| 2002 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Toninho Cerezo | ||
| Stadium | Kashima Soccer Stadium | ||
| J.League 1 | 4th | ||
| Emperor's Cup | Runners-up | ||
| J.League Cup | Champions | ||
| Top goalscorer | Atsushi Yanagisawa (7) Euller (7) | ||
2002 Kashima Antlers season
| Competitions | Position |
|---|---|
| J.League 1 | 4th / 16 clubs |
| Emperor's Cup | Runners-up |
| J.League Cup | Champions |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 15 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 18 | +10 | 29 |
| 4 | Gamba Osaka | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 19 | +16 | 27 |
| 5 | Kashima Antlers [a] | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 27 |
| 6 | Kyoto Purple Sanga [b] | 15 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 24 |
| 7 | Shimizu S-Pulse [c] | 15 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 19 | −2 | 24 |
| Match | Date | Venue | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-1 | 2002.3.2 | Tokyo Stadium | FC Tokyo | 2-4 |
| 1-2 | 2002.3.9 | Kashima Soccer Stadium | Shimizu S-Pulse | 0-1 a.e.t. (sudden death) |
| 1-3 | 2002.3.16 | National Olympic Stadium (Tokyo) | JEF United Ichihara | 2-0 |
| 1-4 | 2002.3.31 | Hiroshima Big Arch | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1-0 |
| 1-5 | 2002.4.6 | Kashima Soccer Stadium | Vegalta Sendai | 0-2 |
| 1-6 | 2002.4.13 | Shizuoka Stadium | Júbilo Iwata | 0-2 |
| 1-7 | 2002.4.20 | Hakodate (ja:函館市千代台公園陸上競技場) | Consadole Sapporo | 3-1 |
| 1-8 | 2002.7.13 | Kashima Soccer Stadium | Tokyo Verdy 1969 | 1-0 |
| 1-9 | 2002.7.20 | Kashima Soccer Stadium | Kashiwa Reysol | 3-2 |
| 1-10 | 2002.7.24 | Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium | Kyoto Purple Sanga | 1-2 a.e.t. (sudden death) |
| 1-11 | 2002.7.27 | Kashima Soccer Stadium | Vissel Kobe | 1-0 |
| 1-12 | 2002.8.3 | Toyota Stadium | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 1-2 |
| 1-13 | 2002.8.7 | Urawa Komaba Stadium | Urawa Red Diamonds | 2-0 |
| 1-14 | 2002.8.11 | Kashima Soccer Stadium | Yokohama F. Marinos | 2-1 |
| 1-15 | 2002.8.17 | Kashima Soccer Stadium | Gamba Osaka | 2-1 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Júbilo Iwata | 15 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 13 | +20 | 35 | Qualification to the Suntory Championship |
| 2 | Gamba Osaka | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 13 | +11 | 27 | |
| 3 | Kashima Antlers [a] | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 26 | |
| 4 | Tokyo Verdy 1969 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 19 | +7 | 24 | |
| 5 | FC Tokyo | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 22 |
| Match | Date | Venue | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2-1 | 2002.8.31 | Sendai Stadium | Vegalta Sendai | 2-1 |
| 2-2 | 2002.9.7 | Kashima Soccer Stadium | Júbilo Iwata | 1-2 |
| 2-3 | 2002.9.15 | National Olympic Stadium (Tokyo) | Tokyo Verdy 1969 | 3-2 |
| 2-4 | 2002.9.18 | Kashima Soccer Stadium | Kyoto Purple Sanga | 2-1 |
| 2-5 | 2002.9.21 | Kashiwa no Ha Park Stadium | Kashiwa Reysol | 0-1 |
| 2-6 | 2002.9.28 | Kashima Soccer Stadium | JEF United Ichihara | 3-2 |
| 2-7 | 2002.10.6 | Kashima Soccer Stadium | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 4-1 |
| 2-8 | 2002.10.12 | Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium | Vissel Kobe | 0-1 |
