2024 FC Machida Zelvia season

The 2024 FC Machida Zelvia season is the club's 36th season in history and the first one in the J1 League, the top flight of Japanese football following becoming J2 League champions in the previous season.[1] As well as the domestic league, they are competing in the Emperor's Cup and the J.League Cup.

Machida Zelvia
2024 season
ManagerGo Kuroda
StadiumMachida GION Stadium
J1 League2nd
Emperor's CupPre-season
J.League CupRound 1
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All statistics correct as of 2 March 2024.

Squad edit

Season squad edit

Squad no. Name Nationality Date of birth (age at start of season)
Goalkeepers
1 Kosei Tani   (2000-11-22)22 November 2000 (aged 23)
28 Louis Yamaguchi   (1998-05-28)28 May 1998 (aged 25)
42 Koki Fukui   (1995-11-04)4 November 1995 (aged 28)
50 Anton Burns   (2003-10-01)1 October 2003 (aged 20)
Defenders
2 Masayuki Okuyama   (1993-07-28)28 July 1993 (aged 30)
3 Gen Shoji (c)   (1992-12-11)11 December 1992 (aged 31)
4 Jurato Ikeda   (1996-09-17)17 September 1996 (aged 27)
5 Ibrahim Drešević   (1997-01-24)24 January 1997 (aged 27)
6 Junya Suzuki   (1996-01-07)7 January 1996 (aged 28)
13 Kai Miki   (1993-04-19)19 April 1993 (aged 30)
14 Jang Min-gyu   (1999-03-06)6 March 1999 (aged 24)
26 Kotaro Hayashi   (2000-11-16)16 November 2000 (aged 23)
29 Takumi Narasaka   (2002-07-06)6 July 2002 (aged 21)
33 Henry Hiroki Mochizuki   (2001-09-20)20 September 2001 (aged 22)
44 Yoshitaka Aoki   (1998-09-02)2 September 1998 (aged 25)
55 Daisuke Matsumoto   (1998-09-10)10 September 1998 (aged 25)
Midfielders
8 Keiya Sento   (1994-12-29)29 December 1994 (aged 29)
16 Zento Uno   (2003-11-20)20 November 2003 (aged 20)
17 Shuto Inaba   (1993-06-29)29 June 1993 (aged 30)
18 Hokuto Shimoda   (1991-11-07)7 November 1991 (aged 32)
36 Yohei Okuyama   (1999-10-28)28 October 1999 (aged 24)
37 Kosei Ashibe   (2001-04-05)5 April 2001 (aged 22)
38 Tenshiro Takasaki   (2006-02-13)13 February 2006 (aged 18)
39 Byron Vásquez   (2000-05-16)16 May 2000 (aged 23)
41 Takuya Yasui   (1998-11-21)21 November 1998 (aged 25)
45 Kai Shibato   (1995-11-24)24 November 1995 (aged 28)
46 Ken Higuchi   (2003-06-24)24 June 2003 (aged 20)
99 Daigo Takahashi   (1999-04-17)17 April 1999 (aged 24)
Forwards
7 Yu Hirakawa   (2001-01-03)3 January 2001 (aged 23)
9 Shota Fujio   (2001-05-02)2 May 2001 (aged 22)
10 Na Sang-ho   (1996-08-12)12 August 1996 (aged 27)
11 Erik   (1994-07-18)18 July 1994 (aged 29)
15 Mitchell Duke   (1991-01-18)18 January 1991 (aged 33)
19 Takaya Numata   (1999-04-19)19 April 1999 (aged 24)
22 Kazuki Fujimoto   (1998-07-29)29 July 1998 (aged 25)
30 Yuki Nakashima   (1984-06-16)16 June 1984 (aged 39)
47 Shunta Araki   (1999-10-24)24 October 1999 (aged 24)
90 Oh Se-hun   (1999-01-15)15 January 1999 (aged 25)

