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Kashima Antlers
Logo
Full nameKashima Antlers F.C. Co., Ltd.
Founded1947; 77 years ago (1947) as Sumitomo Metal FC
GroundKashima Soccer Stadium
Capacity40,728[1]
OwnerMercari
ChairmanFumiaki Koizumi
ManagerDaiki Iwamasa
LeagueJ1 League
2023J1 League, 5th of 18
Websitehttps://www.antlers.co.jp
Current season

Kashima Antlers (鹿島アントラーズ, Kashima Antorāzu) are a football club in Kashima, Ibaraki, currently playing in the J1 League, top tier of Japanese professional football leagues. The name Antlers is derived from the city name, Kashima, which literally means "deer island". The club has financial backing from Mercari, a Japanese e-commerce company.

Since the J.League's creation and introduction of professional Japanese football in 1993, Kashima have proven themselves to be by far Japan's most successful football club in terms of trophies won, having won the J.League title a record eight times, the J.League Cup a record six times and the Emperor's Cup five times for an unprecedented nineteen major domestic titles. Kashima became Asian champions for the first and most recent time as they won the AFC Champions League in 2018.

Kashima are also one of only two clubs to have competed in Japan's professional top-flight football every year since its inception (the other being Yokohama F. Marinos).

History

The name 'Antlers' is derived from the city of Kashima (鹿嶋), which literally translates to 'Deer Island'. The club crest not only resembles deer antlers but it also reflects the image of rose thorn as it is the official flower of Ibaraki, the home prefecture of the club. Deer are amiable animals and are viewed in some religions as spiritual messengers. In fact, Kashima Shrine, one of the most famous shrines in Japan and located in close proximity to the club headquarters, have kept and raised deer for more than 1,300 years as spiritual symbol. Deer are affectionate animals but are also known for their courageous character as they battle each other head-to-head with lethal antlers.

Leonardo Araújo, played for Kashima from 1994 to 1996

Founded in 1947 as Sumitomo Metal Industries Factory Football Club in Osaka and moved to Kashima, Ibaraki in 1975. It played in the semi-professional Japan Soccer League (JSL). They were promoted to the JSL's top flight in 1984, but never made much of an impact, going down in 1985/86, returning in 1986/87 and going down again in 1988/89. Its last standing in the JSL was 2nd in the Second Division for 1991/92.

After the formation of the fully professional J.League, Sumitomo, like all other clubs, stripped the corporate brand from the club's name and reformed as the Kashima Antlers. Kashima was essentially promoted to the new top flight, as many JSL First Division clubs decided to relegate themselves being unprepared for professionalism. (Of the original 10[a] J.League founding member clubs, Kashima and Shimizu S-Pulse were newly promoted. Ironically, Kashima had defeated a forerunner of Shimizu's, Nippon Light Metal/Hagoromo Club, to earn its JSL Second Division place back in 1974).

Since the J.League's creation and introduction of professional Japanese football in 1993, Kashima have consistently been amongst the strongest clubs in the country, holding several distinctions and records. Led by former Brazilian star and Japanese national team coach Zico in the club's formative years, Kashima were the first club to win a J.League stage, claiming the 1st stage of the inaugural season in 1993. This laid a platform for continuous greatness and long after the Kashima icon had departed, in 2000 Kashima became the first J.League club to achieve the "treble", by winning all three major titles: J.League, J.League Cup, and Emperor's Cup in the same year.

In recent times, by clinching the 2007 J.League title they became the first and only club in Japan to have won ten domestic titles in the professional era. In 2008 they became the first and only club to successfully defend the J.League title on two occasions. In 2009 they became the first and only club to win three consecutive J.League titles. With victories in back to back J.League Cups in 2011, 2012 and most recently followed by their 2015 victory, Kashima extended their unmatched record of major domestic titles in the professional era to seventeen.

Outside the Kashima Soccer Stadium

To this day, Kashima has maintained strong ties with the football community in Brazil, a fact borne out of Zico's past affiliation with the club. Kashima's Brazilian connection has manifested itself in both the club's player transfer and coaching policy resulting in only three non-Brazilian foreign players and predominantly Brazilian managers signing for Kashima since the inception of the J.League.

The population of Kashima city is a mere 60,000 and for that reason club has also adopted the surrounding cities of Itako, Kamisu, Namegata and Hokota as its official hometowns, all in Ibaraki Prefecture. The combined population of five cities is 280,000. Antlers home games are played at Kashima Soccer Stadium, one of the 2002 FIFA World Cup venues with capacity of 40,000.

In 2016, they became the first Asian club to reach the FIFA Club World Cup final following a 3–0 victory over South American champions Atlético Nacional.[2] In the final, after a 2–2 draw against European champions Real Madrid after 90 minutes, they were beaten 4–2 after extra time.[3]

Colour, sponsors and manufacturers

Season(s) Main shirt sponsor Collarbone sponsor Additional sponsor(s) Kit manufacturer
2018 Lixil Mercari Yellow Hat Riso Kagaku Corporation Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Eyeful Home — Nike
2019 Nippon Steel
2020
2021 Merpay Connect
2022

Kit evolution

Slogans

Year Slogan
1998 CHALLENGE
1999 NEXT
2000 Glory Again– 原点からの挑戦–
(Challenge from the Beginning)
2001 - 勝利主義 Antlersism – FOR NEXT 10 YEARS
(Doctrine of Victory)
2002 - 進化 Antlersism – STAIRWAY TO THE WORLD
(Evolution)
2003 OVER'03 – カシマからアジア、そして世界へ –
(From Kashima to Asia, then to the World)
2004 FOOTBALL DREAM 2004 – 奪冠10 –
(Take the Crown 10)
2005 FOOTBALL DREAM 2005 – 反撃宣言 –
(Declaration of Counter-Attack)
2006 FOOTBALL DREAM 2006 – 一新制覇 –
(Brand New Conquest)
2007 FOOTBALL DREAM'07 –
魂 Spirits –
Year Slogan
2008 FOOTBALL DREAM 2008 – DESAFIO 挑戦 –
(Challenge)
2009 FOOTBALL DREAM 2009 – PROGRESSO 飛躍 –
(Progress)
2010 FOOTBALL DREAM 2010 – Evolução 新化 –
(Evolution)
2011 FOOTBALL DREAM NEXT
2012 SMILE AGAIN with PRIDE
2013 RENASCIMENTO – 誇りを胸に –
(Rebirth – Carrying Pride in Our Hearts)
2014 SPECTACLE – 戦 –
(Battle)
2015 RISE TO THE CHALLENGE – 覚悟 –
(Ready)
2016 FOOTBALL DREAM ともに
(Together)
2017 FOOTBALL DREAM つなぐ
(Connected)
Year Slogan
2018 FOOTBALL DREAM こえる
(Surpassing)
2019 FOOTBALL DREAM かわる
(Changing)
2020 FOOTBALL DREAM みせる[4]
(On Display)
2021 FOOTBALL DREAM しんか
(Evolution)
2022 FOOTBALL DREAM いどむ
(Challenge)

Players

Current squad

Kashima players training at Azadi Stadium
As of 1 August 2022[5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK South Korea KOR Kwoun Sun-tae
2 DF Japan JPN Koki Anzai
5 DF Japan JPN Ikuma Sekigawa
6 MF Japan JPN Kento Misao
8 MF Japan JPN Shoma Doi (captain)
9 FW Brazil BRA Everaldo
10 MF Japan JPN Ryotaro Araki
11 MF Japan JPN Ryuji Izumi
14 MF Japan JPN Yuta Higuchi
15 DF Brazil BRA Bueno
16 DF Japan JPN Itsuki Oda
17 FW Brazil BRA Arthur Caíke
19 FW Nigeria NGA Blessing Eleke
20 DF South Korea KOR Kim Min-tae
21 MF Brazil BRA Diego Pituca
22 DF Japan JPN Rikuto Hirose
23 DF Japan JPN Naoki Hayashi
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 MF Japan JPN Yusuke Ogawa
27 MF Japan JPN Yuta Matsumura
28 DF Japan JPN Shuhei Mizoguchi
29 GK Japan JPN Tomoki Hayakawa
30 MF Japan JPN Shintaro Nago
31 GK Japan JPN Yuya Oki
32 DF Japan JPN Keigo Tsunemoto
33 MF Japan JPN Hayato Nakama
34 MF Japan JPN Yu Funabashi
35 MF Japan JPN Ryotaro Nakamura
38 GK Japan JPN Taiki Yamada
40 FW Japan JPN Yuma Suzuki
42 DF Japan JPN Keita Imai Type 2
43 MF Japan JPN Yoshihiro Shimoda Type 2
44 DF Japan JPN Mihiro Sato Type 2
45 MF Japan JPN Hiiro Kashiwagi Type 2

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW Japan JPN Itsuki Someno (on loan at Tokyo Verdy)
— DF Japan JPN Daiki Sugioka (on loan at Shonan Bellmare)
— DF Japan JPN Koki Machida (on loan at Union Saint-Gilloise)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Japan JPN Naoki Suto (on loan at Zweigen Kanazawa)
— FW Japan JPN Yuki Kakita (on loan at Sagan Tosu)

Reserve squad (U-18s)

