| 2025 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Go Kuroda | ||
| Stadium | Machida GION Stadium | ||
| All statistics correct as of 2 March 2025. | |||
The 2026 FC Machida Zelvia season was the club's 38th season in history.
Last updated: 19 August 2024.
Source: FC Machida Zelvia website
Pre-season
| Date | Position | Player | Transferred from | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent Transfer | |||||
| 31 December 2025 | MF | | | End of loan [1] [a] | |
| MF | | | End of loan [2] | ||
| MF | | | End of loan | ||
| FW | | | End of loan [3] | ||
| FW | | | End of loan [4] [b] | ||
| 4 January 2026 | GK | | | End of loan | |
| DF | | | End of loan | ||
| 7 January 2026 | FW | | | End of loan [5] | |
| FW | | | End of loan [6] | ||
| 5 February 2026 | DF | | | Free [7] | |
| Loan Transfer | |||||
| 28 January 2026 | FW | | | Season loan [8] | |
Pre-season
| Date | Position | Player | Transferred from | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent Transfer | |||||
| 25 December 2025 | FW | | | Free [9] | |
| 31 December 2025 | MF | | | Free [10] [11] | |
| MF | | | Free [12] | ||
| FW | | Free [13] | |||
| FW | | | Free [14] | ||
| 5 January 2026 | DF | | | Free [15] | |
| Loan Transfer | |||||
| 25 December 2025 | MF | | | Season loan [16] | |
| 30 December 2025 | FW | | | Season loan [17] | |
| 4 January 2026 | DF | | | Season loan [18] | |
| 5 January 2026 | GK | | | Season loan [19] | |
| 15 January1 | Machida Zelvia | 2–3 | Gamba Osaka | Okinawa |
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| Stadium: Yoshinoura Park Gosamaru Athletics Stadium |
The matches were unveiled on 19 December. [20]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tokyo Verdy | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | Final |
| 2 | Kawasaki Frontale | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 | 3rd–4th place playoff |
| 3 | Machida Zelvia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 | 5th–6th place playoff |
| 4 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | 7th–8th place playoff |
| 5 | Kashima Antlers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 9th–10th place playoff |
| 6 | FC Tokyo | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11th–12th place playoff |
| 7 | Mito HollyHock | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 | 13th–14th place playoff |
| 8 | JEF United Chiba | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 | 15th–16th place playoff |
| 9 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0 | 17th–18th place playoff |
| 10 | Kashiwa Reysol | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 0 | 19th–20th place playoff |
| 6 February1 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 2–3 | Machida Zelvia | Yokohama |
| Report |
| Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 30,529 Referee: Yusuke Araki |
| 14 February2 | Machida Zelvia | 2–2 (4–2 p) | Mito HollyHock | Tokyo |
| Report |
| Stadium: Machida GION Stadium Attendance: 10,442 Referee: Koichiro Fukushima | |
| Penalties | ||||
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| 21 February3 | Tokyo Verdy | – | Machida Zelvia | Chōfu |
| Report | Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium |
| 27 February4 | Machida Zelvia | – | JEF United Chiba | Tokyo |
| Report | Stadium: Machida GION Stadium |
| 7 March5 | Machida Zelvia | – | Kawasaki Frontale | Tokyo |
| Report | Stadium: Machida GION Stadium |
| 14 March6 | Kashiwa Reysol | – | Machida Zelvia | Chiba |
| Report | Stadium: Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium |
| 18 March7 | Machida Zelvia | – | Kashima Antlers | Tokyo |
| Report | Stadium: Machida GION Stadium |
| 22 March8 | Urawa Red Diamonds | – | Machida Zelvia | Saitama |
| Report | Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 |
| 5 April9 | FC Tokyo | – | Machida Zelvia | Chōfu |
| Report | Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium |
| 11 April10 | Machida Zelvia | – | Kashiwa Reysol | Tokyo |
| Report | Stadium: Machida GION Stadium |
| 18 April11 | Machida Zelvia | – | FC Tokyo | Tokyo |
| Report | Stadium: Machida GION Stadium |
| 25 April12 | Machida Zelvia | – | Tokyo Verdy | Tokyo |
| Report | Stadium: Machida GION Stadium |
| 29 April13 | Mito HollyHock | – | Machida Zelvia | Ibaraki |
| Report | Stadium: K's denki Stadium Mito |
| 3 May14 | Kashima Antlers | – | Machida Zelvia | Tokyo |
| Report | Stadium: Japan National Stadium |
| 6 May15 | Machida Zelvia | – | Yokohama F. Marinos | Tokyo |
| Report | Stadium: Machida GION Stadium |
| 10 May16 | JEF United Chiba | – | Machida Zelvia | Chiba |
| Report | Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena |
| 17 May17 | Kawasaki Frontale | – | Machida Zelvia | Kawasaki |
| Report | Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium |
| 22 May18 | Machida Zelvia | – | Urawa Red Diamonds | Tokyo |
