We sincerely apologize to all the fans and supporters who have provided their support and encouragement, as we have suffered five consecutive losses in official matches and have not been able to meet your expectations in terms of results and performance.

We will be changing the coach from Yoshiyuki SHINODA to the current coach, Takayoshi AMMA.
 

This season, we have fought with the goal of obtaining a spot in the ACL, but it has become a difficult situation to achieve that. Furthermore, in our recent match, we sincerely apologize for causing you feelings of unbearable sorrow beyond just frustration.
 

I believe that the entire club had a sense of crisis and weakness in breaking through the current situation. What I want to say now is that we are determined to make every effort and fight through the remaining season. Once again, with the motto "A strong and beloved team," we will strive to rebuild a strong team and a strong club in order to share joy with all of you.
 

We will do our best to fight in front of everyone with a renewed spirit in the remaining 9 matches of the league.
We kindly ask for your continued support.

September 10, 2017
FC Tokyo President Naoki Oogane