As of 7 September 2022[6]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Japan JPN Eita Kishino
— GK Japan JPN Taisei Matsumoto
— GK Japan JPN Amane Nakamura
— GK Japan JPN Asahi Shida
— GK Japan JPN Koki Shimada
— DF Japan JPN Hayato Chiba
— DF Japan JPN Ryunosuke Dobashi
— DF Japan JPN Keita Imai
— DF Japan JPN Shogo Ishimoto
— DF Japan JPN Kosei Maeda
— DF Japan JPN Haruto Matsumoto
— DF Japan JPN Yuma Misudare
— DF Japan JPN Koji Oyama
— DF Japan JPN Shota Sakamoto
— DF Japan JPN Mihiro Sato
— DF Japan JPN Rikuto Shiba
— DF Japan JPN Amon Tamaki
— DF Japan JPN Ryunosuke Umezu
— MF Japan JPN Kyogo Hirayama
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Japan JPN Kensho Ikeda
— MF Japan JPN Kento Iki
— MF Japan JPN Hiiro Kashiwagi
— MF Japan JPN Yamato Misawa
— MF Japan JPN Shoma Nagayama
— MF Japan JPN Hayato Nishikiori
— MF Japan JPN Shoma Ogasawara
— MF Japan JPN Kosei Ogura
— MF Japan JPN Rioto Okada
— MF Japan JPN Takeru Sato
— MF Japan JPN Asahi Shima
— MF Japan JPN Yoshihiro Shimoda
— MF Japan JPN Kenshin Takezawa
— FW Japan JPN Maco Katsuragi
— FW Japan JPN Asahi Komatsu
— FW Japan JPN Kaname Kumazawa
— FW Japan JPN Jyunnosuke Manome
— FW Japan JPN Victor Yuzo Shimada
— FW Japan JPN Homare Tokuda

Management and support staff

As of 9 August 2022[7]
Role Name
Technical director Brazil Zico
Manager Japan Daiki Iwamasa
Assistant manager Japan Kosei Nakamura
Goalkeeping coach Japan Yohei Sato
Assistant goalkeeping coach Japan Hitoshi Sogahata
Strength coach Japan Hitoshi Otomo
Match analyst Japan Suguru Arie
Doctor Japan Hiroshi Jonouchi
Japan Jun Seki
Japan Ryo Matsunaga
Japan Takashi Sando
Japan Tomoo Ishii
Japan Toshiaki Nagamine
Physiotherapist Japan Takashi Sasaki
Japan Yoshihiko Nakagawa
Athletic trainer Japan Kenichi Nakata
Japan Toshihiro Hashimoto
Japan Tsukasa Ohashi
Interpreter Japan Landow Takai
Japan Kenta Kasai
Japan Masaya Kawakubo
South Korea Kim-Young ha
Kit manager Japan Keisuke Okawa
Japan Shinpei Okiji
Japan Yuji Takata

Manager history

Manager Nationality Tenure
Start Finish
Masakatsu Miyamoto  Japan January 1992 June 1994
Edu  Brazil June 1994 December 1995
João Carlos  Brazil January 1996 July 1998
Takashi Sekizuka (interim)  Japan July 1998
Zé Mário  Brazil July 1998 August 1999
Takashi Sekizuka (interim)  Japan August 1999
Zico (interim)  Brazil 20 August 1999 31 December 1999
Toninho Cerezo  Brazil 1 January 2000 30 December 2005
Paulo Autuori  Brazil 31 December 2005 29 November 2006
Oswaldo de Oliveira  Brazil 1 January 2007 31 December 2011
Jorginho  Brazil 1 January 2012 31 December 2012
Toninho Cerezo  Brazil 1 January 2013 22 July 2015
Masatada Ishii  Japan 23 July 2015 31 May 2017
Go Oiwa  Japan 31 May 2017 1 January 2020
Antônio Carlos Zago  Brazil 2 January 2020 3 April 2021
Naoki Soma (interim)  Japan 7 April 2021 5 December 2021[8]
René Weiler   Switzerland 10 December 2021 7 August 2022[9]
Daiki Iwamasa  Japan 8 August 2022[10]

