The 2021 season was Kashima Antlers' 29th consecutive season in the J1 League, the top flight of Japanese football since the introduction of professional football in 1993. The club finished the 2021 J1 League in fourth place, one place above their position from the previous season.[7] They also competed in the Emperor's Cup and J.League Cup and reached the quarter-finals of both competitions.
| 2021 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Fumiaki Koizumi | |||
| Manager | Antônio Carlos Zago (until 13 April)[1] Naoki Soma (interim) (until 5 December)[2] | |||
| Stadium | Kashima Soccer Stadium | |||
| J1 League | 4th | |||
| Emperor's Cup | Quarter finals | |||
| J.League Cup | Quarter finals | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Ayase Ueda (14 goals) All: Ayase Ueda (19 goals) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 16,518 (v. Urawa Reds, J1 League, 7 November 2021)[3] | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 3,586 (v. Gamba Osaka, J1 League, 18 September 2021)[4] | |||
| Biggest win | 8–1 (v. YSCC Yokohama, Emperor's Cup, 16 June 2021)[5] | |||
| Biggest defeat | 0–3 (v. Avispa Fukuoka, J1 League, 11 September 2021)[6] | |||
After a poor start to the season losing four of their first six league games, manager Antônio Carlos Zago was dismissed in April 2021 and was replaced by Naoki Soma as interim manager who would take control until the end of the season.
Squad
editSeason squad
edit| Squad no. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of birth (age at start of season) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
| 1 | Kwoun Sun-tae |  | GK | 11 September 1984 (aged 36) | |||||||
| 29 | Tomoki Hayakawa |  | GK | 3 March 1999 (aged 21) | |||||||
| 31 | Yuya Oki | | GK | 22 August 1999 (aged 21) | |||||||
| 38 | Taiki Yamada | | GK | 8 January 2002 (aged 19) | |||||||
| Defenders | |||||||||||
| 2 | Koki Anzai | | RB / LB | 31 May 1995 (aged 25) | |||||||
| 14 | Katsuya Nagato | | LB | 15 January 1995 (aged 26) | |||||||
| 22 | Rikuto Hirose | | RB | 23 September 1995 (aged 25) | |||||||
| 23 | Naoki Hayashi | | CB | 9 June 1998 (aged 22) | |||||||
| 28 | Koki Machida | | CB | 25 August 1997 (aged 23) | |||||||
| 32 | Keigo Tsunemoto | | RB / CB | 21 October 1998 (aged 22) | |||||||
| 33 | Ikuma Sekigawa | | CB | 13 September 2000 (aged 20) | |||||||
| 39 | Tomoya Inukai | | CB | 12 May 1993 (aged 27) | |||||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||
| 4 | Léo Silva |  | DM | 24 December 1985 (aged 35) | |||||||
| 6 | Ryota Nagaki | | DM | 4 June 1988 (aged 32) | |||||||
| 7 | Juan Alano | | RM / AM / SS | 2 September 1996 (aged 24) | |||||||
| 11 | Ryuji Izumi | | LM / RW | 6 November 1993 (aged 27) | |||||||
| 17 | Arthur Caíke | | LW / FW | 15 June 1992 (aged 28) | |||||||
| 20 | Kento Misao (c) | | DM | 16 April 1996 (aged 24) | |||||||
| 21 | Diego Pituca | | CM | 15 August 1992 (aged 28) | |||||||
| 24 | Yusuke Ogawa | | DM / CM | 14 April 2002 (aged 18) | |||||||
| 25 | Yasushi Endo | | RM / RW | 7 April 1988 (aged 32) | |||||||
| 26 | Naoki Suto | | LM / RM | 1 October 2002 (aged 18) | |||||||
| 27 | Yuta Matsumura | | RM / LM | 13 April 2001 (aged 19) | |||||||
| 34 | Yu Funabashi | | DM | 12 July 2002 (aged 18) | |||||||
| Forwards | |||||||||||
| 8 | Shoma Doi | | SS / LW / RW | 21 May 1992 (aged 28) | |||||||
| 9 | Everaldo | | FW | 5 July 1991 (aged 29) | |||||||
| 13 | Ryotaro Araki | | FW / LW / RW | 29 January 2002 (aged 19) | |||||||
| 18 | Ayase Ueda | | FW | 28 August 1998 (aged 22) | |||||||
| 19 | Itsuki Someno | | FW | 12 September 2001 (aged 19) | |||||||
Last updated: 20 July 2021.
Source: Soccer D.B.
Transfers
editArrivals
edit| Date | Position | Player | From | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 January 2021 | MF | Arthur Caíke |  Al-Shabab | Full | [8] |
| 15 January 2021 | MF | Diego Pituca | Santos FC | Full | [9] |
| 1 February 2021 | MF | Yusuke Ogawa | Shohei High School | Full | [10] |
| 1 February 2021 | MF | Naoki Suto | Shohei High School | Full | [11] |
| 17 February 2021 | DF | Keigo Tsunemoto | Meiji University | Full | [12] |
| 17 February 2021 | GK | Tomoki Hayakawa | Meiji University | Full | [13] |
| 17 February 2021 | DF | Naoki Hayashi | Osaka University of H&SS | Full | [14] |
| 19 July 2021 | DF | Koki Anzai |  Portimonense | Full | [15] |
| 24 July 2021 | DF | Bueno | Atlético Mineiro | Return from loan | [16] |
Departures
edit| Date | Position | Player | To | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 December 2020 | DF | Shuto Yamamoto | Shonan Bellmare | Full | [17] |
| 24 December 2020 | GK | Hitoshi Sogahata | Retired | [18] | |
| 28 December 2020 | DF | Itsuki Oda | JEF United Chiba | Loan | [19] |
| 29 December 2020 | DF | Yukitoshi Ito | JEF United Chiba | Full | [20] |
| 5 January 2021 | FW | Leandro | FC Tokyo | Full | [21] |
| 13 January 2021 | FW | Kazuma Yamaguchi | Matsumoto Yamaga | Full | [22] |
| 15 January 2021 | FW | Sho Ito | Yokohama FC | Full | [23] |
| 18 January 2021 | DF | Tatsuki Nara | Avispa Fukuoka | Loan | [24] |
| 1 February 2021 | MF | Shintaro Nago | Shonan Bellmare | Loan | [25] |
| 10 August 2021 | DF | Daiki Sugioka | Shonan Bellmare | Loan | [26] |
| 10 August 2021 | MF | Kei Koizumi | Sagan Tosu | Full | [27] |
| 11 August 2021 | MF | Ryōhei Shirasaki | Sagan Tosu | Loan | [28] |
Competitions
editJ1 League
editLeague table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 38 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 82 | 35 | +47 | 79 | Qualification for the AFC Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Vissel Kobe | 38 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 62 | 36 | +26 | 73 | Qualification for the AFC Champions League play-off round |
| 4 | Kashima Antlers | 38 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 62 | 36 | +26 | 69 | |
| 5 | Nagoya Grampus | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 44 | 30 | +14 | 66 | |
| 6 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 45 | 38 | +7 | 63[a] | Qualification for the AFC Champions League group stage[b] |
Source: Meiji Yasuda 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 goal scored; 7) Fair-play points.
Notes:
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 goal scored; 7) Fair-play points.
Notes:
- ^ The JPFL awarded a 3–0 win to Shonan Bellmare after Urawa Red Diamonds fielded Zion Suzuki who was an ineligible player. The original score was 3–2 for Shonan Bellmare.[29][30]
- ^ Qualified as winners of the 2021 Emperor's Cup.
Results summary
edit| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 38 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 62 | 36 | +26 | 69 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 20 | +12 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 16 | +14 |
Last updated: 4 December 2021.
