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2020 season | |||
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Chairman | Yoshihiro Warashina | ||
Manager | Toru Oniki | ||
Stadium | Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium | ||
J1 League | 1st (3rd title) | ||
Emperor's Cup | Winners | ||
J. League Cup | Semi-finals | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Yu Kobayashi (14) All: Yu Kobayashi (18) | ||
The 2020 season is Kawasaki Frontale's 16th consecutive season in the J1 League, which they won for their third league title in four seasons. They also will compete in the Emperor's Cup and J.League Cup, the latter of which they are defending champions.
As of 20 July 2020. [1]
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Date | Position | Player | To | Type | Source |
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28 Sep 2020 | GK | Eisuke Fujishima | Montedio Yamagata | Full | [16] |
6 Apr 2020 | MF | Koji Miyoshi | Royal Antwerp | Full | [17] |
1 Feb 2020 | FW | Shuhei Akasaki | Vegalta Sendai | Full | [18] |
1 Feb 2020 | GK | Shota Arai | JEF United Chiba | Full | [19] |
1 Feb 2020 | DF | Tatsuki Nara | Kashima Antlers | Full | [20] |
1 Feb 2020 | MF | Hiroyuki Abe | Nagoya Grampus | Full | [21] |
1 Feb 2020 | FW | Kei Chinen | Oita Trinita | Loan | [22] |
1 Feb 2020 | DF | Kazuaki Mawatari | Shonan Bellmare | Loan | [23] |
21 Mar 2020 | GK | Hiroki Mawatari | Fagiano Okayama | Full | [24] |
1 Feb 2020 | DF | Jefferson Tabinas | Gamba Osaka | Loan | [25] |
1 Feb 2020 | GK | William Popp | Fagiano Okayama | Loan | [26] |
1 Feb 2020 | DF | Maguinho | Yokohama FC | Loan | [27] |
1 Feb 2020 | MF | Daiya Tono | Avispa Fukuoka | Loan | [14] |
1 Feb 2020 | MF | Yuto Suzuki | Matsumoto Yamaga FC | Loan | [28] |
1 Feb 2020 | FW | Ten Miyagi | Kataller Toyama | Loan | [29] |
1 Feb 2020 | MF | Caio César | V-Varen Nagasaki | Loan extension | [30] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Kawasaki Frontale (C) | 34 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 88 | 31 | +57 | 83 | Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage [lower-alpha 1] |
2 | Gamba Osaka | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 46 | 42 | +4 | 65 | |
3 | Nagoya Grampus | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 45 | 28 | +17 | 63 | |
4 | Cerezo Osaka | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 46 | 37 | +9 | 60 | Qualification for AFC Champions League play-off round [lower-alpha 1] |
5 | Kashima Antlers | 34 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 55 | 44 | +11 | 59 |
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
34 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 88 | 31 | +57 | 83 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 15 | +33 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 16 | +24 |
Last updated: 1 August 2020.
Source: see below
22 February 20201 | Kawasaki Frontale | 0–0 | Sagan Tosu | Kawasaki, Kanagawa |
15:03 JST | Report | Tiago Alves 80' Riki Harakawa 83' | Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 15,535 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura |
4 July 20202 | Kawasaki Frontale | 2–1 | Kashima Antlers | Kawasaki, Kanagawa |
19:03 JST | Taniguchi 2' Hasegawa 30' Ienaga 43' Yamane 81' | Report | Uchida 17' Own goal 32' Machida 76' Nagaki 87' | Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 0 [lower-alpha 1] Referee: Jumpei Iida |
8 July 20203 | FC Tokyo | 0–4 | Kawasaki Frontale | Chōfu, Tokyo |
19:33 JST | Report | Oshima 17' Damião 23' Hasegawa 28', 45' Tanaka 56' | Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 0 [lower-alpha 1] Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura |
11 July 20204 | Kawasaki Frontale | 3–1 | Kashiwa Reysol | Kawasaki, Kanagawa |
19:00 JST | Wakizaka 31' Ienaga 40', 42' Kurumaya 44' Damião 52' Morita 89' | Report | Goya 56' Someya 61' Segawa 90+4' | Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 4,724 Referee: Masuya Ueda |
18 July 20205 | Yokohama FC | 1–5 | Kawasaki Frontale | Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama |
18:00 JST | Tashiro 59' | Report | Wakizaka 28' Kobayashi 75', 83' Ienaga 78' Tanibuchi 90+6' | Stadium: NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium Attendance: 2,733 Referee: Minoru Tōjō |
22 July 20206 | Vegalta Sendai | 2–3 | Kawasaki Frontale | Sendai |
19:30 JST | Nagasawa 30' Michibuchi 38' | Report | Kobayashi 58', 68' Yamane 59' | Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai Attendance: 2,507 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura |
26 July 20207 | Kawasaki Frontale | 3–1 | Shonan Bellmare | Kawasaki, Kanagawa |
19:00 JST | Yamane 61' Mitoma 78' Tanaka 88' | Report | Elyounoussi 57' | Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 4,724 Referee: Masaaki Iemoto |
1 August 20208 | Gamba Osaka | 0–1 | Kawasaki Frontale | Suita |
19:00 JST | Report | Oshima 48' | Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 4,925 Referee: Koichiro Fukushima |
8 August 20209 | Kawasaki Frontale | 2–0 | Oita Trinita | Kawasaki, Kanagawa |
19:00 JST | Mitoma 5' Damião 24' | Report | Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 4,735 Referee: Yusuke Araki |
15 August 202010 | Consadole Sapporo | 1–6 | Kawasaki Frontale | Toyohira-ku, Sapporo |
14:00 JST | Bothroyd 79' | Report | Kurumaya 35' Mitoma 50', 63' Damião 55' Kobayashi 87', 90+5' | Stadium: Sapporo Dome Attendance: 4,601 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura |
19 August 202011 | Kawasaki Frontale | 5–2 | Cerezo Osaka | Kawasaki, Kanagawa |
19:00 JST | Wakizaka 21' Ienaga 42' Kobayashi 53' Mitoma 75' Damião 77' | Report | Mendes 7' Seko 58' | Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 4,794 Referee: Takuto Okabe |
23 August 202012 | Nagoya Grampus | 1–0 | Kawasaki Frontale | Toyota |
18:00 JST | Kanazaki 44' | Report | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 4,968 Referee: Ryuji Sato |
26 August 202024 | Vissel Kobe | 2–2 | Kawasaki Frontale | Hyōgo-ku, Kobe |
19:00 JST | Nishi 30' Douglas 42' | Report | Oshima 23' Hatate 75' | Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 3,453 Referee: Yoshiro Imamura |
Note: rescheduled due to Kobe's later AFC Champions League commitments. |
29 August 202013 | Kawasaki Frontale | 5–0 | Shimizu S-Pulse | Kawasaki, Kanagawa |
19:00 JST | Hatate 21'74' Damião 51' Nakamura 85' Mitoma 87' | Report | Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 4,798 Referee: Hayato Shimizu |
5 September 202014 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 1–3 | Kawasaki Frontale | Yokohama |
18:00 JST | Marcos Júnior 2' | Report | Mitoma 33'50' Ienaga 48' | Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 4,971 Referee: Masaaki Iemoto |
9 September 202015 | Kawasaki Frontale | 3–2 | Vissel Kobe | Kawasaki, Kanagawa |
18:30 JST | Kobayashi 8' Damião 83' Miyashiro 85' | Report | Furuhashi 23' Fujimoto 59' | Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 4,778 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura |
13 September 202016 | Kawasaki Frontale | 5–1 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Kawasaki, Kanagawa |
18:30 JST | Tanaka 14'51' Damião 47' Yamamura 50' Kobayashi 88' | Report | Asano 90' | Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 4,770 Referee: Minoru Tōjō |
20 September 202017 | Urawa Reds | 0–3 | Kawasaki Frontale | Saitama, Saitama |
19:00 JST | Report | Yamane 37' Kobayashi 50' Damião 90+2' | Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 6,357 Referee: Ryuji Sato |
23 September 202018 | Kawasaki Frontale | 3–2 | Yokohama FC | Kawasaki, Kanagawa |
19:00 JST | Tanaka 22' Hatate 46'67' | Report | Kobayashi 48' Sato 74' | Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 4,723 Referee: Yusuke Araki |
27 September 202019 | Shonan Bellmare | 0–1 | Kawasaki Frontale | Hiratsuka, Kanagawa |
19:00 JST | Report | Kobayashi 18' | Stadium: Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka Attendance: 4,189 Referee: Masaaki Iemoto |
3 October 202020 | Cerezo Osaka | 1–3 | Kawasaki Frontale | Osaka |
15:00 JST | Okuno 62' | Report | Seko 37' (og) Damião 83' Mitoma 84' | Stadium: Yanmar Stadium Nagai Attendance: 11,842 Referee: Minoru Tōjō |
10 October 202021 | Kawasaki Frontale | 1–0 | Vegalta Sendai | Kawasaki, Kanagawa |
18:00 JST | Kobayashi 41' | Report | Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 8,263 Referee: Koichiro Fukushima |
14 October 202022 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 0–2 | Kawasaki Frontale | Hiroshima |
19:00 JST | Report | Damião 56' Mitoma 90+5' | Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima Attendance: 3,007 Referee: Ryuji Sato |
18 October 202023 | Kawasaki Frontale | 3–0 | Nagoya Grampus | Kawasaki, Kanagawa |
19:00 JST | Mitoma 44' Jesiel 57'65' | Report | Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 10,161 Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama |
31 October 202025 | Kawasaki Frontale | 2–1 | FC Tokyo | Kawasaki, Kanagawa |
18:00 JST | Ienaga 24' (pen) Nakamura 74' | Report | Diego Oliveira 57' | Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 11,061 Referee: Hajime Matsuo |
3 November 202026 | Kawasaki Frontale | 0–2 | Consadole Sapporo | Kawasaki, Kanagawa |
14:00 JST | Report | Lopes 62' Arano 65' | Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 11,165 Referee: Hajime Matsuo |
14 November 202027 | Kashima Antlers | 1–1 | Kawasaki Frontale | Kashima, Ibaraki |
17:00 JST | Everaldo 75' | Report | Wakizaka 18' | Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 13,463 Referee: Ryuji Sato |
18 November 202030 | Kawasaki Frontale | 3–1 | Yokohama F. Marinos | Kawasaki, Kanagawa |
19:00 JST | Mitoma 53' Jesiel 90' Kobayashi 90+5' | Report | Hatanaka 59' | Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 11,099 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura |
21 November 202028 | Oita Trinita | 1–0 | Kawasaki Frontale | Oita, Oita |
18:00 JST | Nomura 36' | Report | Stadium: Showa Denko Dome Oita Attendance: 9,820 Referee: Hiroki Kasahara |
25 November 202029 | Kawasaki Frontale | 5–0 | Gamba Osaka | Kawasaki, Kanagawa |
18:30 JST | Damião 22' Ienaga 45'49'73' Saito 90' | Report | Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 11,360 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura |
5 December 202031 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 2–2 | Kawasaki Frontale | Shizuoka, Shizuoka |
14:00 JST | Carlinhos Júnior 11' Renato Augusto 40' | Report | Tanaka 21' Yamane 89' | Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira Attendance: 8,730 Referee: Koichiro Fukushima |
12 December 202032 | Sagan Tosu | 1–1 | Kawasaki Frontale | Tosu, Saga |
14:00 JST | López 86' | Report | Taniguchi 57' | Stadium: Ekimae Real Estate Stadium Attendance: 9,451 Referee: Masaaki Iemoto |
16 December 202033 | Kawasaki Frontale | 3–1 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Kawasaki, Kanagawa |
19:00 JST | Morita 53' Mitoma 59' Kobayashi 61' | Report | Koroki 11' | Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 11,387 Referee: Yoshiro Imamura |
19 December 202034 | Kashiwa Reysol | 2–3 | Kawasaki Frontale | Kashiwa, Chiba |
14:00 JST | Olunga 14' Segawa 46' | Report | Ienaga 48'81' Leandro Damião 55' | Stadium: Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium Attendance: 5,137 Referee: Jumpei Iida |
