japanese football club
football baseball club
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 plays in the J1 League, which is the acme tier of football in the state. Their home stadium is Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium, in Nakahara Ward, in the central area of Kawasaki .

history [edit ]

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 ( late Tokyo Verdy 1969 ), Toshiba ( late Consadole Sapporo ) and NKK SC ( now defunct ). They first made the JSL Division 1 in 1977, entirely to be relegated the next season afterwards and would not return to the top flight until 2000, when they were first promoted to the rebranded J1.

The club co-founded the japanese irregular grade three times under its three names : JSL Division 2 ( 1972 ), Japan Football League Division 1 ( 1992 ) and J.League Division 2 ( 1999 ) .
The old crest Fujitsu ‘s club became professional in 1997, and changed its name – “ Frontale ” means “ facade ” in italian. The baseball club old cap 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 became the champion of the class. But in the following season, it sank to the bottom of J.League Division 1, and was relegated. In 2004, they were champions of J2 and won promotion to J1 for the second gear clock time. With the former rival city clubs out of the way ascribable to resettlement or elimination, Frontale began building its exponent base in the city. In 2006, they achieved runner-up position in J1, their highest league status up to that time. In 2007, this clubhouse attended the AFC Champions League, and made important success, as the beginning japanese club for qualifying its group stage, before Urawa Red Diamonds. But Kawasaki lost in the draw finals, against iranian Sepahan, in a penalty shoot-out after two scoreless games. At long survive, after two other second-place finishes in 2008 and 2009, Kawasaki ultimately won the deed in 2017, coming from behind to upstage biting rivals Kashima Antlers after they were held to a pull at Júbilo Iwata, 16 seasons and 40 years after their first promotion to the top class. Kawasaki has advanced steadily, and provides players for the Japan national football team. At inaugural, defender Yoshinobu Minowa was selected in 2005. After the 2006 FIFA World Cup, midfielder Kengo Nakamura and forward Kazuki Ganaha became new internationals, particularly Kengo Nakamura found his position, and played both in his club and national team till now. then goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima debuted in East asian Cup 2008, but he allowed one goal for his J.League teammate, Chong Tese, who plays in the Korea DPR national football team. In May, Shuhei Terada was besides selected for the Japan national team .

Kit history [edit ]

Season(s) Main Shirt Sponsor Collarbone Sponsor Additional Sponsor(s) Kit Manufacturer
2018 Fujitsu – /
RENOSY		 – /
Fujitsu BSC		 SMBC Nikko Securities Fujitsu Fsas Fujitsu Marketing PFU Puma
2019 RENOSY Fujitsu BSC
2020 Fujitsu Marketing /
Fujitsu Japan
2021 Anker Japan Fujitsu Japan – /
Matsuo Komuten

Records and statistics [edit ]

stream squad [edit ]

As of 23 August 2021[2]

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

Out on lend [edit ]

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

Personnel awards [edit ]

World Cup players [edit ]

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

olympic players [edit ]

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

Managers ( since 1997 ) [edit ]

Honours [edit ]

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

League history [edit ]

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

Rivalries [edit ]

Frontale ‘s competition with FC Tokyo is known as the Tamagawa Clásico ( using the spanish give voice “Clásico” as used in derbies in Spain and Latin America ). The two clubs first met in 1991 in the erstwhile 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 in concert the same year, and although Frontale were immediately relegated, they were promoted again in 2005 and have regularly met since then. Frontale besides has a Tamagawa competition with Tokyo Verdy 1969, which was primitively besides based in Kawasaki and moved to Chofu, Tokyo in 2000. The two were co-founders of the JSL Division 2 in 1972 and, although exhausted 20 seasons ( 1979 to 1999 ) in separate tiers, rekindled the competition in the recently 1990s as Kawasaki fans deserted Verdy to support Frontale, seen as a more community-focused cabaret, and since then their fortunes have reversed as Frontale is a top flight mainstay while Verdy sink into the second gear tier beginning in 2005. other rivals include Kashima Antlers, Urawa Red Diamonds, Yokohama F. Marinos and Shonan Bellmare .

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