Last updated: 27 March 2024.
Source: FC Machida Zelvia website

Transfers edit

Arrivals edit

Date Position Player From Type Source
21 April 2023 MF   Tenshiro Takasaki   Quon Football Development Full [2]
10 May 2023 DF   Henry Heroki Mochizuki   Kokushikan University Full [3]
8 September 2023 FW   Kosei Ashibe   Kanto Gakuin University Full [4]
17 December 2023 DF   Yoshitaka Aoki   ReinMeer Aomori Loan return [5]
19 December 2023 FW   Kazuki Fujimoto   Oita Trinita Full [6]
25 December 2023 DF   Gen Shoji   Kashima Antlers Full [7]
4 January 2024 FW   Na Sang-ho   FC Seoul Full [8]
5 January 2024 FW   Oh Se-hun   Shimizu S-Pulse Loan [9]
6 January 2024 GK   Louis Yamaguchi   Mito Hollyhock Full [10]
6 January 2024 DF   Kotaro Hayashi   Yokohama FC Full [11]
9 January 2024 MF   Atsushi Kurokawa   Omiya Ardija Loan return [12]
9 January 2024 MF   Kai Shibato   Urawa Red Diamonds Loan [13]
10 January 2024 MF   Ken Higuchi   Okinawa SV Loan return [14]
10 January 2024 FW   Shota Fujio   Cerezo Osaka Full [15]
11 January 2024 MF   Keiya Sento   Kashiwa Reysol Full [16]
11 January 2024 DF   Takumi Narasaka   Kamatamare Sanuki Loan return [17]
12 January 2024 GK   Kosei Tani   Gamba Osaka Loan [18]
12 January 2024 FW   Shunta Araki   Sagan Tosu Full [19]
18 January 2024 DF   Ibrahim Drešević   Fatih Karagümrük Full [20]

Departures edit

Date Position Player To Type Source
3 October 2023 DF   Kosuke Ota Retired [21]
21 November 2023 GK   Nedeljko Stojisic Released [22]
8 December 2023 FW   Yuya Takazawa   Thespa Gunma Full [23]
4 January 2024 DF   Shohei Takahashi   Matsumoto Yamaga Full [24]
5 January 2024 MF   Renji Matsui   Kawasaki Frontale Loan return [25]
5 January 2024 DF   Yudai Fujiwara   Urawa Red Diamonds Loan return [26]
6 January 2024 MF   Sho Fuseya   Kataller Toyama Loan [27]
6 January 2024 DF   Hijiri Onaga   Tokyo Verdy Full [28]
8 January 2024 FW   Daiki Sato   Blaublitz Akita Loan [29]
9 January 2024 GK   William Popp   Yokohama F. Marinos Full [30]
11 January 2024 DF   Mizuki Uchida   Kamatamare Sanuki Loan [31]
28 February 2024 FW   Ademilson   Avaí FC Full [32]

Pre-season matches edit

27 January 2024 Friendly Machida Zelvia 0–0 FC Ryukyu Gushikawa Sports Park Multi-sport Stadium
Report
Note: 30 minutes
27 January 2024 Friendly Machida Zelvia 2–1 FC Ryukyu Gushikawa Sports Park Multi-sport Stadium
Report
Note: 30 minutes
27 January 2024 Friendly Machida Zelvia 0–0 FC Ryukyu Gushikawa Sports Park Multi-sport Stadium
Report
Note: 30 minutes
28 January 2024 Friendly Machida Zelvia 2–0 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo Gushikawa Sports Park Multi-sport Stadium
Report
Note: 45 minutes
28 January 2024 Friendly Machida Zelvia 0–0 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo Gushikawa Sports Park Multi-sport Stadium
Report
Note: 45 minutes
28 January 2024 Friendly Machida Zelvia 0–0 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo Gushikawa Sports Park Multi-sport Stadium
Report
Note: 30 minutes

Competitions edit

Overall record edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
J1 League 24 February 2024 Matchday 1 10 6 1 3 13 10 +3 060.00
Emperor's Cup 12 June 2024 Second round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
J.League Cup 16 April 2024 Round 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00
Total 11 7 1 3 15 11 +4 063.64

Last updated: 21 April 2024
Source: Competitions

J1 League edit

Table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Machida Zelvia 11 7 1 3 15 10 +5 22 Qualification for the AFC Champions League Elite league stage
2 Vissel Kobe 11 6 2 3 16 7 +9 20
3 Cerezo Osaka 11 5 5 1 16 10 +6 20 Qualification for the AFC Champions League 2 group stage
4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 11 4 7 0 17 8 +9 19
5 Kashima Antlers 11 6 1 4 15 12 +3 19
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2024. Source: J1 League, J.League Data Site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Fewer disciplinary points.

