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Kawasaki Frontale ( 川崎フロンターレ, Kawasaki Furontāre ) is a japanese master football clubhouse based in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo. The club plays in the J1 League, which is the clear tier of football in the country. 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 ( later Tokyo Verdy 1969 ), Toshiba ( late Consadole Sapporo ) and NKK SC ( now defunct ). They first made the JSL Division 1 in 1977, only to be relegated the adjacent season afterwards and would not return to the top flight until 2000, when they were beginning promoted to the rebranded J1.

The club co-founded the japanese second tier three times under its three names : JSL Division 2 ( 1972 ), Japan Football League Division 1 ( 1992 ) and J.League Division 2 ( 1999 ) .
The erstwhile crest Fujitsu ‘s club became professional in 1997, and changed its diagnose – “ Frontale ” means “ frontal ” in italian. The clubhouse erstwhile crown and colours are based on those of brazilian side Grêmio, because both clubs have cooperated since 26 March 1997. [ 1 ] The club joined the moment division of the J.League in 1999, and became the champion of the division. But in the next 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 moment time. With the former rival city clubs out of the way due to move or elimination, Frontale began building its might al-qaeda in the city. In 2006, they achieved runner-up position in J1, their highest league side up to that time. In 2007, this club attended the AFC Champions League, and made important success, as the foremost japanese club for qualifying its group stage, before Urawa Red Diamonds. But Kawasaki lost in the quarter finals, against iranian Sepahan, in a punishment shoot-out after two scoreless games. At long final, after two other second-place finishes in 2008 and 2009, Kawasaki finally won the title in 2017, coming from behind to upstage acerb rivals Kashima Antlers after they were held to a draw at Júbilo Iwata, 16 seasons and 40 years after their beginning promotion to the top division. Kawasaki has advanced steadily, and provides players for the Japan home football team. At first gear, defender Yoshinobu Minowa was selected in 2005. After the 2006 FIFA World Cup, midfielder Kengo Nakamura and forward Kazuki Ganaha became new internationals, specially Kengo Nakamura found his place, and played both in his club and home team cashbox 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 home team .

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2014
ACL
2014
90th Anniversary of Kawasaki City
2015
New Main Stand Completion Memorial
2016
CUP
2017
ACL 1st
2017
ACL 2nd
2017
SUMMER
2018
ACL 1st
2018
ACL 2nd

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

2018
Fujitsu
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RENOSY
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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
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Matsuo Komuten

Records and statistics [edit ]

current police squad [edit ]

As of 23 August 2021[2]

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

Out on loan [edit ]

note : Flags indicate national 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 nation 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 parole “Clásico” as used in derbies in Spain and Latin America ). The two clubs beginning met in 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 besides has a Tamagawa competition with Tokyo Verdy 1969, which was in the first place 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 spend 20 seasons ( 1979 to 1999 ) in offprint tiers, rekindled the competition in the late 1990s as Kawasaki fans deserted Verdy to support Frontale, seen as a more community-focused clubhouse, and since then their fortunes have reversed as Frontale is a top flight anchor while Verdy dip into the second base grade beginning in 2005. other rivals include Kashima Antlers, Urawa Red Diamonds, Yokohama F. Marinos and Shonan Bellmare .

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