2025 FC Machida Zelvia season

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.^[1] As well as the domestic league, they competed in the Emperor's Cup and the J.League Cup.

Machida Zelvia

2024 season
Manager	Go Kuroda
Stadium	Machida GION Stadium
J1 League	3rd
Emperor's Cup	Second round
J.League Cup	Quarter-finals
Home colours Away colours
← 2024 2026 →
All statistics correct as of 2 March 2025.

Squad

Season squad

Squad no.	Name	Nationality	Date of birth	Previous Team
Goalkeepers
1	Kosei Tani		(2000-11-22) 22 November 2000 (age 24)	Dender
13	Tatsuya Morita		(1990-08-03) 3 August 1990 (age 34)	Kashiwa Reysol
17	Kaung Zan Mara		(2002-06-11) 11 June 2002 (age 22)	Sanno University
44	Yoshiaki Arai		(1995-09-27) 27 September 1995 (age 29)	Oita Trinita
55	Anton Burns		(2003-10-01) 1 October 2003 (age 21)	Taisei High School
Defenders
3	Gen Shoji (c)		(1992-12-11) 11 December 1992 (age 32)	Kashima Antlers
5	Ibrahim Drešević		(1997-01-24) 24 January 1997 (age 28)	Fatih Karagümrük
6	Henry Hiroki Mochizuki		(2001-09-20) 20 September 2001 (age 23)	Kokushikan University
19	Yūta Nakayama		(1997-02-16) 16 February 1997 (age 28)	Huddersfield Town
26	Kotaro Hayashi		(2000-11-16) 16 November 2000 (age 24)	Yokohama FC
50	Daihachi Okamura		(1997-02-15) 15 February 1997 (age 28)	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
77	Takumi Narasaka		(2002-07-06) 6 July 2002 (age 22)	Kamatamare Sanuki
88	Hotaka Nakamura		(1997-08-12) 12 August 1997 (age 27)	FC Tokyo
Midfielders
4	Ryuho Kikuchi		(1996-12-09) 9 December 1996 (age 28)	Vissel Kobe
8	Keiya Sento		(1994-12-29) 29 December 1994 (age 30)	Kashiwa Reysol
16	Hiroyuki Mae		(1995-08-01) 1 August 1995 (age 29)	Avispa Fukuoka
18	Hokuto Shimoda		(1991-11-07) 7 November 1991 (age 33)	Oita Trinita
23	Ryōhei Shirasaki		(1993-05-18) 18 May 1993 (age 31)	Shimizu S-Pulse
28	Cha Je-hoon		(2006-05-03) 3 May 2006 (age 18)	Jungkyung High School
38	Tenshiro Takasaki		(2006-02-13) 13 February 2006 (age 19)	Quon Football Academy
39	Byron Vásquez		(2000-05-16) 16 May 2000 (age 24)	Tokyo Verdy
46	Ken Higuchi		(2003-06-24) 24 June 2003 (age 21)	Okinawa SV
Forwards
7	Yuki Soma		(1997-02-25) 25 February 1997 (age 28)	Casa Pia
9	Shōta Fujio		(2001-05-02) 2 May 2001 (age 23)	Cerezo Osaka
10	Na Sang-ho		(1996-08-12) 12 August 1996 (age 28)	FC Seoul
15	Mitchell Duke		(1991-01-18) 18 January 1991 (age 34)	Fagiano Okayama
20	Takuma Nishimura		(1996-10-22) 22 October 1996 (age 28)	Yokohama F. Marinos
22	Takaya Numata		(1999-04-19) 19 April 1999 (age 25)	Kagoshima United FC
30	Yuki Nakashima		(1984-06-16) 16 June 1984 (age 40)	Montedio Yamagata
49	Kanji Kuwayama		(2002-11-28) 28 November 2002 (age 22)	Tokai University
90	Oh Se-hun		(1999-01-15) 15 January 1999 (age 26)	Shimizu S-Pulse
99	Daigo Takahashi		(1999-04-17) 17 April 1999 (age 25)	Oita Trinita
Players loaned out
11	Erik		(1994-07-18) 18 July 1994 (age 30)	Changchun Yatai
37	Kosei Ashibe		(2001-04-05) 5 April 2001 (age 24)	Kanto Gakuin University

