We would like to inform you that at the J.League Board of Directors meeting held today, December 15th (Tuesday), it was decided that FC Tokyo U-23 will participate in the 2016 Meiji Yasuda J3 League.
 

[Comments from Representative Director and President Naoki Oogane]
 'The formation and participation of FC Tokyo U-23 in this J3 is not only a challenge to strengthen and develop players from 18 to 23 years old, but also a challenge to promote bottom-up development in each age group of the academy. FC Tokyo aims to be a development-oriented club, producing representative players for the Tokyo Olympics in 2020 and ultimately improving the level of Japanese football and developing players who can succeed on the world stage.
Finally, we would like to express our gratitude to everyone who has supported and cooperated with us in this endeavor.