| Report | Stadium: Machida GION Stadium |
| 30-31 MayPlacement Leg 1 | – | Machida Zelvia |
| 6-7 JunePlacement Leg 2 | Machida Zelvia | – | Tokyo | |
| Stadium: Machida GION Stadium |
Win Draw Loss
| 16 September 2025MD 1 | FC Machida Zelvia | 1–1 | | Machida, Japan |
| Report |
| Stadium: Machida GION Stadium Attendance: 4,798 Referee: Asker Nadjafaliev (Uzbekistan) |
| 30 September 2025MD 2 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 0–0 | | Johor, Malaysia |
| Report |
| Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium Attendance: 28,915 Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea) |
| 21 October 2025MD 3 | Shanghai Port | 0–2 | | Shanghai, China |
| Report |
| Stadium: Pudong Football Stadium Attendance: 10,197 Referee: Ahmed Issa (United Arab Emirates) |
| 4 November 2025MD 4 | FC Machida Zelvia | 1–2 | | Machida, Japan |
| Report |
| Stadium: Machida GION Stadium Attendance: 4,401 Referee: Abdulla Al-Marri (Qatar) |
| 25 November 2025MD 5 | Gangwon FC | 1–3 | | Gangneung, South Korea |
| Report |
| Stadium: Gangneung Stadium Attendance: 3,502 Referee: Khalid Saleh Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia) |
| 9 December 2025MD 6 | FC Machida Zelvia | 3–1 | | Machida, Japan |
| Report |
| Stadium: Machida GION Stadium Attendance: 4,345 Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia) |
| 10 February 2026MD 7 | Shanghai Shenhua | 0–2 | | Shanghai, China |
| Report |
| Stadium: Shanghai Stadium Attendance: 16,158 Referee: Omar Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates) |
| 17 February 2026MD 8 | FC Machida Zelvia | 3–2 | | Machida, Japan |
| Report |
| Stadium: Machida GION Stadium Referee: Alireza Faghani (Australia) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 17 | Advance to round of 16 |
| 2 | | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 16 | |
| 3 | | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 15 | |
| 4 | | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 14 | |
| 5 | | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 13 | |
| 6 | | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 11 | |
| 7 | | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 10 | |
| 8 | | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 8 | |
| 9 | | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 8 | |
| 10 | | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 6 | |
| 11 | | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 4 | |
| 12 | | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 3 |
| No. | Pos. | Player | J1 League | 2025/26 AFC Champions League Elite | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps. | | Apps. | | Apps. | | |||||||||
| 1 | GK | | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 3 | DF | | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| 4 | MF | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 5 | DF | | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 6 | DF | | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| 7 | MF | | 2 | 1 | 1+1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | ||||||
| 8 | MF | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 9 | FW | | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 10 | FW | | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 11 | MF | | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 13 | GK | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 16 | MF | | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 17 | GK | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 18 | MF | | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 19 | DF | | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| 20 | FW | | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 22 | FW | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 23 | MF | | 0+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||||||
| 26 | DF | | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| 27 | FW | | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
| 28 | MF | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 31 | MF | | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 34 | MF | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 38 | MF | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 39 | MF | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 44 | GK | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 49 | MF | | 0+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| 50 | DF | | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 55 | GK | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 77 | DF | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 88 | DF | | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 99 | FW | | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||||||
| ?? | DF | | 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 | ||||||||||||||