Record as J.League member

Champions Runners-up Third place Promoted Relegated
Season Div. Tms. Pos. Avg. Attd. J.League Cup Emperor's Cup Super Cup Asia Others
1992 – – – – Semi-final Quarter final – – – – –
1993 J1 10 2nd 14,016 Group stage Runners-up – – – – –
1994 12 3rd 16,812 1st round 1st round – – – – –
1995 14 7th 19,141 – Semi-final – – – – –
1996 16 1st 15,386 Group stage Quarter final – – – – –
1997 17 2nd 16,985 Winner Winner Winner – – – –
1998 18 1st 15,345 Semi-final Semi-final Winner CC Quarter final – –
1999 16 9th 17,049 Runners-up 4th round Winner CWC 3rd Place – –
2000 16 1st 17,507 Winner Winner – CC Quarter final – –
2001 16 1st 22,425 Semi-final Quarter final Runners-up – – – –
2002 16 4th 21,590 Winner Runners-up Runners-up CC Quarter final – –
2003 16 5th 21,204 Runners-up Semi-final – CL Group stage A3 Winner
2004 16 6th 17,585 Quarter final Quarter final – – – – –
2005 18 3rd 18,641 Group stage Quarter final – – – – –
2006 18 6th 15,433 Runners-up Semi-final – – – – –
2007 18 1st 16,239 Semi-final Winner – – – – –
2008 18 1st 19,714 Quarter final 5th round Runners-up CL Quarter final – –
2009 18 1st 21,617 Quarter final Quarter final Winner CL Round of 16 – –
2010 18 4th 20,966 Quarter final Winner Winner CL Round of 16 – –
2011 18 6th 16,156 Winner 4th round Runners-up CL Round of 16 – –
2012 18 11th 15,381 Winner Semi-final – – – Suruga Winner
2013 18 5th 16,419 Quarter final 4th round – – – Suruga Winner
2014 18 3rd 17,665 Group stage 2nd round – – – – –
2015 18 5th 16,423 Winner 3rd round – CL Group stage – –
2016 18 1st 19,103 Group stage Winner – – – Suruga Runners-up
FIFA Runners-up
2017 18 2nd 20,467 Quarter final Quarter final Winner CL Round of 16 – –
2018 18 3rd 20,547 Semi-final Semi-final – CL Winner FIFA 4th place
2019 18 3rd 20,571 Semi-final Runners-up – CL Quarter final – –
2020 † 18 5th 6,466 Group stage Did not qualify – CL Playoff – –
2021 † 20 4th 7,818 Quarter final Quarter final – – – – –
2022 18 4th 16,161 Play-off stage Semi-final – – – – –
2023 18 TBA – – – – –
Key
  • Attendance/G = Average home league attendance
  • † 2020 & 2021 seasons attendances reduced by COVID-19 worldwide pandemic.
  • Source: J.League Data Site

Attendance

Financials

Revenue & Expenditure

Assets & Net Worth

Honours

Kashima Antlers celebrate after winning the 2018 AFC Champions League.

As both Sumitomo Metal FC (1947–1991) and Kashima Antlers (1991–present)

National

League

Cups

International

Personnel awards

World Cup players

The following players have been selected by their country in the World Cup, while playing for Kashima Antlers:

Olympic players

The following players have represented their country at the Summer Olympic Games whilst playing for Kashima Antlers:

Former players

See also: Category:Kashima Antlers players and Category:J.League players

International capped players

In the Captain Tsubasa manga series, two characters were players of Kashima Antlers. The Brazilian midfielders Luciano Leo (himself loosely based on Leonardo) and Pepe were colleagues of Flamengo's Carlos Santana and São Paulo FC's Tsubasa Ozora.

Notes

  1. ^ The Original Ten of the J.League in 1992 were Kashima Antlers, Urawa Red Diamonds, JEF United Ichihara, Verdy Kawasaki, Yokohama Marinos, Yokohama Flügels, Shimizu S-Pulse, Nagoya Grampus Eight, Gamba Osaka and Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

References

  1. ^ "Kashima Soccer Stadium". so-net.ne.jp. Archived from the original on 1 November 2008. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Kashima beats Nacional to become first Asian team to reach Club World Cup final". 14 December 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Real Madrid win Club World Cup". BBC. 18 December 2016.
  4. ^ 2020シーズンスローガン (2020 Season Slogan) – Kashima Antlers (January 23, 2020).
  5. ^ "トップチーム | 鹿島アントラーズ オフィシャルサイト".
  6. ^ "アカデミー" (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  7. ^ "スタッフ | 鹿島アントラーズ オフィシャルサイト". 鹿島アントラーズ オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  8. ^ "相馬監督 退任のお知らせ | 鹿島アントラーズ オフィシャルサイト". 鹿島アントラーズ オフィシャルサイト | KASHIMA ANTLERS (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  9. ^ "レネ ヴァイラー監督の退任について". 鹿島アントラーズ オフィシャルサイト | KASHIMA ANTLERS (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  10. ^ "岩政コーチの新監督就任について | 鹿島アントラーズ オフィシャルサイト". 鹿島アントラーズ オフィシャルサイト | KASHIMA ANTLERS (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 August 2022.
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