Machida Zelvia Squad & Manager, Transfer News & Schedule

Machida Zelvia

Japan 1977

G. Kuroda Tokyo

Founded in 1977, Machida Zelvia is a professional football club from Japan. Fixtures are hosted at Machida Gion Stadium in Tokyo, which accommodates 15,489 spectators on a grass surface. Currently under the guidance of G. Kuroda since February 2023, the squad continues to develop. Consistency remains the key focus as the team navigates through the current campaign.

31 Seasons

568 Matches

41.9% Win Rate

763:647 Goals

Achievements

1 Total Titles

1 Runners Up

AFC Champions League Two

1 Champion 0 Runner-up 1 Seasons

Title Seasons 2026

J1 League

0 Champion 1 Runner-up 4 Seasons

Runner-up Seasons 2027

Emperor Cup

0 Champion 0 Runner-up 12 Seasons

J2 League

0 Champion 0 Runner-up 9 Seasons

J-League Cup

0 Champion 0 Runner-up 3 Seasons

AFC Champions League Elite

0 Champion 0 Runner-up 1 Seasons

J3 League

0 Champion 0 Runner-up 1 Seasons

League Standings

J1 League

Japan 2027/2028

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima 10 7 2 1 25 6 +19 23 W W W W L

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Machida Zelvia 10 7 2 1 25 10 +15 23 W W L D W

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FC Tokyo 10 7 2 1 21 8 +13 23 W W W W W

Vissel Kobe 10 7 1 2 17 9 +8 22 W L W W W

Kashiwa Reysol 10 7 0 3 22 17 +5 21 L W W W L

Kashima 10 6 1 3 21 16 +5 19 W W D L L

Kawasaki Frontale 10 4 4 2 21 16 +5 16 W L D W W

Yokohama F. Marinos 10 4 4 2 13 9 +4 16 D D W D W

Urawa 10 5 0 5 17 21 -4 15 W L W L W

Shimizu S-pulse 10 4 2 4 10 11 -1 14 D W W W L

Fagiano Okayama 10 4 1 5 12 15 -3 13 L L L W W

Nagoya Grampus 10 4 0 6 12 16 -4 12 W W L L L

Cerezo Osaka 10 3 3 4 9 16 -7 12 L D D L D

Mito Hollyhock 10 2 3 5 12 14 -2 9 L L L L D

V-varen Nagasaki 10 2 3 5 11 18 -7 9 L D D W L

Kyoto Sanga 10 2 2 6 11 19 -8 8 L L W L L

Avispa Fukuoka 10 2 1 7 11 16 -5 7 L W L L D

Gamba Osaka 10 1 4 5 10 18 -8 7 D L L L L

JEF United Chiba 10 1 3 6 8 19 -11 6 D D L D W

Tokyo Verdy 10 0 4 6 4 18 -14 4 L L L D D

Lineups

Machida Zelvia

3-4-2-1

G. Kuroda

Coach

Starting XI

No. Player Age Pos

5 I. Drešević 29 D

8 K. Sento 31 M

13 T. Morita 35 G

15 M. Duke 34 F

18 H. Shimoda 34 M

20 T. Nishimura 29 M

23 R. Shirasaki 32 M

24 Kim Min-Tae 32 D

34 Futa Tokumura 18 M

50 D. Okamura 28 D

88 H. Nakamura 28 M

Substitutes

No. Player Age Pos

1 K. Tani 25 G

3 G. Shōji 33 D

6 H. Mochizuki 24 D

7 Y. Soma 29 F

9 Koki Ogawa 28 F

16 H. Mae 30 M

31 N. Lavi 29 M

33 T. Akimoto 27 D

89 N. Guimaraes G

99 T. Yengi 25 F

Comments

NutMegNancy Sep 8, 2026

Mid-table team — Machida Zelvia need to be more consistent — The stats show Machida Zelvia are solid in possession but struggle to convert chances — Average performance from Machida Zelvia — Mid-table team

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CounterAttackCal Sep 7, 2026

🤔 if they can stay injury-free...

26 17

FalseNineFrank Aug 30, 2026

Class act — with their current form — with their current form — 💪

35 6

SwitchPlaySyd Aug 31, 2026

@FalseNineFrank — if they can stay injury-free — Mid-table team 💭

0 0

OffsideAndy Aug 29, 2026

Relegation fodder Machida Zelvia have conceded too many goals this season, the defensive structure needs work 😬...

5 13

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Bookmaker:

Shimizu S-pulse

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Vissel Kobe

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Shanghai Shenhua

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Machida Zelvia

Machida Zelvia

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