2022 Kawasaki Frontale season

Kawasaki Frontale

2022 season
Chairman	Akihiro Yoshida (from April 2022)
Manager	Toru Oniki
Stadium	Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
J1 League	Runners-up
Emperor's Cup	Third round
J. League Cup	Quarter-finals
AFC Champions League	Group stage
Japanese Super Cup	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Marcinho (12 goals) All: Marcinho (15 goals)
Home colours Away colours

The 2022 season was Kawasaki Frontale's 18th consecutive season in the J1 League. They competed in the AFC Champions League, Emperor's Cup, J.League Cup, and the Japanese Super Cup. No major trophies were won by Frontale, however, their season performance at the J1 qualified them to the 2023-24 AFC Champions League, in which they qualified straight into the group stage.

Squad

As of 10 August 2022.[1]

First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  KOR Jung Sung-ryong 2 DF  JPN Kyohei Noborizato (vice-captain) 4 DF  BRA Jesiel 5 MF  JPN Shogo Taniguchi (captain) 6 MF  BRA João Schmidt 7 DF  JPN Shintaro Kurumaya 8 MF  JPN Kento Tachibanada 9 FW  BRA Leandro Damião (vice-captain) 10 MF  JPN Ryota Oshima 11 FW  JPN Yu Kobayashi 13 DF  JPN Miki Yamane 14 MF  JPN Yasuto Wakizaka (vice-captain) 15 DF  JPN Asahi Sasaki 16 MF  JPN Tatsuki Seko 17 MF  JPN Kazuki Kozuka 18 MF  THA Chanathip Songkrasin

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 FW  JPN Daiya Tono 20 FW  JPN Kei Chinen 21 GK  JPN Shunsuke Ando 22 GK  JPN Yuki Hayasaka [ja] 23 FW  BRA Marcinho 24 FW  JPN Ten Miyagi 25 MF  JPN Renji Matsui 26 MF  JPN Takatora Einaga [ja] 27 GK  JPN Kenta Tanno 28 FW  JPN Taiyo Igarashi 29 DF  JPN Kota Takai 31 MF  JPN Kazuya Yamamura 32 FW  JPN Shin Yamada 33 MF  JPN Yuto Ozeki [ja] 34 DF  JPN Yuto Matsunagane [ja] 41 MF  JPN Akihiro Ienaga

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  JPN Taisei Miyashiro (at Sagan Tosu until 31 January 2023) — MF  JPN Koki Harada (at AC Nagano Parceiro until 31 January 2023) — MF  JPN Kaito Kamiya (at Fujieda MYFC until 31 January 2023)

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  JPN Zain Issaka (at Yokohama FC until 31 Jan 2023) — DF  JPN Shuto Tanabe (at JEF United Chiba until 31 Jan 2023)

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Player	From	Type	Source
1 Feb 2022	FW	Takatora Einaga	Kokoku High School [ja]	Full	-
1 Feb 2022	DF	Asahi Sasaki	Ryutsu Keizai University	Full	-
1 Feb 2022	MF	Renji Matsui	Hosei University	Full	-
1 Feb 2022	GK	Yuki Hayasaka	Toin University of Yokohama	Full	[5]
1 Feb 2022	FW	Taiyo Igarashi	Kawasaki Frontale U-18	Full	[6]
23 Dec 2021	MF	Tatsuki Seko	Yokohama FC	Full	[7]
11 Jan 2022	MF	Chanathip Songkrasin	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	Full	[8]
4 Feb 2022	DF	Kota Takai	Kawasaki Frontale U-18	Full	[9]
17 Jun 2022	FW	Shin Yamada	Toin University of Yokohama	DSP	[10]
5 Aug 2022	MF	Yuto Ozeki [ja]	Kawasaki Frontale U-18	Full	[10]
5 Aug 2022	DF	Yuto Matsunagane [ja]	Kawasaki Frontale U-18	Full	[10]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Player	To	Type	Source
25 Dec 2021	GK	Kyung-tae Lee	Gimhae FC	Full / end of loan	[11]
25 Dec 2021	DF	Zain Issaka	Yokohama FC	Loan (to 31 Jan 2023)	[12]
31 Dec 2021	MF	Reo Hatate	Celtic	Full	[13]
31 Dec 2021	MF	Tatsuya Hasegawa	Yokohama FC	Full	[14]
31 Dec 2021	FW	Taisei Miyashiro	Sagan Tosu	Loan (to 31 Jan 2023)	[15]
7 Jan 2022	MF	Koki Harada	AC Nagano Parceiro	Loan (to 31 Jan 2023)	[16]
12 Jan 2022	DF	Kaito Kamiya	Fujieda MYFC	Loan (to 31 Jan 2023)	[17]
28 Apr 2022	MF	Ao Tanaka	Fortuna Düsseldorf	Full	[18]
21 Jul 2022	DF	Shuto Tanabe	JEF United Chiba	Loan (to 31 Jan 2023)	[19]
22 Jul 2022	MF	Koki Tsukagawa	FC Tokyo	Full	[20]

