2023 Kashima Antlers season

The 2023 season is Kashima Antlers' 31st consecutive season in the J1 League, the top flight of Japanese football since the introduction of professional football in 1993. As well as the domestic league, they will compete in the Emperor's Cup and the J.League Cup.

Kashima Antlers
2023 season
ChairmanFumiaki Koizumi
ManagerDaiki Iwamasa
StadiumKashima Soccer Stadium

Squad

Season squad
Squad no. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age at start of season)
Goalkeepers
1 Kwoun Sun-tae South Korea GK (1984-09-11)11 September 1984 (aged 38)
29 Tomoki Hayakawa Japan GK (1999-03-03)3 March 1999 (aged 23)
31 Yuya Oki Japan GK (1999-08-22)22 August 1999 (aged 23)
38 Park Eui-jeong South Korea GK (2004-05-22)22 May 2004 (aged 18)
Defenders
2 Koki Anzai Japan RB / LB (1995-05-31)31 May 1995 (aged 27)
3 Gen Shoji Japan CB (1992-12-11)11 December 1992 (aged 30)
5 Ikuma Sekigawa Japan CB (2000-09-13)13 September 2000 (aged 22)
20 Kim Min-tae South Korea CB (1993-11-26)26 November 1993 (aged 29)
22 Rikuto Hirose Japan RB (1995-09-23)23 September 1995 (aged 27)
28 Shuhei Mizoguchi Japan LB (2004-02-13)13 February 2004 (aged 19)
32 Keigo Tsunemoto Japan RB / CB (1998-10-21)21 October 1998 (aged 24)
39 Keisuke Tsukui Japan DF (2004-05-21)21 May 2004 (aged 18)
55 Naomichi Ueda Japan CB (1994-10-24)24 October 1994 (aged 28)
Midfielders
8 Shoma Doi (c) Japan SS / LW / RW (1992-05-21)21 May 1992 (aged 30)
10 Ryotaro Araki Japan AM / FW (2002-01-29)29 January 2002 (aged 21)
14 Yuta Higuchi Japan RM / CM (1996-10-30)30 October 1996 (aged 26)
15 Tomoya Fujii Japan LM / RM (1998-12-04)4 December 1998 (aged 24)
17 Arthur Caíke Brazil LW / FW (1992-06-15)15 June 1992 (aged 30)
21 Diego Pituca Brazil CM (1992-08-15)15 August 1992 (aged 30)
24 Yusuke Ogawa Japan DM / CM (2002-04-14)14 April 2002 (aged 20)
25 Kaishu Sano Japan DM (2000-12-30)30 December 2000 (aged 22)
26 Naoki Sutoh Japan LM / RM (2002-10-01)1 October 2002 (aged 20)
27 Yuta Matsumura Japan RM / LM (2001-04-13)13 April 2001 (aged 21)
30 Shintaro Nago Japan CM / AM (1996-04-17)17 April 1996 (aged 26)
33 Hayato Nakama Japan LM / AM (1992-05-16)16 May 1992 (aged 30)
34 Yu Funabashi Japan DM (2002-07-12)12 July 2002 (aged 20)
35 Ryotaro Nakamura Japan DM (1997-09-27)27 September 1997 (aged 25)
Forwards
13 Kei Chinen Japan FW / RW (1995-03-17)17 March 1995 (aged 27)
18 Itsuki Someno Japan FW (2001-09-12)12 September 2001 (aged 21)
19 Blessing Eleke Nigeria FW (1996-03-05)5 March 1996 (aged 26)
36 Shu Morooka Japan FW (2000-12-09)9 December 2000 (aged 22)
37 Yuki Kakita Japan FW (1997-07-14)14 July 1997 (aged 25)
40 Yuma Suzuki Japan FW (1996-04-28)28 April 1996 (aged 26)

Last updated: 7 January 2023.
Source: Kashima Antlers website

Transfers

Arrivals
Date Position Player From Type Source
20 September 2022 DF Japan Keisuke Tsukui Japan Shohei High School Full [1]
17 November 2022 FW Japan Shu Morooka Japan Tokyo International University Full [2]
25 November 2022 MF Japan Tomoya Fujii Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima Full [3]
26 November 2022 FW Japan Kei Chinen Japan Kawasaki Frontale Full [4]
30 November 2022 DF Japan Naomichi Ueda France Nîmes Full [5]
7 December 2022 GK South Korea Park Eui-jeong South Korea Hanyang Technical High School Full [6]
8 December 2022 DF Japan Gen Shoji Japan Gamba Osaka Full [7]
21 December 2022 MF Japan Kaishu Sano Japan Machida Zelvia Full [8]

