# 2024 Kawasaki Frontale season

The 2024 season was Kawasaki Frontale's 19th consecutive season in the J1 League. As well as the domestic league, they also participated in the Emperor's Cup, the J.League Cup and the AFC Champions League.

## Players

| No. | Name | Date of birth (age) | Previous club | Contract since | Contract end |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 1 | Jung Sung-ryong | (1985-01-04) 4 January 1985 (age 40) | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 2016 | |
| 21 | Shunsuke Andō | (1990-08-10) 10 August 1990 (age 34) | Shonan Bellmare | 2009 | |
| 22 | Yuki Hayasaka | (1999-05-22) 22 May 1999 (age 25) | Toin University of Yokohama | 2022 | |
| 98 | Louis Yamaguchi | (1998-05-28) 28 May 1998 (age 26) | FC Machida Zelvia | 2024 | 2024 |
| Defenders |||||||
| 2 | Kota Takai | (2004-09-04) 4 September 2004 (age 20) | U-18s | 2022 | |
| 4 | Jesiel | (1994-03-05) 5 March 1994 (age 30) | Paraná | 2019 | |
| 5 | Asahi Sasaki | (2000-01-26) 26 January 2000 (age 25) | Ryutsu Keizai University | 2022 | |
| 7 | Shintaro Kurumaya | (1992-04-05) 5 April 1992 (age 32) | University of Tsukuba | 2014 | |
| 13 | Sota Miura | (2000-09-07) 7 September 2000 (age 24) | Ventforet Kofu | 2024 | |
| 15 | Shuto Tanabe | (2002-05-05) 5 May 2002 (age 22) | JEF United Chiba | 2021 | |
| 31 | Sai van Wermeskerken | (1994-06-28) 28 June 1994 (age 30) | NEC Nijmegen | 2024 | |
| 35 | Yuichi Maruyama | (1989-06-16) 16 June 1989 (age 35) | Nagoya Grampus | 2024 | |
| 44 | César Haydar | (2001-03-31) 31 March 2001 (age 23) | Red Bull Bragantino | 2024 | 2024 |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 6 | Zé Ricardo | (1999-02-03) 3 February 1999 (age 26) | Goiás | 2024 | |
| 8 | Kento Tachibanada | (1998-05-29) 29 May 1998 (age 26) | Toin University of Yokohama | 2020 | |
| 10 | Ryota Oshima | (1993-01-23) 23 January 1993 (age 32) | Shizuoka Gakuen High School | 2011 | |
| 14 | Yasuto Wakizaka | (1995-06-11) 11 June 1995 (age 29) | Hannan University | 2018 | |
| 19 | So Kawahara | (1998-03-13) 13 March 1998 (age 26) | Sagan Tosu | 2024 | |
| 26 | Hinata Yamauchi | (2001-05-30) 30 May 2001 (age 23) | Toin University of Yokohama | 2024 | 2028 |
| 28 | Patrick Verhon | (2004-09-08) 8 September 2004 (age 20) | Bahia | 2024 | |
| 30 | Yusuke Segawa | (1994-02-07) 7 February 1994 (age 31) | Shonan Bellmare | 2023 | |
| 34 | Kota Yui | (2005-06-10) 10 June 2005 (age 19) | U-18s | 2024 | 2027 |
| 41 | Akihiro Ienaga | (1986-06-13) 13 June 1986 (age 38) | Omiya Ardija | 2017 | |
| 77 | Yuki Yamamoto | (1997-11-06) 6 November 1997 (age 27) | Gamba Osaka | 2024 | |
| Forwards |||||||
| 9 | Erison | (1999-04-13) 13 April 1999 (age 25) | São Paulo | 2024 | |
| 11 | Yu Kobayashi | (1987-09-23) 23 September 1987 (age 37) | Mito HollyHock | 2008 | |
| 17 | Daiya Tono | (1999-03-14) 14 March 1999 (age 25) | Avispa Fukuoka | 2020 | |
| 20 | Shin Yamada | (2000-05-30) 30 May 2000 (age 24) | Toin University of Yokohama | 2022 | |
| 23 | Marcinho | (1995-05-16) 16 May 1995 (age 29) | Chongqing Lifan | 2021 | |
| 24 | Ten Miyagi | (2001-06-02) 2 June 2001 (age 23) | Montedio Yamagata | 2020 | |
| Players who left mid-season |||||||
| 16 | Tatsuki Seko | (1997-12-22) 22 December 1997 (age 27) | Yokohama FC | 2020 | |
| 18 | Bafétimbi Gomis | (1985-08-06) 6 August 1985 (age 39) | Galatasaray | 2023 | |

## Transfers
### Pre-season
#### In

Transfers in
| Position | Player | Transferred from | Fee |
| DF | Sai van Wermeskerken | NEC Nijmegen | Undisclosed |
| DF | Sota Miura | Ventforet Kofu | Undisclosed |
| DF | Yuichi Maruyama | Nagoya Grampus | Undisclosed |
| MF | Yuki Yamamoto | Gamba Osaka | Undisclosed |
| MF | Zé Ricardo | Tombense | Undisclosed |
| MF | Patrick Verhon | Bahia | Undisclosed |
| FW | Erison | Botafogo | Undisclosed |
Loan in
| Position | Player | Loaned from | Fee |
| GK | Louis Yamaguchi | FC Machida Zelvia | Season loan |
Loan return
| Position | Player | Transferred from | Fee |
| MF | Renji Matsui | FC Machida Zelvia | End of loan |
| MF | Koki Harada | AC Nagano Parceiro | End of loan |
| FW | Ten Miyagi | Montedio Yamagata | End of loan |