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
J1 League	18 February 2022 (2022-02-18)	5 November 2022 (2022-11-05)	Matchday 1	TBD	34	20	6	8	65	42	+23	058.82
AFC Champions League	15 April 2022 (2022-04-15)	30 April 2022 (2022-04-30)	Group Stage	Group Stage	6	3	1	2	17	4	+13	050.00
Emperor's Cup	1 June 2022 (2022-06-01)	22 June 2022 (2022-06-22)	2nd Round	3rd Round	2	1	0	1	5	1	+4	050.00
J.League Cup	3 August 2022 (2022-08-03)	10 August 2022 (2022-08-10)	Prime Stage	Quarter-finals	2	0	2	0	3	3	+0	000.00
Japanese Super Cup	12 February 2022		Final	Runners-up	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
Total					45	24	9	12	90	52	+38	053.33

Source: Competitions

J1 League

Main article: 2022 J1 League

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Yokohama F. Marinos (C)	34	20	8	6	70	35	+35	68	Qualification for the AFC Champions League group stage
2	Kawasaki Frontale	34	20	6	8	65	42	+23	66
3	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	34	15	10	9	52	41	+11	55
4	Kashima Antlers	34	13	13	8	47	42	+5	52
5	Cerezo Osaka	34	13	12	9	46	40	+6	51

Source: Meiji Yasuda J1 League, J.League Data Site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Fewer disciplinary points.
(C) Champions

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	20	6	8	64	42	+22	66	14	1	2	37	18	+19	6	5	6	27	24	+3

Source: see below

Results by matchday

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	A	H	H	A
Result	W	W	D	W	W	L	D	W	L	W	W	W	W	D	L	L	W	D	L	W	W	D	L	W	W	W	W	L	W	D	L	W	W	W
Position	4	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	5	4	6	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2

Source: See Below
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Kawasaki Frontale v FC Tokyo

18 February 2022 (2022-02-18) 1	Kawasaki Frontale	1–0	FC Tokyo	Kawasaki, Kanagawa
19:00 JST	Kurumaya  53' Chanathip  58' Leandro Damião 81'	Report	Henrique Trevisan  3' Matsuki  50' Leandro  84'	Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 17,544 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura

Yokohama F. Marinos v Kawasaki Frontale

23 February 2022 (2022-02-23) 9	Yokohama F. Marinos	4–2	Kawasaki Frontale	Yokohama, Kanagawa
14:00 JST	Eduardo  39' Élber 57', 64' Nakagawa 58', 78' Marcos Júnior  60'	Report	Chanathip  3' Noborizato  20' Ienaga 32' Chinen 73'  83'	Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 20433 Referee: Yusuke Araki [ja]

Kashima Antlers v Kawasaki Frontale

26 February 2022 (2022-02-26) 2	Kashima Antlers	0–2	Kawasaki Frontale	Kashima, Ibaraki
15:00 JST		Report	Chinen 2' Sasaki 17'	Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 27,234 Referee: Koichiro Fukushima [ja]

Kawasaki Frontale v Urawa Reds

2 March 2022 (2022-03-02) 10	Kawasaki Frontale	2–1	Urawa Reds	Kawasaki, Kanagawa
19:00 JST	Tsukagawa  32' Taniguchi  45' Ienaga 62' Chanathip  63' Yamane 64' Kobayashi  81'	Report	Iwanami 33'  68'	Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 14,696 Referee: Ryuji Sato

Gamba Osaka v Kawasaki Frontale

6 March 2022 (2022-03-06) 3	Gamba Osaka	2–2	Kawasaki Frontale	Suita, Osaka
15:00 JST	Yamamoto 34' Kurokawa  54' Onose 77'	Report	Miyagi 75' Taniguchi  90' Leandro Damião 90+5'	Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 12,703 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto

Kawasaki Frontale v Nagoya Grampus

12 March 2022 (2022-03-12) 4	Kawasaki Frontale	1–0	Nagoya Grampus	Kawasaki, Kanagawa
17:00 JST	Chanathip  15' Marcinho 25'	Report	Morishita  75'	Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 18,114 Referee: Jumpei Iida

Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Kawasaki Frontale

19 March 2022 (2022-03-19) 5	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	0–2	Kawasaki Frontale	Hiroshima, Hiroshima
15:00 JST		Report	Yamamura  68' Nogami 73' (o.g.) Yamane 88'	Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima Attendance: 7,544 Referee: Takuto Okabe [ja]

Kawasaki Frontale v Cerezo Osaka

2 April 2022 (2022-04-02) 6	Kawasaki Frontale	1–4	Cerezo Osaka	Kawasaki, Kanagawa
15:00 JST	Marcinho 86'	Report	Inui 13', 28' Yamada 36', 68'	Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 18,090 Referee: Futoshi Nakamura [ja]

Júbilo Iwata v Kawasaki Frontale

6 April 2022 (2022-04-06) 7	Júbilo Iwata	1–1	Kawasaki Frontale	Iwata, Shizuoka
19:00 JST	Ito  37' Germain  76' Omori 78'	Report	Chinen 90+4'	Stadium: Yamaha Stadium Attendance: 7,508 Referee: Masuya Ueda [ja]

Kawasaki Frontale v Kashiwa Reysol

9 April 2022 (2022-04-09) 8	Kawasaki Frontale	1–0	Kashiwa Reysol	Kawasaki, Kanagawa
19:00 JST	João Schmidt  17' Leandro Damião 45+2' Ienaga  49' Yamane  52' Tono  53' Sasaki  83'	Report	Mitsumaru  36' Unoki  90+5'	Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 17,471 Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi [ja]

Shimizu S-Pulse v Kawasaki Frontale

7 May 2022 (2022-05-07) 12	Shimizu S-Pulse	0–2	Kawasaki Frontale	Shimizu, Shizuoka
14:00 JST		Report	Wakizaka 14' Marcinho 32' Yamane  55'	Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira Attendance: 13,888 Referee: Koei Koya [ja]

Kawasaki Frontale v Avispa Fukuoka

14 May 2022 (2022-05-14) 13	Kawasaki Frontale	2–0	Avispa Fukuoka	Kawasaki, Kanagawa
16:00 JST	Tono 55' Kurumaya 59'	Report		Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 16,704 Referee: Koichiro Fukushima

Vissel Kobe v Kawasaki Frontale

18 May 2022 (2022-05-18) 11	Vissel Kobe	0–1	Kawasaki Frontale	Kobe, Hyogo
19:00 JST		Report	Taniguchi 90+2'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Attendance: 10,015 Referee: Ryuji Sato

Sagan Tosu v Kawasaki Frontale

21 May 2022 (2022-05-21) 14	Sagan Tosu	0–0	Kawasaki Frontale	Tosu, Saga
17:00 JST	Koizumi  19' Tashiro  90'	Report	Taniguchi  79'	Stadium: Ekimae Real Estate Stadium Attendance: 9,502 Referee: Yusuke Araki

Kawasaki Frontale v Shonan Bellmare

25 May 2022 (2022-05-25) 15	Kawasaki Frontale	0–4	Shonan Bellmare	Kawasaki, Kanagawa
19:00 JST	Chinen  90' Yamane  90+4'	Report	Machino 50', 60' Ikeda 54' Elyounoussi 61' Segawa  65' Yamada  66' Oiwa  76'	Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 14,068 Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi [ja]

Kyoto Sanga v Kawasaki Frontale

29 May 2022 (2022-05-29) 16	Kyoto Sanga	1–0	Kawasaki Frontale	Kameoka, Kyoto
13:05 or 14:00 JST	Sasaki 60' (o.g.) Tawiah  69' Takeda  80' Ogiwara  87'	Report	Chinen  90+5'	Stadium: Sanga Stadium by Kyocera Attendance: 17,417 Referee: Ryo Tanimoto [ja]

Kawasaki Frontale v Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo

18 June 2022 (2022-06-18) 17	Kawasaki Frontale	5–2	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	Kawasaki, Kanagawa
19:00 JST	Ienaga 42', 89' Kobayashi 69', 86' Marcinho 90+6'	Report	Aoki 28' Suga  39' Kaneko  60' Fukai  61' Arano 66'  69'	Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 18,960 Referee: Hiroki Kasahara [ja]

