Last saturday on the 29th of September BEFC once again arrived at one of the nicer pitches we play on. It was going to be an important match because BEFC has not started the season as they wanted and lost twice in the first 2 games. Coach Naoki Tanabe could not make it so Timothy Witvliet took over...
For the first game of BEFC Lions second season, they faced Nepal FC. This was BEFC’s first game in their debut season, where they drew 3-3 after a number of goalkeeping errors allowed a weak Nepal to equalize. In the second leg, a new-look Nepal team held BEFC Lions to another 3-3 draw, but both...
The final match of the season against champions Hibernian was a difficult task for BEFC, especially having no subs for the match. BEFC started the match with some players playing in unfamiliar positions due to last minute drop-outs but stayed compact and organized denying Hibs any clear...
BEFC took part in the MIFA 4th Aniversary tournament with two teams. BEFC White played in group A and from the first match it was obvious they were serious contenders for the win. Emphatic wins in the first 4 matches with goals coming from all players gave BEFC confidence to tackle the more...
BEFC needed a win against Swiss Kickers to keep their Division 1 hopes alive and headed to their least favourite pitch in Soga. BEFC started the match understandably nervous due to the importance of this game and conceded two 'silly' goals within 15 minutes which made the task even hearder. BEFC...
For the final game of the debut season for BEFC Lions, they faced Oakwood Clash for the third time this season. BEFC Lions had knocked Clash out of the Plate, drawn in the first league game, and a draw here would have ensured that BEFC Lions finished 6th in Division 3. This match saw some...
For their penultimate game of the season, BEFC Lions faced their first ever opponents, Nepal FC. The first leg ended 3-3, with two goals from Jaisal and one from Viran being squandered by some extremely unfortunate goalkeeping. With the team coming a long way across the season, BEFC Lions were...
Despite the morning rain, BEFC Ladies brought out the sun and made a great showing at the MIFA Football Park 4th Anniversary Ladies Tournament, beating the competition to win the championship. BEFC Ladies started with both strong offense and defense, earning some early wins. A few of the young and...
BEFC Ladies showed a big improvement as a team and played exceptionally well against the teams from the local futsal leagues at the Shibuya-ku Ladies Futsal Tournament. Initially there was some positioning issues and BEFC Ladies had a tough start against teenagers with full of energy/stamina at the...
BEFC Lions wanted revenge against Albion Old Boys after losing early in the season 3-1. Recent form has been good, and the team have come a long way since that first match. However, the Lions knew it would be tough to beat the Old Boys on their home pitch. The day was hot, and the afternoon game...
BEFC Lions faced their self-declared rivals, King George FC after the first leg saw a crazy 6-4 victory for the Lions. King George were looking for revenge, but were completely dismantled by the Lions in their best game so far this season. The team was perfectly balanced, with a confident and...
After the disappointment of losing the Cup Final last weekend, BEFC quickly recovered to gain a valuable point against Pumas in a hard fought encounter. If nothing else, BEFC learnt from the mistakes made during the final and proved that the 4-0 scoreline did not reflect the quality of our team...
Since the Tokyo Metropolis League started 15 years ago BEFC had only been in the Cup final once! 15 years ago at the TML's birth under the alias 'Perfidious Albion'. So it was time for some history in the making against a very strong and still upcoming Pumas FC who had lost the final the previous...
BEFC entered a must win game against co-promoted club Zion FC in order to have a chance of staying up in Division 1. With a good track record against Zion it was surpring that the previous fixture they had dispatched 3rd placed Pumas 4 - 2 to keep themselves ahead of BEFC in the struggled to avoid...
After a wait of 14 years BEFC reached the final of the Footy Japan Cup with a well earned 1 - 0 win over traditional ancient rivals the British Football Club. They will face slightly newer (and younger) rivals Pumas FC in the cup final on Saturday May 19th at Yokohama Athletics and Country Club...