2026 FC Machida Zelvia season

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ManagerGo Kuroda
StadiumMachida GION Stadium
Machida Zelvia
2025 season
ManagerGo Kuroda
StadiumMachida GION Stadium
← 2025
2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 2 March 2025.

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

Season squad

Squad no. Name Nationality Date of birth Previous Team
Goalkeepers
1 Kosei Tani Japan 22 November 2000 (age 25) Belgium Dender
13 Tatsuya Morita Japan 3 August 1990 (age 35) Japan Kashiwa Reysol
17 Kaung Zan Mara JapanMyanmar 11 June 2002 (age 23) Japan Sanno University
44 Yoshiaki Arai Japan 27 September 1995 (age 30) Japan Oita Trinita
Defenders
2 Tomoki Imai Japan 29 November 1990 (age 35) Australia Western United
3 Gen Shoji (c) Japan 11 December 1992 (age 33) Japan Kashima Antlers
5 Ibrahim Drešević KosovoSweden 24 January 1997 (age 29) Turkey Fatih Karagümrük
6 Henry Hiroki Mochizuki JapanNigeria 20 September 2001 (age 24) Japan Kokushikan University
19 Yūta Nakayama Japan 16 February 1997 (age 29) England Huddersfield Town
24 Kim Min-tae South Korea 26 November 1993 (age 32) Japan Shimizu S-Pulse
26 Kotaro Hayashi Japan 16 November 2000 (age 25) Japan Yokohama FC
50 Daihachi Okamura Japan 15 February 1997 (age 29) Japan Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
88 Hotaka Nakamura Japan 12 August 1997 (age 28) Japan FC Tokyo
Midfielders
4 Ryuho Kikuchi Japan 9 December 1996 (age 29) Japan Vissel Kobe
8 Keiya Sento Japan 29 December 1994 (age 31) Japan Kashiwa Reysol
11 Asahi Masuyama Japan 29 January 1997 (age 29) Japan V-Varen Nagasaki
16 Hiroyuki Mae Japan 1 August 1995 (age 30) Japan Avispa Fukuoka
18 Hokuto Shimoda Japan 7 November 1991 (age 34) Japan Oita Trinita
23 Ryōhei Shirasaki Japan 18 May 1993 (age 32) Japan Shimizu S-Pulse
28 Cha Je-hoon South Korea 3 May 2006 (age 19) South Korea Jungkyung High School
31 Neta Lavi IsraelPortugal 25 August 1996 (age 29) Japan Gamba Osaka
34 Futa Tokumura Japan 26 November 2007 (age 18) Japan Kamigaku High School
38 Tenshiro Takasaki Japan 13 February 2006 (age 20) Japan Quon Football Academy
39 Byron Vásquez ChileJapan 16 May 2000 (age 25) Japan Tochigi City
60 Mayaka Chui Hiromu JapanNigeria 11 August 2006 (age 19) Youth Team
Forwards
7 Yuki Soma Japan 25 February 1997 (age 29) Portugal Casa Pia
9 Shōta Fujio Japan 2 May 2001 (age 24) Japan Cerezo Osaka
10 Na Sang-ho South Korea 12 August 1996 (age 29) South Korea FC Seoul
20 Takuma Nishimura Japan 22 October 1996 (age 29) Japan Yokohama F. Marinos
22 Takaya Numata Japan 19 April 1999 (age 27) Japan Kagoshima United FC
27 Erik Brazil 18 July 1994 (age 31) Japan Vissel Kobe
49 Kanji Kuwayama Japan 28 November 2002 (age 23) Japan Tokai University
99 Tete Yengi AustraliaSouth SudanEngland 28 November 2000 (age 25) Scotland Livingston
Players loaned out
37 Kosei Ashibe Japan 5 April 2001 (age 25) Japan Fukushima United
55 Anton Burns JapanUnited States 1 October 2003 (age 22) Japan Roasso Kumamoto
77 Takumi Narasaka Japan 6 July 2002 (age 23) Japan Kamatamare Sanuki
90 Oh Se-hun South Korea 15 January 1999 (age 27) Japan 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 Japan Sho Fuseya Japan Kataller Toyama End of loan [1][a]
MF Japan Kai Shibato Japan Urawa Red Diamonds End of loan [2]
MF Japan Kosei Ashibe Japan Fukushima United End of loan
FW Japan Atsushi Kurokawa Latvia FK Tukums 2000 End of loan [3]
FW Japan Daigo Takahashi Japan Giravanz Kitakyushu End of loan [4][b]
4 January 2026 GK JapanUnited States Anton Burns Japan Roasso Kumamoto End of loan
DF Japan Mizuki Uchida Japan Kamatamare Sanuki End of loan
7 January 2026 FW Chile Byron Vásquez Japan Tochigi City End of loan [5]
FW Brazil Erik Japan Vissel Kobe End of loan [6]
5 February 2026 DF South Korea Kim Min-tae Japan Shonan Bellmare Free [7]
Loan Transfer
28 January 2026 FW AustraliaSouth SudanEngland Tete Yengi Scotland Livingston Season loan [8]