Departures
Date Position Player To Type Source
30 November 2022 DF Japan Daiki Sugioka Japan Shonan Bellmare Full [9]
7 December 2022 GK Japan Taiki Yamada Japan Fagiano Okayama Loan [10]
8 December 2022 MF Japan Ryuji Izumi Japan Nagoya Grampus Full [11]
12 December 2022 DF Japan Kento Misao Portugal Santa Clara Full [12]
13 December 2022 MF Japan Yoshihiro Shimoda Japan Iwaki FC Loan [13]
21 December 2022 DF Brazil Bueno Released [14]
22 December 2022 DF Japan Naoki Hayashi Japan Tokyo Verdy Loan [15]
28 December 2022 FW Brazil Everaldo Brazil EC Bahia Full [16]
26 January 2023 DF Japan Itsuki Oda Japan Avispa Fukuoka Full [17]
29 March 2023 DF Japan Koki Machida Belgium Union SG Full [18]

Pre-season and friendlies
15 January Training match Kashima Antlers 4–1 Nankatsu SC Kashima
  • Morooka
  • Sano
  • Chinen
Report
  • Nomura
Stadium: Kashima Antlers Practice Ground
Note: The match was played with three halves lasting 20 minutes each.
21 January Training match Tokushima Vortis 6–3 Kashima Antlers Miyazaki
 Report
Stadium: Hinata Stadium
Note: The match was played with two halves lasting 45 minutes each, and one half lasting 30 minutes.
24 January Training match Fagiano Okayama 5–1 Kashima Antlers Miyazaki
13:00
Report
  • 111'
 Stadium: Hinata Stadium
Note: The match was played with two halves lasting 45 minutes each, and one half lasting 30 minutes.
5 February Training match Kashima Antlers 2–1 Tokyo Verdy Kashima
11:00
Report Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Note: The match was played with four halves lasting 45 minutes each.
12 February Friendly Mito HollyHock 2–0 Kashima Antlers Mito
14:00
Report Stadium: K's denki Stadium Mito
Note: Ibaraki Soccer Festival

Competitions

J1 League
Main article: 2023 J1 League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 12 7 2 3 16 10 +6 23
5 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 14 6 4 4 31 25 +6 22
6 Kashima Antlers 13 7 1 5 19 13 +6 22
7 Urawa Red Diamonds 11 6 2 3 16 11 +5 20
8 Cerezo Osaka 13 6 2 5 16 15 +1 20
Updated to match(es) played on 19 May 2023. Source: Meiji Yasuda J1 League, J.League Data Site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Fewer disciplinary points.

Results by matchday
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAAH
ResultWLWDLLLLWWWWW
Position263410131415139855
Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2023. Source: J. League Data Site
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The full league fixtures were released on 20 January 2023.[19]

