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2012 Kawasaki Frontale season

Kawasaki Frontale
2012 season
ChairmanShimpei Takeda
ManagerNaoki Soma
J. League Division 1
Emperor's Cup
J. League Cup
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The 2012 Kawasaki Frontale season is Kawasaki Frontale's eighth consecutive season in J. League Division 1 and 11th overall in the Japanese top flight. Kawasaki Frontale also competed in the 2012 Emperor's Cup and 2012 J. League Cup.

Players

Competitions

J. League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima (C) 34 19 7 8 63 34 +29 64 Qualification to 2012 Club World Cup and 2013 Champions League
2 Vegalta Sendai 34 15 12 7 59 43 +16 57 Qualification to 2013 Champions League[a]
3 Urawa Red Diamonds 34 15 10 9 47 42 +5 55
4 Yokohama F. Marinos 34 13 14 7 44 33 +11 53
5 Sagan Tosu 34 15 8 11 48 39 +9 53
6 Kashiwa Reysol 34 15 7 12 57 52 +5 52 Qualification to 2013 Champions League[a]
7 Nagoya Grampus 34 15 7 12 46 47 −1 52
8 Kawasaki Frontale 34 14 8 12 51 50 +1 50
9 Shimizu S-Pulse 34 14 7 13 39 40 −1 49
10 FC Tokyo 34 14 6 14 47 44 +3 48
11 Kashima Antlers 34 12 10 12 50 43 +7 46
12 Júbilo Iwata 34 13 7 14 57 53 +4 46
13 Omiya Ardija 34 11 11 12 38 45 −7 44
14 Cerezo Osaka 34 11 9 14 47 53 −6 42
15 Albirex Niigata 34 10 10 14 29 34 −5 40
16 Vissel Kobe (R) 34 11 6 17 41 50 −9 39 Relegation to 2013 J.League Division 2
17 Gamba Osaka (R) 34 9 11 14 67 65 +2 38
18 Consadole Sapporo (R) 34 4 2 28 25 88 −63 14
Updated to match(es) played on 1 December 2012. Source: J.League Division 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b The winners of the 2012 Emperor's Cup qualified for the group stage of the 2013 AFC Champions League.