Out

Pre-season

Date Position Player Transferred from Ref
Permanent Transfer
25 December 2025 FW Australia Mitchell Duke Australia Macarthur FC Free [9]
31 December 2025 MF Japan Ken Higuchi Japan YSCC Yokohama Free [10][11]
MF Japan Sho Fuseya Japan Kataller Toyama Free [12]
FW Japan Yuki Nakashima Free [13]
FW Japan Daigo Takahashi Japan Giravanz Kitakyushu Free [14]
5 January 2026 DF Japan Mizuki Uchida Japan Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo Free [15]
13 March 2026 FW Japan Atsushi Kurokawa Japan Ventforet Kofu Free [16]
Loan Transfer
25 December 2025 MF Japan Kosei Ashibe Japan Fukushima United Season loan [17]
30 December 2025 FW South Korea Oh Se-hun Japan Shimizu S-Pulse Season loan [18]
4 January 2026 DF Japan Takumi Narasaka Japan Giravanz Kitakyushu Season loan [19]
5 January 2026 GK JapanUnited States Anton Burns Japan Gainare Tottori Season loan [20]

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

Matches

The matches were unveiled on 19 December.[21]

Pos Team Pld W PKW PKL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Kashima Antlers 12 10 0 2 0 20 5 +15 32 Final
2 FC Tokyo 12 6 3 2 1 21 10 +11 26 3rd–4th place playoff
3 Machida Zelvia 11 5 3 1 2 14 15 −1 22 5th–6th place playoff
4 Kawasaki Frontale 12 5 2 1 4 18 20 −2 20 7th–8th place playoff
5 Tokyo Verdy 11 4 3 0 4 14 15 −1 18 9th–10th place playoff
6 Mito HollyHock 12 2 3 3 4 14 21 −7 15 11th–12th place playoff
7 Urawa Red Diamonds 12 3 0 3 6 16 16 0 12 13th–14th place playoff
8 Yokohama F. Marinos 12 4 0 0 8 17 22 −5 12 15th–16th place playoff
9 Kashiwa Reysol 12 3 1 0 8 14 17 −3 11 17th–18th place playoff
10 JEF United Chiba 12 2 0 3 7 11 18 −7 9 19th–20th place playoff
Updated to match(es) played on 25 April 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 Yellow card 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 soccer ball with check mark
  • Yuta Nakayama soccer ball with check mark
  • Hokuto Shimoda soccer ball with check mark
  • Ibrahim Drešević soccer ball with check mark
  • Koshi Osaki soccer ball with check mark
  • Yuto Yamashita soccer ball with red X
  • Kishin Gokita soccer ball with check mark
  • Yuto Nagao soccer ball with red X
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 Yellow card 74'
 Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium
Attendance: 15,956
Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi
Penalties
  • Itsuki Someno soccer ball with check mark
  • Hiroto Yamami soccer ball with red X
  • Ryosuke Shirai soccer ball with check mark
  • Yuta Arai soccer ball with check mark
  • Koki Morita soccer ball with check mark
  • Yūta Nakayama soccer ball with check mark
  • Hokuto Shimoda soccer ball with check mark
  • Ibrahim Drešević soccer ball with check mark
  • Kanji Kuwayama soccer ball with red X
  • Takuma Nishimura soccer ball with red X
27 February 4 Machida Zelvia 2–1 JEF United Chiba Tokyo
  • Yuki Soma 5'
  • Erik 59'
  • Daihachi Okamura Yellow card 51'
  • Hotaka Nakamura Yellow card 90+1'
 Report
  • Daichi Ishikawa 64'
  • Yuma Igari Yellow card 87'
 Stadium: Machida GION Stadium
Attendance: 8,015
