The 2011 Kashima Antlers season was

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's 19th season in J.League Division 1 and 23rd season overall in the top flight (counting the

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and participation in the inaugural

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). It also included the 2011 J.League Cup,

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, and the 2011 AFC Champions League. They finished the season 6th in the championship and lost the chance to break the record of 7

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they share with

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Players

Current squad

''As of 15 December 2010''

Out on loan

2011 season transfers

In Out

Competitions

Super Cup

J.League

League table

Matches

Results by round

J.League Cup

Emperor's Cup

AFC Champions League

Group stage

Standings

Matches

*Note 1: The Kashima Antlers v Sydney FC match was postponed from 16 March 2011 to 10 May 2011 due to the

2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami The occurred at 14:46 JST (05:46 UTC) on 11 March. The magnitude 9.0–9.1 (M) undersea megathrust earthquake had an epicenter in the Pacific Ocean, east of the Oshika Peninsula of the Tōhoku region, and lasted approximately six minutes ...

in Japan.AFC President offers condolences
/ref> The return match, Sydney FC v Kashima Antlers, was brought forward from 10 May 2011 to 13 April 2011. All home matches of the Kashima Antlers were moved to the National Olympic Stadium in Tokyo as the Kashima Soccer Stadium in Kashima was damaged in the earthquake.

Knock-out stage

References

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Kashima Antlers seasons