title: 2016 FC Tokyo season
text: # 2016 FC Tokyo season
  
  The 2016 FC Tokyo season was the club's 16th year in existence and fifth consecutive season in the J1 League.
  
  ## Players
  
  ### Senior squad
  
  Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 | DF | JPN | Yuhei Tokunaga |
  | 3 | DF | JPN | Masato Morishige (captain) |
  | 4 | MF | JPN | Hideto Takahashi |
  | 5 | DF | JPN | Yuichi Maruyama |
  | 6 | DF | JPN | Sei Muroya |
  | 7 | MF | JPN | Takuji Yonemoto |
  | 9 | FW | JPN | Sota Hirayama |
  | 10 | MF | JPN | Yohei Kajiyama |
  | 13 | GK | JPN | Tatsuya Enomoto |
  | 14 | MF | KOR | Ha Dae-sung |
  | 16 | FW | AUS | Nathan Burns |
  | 17 | MF | JPN | Hiroki Kawano |
  | 18 | MF | JPN | Naohiro Ishikawa |
  | 19 | MF | JPN | Tasuku Hiraoka |
  | 20 | FW | JPN | Ryoichi Maeda |
  | 22 | MF | JPN | Naotake Hanyu |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | 23 | FW | JPN | Yohei Hayashi |
  | 24 | DF | JPN | Wataru Sasaki |
  | 25 | DF | JPN | Ryoya Ogawa |
  | 26 | DF | JPN | Takahiro Yanagi |
  | 27 | MF | JPN | Sotan Tanabe |
  | 28 | MF | JPN | Shuto Kono |
  | 29 | DF | JPN | Kazunori Yoshimoto |
  | 31 | GK | JPN | Kentaro Kakoi |
  | 32 | MF | KOR | Yu In-soo |
  | 34 | MF | JPN | Hideyuki Nozawa |
  | 37 | MF | JPN | Kento Hashimoto |
  | 38 | MF | JPN | Keigo Higashi |
  | 39 | MF | JPN | Shoya Nakajima |
  | 44 | FW | JPN | Takuma Abe |
  | 47 | GK | JPN | Yota Akimoto |
  | 48 | MF | JPN | Kota Mizunuma |
  | 50 | DF | JPN | Yuichi Komano |
  
  ### Out on loan
  
  Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | — | GK | JPN | Shuichi Gonda (at SV Horn) |
  | — | MF | JPN | Hirotaka Mita (at Vegalta Sendai) |
  
  ## J1 League
  
  ### League table
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 8 | Júbilo Iwata | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 23 | −2 | 23 |
  | 9 | FC Tokyo | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 18 | −2 | 23 |
  | 10 | Vegalta Sendai | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 25 | −5 | 23 |
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | 8 | Sagan Tosu | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 29 |
  | 9 | FC Tokyo | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 29 |
  | 10 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 26 |
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | 8 | Kashiwa Reysol | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 52 | 44 | +8 | 54 |
  | 9 | FC Tokyo | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 52 |
  | 10 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 53 | 38 | +15 | 51 |
  
  ### Matches
  
  | Match | Date | Team | Score | Team | Venue | Attendance |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1-1 | 2016.02.27 | FC Tokyo | 0-1 | Omiya Ardija | Ajinomoto Stadium | 25,776 |
  | 1-2 | 2016.03.06 | Vegalta Sendai | 1-2 | FC Tokyo | Yurtec Stadium Sendai | 16,918 |
  | 1-3 | 2016.03.11 | FC Tokyo | 1-0 | Vissel Kobe | Ajinomoto Stadium | 11,488 |
  | 1-4 | 2016.03.19 | Kashima Antlers | 2-0 | FC Tokyo | Kashima Soccer Stadium | 15,996 |
  | 1-5 | 2016.04.02 | FC Tokyo | 3-2 | Nagoya Grampus | Ajinomoto Stadium | 20,249 |
  | 1-6 | 2016.04.10 | Kashiwa Reysol | 1-0 | FC Tokyo | Hitachi Kashiwa Stadium | 10,470 |
  | 1-7 | 2016.04.16 | FC Tokyo | 2-4 | Kawasaki Frontale | Ajinomoto Stadium | 29,208 |
  | 1-8 | 2016.04.24 | Ventforet Kofu | 1-1 | FC Tokyo | Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium | 12,123 |
  | 1-9 | 2016.04.29 | FC Tokyo | 0-1 | Avispa Fukuoka | Ajinomoto Stadium | 23,625 |
  | 1-11 | 2016.05.08 | Shonan Bellmare | 0-1 | FC Tokyo | Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka | 13,029 |
  | 1-12 | 2016.05.13 | FC Tokyo | 0-0 | Sagan Tosu | Ajinomoto Stadium | 13,046 |
  | 1-14 | 2016.05.29 | FC Tokyo | 1-0 | Gamba Osaka | Ajinomoto Stadium | 37,805 |
  | 1-15 | 2016.06.11 | Júbilo Iwata | 0-0 | FC Tokyo | Shizuoka Stadium | 20,969 |
  | 1-10 | 2016.06.15 | FC Tokyo | 1-1 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Ajinomoto Stadium | 15,358 |
  | 1-16 | 2016.06.18 | FC Tokyo | 1-1 | Albirex Niigata | Ajinomoto Stadium | 24,793 |
  | 1-13 | 2016.06.22 | Urawa Reds | 3-2 | FC Tokyo | Saitama Stadium 2002 | 24,368 |
  | 1-17 | 2016.06.25 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 0-1 | FC Tokyo | Nissan Stadium | 21,240 |
  | 2-1 | 2016.07.02 | Sagan Tosu | 3-2 | FC Tokyo | Best Amenity Stadium | 9,858 |
  | 2-2 | 2016.07.09 | FC Tokyo | 1-0 | Ventforet Kofu | Ajinomoto Stadium | 17,978 |
  | 2-3 | 2016.07.13 | Avispa Fukuoka | 2-1 | FC Tokyo | Level5 Stadium | 6,497 |
  | 2-4 | 2016.07.17 | FC Tokyo | 0-1 | Kashiwa Reysol | Ajinomoto Stadium | 22,374 |
  | 2-5 | 2016.07.23 | Kawasaki Frontale | 1-0 | FC Tokyo | Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium | 24,103 |
  | 2-6 | 2016.07.30 | Albirex Niigata | 0-1 | FC Tokyo | Denka Big Swan Stadium | 23,510 |
  | 2-7 | 2016.08.06 | FC Tokyo | 3-2 | Júbilo Iwata | Ajinomoto Stadium | 28,291 |
  | 2-8 | 2016.08.13 | Vissel Kobe | 4-1 | FC Tokyo | Noevir Stadium Kobe | 13,419 |
  | 2-9 | 2016.08.20 | FC Tokyo | 1-0 | Yokohama F. Marinos | Ajinomoto Stadium | 27,880 |
  | 2-10 | 2016.08.27 | Nagoya Grampus | 1-1 | FC Tokyo | Toyota Stadium | 14,379 |
  | 2-11 | 2016.09.10 | FC Tokyo | 3-0 | Shonan Bellmare | Ajinomoto Stadium | 18,744 |
  | 2-12 | 2016.09.17 | FC Tokyo | 1-3 | Urawa Reds | Ajinomoto Stadium | 33,493 |
  | 2-13 | 2016.09.25 | Gamba Osaka | 3-3 | FC Tokyo | Suita City Football Stadium | 30,141 |
  | 2-14 | 2016.10.01 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 0-1 | FC Tokyo | Edion Stadium Hiroshima | 14,975 |
  | 2-15 | 2016.10.22 | FC Tokyo | 2-1 | Kashima Antlers | Ajinomoto Stadium | 37,317 |
  | 2-16 | 2016.10.29 | FC Tokyo | 1-0 | Vegalta Sendai | Ajinomoto Stadium | 21,198 |
  | 2-17 | 2016.11.03 | Omiya Ardija | 0-1 | FC Tokyo | NACK5 Stadium Omiya | 12,377 |
  