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

Transfers

In

Transfers in

Position	Player	Transferred to	Fee
GK	Kaung Zan Mara	Sanno University	Free [2]
GK	Tatsuya Morita	Kashiwa Reysol	Free
DF	Hotaka Nakamura	FC Tokyo	Free
DF	Daihachi Okamura	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	Free [3]
MF	Hiroyuki Mae	Avispa Fukuoka	Free [4]
MF	Ryuho Kikuchi	Vissel Kobe	Free [5]
MF	Cha Je-hoon	Jungkyung High School	Undisclosed
FW	Oh Se-hun	Shimizu S-Pulse	Undisclosed [6]
FW	Takuma Nishimura	Yokohama F. Marinos	Free [7]

Out

Transfers out

Position	Player	Transferred to	Fee
GK	Koki Fukui	Cerezo Osaka	Free [8]
DF	Junya Suzuki	Yokohama FC	Free [9]
DF	Daiki Sugioka	Kashiwa Reysol	Free [10]
DF	Daisuke Matsumoto	Zweigen Kanazawa	Free [11]
DF	Jang Min-gyu	Jeju SK	Free [12]
MF	Takuya Yasui	JEF United Chiba	Free
FW	Kazuki Fujimoto	Avispa Fukuoka	Free [13]
FW	Shunta Araki	Vegalta Sendai	Free [14]

Loan out

Position	Player	Transferred to	Fee
MF	Kosei Ashibe	Mito HollyHock	Season loan
MF	Kai Shibato	Urawa Red Diamonds	End of loan [15]
FW	Erik	Vissel Kobe	Season loan [16]

Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions

J1 League

Main article: 2025 J1 League

Table=

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Machida Zelvia	9	5	2	2	12	8	+4	17	Qualification for the AFC Champions League Elite league stage
2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	8	5	2	1	9	5	+4	17
3	Kashima Antlers	9	5	1	3	16	9	+7	16
4	Kashiwa Reysol	9	4	4	1	10	7	+3	16
5	Avispa Fukuoka	9	5	1	3	9	7	+2	16

Updated to match(es) played on 6 April 2025. 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.

Matches

The matches were unveiled on 23 January.^[17]

Machida Zelvia v Sanfrecce Hiroshima

16 February 1	Machida Zelvia	1–2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Tokyo
	Yuki Soma 26' Oh Se-hun  58' Takuma Nishimura  79'	Report	Tolgay Arslan 59' 48' Sota Nakamura 77'	Stadium: Japan National Stadium Attendance: 12,773 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto

FC Tokyo v Machida Zelvia

22 February 2	FC Tokyo	0–1	Machida Zelvia	Chōfu
	Kenta Doi  18' Yuto Nagamoto  68'	Report	Takuma Nishimura 82' Oh Se-hun  38' Ibrahim Drešević  60' Hiroyuki Mae  79'	Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 29,545 Referee: Futoshi Nakamura

Machida Zelvia v Tokyo Verdy

26 February 3	Machida Zelvia	0–1	Tokyo Verdy	Tokyo
	Takuma Nishimura  33' Na Sang-ho  53' Yuki Soma  78'	Report	Kosuke Saito 13' Goki Yamada  19' Hiroto Taniguchi  90+3'	Stadium: Japan National Stadium Attendance: 6,825 Referee: Nathan Verboomen (Belgium)

Nagoya Grampus v Machida Zelvia

2 March 4	Nagoya Grampus	1–2	Machida Zelvia	Toyota
	Yota Sato 20'	Report	Takuma Nishimura 13' Na Sang-ho 73' Kanji Kuwayama  82' Ryōhei Shirasaki  88'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 34,718 Referee: Takuto Okabe

Yokohama FC v Machida Zelvia

8 March 5	Yokohama FC	0–2	Machida Zelvia	Yokohama
	Yuri Lara  71'	Report	Kanji Kuwayama 51' Na Sang-ho 86' Kotaro Hayashi  58'	Stadium: Mitsuzawa Stadium Attendance: Koki Nagamine Referee: 7,934

Machida Zelvia v Albirex Niigata

15 March 6	Machida Zelvia	1–0	Albirex Niigata	Tokyo
	Takuma Nishimura 25' Hokuto Shimoda  16'	Report		Stadium: Japan National Stadium Attendance: 10,152 Referee: Toji Takashi

Avispa Fukuoka v Machida Zelvia

29 March 7	Avispa Fukuoka	2–2	Machida Zelvia	Fukuoka
	Tomoya Ando 22' Kosei Tani 65' (o.g.) Tomoya Miki  42'	Report	Daihachi Okamura 10' 25' Keiya Sento 84'	Stadium: Best Denki Stadium Attendance: 7,600 Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi

Gamba Osaka v Machida Zelvia

2 April 8	Gamba Osaka	0–1	Machida Zelvia	Osaka
		Report	Yuki Soma 43' Kotaro Hayashi  79'	Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium Attendance: 23,125 Referee: Takafumi Mikuriya

Machida Zelvia v Kawasaki Frontale

6 April 9	Machida Zelvia	2–2	Kawasaki Frontale	Tokyo
	Daihachi Okamura 34' 21' Takuma Nishimura 53' Yuki Soma  41'	Report	Erison 16' So Kawahara 73'	Stadium: Japan National Stadium Attendance: 11,974 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura

Machida Zelvia v Urawa Red Diamonds

13 April 10	Machida Zelvia	–	Urawa Red Diamonds	Tokyo
		Report		Stadium: Japan National Stadium

Vissel Kobe v Machida Zelvia

20 April 11	Vissel Kobe	–	Machida Zelvia	Kobe
		Report		Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe

Machida Zelvia v Shonan Bellmare

25 April 12	Machida Zelvia	–	Shonan Bellmare	Tokyo
		Report		Stadium: Japan National Stadium

Cerezo Osaka v Machida Zelvia

29 April 13	Cerezo Osaka	–	Machida Zelvia	Osaka
		Report		Stadium: Yodoko Sakura Stadium

Kashima Antlers v Machida Zelvia

3 May 14	Kashima Antlers	–	Machida Zelvia	Tokyo
		Report		Stadium: Japan National Stadium

Machida Zelvia v Kyoto Sanga

7 May 15	Machida Zelvia	–	Kyoto Sanga	Tokyo
		Report		Stadium: Japan National Stadium

Shimizu S-Pulse v Machida Zelvia

11 May 16	Shimizu S-Pulse	–	Machida Zelvia	Shizuoka
		Report		Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira

Machida Zelvia v Yokohama F. Marinos

31 May 19	Machida Zelvia	–	Yokohama F. Marinos	Tokyo
				Stadium: Japan National Stadium

Machida Zelvia v Vissel Kobe

10 August 25	Machida Zelvia	–	Vissel Kobe	Tokyo
				Stadium: Japan National Stadium

Yokohama F. Marinos v Machida Zelvia

23/24 August 27	Yokohama F. Marinos	–	Machida Zelvia	Yokohama
				Stadium: Nissan Stadium

Kawasaki Frontale v Machida Zelvia

30/31 August 28	Kawasaki Frontale	–	Machida Zelvia	Kawasaki
				Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium

Machida Zelvia v Gamba Osaka

20 August 30	Machida Zelvia	–	Gamba Osaka	Tokyo
				Stadium: Japan National Stadium

Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Machida Zelvia

4 October 33	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	–	Machida Zelvia	Hiroshima
				Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima

Emperor's Cup

Main article: 2025 Emperor's Cup

J.League Cup

Main article: 2025 J.League Cup

Ventforet Kofu v FC Machida Zelvia

9 April First round – Match 2	Ventforet Kofu	–	FC Machida Zelvia	Kofu
		Report		Stadium: JIT Recycle Ink Stadium

AFC Champions League

Main article: 2025–26 AFC Champions League Elite

Team statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 6 Apr 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	Kosei Tani	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
3	DF	Gen Shoji	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
4	MF	Ryuho Kikuchi	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
5	DF	Ibrahim Drešević	7+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
6	DF	Henry Hiroki Mochizuki	3+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
7	MF	Yuki Soma	8	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	2
8	MF	Keiya Sento	1+3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
9	FW	Shōta Fujio	0+9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
10	FW	Na Sang-ho	0+6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	2
13	GK	Tatsuya Morita	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	FW	Mitchell Duke	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
16	MF	Hiroyuki Mae	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
17	GK	Kaung Zan Mara	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	MF	Hokuto Shimoda	5+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
19	DF	Yūta Nakayama	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
20	FW	Takuma Nishimura	8	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	4
22	FW	Takaya Numata	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
23	MF	Ryōhei Shirasaki	3+5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
26	DF	Kotaro Hayashi	5+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
28	MF	Cha Je-hoon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	FW	Yuki Nakashima	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
38	MF	Tenshiro Takasaki	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
39	MF	Byron Vásquez	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
44	GK	Yoshiaki Arai	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
46	MF	Ken Higuchi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
49	MF	Kanji Kuwayama	0+7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	1
50	DF	Daihachi Okamura	8	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	2
55	GK	Anton Burns	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
77	DF	Takumi Narasaka	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
88	DF	Hotaka Nakamura	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
90	FW	Oh Se-hun	6+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
99	FW	Daigo Takahashi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0