Kawasaki Frontale v Júbilo Iwata

25 June 2022 (2022-06-25) 18	Kawasaki Frontale	1–1	Júbilo Iwata	Kawasaki, Kanagawa
19:00 JST	Yamane 33' Kurumaya  66' Ienaga  90+4'	Report	Kanuma  25' Graça  60' Ito 85'	Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 19,024 Referee: Hajime Matsuo

Cerezo Osaka v Kawasaki Frontale

2 July 2022 (2022-07-02) 19	Cerezo Osaka	2–1	Kawasaki Frontale	Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka
19:00 JST	Funaki 59'  61' Jean Patric 90+2'	Report	Taniguchi 36' Sasaki  90+1'	Stadium: Yodoko Sakura Stadium Attendance: 12,987 Referee: Yusuke Araki [ja]

Kawasaki Frontale v Gamba Osaka

9 July 2022 (2022-07-09) 21	Kawasaki Frontale	4–0	Gamba Osaka	Kawasaki, Kanagawa
19:00 JST	Leandro Damião 6' Marcinho 20' Wakizaka 30' Ienaga 36'  70'	Report	Okuno  7' Onose  53' Kurata  67' Dawhan  73'	Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 18,466 Referee: Jumpei Iida

Urawa Reds v Kawasaki Frontale

30 July 2022 (2022-07-30) 23	Urawa Reds	3–1	Kawasaki Frontale	Saitama, Saitama
19:00 JST	Ito 4' Matsuo 17' Shibato  81' Iwao 85' Koizumi  90'	Report	Taniguchi  51' Ienaga 82'	Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 35,451 Referee: Hajime Matsuo [ja]

Kawasaki Frontale v Yokohama F. Marinos

7 August 2022 (2022-08-07) 24	Kawasaki Frontale	2–1	Yokohama F. Marinos	Kawasaki, Kanagawa
19:00 JST	Leandro Damião 25'  45' Jesiel 90+9'	Report	Nakagawa 45+3' R. Koike  90+3'	Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 20,704 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura

Avispa Fukuoka v Kawasaki Frontale

20 August 2022 (2022-08-20) 26	Avispa Fukuoka	1–4	Kawasaki Frontale	Fukuoka, Fukuoka
19:00 JST	Yamagishi 22' 46' Grolli  70'	Report	Marcinho 7', 45', 64' Ienaga 73' (pen.)	Stadium: Best Denki Stadium Attendance: 9,651 Referee: Hayato Shimizu

Kawasaki Frontale v Kashima Antlers

27 August 2022 (2022-08-27) 27	Kawasaki Frontale	2–1	Kashima Antlers	Kawasaki, Kanagawa
19:00 JST	Ienaga 8' (pen.) Wakizaka 14' Schmidt  26' Tachibanada  68'	Report	Pituca  7' Higuchi  27' Sekigawa  36' Nakama 52'	Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 20,757 Referee: Ryuji Sato

Kawasaki Frontale v Sagan Tosu

31 August 2022 (2022-08-31) 20	Kawasaki Frontale	4–0	Sagan Tosu	Kawasaki, Kanagawa
19:00 JST	Chinen 26' João Schmidt 47' Marcinho 56' Oshima 87'	Report	Hwang Seok-ho  32' Naganuma  79'	Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 13,923 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto

Shonan Bellmare v Kawasaki Frontale

3 September 2022 (2022-09-03) 28	Shonan Bellmare	2–1	Kawasaki Frontale	Hiratsuka, Kanagawa
19:00 JST	Machino 53' (pen.) Abe 90+3'	Report	Chinen 20'	Stadium: Lemon Gas Stadium Attendance: 12,083 Referee: Jumpei Iida

Kawasaki Frontale v Sanfrecce Hiroshima

10 September 2022 (2022-09-10) 29	Kawasaki Frontale	4–0	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Kawasaki, Kanagawa
18:30 JST	Jesiel  8' Ienaga 34', 78' Wakizaka 59' Chinen 68' (pen.)	Report	Shibasaki  14' Notsuda  54'	Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 20,873 Referee: Masuya Ueda [ja]