Source: J.League data site
Results by matchday
editUpdated to match(es) played on 4 December 2021. Source: J. League data site
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Results
edit| 27 February 2021 1 | Kashima Antlers | 1–3 | Shimizu S-Pulse | Kashima |
| 15:03 JST | Araki  75' | Report | Thiago Santana 78' Goto 83'Ueda 88' (o.g.) | Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 9,312 Referee: Hajime Matsuo |
| 10 March 2021 2 | Kashima Antlers | 3–1 | Shonan Bellmare | Kashima |
| 19:03 JST | Araki 3', 60' Hirose  53'Machida 89' | Report | Ohno 73' Okamoto 86' | Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,546 Referee: Ryuji Sato |
| Note: Gameweek 3 | ||||
| 13 March 2021 3 | Kashima Antlers | 1–1 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Kashima |
| 16:03 JST | Silva 25' Araki 75'Sugioka 90+4' | Report | Asano 30' | Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 6,829 Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami |
| Note: Gameweek 4 | ||||
| 17 March 2021 4 | Avispa Fukuoka | 1–0 | Kashima Antlers | Fukuoka |
| 18:03 JST | Shigehiro 60' Kanamori 85'Mae 88' | Report | Sekigawa  37'Hirose 56'Machida 61'Nagato 71'Matsumura 90+6' | Stadium: Best Denki Stadium Attendance: 4,510 Referee: Yoshiro Imamura |
| Note: Gameweek 5 | ||||
| 21 March 2021 5 | Kashima Antlers | 0–1 | Nagoya Grampus | Kashima |
| 16:03 JST | Koizumi 56' Araki 63'Inukai 66'  82'Machida 90+2'Everaldo 90+5' | Report | Inagaki 59' Yonemoto 90+5' | Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 7,809 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura |
| Note: Gameweek 6 | ||||
| 3 April 2021 6 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 2–1 | Kashima Antlers | Saitama |
| 15:04 JST | Yamanaka 19' Akimoto 37'Makino 66' (pen.) | Report | Ueda 39' Sekigawa 45+2'Tsunemoto 63'Funabashi 90+4' | Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 9,975 Referee: Yusuke Araki |
| Note: Gameweek 7 | ||||
| 7 April 2021 7 | Kashima Antlers | 2–1 | Kashiwa Reysol | Kashima |
| 19:01 JST | Everaldo 33' Ueda 63'Shirasaki 88'Misao 90+4' | Report | Ominami 13' Nakama 49' 65' | Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,550 Referee: Hajime Matsuo |
| Note: Gameweek 8 | ||||
| 11 April 2021 8 | Consadole Sapporo | 2–2 | Kashima Antlers | Sapporo |
| 13:08 JST | Tanaka 26' | Report | Nagato 9' Ueda 20'Misao 79' | Stadium: Sapporo Dome Attendance: 10,342 Referee: Hayato Shimizu |
| Note: Gameweek 9. Zago's last game in charge | ||||
| 17 April 2021 9 | Tokushima Vortis | 0–1 | Kashima Antlers | Tokushima |
| 14:03 JST | Iwao 45+3' | Report | Machida 31' Silva 87' | Stadium: Pocari Sweat Stadium Attendance: 5,748 Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi |
| Note: Gameweek 10 | ||||
| 24 April 2021 10 | Kashima Antlers | 1–1 | Vissel Kobe | Kashima |
| 17:03 JST | Ueda 64' | Report | Furuhashi 28' | Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 10,223 Referee: Koichiro Fukushima |
| Note: Gameweek 11 | ||||
| 1 May 2021 11 | Yokohama FC | 0–3 | Kashima Antlers | Yokohama |
| 19:03 JST | Maejima 71' | Report | Shirasaki 12' Doi 45+2'Machida 80' | Stadium: NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium Attendance: 4,896 Referee: Ryo Tanimoto |
| Note: Gameweek 12 | ||||
| 9 May 2021 12 | Kashima Antlers | 3–0 | FC Tokyo | Kashima |
| 17:01 JST | Machida 22' Matsumura 45'Ueda 87' | Report | Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 7,346 Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami | |
| Note: Gameweek 13 | ||||
| 12 May 2021 13 | Nagoya Grampus | 0–2 | Kashima Antlers | Toyota |
| 19:03 JST | Nakatani 90+3' | Report | Inukai 32' Sugioka 86' | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 4,844 Referee: Koichiro Fukushima |
| Note: Gameweek 21 | ||||
| 15 May 2021 14 | Kashima Antlers | 5–3 | Yokohama F. Marinos | Kashima |
| 15:03 JST | Doi 40', 46', 53' (pen.) Tsunemoto 43' 86'Araki 55'Ueda 77' | Report | Onaiwu 25', 74' Ohgihara 29'Élber 41'Amano 90' | Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 11,630 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto |
| 22 May 2021 15 | Sagan Tosu | 2–1 | Kashima Antlers | Tosu |
| 14:03 JST | Eduardo 41' Yamashita 50'Higuchi 79'Hwang 87' | Report | Matsumura 14' | Stadium: Ekimae Real Estate Stadium Attendance: 7,079 Referee: Hayato Shimizu |
| 26 May 2021 16 | Kashima Antlers | 1–0 | Cerezo Osaka | Kashima |
| 19:03 JST | Inukai 31' Araki 72' | Report | Maruhashi 50' | Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 5,977 Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi |
| 30 May 2021 17 | Kawasaki Frontale | 2–1 | Kashima Antlers | Kawasaki |
| 19:01 JST | Damião 19' Jesiel 41'Kobayashi 90+4' | Report | Ueda 61' Nagato 90+2' | Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 4,958 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura |
| 20 June 2021 18 | Kashima Antlers | 1–1 | Vegalta Sendai | Kashima |
| 17:03 JST | Pituca 65' Inukai 84'Alano 90+7' | Report | Nishimura 63' Stojisic 90+5' | Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 9,312 Referee: Koei Koya |
| 23 June 2021 19 | Oita Trinita | 0–0 | Kashima Antlers | Ōita |
| 19:03 JST | Report | Machida 33' | Stadium: Showa Denko Dome Oita Attendance: 4,208 Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi |
| 27 June 2021 20 | Kashima Antlers | 4–0 | Consadole Sapporo | Kashima |
| 18:33 JST | Inukai 10' Pituca 48'Tsunemoto 63'Everaldo 68' | Report | Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 7,953 Referee: Koichiro Fukushima |
| 11 July 2021 21 | Kashiwa Reysol | 2–1 | Kashima Antlers | Kashiwa |
| 19:03 JST | Richardson 16' Raúl 45+1' 57'Cristiano 53' | Report | Misao 56' Inukai 65' 89'Everaldo 83' | Stadium: Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium Attendance: 3,854 Referee: Yusuke Araki |
| Note: Gameweek 22 | ||||
| 24 July 2021 22 | Gamba Osaka | 0–1 | Kashima Antlers | Suita |
| 19:03 JST | Yajima 37' | Report | Arthur 72' | Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 4,961 Referee: Hajime Matsuo |
| Note: Gameweek 2 | ||||
| 9 August 2021 23 | Shonan Bellmare | 1–2 | Kashima Antlers | Hiratsuka |
| 19:03 JST | Ohashi 13' | Report | Inukai 29', 90+2' Silva 67'Nagato 89' | Stadium: Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka Attendance: 4,473 Referee: Takuto Okabe |
| 15 August 2021 24 | Kashima Antlers | 3–0 | Tokushima Vortis | Kashima |
| 18:33 JST | Araki 5', 80' Machida 90' | Report | Dušan 3' Suzuki 59' | Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 7,139 Referee: Ryuji Sato |
| 21 August 2021 25 | Vissel Kobe | 1–0 | Kashima Antlers | Kobe |
| 18:03 JST | Yamaguchi 79' | Report | Pituca 43' Inukai 80' | Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 6,426 Referee: Yoshiro Imamura |
| 25 August 2021 26 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 0–4 | Kashima Antlers | Shizuoka |
| 19:03 JST | Ibusuki 68' Fujimoto 72' | Report | Ueda 18' Arthur 44'Izumi 81'Endo 88' | Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira Attendance: 4,356 Referee: Jumpei Iida |
| 28 August 2021 27 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 0–2 | Kashima Antlers | Yokohama |
| 19:04 JST | Wada 84' | Report | Araki 15' Ueda 30' | Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 4,892 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura |
| 11 September 2021 28 | Kashima Antlers | 0–3 | Avispa Fukuoka | Kashima |
| 18:04 JST | Pituca 88' | Report | Juanma 26', 41' Grolli 35'Yamagishi 64'Croux 78' | Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Ryo Tanimoto |
| 18 September 2021 29 | Kashima Antlers | 3–1 | Gamba Osaka | Kashima |
| 18:03 JST | Alano 34' 60' Ueda 52'Doi 73' | Report | Kim 47' Tiago Alves 80' (pen.)Suganuma 84' | Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,586 Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi |
| 22 September 2021 30 | Kashima Antlers | 1–2 | Kawasaki Frontale | Kashima |
| 19:03 JST | Alano 61' Arthur 90+5' | Report | Yamamura 83' Miyagi 90+4' | Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,925 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura |
| Note: Gameweek 32 | ||||
| 26 September 2021 31 | Cerezo Osaka | 1–2 | Kashima Antlers | Osaka |
