FC Tokyo Under−23 was a Japanese

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club based in

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. It was the reserve team of

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and played in

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which they have done since their entry to the league at the beginning of the 2016 season. The club shared its home games between

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and the smaller

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History

FC Tokyo joined

in 2016 along with the reserve teams of

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and

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. None of these clubs are eligible for promotion to

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additionally they can only field 3 players over the age of 23.

Last squad

''2020 squad for

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References

External links

FC Tokyo U23 Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:FC Tokyo U-23 Association football clubs established in 2016 2016 establishments in Japan Defunct football clubs in Japan Association football clubs disestablished in 2020 2020 disestablishments in Japan