| 2-9 | 2002.10.19 | International Stadium Yokohama | Yokohama F. Marinos | 0-2 |
| 2-10 | 2002.10.23 | Kashima Soccer Stadium | Urawa Red Diamonds | 2-1 |
| 2-11 | 2002.10.27 | Kashima Soccer Stadium | Consadole Sapporo | 3-2 a.e.t. (sudden death) |
| 2-12 | 2002.11.9 | Osaka Expo '70 Stadium | Gamba Osaka | 2-0 |
| 2-13 | 2002.11.16 | Kashima Soccer Stadium | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 0-2 |
| 2-14 | 2002.11.24 | Nihondaira Sports Stadium | Shimizu S-Pulse | 1-2 |
| 2-15 | 2002.11.30 | Kashima Soccer Stadium | FC Tokyo | 2-1 |
| 15 December 2002Third round | Kashima Antlers | 4–0 | Tokyo Gakugei University | Kashima |
| Akita Augusto César Yanagisawa Motoyama | Report | Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 8,341 |
| 22 December 2002Fourth Round | Kashima Antlers | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Omiya Ardija | Kashima |
| Euller | Report | Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 8,850 |
| 25 December 2002Quarterfinals | Kashima Antlers | 1–0 | Kawasaki Frontale | Kashima |
| Motoyama | Report | Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 9,650 |
| 29 December 2002Semifinals | JEF United Ichihara | 0–2 | Kashima Antlers | Ichihara |
| Report | Euller | Stadium: Ichihara Stadium Attendance: 10,928 |
| 1 January 2003 Final | Kashima Antlers | 1–2 | Kyoto Purple Sanga | Tokyo |
| Euller | Report | Park Ji-sung Kurobe | Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 50,526 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 13 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Kashima Antlers | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 9 | |
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 7 | |
| 4 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 5 |
| Match | Date | Venue | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GL-D-1 | 2002.. | - | ||
| GL-D-2 | 2002.. | - | ||
| GL-D-3 | 2002.. | - | ||
| GL-D-4 | 2002.. | - | ||
| GL-D-5 | 2002.. | - | ||
| GL-D-6 | 2002.. | - |
| 4 September 2002Quarterfinals | Júbilo Iwata | 1–2 | Kashima Antlers | Iwata |
| 19:00 | Nakayama Tanaka Fukunishi Gral Nishi | Report | Nakata Euller Sogahata | Stadium: Júbilo Iwata Stadium Attendance: 10,706 Referee: Masayoshi Okada |
| 2 October 2002Semifinals | Kashima Antlers | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Shimizu S-Pulse | Kashima |
| 19:00 | unknown Hasegawa | Report | Pecelj Alex Toda | Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 9,102 Referee: Masayoshi Okada |
| 4 November 2002 Final | Kashima Antlers | 1–0 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Tokyo |
| 14:09 | Ogasawara Euller Narahashi | Report | Emerson Sheik Yamada Ihara | Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 56,064 Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida |
| 24 October 2001 | Kashima Antlers | 4–1 | | Kashima, Japan |
| Report | Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium | |||
| Note: The series was originally scheduled as a two-legged tie, but was reduced to a single match due to an ongoing political crisis at Indonesia. [1] | ||||
| 24 November 20011st Leg | Kashima Antlers | 3–0 | | Kashima, Japan |
| Report | Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium |
| 5 February 20022nd Leg | BEC Tero Sasana | 1–0 (1–3 agg.) | | Bangkok, Thailand |
