2018 Kawasaki Frontale Season
The 2018 Kawasaki Frontale season is their 14th consecutive season in J1 League, they are defending champions after finishing top of the 2017 J1 League.
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They will also compete in the J.League Cup, Emperor's Cup, and AFC Champions League.
| 2018 season | |||
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| Manager |  Toru Oniki | ||
| Stadium | Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium | ||
| J1 League | Champions | ||
| 2018 AFC Champions League | Group stage | ||
| 2018 Emperor's Cup | Quarter finals | ||
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Squad
As of 22 January 2018.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
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Competitions
Super Cup
| 10 February 2018 | Kawasaki Frontale | 2–3 | Cerezo Osaka | Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama |
| 13:35 JST | Kobayashi  51'Okubo 90+2' | Report | 26' Yamaguchi 48' Kiyotake 78' Takagi | Attendance: 41,803 Referee: Koichiro Fukushima |
J1 League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kawasaki Frontale (C) | 34 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 57 | 27 | +30 | 69 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 47 | 35 | +12 | 57 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
| 3 | Kashima Antlers | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 50 | 39 | +11 | 56 | |
| 4 | Consadole Sapporo | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 55 | |
| 5 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 51 | 39 | +12 | 51 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
Source: Meiji Yasuda J1 League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
Results
| 25 February 2018 1 | Júbilo Iwata | 0–3 | Kawasaki Frontale | Yamaha Stadium |
| 15:30 | Oi  44' | Neto 12' Nakamura 24'Taniguchi 43'Eduardo 45'Eduardo 54' | Attendance: 31,375 Referee: Hajime Matsuo |
| 2 March 2018 2 | Kawasaki Frontale | 1–1 | Shonan Bellmare | Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium |
| 19:00 | Kobayashi 56' Ienaga 69' | Kikuchi 59' Matsuda 66'Sugioka 70' | Attendance: 22,475 Referee: Yusuke Araki |
| 10 March 2018 3 | Kawasaki Frontale | 2–0 | Gamba Osaka | Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium |
| 13:00 | Neto 8' Oshima 50'Ienaga 55'Kurumaya 68' | Attendance: 22,520 Referee: Jumpei Iida |
| 18 March 2018 4 | Nagoya Grampus | 0–1 | Kawasaki Frontale | Mizuho Stadium |
| 19:00 | Okubo 65' | Attendance: 25,898 Referee: Masaaki Iemoto |
| 31 March 2018 5 | Kawasaki Frontale | 0–1 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium |
| 17:00 | Nakamura 90' | Patric 83' 85' | Attendance: 24,018 Referee: Minoru Tojo |
| 8 April 2018 6 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 1–1 | Kawasaki Frontale | International Stadium Yokohama |
| 17:00 | Nakazawa 61' | Ienaga 58' | Attendance: 37,332 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura |
| 11 April 2018 7 | Kawasaki Frontale | 1–2 | Cerezo Osaka | Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium |
| 20:00 | Chinen 22' Eduardo 47'Neto 51' | Maruhashi 31' Fukumitsu 36' | Attendance: 17,1137 Referee: Ryuji Sato |
| 14 April 2018 8 | Vegalta Sendai | 0–0 | Kawasaki Frontale | Yurtec Stadium Sendai |
| 20:00 | Abe 64' Morita 68' | Attendance: 14,024 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura |
| 21 April 2018 9 | Kawasaki Frontale | 4–1 | Kashima Antlers | Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium |
| 17:00 | Miaso 5' (o.g) Ienaga 29'Neto 47'Taniguchi 51'Nakamura 65'Okubo 81' | Nagaki 64' Shoji 32'  77'Kanazaki 79' | Attendance: 24,358 Referee: Yusuke Araki |
| 25 April 2018 10 | Sagan Tosu | 0–2 | Kawasaki Frontale | Tosu Stadium |
| 20:00 | Kobayashi 66' | Abe 56' Kobayashi 67' | Attendance: 8,490 Referee: Masaaki Iemoto |
| 28 April 2018 11 | Vissel Kobe | 1–2 | Kawasaki Frontale | Noevir Stadium Kobe |
| 17:00 | Mita 69' 78' Jung 43' 81' | Taniguchi 7' Kobayashi 88' | Attendance: 19,847 Referee: Jumpei Iida |
| 2 May 2018 12 | Kawasaki Frontale | 0–2 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium |
| 20:00 | Jung  70'Saito 76' | Koroki 15' 50' Iwanami 90+1'Nagasawa 90+5' | Attendance: 22,817 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura |
| 5 May 2018 13 | Kawasaki Frontale | 0–2 | Tokyo | Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium |
| 15:00 | Saito 71' | Hashimoto 14' Muroya 64'Morishige 69' | Attendance: 24,677 Referee: Hajime Matsuo |
| 12 May 2018 14 | Kashiwa Reysol | 1–2 | Kawasaki Frontale | Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium |
| 16:00 | Ito 32' 86' Kim 35' | Taniguchi 14' Kobayashi 58'Suzuki 90+2' | Attendance: 12,584 Referee: Masuya Ueda |
| 20 May 2018 15 | Kawasaki Frontale | 3–0 | Shimizu S-Pulse | Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium |
| 16:00 | Nakamura 19' 57' Abe 33' | Hwang 65' | Attendance: 23,969 Referee: Ryuji Sato |
| 18 July 2018 16 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 1–2 | Kawasaki Frontale | Sapporo Dome |
| 20:00 | Tokura 90+5' | Morita 8' Elsinho 42'Kobayashi 52' 63' | Attendance: 10,711 Referee: Masaaki Iemoto |
| 22 July 2018 17 | Kawasaki Frontale | 1–0 | V-Varen Nagasaki | Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium |
| 20:00 | Kobayashi 67' Chinen 90+3' | Attendance: 22,221 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura |
| 26 September 2018 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 0–0 | Kawasaki Frontale | Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka |
| 20:30 | Saito 6' Saka 60' | Nakamura 23' Kobayashi  85 | Attendance: 8,816 Referee: Jumpei Iida |
| 1 August 2018 19 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 2–0 | Kawasaki Frontale | Saitama Stadium |
| 20:00 | Koroki 7' Hashioka 69'Iwanami 78'Fabrício 90+3' (pen) | Taniguchi 87' | Attendance: 28,215 Referee: Yusuke Araki |
| 5 August 2018 20 | Kawasaki Frontale | 2–0 | Yokohama F. Marinos | Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium |
| 20:00 | Kobayashi 34' 71' Oshima 53'Morita 64' | Shinozuka 37' Kida 87' | Attendance: 23,033 Referee: Masuya Ueda |
| 11 August 2018 21 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 1–2 | Kawasaki Frontale | IAI Stadium Nihondaira |
| 19:00 | Douglas 5' | Kobayashi 32' Oshima 64'Saito 84' | Attendance: 18,129 Referee: Hajime Matsuo |
| 15 August 2018 22 | Kawasaki Frontale | 0–0 | Sagan Tosu | Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium |
| 20:00 | Attendance: 24,390 Referee: Ryuji Sato |
| 19 August 2018 23 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1–2 | Kawasaki Frontale | Edion Stadium Hiroshima |
| 20:00 | Patric 56' Chiba 76'Aoyama 78' | Kobayashi 63' 78' (pen) | Attendance: 14,211 Referee: Koichiro Fukushima |
| 25 August 2018 24 | Kawasaki Frontale | 1–0 | Vegalta Sendai | Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium |
| 20:00 | Nakamura 55' | Attendance: 23,816 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura |
| 1 September 2018 25 | Gamba Osaka | 2–0 | Kawasaki Frontale | Panasonic Stadium Suita |
| 20:00 | Wantanabe 7' Fábio 55'Fujiharu 82' | Elsinho 26' | Attendance: 19,683 Referee: Koei Koya |
| 15 September 2018 26 | Kawasaki Frontale | 7–0 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium |
| 20:00 | Ienaga 28' 45+1' Nakamura 30'Abe 40'Shimoda 57'Kobayashi 58'Chinen 86'Tanaka 90+1' | Kim 38' Fukumori 82'Ono 90' | Attendance: 22,522 Referee: Atsushi Kamimura |
| 22 September 2018 27 | Kawasaki Frontale | 3–1 | Nagoya Grampus | Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium |
| 20:00 | Izumi 20' (o.g) Abe 34'Kobayashi 63' | Izumi 38' Neto 41'Kobayashi 43'Maeda 59' | Attendance: 23,790 Referee: Itaru Hirose |
| 29 September 2018 28 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 1–2 | Kawasaki Frontale | Transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki |
| 20:00 | Kurogi 4' Juanma 90' | Chinen 35' Kobayashi 41'Nakamura 64'Ienaga 90' | Attendance: 12,430 Referee: Minoru Tojo |
| 7 October 2018 29 | Kashima Antlers | 0–0 | Kawasaki Frontale | Kashima Soccer Stadium |
| 14:00 | Silva 29' Misao 66'Jeong 68' | Abe 28' 90+1' Yu Kobayashi 38Morita 52'Kurumaya 89' | Attendance: 31,798 Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami |
| 20 October 2018 30 | Kawasaki Frontale | 5–3 | Vissel Kobe | Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium |
| 20:00 | Kobayashi 13' (pen) Ienaga 43'Saito 65'Oshima 69'Elsinho 76' | Nara 15' (o.g) Furuhashi 28'Mita 35' 71'Oskai 81' | Attendance: 24,441 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura |
| 3 November 2018 31 | Kawasaki Frontale | 3–0 | Kashiwa Reysol | Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium |
| 14:00 | Ienaga 21' 58' Morita 28'Taniguchi 33'Abe 89' | Kamata 26' | Attendance: 24,487 Referee: Ryuji Sato |
| 10 November 2018 32 | Cerezo Osaka | 2–1 | Kawasaki Frontale | Yanmar Stadium Nagai |
| 14:00 | Sugimoto 55' Yamamura 90+4' | Ienaga 90' (pen) | Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami |
| 24 November 2018 33 | Tokyo | 0–2 | Kawasaki Frontale | Ajinomoto Stadium |
| 14:00 | Higashi 56' | Chinen 19' Hasegawa 50'Kurumaya 58' | Referee: Masaaki Iemoto |
| 1 December 2018 34 | Kawasaki Frontale | 2–1 | Júbilo Iwata | Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium |
| 14:00 | Nara 83' Oi 90+4' (o.g) | Okubo 78' | Attendance: 24,062 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura |
J. League Cup
Results
| 5 September 2018 Quarter finals 1st leg | Kashima Antlers | 1–1 | Kawasaki Frontale | Kashima Soccer Stadium |
| 20:00 | Nishi 19' 64' Nagaki 72' | Akasaki 27' Chinen 32' (pen)Elsinho 41'Nara 72'Taniguchi 75'Ienaga 90' | Referee: Jumpei Iida |
| 9 September 2019 Quarter finals 2nd leg | Kawasaki Frontale | 1–3 (2–4 agg.) | Kashima Antlers | Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium |
| 20:00 | Taniguchi 27' Abe 51' (pen)Nara 53'Fitzgerald 86' | Silva 7' Yamamoto 28' 37'Uchida 71'Serginho 72' | Attendance: 19,214 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto |
Emperor's Cup
Results
| 6 June 2018 2nd Round | Kawasaki Frontale | 3–2 | Sony Sendai | Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium |
| 20:00 | Hasegawa 52' Elsinho 66'Ienaga 89' | Fujiwara 18' Miura 33' 75' | Attendance: 5,488 Referee: Kazuyoshi Enomoto |
| 11 July 2018 3rd Round | Mito HollyHock | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p) | Kawasaki Frontale | K's denki Stadium Mito |
| Tomita 90+3' | Taniguchi 4' Kurumaya 34'Fitzgerald 107' | Attendance: 3,058 Referee: Jumpei Iida | ||
| Penalties | ||||
 Tomita Kishimoto Funtani Saito | Chinen Shimoda Nakamura Hasegawa | |||
| 24 October 2018 Quarter finals | Montedio Yamagata | 3–2 | Kawasaki Frontale | ND Soft Stadium Yamagata |
| 20:00 | Kobayashi 2' Sakai 36'Sakano 49' | Chinen 60' 70' Jung 64' | Attendance: 5,356 Referee: Yusuke Araki |
AFC Champions League
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SSI | ULS | MEL | KAW | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Shanghai SIPG | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 11 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | |
| 2 |  Ulsan Hyundai | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 9 | 0–1 | — | 6–2 | 2–1 | ||
| 3 |  Melbourne Victory | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 8 | 2–1 | 3–3 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | Kawasaki Frontale | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | — |
Source: AFC
Results
| 13 February 2018 Group F | Kawasaki Frontale | 0–1 | Shanghai SIPG | Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium |
| 19:00 | Elkeson 23' Oscar 50' | Attendance: 12,193 Referee: Adham Mohammad |
Ulsan Hyundai v Kawasaki Frontale
| 20 February 2018 Group F | Ulsan Hyundai | 2–1 | Kawasaki Frontale | Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium |
| 19:00 | Jung 42' Lee 66' | Chinen 85' | Attendance: 2,398 Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi |
| 7 March 2018 Group F | Kawasaki Frontale | 2–2 | Melbourne Victory | Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium |
| 19:00 | Elsinho 28' Noborizato 55'Neto 78' | Berisha 36' Williams 56'Valeri 71'George 90+2' (pen) | Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim |
Melbourne Victory v Kawasaki Frontale
| 13 March 2018 Group F | Melbourne Victory | 1–0 | Kawasaki Frontale | AAMI Park |
| 17:30 | Williams 80' Barbarouses 90' | Eduardo 74' | Attendance: 6,639 Referee: Ammer Al Junaibi |
Shanghai SIPG v Kawasaki Frontale
| 4 April 2018 Group F | Shanghai SIPG | 1–1 | Kawasaki Frontale | Shanghai Stadium |
| 22:00 | Elkeson 68' | Chinen 74' | Attendance: 21,657 Referee: Valentin Kovalenko |
| 18 April 2018 Group F | Kawasaki Frontale | 2–2 | Ulsan Hyundai | Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium |
| 20:00 | Suzuki 2' Hasegawa 43' | Kim 35' S-h.Lee 44'Park 47'Y-j.Lee 50' | Attendance: 8,422 Referee: Khamis Al Marri |
References
External links
- (in Japanese) J.League official site
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