2025 Kashima Antlers season

Last updated
Kashima Antlers
2025 season
ChairmanFumiaki Koizumi
Manager Toru Oniki
Stadium Kashima Soccer Stadium
J1 League 1st
Emperor's Cup Quarter-finals
J.League Cup First round
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2026  →

The 2025 season is 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 are competing in the Emperor's Cup and the J.League Cup.

Contents

Squad

Season squad

Squad no.NameNationalityPosition(s)Date of birth (age at start of season)
Goalkeepers
1 Tomoki Hayakawa Flag of Japan.svg GK 3 March 1999 (aged 25)
21 Taiki Yamada Flag of Japan.svg GK 8 January 2002 (aged 23)
29 Yuji Kajikawa Flag of Japan.svg GK 26 July 1991 (aged 33)
38 Park Eui-jeong Flag of South Korea.svg GK 22 May 2004 (aged 20)
Defenders
2 Koki Anzai Flag of Japan.svg RB / LB 31 May 1995 (aged 29)
3 Kim Tae-hyeon Flag of South Korea.svg CB 17 September 2000 (aged 24)
4 Kaito Chida Flag of Japan.svg CB 17 October 1994 (aged 30)
5 Ikuma Sekigawa Flag of Japan.svg CB 13 September 2000 (aged 24)
7 Ryoya Ogawa Flag of Japan.svg LB 24 November 1996 (aged 28)
22 Kimito Nono Flag of Japan.svg RB 26 February 2002 (aged 22)
23 Keisuke Tsukui Flag of Japan.svg CB 21 May 2004 (aged 20)
25 Ryuta Koike Flag of Japan.svg RB 29 August 1995 (aged 29)
28 Shuhei Mizoguchi Flag of Japan.svg LB 13 February 2004 (aged 21)
32 Haruto Matsumoto Flag of Japan.svg RB 29 September 2006 (aged 18)
36 Mihiro Sato Flag of Japan.svg LB 26 February 2007 (aged 17)
55 Naomichi Ueda Flag of Japan.svg CB 24 October 1994 (aged 30)
Midfielders
6 Kento Misao Flag of Japan.svg DM 16 April 1996 (aged 28)
10 Gaku Shibasaki (c) Flag of Japan.svg CM / DM 28 May 1992 (aged 32)
13 Kei Chinen Flag of Japan.svg CM / FW 17 March 1995 (aged 29)
14 Yuta Higuchi Flag of Japan.svg RM / CM 30 October 1996 (aged 28)
17 Talles Flag of Brazil.svg LW / AM 12 May 1998 (aged 26)
20 Yu Funabashi Flag of Japan.svg DM 12 July 2002 (aged 22)
27 Yuta Matsumura Flag of Japan.svg RM / RW 13 April 2001 (aged 23)
33 Yoshiro Shimoda Flag of Japan.svg DM 5 May 2004 (aged 20)
71 Ryotaro Araki Flag of Japan.svg AM 29 January 2002 (aged 23)
Forwards
9 Léo Ceará Flag of Brazil.svg FW 3 February 1995 (aged 30)
11 Kyosuke Tagawa Flag of Japan.svg FW / LW 11 February 1999 (aged 26)
18 Élber Flag of Brazil.svg FW 27 May 1992 (aged 32)
19 Shu Morooka Flag of Japan.svg FW / RW 9 December 2000 (aged 24)
34 Homare Tokuda Flag of Japan.svg FW 18 February 2007 (aged 17)
40 Yuma Suzuki Flag of Japan.svg FW 28 April 1996 (aged 28)
45 Minato Yoshida Type 2 Flag of Japan.svg FW 15 July 2008 (aged 16)
77 Aleksandar Čavrić Flag of Serbia.svg FW / RW 18 May 1994 (aged 30)

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

Transfers

Arrivals

DatePositionPlayerFromTypeSource
18 December 2024DF Flag of Japan.svg Ryuta Koike Flag of Japan.svg Yokohama F. Marinos Full [1]
27 December 2024MF Flag of Japan.svg Yoshihiro Shimoda Flag of Japan.svg Iwaki FC Loan return [2]
30 December 2024MF Flag of Japan.svg Yuta Matsumura Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo Verdy Loan return [3]
3 January 2025FW Flag of Serbia.svg Aleksandar Čavrić Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovan Bratislava Full [4]
4 January 2025DF Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Tae-hyeon Flag of Japan.svg Sagan Tosu Full [5]
5 January 2025MF Flag of Japan.svg Ryotaro Araki Flag of Japan.svg FC Tokyo Loan return [6]
6 January 2025FW Flag of Brazil.svg Léo Ceará Flag of Japan.svg Cerezo Osaka Full [7]
9 June 2025DF Flag of Japan.svg Ryoya Ogawa Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sint-Truiden Full [8]
9 June 2025DF Flag of Japan.svg Kaito Chida Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo Verdy Full [9]
12 August 2025FW Flag of Brazil.svg Élber Flag of Japan.svg Yokohama F. Marinos Full [10]

