2023 Kashima Antlers season

Kashima Antlers
2023 season
Chairman	Fumiaki Koizumi
Manager	Daiki Iwamasa
Stadium	Kashima Soccer Stadium
J1 League	5th
Emperor's Cup	Third round
J.League Cup	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Yuma Suzuki; (14 goals); All: Yuma Suzuki; (14 goals)
Highest home attendance	56,020 v Nagoya Grampus; 14 May 2023; (J1 League)
Lowest home attendance	3,837 v Honda FC; 7 June 2023; (Emperor's Cup)
Average home league attendance	22,031
Biggest win	4–0 v Gamba Osaka; (Home); 29 April 2023; (J1 League)
Biggest defeat	1–5 v Vissel Kobe; (Away); 15 April 2023; (J1 League)
Home colours	Away colours
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ChairmanFumiaki Koizumi

ManagerDaiki Iwamasa

StadiumKashima Soccer Stadium

J1 League5th

The 2023 season was Kashima Antlers' 31st consecutive season in the J1 League, the top flight of Japanese football since the introduction of professional football in 1993. The club finished the 2023 J1 League in fifth place, one place lower than the previous season.^[2] They also competed in the Emperor's Cup where they were knocked out in the third round and the J.League Cup where they reached the quarter-finals.

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

Date	Position	Player	From	Type	Source
20 September 2022	DF	Keisuke Tsukui	Shohei High School	Full	^[3]
17 November 2022	FW	Shu Morooka	Tokyo International University	Full	^[4]
25 November 2022	MF	Tomoya Fujii	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Full	^[5]
26 November 2022	FW	Kei Chinen	Kawasaki Frontale	Full	^[6]
30 November 2022	DF	Naomichi Ueda	Nîmes	Full	^[7]
7 December 2022	GK	Park Eui-jeong	Hanyang Technical High School	Full	^[8]
8 December 2022	DF	Gen Shoji	Gamba Osaka	Full	^[9]
21 December 2022	MF	Kaishu Sano	Machida Zelvia	Full	^[10]
25 July 2023	DF	Hidehiro Sugai	Ventforet Kofu	Full	^[11]
1 September 2023	MF	Gaku Shibasaki		Free agent	^[12]

Date	Position	Player	To	Type	Source
30 November 2022	DF	Daiki Sugioka	Shonan Bellmare	Full	^[13]
7 December 2022	GK	Taiki Yamada	Fagiano Okayama	Loan	^[14]
8 December 2022	MF	Ryuji Izumi	Nagoya Grampus	Full	^[15]
12 December 2022	DF	Kento Misao	Santa Clara	Full	^[16]
13 December 2022	MF	Yoshihiro Shimoda	Iwaki FC	Loan	^[17]
21 December 2022	DF	Bueno		Released	^[18]
22 December 2022	DF	Naoki Hayashi	Tokyo Verdy	Loan	^[19]
28 December 2022	FW	Everaldo	EC Bahia	Full	^[20]
26 January 2023	DF	Itsuki Oda	Avispa Fukuoka	Full	^[21]
29 March 2023	DF	Koki Machida	Union SG	Full	^[22]
3 July 2023	DF	Kim Min-tae	Shonan Bellmare	Loan	^[23]
4 July 2023	FW	Itsuki Someno	Tokyo Verdy	Loan	^[24]
15 July 2023	DF	Keigo Tsunemoto	Servette FC	Full	^[25]
15 August 2023	MF	Ryotaro Nakamura	Ventforet Kofu	Loan	^[26]

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
	Watari 54' Cacá 89' Mori 95' Nishino 104', 119' Anzai 116' (o.g.)	Report	Chinen 12' Morooka 33' Nakama 48'	Stadium: Hinata Stadium
Note: The match was played with two halves lasting 45 minutes each, and one half lasting 30 minutes.

2023 Kashima Antlers season

Season squad

Transfers

Arrivals

Departures

Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions

Overview

J1 League

Results by matchday

Matches

Emperor's Cup

J.League Cup

Quarter-finals

Statistics

Appearances

Goalscorers

Clean sheets

References

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24 January Training match	Fagiano Okayama	5–1	Kashima Antlers	Miyazaki
13:00	Tiago Alves 18' Sakuragawa 65' Kimura 67' Sakamoto 69' Fukumoto 85'	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	Chinen Kakita	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	Takeda 26' Murata 58'	Report		Stadium: K's denki Stadium Mito
Note: Ibaraki Soccer Festival

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
J1 League	18 February 2023 (2023-02-18)	3 December 2023 (2023-12-03)	Matchday 1	5th	34	14	10	10	43	34	+9	041.18
J.League Cup	8 March 2023 (2023-03-08)	10 September 2023 (2023-09-10)	Group stage	Quarter-final	8	3	2	3	8	7	+1	037.50
Emperor's Cup	7 June 2023 (2023-06-07)	12 July 2023 (2023-07-12)	Second round	Third round	2	1	0	1	4	1	+3	050.00
Total					44	18	12	14	55	42	+13	040.91

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	34	17	7	10	42	28	+14	58	Qualification for the AFC Champions League Two group stage
4	Urawa Red Diamonds	34	15	12	7	42	27	+15	57
5	Kashima Antlers	34	14	10	10	43	34	+9	52
6	Nagoya Grampus	34	14	10	10	41	36	+5	52
7	Avispa Fukuoka	34	15	6	13	37	43	−6	51

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H
Result	W	L	W	D	L	L	L	L	W	W	W	W	W	D	D	D	W	L	D	D	W	W	L	W	W	D	W	L	D	L	D	D	L	W
Position	2	6	3	4	10	13	14	15	13	9	8	5	5	4	6	8	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	3	5	4	6	7	6	7	5

18 February 1	Kyoto Sanga	0–2	Kashima Antlers	Kameoka
14:00 JST	Asada 33' Fukuda 66'	Report	Pituca 8' Higuchi 21' Chinen 34' Suzuki 37'	Stadium: Sanga Stadium by Kyocera Attendance: 15,988 Referee: Ryo Tanimoto

25 February 2	Kashima Antlers	1–2	Kawasaki Frontale	Kashima
16:00 JST	Chinen 5' Araki 90+5'	Report	Marcinho 38' Yamamura 83' Yamada 89' Ienaga 90+11' (pen.)	Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 28,608 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura

4 March 3	Yokohama FC	1–3	Kashima Antlers	Yokohama
14:03 JST	Ogawa 24' (pen.) Lara 71' Iwatake 85'	Report	Fujii 9' Suzuki 38' Caíke 90+6'	Stadium: Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium Attendance: 10,637 Referee: Jumpei Iida

12 March 4	Kashima Antlers	0–0	Avispa Fukuoka	Kashima
15:03 JST	Sano 14' 53'	Report	Kanamoro 41' Grolli 55' Nagaishi 65' Lukian 80'	Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 20,097 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto

9 April 7	Kashiwa Reysol	1–0	Kashima Antlers	Kashiwa
19:03 JST	Hosoya 32' Sento 45' Tatsuta 56' Tsuchiya 82'	Report	Shoji 58'	Stadium: Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium Attendance: 11,421 Referee: Futoshi Nakamura

15 April 8	Kashima Antlers	1–5	Vissel Kobe	Kashima
16:03 JST	Shoji 60' Suzuki 61'	Report	Osako 24', 48' (pen.) 40' Hatsuse 31' Muto 45+2', 85' Sasaki 72' Patric 87'	Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 15,311 Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi

2 September 26	Shonan Bellmare	2–2	Kashima Antlers	Hiratsuka
19:03 JST	Ohashi 35' 63' Suzuki 43' Tanaka 59' Yamada 90+5'	Report	Sano 8' Nakama 28' Caíke 90+2' (pen.)	Stadium: Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka Attendance: 11,089 Referee: Hayato Shimizu

18 March 5	Yokohama F. Marinos	2–1	Kashima Antlers	Yokohama
14:03 JST	Nishimura 30' Matsubara 56' Tsunemoto 62' (o.g.) Watanabe 70'	Report	Suzuki 68' 70' Anzai 90' Pituca 90+6' 90+7'	Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 28,478 Referee: Ryo Tanimoto

1 April 6	Kashima Antlers	1–2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Kashima
15:03 JST	Chinen 69'	Report	Mitsuta 21' Vieira 86' (pen.), 88'	Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 15,414 Referee: Koichiro Fukushima

23 April 9	Albirex Niigata	0–2	Kashima Antlers	Niigata
14:03 JST	Fitzgerald 77'	Report	Suzuki 3' 28' Kakita 26' Nakama 43'	Stadium: Denka Big Swan Stadium Attendance: 23,920 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto

29 April 10	Kashima Antlers	4–0	Gamba Osaka	Kashima
19:03 JST	Nakama 48' Suzuki 64' Doi 86', 87'	Report	Kwon 32' Lavi 90+5'	Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 20,525 Referee: Yoshiro Imamura

