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.
| 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.[1]
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
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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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[lower-alpha 1] |
Source: Meiji Yasuda J1 League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champion
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champion
Notes:
- Urawa Red Diamonds qualified for the 2019 AFC Champions League group stage as 2018 Emperor's Cup winners.
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 |
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| 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 |
| 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
- "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.
- J.League
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