Departures

DatePositionPlayerToTypeSource
13 December 2024MF Flag of Brazil.svg Guilherme Parede Flag of Argentina.svg Talleres Loan return [11]
18 December 2024MF Flag of Japan.svg Shintaro Nago Flag of Japan.svg Avispa Fukuoka Full [12]
24 December 2024MF Flag of Japan.svg Tomoya Fujii Flag of Japan.svg Shonan Bellmare Full [13]
24 December 2024MF Flag of Japan.svg Hayato Nakama Flag of Japan.svg Kashiwa Reysol Full [14]
25 December 2024DF Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Hayashi Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo Verdy Full [15]
25 December 2024FW Flag of Japan.svg Itsuki Someno Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo Verdy Full [16]
27 December 2024DF Flag of Japan.svg Hidehiro Sugai Flag of Japan.svg Kyoto Sanga FC Full [17]
27 December 2024MF Flag of Japan.svg Ryotaro Nakamura Flag of Japan.svg Montedio Yamagata Full [18]
3 January 2025MF Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Sutoh Flag of Japan.svg Kochi United SC Loan [19]
12 January 2025MF Flag of Serbia.svg Radomir Milosavljević Flag of Serbia.svg FK Radnički Niš Loan [20]
20 June 2025MF Flag of Serbia.svg Radomir Milosavljević Flag of Serbia.svg FK Radnički Niš Full [21]

Competitions

J1 League

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Kashima Antlers 3119484828+2061Qualification for the AFC Champions League Elite league stage
2 Vissel Kobe 3117684126+1557
3 Kyoto Sanga 3116875433+2156
4 Kashiwa Reysol 31151154329+1456
5 Machida Zelvia 3115794733+1452
Updated to match(es) played on 23 September 2025. Source: J1 League, J.League Data Site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Fewer disciplinary points.

Results by matchday

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031
GroundAHHHAHHAHAAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAAHAH
ResultLWWWWDWLLLWWWWWWWLWDLLLWWDWDWWW
Position14664111138321111111111421224211
Source: J. League Data Site
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
3119484828 +206111323014 +168161814 +4

Source: Worldfootball

Matches

All match start times are in JST.

15 February1 Shonan Bellmare 1–0 Kashima Antlers Hiratsuka
15:03 JST
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 Report Stadium: Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka
Attendance: 13,025
Referee: Masuya Ueda
22 February2 Kashima Antlers 4–0 Tokyo Verdy Kashima
15:03 JST
 Report Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 26,021
Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi
26 February3 Kashima Antlers 2–1 Albirex Niigata Kashima
19:03 JST
 Report
Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 12,106
Referee: Ryo Tanimoto
1 March4 Kashima Antlers 2–0 FC Tokyo Kashima
14:03 JST
 Report Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 21,421
Referee: Yusuke Araki
8 March5 Kashiwa Reysol 1–3 Kashima Antlers Kashiwa
16:03 JST
 Report
Stadium: Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium
Attendance: 13,309
Referee: Takafumi Mikuriya
16 March6 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds Kashima
14:03 JST
 Report
Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 31,574
Referee: Futoshi Nakamura
29 March7 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Vissel Kobe Kashima
15:03 JST
 Report Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 22,601
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto
2 April8 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Kashima Antlers Hiroshima
19:03 JST
 Report Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Attendance: 24,868
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara
6 April9 Kashima Antlers 3–4 Kyoto Sanga Kashima
15:03 JST
 Report
Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 16,859
Referee: Masuya Ueda
12 April10 Cerezo Osaka 1–0 Kashima Antlers Osaka
15:05 JST
 Report Stadium: Yodoko Sakura Stadium
Attendance: 19,410
Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi
20 April11 Fagiano Okayama 1–2 Kashima Antlers Okayama
14:03 JST
 Report
Stadium: JFE Harenokuni Stadium
Attendance: 15,325
Referee: Keigo Sendachi
25 April12 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Nagoya Grampus Kashima
19:03 JST
 Report Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 13,550
Referee: Koichiro Fukushima
29 April13 Yokohama FC 0–3 Kashima Antlers Yokohama
14:03 JST Report
Stadium: Mitsuzawa Stadium
Attendance: 13,252
Referee: Jumpei Iida
3 May14 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Machida Zelvia Kashima
15:03 JST
 Report Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 33,762
Referee: Takafumi Mikuriya
6 May15 Avispa Fukuoka 0–1 Kashima Antlers Fukuoka
14:03 JST Report
Stadium: Best Denki Stadium
Attendance: 14,039
Referee: Masuya Ueda
11 May16 Kashima Antlers 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale Tokyo
13:10 JST
 Report
Stadium: Japan National Stadium
Attendance: 59,574
Referee: Futoshi Nakamura
17 May17 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Shimizu S-Pulse Kashima
15:04 JST
 Report Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 20,864
Referee: Florian Badstübner
25 May18 Yokohama F. Marinos 3–1 Kashima Antlers Yokohama
14:03 JST
 Report
Stadium: Nissan Stadium
Attendance: 32,443
Referee: Koichiro Fukushima
31 May19 Gamba Osaka 0–1 Kashima Antlers Osaka
18:03 JST Report
Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita
Attendance: 32,013
Referee: Takafumi Mikuriya
14 June20 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Kashima
18:03 JST
 Report
Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 22,725
Referee: Ryo Tanimoto
21 June21 Machida Zelvia 2–1 Kashima Antlers Machida
16:03 JST
 Report
Stadium: Machida GION Stadium
Attendance: 13,828
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto
29 June22 Kashima Antlers 1–2 Fagiano Okayama Kashima
18:03 JST
 Report
Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 22,254
Referee: Koki Nagamine
5 July23 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Kashima Antlers Kawasaki
19:03 JST
 Report
Stadium: Uvance Todoroki Stadium by Fujitsu
Attendance: 23,675
Referee: Yusuke Araki
20 July24 Kashima Antlers 3–2 Kashiwa Reysol Kashima
18:03 JST
 Report
Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 33,400
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura
10 August25 FC Tokyo 0–1 Kashima Antlers Tokyo
19:03 JST Report
Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium
Attendance: 40,939
Referee: Jumpei Iida
16 August26 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Avispa Fukuoka Kashima
18:03 JST
 Report
Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 30,672
Referee: Iván Barton
23 August27 Albirex Niigata 1–2 Kashima Antlers Niigata
19:03 JST
 Report
Stadium: Denka Big Swan Stadium
Attendance: 26,100
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara
31 August28 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–1 Kashima Antlers Shizuoka
18:33 JST
 Report
Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira
Attendance: 17,936
Referee: Yoshiro Imamura
13 September29 Kashima Antlers 3–0 Shonan Bellmare Kashima
19:03 JST
 Report Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 23,121
Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi
20 September30 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Kashima Antlers Saitama
19:04 JST Report
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 53,301
Referee: Koichiro Fukushima
23 September31 Kashima Antlers 3–1 Cerezo Osaka Kashima
18:03 JST
 Report Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 25,752
Referee: Faisal Suleiman Al-Balawi

