Kawasaki Frontale

Japanese football club

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Football club

Kawasaki Frontale
川崎フロンターレ

Full name| Kawasaki Frontale
Nickname(s)| Azzurro Nero (Blue-black), Frontale
Founded| 1955; 69 years ago (1955) as Fujitsu SC
Ground| Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium,
Nakahara, Kawasaki, Japan
Capacity| 26,232
Owner| Fujitsu
Chairman| Yoshihiro Warashina
Manager| Toru Oniki
League| J1 League
2023| J1 League, 8th of 18
Website| Club website

Home colours

Away colours

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Current season

Kawasaki Frontale (川崎フロンターレ, Kawasaki Furontāre) is a Japanese professional football club based in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo. The club currently compete in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the country. Their home stadium is Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium in Nakahara Ward, located in the central area of Kawasaki.

## History

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Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium

### Establishment and earlier years (1955–1977)

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The club was founded in 1955 as Fujitsu Soccer Club. It was one of many city clubs that comprised the Japan Soccer League (JSL), including Yomiuri (later Tokyo Verdy 1969), Toshiba (later Consadole Sapporo) and NKK SC (now defunct). They first made the JSL Division 1 in 1977, only to be relegated the next season.

### Professional transition and relegations (1997–2000)

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Fujitsu's club became professional in 1997, and changed its name to "Kawasaki Frontale", which means "frontal" in Italian. The club old crest and colours are based on those of Brazilian side Grêmio, because both clubs have cooperated since 26 March 1997.[1]

The club joined the second division of the J.League in 1999 and went on to become the champion of the division. But in the next season, they sank to the bottom of J.League Division 1 and were relegated.

Frontale would not return to the top flight until 2000, when they were promoted to the rebranded J1. But, they were once again dropped to the J2 at the end of the season.

### Back to the top flight and AFC Champions League debut (2004–2007)

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In 2004, Frontale crowned champions of J2 and won promotion to J1 for the second time. With the former rival city clubs out of the way due to relocation or liquidation, they began building their power base in the city.

In 2006, the club achieved runners-up position in J1, their highest league position up to that time. As a result, they entered the AFC Champions League for the first time in 2007 from the group stage.

Kawasaki made important success in the competition, as they became the first Japanese club for qualifying its group stage before the eventual winners, Urawa Red Diamonds. However, they eventually lost in the quarter finals against Iranian club, Sepahan, in a penalty shoot-out, following two scoreless games.

### Prominence era (2017–present)

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After two more second-place finishes in 2008 and 2009, Kawasaki finally won the title in 2017, coming from behind to upstage bitter rivals Kashima Antlers after they were held to a draw at Júbilo Iwata, 16 seasons and 40 years after their first promotion to the top division.

Kawasaki started to create history on the J.League by became first team to ever won four J1 titles on a five-year span, something that previously never happened. And after came up short multiple times in 2000, 2007, 2009 and 2017, they finally won their first J.League Cup on 2019 by beating Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo on penalties. In 2020, they successfully won their third J1 League title with 83 points, staying 17 points clear off the runners-up, Gamba Osaka. They made sure of the title with four games to spare, which was a record under the 34-match league format. With a player depth not being restricted to the starting XI, Frontale managed to get the best out of the five substitutions allowed by the J. League, per FIFA recommendation, instated after the COVID-19 outbreak. A good example was a breakout season by Kaoru Mitoma, who started more matches on the bench than in the starting XI.[2]

In 2021, Frontale continue to assert their dominance and display great performances throughout the season. They won their first title of the year in their very opening match of the season, after beating Gamba Osaka by 3–2 on the 2021 Japanese Super Cup.

Such rise of standards, eye-catching performances, and increase of national team level players coming from Frontale led foreign clubs to caught attention on their players. Among the most marking departures, Frontale saw two major talents leaving the club mid-season. The first one being Kaoru Mitoma, who got included in the 2020 J.League Best XI in his first full season as a professional despite playing less than half of his matches as a starter for Frontale, being signed by Brighton & Hove Albion of the Premier League. The second one was midfielder, Ao Tanaka. The 2020 J.League Rookie of the Year which quickly earned his spot on the starting XI after turning professional, transferring to Fortuna Düsseldorf of 2\. Bundesliga on loan, which later would have his deal turning permanent. They weren't the only departures leaving a mark on the team, as they followed Hidemasa Morita to Europe, as the latter went on to sign for Santa Clara of the Primeira Liga.

