2026 FC Machida Zelvia season

Machida Zelvia
2025 season
ManagerGo Kuroda
StadiumMachida GION Stadium
All statistics correct as of 2 March 2025.

The 2026 FC Machida Zelvia season was the club's 38th season in history.

Squad

Season squad

Squad no. Name Nationality Date of birth Previous Team
Goalkeepers
1 Kosei Tani (2000-11-22) 22 November 2000 Dender
13 Tatsuya Morita (1990-08-03) 3 August 1990 Kashiwa Reysol
17 Kaung Zan Mara (2002-06-11) 11 June 2002 Sanno University
44 Yoshiaki Arai (1995-09-27) 27 September 1995 Oita Trinita
Defenders
2 Tomoki Imai (1990-11-29) 29 November 1990 Western United
3 Gen Shoji (c) (1992-12-11) 11 December 1992 Kashima Antlers
5 Ibrahim Drešević (1997-01-24) 24 January 1997 Fatih Karagümrük
6 Henry Hiroki Mochizuki (2001-09-20) 20 September 2001 Kokushikan University
19 Yūta Nakayama (1997-02-16) 16 February 1997 Huddersfield Town
26 Kotaro Hayashi (2000-11-16) 16 November 2000 Yokohama FC
50 Daihachi Okamura (1997-02-15) 15 February 1997 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
88 Hotaka Nakamura (1997-08-12) 12 August 1997 FC Tokyo
Kim Min-tae (1993-11-26) 26 November 1993 Shimizu S-Pulse
Midfielders
4 Ryuho Kikuchi (1996-12-09) 9 December 1996 Vissel Kobe
8 Keiya Sento (1994-12-29) 29 December 1994 Kashiwa Reysol
11 Asahi Masuyama (1997-01-29) 29 January 1997 V-Varen Nagasaki
16 Hiroyuki Mae (1995-08-01) 1 August 1995 Avispa Fukuoka
18 Hokuto Shimoda (1991-11-07) 7 November 1991 Oita Trinita
23 Ryōhei Shirasaki (1993-05-18) 18 May 1993 Shimizu S-Pulse
28 Cha Je-hoon (2006-05-03) 3 May 2006 Jungkyung High School
31 Neta Lavi (1996-08-25) 25 August 1996 Gamba Osaka
34 Futa Tokumura (2007-11-26) 26 November 2007 Kamigaku High School
38 Tenshiro Takasaki (2006-02-13) 13 February 2006 Quon Football Academy
39 Byron Vásquez (2000-05-16) 16 May 2000 Tochigi City
60 Mayaka Chui Hiromu (2006-08-11) 11 August 2006 Youth Team
Forwards
7 Yuki Soma (1997-02-25) 25 February 1997 Casa Pia
9 Shōta Fujio (2001-05-02) 2 May 2001 Cerezo Osaka
10 Na Sang-ho (1996-08-12) 12 August 1996 FC Seoul
20 Takuma Nishimura (1996-10-22) 22 October 1996 Yokohama F. Marinos
22 Takaya Numata (1999-04-19) 19 April 1999 Kagoshima United FC
27 Erik (1994-07-18) 18 July 1994 Vissel Kobe
49 Kanji Kuwayama (2002-11-28) 28 November 2002 Tokai University
99 Tete Yengi (2000-11-28) 28 November 2000 Livingston
Atsushi Kurokawa (1998-02-04) 4 February 1998 FK Tukums 2000
Players loaned out
37 Kosei Ashibe (2001-04-05) 5 April 2001 Fukushima United
55 Anton Burns (2003-10-01) 1 October 2003 Roasso Kumamoto
77 Takumi Narasaka (2002-07-06) 6 July 2002 Kamatamare Sanuki
90 Oh Se-hun (1999-01-15) 15 January 1999 Shimizu S-Pulse

Last updated: 19 August 2024.
Source: FC Machida Zelvia website

Transfers

In

Pre-season

Date Position Player Transferred from Ref
Permanent Transfer
31 December 2025 MF Sho Fuseya Kataller Toyama End of loan [1][a]
MF Kai Shibato Urawa Red Diamonds End of loan [2]
MF Kosei Ashibe Fukushima United End of loan
FW Atsushi Kurokawa FK Tukums 2000 End of loan [3]
FW Daigo Takahashi Giravanz Kitakyushu End of loan [4][b]
4 January 2026 GK Anton Burns Roasso Kumamoto End of loan
DF Mizuki Uchida Kamatamare Sanuki End of loan
7 January 2026 FW Byron Vásquez Tochigi City End of loan [5]
FW Erik Vissel Kobe End of loan [6]
5 February 2026 DF Kim Min-tae Shonan Bellmare Free [7]
Loan Transfer
28 January 2026 FW Tete Yengi Livingston Season loan [8]

Out

Pre-season

Date Position Player Transferred from Ref
Permanent Transfer
25 December 2025 FW Mitchell Duke Macarthur FC Free [9]
31 December 2025 MF Ken Higuchi YSCC Yokohama Free [10][11]
MF Sho Fuseya Kataller Toyama Free [12]
FW Yuki Nakashima Free [13]
FW Daigo Takahashi Giravanz Kitakyushu Free [14]
5 January 2026 DF Mizuki Uchida Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo Free [15]
Loan Transfer
25 December 2025 MF Kosei Ashibe Fukushima United Season loan [16]
30 December 2025 FW Oh Se-hun Shimizu S-Pulse Season loan [17]
4 January 2026 DF Takumi Narasaka Giravanz Kitakyushu Season loan [18]
5 January 2026 GK Anton Burns Gainare Tottori Season loan [19]

Pre-season and friendlies

Tour of Okinawa (11 Jan - 24 Jan)

15 January 1 Machida Zelvia 2–3 Gamba Osaka Okinawa
  • Yuki Soma 6'
  • Gen Shoji 64'
  • Ryoya Yamashita 11'
  • Jiro Nakamura 45'
  • Harumi Minamino 87'
 Stadium: Yoshinoura Park Gosamaru Athletics Stadium

Competitions

J1 League

Main article: 2026 J1 100 Year Vision League

Matches

The matches were unveiled on 19 December.[20]


Pos Team Pld W PKW PKL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Kashima Antlers 8 7 0 1 0 15 4 +11 22 Final
2 FC Tokyo 8 3 3 1 1 10 7 +3 16 3rd–4th place playoff
3 Machida Zelvia 7 4 1 1 1 12 11 +1 15 5th–6th place playoff
4 Tokyo Verdy 8 3 2 0 3 10 11 −1 13 7th–8th place playoff
5 Urawa Red Diamonds 8 3 0 2 3 11 8 +3 11 9th–10th place playoff
6 Kawasaki Frontale 7 2 2 0 3 10 13 −3 10 11th–12th place playoff
7 Yokohama F. Marinos 8 3 0 0 5 12 12 0 9 13th–14th place playoff
8 Kashiwa Reysol 8 2 1 0 5 11 13 −2 8 15th–16th place playoff
9 Mito HollyHock 8 1 1 3 3 8 14 −6 8 17th–18th place playoff
10 JEF United Chiba 8 1 0 2 5 6 12 −6 5 19th–20th place playoff
Updated to match(es) played on 22 March 2026. Source: JLeague.co, J.League Data Site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head.
6 February 1 Yokohama F. Marinos 2–3 Machida Zelvia Yokohama
  • Daiya Tōno 16' (pen.)
  • Jordy Croux 67'
  • Ryo Miyaichi  47'
 Report
  • Yuki Soma 45+2'
  • Erik 8', 17'
 Stadium: Nissan Stadium
Attendance: 30,529
Referee: Yusuke Araki
14 February 2 Machida Zelvia 2–2
(4–2 p)		 Mito HollyHock Tokyo
  • Erik 39'
  • Gen Shoji 45+3'
 Report
  • Taishi Semba 42'
  • Yoshiki Torikai 44'
 Stadium: Machida GION Stadium
Attendance: 10,442
Referee: Koichiro Fukushima
Penalties
  • Yuki Soma
  • Yuta Nakayama
  • Hokuto Shimoda
  • Ibrahim Drešević
  • Koshi Osaki
  • Yuto Yamashita
  • Kishin Gokita
  • Yuto Nagao
21 February 3 Tokyo Verdy 2–2
(4–3 p)		 Machida Zelvia Chōfu
  • Hiroto Yamami 89'
  • Taiju Yoshida 90+4'
 Report
  • Yuki Soma 69'
  • Yūta Nakayama 80'
  • Erik  74'
 Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium
Attendance: 15,956
Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi
Penalties
  • Itsuki Someno
  • Hiroto Yamami
  • Ryosuke Shirai
  • Yuta Arai
  • Koki Morita
  • Yūta Nakayama
  • Hokuto Shimoda
  • Ibrahim Drešević
  • Kanji Kuwayama
  • Takuma Nishimura
27 February 4 Machida Zelvia 2–1 JEF United Chiba Tokyo
  • Yuki Soma 5'
  • Erik 59'
  • Daihachi Okamura  51'
  • Hotaka Nakamura  90+1'
 Report
  • Daichi Ishikawa 64'
  • Yuma Igari  87'
 Stadium: Machida GION Stadium
Attendance: 8,015
Referee: Hayato Shimizu
28 March 5 (Rescheduled) Machida Zelvia – Kawasaki Frontale Tokyo
Report Stadium: Machida GION Stadium
14 March 6 Kashiwa Reysol 0–1 Machida Zelvia Chiba
  • Seiya Baba  73'
 Report
  • Tete Yengi 28'
  • Kotaro Hayashi  83'
 Stadium: Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium
Attendance: 12,538
Referee: Koei Koya
18 March 7 Machida Zelvia 0–3 Kashima Antlers Tokyo
  • Yūta Nakayama  42'
  • Na Sang-ho  45+2'
 Report
  • Yuma Suzuki 5'
  • Kento Misao 45'
  • Aleksandar Čavrić 90'
 Stadium: Machida GION Stadium
Attendance: 42,218
Referee: Koichiro Fukushima
22 March 8 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–2 Machida Zelvia Saitama
  • Matheus Savio 56'
  • Takuya Ogiwara  9'
  • Isaac Thelin  90+5'
 Report
  • Henry Heroki Mochizuki 27'
  • Yuki Soma 82' (pen.)
  • Kotaro Hayashi  10'
  • Daihachi Okamura  90'
 Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 34,782
Referee: Futoshi Nakamura
5 April 9 FC Tokyo – Machida Zelvia Chōfu
Report Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium
11 April 10 Machida Zelvia – Kashiwa Reysol Tokyo
Report Stadium: Machida GION Stadium
18 April 11 Machida Zelvia – FC Tokyo Tokyo
Report Stadium: Machida GION Stadium
25 April 12 Machida Zelvia – Tokyo Verdy Tokyo
Report Stadium: Machida GION Stadium
29 April 13 Mito HollyHock – Machida Zelvia Ibaraki
Report Stadium: K's denki Stadium Mito
3 May 14 Kashima Antlers – Machida Zelvia Tokyo
Report Stadium: Japan National Stadium
6 May 15 Machida Zelvia – Yokohama F. Marinos Tokyo
Report Stadium: Machida GION Stadium
10 May 16 JEF United Chiba – Machida Zelvia Chiba
Report Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena
17 May 17 Kawasaki Frontale – Machida Zelvia Kawasaki
Report Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
22 May 18 Machida Zelvia – Urawa Red Diamonds Tokyo
Report Stadium: Machida GION Stadium
30-31 May Placement Leg 1 – Machida Zelvia
6-7 June Placement Leg 2 Machida Zelvia – Tokyo
Stadium: Machida GION Stadium

