J. League Dec 20, 2020
Frontale's dominance, Michael Olunga's tally and "King Kazu" Miura's endurance were among the many storylines fans enjoyed in a season disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic.
Soccer / J. League Nov 26, 2020
Unstoppable Frontale establishes dynasty bona fides with third title
by Dan Orlowitz
The Todoroki Stadium residents dominated from start to finish, showing consistency throughout the most unusual season in J. League history.
J. League Oct 24, 2020
Marinos overwhelm Tokyo with four-goal second half
by Dan Orlowitz
A largely uneventful first half led to fireworks in the second at Ajinomoto Stadium on Saturday, with Junior Santos scoring twice in quick succession to break open the floodgates in Yokohama F. Marinos’ 4-0 win over FC Tokyo. Just over one month before the two ...
J. League Aug 23, 2020
Yokohama FC edged Shimizu S-Pulse 3-2 for a milestone win on Saturday, with 19-year-old dynamo Koki Saito opening the scoring before Yusuke Minagawa and Yusuke Matsuo added goals either side of halftime. Shota Kaneko and Ryo Takeuchi found the net for S-Pulse, who traded blows ...
J. League Aug 8, 2020
Frontale wins 8th straight as Kaoru Mitoma scores in 1st J1 start
by Dan Orlowitz
Kawasaki's defense held Oita to just one shot in a dominant performance at Todoroki Stadium.
J. League Jul 8, 2020
Frontale crushes FC Tokyo with first-half goal rush
by Dan Orlowitz
The empty stadium was unusual. The lopsided scoreline was not. Kawasaki Frontale maintained their recent stellar record over Tamagawa Classico rival FC Tokyo on Wednesday with a 4-0 victory at Tokyo’s Ajinomoto Stadium, handing last year’s runner-up its first loss of the J. League first-division ...
J. League Jun 5, 2020
J. League first division to end on Dec. 19; Tokyo withdraws from J3
The J. League's first division will finish its season on Dec. 19, the league's board of directors decided Friday. In an extraordinary session held online, the board decided the second and third divisions, the J2 and J3, would finish the following day. The J1 was originally ...