The 2014 season was
Kashima Antlers' 22nd consecutive season in
J.League Division 1, the top flight of Japanese football since the introduction of professional football in 1993. The club finished the
2014 J.League Division 1 in third place, two places above their position from the previous season.
They also competed in the
Emperor's Cup
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where they were surprisingly knocked out in the second round by
JFL club
Sony Sendai FC
is a Japanese football club based in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan that plays in the Japan Football League. The team colour is navy.
History
The club was founded by the workers of Sony's Sendai factory in 1968. They kept a low profile play ...
and the
J.League Cup
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where they did not make it past the group stage.
Squad
Season squad
Competitions
J.League Division 1
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Results
Emperor's Cup
Kashima entered into the tournament in the second round, looking to improve on their fourth round exit in
2013
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. They had drawn and beaten their second round opponents,
JFL club
Sony Sendai in the second round the previous year, but one of the shocks of the tournament was Kashima's extra time and penalties defeat.
J.League Cup
As one of the fourteen teams not to receive a bye, Kashima entered into Group A with six other
J.League Division 1 clubs. After winning three of their six games in the competition, they finished fourth in the group stage and therefore did not qualify for the quarter-finals.
Group stage
Statistics
Appearances
Goalscorers
''The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.''
Clean sheets
''The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal.''
References
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Kashima Antlers
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 fi ...
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