2025 Kashima Antlers season

Kashima Antlers
2025 season
ChairmanFumiaki Koizumi
ManagerToru Oniki
StadiumKashima Soccer Stadium
J1 League2nd
Emperor's CupQuarter-finals
J.League CupFirst round

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.

Squad

Season squad

Squad no. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age at start of season)
Goalkeepers
1 Tomoki Hayakawa Japan GK (1999-03-03)3 March 1999 (aged 25)
21 Taiki Yamada Japan GK (2002-01-08)8 January 2002 (aged 23)
29 Yuji Kajikawa Japan GK (1991-07-26)26 July 1991 (aged 33)
38 Park Eui-jeong South Korea GK (2004-05-22)22 May 2004 (aged 20)
Defenders
2 Koki Anzai Japan RB / LB (1995-05-31)31 May 1995 (aged 29)
3 Kim Tae-hyeon South Korea CB (2000-09-17)17 September 2000 (aged 24)
4 Kaito Chida Japan CB (1994-10-17)17 October 1994 (aged 30)
5 Ikuma Sekigawa Japan CB (2000-09-13)13 September 2000 (aged 24)
7 Ryoya Ogawa Japan LB (1996-11-24)24 November 1996 (aged 28)
22 Kimito Nono Japan RB (2002-02-26)26 February 2002 (aged 22)
23 Keisuke Tsukui Japan CB (2004-05-21)21 May 2004 (aged 20)
25 Ryuta Koike Japan RB (1995-08-29)29 August 1995 (aged 29)
28 Shuhei Mizoguchi Japan LB (2004-02-13)13 February 2004 (aged 21)
32 Haruto Matsumoto Japan RB (2006-09-29)29 September 2006 (aged 18)
36 Mihiro Sato Japan LB (2007-02-26)26 February 2007 (aged 17)
55 Naomichi Ueda Japan CB (1994-10-24)24 October 1994 (aged 30)
Midfielders
6 Kento Misao Japan DM (1996-04-16)16 April 1996 (aged 28)
10 Gaku Shibasaki (c) Japan CM / DM (1992-05-28)28 May 1992 (aged 32)
13 Kei Chinen Japan CM / FW (1995-03-17)17 March 1995 (aged 29)
14 Yuta Higuchi Japan RM / CM (1996-10-30)30 October 1996 (aged 28)
17 Talles Brazil LW / AM (1998-05-12)12 May 1998 (aged 26)
20 Yu Funabashi Japan DM (2002-07-12)12 July 2002 (aged 22)
27 Yuta Matsumura Japan RM / RW (2001-04-13)13 April 2001 (aged 23)
33 Yoshiro Shimoda Japan DM (2004-05-05)5 May 2004 (aged 20)
71 Ryotaro Araki Japan AM (2002-01-29)29 January 2002 (aged 23)
Forwards
9 Léo Ceará Brazil FW (1995-02-03)3 February 1995 (aged 30)
11 Kyosuke Tagawa Japan FW / LW (1999-02-11)11 February 1999 (aged 26)
18 Élber Brazil FW (1992-05-27)27 May 1992 (aged 32)
19 Shu Morooka Japan FW / RW (2000-12-09)9 December 2000 (aged 24)
34 Homare Tokuda Japan FW (2007-02-18)18 February 2007 (aged 17)
40 Yuma Suzuki Japan FW (1996-04-28)28 April 1996 (aged 28)
45 Minato Yoshida Type 2 Japan FW (2008-07-15)15 July 2008 (aged 16)
77 Aleksandar Čavrić Serbia FW / RW (1994-05-18)18 May 1994 (aged 30)

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

Transfers

Arrivals

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

Departures

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

Competitions

J1 League

Main article: 2025 J1 League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
3 Vissel Kobe 27 15 4 8 35 25 +10 49
4 Kyoto Sanga 26 14 6 6 43 30 +13 48
5 Kashima Antlers 26 15 3 8 38 25 +13 48
6 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 27 14 4 9 30 19 +11 46
7 Urawa Red Diamonds 27 12 8 7 38 30 +8 44
Updated to match(es) played on 22 August 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

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GroundAHHHAHHAHAAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAH
ResultLWWWWDWLLLWWWWWWWLWDLLLWWD
Position146641111383211111111114212
Source: J. League Data Site
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
26 15 3 8 38 25  +13 48 9 3 2 24 13  +11 6 0 6 14 12  +2

Source: Worldfootball

Matches

All match start times are in JST.

