' Ramon Lopes 88'	Report	Takahagi  31'	Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai Attendance: 12,343 Referee: Hajime Matsuo

FC Tokyo v Yokohama F. Marinos

29 June 2019 17	FC Tokyo	4 – 2	Yokohama F. Marinos	Chōfu
19:00 JST	Na Sang-ho 17' Nagai 38' Diego Oliveira 55' 62' Arthur  85'	Report	Marcos Júnior 15' Hatanaka  19' Hayashi 83' (o.g.)	Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 33,705 Referee: Yusuke Araki

FC Tokyo v Gamba Osaka

7 July 2019 18	FC Tokyo	3 – 1	Gamba Osaka	Chōfu
19:00 JST	Nagai 37' 40' Diego Oliveira 60'	Report	Onose 5' Takao  90'	Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 28,209 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura

FC Tokyo v Kawasaki Frontale

14 July 2019 19	FC Tokyo	0 – 3	Kawasaki Frontale	Chōfu
19:00 JST		Report	Kobayashi 20' Kurumaya  40' Abe  44' 69' Saitō 54'	Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 42,401 Referee: Ryuji Sato

Shimizu S-Pulse v FC Tokyo

20 July 2019 20	Shimizu S-Pulse	0 – 2	FC Tokyo	Shizuoka
19:00 JST	Takeuchi  56'	Report	Omori 16' Nagai 30'	Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira Attendance: 15,750 Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama

FC Tokyo v Cerezo Osaka

3 August 2019 21	FC Tokyo	3 – 0	Cerezo Osaka	Chōfu
19:00 JST	Nagai 47' Morishige  61' 68' Diego Oliveira 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 28,721 Referee: Jumpei Iida

FC Tokyo v Vegalta Sendai

10 August 2019 22	FC Tokyo	1 – 0	Vegalta Sendai	Chōfu
19:00 JST	Diego Oliveira 62' (pen.)	Report	Słowik  61' Nakahara  80' Ramon Lopes  88' Nagasawa  90+1'	Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 28,435 Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami

FC Tokyo v Sanfrecce Hiroshima

17 August 2019 23	FC Tokyo	0 – 1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Chōfu
19:00 JST	Diego Oliveira  45+1' Higashi  70' Jael  73'	Report	Kashiwa 61'	Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 30,015 Referee: Minoru Tōjō

Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo v FC Tokyo

24 August 2019 24	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	1 – 1	FC Tokyo	Sapporo
13:00 JST	Bothroyd 47' Fukai  79'	Report	Watanabe 37' Morishige  85'	Stadium: Sapporo Dome Attendance: 19,454 Referee: Hajime Matsuo

Nagoya Grampus v FC Tokyo

30 August 2019 25	Nagoya Grampus	1 – 2	FC Tokyo	Nagoya
19:30 JST	Maruyama  39' Akasaki  77' Maeda 83' Nakatani  87'	Report	Diego Oliveira 29'  88' Takahagi 49' Oh Jae-suk  71'	Stadium: Paloma Mizuho Stadium Attendance: 20,188 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura

Kashima Antlers v FC Tokyo

14 September 2019 26	Kashima Antlers	2 – 0	FC Tokyo	Kashima
19:00 JST	Bueno 2' Misao  28' Serginho 78'	Report	Muroya  57'	Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 27,285 Referee: Minoru Tōjō

Matsumoto Yamaga v FC Tokyo

29 September 2019 27	Matsumoto Yamaga	0 – 0	FC Tokyo	Matsumoto
14:00 JST	Iida  83'	Report	Oh Jae-suk  88'	Stadium: Sunpro Alwin Attendance: 19,271 Referee: Jumpei Iida

Sagan Tosu v FC Tokyo

5 October 2019 28	Sagan Tosu	2 – 1	FC Tokyo	Tosu
14:00 JST	Toyoda 86' Takashi Kanai 90+5'	Report	Hirotaka Mita 48'	Stadium: Ekimae Real Estate Stadium Attendance: 11,616 Referee: Ryuji Sato

