2024 Kashima Antlers season

The 2024 season is Kashima Antlers' 32nd 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 will compete in the Emperor's Cup and the J.League Cup.

Kashima Antlers
2024 season
ChairmanFumiaki Koizumi
ManagerRanko Popović
StadiumKashima Soccer Stadium
J1 League3rd
Emperor's CupSecond round
J.League CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Yuma Suzuki (6 goals)
All: Yuma Suzuki (6 goals)
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2025 →

Squad edit

Season squad edit

Squad no. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age at start of season)
Goalkeepers
1 Tomoki Hayakawa   GK (1999-03-03)3 March 1999 (aged 24)
29 Yuji Kajikawa   GK (1991-07-26)26 July 1991 (aged 32)
31 Taiki Yamada   GK (2002-01-08)8 January 2002 (aged 22)
38 Park Eui-jeong   GK (2004-05-22)22 May 2004 (aged 19)
Defenders
2 Koki Anzai   RB / LB (1995-05-31)31 May 1995 (aged 28)
5 Ikuma Sekigawa   CB (2000-09-13)13 September 2000 (aged 23)
16 Hidehiro Sugai   LB (1998-10-27)27 October 1998 (aged 25)
28 Shuhei Mizoguchi   LB (2004-02-13)13 February 2004 (aged 20)
32 Kimito Nono   RB (2002-02-26)26 February 2002 (aged 21)
39 Keisuke Tsukui   DF (2004-05-21)21 May 2004 (aged 19)
42 Haruto Matsumoto Type 2   RB (2006-09-29)29 September 2006 (aged 17)
55 Naomichi Ueda   CB (1994-10-24)24 October 1994 (aged 29)
Midfielders
4 Radomir Milosavljević   CM / AM (1992-07-28)28 July 1992 (aged 31)
8 Shoma Doi   SS / LW / RW (1992-05-21)21 May 1992 (aged 31)
10 Gaku Shibasaki (c)   CM / DM (1992-05-28)28 May 1992 (aged 31)
14 Yuta Higuchi   RM / CM (1996-10-30)30 October 1996 (aged 27)
15 Tomoya Fujii   LM / RM (1998-12-04)4 December 1998 (aged 25)
25 Kaishu Sano   DM (2000-12-30)30 December 2000 (aged 23)
26 Naoki Sutoh   LM / RM (2002-10-01)1 October 2002 (aged 21)
27 Yuta Matsumura   RM / LM (2001-04-13)13 April 2001 (aged 22)
30 Shintaro Nago   CM / AM (1996-04-17)17 April 1996 (aged 27)
33 Hayato Nakama   LM / AM (1992-05-16)16 May 1992 (aged 31)
34 Yu Funabashi   DM (2002-07-12)12 July 2002 (aged 21)
77 Guilherme Parede   LW / RW (1995-09-19)19 September 1995 (aged 28)
Forwards
7 Aleksandar Čavrić   FW / RW (1994-05-18)18 May 1994 (aged 29)
13 Kei Chinen   FW / RW (1995-03-17)17 March 1995 (aged 28)
36 Shu Morooka   FW (2000-12-09)9 December 2000 (aged 23)
37 Yuki Kakita   FW (1997-07-14)14 July 1997 (aged 26)
40 Yuma Suzuki   FW (1996-04-28)28 April 1996 (aged 27)
41 Homare Tokuda Type 2   FW (2007-02-18)18 February 2007 (aged 17)

Last updated: 4 February 2024.
Source: Kashima Antlers website

Transfers edit

Arrivals edit

Date Position Player From Type Source
9 June 2023 DF   Kimito Nono   Kwansei Gakuin University Full [1]
8 December 2023 GK   Taiki Yamada   Fagiano Okayama Loan return [2]
24 December 2023 MF   Guilherme Parede   Talleres Loan [3]
28 December 2023 GK   Yuji Kajikawa   Júbilo Iwata Full [4]
29 January 2024 FW   Aleksandar Čavrić   Slovan Bratislava Loan [5]
22 March 2024 MF   Radomir Milosavljević   FK Vojvodina Full [6]

Departures edit

Date Position Player To Type Source
30 November 2023 GK   Kwoun Sun-tae Retired [7]
7 December 2023 FW   Blessing Eleke Released [8]
7 December 2023 MF   Arthur Caíke Released [9]
7 December 2023 MF   Diego Pituca   Santos Full [10]
8 December 2023 MF   Yusuke Ogawa   FC Ryukyu Loan [11]
24 December 2023 MF   Ryotaro Araki   FC Tokyo Loan [12]
25 December 2023 DF   Gen Shoji   FC Machida Zelvia Full [13]
26 December 2023 MF   Ryotaro Nakamura   Shimizu S-Pulse Loan [14]
26 December 2023 GK   Yuya Oki   Shimizu S-Pulse Full [15]
3 January 2024 DF   Kim Min-tae   Shonan Bellmare Full [16]
5 January 2024 DF   Rikuto Hirose   Vissel Kobe Full [17]

