FC Tokyo has won the "Social Challenger Award" at the "2020 J.League Sharin! Awards" which recognizes activities that the 56 J.League clubs are conducting in their hometowns and in collaboration with society, and particularly those that they want to share widely with society.

We would like to express our gratitude to everyone involved with FC Tokyo for their understanding and cooperation towards the club's hometown and community activities, which has allowed us to receive such an award.

We will continue to work on our daily hometown and community collaboration activities to become a club that is loved and needed by the local community.

□ Selection Criteria for "Social Challenger Award"
Challenging social issues in that region

□Sharen! Awards Process
①General Voting: 9th Place
※Voting Period: Mar 17 (Tue) 18:00 ~ Mar 31 (Tue) 13:00

②Preliminary Selection: Selected by 15 clubs and advanced to final selection
※Jean! Core members selected at the J.League Social Cooperation Headquarters

③Award Selection: Received the Social Challenger Award
<Jean Social Challenger Award Selection Committee> (Titles omitted)
・J.League Full-time Director
・Japan Philanthropy Association Chairman Yoko Takahashi
・Representative Yuusuke Kakei of Issue Plus Design, a specified non-profit organization
・Chairperson of the Sawayaka Welfare Foundation, Shoko Shimizu
・Japan Professional Football League Director (Part-time) Retsu Fujisawa

□Selection Committee Comments (Excerpt)
・The idea of wanting to prevent young boys living in their hometown from being left behind by society is wonderful. By using sports to positively change the "hidden" parts, the overall awareness of the community will increase and it may lead to the elimination of discrimination and prejudice.
- It is a strong activity that demonstrates the significance of sports and athletes and the influence they possess. Meeting with athletes and the words they speak give courage and hope to young boys after their discharge, and it is a meaningful social collaboration (contribution) in the local community.


◇'2020 J.LEAGUE SHALLEN! Announcement of each award decision'ishere(J.LEAGUE official website)
◇ 'Sharren! J-League Social Cooperation' homepage is here