Machida Zelvia

Machida Zelvia

10th 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 Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Kashima Antlers 19 +14 40
2 Kyoto Sanga 20 +8 34
3 Urawa Red Diamond.. 21 +6 34
4 Kashiwa Reysol 19 +5 34
5 Sanfrecce Hiroshi.. 18 +6 32
6 Vissel Kobe 18 +4 30
7 Kawasaki Frontale 18 +11 29
8 Cerezo Osaka 20 +4 29
9 Shimizu S-Pulse 19 0 25
10 Machida Zelvia 19 -1 25
11 Fagiano Okayama 19 -1 24
12 Gamba Osaka 19 -4 24
13 Tokyo Verdy 1969 19 -5 24
14 Nagoya Grampus 19 -2 23
15 Avispa Fukuoka 19 -4 23
16 Shonan Bellmare 19 -9 22
17 Yokohama FC 19 -7 19
18 FC Tokyo 18 -9 19
19 Albirex Niigata 18 -8 16
20 Yokohama F. Marin.. 18 -8 14
Full Standings

Team Leaders

Top Scorers

# Player Goals M A
20 Takuma Nishimu.. 5 15 1
7 Yuki Soma 3 16 5
10 Na Sang-Ho 3 16 1

Top Assists

# Player Assists M G
7 Yuki Soma 5 16 3
19 Yuta Nakayama 3 15 0
50 Daihachi Okamu.. 1 19 2