Matches

10 March 2012 1 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 Albirex Niigata Todoroki Stadium
Saturday 17:05 Saneto 11' Report Attendance: 18,920
Referee: Yamamoto
17 March 2012 2 Kashima Antlers 0–1 Kawasaki Frontale Kashima Soccer Stadium
Saturday 14:04 Report 45+2' Renato Attendance: 19,010
Referee: Nishimura
24 March 2012 3 Kawasaki Frontale 0–1 Cerezo Osaka Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
Saturday 14:04 Report 75' Kim Attendance: 14,777
Referee: Matsuo
31 March 2012 4 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale Saitama Stadium 2002
Saturday 15:03 Popó 10' Report 59' Yajima Attendance: 25,743
Referee: Iemoto
8 April 2012 5 Kawasaki Frontale 0–1 F.C. Tokyo Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
Sunday 17:00 Renatinho Yellow card 50' Report Hasegawa Yellow card 43' Yellow-red card 48'
Takahashi Yellow card 45+2'
Morishige 87'
Attendance: 20,996
Referee: Japan Kenji Ogiya
14 April 2012 6 Gamba Osaka 3–2 Kawasaki Frontale Osaka Expo '70 Stadium
Saturday 20:00 Endō Yellow card 32'
Nakazawa 45+1'
Sato 68'
Abe 85'
Kaji Yellow card 89'
Report Tasaka 1' Yellow card 90+3'
Kobayashi 30'
Morishita Yellow card 36'
Komiyama Yellow card 45'
Jeci Yellow card 84'
Attendance: 17,134
Referee: Japan Hiroyuki Kimura
21 April 2012 7 Consadole Sapporo 2–3 Kawasaki Frontale Sapporo Dome
Saturday 15:00 Maeda 9' Yellow card 75'
Takaki 32'
Report Nakamura 57'
Renatinho 67' (pen.)
Yamase 88'
Attendance: 11,119
Referee: Japan Nobutsugu Murakami
28 April 2012 8 Kawasaki Frontale 1–4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
Saturday 16:00 Ito 33' Report Yamagishi 15'
Ishihara 38'
Satō 47', 78'
Morisaki Yellow card 90+3'
Attendance: 19,895
Referee: Japan Kazuhiko Matsumura
3 May 2012 9 Kawasaki Frontale 4–3 Júbilo Iwata Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
Thursday 16:00 Oshima 30'
Yajima 53' (pen.) 62'
Tanaka 55'
Igawa Yellow card 84'
Report Yamada Yellow card 13'
Yamamoto Yellow card 52' 59', 67'
Abe 90+1'
Attendance: 15,671
Referee: Japan Tomohiro Inoue
6 May 2012 10 Nagoya Grampus 2–3 Kawasaki Frontale Toyota Stadium
Sunday 18:00 Kennedy 9'
Córdoba Yellow card 45+3'
Daniel Yellow card 54'
Fujimoto 71'
Ogawa Yellow card 90'
Report Tasaka 1'
Yajima 14', 45+3'
Attendance: 20,512
Referee: Japan Toshimitsy Yoshida
12 May 2012 11 Kawasaki Frontale 0–2 Kashiwa Reysol Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
Saturday 16:00 Report Hashimoto Yellow card 57'
Kudo 63'
Tanaka Yellow card 74'
Jorge Wagner 90+2'
Attendance: 16,054
Referee: Japan Itaru Hirose
19 May 2012 12 Omiya Ardija 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale NACK5 Stadium Omiya
Saturday 17:00 Aoki Yellow card 35'
Carlinhos Paraíba Yellow card 52'
Kataoka Yellow card 83'
Report Oshima 67'
Kusukami 72'
Attendance: 9,304
Referee: Japan Futoshi Nakamura
26 May 2012 13 Kawasaki Frontale 3–2 Vegalta Sendai Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
Saturday 15:00 Kobayashi 21'
Noborizato 61'
Yajima 90+3'
Report Tomita 24'
Wilson 54'
Akamine Yellow card 85'
Attendance: 16,058
Referee: Japan Tomoya Maeda
16 June 2012 14 Sagan Tosu 0–1 Kawasaki Frontale Tosu Stadium
Saturday 20:00 Ikeda Yellow card 75' Report Inamoto Yellow card 27'
Ito Yellow card 76'
Tasaka 79'
Kurotsu Yellow card 90+5'
Attendance: 9,603
Referee: Japan Yoshiro Imamura
23 June 2012 15 Kawasaki Frontale 0–0 Yokohama F. Marinos Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
Saturday 20:00 Tanaka Yellow card 82'
Kurotsu Yellow card 86'
Report Ono Yellow card 64'
Taniguchi Yellow card 65'
Attendance: 20,590
Referee: Japan Kenji Ogiya
30 June 2012 16 Kawasaki Frontale 0–1 Vissel Kobe Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
Saturday 20:00 Inamoto Yellow card 23'
Yajima Yellow card 74'
Report Yoshida Yellow card 64'
Tanaka Yellow card 75'
Tokura 77' Yellow card 77'
Attendance: 18,056
Referee: Japan Nobutsugu Murakami
7 July 2012 17 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–0 Kawasaki Frontale Outsourcing Stadium Nihondaira
Saturday 19:00 Kawai Yellow card 83' Report Attendance: 14,133
Referee: Paraguay Antonio Arias
14 July 2012 18 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 Kawasaki Frontale Hiroshima Big Arch
Saturday 20:00 Shimizu 2'
Satō 15', 19'
Report Kobayashi Yellow card 40' Attendance: 11,585
Referee: Japan Yudai Yamamoto
28 July 2012 19 Kawasaki Frontale 4–1 Omiya Ardija Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
Saturday 20:00 Nakamura 45+4'
Kobayashi 47' (pen.)
Kusukami Yellow card 51' 69'
Renatinho 71'
Report Hasegawa 19'
Cho Young-Cheol Yellow card 33'
Kikuchi Yellow card 46'
Attendance: 14,716
Referee: Japan Toshimitsu Yoshida
4 August 2012 20 Júbilo Iwata Kawasaki Frontale Yamaha Stadium
Saturday 20:00 Referee: Japan

J. League Cup

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Cerezo Osaka 6 4 0 2 15 7 +8 12
Vegalta Sendai 6 4 0 2 11 5 +4 12
Jubilo Iwata 6 4 0 2 10 11 −1 12
Urawa Red Diamonds 6 3 0 3 12 10 +2 9
Sagan Tosu 6 3 0 3 8 16 −8 9
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6 1 1 4 8 11 −3 4
Kawasaki Frontale 6 1 1 4 7 11 −4 4
20 March 2012 Group A Sagan Tosu 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale Best Amenity Stadium
Tuesday 16:04 Okada 53'
Noda 65'
Report 78' Yajima Attendance: 4,613
Referee: Tojo
4 April 2012 Group A Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale Hiroshima Big Arch
Wednesday 19:04 Sato 85' Report 58' Jeci Attendance: 6,413
Referee: Iida
18 April 2012 Group A Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Vegalta Sendai Todoroki Athletics Stadium
Wednesday 20:00 Saneto Yellow card 27' Yellow-red card 54'
Tasaka 45+1'
Kobayashi 45+3', 57'
Report Tamura Yellow card 48'
Muto Yellow card 72' 90'
Attendance: 8,186
Referee: Hajime Matsuo
16 May 2012 Group A Kawasaki Frontale 0–3 Urawa Red Diamonds Todoroki Athletics Stadium
Wednesday 20:00 Report Kashiwagi 32'
Ugajin Yellow card 42' 57', 83'
Attendance: 13,608
Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami
6 June 2012 Group A Cerezo Osaka 3–2 Kawasaki Frontale Kincho Stadium
Wednesday 20:00 Ogihara Yellow card 27'
Kempes 47' 59'
Sakemoto Yellow card 57'
Kakitani 58', 86'
Takahashi Yellow card 81'
Report Kusukami 30'
Renatinho 68' Yellow card 85'
Attendance: 6,855
Referee: Koichiro Fukushima
9 June 2012 Group A Kawasaki Frontale 0–1 Júbilo Iwata Todoroki Athletics Stadium
Saturday 20:00 Report Yamazaki 25' Attendance: 7,970
Referee: Jumpei Iida

Emperor's Cup

References