Nagoya Grampus v Kawasaki Frontale

14 September 2022 (2022-09-14) 22	Nagoya Grampus	1–1	Kawasaki Frontale	Toyota, Aichi
19:30 JST	Yamane  34' Tachibanada  43' 61' Schmidt  70' Sasaki  90+4'	Report	Inagaki 74' Nakatani  84'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 10,690 Referee: Yusuke Araki [ja]

Kashiwa Reysol v Kawasaki Frontale

17 September 2022 (2022-09-17) 30	Kashiwa Reysol	1–1	Kawasaki Frontale	Kashiwa, Chiba
19:03 JST	Douglas 63'	Report	Jesiel  3' Kobayashi 38' Marcinho  80'	Stadium: Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium Attendance: 12,276 Referee: Takafumi Mikuriya

Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo v Kawasaki Frontale

1 October 2022 (2022-10-01) 31	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	4–3	Kawasaki Frontale	Sapporo, Hokkaido
16:00 JST	Lucas Fernandes 33' Tanaka  35' Koroki 41' (pen.) Gabriel Xavier 84' Takamine  90+7' Ogashiwa 90+12'	Report	Ienaga 30' (pen.) Wakizaka  58' Chinen 60' Kobayashi 69' Tachibanada  84'	Stadium: Sapporo Atsubetsu Stadium Attendance: 9,774 Referee: Takuto Okabe

Kawasaki Frontale v Shimizu S-Pulse

8 October 2022 (2022-10-08) 32	Kawasaki Frontale	3–2	Shimizu S-Pulse	Kawasaki, Kanagawa
TBD JST	Tono 28' Schmidt  54' Yamamura 76' Kobayashi 78'	Report	Shirasaki 49' Carlinhos Jr. 57'	Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 19,022 Referee: Hayato Shimizu

Kawasaki Frontale v Kyoto Sanga

12 October 2022 (2022-10-12) 25	Kawasaki Frontale	3–1	Kyoto Sanga	Kawasaki, Kanagawa
19:00 JST	Taniguchi 9' Tachibanada 22' Marcinho 60'	Report	Kawasaki  36' Araki  54' Paulinho 71'	Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 14,455 Referee: Futoshi Nakamura

Kawasaki Frontale v Vissel Kobe

29 October 2022 (2022-10-29) 33	Kawasaki Frontale	2–1	Vissel Kobe	Kawasaki, Kanagawa
15:03 JST	Marcinho 20' Schmidt  44' Ienaga 84' (pen.)	Report	Kobayashi 51' Sakai  90+1'	Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 22,110 Referee: Ryo Tanimoto

FC Tokyo v Kawasaki Frontale

5 November 2022 (2022-11-05) 34	FC Tokyo	2–3	Kawasaki Frontale	Chofu, Tokyo
TBD JST	Adaílton 47', 74' Kimoto  85'	Report	Wakizaka 19' Jung Sung-ryong  29' Marcinho 61' Watanabe 75' (o.g.)	Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 34,820 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto

AFC Champions League

Main article: 2022 AFC Champions League

Group stage

Main article: 2022 AFC Champions League group stage

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		JDT	KSF	ULS	GZH
1	Johor Darul Ta'zim (H)	6	4	1	1	11	7	+4	13	Advance to Round of 16		—	0–5	2–1	5–0
2	Kawasaki Frontale	6	3	2	1	17	4	+13	11			0–0	—	1–1	1–0
3	Ulsan Hyundai	6	3	1	2	14	7	+7	10			1–2	3–2	—	3–0
4	Guangzhou	6	0	0	6	0	24	−24	0			0–2	0–8	0–5	—

Source: AFC
(H) Hosts

Matches

Kawasaki Frontale v Ulsan Hyundai FC

15 April 2022 (2022-04-15) 1	Kawasaki Frontale	1–1	Ulsan Hyundai FC	Johor Bahru, Malaysia
17:00 UTC+8	Kurumaya 90+4'	Report	Leonardo 21'	Stadium: Tan Sri Dato' Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium Attendance: 114 Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)

Guangzhou FC v Kawasaki Frontale

18 April 2022 (2022-04-18) 2	Guangzhou FC	0–8	Kawasaki Frontale	Johor Bahru, Malaysia
17:00 UTC+8		Report	Chinen 7', 12' Kurumaya 16', 71' Kobayashi 21', 39' Miyagi 50' Chanathip 69'	Stadium: Tan Sri Dato' Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium Referee: Payam Heydari (Iran)

