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FC Machida Zelvia

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Overview | Seating Guide | Tickets | Food Guide | Cheer Culture | Directions | Insider Tips

Club Overview

FC Machida Zelvia are a J1 League club based in Machida, Tokyo. Their home, Machida GION Stadium (Nozuta Stadium), holds about 15,500. Backed by parent company CyberAgent’s investment, the club rose rapidly, winning the J2 title and earning J1 promotion in 2023.

Seating Guide

The stadium has a Main Stand (plastic seats with drink holders) and a roofed upper Back Stand, with goal-end areas split into home “Zelvia Supporters Seats” (standing) and away “Visitor Supporters Seats.”

Tickets

Check the club’s official website for ticket purchase methods.

This site is mainly in Japanese — here's how to get through it

  1. On the ticket site, click your desired match date.
  2. Choose a seating zone — pricing for each zone is shown directly on the site.
  3. Sign up or log in, then pick your seat and complete the payment.
  4. Some clubs check ID against the buyer's name at entry, so bring your passport along with the ticket.

Tip: in Chrome, right-click the page and choose "Translate to English" to read button labels instantly.

Food Guide

Around the stadium you’ll find a variety of restaurants. Check the button below for a real, location-based list.

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Cheer Culture

Widely cited as one of Japanese football’s most dramatic recent turnaround stories, with average attendance surging (from about 3,243 to 7,426 per match) after a new training facility opened in 2022. A new geographic rivalry with FC Tokyo and Tokyo Verdy is emerging.

📍 Getting There

Machida GION Stadium (町田GIONスタジアム) · 2035 Nozutamachi, Machida, Tokyo

Tap the button below to see transit, walking, and driving directions from your current location to the stadium, via Google Maps.

💡 Insider Tips

🚌 Getting Around

The closest stops are “Nozuta-shako” and “Sun City Machida,” reached by bus from Machida Bus Center, Machida station, or Tsurukawa station, with about a 10–15 minute walk to the stadium from there. On gamedays, direct buses run from Machida station, Tsurukawa station, Tama Center station, and more, with a free shuttle bus also connecting Tama Center station and the stadium.

🏨 Lodging

Business hotels cluster around Machida station — a 2-minute walk from Odakyu Line’s Machida station west exit, or 4 minutes from JR Machida station’s north exit.

🎟️ Tickets

Purchase through “Zelvia Ticket” with a J.League ID; some matches are member-only sales, which may limit general public purchases.

🗺️ Tourism Tie-in

Sanrio Puroland is about a 15-minute drive from Machida GION Stadium, and the free shuttle bus between Tama Center station and the stadium makes this an easy public-transport combo trip too.

🎁 Club Perks — a Korean player

South Korean national team forward Oh Se-hoon has played for Machida since 2024, known for choosing J.League and the Korean national team over a move to Europe (during the first half of 2026 he’s on loan to Shimizu, so he won’t appear in Machida-Shimizu matches during that window — worth confirming his current club affiliation before your visit).

💡 Insider Tips

Its hilltop location has earned it the nickname “Castle in the Sky,” and its compact size (15,489 seats) gives it a close, high-energy viewing experience. “Zelvi-land” behind the goal offers varied food including bibimbap.