On May 16 (Wednesday), the official matchday program (MDP) will be sold for the 2018 YBC Levain Cup Sec. 6 match against Vegalta Sendai. Please consider subscribing before the match!

Specifications
□Price: 300 yen (tax included)
□Format/Number of pages: B5 variant/24 pages
□Release date: May 16 (Wednesday)
□Sales location: Ajinomoto Stadium bookstore
 

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□Cover
In the 2018 J.League YBC Levain Cup Group Stage Sec. 5 match against Albirex Niigata, Kiichi YAJIMA scored his first official goal in J1, gracing the cover!

□Interview
This interview features number 4 Kazunori YOSHIMOTO and number 29 Makoto OKAZAKI, both from the FC Tokyo Academy.
Player Yoshimoto, who changed his jersey number to '4' from the 2018 season, originally wore '29', which is now worn by player Okazaki. They share their impressions of each other and their thoughts about FC Tokyo. Please take a moment to read it!

≪A brief introduction to the interview…≫
"(What points do you pay attention to for conditioning?) (Okazaki) When I lack sleep, my body feels heavy, so I make sure to go to bed by 9 PM every night. (Yoshimoto) Speaking of which, during the pre-stay before J3..."…… Please enjoy the continuation on MDP!

□THE POINT OF THIS MATCH
On May 16 (Wednesday), we will introduce the highlights of the match against Vegalta Sendai and key players from the opposing team. Check past match records and game content, and be sure to predict the flow of the match on the day!

□Focus on
This "Focus on" highlights Kiichi YAJIMA, who scored his first official J1 goal in Sec. 5 of the 2018 J.League YBC Levain Cup group stage!
This is a heartfelt shot captured by official photographer Kenichi Arai, who has photographed Kiichi YAJIMA since his academy days, capturing a memorable moment of the player.

<20th Anniversary Project of the Club>

□Blue-Red Fierce Battle Chronicle
This is the 8th installment following the 10th anniversary project published in MDP magazine in 2008. We will look back at the battles since the 2008 season.
This season, which marks the second season under coach Massimo FICCADENTI, features Ryoichi MAEDA, a two-time J.League top scorer, and Tatsuya ENOMOTO, who boasts extensive experience. Additionally, we will look back at the 2015 season, which saw the addition of Ryoya OGAWA, who excelled in the National High School Soccer Championship, and the return to a two-stage format for the first time in 11 years.

Jersey Number Chronicles
Introducing the story of the jersey number woven together with 20 years of history, along with its lineage. This time, it is the story of jersey number "20".