2018 Kashima Antlers season

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.

Kashima Antlers
2018 season
ManagerGo Oiwa
StadiumKashima Soccer Stadium
J1 League3rd
Emperor's CupSemi-finals
League CupSemi-finals
Champions LeagueWinners
FIFA Club World CupFourth place
Top goalscorerLeague: Yuma Suzuki (11)
All: Yuma Suzuki (17)

Squad

The Kashima Antlers squad for the 2018 season.

As of 10 January 2018.[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  KOR Kwoun Sun-tae
2 DF  JPN Atsuto Uchida
3 DF  JPN Gen Shoji
4 MF  BRA Léo Silva
5 DF  JPN Naomichi Ueda
6 MF  JPN Ryota Nagaki
7 FW  BRA Pedro Junior
8 MF  JPN Shoma Doi
9 FW  JPN Yuma Suzuki
10 FW  JPN Mu Kanazaki
11 MF  BRA Leandro Moura
13 MF  JPN Atsutaka Nakamura
14 FW  JPN Takeshi Kanamori
15 DF  JPN Yuto Misao
16 DF  JPN Shuto Yamamoto
19 FW  JPN Kazuma Yamaguchi
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF  JPN Kento Misao
21 GK  JPN Hitoshi Sogahata
22 DF  JPN Daigo Nishi
23 DF  JPN Itsuki Oda
24 DF  JPN Yukitoshi Ito
25 MF  JPN Yasushi Endo
26 MF  JPN Kazune Kubota
28 DF  JPN Koki Machida
29 GK  JPN Shinichiro Kawamata
30 FW  JPN Hiroki Abe
31 GK  JPN Yuya Oki
32 DF  JPN Koki Anzai
36 MF  JPN Toshiya Tanaka
39 DF  JPN Tomoya Inukai
40 MF  JPN Mitsuo Ogasawara (captain)

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF  BRA Bueno (at Tokushima Vortis)
MF  JPN Taiki Hirato (at Machida Zelvia)
MF  JPN Taro Sugimoto (at Tokushima Vortis)
FW  JPN Yuki Kakita (at Zweigen Kanazawa)

Competitions

J1 League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Kawasaki Frontale (C) 34 21 6 7 57 27 +30 69 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 34 17 6 11 47 35 +12 57 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
3 Kashima Antlers 34 16 8 10 50 39 +11 56
4 Consadole Sapporo 34 15 10 9 48 48 0 55
5 Urawa Red Diamonds 34 14 9 11 51 39 +12 51 Qualification for the Champions League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
Source: Meiji Yasuda J1 League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champion.
Notes:

Matches

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MatchDateTeamScoreTeamVenueAttendance
12018.02.25Shimizu S-Pulse0-0Kashima AntlersIAI Stadium Nihondaira19,632
22018.03.03Kashima Antlers1-0Gamba OsakaKashima Soccer Stadium24,545
32018.03.10Kashima Antlers0-1Sanfrecce HiroshimaKashima Soccer Stadium16,799
42018.03.18Sagan Tosu0-1Kashima AntlersBest Amenity Stadium17,757
52018.03.31Kashima Antlers0-0Hokkaido Consadole SapporoKashima Soccer Stadium19,629
62018.04.07Shonan Bellmare2-1Kashima AntlersShonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka13,947
72018.04.11FC Tokyo2-1Kashima AntlersAjinomoto Stadium17,260
82018.04.14Kashima Antlers2-0Nagoya GrampusKashima Soccer Stadium17,921
92018.04.21Kawasaki Frontale4-1Kashima AntlersKawasaki Todoroki Stadium24,358
102018.04.25Kashima Antlers1-1Vissel KobeKashima Soccer Stadium7,672
112018.04.28Yokohama F. Marinos3-0Kashima AntlersNissan Stadium27,348
122018.05.02Kashima Antlers2-1V-Varen NagasakiKashima Soccer Stadium11,848
132018.05.05Kashima Antlers1-0Urawa RedsKashima Soccer Stadium33,647
152018.05.20Kashima Antlers1-2Vegalta SendaiKashima Soccer Stadium23,942
162018.07.18Júbilo Iwata3-3Kashima AntlersYamaha Stadium13,577
172018.07.22Kashima Antlers6-2Kashiwa ReysolKashima Soccer Stadium24,480
142018.07.25Cerezo Osaka0-2Kashima AntlersYanmar Stadium Nagai16,631
182018.07.28Gamba Osaka1-1Kashima AntlersPanasonic Stadium Suita28,534
192018.08.01Kashima Antlers1-2FC TokyoKashima Soccer Stadium12,643
202018.08.05Kashima Antlers1-0Shimizu S-PulseKashima Soccer Stadium19,119
212018.08.11Nagoya Grampus4-2Kashima AntlersToyota Stadium43,579
222018.08.15V-Varen Nagasaki1-2Kashima AntlersTranscosmos Stadium Nagasaki12,328
232018.08.19Kashima Antlers1-0Yokohama F. MarinosKashima Soccer Stadium21,178
242018.08.24Kashima Antlers1-1Júbilo IwataKashima Soccer Stadium13,575
252018.09.01Sanfrecce Hiroshima3-1Kashima AntlersEdion Stadium Hiroshima13,107
262018.09.14Kashima Antlers2-1Shonan BellmareKashima Soccer Stadium10,728
272018.09.23Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo0-2Kashima AntlersSapporo Dome21,074
282018.09.29Vissel Kobe0-5Kashima AntlersNoevir Stadium Kobe23,774
292018.10.07Kashima Antlers0-0Kawasaki FrontaleKashima Soccer Stadium31,798
302018.10.20Urawa Reds3-1Kashima AntlersSaitama Stadium 200246,893
312018.10.31Kashima Antlers1-0Cerezo OsakaKashima Soccer Stadium9,233
322018.11.06Kashiwa Reysol2-3Kashima AntlersSankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium9,255
332018.11.24Vegalta Sendai0-3Kashima AntlersYurtec Stadium Sendai19,152
342018.12.01Kashima Antlers0-0Sagan TosuKashima Soccer Stadium31,619

