are a professional

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club based in

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, Japan. They currently play in the

J1 League The , known as the for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the system. Founded in 1992, it is one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football. Contested by 18 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the J ...

, the top tier of Japanese professional football leagues. The club has financial backing from

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, 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

title a record 8 times, the J.League Cup a record 6 times, the

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5 times and the Japanese Super Cup a record 6 times for an unprecedented nineteen major domestic titles. Continentally, Kashima became Asian champions when they won the

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. The club also won the J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship on 2 occasions in

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and

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. Internationally, Kashima has made two appearances in the

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where in the 2016 edition, the club qualified as the host of the tournament. Kashima notably became the only club to qualify from the first round until the

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where they would go on to lose to

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winners,

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4–2 after extra time with

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scoring both goals for Kashima. 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

antler Antlers are extensions of an animal's skull found in members of the Cervidae (deer) family. Antlers are a single structure composed of bone, cartilage, fibrous tissue, skin, nerves, and blood vessels. They are generally found only on male ...

s but it also reflects the image of

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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 is a Shinto shrine located in Kashima, Ibaraki in the northern Kantō region of Japan. It is dedicated to , one of the patron deities of martial arts. Various dōjō of ''kenjutsu'' and ''kendō'' often display a hanging scroll emblazoned with ...

, 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. Leonardo Nascimento de Araujo 2011

Founded in 1947 as Sumitomo Metal Industries Factory Football Club in

Osaka is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of 2. ...

and moved to

in 1975. It played in the semi-professional

Japan Soccer League , or JSL, was the top flight association football league in Japan between 1965 and 1992, and was the precursor to the current professional league, the J.League. JSL was the second national league of a team sport in Japan after the professional ...

(JSL). They were promoted to the JSL's top flight in

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast A ...

, 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. In October 1991, Kashima Antlers FC Co., Ltd. was established with investment from 43 companies (at the time) from 5 local governments. 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 in April 1992. 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 J.League founding member clubs, Kashima and

Shimizu S-Pulse is a professional Japanese football club. Located in Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, S-Pulse currently competes in the J2 League (J2). The club was formed in 1991 as a founding member of the J.League (''"Original Ten"''), which began ...

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

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). Since the J.League's creation and introduction of professional Japanese football in

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, Kashima have consistently been amongst the strongest clubs in the country, holding several distinctions and records. Led by former Brazil national team star and Japan 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

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Kashima became the first J.League club to achieve the "

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", by winning all three major titles:

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, J.League Cup, and

in the same year. In recent times, by clinching the

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J.League title they became the first and only club in Japan to have won ten domestic titles in the professional era. In

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they became the first and only club to successfully defend the J.League title on two occasions. In

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they became the first and only club to win three consecutive J.League titles. With victories in back to back J.League Cups in

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and most recently followed by their

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victory, Kashima extended their unmatched record of major domestic titles in the professional era to seventeen. ACL Final by Tasnim 3

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

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Kamisu is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 95,384 in 40,759 households and a population density of 649 persons per km2. The percentage of the population aged over 65 was 23.6%. The total area of t ...

Namegata is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 32,144 in 11,412 households and a population density of 144.5 persons per km². The percentage of the population aged over 65 was 35.9%. The total area of ...

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 is a football stadium in the city of Kashima, in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. It is the home stadium of the Kashima Antlers, a team in the J1 League. The stadium has a capacity of 40,728.2016 FIFA Club World Cup The 2016 FIFA Club World Cup (officially known as the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2016 presented by Alibaba YunOS Auto for sponsorship reasons) was the 13th edition of the FIFA Club World Cup, a FIFA-organised international club football tournament ...

, Kashima became the first Asian club to reach the FIFA Club World Cup final and notably became the only club to qualify from the first round until the final following a 3–0 victory over South American winners,

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. In the

, after a 2–2 draw against European champions

after 90 minutes, they were beaten 4–2 after extra time.

In popular culture

In the ''

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series, two characters were players of Kashima Antlers. The Brazilian midfielders Luciano Leo (himself loosely based on Leonardo) and Pepe were colleagues of

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's Carlos Santana and

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's Tsubasa Ozora.

