After 10 FJ Cup First Round matches we have seen two Division 1 teams lose to lower division opposition.
Prior to the weekend I thought that Panthers and BFC Tokyo could slip up against Dutch and Fussa respectively. I was wrong. Panthers thumped Dutch 9-0 and BFC narrowly defeated Fussa....
Many players in the league often turn up, get changed, play, pay and then leave. They may not even think about the effort it takes to run a Club. The organization, collecting club fees, player dropouts and all the emails. For one club, Swiss Kickers, the last issue was never a problem when the club was founded in 1977. On Saturday the club celebrated it's 40th year. They booked out the afternoon at YCAC and a TML match was arranged which was followed by a 3 team...
Sala FC rarely get heavily beaten so any team who does is instantly a contender for the team of the week award.
The late kick off saw FC International play Sala on their new home pitch at ZoZo Ground.
The referees report of this game ended 'FCI were very very good.'
The game was over by half time as it was 6-0 to FCI. They wen my on to score 3 more. Sukui Ono scored 4, Ando scored 2 and Nakamura, Yabe and Takahashii completed the rout.
After just missing out on promotion last season, Fussa FC have come out this season and look unstoppable. They are one of 3 teams who still have a 100% record. 5 wins out of 5. The latest coming on Saturday with an emphatic 4-0 victory over El Diego.
When BFC Tokyo was founded nearly 40 years ago it had very strong links with the British Embassy. As the club grew so did the Embassy and a new team was formed. British Embassy FC has been going for some 23 years.
After relegation from Division 2, Dutch FC have looked the part in Division 3. First match they drew with FC Sagarmatha who they may battle it out with for the Division 3 title. They then defeated Vags.
On Sunday they travelled to Fukuda Denshi to play BEFC Lions. For the first 60 minutes, the match was a tight contest with Dutch being 2-1 up. Like Man Utd...
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
