2023 Kashima Antlers season

The 2023 season was Kashima Antlers' 31st consecutive season in the J1 League, the top flight of Japanese football since the introduction of professional football in 1993. The club finished the 2023 J1 League in fifth place, one place lower than the previous season.^[2] They also competed in the Emperor's Cup where they were knocked out in the third round and the J.League Cup where they reached the quarter-finals.

Kashima Antlers

2023 season
Chairman	Fumiaki Koizumi
Manager	Daiki Iwamasa
Stadium	Kashima Soccer Stadium
J1 League	5th
Emperor's Cup	Third round
J.League Cup	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Yuma Suzuki (14 goals) All: Yuma Suzuki (14 goals)
Highest home attendance	56,020 v Nagoya Grampus 14 May 2023 (J1 League)
Lowest home attendance	3,837 v Honda FC 7 June 2023 (Emperor's Cup)
Average home league attendance	22,031[1]
Biggest win	4–0 v Gamba Osaka (Home) 29 April 2023 (J1 League)
Biggest defeat	1–5 v Vissel Kobe (Away) 15 April 2023 (J1 League)
Home colours Away colours
← 2022 2024 →

Squad

Season squad

Squad no.	Name	Nationality	Position(s)	Date of birth (age at start of season)
Goalkeepers
1	Kwoun Sun-tae		GK	(1984-09-11)11 September 1984 (aged 38)
29	Tomoki Hayakawa		GK	(1999-03-03)3 March 1999 (aged 23)
31	Yuya Oki		GK	(1999-08-22)22 August 1999 (aged 23)
38	Park Eui-jeong		GK	(2004-05-22)22 May 2004 (aged 18)
Defenders
2	Koki Anzai		RB / LB	(1995-05-31)31 May 1995 (aged 27)
3	Gen Shoji		CB	(1992-12-11)11 December 1992 (aged 30)
5	Ikuma Sekigawa		CB	(2000-09-13)13 September 2000 (aged 22)
16	Hidehiro Sugai		LB	(1998-10-27)27 October 1998 (aged 24)
22	Rikuto Hirose		RB	(1995-09-23)23 September 1995 (aged 27)
28	Shuhei Mizoguchi		LB	(2004-02-13)13 February 2004 (aged 19)
39	Keisuke Tsukui		DF	(2004-05-21)21 May 2004 (aged 18)
55	Naomichi Ueda		CB	(1994-10-24)24 October 1994 (aged 28)
Midfielders
8	Shoma Doi (c)		SS / LW / RW	(1992-05-21)21 May 1992 (aged 30)
10	Ryotaro Araki		AM / FW	(2002-01-29)29 January 2002 (aged 21)
14	Yuta Higuchi		RM / CM	(1996-10-30)30 October 1996 (aged 26)
15	Tomoya Fujii		LM / RM	(1998-12-04)4 December 1998 (aged 24)
17	Arthur Caíke		LW / FW	(1992-06-15)15 June 1992 (aged 30)
20	Gaku Shibasaki		CM / DM	(1992-05-28)28 May 1992 (aged 30)
21	Diego Pituca		CM	(1992-08-15)15 August 1992 (aged 30)
24	Yusuke Ogawa		DM / CM	(2002-04-14)14 April 2002 (aged 20)
25	Kaishu Sano		DM	(2000-12-30)30 December 2000 (aged 22)
26	Naoki Sutoh		LM / RM	(2002-10-01)1 October 2002 (aged 20)
27	Yuta Matsumura		RM / LM	(2001-04-13)13 April 2001 (aged 21)
30	Shintaro Nago		CM / AM	(1996-04-17)17 April 1996 (aged 26)
33	Hayato Nakama		LM / AM	(1992-05-16)16 May 1992 (aged 30)
34	Yu Funabashi		DM	(2002-07-12)12 July 2002 (aged 20)
Forwards
13	Kei Chinen		FW / RW	(1995-03-17)17 March 1995 (aged 27)
19	Blessing Eleke		FW	(1996-03-05)5 March 1996 (aged 26)
36	Shu Morooka		FW	(2000-12-09)9 December 2000 (aged 22)
37	Yuki Kakita		FW	(1997-07-14)14 July 1997 (aged 25)
40	Yuma Suzuki		FW	(1996-04-28)28 April 1996 (aged 26)

