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The 2020 season was Kashima Antlers's 28th consecutive season in the J1 League, the top flight of Japanese football, since the introduction of professional football in 1993. The club finished the 2019 J1 League in third place, securing a play-off spot in the 2020 AFC Champions League.[1] In addition to these competitions, they also competed in the Emperor's Cup and J.League Cup.
| 2020 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Fumiaki Koizumi | ||
| Manager | Antônio Carlos Zago | ||
| Stadium | Kashima Soccer Stadium | ||
| J1 League | 5th | ||
| Emperor's Cup | Preseason | ||
| J.League Cup | Group stage | ||
| AFC Champions League | Qualifying play-off | ||
| Top goalscorer | Everaldo (18) | ||
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- As of 23 February 2020.[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Arrivals
| Date | Position | Player | From | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 January 2020 | DF |  Daiki Sugioka |
Shonan Bellmare |
Full | [3] |
| 3 January 2020 | DF | Rikuto Hirose |
Yokohama F. Marinos |
Full | [4] |
| 3 January 2020 | DF | Katsuya Nagato |
Vegalta Sendai |
Full | [5] |
| 4 January 2020 | MF |  Juan Alano |
SC Internacional |
Full | [6] |
| 4 January 2020 | DF | Tatsuki Nara |
Kawasaki Frontale |
Full | [7] |
| 4 January 2020 | MF | Ryuji Izumi |
Nagoya Grampus |
Full | [8] |
| 4 January 2020 | FW | Everaldo |
 Querétaro F.C. |
Full | [9] |
| 31 January 2020 | MF | Kazune Kubota |
Fagiano Okayama |
Return from loan | [10] |
| 1 February 2020 | MF | Ryotaro Araki |
Higashi Fukuoka High School |
Full | [11] |
| 1 February 2020 | MF | Yuta Matsumura |
Shizuoka Gakuen HS |
Full | [12] |
| 1 February 2020 | FW | Itsuki Someno |
Shoshi HS |
Full | [13] |
| 8 September 2020 | DF | Keigo Tsunemoto |
Meiji University |
Loan (designated special player) | [14] |
Departures
| Date | Position | Player | To | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 December 2019 | FW | Yuki Kakita |
Tokushima Vortis |
Loan | [15] |
| 3 January 2020 | FW | Takeshi Kanamori |
Sagan Tosu |
Full | [16] |
| 3 January 2020 | MF | Atsutaka Nakamura |
Montedio Yamagata |
Full | [17] |
| 3 January 2020 | GK | Shinichiro Kawamata |
Nankatsu SC |
Full | [18] |
| 3 January 2020 | FW | Takeshi Kanamori |
Sagan Tosu |
Full | [19] |
| 3 January 2020 | DF |  Jung Seung-hyun |
Ulsan Hyundai |
Full | [20] |
| 3 January 2020 | FW | Kazuma Yamaguchi |
Mito Hollyhock |
Loan | [21] |
| 3 January 2020 | MF | Kotaro Arima |
Tochigi SC |
Loan | [22] |
| 3 January 2020 | DF | Yuta Koike |
 Sint-Truidense |
End of loan | [23] |
| 15 January 2020 | DF | Itsuki Oda |
Machida Zelvia |
Loan | [24] |
| 25 January 2020 | FW | Serginho |
 Changchun Yatai |
Full | [25] |
| 28 January 2020 | FW | Leandro |
FC Tokyo |
Loan | [26] |
| 30 January 2020 | MF | Yuki Soma |
Nagoya Grampus |
End of loan | [27] |
| 25 March 2020 | MF | Kazune Kubota |
Matsumoto Yamaga |
Full | [28] |
| 16 June 2020 | DF | Bueno |
Atlético Mineiro |
Loan | [29] |
| 21 August 2020 | DF | Shogo Sasaki |
Iwate Grulla Morioka |
Loan | [30] |
| 31 August 2020 | DF | Atsuto Uchida |
Retired | [31] |
J1 League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 45 | 28 | +17 | 63 | Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage[lower-alpha 1] |
| 4 | Cerezo Osaka | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 46 | 37 | +9 | 60 | Qualification for AFC Champions League play-off round[lower-alpha 1] |
| 5 | Kashima Antlers | 34 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 55 | 44 | +11 | 59 | |
| 6 | FC Tokyo | 34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 57 | |
| 7 | Kashiwa Reysol | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 60 | 46 | +14 | 52 |
Source: Meiji Yasuda J1 League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goal scored; 6) Number of wins; 7) Goals scored; 8) Fair-play points.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goal scored; 6) Number of wins; 7) Goals scored; 8) Fair-play points.
Notes:
- Since the winners of the 2020 Emperor's Cup, Kawasaki Frontale, qualified for the Champions League group stage, the spot given to the Emperor's Cup winners (Champions League group stage) was passed to the third-placed team and the spot given to the third-place team (Champions League play-off round) was passed to the fourth-placed team.
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 34 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 55 | 44 | +11 | 59 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 22 | +5 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 28 | 22 | +6 |
Last updated: 19 December 2020.
Source: see below
Results by matchday
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
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| Ground | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | H |
| Result | L | L | L | L | W | L | D | W | W | D | L | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | L | W | W | L | W | W | L | W | D | W | L | W | W | D |
| Position | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Updated to match(es) played on 19 December 2020. Source: See Below
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Results
| 23 February 2020 1 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 3–0 | Kashima Antlers | Hiroshima |
| 14:03 JST | Vieira  20'Pereira 25'Morishima 84' |
Report | Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima Attendance: 18,713 |
| 4 July 2020 2 | Kawasaki Frontale | 2–1 | Kashima Antlers | Kawasaki, Kanagawa |
| 19:03 JST | Taniguchi 2' Hasegawa 30'Ienaga  43'Yamane 81' |
Report | Uchida 17' Own goal 32' Machida 76'Nagaki 87' |
Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1] |
| 8 July 2020 3 | Kashima Antlers | 0–2 | Consadole Sapporo | Kashima, Ibaraki |
| 19:03 | Endo 80' |
Report | Suzuki 7' Arano 37'Suga 49'Fukai 53'Sugueno 89'Kaneko 90+1'Lucas Fernandes 90+3' |
Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1] |
| 12 July 2020 4 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 1–0 | Kashima Antlers | Midori-ku, Saitama |
| 19:00 JST | Ewerton 15' 52' Shibato 77'Sekine 81' |
Report | Nagaki 34' Machida 48' |
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 3,094 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura |
| 18 July 2020 5 | Kashima Antlers | 4–2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | Kashima, Ibaraki |
| 18:00 | Ueda 4', 58' Everaldo 67' Shirasaki 82' |
Report | Marcos Júnior 12', 70' |
Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,090 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura |
| 22 July 2020 6 | Shonan Bellmare | 1–0 | Kashima Antlers | Hiratsuka |
| 19:03 JST | Saito 22' Ishihara 66' |
Report | Ueda 34' Someno 72' Inukai 86' |
Stadium: Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka Attendance: 3,498 Referee: Minoru Tōjō |
| 26 July 2020 7 | Kashima Antlers | 2–2 | FC Tokyo | Kashima, Ibaraki |
| 18:33 | Alano 27' Everaldo 34' Doi 75' |
Report | Nagai 22' Watanabe 45' Morishige 45+5' 90' Diego Oliveira 90+5' |
Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,027 Referee: Jumpei Iida |
| 1 August 2020 8 | Oita Trinita | 1–4 | Kashima Antlers | Ōita |
| 19:03 JST | Takazawa 5' Shimakawa 27' |
Report | Everaldo 15', 40', 55' Misao 66' Ito 90+5' |
Stadium: Showa Denko Dome Oita Attendance: 4,225 Referee: Hiroki Kasahara |
| 8 August 2020 9 | Kashima Antlers | 2–0 | Sagan Tosu | Kashima, Ibaraki |
| 18:33 | Izumi 69' Everaldo 80' |
Report | Morishita 5' |
Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,913 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura |
| 16 August 2020 10 | Kashima Antlers | 2–2 | Vissel Kobe | Kashima, Ibaraki |
| 18:33 JST | Silva 34' Everaldo 38' Hirose 71' Araki 90+4' |
Report | Dankler 19' Goke 61' Iniesta 63' Douglas 67' |
Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,766 Referee: Minoru Tōjō |
| 19 August 2020 11 | Yokohama FC | 1–0 | Kashima Antlers | Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama |
| 19:03 JST | Minagawa 25' |
Report | Nara 10' |
Stadium: NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium Attendance: 2,773 Referee: Masuya Ueda |
| 23 August 2020 12 | Kashima Antlers | 1–1 | Gamba Osaka | Kashima |
| 19:00 JST | Report |
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Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,949 Referee: Yusuke Araki |
| 26 August 2020 13 | FC Tokyo | 1–2 | Kashima Antlers | Chōfu |
| 19:00 JST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 4,390 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura |
| 29 August 2020 14 | Kashiwa Reysol | 2–3 | Kashima Antlers | Kashiwa |
| 19:00 JST |
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Report | Stadium: Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium Attendance: 2,728 Referee: Yoshiro Imamura |
| 5 September 2020 15 | Nagoya Grampus | 1–3 | Kashima Antlers | Toyota |
| 18:00 JST | Report | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 4,951 Referee: Koichiro Fukushima |
| 9 September 2020 16 | Kashima Antlers | 2–1 | Vegalta Sendai | Kashima |
| 19:00 JST | Report | Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,839 Referee: Minoru Tōjō |
| 12 September 2020 17 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 1–2 | Kashima Antlers | Shizuoka |
| 18:00 JST |
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Report | Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira Attendance: 4,774 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura |
| 19 September 2020 18 | Cerezo Osaka | 1–2 | Kashima Antlers | Osaka |
| 18:00 JST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Yanmar Stadium Nagai Attendance: 6,836 Referee: Hajime Matsuo |
| 23 September 2020 19 | Kashima Antlers | 1–0 | Shonan Bellmare | Kashima |
| 20:00 JST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,194 Referee: Jumpei Iida |
| 27 September 2020 20 | Kashima Antlers | 0–2 | Oita Trinita | Kashima |
| 18:00 JST |
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Report | Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 6,982 Referee: Yusuke Araki |
| 3 October 2020 21 | Gamba Osaka | 2–0 | Kashima Antlers | Suita |
| 19:00 JST | Report |
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Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 9,313 Referee: Ryuji Sato |
| 10 October 2020 22 | Kashima Antlers | 3–2 | Yokohama FC | Kashima |
| 16:00 JST | Report | Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 5,671 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura |
| 14 October 2020 23 | Sagan Tosu | 0–2 | Kashima Antlers | Tosu |
| 18:45 JST |
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Report | Stadium: Ekimae Real Estate Stadium Attendance: 3,882 Referee: Koichiro Fukushima |
| 18 October 2020 24 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 1–0 | Kashima Antlers | Sapporo |
| 13:00 JST | Report | Stadium: Sapporo Dome Attendance: 5,359 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura |
| 21 October 2020 25 | Vissel Kobe | 1–3 | Kashima Antlers | Kobe |
| 18:00 JST |
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Report | Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 6,553 Referee: Nobotsugu Murakami |
| 24 October 2020 26 | Kashima Antlers | 1–0 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Kashima |
| 14:00 JST | Report | Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 7,466 Referee: Minoro Tojo |
| 31 October 2020 27 | Kashima Antlers | 0–2 | Nagoya Grampus | Kashima |
| 17:00 JST | Report | Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 8,912 Referee: Yusuke Araki |
| 3 November 2020 28 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 2–3 | Kashima Antlers | Yokohama |
| 13:00 JST | Report | Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 20,515 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto |
| 14 November 2020 29 | Kashima Antlers | 1–1 | Kawasaki Frontale | Kashima |
| 17:00 JST | Report | Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 13,463 Referee: Ryuji Sato |
| 21 November 2020 30 | Vegalta Sendai | 1–3 | Kashima Antlers | Sendai |
| 15:00 JST |
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Report | Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai Attendance: 7,487 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura |
| 25 November 2020 31 | Kashima Antlers | 1–4 | Kashiwa Reysol | Kashima |
| 19:00 JST | Report | Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,327 Referee: Minoru Tojo |
| 29 November 2020 32 | Kashima Antlers | 4–0 | Urawa Reds | Kashima |
| 15:00 JST | Report | Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 11,645 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura |
| 12 December 2020 33 | Kashima Antlers | 2–0 | Shimizu S-Pulse | Kashima |
| 16:00 JST |
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Report | Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 7,907 Referee: Ryuji Sato |
| 19 December 2020 34 | Kashima Antlers | 1–1 | Cerezo Osaka | Kashima |
| 14:00 JST | Report |
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Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 11,251 Referee: Yoshiro Imamura |
Emperor's Cup
J.League Cup
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | FRO | GRA | ANT | SSP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kawasaki Frontale | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 7 | — | — | — | 5–1 | |
| 2 | Nagoya Grampus | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7[lower-alpha 2] | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | — | |
| 3 | Kashima Antlers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | 2–3 | — | — | — | |
| 4 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 0 | — | 0–3 | 2–3 | — |
AFC Champions League
Qualifying play-offs
| 28 January 2020 | Kashima Antlers | 0–1 |  Melbourne Victory | Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima |
| 19:00 UTC+9 | Live Report Stats Report |
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Attendance: 4,275 Referee: Mooud Bonyadifar (Iran) |
Scorers
| Rank | No. | Pos | Player | J1 League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | AFC Champions League | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | FW | Everaldo |
18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 2 | 36 | FW | Ayase Ueda |
10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | 8 | MF | Shoma Doi |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | 7 | MF | Juan Alano |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | 11 | MF | Ryuji Izumi |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 41 | MF | Ryōhei Shirasaki |
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 15 | FW | Sho Ito |
1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 8 | 39 | DF | Tomoya Inukai |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | MF | Ryotaro Araki |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 10 | 4 | MF | Léo Silva |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | MF | Kento Misao |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 25 | MF | Yasushi Endo |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 37 | MF | Kei Koizumi |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 27 | MF | Yuta Matsumura |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 19 | FW | Itsuki Someno |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own goals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
| Total | 55 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 60 | |||
Last updated: 8 April 2021.
Source: Competitions
Clean sheets
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Player | J.League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | AFC Champions League | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 | GK | Yuya Oki |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
Last updated: 8 April 2021.
Source: Competitions
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