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.
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) | ||
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.
Transfers
Transfers in
Transfers out
Date | Position | Player | To | Type | Source |
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28 Sep 2020 | GK | ![]() | ![]() | Full | [16] |
6 Apr 2020 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Full | [17] |
1 Feb 2020 | FW | ![]() | ![]() | Full | [18] |
1 Feb 2020 | GK | ![]() | ![]() | Full | [19] |
1 Feb 2020 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Full | [20] |
1 Feb 2020 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Full | [21] |
1 Feb 2020 | FW | ![]() | ![]() | Loan | [22] |
1 Feb 2020 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Loan | [23] |
21 Mar 2020 | GK | ![]() | ![]() | Full | [24] |
1 Feb 2020 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Loan | [25] |
1 Feb 2020 | GK | ![]() | ![]() | Loan | [26] |
1 Feb 2020 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Loan | [27] |
1 Feb 2020 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Loan | [14] |
1 Feb 2020 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Loan | [28] |
1 Feb 2020 | FW | ![]() | ![]() | Loan | [29] |
1 Feb 2020 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Loan extension | [30] |
Competitions
J1 League
Table
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[a] |
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[a] |
5 | Kashima Antlers | 34 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 55 | 44 | +11 | 59 |
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:
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
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
Results by matchday
Updated to match(es) played on 8 August 2020. Source: See Below
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
22 February 2020 1 | Kawasaki Frontale | 0–0 | Sagan Tosu | Kawasaki, Kanagawa |
15:03 JST | Report | Tiago Alves ![]() Riki Harakawa ![]() | Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 15,535 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura |
4 July 2020 2 | Kawasaki Frontale | 2–1 | Kashima Antlers | Kawasaki, Kanagawa |
19:03 JST | Taniguchi ![]() Hasegawa ![]() Ienaga ![]() Yamane ![]() | Report | Uchida ![]() Own goal ![]() Machida ![]() Nagaki ![]() | Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Jumpei Iida |
8 July 2020 3 | FC Tokyo | 0–4 | Kawasaki Frontale | Chōfu, Tokyo |
19:33 JST | Report | Oshima ![]() Damião ![]() Hasegawa ![]() Tanaka ![]() | Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura |
11 July 2020 4 | Kawasaki Frontale | 3–1 | Kashiwa Reysol | Kawasaki, Kanagawa |
19:00 JST | Wakizaka ![]() Ienaga ![]() Kurumaya ![]() Damião ![]() Morita ![]() | Report | Goya ![]() Someya ![]() Segawa ![]() | Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 4,724 Referee: Masuya Ueda |
18 July 2020 5 | Yokohama FC | 1–5 | Kawasaki Frontale | Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama |
18:00 JST | Tashiro ![]() | Report | Wakizaka ![]() Kobayashi ![]() Ienaga ![]() Tanibuchi ![]() | Stadium: NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium Attendance: 2,733 Referee: Minoru Tōjō |
22 July 2020 6 | Vegalta Sendai | 2–3 | Kawasaki Frontale | Sendai |
19:30 JST | Nagasawa ![]() Michibuchi ![]() | Report | Kobayashi ![]() Yamane ![]() | Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai Attendance: 2,507 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura |
26 July 2020 7 | Kawasaki Frontale | 3–1 | Shonan Bellmare | Kawasaki, Kanagawa |
19:00 JST | Yamane ![]() Mitoma ![]() Tanaka ![]() | Report | Elyounoussi ![]() | Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 4,724 Referee: Masaaki Iemoto |
1 August 2020 8 | Gamba Osaka | 0–1 | Kawasaki Frontale | Suita |
19:00 JST | Report | Oshima ![]() | Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 4,925 Referee: Koichiro Fukushima |
8 August 2020 9 | Kawasaki Frontale | 2–0 | Oita Trinita | Kawasaki, Kanagawa |
19:00 JST | Mitoma ![]() Damião ![]() | Report | Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 4,735 Referee: Yusuke Araki |
15 August 2020 10 | Consadole Sapporo | 1–6 | Kawasaki Frontale | Toyohira-ku, Sapporo |
14:00 JST | Bothroyd ![]() | Report | Kurumaya ![]() Mitoma ![]() Damião ![]() Kobayashi ![]() | Stadium: Sapporo Dome Attendance: 4,601 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura |
19 August 2020 11 | Kawasaki Frontale | 5–2 | Cerezo Osaka | Kawasaki, Kanagawa |
19:00 JST | Wakizaka ![]() Ienaga ![]() Kobayashi ![]() Mitoma ![]() Damião ![]() | Report | Mendes ![]() Seko ![]() | Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 4,794 Referee: Takuto Okabe |
23 August 2020 12 | Nagoya Grampus | 1–0 | Kawasaki Frontale | Toyota |
18:00 JST | Kanazaki ![]() | Report | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 4,968 Referee: Ryuji Sato |
26 August 2020 24 | Vissel Kobe | 2–2 | Kawasaki Frontale | Hyōgo-ku, Kobe |
19:00 JST | Nishi ![]() Douglas ![]() | Report | Oshima ![]() Hatate ![]() | Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 3,453 Referee: Yoshiro Imamura |
Note: rescheduled due to Kobe's later AFC Champions League commitments. |
29 August 2020 13 | Kawasaki Frontale | 5–0 | Shimizu S-Pulse | Kawasaki, Kanagawa |
19:00 JST | Hatate ![]() ![]() Damião ![]() Nakamura ![]() Mitoma ![]() | Report | Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 4,798 Referee: Hayato Shimizu |
5 September 2020 14 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 1–3 | Kawasaki Frontale | Yokohama |
18:00 JST | Marcos Júnior ![]() | Report | Mitoma ![]() ![]() Ienaga ![]() | Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 4,971 Referee: Masaaki Iemoto |
9 September 2020 15 | Kawasaki Frontale | 3–2 | Vissel Kobe | Kawasaki, Kanagawa |
18:30 JST | Kobayashi ![]() Damião ![]() Miyashiro ![]() | Report | Furuhashi ![]() Fujimoto ![]() | Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 4,778 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura |
13 September 2020 16 | Kawasaki Frontale | 5–1 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Kawasaki, Kanagawa |
18:30 JST | Tanaka ![]() ![]() Damião ![]() Yamamura ![]() Kobayashi ![]() | Report | Asano ![]() | Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 4,770 Referee: Minoru Tōjō |
20 September 2020 17 | Urawa Reds | 0–3 | Kawasaki Frontale | Saitama, Saitama |
19:00 JST | Report | Yamane ![]() Kobayashi ![]() Damião ![]() | Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 6,357 Referee: Ryuji Sato |
23 September 2020 18 | Kawasaki Frontale | 3–2 | Yokohama FC | Kawasaki, Kanagawa |
19:00 JST | Tanaka ![]() Hatate ![]() ![]() | Report | Kobayashi ![]() Sato ![]() | Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 4,723 Referee: Yusuke Araki |
27 September 2020 19 | Shonan Bellmare | 0–1 | Kawasaki Frontale | Hiratsuka, Kanagawa |
19:00 JST | Report | Kobayashi ![]() | Stadium: Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka Attendance: 4,189 Referee: Masaaki Iemoto |
3 October 2020 20 | Cerezo Osaka | 1–3 | Kawasaki Frontale | Osaka |
15:00 JST | Okuno ![]() | Report | Seko ![]() Damião ![]() Mitoma ![]() | Stadium: Yanmar Stadium Nagai Attendance: 11,842 Referee: Minoru Tōjō |
10 October 2020 21 | Kawasaki Frontale | 1–0 | Vegalta Sendai | Kawasaki, Kanagawa |
18:00 JST | Kobayashi ![]() | Report | Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 8,263 Referee: Koichiro Fukushima |
14 October 2020 22 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 0–2 | Kawasaki Frontale | Hiroshima |
19:00 JST | Report | Damião ![]() Mitoma ![]() | Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima Attendance: 3,007 Referee: Ryuji Sato |
18 October 2020 23 | Kawasaki Frontale | 3–0 | Nagoya Grampus | Kawasaki, Kanagawa |
19:00 JST | Mitoma ![]() Jesiel ![]() ![]() | Report | Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 10,161 Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama |
31 October 2020 25 | Kawasaki Frontale | 2–1 | FC Tokyo | Kawasaki, Kanagawa |
18:00 JST | Ienaga ![]() Nakamura ![]() | Report | Diego Oliveira ![]() | Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 11,061 Referee: Hajime Matsuo |
3 November 2020 26 | Kawasaki Frontale | 0–2 | Consadole Sapporo | Kawasaki, Kanagawa |
14:00 JST | Report | Lopes ![]() Arano ![]() | Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 11,165 Referee: Hajime Matsuo |
14 November 2020 27 | Kashima Antlers | 1–1 | Kawasaki Frontale | Kashima, Ibaraki |
17:00 JST | Everaldo ![]() | Report | Wakizaka ![]() | Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 13,463 Referee: Ryuji Sato |
18 November 2020 30 | Kawasaki Frontale | 3–1 | Yokohama F. Marinos | Kawasaki, Kanagawa |
19:00 JST | Mitoma ![]() Jesiel ![]() Kobayashi ![]() | Report | Hatanaka ![]() | Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 11,099 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura |
21 November 2020 28 | Oita Trinita | 1–0 | Kawasaki Frontale | Oita, Oita |
18:00 JST | Nomura ![]() | Report | Stadium: Showa Denko Dome Oita Attendance: 9,820 Referee: Hiroki Kasahara |
25 November 2020 29 | Kawasaki Frontale | 5–0 | Gamba Osaka | Kawasaki, Kanagawa |
18:30 JST | Damião ![]() Ienaga ![]() ![]() ![]() Saito ![]() | Report | Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 11,360 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura |
5 December 2020 31 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 2–2 | Kawasaki Frontale | Shizuoka, Shizuoka |