Last updated: 1 September 2023.
Source: Kashima Antlers website

Transfers

Arrivals

Date	Position	Player	From	Type	Source
20 September 2022	DF	Keisuke Tsukui	Shohei High School	Full	[3]
17 November 2022	FW	Shu Morooka	Tokyo International University	Full	[4]
25 November 2022	MF	Tomoya Fujii	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Full	[5]
26 November 2022	FW	Kei Chinen	Kawasaki Frontale	Full	[6]
30 November 2022	DF	Naomichi Ueda	Nîmes	Full	[7]
7 December 2022	GK	Park Eui-jeong	Hanyang Technical High School	Full	[8]
8 December 2022	DF	Gen Shoji	Gamba Osaka	Full	[9]
21 December 2022	MF	Kaishu Sano	Machida Zelvia	Full	[10]
25 July 2023	DF	Hidehiro Sugai	Ventforet Kofu	Full	[11]
1 September 2023	MF	Gaku Shibasaki		Free agent	[12]

Departures

Date	Position	Player	To	Type	Source
30 November 2022	DF	Daiki Sugioka	Shonan Bellmare	Full	[13]
7 December 2022	GK	Taiki Yamada	Fagiano Okayama	Loan	[14]
8 December 2022	MF	Ryuji Izumi	Nagoya Grampus	Full	[15]
12 December 2022	DF	Kento Misao	Santa Clara	Full	[16]
13 December 2022	MF	Yoshihiro Shimoda	Iwaki FC	Loan	[17]
21 December 2022	DF	Bueno		Released	[18]
22 December 2022	DF	Naoki Hayashi	Tokyo Verdy	Loan	[19]
28 December 2022	FW	Everaldo	EC Bahia	Full	[20]
26 January 2023	DF	Itsuki Oda	Avispa Fukuoka	Full	[21]
29 March 2023	DF	Koki Machida	Union SG	Full	[22]
3 July 2023	DF	Kim Min-tae	Shonan Bellmare	Loan	[23]
4 July 2023	FW	Itsuki Someno	Tokyo Verdy	Loan	[24]
15 July 2023	DF	Keigo Tsunemoto	Servette FC	Full	[25]
15 August 2023	MF	Ryotaro Nakamura	Ventforet Kofu	Loan	[26]

Pre-season and friendlies

Kashima Antlers v Nankatsu SC

15 January Training match	Kashima Antlers	4–1	Nankatsu SC	Kashima
	Morooka Sano Chinen	Report	Nomura	Stadium: Kashima Antlers Practice Ground
Note: The match was played with three halves lasting 20 minutes each.

Tokushima Vortis v Kashima Antlers

21 January Training match	Tokushima Vortis	6–3	Kashima Antlers	Miyazaki
	Watari 54' Cacá 89' Mori 95' Nishino 104', 119' Anzai 116' (o.g.)	Report	Chinen 12' Morooka 33' Nakama 48'	Stadium: Hinata Stadium
Note: The match was played with two halves lasting 45 minutes each, and one half lasting 30 minutes.

Fagiano Okayama v Kashima Antlers

24 January Training match	Fagiano Okayama	5–1	Kashima Antlers	Miyazaki
13:00	Tiago Alves 18' Sakuragawa 65' Kimura 67' Sakamoto 69' Fukumoto 85'	Report	111'	Stadium: Hinata Stadium
Note: The match was played with two halves lasting 45 minutes each, and one half lasting 30 minutes.

Kashima Antlers v Tokyo Verdy

5 February Training match	Kashima Antlers	2–1	Tokyo Verdy	Kashima
11:00	Chinen Kakita	Report		Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Note: The match was played with four halves lasting 45 minutes each.

