2025 Kashima Antlers season

Kashima Antlers
2025 season
Chairman	Fumiaki Koizumi
Manager	Toru Oniki
Stadium	Kashima Soccer Stadium
J1 League	1st (champions)
Emperor's Cup	Quarter-finals
J.League Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Léo Ceará (21); All: Léo Ceará (21)
Highest home attendance	59,574; Kashima Antlers 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale; (11 May 2025)
Lowest home attendance	12,106; Kashima Antlers 2–1 Albirex Niigata; (26 February 2025)
Average home league attendance	27,401
Biggest win	4–0 3 matches
Biggest defeat	Machida Zelvia 3–0 Kashima Antlers; (27 August 2025)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2024 2026 →

ChairmanFumiaki Koizumi

ManagerToru Oniki

StadiumKashima Soccer Stadium

J1 League1st (champions)

The 2025 season was Kashima Antlers' 33rd consecutive season in the J1 League, the top flight of Japanese football since the introduction of professional football in 1993. As well as the domestic league, they competed in the Emperor's Cup and the J.League Cup. This was Kashima's first season under new manager Toru Oniki, who was appointed in December 2024.^[3]

On 6 December 2025, Kashima were crowned J1 League champions after a 2–1 home victory over Yokohama F.Marinos on the final day of the season.^[4] This was their first league title since 2016 and a record-extending ninth league title.

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Squad no.	Name	Position(s)	Date of birth (age at start of season)
Goalkeepers
1	Tomoki Hayakawa	GK	(1999-03-03)3 March 1999 (aged 25)
21	Taiki Yamada	GK	(2002-01-08)8 January 2002 (aged 23)
29	Yuji Kajikawa	GK	(1991-07-26)26 July 1991 (aged 33)
38	Park Eui-jeong	GK	(2004-05-22)22 May 2004 (aged 20)
Defenders
2	Koki Anzai	RB / LB	(1995-05-31)31 May 1995 (aged 29)
3	Kim Tae-hyeon	CB	(2000-09-17)17 September 2000 (aged 24)
4	Kaito Chida	CB	(1994-10-17)17 October 1994 (aged 30)
5	Ikuma Sekigawa	CB	(2000-09-13)13 September 2000 (aged 24)
7	Ryoya Ogawa	LB	(1996-11-24)24 November 1996 (aged 28)
22	Kimito Nono	RB	(2002-02-26)26 February 2002 (aged 22)
23	Keisuke Tsukui	CB	(2004-05-21)21 May 2004 (aged 20)
25	Ryuta Koike	RB	(1995-08-29)29 August 1995 (aged 29)
28	Shuhei Mizoguchi	LB	(2004-02-13)13 February 2004 (aged 21)
32	Haruto Matsumoto	RB	(2006-09-29)29 September 2006 (aged 18)
36	Mihiro Sato	LB	(2007-02-26)26 February 2007 (aged 17)
44	Yugo Okawa ^{Type 2}	DF	(2007-07-14)14 July 2007 (aged 17)
47	Anthony Udemba Motosuna ^{Type 2}	DF	(2009-03-10)10 March 2009 (aged 15)
55	Naomichi Ueda	CB	(1994-10-24)24 October 1994 (aged 30)
Midfielders
6	Kento Misao	DM	(1996-04-16)16 April 1996 (aged 28)
10	Gaku Shibasaki (c)	CM / DM	(1992-05-28)28 May 1992 (aged 32)
13	Kei Chinen	CM / FW	(1995-03-17)17 March 1995 (aged 29)
14	Yuta Higuchi	RM / CM	(1996-10-30)30 October 1996 (aged 28)
17	Talles	LW / AM	(1998-05-12)12 May 1998 (aged 26)
20	Yu Funabashi	DM	(2002-07-12)12 July 2002 (aged 22)
27	Yūta Matsumura	RM / RW	(2001-04-13)13 April 2001 (aged 23)
33	Yoshiro Shimoda	DM	(2004-05-05)5 May 2004 (aged 20)
37	Haruki Hayashi ^DSP	MF	(2003-12-05)5 December 2003 (aged 21)
71	Ryōtarō Araki	AM	(2002-01-29)29 January 2002 (aged 23)
Forwards
9	Léo Ceará	FW	(1995-02-03)3 February 1995 (aged 30)
11	Kyosuke Tagawa	FW / LW	(1999-02-11)11 February 1999 (aged 26)
18	Élber	FW	(1992-05-27)27 May 1992 (aged 32)
19	Shu Morooka	FW / RW	(2000-12-09)9 December 2000 (aged 24)
34	Homare Tokuda	FW	(2007-02-18)18 February 2007 (aged 17)
40	Yuma Suzuki	FW	(1996-04-28)28 April 1996 (aged 28)
45	Minato Yoshida ^{Type 2}	FW	(2008-07-15)15 July 2008 (aged 16)
46	Hayate Cho ^{Type 2}	FW	(2007-08-17)17 August 2007 (aged 17)
77	Aleksandar Čavrić	FW / RW	(1994-05-18)18 May 1994 (aged 30)