Referee: Hayato Shimizu
28 March 5 (Rescheduled) Machida Zelvia 1–1
(3–1 p)		 Kawasaki Frontale Tokyo
  • Erik 41'Red card 78'
  • Hiroyuki Mae Yellow card 90+4'
 Report
  • Erison 59'
 Stadium: Machida GION Stadium
Attendance: 11,316
Referee: Masuya Ueda
Penalties
  • Yuki Soma soccer ball with check mark
  • Yuta Nakayama soccer ball with red X
  • Na Sang-ho soccer ball with check mark
  • Ibrahim Drešević soccer ball with check mark
  • Lazar Romanić soccer ball with red X
  • Yuki Yamamoto soccer ball with check mark
  • Yu Kobayashi soccer ball with red X
  • So Kawahara soccer ball with red X
14 March 6 Kashiwa Reysol 0–1 Machida Zelvia Chiba
  • Seiya Baba Yellow card 73'
 Report
  • Tete Yengi 28'
  • Kotaro Hayashi Yellow card 83'
 Stadium: Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium
Attendance: 12,538
Referee: Koei Koya
18 March 7 Machida Zelvia 0–3 Kashima Antlers Tokyo
  • Yūta Nakayama Yellow card 42'
  • Na Sang-ho Yellow card 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 Yellow card 9'
  • Isaac Thelin Yellow card 90+5'
 Report
  • Henry Heroki Mochizuki 27'
  • Yuki Soma 82' (pen.)
  • Kotaro Hayashi Yellow card 10'
  • Daihachi Okamura Yellow card 90'
 Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 34,782
Referee: Futoshi Nakamura
5 April 9 FC Tokyo 0–0
(2–4 p)		 Machida Zelvia Chōfu
Report
  • Daihachi Okamura Yellow card 40'
 Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium
Attendance: 28,760
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara
Penalties
  • Alexander Scholz soccer ball with red X
  • Fūki Yamada soccer ball with check mark
  • Ko Takahiro soccer ball with red X
  • Kento Hashimoto soccer ball with check mark
  • Yūta Nakayama soccer ball with check mark
  • Na Sang-ho soccer ball with check mark
  • Hokuto Shimoda soccer ball with check mark
  • Ibrahim Drešević soccer ball with check mark
11 April 10 Machida Zelvia 1–0 Kashiwa Reysol Tokyo
  • Na Sang-ho 76'
 Report Stadium: Machida GION Stadium
Attendance: 11,325
Referee: Atsushi Kamimura
1 April 11 (Rescheduled) Machida Zelvia 0–3 FC Tokyo Tokyo
  • Gen Shoji Yellow card 23'
 Report
  • Keito Endo 32'
  • Kein Sato 65', 78' (pen.)
  • Kento Hashimoto Yellow card 57'
 Stadium: Machida GION Stadium
Attendance: 5,851
Referee: Koji Takasaki
13 May 12 (Rescheduled) Machida Zelvia – Tokyo Verdy Tokyo
Report Stadium: Machida GION Stadium
29 April 13 Mito HollyHock 2–2
(3–4 p)		 Machida Zelvia Ibaraki
  • Henry Heroki Mochizuki 68' (o.g.)
  • Koki Ando 90'
 Report
  • Hokuto Shimoda 17'
  • Ibrahim Dreševic 48'
  • Kanji Kuwayama Yellow card 89'
 Stadium: K's denki Stadium Mito
Attendance: 7,229
Referee: Fu Ming (China)
Penalties
  • Koshi Osaki soccer ball with check mark
  • Keisuke Tada soccer ball with check mark
  • Sho Omori soccer ball with check mark
  • Kenta Itakura soccer ball with red X
  • Patryck soccer ball with red X
  • Hokuto Shimoda soccer ball with check mark
  • Ibrahim Drešević soccer ball with check mark
  • Erik soccer ball with check mark
  • Kosei Tani soccer ball with check mark
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

