F.C. Tokyo
Short nameF.C. Tokyo
Founded1948
Dissolved2022 (became Tokyo Great Bears)
GroundTokyo Gas Gymnasium
Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan
Manager
Head Coach
Japan Gen Taniguchi
Japan Masayasu Sakamoto
LeagueV.League Division 1
2021–228th place
WebsiteClub home page

The F.C. Tokyo Volleyball Team (FC東京バレーボールチーム, FC Tokyo Barēbōru Chīmu) (FC東京) is a men's volleyball team based in Koto, Tokyo, Japan.[1] It plays in V.Premier League. The owner of the team is Tokyo Gas

History

  • It was founded in 1948 as a 9-men volleyball circle of Tokyo Gas.
  • It promoted to V.Challenge League in 1998.
  • In April 2009, it won the V.challenge match, so it will promote to the V.Premier League next season.
  • In December 2021, it was announced that FC Tokyo's volleyball team would suspend operations after the 2021-22 V. League season.[2][3]
  • In May 2022, FC Tokyo managed under Nature Lab in V. League from next season.
  • In June 2022, FC Tokyo became Tokyo Great Bears[4][5]

Honours

V.Premier League
  • Champion (0):
  • Runners-up (0):
All Japan Volleyball Championship
  • Champions (0):
  • Runners-up (0):
Emperor's Cup
  • Champion (0):
  • Runner-up (1): 2011
Domestic Sports Festival (Volleyball)
  • Champion (1): 2011

League results

League Position Teams Matches Win Lose
V・Premier
2009-108th828424
2010-117th824618
2011-125th821813
2012-137th828820
2013-147th828721
2014-158th821219
2015–168th821417
2016–178th821318
2017–188th821219
V・League Division 12018–198th1027819
2019–208th1027621
2020–218th1035827
2021–228th1034925

References

  1. "チームプロフィール" (in Japanese). FC Tokyo. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  2. Li, Matthew (8 December 2021). "Espejo's team FC Tokyo to suspend V.League ops after season". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  3. "FC東京バレーボールチーム活動休止のお知らせ |ニュース|バレーボール|FC東京オフィシャルホームページ". FC Tokyo (in Japanese). 8 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  4. "応援ありがとうございました。" (in Japanese). fctokyo.co.jp. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  5. "バレーV1新チーム『東京グレートベアーズ』小池百合子東京都知事を表敬訪問" (in Japanese). prtimes.jp. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
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