Date	Position	Player	From	Type	Source
18 December 2024	DF	Ryuta Koike	Yokohama F. Marinos	Full	^[5]
27 December 2024	MF	Yoshihiro Shimoda	Iwaki FC	Loan return	^[6]
30 December 2024	MF	Yūta Matsumura	Tokyo Verdy	Loan return	^[7]
3 January 2025	FW	Aleksandar Čavrić	Slovan Bratislava	Full	^[8]
4 January 2025	DF	Kim Tae-hyeon	Sagan Tosu	Full	^[9]
5 January 2025	MF	Ryōtarō Araki	FC Tokyo	Loan return	^[10]
6 January 2025	FW	Léo Ceará	Cerezo Osaka	Full	^[11]
9 May 2025	DF	Haruki Hayashi	Meiji University	DSP	^[12]
9 June 2025	DF	Ryoya Ogawa	Sint-Truiden	Full	^[13]
9 June 2025	DF	Kaito Chida	Tokyo Verdy	Full	^[14]
12 August 2025	FW	Élber	Yokohama F. Marinos	Full	^[15]

Date	Position	Player	To	Type	Source
13 December 2024	MF	Guilherme Parede	Talleres	Loan return	^[16]
18 December 2024	MF	Shintaro Nago	Avispa Fukuoka	Full	^[17]
24 December 2024	MF	Tomoya Fujii	Shonan Bellmare	Full	^[18]
24 December 2024	MF	Hayato Nakama	Kashiwa Reysol	Full	^[19]
25 December 2024	DF	Naoki Hayashi	Tokyo Verdy	Full	^[20]
25 December 2024	FW	Itsuki Someno	Tokyo Verdy	Full	^[21]
27 December 2024	DF	Hidehiro Sugai	Kyoto Sanga FC	Full	^[22]
27 December 2024	MF	Ryotaro Nakamura	Montedio Yamagata	Full	^[23]
3 January 2025	MF	Naoki Sutoh	Kochi United SC	Loan	^[24]
12 January 2025	MF	Radomir Milosavljević	FK Radnički Niš	Loan	^[25]
20 June 2025	MF	Radomir Milosavljević	FK Radnički Niš	Full	^[26]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Kashima Antlers (C)	38	23	7	8	58	31	+27	76	Qualification for the AFC Champions League Elite league stage
2	Kashiwa Reysol	38	21	12	5	60	34	+26	75
3	Kyoto Sanga	38	19	11	8	62	40	+22	68
4	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	38	20	8	10	46	28	+18	68
5	Vissel Kobe	38	18	10	10	46	33	+13	64

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	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	L	W	W	W	W	D	W	L	L	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	D	L	L	L	W	W	D	W	D	W	W	W	W	D	D	D	W	W	W
Position	14	6	6	4	1	1	1	1	3	8	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	2	1	2	2	4	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

2025 Kashima Antlers season

Season squad

Transfers

Arrivals

Departures

Competitions

J1 League

Results by matchday

Results summary

Matches

J.League Cup

Emperor's Cup

Statistics

Goalscorers

Clean sheets

References

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Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	23	7	8	58	31	+27	76	13	4	2	34	16	+18	10	3	6	24	15	+9

15 February 1	Shonan Bellmare	1–0	Kashima Antlers	Hiratsuka
15:03 JST	Fukuda 64'	Report		Stadium: Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka Attendance: 13,025 Referee: Masuya Ueda

22 February 2	Kashima Antlers	4–0	Tokyo Verdy	Kashima
15:03 JST	Léo Ceará 22', 25' Suzuki 42', 75'	Report		Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 26,021 Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi

26 February 3	Kashima Antlers	2–1	Albirex Niigata	Kashima
19:03 JST	Koike 10' Inamura 78' (o.g.)	Report	Yamura 44'	Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 12,106 Referee: Ryo Tanimoto

1 March 4	Kashima Antlers	2–0	FC Tokyo	Kashima
14:03 JST	Suzuki 74' Morooka 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 21,421 Referee: Yusuke Araki

8 March 5	Kashiwa Reysol	1–3	Kashima Antlers	Kashiwa
16:03 JST	Kubo 57'	Report	Léo Ceará 26', 50', 62'	Stadium: Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium Attendance: 13,309 Referee: Takafumi Mikuriya

16 March 6	Kashima Antlers	1–1	Urawa Red Diamonds	Kashima
14:03 JST	Chinen 90'	Report	Matsumoto 45+4'	Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 31,574 Referee: Futoshi Nakamura

29 March 7	Kashima Antlers	1–0	Vissel Kobe	Kashima
15:03 JST	Léo Ceará 33'	Report		Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 22,601 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto

2 April 8	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1–0	Kashima Antlers	Hiroshima
19:03 JST	Maeda 22'	Report		Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima Attendance: 24,868 Referee: Hiroki Kasahara

