The 2026–27 FC Machida Zelvia season is the club's 39th season in history. They will also play in the 2026–27 AFC Champions League Two after winning the 2025 Emperor Cup.
Squad Season squad Squad no. Name Nationality Date of birth Previous Team Goalkeepers 1 Kosei Tani Dender 13 Tatsuya Morita Kashiwa Reysol 66 Aki Koch Karlsruher SC 89 Nicholas Guimarães Ichikawa Soccer Club Defenders 2 Thomas Ouwejan NEC Nijmegen 3 Gen Shoji (c) Kashima Antlers 5 Ibrahim Drešević Fatih Karagümrük 6 Henry Hiroki Mochizuki Kokushikan University 24 Kim Min-tae Shimizu S-Pulse 33 Takahiro Akimoto OH Leuven 50 Daihachi Okamura Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 88 Hotaka Nakamura FC Tokyo Futo Nishikawa Ryutsu Keizai University Midfielders 4 Ryuho Kikuchi Vissel Kobe 8 Keiya Sento Kashiwa Reysol 16 Hiroyuki Mae Avispa Fukuoka 18 Hokuto Shimoda Oita Trinita 23 Ryōhei Shirasaki Shimizu S-Pulse 28 Cha Je-hoon Jungkyung High School 31 Neta Lavi Gamba Osaka 34 Futa Tokumura Kamigaku High School 37 Kosei Ashibe Fukushima United Forwards 7 Yuki Soma Casa Pia 9 Kōki Ogawa NEC Nijmegen 14 Yūsuke Matsuo KVC Westerlo 15 Mitchell Duke Macarthur FC 20 Takuma Nishimura Yokohama F. Marinos 99 Tete Yengi Livingston Players loaned out 11 Asahi Masuyama V-Varen Nagasaki 17 Kaung Zan Mara Sanno University 39 Byron Vásquez Tochigi City 49 Kanji Kuwayama Tokai University 55 Anton Burns Gainare Tottori 60 Mayaka Chui Hiromu (M) Youth Team 77 Takumi Narasaka Giravanz Kitakyushu Players left during season 9 Shōta Fujio Cerezo Osaka 19 Yūta Nakayama Huddersfield Town 27 Erik Vissel Kobe 38 Tenshiro Takasaki Quon Football Academy
Transfers
In
Pre-season DatePositionPlayerTransferred fromRef Permanent Transfer 31 May 2026 DF Takumi Narasaka Giravanz Kitakyushu End of loan MF Kosei Ashibe Fukushima United End of loan FW Oh Se-hun Shimizu S-Pulse End of loan 7 June 2026 GK Aki Koch Karlsruhe SC Free 2 July 2026 GK Nicholas Guimarães Ichikawa Soccer Club Free 3 July 2026 FW Yūsuke Matsuo Urawa Red Diamonds Undisclosed FW Mitchell Duke Macarthur FC Free 9 July 2026 DF Takahiro Akimoto OH Leuven Undisclosed 14 July 2026 FW Tete Yengi Livingston Undisclosed 17 July 2026 DF Futo Nishikawa Ryutsu Keizai University Free 24 August 2026 FW Kōki Ogawa NEC Nijmegen Undisclosed 1 September 2026 DF Thomas Ouwejan NEC Nijmegen Free Loan Transfer
Out
Pre-season DatePositionPlayerTransferred fromRef Permanent Transfer 31 May 2026 FW Tete Yengi Livingston End of loan 17 June 2026 FW Takaya Numata Fujieda MYFC Free 23 June 2026 GK Yoshiaki Arai Urawa Red Diamonds Free 27 June 2026 FW Oh Se-hun Shimizu S-Pulse Free 1 July 2026 DF Kotaro Hayashi Urawa Red Diamonds Free 3 July 2026 DF Tomoki Imai Free FW Na Sang-ho Fagiano Okayama Free 25 August 2026 FW Shōta Fujio Kashiwa Reysol Undisclosed 28 August 2026 DF Yuta Nakayama Red Star Belgrade €1.1 million 9 September 2026 FW Erik Vissel Kobe Undisclosed Loan Transfer 5 January 2026 GK Anton Burns Gainare Tottori Season loan till Jan-27 17 June 2026 MF Mayaka Chui Hiromu Shibuya City FC Season loan 20 June 2026 MF Byron Vásquez Tochigi City FC Season loan 25 June 2026 FW Kanji Kuwayama Albirex Niigata Season loan 27 June 2026 DF Takumi Narasaka Giravanz Kitakyushu Season loan 28 June 2026 GK Kaung Zan Mara Vanraure Hachinohe Season loan 12 September 2026 MF Tenshiro Takasaki Grêmio U20 Season loan 16 September 2026 MF Asahi Masuyama V-Varen Nagasaki Season loan
Pre-season and friendlies
Tour of Aomori (5 - 11 July)
Tour of Okinawa (14 - 24 July)
Competitions J1 League
Matches The matches were unveiled on 13 June.
Emperor's Cup
J.League Cup
AFC Champions League
Team statistics Appearances and goals
Player J1 League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup 2026/27 AFC Champions League Two TotalApps. GoalsApps. GoalsApps. GoalsApps. GoalsApps. Goals1GK Kosei Tani801010001002DF Thomas Ouwejan0+10101010403DF Gen Shoji801010001004MF Ryuho Kikuchi 30100000405DF Ibrahim Drešević2+20100+1010706DF Henry Hiroki Mochizuki3+311+100+100+101017MF Yuki Soma 830+10000+10938MF Keiya Sento 0+10201010509FW Kōki Ogawa3+230+11100+108413GK Tatsuya Morita001000102014FW Yūsuke Matsuo 0+612100109215FW Mitch Duke4+111+110+10119316MF Hiroyuki Mae 800+10100010017GK Kaung Zan Mara000000000018MF Hokuto Shimoda1+5020101010020FW Takuma Nishimura3+5220101012223MF Ryōhei Shirasaki3+31100+10008124DF Kim Min-tae0+101000103028MF Cha Je-hoon000000000031MF Neta Lavi4+110000005133DF Takahiro Akimoto7210101010234MF Futa Tokumura0+100+100+10104038MF Tenshiro Takasaki000000000050DF Daihachi Okamura711+10100+1011155GK Anton Burns000000000077DF Takumi Narasaka000000000088DF Hotaka Nakamura7+121+11100011399FW Tete Yengi 6+220+110+100+11114Players featured on a match for the team, but left the club mid-season permanently 9FW Shōta Fujio 0+200000002019DF Yūta Nakayama310000003127FW Erik0000000000Players featured on a match for the team, but left the club mid-season on loan transfer11MF Asahi Masuyama001000001039MF Byron Vásquez000000000049MF Kanji Kuwayama0000000000
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