| 15:03 JST | Okubo 35' Harakawa 58' | Report | Anzai 18' Ueda 66', 82' (pen.) | Stadium: Yanmar Stadium Nagai Attendance: 4,912 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto |
| Note: Gameweek 30 | ||||
| 2 October 2021 32 | Kashima Antlers | 1–2 | Yokohama FC | Kashima |
| 16:03 JST | Hirose 45+3' Ueda 46'Everaldo 90+3' | Report | Seko 17' 58' Germain 42'Gabriel 90'Han 90+5' | Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 7,208 Referee: Yoshiro Imamura |
| Note: Gameweek 31 | ||||
| 23 October 2021 33 | FC Tokyo | 1–2 | Kashima Antlers | Chōfu |
| 14:03 JST | Watanabe 75' Tsuyoshi Kodama 90'Oumari 90+2' | Report | Arthur 45+1' Ueda 65' | Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 9,748 Referee: Takuto Okabe |
| 3 November 2021 34 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1–4 | Kashima Antlers | Hiroshima |
| 15:03 JST | Ezequiel 34' Fujii 45+2'Nogami 45+5'Sasaki 65' | Report | Arthur 3', 50' Tsunemoto 28'Sekigawa 45+5'Araki 71' (pen.) | Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima Attendance: 9,626 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura |
| 7 November 2021 35 | Kashima Antlers | 1–0 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Kashima |
| 14:03 JST | Doi 36' Arthur 51'Everaldo 87' | Report | Hirano 50' | Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 16,518 Referee: Jumpei Iida |
| 20 November 2021 36 | Kashima Antlers | 0–0 | Oita Trinita | Kashima |
| 15:03 JST | Misao 52' | Report | Goya 43' | Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 11,035 Referee: Yoshiro Imamura |
| 27 November 2021 37 | Kashima Antlers | 1–0 | Sagan Tosu | Kashima |
| 14:04 JST | Ueda 14' 65' Silva 72' | Report | Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 12,645 Referee: Yusuke Araki |
| 4 December 2021 38 | Vegalta Sendai | 0–1 | Kashima Antlers | Sendai |
| 14:03 JST | Report | Misao 61' Pituca 73' 74'Everaldo 90+3' | Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai Attendance: 8,569 Referee: Hajime Matsuo |
Emperor's Cup
editAfter comfortably beating lower division teams in the early rounds of the tournament, Kashima were beaten comfortably 3–1 by Kawasaki Frontale in the quarter-finals, with Ryotaro Araki scoring a 90th minute consolation goal. With five goals in four games, Everaldo ended up as the top scorer in the whole tournament, in spite of Kashima not making it past the quarter-final stage.
| 16 June 2021 Second round | Kashima Antlers | 8–1 | YSCC Yokohama | Kashima, Ibaraki |
| 19:00 JST | Endo 10', 31' Everaldo Stum 12', 49'Matsumura 21'Ueda 52', 70', 78' | Report | Ogochukwu 83' | Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 2,458 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto |
| 7 July 2021 Third round | Kashima Antlers | 3–0 | Tochigi SC | Utsunomiya, Tochigi |
| 19:00 JST | Everaldo Stum 80', 90' Arthur Caíke 90+2' | Report | Stadium: Kanseki Stadium Tochigi Attendance: 4,442 Referee: Jumpei Iida |
| 18 August 2021 Fourth round | Kashima Antlers | 3–1 | V-Varen Nagasaki | Isahaya, Nagasaki |
| 19:00 JST | Arthur Caíke 50' Everaldo 60'Hayashi 74' | Report | Maikuma 7' | Stadium: Transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki Attendance: 3,357 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto |
| 27 October 2021 Quarter-finals | Kawasaki Frontale | 3–1 | Kashima Antlers | Kawasaki, Kanagawa |
| 18:00 JST | Machida 32' (o.g.) Hatate 48'Wakizaka 51' | Report | Araki 90' | Stadium: Todoroki Athletics Stadium Attendance: 9,776 Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami |
J.League Cup
editKashima were drawn into Group A as the team that finished fifth in the league in 2020 – the four teams above them received byes from the group stage of the cup. They were unbeaten in the group stage with three wins and three draws. At the play-off stage, Kashima went onto beat Shimizu S-Pulse in both legs of the tie, but were knocked out at the quarter-final stage by eventual champions Nagoya Grampus. Like the Emperor's Cup, Everaldo was the highest scorer for Kashima in this competition, scoring three goals in six appearances.
