Machida Zelvia

Machida Zelvia

7th 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 Kashiwa Reysol 23 +11 44
2 Vissel Kobe 23 +11 43
3 Kyoto Sanga 23 +11 41
4 Kashima Antlers 23 +11 41
5 Sanfrecce Hiroshi.. 23 +9 39
6 Kawasaki Frontale 23 +13 38
7 Machida Zelvia 23 +8 37
8 Urawa Red Diamond.. 21 +6 34
9 Cerezo Osaka 23 +4 33
10 Gamba Osaka 23 -3 31
11 Fagiano Okayama 23 -1 30
12 Avispa Fukuoka 22 -2 30
13 Nagoya Grampus 23 -2 28
14 Tokyo Verdy 1969 23 -8 28
15 Shimizu S-Pulse 23 -5 27
16 FC Tokyo 23 -8 26
17 Shonan Bellmare 22 -14 23
18 Yokohama FC 23 -14 19
19 Albirex Niigata 23 -15 19
20 Yokohama F. Marin.. 23 -12 18
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Team Leaders

Top Scorers

# Player Goals M A
7 Yuki Soma 7 20 5
20 Takuma Nishimu.. 6 19 3
10 Na Sang-Ho 4 20 2

Top Assists

# Player Assists M G
7 Yuki Soma 5 20 7
20 Takuma Nishimu.. 3 19 6
19 Yuta Nakayama 3 17 0