2011 Kawasaki Frontale season
| 2011 season | |||
| Manager | Naoki Soma | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| J. League Division 1 | 11th | ||
| Emperor's Cup | Fourth round | ||
| J. League Cup | Second round | ||
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The 2011 Kawasaki Frontale season was Kawasaki Frontale's seventh consecutive season in J. League Division 1 and 10th season overall in the Japanese top flight. It also includes the 2011 J. League Cup, and the 2011 Emperor's Cup.
Competitions
J. League
League table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kashiwa Reysol (C) | 34 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 65 | 42 | +23 | 72 | Qualification to 2012 AFC Champions League group stage Group stage 1,2 |
| 2 | Nagoya Grampus | 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 67 | 36 | +31 | 71 | |
| 3 | Gamba Osaka | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 78 | 51 | +27 | 70 | |
| 4 | Vegalta Sendai | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 39 | 25 | +14 | 56 | |
| 5 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 46 | 40 | +6 | 56 | |
| 6 | Kashima Antlers | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 53 | 40 | +13 | 50 | |
| 7 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 52 | 49 | +3 | 50 | |
| 8 | Júbilo Iwata | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 53 | 45 | +8 | 47 | |
| 9 | Vissel Kobe | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 44 | 45 | −1 | 46 | |
| 10 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 42 | 51 | −9 | 45 | |
| 11 | Kawasaki Frontale | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 52 | 53 | −1 | 44 | |
| 12 | Cerezo Osaka | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 67 | 53 | +14 | 43 | |
| 13 | Omiya Ardija | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 42 | |
| 14 | Albirex Niigata | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 38 | 46 | −8 | 39 | |
| 15 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 36 | |
| 16 | Ventforet Kofu (R) | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 42 | 63 | −21 | 33 | Relegation to 2012 J. League Division 2 |
| 17 | Avispa Fukuoka (R) | 34 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 34 | 75 | −41 | 22 | |
| 18 | Montedio Yamagata (R) | 34 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 64 | −41 | 21 |
Updated to games played on December 3, 2011.
Source: J.League Division 1
Rules for classification:
1st points; 2nd goal differential; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head results; 5th disciplinary points; 6th draw
1 League champions also qualified for the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup play-off stage.
2 The winners of the 2011 Emperor's Cup, F.C. Tokyo, which played in the 2011 J.League Division 2, also qualified for the group stage of the 2012 AFC Champions League.
If two clubs are tied for first place, both clubs will be declared champions.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results summary
| 5 March 2011 Round 1 | Kawasaki Frontale | 2 - 0 | Montedio Yamagata | Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday 15:04 | Yajima  34',Noborizato 38' |
Report | Attendance: 18,673 Referee: Yamamoto |
| 13 March 2011 Round 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | v | Kawasaki Frontale | |
| Sunday 15:00 |
Results by round
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground | H | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Result | W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | 3 |
Last updated: 6 March 2011.
Source: "World-Football.net".
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
J. League Cup
Emperor's Cup
| 2011-10-08 Second round | Kawasaki Frontale | 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Arte Takasaki | Todoroki Athletics Stadium, Kawasaki |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | Kobayashi 61' Tasaka 105' |
Report | Doi 69' |
Attendance: 4,789 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura |
| 2011-11-16 Third round | Kawasaki Frontale | 4 – 0 | Oita Trinita | Todoroki Athletics Stadium, Kawasaki |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 | Kobayashi 25' Tasaka 55'Kusukami 77'Yajima 84' |
Report | Attendance: 4,747 Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama |
| 2011-12-17 Fourth round | Kawasaki Frontale | 0 – 1 | Shonan Bellmare | Todoroki Athletics Stadium, Kawasaki |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:00 | Report | Takayama 63' |
Attendance: 8,291 Referee: Hajime Matsuo |