AFC Champions League

Main article: 2025–26 AFC Champions League Elite

League stage

Main article: 2025–26 AFC Champions League Elite league stage

  Win   Draw   Loss

16 September 2025 MD 1 Machida Zelvia 1–1 FC Seoul Machida, Japan
  • Henry Hiroki Mochizuki 80'
 Report
  • Marko Dugandžić 59'
  • Kim Jin-su  82'
 Stadium: Machida GION Stadium
Attendance: 4,798
Referee: Asker Nadjafaliev (Uzbekistan)
30 September 2025 MD 2 Johor Darul Ta'zim 0–0 Machida Zelvia Johor, Malaysia
  • Afiq Fazail  30'
 Report
  • Yuki Soma 23
 Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium
Attendance: 28,915
Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)
21 October 2025 MD 3 Shanghai Port 0–2 Machida Zelvia Shanghai, China
  • Matheus Jussa  88'
 Report
  • Fu Huan 12' (o.g.)
  • Yuki Soma 25' 48'
 Stadium: Pudong Football Stadium
Attendance: 10,197
Referee: Ahmed Issa (United Arab Emirates)
4 November 2025 MD 4 Machida Zelvia 1–2 Melbourne City Machida, Japan
  • Henry Hiroki Mochizuki 24'
  • Yuta Nakayama  55'
 Report
  • Gen Shoji 1' (o.g.)
  • Andrew Nabbout 90+4'
 Stadium: Machida GION Stadium
Attendance: 4,401
Referee: Abdulla Al-Marri (Qatar)
25 November 2025 MD 5 Gangwon FC 1–3 Machida Zelvia Gangneung, South Korea
  • Park Ho-Yeong 55'
  • Lee Seung-won  27'
 Report
  • Keiya Sento 24'
  • Hokuto Shimoda 28'
  • Oh Se-hun 39'
  • Yuta Nakayama  76'
 Stadium: Gangneung Stadium
Attendance: 3,502
Referee: Khalid Saleh Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia)
9 December 2025 MD 6 Machida Zelvia 3–1 Ulsan HD FC Machida, Japan
  • Asahi Masuyama 6'
  • Takuma Nishimura 21'
  • Oh Se-Hun 46'
 Report
  • Um Won-Sang 55'
  • Jung Seung-Hyun  34'
 Stadium: Machida GION Stadium
Attendance: 4,345
Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)
10 February 2026 MD 7 Shanghai Shenhua 0–2 Machida Zelvia Shanghai, China
  • Jin Shunkai  2'
  • Makhtar Gueye  34'
 Report
  • Yuki Soma 3' (pen.), 88'
 Stadium: Shanghai Stadium
Attendance: 16,158
Referee: Omar Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates)
17 February 2026 MD 8 Machida Zelvia 3–2 Chengdu Rongcheng Machida, Japan
  • Tete Yengi 7', 55'
  • Ryōhei Shirasaki 25'
  • Daihachi Okamura  67'
 Report
  • Wei Shihao 32'
  • Felipe 90'
  • Ming-yang Yang  10'
 Stadium: Machida GION Stadium
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Australia)


Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Machida Zelvia 8 5 2 1 15 7 +8 17 Advance to round of 16
2 Vissel Kobe 8 5 1 2 14 7 +7 16
3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 8 4 3 1 10 6 +4 15
4 Buriram United 8 4 2 2 10 8 +2 14
5 Melbourne City 8 4 2 2 9 7 +2 14
6 Johor Darul Ta'zim 8 3 2 3 8 7 +1 11
7 FC Seoul 8 2 4 2 10 9 +1 10
8 Gangwon FC 8 2 3 3 9 11 −2 9
9 Ulsan HD 8 2 3 3 6 8 −2 9
10 Chengdu Rongcheng 8 1 3 4 7 11 −4 6
11 Shanghai Shenhua 8 1 1 6 5 13 −8 4
12 Shanghai Port 8 0 4 4 2 11 −9 4
Source: ACLE
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) penalty shoot-out if only two teams remain tied and played each other on the final matchday 6) fair play ranking; 7) drawing of lots

Knockout stage

Main article: 2025–26 AFC Champions League Elite knockout stage
3 March 2026 R16 Leg 1 Gangwon FC 0–0 Machida Zelvia Gangneung, South Korea
  • Seo Min-Woo  31'
  • Mo Jae-Hyeon  52'
 Report
  • Hotaka Nakamura  24'
 Stadium: Gangneung Stadium
Attendance: 2,675
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah (Singapore)
10 March 2025 R16 Leg 2 Machida Zelvia 1–0
(1–0 agg.)		 Gangwon FC Machida, Japan
  • Hotaka Nakamura 25'
  • Neta Lavi  37'
  • Ryōhei Shirasaki  79'
 Report
  • Lee You-Hyeon  45+1'
 Stadium: Machida GION Stadium
Referee: Rustam Lutfullin (Uzbekistan)

Team statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 22 Mar 2026
No. Pos. Player J1 League 2025/26 AFC Champions League Elite Total
Apps. Goals Apps. Goals Apps. Goals
1 GK Kosei Tani 7 0 3 0 10 0
3 DF Gen Shoji 6 1 3 0 9 1
4 MF Ryuho Kikuchi 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF Ibrahim Drešević 3+1 0 1 0 5 0
6 DF Henry Hiroki Mochizuki 3 1 4 0 7 1
7 MF Yuki Soma 5+1 4 3+1 2 10 6
8 MF Keiya Sento 1+2 0 1 0 4 0
9 FW Shōta Fujio 1+4 0 1+2 0 8 0
10 FW Na Sang-ho 3+4 0 2 0 9 0
11 MF Asahi Masuyama 2+1 0 1 0 4 0
13 GK Tatsuya Morita 0 0 1 0 1 0
16 MF Hiroyuki Mae 1+4 0 1+2 0 8 0
17 GK Kaung Zan Mara 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF Hokuto Shimoda 0+3 0 2 0 5 0
19 DF Yūta Nakayama 7 1 3+1 0 11 1
20 FW Takuma Nishimura 2+1 0 0+3 0 6 0
22 FW Takaya Numata 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF Ryōhei Shirasaki 4+2 0 2+1 1 9 1
26 DF Kotaro Hayashi 5+2 0 3+1 0 11 0
27 FW Erik 5+2 4 0 0 7 4
28 MF Cha Je-hoon 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 MF Neta Lavi 6 0 2+1 0 9 0
34 MF Futa Tokumura 0+1 0 1 0 2 0
38 MF Tenshiro Takasaki 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 MF Byron Vásquez 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 GK Yoshiaki Arai 0 0 0 0 0 0
49 MF Kanji Kuwayama 0+3 0 1+2 0 6 0
50 DF Daihachi Okamura 6 0 3+1 0 10 0
55 GK Anton Burns 0 0 0 0 0 0
77 DF Takumi Narasaka 0 0 0 0 0 0
88 DF Hotaka Nakamura 6 1 3 0 9 1
99 FW Tete Yengi 4+1 1 3+1 2 9 3
?? DF Tomoki Imai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players featured on a match for the team, but left the club mid-season, either permanently or on loan transfer

Notes

  1. ^ Fuseya left club for Kataller Toyama permanently after contract end.
  2. ^ Takahashi returns to Kitakyushu permanently after his contract with Zelvia ended.

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