The 2012 FC Machida Zelvia season saw FC Machida Zelvia compete in J.League Division 2 for the first time after being promoted from the 2011 Japan Football League. Machida Zelvia were relegated back to the Japan Football League on the last day of the season after a 0-3 defeat to Shonan Bellmare. They are also competing in the 2012 Emperor's Cup.
| 2012 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Osvaldo Ardiles | ||
| J.League Division 2 | 22nd | ||
| Emperor's Cup | 3rd Round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Takafumi Suzuki (7) All: Takafumi Suzuki (7) | ||
Players
As of March 7, 2012.[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | MF |  JPN | Takafumi Suzuki |
| 18 | DF | JPN | Kai Miki |
| 19 | MF | JPN | Yuki Kitai |
| 20 | FW | JPN | Koji Suzuki |
| 21 | GK | JPN | Takashi Aizawa |
| 22 | GK | JPN | Ryosuke Ishida |
| 23 | DF | JPN | Kento Kuri |
| 25 | FW | JPN | Kazuki Hiramoto |
| 26 | MF |  SCO | Colin Marshall |
| 27 | MF | JPN | Kohei Kato |
| 28 | MF | JPN | Kohei Shimoda |
| 29 | DF |  [[|Korea]] | Lee Gang-Jin |
| 31 | GK | JPN | Takahiro Noguchi |
| 33 | MF | JPN | Shuto Kono |
Transfers
Winter
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Summer
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Competitions
J. League 2
Matches
| 4 March 2012 1 | Ehime | 2 - 0 | Machida Zelvia | Ningineer Stadium |
| Sunday 16:05 | Alair  6'Sonoda 62' (o.g.) | Report | Attendance: 3,926 Referee: Yamamoto |
| 11 March 2012 2 | Machida Zelvia | 0 - 1 | Avispa Fukuoka | Machida Municipal Athletic Stadium |
| Sunday 13:04 | Report | 27' Suzuki | Attendance: 4,286 Referee: Iemoto |
| 17 March 2012 3 | Gainare Tottori | 0 - 3 | Machida Zelvia | THE TOTTORI BANK Bird Stadium |
| Saturday 13:04 | Report | 47' Hiramoto 89', 90' Katsumata | Attendance: 2,477 Referee: Ueda |
| 20 March 2012 4 | Machida Zelvia | 1 - 0 | Roasso Kumamoto | Machida Municipal Athletic Stadium |
| Tuesday 13:04 | Kitai 59' | Report | Attendance: 4,351 Referee: Mikami |
| 25 March 2012 5 | Kyoto Sanga | 2 - 1 | Machida Zelvia | Kyoto Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium |
| Sunday 13:00 | Nakamura 61' Hara 83' | Report | 89' Hiramoto | Attendance: 4,795 Referee: Sato |
| 1 April 2012 6 | Machida Zelvia | 1 - 2 | Tokyo Verdy | Machida Municipal Athletic Stadium |
| Sunday | Kitai 66' | Summary | Abe 47' Sugimoto 78' | Attendance: 6,288 Referee: Noda |
| 8 April 2012 7 | Shonan Bellmare | 2 - 0 | Machida Zelvia | Hiratsuka Athletics Stadium |
| Sunday | Endo 67', 90+2' (pen.) | Summary | Tsuda  22'  90+1' | Attendance: 7,035 Referee: Hayakawa |
| 15 April 2012 8 | Machida Zelvia | 0 - 3 | Tochigi | Machida Municipal Athletic Stadium |
| Sunday | Summary | Takagi 50' Onodera 55' Sabia 81' | Attendance: 3,682 Referee: Iida |
| 22 April 2012 9 | Ventforet Kofu | 1 - 1 | Machida Zelvia | Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium |
| Sunday | Shimoda 11' | Summary | Davi 21' (pen.) | Attendance: 7,451 Referee: Yamamoto |
| 27 April 2012 10 | Machida Zelvia | 0 - 1 | Matsumoto Yamaga | Machida Municipal Athletic Stadium |
| Friday | Summary | Funayama 76' (pen.) |
| 30 April 2012 11 | Yokohama | 2 - 4 | Machida Zelvia | Mitsuzawa Stadium |
| Monday | Okubo 69', 82' | Summary | T.Suzuki 33', 55', 72' Hiramoto 44' | Attendance: 7,118 |
| 3 May 2012 12 | Machida Zelvia | 0 - 1 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | Machida Municipal Athletic Stadium |
| Thursday | Summary | Ikemoto 77' (pen.) | Attendance: 3,021 |
| 6 May 2012 13 | Kataller Toyama | 1 - 1 | Machida Zelvia | Toyama Athletic Recreation Park Stadium |
| Sunday | Fukuda 90+3' | Summary | T.Suzuki 50' | Attendance: 2,101 |
| 13 May 2012 14 | Machida Zelvia | 1 - 6 | JEF United Chiba | Machida Municipal Athletic Stadium |
| Sunday | Hiramoto 69' | Summary | Tanaka 3', 62', 79' Fujita 41', 74' Fukai 59' | Attendance: 6,173 |
| 20 May 2012 15 | Oita Trinita | 2 - 1 | Machida Zelvia | Ōita Bank Dome |
| Sunday | Mitsuhira 24' Sakuda 84' | Summary | T.Suzuki 42' | Attendance: 7,253 |
| 27 May 2012 16 | Machida Zelvia | 0 - 0 | Mito HollyHock | Machida Municipal Athletic Stadium |
