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Machida Zelvia
FC町田ゼルビア
crest used since 2008
Full nameFootball Club Machida Zelvia
Nickname(s)Zelvia
Founded1989; 35 years ago (1989)
GroundMachida Municipal Athletic Stadium
Machida, Tokyo
Capacity15,489
OwnerCyberAgent
ManagerGo Kuroda
LeagueJ1 League
2023J2 League, 1st of 22 (promoted)
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Football Club Machida Zelvia (FC町田ゼルビア, Efu Shi Machida Zerubia) is a Japanese football club based in Machida, Tokyo.

History

Machida is known as "Brazil of Tokyo" due to the popularity of football in the city; it has, in fact, produced the second-largest number of J. League players though its football school. Originally formed in 1977 by Machida's football federation, this school is well known for its development of young talent into professional players. In 1989, in order to retain that talent in Machida, F.C. Machida established its own top team, which, at that time, played in the Tokyo Prefecture League.

In 2003 they became a polideportivo under the name Athletic Club Machida, and in 2005 were promoted to the Kanto League, having won the Tokyo Prefectural League (First Division). They came first in the Kanto league (Second Division) the following year, and were promoted to First Division, where they stayed until promotion to Japan Football League as champions of the Regional Promotion Playoff Series in 2008.

In 2009, they adopted the current nickname Zelvia, a portmanteau of the Portuguese words zelkova (Machida city's official tree) and salvia (a grassy plant commonly used in football pitches).

The same year, the club declared its intent to be promoted to J. League's 2nd division, and its status of semi-affiliate was officially approved by the J. League. However, its home stadium capacity and light specifications did not meet the J. League's requirements, average attendance did not reach 3,000, and the team's final position of 6th place did not allow for Zelvia's promotion to the J. League.

In 2010, Machida Zelvia appointed Naoki Soma, a former star player who played in the 1998 FIFA World Cup, as its new head coach. The stadium's lighting was renewed, and club added several J. League players to its roster. Zelvia also announced its partnership with Major League Soccer's D.C. United, which became the first historic partnership between a Japanese and American football club.[1] The reborn team beat Tokyo Verdy, its arch-rival from the J. League, in the Emperor's Cup, but was knocked out by Albirex Niigata in the third round. Soma left at the end of the season and was replaced by Ranko Popović, former coach of Oita Trinita.

The stadium's capacity and conditions were still short of fulfilling J. League criteria, so the club completed another renovation between the end of the 2010 and start of the 2011 seasons. Machida Zelvia finished the 2011 season in third place after beating Kamatamare Sanuki in the final match of that season, thereby granting them promotion to J. League (Second Division),[2] but were relegated after a bottom-placed finish. They became one of the original J3 clubs after finishing at 4th place in the 2014 JFL season and returned to J2 as 2015 runners-up by beating Oita Trinita in the promotion/relegation playoff.

Stadium

Machida Zelvia currently plays at Machida Municipal Athletic Stadium (Nozuta Stadium). Capacity until 2011 was 6,200, including grassy areas, and has had lighting for night games since 2009. Between the 2010 and 2011 seasons the stadium was upgraded and is now all-seated. Although the minimum seating requirement for J2 is 10,000, Nozuta fell short of that number. However, under an agreement made with J-League officials, home games where a large attendance is expected will be played at other stadia leased specifically for the purpose, and upgrades to Nozuta were made to meet the 10,000-capacity requirement. The current capacity of the stadium is 15,489.

League and cup record

Champions Runners-up Third place Promoted Relegated
Season Div. Teams Pos. P W D L F A GD Pts Attendance/G Emperor's
Cup
2009 JFL 18 6th 34 14 12 8 38 30 8 54 1,886 –
2010 18 3rd 34 19 4 11 71 44 27 61 3,503 3rd round
2011 18 3rd 33 18 7 8 61 28 33 61 3,515 2nd round
2012 J2 22 22nd 42 7 11 24 34 67 -33 32 3,627 4th round
2013 JFL 18 4th 34 18 7 9 51 44 7 61 3,174 –
2014 J3 12 3rd 33 20 8 5 59 23 37 68 3,134 –
2015 13 2nd 36 23 9 4 52 18 34 78 3,766 4th round
2016 J2 22 7th 42 18 11 13 53 44 9 65 5,123 1st round
2017 22 16th 42 11 17 14 53 53 0 50 4,056 2nd round
2018 22 4th 42 21 13 8 62 44 18 76 4,915 3rd round
2019 22 18th 42 9 16 17 36 59 -23 43 4,718 2nd round
2020 † 22 19th 42 12 13 17 41 52 -11 49 1,302 Did not qualify
2021 † 22 5th 42 20 12 10 64 38 26 72 2,577 2nd round
2022 22 15th 42 14 9 19 51 50 1 51 3,243 2nd round
2023 22 TBA 42
Key
  • Pos. = Position in league; P = Games played; W = Games won; D = Games drawn; L = Games lost; F = Goals scored; A = Goals conceded; GD = Goals difference; Pts = Points gained
  • Attendance/G = Average home league attendance
  • † 2020 & 2021 seasons attendances reduced by COVID-19 worldwide pandemic
  • Source: J. League Data Site

