Full Name: Tokyo Verdy City: Tokyo Founded: 1969 Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium (50,000) Colors: Gray, Green Previous: Yomiuri Club (1969-1992), Verdy Kawasaki (1993-2000), Tokyo Verdy 1969 (2000-2007)
Description: Founded as the company team of the Yomiuri newspaper, now owned by NTV - Japan's largest television station. The first Japanese team to turn professional, in the mid-80s. Verdy = green, symbolic of the original Yomiuri club's Brazilian connection. The club was known as Verdy 1969 for several years, recognizing the year of their foundation.
Trophy Room: * Japan Soccer League (1983, 84, 87, 91, 92) * J.League (1993, 94) * Emperor's Cup (1984, 86, 87, 96, 2004) * League Cup (1979, 85, 91, 92, 93, 94) * Asian Champions Cup (1988)