Mito HollyHock v Kashima Antlers

12 February Friendly	Mito HollyHock	2–0	Kashima Antlers	Mito
14:00	Takeda 26' Murata 58'	Report		Stadium: K's denki Stadium Mito
Note: Ibaraki Soccer Festival

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
J1 League	18 February 2023 (2023-02-18)	3 December 2023 (2023-12-03)	Matchday 1	5th	34	14	10	10	43	34	+9	041.18
J.League Cup	8 March 2023 (2023-03-08)	10 September 2023 (2023-09-10)	Group stage	Quarter-final	8	3	2	3	8	7	+1	037.50
Emperor's Cup	7 June 2023 (2023-06-07)	12 July 2023 (2023-07-12)	Second round	Third round	2	1	0	1	4	1	+3	050.00
Total					44	18	12	14	55	42	+13	040.91

Source: Competitions

J1 League

Main article: 2023 J1 League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	34	17	7	10	42	28	+14	58	Qualification for the AFC Champions League Two group stage
4	Urawa Red Diamonds	34	15	12	7	42	27	+15	57
5	Kashima Antlers	34	14	10	10	43	34	+9	52
6	Nagoya Grampus	34	14	10	10	41	36	+5	52
7	Avispa Fukuoka	34	15	6	13	37	43	−6	51

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 goals scored; 7) Fewer disciplinary points.

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
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H
Result	W	L	W	D	L	L	L	L	W	W	W	W	W	D	D	D	W	L	D	D	W	W	L	W	W	D	W	L	D	L	D	D	L	W
Position	2	6	3	4	10	13	14	15	13	9	8	5	5	4	6	8	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	3	5	4	6	7	6	7	5

Source: J. League Data Site
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The full league fixtures were released on 20 January 2023.^[27]

Kyoto Sanga v Kashima Antlers

18 February 1	Kyoto Sanga	0–2	Kashima Antlers	Kameoka
14:00 JST	Asada  33' Fukuda  66'	Report	Pituca 8' Higuchi  21' Chinen 34' Suzuki  37'	Stadium: Sanga Stadium by Kyocera Attendance: 15,988 Referee: Ryo Tanimoto

Kashima Antlers v Kawasaki Frontale

25 February 2	Kashima Antlers	1–2	Kawasaki Frontale	Kashima
16:00 JST	Chinen 5' Araki  90+5'	Report	Marcinho  38' Yamamura  83' Yamada 89' Ienaga 90+11' (pen.)	Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 28,608 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura

Yokohama FC v Kashima Antlers

4 March 3	Yokohama FC	1–3	Kashima Antlers	Yokohama
14:03 JST	Ogawa 24' (pen.) Lara  71' Iwatake  85'	Report	Fujii 9' Suzuki 38' Caíke 90+6'	Stadium: Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium Attendance: 10,637 Referee: Jumpei Iida

Kashima Antlers v Avispa Fukuoka

12 March 4	Kashima Antlers	0–0	Avispa Fukuoka	Kashima
15:03 JST	Sano  14'  53'	Report	Kanamoro  41' Grolli  55' Nagaishi  65' Lukian  80'	Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 20,097 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto

Yokohama F. Marinos v Kashima Antlers

18 March 5	Yokohama F. Marinos	2–1	Kashima Antlers	Yokohama
14:03 JST	Nishimura  30' Matsubara 56' Tsunemoto 62' (o.g.) Watanabe  70'	Report	Suzuki 68'  70' Anzai  90' Pituca  90+6'  90+7'	Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 28,478 Referee: Ryo Tanimoto

Kashima Antlers v Sanfrecce Hiroshima

1 April 6	Kashima Antlers	1–2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Kashima
15:03 JST	Chinen 69'	Report	Mitsuta  21' Vieira 86' (pen.), 88'	Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 15,414 Referee: Koichiro Fukushima

Kashiwa Reysol v Kashima Antlers

9 April 7	Kashiwa Reysol	1–0	Kashima Antlers	Kashiwa
19:03 JST	Hosoya 32' Sento  45' Tatsuta  56' Tsuchiya  82'	Report	Shoji  58'	Stadium: Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium Attendance: 11,421 Referee: Futoshi Nakamura

Kashima Antlers v Vissel Kobe

15 April 8	Kashima Antlers	1–5	Vissel Kobe	Kashima
16:03 JST	Shoji  60' Suzuki 61'	Report	Osako 24', 48' (pen.)  40' Hatsuse  31' Muto 45+2', 85' Sasaki 72' Patric  87'	Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 15,311 Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi

Albirex Niigata v Kashima Antlers

23 April 9	Albirex Niigata	0–2	Kashima Antlers	Niigata
14:03 JST	Fitzgerald  77'	Report	Suzuki 3'  28' Kakita 26' Nakama  43'	Stadium: Denka Big Swan Stadium Attendance: 23,920 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto

Kashima Antlers v Gamba Osaka

29 April 10	Kashima Antlers	4–0	Gamba Osaka	Kashima
19:03 JST	Nakama 48' Suzuki 64' Doi 86', 87'	Report	Kwon  32' Lavi  90+5'	Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 20,525 Referee: Yoshiro Imamura

Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo v Kashima Antlers

3 May 11	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	0–1	Kashima Antlers	Sapporo
14:03 JST	Miyazawa  86'	Report	Suzuki 21' Nago  37' Pituca  76'	Stadium: Sapporo Dome Attendance: 19,038 Referee: Takuto Okabe

Cerezo Osaka v Kashima Antlers

7 May 12	Cerezo Osaka	0–1	Kashima Antlers	Osaka
14:03 JST	Tameda  4' Toriumi  56' Uejo  71'	Report	Hirose  1' Sekigawa 67'	Stadium: Yodoko Sakura Stadium Attendance: 12,676 Referee: Futoshi Nakamura

Kashima Antlers v Nagoya Grampus

14 May 13	Kashima Antlers	2–0	Nagoya Grampus	Tokyo
13:35 JST	Suzuki 29' Doi  67' Chinen 84' Sano  88' Pituca  90+2'	Report		Stadium: Japan National Stadium Attendance: 56,020 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura

Kashima Antlers v FC Tokyo

20 May 14	Kashima Antlers	1–1	FC Tokyo	Kashima
15:03 JST	Kakita 6'	Report	Oliveira 28' (pen.) Abe  45' Tsukagawa  78' Higashi  88' Adaílton  90'	Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 17,589 Referee: Ryo Tanimoto

Sagan Tosu v Kashima Antlers

27 May 15	Sagan Tosu	2–2	Kashima Antlers	Tosu
17:04 JST	Moriya 27' Tashiro  66' Ono 70'	Report	Nago 34' Sano  77' Higuchi  80' Suzuki 90+1'	Stadium: Ekimae Real Estate Stadium Attendance: 9,272 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto

Urawa Red Diamonds v Kashima Antlers

4 June 16	Urawa Red Diamonds	0–0	Kashima Antlers	Saitama
17:04 JST	Høibråten  57' Sakai  90+6' Hayakawa  90+7'	Report	Nakama  84' Hayakawa  90+6' Pituca  90+7'	Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 45,575 Referee: Andrew Madley

Kashima Antlers v Shonan Bellmare

11 June 17	Kashima Antlers	1–0	Shonan Bellmare	Kashima
18:00 JST	Pituca  23' Higuchi 43'	Report	Onose  12' Ohno  37'	Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 13,169 Referee: Masuya Ueda

Gamba Osaka v Kashima Antlers

24 June 18	Gamba Osaka	2–1	Kashima Antlers	Osaka
19:00 JST	Kurokawa 15' Dawhan 34' Yamamoto  72'	Report	Ueda  59' 88' Araki  65'	Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 22,483 Referee: Futoshi Nakamura

Kashima Antlers v Kyoto Sanga

1 July 19	Kashima Antlers	0–0	Kyoto Sanga	Kashima
18:03 JST		Report	Toyokawa  33'	Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 16,353 Referee: Yusuke Araki

Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Kashima Antlers

8 July 20	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1–1	Kashima Antlers	Hiroshima
18:33 JST	Ben Khalifa  8' Ezequiel 55'  78' Morishima  67'	Report	Sekigawa 5' Pituca  77'	Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima Attendance: 8,361 Referee: Hiroki Kasahara

FC Tokyo v Kashima Antlers

16 July 21	FC Tokyo	1–3	Kashima Antlers	Chōfu
18:33 JST	Oliveira 9' Matsuki  89'	Report	Suzuki 23' Kakita 45'  65' Pituca 54' Anzai  90'	Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 37,014 Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi

Kashima Antlers v Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo

6 August 22	Kashima Antlers	3–0	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	Kashima
18:03 JST	Higuchi 1' Ueda 15' Nakama  30' Sekigawa  51' Suzuki 67'	Report	Supachok  90+1'	Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 17,503 Referee: Koei Koya

Nagoya Grampus v Kashima Antlers

13 August 23	Nagoya Grampus	1–0	Kashima Antlers	Toyota
18:03 JST	Nogami 37' Inagaki  85' H. Fujii  89'	Report	Anzai  28' T. Fujii  90+1' Pituca  90+4'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 38,642 Referee: Yoshiro Imamura

Kashima Antlers v Sagan Tosu

19 August 24	Kashima Antlers	2–1	Sagan Tosu	Kashima
18:03 JST	Sekigawa  9' Higuchi 26' Chinen 80' (pen.) Shoji  90+4'	Report	Yamazaki  23' Iwasaki  31' Narahara 66'  82' Togashi  72' Hwang  78'	Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 19,693 Referee: Ryo Tanimoto

Kashima Antlers v Albirex Niigata

26 August 25	Kashima Antlers	2–0	Albirex Niigata	Kashima
18:03 JST	Kakita 9' Suzuki 30'  33'	Report	Fujiwara  35'	Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 18,895 Referee: Takafumi Mikuriya

Shonan Bellmare v Kashima Antlers

2 September 26	Shonan Bellmare	2–2	Kashima Antlers	Hiratsuka
19:03 JST	Ohashi 35'  63' Suzuki 43' Tanaka  59' Yamada  90+5'	Report	Sano 8' Nakama  28' Caíke 90+2' (pen.)	Stadium: Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka Attendance: 11,089 Referee: Hayato Shimizu

Kashima Antlers v Cerezo Osaka

16 September 27	Kashima Antlers	1–0	Cerezo Osaka	Kashima
18:03 JST	Suzuki 13' Pituca  25' Kakita  59' Caíke  75' Sugai  90+6'	Report	Capixaba  45+4'	Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 18,380 Referee: Takuto Okabe

Kashima Antlers v Yokohama F. Marinos

24 September 28	Kashima Antlers	1–2	Yokohama F. Marinos	Kashima
15:04 JST	Nakama  6' Suzuki 15'  41' Hirose  24'	Report	Lopes 34', 50' Nagato  45'	Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 27,463 Referee: Futoshi Nakamura

Avispa Fukuoka v Kashima Antlers

30 September 29	Avispa Fukuoka	0–0	Kashima Antlers	Fukuoka
15:03 JST	Grolli  5' Konno  35' Miya  85' Oda  89'	Report		Stadium: Best Denki Stadium Attendance: 9,467 Referee: Hajime Matsuo

Vissel Kobe v Kashima Antlers

21 October 30	Vissel Kobe	3–1	Kashima Antlers	Tokyo
14:03 JST	Sasaki 16', 83' Ide 45'	Report	Matsumura 90+1'	Stadium: Japan National Stadium Attendance: 53,444 Referee: Koichiro Fukushima

Kashima Antlers v Urawa Red Diamonds

28 October 31	Kashima Antlers	0–0	Urawa Red Diamonds	Kashima
14:03 JST		Report	Takahashi  49' Sakai  66' Scholz  67' Akimoto  88'	Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 29,305 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura

Kashima Antlers v Kashiwa Reysol

11 November 32	Kashima Antlers	1–1	Kashiwa Reysol	Kashima
15:03 JST	Pituca 87' (pen.)	Report	Koga  54' Takamine  74' Hosoya 77' Diego  89'	Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 19,860 Referee: Ryo Tanimoto

Kawasaki Frontale v Kashima Antlers

24 November 33	Kawasaki Frontale	3–0	Kashima Antlers	Kawasaki
19:03 JST	Damião 34', 63' Wakizaka 84' (pen.) Kobayashi  90'	Report	Sano  78' Hayakawa  82'	Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 20,887 Referee: Hiroki Kasahara

Kashima Antlers v Yokohama FC

3 December 34	Kashima Antlers	2–1	Yokohama FC	Kashima
14:03 JST	Suzuki 18' Matsumura 41' Pituca  51' Sano  56'	Report	Caprini  44' 63' Mita  64'	Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 20,336 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura

Emperor's Cup

Main article: 2023 Emperor's Cup

As a J1 club, Kashima entered the competition at the second round.

