Kashima Antlers
2011 season
ManagerOswaldo de Oliveira
J.League Division 16th
Emperor's CupFourth round
J.League CupChampions
Super CupRunners-up
AFC Champions LeagueRound of 16
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The 2011 Kashima Antlers season was Kashima Antlers's 19th season in J.League Division 1 and 23rd season overall in the top flight (counting the Japan Soccer League and participation in the inaugural J.League Cup). It also included the 2011 J.League Cup, 2011 Emperor's Cup, and the 2011 AFC Champions League. They finished the season 6th in the championship and lost the chance to break the record of 7 championships they share with Tokyo Verdy.

Players

Current squad

As of 15 December 2010 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Japan JPN Tetsu Sugiyama
3 DF Japan JPN Daiki Iwamasa
5 DF Brazil BRA Alex
6 MF Japan JPN Kōji Nakata
7 DF Japan JPN Toru Araiba
8 MF Japan JPN Takuya Nozawa
9 FW Japan JPN Yuya Osako
10 MF Japan JPN Masashi Motoyama
11 MF Brazil BRA Fellype Gabriel
13 FW Japan JPN Shinzo Koroki
14 MF Japan JPN Chikashi Masuda
15 MF Japan JPN Takeshi Aoki
16 MF Japan JPN Takuya Honda
18 FW Brazil BRA Carlão
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF Japan JPN Masahiko Inoha
20 MF Japan JPN Gaku Shibasaki
21 GK Japan JPN Hitoshi Sogahata
22 DF Japan JPN Daigo Nishi
23 DF Japan JPN Gen Shoji
24 DF Japan JPN Takefumi Toma
25 MF Japan JPN Yasushi Endo
26 MF Japan JPN Kenji Koyano
27 MF Japan JPN Takahide Umebachi
28 MF Japan JPN Shouma Doi
29 GK Japan JPN Akihiro Sato
30 FW Japan JPN Yuzo Tashiro
31 GK Japan JPN Naoki Yagi
40 MF Japan JPN Mitsuo Ogasawara

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Japan JPN Shinichiro Kawamata (to Vegalta Sendai)
— DF Japan JPN Tomohiko Miyazaki (to Yokohama F.C.)
— MF Japan JPN Shuto Suzuki (to Tochigi S.C.)
— MF Japan JPN Daichi Kawashima (to Montedio Yamagata)
— FW Japan JPN Ryuta Sasaki (to Shonan Bellmare)

2011 season transfers

In Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
5 DF Brazil BRA Alex (Transferred from JEF United Ichihara Chiba)
14 MF Japan JPN Chikashi Masuda (Loan return from Montedio Yamagata)
16 MF Japan JPN Takuya Honda (Transferred from Shimizu S-Pulse)
18 FW Brazil BRA Carlão (Transferred from União de Leiria)
20 MF Japan JPN Gaku Shibasaki (Drafted from Aomori Yamada High School)
22 DF Japan JPN Daigo Nishi (Transferred from Consadole Sapporo)
23 DF Japan JPN Gen Shoji (Drafted from Yonago Kita High School)
27 MF Japan JPN Takahide Umebachi (Drafted from Kansai University Daiichi Senior High School)
28 MF Japan JPN Shouma Doi (Promoted from youth team)
29 GK Japan JPN Akihiro Sato (Transferred from Sanfrecce Hiroshima)
30 FW Japan JPN Yuzo Tashiro (Loan return from Montedio Yamagata)

Out Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
4 DF Japan JPN Go Oiwa (Retired)
5 DF Brazil BRA Gilton Ribeiro (Loan return to Porto Alegre Futebol Clube)
16 MF Japan JPN Yuji Funayama (Transferred to Montedio Yamagata)
17 FW Japan JPN Ryuta Sasaki (Loan to Shonan Bellmare)
18 FW Brazil BRA Marquinhos (Transferred to Vegalta Sendai)
20 MF Japan JPN Shuto Suzuki (Loan to Tochigi S.C.)
27 DF Japan JPN Kenta Kasai (Released)
28 GK Japan JPN Shinichiro Kawamata (Loan to Vegalta Sendai)
30 MF Japan JPN Hiroyuki Omichi (Transferred to Fagiano Okayama)
32 DF Japan JPN Tomohiko Miyazaki (Loan to Yokohama F.C.)
33 MF Japan JPN Daichi Kawashima (Loan to Montedio Yamagata)

