| 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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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.
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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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) Champions
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
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  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
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 | |||
| 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) 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 .svg.png.webp)  | 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 | .svg.png.webp) 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
External links
- (in Japanese) J.League official site
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