2017 Kashima Antlers season

Kashima Antlers
2017 season
Manager	Masatada Ishii; Go Oiwa
Stadium	Kashima Soccer Stadium
J1 League	2nd
Emperor's Cup	Quarter-final
League Cup	Quarter-final
Super Cup	Winners
AFC Champions League	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Mu Kanazaki (12); All: Mu Kanazaki (20)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2016 2018 →

The 2017 season was Kashima Antlers' 25th consecutive season in the J1 League, the top-division of professional football in Japan. In addition to the league campaign, the club also competed in the Emperor's Cup, League Cup, Super Cup, and AFC Champions League.

Squad

As of 2 February 2017.^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	KOR	Kwoun Sun-tae
3	DF	JPN	Gen Shoji
4	MF	BRA	Léo Silva
5	DF	JPN	Naomichi Ueda
6	MF	JPN	Ryota Nagaki
7	FW	BRA	Pedro Junior
8	MF	JPN	Shoma Doi
9	FW	JPN	Yuma Suzuki
11	FW	BRA	Leandro (on loan from Palmeiras)
13	MF	JPN	Atsutaka Nakamura
14	FW	JPN	Takeshi Kanamori
15	DF	JPN	Yuto Misao
16	DF	JPN	Shuto Yamamoto
17	DF	BRA	Bueno
18	FW	JPN	Shuhei Akasaki


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	MF	JPN	Kento Misao
21	GK	JPN	Hitoshi Sogahata
22	DF	JPN	Daigo Nishi
23	DF	JPN	Itsuki Oda
24	DF	JPN	Yukitoshi Ito
25	MF	JPN	Yasushi Endo
26	MF	JPN	Kazune Kubota
27	MF	JPN	Takahide Umebachi
28	DF	JPN	Koki Machida
29	GK	JPN	Shinichiro Kawamata
30	FW	JPN	Hiroki Abe
31	GK	JPN	Yuto Koizumi
33	MF	JPN	Mu Kanazaki
36	MF	JPN	Toshiya Tanaka
40	MF	JPN	Mitsuo Ogasawara (captain)

Competitions

J1 League

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Kawasaki Frontale (C)	34	21	9	4	71	32	+39	72	Champions League group stage
2	Kashima Antlers	34	23	3	8	53	31	+22	72
3	Cerezo Osaka	34	19	6	9	65	43	+22	63
4	Kashiwa Reysol	34	18	8	8	49	33	+16	62	Champions League play-off round^[a]
5	Yokohama F. Marinos	34	17	8	9	45	36	+9	59

Source: Meiji Yasuda J1 League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ The winner of the 2017 Emperor's Cup qualified for the group stage of the 2018 AFC Champions League. Since the Emperor's Cup winner Cerezo Osaka had already qualified for the AFC Champions League, the play-off round spot was awarded to the fourth-placed team.

Matches

^[2]

Match	Date	Team	Score	Team	Venue	Attendance
1	2017.02.25	Kashima Antlers	0-1	FC Tokyo	Kashima Soccer Stadium	28,240
2	2017.03.04	Ventforet Kofu	0-1	Kashima Antlers	Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium	13,199
3	2017.03.10	Kashima Antlers	1-0	Yokohama F. Marinos	Kashima Soccer Stadium	12,537
4	2017.03.18	Shimizu S-Pulse	2-3	Kashima Antlers	IAI Stadium Nihondaira	16,951
5	2017.04.01	Omiya Ardija	0-1	Kashima Antlers	NACK5 Stadium Omiya	11,676
6	2017.04.08	Kashima Antlers	0-1	Cerezo Osaka	Kashima Soccer Stadium	21,078
7	2017.04.16	Vegalta Sendai	1-4	Kashima Antlers	Yurtec Stadium Sendai	13,159
8	2017.04.22	Kashima Antlers	0-3	Júbilo Iwata	Kashima Soccer Stadium	18,276
9	2017.04.30	Kashima Antlers	2-1	Sagan Tosu	Kashima Soccer Stadium	18,462
10	2017.05.04	Urawa Reds	0-1	Kashima Antlers	Saitama Stadium 2002	57,447
11	2017.05.14	Kashima Antlers	1-2	Vissel Kobe	Kashima Soccer Stadium	18,626
12	2017.05.19	Kashima Antlers	0-3	Kawasaki Frontale	Kashima Soccer Stadium	10,838
14	2017.06.04	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1-3	Kashima Antlers	Edion Stadium Hiroshima	15,781
15	2017.06.17	Kashima Antlers	3-0	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	Kashima Soccer Stadium	20,826
16	2017.06.25	Kashima Antlers	2-0	Albirex Niigata	Kashima Soccer Stadium	14,136
17	2017.07.02	Kashiwa Reysol	2-3	Kashima Antlers	Hitachi Kashiwa Stadium	13,945
13	2017.07.05	Gamba Osaka	0-1	Kashima Antlers	Suita City Football Stadium	18,626
18	2017.07.08	FC Tokyo	2-2	Kashima Antlers	Ajinomoto Stadium	42,979
19	2017.07.29	Kashima Antlers	3-0	Ventforet Kofu	Kashima Soccer Stadium	18,413
20	2017.08.05	Kashima Antlers	2-0	Vegalta Sendai	Kashima Soccer Stadium	17,156
21	2017.08.09	Vissel Kobe	1-2	Kashima Antlers	Noevir Stadium Kobe	19,039
22	2017.08.13	Kawasaki Frontale	3-1	Kashima Antlers	Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium	24,008
23	2017.08.19	Kashima Antlers	2-0	Shimizu S-Pulse	Kashima Soccer Stadium	16,979
24	2017.08.26	Cerezo Osaka	0-1	Kashima Antlers	Yanmar Stadium Nagai	35,516
25	2017.09.09	Kashima Antlers	1-0	Omiya Ardija	Kashima Soccer Stadium	15,719
26	2017.09.16	Albirex Niigata	2-4	Kashima Antlers	Denka Big Swan Stadium	25,453
27	2017.09.23	Kashima Antlers	2-1	Gamba Osaka	Kashima Soccer Stadium	28,565
28	2017.09.30	Sagan Tosu	1-0	Kashima Antlers	Best Amenity Stadium	18,383
29	2017.10.14	Kashima Antlers	2-0	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Kashima Soccer Stadium	18,655
30	2017.10.21	Yokohama F. Marinos	3-2	Kashima Antlers	Nissan Stadium	29,716
31	2017.10.29	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	1-2	Kashima Antlers	Sapporo Dome	27,514
32	2017.11.05	Kashima Antlers	1-0	Urawa Reds	Kashima Soccer Stadium	33,356
33	2017.11.26	Kashima Antlers	0-0	Kashiwa Reysol	Kashima Soccer Stadium	36,080
34	2017.12.02	Júbilo Iwata	0-0	Kashima Antlers	Yamaha Stadium	14,696

