2020 Kawasaki Frontale Season
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.
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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) | ||
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Squad
As of 20 July 2020.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
Transfers in
Transfers out
| Date | Position | Player | To | Type | Source |
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| 28 Sep 2020 | GK |  Eisuke Fujishima | Montedio Yamagata | Full | |
| 6 Apr 2020 | MF | Koji Miyoshi |  Royal Antwerp | Full | |
| 1 Feb 2020 | FW | Shuhei Akasaki | Vegalta Sendai | Full | |
| 1 Feb 2020 | GK | Shota Arai | JEF United Chiba | Full | |
| 1 Feb 2020 | DF | Tatsuki Nara | Kashima Antlers | Full | |
| 1 Feb 2020 | MF | Hiroyuki Abe | Nagoya Grampus | Full | |
| 1 Feb 2020 | FW | Kei Chinen | Oita Trinita | Loan | |
| 1 Feb 2020 | DF | Kazuaki Mawatari | Shonan Bellmare | Loan | |
| 21 Mar 2020 | GK | Hiroki Mawatari | Fagiano Okayama | Full | |
| 1 Feb 2020 | DF |  Jefferson Tabinas | Gamba Osaka | Loan | |
| 1 Feb 2020 | GK | William Popp | Fagiano Okayama | Loan | |
| 1 Feb 2020 | DF |  Maguinho | Yokohama FC | Loan | |
| 1 Feb 2020 | MF | Daiya Tono | Avispa Fukuoka | Loan | |
| 1 Feb 2020 | MF | Yuto Suzuki | Matsumoto Yamaga FC | Loan | |
| 1 Feb 2020 | FW | Ten Miyagi | Kataller Toyama | Loan | |
| 1 Feb 2020 | MF | Caio César | V-Varen Nagasaki | Loan extension |
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 |
| 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 |
| 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
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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  80'Riki Harakawa 83' | 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  2'Hasegawa 30'Ienaga 43'Yamane 81' | Report | Uchida 17' Own goal 32' Machida 76'Nagaki 87' | Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Jumpei Iida |
| 8 July 2020 3 | FC Tokyo | 0–4 | Kawasaki Frontale | Chōfu, Tokyo |
| 19:33 JST | Report | Oshima 17' Damião 23' Hasegawa 28', 45'Tanaka 56' | Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura |
| 11 July 2020 4 | Kawasaki Frontale | 3–1 | Kashiwa Reysol | Kawasaki, Kanagawa |
| 19:00 JST | Wakizaka 31' Ienaga 40', 42'Kurumaya 44'Damião 52'Morita 89' | Report | Goya 56' Someya 61'Segawa 90+4' | 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 59' | Report | Wakizaka 28' Kobayashi 75', 83' Ienaga 78' Tanibuchi 90+6' | 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 30' Michibuchi 38' | Report | Kobayashi 58', 68' Yamane 59' | 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 61' Mitoma 78' Tanaka 88' | Report | Elyounoussi 57' | 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 48' | 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 5' Damião 24' | 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 79' | Report | Kurumaya 35' Mitoma 50', 63' Damião 55' Kobayashi 87', 90+5' | 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 21' Ienaga 42' Kobayashi 53' Mitoma 75'Damião 77' | Report | Mendes 7' Seko 58' | 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 44' | 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 30' Douglas 42' | Report | Oshima 23' Hatate 75' | 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 21' 74' Damião 51' Nakamura 85' Mitoma 87' | 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 2' | Report | Mitoma 33' 50' Ienaga 48' | 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 8' Damião 83' Miyashiro 85' | Report | Furuhashi 23' Fujimoto 59' | 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 14' 51' Damião 47' Yamamura 50' Kobayashi 88' | Report | Asano 90' | 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 37' Kobayashi 50' Damião 90+2' | 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 22' Hatate 46' 67' | Report | Kobayashi 48' Sato 74' | 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 18' | 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 62' | Report | Seko 37' (og) Damião 83' Mitoma 84' | 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 41' | 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 56' Mitoma 90+5' | 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 44' Jesiel 57' 65' | 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 24' (pen) Nakamura 74' | Report | Diego Oliveira 57' | 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 62' Arano 65' | 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 75' | Report | Wakizaka 18' | 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 53' Jesiel 90' Kobayashi 90+5' | Report | Hatanaka 59' | 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 36' | 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 22' Ienaga 45' 49' 73' Saito 90' | 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 11' Renato Augusto 40' | Report | Tanaka 21' Yamane 89' | 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 86' | Report | Taniguchi 57' | 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 53' Mitoma 59' Kobayashi 61' | Report | Koroki 11' | 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 14' Segawa 46' | Report | Ienaga 48' 81' Leandro Damião 55' | 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 39' Tanaka 83' | 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 55' | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kawasaki Frontale | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 7 | — | — | — | 5–1 | |
| 2 | Nagoya Grampus | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | 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 | — |