14:00 JST | Carlinhos Júnior ![]() Renato Augusto ![]() | Report | Tanaka ![]() Yamane ![]() | Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira Attendance: 8,730 Referee: Koichiro Fukushima |
12 December 2020 32 | Sagan Tosu | 1–1 | Kawasaki Frontale | Tosu, Saga |
14:00 JST | López ![]() | Report | Taniguchi ![]() | Stadium: Ekimae Real Estate Stadium Attendance: 9,451 Referee: Masaaki Iemoto |
16 December 2020 33 | Kawasaki Frontale | 3–1 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Kawasaki, Kanagawa |
19:00 JST | Morita ![]() Mitoma ![]() Kobayashi ![]() | Report | Koroki ![]() | Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 11,387 Referee: Yoshiro Imamura |
19 December 2020 34 | Kashiwa Reysol | 2–3 | Kawasaki Frontale | Kashiwa, Chiba |
14:00 JST | Olunga ![]() Segawa ![]() | Report | Ienaga ![]() ![]() Leandro Damião ![]() | 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 JST | Mitoma ![]() Tanaka ![]() | 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 ![]() | Report | Stadium: Japan National Stadium Attendance: 13,318 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura |
J.League Cup
Group stage
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[b] | 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 | — |
Matches
16 February 2020 1 | Kawasaki Frontale | 5–1 | Shimizu S-Pulse | Kawasaki, Kanagawa |
14:03 JST | Damião ![]() Hasegawa ![]() ![]() Kobayashi ![]() ![]() | Report | Ishige ![]() | Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 17,057 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura |
5 August 2020 2 | Kashima Antlers | 2–3 | Kawasaki Frontale | Kashima, Ibaraki |
19:03 JST | Ito ![]() ![]() | Report | Mitoma ![]() Ryota Oshima ![]() Reo Hatate ![]() | Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 2,591 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura |
12 August 2020 3 | Nagoya Grampus | 2–2 | Kawasaki Frontale | Nagoya, Aichi |
19:03 JST | Soma ![]() Gabriel Xavier ![]() | Report | Mitoma ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Paloma Mizuho Stadium Attendance: 4,858 Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi |
2 September 2020 Quarter-final | Vissel Kobe | 0–6 | Kawasaki Frontale | Kobe, Hyogo |
19:03 JST | Report | Kobayashi ![]() ![]() Saito ![]() Ienaga ![]() Wakizaka ![]() Miyashiro ![]() | Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 3,925 Referee: Yusuke Araki |
7 October 2020 Semi-final | Kawasaki Frontale | 0–2 | FC Tokyo | Kawasaki, Kanagawa |
19:00 JST | Report | Leandro ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 6,635 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura |
Honors
Individual
- J. League Best Eleven (9): Jung Sung-ryong, Miki Yamane, Jesiel, Shogo Taniguchi, Kyohei Noborizato, Hidemasa Morita, Ao Tanaka, Akihiro Ienaga, Kaoru Mitoma[31]
- J. League Best Eleven finalists (13): Jung Sung-ryong, Miki Yamane, Jesiel, Shogo Taniguchi, Kyohei Noborizato, Hidemasa Morita, Ao Tanaka, Akihiro Ienaga, Kaoru Mitoma, Ryota Oshima, Yasuto Wakizaka, Yū Kobayashi, Leandro Damião[32]
Statistics
Goal scorers
Rank | No. | Pos. | Player | J.League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 11 | FW | ![]() | 14 | 0 | 4 | 18 |
2 | 18 | MF | ![]() | 13 | 2 | 3 | 18 |
3 | 9 | FW | ![]() | 13 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
4 | 41 | MF | ![]() | 11 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
5 | 30 | FW | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
25 | MF | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
7 | 16 | MF | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
8 | 10 | MF | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
8 | MF | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
10 | 13 | DF | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
11 | 5 | DF | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
12 | 4 | DF | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
13 | 20 | FW | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
14 | MF | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
15 | 7 | DF | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
19 | MF | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
34 | MF | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
6 | MF | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Total | 87 | 3 | 16 | 106 |
Last updated: 8 August 2020.
Source: Competitions
Clean sheets
Rank | No. | Pos. | Player | J.League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total |
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1 | 1 | GK | ![]() | 11 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
Total | 11 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
Last updated: 8 August 2020.
Source: JLeague
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