Kawasaki Frontale
Kawasaki Frontale (川崎フロンターレ, Kawasaki Furontāre) is a Japanese professional football club based in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo. The club currently compete in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the country. Their home stadium is Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium in Nakahara Ward, located in the central area of Kawasaki.
| Full name | Kawasaki Frontale | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Azzurro Nero (Blue-black), Frontale | ||
| Founded | 1955 as Fujitsu SC | ||
| Ground | Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium, Nakahara, Kawasaki, Japan | ||
| Capacity | 26,232 | ||
| Owner | Fujitsu | ||
| Chairman | Yoshihiro Warashina | ||
| Manager | Toru Oniki | ||
| League | J1 League | ||
| 2023 | J1 League, 8th of 18 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Frontale co-founded the Japanese second tier three times under its three names: JSL Division 2 (1972), Japan Football League Division 1 (1992) and J.League Division 2 (1999).
The club have won J1 League title four times in span of 5 years between 2017 and 2021. Kawasaki also won Emperor's Cup twice, J.League Cup once, three Japanese Super Cup as well as three second division title, including J2 League in both 1999 and 2004.