Competitions

Super Cup

Main article: 2011 Japanese Super Cup
26 February 2011 Nagoya Grampus 1 – 1
(3 – 1 p)		 Kashima Antlers Nissan Stadium
Saturday 13:37 Masukawa 54' Report 66' Nozawa Attendance: 35,963
Referee: Nishimura
Penalties
Kennedy soccer ball with red X
Fujimoto soccer ball with check mark
Santos soccer ball with check mark
Ogawa soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with red X Iwamasa
soccer ball with check mark Motoyama
soccer ball with red X Alex
soccer ball with red X Araiba

J.League

Main article: 2011 J.League Division 1

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
4 Vegalta Sendai 34 14 14 6 39 25 +14 56
5 Yokohama F. Marinos 34 16 8 10 46 40 +6 56
6 Kashima Antlers 34 13 11 10 53 40 +13 50
7 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 34 14 8 12 52 49 +3 50
8 Júbilo Iwata 34 13 8 13 53 45 +8 47
Updated to match(es) played on December 3, 2011. Source: J.League Division 1
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal differential; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head results; 5th disciplinary points; 6th draw. If two clubs are tied for first place, both clubs will be declared.

Matches

6 March 2011 Round 1 Kashima Antlers 3 – 3 Omiya Ardija Kashima Soccer Stadium
Sunday 15:00 Inoha 47',
Iwamasa 58',
Tsubouchi 90' (o.g.)		 Report 11', 64' Lee,
49' Ueda		 Attendance: 23,262
Referee: Yoshida
12 March 2011 Round 2 Shimizu S-Pulse 0 – 0 Kashima Antlers Nihondaira Sports Stadium
Saturday 13:00 Report Attendance: 15,528
Referee: Kenji Ogiya
20 March 2011 Round 3 Kashima Antlers 1 – 2 Albirex Niigata Hitachi Kashiwa Soccer Stadium
Sunday 16:00 Nozawa 56' (pen) report 59', pen' Lopes,
88' Young-Cheol		 Attendance: 10,602
Referee: Masaaki Toma
2 April 2011 Round 4 Nagoya Grampus 2-1 Kashima Antlers Toyota Stadium
Saturday 13:00 35' Kennedy,
79' Burzanović		 report 2' Osako Attendance: 12,845
Referee: Toshmitsu Yoshida
10 April 2011 Round 5 Kashima Antlers v Vegalta Sendai
Sunday 16:00
16 April 2011 Round 6 Kashiwa Reysol v Kashima Antlers
Saturday 15:30
23 April 2011 Round 7 Kashima Antlers v Yokohama F. Marinos
Saturday 15:00
29 April 2011 Round 8 Avispa Fukuoka v Kashima Antlers
Friday 13:00
17 August 2011 Round 9 Kashima Antlers v Cerezo Osaka
Wednesday 19:00
27 July 2011 Round 10 Kashima Antlers v Gamba Osaka
Wednesday 19:00
15 May 2011 Round 11 Kawasaki Frontale v Kashima Antlers
Sunday 16:00
21 May 2011 Round 12 Kashima Antlers v Urawa Red Diamonds
Saturday 16:00
29 May 2011 Round 13 Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Kashima Antlers
Sunday 19:00
11 June 2011 Round 14 Montedio Yamagata v Kashima Antlers
Saturday 16:00
15 June 2011 Round 15 Kashima Antlers v Ventforet Kofu
Wednesday 19:00
18 June 2011 Round 16 Kashima Antlers v Júbilo Iwata
Saturday 19:00
22 June 2011 Round 17 Vissel Kobe v Kashima Antlers
Wednesday 19:00
25 June 2011 Round 18 Kashima Antlers v Kawasaki Frontale
Saturday 18:30
31 July 2011 Round 19 Cerezo Osaka v Kashima Antlers
Sunday 18:00
6 August 2011 Round 20 Kashima Antlers v Montedio Yamagata
Saturday 18:30
13 August 2011 Round 21 Vegalta Sendai v Kashima Antlers
Saturday 19:00
20 August 2011 Round 22 Kashima Antlers v Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Saturday 18:30
24 August 2011 Round 23 Ventforet Kofu v Kashima Antlers
Wednesday 19:00
28 August 2011 Round 24 Kashima Antlers v Avispa Fukuoka
Sunday 18:30
10 September 2011 Round 25 Albirex Niigata v Kashima Antlers
Saturday
18 September 2011 Round 26 Kashima Antlers v Nagoya Grampus
Sunday
24 September 2011 Round 27 Urawa Red Diamonds v Kashima Antlers
Saturday
2 October 2011 Round 28 Kashima Antlers v Kashiwa Reysol
Sunday
15 October 2011 Round 29 Júbilo Iwata v Kashima Antlers
Saturday
22 October 2011 Round 30 Kashima Antlers v Vissel Kobe
Saturday
29 October 2011 Round 31 Gamba Osaka v Kashima Antlers
Saturday
19 November 2011 Round 32 Omiya Ardija v Kashima Antlers
Saturday
26 November 2011 Round 33 Kashima Antlers v Shimizu S-Pulse
Saturday
3 December 2011 Round 34 Yokohama F. Marinos v Kashima Antlers
Saturday

