Machida Zelvia is a Tokyo-based Japanese football club whose modern rise has carried it from local roots to the top tier of the national game. Founded in 1977, the club represents Machida with blue and green colors and plays at Machida GION Stadium in the wooded setting of Nozuta Park. Its identity combines community football, disciplined ambition and a distinctive suburban character. This team page brings together the club’s current identity, competitive setting and historical context as recorded.
Machida Zelvia Upcoming matches by league
J1 League
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- Regular Season - 8
Machida Zelvia
Kashiwa Reysol
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- Regular Season - 9
Kyoto SangaNo H2HMachida Zelvia
Sanga Stadium by Kyocera -
- Regular Season - 10
Machida ZelviaNo H2HAvispa Fukuoka
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- Regular Season - 11
Shimizu S-pulseNo H2HMachida Zelvia
IAI Stadium Nihondaira
AFC Cup
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- Group Stage - 1
Machida Zelvia
Svay Rieng
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- Group Stage - 2
Tampines RoversNo H2HMachida Zelvia
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- Group Stage - 3
Shanghai ShenhuaNo H2HMachida Zelvia
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- Group Stage - 4
Machida ZelviaNo H2HShanghai Shenhua
Emperor Cup
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- Round of 32
Machida ZelviaNo H2HTochigi City
J-League Cup
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- Round of 16
Machida ZelviaNo H2HKyoto Sanga
Machida Zelvia Last matches by league
J1 League
Emperor Cup
J-League Cup
Friendlies Clubs
AFC Champions League
Machida Zelvia Team Roster
The recorded roster contains 27 players across four positional groups. Midfield is the largest unit, with nine listed players including H. Mae, H. Shimoda, K. Sento and N. Lavi. Eight attackers provide the forward options, among them Erik, S. Fujio, M. Duke, T. Yengi and Y. Soma. The defensive group has six players, with G. Shōji, I. Drešević, Kim Min-Tae and Y. Nakayama among the named options. Four goalkeepers complete the roster, including K. Tani, Aki Koch, N. Guimaraes and T. Morita. Shirt numbers are recorded for most, but not every, player.
position Goalkeeper
position Defender
Gen Shōji
Ryuho Kikuchi
Ibrahim Drešević
Thomas Ouwejan
Henry Heroki Mochizuki
Min-Tae Kim
Daihachi Okamura
position Midfielder
Yuki Soma
Keiya Sento
Asahi Masuyama
Yusuke Matsuo
Hiroyuki Mae
Hokuto Shimoda
Takuma Nishimura
Ryōhei Shirasaki
Je-Hoon Cha
Neta Lavi
Takahiro Akimoto
Futa Tokumura
Hotaka Nakamura
position Attacker
Koki Ogawa
Mitchell Thomas Duke
Erik Nascimento de Lima
Tete Yengi
Last Machida Zelvia Coachs
Go Kuroda is Machida Zelvia’s current coach, having begun his tenure on 1 January 2023. The Japanese coach, born on 26 May 1970, is the latest appointment in the club’s recorded timeline. Ranko Popović preceded him from January 2020 until December 2022, while Naoki Soma’s earlier spell ran from January 2014 to January 2020. The sequence covers three recorded coaching periods and places Kuroda at the head of the team for the latest squad updateกํากํา 2026.
Go Kuroda
History
| Coach | Coach country | Coach since | Coach until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go Kuroda | Japan | 1 January 2023 | |
| Ranko Popović | Kosovo | 1 January 2020 | 1 December 2022 |
| Naoki Soma | Japan | 1 January 2014 | 1 January 2020 |
Machida Zelvia Transfers
Recent arrivals include T. Yengi, who is listed first as a January loan from Livingston and later as a July transfer. T. Akimoto arrived from OH Leuven, M. Duke from Macarthur and Y. Matsuo from Urawa in July. Aki Koch joined from Karlsruher SC as a free agent, while Kim Min-Tae arrived from Shonan Bellmare under the same status in February. N. Lavi and A. Masuyama are listed as transfers, and several others returned from loans, including D. Takahashi and B. Vásquez. The listed movements are selective, not a complete arrival total.
Latest player transfers from
| Player | Team from | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| T. Ouwejan |
NEC Nijmegen
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Transfer | 31 August 2026 |
| Koki Ogawa |
NEC Nijmegen
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Transfer | 23 August 2026 |
| Koki Ogawa |
NEC Nijmegen
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Transfer | 22 August 2026 |
| T. Yengi |
Livingston
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Transfer | 13 July 2026 |
| T. Yengi |
Livingston
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Transfer | 12 July 2026 |
| T. Akimoto |
OH Leuven
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Transfer | 8 July 2026 |
| M. Duke |
Macarthur
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Transfer | 2 July 2026 |
| Y. Matsuo |
Urawa
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Transfer | 2 July 2026 |
| M. Duke |
Macarthur
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Transfer | 1 July 2026 |
| Aki Koch |
Karlsruher SC
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Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| Oh Se-Hun |
Shimizu S-pulse
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Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| Kim Min-Tae |
Shonan Bellmare
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Free agent | 4 February 2026 |
| B. Vásquez |
Tochigi City
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Return from loan | 30 January 2026 |
| D. Takahashi |
Kitakyushu
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Return from loan | 30 January 2026 |
| T. Yengi |
Livingston
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Loan | 24 January 2026 |
The listed departures include Na Sang-Ho’s transfer to Fagiano Okayama and permanent moves by Oh Se-Hun, Y. Arai and K. Hayashi. The list also records loans for B. Vásquez to Tochigi City, K. Kuwayama to Albirex Niigata and Kaung Zan Mara to Vanraure Hachinohe, while T. Yengi is listed as returning to Livingston. M. Duke, K. Higuchi and Y. Nakashima departed as free agents. Additional loan and return entries involve A. Kurokawa, D. Takahashi, A. Burns and K. Ashibe. This is a selective departure list rather than a complete total.
