# 2024 FC Machida Zelvia season

The 2024 FC Machida Zelvia season was the club's 36th 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. As well as the domestic league, they competed in the Emperor's Cup and the J.League Cup.

## Squad
### Season squad

| Squad no. | Name | Date of birth (age at start of season) |
| Goalkeepers ||||
| 1 | Kosei Tani | (2000-11-22)22 November 2000 (aged 23) |
| 42 | Koki Fukui | (1995-11-04)4 November 1995 (aged 28) |
| 44 | Yoshiaki Arai | (1995-09-27)27 September 1995 (aged 28) |
| 50 | Anton Burns | (2003-10-01)1 October 2003 (aged 20) |
| Defenders ||||
| 3 | Gen Shoji (c) | (1992-12-11)11 December 1992 (aged 31) |
| 5 | Ibrahim Drešević | (1997-01-24)24 January 1997 (aged 27) |
| 6 | Junya Suzuki | (1996-01-07)7 January 1996 (aged 28) |
| 14 | Jang Min-gyu | (1999-03-06)6 March 1999 (aged 24) |
| 19 | Yūta Nakayama | (1997-02-16)16 February 1997 (aged 27) |
| 25 | Daiki Sugioka | (1998-09-08)8 September 1998 (aged 25) |
| 26 | Kotaro Hayashi | (2000-11-16)16 November 2000 (aged 23) |
| 29 | Takumi Narasaka | (2002-07-06)6 July 2002 (aged 21) |
| 33 | Henry Hiroki Mochizuki | (2001-09-20)20 September 2001 (aged 22) |
| 55 | Daisuke Matsumoto | (1998-09-10)10 September 1998 (aged 25) |
| Midfielders ||||
| 8 | Keiya Sento | (1994-12-29)29 December 1994 (aged 29) |
| 18 | Hokuto Shimoda | (1991-11-07)7 November 1991 (aged 32) |
| 23 | Ryōhei Shirasaki | (1993-05-18)18 May 1993 (aged 30) |
| 37 | Kosei Ashibe | (2001-04-05)5 April 2001 (aged 22) |
| 38 | Tenshiro Takasaki | (2006-02-13)13 February 2006 (aged 18) |
| 39 | Byron Vásquez | (2000-05-16)16 May 2000 (aged 23) |
| 41 | Takuya Yasui | (1998-11-21)21 November 1998 (aged 25) |
| 45 | Kai Shibato | (1995-11-24)24 November 1995 (aged 28) |
| 46 | Ken Higuchi | (2003-06-24)24 June 2003 (aged 20) |
| Forwards ||||
| 7 | Yuki Soma | (1997-02-25)25 February 1997 (aged 26) |
| 9 | Shōta Fujio | (2001-05-02)2 May 2001 (aged 22) |
| 10 | Na Sang-ho | (1996-08-12)12 August 1996 (aged 27) |
| 11 | Erik | (1994-07-18)18 July 1994 (aged 29) |
| 15 | Mitchell Duke | (1991-01-18)18 January 1991 (aged 33) |
| 22 | Kazuki Fujimoto | (1998-07-29)29 July 1998 (aged 25) |
| 30 | Yuki Nakashima | (1984-06-16)16 June 1984 (aged 39) |
| 47 | Shunta Araki | (1999-10-24)24 October 1999 (aged 24) |
| 90 | Oh Se-hun | (1999-01-15)15 January 1999 (aged 25) |
Last updated: 19 August 2024. Source: FC Machida Zelvia website

## Transfers
### Arrivals

| Date | Position | Player | From | Type |
| 21 April 2023 | MF | Tenshiro Takasaki | Quon Football Development | Full |
| 10 May 2023 | DF | Henry Heroki Mochizuki | Kokushikan University | Full |
| 8 September 2023 | FW | Kosei Ashibe | Kanto Gakuin University | Full |
| 17 December 2023 | DF | Yoshitaka Aoki | ReinMeer Aomori | Loan return |
| 19 December 2023 | FW | Kazuki Fujimoto | Oita Trinita | Full |
| 25 December 2023 | DF | Gen Shoji | Kashima Antlers | Full |
| 4 January 2024 | FW | Na Sang-ho | FC Seoul | Full |
| 5 January 2024 | FW | Oh Se-hun | Shimizu S-Pulse | Loan |
| 6 January 2024 | GK | Louis Yamaguchi | Mito Hollyhock | Full |
| 6 January 2024 | DF | Kotaro Hayashi | Yokohama FC | Full |
| 9 January 2024 | MF | Atsushi Kurokawa | Omiya Ardija | Loan return |
| 9 January 2024 | MF | Kai Shibato | Urawa Red Diamonds | Loan |
| 10 January 2024 | MF | Ken Higuchi | Okinawa SV | Loan return |
| 10 January 2024 | FW | Shōta Fujio | Cerezo Osaka | Full |
| 11 January 2024 | MF | Keiya Sento | Kashiwa Reysol | Full |
| 11 January 2024 | DF | Takumi Narasaka | Kamatamare Sanuki | Loan return |
| 12 January 2024 | GK | Kosei Tani | Gamba Osaka | Loan |
| 12 January 2024 | FW | Shunta Araki | Sagan Tosu | Full |
| 18 January 2024 | DF | Ibrahim Drešević | Fatih Karagümrük | Full |
| 12 April 2024 | FW | Kanji Kuwayama | Tokai University | DSP |
| 16 July 2024 | DF | Daiki Sugioka | Shonan Bellmare | Loan |
| 23 July 2024 | FW | Yuki Soma | Nagoya Grampus | Full |
| 31 July 2024 | MF | Ryōhei Shirasaki | Shimizu S-Pulse | Loan |
| 14 August 2024 | DF | Yūta Nakayama | Huddersfield Town | Full |
| 16 August 2024 | GK | Yoshiaki Arai | Oita Trinita | Full |