Vissel Kobe v FC Tokyo

19 October 2019 29	Vissel Kobe	1 – 3	FC Tokyo	Kobe
13:00 JST	Sergi Samper  23' Joan Oumari 66'	Report	Takahagi 6' Arthur Silva 10' Hashimoto 34'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 20,413 Referee: Yusuke Araki

Oita Trinita v FC Tokyo

2 November 2019 30	Oita Trinita	0 – 2	FC Tokyo	Ōita
14:00 JST		Report	Nagai 5' Watanabe 7'	Stadium: Showa Denko Dome Oita Attendance: 14,359 Referee: Hajime Matsuo

Júbilo Iwata v FC Tokyo

9 November 2019 31	Júbilo Iwata	v	FC Tokyo	Iwata
13:00 JST				Stadium: Yamaha Stadium

J. League Cup

Main article: 2019 J.League Cup

Results

Kashiwa Reysol v FC Tokyo

6 March 2019 Group B	Kashiwa Reysol	2 – 1	FC Tokyo	Kashiwa
17:03 JST[8]	Olunga 65' (69)	Report	Watanabe 32' Jael  57'	Stadium: Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium Attendance: 4,521 Referee: Hiroki Kasahara

Vegalta Sendai v FC Tokyo

13 March 2019 Group B	Vegalta Sendai	2 – 1	FC Tokyo	Sendai
18:00 JST[9]	Ryang Yong-gi 16' Nagasawa 24'	Report	Ota 63'	Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai Attendance: 6,304 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura

FC Tokyo v Sagan Tosu

10 April 2019 Group B	FC Tokyo	1 – 0	Sagan Tosu	Tokyo
19:00 JST[10]	Watanabe  14' Takahagi  19' Kubo 84'	Report	Galović  26' Cho Dong-geon  46' Isaac Cuenca  72'	Stadium: Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Attendance: 5,181 Referee: Yoshiro Imamura

FC Tokyo v Kashiwa Reysol

24 April 2019 Group B	FC Tokyo	2 – 0	Kashiwa Reysol	Saitama
19:00 JST[11]	Na Sang-ho 50' Diego Oliveira 89'	Report	Cristiano  90+4'	Stadium: NACK5 Stadium Omiya Attendance: 3,524 Referee: Koichiro Fukushima

FC Tokyo v Vegalta Sendai

8 May 2019 Group B	FC Tokyo	0 – 0	Vegalta Sendai	Tokyo
19:00 JST[12]	Tagawa  61'	Report	Nagasawa  15' Sekiguchi  89'	Stadium: Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Attendance: 9,910 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura

Sagan Tosu v FC Tokyo

22 May 2019 Group B	Sagan Tosu	0 – 1	FC Tokyo	Tosu
19:00 JST[13]	Galović  37' Cho Dong-geon  52'	Report	Okazaki  6' Arthur Silva  27' Yu In-soo 45'	Stadium: Ekimae Real Estate Stadium Attendance: 7,120 Referee: Takuto Okabe

FC Tokyo v Cerezo Osaka

19 June 2019 Play Off First Leg	FC Tokyo	1 – 0	Cerezo Osaka	Chōfu
19:00 JST[14]	Yajima  35' Nagai 43'	Report	Tanaka  49' Yamashita  82'	Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 5,943 Referee: Minoru Tōjō

Cerezo Osaka v FC Tokyo

26 June 2019 Play Off Second Leg	Cerezo Osaka	1 – 1 (1 – 2 agg.)	FC Tokyo	Osaka
19:00 JST[15]	Bruno Mendes 62'	Report	Yajima 75'	Stadium: Yanmar Stadium Nagai Attendance: 6,116 Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami

Emperor's Cup

Main article: 2019 Emperor's Cup

FC Tokyo v Toin University of Yokohama

3 July 2019 Second Round	FC Tokyo	1 – 0	Toin University of Yokohama	Chōfu
19:00		Report		Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium

FC Tokyo v Ventforet Kofu

14 August 2019 Third Round	FC Tokyo	0 – 1	Ventforet Kofu	Kōfu
19:00		Report		Stadium: Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium