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 Kashima Antlers 13 +11 25
2 Kashiwa Reysol 13 +5 24
3 Kyoto Sanga 14 +3 24
4 Urawa Red Diamond.. 13 +4 22
5 Shimizu S-Pulse 13 +6 21
6 Avispa Fukuoka 13 +1 21
7 Machida Zelvia 13 +1 20
8 Kawasaki Frontale 12 +8 18
9 Fagiano Okayama 13 +2 18
10 Vissel Kobe 11 +2 18
11 Shonan Bellmare 13 -4 18
12 Sanfrecce Hiroshi.. 12 0 17
13 Tokyo Verdy 1969 13 -3 17
14 Gamba Osaka 13 -6 17
15 Cerezo Osaka 13 -2 13
16 FC Tokyo 13 -4 13
17 Albirex Niigata 13 -4 12
18 Yokohama FC 13 -5 12
19 Nagoya Grampus 13 -9 11
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 13 0
7 Yuki Soma 2 13 4

Top Assists

# Player Assists M G
7 Yuki Soma 4 13 2
19 Yuta Nakayama 3 13 0
9 Shota Fujio 1 13 0