2016 Kashima Antlers season

Kashima Antlers
2016 season
ManagerJapanMasatada Ishii
StadiumKashima Soccer Stadium
J1 LeagueChampions
Emperor's CupWinners[1]
League CupGroup stage
Suruga Bank ChampionshipRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Mu Kanazaki (13)
All: Mu Kanazaki (15)
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The 2016 season was Kashima's 24th 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 Suruga Bank Championship.

Squad

As of 21 February 2016.[2]

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 Japan JPN Masatoshi Kushibiki
3 DF Japan JPN Gen Shoji
6 MF Japan JPN Ryota Nagaki
8 MF Japan JPN Shoma Doi
10 MF Japan JPN Gaku Shibasaki
11 MF Brazil BRA Fabrício
13 MF Japan JPN Atsutaka Nakamura
14 DF South Korea KOR Hwang Seok-ho
15 FW Japan JPN Hiroyuki Takasaki
16 DF Japan JPN Shuto Yamamoto
17 DF Brazil BRA Bueno
18 FW Japan JPN Shuhei Akasaki
20 MF Japan JPN Kento Misao
21 GK Japan JPN Hitoshi Sogahata
22 DF Japan JPN Daigo Nishi
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 DF Japan JPN Naomichi Ueda
24 DF Japan JPN Yukitoshi Ito
25 MF Japan JPN Yasushi Endo
26 MF Japan JPN Kazune Kubota
28 DF Japan JPN Koki Machida
29 GK Japan JPN Shinichiro Kawamata
30 MF Japan JPN Hisashi Ohashi
31 GK Japan JPN Yuto Koizumi
32 MF Japan JPN Taro Sugimoto
34 FW Japan JPN Yuma Suzuki
35 MF Japan JPN Taiki Hirato
36 MF Japan JPN Toshiya Tanaka
37 MF Japan JPN Yuki Kakita
40 MF Japan JPN Mitsuo Ogasawara (captain)

Competitions

J1 League

Main article: 2016 J1 League

Table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Kashima Antlers (Q) 17 12 3 2 29 10 +19 39 Champions League group stage and J.League Championship 1st Round
2 Kawasaki Frontale 17 11 5 1 33 15 +18 38
3 Urawa Red Diamonds 17 10 3 4 26 16 +10 33
Source: 2016 MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE 1st Stage League table
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 17 8 2 7 26 22 +4 26
11 Kashima Antlers 17 6 2 9 24 24 0 20
12 Vegalta Sendai 17 6 2 9 19 23 −4 20
Source: 2016 MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE 2nd Stage League table
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Kawasaki Frontale 34 22 6 6 68 39 +29 72 Champions League group stage and J. League Championship 1st Round
3 Kashima Antlers (C) 34 18 5 11 53 34 +19 59 Club World Cup, Champions League group stage and J. League Championship 1st Round
4 Gamba Osaka 34 17 7 10 53 42 +11 58 Champions League play-off round[a]
Source: Meiji Yasuda J1 League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ The winner of the 2016 Emperor's Cup qualified for the Group Stage of the 2017 AFC Champions League. Since the Emperor's Cup winner Kashima Antlers had already qualified for the AFC Champions League, the play-off round spot was awarded to the fourth-placed team.

Matches

[3]

