2019 Kawasaki Frontale season

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.

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)

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  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
Main article: 2019 Japanese Super Cup
16 February 2019 Kawasaki Frontale1 – 0Urawa Red DiamondsSaitama Stadium 2002
13:35[3] Leandro Damião  27'  52'
Taniguchi  67'		 Report Makino  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 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 1Kawasaki Frontale0 – 0FC TokyoKawasaki
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 2Kawasaki Frontale1 – 1Kashima AntlersKawasaki
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 3Yokohama F. Marinos2 – 2Kawasaki FrontaleYokohama
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 4Kawasaki Frontale0 – 1Gamba OsakaKawasaki
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 5Matsumoto Yamaga0 – 2Kawasaki FrontaleMatsumoto
14:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Naganoken Matsumotodaira Wide Area Park General Stadium
Attendance: 18,563
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto
5 April 2019 6Kawasaki Frontale1 – 1Cerezo OsakaKawasaki
19:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
Attendance: 21,494
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura
14 April 2019 7Sagan Tosu0 – 1Kawasaki FrontaleTosu
14:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Ekimae Real Estate Stadium
Attendance: 14,463
Referee: Minoru Tōjō
19 April 2019 8Kawasaki Frontale2 – 0Shonan BellmareKawasaki
19:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
Attendance: 19,
Referee: Massaki Iemoto
28 April 2019 9Vissel Kobe1 – 2Kawasaki FrontaleKobe
14:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 25,929
Referee: Hajime Matsuo
3 May 2019 10Kawasaki Frontale3 – 1Vegalta SendaiKawasaki
15:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
Attendance: 25,789
Referee: Masuya Ueda
12 May 2019 11Shimizu S-Pulse0 – 4Kawasaki FrontaleShizuoka
14:00 JST
Report
Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira
Attendance: 14,125
Referee: Ryuji Sato
17 May 2019 12Kawasaki Frontale1 – 1Nagoya GrampusKawasaki
19:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
Attendance: 24,821
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura
26 May 2019 13Oita Trinita0 – 1Kawasaki FrontaleŌita
16:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Showa Denko Dome Oita
Attendance: 14,012
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara
1 June 2019 14Kawasaki Frontale1 – 1Urawa RedsKawasaki
19:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
Attendance: 24,578
Referee: Yusuke Araki
14 June 2019 15Kawasaki Frontale1 – 1Hokkaido Consadole SapporoKawasaki
19:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
Attendance: 22,609
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto
30 June 2019 16Júbilo Iwata1 – 3Kawasaki FrontaleIwata
19:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Yamaha Stadium
Attendance: 11,241
Referee: Hajime Matsuo
7 July 2019 17Kawasaki Frontale0 – 0Sagan TosuKawasaki
19:00 JST Report
Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
Attendance: 22,533
Referee: Masuya Ueda
14 July 2019 18FC Tokyo0 – 3Kawasaki FrontaleChōfu
19:00 JST Report
Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium
Attendance: 42,401
Referee: Ryuji Sato
27 July 2019 19Kawasaki Frontale3 – 1Oita TrinitaKawasaki
19:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
Attendance: 22,715
Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi
31 July 2019 20Sanfrecce Hiroshima3 – 2Kawasaki FrontaleHiroshima
19:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima
Attendance: 10,965
Referee: Massaki Iemoto
4 August 2019 21Kawasaki Frontale0 – 0Matsumoto YamagaKawasaki
19:00 JST Report
Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
Attendance: 22,807
Referee: KJoichiro Fukushima
10 August 2019 22Nagoya Grampus3 – 0Kawasaki FrontaleToyota
19:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 42,819
Referee: Hiroki Katsumata

J. League Cup

Results
4 September 2019 Quarter-final first legKawasaki Frontale2–0Nagoya GrampusKawasaki, 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 legNagoya Grampus2–2
(2–4 agg.)		Kawasaki FrontaleNagoya
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 legKawasaki Frontale3–1Kashima AntlersKawasaki, Kanagawa
19:00 Report Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
13 October 2019 Semi-final second legKashima Antlers0–0
(1–3 agg.)		Kawasaki FrontaleKashima
15:00 Report Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
26 October 2019 (2019-10-26) FinalHokkaido Consadole Sapporo3−3 (a.e.t.)
(4−5 p)		Kawasaki FrontaleSaitama 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
Main article: 2019 Emperor's Cup
3 July 2019 Round 2Kawasaki Frontale1–0Meiji UniversityKawasaki, Kanagawa
19:00 Report Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
14 August 2019 Round 3Kawasaki Frontale2–1 (a.e.t.)Fagiano OkayamaOkayama
19:00 Report Stadium: City Light Stadium
18 September 2019 Round of 16Vissel Kobe3–2Kawasaki FrontaleKobe
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 Ulsan Hyundai 6 3 2 1 5 7 −2 11 Round of 16 — 1–0 1–0 1–0
2 Shanghai SIPG 6 2 3 1 13 8 +5 9 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 HShanghai SIPG 1 – 0 Kawasaki FrontaleShanghai 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 HKawasaki Frontale 1 – 0 Sydney FCTodoroki 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 HUlsan Hyundai 1 – 0 Kawasaki FrontaleUlsan 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 HKawasaki Frontale 2 – 2 Ulsan HyundaiTodoroki 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 HKawasaki Frontale 2 – 2 Shanghai SIPGTodoroki 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 HSydney FC 0 – 4 Kawasaki FrontaleJubilee Oval, Sydney
20:00 UTC+10
Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 3,813
Referee: Mohanad Qasim Sarray

Post season
19 July 2019 Kawasaki Frontale 1 – 0 ChelseaInternational Stadium Yokohama
19:00
Report
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References
  1. https://us.soccerway.com/national/japan/j1-league/2018/regular-season/r45564/
  2. "川崎フロンターレ オフィシャルWEBサイト". 川崎フロンターレ オフィシャルWEBサイト.
  3. https://www.jleague.jp/en/match/fxsc/2019/021601/live/
  4. https://www.jleague.jp/en/match/j1/2019/022302/live/
  5. https://www.jleague.jp/en/match/j1/2019/030101/live/
  6. https://www.jleague.jp/en/match/j1/2019/031003/live/
  7. https://www.jleague.jp/en/match/j1/2019/031703/live/
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