However, despite Frontale having their future performances being apparently threatened after these departures, the club went on to win the 2021 J1 League with a record-breaking season, which saw them: Winning the most points on a single J1 League season ever, with 92 points won on 38 matches; Achieving the fewest number of losses on a J1 League season, registering only two losses in total (the first J1 loss only came six months after the season opening); Being the joint unbeaten team at home matches in a J1 League season, equalling Urawa Red Diamonds's tally in 2006; Being the first ever J1 team to win more than 80 points on consecutive seasons.[3]

Leandro Damião, with 23 goals, was Frontale's individual highlight on the 2021 season, helping him win the MVP award, after being the joint league top-scorer and one of the players with the most assists of the tournament. The latter record was accomplished by another Frontale players, Miki Yamane, which also saw several call-ups for the National Team throughout the 2021 and 2022 season, alongside other Frontale players and formers players, like the team captain Shogo Taniguchi, and midfielder Yasuto Wakizaka. They joined many other players who previously were selected for the Japan national football team while playing at Frontale.[4] Of the selected players, some players can be highlighted, like defender Yoshinobu Minowa, who was selected in 2005. After the 2006 FIFA World Cup, midfielder Kengo Nakamura and forward Kazuki Ganaha became new Japan internationals, especially Kengo Nakamura, who being a mainstay at club and country for a long time. Long-serving for the national team, goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima was also selected while at Frontale, making his debut on the 2008 East Asian Cup. Shuhei Terada, who played all of his 13-year professional career at Frontale, was also selected for the national team from 2008 to 2009.

After five consecutive seasons winning at least one major title from 2017 to 2021, Frontale tasted a season without winning any silverware for the entire 2022. Taking their previous overall season into account, the club went through an uninspired season, which saw early eliminations in all four competitions the club played that involved knockout-stage formats. On February, the club already saw their first match of the season resulting on a defeat, after losing 2–0 by Urawa Red Diamonds at the Super Cup. On April, the club was eliminated at the 2022 AFC Champions League at its group stage, finishing their group as runners-up, behind Malaysian champions Johor Darul Ta'zim. On June, at the Emperor's Cup, Frontale were unexpectedly eliminated, at the third round of the competition, after being defeated by J2 League club Tokyo Verdy by 1–0.

On the latter half of the season, Frontale continued an atypically poor run of form. On August, the club started their campaign at the J.League Cup, entering the competition late in the double-legged quarter-finals, after receiving a bye from the early stages of the competition due to their AFC Champions League qualification. The club played this quarter-finals against Cerezo Osaka, and was awarded the hosting rights of the tie's second leg. Despite not losing any of the two legs, Frontale didn't won any, either. At Cerezo, the match ended 1–1, giving a theoretical relief for Frontale ahead of the match, who only needed a 0–0 draw or a win to proceed in the competition. Frontale started the second leg winning 2–0, with Marcinho scoring two goals at the 40th and 53rd minute. Surprisingly, Frontale collapsed at the dying minutes of the match, conceding two heading goals at the 90th and 95th minute, respectively.

Following the elimination at the J.League Cup, only the J1 League title was then available for Frontale to chase. Oscillating placements throughout the campaign, the club still managed to finish five separate matchweeks at the top of the league in the first half of the season. In the second half of the season, though, never again did Frontale get past the second place. Serving as a minor consolation for their season, the club held to a hardly-fought title chase alongside Sanfrecce Hiroshima (until the closing matchweeks). On December, at the 38th round, the last round of the season, Frontale were narrow two points away from first-placed Yokohama F. Marinos. A 13-goal difference was also in Frontale's way, meaning that in the more realistic scenario, Frontale needed to win their match and expect Marinos to lose theirs. Playing the round against FC Tokyo, Frontale were early threatened with a red card, as Jung Sung-ryong was sent off a few minutes after Frontale's first goal. Despite playing the rest of the match with 10 players, Frontale still managed to win past FC Tokyo by 3–2. Playing against Vissel Kobe, Marinos won the match by 3–1, and then were handed the J1 League title. On the plus side, finishing as the league's runners-up led the club to qualify for the 2023–24 AFC Champions League, entering the competition in the group stage.

On 9 December 2023, Frontale won the 2023 Emperor's Cup title, beating Kashiwa Reysol 8–7 in the penalty shootout after the match ended 0–0.[5] This second national cup victory resulting their qualification for the 2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite, entering directly from the league stage.

On 17 February 2024, Frontale defeated 2023 J1 League champions, Vissel Kobe, in the 2024 Japanese Super Cup at Japan National Stadium to clinch their third title of the competition.[6][7]

## Rivalries

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### Tamagawa Clásico

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Frontale's rivalry with FC Tokyo is known as the Tamagawa Clásico (using the Spanish word "Clásico" as used in derbies in Spain and Latin America). The two clubs first met in the inaugural Kanto Soccer League in 1967, but did not meet again until 1991 in the old Japan Soccer League Division 2 and were rivals for promotion to the J.League in the 1990s. They co-founded the new J2 League in 1999 and were promoted together the same year, and although Frontale were immediately relegated, they were promoted again in 2005 and have regularly met since then.

Frontale also has a Tamagawa rivalry with Tokyo Verdy 1969, which was originally also based in Kawasaki and moved to Chofu, Tokyo in 2000. The two were co-founders of the JSL Division 2 in 1972 and, although spent 20 seasons (1979 to 1999) in separate tiers, rekindled the rivalry in the late 1990s as Kawasaki fans deserted Tokyo Verdy to support Frontale, seen as a more community-focused club, and since then their fortunes have reversed as Frontale is a top flight mainstay while Tokyo Verdy sunk into the second tier beginning in 2005.

## Affiliated clubs

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* Fukushima United (1 February 2024−31 January 2026)[8]
* Grêmio (26 March 1997−present)

## Kit and colours

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### Kit

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Season(s) | Main Shirt Sponsor | Collarbone Sponsor | Additional Sponsor(s) | Kit Manufacturer

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2018 | Fujitsu | \- /
RENOSY | \- /
Fujitsu BSC | SMBC Nikko Securities | Fujitsu Fsas | Fujitsu Marketing | PFU | Puma
2019
2020 | Fujitsu Marketing /
Fujitsu Japan
2021 | Anker Japan | Fujitsu Japan | \- /
Matsuo Komuten
2022  | Kawasaki Shinkin Bank | Matsuo Corporation  |  |
2023  | Ebara Food Industry  | PwC Consulting

### Kit evolution

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Home Kit - 1st

1999-2000

2001-2003

2004-2005

2006

2007

2008

2009-2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

Away Kit - 2nd

1999-2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

Alternative kits - 3rd

2014
ACL

2014
Kawasaki City 90th Anniversary

2015
New Main Stand Completion

2016 Cup Competition

2016
Space Brothers Collaboration

2017
ACL 1st

2017
ACL 2nd

2017
SUMMER

2018
ACL 1st

2018
ACL 2nd

2018
Limited

2019
ACL 1st

2019
ACL 2nd

2019
Kawasaki City 95th Anniversary

2020
Limited

2021
ACL 1st

2021
ACL 2nd

2021
Limited

2022
ACL 1st

2022
ACL 2nd

2022
Limited

## Players

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### Current squad

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As of 30 July 2024.[9][10]

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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1  | GK |  KOR | Jung Sung-ryong
2  | DF |  JPN | Kota Takai
3  | DF |  JPN | Takuma Ominami
4  | DF |  BRA | Jesiel
5  | DF |  JPN | Asahi Sasaki
6  | MF |  BRA | Zé Ricardo
7  | DF |  JPN | Shintaro Kurumaya
8  | MF |  JPN | Kento Tachibanada
9  | FW |  BRA | Erison
10  | MF |  JPN | Ryota Oshima
11  | FW |  JPN | Yu Kobayashi (vice-captain)
13  | DF |  JPN | Sota Miura
14  | MF |  JPN | Yasuto Wakizaka (captain)
15  | DF |  JPN | Shuto Tanabe
16  | MF |  JPN | Tatsuki Seko (vice-captain)
17  | FW |  JPN | Daiya Tono
18  | FW |  FRA | Bafétimbi Gomis
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20  | FW |  JPN | Shin Yamada (vice-captain)
21  | GK |  JPN | Shunsuke Andō
22  | GK |  JPN | Yuki Hayasaka
23  | FW |  BRA | Marcinho
24  | FW |  JPN | Ten Miyagi
26  | MF |  JPN | Hinata Yamauchi
28  | MF |  BRA | Patrick Verhon
30  | MF |  JPN | Yusuke Segawa
31  | DF |  JPN | Sai van Wermeskerken
32  | FW |  JPN | Soma Kanda
34  | MF |  JPN | Kota Yui
35  | DF |  JPN | Yuichi Maruyama (vice-captain)
39  | DF |  JPN | Kaito Tsuchiya Type 2
41  | MF |  JPN | Akihiro Ienaga
77  | MF |  JPN | Yuki Yamamoto
99  | GK |  JPN | Naoto Kamifukumoto
-- | DF |  COL | César Haydar (on loan from Red Bull Bragantino)

### Out on loan

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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25  | MF |  JPN | Renji Matsui (on loan at Vegalta Sendai)
-- | DF |  JPN | Yuto Matsunagane (on loan at Fukushima United)
-- | MF |  JPN | Takatora Einaga (on loan at Tegevajaro Miyazaki)
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-- | MF |  JPN | Toya Myogan (on loan at Vegalta Sendai)
-- | MF |  JPN | Yuto Ozeki (on loan at Fukushima United)
-- | FW |  JPN | Taiyo Igarashi (on loan at Renofa Yamaguchi)

### Kawasaki Frontale U-18

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As of 7 April 2024.

The main U-18 team of Kawasaki Frontale currently plays in 2024 Prince Takamado U-18 Premier League, the top-flight league for U-18 team of football clubs and senior high school football teams in the country. Only the registered players for the competition will be displayed.[11][12][13]

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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1  | GK |  JPN | Kensho Yamamoto
2  | DF |  JPN | Shotaro Shibata (vice-captain)
3  | DF |  JPN | Daiki Yamanaka
4  | DF |  JPN | Shunsuke Hayashi (vice-captain)
5  | DF |  JPN | Kaito Tsuchiya (captain)
6  | DF |  JPN | Yuta Saina
7  | MF |  JPN | Umi Kajisa (vice-captain)
8  | MF |  JPN | Haruki Chiku
9  | FW |  JPN | Takeshi Katori
10  | MF |  JPN | Mikito Yagoshi
11  | MF |  JPN | Shotaro Kodama
13  | FW |  JPN | Hinata Masuda
14  | FW |  JPN | Shuto Hatta
15  | DF |  JPN | Noriharu Kan
16  | GK |  JPN | Naoto Matsuzawa
17  | FW |  JPN | Yutaro Onda
19  | GK |  JPN | Haruki Izawa
20  | MF |  JPN | Rensuke Fujii
21  | GK |  JPN | Kantaro Iwata
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22  | DF |  JPN | Kaito Luca Patience
23  | MF |  JPN | Haruki Kusuda
24  | MF |  JPN | Ryota Kashimura
25  | MF |  JPN | Issei Hirauchi
26  | MF |  JPN | Kakeru Shinbori
27  | MF |  JPN | Luka Hiroto Stemper
28  | MF |  JPN | Hayato Hiratsuka
29  | DF |  JPN | Asuto Fujita
30  | DF |  JPN | Kyo Kikuchi
31  | MF |  JPN | Yohei Yamakawa
32  | MF |  JPN | Kosuke Nagasaki
33  | GK |  JPN | Kanta Okamoto
34  | MF |  JPN | Hiroto Ogawa
35  | MF |  JPN | Katsuyoshi Kinoshita
36  | DF |  JPN | Shota Ogawa
37  | FW |  JPN | Eita Mikami
38  | FW |  JPN | Yuma Okuda
39  | FW |  JPN | Neo Hirose

## Club officials

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Position | Name

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Manager  |  Toru Oniki
Assistant manager  |  Shuhei Terada
First-Team coach  |  Tatsuya Murata
Yu Nikaido
Keita Kano
Goalkeeper coach  |  Tomoaki Ishino
Physical coach  |  Takanori Ishii
Analyst  |  Ryoga Matsuno
Trainer  |  Toshiyuki Tokorozawa
Yoji Hirahara
Tomohisa Seki
Katsuhiro Suzuki
Physiotherapist  |  Hiroshi Nishimura
Ryota Kudo
Interpreter  |  Daigo Terasaki
Kazuya Nakayama
Hiroto Furukawa
Kim Myong-ho
Roupeiro  |  Hiroyuki Ito
Side manager  |  Takashi Seto
Akito Kobayashi
Scouting  |  Tatsuru Mukojima
Doctor  |  Hiroshi Iwaso
Hidetaka Goto
Yutaro Ishida
Ryota Kuzuhara
Eisaburo Honda
Kensuke Kimura

