# 2012 FC Tokyo season

The 2012 F.C. Tokyo season was the season in which F.C. Tokyo return to the J.League after their unexpected relegation following 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 | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| J.League | 17 March 2012 | Matchday 2 | v. Yokohama F. Marinos | 3 – 1 | 24 March 2012 | Matchday 3 | v. Vissel Kobe | 0 – 2 |
| J.League | 6 May 2012 | Matchday 10 | v. Albirex Niigata | | | | | 0 – 2 |
| 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. Beijing Guoan | 3 – 0 | 6 March 2012 | Group Stage, Matchday 1 | v. 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 |
| J.League | 28 April 2012 | Matchday 8 | v. Shimizu S-Pulse | 0 – 1 | 21 April 2012 | Matchday 7 | v. Vegalta Sendai | 4 – 0 |
| J.League | 14 April 2012 | Matchday 6 | v. Kashima Antlers | 1 – 2 | 21 April 2012 | Matchday 7 | v. Vegalta Sendai | 4 – 0 |
| 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 | None registered | None registered | None registered | 16 May 2012 | Group Stage, Matchday 6 | v. Ulsan Horang | 1 – 0 |
| AFC Champions League | None registered | None registered | None registered | None registered | 30 May 2012 | Round of 16 | v. Guangzhou Evergrande | 1 – 0 |

## Winter transfers
### In

In (9 players) :
| Player | From | Fee |
| Kenichi Kaga | Júbilo Iwata | Free |
| Yuichi Maruyama | Meiji University | Drafted |
| Jang Hyun-Soo | Yonsei University | Drafted |
| Aria Jasuru Hasegawa | Yokohama F. Marinos | Free |
| Kento Hashimoto | FC Tokyo Youth Team | Free |
| Kazuma Watanabe | Yokohama F. Marinos | Free |
| Yohei Hayashi | Chuo University | Drafted |
| Kosuke Ota | Shimizu S-Pulse | TBA |
| Hiroki Kawano | Tokyo Verdy | TBA |

### Out

Out (7 players) :
| Player | New Team | Fee |
| Tomokazu Nagira | Gainare Tottori | Free |
| Jade North | Consadole Sapporo | Free |
| Kota Morimura | Giravanz Kitakyushu | Free |
| Toshihiro Matsushita | Vegalta Sendai | Free |
| Yasuyuki Konno | Gamba Osaka | ¥100M |
| Tatsuya Suzuki | Tokushima Vortis | Free |
| Daisuke Sakata | Avispa Fukuoka | TBA |

### Loan out

Loan out (3 players) :
| Player | Team |
| Ryo Hiraide | Kataller Toyama |
| Takumi Abe | Yokohama FC |
| Roberto César | Coritiba |

### Loan return

Loan return (3 players) :
| Italics for players returning to the club but left it during pre-season ||
| Player | From |
| Shuto Kono | Ōita Trinita |
| Yohei Otake | Cerezo Osaka |
| Kentaro Shigematsu | Avispa Fukuoka |
| Toshihiro Matsushita | Vegalta Sendai |
| Ryo Hiraide | Kataller Toyama |
| Kota Morimura | Giravanz Kitakyushu |

### Loan end

Loan end (4 players) :
| Player | Returns to |
| Pedro Júnior | Gamba Osaka |
| Daiki Takamatsu | Ōita Trinita |
| Kazumasa Uesato | Consadole Sapporo |
| Genki Nagasato | Ventforet Kofu |

## Current squad

* Updated to 4 February 2012
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 |
| 30 | GK | BRA | DominiK Markovič |
| 1 | GK | JPN | Hitoshi Shiota |
| 2 | DF | JPN | Yuhei Tokunaga |
| 3 | DF | JPN | Masato Morishige |
| 4 | DF | JPN | Hideto Takahashi |
| 5 | DF | JPN | Kenichi Kaga |
| 6 | DF | JPN | Kosuke Ota |
| 7 | MF | JPN | Takuji Yonemoto |
| 8 | MF | JPN | Aria Jasuru Hasegawa |
| 10 | MF | JPN | Yohei Kajiyama |
| 11 | FW | JPN | Kazuma Watanabe |
| 13 | FW | JPN | Sōta Hirayama |
| 14 | MF | JPN | Hokuto Nakamura |
| 15 | DF | JPN | Daishi Hiramatsu |
| 16 | DF | JPN | Yuichi Maruyama |
| 17 | MF | JPN | Hiroki Kawano |
| 18 | MF | JPN | Naohiro Ishikawa |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | MF | JPN | Yohei Otake |
| 20 | GK | JPN | Shuichi Gonda |
| 21 | GK | JPN | Ryotaro Hironaga |
| 22 | MF | JPN | Naotake Hanyu |
| 23 | FW | JPN | Yohei Hayashi |
| 24 | FW | JPN | Kentaro Shigematsu |
| 27 | MF | JPN | Sotan Tanabe |
| 28 | MF | JPN | Shuto Kono |
| 29 | DF | JPN | Kazunori Yoshimoto |
| 30 | DF | KOR | Jang Hyun-Soo |
| 31 | GK | JPN | Satoshi Tokizawa |
| 33 | DF | JPN | Kenta Mukuhara |
| 35 | MF | JPN | Kohei Shimoda |
| 37 | MF | JPN | Kento Hashimoto |
| 39 | MF | JPN | Tatsuya Yazawa |
| 49 | FW | BRA | Lucas Severino |

## Match stats

* Updated to 30 May 2012
| No. | Pos. | Player | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| No. | Pos. | Player | JL | EC | LC | ACL | SC | JL | EC | LC | ACL | SC | JL | EC | LC | ACL | SC | JL | EC | LC | ACL | SC |
| 1 | GK | Hitoshi Shiota | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | DF | Yuhei Tokunaga | | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | DF | Masato Morishige | 2 | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | DF | Hideto Takahashi | | | | 1 | | 2 | | | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | DF | Kosuke Ota | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | MF | Aria Jasuru Hasegawa | 1 | | | 2 | 1 | 2 | | | 1 | | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | MF | Yohei Kajiyama | 2 | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | FW | Kazuma Watanabe | 4 | | | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 18 | MF | Naohiro Ishikawa | 3 | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 19 | MF | Yohei Otake | | | | 1 | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 20 | GK | Shuichi Gonda | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 27 | MF | Sotan Tanabe | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 30 | DF | Jang Hyun-Soo | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 33 | DF | Kenta Mukuhara | | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 39 | MF | Tatsuya Yazawa | 1 | | | 2 | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 49 | GK | Dominik Markovič | 1 | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Match results
### Fuji Xerox Super Cup
#### Final

| Kashiwa Reysol | FC Tokyo |
KASHIWA REYSOL (4–4–2): :
| GK | 21 | Takanori Sugeno | |
| RB | 4 | Hiroki Sakai | |
| CB | 5 | Tatsuya Masushima | |
| CB | 3 | Naoya Kondo | |
| LB | 22 | Wataru Hashimoto | |
| RM | 20 | Akimi Barada | 39' |
| LM | 7 | Hidekazu Otani | | 81' |
| RW | 10 | Leandro Domigues | 45' (pen.) |
| LW | 15 | Jorge Wagner | 27' |
| CF | 18 | Junya Tanaka | | 68' |
| CF | 9 | Hideaki Kitajima | | 68' |
| Substitutes: |||
| GK | 16 | Koji Inada | |
| CM | 17 | An Yong-Hak | | 81' |
| CB | 6 | Daisuke Nasu | |
| AM | 8 | Masakatsu Sawa | | 68' |
| RW | 29 | Koki Mizuno | |
| CF | 19 | Masato Kudo | |
| CF | 25 | Ricardo Lobo | | 68' |
| Manager: |||
| Nelsinho Baptista ||||
FC TOKYO (4-2-3-1): :
| GK | 1 | Hitoshi Shiota | |
| RB | 33 | Kenta Mukuhara | |
| CB | 2 | Yuhei Tokunaga | |
| CB | 3 | Masato Morishige | |
| LB | 6 | Kosuke Ota | |
| RM | 10 | Yohei Kajiyama | |
| LM | 8 | Aria Jasuru Hasegawa | 64' |
| RW | 4 | Hideto Takahashi | | 84' |
| AM | 18 | Naohiro Ishikawa | | 57' |
| LW | 39 | Tatsuya Yazawa | 50' | 72' |
| CF | 49 | Lucas Severino | |
| Substitutes: |||
| GK | 20 | Shuichi Gonda | |
| CB | 5 | Kenichi Kaga | |
| RW | 17 | Hiroki Kawano | | 84' |
| AM | 22 | Naotake Hanyu | | 72' |
| CM | 27 | Sotan Tanabe | |
| CF | 11 | Kazuma Watanabe | | 57' |
| CF | 13 | Sōta Hirayama | |
| Manager: |||
| Ranko Popović ||||
* Man of the Match:
* Leandro Domingues (Kashiwa Reysol)
* Assistant referees:
* Toshiyuki Nagi
* Akane Yagi
* Fourth official:
* Hiroyuki Kimura

### J.League

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 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 | All | All | All | All | All | All | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | 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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ULS | TOK | BBR | BEG |
| 1 | Ulsan Hyundai | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 14 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| 2 | FC Tokyo | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 11 | Advance to knockout stage | 2–2 | — | 4–2 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Brisbane Roar | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 3 | | 1–2 | 0–2 | — | 1–1 |
| 4 | Beijing Guoan | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 3 | | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — |
* 1 2 Brisbane Roar and Beijing Guoan are tied on their head-to-head record (2 pts, 0 GD, 2 GF), overall goal difference and overall goals scored, and so are ranked by their fair play record (Brisbane Roar: 12 pts; Beijing Guoan: 18 pts).

#### Round of 16
### Goals

| R | Player | Position | J.League | AFC Champions League | Fuji Xerox Super Cup | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total |
| 1 | Kazuma Watanabe | FW | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | Aria | MF | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Naohiro Ishikawa | MF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Lucas Severino | FW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Tatsuya Yazawa | MF | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Yohei Kajiyama | MF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Masato Morishige | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Sotan Tanabe | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Hiroki Kawano | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Hokuto Nakamura | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Yuhei Tokunaga | MF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Yohei Otake | MF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Kenta Mukuhara | DF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Hideto Takahashi | DF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Last updated: 13 May 2012 Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

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