15 February 1 Shonan Bellmare 1–0 Kashima Antlers Hiratsuka
15:03 JST
  • Fukuda 64'
 Report Stadium: Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka
Attendance: 13,025
Referee: Masuya Ueda
22 February 2 Kashima Antlers 4–0 Tokyo Verdy Kashima
15:03 JST
Report Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 26,021
Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi
26 February 3 Kashima Antlers 2–1 Albirex Niigata Kashima
19:03 JST
Report
Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 12,106
Referee: Ryo Tanimoto
1 March 4 Kashima Antlers 2–0 FC Tokyo Kashima
14:03 JST
Report Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 21,421
Referee: Yusuke Araki
8 March 5 Kashiwa Reysol 1–3 Kashima Antlers Kashiwa
16:03 JST
Report
Stadium: Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium
Attendance: 13,309
Referee: Takafumi Mikuriya
16 March 6 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds Kashima
14:03 JST
Report
Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 31,574
Referee: Futoshi Nakamura
29 March 7 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Vissel Kobe Kashima
15:03 JST
Report Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 22,601
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto
2 April 8 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Kashima Antlers Hiroshima
19:03 JST
Report Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Attendance: 24,868
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara
6 April 9 Kashima Antlers 3–4 Kyoto Sanga Kashima
15:03 JST
Report
Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 16,859
Referee: Masuya Ueda
12 April 10 Cerezo Osaka 1–0 Kashima Antlers Osaka
15:05 JST
Report Stadium: Yodoko Sakura Stadium
Attendance: 19,410
Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi
20 April 11 Fagiano Okayama 1–2 Kashima Antlers Okayama
14:03 JST
Report
Stadium: JFE Harenokuni Stadium
Attendance: 15,325
Referee: Keigo Sendachi
25 April 12 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Nagoya Grampus Kashima
19:03 JST
Report Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 13,550
Referee: Koichiro Fukushima
29 April 13 Yokohama FC 0–3 Kashima Antlers Yokohama
14:03 JST Report
Stadium: Mitsuzawa Stadium
Attendance: 13,252
Referee: Jumpei Iida
3 May 14 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Machida Zelvia Kashima
15:03 JST
Report Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 33,762
Referee: Takafumi Mikuriya
6 May 15 Avispa Fukuoka 0–1 Kashima Antlers Fukuoka
14:03 JST Report
Stadium: Best Denki Stadium
Attendance: 14,039
Referee: Masuya Ueda
11 May 16 Kashima Antlers 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale Tokyo
13:10 JST
Report
Stadium: Japan National Stadium
Attendance: 59,574
Referee: Futoshi Nakamura
17 May 17 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Shimizu S-Pulse Kashima
15:04 JST
Report Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 20,864
Referee: Florian Badstübner
25 May 18 Yokohama F. Marinos 3–1 Kashima Antlers Yokohama
14:03 JST
Report
Stadium: Nissan Stadium
Attendance: 32,443
Referee: Koichiro Fukushima
31 May 19 Gamba Osaka 0–1 Kashima Antlers Osaka
18:03 JST Report
Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita
Attendance: 32,013
Referee: Takafumi Mikuriya
14 June 20 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Kashima
18:03 JST
Report
Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 22,725
Referee: Ryo Tanimoto
21 June 21 Machida Zelvia 2–1 Kashima Antlers Machida
16:03 JST
Report
Stadium: Machida GION Stadium
Attendance: 13,828
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto
29 June 22 Kashima Antlers 1–2 Fagiano Okayama Kashima
18:03 JST
Report
Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 22,254
Referee: Koki Nagamine
5 July 23 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Kashima Antlers Kawasaki
19:03 JST
Report
Stadium: Uvance Todoroki Stadium by Fujitsu
Attendance: 23,675
Referee: Yusuke Araki
20 July 24 Kashima Antlers 3–2 Kashiwa Reysol Kashima
18:03 JST
Report
Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 33,400
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura
10 August 25 FC Tokyo 0–1 Kashima Antlers Tokyo
19:03 JST Report
Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium
Attendance: 40,939
Referee: Jumpei Iida
16 August 26 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Avispa Fukuoka Kashima
18:03 JST
Report
  • Usui 50'
 Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 30,672
Referee: Iván Barton

J.League Cup

Main article: 2025 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

Main article: 2025 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

Statistics

Goalscorers

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

Rnk Pos No. Player J1 EC JLC Total
1 FW 9 Brazil Léo Ceará 14 0 0 14
2 FW 40 Japan Yuma Suzuki 7 4 0 11
3 FW 77 Serbia Aleksandar Čavrić 2 2 0 4
4 FW 11 Japan Kyosuke Tagawa 3 0 0 3
MF 13 Japan Kei Chinen 2 1 0 3
FW 19 Japan Shu Morooka 2 0 1 3
– – Own goal 2 1 0 3
8 MF 20 Japan Yu Funabashi 2 0 0 2
9 DF 7 Japan Ryoya Ogawa 0 1 0 1
MF 17 Brazil Talles 1 0 0 1
DF 22 Japan Kimito Nono 0 0 1 1
DF 25 Japan Ryuta Koike 1 0 0 1
MF 27 Japan Yūta Matsumura 1 0 0 1
DF 55 Japan Naomichi Ueda 1 0 0 1
TOTAL 38 9 2 49

Last updated: 16 August 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
1 1 Japan Tomoki Hayakawa 10 0 1 11
TOTALS 10 0 1 11

Last updated: 16 August 2025.
Source: fbref.com

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