Kashima Antlers v Honda FC

7 June Second round	Kashima Antlers	3–0	Honda FC	Kashima
19:03	Kim 13' Caíke 39' Someno 68'	Report	Kishida  80'	Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,837 Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita

Kashima Antlers v Ventforet Kofu

12 July Third round	Kashima Antlers	1–1 (a.e.t.) (10–11 p)	Ventforet Kofu	Kōfu
19:05	Kakita 62'	Report	Nozawa 51'	Stadium: JIT Recycle Ink Stadium Attendance: 6,301 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura
	Penalties
	Pituca Higuchi Doi Sekigawa Nakama Anzai Matsumura Ueda Shoji Oki Suzuki Pituca Higuchi		Sugai Getúlio Hasegawa Utaka Mancha Nozawa Shinada Hasukawa Matsumoto Kobayashi Shibuya Sugai Getúlio

J.League Cup

Main article: 2023 J.League Cup

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Avispa Fukuoka	6	4	1	1	9	6	+3	13	Advance to knockout stage
2	Kashima Antlers	6	3	1	2	6	4	+2	10
3	Albirex Niigata	6	2	0	4	6	8	−2	6
4	Kashiwa Reysol	6	1	2	3	7	10	−3	5

Source: JLeague.co (EN), JLeague.jp (JA)
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Kashiwa Reysol v Kashima Antlers

8 March 1	Kashiwa Reysol	1–1	Kashima Antlers	Kashiwa
19:03 JST	Toshima  57' Shiihashi  83' Hosoya 90'	Report	Matsumura 22' Sekigawa  45+3' Nago  87'	Stadium: Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium Attendance: 6,674 Referee: Takuto Okabe

Albirex Niigata v Kashima Antlers

26 March 2	Albirex Niigata	1–0	Kashima Antlers	Niigata
14:03 JST	Akiyama 52'	Report	Tsunemoto  44' Pituca  73'	Stadium: Denka Big Swan Stadium Attendance: 12,294 Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita

Kashima Antlers v Avispa Fukuoka

5 April 3	Kashima Antlers	1–0	Avispa Fukuoka	Kashima
19:00 JST	Araki 32'	Report	Grolli  63'	Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 5,571 Referee: Hayato Shimizu

Avispa Fukuoka v Kashima Antlers

19 April 4	Avispa Fukuoka	2–1	Kashima Antlers	Fukuoka
19:03 JST	Jogo 14' Grolli  85' Wellington 90+3'	Report	Caíke 31' Sekigawa  90'	Stadium: Best Denki Stadium Attendance: 3,520 Referee: Masuya Ueda

Kashima Antlers v Kashiwa Reysol

24 May 5	Kashima Antlers	1–0	Kashiwa Reysol	Kashima
19:10 JST	Caíke 68' Kim  73'	Report		Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 6,134 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura

Kashima Antlers v Albirex Niigata

18 June 6	Kashima Antlers	2–0	Albirex Niigata	Kashima
18:03 JST	Nakama 3' Someno 12'	Report	Nescau  67'	Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 9,652 Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi

Quarter-finals

Nagoya Grampus v Kashima Antlers

6 September Leg 1	Nagoya Grampus	1–1	Kashima Antlers	Toyota
19:33 JST	Fujii  27' Nakatani  42' Junker  50' Inagaki  53' Kubo 90+4'	Report	Matsumura 49'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 8,089 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto

Kashima Antlers v Nagoya Grampus

10 September Leg 2	Kashima Antlers	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Nagoya Grampus	Kashima
18:03 JST	Nakama 51'  62' Pituca  15'	Report	Nakashima 3'  12' Nagai  41' Uchida  78' Yoshida 119'	Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 14,310 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura

Nagoya Grampus won 3–2 on aggregate.

Statistics

Appearances

Squad players with no appearances throughout the season are not listed.

