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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. They will also compete in the J.League Cup, Emperor's Cup, and AFC Champions League.

Kawasaki Frontale
2018 season
ManagerJapanToru Oniki
StadiumKawasaki Todoroki Stadium
J1 LeagueChampions
2018 AFC Champions LeagueGroup stage
2018 Emperor's CupQuarter finals
← 2017
2019 →

Squad edit

As of 22 January 2018.[1]

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 FW   JPN Yoshito Okubo
5 MF   JPN Shogo Taniguchi
6 MF   JPN Yusuke Tasaka
7 DF   JPN Shintaro Kurumaya
8 MF   JPN Hiroyuki Abe
9 FW   JPN Shuhei Akasaki
10 MF   JPN Ryota Oshima
11 FW   JPN Yu Kobayashi (captain)
14 MF   JPN Kengo Nakamura
16 MF   JPN Tatsuya Hasegawa
17 DF   JPN Yuto Takeoka
18 DF   BRA Elsinho
19 MF   JPN Kentaro Moriya
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW   JPN Kei Chinen
21 MF   BRA Eduardo Neto
22 MF   JPN Hokuto Shimoda
23 DF   BRA Eduardo Bendini
24 GK   JPN Shunsuke Ando
25 MF   JPN Hidemasa Morita
26 DF   PHI Jefferson Tabinas
27 FW   JPN Yuto Suzuki
28 MF   JPN Yasuto Wakizaka
29 DF   JPN Michael Fitzgerald
30 GK   JPN Shota Arai
31 GK   JPN William Popp
32 MF   JPN Ao Tanaka
33 MF   JPN Taisei Miyashiro
37 MF   JPN Manabu Saito
41 MF   JPN Akihiro Ienaga

Out on loan edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF   JPN Ko Itakura (at Vegalta Sendai)
— MF   JPN Koji Miyoshi (at Consadole Sapporo)

Competitions edit

Super Cup edit

Main article: 2018 Japanese 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 edit

Main article: 2018 J1 League

[2]

League table edit

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[a]
Source: Meiji Yasuda J1 League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Urawa Red Diamonds qualified for the 2019 AFC Champions League group stage as 2018 Emperor's Cup winners.

Results edit

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   38
Morita   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 edit

Main article: 2018 J. League Cup

Results edit

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 edit

Main article: 2018 Emperor's Cup

Results edit

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 edit

Main article: 2018 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 edit

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
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
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
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 edit

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ J.League

External links edit

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