Sunday, December 02, 2012

FC Tokyo End Season With Easy Home Win

At Chofu, Japan:

Lucas Severino (8', 17') and Nemanja Vucicevic (82', 90'+2) each scored twice on Saturday as FC Tokyo concluded their J.League Division One campaign in 10th place following their 6-2 home fistbeating of second-placed Vegalta Sendai.

Senfrecce Hiroshima, who own the league title (and a berth in the upcoming FIFA Club World Cup), Vegalta Sendai, and third-placed Urawa Red Diamonds, all qualified for the group stage of next season's AFC Champions League.

They would be joined in Asia's most prestigious club tournament by the winner of the Emperor's Cup.  Should one of the top three clubs in the final league standings win the Cup, fourth-place Yokohama F. Marinos would play in the Champions League's group stage.

Vissel Kobe, Gamba Osaka, and Consadole Sapporo, who finished in the bottom three places in the league standings, were relegated to J. League Division Two and will be replaced by Ventforet Kofu, Shonan Bellmare, and promotion-playoff winners Oita Trinita.

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