Kawasaki Frontale v Johor Darul Ta'zim

21 April 2022 (2022-04-21) 3	Kawasaki Frontale	0–0	Johor Darul Ta'zim	Iskandar Puteri, Malaysia
20:00 UTC+8		Report		Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium Attendance: 17,592 Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoish (Saudi Arabia)

Johor Darul Ta'zim v Kawasaki Frontale

24 April 2022 (2022-04-24) 4	Johor Darul Ta'zim	0–5	Kawasaki Frontale	Iskandar Puteri, Malaysia
20:00 UTC+8		Report	Wakizaka 14' Kobayashi 31', 43' Marcinho 81' Chanathip 88'	Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium Attendance: 16,679 Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

Ulsan Hyundai FC v Kawasaki Frontale

27 April 2022 (2022-04-27) 5	Ulsan Hyundai FC	3–2	Kawasaki Frontale	Johor Bahru, Malaysia
17:00 UTC+8	Souza 14' Um Won-sang 20' Qazaishvili 47'	Report	Damião 40', 90+2'	Stadium: Tan Sri Dato' Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoish (Saudi Arabia)

Kawasaki Frontale v Guangzhou FC

30 April 2022 (2022-04-30) 6	Kawasaki Frontale	1–0	Guangzhou FC	Johor Bahru, Malaysia
17:00 UTC+8	Chinen 14'	Report		Stadium: Tan Sri Dato' Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium Attendance: 210 Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)

Emperor's Cup

Main article: 2022 Emperor's Cup

Results

Kawasaki Frontale v Sapporo University

1 June 2022 (2022-06-01) Second round	Kawasaki Frontale	5–0	Sapporo University	Kawasaki, Kanagawa
18:00 JST	Kozuka 13' Schmidt 16' Chinen 20' Seko 26' Einaga [ja] 65'	Report		Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 4,667 Referee: Shu Kawamata [ja]

Kawasaki Frontale v Tokyo Verdy

22 June 2022 (2022-06-22) Third round	Kawasaki Frontale	0–1	Tokyo Verdy	Kawasaki, Kanagawa
19:00 JST		Report	Sato 39'	Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 7,534 Referee: Kazuyoshi Enomoto

J.League Cup

Main article: 2022 J.League Cup

Matches

Prime stage

Cerezo Osaka v Kawasaki Frontale

3 August 2022 (2022-08-03) QF 1st leg	Cerezo Osaka	1–1	Kawasaki Frontale	Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka
19:00	Taggart 89'	Report	Wakizaka 33'	Stadium: Yodoko Sakura Stadium Attendance: 9,998 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura

Kawasaki Frontale v Cerezo Osaka

10 August 2022 (2022-08-10) QF 2nd leg	Kawasaki Frontale	2–2	Cerezo Osaka	Kawasaki, Kanagawa
19:00	Marcinho 40', 53'	Report	Kato 90' Yamada 90+5'	Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 13,877 Referee: Takuto Okabe
Note: 3–3 on aggregate. Cerezo Osaka won on away goals.

Japanese Super Cup

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Kawasaki Frontale v Urawa Reds

12 February 2022	Kawasaki Frontale	0–2	Urawa Reds	Yokohama, Kanagawa
13:35 JST		Report	Esaka 7', 81'	Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 18,558 Referee: Hiroki Kasahara [ja]

Friendlies

Paris Saint-Germain v Kawasaki Frontale

20 July 2022 PSG Japan Tour	Paris Saint-Germain	2–1	Kawasaki Frontale	Shinjuku, Tokyo
19:30 JST (UTC+9)	Messi 32' Kalimuendo 58'		Yamamura 84'	Stadium: Japan National Stadium Attendance: 64,922

BG Pathum United v Kawasaki Frontale

12 November 2022 2022 J.League Asia Challenge	BG Pathum United	1–3	Kawasaki Frontale	Pathum Thani, Thailand
17:00 TST (UTC+7)	Conrado 63'	Report	Chinen 57' Tachibanada 65' Yamamura  70' Marcinho 75'	Stadium: BG Stadium Attendance: 10,089 Referee: Bunmeekiart Songkran (Thailand)

Consadole Sapporo v Kawasaki Frontale

15 November 2022 2022 J.League Asia Challenge	Consadole Sapporo	3–3	Kawasaki Frontale	Pathum Thani, Thailand
18:00 TST (UTC+7)	Nakamura 11' Supachok 29' Ogashiwa 51'	Report	Tachibanada 31' Miyagi 36' Marcinho 64'	Stadium: BG Stadium Attendance: 7,547 Referee: Peshri Mongkolchai (Thailand)