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
10 6 1 3 13 10  +3 19 2 1 2 7 6  +1 4 0 1 6 4  +2

Last updated: 27 April 2024.
Source: Worldfootball

Results by round edit

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GroundHAHAHHAHAA
ResultDWWWWLWLWL
Position9531111312
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2024. Source: Worldfootball
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

The matches were unveiled on 23 January.[33]

24 February 1 Machida Zelvia 1–1 Gamba Osaka Machida
15:03 UTC+9
Report
Stadium: Machida GION Stadium
Attendance: 13,506
Referee: Hayato Shimizu
2 March 2 Nagoya Grampus 0–1 Machida Zelvia Toyota
14:03 UTC+9
Report
Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 30,415
Referee: Yoshiro Imamura
9 March 3 Machida Zelvia 1–0 Kashima Antlers Machida
14:03 UTC+9
Report
Stadium: Machida GION Stadium
Attendance: 11,901
Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)
16 March 4 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 1–2 Machida Zelvia Sapporo
14:03 UTC+9
Report
Stadium: Sapporo Dome
Attendance: 14,607
Referee: Yusuke Araki
30 March 5 Machida Zelvia 3–1 Sagan Tosu Machida
15:03 UTC+9
Report
Stadium: Machida GION Stadium
Attendance: 7,062
Referee: Jumpei Iida
3 April 6 Machida Zelvia 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Machida
19:03 UTC+9 Report
Stadium: Machida GION Stadium
Attendance: 5,240
Referee: Koei Koya
7 April 7 Kawasaki Frontale 0–1 Machida Zelvia Kawasaki
15:03 UTC+9 Report
Stadium: Uvance Todoroki Stadium by Fujitsu
Attendance: 22,008
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto
13 April 8 Machida Zelvia 1–2 Vissel Kobe Tokyo
15:03 UTC+9
Report
Stadium: Japan National Stadium
Attendance: 39,080
Referee: Futoshi Nakamura
21 April 9 FC Tokyo 1–2 Machida Zelvia Tokyo
15:03 UTC+9
Report
Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium
Attendance: 30,811
Referee: Shu Kawamata
27 April 10 Júbilo Iwata 2–0 Machida Zelvia Iwata
14:03 UTC+9
Report Stadium: Yamaha Stadium
Attendance: 12,982
Referee: Hayato Shimizu

Emperor's Cup edit

12 June Second round Machida Zelvia v Match 3 winner Machida
Stadium: Machida GION Stadium

J.League Cup edit

The 2024 J.League Cup was expanded so that all 60 J.League clubs would participate. This was Machida Zelvia's first season competing in the competition.

16 April First round – Match 2 Giravanz Kitakyushu 1–2 Machida Zelvia Kitakyushu
Report
Stadium: Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
Attendance: 4,221
Referee: Takuto Okabe

Statistics edit

Goalscorers edit

The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Rnk Pos No. Player J2 EC JLC Total
1 FW 9   Shota Fujio 3 0 0 3
FW 90   Oh Se-hun 3 0 0 3
3 DF 5   Ibrahim Drešević 2 0 0 2
4 DF 6   Junya Suzuki 1 0 0 1
FW 7   Yu Hirakawa 1 0 0 1
FW 10   Na Sang-ho 1 0 0 1
FW 22   Kazuki Fujimoto 1 0 0 1
MF 39   Byron Vásquez 0 0 1 1
MF 41   Takuya Yasui 0 0 1 1
Own goal 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 13 0 2 15

Last updated: 21 April 2024.
Source: jleague.co

Clean sheets edit

The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal.

Rnk No. Player J1 EC JLC Total
1 1   Kosei Tani 3 0 0 3
TOTALS 3 0 0 3

Last updated: 7 April 2024.
Source: fbref.com

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