The match between FC Tokyo and Gamba Osaka was held at the new national stadium for the first time as a league match for soccer J1, and 43,125 spectators, the largest number of spectators in the league match, visited.

The Emperor's Cup and J-League Cup finals have already taken place at the new National Stadium, but the J1 league match was held for the first time on the night of the 29th.



Unfortunately, it rained on the 29th, which became the home game of FC Tokyo, but many fans such as families gathered, and 43,125 people visited, which is the largest number of J1 league games since Korona-ka. I did.



In the match, FC Tokyo at home scored one point each in the first half and the second half and won 2-0.



FC Tokyo coach Arbel said, "I would like to thank more than 40,000 people for coming in the rain. The National Stadium was a wonderful and beautiful stadium. As a club carrying Tokyo, more games can be played at this stadium. I hope to go. "

FC Tokyo Takes it as an opportunity and promotes unprecedented efforts

In this match held at the National Stadium, about 10,000 people were invited for free, so FC Tokyo sees it as an opportunity for first-time visitors to come back to the stadium. We have made no efforts.



Before the match, we planned a field tour of the National Stadium for those selected by lottery.



Participants walked around the side of the pitch, actually sitting on the bench used by the players, and taking pictures with Naohiro Ishikawa at the alumnus who was greeted by the surprise.



In addition, the club has adopted a large-scale production for the game, set up 480 fireworks at the entrance of players, illuminated the pitch with blue and red lights of the team color, and used a device that blows out flames. The atmosphere was lively.



Shigeya Kawagishi, president of FC Tokyo, said, "Many people came to the stadium for the first time this time, so I wanted them to experience the excitement by using the production of light and sound. , I need a new device that will make people want to come again, and I would like to continue working on it. "

A sense of crisis behind the free invitation

Behind the free invitation of 10,000 people by the J.League is the sense of crisis that the passengers who were far from the stadium due to the Korona-ka have not returned as expected.



In late March, priority measures such as prevention of spread were lifted nationwide, and each club can now hold games without setting an upper limit on the number of spectators, but the average number of visitors to J1 in April is As of the 28th, there were more than 11,100 people.



Compared to the season three years ago before the Korona-ka, it is only half.



Including this free invitation, the J.League also made a widespread publicity to visit the stadium by playing commercials on TV for the first time in more than 10 years before the Golden Week holidays.



The father who visited the game with a boy in the third grade of elementary school said, "I came to know the free invitation in the commercial for the first time in a while. I thought I would take my child for the first time in the national university." ..



According to the J.League, the ratio of free invitations has risen to about 14 times, of which about 30% are new people, so TV commercials have had a certain effect, and even for summer vacation I want to think about measures.

Soccer J1 Section 10 Results Antlers beat Cerezo to the top

In soccer J1, six games of Section 10 were played, and Kashima Antlers took the lead with a 3-0 victory over Cerezo Osaka.



▽ Antlers defeated Cerezo 3-0 with goals such as Yuma Suzuki and Yuta Matsumura.



With 22 points, the Antlers overtook Kawasaki Frontale to take the lead.



▽ In FC Tokyo vs. Gamba Osaka, which was the first J-League match at the new national stadium, FC Tokyo won 2-0 and moved up to 4th place with 18 points.



▽ Kashiwa Reysol vs. Sagan Tosu was a 4 to 1 victory for Sagan.



▽ Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo vs. Shonan Bellmare, Consadole won 1-0 with the goal of Daiki Suga.



▽ Kyoto Sanga vs. Avispa Fukuoka, Avispa won 1-0.



▽ Shimizu S-Pulse vs. Sanfrecce Hiroshima drew 2 to 2.