International affiliation

In 2017, Kashima established a base in

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where the club main objective is to investigate and apply advanced cases from the digital domain of the

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while there are also opportunities to gather information in terms of player management and competition factors. Another reason comes in the form of establishing relationships to learn international strategy directly from the likes of

FC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona (), commonly referred to as Barcelona and colloquially known as Barça (), is a professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football. Founded ...

and

Bayern Munich Fußball-Club Bayern München e. V. (FCB, ), also known as FC Bayern (), Bayern Munich, or simply Bayern, is a German professional sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional men's football team, which pla ...

. The relationship building hasn't solely been with European clubs, and for the past two years regular meetings have been held at the head offices of MLS in order to deepen ties with the league and its clubs.

Kit and colours

Kit evolution

Home stadium

Kashima Soccer Stadium is a football stadium in the city of Kashima, in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. It is the home stadium of the Kashima Antlers, a team in the J1 League. The stadium has a capacity of 40,728.2020 Tokyo Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the 1 ...

, meaning it will international competition for the first time since the

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. Ahead of that, the stadium will also host the Ibaraki National Sports Festival this year, at which athletes will gather from all over the country. In 2008 a 500-metre LED wraparound advertising board, the longest in Asia, was installed at the front of the second tier. In 2017, the latest large electronic screens were added to both the north and south stands as part of the commitment to improving the viewing environment for visitors. In 2024 they hosted EPL Giants Brighton & Hove Albion in a mid season/pre season friendly and were beaten 1-5.

Players

Current squad

.''

Out on loan

Kashima Antlers Youth

The main U-18 team of Kashima Antlers currently plays in the Prince Takamado U-18 Premier League, the top-flight league for U-18 clubs in the country.

Club officials

Honours

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

Personnel awards

* J.League Player of the Year :* Jorginho (1996) :*

Marquinhos Marcos Aoás Corrêa (born 14 May 1994), known as Marquinhos, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain, which he captains, and the Brazil national team. Mainly a centre-back, he can ...

(2008) :*

Mitsuo Ogasawara is a Japanese former. professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He played for Japan national team. Club career Ogasawara was born in Morioka on April 5, 1979. After graduating from high school, he joined J1 League club Kashima Antlers ...

(2009) *

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(2008) *

J.League Best Eleven The J.League Best XI is an acknowledgement of the best eleven players in J.League. J1 League (1993–present) Multiple appearances Appearances by club Appearances by country * Only in two occasions there was a full-Japanese Best XI (20 ...

:* Santos (1993) :*

Shunzo Ono is a former Japanese football player. Playing career Ono was born in Funabashi on March 29, 1965. After graduating from Narashino High School, he joined Japan Soccer League side Sumitomo Metal (later ''Kashima Antlers'') in 1983. He played as ...

(1993) :*

Yasuto Honda is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team. Club career Honda was born in Kitakyushu on June 25, 1969. After graduating from high school, he joined Japan Soccer League club Honda in 1988. In 1992, he moved to J1 Le ...

(1993) :*

Naoki Soma is a Japanese football manager and former player. He played for the Japan national team He is the current manager of Omiya Ardija. Club career Soma was born in Shizuoka on July 19, 1971. After graduating from Waseda University, he joined K ...

(1995, 1996, 1997, 1998) :* Jorginho (1996) :* Bismarck (1997) :* Yutaka Akita (1997, 1998, 2000) :* Atsushi Yanagisawa (1998, 2001) :*

Daijiro Takakuwa is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team. Club career Takakuwa was born in Tokyo on August 10, 1973. After graduating from high school, he joined Yokohama Marinos (later ''Yokohama F. Marinos'') in 1992. However h ...

(2000) :*

Akira Narahashi is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a right-back. He earned 38 caps for the Japan national team between 1994 and 2003, including three games at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. Club career Narahashi was born in Chiba on Novembe ...

(2001) :*

(2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009) :*

Kōji Nakata is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a defender and midfielder. At international level, he represented Japan national team playing at both the 2002, and the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Club career Kashima Antlers The 'other N ...