18 February 1 Kyoto Sanga 0–2 Kashima Antlers Kameoka
14:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Sanga Stadium by Kyocera
Attendance: 15,988
Referee: Ryo Tanimoto
25 February 2 Kashima Antlers 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale Kashima
16:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 28,608
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura
4 March 3 Yokohama FC 1–3 Kashima Antlers Yokohama
14:03 JST
Report
Stadium: Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium
Attendance: 10,637
Referee: Jumpei Iida
12 March 4 Kashima Antlers 0–0 Avispa Fukuoka Kashima
15:03 JST
Report
Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 20,097
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto
18 March 5 Yokohama F. Marinos 2–1 Kashima Antlers Yokohama
14:03 JST
Report
Stadium: Nissan Stadium
Attendance: 28,478
Referee: Ryo Tanimoto
1 April 6 Kashima Antlers 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Kashima
15:03 JST
Report
Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 15,414
Referee: Koichiro Fukushima
9 April 7 Kashiwa Reysol 1–0 Kashima Antlers Kashiwa
19:03 JST
Report
Stadium: Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium
Attendance: 11,421
Referee: Futoshi Nakamura
15 April 8 Kashima Antlers 1–5 Vissel Kobe Kashima
16:03 JST
Report
Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 15,311
Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi
23 April 9 Albirex Niigata 0–2 Kashima Antlers Niigata
14:03 JST
Report
Stadium: Denka Big Swan Stadium
Attendance: 23,920
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto
29 April 10 Kashima Antlers 4–0 Gamba Osaka Kashima
19:03 JST
Report
Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 20,525
Referee: Yoshiro Imamura
3 May 11 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 0–1 Kashima Antlers Sapporo
14:03 JST
Report
Stadium: Sapporo Dome
Attendance: 19,038
Referee: Takuto Okabe
7 May 12 Cerezo Osaka 0–1 Kashima Antlers Osaka
14:03 JST
Report
Stadium: Yodoko Sakura Stadium
Attendance: 12,676
Referee: Futoshi Nakamura
14 May 13 Kashima Antlers 2–0 Nagoya Grampus Shinjuku
13:35 JST
Report Stadium: Japan National Stadium
Attendance: 56,020
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura
20 May 14 Kashima Antlers v FC Tokyo Kashima
15:00 JST Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
27 May 15 Sagan Tosu v Kashima Antlers Tosu
17:00 JST Stadium: Ekimae Real Estate Stadium
4 June 16 Urawa Red Diamonds v Kashima Antlers Saitama
17:00 JST Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
11 June 17 Kashima Antlers v Shonan Bellmare Kashima
18:00 JST Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
24 June 18 Gamba Osaka v Kashima Antlers Osaka
19:00 JST Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita

Emperor's Cup
Main article: 2023 Emperor's Cup

As Kashima is a J1 club, it starts the competition on the second round.

7 June Second round Kashima Antlers v Nara Club or Honda FC Kashima
19:00 Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium

J.League Cup
Main article: 2023 J.League Cup

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Avispa Fukuoka 4 2 1 1 6 5 +1 7 Advance to knockout stage
2 Albirex Niigata 4 2 0 2 5 4 +1 6 Possible knockout stage
3 Kashiwa Reysol 4 1 2 1 7 8 −1 5
4 Kashima Antlers 4 1 1 2 3 4 −1 4
Updated to match(es) played on 19 April 2023. Source: JLeague.co (EN), JLeague.jp (JA)
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
8 March 1 Kashiwa Reysol 1–1 Kashima Antlers Kashiwa
19:03 JST
Report
Stadium: Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium
Attendance: 6,674
Referee: Takuto Okabe
26 March 2 Albirex Niigata 1–0 Kashima Antlers Niigata
14:03 JST
Report
Stadium: Denka Big Swan Stadium
Attendance: 12,294
Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita
5 April 3 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Avispa Fukuoka Kashima
19:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 5,571
Referee: Hayato Shimizu
19 April 4 Avispa Fukuoka 2–1 Kashima Antlers Fukuoka
19:03 JST
Report
Stadium: Best Denki Stadium
Attendance: 3,520
Referee: Masuya Ueda
24 May 5 Kashima Antlers v Kashiwa Reysol Kashima
19:00 JST Report Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
18 June 6 Kashima Antlers v Albirex Niigata Kashima
18:00 JST Report Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium

Statistics

Goalscorers

The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Rnk Pos No. Player J1 EC JLC Total
1 FW40Japan Yuma Suzuki7007
2 FW13Japan Kei Chinen4004
3 FW8Japan Shoma Doi2002
MF17Brazil Arthur Caíke1012
5 DF5Japan Ikuma Sekigawa1001
MF10Japan Ryotaro Araki0011
MF15Japan Tomoya Fujii1001
MF21Brazil Diego Pituca1001
MF27Japan Yuta Matsumura0011
MF33Japan Hayato Nakama1001
FW37Japan Yuki Kakita1001
TOTAL 19 0 3 22

Last updated: 14 May 2023.
Source: jleague.co

Clean sheets

The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal.

Rnk No. Player J1 EC JLC Total
1 29Japan Tomoki Hayakawa7007
2 31Japan Yuya Oki0011
TOTALS 7 0 1 8

Last updated: 14 May 2023.
Source: fbref.com

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