J. League Oct 26, 2021
The 51-year-old will not finish his fourth campaign with the three-time J1 champion, which currently sits 10th in the standings.
Soccer / J. League | J. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK May 9, 2018
Amazing transformation puts Sanfrecce firmly in driver's seat
by Andrew McKirdy
No one who watched Sanfrecce Hiroshima barely avoid relegation last season could have imagined that they would top the J. League table after 13 games of the 2018 campaign. But after racking up 11 wins and a draw to surpass their entire points total from ...
Soccer / J. League Apr 8, 2018
Undefeated Sanfrecce Hiroshima added three more points Sunday after digging in to beat Kashiwa Reysol 1-0 in the J. League. A lackluster first half from Kashiwa and key saves by Sanfrecce goalkeeper Takuto Hayashi earned the first division leaders their fifth win in six matches. After ...
Soccer / J. League | J. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK Mar 7, 2018
Surprise names fly out blocks with two wins
by Andrew McKirdy
A good start can be a precious commodity in the J. League, and the three teams with perfect records after two games of the new season will be satisfied with their work so far. The identities of those teams at the top, however, may surprise ...
Soccer / J. League Dec 7, 2017
Sanfrecce Hiroshima have named former FC Tokyo coach Hiroshi Jofuku as successor to Swedish manager Jan Jonsson, the team announced on Thursday. After he was fired for a second time by FC Tokyo midway through the 2016 season, the 56-year-old Jofuku represented the Japan Football ...
Soccer / J. League | J. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK Jul 27, 2016
Tokyo facing uncertain time after managerial change
by Andrew McKirdy
A season that promised much has turned badly sour for FC Tokyo, and the firing of manager Hiroshi Jofuku may not be enough to stop the rot. Tokyo pulled the plug on Jofuku's second spell in charge at the weekend and replaced him with coach ...
Soccer / J. League Jul 26, 2016
FC Tokyo has promoted coach Yoshiyuki Shinoda to the top spot to replace fired manager Hiroshi Jofuku, the J. League first-division team announced Tuesday. Shinoda managed Avispa Fukuoka from 2008 to 2011 before signing on to coach with FC Tokyo. During Avispa's time in the ...
Soccer / J. League Jul 23, 2016
Frontale's Kobayashi notches winning goal in 81st minute against FC Tokyo
by Andrew McKirdy
Yu Kobayashi scored for a fifth straight game to give Kawasaki Frontale a 1-0 win over FC Tokyo on Saturday and open up a five-point lead at the top of the overall J. League table. Frontale — who narrowly missed out on the first-stage title ...
Soccer / J. League | J. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK May 11, 2016
Gamba, Tokyo running out of time to get going in J. League
by Andrew McKirdy
Fortunes can change quickly in the J. League, but the division's misfiring big guns will have to start finding their range soon if they want to make a mark this season. With more than half of the first stage played, 2014 treble winners Gamba Osaka ...
Soccer Feb 9, 2016
FC Tokyo crushes Chonburi FC, advances to ACL group stage
by Andrew McKirdy
FC Tokyo cruised into the group stage of this season's Asian Champions League with a 9-0 playoff thrashing of Thailand's Chonburi FC on Tuesday night. An early Chonburi own goal and strikes from Takuma Abe and Keigo Higashi gave Tokyo a three-goal halftime lead at ...