Becamex Binh Duong v Kawasaki Frontale

20 November 2022 2022 Frontale Asia Tour	Becamex Binh Duong	0–2	Kawasaki Frontale	Thủ Dầu Một, Vietnam
17:00 VST (UTC+7)		Report	Yamauchi 36' Miyagi 83'	Stadium: Gò Đậu Stadium Attendance: 10,000+ Referee: Ngô Duy Lân (Vietnam)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 5 November 2022[21]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		J1 League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		AFC Champions League		Super Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	KOR	Jung Sung-ryong	41	0	31	0	1	0	2	0	6	0	1	0
27	GK	JPN	Kenta Tanno	5	0	3+1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	JPN	Kyohei Noborizato	14	0	10+2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
4	DF	BRA	Jesiel	14	1	11+1	1	0	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF	JPN	Shogo Taniguchi	41	3	32+1	3	0	0	2	0	4+1	0	1	0
7	DF	JPN	Shintaro Kurumaya	28	4	15+4	1	2	0	0+1	0	3+2	3	1	0
13	DF	JPN	Miki Yamane	38	3	31+1	3	0	0	1	0	4	0	1	0
15	DF	JPN	Asahi Sasaki	27	1	18+3	1	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	0
29	DF	JPN	Kota Takai	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
Midfielders
6	MF	BRA	João Schmidt	30	2	15+7	1	2	1	2	0	2+1	0	1	0
8	MF	JPN	Kento Tachibanada	40	2	31+1	2	0	0	2	0	4+2	0	0	0
10	MF	JPN	Ryota Oshima	12	1	4+7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
14	MF	JPN	Yasuto Wakizaka	41	7	31+1	5	0	0	1+1	1	3+3	1	1	0
16	MF	JPN	Tatsuki Seko	19	1	2+11	0	2	1	1	0	2	0	0+1	0
17	MF	JPN	Kazuki Kozuka	17	1	2+10	0	2	1	0	0	2+1	0	0	0
18	MF	THA	Chanathip Songkrasin	21	2	15+1	0	0	0	1	0	3	2	1	0
25	MF	JPN	Renji Matsui	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
26	MF	JPN	Takatora Einaga	1	1	0	0	0+1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	MF	JPN	Kazuya Yamamura	32	1	12+11	1	2	0	1+1	0	3+2	0	0	0
41	MF	JPN	Akihiro Ienaga	42	12	31+3	12	0+1	0	1+1	0	3+1	0	1	0
Forwards
9	FW	BRA	Leandro Damião	30	7	17+6	5	1	0	1+1	0	3	2	1	0
11	FW	JPN	Yu Kobayashi	38	9	12+18	5	0	0	0+1	0	3+3	4	0+1	0
19	FW	JPN	Daiya Tono	39	2	14+17	2	1	0	1+1	0	4+1	0	0	0
20	FW	JPN	Kei Chinen	35	11	10+17	7	1	1	0	0	3+3	3	0+1	0
23	FW	BRA	Marcinho	40	15	24+6	12	2	0	2	2	3+2	1	0+1	0
24	FW	JPN	Ten Miyagi	28	2	3+17	1	1	0	1	0	3+3	1	0	0
28	FW	JPN	Taiyo Igarashi	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
32	FW	JPN	Shin Yamada	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Players loaned or transferred out during the season
3	DF	JPN	Koki Tsukagawa	13	0	0+9	0	0	0	0	0	2+1	0	0+1	0
30	DF	JPN	Shuto Tanabe	2	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0

Clean sheets

Rank	No.	Pos.	Player	J.League	AFC Champions League	Emperor's Cup	J.League Cup	Japanese Super Cup	Total
1	1	GK	Jung Sung-ryong	12	4	0	0	0	16
2	27	GK	Kenta Tanno	0	0	1	0	0	1
Total				12	4	1	0	0	17

Anker Power Player of the Month

Month	No.	Pos.	Player
February	1	GK	Jung Sung-ryong
March	8	MF	Kento Tachibanada
April	23	FW	Marcinho
May	7	DF	Shintaro Kurumaya
June	9	FW	Yu Kobayashi
July	41	MF	Akihiro Ienaga
August	4	DF	Jesiel[22]
September	41	MF	Akihiro Ienaga
October/November	9	FW	Yu Kobayashi

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