J. League | J. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK Oct 9, 2020
Vegalta threatened by poor finances and fan anger
by Dan Orlowitz
The Tohoku side announced earlier this week that an expected $6 million in losses this year will plunge the club into insolvency.
J. League Jul 28, 2020
Kashiwa Reysol forward Michael Olunga is turning heads in the J. League first division this season, bagging a hat trick against Vegalta Sendai on Sunday to solidify his position as the J1's top scorer with eight goals in seven matches. Reysol's ace, who sits atop ...
J. League Jul 11, 2020
Akihiro Ienaga brace drives Frontale past Reysol as fans return to J1
by Dan Orlowitz
There were no songs or chants. There were no drums beaten or flags waved. But there was plenty of applause for Kawasaki Frontale on Saturday night, who rode veteran midfielder Akihiro Ienaga’s first-half brace to a 3-1 win over Kashiwa Reysol in the fourth round of ...
Soccer / J. League Feb 22, 2020
Reysol victorious over Consadole in J. League opener
by Dan Orlowitz
With the wind at their backs and a dynamic goal-scoring duo in front, Kashiwa Reysol started the season exactly how they wanted — with a win. The J. League's first division returned to Sankyo Frontier Stadium in fine form on Saturday as Reysol rode braces ...
Soccer / J. League | J. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK Jan 22, 2020
Hajime Moriyasu running out of time to right Olympic ship
by Dan Orlowitz
With just half a year to go until the Summer Olympics, Japan head coach Hajime Moriyasu is running out of time and sympathy. Moriyasu, the first coach to take charge of both the Samurai Blue and Olympic squads since Philippe Troussier in 1999, has come ...
Soccer / J. League Nov 16, 2019
Kashiwa Reysol proved for the third time they are a hard team to keep down after clinching the J. League's second-division championship and earning promotion to J1 on Saturday. Reysol, relegated to the J2 this year, booked their first division return in one season, just ...
Soccer / J. League Jan 14, 2019
Kashiwa Reysol defender Yuta Nakayama will transfer to Dutch first-division side PEC Zwolle, the J. League club announced Monday. The 21-year-old Nakayama has made 76 appearances in the Japanese first division since his debut in 2015. He won the J. League's Best Young Player award ...
Soccer / J. League Dec 13, 2018
Kashiwa Reysol, who were recently relegated to the J. League second division, announced Thursday that former manager Nelsinho will take the helm for the second time starting next season. Nelsinho, who left the club in 2014 to manage Vissel Kobe, guided Reysol back to the ...
Soccer / J. League Nov 3, 2018
Frontale beat Reysol, move step closer to J. League title repeat
Kawasaki Frontale moved closer to a second straight J. League title with a 3-0 win Saturday against visiting Kashiwa Reysol. Akihiro Ienaga opened the scoring in the 21st minute after Hidemasa Morita found him inside the box with a well-executed cross. The midfielder sent a ...
Soccer / J. League Oct 19, 2018
Brazilian striker Jo scored the winner with an assist from countryman Gabriel Xavier as Nagoya Grampus beat 10-man Kashiwa Reysol 1-0 Friday night in a clash between two sides fighting to avoid relegation from the J. League first division. With Grampus coming into the match ...
Soccer / J. League Oct 14, 2018
Goals from Hugo Vieira and Teruhito Nakagawa sent Yokohama F. Marinos into the Levain Cup final after a 2-2 semifinal second-leg draw with Kashima Antlers lifted the hosts to a 4-3 win on aggregate. Vieira, who scored the 95th-minute winner in Wednesday's first leg, opened ...
