2026 Kawasaki Frontale season
| 2026 season | |||
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| Owner | Fujitsu | ||
| Chairman | Yoshihiro Warashina | ||
| Stadium | Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Kawasaki, Kanagawa | ||
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The 2026 season was Kawasaki Frontale's 30th season in history.
Players
| No. | Name | Nationality | Date of birth (age) | Previous club | Contract since | Contract end | |
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| Goalkeepers | |||||||
| 1 | Louis Yamaguchi | 28 May 1998 | FC Machida Zelvia | 2024 | 2025 | ||
| 21 | Yuki Hayasaka | 22 May 1999 | Iwaki FC | 2022 | |||
| 33 | Lee Keun-hyeong | 22 May 2006 | Boin High School | 2025 | 2027 | ||
| 49 | Svend Brodersen | 22 March 1997 | Fagiano Okayama | 2026 | 2027 | ||
| Defenders | |||||||
| 2 | Yuto Matsunagane | 14 September 2004 | Fukushima United | ||||
| 3 | Hiroto Taniguchi | 30 September 1999 | Tokyo Verdy | 2026 | 2027 | ||
| 5 | Asahi Sasaki | 26 January 2000 | Ryutsu Keizai University | 2022 | |||
| 13 | Sota Miura | 7 September 2000 | Ventforet Kofu | 2024 | |||
| 22 | Filip Uremović | 11 February 1997 | Hajduk Split | 2025 | 2028 | ||
| 27 | Ryota Kamihashi | 16 June 2002 | Waseda University | 2025 | |||
| 28 | Yuichi Maruyama | 16 June 1989 | Nagoya Grampus | 2024 | |||
| 29 | Reon Yamahara | 8 June 1999 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 2026 | 2027 | ||
| 30 | Hiroto Noda | 5 April 2006 | Shizuoka Gakuen School | 2025 | |||
| 31 | Noriharu Kan | 11 April 2007 | Youth Team | ||||
| 32 | Shunsuke Hayashi | 29 May 2007 | Youth Team | ||||
| Midfielders | |||||||
| 6 | Yuki Yamamoto | 6 November 1997 | Gamba Osaka | 2024 | |||
| 8 | Kento Tachibanada | 29 May 1998 | Toin University of Yokohama | 2020 | 2027 | ||
| 10 | Ryota Oshima | 23 January 1993 | J.League U-22 Selection | 2011 | |||
| 14 | Yasuto Wakizaka | 11 June 1995 | Hannan University | 2018 | |||
| 15 | Toya Myogan | 29 June 2004 | Vegalta Sendai | ||||
| 16 | Yuto Ozeki | 6 February 2005 | Fukushima United | ||||
| 19 | So Kawahara | 13 March 1998 | Sagan Tosu | 2024 | |||
| 25 | Shuto Yamaichi | 20 January 2004 | Waseda University | 2026 | |||
| 26 | Kota Yui | 10 June 2005 | Fukushima United | ||||
| 34 | Ryuki Osa | 13 October 2007 | Shohei High School | ||||
| 41 | Akihiro Ienaga | 13 June 1986 | Omiya Ardija | 2017 | |||
| Forwards | |||||||
| 9 | Erison | 13 April 1999 | São Paulo | 2024 | 2027 | ||
| 11 | Yu Kobayashi | 23 September 1987 | Mito HollyHock | 2008 | |||
| 17 | Tatsuya Ito | 26 June 1997 | 1. FC Magdeburg | 2025 | |||
| 18 | Kazuya Konno | 11 July 1997 | Avispa Fukuoka | 2026 | 2027 | ||
| 20 | Kyosuke Mochiyama | 18 August 2003 | Chuo University | 2025 | |||
| 23 | Marcinho | 16 May 1995 | Chongqing Lifan | 2021 | |||
| 24 | Ten Miyagi | 2 June 2001 | Montedio Yamagata | 2020 | |||
| 38 | Soma Kanda | 29 December 2005 | Shizuoka Gakuen School | 2025 | 2027 | ||
| 91 | Lazar Romanić | 25 March 1998 | Vojvodina | 2025 | |||
| Players who left on loan/mid-season | |||||||
| 26 | Takatora Einaga | 7 April 2003 | FC Ryukyu | 2021 | |||
| 28 | Patrick Verhon | 8 September 2004 | FC Imabari | 2024 | |||
| 39 | Kaito Tsuchiya | 12 May 2006 | Youth Team | 2022 | 2028 | ||
| 44 | César Haydar | 31 March 2001 | Red Bull Bragantino | 2024 | 2024 | ||
| Players who left permanently in mid-season | |||||||
Friendly & Pre-season
Win Draw Loss
Tour of Okinawa (11 Jan - 24 Jan)
| 16 January 1 | FC Ryukyu | 1–6 | Kawasaki Frontale | Okinawa |
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Report | Stadium: Akama Sports Park Soccer Field |
| 25 January 2 | – | Kawasaki Frontale | Okinawa | |
| Stadium: Akama Sports Park Soccer Field |
Transfers
In
Pre-season
| Date | Position | Player | Transferred from | Ref | |
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| Permanent Transfer | |||||
| 15 December 2025 | GK | Svend Brodersen | Fagiano Okayama | Free [1] | |
| 17 December 2025 | FW | Kazuya Konno | Avispa Fukuoka | Free [2] | |
| 19 December 2025 | DF | Hiroto Taniguchi | Tokyo Verdy | Free [3] | |
| 21 December 2025 | DF | Reon Yamahara | Shimizu S-Pulse | Free [4] | |
| 22 December 2025 | GK | Yuki Hayasaka | Iwaki FC | End of loan [5] | |
| 24 December 2025 | DF | Yuto Matsunagane | Fukushima United | End of loan [6] | |
| MF | Kota Yui | End of loan [7] | |||
| 25 December 2025 | FW | Taiyo Igarashi | Renofa Yamaguchi | End of loan [8] | |
| 27 December 2025 | MF | Zé Ricardo | Shonan Bellmare | End of loan [9] | |
| 29 December 2025 | MF | Hinata Yamauchi | Vegalta Sendai | End of loan[10] | |
| 2 January 2026 | FW | Patrick Verhon | FC Imabari | End of loan [11] | |
| 3 January 2026 | FW | Takatora Einaga | FC Ryukyu | End of loan [12] | |
| Loan Transfer | |||||
Out
Pre-season
| Date | Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref | |
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| Permanent Transfer | |||||
| 12 November 2025 | GK | Jung Sung-ryong | Fukushima United[a] | Free [13][14] | |
| 17 November 2025 | DF | Shintaro Kurumaya | Retired | N.A.[15] | |
| 23 November 2025 | GK | Shunsuke Andō | Retired | N.A.[16] | |
| DF | Jesiel | Free [17] | |||
| 18 December 2025 | DF | Sai van Wermeskerken | Free [18] | ||
| 25 December 2025 | FW | Taiyo Igarashi | Tochigi SC | Free [19]. | |
| 28 December 2025 | MF | Zé Ricardo | Remo | Free [20] | |
| 29 December 2025 | DF | Shuto Tanabe | Tokyo Verdy | Free [21] | |
| 3 January 2026 | MF | Hinata Yamauchi | Kashiwa Reysol | Free [22] | |
| Loan Transfer | |||||
| 18 July 2025 | DF | César Haydar | Atlético Nacional | Season loan[23] | |
| 28 December 2025 | DF | Kaito Tsuchiya | Fukushima United | Season loan [24] | |
| 3 January 2026 | FW | Patrick Verhon | Oita Trinita | Season loan [25] | |
| 4 January 2026 | FW | Takatora Einaga | Fukushima United | Season loan [26] | |
- ^ Jung Sung-ryong moves to Fukushima United on 24 Dec
Competitions
J1 League
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Kashima Antlers | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 22 | Final |
| 2 | FC Tokyo | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 16 | 3rd–4th place playoff |
| 3 | Machida Zelvia | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 15 | 5th–6th place playoff |
| 4 | Tokyo Verdy | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 13 | 7th–8th place playoff |
| 5 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 11 | 9th–10th place playoff |
| 6 | Kawasaki Frontale | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 10 | 11th–12th place playoff |
| 7 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 13th–14th place playoff |
| 8 | Kashiwa Reysol | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 8 | 15th–16th place playoff |
| 9 | Mito HollyHock | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 8 | 17th–18th place playoff |
| 10 | JEF United Chiba | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 5 | 19th–20th place playoff |
Updated to match(es) played on 22 March 2026. Source: JLeague.co, J.League Data Site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head.