Latest player transfers to
| Player | Team to | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Y. Nakayama |
FK Crvena Zvezda
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Transfer | 26 August 2026 |
| S. Fujio |
Kashiwa Reysol
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Transfer | 24 August 2026 |
| Na Sang-Ho |
Fagiano Okayama
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Transfer | 2 July 2026 |
| K. Hayashi |
Urawa
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Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
| Kaung Zan Mara |
Vanraure Hachinohe
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Loan | 30 June 2026 |
| B. Vásquez |
Tochigi City
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Loan | 30 June 2026 |
| Y. Arai |
Urawa
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Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
| Oh Se-Hun |
Shimizu S-pulse
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Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
| K. Kuwayama |
Albirex Niigata
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Loan | 30 June 2026 |
| T. Numata |
Fujieda MYFC
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Transfer | 29 June 2026 |
| T. Yengi |
Livingston
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Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| A. Kurokawa |
Ventforet Kofu
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- | 12 March 2026 |
Gainare Tottori
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Loan | 31 January 2026 | |
| D. Takahashi |
Kitakyushu
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- | 31 January 2026 |
| Oh Se-Hun |
Shimizu S-pulse
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Loan | 31 January 2026 |
Transfers Synthesis
The movement picture is varied, with Machida Zelvia’s recent activity combining permanent transfers, free-agent arrivals, loans and returns from loan. Incoming entries include players arriving from Japanese clubs, overseas clubs and a free-agent route, while the outgoing side includes transfers to domestic teams, temporary loans and departures listed as free agents. Several names recur in different movement categories or on different dates, notably T. Yengi, Oh Se-Hun, A. Kurokawa and D. Takahashi, so the chronology reflects changing registration arrangements rather than a single one-way movement. Returns from loan appear on both sides of the activity, linking earlier placements with later squad involvement or renewed departures. The available entries cover activity from July 2025 to August 2026 and should be treated as a selective account, not a definitive measure of every change in the squad. No transfer fees are recorded in these entries.
Leagues Machida Zelvia has participated in
Machida Zelvia has recent recorded participation in the J1 League, Emperor Cup, J-League Cup, AFC Champions League and Friendlies Clubs, with the latest entries reaching 2025. J1 League participation is recorded from 2024, while the Emperor Cup spans 2012 to 2025. The J-League Cup and Friendlies Clubs appear from 2024, and the AFC Champions League appears in 2025. J2 League participation is historical through 2023, and the sole recorded J3 League season is 2013. The competition history therefore traces a path from Japan’s lower professional divisions to the current top-flight era, with a recent continental appearance.
More about Machida Zelvia
Machida Zelvia, officially Football Club Machida Zelvia, is a professional football club based in Machida, Tokyo, Japan. Its roots reach back to the FC Machida Training Center, founded in 1977, the year recorded for the club’s establishment. The senior men’s structure emerged as FC Machida Top in 1989 before the club climbed through prefectural and regional football and the J-League’s lower divisions. Participation records place Machida in J3 in 2013, J2 through 2023 and J1 from 2024, marking a rapid rise to Japan’s top tier.
The club’s home is Machida GION Stadium, historically known as Nozuta Stadium, within Nozuta Park on a forested hilltop. That setting gives matchdays a localized atmosphere distinct from the dense urban landscape associated with central Tokyo. Blue and green are the club colors, reflecting both its visual identity and Machida’s natural surroundings. The name Zelvia combines zelkova, the city tree, with salvia, the city flower.
Machida’s public identity is closely tied to its community roots and its evolution into a prominent Tokyo-suburban representative. Zelvy, an energetic kingfisher based on Machida City’s official bird, serves as the club mascot, while the badge and kit traditions connect local symbolism with a modern professional image. The team is associated with disciplined organization, collective work and defensive resilience, qualities that suit its reputation for pragmatic, high-intensity football.
CyberAgent provides major ownership and investment support, giving the club corporate stability alongside its local foundation. That structure has accompanied Machida’s emergence in the national game and its expanding Asian footprint. The recorded competition history includes the Emperor Cup, J-League Cup and AFC Champions League, while the club’s 1977 origin remains a central link between its community beginnings and its present professional stature.
Last matches statistics for Machida Zelvia
| match | shots | Poss. | Pass % | Fouls | Cards | Saves |
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Machida Zelvia
2 - 1
Nagoya Grampus
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7 / 19 |
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84 | 10 | 3 | 4 |
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Machida Zelvia
2 - 1
Fujieda MYFC
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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FC Tokyo
1 - 5
Machida Zelvia
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8 / 17 |
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87 | 10 | 1 | 3 |
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JEF United Chiba
0 - 4
Machida Zelvia
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5 / 17 |
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81 | 13 | - | 2 |
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Machida Zelvia
3 - 1
Urawa
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7 / 13 |
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77 | 10 | - | 2 |
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Machida Zelvia
3 - 0
Grulla Morioka
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Mito Hollyhock
1 - 1
Machida Zelvia
|
3 / 18 |
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84 | 9 | 1 | 3 |
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Machida Zelvia
2 - 1
Kawasaki Frontale
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6 / 14 |
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82 | 11 | - | 1 |
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Nagoya Grampus
1 - 3
Machida Zelvia
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5 / 12 |
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0% | 15 | 1 | 1 |
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Machida Zelvia
1 - 1
Yokohama F. Marinos
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5 / 10 |
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0% | 8 | 2 1 | 2 |
Detailed statistics Machida Zelvia
Xtra rating history
Last rating points (most recent matches).