2026 Kashima Antlers season

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ChairmanFumiaki Koizumi
ManagerToru Oniki
StadiumKashima Soccer Stadium
J1 League6th
Kashima Antlers
2026 season
ChairmanFumiaki Koizumi
ManagerToru Oniki
StadiumKashima Soccer Stadium
J1 League6th
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The 2026 season is Kashima Antlers' 80th season in existence.

Season squad

Squad no. Name Nationality Date of birth Previous club
Goalkeepers
1 Tomoki Hayakawa Japan 3 March 1999 (age 27) Japan Meiji University
21 Taiki Yamada Japan 8 January 2002 (age 24) Japan Fagiano Okayama
29 Yuji Kajikawa Japan 26 July 1991 (age 34) Japan Júbilo Iwata
38 Haruto Fujii Japan 5 June 2003 (age 22) Japan Meiji University
Defenders
2 Koki Anzai Japan 31 May 1995 (age 30) Portugal Portimonense
3 Kim Tae-hyeon South Korea 17 September 2000 (age 25) Japan Sagan Tosu
4 Kaito Chida Japan 17 October 1994 (age 31) Japan Tokyo Verdy
5 Ikuma Sekigawa Japan 13 September 2000 (age 25) Japan RKU Kashiwa High School
7 Ryoya Ogawa Japan 24 November 1996 (age 29) Belgium Sint-Truidense
16 Shuhei Mizoguchi Japan 13 February 2004 (age 22) Youth Team
22 Kimito Nono Japan 26 February 2002 (age 24) Japan Kwansei Gakuin University
23 Keisuke Tsukui Japan 21 May 2004 (age 21) Japan Shohei High School
25 Ryuta Koike Japan 29 August 1995 (age 30) Japan Yokohama F. Marinos
28 Yugo Okawa Japan 14 July 2007 (age 18) Youth Team
32 Haruto Matsumoto Japan 29 September 2006 (age 19) Youth Team
55 Naomichi Ueda Japan 24 October 1994 (age 31) France Nimes
Midfielders
6 Kento Misao Japan 16 April 1996 (age 30) Belgium OH Leuven
10 Gaku Shibasaki (c) Japan 28 May 1992 (age 33) Spain CD Leganés
13 Kei Chinen Japan 17 March 1995 (age 31) Japan Kawasaki Frontale
14 Yuta Higuchi Japan 30 October 1996 (age 29) Japan Sagan Tosu
20 Yu Funabashi Japan 12 July 2002 (age 23) Youth Team
24 Haruki Hayashi Japan 5 December 2003 (age 22) Japan Meiji University
27 Yūta Matsumura Japan 13 April 2001 (age 25) Japan Tokyo Verdy
71 Ryōtarō Araki Japan 29 January 2002 (age 24) Japan FC Tokyo
Forwards
9 Léo Ceará Brazil 3 February 1995 (age 31) Japan Cerezo Osaka
11 Kyosuke Tagawa Japan 11 February 1999 (age 27) Scotland Heart
17 Élber Brazil 27 May 1992 (age 33) Japan Yokohama F. Marinos
19 Shu Morooka Japan 9 December 2000 (age 25) Japan Tokyo International University
30 Minato Yoshida Type 2 Japan 15 July 2008 (age 17) Youth Team
34 Homare Tokuda Japan 18 February 2007 (age 19) Youth Team
40 Yuma Suzuki Japan 28 April 1996 (age 30) Belgium Sint-Truidense
77 Aleksandar Čavrić Serbia 18 May 1994 (age 31) Slovenia Slovan Bratislava
Players who left on loan
33 Yoshiro Shimoda (M) Japan 5 May 2004 (age 21) Japan Iwaki FC
36 Mihiro Sato (D) Japan 26 February 2007 (age 19) Youth Team

Last updated: 18 August 2025.
Source: Kashima Antlers website

Friendly

Tour of Miyazaki (19 Jan - 29 Jan)

17 January 1 Fukuoka University 2–10 Kashima Antlers Miyazaki
Stadium: Miyazaki Athletic Stadium
20 January 2 Fagiano Okayama – Kashima Antlers Miyazaki
Stadium: Miyazaki Athletic Stadium
24 January 3 Avispa Fukuoka – Kashima Antlers Miyazaki
Stadium: Miyazaki Athletic Stadium

