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Kashima Antlers
2021 season
ChairmanFumiaki Koizumi
Manager Antônio Carlos Zago
(until 13 April) [1]
Naoki Soma (interim)
(until 5 December) [2]
Stadium Kashima Soccer Stadium
J1 League4th
Emperor's CupQuarter finals
J.League CupQuarter finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Ayase Ueda (14 goals)
All: Ayase Ueda (19 goals)
Highest home attendance16,518 (v. Urawa Reds, J1 League, 7 November 2021) [3]
Lowest home attendance3,586 (v. Gamba Osaka, J1 League, 18 September 2021) [4]
Biggest win8–1 (v. YSCC Yokohama, Emperor's Cup, 16 June 2021) [5]
Biggest defeat0–3 (v. Avispa Fukuoka, J1 League, 11 September 2021) [6]
←  2020
2022 →

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.

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

Season squad

Squad no. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age at start of season)
Goalkeepers
1 Kwoun Sun-tae South Korea GK (1984-09-11)11 September 1984 (aged 36)
29 Tomoki Hayakawa Japan GK (1999-03-03)3 March 1999 (aged 21)
31 Yuya Oki Japan GK (1999-08-22)22 August 1999 (aged 21)
38 Taiki Yamada Japan GK (2002-01-08)8 January 2002 (aged 19)
Defenders
2 Koki Anzai Japan RB / LB (1995-05-31)31 May 1995 (aged 25)
14 Katsuya Nagato Japan LB (1995-01-15)15 January 1995 (aged 26)
22 Rikuto Hirose Japan RB (1995-09-23)23 September 1995 (aged 25)
23 Naoki Hayashi Japan CB (1998-06-09)9 June 1998 (aged 22)
28 Koki Machida Japan CB (1997-08-25)25 August 1997 (aged 23)
32 Keigo Tsunemoto Japan RB / CB (1998-10-21)21 October 1998 (aged 22)
33 Ikuma Sekigawa Japan CB (2000-09-13)13 September 2000 (aged 20)
39 Tomoya Inukai Japan CB (1993-05-12)12 May 1993 (aged 27)
Midfielders
4 Léo Silva Brazil DM (1985-12-24)24 December 1985 (aged 35)
6 Ryota Nagaki Japan DM (1988-06-04)4 June 1988 (aged 32)
7 Juan Alano Brazil RM / AM / SS (1996-09-02)2 September 1996 (aged 24)
11 Ryuji Izumi Japan LM / RW (1993-11-06)6 November 1993 (aged 27)
17 Arthur Caíke Brazil LW / FW (1992-06-15)15 June 1992 (aged 28)
20 Kento Misao ( c) Japan DM (1996-04-16)16 April 1996 (aged 24)
21 Diego Pituca Brazil CM (1992-08-15)15 August 1992 (aged 28)
24 Yusuke Ogawa Japan DM / CM (2002-04-14)14 April 2002 (aged 18)
25 Yasushi Endo Japan RM / RW (1988-04-07)7 April 1988 (aged 32)
26 Naoki Suto Japan LM / RM (2002-10-01)1 October 2002 (aged 18)
27 Yuta Matsumura Japan RM / LM (2001-04-13)13 April 2001 (aged 19)
34 Yu Funabashi Japan DM (2002-07-12)12 July 2002 (aged 18)
Forwards
8 Shoma Doi Japan SS / LW / RW (1992-05-21)21 May 1992 (aged 28)
9 Everaldo Brazil FW (1991-07-05)5 July 1991 (aged 29)
13 Ryotaro Araki Japan FW / LW / RW (2002-01-29)29 January 2002 (aged 19)
18 Ayase Ueda Japan FW (1998-08-28)28 August 1998 (aged 22)
19 Itsuki Someno Japan FW (2001-09-12)12 September 2001 (aged 19)

Last updated: 20 July 2021.
Source: Soccer D.B.

Transfers

Arrivals

Date Position Player From Type Source
12 January 2021 MF Brazil Arthur Caíke Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab Full [8]
15 January 2021 MF Brazil Diego Pituca Brazil Santos FC Full [9]
1 February 2021 MF Japan Yusuke Ogawa Japan Shohei High School Full [10]
1 February 2021 MF Japan Naoki Suto Japan Shohei High School Full [11]
17 February 2021 DF Japan Keigo Tsunemoto Japan Meiji University Full [12]
17 February 2021 GK Japan Tomoki Hayakawa Japan Meiji University Full [13]
17 February 2021 DF Japan Naoki Hayashi Japan Osaka University of H&SS Full [14]
19 July 2021 DF Japan Koki Anzai Portugal Portimonense Full [15]
24 July 2021 DF Brazil Bueno Brazil Atlético Mineiro Return from loan [16]

Departures

Date Position Player To Type Source
23 December 2020 DF Japan Shuto Yamamoto Japan Shonan Bellmare Full [17]
24 December 2020 GK Japan Hitoshi Sogahata Retired [18]
28 December 2020 DF Japan Itsuki Oda Japan JEF United Chiba Loan [19]
29 December 2020 DF Japan Yukitoshi Ito Japan JEF United Chiba Full [20]
5 January 2021 FW Brazil Leandro Japan FC Tokyo Full [21]
13 January 2021 FW Japan Kazuma Yamaguchi Japan Matsumoto Yamaga Full [22]
15 January 2021 FW Japan Sho Ito Japan Yokohama FC Full [23]
18 January 2021 DF Japan Tatsuki Nara Japan Avispa Fukuoka Loan [24]
1 February 2021 MF Japan Shintaro Nago Japan Shonan Bellmare Loan [25]
10 August 2021 DF Japan Daiki Sugioka Japan Shonan Bellmare Loan [26]
10 August 2021 MF Japan Kei Koizumi Japan Sagan Tosu Full [27]
11 August 2021 MF Japan Ryōhei Shirasaki Japan Sagan Tosu Loan [28]

Competitions

J1 League

League table

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:
  1. ^ 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]
  2. ^ Qualified as winners of the 2021 Emperor's Cup.

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
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

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ResultLWDLLLWDWDWWWWLWLDDWLWWWLWWLWLWLWWWDWW
Position1713111415161415121310976768897865365377666654544
Updated to match(es) played on 4 December 2021. Source: J. League data site
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

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 Yellow card 53'
Machida 89'
Report Ohno Yellow card 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 Yellow card 25'
Araki 75'
Sugioka Yellow card 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 Yellow card 60'
Kanamori 85'
Mae Yellow card 88'
Report Sekigawa Red card 37'
Hirose Yellow card 56'
Machida Yellow card 61'
Nagato Yellow card 71'
Matsumura Yellow card 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 Yellow card 56'
Araki Yellow card 63'
Inukai Yellow card 66' Yellow-red card 82'
Machida Yellow card 90+2'
Everaldo Yellow card 90+5'
Report Inagaki 59'
Yonemoto Yellow card 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 Yellow card 19'
Akimoto 37'
Makino 66' ( pen.)
Report Ueda Yellow card 39'
Sekigawa 45+2'
Tsunemoto Yellow card 63'
Funabashi Yellow card 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 Yellow card 33'
Ueda 63'
Shirasaki 88'
Misao Yellow card 90+4'
Report Ominami Yellow card 13'
Nakama Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 45+3' Report Machida 31'
Silva Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 43' Yellow-red card 86'
Araki 55'
Ueda 77'
Report Onaiwu 25', 74'
Ohgihara Yellow card 29'
Élber Yellow card 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 Yellow card 41'
Yamashita 50'
Higuchi 79'
Hwang Yellow card 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 Yellow card 31'
Araki 72'
Report Maruhashi Yellow card 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 Yellow card 41'
Kobayashi 90+4'
Report Ueda 61'
Nagato Yellow card 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 Yellow card 65'
Inukai Yellow card 84'
Alano 90+7'
Report Nishimura 63'
Stojisic Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 16'
Raúl Yellow card 45+1' 57'
Cristiano 53'
Report Misao Yellow card 56'
Inukai Yellow card 65' 89'
Everaldo Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 67'
Nagato Yellow card 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 Yellow card 3'
Suzuki Yellow card 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 Yellow card 43'
Inukai Yellow card 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 Yellow card 68'
Fujimoto Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 88' Report Juanma 26', 41'
Grolli Yellow card 35'
Yamagishi 64'
Croux Yellow card 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 Yellow card 34' 60'
Ueda 52'
Doi 73'
Report Kim Yellow card 47'
Tiago Alves 80' ( pen.)
Suganuma Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 35'
Harakawa 58'
Report Anzai Yellow card 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 Yellow card 45+3'
Ueda 46'
Everaldo Yellow card 90+3'
Report Seko 17' Yellow card 58'
Germain 42'
Gabriel Yellow card 90'
Han Yellow card 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 Yellow card 90'
Oumari Yellow card 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 Yellow card 45+2'
Nogami Yellow card 45+5'
Sasaki Yellow card 65'
Report Arthur 3', 50'
Tsunemoto 28'
Sekigawa Yellow card 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 Yellow card 51'
Everaldo Yellow card 87'
Report Hirano Yellow card 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 Yellow card 52' Report Goya Yellow card 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' Yellow card 65'
Silva Yellow card 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 Yellow card 61'
Pituca 73' Yellow card 74'
Everaldo Yellow card 90+3'
Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai
Attendance: 8,569
Referee: Hajime Matsuo