Group stage
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ANT | CON | AVI | SAG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kashima Antlers | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 12 | Advanced to play-off stage | — | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Consadole Sapporo | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 11 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | Avispa Fukuoka | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 8 | 1–5 | 2–3 | — | 4–1 | ||
| 4 | Sagan Tosu | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 17 | −12 | 1 | 2–2 | 1–5 | 0–1 | — |
| 3 March 2021 | Kashima Antlers | 3–0 | Sagan Tosu | Kashima |
| 19:03 JST | Everaldo 10' Izumi 64'Someno 71' | Report | Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,784 Referee: Hayato Shimizu |
| 27 March 2021 | Avispa Fukuoka | 1–5 | Kashima Antlers | Fukuoka |
| 18:03 JST | Carlos 75' | Report | Ueda 9', 35' Araki 28'Everaldo 61'Hirose 90+1' | Stadium: Best Denki Stadium Attendance: 3,964 Referee: Ryo Tanimoto |
| 20 April 2021 | Kashima Antlers | 3–0 | Consadole Sapporo | Kashima |
| 19:03 JST | Matsumura 32' Araki 39'Shirasaki 81' | Report | Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,477 Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama |
| 28 April 2021 | Sagan Tosu | 2–2 | Kashima Antlers | Tosu |
| 19:03 JST | Ofoedu 14' Yuzawa 73' | Report | Sugioka 29' Sagara 45+1' (o.g.) | Stadium: Ekimae Real Estate Stadium Attendance: 3,402 Referee: Yoshiro Imamura |
| 5 May 2021 | Kashima Antlers | 1–1 | Avispa Fukuoka | Kashima |
| 15:03 JST | Shirasaki 31' | Report | Mary 24' | Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 8,343 Referee: Futoshi Nakamura |
| 19 May 2021 | Consadole Sapporo | 0–0 | Kashima Antlers | Sapporo |
| 19:03 JST | Report | Stadium: Sapporo Dome Attendance: 2,829 Referee: Yoshiro Imamura |
Play-off stage
edit| 2 June 2021 Play-off Leg 1 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 0–1 | Kashima Antlers | Shizuoka |
| 19:03 JST | Report | Hayashi 8' | Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira Attendance: 3,626 Referee: Futoshi Nakamura |
| 6 June 2021 Play-off Leg 2 | Kashima Antlers | 2–1 | Shimizu S-Pulse | Kashima |
| 15:03 JST | Juan Alano 45' Everaldo 71' | Report | Thiago Santana 21' | Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 7,274 Referee: Yoshiro Imamura |
Kashima Antlers won 3–1 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
edit| 1 September 2021 Quarter-final Leg 1 | Nagoya Grampus | 2–0 | Kashima Antlers | Toyota |
| 19:03 JST | Kakitani 13' Inagaki 53' | Report | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 5,744 Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami |
| 5 September 2021 Quarter-final Leg 2 | Kashima Antlers | 0–2 | Nagoya Grampus | Kashima |
| 18:03 JST | Inagaki 22' Świerczok 57' | Report | Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Yoshiro Imamura |
Nagoya Grampus won 4–0 on aggregate.
Statistics
editAppearances
editLast updated: 20 January 2022.
