Kashima Antlers are a professional football club based in Kashima, Ibaraki, Japan. They currently playing in the J1 League, top tier of Japanese professional football leagues. The club has financial backing from Mercari, a Japanese e-commerce company.
Hitoshi Sogahata is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Kashima Antlers and the Japan national team.
Masashi Motoyama is a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Warriors Football Club is a Singaporean professional football club based in Choa Chu Kang, Singapore, that played in the Singapore Premier League, the top division of football in Singapore. Before changing their name on 20 January 2013, they were previously known as the Singapore Armed Forces Football Club (SAFFC) since their establishment on 16 February 1996. Despite their name back then, not all players from the team came from the Armed Forces. Some were internationals and others were foreign.
Atsushi Yanagisawa is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a forward. He played for Japan national team.
Mitsuo Ogasawara is a Japanese former. professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He played for Japan national team.
Ahmad Latiff Khamarudin is a former professional footballer who last played in the S.League.
Daiki Iwamasa is a Japanese professional football manager and former player, who is currently manager J1 League club Kashima Antlers. He also played for the Japan national team.
Go Oiwa is a Japanese manager and former footballer, who is the current head coach of the Japan U23 national football team.
Attaphol Buspakom, nicknamed "Tak" ; 1 October 1962 – 16 April 2015) was a Thai national and football coach. He was given the role at Muangthong United and Buriram United after TTM Samut Sakhon folded after the 2009 season.
Seiji Kaneko is a Japanese former football player.
The 2009 J.League Division 1 season is the 45th season of the top-flight club football in Japan and the 17th season since the establishment of J1 League. The season started on March 7, 2009 and ended on December 5, 2009.
Zulfadli Zainal Abidin is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays for the Geylang International in the S.League.
Guntur Djafril is a Singaporean professional soccer player who plays for Admiralty FC in the NFL Division 1, the second tier of football in Singapore. Before that he played for Woodlands Wellington FC in the S.League.
Sydney FC in an Australian soccer club that has participated in many international tournaments and friendlies from 2005 to the present season. Indeed, its first competitive fixture was to qualify for the Oceania Champions League. Despite their short history, Sydney FC have participated in four different international competitions, the most by any A-League club. They have competed at the Asian Champions League five times and at the Oceania Champions League. Sydney FC alongside Adelaide United and Western Sydney Wanderers are the only teams to have represented the A-League in the FIFA Club World Cup. Sydney FC are the only team to have represented the A-League in the Pan-Pacific Championship during the 2008 competition.
Hiroki Abe is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a left winger for J1 League club Urawa Red Diamonds and the Japan national team.
The 2018 AFC Champions League Final was the final of the 2018 AFC Champions League, the 37th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 16th under the current AFC Champions League title.
The 98th Emperor's Cup was the 2018 edition of the annual Japanese national football cup tournament, which began on 26 May 2018 and ended with the final on 9 December 2018 at the Saitama Stadium 2002. The final was held earlier than the usual date of 1 January due to the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.
The 2018 season was Kashima Antlers's 26th consecutive season in the J1 League since professional football was established in Japan in 1993. In addition to the domestic league, the club also competed in the Emperor's Cup, J.League Cup, and AFC Champions League. They won the latter trophy securing their first ever Champions League trophy in their first appearance in the final.