Matches
| 8 February 1 | Kawasaki Frontale | 5–3 | Kashiwa Reysol | Kawasaki |
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Report |
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Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 22,226 Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi |
| 15 February 2 | JEF United Chiba | 0–0 (8–9 p) | Kawasaki Frontale | Chiba |
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Report | Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena Attendance: 16,389 Referee: Koki Nagamine | ||
| Penalties | ||||
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| 21 February 3 | Kawasaki Frontale | 1–2 | FC Tokyo | Kawasaki |
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Report |
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Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 22,672 Referee: Koji Takasaki |
| 1 March 4 | Kawasaki Frontale | 2–2 (4–2 p) | Mito HollyHock | Kawasaki |
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Report |
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Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 22,779 Referee: Daichi Shiino | |
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| 28 March 5 (Rescheduled) | Machida Zelvia | – | Kawasaki Frontale | Tokyo |
| Report | Stadium: Machida GION Stadium |
| 14 March 6 | Kashima Antlers | 1–0 | Kawasaki Frontale | Kashima |
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Report | Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 24,916 Referee: Atsushi Kamimura |
| 18 March 7 | Tokyo Verdy | 0–2 | Kawasaki Frontale | Chōfu |
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Report |
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Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 15,215 Referee: Koki Nagamine |
| 22 March 8 | Kawasaki Frontale | 0–5 | Yokohama F. Marinos | Kawasaki |
| Report |
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Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 50,275 Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi |
| 5 April 9 | Kawasaki Frontale | – | Urawa Red Diamonds | Kawasaki |
| Report | Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium |
| 12 April 10 | Kawasaki Frontale | – | Kashima Antlers | Kawasaki |
| Report | Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium |
| 18 April 11 | Yokohama F. Marinos | – | Kawasaki Frontale | Yokohama |
| Stadium: Nissan Stadium |
| 25 April 12 | Kawasaki Frontale | – | JEF United Chiba | Kawasaki |
| Report | Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium |
| 29 April 13 | Urawa Red Diamonds | – | Kawasaki Frontale | Saitama |
| Report | Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 |
| 2 May 14 | FC Tokyo | – | Kawasaki Frontale | Chōfu |
| Report | Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium |
| 6 May 15 | Kawasaki Frontale | – | Tokyo Verdy | Kawasaki |
| Report | Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium |
| 10 May 16 | Kashiwa Reysol | – | Kawasaki Frontale | Chiba |
| Report | Stadium: Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium |
| 17 May 17 | Kawasaki Frontale | – | Machida Zelvia | Kawasaki |
| Report | Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium |
| 24 May 18 | Mito HollyHock | – | Kawasaki Frontale | Ibaraki |
| Report | Stadium: K's denki Stadium Mito |
| 30-31 May Placement Leg 1 | – | Kawasaki Frontale |
| 6-7 June Placement Leg 2 | Kawasaki Frontale | – | Kawasaki | |
| Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium |
Team statistics
Appearances and goals
- As of 22 March 2026
| No. | Pos. | Player | J1 League | Total | ||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 1 | GK | Louis Yamaguchi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Yuto Matsunagane | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | Hiroto Taniguchi | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Asahi Sasaki | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Yuki Yamamoto | 5+2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Kento Tachibanada | 4+3 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Erison | 5+2 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| 10 | MF | Ryota Oshima | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | DF | Yu Kobayashi | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | Sota Miura | 6+1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Yasuto Wakizaka | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| 15 | MF | Toya Myogan | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Yuto Ozeki | 1+3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Tatsuya Ito | 4+3 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | Kazuya Konno | 5+2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | So Kawahara | 3+2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | Kyosuke Mochiyama | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | Yuki Hayasaka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Filip Uremović | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | Marcinho | 3+4 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | Ten Miyagi | 0+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | Shuto Yamaichi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | Kota Yui | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | Ryota Kamihashi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | Yuichi Maruyama | 2+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | Reon Yamahara | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| 30 | DF | Hiroto Noda | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | Noriharu Kan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | Shunsuke Hayashi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | Lee Geun-hyeong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | Naga Riki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | FW | Soma Kanda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | MF | Akihiro Ienaga | 2+3 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 49 | GK | Svend Brodersen | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 91 | FW | Lazar Romanić | 2+5 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
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External links
- Official website (in Japanese and English)