Honours

  • Kanto Soccer League
    • Champions (2): 2007, 2008
  • Japanese Regional League
    • Champions (1): 2008

Kit evolution

Home kit - 1st
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022 -
Away kit - 2nd
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022 -

Colour, sponsors and manufacturers

Season(s) Main Shirt Sponsor Collarbone Sponsor Additional Sponsor(s) Kit Manufacturer
2019 AbemaTV - EAGLE KENSO (Right) odakyu TERADA
株式会社寺田電機製作所		 Tamagawa University - svlome
2020 AbemaTV AQUA RESORT (Left) 25th Anniversary[a] (Right) odakyu TERADA
株式会社寺田電機製作所		 Tamagawa University - svlome

Current squad

As of September 11, 2022.[3][4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF Japan JPN Masayuki Okuyama
3 DF Japan JPN Kai Miki
4 DF Japan JPN Kosuke Ota
5 DF Japan JPN Kota Fukatsu
6 MF Japan JPN Kaishu Sano
7 FW Brazil BRA Dudu
8 MF Japan JPN Leo Takae
9 FW North Korea PRK Jong Tae-se
10 MF Japan JPN Taiki Hirato
13 DF Japan JPN Shunya Suganuma
16 MF Japan JPN Zento Uno
17 DF Japan JPN Shohei Takahashi
18 MF Japan JPN Ariajasuru Hasegawa
19 MF Japan JPN Kazuma Yamaguchi (on loan from Matsumoto Yamaga)
20 FW Japan JPN Daiki Sato
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF Japan JPN Hijiri Onaga
23 GK Japan JPN William Popp
24 DF Japan JPN Jun Okano
26 DF Japan JPN Takumi Narasaka
28 FW Japan JPN Shunsuke Ota
30 FW Japan JPN Yuki Nakashima
32 DF Japan JPN Soichiro Fukaminato DSP
37 FW Japan JPN Yu Hirakawa DSP
40 FW Brazil BRA Vinícius Araújo
41 MF Japan JPN Takuya Yasui
42 GK Japan JPN Koki Fukui
44 DF Japan JPN Kazuki Adachi Type 2
45 GK Japan JPN Sotaro Sasaki Type 2
46 MF Japan JPN Ken Higuchi
50 GK Japan JPN Anton Burns

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Japan JPN Yoshitaka Aoki (on loan at ReinMeer Aomori)

Technical staff

As of November 2022, staff for the 2023 season.
Position Name
Manager Japan Go Kuroda
Assistant Manager South Korea Kim Myung-hwi
First-Team Coach Japan Atsushi Yoneyama
Goalkeeping Coach Japan Jiro Takeda
Physical coach Japan Tsukoshi Tomoo
Chief Director Japan Keisuke Irako
Japan Yutaka Ogawa
Doctor Japan Takahiro Fujisawa
Japan Akio Otoshi
Chief trainer Japan Satoki Onuma
Trainer Japan Shin Osawa
Physio Therapist (Medical Advisor) Japan Kazuyoshi Saito
Japan Takuro Yoshitake
Interpreter Japan Takashi Tsukasa
Interpreter & Analysis coach Japan Takashi Kurokawa
Chief manager Japan Naoya Watanabe
Kit manager Japan Hiroyuki Kawakita
Sub manager Japan Yuto Suzuki
Nutrition Management Advisor Japan Jun Hamano

Managerial history

Manager Nationality Tenure
Start Finish
Minoru Moriya[5] Japan Japan 2002 2007
Tetsuya Totsuka Japan Japan Feb 1 2008 Jan 31 2010
Naoki Soma Japan Japan Feb 1 2010 Jan 31 2011
Ranko Popović Serbia Serbia Feb 1 2011 Jan 31 2012
Osvaldo Ardiles Argentina Argentina Feb 1 2012 Nov 17 2012
Yutaka Akita Japan Japan Nov 26 2012 Jun 25 2013
Naoki Kusunose Japan Japan Jun 25 2013 Jan 31 2014
Naoki Soma Japan Japan Feb 1 2014 Jan 31 2020
Ranko Popović Serbia Serbia Feb 1 2020 Jan 31 2023
Go Kuroda[6] Japan Japan Feb 1 2023 –

Notes

  1. ^ EAGLE KENSO

References

  1. ^ "D.C. United to partner with FC Machida Zelvia". Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
  2. ^ McKirdy, Andrew, "Ardiles ready to face new challenge Archived 10 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine", Japan Times, 6 March 2012, p. 18.
  3. ^ "Players&Staff Season 2022". FC Machida Zelvia. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  4. ^ "FC Machida Zelvia Club/Player Directory". Archived from the original on 11 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  5. ^ Interview Minoru Moriya Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Tokyo Football Magazine. Retrieved on 2010-12-17.
  6. ^ "黒田剛 監督就任のお知らせ". zelvia.co.jp (in Japanese). FC Machida Zelvia. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.

External links

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