| Sunday | Tashiro 90+4' | Report | Omoto 58' | Attendance: 3,642 Referee: Kazuyoshi Enomoto |
| 1 June 2012 17 | Tokushima Vortis | 1 - 0 | Machida Zelvia | Naruto Athletic Stadium |
| Friday | Eto 81' | Summary |
| 9 June 2012 18 | Machida Zelvia | 0 - 2 | Thespa Kusatsu | Machida Municipal Athletic Stadium |
| Saturday | Summary | Mikuriya 20' Seong-Yong 76' | Attendance: 2,060 |
| 13 June 2012 19 | Fagiano Okayama | 2 - 1 | Machida Zelvia | Momotaro Stadium |
| Wednesday | Kawamata 39' Kim Min-Kyun 41' | Summary | Hiramoto 19' | Attendance: 5,916 |
| 17 June 2012 20 | Machida Zelvia | 0 - 0 | Montedio Yamagata | Machida Municipal Athletic Stadium |
| Sunday | Summary | Attendance: 3,225 |
| 24 June 2012 21 | Gifu | 1 - 0 | Machida Zelvia | Nagaragawa Stadium |
| Sunday | Sato 54' | Summary | Attendance: 3,670 |
| 1 July 2012 22 | Machida Zelvia | 0 - 4 | Yokohama F.C. | Machida Municipal Athletic Stadium |
| Sunday | Summary | Kaio 27' Sato 45+1' Onose 67', 85' | Attendance: 3,261 |
| 8 July 2012 23 | Machida Zelvia | 0 - 1 | Ventforet Kofu | Machida Municipal Athletic Stadium |
| Sunday | Report | Davi 16' Yamamoto 38'Izawa 44' | Attendance: 4,525 Referee: Masuya Ueda |
| 15 July 2012 24 | Tochigi S.C. | 1 - 0 | Machida Zelvia | Tochigi Green Stadium |
| 19:00 JST | Sabia 45' Suzuki 56'Hirose 80' | Report | Attendance: 4,368 Referee: Taku Nagaya |
| 22 July 2012 25 | Thespa Kusatsu | 1 - 1 | Machida Zelvia | Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma |
| Sunday 20:00 | Satoru Hoshino 11' Lincoln 88' (pen.) | Report | Miki 57' | Attendance: 6,868 Referee: Tomohiro Inoue |
| 29 July 2012 26 | Machida Zelvia | 1 - 2 | Kyoto Sanga | Machida Municipal Athletic Stadium |
| Sunday | Kitai 88' | Summary | Miyayoshi 45' Nakamura 53' | Attendance: 2,822 Referee: Kazuyoshi Enomoto |
| 5 August 2012 27 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 1 - 1 | Machida Zelvia | Honjō Athletic Stadium |
| Sunday | Komorida 29' 64' Tada 83' | Summary | Suzuki 2' | Attendance: 2,384 |
| 12 August 2012 28 | JEF United Chiba | 0 - 1 | Machida Zelvia | Fukuda Denshi Arena |
| Sunday | Summary | Dimić 50' | Attendance: 9,071 |
| 19 August 2012 29 | Machida Zelvia | 1 - 0 | Tokushima Vortis | Machida Municipal Athletic Stadium |
| Sunday | T.Suzuki 37' | Summary | Attendance: 2,853 |
| 22 August 2012 30 | Machida Zelvia | 0 - 0 | Gainare Tottori | Machida Municipal Athletic Stadium |
| Wednesday | Summary | Attendance: 2,592 |
| 26 August 2012 31 | Montedio Yamagata | 3 - 1 | Machida Zelvia | ND Soft Stadium Yamagata |
| Sunday | Akiba 20' Hayashi 41' Nakashima 45+5' | Summary | Kitai 90+1' | Attendance: 6,514 |
| 2 September 2012 32 | Machida Zelvia | 2 - 2 | Fagiano Okayama | Machida Municipal Athletic Stadium |
| Sunday | Ota 55' Katsumata 61' | Summary | Min-Kyun 19', 86' | Attendance: 2,170 |
| 14 September 2012 33 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 3 - 0 | Machida Zelvia | Matsumotodaira Football Stadium |
| Friday | Iio 24' Shiozawa 65' Komatsu 74' | Summary | Attendance: 7,207 |
| 17 September 2012 34 | Avispa Fukuoka | 1 - 1 | Machida Zelvia | Level-5 Stadium |
| Monday | Osmar 14' | Summary | Dimić 26' | Attendance: 3,092 |
| 23 September 2012 35 | Machida Zelvia | 3 - 2 | Kataller Toyama | Machida Municipal Athletic Stadium |
| Sunday | 13' (o.g.) Lee Gang-Jin 45' Ota 84' | Summary | Kato 5' Nishikawa 90+4' | Attendance: 1,860 |
| 30 September 2012 36 | Machida Zelvia | 1 - 3 | Oita Trinita | Machida Municipal Athletic Stadium |
| Sunday | Kono 32' | Summary | Kijima 14' Tameda 45+1' Ishigami 72' | Attendance: 2,859 |
| 7 October 2012 37 | Tokyo Verdy | 1 - 1 | Machida Zelvia | Ajinomoto Stadium |
| Sunday | Kajikawa 50' | Summary | Dimić 85' (pen.) | Attendance: 8,645 Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami |
| 14 October 2012 38 | Roasso Kumamoto | 2 - 1 | Machida Zelvia | Kumamoto Athletics Stadium |
| Sunday 19:00 | Taketomi 12' Fujimoto 57'Yano 70'Harada 80' | Summary | Dimić 38' Hiramoto 55' 90+4'Kitai 62'Kohei Shimoda 66' | Attendance: 7,127 Referee: Haruki Hidaka |
