2025 FC Machida Zelvia season

Machida Zelvia
2025 season
ManagerGo Kuroda
StadiumMachida GION Stadium
J1 League7th
Emperor's CupWinners
J.League CupFirst round (Match 3)
Average home league attendance14,018[1]
← 2024
2026 →
All statistics correct as of 2 March 2025.

The 2025 FC Machida Zelvia season was the club's 37th 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.[2] As well as the domestic league, they competed in the Emperor's Cup and the J.League Cup.

Squad

Season squad

Squad no. Name Nationality Date of birth Previous team
Goalkeepers
1 Kosei Tani Japan (2000-11-22) 22 November 2000 (age 25) Belgium Dender
13 Tatsuya Morita Japan (1990-08-03) 3 August 1990 (age 35) Japan Kashiwa Reysol
17 Kaung Zan Mara JapanMyanmar (2002-06-11) 11 June 2002 (age 23) Japan Sanno University
44 Yoshiaki Arai Japan (1995-09-27) 27 September 1995 (age 30) Japan Oita Trinita
55 Anton Burns JapanUnited States (2003-10-01) 1 October 2003 (age 22) Japan Taisei High School
Defenders
2 Tomoki Imai Japan (1990-11-29) 29 November 1990 (age 35) Australia Western United
3 Gen Shoji (c) Japan (1992-12-11) 11 December 1992 (age 33) Japan Kashima Antlers
5 Ibrahim Drešević KosovoSweden (1997-01-24) 24 January 1997 (age 29) Turkey Fatih Karagümrük
6 Henry Hiroki Mochizuki JapanNigeria (2001-09-20) 20 September 2001 (age 24) Japan Kokushikan University
19 Yūta Nakayama Japan (1997-02-16) 16 February 1997 (age 29) England Huddersfield Town
26 Kotaro Hayashi Japan (2000-11-16) 16 November 2000 (age 25) Japan Yokohama FC
50 Daihachi Okamura Japan (1997-02-15) 15 February 1997 (age 29) Japan Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
77 Takumi Narasaka Japan (2002-07-06) 6 July 2002 (age 23) Japan Kamatamare Sanuki
88 Hotaka Nakamura Japan (1997-08-12) 12 August 1997 (age 28) Japan FC Tokyo
Midfielders
4 Ryuho Kikuchi Japan (1996-12-09) 9 December 1996 (age 29) Japan Vissel Kobe
8 Keiya Sento Japan (1994-12-29) 29 December 1994 (age 31) Japan Kashiwa Reysol
11 Asahi Masuyama Japan (1997-01-29) 29 January 1997 (age 29) Japan V-Varen Nagasaki
16 Hiroyuki Mae Japan (1995-08-01) 1 August 1995 (age 30) Japan Avispa Fukuoka
18 Hokuto Shimoda Japan (1991-11-07) 7 November 1991 (age 34) Japan Oita Trinita
23 Ryōhei Shirasaki Japan (1993-05-18) 18 May 1993 (age 32) Japan Shimizu S-Pulse
28 Cha Je-hoon South Korea (2006-05-03) 3 May 2006 (age 19) South Korea Jungkyung High School
31 Neta Lavi IsraelPortugal (1996-08-25) 25 August 1996 (age 29) Japan Gamba Osaka
38 Tenshiro Takasaki Japan (2006-02-13) 13 February 2006 (age 20) Japan Quon Football Academy
39 Byron Vásquez ChileJapan (2000-05-16) 16 May 2000 (age 25) Japan Tokyo Verdy
46 Ken Higuchi Japan (2003-06-24) 24 June 2003 (age 22) Japan Okinawa SV
Forwards
7 Yuki Soma Japan (1997-02-25) 25 February 1997 (age 29) Portugal Casa Pia
9 Shōta Fujio Japan (2001-05-02) 2 May 2001 (age 24) Japan Cerezo Osaka
10 Na Sang-ho South Korea (1996-08-12) 12 August 1996 (age 29) South Korea FC Seoul
15 Mitchell Duke Australia (1991-01-18) 18 January 1991 (age 35) Japan Fagiano Okayama
20 Takuma Nishimura Japan (1996-10-22) 22 October 1996 (age 29) Japan Yokohama F. Marinos
22 Takaya Numata Japan (1999-04-19) 19 April 1999 (age 26) Japan Kagoshima United FC
30 Yuki Nakashima Japan (1984-06-16) 16 June 1984 (age 41) Japan Montedio Yamagata
49 Kanji Kuwayama Japan (2002-11-28) 28 November 2002 (age 23) Japan Tokai University
90 Oh Se-hun South Korea (1999-01-15) 15 January 1999 (age 27) Japan Shimizu S-Pulse
Players loaned out
11 Erik Brazil (1994-07-18) 18 July 1994 (age 31) China Changchun Yatai
37 Kosei Ashibe Japan (2001-04-05) 5 April 2001 (age 24) Japan Kanto Gakuin University
99 Daigo Takahashi Japan (1999-04-17) 17 April 1999 (age 26) Japan Oita Trinita

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

Transfers

Pre-season

In

Transfers in

Position Player Transferred to Fee
GK JapanMyanmar Kaung Zan Mara Japan Sanno University Free [3]
GK Japan Tatsuya Morita Japan Kashiwa Reysol Free [4]
DF Japan Hotaka Nakamura Japan FC Tokyo Free [5]
DF Japan Daihachi Okamura Japan Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo Free [6]
MF Japan Hiroyuki Mae Japan Avispa Fukuoka Free [7]
MF Japan Ryuho Kikuchi Japan Vissel Kobe Free [8]
MF South Korea Cha Je-hoon South Korea Jungkyung High School Undisclosed
FW South Korea Oh Se-hun Japan Shimizu S-Pulse Undisclosed [9]
FW Japan Takuma Nishimura Japan Yokohama F. Marinos Free [10]

Out

Transfers out

Position Player Transferred to Fee
GK Japan Koki Fukui Japan Cerezo Osaka Free [11]
DF Japan Junya Suzuki Japan Yokohama FC Free [12]
DF Japan Daiki Sugioka Japan Shonan Bellmare End of loan [13]
DF Japan Daisuke Matsumoto Japan Zweigen Kanazawa Free [14]
DF South Korea Jang Min-gyu South Korea Jeju SK Free [15]
MF Japan Takuya Yasui Japan JEF United Chiba Free
FW Japan Kazuki Fujimoto Japan Avispa Fukuoka Free [16]
FW Japan Shunta Araki Japan Vegalta Sendai Free [17]

Loan out

Position Player Transferred to Fee
DF Japan Soichiro Fukaminato Japan Blaublitz Akita Season loan
MF Japan Kosei Ashibe Japan Mito HollyHock Season loan
MF Japan Tenshiro Takasaki Japan Shibuya City FC Season loan
MF Japan Kai Shibato Japan Urawa Red Diamonds Season loan [18]
MF Japan Sho Fuseya Japan Kataller Toyama Season loan [19]
FW Brazil Erik Japan Vissel Kobe Season loan [20]
FW Chile Byron Vásquez Japan Tochigi City Season loan [21]
FW Japan Atsushi Kurokawa Latvia FK Tukums 2000 Season loan [22]

Mid-season

In

Position Player Transferred from Fee
MF Japan Asahi Masuyama Japan V-Varen Nagasaki Undisclosed [23]
MF IsraelPortugal Neta Lavi Japan Gamba Osaka Undisclosed [24]
DF Japan Tomoki Imai Australia Western United Free [25]

Loan return (in)

Position Player Transferred from Fee
DF Japan Soichiro Fukaminato Japan Blaublitz Akita Early loan termination [a]
MF Japan Tenshiro Takasaki Japan Shibuya City FC End of loan

Out

Transfer Out

Position Player Transferred from Fee
DF Japan Soichiro Fukaminato Japan Iwaki FC Undisclosed [26]

Loan out

Position Player Transferred to Fee
MF Japan Kosei Ashibe Japan Fukushima United Season loan
FW Japan Daigo Takahashi Japan Giravanz Kitakyushu Season loan [27]
GK JapanUnited States Anton Burns Japan Roasso Kumamoto Season loan

Competitions

J1 League

Main article: 2025 J1 League

Table=

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 38 20 8 10 46 28 +18 68
5 Vissel Kobe 38 18 10 10 46 33 +13 64
6 Machida Zelvia 38 17 9 12 52 38 +14 60 Qualification for the AFC Champions League Two group stage[b]
7 Urawa Red Diamonds 38 16 11 11 45 39 +6 59
8 Kawasaki Frontale 38 15 12 11 66 56 +10 57
Source: JLeague.co, JLeague.jp, 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.
Notes:
  1. ^ Fukaminato loan terminate so to move to another club.
  2. ^ Qualified as the 2025 Emperor's Cup winners.

Matches

The matches were unveiled on 23 January.[28]

16 February 1 Machida Zelvia 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Tokyo
  • Yuki Soma 26'
  • Oh Se-hun Yellow card 58'
  • Takuma Nishimura Yellow card 79'
 Report
Stadium: Japan National Stadium
Attendance: 12,773
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto
22 February 2 FC Tokyo 0–1 Machida Zelvia Chōfu
  • Kenta Doi Yellow card 18'
  • Yuto Nagamoto Yellow card 68'
 Report
  • Takuma Nishimura 82'
  • Oh Se-hun Yellow card 38'
  • Ibrahim Drešević Yellow card 60'
  • Hiroyuki Mae Yellow card 79'
 Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium
Attendance: 29,545
Referee: Futoshi Nakamura
26 February 3 Machida Zelvia 0–1 Tokyo Verdy Tokyo
  • Takuma Nishimura Yellow card 33'
  • Na Sang-ho Yellow card 53'
  • Yuki Soma Yellow card 78'
 Report
  • Kosuke Saito 13'
  • Goki Yamada Yellow card 19'
  • Hiroto Taniguchi Yellow card 90+3'
 Stadium: Japan National Stadium
Attendance: 6,825
Referee: Nathan Verboomen (Belgium)
2 March 4 Nagoya Grampus 1–2 Machida Zelvia Toyota
  • Yota Sato 20'
 Report
  • Takuma Nishimura 13'
  • Na Sang-ho 73'
  • Kanji Kuwayama Yellow card 82'
  • Ryōhei Shirasaki Yellow card 88'
 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 34,718
Referee: Takuto Okabe
8 March 5 Yokohama FC 0–2 Machida Zelvia Yokohama
  • Yuri Lara Yellow card 71'
 Report
  • Kanji Kuwayama 51'
  • Na Sang-ho 86'
  • Kotaro Hayashi Yellow card 58'
 Stadium: Mitsuzawa Stadium
Attendance: Koki Nagamine
Referee: 7,934
15 March 6 Machida Zelvia 1–0 Albirex Niigata Tokyo
  • Takuma Nishimura 25'
  • Hokuto Shimoda Yellow card 16'
 Report Stadium: Japan National Stadium
Attendance: 10,152
Referee: Toji Takashi
29 March 7 Avispa Fukuoka 2–2 Machida Zelvia Fukuoka
  • Tomoya Ando 22'
  • Kosei Tani 65' (o.g.)
  • Tomoya Miki Yellow card 42'
 Report
Stadium: Best Denki Stadium
Attendance: 7,600
Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi
2 April 8 Gamba Osaka 0–1 Machida Zelvia Osaka
Report
  • Yuki Soma 43'
  • Kotaro Hayashi Yellow card 79'
 Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium
Attendance: 23,125
Referee: Takafumi Mikuriya
6 April 9 Machida Zelvia 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale Tokyo
 Report
Stadium: Japan National Stadium
Attendance: 11,974
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura
13 April 10 Machida Zelvia 0–2 Urawa Red Diamonds Tokyo
  • Shota Fujio Yellow card 70'
  • Hokuto Shimoda Yellow card 71'
 Report
  • Marius Høibråten 15'
  • Yusuke Matsuo 38'
 Stadium: Japan National Stadium
Attendance: 44,363
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto
20 April 11 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Machida Zelvia Kobe
  • Daihachi Okamura 62' (o.g.)
 Report
  • Ibrahim Drešević Yellow card 37'
  • Na Sangho Yellow card 90'
 Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 21,920
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara
25 April 12 Machida Zelvia 0–1 Shonan Bellmare Tokyo
  • Gen Shoji Yellow card 86'
  • Yuki Soma Yellow card 89'
 Report
  • Masaki Ikeda 90+3'
  • Junnosuke Suzuki Yellow card 8'
 Stadium: Japan National Stadium
Attendance: 7,683
Referee: Futoshi Nakamura
29 April 13 Cerezo Osaka 1–2 Machida Zelvia Osaka
  • Thiago Andrade 90+2'
  • Shinji Kagawa Yellow card 52'
 Report
  • Oh Se-hun 48'
  • Ibrahim Drešević 78'Yellow card 90+6'
