2019 Kawasaki Frontale season

Kawasaki Frontale
2019 season
ChairmanYoshihiro Warashina
ManagerToru Oniki
StadiumKawasaki Todoroki Stadium
J1 League4th
Emperor's CupFourth round
J. League CupWinners
Japanese Super CupWinners
AFC Champions LeagueGroup Stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Yu Kobayashi (13)
All: Yu Kobayashi (17)
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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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK South Korea KOR Jung Sung-ryong
2 DF Japan JPN Kyohei Noborizato
3 DF Japan JPN Tatsuki Nara
4 DF Brazil BRA Jesiel (on loan from Atlético Mineiro)
5 MF Japan JPN Shogo Taniguchi
6 MF Japan JPN Hidemasa Morita
7 DF Japan JPN Shintaro Kurumaya
8 MF Japan JPN Hiroyuki Abe
9 FW Brazil BRA Leandro Damião
10 MF Japan JPN Ryota Oshima
11 FW Japan JPN Yu Kobayashi (captain)
14 MF Japan JPN Kengo Nakamura
16 MF Japan JPN Tatsuya Hasegawa
17 DF Japan JPN Kazuaki Mawatari
19 MF Japan JPN Manabu Saito
20 FW Japan JPN Kei Chinen
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 GK Japan JPN Shota Arai
22 MF Japan JPN Hokuto Shimoda
23 GK Japan JPN Eisuke Fujishima (on loan from Renofa Yamaguchi FC)
24 GK Japan JPN Shunsuke Ando
25 MF Japan JPN Ao Tanaka
26 DF Brazil BRA Maguinho
27 FW Japan JPN Yuto Suzuki
28 MF Japan JPN Yasuto Wakizaka
29 DF New Zealand NZL Michael Fitzgerald
30 FW Japan JPN Taisei Miyashiro
31 MF Japan JPN Koki Harada
34 MF Japan JPN Kazuya Yamamura
41 MF Japan JPN Akihiro Ienaga
44 FW Brazil BRA Caio César

Competitions

Super Cup

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

J1 League

Main article: 2019 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
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 Yellow card 32'
Nakamura Yellow card 66'
Nara Yellow card 79'		 Report Takahagi Yellow card 83'
Na Yellow card 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 Yellow card 66'		 Report Ito 21'
Anzai Yellow card 38'
Abe Yellow card 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 Yellow card 29'
Bunmathan Yellow card 58'
Edigar Junio Yellow card 71'
Nakagawa Yellow card 79'
Ogihara 90+5'		 Report Leandro Damião 4', 88'
Ienaga Yellow card 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 Yellow card 84' Report Kim Yellow card 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
Report
Stadium: Naganoken Matsumotodaira Wide Area Park General Stadium
Attendance: 18,563
Referee: Japan Yudai Yamamoto
5 April 2019 6 Kawasaki Frontale 1 – 1 Cerezo Osaka Kawasaki
19:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
Attendance: 21,494
Referee: Japan Yuichi Nishimura
14 April 2019 7 Sagan Tosu 0 – 1 Kawasaki Frontale Tosu
14:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Ekimae Real Estate Stadium
Attendance: 14,463
Referee: Japan Minoru Tōjō
19 April 2019 8 Kawasaki Frontale 2 – 0 Shonan Bellmare Kawasaki
19:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
Attendance: 19,
Referee: Japan Massaki Iemoto
28 April 2019 9 Vissel Kobe 1 – 2 Kawasaki Frontale Kobe
14:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 25,929
Referee: Japan Hajime Matsuo
3 May 2019 10 Kawasaki Frontale 3 – 1 Vegalta Sendai Kawasaki
15:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
Attendance: 25,789
Referee: Japan Masuya Ueda
12 May 2019 11 Shimizu S-Pulse 0 – 4 Kawasaki Frontale Shizuoka
14:00 JST
Report
Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira
Attendance: 14,125
Referee: Japan Ryuji Sato
17 May 2019 12 Kawasaki Frontale 1 – 1 Nagoya Grampus Kawasaki
19:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
Attendance: 24,821
Referee: Japan Yuichi Nishimura
26 May 2019 13 Oita Trinita 0 – 1 Kawasaki Frontale Ōita
16:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Showa Denko Dome Oita
Attendance: 14,012
Referee: Japan Hiroki Kasahara
1 June 2019 14 Kawasaki Frontale 1 – 1 Urawa Reds Kawasaki
19:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
Attendance: 24,578
Referee: Japan Yusuke Araki
14 June 2019 15 Kawasaki Frontale 1 – 1 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo Kawasaki
19:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
Attendance: 22,609
Referee: Japan Yudai Yamamoto
30 June 2019 16 Júbilo Iwata 1 – 3 Kawasaki Frontale Iwata
19:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Yamaha Stadium
Attendance: 11,241
Referee: Japan Hajime Matsuo
7 July 2019 17 Kawasaki Frontale 0 – 0 Sagan Tosu Kawasaki
19:00 JST Report
Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
Attendance: 22,533
Referee: Japan Masuya Ueda
14 July 2019 18 FC Tokyo 0 – 3 Kawasaki Frontale Chōfu
19:00 JST Report
Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium
Attendance: 42,401
Referee: Japan Ryuji Sato
27 July 2019 19 Kawasaki Frontale 3 – 1 Oita Trinita Kawasaki
19:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
Attendance: 22,715
Referee: Japan Akihiko Ikeuchi
31 July 2019 20 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3 – 2 Kawasaki Frontale Hiroshima
19:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima
Attendance: 10,965
Referee: Japan Massaki Iemoto
4 August 2019 21 Kawasaki Frontale 0 – 0 Matsumoto Yamaga Kawasaki
19:00 JST Report
Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
Attendance: 22,807
Referee: Japan KJoichiro Fukushima
10 August 2019 22 Nagoya Grampus 3 – 0 Kawasaki Frontale Toyota
19:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 42,819
Referee: Japan Hiroki Katsumata

J. League Cup

Main article: 2019 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 Yellow card 13'
João Schmidt Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 soccer ball with check mark
Suzuki soccer ball with check mark
Fukai soccer ball with check mark
L. Fernandes soccer ball with check mark
Ishikawa soccer ball with red X
Shindo soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark Kobayashi
soccer ball with check mark Yamamura
soccer ball with check mark Nakamura
soccer ball with red X Kurumaya
soccer ball with check mark Ienaga
soccer ball with check mark Hasegawa

Emperor's Cup

Main article: 2019 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

Main article: 2019 AFC Champions League

Group standings

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ULS SSI KAW SYD
1 South Korea Ulsan Hyundai 6 3 2 1 5 7 −2 11 Advance to knockout stage — 1–0 1–0 1–0
2 China Shanghai SIPG 6 2 3 1 13 8 +5 9 5–0 — 1–0 2–2
3 Japan Kawasaki Frontale 6 2 2 2 9 6 +3 8 2–2 2–2 — 1–0
4 Australia 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 China 1 – 0 Japan Kawasaki Frontale Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai
19:30 UTC+8
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 Japan 1 – 0 Australia Sydney FC Todoroki Athletics Stadium, Kawasaki
19:00 UTC+9
Live Report
Stats Report		 Attendance: 11,278
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
10 April 2019 (2019-04-10) Group H Ulsan Hyundai South Korea 1 – 0 Japan Kawasaki Frontale Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, Ulsan
20:00 UTC+9
  • Kim Su-an 90+1'
 Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 2,688
Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia)
23 April 2019 (2019-04-23) Group H Kawasaki Frontale Japan 2 – 2 South Korea Ulsan Hyundai Todoroki Athletics Stadium, Kawasaki
19:00 UTC+9
Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 9,812
Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates)
7 May 2019 (2019-05-07) Group H Kawasaki Frontale Japan 2 – 2 China Shanghai SIPG Todoroki Athletics Stadium, Kawasaki
19:00 UTC+9
Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 11,708
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
21 May 2019 (2019-05-21) Group H Sydney FC Australia 0 – 4 Japan Kawasaki Frontale Jubilee Oval, Sydney
20:00 UTC+10
Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 3,813
Referee: Iraq Mohanad Qasim Sarray

Post season

19 July 2019 Kawasaki Frontale Japan 1 – 0 England Chelsea International Stadium Yokohama
19:00
Report

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