3 May 11	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	0–1	Kashima Antlers	Sapporo
14:03 JST	Miyazawa 86'	Report	Suzuki 21' Nago 37' Pituca 76'	Stadium: Sapporo Dome Attendance: 19,038 Referee: Takuto Okabe

7 May 12	Cerezo Osaka	0–1	Kashima Antlers	Osaka
14:03 JST	Tameda 4' Toriumi 56' Uejo 71'	Report	Hirose 1' Sekigawa 67'	Stadium: Yodoko Sakura Stadium Attendance: 12,676 Referee: Futoshi Nakamura

14 May 13	Kashima Antlers	2–0	Nagoya Grampus	Tokyo
13:35 JST	Suzuki 29' Doi 67' Chinen 84' Sano 88' Pituca 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Japan National Stadium Attendance: 56,020 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura

20 May 14	Kashima Antlers	1–1	FC Tokyo	Kashima
15:03 JST	Kakita 6'	Report	Oliveira 28' (pen.) Abe 45' Tsukagawa 78' Higashi 88' Adaílton 90'	Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 17,589 Referee: Ryo Tanimoto

27 May 15	Sagan Tosu	2–2	Kashima Antlers	Tosu
17:04 JST	Moriya 27' Tashiro 66' Ono 70'	Report	Nago 34' Sano 77' Higuchi 80' Suzuki 90+1'	Stadium: Ekimae Real Estate Stadium Attendance: 9,272 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto

4 June 16	Urawa Red Diamonds	0–0	Kashima Antlers	Saitama
17:04 JST	Høibråten 57' Sakai 90+6' Hayakawa 90+7'	Report	Nakama 84' Hayakawa 90+6' Pituca 90+7'	Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 45,575 Referee: Andrew Madley

11 June 17	Kashima Antlers	1–0	Shonan Bellmare	Kashima
18:00 JST	Pituca 23' Higuchi 43'	Report	Onose 12' Ohno 37'	Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 13,169 Referee: Masuya Ueda

24 June 18	Gamba Osaka	2–1	Kashima Antlers	Osaka
19:00 JST	Kurokawa 15' Dawhan 34' Yamamoto 72'	Report	Ueda 59' 88' Araki 65'	Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 22,483 Referee: Futoshi Nakamura

1 July 19	Kashima Antlers	0–0	Kyoto Sanga	Kashima
18:03 JST		Report	Toyokawa 33'	Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 16,353 Referee: Yusuke Araki

8 July 20	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1–1	Kashima Antlers	Hiroshima
18:33 JST	Ben Khalifa 8' Ezequiel 55' 78' Morishima 67'	Report	Sekigawa 5' Pituca 77'	Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima Attendance: 8,361 Referee: Hiroki Kasahara

16 July 21	FC Tokyo	1–3	Kashima Antlers	Chōfu
18:33 JST	Oliveira 9' Matsuki 89'	Report	Suzuki 23' Kakita 45' 65' Pituca 54' Anzai 90'	Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 37,014 Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi

6 August 22	Kashima Antlers	3–0	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	Kashima
18:03 JST	Higuchi 1' Ueda 15' Nakama 30' Sekigawa 51' Suzuki 67'	Report	Supachok 90+1'	Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 17,503 Referee: Koei Koya

13 August 23	Nagoya Grampus	1–0	Kashima Antlers	Toyota
18:03 JST	Nogami 37' Inagaki 85' H. Fujii 89'	Report	Anzai 28' T. Fujii 90+1' Pituca 90+4'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 38,642 Referee: Yoshiro Imamura

19 August 24	Kashima Antlers	2–1	Sagan Tosu	Kashima
18:03 JST	Sekigawa 9' Higuchi 26' Chinen 80' (pen.) Shoji 90+4'	Report	Yamazaki 23' Iwasaki 31' Narahara 66' 82' Togashi 72' Hwang 78'	Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 19,693 Referee: Ryo Tanimoto

26 August 25	Kashima Antlers	2–0	Albirex Niigata	Kashima
18:03 JST	Kakita 9' Suzuki 30' 33'	Report	Fujiwara 35'	Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 18,895 Referee: Takafumi Mikuriya

16 September 27	Kashima Antlers	1–0	Cerezo Osaka	Kashima
18:03 JST	Suzuki 13' Pituca 25' Kakita 59' Caíke 75' Sugai 90+6'	Report	Capixaba 45+4'	Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 18,380 Referee: Takuto Okabe