Matches against Lions are always a huge battle with lots of tough and intense play. This time was no different and BEFC very quickly felt themselves under a heap of pressure until a quick formational switch restored some balance to the flow of the game. It didn't help that Lions had gone and...
Despite a number of regulars out of action, BEFC continued their winning run against a determined BFC Vagabonds team, who parked a formidable bus and threw down the challenge to try and break through it. A frustrating match, set up to be frustrating by the opponent took a lot of patience and...
After retaining their own Friendly Cup, BEFC continue on a roll by bringing home the AMIA International Futsal Cup. Held indoor at the Minato-ku sports center, BEFC have narrowly missed out on top honours in the last two AMIA tournaments finishing 3rd each time. This time around they went in...
October 3rd saw the 4th Friendly Cup held at the British Embassy in Tokyo. A six team invitational futsal tournament and BBQ with roots in a 30+ year relationship between NSK and the UK. With a last minute withdrawal from Adecco, BEFC carved out a third team to make this year's competitors: BEFC...
Over consqecutive years of improvement, BEFC went after the top spot in the 8th AMIA Futsal Competition and came away victorious, undefeated with no goals conceded in all games. Every member of the futsal squad played their role superbly making no clear MVP --- but there always has to be one!! As...
This year's Friendly Cup was an all action affair with some truly entertaining matches, a miraculous comeback, hordes of goals and a nail-biting penalty shoot out. With Team Adecco not in attendance it came down to each Friendly Cup team captain to nominate their Most Valuable Player of the...
BEFC rolled out the red carpet to give Division 3 Champions Musketeers a proper welcome to the second division with a 5 - 1 thumping, despite going down 0 - 1 midway through the first half. Having never faced the Musketeers it took BEFC a short while to figure their threat, focusing at first on...
BEFC's strong start to the season kept grooving against ex-Div 1 relegates El Diego and some familiar Division 1 ringers from Panthers and Pumas FC in Diego shirts! :p Not to be put off by this, (you have to be Division 1 to get into and stay Division 1) BEFC set upon them in a tenacious fashion...
BEFC's sterling football rampage 8 - 1 over SUNS FC on their first match of the season has won them the plaudits of Footy Japan's TML Team of the Week Matchday 3. Read about our exploits on the Footy Japan Competitions website
On a hot season opening day in Yokohama BEFC gave SUNS FC a warm welcome to Division 2 with an outstanding 8 - 1 demolition. With the full team back from the off-season we were waiting if pre-season training and intentions to be a Division 1 team was going to shine versus a former Division 1 outfit...
BEFC Ladies officially got underway with its first session on the UK Embassy in Hanzomon. Joining the regular session BEFC Ladies played as a team in with the lads and had a great time. The next futsal is now planned for the US Embassy to become the regular women only football sessions. Keep...
Alo has been making a reputation for himself in competitions so far for being MVP, and if not missing it by a tiny margin. This time was no different as he bagged four goals and continued to be the unrelenting menace of the opposition that he is. Commenting recently that his battery doesn't work in...
BEFC reach the Semi-Finals of the Summer 7s Cup as the club's performance continues to rocket in all competitions. BEFC's performance in 7s competitions a few season back was pretty dire. Rarely escaping the group stages, we hadn't really figured out how to play 7s despite our best efforts. Then...
BEFC are forming a Ladies Football Club led by Natalie Guerrero and Teresa Iniesta. To begin with we're looking to organise futsal sized women only sessions to establish a regular player pool. Then when we have enough players the club will look into joining competitions, arrange friendlies and...
Last week after futsal the lads broke a Spot record taking over our favourite neighbourhood watering hole with an entourage of about 15 thirsty players! What could cause such a record to be broken, but the Sayonara beer for BEFC Vice Captain and club MVP Rich Sciver. Rich, the gentleman he is, sent...