Kawasaki Frontale will donate ¥50 million prize money received for finishing runnerup in last November's Nabisco Cup final to Kawasaki city, the J. League club said Friday.
Frontale initially wanted to hand back the prize following criticism of their players' behavior during the Nabisco Cup award ceremony. But the J. League decided the use of the money would be limited to promoting soccer in the community and improving player education.
The Kawasaki city board of education will use part of the donation to pay for balls and soccer equipment, along with books and other educational resources for nurseries, schools, youth organizations and libraries in the city.
Kawasaki city will also consider using some of the funds to make renovations to Todoroki Stadium, Frontale's home ground.