Transfers

In

Pre-season

Date Position Player Transferred from Ref
Permanent Transfer
23 December 2025 GK Japan Haruto Fujii Japan Meiji University Free [1]
29 December 2025 DF Japan Naoki Sutoh Japan Kochi United End of loan [2]
Loan Transfer

Out

Pre-season

Date Position Player Transferred To Ref
Permanent Transfer
20 December 2025 FW Brazil Talles Ukraine Rukh Lviv End of loan [3]
23 December 2025 GK South Korea Park Eui-jeong South Korea Hwaseong FC Free [4]
29 December 2025 DF Japan Naoki Sutoh Australia Preston Lions Free [5]
DF Japan Mihiro Sato Japan Albirex Niigata Season loan [6]
MF Japan Yoshihiro Shimoda Japan Tochigi City Season loan [7]
Loan Transfer

Competitions

J1 League

Pos Team Pld W PKW PKL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Kashima Antlers 12 10 0 2 0 20 5 +15 32 Final
2 FC Tokyo 12 6 3 2 1 21 10 +11 26 3rd–4th place playoff
3 Machida Zelvia 11 5 3 1 2 14 15 −1 22 5th–6th place playoff
4 Kawasaki Frontale 12 5 2 1 4 18 20 −2 20 7th–8th place playoff
5 Tokyo Verdy 11 4 3 0 4 14 15 −1 18 9th–10th place playoff
6 Mito HollyHock 12 2 3 3 4 14 21 −7 15 11th–12th place playoff
7 Urawa Red Diamonds 12 3 0 3 6 16 16 0 12 13th–14th place playoff
8 Yokohama F. Marinos 12 4 0 0 8 17 22 −5 12 15th–16th place playoff
9 Kashiwa Reysol 12 3 1 0 8 14 17 −3 11 17th–18th place playoff
10 JEF United Chiba 12 2 0 3 7 11 18 −7 9 19th–20th place playoff
Updated to match(es) played on 25 April 2026. Source: JLeague.co, J.League Data Site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head.