Source: jleague.co, Soccer D.B.
| No. | Pos. | Name | J1 League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | Kwoun Sun-tae | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||
| 29 | GK | Tomoki Hayakawa | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 31 | GK | Yuya Oki | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | Koki Anzai | 12+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |||
| 14 | DF | Katsuya Nagato | 22+7 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 35 | 1 | |||
| 22 | DF | Rikuto Hirose | 7+8 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 6+1 | 1 | 17 | 1 | |||
| 23 | DF | Naoki Hayashi | 5+1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7+1 | 1 | 17 | 2 | |||
| 28 | DF | Koki Machida | 34 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 39 | 5 | |||
| 32 | DF | Keigo Tsunemoto | 25+1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 | 37 | 2 | |||
| 33 | DF | Ikuma Sekigawa | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 1 | |||
| 39 | DF | Tomoya Inukai | 23+6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 37 | 5 | |||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 4 | MF | Léo Silva | 20+9 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 35 | 0 | |||
| 6 | MF | Ryota Nagaki | 5+10 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |||
| 7 | MF | Juan Alano | 21+6 | 3 | 1+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 | 33 | 4 | |||
| 11 | MF | Ryuji Izumi | 12+11 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 29 | 2 | |||
| 17 | MF | Arthur Caíke | 5+9 | 5 | 2+2 | 2 | 3+1 | 0 | 22 | 7 | |||
| 20 | MF | Kento Misao | 29+5 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 | 43 | 0 | |||
| 21 | MF | Diego Pituca | 21+5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 37 | 2 | |||
| 25 | MF | Yasushi Endo | 2+21 | 1 | 2+1 | 2 | 6+3 | 0 | 35 | 3 | |||
| 26 | MF | Naoki Suto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 27 | MF | Yuta Matsumura | 6+16 | 2 | 2+1 | 1 | 2+6 | 1 | 33 | 4 | |||
| 34 | MF | Yu Funabashi | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 8 | FW | Shoma Doi | 28+8 | 6 | 2+1 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 36 | 6 | |||
| 9 | FW | Everaldo | 17+11 | 1 | 3+1 | 5 | 4+2 | 3 | 38 | 9 | |||
| 13 | FW | Ryotaro Araki | 27+9 | 10 | 1+2 | 1 | 4+3 | 2 | 45 | 13 | |||
| 18 | FW | Ayase Ueda | 19+10 | 14 | 1+2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 19 | |||
| 19 | FW | Itsuki Someno | 1+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+2 | 1 | 14 | 1 | |||
| Players loaned or transferred out during the season | |||||||||||||
| 5 | DF | Daiki Sugioka | 5+2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6+1 | 1 | 16 | 2 | |||
| 15 | DF | Bueno | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 37 | MF | Kei Koizumi | 8+9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |||
| 41 | MF | Ryōhei Shirasaki | 11+6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4+1 | 2 | 23 | 4 | |||
Goalscorers
editThe list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
| Rnk | Pos | No. | Player | J1 League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | 18 | Ayase Ueda | 14 | 3 | 2 | 19 |
| 2 | FW | 13 | Ryotaro Araki | 10 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| 3 | FW | 9 | Everaldo | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | MF | 17 | Arthur Caíke | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | FW | 8 | Shoma Doi | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | DF | 28 | Koki Machida | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| DF | 39 | Tomoya Inukai | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 8 | MF | 7 | Juan Alano | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| MF | 27 | Yuta Matsumura | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| MF | 41 | Ryōhei Shirasaki | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 11 | MF | 25 | Yasushi Endo | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | DF | 5 | Daiki Sugioka | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| MF | 11 | Ryuji Izumi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| MF | 21 | Diego Pituca | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| DF | 23 | Naoki Hayashi | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| DF | 32 | Keigo Tsunemoto | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 17 | DF | 14 | Katsuya Nagato | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| FW | 19 | Itsuki Someno | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| DF | 22 | Rikuto Hirose | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| DF | 33 | Ikuma Sekigawa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| TOTALS | 62 | 15 | 16 | 93 | |||
Last updated: 20 January 2022.
Source: jleague.co, besoccer.com
Clean sheets
editThe list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal.
| Rnk | No. | Player | J1 League | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 | Yuya Oki | 11 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| 2 | 1 | Kwoun Sun-tae | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| TOTALS | 15 | 1 | 3 | 19 | ||
Last updated: 20 January 2022.
Source: fbref.com
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