2021 season | |||
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Chairman | Yoshihiro Warashina | ||
Manager | Toru Oniki | ||
Stadium | Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium | ||
J1 League | Champions | ||
Emperor's Cup | Semi-finals | ||
J. League Cup | Quarter-finals | ||
AFC Champions League | Round of 16 | ||
Japanese Super Cup | Winners | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Leandro Damião (23 goals) All: Leandro Damião (31 goals) | ||
The 2021 season was Kawasaki Frontale's 17th consecutive season in the J1 League, where they lifted the title for the fourth time in five years. They also competed in the AFC Champions League, Emperor's Cup, J.League Cup, and the Japanese Super Cup.
As of 1 July 2021. [1]
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Date | Position | Player | From | Type | Source |
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1 Feb 2021 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Full | [2] |
1 Feb 2021 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Full | [3] |
1 Feb 2021 | FW | ![]() | ![]() | Loan return | [4] |
1 Feb 2021 | FW | ![]() | ![]() | Loan return | [5] |
1 Feb 2021 | FW | ![]() | ![]() | Loan return | [6] |
1 Feb 2021 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Full | [7] |
1 Feb 2021 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Full | [8] |
1 Feb 2021 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Loan extension | [9] |
1 Feb 2021 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Full | [10] |
26 Feb 2021 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Special Designated Player | [11] |
30 Apr 2021 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Special Designated Player | [12] |
13 Aug 2021 | FW | ![]() | ![]() | Full | [13] |
27 Aug 2021 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Full | [14] |
27 Aug 2021 | FW | ![]() | ![]() | Full | [15] |
Date | Position | Player | To | Type | Source |
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1 Jan 2021 | MF | ![]() | Retired | [16] | |
1 Feb 2021 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Full | [17] |
1 Feb 2021 | GK | ![]() | ![]() | Full | [18] |
1 Feb 2021 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Loan | [19] |
1 Feb 2021 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Full | [20] |
1 Feb 2021 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Loan return | [21] |
1 Feb 2021 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Full | [22] |
1 Feb 2021 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Full | [23] |
7 Jan 2021 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Full | [24] |
8 Jan 2021 | FW | ![]() | ![]() | Loan | [25] |
8 Jan 2021 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Loan | [26] |
9 Jan 2021 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Full | [27] |
9 Jan 2021 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Full | [28] |
1 Jul 2021 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Loan | [29] |
10 Aug 2021 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Full | [30] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Kawasaki Frontale (C) | 38 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 81 | 28 | +53 | 92 | Qualification for the AFC Champions League group stage |
2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 38 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 82 | 35 | +47 | 79 | |
3 | Vissel Kobe | 38 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 62 | 36 | +26 | 73 | Qualification for the AFC Champions League play-off round |
4 | Kashima Antlers | 38 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 62 | 36 | +26 | 69 | |
5 | Nagoya Grampus | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 44 | 30 | +14 | 66 |
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 |
38 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 81 | 28 | +53 | 92 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 14 | +25 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 42 | 14 | +28 |
Source: see below
26 February 20211 | Kawasaki Frontale | 2–0 | Yokohama F. Marinos | Kawasaki, Kanagawa |
18:00 JST | Ienaga ![]() ![]() | Report | Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 4,868 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura |
3 March 202111 | Kawasaki Frontale | 3–2 | Cerezo Osaka | Kawasaki |
18:00 JST | Leandro Damião ![]() ![]() Mitoma ![]() | Report | Okubo ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 4,756 Referee: Ryuji Sato |
6 March 20212 | Vegalta Sendai | 1–5 | Kawasaki Frontale | Sendai |
14:00 JST | Uehara ![]() | Report | Kobayashi ![]() ![]() Tono ![]() Hachisuka ![]() Hatate ![]() | Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai Attendance: 9,005 Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi |
10 March 20213 | Kawasaki Frontale | 2–0 | Tokushima Vortis | Kawasaki |
19:00 JST | Leandro Damião ![]() ![]() | Report | Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 4,853 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura |
13 March 20214 | Kawasaki Frontale | 1–0 | Kashiwa Reysol | Kawasaki |
17:00 JST | Ienaga ![]() | Report | Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 4,744 Referee: Hajime Matsuo |
17 March 20215 | Vissel Kobe | 1–1 | Kawasaki Frontale | Kobe, Hyogo |
19:00 JST | Kikuchi ![]() | Report | Leandro Damião ![]() | Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 7,446 Referee: Masaaki Iemoto |
21 March 20216 | Urawa Reds | 0–5 | Kawasaki Frontale | Urawa |
15:00 JST | Report | Kobayashi ![]() ![]() Leandro Damião ![]() Hatate ![]() Wakizaka ![]() | Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 4,679 Referee: Jumpei Iida |
3 April 20217 | Kawasaki Frontale | 2–0 | Oita Trinita | Kawasaki |
19:00 JST | Mitoma ![]() ![]() | Report | Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 9,807 Referee: Ryo Tanimoto |
7 April 20218 | Kawasaki Frontale | 1–0 | Sagan Tosu | Kawasaki |
19:00 JST | Tono ![]() | Report | Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 9,173 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto |
11 April 20219 | FC Tokyo | 2–4 | Kawasaki Frontale | Chōfu, Tokyo |
14:00 JST | Adaílton ![]() Uchida ![]() | Report | Ienaga ![]() ![]() Mitoma ![]() Leandro Damião ![]() | Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 17,615 Referee: Koichiro Fukushima |
14 April 202119 | Kawasaki Frontale | 3–1 | Avispa Fukuoka | Kawasaki |
19:00 JST | Tono ![]() Chinen ![]() Yamane ![]() | Report | Salomonsson ![]() | Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 6,958 Referee: Masaaki Iemoto |
18 April 202110 | Kawasaki Frontale | 1–1 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Kawasaki |
14:00 JST | Ienaga ![]() | Report | Morishima ![]() | Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 9,720 Referee: Hiroki Kasahara |
29 April 202122 | Nagoya Grampus | 0–4 | Kawasaki Frontale | Toyota, Aichi |
15:00 JST | Report | Hatate ![]() Leandro Damião ![]() ![]() Tono ![]() | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 9,693 Referee: Yusuke Araki |
4 May 202112 | Kawasaki Frontale | 3–2 | Nagoya Grampus | Kawasaki |
15:00 JST | Jesiel ![]() Yamane ![]() Maruyama ![]() | Report | Inagaki ![]() Mateus ![]() | Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 4,954 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura |
8 May 202113 | Gamba Osaka | 0–2 | Kawasaki Frontale | Suita, Osaka |
18:00 JST | Report | Leandro Damião ![]() Mitoma ![]() | Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 0 Referee: Ryo Tanimoto |
12 May 202120 | Kawasaki Frontale | 2–2 | Vegalta Sendai | Kawasaki |
19:00 JST | Kobayashi ![]() Mitoma ![]() | Report | Nakahara ![]() Martinus ![]() | Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 4,752 Referee: Yoshiro Imamura |
16 May 202114 | Kawasaki Frontale | 2–0 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | Kawasaki |
15:00 JST | Mitoma ![]() Kobayashi ![]() | Report | Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 4,932 Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama |
22 May 202115 | Kawasaki Frontale | 3–1 | Yokohama FC | Kawasaki |
15:00 JST | Ienaga ![]() Tanaka ![]() Mitoma ![]() | Report | Kléber ![]() | Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 4,942 Referee: Jumpei Iida |
26 May 202116 | Shonan Bellmare | 1–1 | Kawasaki Frontale | Hiratsuka, Kanagawa |
19:00 JST | Yamada ![]() | Report | Leandro Damião ![]() | Stadium: Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka Attendance: 4,947 Referee: Masaaki Toma |
30 May 202117 | Kawasaki Frontale | 2–1 | Kashima Antlers | Kawasaki |
19:00 JST | Leandro Damião ![]() Kobayashi ![]() | Report | Ueda ![]() | Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 4,958 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura |
2 June 202121 | Yokohama FC | 0–2 | Kawasaki Frontale | Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama |
19:00 JST | Report | Kobayashi ![]() ![]() | Stadium: NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium Attendance: 4,855 Referee: Hiroki Kasahara |
17 July 202118 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 0–2 | Kawasaki Frontale | Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka |
18:30 JST | Report | Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira Attendance: 9,015 Referee: Yoshiro Imamura |
9 August 202123 | Oita Trinita | 0–2 | Kawasaki Frontale | Ōita, Ōita |
19:00 JST | Report |
| Stadium: Showa Denko Dome Oita Attendance: 7,817 Referee: Yusuke Araki |
14 August 202124 | Kashiwa Reysol | 0–0 | Kawasaki Frontale | Kashiwa, Chiba |
19:00 JST | Report | Stadium: Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium Attendance: 3,931 Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi |
21 August 202125 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1–1 | Kawasaki Frontale | Hiroshima |
19:00 JST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima Attendance: 4,885 Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami |
25 August 202126 | Avispa Fukuoka | 1–0 | Kawasaki Frontale | Fukuoka |
19:00 JST | Croux ![]() | Report | Stadium: Best Denki Stadium Attendance: 4,461 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura |
28 August 202127 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 0–2 | Kawasaki Frontale | Sapporo |
14:00 JST | Report | Stadium: Sapporo Atsubetsu Stadium Attendance: 5,610 Referee: Takuto Okabe |
18 September 202129 | Tokushima Vortis | 1–3 | Kawasaki Frontale | Naruto, Tokushima |
18:30 JST |
| Report | Stadium: Pocarisweat Stadium Attendance: 6,464 Referee: Yusuke Araki |
22 September 202132 | Kashima Antlers | 1–2 | Kawasaki Frontale | Kashima, Ibaraki |
19:00 JST |
| Report | Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,925 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura |
26 September 202130 | Kawasaki Frontale | 2–1 | Shonan Bellmare | Kawasaki |
17:00 JST | Report | Tanaka ![]() | Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 4,897 Referee: Yoshiro Imamura |
29 September 202128 | Kawasaki Frontale | 3–1 | Vissel Kobe | Kawasaki |
19:00 JST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 4,932 Referee: Masuya Ueda |
2 October 202131 | Kawasaki Frontale | 1–0 | FC Tokyo | Kawasaki |
17:00 JST |
| Report | Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 9,789 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto |
24 October 202133 | Kawasaki Frontale | 1–0 | Shimizu S-Pulse | Kawasaki |
17:00 JST |
| Report | Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 11,576 Referee: Jumpei Iida |
3 November 202134 | Kawasaki Frontale | 1–1 | Urawa Reds | Kawasaki |
13:05 JST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 11,603 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura |
7 November 202135 | Sagan Tosu | 3–1 | Kawasaki Frontale | Tosu |
14:00 JST | Report |
| Stadium: Ekimae Real Estate Stadium Attendance: 9148 Referee: Yoshiro Imamura |
20 November 202136 | Cerezo Osaka | 1–4 | Kawasaki Frontale | Nagai, Osaka |
14:00 JST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Yodoko Sakura Stadium Attendance: 9,800 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura |
27 November 202137 | Kawasaki Frontale | 4–1 | Gamba Osaka | Kawasaki |
14:00 JST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 14,867 Referee: Takuto Okabe |
4 December 202138 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 1–1 | Kawasaki Frontale | Yokohama |
14:00 JST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 30,657 Referee: Masaaki Iemoto |
9 June 2021Second round | Kawasaki Frontale | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | AC Nagano Parceiro | Kawasaki |
18:00 JST | Tachibanada ![]() | Report | Fujiyama ![]() | Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 4,508 Referee: Keigo Sendachi |
Penalties | ||||
Kobayashi ![]() Yamamura ![]() Kurumaya ![]() Tono ![]() Ienaga ![]() | Fujiyama ![]() Mizutani ![]() Azuma ![]() Yamamoto ![]() Yoshimura ![]() |
21 July 2021Third round | Kawasaki Frontale | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | JEF United Chiba | Chiba |
18:00 JST | Ienaga ![]() | Report | Miki ![]() | Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena Attendance: 4,553 Referee: Hayato Shimizu |
Penalties | ||||
18 August 2021Fourth round | Kawasaki Frontale | 2–1 | Shimizu S-Pulse | Shizuoka |
19:00 JST |
| Report |
| Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira Referee: Masuya Ueda |
27 October 2021Quarter-finals | Kawasaki Frontale | 3–1 | Kashima Antlers | Kawasaki |
18:00 | Report |
| Stadium: Todoroki Athletics Stadium Attendance: 9,776 Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami |
12 December 2021Semifinals | Kawasaki Frontale | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | Oita Trinita | Kawasaki |
14:00 | Kobayashi ![]() | Report | Henrique Trevisan ![]() | Stadium: Todoroki Athletics Stadium Attendance: 17,595 Referee: Hajime Matsuo |
Penalties | ||||
Chinen ![]() Yamamura ![]() Kozuka ![]() Tsukagawa ![]() Kobayashi ![]() Taniguchi ![]() Yamane ![]() | Shimoda ![]() Nagasawa ![]() Matsumoto ![]() Henrique Trevisan ![]() Kobayashi ![]() Misao ![]() Machida ![]() |