(2001) :*

Hitoshi Sogahata is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Kashima Antlers and the Japan national team. Club career Sogahata was born in Kashima on August 2, 1979. He joined J1 League club Kashima Antlers based in his local fr ...

(2002) :* Daiki Iwamasa (2007, 2008, 2009) :*

(2008) :*

Atsuto Uchida is a Japanese former professional footballer turned coach who played as a right-back. Uchida started his career with Kashima Antlers, making his debut in 2006 at the age of 17. After four years and three J1 League Titles, Uchida moved to Germa ...

(2008, 2009) :*

Yuya Osako is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for Vissel Kobe and the Japan national team as a forward. Club career 1860 Munich On 6 January 2014, Osako joined German side TSV 1860 Munich for the second half of the 2014–2015 season. He sc ...

(2013) :*

(2014) :*

Mu Kanazaki is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for J2 League club Oita Trinita. He scored the two goals that gave his team the title of the 2016 J1 League over Urawa Red Diamonds. Club career On 25 March 2020, Kanazaki returned to Nagoya Gram ...

(2015) :* Gen Shoji (2016, 2017) :* Daigo Nishi (2017, 2018) :* Everaldo (2020) *

J.League Rookie of the Year The J.League Best Young Player (formerly known as the "J.League Rookie of the Year" from 1993 to 2019) is awarded by the J.League to the most outstanding rookie of the season. To be considered a rookie, a player must be in his first professional y ...

:* Atsushi Yanagisawa (1997) :*

(2012) :* Caio (2014) :*

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(2021) *

J.League Manager of the Year J.League Manager of the Year is an annual award given to one manager by the J.League based on their performance during the season. In the past, the award usually went to the manager of the champions, though this has varied somewhat over the years. ...

:* João Carlos (1997) :*

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(2007, 2008, 2009) :*

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(2016)

World Cup players

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

(

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) :*

(

) :* Yutaka Akita (

) :* Atsushi Yanagisawa (

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) :*

(

) :*

(

) :*

(

) :* Takayuki Suzuki (

) :*

(

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) :* Daiki Iwamasa (

) :*

Lee Jung-soo Lee Jung-soo ( ko, 이정수; born 8 January 1980) is a South Korean former professional association football, footballer who played as a Defender (association football)#Centre-back, centre-back. Club career Career in South Korea After gra ...

(

) :* Gen Shoji (

) :*

Naomichi Ueda is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for J1 League club Kashima Antlers and the Japan national team. Club career Early career Born in Uto, Kumamoto, Japan, Ueda began playing football when he was at third grade ...

(

)

Olympic players

The following players have represented their country at the

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whilst playing for Kashima Antlers: :* Atsushi Yanagisawa (

) :*

(

) :*

Masashi Motoyama is a Japanese football player, who currently plays for Kelantan United F.C. in Malaysia Premier League. He played for Japan national team. Club career Motoyama was born in Kitakyushu on June 20, 1979. After graduating from high school, he join ...

(

) :*

Tomoyuki Hirase is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team. Club career Hirase was born in Kagoshima Prefecture on 23 May 1977. After graduating from high school, he joined Kashima Antlers in 1996. He played many matches from ...

(

) :*

(

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

) :*

(

) :*

Kazuya Yamamura is a Japanese football player who currently plays for Kawasaki Frontale. International career On 23 December 2009 he was named in the squad for Japan's 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification against Yemen, and made his full international debut for t ...

(

) :*

(

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) :*

Ayase Ueda is a Japanese footballer who plays as a striker for Jupiler Pro League club Cercle Brugge and the Japan national football team. Youth career Born in the city of Mito, located in the Ibaraki Prefecture, he began playing football at age 6 and ...

(

2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, COVID- ...

) :*

Koki Machida is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for Belgian club Union SG, on loan from Kashima Antlers. Career Machida joined J1 League club Kashima Antlers in 2016. On 25 May, he debuted in J.League Cup, in a match against Júbilo Iwata ...

(

)

Manager history

Record as J.League member

Former players

International capped players

Slogans

Notes

References

External links

Official Website

Official Website
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