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2026 Kashima Antlers season

Kashima Antlers
2026 season
ChairmanFumiaki Koizumi
ManagerToru Oniki
StadiumKashima Soccer Stadium
J1 League6th

The 2026 season is Kashima Antlers' 80th season in existence.

Squad

Season squad

Squad no. Name Nationality Date of birth Previous club
Goalkeepers
1 Tomoki Hayakawa Japan (1999-03-03) 3 March 1999 Japan Meiji University
21 Taiki Yamada Japan (2002-01-08) 8 January 2002 Japan Fagiano Okayama
29 Yuji Kajikawa Japan (1991-07-26) 26 July 1991 Japan Júbilo Iwata
38 Haruto Fujii Japan (2003-06-05) 5 June 2003 Japan Meiji University
Defenders
2 Koki Anzai Japan (1995-05-31) 31 May 1995 Portugal Portimonense
3 Kim Tae-hyeon South Korea (2000-09-17) 17 September 2000 Japan Sagan Tosu
4 Kaito Chida Japan (1994-10-17) 17 October 1994 Japan Tokyo Verdy
5 Ikuma Sekigawa Japan (2000-09-13) 13 September 2000 Japan RKU Kashiwa High School
7 Ryoya Ogawa Japan (1996-11-24) 24 November 1996 Belgium Sint-Truidense
16 Shuhei Mizoguchi Japan (2004-02-13) 13 February 2004 Youth Team
22 Kimito Nono Japan (2002-02-26) 26 February 2002 Japan Kwansei Gakuin University
23 Keisuke Tsukui Japan (2004-05-21) 21 May 2004 Japan Shohei High School
25 Ryuta Koike Japan (1995-08-29) 29 August 1995 Japan Yokohama F. Marinos
28 Yugo Okawa Japan (2007-07-14) 14 July 2007 Youth Team
32 Haruto Matsumoto Japan (2006-09-29) 29 September 2006 Youth Team
55 Naomichi Ueda Japan (1994-10-24) 24 October 1994 France Nimes
Midfielders
6 Kento Misao Japan (1996-04-16) 16 April 1996 Belgium OH Leuven
10 Gaku Shibasaki (c) Japan (1992-05-28) 28 May 1992 Spain CD Leganés
13 Kei Chinen Japan (1995-03-17) 17 March 1995 Japan Kawasaki Frontale
14 Yuta Higuchi Japan (1996-10-30) 30 October 1996 Japan Sagan Tosu
20 Yu Funabashi Japan (2002-07-12) 12 July 2002 Youth Team
24 Haruki Hayashi Japan (2003-12-05) 5 December 2003 Japan Meiji University
27 Yūta Matsumura Japan (2001-04-13) 13 April 2001 Japan Tokyo Verdy
71 Ryōtarō Araki Japan (2002-01-29) 29 January 2002 Japan FC Tokyo
Forwards
9 Léo Ceará Brazil (1995-02-03) 3 February 1995 Japan Cerezo Osaka
11 Kyosuke Tagawa Japan (1999-02-11) 11 February 1999 Scotland Heart
17 Élber Brazil (1992-05-27) 27 May 1992 Japan Yokohama F. Marinos
19 Shu Morooka Japan (2000-12-09) 9 December 2000 Japan Tokyo International University
30 Minato Yoshida Type 2 Japan (2008-07-15) 15 July 2008 Youth Team
34 Homare Tokuda Japan (2007-02-18) 18 February 2007 Youth Team
40 Yuma Suzuki Japan (1996-04-28) 28 April 1996 Belgium Sint-Truidense
77 Aleksandar Čavrić Serbia (1994-05-18) 18 May 1994 Slovenia Slovan Bratislava
Players who left on loan
33 Yoshiro Shimoda (M) Japan (2004-05-05) 5 May 2004 Japan Iwaki FC
36 Mihiro Sato (D) Japan (2007-02-26) 26 February 2007 Youth Team

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

Friendly

Tour of Miyazaki (19 Jan - 29 Jan)

