2020 Kawasaki Frontale season

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.

Kawasaki Frontale
2020 season
ChairmanYoshihiro Warashina
ManagerToru Oniki
StadiumKawasaki Todoroki Stadium
J1 League1st (3rd title)
Emperor's CupWinners
J. League CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Yu Kobayashi (14)
All: Yu Kobayashi (18)
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Squad

As of 20 July 2020.[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos. NationPlayer
18MF  JPNKaoru Mitoma
19MF  JPNManabu Saitō
20FW  JPNTaisei Miyashiro
22MF  JPNHokuto Shimoda
24GK  JPNShunsuke Ando
25MF  JPNAo Tanaka
26DF  JPNKaito Kamiya
27GK  JPNKenta Tanno
28MF  JPNKoki Harada
30FW  JPNReo Hatate
31MF  JPNKento Tachibanada
34MF  JPNKazuya Yamamura
40GK  KORLee Kyung-tae
41MF  JPNAkihiro Ienaga

Transfers

Transfers in

DatePositionPlayerFromTypeSource
8 Oct 2020GK Lee Kyung-tae Fagiano OkayamaLoan[2]
1 Feb 2020DF Miki Yamane Shonan BellmareFull[2]
1 Feb 2020DF Diogo Mateus FerroviáriaLoan[3]
1 Feb 2020MF Kaoru Mitoma Tsukuba UniversityFull[4]
1 Feb 2020DF Kaito Kamiya Tokai Gakuen UniversityFull[5]
1 Feb 2020GK Kenta Tanno Cerezo OsakaFull[6]
1 Feb 2020MF Zain Issaka Toin UniversityFull[7]
11 Jun 2020MF Kento Tachibanada Toin UniversityDual registration[8]
1 Feb 2020GK Eisuke Fujishima Renofa YamaguchiFull[9]
1 Feb 2020MF Reo Hatate Juntendo UniversityFull[10]
1 Feb 2020GK Hiroki Mawatari Ehime FCFull[11]
1 Feb 2020DF Jesiel Atlético MineiroFull[12]
1 Feb 2020FW Ten Miyagi Kawasaki Frontale U-18Full[13]
1 Feb 2020FW Daiya Tono Honda FCFull[14]
1 Feb 2020GK William Popp Oita TrinitaReturn from loan[citation needed]
1 Feb 2020FW Shuhei Akasaki Nagoya GrampusReturn from loan[citation needed]
1 Feb 2020MF Yuto Suzuki Gamba OsakaReturn from loan[citation needed]
1 Feb 2020DF Jefferson Tabinas FC GifuReturn from loan[citation needed]
1 Feb 2020FW Taisei Miyashiro Renofa YamaguchiReturn from loan[15]

Transfers out

DatePositionPlayerToTypeSource
28 Sep 2020GK Eisuke Fujishima Montedio YamagataFull[16]
6 Apr 2020MF Koji Miyoshi Royal AntwerpFull[17]
1 Feb 2020FW Shuhei Akasaki Vegalta SendaiFull[18]
1 Feb 2020GK Shota Arai JEF United ChibaFull[19]
1 Feb 2020DF Tatsuki Nara Kashima AntlersFull[20]
1 Feb 2020MF Hiroyuki Abe Nagoya GrampusFull[21]
1 Feb 2020FW Kei Chinen Oita TrinitaLoan[22]
1 Feb 2020DF Kazuaki Mawatari Shonan BellmareLoan[23]
21 Mar 2020GK Hiroki Mawatari Fagiano OkayamaFull[24]
1 Feb 2020DF Jefferson Tabinas Gamba OsakaLoan[25]
1 Feb 2020GK William Popp Fagiano OkayamaLoan[26]
1 Feb 2020DF Maguinho Yokohama FCLoan[27]
1 Feb 2020MF Daiya Tono Avispa FukuokaLoan[14]
1 Feb 2020MF Yuto Suzuki Matsumoto Yamaga FCLoan[28]
1 Feb 2020FW Ten Miyagi Kataller ToyamaLoan[29]
1 Feb 2020MF Caio César V-Varen NagasakiLoan extension[30]

Competitions

J1 League

Table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Kawasaki Frontale (C)3426538831+5783Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage[a]
2Gamba Osaka3420594642+465
3Nagoya Grampus3419694528+1763
4Cerezo Osaka34186104637+960Qualification for AFC Champions League play-off round[a]
5Kashima Antlers34185115544+1159
Source: Meiji Yasuda J1 League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goal scored; 6) Number of wins; 7) Goals scored; 8) Fair-play points.
(C) Champions
Notes:

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
3426538831 +578315114815 +3311424016 +24

Last updated: 1 August 2020.
Source: see below

Results by matchday

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHHAAHHAAHH
ResultDWWWWWWWWWWLWWWWWWWWWWWDWLDWLWDDWW
Position11621111111111111111111111111111111
Updated to match(es) played on 8 August 2020. Source: See Below
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

22 February 2020 (2020-02-22) 1 Kawasaki Frontale 0–0 Sagan Tosu Kawasaki, Kanagawa
15:03 JSTReportTiago Alves  80'
Riki Harakawa  83'
Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
Attendance: 15,535
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura
4 July 2020 (2020-07-04) 2 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Kashima Antlers Kawasaki, Kanagawa
19:03 JSTTaniguchi 2'
Hasegawa 30'
Ienaga  43'
Yamane  81'
ReportUchida  17'
Own goal 32'
Machida  76'
Nagaki  87'
Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Jumpei Iida
8 July 2020 (2020-07-08) 3 FC Tokyo 0–4 Kawasaki Frontale Chōfu, Tokyo
19:33 JSTReportOshima 17'
Damião 23'
Hasegawa 28', 45'
Tanaka  56'
Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura
11 July 2020 (2020-07-11) 4 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Kashiwa Reysol Kawasaki, Kanagawa
19:00 JSTWakizaka 31'
Ienaga 40', 42'
Kurumaya  44'
Damião 52'
Morita  89'
ReportGoya 56'
Someya  61'
Segawa  90+4'
Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
Attendance: 4,724
Referee: Masuya Ueda
18 July 2020 (2020-07-18) 5 Yokohama FC 1–5 Kawasaki Frontale Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama
18:00 JSTTashiro 59'ReportWakizaka 28'
Kobayashi 75', 83'
Ienaga 78'
Tanibuchi 90+6'
Stadium: NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium
Attendance: 2,733
Referee: Minoru Tōjō
22 July 2020 (2020-07-22) 6 Vegalta Sendai 2–3 Kawasaki Frontale Sendai
19:30 JSTNagasawa 30'
Michibuchi 38'
ReportKobayashi 58', 68'
Yamane 59'
Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai
Attendance: 2,507
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura
26 July 2020 (2020-07-26) 7 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Shonan Bellmare Kawasaki, Kanagawa
19:00 JSTYamane 61'
Mitoma 78'
Tanaka 88'
ReportElyounoussi 57'Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
Attendance: 4,724
Referee: Masaaki Iemoto
1 August 2020 (2020-08-01) 8 Gamba Osaka 0–1 Kawasaki Frontale Suita
19:00 JSTReportOshima 48'Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita
Attendance: 4,925
Referee: Koichiro Fukushima
8 August 2020 (2020-08-08) 9 Kawasaki Frontale 2–0 Oita Trinita Kawasaki, Kanagawa
19:00 JSTMitoma 5'
Damião 24'
ReportStadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
Attendance: 4,735
Referee: Yusuke Araki
15 August 2020 (2020-08-15) 10 Consadole Sapporo 1–6 Kawasaki Frontale Toyohira-ku, Sapporo
14:00 JSTBothroyd 79'ReportKurumaya 35'
Mitoma 50', 63'
Damião 55'
Kobayashi 87', 90+5'
Stadium: Sapporo Dome
Attendance: 4,601
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura
19 August 2020 (2020-08-19) 11 Kawasaki Frontale 5–2 Cerezo Osaka Kawasaki, Kanagawa
19:00 JSTWakizaka 21'
Ienaga 42'
Kobayashi 53'
Mitoma 75'
Damião 77'
ReportMendes 7'
Seko 58'
Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
Attendance: 4,794
Referee: Takuto Okabe
23 August 2020 (2020-08-23) 12 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale Toyota
18:00 JSTKanazaki 44'ReportStadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 4,968
Referee: Ryuji Sato
26 August 2020 (2020-08-26) 24 Vissel Kobe 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale Hyōgo-ku, Kobe
19:00 JSTNishi 30'
Douglas 42'
ReportOshima 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 2020 (2020-08-29) 13 Kawasaki Frontale 5–0 Shimizu S-Pulse Kawasaki, Kanagawa
19:00 JSTHatate 21' 74'
Damião 51'
Nakamura 85'
Mitoma 87'
ReportStadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
Attendance: 4,798
Referee: Hayato Shimizu
5 September 2020 (2020-09-05) 14 Yokohama F. Marinos 1–3 Kawasaki Frontale Yokohama
18:00 JSTMarcos Júnior 2'ReportMitoma 33' 50'
Ienaga 48'
Stadium: Nissan Stadium
Attendance: 4,971
Referee: Masaaki Iemoto
9 September 2020 (2020-09-09) 15 Kawasaki Frontale 3–2 Vissel Kobe Kawasaki, Kanagawa
18:30 JSTKobayashi 8'
Damião 83'
Miyashiro 85'
ReportFuruhashi 23'
Fujimoto 59'
Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
Attendance: 4,778
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura
13 September 2020 (2020-09-13) 16 Kawasaki Frontale 5–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Kawasaki, Kanagawa
18:30 JSTTanaka 14' 51'
Damião 47'
Yamamura 50'
Kobayashi 88'
ReportAsano 90'Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
Attendance: 4,770
Referee: Minoru Tōjō
20 September 2020 (2020-09-20) 17 Urawa Reds 0–3 Kawasaki Frontale Saitama, Saitama
19:00 JSTReportYamane 37'
Kobayashi 50'
Damião 90+2'
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 6,357
Referee: Ryuji Sato
23 September 2020 (2020-09-23) 18 Kawasaki Frontale 3–2 Yokohama FC Kawasaki, Kanagawa
19:00 JSTTanaka 22'
Hatate 46' 67'
ReportKobayashi 48'
Sato 74'
Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
Attendance: 4,723
Referee: Yusuke Araki
27 September 2020 (2020-09-27) 19 Shonan Bellmare 0–1 Kawasaki Frontale Hiratsuka, Kanagawa
19:00 JSTReportKobayashi 18'Stadium: Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka
Attendance: 4,189
Referee: Masaaki Iemoto
3 October 2020 (2020-10-03) 20 Cerezo Osaka 1–3 Kawasaki Frontale Osaka
15:00 JSTOkuno 62'ReportSeko 37' (og)
Damião 83'
Mitoma 84'
Stadium: Yanmar Stadium Nagai
Attendance: 11,842
Referee: Minoru Tōjō
10 October 2020 (2020-10-10) 21 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 Vegalta Sendai Kawasaki, Kanagawa
18:00 JSTKobayashi 41'ReportStadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
Attendance: 8,263
Referee: Koichiro Fukushima
14 October 2020 (2020-10-14) 22 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale Hiroshima
19:00 JSTReportDamião 56'
Mitoma 90+5'
Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima
Attendance: 3,007
Referee: Ryuji Sato
18 October 2020 (2020-10-18) 23 Kawasaki Frontale 3–0 Nagoya Grampus Kawasaki, Kanagawa
19:00 JSTMitoma 44'
Jesiel 57' 65'
ReportStadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
Attendance: 10,161
Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama
31 October 2020 (2020-10-31) 25 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 FC Tokyo Kawasaki, Kanagawa
18:00 JSTIenaga 24' (pen)
Nakamura 74'
ReportDiego Oliveira 57'Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
Attendance: 11,061
Referee: Hajime Matsuo
3 November 2020 (2020-11-03) 26 Kawasaki Frontale 0–2 Consadole Sapporo Kawasaki, Kanagawa
14:00 JSTReportLopes 62'
Arano 65'
Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
Attendance: 11,165
Referee: Hajime Matsuo
14 November 2020 (2020-11-14) 27 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale Kashima, Ibaraki
17:00 JSTEveraldo 75'ReportWakizaka 18'Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 13,463
Referee: Ryuji Sato
18 November 2020 (2020-11-18) 30 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Yokohama F. Marinos Kawasaki, Kanagawa
19:00 JSTMitoma 53'
Jesiel 90'
Kobayashi 90+5'
ReportHatanaka 59'Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
Attendance: 11,099
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura
21 November 2020 (2020-11-21) 28 Oita Trinita 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale Oita, Oita
18:00 JSTNomura 36'ReportStadium: Showa Denko Dome Oita
Attendance: 9,820
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara
25 November 2020 (2020-11-25) 29 Kawasaki Frontale 5–0 Gamba Osaka Kawasaki, Kanagawa
18:30 JSTDamião 22'
Ienaga 45' 49' 73'
Saito 90'
ReportStadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
Attendance: 11,360
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura
5 December 2020 (2020-12-05) 31 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale Shizuoka, Shizuoka
14:00 JSTCarlinhos Júnior 11'
Renato Augusto 40'
ReportTanaka 21'
Yamane 89'
Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira
Attendance: 8,730
Referee: Koichiro Fukushima
12 December 2020 (2020-12-12) 32 Sagan Tosu 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale Tosu, Saga
14:00 JSTLópez 86'ReportTaniguchi 57'Stadium: Ekimae Real Estate Stadium
Attendance: 9,451
Referee: Masaaki Iemoto
16 December 2020 (2020-12-16) 33 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Urawa Red Diamonds Kawasaki, Kanagawa
19:00 JSTMorita 53'
Mitoma 59'
Kobayashi 61'
ReportKoroki 11'Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
Attendance: 11,387
Referee: Yoshiro Imamura
19 December 2020 (2020-12-19) 34 Kashiwa Reysol 2–3 Kawasaki Frontale Kashiwa, Chiba
14:00 JSTOlunga 14'
Segawa 46'
ReportIenaga 48' 81'
Leandro Damião 55'
Stadium: Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium
Attendance: 5,137
Referee: Jumpei Iida

