is a football

stadium A stadium ( : stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand o ...

in the city of Kashima, in

Ibaraki Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Ibaraki Prefecture has a population of 2,871,199 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of . Ibaraki Prefecture borders Fukushima Prefecture to the north, Tochigi Prefecture ...

, Japan. It is the home stadium of the

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 fin ...

, a team 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 ...

. The stadium has a capacity of 40,728.Stadium Equipment Outline
Before the creation of the J. League, Kashima's forerunner, Sumitomo Steel S.C., played at the nearby Sumitomo Steel plant's athletic grounds. File:Kashima Soccer Stadium 5.jpg, File:Kashima Soccer Stadium 3.jpg, File:Kashima Soccer Stadium 4.jpg, File:Kashima Soccer Stadium 1.jpg,

2002 FIFA World Cup

Kashima Soccer Stadium hosted the following three matches in the

2002 FIFA World Cup The 2002 FIFA World Cup, also branded as Korea Japan 2002, was the 17th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial Association football, football world championship for List of men's national association football teams, men's national teams organized by ...

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* Kashima Antlers Kashima, Ibaraki Football venues in Japan 2002 FIFA World Cup stadiums in Japan 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup stadiums in Japan Sports venues in Ibaraki Prefecture Venues of the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic football venues {{Summer-Olympic-venue-stub