## Records and statistics

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Further information: List of Kawasaki Frontale records and statistics

Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Promoted | Relegated

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1997 | JFL | 16  | 3rd |  | Did not enter  | 3rd round  | –  | –
1998 | 16  | 2nd |  | Group stage  | 3rd round  | –  | –
1999 | J2 | 10 | 1st | 5,396  | 1st round  | 4th round  | –  | –
2000 | J1 | 16 | 16th | 7,439  | Runners-up  | 3rd round  | –  | –
2001 | J2 | 12 | 7th | 3,784  | Quarter finals  | Semi-finals  | –  | –
2002 | 12 | 4th | 5,247  | Did not qualify  | Quarter finals  | –  | –
2003 | 12 | 3rd | 7,258  | 4th round  | –  | –
2004 | 12 | 1st | 9,148  | 5th round  | –  | –
2005 | J1 | 18 | 8th | 13,658  | Group stage  | Quarter finals  | –  | –
2006 | 18 | 2nd | 14,340  | Semi-finals  | 5th round  | –  | –
2007 | 18 | 5th | 17,338  | Runners-up  | Semi-finals  | –  | Quarter finals
2008 | 18 | 2nd | 17,565  | Group stage  | 5th round  | –  | –
2009 | 18 | 2nd | 18,847  | Runners-up  | Quarter finals  | –  | Quarter finals
2010 | 18 | 5th | 18,562  | Semi-finals  | 4th round  | –  | Group stage
2011 | 18 | 11th | 17,340  | 2nd round  | 4th round  | –  | –
2012 | 18 | 8th | 17,807  | Group stage  | 4th round  | –  | –
2013 | 18 | 3rd | 16,644  | Semi-finals  | Quarter finals  | –  | –
2014 | 18 | 6th | 16,661  | Semi-finals  | 3rd round  | –  | Round of 16
2015 | 18 | 5th | 20,999  | Group stage  | 4th round  | –  | –
2016 | 18 | 3rd | 22,136  | Group stage  | Runners-up  | –  | –
2017 | 18 | 1st | 22,112  | Runners-up  | Quarter finals  | –  | Quarter finals
2018 | 18 | 1st | 23,218  | Quarter finals  | Quarter finals  | Runners-up  | Group stage
2019 | 18 | 4th | 23,272  | Winners  | 4th round  | Winners  | Group stage
2020 † | 18 | 1st | 7,862  | Semi final | Winners | –  | –
2021 † | 20 | 1st | 7,342  | Quarter finals | Semi-finals | Winners  | Round of 16
2022 | 18 | 2nd | 17,939  | Quarter finals | 3rd round | Runners-up  | Group stage
2023 | 18 | 8th | 19,840  | Group Stage | Winners | –  | Round of 16

## League history

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* Regional (Kanto Soccer League): 1967–71 (as Fujitsu)
* Division 2 (JSL Div. 2): 1972–76 (as Fujitsu)
* Division 1 (JSL Div. 1): 1977–78
* Division 2 (JSL Div. 2): 1979–91
* Division 2 (former JFL Div. 1): 1992–98 (as Fujitsu 1992–95; Fujitsu Kawasaki 1996; Kawasaki Frontale 1997–present)
* Division 2 (J2): 1999
* Division 1 (J1): 2000
* Division 2 (J2): 2001–04
* Division 1 (J1): 2005–present

Total (as of 2021): 20 seasons in the top tier, 30 seasons in the second tier and 5 seasons in the Regional Leagues.

## Honours

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As Fujitsu SC (1955–1996) and Kawasaki Frontale (1997–present) :

Kawasaki Frontale honours  Honour | No. | Years

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Kanto Soccer League | 1  | 1968
Japan Soccer League Division 2  | 1  | 1976
J2 League | 2  | 1999, 2004
J1 League | 4  | 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021
J.League Cup | 1  | 2019
Japanese Super Cup | 3  | 2019, 2021, 2024
Emperor's Cup | 2  | 2020, 2023

## Personnel awards

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* J.League Player of the Year

* Kengo Nakamura (2016)
* Yu Kobayashi (2017)
* Akihiro Ienaga (2018)
* Leandro Damião (2021)

* J.League Top Scorer

* Juninho (2008)
* Yoshito Ōkubo (2013, 2014, 2015)
* Yu Kobayashi (2017)
* Leandro Damião (2021)

