Machida Zelvia

Machida Zelvia

11th in Japanese J.League
J1 League goes down to the wire with three teams a chance to become champions on final day J1 League goes down to the wire with three teams a chance to become champions on final day

The J1 League will crown its 2024 champions this weekend with three teams still a chance of winning it.

Machida Zelvia fairy tale now under serious threat from surging Sanfrecce Hiroshima Machida Zelvia fairy tale now under serious threat from surging Sanfrecce Hiroshima

The J1 League title looked Machida Zelvia's to lose. Now it could be Sanfrecce Hiroshima's to win.

With J1 League title race wide open, who are the biggest threats to leaders Machida Zelvia? With J1 League title race wide open, who are the biggest threats to leaders Machida Zelvia?

With just five points now separating the top five, the J1 League title race looks set to go down to the wire.

The Machida Zelvia miracle: How are J1 League debutants the midseason leaders? The Machida Zelvia miracle: How are J1 League debutants the midseason leaders?

In their first top-flight campaign, Machida Zelvia are somehow the halfway-mark leaders of the J1 League.

Japanese J1 League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Kyoto Sanga 12 +3 21
2 Kashiwa Reysol 11 +4 20
3 Kashima Antlers 11 +7 19
4 Urawa Red Diamond.. 12 +3 19
5 Avispa Fukuoka 11 +1 19
6 Kawasaki Frontale 12 +8 18
7 Shimizu S-Pulse 12 +4 18
8 Vissel Kobe 11 +2 18
9 Fagiano Okayama 11 +3 17
10 Sanfrecce Hiroshi.. 10 +2 17
11 Machida Zelvia 11 +1 17
12 Gamba Osaka 11 -4 14
13 Shonan Bellmare 11 -5 14
14 Cerezo Osaka 11 0 13
15 Yokohama FC 11 -1 12
16 Tokyo Verdy 1969 11 -5 11
17 Nagoya Grampus 11 -7 11
18 FC Tokyo 11 -5 10
19 Albirex Niigata 11 -5 8
20 Yokohama F. Marin.. 12 -6 8
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Team Leaders

Top Scorers

# Player Goals M A
20 Takuma Nishimu.. 4 10 0
50 Daihachi Okamu.. 2 11 0
7 Yuki Soma 2 11 3

Top Assists

# Player Assists M G
7 Yuki Soma 3 11 2
19 Yuta Nakayama 2 11 0
9 Shota Fujio 1 11 0