No.	Pos.	Name	J1 League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
29	GK	Tomoki Hayakawa	34	0	0	0	2	0	36	0
31	GK	Yuya Oki	0	0	2	0	6	0	8	0
Defenders
2	DF	Koki Anzai	31	0	1	0	4+3	0	39	0
3	DF	Gen Shoji	4+17	0	2	0	3+1	1	27	0
5	DF	Ikuma Sekigawa	30	2	0+1	0	5+1	0	37	2
16	DF	Hidehiro Sugai	4+4	0	0	0	0+1	0	9	0
22	DF	Rikuto Hirose	20+7	0	1	0	4+3	0	35	0
28	DF	Shuhei Mizoguchi	4+1	0	1	0	5	0	11	0
55	DF	Naomichi Ueda	34	2	1	0	5+1	0	41	2
Midfielders
8	MF	Shoma Doi	7+17	2	0+2	0	2+5	0	33	2
10	MF	Ryotaro Araki	3+10	0	2	0	5	1	20	1
14	MF	Yuta Higuchi	31+2	3	0+1	0	2+1	0	37	3
15	MF	Tomoya Fujii	9+13	1	1+1	0	2+3	0	29	1
17	MF	Arthur Caíke	0+13	2	1	1	3+1	2	18	5
20	MF	Gaku Shibasaki	1+2	0	0	0	0+1	0	4	0
21	MF	Diego Pituca	31	3	1	0	5	0	37	3
25	MF	Kaishu Sano	23+4	1	1	0	5+2	0	35	1
27	MF	Yuta Matsumura	5+15	2	0+1	0	3+2	2	26	4
30	MF	Shintaro Nago	9+5	1	1	0	1+2	0	17	1
33	MF	Hayato Nakama	20+7	1	1+1	0	4+2	2	35	3
34	MF	Yu Funabashi	0+8	0	1	0	2	0	11	0
Forwards
13	FW	Kei Chinen	11+10	5	0	0	1+3	0	25	5
19	FW	Blessing Eleke	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
36	FW	Shu Morooka	1+3	0	0+1	0	2+2	0	9	0
37	FW	Yuki Kakita	19+10	4	1	1	3+1	0	34	5
40	FW	Yuma Suzuki	33	14	0+1	0	3+4	0	41	14
Players loaned or transferred out during the season
20	DF	Kim Min-tae	0	0	1	1	3+1	0	5	1
32	DF	Keigo Tsunemoto	9+7	0	1	0	3	0	20	0
35	MF	Ryotaro Nakamura	0+3	0	1	0	3	0	7	0
18	FW	Itsuki Someno	1+4	0	1	1	2+1	1	9	2

Last updated: 3 December 2023.
Source: jleague.co, Soccer D.B.

Goalscorers

The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Rnk	Pos	No.	Player	J1	EC	JLC	Total
1	FW	40	Yuma Suzuki	14	0	0	14
2	FW	13	Kei Chinen	5	0	0	5
	MF	17	Arthur Caíke	2	1	2	5
	FW	37	Yuki Kakita	4	1	0	5
5	MF	27	Yuta Matsumura	2	0	2	4
6	MF	14	Yuta Higuchi	3	0	0	3
	MF	21	Diego Pituca	3	0	0	3
	MF	33	Hayato Nakama	1	0	2	3
9	DF	5	Ikuma Sekigawa	2	0	0	2
	FW	8	Shoma Doi	2	0	0	2
	FW	18	Itsuki Someno	0	1	1	2
	DF	55	Naomichi Ueda	2	0	0	2
13	MF	10	Ryotaro Araki	0	0	1	1
	MF	15	Tomoya Fujii	1	0	0	1
	DF	20	Kim Min-tae	0	1	0	1
	MF	25	Kaishu Sano	1	0	0	1
	MF	30	Shintaro Nago	1	0	0	1
TOTAL				43	4	8	55

Last updated: 3 December 2023.
Source: jleague.co

Clean sheets

The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal.

Rnk	No.	Player	J1	EC	JLC	Total
1	29	Tomoki Hayakawa	15	0	0	15
2	31	Yuya Oki	0	1	3	4
TOTALS			15	1	3	19

Last updated: 28 October 2023.
Source: fbref.com