* J.League Best Eleven

* Kengo Nakamura (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2016, 2017, 2018)
* Hiroyuki Taniguchi (2006)
* Juninho (2007)
* Eiji Kawashima (2009)
* Yoshito Ōkubo (2013, 2014, 2015)
* Yu Kobayashi (2016, 2017)
* Shintaro Kurumaya (2017, 2018)
* Elsinho (2017, 2018)
* Shogo Taniguchi (2018, 2020, 2021, 2022)
* Akihiro Ienaga (2018, 2020, 2021, 2022)
* Jung Sung-ryong (2018, 2020)
* Ryota Oshima (2018)
* Miki Yamane (2020, 2021, 2022)
* Jesiel (2020, 2021)
* Hidemasa Morita (2020)
* Kaoru Mitoma (2020)
* Kyohei Noborizato (2020)
* Ao Tanaka (2020)
* Leandro Damião (2021)
* Reo Hatate (2021)
* Yasuto Wakizaka (2021, 2022, 2023)
* Marcinho (2022)

* J.League Rookie of the Year

* Ao Tanaka (2019)

### World Cup players

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The following players have been selected by their country in the World Cup, while playing for Kawasaki Frontale:

* Kengo Nakamura (2010)
* Junichi Inamoto (2010)
* Eiji Kawashima (2010)
* Jong Tae-Se (2010)
* Yoshito Ōkubo (2014)
* Ryota Oshima (2018)
* Shogo Taniguchi (2022)
* Miki Yamane (2022)

### Olympic players

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The following players have represented their country at the Summer Olympic Games whilst playing for Kawasaki Frontale:

* Hiroyuki Taniguchi (2008)
* Shunsuke Ando (2012)
* Riki Harakawa (2016)
* Ryota Oshima (2016)
* Ao Tanaka (2020)
* Kaoru Mitoma (2020)
* Reo Hatate (2020)

## Managerial history

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Manager | Nat. | Tenure

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Kazuo Saito |  Japan | 1997 (resigned in halfway)
Everaldo Pierrotti |  Brazil | 1997 (till the season end)
Beto |  Brazil | 1998–99 (resigned in halfway)
Ikuo Matsumoto |  Japan | 1999 (till the season end)
Zeca |  Brazil | 2000 (resigned in halfway)
Toshiaki Imai |  Japan | 2000 (after Zeca, resigned)
Hiroshi Kobayashi |  Japan | 2000 (till the season end)
Yoshiharu Horii |  Japan | January 2001 – June 2001 (resigned in halfway)
Nobuhiro Ishizaki |  Japan | July 2001 – December 2003 (after Horii)
Takashi Sekizuka |  Japan | January 2004 – April 2008 (resigned in halfway due to illness)
Tsutomu Takahata |  Japan | May 2008 – December 2008 (till the season end)
Takashi Sekizuka |  Japan | January 2009 – December 2009 (returned)
Tsutomu Takahata |  Japan | January 2010 – December 2010 (returned)
Naoki Soma |  Japan | January 2011 – 11 April 2012 (sacked in halfway)
Tatsuya Mochizuki |  Japan | 12 April 2012 – 22 April 2012 (interim)
Yahiro Kazama |  Japan | 23 April 2012 – 31 December 2016
Toru Oniki |  Japan | 1 February 2017 – present

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7. ^ "Kawasaki capture Fujifilm Super Cup 2024". www.jleague.co. J.League. 17 February 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
8. ^ "福島ユナイテッドFCとの業務提携のお知らせ". www.frontale.co.jp (in Japanese). Kawasaki Frontale. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
9. ^ "選手・スタッフ". frontale.co.jp (in Japanese). Kawasaki Frontale. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
10. ^ "Announcement of club's captaincy structure for 2024 season". www.frontale.co.jp (in Japanese). Kawasaki Frontale. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
11. ^ "2024シーズンU-18選手プロフィール". Retrieved 7 April 2024.
12. ^ "高円宮杯 JFA U-18 サッカープレミアリーグ2024の日程が発表". X (in Japanese). Kawasaki Frontale. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
13. ^ "U-18 MATCH DAY - 選手スタッフ一同Anker フロンタウン生田でお待ちしています!!". X (in Japanese). Kawasaki Frontale. Retrieved 21 April 2024.

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* 2007
* 2014
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* 2006
* Kashiwa Reysol
* 1999
* 2013
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* 2003
* 2016

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* 2001
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* 2008
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* 2017
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* 2018
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