Emperor's Cup

Results

27 December 2020 Semi-final Kawasaki Frontale 2–0 Blaublitz Akita Kawasaki, Kanagawa
13:00 JSTMitoma 39'
Tanaka 83'
ReportStadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
Attendance: 9,772
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto
1 January 2021 Final Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 Gamba Osaka Shinjuku, Tokyo
14:40 JSTMitoma 55'ReportStadium: Japan National Stadium
Attendance: 13,318
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura

J.League Cup

Group stage

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsFROGRAANTSSP
1Kawasaki Frontale3210105+575–1
2Nagoya Grampus321062+47[b]2–21–0
3Kashima Antlers310256−132–3
4Shimizu S-Pulse3003311−800–32–3
Updated to match(es) played on 12 August 2020. Source: League table , match result
Notes:

Matches

16 February 2020 (2020-02-16) 1 Kawasaki Frontale 5–1 Shimizu S-Pulse Kawasaki, Kanagawa
14:03 JSTDamião 10'
Hasegawa 23' 74'
Kobayashi 83' 90+5'
ReportIshige 67'Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
Attendance: 17,057
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura
5 August 2020 (2020-08-05) 2 Kashima Antlers 2–3 Kawasaki Frontale Kashima, Ibaraki
19:03 JSTIto 84' 90+3'ReportMitoma 43'
Ryota Oshima 47'
Reo Hatate 55'
Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 2,591
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura
12 August 2020 (2020-08-12) 3 Nagoya Grampus 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale Nagoya, Aichi
19:03 JSTSoma 1'
Gabriel Xavier 7'
ReportMitoma 6' 38'Stadium: Paloma Mizuho Stadium
Attendance: 4,858
Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi
2 September 2020 (2020-09-02) Quarter-final Vissel Kobe 0–6 Kawasaki Frontale Kobe, Hyogo
19:03 JSTReportKobayashi 7' 13'
Saito 21'
Ienaga 46'
Wakizaka 72'
Miyashiro 87'
Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 3,925
Referee: Yusuke Araki
7 October 2020 (2020-10-07) Semi-final Kawasaki Frontale 0–2 FC Tokyo Kawasaki, Kanagawa
19:00 JSTReportLeandro 14' 62'Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
Attendance: 6,635
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura

Honors

Individual

Statistics

Goal scorers

RankNo.Pos.PlayerJ.LeagueEmperor's CupJ.League CupTotal
111FW Yu Kobayashi140418
218MF Kaoru Mitoma132318
39FW Leandro Damião130114
441MF Akihiro Ienaga110112
530FW Reo Hatate5016
25MF Ao Tanaka5106
716MF Tatsuya Hasegawa3025
810MF Ryota Oshima3014
8MF Yasuto Wakizaka3014
1013DF Miki Yamane4004
115DF Shogo Taniguchi3003
124DF Jesiel3003
1320FW Taisei Miyashiro1012
14MF Kengo Nakamura2002
157DF Shintaro Kurumaya1001
19MF Manabu Saito1012
34MF Kazuya Yamamura1001
6MF Hidemasa Morita1001
Total87316106

Last updated: 8 August 2020.
Source: Competitions

Clean sheets

RankNo.Pos.PlayerJ.LeagueEmperor's CupJ.League CupTotal
11GK Jung Sung-ryong112114
Total112114

Last updated: 8 August 2020.
Source: JLeague

References