FC Tokyo issued a warning to fans and supporters on its official website after confirming multiple incidents of misconduct, including social media abuse directed at specific players and insulting chant parodies referencing the names of companies and organizations. On 5ch, reactions were split — some mocked the statement’s weak phrasing (“please refrain from this, absolutely”), while others compared the situation to chant culture in other sports and at other clubs.
August 25, 2026, 13:18 | Soccer
Sports Nippon (Sponichi Annex) Reporting Team
FC Tokyo updated its official website on the 25th, calling on fans and supporters to exercise caution after confirming multiple problematic incidents, including social media slander targeting specific players and insulting chant parodies that include the names of specific companies and organizations.
Is calling them "Gasu" (a dig referencing former sponsor Tokyo Gas) actually an insult? (´・ω・`)
3Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 18:40:51.47ID:n1OUb+1V0
Insulting the other team is part of soccer culture too, no?
4Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 18:41:08.01ID:BbQUMZU+0
So that puts them on the same level as Hanshin Tigers fans. That's pretty embarrassing.
9Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 18:42:26.85ID:Ucr6LeWp0
Expecting soccer fans to have any decorum… good luck with that.
11Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 18:43:59.06ID:aYMT1I/80
The only thing they've got over Machida is the stadium and how easy it is to reach.
14Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 18:45:45.79ID:5BHOYU720
"Please stop"? Come on, that's not gonna cut it (lol)
15Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 18:46:16.95ID:asRNcCbs0
I went to the Tokyo Derby for the grand opening of Ajinomoto Stadium, and FC Tokyo's ultras behind the goal spent the whole game chanting "Verdy Kawasaki" at Tokyo Verdy. Never went back since.
16Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 18:46:59.84ID:4ddge/wn0
The Premier League is nothing but trash talk, and the J.League's still playing house like this?
17Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 18:47:06.12ID:iKKPBHQv0
The pitcher's shaking in his boots lol. Hey hey hey lol
18Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 18:47:19.52ID:REILbPR10
Guess we'll start seeing some FC Tokyo supporters flip into anti-fans over this, like that "buchikurase" ("smash 'em") chant controversy with Giravanz Kitakyushu.
19Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 18:48:31.67ID:gzpebeT50
To the tune of the Triumphal March from Aida: "Oh-oh, we're just country bumpkins from Tokyo, ohhh, ohhhhhh~"
28Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 18:52:13.46ID:+f3EqBa00
Guess this kind of culture exists in both baseball and soccer.
32Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 18:53:43.85ID:cJE7ybI10
30 years ago they were singing at Kazu (Miura Kazuyoshi), "That King who doesn't move anymore~" (a parody of the 'Grandfather's Clock' lyrics)
37Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 18:55:49.70ID:tvEl+klJ0
He's still moving though
44Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 18:59:12.58ID:5Fj34B/v0
He's still moving lol
59Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 19:03:51.96ID:eIyaLjfA0
That wasn't about Kazu, it was about Takeda.
33Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 18:53:46.94ID:O5jQDnJk0
The Trash-uri Giants are eternally filthy!" (a pun mocking "Yomiuri" as sounding like "garbage-seller," parodying Nagashima's famous "eternally undying" line)
38Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 18:56:29.56ID:8iM3PsiH0
The fact that Ueda Asahi was in on this from the start tells you exactly what kind of crowd thinks trashing other teams counts as supporting your own.
83Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 19:20:26.10ID:iP6Zy08+0
Bandwagon supporters, plain and simple.
41Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 18:57:49.57ID:YSyZAPuh0
Didn't realize soccer crowds boo during the away team's player introductions. Went to a match for the first time in a while recently and it caught me off guard.
60Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 19:04:02.89ID:dafvFNlo0
Probably a player who transferred out, right? Happens in baseball too — booing a guy who left via free agency.
69Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 19:10:03.42ID:Dxt357UY0
Yeah, stuff like that happens — like when Marinos supporters set off a flare during the Yokohama derby and it hit a food truck.
71Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 19:11:48.91ID:8zWyMWJc0
The "death yakisoba" incident at the Kashiwa match was awful too (a notorious food-related scandal).
107Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 19:30:05.44ID:jcMDg+r/0
Everyone's forgotten Verdy used to be the Yomiuri club, and yet these soccer fans still can't update their mental database. The boomer mentality is off the charts.
108Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 19:31:41.38ID:5kUq9AYt0
The fact that this kind of thing runs rampant shows the fanbase skews pretty narrow. And tolerating this vibe just makes it feel like an insular little village culture.
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