#### Out

Transfers out
| Position | Player | Transferred to | Fee |
| DF | Kazuya Yamamura | Yokohama F. Marinos | Free |
| DF | Kyohei Noborizato | Cerezo Osaka | Free |
| DF | Miki Yamane | LA Galaxy | Free |
| MF | Koki Harada | ReinMeer Aomori | Undisclosed |
| MF | João Schmidt | Santos | Undisclosed |
| FW | Leandro Damião | Coritiba | Free |
| FW | Taisei Miyashiro | Vissel Kobe | Free |
Loan out
| Position | Player | Loaned to | Fee |
| DF | Takuma Ominami | OH Leuven | Season loan |
| DF | Yuto Matsunagane | Fukushima United | Season loan |
| MF | Yuto Ozeki | Fukushima United | Season loan |
| MF | Renji Matsui | Vegalta Sendai | Season loan |
| MF | Toya Myogan | Vegalta Sendai | Season loan |
| FW | Taiyo Igarashi | Renofa Yamaguchi | Season loan |

### Mid-season
#### In

Transfers in
| Position | Player | Transferred from | Fee |
| MF | So Kawahara | Sagan Tosu | Undisclosed |
Loan in
| Position | Player | Transferred from | Fee |
| DF | César Haydar | Red Bull Bragantino | Season loan |

#### Out

Transfers out
| Position | Player | Transferred to | Fee |
| GK | Naoto Kamifukumoto | Shonan Bellmare | Free |
| MF | Tatsuki Seko | Stoke City | Undisclosed |
| FW | Bafétimbi Gomis | | Free |

## Friendly
### Pre-season

Win  Draw  Loss

## Competitions
### J1 League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 6 | Tokyo Verdy | 38 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 56 |
| 7 | FC Tokyo | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 54 |
| 8 | Kawasaki Frontale | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 66 | 57 | +9 | 52 |
| 9 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 61 | 62 | −1 | 52 |
| 10 | Cerezo Osaka | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 43 | 48 | −5 | 52 |

#### Matches

The full league fixtures were released on 23 January 2024.

### J.League Cup

The 2024 J.League Cup was expanded so that all 60 J.League clubs would participate. As they qualified for the 2024–25 AFC Champions League, they were granted automatic qualification for the quarter-finals.

### 2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 7 | +14 | 18 | Advance to round of 16 |
| 2 | Kawasaki Frontale | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 15 | Advance to round of 16 |
| 3 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 14 | Advance to round of 16 |
| 4 | Gwangju | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 14 | Advance to round of 16 |
| 5 | Vissel Kobe | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 13 | Advance to round of 16 |
Win  Draw  Loss

#### League stage
## Team statistics
### Appearances and goals

    As of 8 Dec 2024
| No. | Pos. | Player | J1 League | J1 League | J.League Cup | J.League Cup | Emperor's Cup | Emperor's Cup | Super Cup | Super Cup | AFC Champions League 2023/24 ACL | AFC Champions League 2023/24 ACL | AFC Champions League Elite | AFC Champions League Elite | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals |
| 1 | GK | Jung Sung-ryong | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Kota Takai | 21+3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 2 |
| 4 | DF | Jesiel | 11+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 | 23 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | Asahi Sasaki | 33+2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 48 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | Zé Ricardo | 3+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | Shintaro Kurumaya | 1+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Kento Tachibanada | 32+2 | 3 | 3+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 48 | 3 |
| 9 | FW | Erison | 15+10 | 7 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3+2 | 0 | 36 | 10 |
| 10 | MF | Ryota Oshima | 9+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 11 | DF | Yu Kobayashi | 3+23 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 34 | 4 |
| 13 | MF | Sota Miura | 19+1 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 31 | 3 |
| 14 | MF | Yasuto Wakizaka | 32+2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 6 |
| 15 | DF | Shuto Tanabe | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Daiya Tono | 19+16 | 1 | 2+2 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+4 | 1 | 47 | 4 |
| 19 | DF | So Kawahara | 5+4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | Shin Yamada | 21+16 | 19 | 2+2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+5 | 1 | 52 | 21 |
| 22 | GK | Yuki Hayasaka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | Marcinho | 32+3 | 9 | 3+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3+1 | 2 | 47 | 13 |
| 24 | FW | Ten Miyagi | 0+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | Hinata Yamauchi | 4+12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | Patrick Verhon | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | Yusuke Segawa | 13+14 | 1 | 1+3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 5+1 | 1 | 41 | 3 |
| 31 | DF | Sai van Wermeskerken | 21+3 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 3 |
| 32 | FW | Soma Kanada | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 35 | DF | Yuichi Maruyama | 5+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 41 | MF | Akihiro Ienaga | 28+8 | 7 | 2+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3+2 | 1 | 49 | 9 |
| 44 | DF | César Haydar | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | Yuki Yamamoto | 15+5 | 1 | 2+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 2 |
| 98 | GK | Louis Yamaguchi | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Players featured on a match for the team, but left the club mid-season, either permanently or on loan transfer |||||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | Takuma Ominami | 19+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | Tatsuki Seko | 11+14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | Bafétimbi Gomis | 6+2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
| 99 | GK | Naoto Kamifukumoto | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |