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)
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.[1] 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 (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
55 Anton Burns (2003-10-01) 1 October 2003 Taisei High School
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
77 Takumi Narasaka (2002-07-06) 6 July 2002 Kamatamare Sanuki
88 Hotaka Nakamura (1997-08-12) 12 August 1997 FC Tokyo
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
38 Tenshiro Takasaki (2006-02-13) 13 February 2006 Quon Football Academy
39 Byron Vásquez (2000-05-16) 16 May 2000 Tokyo Verdy
46 Ken Higuchi (2003-06-24) 24 June 2003 Okinawa SV
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
15 Mitchell Duke (1991-01-18) 18 January 1991 Fagiano Okayama
20 Takuma Nishimura (1996-10-22) 22 October 1996 Yokohama F. Marinos
22 Takaya Numata (1999-04-19) 19 April 1999 Kagoshima United FC
30 Yuki Nakashima (1984-06-16) 16 June 1984 Montedio Yamagata
49 Kanji Kuwayama (2002-11-28) 28 November 2002 Tokai University
90 Oh Se-hun (1999-01-15) 15 January 1999 Shimizu S-Pulse
Players loaned out
11 Erik (1994-07-18) 18 July 1994 Changchun Yatai
37 Kosei Ashibe (2001-04-05) 5 April 2001 Kanto Gakuin University
99 Daigo Takahashi (1999-04-17) 17 April 1999 Oita Trinita

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

Transfers

Pre-season

In

Transfers in

Position Player Transferred to Fee
GK Kaung Zan Mara Sanno University Free [2]
GK Tatsuya Morita Kashiwa Reysol Free [3]
DF Hotaka Nakamura FC Tokyo Free [4]
DF Daihachi Okamura Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo Free [5]
MF Hiroyuki Mae Avispa Fukuoka Free [6]
MF Ryuho Kikuchi Vissel Kobe Free [7]
MF Cha Je-hoon Jungkyung High School Undisclosed
FW Oh Se-hun Shimizu S-Pulse Undisclosed [8]
FW Takuma Nishimura Yokohama F. Marinos Free [9]

Out

Transfers out

Position Player Transferred to Fee
GK Koki Fukui Cerezo Osaka Free [10]
DF Junya Suzuki Yokohama FC Free [11]
DF Daiki Sugioka Shonan Bellmare End of loan [12]
DF Daisuke Matsumoto Zweigen Kanazawa Free [13]
DF Jang Min-gyu Jeju SK Free [14]
MF Takuya Yasui JEF United Chiba Free
FW Kazuki Fujimoto Avispa Fukuoka Free [15]
FW Shunta Araki Vegalta Sendai Free [16]

Loan out

Position Player Transferred to Fee
DF Soichiro Fukaminato Blaublitz Akita Season loan
MF Kosei Ashibe Mito HollyHock Season loan
MF Tenshiro Takasaki Shibuya City FC Season loan
MF Kai Shibato Urawa Red Diamonds Season loan [17]
MF Sho Fuseya Kataller Toyama Season loan [18]
FW Erik Vissel Kobe Season loan [19]

Mid-season

In

Position Player Transferred from Fee
MF Asahi Masuyama V-Varen Nagasaki Undisclosed [20]
MF Neta Lavi Gamba Osaka Undisclosed [21]
DF Tomoki Imai Western United Free [22]

Loan return (in)

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

Out

Transfer Out

Position Player Transferred from Fee
DF Soichiro Fukaminato Iwaki FC Undisclosed [23]

Loan out

Position Player Transferred to Fee
MF Kosei Ashibe Fukushima United Season loan
FW Daigo Takahashi Giravanz Kitakyushu Season loan [24]
GK Anton Burns Roasso Kumamoto Season loan

Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions

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.[25]

