2021 Kawasaki Frontale season

The 2021 season is Kawasaki Frontale's 17th consecutive season in the J1 League, where they have lifted the title in three of the past four seasons. They also will compete in the AFC Champions League, Emperor's Cup, J.League Cup, and the Japanese Super Cup.

Kawasaki Frontale

2021 season
Chairman	Yoshihiro Warashina
Manager	Toru Oniki
Stadium	Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
J1 League	Pre-season
Emperor's Cup	Second round
J. League Cup	Quarter-finals
AFC Champions League	Group stage
Japanese Super Cup	Final
Home colours Away colours

Squad

As of 23 Jan 2021.[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 MF  JPN Koki Tsukagawa 4 DF  BRA Jesiel 5 MF  JPN Shogo Taniguchi (captain) 6 MF  BRA João Schmidt 7 DF  JPN Shintaro Kurumaya 8 MF  JPN Yasuto Wakizaka 9 FW  BRA Leandro Damião 10 MF  JPN Ryota Oshima 11 FW  JPN Yu Kobayashi 13 DF  JPN Miki Yamane 15 DF  JPN Zain Issaka 16 MF  JPN Tatsuya Hasegawa 17 MF  JPN Kazuki Kozuka

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 MF  JPN Kaoru Mitoma 19 FW  JPN Daiya Tono 20 FW  JPN Kei Chinen 21 GK  JPN Shunsuke Ando 22 MF  JPN Kento Tachibanada 24 FW  JPN Ten Miyagi 25 MF  JPN Ao Tanaka 26 DF  JPN Kaito Kamiya 27 GK  JPN Kenta Tanno 28 MF  JPN Kazuya Yamamura 30 MF  JPN Shuto Tanabe 40 GK  KOR Lee Kyung-tae 41 MF  JPN Akihiro Ienaga 47 FW  JPN Reo Hatate

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Player	From	Type	Source
1 Feb 2021	DF	Shuto Tanabe	Shizuoka Gakuen High School	Full	[2]
1 Feb 2021	MF	Kento Tachibanada	Toin University	Full	[3]
1 Feb 2021	FW	Ten Miyagi	Kataller Toyama	Loan return	[4]
1 Feb 2021	FW	Kei Chinen	Oita Trinita	Loan return	[5]
1 Feb 2021	FW	Daiya Tono	Avispa Fukuoka	Loan return	[6]
1 Feb 2021	MF	Koki Tsukagawa	Matsumoto Yamaga FC	Full	[7]
1 Feb 2021	MF	Kazuki Kozuka	Oita Trinita	Full	[8]
1 Feb 2021	MF	Lee Kyung-tae	Fagiano Okayama	Loan extension	[9]
1 Feb 2021	MF	João Schmidt	Nagoya Grampus	Full	[10]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Player	To	Type	Source
1 Jan 2021	MF	Kengo Nakamura		Retired	[11]
1 Feb 2021	DF	Kazuaki Mawatari	Omiya Ardija	Full	[12]
1 Feb 2021	GK	William Popp	Oita Trinita	Full	[13]
1 Feb 2021	DF	Maguinho	Yokohama FC	Loan	[14]
1 Feb 2021	MF	Yuto Suzuki	Júbilo Iwata	Full	[15]
1 Feb 2021	DF	Diogo Mateus	Ferroviária	Loan return	[16]
1 Feb 2021	MF	Hokuto Shimoda	Oita Trinita	Full	[17]
1 Feb 2021	DF	Jefferson Tabinas	Mito HollyHock	Full	[18]
7 Jan 2021	MF	Hidemasa Morita	Santa Clara	Full	[19]
8 Jan 2021	FW	Taisei Miyashiro	Tokushima Vortis	Loan	[20]
8 Jan 2021	MF	Koki Harada	Gainare Tottori	Loan	[21]
9 Jan 2021	MF	Manabu Saito	Nagoya Grampus	Full	[22]
9 Jan 2021	MF	Caio César	V-Varen Nagasaki	Full	[23]

Competitions

J1 League

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
5	Consadole Sapporo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Yokohama F. Marinos	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Kawasaki Frontale	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Gamba Osaka	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Nagoya Grampus	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played on 26 February 2021. Source: Meiji Yasuda J1 League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goal scored; 7) Fair-play points.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source: see below

Results by matchday

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	H	A
Result
Position

Source: See Below
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

26 February 2021 1	Kawasaki Frontale	–	Yokohama F. Marinos	Kawasaki, Kanagawa
19:00 JST		Report		Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium

6 March 2021 2	Vegalta Sendai	–	Kawasaki Frontale	Sendai
14:00 JST		Report		Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai

10 March 2021 3	Kawasaki Frontale	–	Tokushima Vortis	Kawasaki
19:00 JST		Report		Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium

13 March 2021 4	Kawasaki Frontale	–	Kashiwa Reysol	Kawasaki
17:00 JST		Report		Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium

17 March 2021 5	Vissel Kobe	–	Kawasaki Frontale	Kobe, Hyogo
19:00 JST		Report		Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe

21 March 2021 6	Urawa Reds	–	Kawasaki Frontale	Urawa
15:00 JST		Report		Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002

3 April 2021 7	Kawasaki Frontale	–	Oita Trinita	Kawasaki
19:00 JST		Report		Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium

7 April 2021 8	Kawasaki Frontale	–	Sagan Tosu	Kawasaki
19:00 JST		Report		Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium

11 April 2021 9	FC Tokyo	–	Kawasaki Frontale	Chōfu, Tokyo
14:00 JST		Report		Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium

TBD 10	Kawasaki Frontale	–	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Kawasaki
TBD JST				Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium

3 March 2021 11	Kawasaki Frontale	–	Cerezo Osaka	Kawasaki
19:00 JST		Report		Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium

12 May 2021 12	Kawasaki Frontale	–	Nagoya Grampus	Kawasaki
19:00 JST		Report		Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium

30 June 2021 13	Gamba Osaka	–	Kawasaki Frontale	Suita, Osaka
19:00 JST		Report		Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita

16 May 2021 14	Kawasaki Frontale	–	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	Kawasaki
15:00 JST		Report		Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium

22 May 2021 15	Kawasaki Frontale	–	Yokohama FC	Kawasaki
15:00 JST		Report		Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium

26 May 2021 16	Shonan Bellmare	–	Kawasaki Frontale	Hiratsuka, Kanagawa
19:00 JST		Report		Stadium: Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka

30 May 2021 17	Kawasaki Frontale	–	Kashima Antlers	Kawasaki
19:00 JST		Report		Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium

19 June 2021 18	Shimizu S-Pulse	–	Kawasaki Frontale	Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka
19:00 JST		Report		Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira

23 June 2021 19	Kawasaki Frontale	–	Avispa Fukuoka	Kawasaki
19:00 JST		Report		Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium

26 June 2021 20	Kawasaki Frontale	–	Vegalta Sendai	Kawasaki
19:00 JST		Report		Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium

3 July 2021 21	Yokohama FC	–	Kawasaki Frontale	Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama
18:00 JST		Report		Stadium: NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium

11 July 2021 22	Nagoya Grampus	–	Kawasaki Frontale	Toyota, Aichi
19:00 JST		Report		Stadium: Toyota Stadium

9 August 2021 23	Oita Trinita	–	Kawasaki Frontale	Ōita, Ōita
19:00 JST		Report		Stadium: Showa Denko Dome Oita

14 August 2021 24	Kashiwa Reysol	–	Kawasaki Frontale	Kashiwa, Chiba
19:00 JST		Report		Stadium: Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium

21 August 2021 25	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	–	Kawasaki Frontale	Hiroshima
19:00 JST		Report		Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima

25 August 2021 26	Avispa Fukuoka	–	Kawasaki Frontale	Fukuoka
19:00 JST		Report		Stadium: Best Denki Stadium

28 August 2021 27	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	–	Kawasaki Frontale	Sapporo
14:00 JST		Report		Stadium: Sapporo Atsubetsu Stadium

11 September 2021 or 12 September 2021 28	Kawasaki Frontale	–	Vissel Kobe	Kawasaki
TBD JST		Report		Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium

18 September 2021 or 19 September 2021 or 20 September 2021 29	Tokushima Vortis	–	Kawasaki Frontale	Naruto, Tokushima
TBD JST		Report		Stadium: Pocarisweat Stadium

25 September 2021 or 26 September 2021 30	Kawasaki Frontale	–	Shonan Bellmare	Kawasaki
TBD JST		Report		Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium

2 October 2021 or 3 October 2021 31	Kawasaki Frontale	–	FC Tokyo	Kawasaki
TBD JST		Report		Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium

16 October 2021 or 17 October 2021 32	Kashima Antlers	–	Kawasaki Frontale	Kashima, Ibaraki
TBD JST		Report		Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium

23 October 2021 or 24 October 2021 33	Kawasaki Frontale	–	Shimizu S-Pulse	Kawasaki
TBD JST		Report		Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium

TBD 34	Sagan Tosu	–	Kawasaki Frontale	TBD
TBD JST

TBD 35	Kawasaki Frontale	–	Urawa Reds	Kawasaki
TBD JST				Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium

20 November 2021 36	Cerezo Osaka	–	Kawasaki Frontale	Nagai, Osaka
TBD JST		Report		Stadium: Yodoko Sakura Stadium

27 November 2021 37	Kawasaki Frontale	–	Gamba Osaka	Kawasaki
TBD JST		Report		Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium

4 December 2021 38	Yokohama F. Marinos	–	Kawasaki Frontale	Yokohama
TBD JST		Report		Stadium: Nissan Stadium

Results

9 June 2020 2	Kawasaki Frontale	v	TBD	TBD
TBD JST				Stadium: TBD

Prime stage

1 September 2021 Quarterfinal Leg 1	Kawasaki Frontale	–	TBD	TBD
TBD JST				Stadium: TBD

5 September 2021 Quarterfinal Leg 2	TBD	–	Kawasaki Frontale	TBD
TBD JST				Stadium: TBD

Japanese Super Cup

20 February 2021	Kawasaki Frontale	v	Gamba Osaka	Saitama Stadium 2002
13:35		Report

AFC Champions League

Group stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		KAW	BJG	UNI	I4
1	Kawasaki Frontale	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Round of 16		—
2	Beijing Guoan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	May advance to Round of 16 through best runners-up			—
3	United City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					—
4	Winners of Play-off East 2.4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						—

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: AFC

Honors

Individual

Statistics

Goal scorers

Rank	No.	Pos.	Player	J.League	AFC Champions League	Emperor's Cup	J.League Cup	Japanese Super Cup	Total
Total				0	0	0	0	0	0

Clean sheets

Rank	No.	Pos.	Player	J.League	AFC Champions League	Emperor's Cup	J.League Cup	Japanese Super Cup	Total
1	1	GK	Jung Sung-ryong	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total				0	0	0	0	0	0

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