Results by round

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ResultD
Position7
Updated to match(es) played on 6 March 2011. Source: "World-Football.net".
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

J.League Cup

Main article: 2011 J.League Cup
2011-10-29 Final Urawa Reds 0 – 1 (a.e.t.) Kashima Antlers Tokyo National Stadium, Tokyo
13:10 report
(Japanese)		 Yuya Osako 105' Attendance: 46,599
Referee: Minoru Tojo

Emperor's Cup

Main article: 2011 Emperor's Cup
2011-10-12 Second round Kashima Antlers 2 – 0 University of Tsukuba Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima
19:00 Tashiro 33'
Osako 38'		 Report Attendance: 3,468
Referee: Minoru Tojo
2011-11-16 Third round Kashima Antlers 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) Kataller Toyama Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima
19:00 Koroki 28'
Nozawa 101'		 Report Fukuda 42' Attendance: 3,465
Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida
2011-12-17 Fourth round Kashima Antlers 0 – 1 Kyoto Sanga Marugame Stadium, Marugame
17:00 report
(Japanese)		 Takumi Miyayoshi 59' Attendance: 5,671
Referee: Itaru Hirose

AFC Champions League

Main article: 2011 AFC Champions League

Group stage

Standings

Group H
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
South Korea Suwon Bluewings 6 3 3 0 12 3 +9 12
Japan Kashima Antlers 6 3 3 0 9 3 +6 12
Australia Sydney FC 6 1 2 3 6 11 −5 5
China Shanghai Shenhua 6 0 2 4 3 13 −10 2

Matches

2 March 2011 Group Stage Shanghai Shenhua China 0 – 0 Japan Kashima Antlers Hongkou Stadium, Shanghai
20:00 UTC+08:00 Report Attendance: 20,036
Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
6 April 2011 Group Stage Suwon Samsung Bluewings South Korea 1 – 1 Japan Kashima Antlers Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
19:30 UTC+09:00 Yeom Ki-Hoon 67' Report K. Nakata 71' Attendance: 7,689
Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)
13 April 20111 Group Stage Sydney FC Australia 0 – 3 Japan Kashima Antlers Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
20:00 UTC+10:00 Report Nozawa 41'
Gabriel 51'
Koroki 90+2'		 Attendance: 7,320
Referee: Ali Al Badwawi (UAE)
19 April 2011 Group Stage Kashima Antlers Japan 1 – 1 South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo2
14:00 UTC+09:00 Tashiro 55' Report Yeom Ki-Hun 48' Attendance: 4,619
Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)
3 May 2011 Group Stage Kashima Antlers Japan 2 – 0 China Shanghai Shenhua National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo2
15:00 UTC+09:00 Koroki 32', 80' Report Attendance: 11,954
Referee: Andre El Haddad (Lebanon)
10 May 20111 Group Stage Kashima Antlers Japan 2 – 1 Australia Sydney FC National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo2
15:00 UTC+09:00 Osako 64'
Nozawa 84'		 Report Jurman 26' Attendance: 3,164
Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)

Knock-out stage

25 May 2011 Round of 16 FC Seoul South Korea 3 – 0 Japan Kashima Antlers Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
19:30 UTC+09:00 Bang Seung-Hwan 38'
Damjanović 55'
Ko Myong-Jin 90+2'		 Report Attendance: 12,725
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

References

  1. ^ AFC President offers condolences
  2. ^ "Dates set for Sydney FC v Kashima Antlers". Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
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