1 September 2021Quarter-final 1st leg | Urawa Red Diamonds | 1–1 | Kawasaki Frontale | Saitama |
19:00 JST | Sekine ![]() | Report | Ienaga ![]() | Stadium: Urawa Komaba Stadium Attendance: 4,629 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura |
5 September 2021Quarter-final 2nd leg | Kawasaki Frontale | 3–3 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Kawasaki |
18:00 JST |
| Report | Stadium: Todoroki Athletics Stadium Attendance: 4,936 Referee: Masaaki Toma |
20 February 2021 | Kawasaki Frontale | 3–2 | Gamba Osaka | Saitama Stadium 2002 |
13:35 | Mitoma ![]() ![]() Kobayashi ![]() | Report | Yajima ![]() Patric ![]() | Attendance: 4,208 Referee: Yusuke Araki |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | KAW | DAE | UNI | BJG | |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3 | +24 | 18 | Round of 16 | — | 3–2 | 8–0 | 4–0 | |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 6 | +16 | 12 | 1–3 | — | 7–0 | 5–0 | ||
3 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 24 | −20 | 4 | 0–2 | 0–4 | — | 1–1 | ||
4 | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 23 | −20 | 1 | 0–7 | 0–3 | 2–3 | — |
26 June 20211 | Kawasaki Frontale ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
21:00 UTC+5 | Leandro Damião ![]() ![]() João Schmidt ![]() | Report | Hwang Soon-min ![]() Cesinha ![]() | Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman) |
29 June 20212 | Beijing Guoan ![]() | 0–7 | ![]() | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
21:00 UTC+5 | Report | Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria) |
2 July 20213 | Kawasaki Frontale ![]() | 8–0 | ![]() | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
19:00 UTC+5 |
| Report | Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Hassan Akrami (Iran) |
5 July 20214 | United City ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
19:00 UTC+5 | Report | Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Omar Mohamed Al Ali (United Arab Emirates) |
8 July 20215 | Daegu FC ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
21:00 UTC+5 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Bunyodkor Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar) |
11 July 20216 | Kawasaki Frontale ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
17:00 UTC+5 |
| Report | Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoish (Saudi Arabia) |
14 September 2021R16 East 1 | Ulsan Hyundai ![]() | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p) | ![]() | Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, Ulsan |
--:-- UTC+9 | Live Report Stats Report | Attendance: 0 Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates) | ||
Penalties | ||||
Rank | No. | Pos. | Player | J.League | AFC Champions League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Japanese Super Cup | Total |
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1 | 9 | FW | ![]() | 23 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31 |
2 | 18 | FW | ![]() | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
11 | FW | ![]() | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | |
4 | 41 | MF | ![]() | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
5 | 20 | FW | ![]() | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
6 | 19 | FW | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
7 | 8 | FW | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
8 | 47 | FW | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
22 | MF | ![]() | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
10 | 28 | MF | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
24 | FW | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
12 | 13 | DF | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
16 | MF | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
6 | MF | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
10 | MF | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
4 | DF | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
17 | 17 | MF | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
25 | MF | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
7 | DF | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
23 | FW | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Total | 78 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 118 |
Rank | No. | Pos. | Player | J.League | AFC Champions League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Japanese Super Cup | Total |
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1 | 1 | GK | ![]() | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
2 | 27 | GK | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Total | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
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