title: 2019 Kawasaki Frontale season
text: # 2019 Kawasaki Frontale season
  
  The 2019 Kawasaki Frontale season was their 15th consecutive season in J1 League. They were the defending champions after finishing top of 2018 J1 League. They also competed in the Emperor's Cup, J.League Cup, Japanese Super Cup and AFC Champions League.
  
  ## Squad
  
  As of 14 January 2019.
  
  Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | GK | KOR | Jung Sung-ryong |
  | 2 | DF | JPN | Kyohei Noborizato |
  | 3 | DF | JPN | Tatsuki Nara |
  | 4 | DF | BRA | Jesiel (on loan from Atlético Mineiro) |
  | 5 | MF | JPN | Shogo Taniguchi |
  | 6 | MF | JPN | Hidemasa Morita |
  | 7 | DF | JPN | Shintaro Kurumaya |
  | 8 | MF | JPN | Hiroyuki Abe |
  | 9 | FW | BRA | Leandro Damião |
  | 10 | MF | JPN | Ryota Oshima |
  | 11 | FW | JPN | Yu Kobayashi (captain) |
  | 14 | MF | JPN | Kengo Nakamura |
  | 16 | MF | JPN | Tatsuya Hasegawa |
  | 17 | DF | JPN | Kazuaki Mawatari |
  | 19 | MF | JPN | Manabu Saito |
  | 20 | FW | JPN | Kei Chinen |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | 21 | GK | JPN | Shota Arai |
  | 22 | MF | JPN | Hokuto Shimoda |
  | 23 | GK | JPN | Eisuke Fujishima (on loan from Renofa Yamaguchi FC) |
  | 24 | GK | JPN | Shunsuke Ando |
  | 25 | MF | JPN | Ao Tanaka |
  | 26 | DF | BRA | Maguinho |
  | 27 | FW | JPN | Yuto Suzuki |
  | 28 | MF | JPN | Yasuto Wakizaka |
  | 29 | DF | NZL | Michael Fitzgerald |
  | 30 | FW | JPN | Taisei Miyashiro |
  | 31 | MF | JPN | Koki Harada |
  | 34 | MF | JPN | Kazuya Yamamura |
  | 41 | MF | JPN | Akihiro Ienaga |
  | 44 | FW | BRA | Caio César |
  
  ## Competitions
  
  ### J1 League
  
  **Table**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 | FC Tokyo | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 46 | 29 | +17 | 64 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
  | 3 | Kashima Antlers | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 54 | 30 | +24 | 63 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
  | 4 | Kawasaki Frontale | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 57 | 34 | +23 | 60 | |
  | 5 | Cerezo Osaka | 34 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 39 | 25 | +14 | 59 | |
  | 6 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 45 | 29 | +16 | 55 | |
  
  ### AFC Champions League
  
  **Group standings**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ULS | SSI | KAW | SYD |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Ulsan Hyundai | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 11 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
  | 2 | Shanghai SIPG | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage | 5–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–2 |
  | 3 | Kawasaki Frontale | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 8 | | 2–2 | 2–2 | — | 1–0 |
  | 4 | Sydney FC | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 3 | | 0–0 | 3–3 | 0–4 | — |
  