6 April 9	Kashima Antlers	3–4	Kyoto Sanga	Kashima
15:03 JST	Léo Ceará 18', 30' Morooka 90+2'	Report	Okugawa 61' Rafael Elias 80', 82', 90+5'	Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 16,859 Referee: Masuya Ueda

25 May 18	Yokohama F. Marinos	3–1	Kashima Antlers	Yokohama
14:03 JST	Nagato 4' Yan Matheus 13', 27'	Report	Léo Ceará 36'	Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 32,443 Referee: Koichiro Fukushima

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	23	7	8	58	31	+27	76	13	4	2	34	16	+18	10	3	6	24	15	+9

12 April 10	Cerezo Osaka	1–0	Kashima Antlers	Osaka
15:05 JST	Shindo 90+12'	Report		Stadium: Yodoko Sakura Stadium Attendance: 19,410 Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi

20 April 11	Fagiano Okayama	1–2	Kashima Antlers	Okayama
14:03 JST	Sato 43'	Report	Čavrić 50' Talles 73'	Stadium: JFE Harenokuni Stadium Attendance: 15,325 Referee: Keigo Sendachi

25 April 12	Kashima Antlers	1–0	Nagoya Grampus	Kashima
19:03 JST	Chinen 54'	Report		Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 13,550 Referee: Koichiro Fukushima

29 April 13	Yokohama FC	0–3	Kashima Antlers	Yokohama
14:03 JST		Report	Čavrić 49' (pen.) Suzuki 67' Yamazaki 77' (o.g.)	Stadium: Mitsuzawa Stadium Attendance: 13,252 Referee: Jumpei Iida

3 May 14	Kashima Antlers	1–0	Machida Zelvia	Kashima
15:03 JST	Tagawa 39'	Report		Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 33,762 Referee: Takafumi Mikuriya

6 May 15	Avispa Fukuoka	0–1	Kashima Antlers	Fukuoka
14:03 JST		Report	Léo Ceará 43' (pen.)	Stadium: Best Denki Stadium Attendance: 14,039 Referee: Masuya Ueda

11 May 16	Kashima Antlers	2–1	Kawasaki Frontale	Tokyo
13:10 JST	Funabashi 45+1' Tagawa 65'	Report	Sasaki 7'	Stadium: Japan National Stadium Attendance: 59,574 Referee: Futoshi Nakamura

17 May 17	Kashima Antlers	1–0	Shimizu S-Pulse	Kashima
15:04 JST	Suzuki 7'	Report		Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 20,864 Referee: Florian Badstübner

31 May 19	Gamba Osaka	0–1	Kashima Antlers	Osaka
18:03 JST		Report	Léo Ceará 9'	Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 32,013 Referee: Takafumi Mikuriya

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	23	7	8	58	31	+27	76	13	4	2	34	16	+18	10	3	6	24	15	+9

14 June 20	Kashima Antlers	1–1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Kashima
18:03 JST	Léo Ceará 90+2'	Report	Higashi 19'	Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 22,725 Referee: Ryo Tanimoto

21 June 21	Machida Zelvia	2–1	Kashima Antlers	Machida
16:03 JST	Soma 6' Okamura 34'	Report	Suzuki 85' (pen.)	Stadium: Machida GION Stadium Attendance: 13,828 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto

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29 June 22	Kashima Antlers	1–2	Fagiano Okayama	Kashima
18:03 JST	Suzuki 18'	Report	Esaka 50' Kamiya 59'	Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 22,254 Referee: Koki Nagamine

5 July 23	Kawasaki Frontale	2–1	Kashima Antlers	Kawasaki
19:03 JST	Ito 45+4' Marcinho 58'	Report	Léo Ceará 25'	Stadium: Uvance Todoroki Stadium by Fujitsu Attendance: 23,675 Referee: Yusuke Araki

20 July 24	Kashima Antlers	3–2	Kashiwa Reysol	Kashima
18:03 JST	Léo Ceará 5' Ueda 39' Matsumura 90+4'	Report	Koyamatsu 43' Segawa 76'	Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 33,400 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura

10 August 25	FC Tokyo	0–1	Kashima Antlers	Tokyo
19:03 JST		Report	Tagawa 81'	Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 40,939 Referee: Jumpei Iida

16 August 26	Kashima Antlers	1–1	Avispa Fukuoka	Kashima
18:03 JST	Funabashi 84'	Report	Usui 50'	Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 30,672 Referee: Iván Barton

23 August 27	Albirex Niigata	1–2	Kashima Antlers	Niigata
19:03 JST	Matheus Moraes 17'	Report	Suzuki 4' Léo Ceará 87'	Stadium: Denka Big Swan Stadium Attendance: 26,100 Referee: Hiroki Kasahara

31 August 28	Shimizu S-Pulse	1–1	Kashima Antlers	Shizuoka
18:33 JST	Takahashi 20'	Report	Ueda 74'	Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira Attendance: 17,936 Referee: Yoshiro Imamura