| 2026 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Fumiaki Koizumi | ||
| Manager | Toru Oniki | ||
| Stadium | Kashima Soccer Stadium | ||
| J1 League | 6th | ||
The 2026 season is Kashima Antlers' 80th season in existence.
| Squad no. | Name | Nationality | Date of birth | Previous club | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
| 1 | Tomoki Hayakawa | | 3 March 1999 | | |||||||
| 21 | Taiki Yamada | | 8 January 2002 | | |||||||
| 29 | Yuji Kajikawa | | 26 July 1991 | | |||||||
| 38 | Haruto Fujii | | 5 June 2003 | | |||||||
| Defenders | |||||||||||
| 2 | Koki Anzai | | 31 May 1995 | | |||||||
| 3 | Kim Tae-hyeon | | 17 September 2000 | | |||||||
| 4 | Kaito Chida | | 17 October 1994 | | |||||||
| 5 | Ikuma Sekigawa | | 13 September 2000 | | |||||||
| 7 | Ryoya Ogawa | | 24 November 1996 | | |||||||
| 16 | Shuhei Mizoguchi | | 13 February 2004 | Youth Team | |||||||
| 22 | Kimito Nono | | 26 February 2002 | | |||||||
| 23 | Keisuke Tsukui | | 21 May 2004 | | |||||||
| 25 | Ryuta Koike | | 29 August 1995 | | |||||||
| 28 | Yugo Okawa | | 14 July 2007 | Youth Team | |||||||
| 32 | Haruto Matsumoto | | 29 September 2006 | Youth Team | |||||||
| 55 | Naomichi Ueda | | 24 October 1994 | | |||||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||
| 6 | Kento Misao | | 16 April 1996 | | |||||||
| 10 | Gaku Shibasaki (c) | | 28 May 1992 | | |||||||
| 13 | Kei Chinen | | 17 March 1995 | | |||||||
| 14 | Yuta Higuchi | | 30 October 1996 | | |||||||
| 20 | Yu Funabashi | | 12 July 2002 | Youth Team | |||||||
| 24 | Haruki Hayashi | | 5 December 2003 | | |||||||
| 27 | Yūta Matsumura | | 13 April 2001 | | |||||||
| 71 | Ryōtarō Araki | | 29 January 2002 | | |||||||
| Forwards | |||||||||||
| 9 | Léo Ceará | | 3 February 1995 | | |||||||
| 11 | Kyosuke Tagawa | | 11 February 1999 | | |||||||
| 17 | Élber | | 27 May 1992 | | |||||||
| 19 | Shu Morooka | | 9 December 2000 | | |||||||
| 30 | Minato Yoshida Type 2 | | 15 July 2008 | Youth Team | |||||||
| 34 | Homare Tokuda | | 18 February 2007 | Youth Team | |||||||
| 40 | Yuma Suzuki | | 28 April 1996 | | |||||||
| 77 | Aleksandar Čavrić | | 18 May 1994 | | |||||||
| Players who left on loan | |||||||||||
| 33 | Yoshiro Shimoda (M) | | 5 May 2004 | | |||||||
| 36 | Mihiro Sato (D) | | 26 February 2007 | Youth Team | |||||||
Last updated: 18 August 2025.