17 January 1 Fukuoka University 2–10 Kashima Antlers Miyazaki
Stadium: Miyazaki Athletic Stadium
20 January 2 Fagiano Okayama – Kashima Antlers Miyazaki
Stadium: Miyazaki Athletic Stadium
24 January 3 Avispa Fukuoka – Kashima Antlers Miyazaki
Stadium: Miyazaki Athletic Stadium

Transfers

In

Pre-season

Date Position Player Transferred from Ref
Permanent Transfer
23 December 2025 GK Japan Haruto Fujii Japan Meiji University Free [1]
29 December 2025 DF Japan Naoki Sutoh Japan Kochi United End of loan [2]
Loan Transfer

Out

Pre-season

Date Position Player Transferred To Ref
Permanent Transfer
20 December 2025 FW Brazil Talles Ukraine Rukh Lviv End of loan [3]
23 December 2025 GK South Korea Park Eui-jeong South Korea Hwaseong FC Free [4]
29 December 2025 DF Japan Naoki Sutoh Australia Preston Lions Free [5]
DF Japan Mihiro Sato Japan Albirex Niigata Season loan [6]
MF Japan Yoshihiro Shimoda Japan Tochigi City Season loan [7]
Loan Transfer

Competitions

J1 League

Main article: 2026 J1 100 Year Vision League

Pos Team Pld W PKW PKL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Tokyo Verdy 2 2 0 0 0 5 2 +3 6 Final
2 Kawasaki Frontale 2 1 1 0 0 5 3 +2 5 3rd–4th place playoff
3 Machida Zelvia 2 1 1 0 0 5 4 +1 5 5th–6th place playoff
4 Urawa Red Diamonds 2 1 0 1 0 4 2 +2 4 7th–8th place playoff
5 Kashima Antlers 2 1 0 1 0 2 1 +1 4 9th–10th place playoff
6 FC Tokyo 2 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 4 11th–12th place playoff
7 Mito HollyHock 2 0 0 1 1 3 5 −2 1 13th–14th place playoff
8 JEF United Chiba 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 −2 1 15th–16th place playoff
9 Yokohama F. Marinos 2 0 0 0 2 2 4 −2 0 17th–18th place playoff
10 Kashiwa Reysol 2 0 0 0 2 4 7 −3 0 19th–20th place playoff
Updated to match(es) played on 15 February 2026. Source: JLeague.co, J.League Data Site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head.

Matches

7 February 1 FC Tokyo 1–1
(5–4 p)		 Kashima Antlers Chōfu
  • Keita Endo 44'
  • Hayato Inamura Yellow card 34'
 Report
  • Kim Tae Hyeon 45+1'
  • Kento Misao Red card 41'
  • Yuma Suzuki Yellow card 58'
  • Kei Chinen Yellow card 60'
 Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium
Referee: Futoshi Nakamura
Penalties
  • Alexander Scholz soccer ball with check mark
  • Kento Hashimoto soccer ball with check mark
  • Fūki Yamada soccer ball with check mark
  • Kento Hashimoto soccer ball with check mark
  • Ryunosuke Sato soccer ball with check mark
  • Aleksandar Čavrić soccer ball with check mark
  • Naomichi Ueda soccer ball with check mark
  • Kim Tae Hyeon soccer ball with check mark
  • Ryuta Koike soccer ball with red X
  • Léo Ceará soccer ball with check mark
14 February 2 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Yokohama F. Marinos Tokyo
  • Léo Ceará 76'
  • Kei Chinen Yellow card 61'
 Report
  • Jeisson Quinones Yellow card 19'
 Stadium: Japan National Stadium
Attendance: 31,091
Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi
21 February 3 Kashima Antlers – Kashiwa Reysol Tokyo
Report Stadium: Japan National Stadium
28 February 4 Urawa Red Diamonds – Kashima Antlers Saitama
Report Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
7 March 5 Kashima Antlers – Tokyo Verdy Tokyo
Report Stadium: Japan National Stadium
14 March 6 Kashima Antlers – Kawasaki Frontale Tokyo
Report Stadium: Japan National Stadium
18 March 7 Machida Zelvia – Kashima Antlers Tokyo
Report Stadium: Machida GION Stadium
22 March 8 Kashima Antlers – JEF United Chiba Tokyo
Report Stadium: Japan National Stadium
4 April 9 Mito HollyHock – Kashima Antlers Ibaraki
Report Stadium: K's denki Stadium Mito
12 April 10 Kawasaki Frontale – Kashima Antlers Kawasaki
Report Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
18 April 11 Kashima Antlers – Urawa Red Diamonds Tokyo
Report Stadium: Japan National Stadium
24 April 12 Kashiwa Reysol – Kashima Antlers Chiba
Report Stadium: Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium
29 April 13 Tokyo Verdy – Kashima Antlers Chōfu
Report Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium
3 May 14 Kashima Antlers – Machida Zelvia Tokyo
Report Stadium: Japan National Stadium
6 May 15 Kashima Antlers – Mito HollyHock Tokyo
Report Stadium: Japan National Stadium
10 May 16 Yokohama F. Marinos – Kashima Antlers Yokohama
Report Stadium: Nissan Stadium
17 May 17 JEF United Chiba – Kashima Antlers Chiba
Report Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena
23 May 18 Kashima Antlers – FC Tokyo Tokyo
Report Stadium: Japan National Stadium
30–31 May Placement Leg 1 – Kashima Antlers
6–7 June Placement Leg 2 Kashima Antlers – Tokyo
Stadium: Japan National Stadium

