FC Machida Zelvia
FC町田ゼルビア
Full nameFC Machida Zelvia
Founded1977
GroundMachida Municipal Athletic Stadium
Machida, Tokyo
Capacity8,924
ChairmanMinoru Moriya
ManagerOsvaldo Ardiles
LeagueJ2 League

FC Machida Zelvia (FC町田ゼルビア, Efushī Machida Zelvia) [1] is a Japanese professional football club[2] in Machida in the Tokyo region.[3]

History

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The club was founded in 1989.[4]

In 2010, Machida Zelvia formed a partnership with Major League Soccer's D.C. United. This was the first partnership between a Japanese football club and American soccer club.[5]

In 2012, the club was promoted to the J.League in its second division.[6]

League position

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Managers

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References

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  1. ↑ FC is an acronym. FC stands for "Football Club". In the J-League, the team is one of seven with FC in the club name.
  2. ↑ TransferMarkt.co.uk, FC Machida Zelvia; retrieved 2012-7-6.
  3. ↑ Soccerway.com, "FC Machida Zelvia"; retrieved 2012-3-9.
  4. ↑ J.League
  5. ↑ D.C. United, "D.C. United to partner with FC Machida Zelvia," Archived 2010-03-28 at the Wayback Machine March 10, 2010; retrieved 2012-3-9.
  6. ↑ McKirdy, Andrew, "Ardiles ready to face new challenge", Archived 2012-11-06 at the Wayback Machine Japan Times, March 6, 2012; retrieved 2012-3-9.

Other websites

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Media related to F.C. Machida Zelvia at Wikimedia Commons


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