The 2021 season was

Kawasaki Frontale is a Japanese professional football club based in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo. The club plays in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the country. Their home stadium is Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium, in Nakahara W ...

's 17th consecutive season in the

J1 League The , known as the for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the system. Founded in 1992, it is one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football. Contested by 18 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the J ...

, where they lifted the title for the fourth time in five years. They also competed in the

AFC Champions League The AFC Champions League (abbreviated as ACL) is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation, and contested by Asia's top-division football clubs. It is the most prestigious club competition ...

Emperor's Cup , commonly known as or also Japan FA Cup is a Japanese football competition. It has the longest tradition of any football match in Japan, dating back to 1921, before the formation of the J.League, Japan Football League and their predecessor, J ...

J.League Cup The is a Japanese football (soccer) competition organized by J.League. It has been sponsored by Yamazaki Biscuits (YBC) of Yamazaki Baking (formerly Yamazaki Nabisco) since its inception in 1992. It is also known as the or (Levain is one of YB ...

, and the

Japanese Super Cup The , known as the for sponsorship reasons, is an annual one-match association football competition in Japan organised by J. League and the Japan Football Association (JFA). This competition serves as the season opener and is played between the r ...

Squad

''As of 1 July 2021.''

First-team squad

Out on loan

Transfers

Transfers in

Transfers out

Competitions

J1 League

Table

Results summary

Results by matchday

Matches

Emperor's Cup

Results

J.League Cup

Matches

Prime stage

Japanese Super Cup

AFC Champions League

Group stage

Matches

Honors

Individual

* J.League MVP:

Leandro Damião Leandro Damião da Silva dos Santos (; born 22 July 1989), known as Leandro Damião or simply Damião, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Japanese club Kawasaki Frontale. He has been capped at international level ...

J.League Best XI The J.League Best XI is an acknowledgement of the best eleven players in J.League. J1 League (1993–present) Multiple appearances Appearances by club Appearances by country * Only in two occasions there was a full-Japanese Best XI (20 ...

Miki Yamane is a Japanese football player. He plays for Kawasaki Frontale and the Japan national team. Club career Miki Yamane joined J1 League club Shonan Bellmare in 2016. On 20 April, he debuted in J.League Cup (v Júbilo Iwata). International car ...

Shogo Taniguchi is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for Qatar Stars League club Al-Rayyan and the Japan national team. Career Born in Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. Taniguchi begin first youth career with Tsukuba University. Taniguchi beg ...

Jesiel Jesiel Cardoso Miranda (born 3 May 1994), simply known as Jesiel, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Japanese club Kawasaki Frontale as a centre back. Club career Born in São Paulo, Jesiel started his youth career with the aca ...

Yasuto Wakizaka is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Kawasaki Frontale and the Japan national team. Club career Wakizawa was a member of Kawasaki Frontale U-18 team before he enrolled to Hannan University. For 2018 ...

, Akihiro Ienaga,

Reo Hatate is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a utility player for Scottish Premiership club Celtic and the Japan national team. Early life Hatate was born in Suzuka, Mie Prefecture and played youth football for FC Yokkaichi before study ...

* J1 League Fair Play Award: Miki Yamane

Statistics

Goal scorers

Clean sheets

References

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Kawasaki Frontale seasons