  • Hiroyuki Mae Yellow card 19'
  • Shota Fujio Yellow card 26'
 Stadium: Yodoko Sakura Stadium
Attendance: 18,030
Referee: Koei Koya
3 May 14 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Machida Zelvia Tokyo
  • Kyosuke Tagawa 39'
  • Kim Tae Hyeon Yellow card 53'
  • Cavric Yellow card 87'
 Report Stadium: Japan National Stadium
Attendance: 33,762
Referee: Takafumi Mikuriya
7 May 15 Machida Zelvia 1–2 Kyoto Sanga Tokyo
 Report
  • Sora Hiraga 73'
  • Shinnosuke Fukuda 90+5'Yellow card 33'
  • Shun Nagasawa Yellow card 65'
 Stadium: Japan National Stadium
Attendance: 7,183
Referee: Koji Takasaki
11 May 16 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–2 Machida Zelvia Shizuoka
  • Koya Kitagawa 66' (pen.)
  • Douglas Tanque 84'
 Report
  • Takuma Nishimura 21'
  • Kotaro Hayashi 67'
 Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira
Attendance: 16,741
Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita
17 May 17 Machida Zelvia 3–0 Kashiwa Reysol Tokyo
  • Kotaro Hayashi 4'Yellow card 35'
  • Taiyo Koga 15' (o.g.)
  • Na Sang-ho 45' (pen.)
 Report Stadium: Japan National Stadium
Attendance: 8,741
Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi
25 May 18 Fagiano Okayama 2–2 Machida Zelvia Okayama
  • Kazunari Ichimi 26'
  • Takaya Kimura 55'
 Report
  • Yuki Soma 76'
  • Mitch Duke 81'
 Stadium: JFE Harenokuni Stadium
Attendance: 14,022
Referee: Ryo Tanimoto
31 May 19 Machida Zelvia 0–3 Yokohama F. Marinos Tokyo
Report
  • Daiya Tono 23', 27'Yellow card 90+1'
  • Hiroyuki Mae 90+4' (o.g)
 Stadium: Japan National Stadium
Attendance: 10,289
Referee: Fu Ming (China)
14 June 20 Shonan Bellmare 1–2 Machida Zelvia Hiratsuka
  • Sho Fukuda 62'
 Report
  • Shota Fujio 45+2'
  • Na Sangho 83'
  • Hiroyuki Mae Yellow card 23'
 Stadium: Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka
Attendance: 10,745
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara
21 June 21 Machida Zelvia 2–1 Kashima Antlers Tokyo
  • Yuki Soma 6'
  • Daihachi Okamura 34'
  • Shota Fujio Yellow card 62'
 Report
  • Yuma Suzuki 86'
 Stadium: Japan National Stadium
Attendance: 13,828
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto
29 June 22 Albirex Niigata 0–4 Machida Zelvia Niigata
Report
  • Takuma Nishimura 43'
  • Yuki Soma 61', 67'
  • Shota Fujio 76'
  • Hokuto Shimoda Yellow card 51'
 Stadium: Denka Big Swan Stadium
Attendance: 20,087
Referee: Hayato Shimizu
5 July 23 Machida Zelvia 3–0 Shimizu S-Pulse Tokyo
  • Ryuho Kikuchi 13'
  • Yūki Sōma 75' (pen.)
  • Takaya Numata 90+3'
  • Henry Heroki Mochizuki Yellow card 29'
 Report Stadium: Japan National Stadium
Attendance: 11,779
Referee: Takuto Okabe
20 July 24 Tokyo Verdy 0–1 Machida Zelvia Chōfu
Report
  • Ryuho Kikuchi 63'
 Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium
Attendance: 22,217
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto
10 August 25 Machida Zelvia 2–0 Vissel Kobe Tokyo
  • Yuta Nakayama 6'
  • Yūki Sōma 35'
  • Daihachi Okamura Yellow card 65'
 Report Stadium: Japan National Stadium
Attendance: 12,619
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura
16 August 26 Machida Zelvia 3–0 Cerezo Osaka Tokyo
  • Na Sangho 22'
  • Kotaro Hayashi 42'
  • Oh Se-hun 78'
  • Yūki Sōma Yellow card 77'
 Report
  • Rafael Ratao Yellow card 20'
  • Shunta Tanaka Yellow card 66'
  • Lucas Fernandez Yellow card 86'
 Stadium: Japan National Stadium
Attendance: 11,971