| 21 October 2012 39 | Machida Zelvia | 2 - 4 | Ehime F.C. | Machida Municipal Athletic Stadium |
| Sunday 17:00 | Ota 18', 75' Hiramoto 86' 90+1' | Summary | Kato 4', 59' Arita 13' Ito 85' | Attendance: 2,883 Referee: Takuto Okabe |
| 28 October 2012 40 | Machida Zelvia | 1 - 0 | F.C. Gifu | Machida Municipal Athletic Stadium |
| Sunday 13:00 | Dimić 46' Miki 43' 76' | Summary | Attendance: 2,618 Referee: Kenji Ogiya |
| 4 November 2012 41 | Mito HollyHock | 1 - 1 | Machida Zelvia | K's denki Stadium Mito |
| Sunday 13:00 | Suzuki 59' | Summary | Kitai 42' | Attendance: 6,920 Referee: Eiji Kawai |
| 11 November 2012 42 | Machida Zelvia | 0 - 3 | Shonan Bellmare | Machida Municipal Athletic Stadium |
| Sunday 13:00 | Summary | Thiago Quirino 2' K.Takayama 44' S.Otsuki 67' | Attendance: 7,139 Referee: Jumpei Iida |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Avispa Fukuoka | 42 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 53 | 68 | −15 | 41 | |
| 19 | Kataller Toyama | 42 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 38 | 59 | −21 | 38 | |
| 20 | Gainare Tottori | 42 | 11 | 5 | 26 | 33 | 78 | −45 | 38 | |
| 21 | FC Gifu | 42 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 27 | 55 | −28 | 35 | |
| 22 | Machida Zelvia (R) | 42 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 34 | 67 | −33 | 32 | Relegation to 2013 Japan Football League[a] |
Updated to match(es) played on 11 November 2012. Source: J.League Division 2
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal differential; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head results; 5th disciplinary points; 6th draw. If two clubs are tied for first place, both clubs will be declared champions.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal differential; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head results; 5th disciplinary points; 6th draw. If two clubs are tied for first place, both clubs will be declared champions.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
Emperor's Cup
| 9 September 2012 Second Round | Machida Zelvia | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (5 - 4 p) | Giravanz Kitakyushu | Komazawa Olympic Park Stadium, Setagaya |
| 13:00 | Kitai 22' | report | Tokiwa 51' | Attendance: 1,653 Referee: Shoichiro Mikami |
| Penalties | ||||
Katsumata  Suzuki Kitai Tsuda Tashiro | Ikemoto Hanato Kimura no.29  Tokiwa | |||
| 10 October 2012 Third Round | F.C. Imabari | 2 – 5 | Machida Zelvia | Hiroshima Big Arch, Hiroshima |
| 19:00 | Takanori Kitabayashi 44' Okamoto 71' | Report | Ota 36', 70' Kitai 47', 65'Dimić 90+4' | Attendance: 304 |
| 15 December 2012 Fourth Round | Gamba Osaka | 3 – 2 | Machida Zelvia | Machida Athletic Stadium, Machida, Tokyo |
| 20:00 | Kurata 38' Iwashita 65'Endo 80' | Report | Kitai 27' Suzuki 56' | Attendance: 4,576 |
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
- As of 11 November 2012
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | J. League 2 | Emperor's Cup | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||
| 1 | GK | JPN | Tomohito Shugyo | 34 | 0 | 33+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||||
| 2 | DF | JPN | Kazuki Tsuda | 23 | 0 | 19+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||||
| 3 | DF | JPN | Taisei Fujita | 38 | 0 | 37+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||||
| 4 | MF | JPN | Kazuyuki Toda | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||||
| 5 | DF | JPN | Masakazu Tashiro | 35 | 0 | 33+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||||
| 6 | DF | JPN | Kosuke Ota | 39 | 6 | 36+1 | 4 | 2+0 | 2 | ||||
| 7 | FW | JPN | Yoshinori Katsumata | 27 | 3 | 12+13 | 3 | 1+1 | 0 | ||||
| 8 | MF | JPN | Takumi Ogawa | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||||
| 10 | FW |  SRB | Dragan Dimić | 34 | 5 | 22+10 | 4 | 2+0 | 1 | ||||
| 11 | MF | JPN | Ryo Sakai | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||||
| 13 | DF | JPN | Ryuto Otake | 6 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||||
| 14 | DF | JPN | Jun Sonoda | 24 | 0 | 15+7 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||||