### Departures

| Date | Position | Player | To | Type |
| 3 October 2023 | DF | Kosuke Ota | | Retired |
| 21 November 2023 | GK | Nedeljko Stojišić | | Released |
| 8 December 2023 | FW | Yuya Takazawa | Thespa Gunma | Full |
| 4 January 2024 | DF | Shohei Takahashi | Matsumoto Yamaga | Full |
| 5 January 2024 | MF | Renji Matsui | Kawasaki Frontale | Loan return |
| 5 January 2024 | DF | Yudai Fujiwara | Urawa Red Diamonds | Loan return |
| 6 January 2024 | MF | Sho Fuseya | Kataller Toyama | Loan |
| 6 January 2024 | DF | Hijiri Onaga | Tokyo Verdy | Full |
| 8 January 2024 | FW | Daiki Sato | Blaublitz Akita | Loan |
| 9 January 2024 | GK | William Popp | Yokohama F. Marinos | Full |
| 11 January 2024 | DF | Mizuki Uchida | Kamatamare Sanuki | Loan |
| 28 February 2024 | FW | Ademilson | Avaí FC | Full |
| 4 July 2024 | DF | Kai Miki | SC Sagamihara | Loan |
| 7 July 2024 | MF | Yohei Okuyama | Renofa Yamaguchi | Loan |
| 9 July 2024 | FW | Yu Hirakawa | Bristol City | Loan |
| 16 July 2024 | MF | Shuto Inaba | Kagoshima United | Loan |
| 19 July 2024 | MF | Zento Uno | Shimizu S-Pulse | Loan |
| 23 July 2024 | MF | Daigo Takahashi | Oita Trinita | Loan |
| 23 July 2024 | FW | Takaya Numata | Kagoshima United | Loan |
| 23 July 2024 | DF | Jurato Ikeda | Avispa Fukuoka | Loan |
| 30 July 2024 | DF | Yoshitaka Aoki | V-Varen Nagasaki | Loan |
| 14 August 2024 | GK | Louis Yamaguchi | Kawasaki Frontale | Loan |
| 19 August 2024 | DF | Masayuki Okuyama | Vegalta Sendai | Loan |

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| J1 League | 24 February 2024 | | Matchday 1 | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 54 | 34 | +20 | 050.00 |
| Emperor's Cup | 12 June 2024 | 12 June 2024 | Second round | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 000.00 |
| J.League Cup | 16 April 2024 | 8 September 2024 | Round 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | +0 | 075.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 43 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 61 | 41 | +20 | 051.16 |
Source: Competitions

### J1 League
#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Vissel Kobe (C) | 38 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 61 | 36 | +25 | 72 | Qualification for the AFC Champions League Elite league stage |
| 2 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 72 | 43 | +29 | 68 | Qualification for the AFC Champions League Elite league stage |
| 3 | Machida Zelvia | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 54 | 34 | +20 | 66 | Qualification for the AFC Champions League Elite league stage |
| 4 | Gamba Osaka | 38 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 49 | 35 | +14 | 66 | Qualification for the AFC Champions League Two group stage |
| 5 | Kashima Antlers | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 60 | 41 | +19 | 65 | |
* 1 2 If Kawasaki Frontale or Yokohama F. Marinos wins the 2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite, they will qualify for the subsequent edition as the title holders, while the third-placed team will instead participate in the 2025–26 AFC Champions League Two, and the fourth-placed team will have their qualification spot withdrawn.
* ↑ Since the winners of the 2024 Emperor's Cup, Vissel Kobe, had already qualified for the Champions League Elite via league position, the spot given to the Emperor's Cup was passed to the third-placed team according to the J. League regulations.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: Worldfootball

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A |
| Result/L | D | W | W | W | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | W | D | W | W | W | L | W | D | D | W | W | W | L | D | L | W | D | D | W | D | L | L | D | L | W | W | L |
| Position | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |

#### Matches

The matches were unveiled on 23 January.

### J.League Cup

The 2024 J.League Cup was expanded so that all 60 J.League clubs would participate. This was Machida Zelvia's first season competing in the competition.

#### Quarter-finals
## Statistics
### Goalscorers

The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
| Rnk | Pos | No. | Player | J1 | EC | JLC | Total |
| 1 | FW | 9 | Shōta Fujio | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | FW | 90 | Oh Se-hun | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | FW | 15 | Mitchell Duke | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | MF | 18 | Hokuto Shimoda | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | – | – | Own goal | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | DF | 5 | Ibrahim Drešević | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | FW | 10 | Na Sang-ho | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | FW | 11 | Erik | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | FW | 22 | Kazuki Fujimoto | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | FW | 7 | Yu Hirakawa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | FW | 30 | Yuki Nakashima | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | 41 | Takuya Yasui | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | DF | 3 | Gen Shoji | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | DF | 6 | Junya Suzuki | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | FW | 7 | Yuki Soma | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | 8 | Keiya Sento | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | DF | 19 | Yūta Nakayama | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | 23 | Ryōhei Shirasaki | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | 39 | Byron Vásquez | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | 45 | Kai Shibato | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | FW | 47 | Shunta Araki | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 54 | 1 | 6 | 61 |
Source: jleague.co

### Clean sheets

The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal.
| Rnk | No. | Player | J1 | EC | JLC | Total |
| 1 | 1 | Kosei Tani | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 2 | 42 | Koki Fukui | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 17 | 0 | 2 | 19 |
Source: fbref.com