| Report | Stadium: Boonyachinda Stadium |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 7 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 | |
| | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 |
| 17 February 20021 | Dalian Shide | 0–0 | | Seogwipo, South Korea |
| Report | Stadium: Jeju World Cup Stadium |
| 19 February 20022 | Kashima Antlers | 0–2 | | Seogwipo, South Korea |
| Report | Seo Jung-won Son Dae-ho | Stadium: Jeju World Cup Stadium |
| 21 February 20023 | Anyang LG Cheetahs | 1–1 | | Seogwipo, South Korea |
| André | Report | Motoyama | Stadium: Jeju World Cup Stadium |
| 23 May 2002 | Kashima Antlers | 1–5 | Naraha, Fukushima | |
| Nozawa | Report | Pochettino Batistuta | Stadium: J-Village Stadium |
| No. | Pos. | Player | D.o.B. (Age) | Height / Weight | J.League 1 | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||
| 1 | GK | Shinya Kato | September 19, 1980 (aged 21) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | DF | Akira Narahashi | November 26, 1971 (aged 30) | cm / kg | 25 | 1 | ||||||
| 3 | DF | Yutaka Akita | August 6, 1970 (aged 31) | cm / kg | 29 | 4 | ||||||
| 4 | DF | Fabiano | August 4, 1975 (aged 26) | cm / kg | 19 | 0 | ||||||
| 5 | MF | Kōji Nakata | July 9, 1979 (aged 22) | cm / kg | 29 | 6 | ||||||
| 6 | MF | Yasuto Honda | June 25, 1969 (aged 32) | cm / kg | 22 | 0 | ||||||
| 8 | MF | Mitsuo Ogasawara | April 5, 1979 (aged 22) | cm / kg | 27 | 4 | ||||||
| 9 | FW | Tomoyuki Hirase | May 23, 1977 (aged 24) | cm / kg | 7 | 2 | ||||||
| 10 | MF | Masashi Motoyama | June 20, 1979 (aged 22) | cm / kg | 24 | 3 | ||||||
| 11 | FW | Yoshiyuki Hasegawa | February 11, 1969 (aged 33) | cm / kg | 25 | 3 | ||||||
| 13 | FW | Atsushi Yanagisawa | May 27, 1977 (aged 24) | cm / kg | 27 | 7 | ||||||
| 14 | DF | Kenji Haneda | December 1, 1981 (aged 20) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 15 | DF | Seiji Kaneko | May 27, 1980 (aged 21) | cm / kg | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 16 | MF | Augusto | November 5, 1968 (aged 33) | cm / kg | 29 | 4 | ||||||
| 17 | DF | Jun Uchida | October 14, 1977 (aged 24) | cm / kg | 20 | 1 | ||||||
| 18 | MF | Koji Kumagai | October 23, 1975 (aged 26) | cm / kg | 19 | 2 | ||||||
| 20 | DF | Tomohiko Ikeuchi | November 1, 1977 (aged 24) | cm / kg | 14 | 1 | ||||||
| 21 | GK | Hitoshi Sogahata | August 2, 1979 (aged 22) | cm / kg | 30 | 0 | ||||||
| 22 | DF | Tatsuya Ishikawa | December 25, 1979 (aged 22) | cm / kg | 6 | 1 | ||||||
| 23 | MF | Masashi Otani | April 17, 1983 (aged 18) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 24 | MF | Takeshi Aoki | September 28, 1982 (aged 19) | cm / kg | 13 | 0 | ||||||
| 25 | MF | Takuya Nozawa | August 12, 1981 (aged 20) | cm / kg | 13 | 0 | ||||||
| 27 | FW | Kosei Nakamura | April 5, 1981 (aged 20) | cm / kg | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 28 | GK | Shinichi Shuto | June 8, 1983 (aged 18) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 29 | GK | Riki Takasaki | July 11, 1970 (aged 31) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 30 | FW | Takayuki Suzuki | June 5, 1976 (aged 25) | cm / kg | 8 | 0 | ||||||
| 31 | FW | Euller | March 15, 1971 (aged 30) | cm / kg | 14 | 7 | ||||||
| 32 | DF | Junji Nishizawa | May 10, 1974 (aged 27) | cm / kg | 7 | 0 | ||||||