Tokyo Verdy is a football club which plays in Japan .
In 2001 , the club moved from Kawasaki to ChÅ fu , Tokyo and was re-named Tokyo Verdy 1969 to reflect the new hometown and the club 's origins as Yomiuri F.C. Although Verdy made the move to increase its fan base and distance itself from its rivals , by this time Tokyo was already home to a J1 club in F.C. Tokyo . Despite a sharp increase in crowd numbers for Verdy , this was still well below those of F.C. Tokyo .