Emperor's Cup

After 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
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

Kashima 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

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
Source: Table, Results
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

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

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

Appearances

Last 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 South Korea Kwoun Sun-tae 5 0 1 0 7 0 13 0
29 GK Japan Tomoki Hayakawa 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
31 GK Japan Yuya Oki 33 0 3 0 2 0 38 0
Defenders
2 DF Japan Koki Anzai 12+4 0 2 0 1+1 0 20 0
14 DF Japan Katsuya Nagato 22+7 1 0+1 0 3+2 0 35 1
22 DF Japan Rikuto Hirose 7+8 0 0+1 0 6+1 1 17 1
23 DF Japan Naoki Hayashi 5+1 0 3 1 7+1 1 17 2
28 DF Japan Koki Machida 34 5 2 0 1+2 0 39 5
32 DF Japan Keigo Tsunemoto 25+1 2 4 0 4+3 0 37 2
33 DF Japan Ikuma Sekigawa 13 1 1 0 7 0 21 1
39 DF Japan Tomoya Inukai 23+6 5 2 0 5+1 0 37 5
Midfielders
4 MF Brazil Léo Silva 20+9 0 1+1 0 2+2 0 35 0
6 MF Japan Ryota Nagaki 5+10 0 1+1 0 5+1 0 23 0
7 MF Brazil Juan Alano 21+6 3 1+1 0 3+1 1 33 4
11 MF Japan Ryuji Izumi 12+11 1 1+2 0 2+1 1 29 2
17 MF Brazil Arthur Caíke 5+9 5 2+2 2 3+1 0 22 7
20 MF Japan Kento Misao 29+5 0 1+1 0 4+3 0 43 0
21 MF Brazil Diego Pituca 21+5 2 4 0 5+2 0 37 2
25 MF Japan Yasushi Endo 2+21 1 2+1 2 6+3 0 35 3
26 MF Japan Naoki Suto 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 2 0
27 MF Japan Yuta Matsumura 6+16 2 2+1 1 2+6 1 33 4
34 MF Japan Yu Funabashi 1+1 0 0 0 2+1 0 5 0
Forwards
8 FW Japan Shoma Doi 28+8 6 2+1 0 4+2 0 36 6
9 FW Brazil Everaldo 17+11 1 3+1 5 4+2 3 38 9
13 FW Japan Ryotaro Araki 27+9 10 1+2 1 4+3 2 45 13
18 FW Japan Ayase Ueda 19+10 14 1+2 3 4 2 36 19
19 FW Japan Itsuki Someno 1+8 0 0 0 3+2 1 14 1
Players loaned or transferred out during the season
5 DF Japan Daiki Sugioka 5+2 1 2 0 6+1 1 16 2
15 DF Brazil Bueno 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
37 MF Japan Kei Koizumi 8+9 0 1 0 3+2 0 23 0
41 MF Japan Ryōhei Shirasaki 11+6 2 1 0 4+1 2 23 4

Goalscorers

The 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 Japan Ayase Ueda 14 3 2 19
2 FW 13 Japan Ryotaro Araki 10 1 2 13
3 FW 9 Brazil Everaldo 1 5 3 9
4 MF 17 Brazil Arthur Caíke 5 2 0 7
5 FW 8 Japan Shoma Doi 6 0 0 6
6 DF 28 Japan Koki Machida 5 0 0 5
DF 39 Japan Tomoya Inukai 5 0 0 5
8 MF 7 Brazil Juan Alano 3 0 1 4
MF 27 Japan Yuta Matsumura 2 1 1 4
MF 41 Japan Ryōhei Shirasaki 2 0 2 4
11 MF 25 Japan Yasushi Endo 1 2 0 3
12 DF 5 Japan Daiki Sugioka 1 0 1 2
MF 11 Japan Ryuji Izumi 1 0 1 2
MF 21 Brazil Diego Pituca 2 0 0 2
DF 23 Japan Naoki Hayashi 0 1 1 2
DF 32 Japan Keigo Tsunemoto 2 0 0 2
17 DF 14 Japan Katsuya Nagato 1 0 0 1
FW 19 Japan Itsuki Someno 0 0 1 1
DF 22 Japan Rikuto Hirose 0 0 1 1
DF 33 Japan Ikuma Sekigawa 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 62 15 16 93

Last updated: 20 January 2022.
Source: jleague.co, besoccer.com

Clean sheets

The 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 Japan Yuya Oki 11 1 1 13
2 1 South Korea Kwoun Sun-tae 4 0 2 6
TOTALS 15 1 3 19

Last updated: 20 January 2022.
Source: fbref.com

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