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara
23 August 27 Yokohama F. Marinos 0–0 Machida Zelvia Yokohama
  • Asahi Uenaka Yellow card 40'
 Report
  • Mitchell Duke Yellow card 57'
  • Yuki Soma Yellow card 81'
  • Daihachi Okamura Yellow card 90+5'
 Stadium: Nissan Stadium
Attendance: 32,188
Referee: Takafumi Mikuriya
31 August 28 Kawasaki Frontale 5–3 Machida Zelvia Kawasaki
  • Tatsuya Ito 20'
  • Erison 45+4', 78'
  • Ten Miyagi 65'
  • Marcinho 90+10'Yellow card 90+11'
 Report
  • Na Sangho 28'
  • Hokuto Shimoda 36'
  • Yuki Soma 71'
  • Ibrahim Drešević Yellow card 59'
  • Gen Shoji Yellow card 82'
 Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
Attendance: 22,270
Referee: Kôichirô Fukushima
12 September 29 (Rescheduled) Machida Zelvia 1–1 Yokohama FC Tokyo
  • Mitchell Duke 85'
 Report
  • Makito Ito 56'
  • Hinata Ogura Yellow card 51'
  • Jakub Słowik Yellow card 90+5'
 Stadium: Japan National Stadium
Attendance: 7,035
Referee: Yoshiro Imamura
20 August 30 (Rescheduled) Machida Zelvia 3–1 Gamba Osaka Tokyo
  • Gen Shoji 17'
  • Kotaro Hayashi 78'
  • Takuma Nishimura 90'
  • Shota Fujio Yellow card 46'
 Report
  • Deniz Hümmet 61'
 Stadium: Japan National Stadium
Attendance: 10,108
Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)
23 September 31 Kyoto Sanga 1–1 Machida Zelvia Kyoto
  • Taichi Hara 90+3' (pen.)
  • Joao Pedro Yellow card 20'
  • Shohei Takeda Yellow card 53'
  • Shuto Wakui Yellow card 90+3'
 Report
  • Daihachi Okamura 16'
  • Hiroyuki Mae Yellow card 49'
  • Takaya Numata Yellow card 90+1'
 Stadium: Sanga Stadium by Kyocera
Attendance: 18,964
Referee: Jumpei Iida
27 September 32 Machida Zelvia 1–0 Fagiano Okayama Tokyo
  • Gen Shoji 90+5'
 Report
  • Yoshitake Suzuki Yellow card 48'
 Stadium: Japan National Stadium
Referee: Shu Kawamata
4 October 33 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Machida Zelvia Hiroshima
  • Kim Ju-sung 88'Yellow card 88'
  • Tolgay Arslan 90+5' (pen.)Yellow card 90+5'
  • Michael Skibbe Yellow card 66'
 Report
  • Yuki Soma 50'
  • Takuma Nishimura Yellow card 29'
 Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Attendance: 25,877
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara
18 October 34 Machida Zelvia 0–0 Avispa Fukuoka Tokyo
Report Stadium: Japan National Stadium
Attendance: 9,680
Referee: Ryo Tanimoto
25 October 35 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Machida Zelvia Saitama
Report
  • Asahi Masuyama Yellow card 36'
  • Hiroyuki Mae Yellow card 85'
  • Na Sangho Yellow card 90'
 Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 34,551
Referee: Kôichirô Fukushima
9 November 36 Machida Zelvia 0–1 FC Tokyo Tokyo
  • Hiroyuki Mae Yellow card 42'
 Report
  • Soma Anzai 87'
  • Takahiro Ko Yellow card 74'
 Stadium: Japan National Stadium
Attendance: 46,838
Referee: Futoshi Nakamura
30 November 37 Machida Zelvia 3–1 Nagoya Grampus Tokyo
  • Mitchell Duke 42'Yellow card 51'
  • Hotaka Nakamura 50'Yellow card 45+4'
  • Gen Shoji 72'
  • Ibrahim Drešević Yellow card 90+4'
 Report
  • Sho Inagaki 61' (pen.)
  • Yuki Nogami Yellow card 42'
 Stadium: Japan National Stadium
Attendance: 12,396
Referee: Koei Koya
6 December 38 Kashiwa Reysol 1–0 Machida Zelvia Chiba
  • Daihachi Okamura 63' (o.g.)
  • Hayato Nakama Yellow card 77'
 Report Stadium: Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium
Attendance: 14,092
Referee: Koichiro Fukushima