Matches

7 February 1 FC Tokyo 1–1
(5–4 p)		 Kashima Antlers Chōfu
  • Keita Endo 44'
  • Hayato Inamura Yellow card 34'
 Report
  • Kim Tae Hyeon 45+1'
  • Kento Misao Red card 41'
  • Yuma Suzuki Yellow card 58'
  • Kei Chinen Yellow card 60'
 Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium
Referee: Futoshi Nakamura
Penalties
  • Alexander Scholz soccer ball with check mark
  • Kento Hashimoto soccer ball with check mark
  • Fūki Yamada soccer ball with check mark
  • Kento Hashimoto soccer ball with check mark
  • Ryunosuke Sato soccer ball with check mark
  • Aleksandar Čavrić soccer ball with check mark
  • Naomichi Ueda soccer ball with check mark
  • Kim Tae Hyeon soccer ball with check mark
  • Ryuta Koike soccer ball with red X
  • Léo Ceará soccer ball with check mark
14 February 2 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Yokohama F. Marinos Kashima
  • Léo Ceará 76'
  • Kei Chinen Yellow card 61'
 Report
  • Jeisson Quinones Yellow card 19'
 Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 31,091
Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi
21 February 3 Kashima Antlers 2–0 Kashiwa Reysol Kashima
  • Léo Ceará 36'
  • Naomichi Ueda 53'
 Report
  • Nobuteru Nakagawa Yellow card 35'
  • Yōta Komi Yellow card 69'
 Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 25,993
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura
28 February 4 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–3 Kashima Antlers Saitama
  • Hidano Renji 14'
  • Ryoma Watanabe 19'
  • Matheus Savio Yellow card 47'
  • Yuta Higuchi Yellow card 74'
 Report
  • Léo Ceará 45' (pen.)
  • Yuma Suzuki 55'
  • Aleksandar Cavric 90'
 Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 52,841
Referee: Koei Koya
7 March 5 Kashima Antlers 2–0 Tokyo Verdy Kashima
  • Yuma Suzuki 26', 45+5'
 Report
  • Kazuya Miyahara Yellow card 66'
 Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 19,298
Referee: Futoshi Nakamura
14 March 6 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale Kashima
  • Léo Ceará 79'
  • Kyosuke Tagawa Yellow card 90'
 Report Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 24,916
Referee: Atsushi Kamimura
18 March 7 Machida Zelvia 0–3 Kashima Antlers Tokyo
  • Yūta Nakayama Yellow card 42'
  • Na Sang-ho Yellow card 45+2'
 Report
  • Yuma Suzuki 5'
  • Kento Misao 45'
  • Aleksandar Čavrić 90'
 Stadium: Machida GION Stadium
Attendance: 42,218
Referee: Koichiro Fukushima
22 March 8 Kashima Antlers 2–1 JEF United Chiba Kashima
  • Elber 4'
  • Naomichi Ueda 84'
  • Ikuma Sekigawa Yellow card 35'
 Report
  • Zain Issaka 70'
  • Yusuke Kobayashi Yellow card 65'
 Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 27,758
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara
4 April 9 Mito HollyHock 1–1
(4–2 p)		 Kashima Antlers Ibaraki
  • Arata Watanabe 35'
  • Danilo Cardoso Yellow card 30' Yellow-red card 67'
  • Ryo Nemoto Yellow card 78'
 Report
  • Léo Ceará 90+6' (pen.)
  • Shuhei Mizoguchi Yellow card 75'
  • Kimito Nono Yellow card 90'
 Stadium: K's denki Stadium Mito
Attendance: 10,570
Referee: Koei Koya
Penalties
  • Koshi Osaki soccer ball with check mark
  • Ryo Nemoto soccer ball with check mark
  • Tada Keisuke soccer ball with check mark
  • Yamamota Hayata soccer ball with check mark
  • Kei Chinen soccer ball with red X
  • Naomichi Ueda soccer ball with red X
  • Yuma Suzuki soccer ball with check mark
  • Kyosuke Tagawa soccer ball with check mark
12 April 10 Kawasaki Frontale 0–2 Kashima Antlers Kawasaki
  • Sota Miura Yellow card 65'
 Report
  • Yuma Suzuki 53' (pen.)
  • Léo Ceará 65'
  • Yūta Matsumura Yellow card 68'
  • Haruki Hayashi Yellow card 90+5'
 Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
Attendance: 23,094
Referee: Yuzo Sutani
18 April 11 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds Kashima
  • Kimito Nono 82'
  • Toru Okini Yellow card 90+2'
 Report
  • Kai Shibato Yellow card 62'
  • Matheus Savio Yellow card 73'
 Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 28,777
Referee: Masuya Ueda
24 April 12 Kashiwa Reysol 0–1 Kashima Antlers Chiba
  • Hiromu Mitsumaru Yellow card 33'
  • Yoshio Koizumi Yellow card 68'
 Report
  • Yuma Suzuki 45+1'
  • Koki Anzai Yellow card 49'
  • Kimito Nono Yellow card 68'
  • Keisuke Tsukui Red card 89'
 Stadium: Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium
Attendance: 13,132
Referee: Takafumi Mikuriya
29 April 13 Tokyo Verdy 2–1 Kashima Antlers Chōfu
  • Issei Kumatoriya 35'
  • Taiju Yoshida 40'
  • Yuta Arai Yellow card 76'
 Report
  • Kimito Nono 20'
  • Kento Misao Yellow card 43' Yellow-red card 71'
 Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium
Attendance: 28,105
Referee: Yusuke Ohashi
3 May 14 Kashima Antlers – Machida Zelvia Kashima
Report Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
6 May 15 Kashima Antlers – Mito HollyHock Kashima
Report Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
10 May 16 Yokohama F. Marinos – Kashima Antlers Yokohama
Report Stadium: Nissan Stadium
17 May 17 JEF United Chiba – Kashima Antlers Chiba
Report Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena
23 May 18 Kashima Antlers – FC Tokyo Kashima
Report Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
30–31 May Placement Leg 1 – Kashima Antlers
6–7 June Placement Leg 2 Kashima Antlers – Kashima
Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium

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