FC Machida Zelvia
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| Full name | FC Machida Zelvia |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1977 |
| Ground | Machida Municipal Athletic Stadium Machida, Tokyo (capacity: 8,924) |
| Chairman | Minoru Moriya |
| Manager | Osvaldo Ardiles |
| League | J2 League |
History
The club was founded in 1989.[4]
In 2010, Machida Zelvia formed a partnership with Major League Soccer's D.C. United. This was the first partnership between a Japanese football club and American soccer club.[5]
In 2012, the club was promoted to the J.League in its second division.[6]
- 1989-1996 FC Machida Top
- 1997-present FC Machida Zelvia
League position
- 2009 : Football League - 6th
- 2010 : Football League - 3rd
- 2011 : Football League - 3rd
- 2012 : J2 League - 22nd
- 2013 : Football League - 4th
- 2014 : J3 League - 3rd
- 2015 : J3 League - 2nd
- 2016 : J2 League - 7th
- 2017 : J2 League - 16th
- 2018 : J2 League - 4th
- 2019 : J2 League - 18th
- 2020 : J2 League - 19th
Managers
Minoru Moriya, 2002-2007- Tetsuya Totsuka, 2008-2009
- Naoki Soma, 2010
Ranko Popović, 2011
Osvaldo Ardiles, 2012-
FC Machida Zelvia Media
Machida municipal Stadium
Related pages
References
- ↑ FC is an acronym. FC stands for "Football Club". In the J-League, the team is one of seven with FC in the club name.
- ↑ TransferMarkt.co.uk, FC Machida Zelvia; retrieved 2012-7-6.
- ↑ Soccerway.com, "FC Machida Zelvia"; retrieved 2012-3-9.
- ↑ J.League
- ↑ D.C. United, "D.C. United to partner with FC Machida Zelvia," Archived 2010-03-28 at the Wayback Machine March 10, 2010; retrieved 2012-3-9.
- ↑ McKirdy, Andrew, "Ardiles ready to face new challenge", Archived 2012-11-06 at the Wayback Machine Japan Times, March 6, 2012; retrieved 2012-3-9.
Other websites
Media related to F.C. Machida Zelvia at Wikimedia Commons
- http://www.zelvia.jp/ Archived 2011-02-16 at the Wayback Machine
- J.League Club Guide Archived 2012-03-28 at the Wayback Machine