16 February 1 Machida Zelvia 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Tokyo
  • Yuki Soma 26'
  • Oh Se-hun  58'
  • Takuma Nishimura  79'
Report
Stadium: Japan National Stadium
Attendance: 12,773
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto
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
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)
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
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
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
29 March 7 Avispa Fukuoka 2–2 Machida Zelvia Fukuoka
  • Tomoya Ando 22'
  • Kosei Tani 65' (o.g.)
  • Tomoya Miki  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  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  70'
  • Hokuto Shimoda  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  37'
  • Na Sangho  90'
Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 21,920
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara
25 April 12 Machida Zelvia 0–1 Shonan Bellmare Tokyo
  • Gen Shoji  86'
  • Yuki Soma  89'
Report
  • Masaki Ikeda 90+3'
  • Junnosuke Suzuki  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  52'
Report
  • Oh Se-hun 48'
  • Ibrahim Drešević 78' 90+6'
  • Hiroyuki Mae  19'
  • Shota Fujio  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  53'
  • Cavric  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' 33'
  • Shun Nagasawa  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' 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' 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  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  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  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  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  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  77'
Report
  • Rafael Ratao  20'
  • Shunta Tanaka  66'
  • Lucas Fernandez  86'
Stadium: Japan National Stadium
Attendance: 11,971
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara
23 August 27 Yokohama F. Marinos 0–0 Machida Zelvia Yokohama
  • Asahi Uenaka  40'
Report
  • Mitchell Duke  57'
  • Yuki Soma  81'
  • Daihachi Okamura  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' 90+11'
Report
  • Na Sangho 28'
  • Hokuto Shimoda 36'
  • Yuki Soma 71'
  • Ibrahim Drešević  59'
  • Gen Shoji  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  51'
  • Jakub Słowik  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  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  20'
  • Shohei Takeda  53'
  • Shuto Wakui  90+3'
Report
  • Daihachi Okamura 16'
  • Hiroyuki Mae  49'
  • Takaya Numata  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  48'
Stadium: Japan National Stadium
Referee: Shu Kawamata
4 October 33 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Machida Zelvia Hiroshima
  • Kim Ju-sung 88' 88'
  • Tolgay Arslan 90+5' (pen.) 90+5'
  • Michael Skibbe  66'
Report
  • Yuki Soma 50'
  • Takuma Nishimura  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  36'
  • Hiroyuki Mae  85'
  • Na Sangho  90'
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 34,551
Referee: Kôichirô Fukushima
9 November 36 Machida Zelvia 0–1 FC Tokyo Tokyo
  • Hiroyuki Mae  42'
Report
  • Soma Anzai 87'
  • Takahiro Ko  74'
Stadium: Japan National Stadium
Attendance: 46,838
Referee: Futoshi Nakamura
30 November 37 Machida Zelvia 3–1 Nagoya Grampus Tokyo
  • Mitchell Duke 42' 51'
  • Hotaka Nakamura 50' 45+4'
  • Gen Shoji 72'
  • Ibrahim Drešević  90+4'
Report
  • Sho Inagaki 61' (pen.)
  • Yuki Nogami  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  77'
Report Stadium: Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium
Attendance: 14,092
Referee: Koichiro Fukushima

J.League Cup

9 April First round – Match 2 Ventforet Kofu 0–1 FC Machida Zelvia Kofu
  • Shinji Otsuka  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  28'
  • Akito Fukumori  68'
Report
  • Shota Fujio 12' 99'
  • Kotaro Hayashi  112'
Stadium: Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium
Attendance: 3,203
Referee: Martin Petersen (Germany)
Penalties
  • Keijiro Ogawa
  • Akito Fukumori
  • Kaito Mori
  • Keiya Sento
  • Gen Shoji
  • Byron Vásquez
  • Daihachi Okamura

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  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  43'
Report
  • Hayate Take 45'
  • Nobuyuki Shiina  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  12'
Report
  • Rafael Elias  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' 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  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  48'
  • Ibrahim Drešević  37'
Report
  • Taisei Miyashiro 62'
  • Yoshinori Muto  42'
  • Tetsushi Yamakawa  72'
  • Kosei Tani  88'
Stadium: Japan National Stadium
Attendance: 31,414
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura

AFC Champions League

League stage

  Win   Draw   Loss

16 September 2025 MD 1 FC 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 FC 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 FC 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 FC 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 FC 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 FC 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 FC Machida Zelvia Shanghai, China
Report Stadium: Shanghai Stadium
17 February 2026 MD 8 FC Machida Zelvia Chengdu Rongcheng Machida, Japan
Report Stadium: Machida GION Stadium


Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Vissel Kobe (Q) 6 4 1 1 12 6 +6 13 Advance to round of 16
2 Machida Zelvia 6 3 2 1 10 5 +5 11
3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6 3 2 1 6 3 +3 11
4 Melbourne City 6 3 1 2 7 6 +1 10
5 FC Seoul 6 2 3 1 8 5 +3 9
6 Johor Darul Ta'zim 6 2 2 2 6 5 +1 8
7 Buriram United 6 2 2 2 7 8 −1 8
8 Ulsan HD 6 2 2 2 5 6 −1 8
9 Gangwon FC 6 2 1 3 9 11 −2 7
10 Chengdu Rongcheng 6 1 3 2 5 7 −2 6
11 Shanghai Shenhua 6 1 1 4 5 9 −4 4
12 Shanghai Port 6 0 2 4 2 11 −9 2
Updated to match(es) played on 10 December 2025. 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
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

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 Kosei Tani 37 0 0 0 5 0 6 0 48 0
3 DF Gen Shoji 37 3 0+2 0 4 0 5+1 0 49 3
4 MF Ryuho Kikuchi 9 2 1 0 1+2 0 0 0 12 2
5 DF Ibrahim Drešević 24+8 1 2 0 5 0 6 0 45 1
6 DF Henry Hiroki Mochizuki 25+6 1 2 0 4 0 6 2 43 3
7 MF Yuki Soma 30+3 10 0 0 3+2 2 4+2 1 44 12
8 MF Keiya Sento 9+17 1 1+1 1 3+1 0 3+2 1 37 3
9 FW Shōta Fujio 16+17 2 2 1 5+1 5 2+4 0 48 8
10 FW Na Sang-ho 10+22 5 0 0 3+2 0 4+1 0 42 5
11 MF Asahi Masuyama 5 0 0 0 2+1 1 5 0 13 1
13 GK Tatsuya Morita 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
15 FW Mitchell Duke 9+16 3 2 0 3+2 0 1+4 0 37 3
16 MF Hiroyuki Mae 30+1 0 1+1 0 4+1 0 4+1 0 43 0
17 GK Kaung Zan Mara 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF Hokuto Shimoda 21+13 0 1+1 0 1+3 1 4+2 1 47 2
19 DF Yūta Nakayama 26+4 1 1+1 0 5 0 6 0 43 1
20 FW Takuma Nishimura 26+3 7 1+2 0 1+2 1 1+2 1 38 9
22 FW Takaya Numata 1+11 1 1 0 1+2 0 0+1 0 16 1
23 MF Ryōhei Shirasaki 7+12 0 2 0 2+2 0 0 0 25 0
26 DF Kotaro Hayashi 27+4 4 3 0 5+1 1 3+3 0 46 5
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
31 MF Neta Lavi 1+5 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 7 0
38 MF Tenshiro Takasaki 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 MF Byron Vásquez 0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 2 0
44 GK Yoshiaki Arai 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
49 MF Kanji Kuwayama 1+20 1 0+2 0 1+2 0 0 0 26 1
50 DF Daihachi Okamura 31+1 4 2 0 2+1 1 2+1 0 40 5
55 GK Anton Burns 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
77 DF Takumi Narasaka 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
88 DF Hotaka Nakamura 4+1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 8 1
90 FW Oh Se-hun 16+15 2 0 0 0+2 1 4+2 2 39 5
?? DF 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 Daigo Takahashi 0+1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 0

Notes

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