Going into the weekend I had marked on my schedule that another Cup upset could be on the cards. Sala FC in the previous round had found that Nepal United were a tricky opponent, so Barbarians needed a professional performance if they wanted to progress into the FJ Cup Semi Final.
The first half saw Barbarians break the well organized defence once with a Naoya Unemura goal and they went into the second half knowing they needed to score more. On came Fred Delsaux...
After winning a Manager of the Month Award in the Premier League a team usually ends up having a disastrous month. WIll we start seeing this trend happen after teams win the FJ TOTW? After winning last weeks award British Embassy were finally on the wrong end of a result! Musketeers FC are contenders for Promotion this season and after beating last weeks award winners they have claimed the prize this week. They won 3-2 by applying just enough pressure using their speedy...
22 weeks in and I think this was the toughest decision for me in terms of who should win this weeks FJ TOTW. Notable mentions should go to FC International for beating Swiss 4-1, Sala scoring 8 and Albion old Boys who scored 5 against FC Sagarmatha. However we have one team who has completed the perfect 10. 10 matches played and 10 victories. British Embassy have been defeating teams week in week out.
The points were won with their deadly forward line scoring all...
In the coming weeks we plan to interview current TML players, referees and the occasional TML legend about their experiences of playing football in Japan.
It would be great if you put yourself forward or a team mate to answer a few questions. Also if you want any particular questions asked then let me know.
In recent seasons Division 2 has always had a top team dominating the league and then the best of the rest battle it out for 2nd place. This season is no different.
For the second week running the beauty of the Cup gave us another huge Cup upset. With FC International sitting on top of Division 1 Real Celts knew they would need the game of their lives.
Real Celts started with a high tempo which meant they were winning every first and second ball. With the wind blowing as hard as the Celts players lungs they each kept to...
With matchday 19 dedicated to the FJ Cup & Plate matches only. The award was always going to go to a team who could cause a Cup upset. A few notable performances should be mentioned. Pumas defeated Panthers for the first time. Pumas were originally formed as the Panthers 2nd team. Also Lions FC beat Jetro 4-1 to add some glory into a difficult first half of the season for them. The winners of this weeks award must go to Nepal United who beat Division 1 Sala FC 4-1....
Firstly Happy New Year to you all. Time for another fascinating report. If you are one of my avid fans then you are aware even though I run the tournament I actually end up watching very little of the matches. Why I hear you ask? I am not totally sure but I am usually playing, chatting to people and generally making sure everyone is having a good time.
So like a good football reporter who needs to write 1000 words on a boring 0-0 I will try and pad this one out...
Clash FC
BEFC
Panthers FC
FC International
Hibernian FC
Eastern Capital FC
Pumas FC
YeBoiz FC
Zion FC
Kanto Celts FC
FC Sagarmatha
SUNS FC
Sala FC
Lions FC
Brunello FC
YC&AC
Dutch FC
FC Nomade
Albion Old Boys FC
Shane FC
BFC Tokyo
Guapo FC
King George FC
BEFC Lions
Fussa FC
Saitama JETS FC
Kilimanjaro FC
Jetro FC