Emperor's Cup

Third round

12 July 2017	Kashima Antlers	5–0	Montedio Yamagata	Tendō
19:00		Report		Stadium: ND Soft Stadium Yamagata

Fourth round

20 September 2017	Urawa Red Diamonds	2–4	Kashima Antlers	Kumagaya
19:00	Zlatan 59' Muto 69'	Report	Kanazaki 7', 51' (pen.) Nakamura 74' Doi 90'	Stadium: Kumagaya Athletic Stadium Attendance: 10,051 Referee: H. Takayama

Quarter-final

25 October 2017	Vissel Kobe	1–1 (a.e.t.) (5 – 4 p)	Kashima Antlers	Kobe
19:00	Havenaar 90+4'	Report	Shoji 63'	Stadium: Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium Attendance: 5,186 Referee: H. Kimura
	Penalties
	Havenaar Nílton Watanabe Fujita Iwanami		Ogasawara Nishi Nakamura Misao Shoji

J.League Cup

Quarter-final

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Vegalta Sendai	5–4	Kashima Antlers	3–1	2–3

Japanese Super Cup

18 February 2017	Kashima Antlers	3–2	Urawa Red Diamonds	Nissan Stadium, Yokohama
13:30 JST	Endo 39', 43' Suzuki 83'	Report	Koroki 74' (pen.) Muto 75'	Attendance: 48,250 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura

AFC Champions League

Group stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	KSA	MUA	ULS	BRI
1	Kashima Antlers	6	4	0	2	13	5	+8	12	Round of 16	—	2–1	2–0	3–0
2	Muangthong United	6	3	2	1	7	3	+4	11	Round of 16	2–1	—	1–0	3–0
3	Ulsan Hyundai	6	2	1	3	9	9	0	7		0–4	0–0	—	6–0
4	Brisbane Roar	6	1	1	4	4	16	−12	4		2–1	0–0	2–3	—

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

21 February 2017 (2017-02-21)	Kashima Antlers	2–0	Ulsan Hyundai	Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima
19:00 UTC+9	Kanazaki 64' Suzuki 82'	Report		Attendance: 7,860 Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)

28 February 2017 (2017-02-28)	Muangthong United	2–1	Kashima Antlers	Supachalasai National Stadium, Bangkok
19:30 UTC+7	Theerathon 12' Xisco 90+4'	Report	Pedro Júnior 47'	Attendance: 12,569 Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

14 March 2017 (2017-03-14)	Kashima Antlers	3–0	Brisbane Roar	Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima, Ibaraki
19:00 UTC+9	Suzuki 43' Ueda 76' Endo 80'	Report		Attendance: 6,558 Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

12 April 2017 (2017-04-12)	Brisbane Roar	2–1	Kashima Antlers	Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane
19:00 UTC+10	Maclaren 18' Holman 49'	Report	Nagaki 79'	Attendance: 5,567 Referee: Wang Di (China)

26 April 2017 (2017-04-26)	Ulsan Hyundai	0–4	Kashima Antlers	Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, Ulsan
19:30 UTC+9		Report	Kanazaki 52', 67' Pedro Júnior 54' Léo Silva 90'	Attendance: 1,194 Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan)

10 May 2017 (2017-05-10)	Kashima Antlers	2–1	Muangthong United	Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima
19:00 UTC+9	Suzuki 19', 60'	Report	Teerasil 45'	Attendance: 7,928 Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

Round of 16

23 May 2017 (2017-05-23)	Guangzhou Evergrande	1–0	Kashima Antlers	Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou
20:00 UTC+8	Paulinho 75'	Report		Attendance: 39,863 Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

30 May 2017 (2017-05-30)	Kashima Antlers	2–1	Guangzhou Evergrande	Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima
19:00 UTC+9	Pedro Júnior 28' Kanazaki 90+1'	Report	Paulinho 55'	Attendance: 11,388 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)