Kashima Soccer Stadium
Football stadium
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 Interactive map of Kashima Football Stadium Mercari Stadium | |
| Location | Kashima, Ibaraki, Japan |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ibaraki Prefecture |
| Operator | Kashima Antlers |
| Capacity | 40,728 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Field size | 115 x 78 m |
| Public transit | JR East: Kashima Line at Kashima Soccer Stadium |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | March 1992 |
| Opened | May 1993 |
| Expanded | 2001 |
| Tenants | |
| Kashima Antlers (1993–present) Japan national football team (some games) | |
Kashima Football Stadium (カシマサッカースタジアム, Kashima Sakkā Sutajiamu), currently known as Mercari Stadium (メルカリスタジアム) for sponsorship reasons,[1] is a football stadium in the city of Kashima, in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. It is the home stadium of J1 League club Kashima Antlers. The stadium has a capacity of 40,728.[2][3]
In 2025, e-commerce company Mercari, the owner of the Kashima Antlers since 2019, acquired the naming rights to the stadium and gave it the "nickname" Mercari Stadium, by which it would be referred in matches and events, while the official name remained unchanged.[4]
Before the creation of the J. League, Kashima's forerunner, Sumitomo Steel S.C., played at the nearby Sumitomo Steel plant's athletic grounds.
2002 FIFA World Cup
Kashima Football Stadium hosted the following three matches in the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
Football at the 2020 Olympic Games
| Date | Time (JST) | Team 1 | Result | Team 2 | Round | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 July 2021 | 17.00 |  New Zealand | 1–0 |  South Korea | Group B | 0 |
| 22 July 2021 | 20.00 |  Honduras | 0–1 |  Romania | Group B | 0 |
| 25 July 2021 | 17.00 | New Zealand | 2–3 | Honduras | Group B | 0 |
| 25 July 2021 | 20.00 | Romania | 0–4 | South Korea | Group B | 0 |
| 31 July 2021 | 18.00 |  Japan | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 pen) | New Zealand | Quarter-finals | 0 |
| 3 August 2021 | 17.00 |  Mexico | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (1–4 pen) |  Brazil | Semi-finals | 0 |
| Date | Time (JST) | Team 1 | Result | Team 2 | Round | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 July 2021 | 20.00 |  Canada | 1–1 |  Great Britain | Group E | 0 |
| 27 July 2021 | 17.00 |  United States | 0–0 |  Australia | Group G | 0 |
| 30 July 2021 | 18.00 | Great Britain | 3–4 (a.e.t.) | Australia | Quarter-finals | 0 |
| 2 August 2021 | 17.00 | United States | 0–1 | Canada | Semi-finals | 0 |
| 5 August 2021 | 17.00 | Australia | 3–4 | United States | Bronze Medal match | 0 |
Other uses
In 2023, the girl group Hinatazaka46 released the music video for "Tomo yo, Ichibanboshi da", filmed primarily at the stadium.[5]