J.League Cup

20 March First round – Match 1 Tochigi City 0–1 Kashima Antlers Tochigi
14:00 Report
Stadium: City Football Station
Attendance: 4,532
Referee: Koei Koya
9 April First round – Match 2 Renofa Yamaguchi 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 p)		 Kashima Antlers Yamaguchi
19:00
 Report
Stadium: Ishin Me-Life Stadium
Attendance: 4,689
Referee: Takuto Okabe
Penalties

Emperor's Cup

11 June Second round Kashima Antlers 4–0 Thespa Gunma Kashima
19:00
 Report Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 6,108
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura
16 July Third round Kashima Antlers 2–1 V-Varen Nagasaki Nagasaki
19:00
 Report
Stadium: Peace Stadium Connected by SoftBank
Attendance: 11,388
Referee: Koei Koya
6 August Fourth round Kashima Antlers 3–2 (a.e.t.) Avispa Fukuoka Kashima
19:00
 Report
Stadium: Mercari Stadium
Attendance: 8,241
Referee: Koji Takasaki
27 August Quarter-finals Machida Zelvia 3–0 Kashima Antlers Machida
18:30
 Report Stadium: Machida GION Stadium
Attendance: 5,965
Referee: Yusuke Araki

Statistics

Goalscorers

The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Rnk Pos No. Player J1 EC JLC Total
1FW9 Flag of Brazil.svg Léo Ceará 170017
2FW40 Flag of Japan.svg Yuma Suzuki 94013
3FW77 Flag of Serbia.svg Aleksandar Čavrić 3205
4MF13 Flag of Japan.svg Kei Chinen 3104
5FW11 Flag of Japan.svg Kyosuke Tagawa 3003
FW19 Flag of Japan.svg Shu Morooka 2013
–– Own goal 2103
8MF20 Flag of Japan.svg Yu Funabashi 2002
DF22 Flag of Japan.svg Kimito Nono 1012
MF27 Flag of Japan.svg Yūta Matsumura 2002
DF55 Flag of Japan.svg Naomichi Ueda 2002
12DF7 Flag of Japan.svg Ryoya Ogawa 0101
MF17 Flag of Brazil.svg Talles 1001
DF25 Flag of Japan.svg Ryuta Koike 1001
TOTAL489259

Last updated: 23 September 2025.
Source: jleague.co

Clean sheets

The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal.

Rnk No. Player J1 EC JLC Total
11 Flag of Japan.svg Tomoki Hayakawa 120113
TOTALS120113

Last updated: 23 September 2025.
Source: fbref.com

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