2019 Kawasaki Frontale season

Kawasaki Frontale
2019 season
Chairman	Yoshihiro Warashina
Manager	Toru Oniki
Stadium	Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
J1 League	4th
Emperor's Cup	Fourth round
J. League Cup	Winners
Japanese Super Cup	Winners
AFC Champions League	Group Stage
Top goalscorer	League: Yu Kobayashi (13); All: Yu Kobayashi (17)
Average home league attendance	23,272
Home colours	Away colours

The 2019 Kawasaki Frontale season was their 15th consecutive season in J1 League. They were the defending champions after finishing top of 2018 J1 League.^[1] They also competed in the Emperor's Cup, J.League Cup, Japanese Super Cup and AFC Champions League.

Squad

As of 14 January 2019.^[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	KOR	Jung Sung-ryong
2	DF	JPN	Kyohei Noborizato
3	DF	JPN	Tatsuki Nara
4	DF	BRA	Jesiel (on loan from Atlético Mineiro)
5	MF	JPN	Shogo Taniguchi
6	MF	JPN	Hidemasa Morita
7	DF	JPN	Shintaro Kurumaya
8	MF	JPN	Hiroyuki Abe
9	FW	BRA	Leandro Damião
10	MF	JPN	Ryota Oshima
11	FW	JPN	Yu Kobayashi (captain)
14	MF	JPN	Kengo Nakamura
16	MF	JPN	Tatsuya Hasegawa
17	DF	JPN	Kazuaki Mawatari
19	MF	JPN	Manabu Saito
20	FW	JPN	Kei Chinen


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	GK	JPN	Shota Arai
22	MF	JPN	Hokuto Shimoda
23	GK	JPN	Eisuke Fujishima (on loan from Renofa Yamaguchi FC)
24	GK	JPN	Shunsuke Ando
25	MF	JPN	Ao Tanaka
26	DF	BRA	Maguinho
27	FW	JPN	Yuto Suzuki
28	MF	JPN	Yasuto Wakizaka
29	DF	NZL	Michael Fitzgerald
30	FW	JPN	Taisei Miyashiro
31	MF	JPN	Koki Harada
34	MF	JPN	Kazuya Yamamura
41	MF	JPN	Akihiro Ienaga
44	FW	BRA	Caio César

Competitions

Super Cup

16 February 2019	Kawasaki Frontale	1 – 0	Urawa Red Diamonds	Saitama Stadium 2002
13:35^[3]	Leandro Damião 27' 52' Taniguchi 67'	Report	Makino 33'	Attendance: 52,587 Referee: Masaaki Iemoto Toma

J1 League

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	FC Tokyo	34	19	7	8	46	29	+17	64	Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
3	Kashima Antlers	34	18	9	7	54	30	+24	63	Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
4	Kawasaki Frontale	34	16	12	6	57	34	+23	60
5	Cerezo Osaka	34	18	5	11	39	25	+14	59
6	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	34	15	10	9	45	29	+16	55

Source: Meiji Yasuda J1 League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.

Results

23 February 2019 1	Kawasaki Frontale	0 – 0	FC Tokyo	Kawasaki
14:03 JST^[4]	Kurumaya 32' Nakamura 66' Nara 79'	Report	Takahagi 83' Na 90+1'	Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 23,113 Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami

1 March 2019 2	Kawasaki Frontale	1 – 1	Kashima Antlers	Kawasaki
19:03 JST^[5]	Nakamura 9' Oshima 66'	Report	Ito 21' Anzai 38' Abe 67'	Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 23,927 Referee: Ryuji Sato

10 March 2019 3	Yokohama F. Marinos	2 – 2	Kawasaki Frontale	Yokohama
14:03 JST^[6]	Marcos Junior 23' Hirose 29' Bunmathan 58' Edigar Junio 71' Nakagawa 79' Ogihara 90+5'	Report	Leandro Damião 4', 88' Ienaga 58'	Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 36,216 Referee: Jumpei Iida

17 March 2019 4	Kawasaki Frontale	0 – 1	Gamba Osaka	Kawasaki
15:03 JST^[7]	Leandro Damião 84'	Report	Kim 21' Miura 90+1'	Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 23,982 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura

31 March 2019 5	Matsumoto Yamaga	0 – 2	Kawasaki Frontale	Matsumoto
14:00 JST	Eduardo 39' Paulinho 61' Tsukagawa 78'	Report	Chinen 44' Abe 64'	Stadium: Naganoken Matsumotodaira Wide Area Park General Stadium Attendance: 18,563 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto

5 April 2019 6	Kawasaki Frontale	1 – 1	Cerezo Osaka	Kawasaki
19:00 JST	Chinen 49'	Report	Kakitani 22' Matsuda 32'	Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 21,494 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura

14 April 2019 7	Sagan Tosu	0 – 1	Kawasaki Frontale	Tosu
14:00 JST	Kanazaki 40' Takahashi 63'	Report	Fitzgerald 25' Chinen 51' Mawatari 64' Ienaga 90+3'	Stadium: Ekimae Real Estate Stadium Attendance: 14,463 Referee: Minoru Tōjō

19 April 2019 8	Kawasaki Frontale	2 – 0	Shonan Bellmare	Kawasaki
19:00 JST	Abe 21' Chinen 37'	Report	Yamane 27'	Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 19,556 Referee: Massaki Iemoto

28 April 2019 9	Vissel Kobe	1 – 2	Kawasaki Frontale	Kobe
14:00 JST	Nishi 44' Furuhashi 82'	Report	Mawatari 15' Kobayashi 37'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 25,929 Referee: Hajime Matsuo

3 May 2019 10	Kawasaki Frontale	3 – 1	Vegalta Sendai	Kawasaki
15:00 JST	Kobayashi 13' 53' (pen.) Hasegawa 37'	Report	Kim Jung-ya 63' Oiwa 68'	Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 25,789 Referee: Masuya Ueda

12 May 2019 11	Shimizu S-Pulse	0 – 4	Kawasaki Frontale	Shizuoka
14:00 JST	Elsinho 12'	Report	Kobayashi 23' Wakizaka 45' Oshima 80' Leandro Damião 90+1'	Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira Attendance: 14,125 Referee: Ryuji Sato

17 May 2019 12	Kawasaki Frontale	1 – 1	Nagoya Grampus	Kawasaki
19:00 JST	Leandro Damião 69'	Report	Mateus 45' Gabriel Xavier 67' Miyahara 74'	Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 24,821 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura

26 May 2019 13	Oita Trinita	0 – 1	Kawasaki Frontale	Ōita
16:00 JST	Takayama 70'	Report	Maguinho 28'	Stadium: Showa Denko Dome Oita Attendance: 14,012 Referee: Hiroki Kasahara

1 June 2019 14	Kawasaki Frontale	1 – 1	Urawa Reds	Kawasaki
19:00 JST	Leandro Damião 54' Maguinho 81'	Report	Ugajin 71' Moriwaki 90+5'	Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 24,578 Referee: Yusuke Araki

14 June 2019 15	Kawasaki Frontale	1 – 1	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	Kawasaki
19:00 JST	Chinen 36' Kobayashi 69' Taniguchi 73' Jesiel 82'	Report	Suzuki 39' (pen.) Fukumori 45+1' Kaneko 85'	Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 22,609 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto

30 June 2019 16	Júbilo Iwata	1 – 3	Kawasaki Frontale	Iwata
19:00 JST	Oi 44' Uehara 90+4'	Report	Kobayashi 29' Wakizaka 50' Jesiel 72' Noborizato 85' Chinen 90'	Stadium: Yamaha Stadium Attendance: 11,241 Referee: Hajime Matsuo

7 July 2019 17	Kawasaki Frontale	0 – 0	Sagan Tosu	Kawasaki
19:00 JST		Report	Toyoda 62' An Yong-woo 90'	Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 22,533 Referee: Masuya Ueda

14 July 2019 18	FC Tokyo	0 – 3	Kawasaki Frontale	Chōfu
19:00 JST		Report	Kobayashi 20' Kurumaya 40' Abe 44' 69' Saitō 54'	Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 42,401 Referee: Ryuji Sato

27 July 2019 19	Kawasaki Frontale	3 – 1	Oita Trinita	Kawasaki
19:00 JST	Saitō 51' Kobayashi 61' Abe 85'	Report	Suzuki 45' Onaiwu 54'	Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 22,715 Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi

31 July 2019 20	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	3 – 2	Kawasaki Frontale	Hiroshima
19:00 JST	Sasaki 4' Kawabe 17' Douglas Vieira 23' Araki 52'	Report	Kobayashi 75' Leandro Damião 78' Jesiel 89'	Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima Attendance: 10,965 Referee: Massaki Iemoto

4 August 2019 21	Kawasaki Frontale	0 – 0	Matsumoto Yamaga	Kawasaki
19:00 JST		Report	Toma 24'	Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 22,807 Referee: KJoichiro Fukushima

10 August 2019 22	Nagoya Grampus	3 – 0	Kawasaki Frontale	Toyota
19:00 JST	Izumi 11' 18' Maeda 64'	Report	Taniguchi 27' 80' Jesiel 85'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 42,819 Referee: Hiroki Katsumata

J. League Cup

Results

4 September 2019 Quarter-final first leg	Kawasaki Frontale	2–0	Nagoya Grampus	Kawasaki, Kanagawa
19:00	Chinen 15' Wakizaka 61'	Report	Miyahara 13' João Schmidt 43'	Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 14,719 Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami

8 September 2019 Quarter-final second leg	Nagoya Grampus	2–2 (2–4 agg.)	Kawasaki Frontale	Nagoya
18:00	Eduardo Neto 41' Hasegawa 73' Jô 89'	Report	Shimoda 53' Leandro Damião 81'	Stadium: Paloma Mizuho Stadium Attendance: 11,587 Referee: Hajime Matsuo

9 October 2019 Semi-finals first leg	Kawasaki Frontale	3–1	Kashima Antlers	Kawasaki, Kanagawa
19:00		Report		Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium

13 October 2019 Semi-final second leg	Kashima Antlers	0–0 (1–3 agg.)	Kawasaki Frontale	Kashima
15:00		Report		Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium

26 October 2019 (2019-10-26) Final	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	3−3 (a.e.t.) (4−5 p)	Kawasaki Frontale	Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama
13:05	Suga 10' Fukai 90+5' Fukumori 99'	report	45+3' Abe 88', 109' Kobayashi	Attendance: 48,119 Referee: Yusuke Araki
	Penalties
	A.Lopes Suzuki Fukai L. Fernandes Ishikawa Shindo		Kobayashi Yamamura Nakamura Kurumaya Ienaga Hasegawa

Emperor's Cup

3 July 2019 Round 2	Kawasaki Frontale	1–0	Meiji University	Kawasaki, Kanagawa
19:00		Report		Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium

14 August 2019 Round 3	Kawasaki Frontale	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Fagiano Okayama	Okayama
19:00		Report		Stadium: City Light Stadium

18 September 2019 Round of 16	Vissel Kobe	3–2	Kawasaki Frontale	Kobe
19:00	Yamaguchi 38' Furuhashi 45+3' Ogawa 63'	Report	Kobayashi 70' Kurumaya 85'	Stadium: Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium Attendance: 7,808 Referee: Massaki Iemoto

AFC Champions League

Group standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	ULS	SSI	KAW	SYD
1	Ulsan Hyundai	6	3	2	1	5	7	−2	11	Advance to knockout stage	—	1–0	1–0	1–0
2	Shanghai SIPG	6	2	3	1	13	8	+5	9	Advance to knockout stage	5–0	—	1–0	2–2
3	Kawasaki Frontale	6	2	2	2	9	6	+3	8		2–2	2–2	—	1–0
4	Sydney FC	6	0	3	3	5	11	−6	3		0–0	3–3	0–4	—

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Results

6 March 2019 (2019-03-06) Group H	Shanghai SIPG	1 – 0	Kawasaki Frontale	Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai
19:30 UTC+8	Hulk 89' (pen.)	Live Report Stats Report		Attendance: 22,777 Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)

13 March 2019 (2019-03-13) Group H	Kawasaki Frontale	1 – 0	Sydney FC	Todoroki Athletics Stadium, Kawasaki
19:00 UTC+9	Saitō 83'	Live Report Stats Report		Attendance: 11,278 Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

10 April 2019 (2019-04-10) Group H	Ulsan Hyundai	1 – 0	Kawasaki Frontale	Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, Ulsan
20:00 UTC+9	Kim Su-an 90+1'	Live Report Stats Report	Caio César 41' Hasegawa 46'	Attendance: 2,688 Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia)

23 April 2019 (2019-04-23) Group H	Kawasaki Frontale	2 – 2	Ulsan Hyundai	Todoroki Athletics Stadium, Kawasaki
19:00 UTC+9	Mawatari 4' Kobayashi 8' Chinen 82'	Live Report Stats Report	Park Yong-woo 17' 90' Júnior Negrão 31' Kim Tae-hwan 38' Lee Myung-jae 41' Bulthuis 86'	Attendance: 9,812 Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates)

7 May 2019 (2019-05-07) Group H	Kawasaki Frontale	2 – 2	Shanghai SIPG	Todoroki Athletics Stadium, Kawasaki
19:00 UTC+9	Leandro Damião 13' 63' Morita 58' Taniguchi 66' 88'	Live Report Stats Report	Hulk 6' 71' Cai Huikang 35'	Attendance: 11,708 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

21 May 2019 (2019-05-21) Group H	Sydney FC	0 – 4	Kawasaki Frontale	Jubilee Oval, Sydney
20:00 UTC+10	Retre 86'	Live Report Stats Report	Wakizaka 9' 20' Tanaka 28' Leandro Damião 59'	Attendance: 3,813 Referee: Mohanad Qasim Sarray

Post season

19 July 2019	Kawasaki Frontale	1 – 0	Chelsea	International Stadium Yokohama
19:00	Leandro Damião 86'	Report

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