J. League Feb 20, 2021
Last-minute Yu Kobayashi goal hands Super Cup to Frontale
by Dan Orlowitz
As the seconds ticked down to a seemingly inevitable penalty shootout, Kobayashi saved the day for the reigning double champion.
Soccer / J. League Nov 5, 2019
Frontale keep title hopes alive with victory over struggling Reds
Kawasaki Frontale compounded the Urawa Reds' woes with a 2-0 defeat in the J. League on Tuesday, netting a goal in each half through Yasuto Wakizaka and late substitute Yu Kobayashi. With manager Tsuyoshi Otsuki serving a suspension from the stands, the struggling Reds were ...
Soccer / J. League Oct 26, 2019
Frontale top Consadole in penalty shootout to capture Levain Cup
Kawasaki Frontale claimed the Levain Cup with a penalty shootout win against Consadole Sapporo on Saturday following a late brace from captain Yu Kobayashi that kept the J. League champions alive after they were reduced to 10 men. Following three lead changes, the drama-filled final ...
Soccer / J. League Jul 27, 2019
Kawasaki Frontale beat Oita Trinita 3-1 in the J. League first division on Saturday after captain Yu Kobayashi struck the winner midway through the second half. Manabu Saito opened the scoring for Frontale in the 51st minute at Todoroki Stadium, but the visitors equalized 10 ...
Soccer / J. League Jul 14, 2019
Frontale overruns J. League leaders FC Tokyo in Tamagawa Classico
Yu Kobayashi scored his 100th career goal, sparking Kawasaki Frontale to a 3-0 J. League first-division win over league leaders FC Tokyo on Sunday. Kobayashi headed in the opener in the 20th minute of the "Tamagawa Classico" match at Tokyo's Ajinomoto Stadium, and Manabu Saito ...
Soccer / J. League Jun 14, 2019
Kawasaki Frontale captain Yu Kobayashi equalized in the second half to salvage a 1-1 draw against Consadole Sapporo on Friday. In the return to J1 action following the international break, the two-time defending champions fell behind against the run of play when Consadole striker Musashi ...
Soccer Apr 23, 2019
Frontale draw with visiting Ulsan in Asian Champions League group stage
Kawasaki Frontale blew an early lead and drew 2-2 with visiting South Korean side Ulsan Hyundai in an Asian Champions League Group H match on Tuesday night at Todoroki Stadium. In another ACL group match, Hayato Araki's 34th-minute header proved to be the only goal ...
Soccer / J. League Feb 23, 2019
Frontale, Tokyo battle to draw
by Dan Orlowitz
After winning two straight J. League first division championships, Kawasaki Frontale was favored by many to become just the second team in the league's 26-year history to pull down a third. The Kanagawa Prefecture club's quest to join Kashima Antlers in the history books got ...
Soccer / J. League Dec 18, 2018
Kawasaki Frontale midfielder Akihiro Ienaga was named the J. League's Most Valuable Player at Tuesday's J. League Awards. It was the first MVP award for the 32-year-old Ienaga, whose club won its second consecutive league championship. He is the third straight Frontale player to win ...
Soccer / J. League Nov 10, 2018
Kawasaki Frontale clinch J. League title despite defeat to Cerezo Osaka
by Dan Orlowitz
Only twice in the J. League's previous 12 seasons under a single-stage format has the first-division champion been decided with games to spare. Now that number stands at three. Kawasaki Frontale may have lost 2-1 at Cerezo Osaka on Saturday afternoon, but Sanfrecce Hiroshima's 1-0 loss ...
Soccer / J. League Oct 20, 2018
Title-chasing Frontale overcome two-goal deficit in wild win over Vissel
by Dan Orlowitz
There is a well-worn tradition in the J. League of championship contenders making their title run much more difficult than it needs to be. Kawasaki Frontale seemed content to follow in that tradition on Saturday, falling two goals behind before staging an explosive comeback in ...
Soccer Oct 8, 2018
Koya Kitagawa replaces Yu Kobayashi for Samurai Blue friendlies
Forward Yu Kobayashi has withdrawn from the Japan squad for the upcoming friendlies against Panama and Uruguay because of an ankle injury, the Japan Football Association said Monday. The 31-year-old Kawasaki Frontale striker left the field in the 82nd minute of Sunday's 0-0 draw between ...