Team statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 14 Feb 2026
No. Pos. Player J1 League Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Japan Tomoki Hayakawa 2 0 2 0
2 DF Japan Koki Anzai 0 0 0 0
3 DF South Korea Kim Tae-hyeon 2 1 2 1
4 DF Japan Kaito Chida 0 0 0 0
5 DF Japan Ikuma Sekigawa 0 0 0 0
6 MF Japan Kento Misao 1 0 1 0
7 DF Japan Ryoya Ogawa 2 0 2 0
9 FW Brazil Léo Ceará 2 1 2 1
10 MF Japan Gaku Shibasaki 0+1 0 1 0
11 FW Japan Kyosuke Tagawa 0 0 0 0
13 MF Japan Kei Chinen 2 0 2 0
14 MF Japan Yuta Higuchi 1+1 0 2 0
16 DF Japan Shuhei Mizoguchi 0+1 0 1 0
17 FW Brazil Élber 2 0 2 0
19 FW Japan Shu Morooka 0 0 0 0
20 MF Japan Yu Funabashi 0 0 0 0
21 GK Japan Taiki Yamada 0 0 0 0
22 DF Japan Kimito Nono 1 0 1 0
23 DF Japan Keisuke Tsukui 0 0 0 0
24 MF Japan Haruki Hayashi 0+2 0 2 0
25 DF Japan Ryuta Koike 1+1 0 2 0
28 DF Japan Yugo Okawa 0 0 0 0
29 GK Japan Yuji Kajikawa 0 0 0 0
30 FW Japan Minato Yoshida 0 0 0 0
32 DF Japan Haruto Matsumoto 0+1 0 1 0
34 FW Japan Homare Tokuda 0 0 0 0
38 GK Japan Haruto Fujii 0 0 0 0
40 FW Japan Yuma Suzuki 2 0 2 0
55 DF Japan Naomichi Ueda 2 0 2 0
71 MF Japan Yūta Matsumura 2 0 2 0
77 FW Serbia Aleksandar Čavrić 0+2 0 2 0

References

  1. ^ "藤井 陽登選手 加入のお知らせ".
  2. ^ "須藤 直輝選手 鹿島アントラーズより期限付き移籍加入のお知らせ". 高知ユナイテッドスポーツクラブ (in Japanese). 3 January 2025. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  3. ^ "Announcement of the expiration of the loan period of Thales Brener from FC Ruch Lviv".
  4. ^ "パク ウィジョン選手 華城FCへ完全移籍のお知らせ".
  5. ^ "須藤 直輝選手 高知ユナイテッドSCの期限付き移籍期間終了および契約満了のお知らせ".
  6. ^ "佐藤 海宏選手 アルビレックス新潟へ期限付き移籍のお知らせ".
  7. ^ "下田 栄祐選手 栃木シティへ期限付き移籍のお知らせ".
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