Kawasaki Frontale has decided to participate in the “2022 J.League Asia Challenge in Thailand” sponsored by the J.League and Thai League.
As part of the J.League Asia strategy, it has been held in partner countries of the J.League for three years since the 2017 season.
The 2022 season, which will be the fourth time in three years, will be held in Thailand, where a tie-up between leagues was signed in 2012 and many football exchange projects have been implemented, including the 2017 and 2019 Asian Challenge.
From the J.League, Thai players will be playing active roles in the 2022 season, and Kawasaki Frontale and Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo, both of which are very popular in Thailand, will participate.
Conference name
2022 J.League Asia Challenge in Thailand
(English name) 2022 J.LEAGUE ASIA CHALLENGE in THAILAND
organizer
Japan Professional Soccer League
thai league
Sponsorship
to be decided
match schedule
| event date | kick off | match card | venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/12 (Sat) | to be decided | BG Pathum United FC vs Kawasaki Frontale |
BG Stadium |
| 11/12 (Sat) | to be decided | Buriram United FC vs Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo |
Churn Arena |
| 11/15 (Tue) or 16 (water) |
to be decided | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo vs Kawasaki Frontale |
Coordinating in Bangkok area |
*Time difference between Thailand and Japan: -2 hours Example) Thailand 18:00 → Japan 20:00
*The match schedule and match cards are subject to change.
Venue
◇ BG Stadium (Pathum Thani / regarding 40 minutes by car from Bangkok)
◇Chang Arena (Buri Ram Province / regarding 1 hour by plane from Bangkok)
*The venue for 11/15 (Tue) or 16 (Wed) will be announced as soon as it is decided.
Participating club
◇Kawasaki Frontale (2021 Meiji Yasuda J1 League 1st place)
◇Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo (2021 Meiji Yasuda J1 League 10th place)
◇ Buriram United FC (2021/22 Thai League 1 league 1st place)
◇ BG Pathum United FC (2021/22 Thai League 1 League 2nd)
broadcast
to be decided
*Broadcasting stations in Thailand and Japan will be announced as soon as they are decided.
Overseas team introduction
◇Buriram United FC
2021/22 season 1st place in Thai domestic league 1st division. Established in 1970 in Buriram Province in the northeastern part of Thailand.
Since winning the league for the first time in 2008, they have won eight league titles.
Since 2011, the club has won numerous titles, including the Thai FA Cup five times and the Thai League Cup six times.
Spachoke, who transferred to Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo this season, has been active in the same club until then, and Teraton, who was active in Yokohama F. Marinos until last season, is also enrolled.
The team will be led by Masatada Ishii, who has led the Kashima Antlers to the J1 championship in 2016, and a club with many ties to the J.League. In addition to winning the league title this year, Ishii also won the FA Cup and League Cup, becoming the first Japanese manager to win the triple crown in an overseas league.
https://www.buriramunited.com/home
https://www.facebook.com/BuriramUnitedFC/
◇BG Pathum United FC
2021/22 season 2nd place in Thai domestic league 1st division. Established in 2006 as Bangkok Glass FC.
In 2009, just three years following its inauguration, the team won the Thai Super Cup, the team’s first title.
From the 2019 season, the name was changed to the current BG Pathum United FC, and the league won the league for the first time in the following 2020/21 season.
The club has signed a partnership contract with Cerezo Osaka since 2012, and exchanges between the two clubs are actively taking place. This season, Chau Watt transferred to Cerezo Osaka on loan.
The team’s commander is Makoto Teguramori, who coached V. Faren Nagasaki and Vegalta Sendai, as well as Japan’s national team at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
A club that has been active on the international stage in recent years, such as advancing to the ACL final tournament for the second year in a row.
https://www.bgputd.com/official/?r=Site/Index
https://www.facebook.com/BGPATHUMUNITED/
*We will inform you regarding the competition method as soon as it is decided.