Leandro Damiao scores hat trick as Kawasaki reaches ACL knockout phase
Leandro Damiao netted a hat trick as Kawasaki Frontale reached the knockout stage of the Asian Champions League on Thursday, beating Daegu FC of South Korea 3-1 for their fifth straight win to confirm their top spot in Group I. Damiao made it 2-1 in ...
Frontale young gun Ao Tanaka set for loan move to Dusseldorf
The German second-division club will have an option to buy out the midfielder's contract after next season.
Frontale beats Sapporo to set new record for undefeated streak
Kawasaki Frontale extended their lead atop the standings and set a new J. League first-division record for consecutive games unbeaten Sunday with a 2-0 victory over Consadole Sapporo following goals from Kaoru Mitoma and Yu Kobayashi. The reigning champion has stayed undefeated for 22 league ...
Frontale rout Grampus in matchup of J. League's top two teams
Frontale's slick passing and precise movement off the ball opened up Nagoya's defense like a sardine can.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima clawed their way to a 1-1 draw against J. League first-division leader Kawasaki Frontale on Sunday, with Tsukasa Morishima equalizing midway through the second half to cancel out Akihiro Ienaga's opener. The stalemate at Kawasaki's Todoroki Stadium snapped a four-game winning streak for ...
Akihiro Ienaga and Leandro Damiao lead Frontale in Clasico victory
J. League first division champion Kawasaki Frontale outclassed FC Tokyo 4-2 in their "Tamagawa Clasico" game at Tokyo's Ajinomoto Stadium on Sunday behind an early brace from Akihiro Ienaga. Leandro Damiao twice set up Ienaga and scored one of his own, while dynamo Kaoru Mitoma ...
Late Vissel equalizer spoils Frontale's perfect start to season
Defending champion Kawasaki had opened the season with five straight wins.
Leandro Damiao scored two goals for the second straight game as J. League champions Kawasaki Frontale remained perfect after four rounds with a 2-0 win over promoted Tokushima Vortis on Wednesday. Damiao exploited Vortis' defenders in the 12th minute, forcing a bad pass that Kaoru ...
Vegalta and Frontale fans deepen ties in decade after 3/11
The two teams have forged a close bond that started with an emotional encounter just six weeks after the Great East Japan Earthquake.
Frontale overcomes vintage night by Yoshito Okubo to beat Cerezo
Leandro Damiao twice equalized to match Okubo's brace and helped set up Kaoru Mitoma's 62nd-minute winner.
Frontale opens title defense with win as Akihiro Ienaga scores twice
Marinos manager Ange Postecoglou bemoaned his team's poor performance as the Kanagawa Derby kicked off the J. League first-division season on Friday night.
J. League gears up for chaotic 2021 season
Japanese soccer's top flight will feature its largest-ever relegation zone as the league aims to rebalance its divisions following last year's pandemic-struck campaign.