League stage

  Win   Draw   Loss

16 September 2025 MD 1 Machida Zelvia Japan 1–1 South Korea FC Seoul Machida, Japan
  • Henry Hiroki Mochizuki 80'
 Report
  • Marko Dugandžić 59'
  • Kim Jin-su Yellow card 82'
 Stadium: Machida GION Stadium
Attendance: 4,798
Referee: Asker Nadjafaliev (Uzbekistan)
30 September 2025 MD 2 Johor Darul Ta'zim Malaysia 0–0 Japan Machida Zelvia Johor, Malaysia
  • Afiq Fazail Yellow card 30'
 Report
  • Yuki Soma soccer ball with red X23
 Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium
Attendance: 28,915
Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)
21 October 2025 MD 3 Shanghai Port China 0–2 Japan Machida Zelvia Shanghai, China
  • Matheus Jussa Yellow card 88'
 Report
  • Fu Huan 12' (o.g.)
  • Yuki Soma 25'Yellow card 48'
 Stadium: Pudong Football Stadium
Attendance: 10,197
Referee: Ahmed Issa (United Arab Emirates)
4 November 2025 MD 4 Machida Zelvia Japan 1–2 Australia Melbourne City Machida, Japan
  • Henry Hiroki Mochizuki 24'
  • Yuta Nakayama Yellow card 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 South Korea 1–3 Japan Machida Zelvia Gangneung, South Korea
  • Park Ho-Yeong 55'
  • Lee Seung-won Yellow card 27'
 Report
  • Keiya Sento 24'
  • Hokuto Shimoda 28'
  • Oh Se-hun 39'
  • Yuta Nakayama Yellow card 76'
 Stadium: Gangneung Stadium
Attendance: 3,502
Referee: Khalid Saleh Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia)
9 December 2025 MD 6 Machida Zelvia Japan 3–1 South Korea Ulsan HD FC Machida, Japan
  • Asahi Masuyama 6'
  • Takuma Nishimura 21'
  • Oh Se-Hun 46'
 Report
  • Um Won-Sang 55'
  • Jung Seung-Hyun Yellow card 34'
 Stadium: Machida GION Stadium
Attendance: 4,345
Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)
10 February 2026 MD 7 Shanghai Shenhua China 0–2 Japan Machida Zelvia Shanghai, China
  • Jin Shunkai Yellow card 2'
  • Makhtar Gueye Yellow card 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 Japan 3–2 China Chengdu Rongcheng Machida, Japan
  • Tete Yengi 7', 55'
  • Ryōhei Shirasaki 25'
  • Daihachi Okamura Yellow card 67'
 Report
  • Wei Shihao 32'
  • Felipe 90'
  • Ming-yang Yang Yellow card 10'
 Stadium: Machida GION Stadium
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Australia)

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Japan Machida Zelvia 8 5 2 1 15 7 +8 17 Advance to round of 16
2 Japan Vissel Kobe 8 5 1 2 14 7 +7 16
3 Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 8 4 3 1 10 6 +4 15
4 Thailand Buriram United 8 4 2 2 10 8 +2 14
5 Australia Melbourne City 8 4 2 2 9 7 +2 14
Source: AFC
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

3 March 2026 R16 Leg 1 Gangwon FC South Korea 0–0 Japan Machida Zelvia Gangneung, South Korea
  • Seo Min-Woo Yellow card 31'
  • Mo Jae-Hyeon Yellow card 52'
 Report
  • Hotaka Nakamura Yellow card 24'
 Stadium: Gangneung Stadium
Attendance: 2,675
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah (Singapore)
10 March 2025 R16 Leg 2 Machida Zelvia Japan 1–0
(1–0 agg.)		 South Korea Gangwon FC Machida, Japan
  • Hotaka Nakamura 25'
  • Neta Lavi Yellow card 37'
  • Ryōhei Shirasaki Yellow card 79'
 Report
  • Lee You-Hyeon Yellow card 45+1'
 Stadium: Machida GION Stadium
Attendance: 4,345
Referee: Rustam Lutfullin (Uzbekistan)
17 April 2026 Quarter Final Machida Zelvia Japan 1–0 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
  • Tete Yengi 33'Yellow card 86'
  • Kotaro Hayashi Yellow card 62'
  • Neta Lavi Yellow card 77'
 Report
  • Mario Mitaj Yellow card 23'
  • Abdulrahman Al-Oboud Yellow card 77'
  • Danilo Pereira Yellow card 90'
 Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City Stadium
Attendance: 16,917
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
22 April 2026 Semi Final Machida Zelvia Japan 1–0 United Arab Emirates Shabab Al Ahli Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
  • Yuki Soma 13'Yellow card 90+4'
  • Shōta Fujio Yellow card 74'
 Report
  • Federico Cartabia Yellow card 88'
  • Paulo Sousa Yellow card 48'
  • Igor Gomes Yellow card FT
  • Renan Yellow card FT
  • Hamad Al Meqbaali Red card FT
 Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City Stadium
Attendance: 395
Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)
26 April 2026 Final Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia 1–0 (a.e.t.) Japan Machida Zelvia Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
  • Feras Al Brikan 95'
  • Enzo Millot Yellow card 58'
  • Zakaria Al Hawsawi Red card 69'
  • Mohammed Abdulrahman Red card 90+5'
  • Édouard Mendy Yellow card 118'
 Report
  • Tete Yengi Yellow card 71'
 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Stadium
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

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