J2 Machida Zelvia reports name change October 11, 23:37
Soccer J2 Machida Zelvia has submitted a report to the J League to change the team name to “FC Machida Tokyo” and has been approved.
J2's Machida Zelvia is a club based in Machida, Tokyo. Last year, a cyber agent of a major IT company became the largest shareholder and acquired management rights.
According to the J-League, a notification to change the team name to “FC Machida Tokyo” from Zelvia was submitted to the J-League and approved by the Board of Directors last month.
On the other hand, supporters have been repeatedly disagreeing over the team name change.
In the video of the supporter meeting delivered by CyberAgent, President Satoshi Fujita explained that “changing the team name was included in the contract item”, but we can see the appearance of many fans who oppose while crying The
In addition, posts such as “When I quit support” and “Betrayed” are also posted on SNS such as Twitter.
In this situation, a Zelvia spokesperson said, “As the video shows, the team name change is pending.”