Emperor's Cup

Second round

6 June 2018 Kashima Antlers 6–1Honda FCKashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima
19:00 Report Attendance: 3,172
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto

Third round

11 July 2018 Kashima Antlers 5–1Machida ZelviaMachida Stadium, Machida
18:30 Report Attendance: 5,589

Fourth round

26 September 2018 Kashima Antlers 2–0 (a.e.t.)Sanfrecce HiroshimaKashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima
19:00 Silva  96'
Misao  117'
Report Attendance: 3,832
Referee: Toru Kakinuma

Quarter-final

21 November 2018 Kashima Antlers 1–0Ventforet KofuYamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium, Kōfu
19:03
Report Attendance: 6,243
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura

Semi-final

5 December 2018 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Kashima Antlers Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima
19:04 Maurício  27' Report Attendance: 13,949
Referee: Koichiro Fukushima

J.League Cup

Quarter-final

5 September 2018 (2018-09-05) Kashima Antlers 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima
19:04 Nishi  19'  32' (pen.) Chinen Attendance: 7,145
Referee: M. Īda
9 September 2018 (2018-09-09) Kawasaki Frontale 1–3 Kashima Antlers Ajinomoto Stadium, Chōfu
19:03 Abe  51' (pen.)  28', 37' Yamamoto
 72' Serginho
Attendance: 19,214
Referee: M. Yamamoto

Kashima Antlers won 4–2 on aggregate.

Semi-final

10 October 2018 (2018-10-10) Kashima Antlers 1–2 Yokohama F. Marinos Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima
19:03 Inukai  90+4' Report Amano  77'
Vieira  90+5'
Attendance: 8,421
Referee: M. Matsuo
14 October 2018 (2018-10-14) Yokohama F. Marinos 2–2 Kashima Antlers Nissan Stadium, Yokohama
14:04 Vieira  20'
Nakagawa  34'
Report Doi  62'
Serginho  70'
Attendance: 12,979
Referee: M. Satō

Yokohama F. Marinos won 4–3 on aggregate.

AFC Champions League

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 10 Round of 16
2 Kashima Antlers 6 2 3 1 8 6 +2 9
3 Sydney FC 6 1 3 2 7 8 1 6
4 Shanghai Shenhua 6 0 5 1 6 8 2 5
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
14 February 2018 (2018-02-14) Kashima Antlers 1–1 Shanghai Shenhua Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima
19:00 UTC+9
Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 9,192
Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)
21 February 2018 (2018-02-21) Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1–2 Kashima Antlers Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
19:00 UTC+9
Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 4,870
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
7 March 2018 (2018-03-07) Sydney FC 0–2 Kashima Antlers Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
19:30 UTC+11 Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 6,442
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
13 March 2018 (2018-03-13) Kashima Antlers 1–1 Sydney FC Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima
19:00 UTC+9
Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 8,636
Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)
3 April 2018 (2018-04-03) Shanghai Shenhua 2–2 Kashima Antlers Hongkou Football Stadium, Shanghai
20:00 UTC+8
Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 20,028
Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Malaysia)
17 April 2018 (2018-04-17) Kashima Antlers 0–1 Suwon Samsung Bluewings Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima
19:00 UTC+9 Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 6,229
Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates)

Round of 16

9 May 2018 (2018-05-09) Kashima Antlers 3–1 Shanghai SIPG Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima
19:00 UTC+9
Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 8,860
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
16 May 2018 (2018-05-16) Shanghai SIPG 2–1 Kashima Antlers Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai
20:00 UTC+8
Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 19,697
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla (United Arab Emirates)

Kashima Antlers won 4–3 on aggregate.

Quarter-final

28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) Kashima Antlers 2–0 Tianjin Quanjian Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima
19:00 UTC+9
Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 13,634
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)
18 September 2018 (2018-09-18) Tianjin Quanjian 0–3 Kashima Antlers Estádio Campo Desportivo, Macau[note 1]
19:30 UTC+8 Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 8,718
Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)

Kashima Antlers won 5–0 on aggregate.

Semi-final

3 October 2018 (2018-10-03) Kashima Antlers 3–2 Suwon Samsung Bluewings Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima
19:00 UTC+9
Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 13,044
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
24 October 2018 (2018-10-24) Suwon Samsung Bluewings 3–3 Kashima Antlers Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
19:00 UTC+9 Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 10,296
Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)[4]

Kashima Antlers won 6–5 on aggregate.

Final

FIFA President Gianni Infantino and more than 100,000 fans watching the 2018 AFC Champions League Final at Azadi Stadium.

In the final, the two semi-final winners played each other, with the order of legs (first leg hosted by team from the East Region, second leg hosted by team from the West Region) reversed from the previous season's final.

Kashima Antlers 2–0 Persepolis
Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 35,022
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
Persepolis 0–0 Kashima Antlers
Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

Kashima Antlers won 2–0 on aggregate.

References

  1. "Players" (in Japanese). Kashima Antlers Official Website. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  2. J.League
  3. "亚足联官宣权健亚冠主场移师澳门 不在天津举行". Sina Sports. 3 September 2018.
  4. "Geiger to lead ref crew at AFC Champions League semifinal". Major League Soccer. 19 October 2018.
  1. The Tianjin Quanjian v Kashima Antlers match was played in Estádio Campo Desportivo, Macau instead of Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium, Tianjin.[3]
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