Pre-season and friendlies edit

27 January Training match Tegevajaro Miyazaki 1–2 Kashima Antlers Miyazaki
  • Ueno  
Report
Stadium: Hinata Stadium
Note: The match was played with two halves lasting 45 minutes each, and one half lasting 30 minutes.
30 January Training match Tokushima Vortis 1–3 Kashima Antlers Miyazaki
Report
Stadium: Hinata Stadium
Note: The match was played with two halves lasting 45 minutes each, and one half lasting 30 minutes.
2 February Training match Ventforet Kofu 2–0 Kashima Antlers Miyazaki
Report Stadium: Hinata Stadium
10 February Friendly Kashima Antlers 1–0 Mito HollyHock Kashima
14:00
Report Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Note: Ibaraki Soccer Festival

Competitions edit

J1 League edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Vissel Kobe 13 8 2 3 23 10 +13 26 Qualification for the AFC Champions League Elite league stage
2 Machida Zelvia 13 8 2 3 18 10 +8 26
3 Kashima Antlers 13 7 2 4 20 16 +4 23 Qualification for the AFC Champions League 2 group stage
4 FC Tokyo 13 6 4 3 24 20 +4 22
5 Gamba Osaka 13 6 3 4 11 10 +1 21
Updated to match(es) played on 12 May 2024. 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 edit

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GroundAHAHHAAHAAHAH
ResultWDLWWLLWLWWWD
Position1184458685533
Updated to match(es) played on 12 May 2024. Source: J. League Data Site
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

The full league fixtures were released on 23 January 2024.[18]

23 February 1 Nagoya Grampus 0–3 Kashima Antlers Toyota
18:03 JST Report
Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 36,933
Referee: Yusuke Araki
2 March 2 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Cerezo Osaka Kashima
15:03 JST
Report
Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 24,664
Referee: Hayato Shimizu
9 March 3 FC Machida Zelvia 1–0 Kashima Antlers Machida
14:03 JST
Report Stadium: Machida GION Stadium
Attendance: 11,901
Referee: Ismail Elfath
17 March 4 Kashima Antlers 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale Kashima
15:03 JST
Report
Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 24,947
Referee: Futoshi Nakamura
30 March 5 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Júbilo Iwata Kashima
15:03 JST
Report Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 21,069
Referee: Koei Koya
3 April 6 Avispa Fukuoka 1–0 Kashima Antlers Fukuoka
19:03 JST
Report Stadium: Best Denki Stadium
Attendance: 5,472
Referee: Koichiro Fukushima
7 April 7 FC Tokyo 2–0 Kashima Antlers Tokyo
17:04 JST
Report Stadium: Japan National Stadium
Attendance: 52,772
Referee: Hayato Shimizu
13 April 8 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Kyoto Sanga Kashima
15:03 JST
Report Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 13,781
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura
20 April 9 Sagan Tosu 4–2 Kashima Antlers Tosu
14:04 JST
Report
Stadium: Ekimae Real Estate Stadium
Attendance: 8,357
Referee: Yoshiro Imamura
28 April 10 Gamba Osaka 1–2 Kashima Antlers Suita
15:03 JST
Report
Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita
Attendance: 28,616
Referee: Futoshi Nakamura
3 May 11 Kashima Antlers 3–1 Shonan Bellmare Kashima
15:03 JST
Report
Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 26,924
Referee: Masuya Ueda
6 May 12 Kashiwa Reysol 1–2 Kashima Antlers Kashiwa
16:03 JST
Report
Stadium: Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium
Attendance: 13,384
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura
12 May 13 Kashima Antlers 3–3 Tokyo Verdy Kashima
13:10 JST
Report
Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 18,803
Referee: Yusuke Araki

J.League Cup edit

The 2024 J.League Cup was expanded so that all 60 J.League clubs would participate.

17 April First round – Round 2 Vanraure Hachinohe 1–2 (a.e.t.) Kashima Antlers Hachinohe
18:33
Report
Stadium: Prifoods Stadium
Attendance: 4,844
Referee: Keigo Sendachi

Statistics edit

Goalscorers edit

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

Rnk Pos No. Player J1 EC JLC Total
1 FW 40   Yuma Suzuki 6 0 0 6
2 FW 7   Aleksandar Čavrić 4 0 0 4
3 DF 32   Kimito Nono 3 0 0 3
MF 33   Hayato Nakama 3 0 0 3
5 MF 30   Shintaro Nago 2 0 0 2
DF 55   Naomichi Ueda 2 0 0 2
7 DF 2   Koki Anzai 0 0 1 1
FW 13   Kei Chinen 0 0 1 1
TOTAL 20 0 2 22

Last updated: 12 May 2024.
Source: jleague.co

Clean sheets edit

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

Rnk No. Player J1 EC JLC Total
1 1   Tomoki Hayakawa 3 0 0 3
TOTALS 3 0 0 3

Last updated: 13 April 2024.
Source: fbref.com

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