Source: Kashima Antlers website
| 17 January1 | Fukuoka University | 2–10 | Kashima Antlers | Miyazaki |
| Stadium: Miyazaki Athletic Stadium |
| 20 January2 | Fagiano Okayama | – | Kashima Antlers | Miyazaki |
| Stadium: Miyazaki Athletic Stadium |
| 24 January3 | Avispa Fukuoka | – | Kashima Antlers | Miyazaki |
| Stadium: Miyazaki Athletic Stadium |
Pre-season
| Date | Position | Player | Transferred from | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent Transfer | |||||
| 23 December 2025 | GK | | | Free [1] | |
| 29 December 2025 | DF | | | End of loan [2] | |
| Loan Transfer | |||||
Pre-season
| Date | Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent Transfer | |||||
| 20 December 2025 | FW | | | End of loan [3] | |
| 23 December 2025 | GK | | | Free [4] | |
| 29 December 2025 | DF | | | Free [5] | |
| DF | | | Season loan [6] | ||
| MF | | | Season loan [7] | ||
| Loan Transfer | |||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kawasaki Frontale | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 3 | Final |
| 2 | Tokyo Verdy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 | 3rd–4th place playoff |
| 3 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 3 | 5th–6th place playoff |
| 4 | Machida Zelvia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 7th–8th place playoff |
| 5 | FC Tokyo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9th–10th place playoff |
| 6 | Kashima Antlers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11th–12th place playoff |
| 7 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0 | 13th–14th place playoff |
| 8 | Kashiwa Reysol | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 0 | 15th–16th place playoff |
| 9 | Mito HollyHock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0 | 17th–18th place playoff |
| 10 | JEF United Chiba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0 | 19th–20th place playoff |
| 7 February1 | FC Tokyo | 1–1 (5–4 p) | Kashima Antlers | Chōfu |
| Report |
| Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Referee: Futoshi Nakamura | |
| Penalties | ||||
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| 14 February2 | Kashima Antlers | – | Yokohama F. Marinos | Tokyo |
| Report | Stadium: Japan National Stadium |
| 21 February3 | Kashima Antlers | – | Kashiwa Reysol | Tokyo |
| Report | Stadium: Japan National Stadium |
| 28 February4 | Urawa Red Diamonds | – | Kashima Antlers | Saitama |
| Report | Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 |
| 7 March5 | Kashima Antlers | – | Tokyo Verdy | Tokyo |
| Report | Stadium: Japan National Stadium |
| 14 March6 | Kashima Antlers | – | Kawasaki Frontale | Tokyo |
| Report | Stadium: Japan National Stadium |
| 18 March7 | Machida Zelvia | – | Kashima Antlers | Tokyo |
| Report | Stadium: Machida GION Stadium |
| 22 March8 | Kashima Antlers | – | JEF United Chiba | Tokyo |
| Report | Stadium: Japan National Stadium |
| 4 April9 | Mito HollyHock | – | Kashima Antlers | Ibaraki |
| Report | Stadium: K's denki Stadium Mito |
| 12 April10 | Kawasaki Frontale | – | Kashima Antlers | Kawasaki |
| Report | Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium |
| 18 April11 | Kashima Antlers | – | Urawa Red Diamonds | Tokyo |
| Report | Stadium: Japan National Stadium |
| 24 April12 | Kashiwa Reysol | – | Kashima Antlers | Chiba |
| Report | Stadium: Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium |
| 29 April13 | Tokyo Verdy | – | Kashima Antlers | Chōfu |
| Report | Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium |
| 3 May14 | Kashima Antlers | – | Machida Zelvia | Tokyo |
| Report | Stadium: Japan National Stadium |
| 6 May15 | Kashima Antlers | – | Mito HollyHock | Tokyo |
| Report | Stadium: Japan National Stadium |
| 10 May16 | Yokohama F. Marinos | – | Kashima Antlers | Yokohama |
| Report | Stadium: Nissan Stadium |
| 17 May17 | JEF United Chiba | – | Kashima Antlers | Chiba |
| Report | Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena |
| 23 May18 | Kashima Antlers | – | FC Tokyo | Tokyo |
| Report | Stadium: Japan National Stadium |
| 30–31 MayPlacement Leg 1 | – | Kashima Antlers |
| 6–7 JunePlacement Leg 2 | Kashima Antlers | – | Tokyo | |
| Stadium: Japan National Stadium |
| No. | Pos. | Player | J1 League | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 1 | GK | | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | GK | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | FW | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | GK | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | FW | | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 | DF | | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | MF | | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |