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Tokyo Verdy

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Overview | Seating Guide | Tickets | Food Guide | Cheer Culture | Directions | Insider Tips

Club Overview

Tokyo Verdy (formerly Yomiuri FC / Verdy Kawasaki) are a J1 League club sharing Ajinomoto Stadium with FC Tokyo. One of Japanese football’s most historically dominant clubs with 7 league titles, 5 Emperor’s Cups, and 6 League Cups, they returned to J1 in 2024 after a long spell in the lower divisions.

Seating Guide

The stadium structure matches FC Tokyo’s, with the upper Main section branded “Main A” on Verdy match days. Verdy’s most passionate supporters occupy the unallocated goal-end seating.

Tickets

Official tickets can be purchased through the club’s English page or the Pia ticketing site.

This site is mainly in Japanese — here's how to get through it

  1. On the ticket site, click your desired match date.
  2. Choose a seating zone — pricing for each zone is shown directly on the site.
  3. Sign up or log in, then pick your seat and complete the payment.
  4. Some clubs check ID against the buyer's name at entry, so bring your passport along with the ticket.

Tip: in Chrome, right-click the page and choose "Translate to English" to read button labels instantly.

Food Guide

Around the stadium you’ll find a variety of restaurants. Check the button below for a real, location-based list.

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Cheer Culture

The name “Verdy” comes from the Portuguese word “verde” (green), chosen in 1992 as a tribute to the Brazilian club Palmeiras. Verdy is the other side of the Tokyo Derby with FC Tokyo.

📍 Getting There

Ajinomoto Stadium (味の素スタジアム) · 376-3 Nishi-cho, Chofu City, Tokyo 182-0032

Tap the button below to see transit, walking, and driving directions from your current location to the stadium, via Google Maps.

💡 Insider Tips

🚌 Getting Around

Tokyo Verdy shares Ajinomoto Stadium with FC Tokyo. It’s about a 5-minute walk from Keio Line’s Tobitakyu station (north exit).

🏨 Lodging

As with FC Tokyo, lodging near Tobitakyu station — Chofu Urban Hotel, Hotel Musashino no Mori, and others — works well here too.

🎟️ Tickets — strong multilingual support

The official site supports English, Spanish, Portuguese, Thai, and Indonesian, running a dedicated “BUY TICKETS (ENGLISH)” section — unusually broad multilingual coverage among J.League clubs.

🎁 Club Perks — a Korean player

Kim Hyung-woo, an FC Seoul youth product, joined on a full transfer from Oita Trinita in July 2026, calling his arrival “a big step toward a dream — playing in J1.”

💡 Insider Tips

On home match days, the whole stadium decks out in green, a striking contrast to FC Tokyo’s color scheme. Look for collaboration food like the “VERDY FOOD STAND” sandwiches and donuts featuring mascot Ryuta.