27 December 2020Semi-final | Kawasaki Frontale | 2–0 | Blaublitz Akita | Kawasaki, Kanagawa |
13:00 JST | Mitoma 39' Tanaka 83' | Report | Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 9,772 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto |
1 January 2021 Final | Kawasaki Frontale | 1–0 | Gamba Osaka | Shinjuku, Tokyo |
14:40 JST | Mitoma 55' | Report | Stadium: Japan National Stadium Attendance: 13,318 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | FRO | GRA | ANT | SSP | |
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1 | Kawasaki Frontale | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 7 | — | — | — | 5–1 | |
2 | Nagoya Grampus | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 [lower-alpha 2] | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | — | |
3 | Kashima Antlers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | 2–3 | — | — | — | |
4 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 0 | — | 0–3 | 2–3 | — |
16 February 20201 | Kawasaki Frontale | 5–1 | Shimizu S-Pulse | Kawasaki, Kanagawa |
14:03 JST | Damião 10' Hasegawa 23'74' Kobayashi 83'90+5' | Report | Ishige 67' | Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 17,057 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura |
5 August 20202 | Kashima Antlers | 2–3 | Kawasaki Frontale | Kashima, Ibaraki |
19:03 JST | Ito 84'90+3' | Report | Mitoma 43' Ryota Oshima 47' Reo Hatate 55' | Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 2,591 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura |
12 August 20203 | Nagoya Grampus | 2–2 | Kawasaki Frontale | Nagoya, Aichi |
19:03 JST | Soma 1' Gabriel Xavier 7' | Report | Mitoma 6'38' | Stadium: Paloma Mizuho Stadium Attendance: 4,858 Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi |
2 September 2020Quarter-final | Vissel Kobe | 0–6 | Kawasaki Frontale | Kobe, Hyogo |
19:03 JST | Report | Kobayashi 7'13' Saito 21' Ienaga 46' Wakizaka 72' Miyashiro 87' | Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 3,925 Referee: Yusuke Araki |
7 October 2020Semi-final | Kawasaki Frontale | 0–2 | FC Tokyo | Kawasaki, Kanagawa |
19:00 JST | Report | Leandro 14'62' | Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 6,635 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura |
Rank | No. | Pos. | Player | J.League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total |
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1 | 11 | FW | Yu Kobayashi | 14 | 0 | 4 | 18 |
2 | 18 | MF | Kaoru Mitoma | 13 | 2 | 3 | 18 |
3 | 9 | FW | Leandro Damião | 13 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
4 | 41 | MF | Akihiro Ienaga | 11 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
5 | 30 | FW | Reo Hatate | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
25 | MF | Ao Tanaka | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
7 | 16 | MF | Tatsuya Hasegawa | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
8 | 10 | MF | Ryota Oshima | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
8 | MF | Yasuto Wakizaka | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
10 | 13 | DF | Miki Yamane | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
11 | 5 | DF | Shogo Taniguchi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
12 | 4 | DF | Jesiel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
13 | 20 | FW | Taisei Miyashiro | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
14 | MF | Kengo Nakamura | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
15 | 7 | DF | Shintaro Kurumaya | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
19 | MF | Manabu Saito | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
34 | MF | Kazuya Yamamura | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
6 | MF | Hidemasa Morita | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Total | 87 | 3 | 16 | 106 |
Last updated: 8 August 2020.
Source: Competitions
Rank | No. | Pos. | Player | J.League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total |
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1 | 1 | GK | Jung Sung-ryong | 11 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
Total | 11 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
Last updated: 8 August 2020.
Source: JLeague
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