J.League Cup

Main article: 2025 J.League Cup
9 April First round – Match 2 Ventforet Kofu 0–1 FC Machida Zelvia Kofu
  • Shinji Otsuka Yellow card 45'
 Report
  • Keiya Sento 45+2'
 Stadium: JIT Recycle Ink Stadium
Attendance: 4,899
Referee: Keigo Sendachi
21 May First round – Match 3 Yokohama FC 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–1 p)		 FC Machida Zelvia Yokohama
  • Keijiro Ogawa 84'
  • Junya Suzuki Yellow card 28'
  • Akito Fukumori Yellow card 68'
 Report
  • Shota Fujio 12'Yellow card 99'
  • Kotaro Hayashi Yellow card 112'
 Stadium: Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium
Attendance: 3,203
Referee: Martin Petersen (Germany)
Penalties
  • Keijiro Ogawa soccer ball with check mark
  • Akito Fukumori soccer ball with check mark
  • Kaito Mori soccer ball with check mark
  • soccer ball with red X Keiya Sento
  • soccer ball with red X Gen Shoji
  • soccer ball with check mark Byron Vásquez
  • soccer ball with red X Daihachi Okamura

Emperor's Cup

Main article: 2025 Emperor's Cup
11 June Round 2 FC Machida Zelvia 2–1 Kyoto Sangyo University (UL) Machida
  • Shota Fujio 86'
  • Yuki Soma 90+2' (pen.)
  • Keiya Sento Yellow card 88'
 Report
  • Sakyo Hasegawa 58'
 Stadium: Machida GION Stadium
Attendance: 1,704
Referee: Takafumi Mikuriya
16 July Round 3 FC Machida Zelvia 2–1 Kataller Toyama (J2) Machida
  • Takuma Nishimura 21'
  • Daihachi Okamura 73'
  • Takaya Numata Yellow card 43'
 Report
  • Hayate Take 45'
  • Nobuyuki Shiina Yellow card 69'
 Stadium: Machida GION Stadium
Attendance: 3,629
Referee: Kōki Nagamine
6 August Round 4 FC Machida Zelvia 1–0 Kyoto Sanga Machida
  • Shota Fujio 58'
  • Daihachi Okamura Yellow card 12'
 Report
  • Rafael Elias Yellow card 65'
 Stadium: Machida GION Stadium
Attendance: 3,003
Referee: Masuya Ueda
27 August Quarter Final FC Machida Zelvia 3–0 Kashima Antlers Machida
  • Asahi Masuyama 15'
  • Shota Fujio 21'
  • Hokuto Shimoda 46'Yellow card 57'
 Report Stadium: Machida GION Stadium
Attendance: 5,965
Referee: Yusuke Araki
18 November Semi Final FC Machida Zelvia 2–0 (a.e.t.) FC Tokyo Machida
  • Kotaro Hayashi 103'
  • Oh Se-hun 109'
  • Yūta Nakayama Yellow card 73'
 Report Stadium: Machida GION Stadium
Attendance: 25,961
Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi
22 November Final FC Machida Zelvia 3–1 Vissel Kobe Shinjuku
14:00
  • Shota Fujio 6', 56'
  • Yuki Soma 32'
  • Yūta Nakayama Yellow card 48'
  • Ibrahim Drešević Yellow card 37'
 Report
  • Taisei Miyashiro 62'
  • Yoshinori Muto Yellow card 42'
  • Tetsushi Yamakawa Yellow card 72'
  • Kosei Tani Yellow card 88'
 Stadium: Japan National Stadium
Attendance: 31,414
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura

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 FC 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 FC 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 FC 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 FC 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 FC 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 FC 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 FC 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 FC Machida Zelvia Japan – China Chengdu Rongcheng Machida, Japan
Report Stadium: Machida GION Stadium


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
6 Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim 8 3 2 3 8 7 +1 11
7 South Korea FC Seoul 8 2 4 2 10 9 +1 10
8 South Korea Gangwon FC 8 2 3 3 9 11 −2 9
9 South Korea Ulsan HD 8 2 3 3 6 8 −2 9
10 China Chengdu Rongcheng 8 1 3 4 7 11 −4 6
11 China Shanghai Shenhua 8 1 1 6 5 13 −8 4
12 China 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

Team statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 9 December 2025
No. Pos. Player J1 League J.League Cup Emperor's Cup 2025/26 AFC Champions League Elite Total
Apps. Goals Apps. Goals Apps. Goals Apps. Goals Apps. Goals
1 GK Japan Kosei Tani 37 0 0 0 5 0 6 0 48 0
3 DF Japan Gen Shoji 37 3 0+2 0 4 0 5+1 0 49 3
4 MF Japan Ryuho Kikuchi 9 2 1 0 1+2 0 0 0 12 2
5 DF KosovoSweden Ibrahim Drešević 24+8 1 2 0 5 0 6 0 45 1
6 DF JapanNigeria Henry Hiroki Mochizuki 25+6 1 2 0 4 0 6 2 43 3
7 MF Japan Yuki Soma 30+3 10 0 0 3+2 2 4+2 1 44 12
8 MF Japan Keiya Sento 9+17 1 1+1 1 3+1 0 3+2 1 37 3
9 FW Japan Shōta Fujio 16+17 2 2 1 5+1 5 2+4 0 48 8
10 FW South Korea Na Sang-ho 10+22 5 0 0 3+2 0 4+1 0 42 5
11 MF Japan Asahi Masuyama 5 0 0 0 2+1 1 5 0 13 1
13 GK Japan Tatsuya Morita 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
15 FW Australia Mitchell Duke 9+16 3 2 0 3+2 0 1+4 0 37 3
16 MF Japan Hiroyuki Mae 30+1 0 1+1 0 4+1 0 4+1 0 43 0
17 GK JapanMyanmar Kaung Zan Mara 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF Japan Hokuto Shimoda 21+13 0 1+1 0 1+3 1 4+2 1 47 2
19 DF Japan Yūta Nakayama 26+4 1 1+1 0 5 0 6 0 43 1
20 FW Japan Takuma Nishimura 26+3 7 1+2 0 1+2 1 1+2 1 38 9
22 FW Japan Takaya Numata 1+11 1 1 0 1+2 0 0+1 0 16 1
23 MF Japan Ryōhei Shirasaki 7+12 0 2 0 2+2 0 0 0 25 0
26 DF Japan Kotaro Hayashi 27+4 4 3 0 5+1 1 3+3 0 46 5
28 MF South Korea Cha Je-hoon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 FW Japan Yuki Nakashima 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 MF IsraelPortugal Neta Lavi 1+5 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 7 0
38 MF Japan Tenshiro Takasaki 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 MF ChileJapan Byron Vásquez 0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 2 0
44 GK Japan Yoshiaki Arai 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
49 MF Japan Kanji Kuwayama 1+20 1 0+2 0 1+2 0 0 0 26 1
50 DF Japan Daihachi Okamura 31+1 4 2 0 2+1 1 2+1 0 40 5
55 GK JapanUnited States Anton Burns 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
77 DF Japan Takumi Narasaka 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
88 DF Japan Hotaka Nakamura 4+1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 8 1
90 FW South Korea Oh Se-hun 16+15 2 0 0 0+2 1 4+2 2 39 5
?? DF Japan Tomoki Imai 0 0 0 0 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
99 FW Japan Daigo Takahashi 0+1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 0

Notes

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