| 15 | MF | JPN | Shohei Yanagizaki | 19 | 0 | 11+8 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||||
| 16 | MF | JPN | Yoshihiro Shoji | 26 | 0 | 19+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||||
| 17 | MF | JPN | Takafumi Suzuki | 39 | 7 | 34+3 | 7 | 2+0 | 0 | ||||
| 18 | DF | JPN | Kai Miki | 34 | 1 | 31+2 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | ||||
| 19 | MF | JPN | Yuki Kitai | 39 | 7 | 21+16 | 4 | 2+0 | 3 | ||||
| 20 | FW | JPN | Koji Suzuki | 17 | 0 | 10+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||||
| 21 | GK | JPN | Takashi Aizawa | 10 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||||
| 24 | DF | JPN | Katsuya Senzaki | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||||
| 25 | FW | JPN | Kazuki Hiramoto | 37 | 6 | 32+4 | 6 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
| 26 | MF | SCO | Colin Marshall | 27 | 0 | 24+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
| 27 | MF | JPN | Kohei Kato | 29 | 0 | 24+3 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||||
| 28 | MF | JPN | Kohei Shimoda | 17 | 1 | 14+2 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | ||||
| 29 | DF |  KOR | Lee Gang-Jin | 11 | 1 | 10+0 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
| 33 | MF | JPN | Shuto Kono | 78 | 2 | 7+71 | 1+1 | 0 | |||||
| Players who appeared for Machida Zelvia no longer at the club: | |||||||||||||
Top scorers
| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | J-League 2 | Emperor's Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MF | | 17 | Takafumi Suzuki | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| MF | | 19 | Yuki Kitai | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2 | FW | | 25 | Kazuki Hiramoto | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| DF | | 6 | Kosuke Ota | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| 5 | FW | | 10 | Dragan Dimić | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | FW | | 7 | Yoshinori Katsumata | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | MF | | 19 | Yuki Kitai | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | | 28 | Kohei Shimoda | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| DF | | 18 | Kai Miki | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | | 29 | Lee Gang-Jin | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | | 33 | Shuto Kono | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own Goal | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| TOTALS | 31 | 6 | 37 | ||||
Disciplinary record
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | J-League 2 | Emperor's Cup | Total | |||
| |  | | | | | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | GK | Tomohito Shugyo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | | DF | Kazuki Tsuda | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | | DF | Taisei Fujita | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | | DF | Masakazu Tashiro | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 6 | | DF | Kosuke Ota | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 10 | | FW | Dragan Dimić | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | | DF | Jun Sonoda | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 16 | | MF | Yoshihiro Shoji | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | | MF | Takafumi Suzuki | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | | DF | Kai Miki | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | | MF | Yuki Kitai | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | | FW | Kazuki Hiramoto | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 26 | | MF | Colin Marshall | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 27 | | MF | Kohei Kato | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | | MF | Kohei Shimoda | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | | DF | Lee Gang-Jin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | | MF | Shuto Kono | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 65 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 73 | 4 | |||
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