Match Date Team Score Team Venue Attendance
1-1 2016.02.28 Gamba Osaka 0–1 Kashima Antlers Suita City Football Stadium 32,463
1-2 2016.03.05 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Sagan Tosu Kashima Soccer Stadium 19,696
1-3 2016.03.12 Vegalta Sendai 1–0 Kashima Antlers Yurtec Stadium Sendai 15,826
1-4 2016.03.19 Kashima Antlers 2–0 FC Tokyo Kashima Soccer Stadium 15,996
1-5 2016.04.02 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Kashima Antlers Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium 23,955
1-6 2016.04.10 Kashima Antlers 4–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Kashima Soccer Stadium 19,764
1-7 2016.04.16 Shonan Bellmare 0–3 Kashima Antlers Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka 13,039
1-8 2016.04.24 Kashima Antlers 0–2 Kashiwa Reysol Kashima Soccer Stadium 15,914
1-9 2016.04.30 Omiya Ardija 0–0 Kashima Antlers NACK5 Stadium Omiya 12,594
1-10 2016.05.04 Kashima Antlers 2–1 Albirex Niigata Kashima Soccer Stadium 24,805
1-11 2016.05.08 Júbilo Iwata 1–1 Kashima Antlers Yamaha Stadium 14,155
1-12 2016.05.14 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Yokohama F. Marinos Kashima Soccer Stadium 20,177
1-13 2016.05.21 Nagoya Grampus 2–3 Kashima Antlers Toyota Stadium 17,499
1-14 2016.05.29 Kashima Antlers 4–0 Ventforet Kofu Kashima Soccer Stadium 14,289
1-15 2016.06.11 Urawa Reds 0–2 Kashima Antlers Saitama Stadium 2002 51,674
1-16 2016.06.18 Vissel Kobe 1–2 Kashima Antlers Noevir Stadium Kobe 18,875
1-17 2016.06.25 Kashima Antlers 2–0 Avispa Fukuoka Kashima Soccer Stadium 31,636
2-1 2016.07.02 Kashima Antlers 1–3 Gamba Osaka Kashima Soccer Stadium 21,524
2-2 2016.07.09 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–4 Kashima Antlers Edion Stadium Hiroshima 16,551
2-3 2016.07.13 Kashima Antlers 3–0 Nagoya Grampus Kashima Soccer Stadium 6,696
2-4 2016.07.17 Ventforet Kofu 3–3 Kashima Antlers Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium 14,095
2-5 2016.07.23 Kashima Antlers 1–2 Urawa Reds Kashima Soccer Stadium 30,249
2-6 2016.07.30 Sagan Tosu 1–0 Kashima Antlers Best Amenity Stadium 12,803
2-7 2016.08.06 Kashima Antlers 0–1 Vegalta Sendai Kashima Soccer Stadium 13,982
2-8 2016.08.14 Avispa Fukuoka 1–2 Kashima Antlers Level5 Stadium 16,530
2-9 2016.08.20 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Shonan Bellmare Kashima Soccer Stadium 14,233
2-10 2016.08.27 Yokohama F. Marinos 2–2 Kashima Antlers Nissan Stadium 29,123
2-11 2016.09.10 Kashiwa Reysol 2–0 Kashima Antlers Hitachi Kashiwa Stadium 12,815
2-12 2016.09.17 Kashima Antlers 3–0 Júbilo Iwata Kashima Soccer Stadium 15,787
2-13 2016.09.25 Albirex Niigata 0–2 Kashima Antlers Denka Big Swan Stadium 26,202
2-14 2016.10.01 Kashima Antlers 1–3 Omiya Ardija Kashima Soccer Stadium 20,086
2-15 2016.10.22 FC Tokyo 2–1 Kashima Antlers Ajinomoto Stadium 37,317
2-16 2016.10.29 Kashima Antlers 0–1 Kawasaki Frontale Kashima Soccer Stadium 24,000
2-17 2016.11.03 Kashima Antlers 0–1 Vissel Kobe Kashima Soccer Stadium 15,925

Championship stage

The Championship stage consisted of a knockout tournament involving the champions of the First and Second stages, and any team that finishes in the top 3 of the overall table. The team with the best aggregate record earned a bye to the final. The remaining teams playoff for the other spot in the final.

Semifinal Final
Urawa Red Diamonds 1 1 2
Kawasaki Frontale 0 Kashima Antlers 0 2 2
Kashima Antlers 1
23 November 2016 Kawasaki Frontale 0–1 Kashima Antlers Todoroki Athletics Stadium, Kawasaki
14:00 Report Kanazaki 50' Attendance: 24,209
Referee: Shinji Murakami
29 November 2016 Kashima Antlers 0–1 Urawa Red Diamonds Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima
19:25 Report Abe 57' (pen.) Attendance: 23,074
Referee: Masaaki Toma
3 December 2016 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–2 Kashima Antlers Saitama Stadium 2002, Midori-ku, Saitama
19:30 Koroki 7' Report Kanazaki 40', 79' (pen.) Attendance: 59,837
Referee: Ryuji Sato

Emperor's Cup

Main article: 2016 Emperor's Cup

Second round

3 September 2016 Kashima Antlers 3–0Kataller ToyamaKashima, Ibaraki
18:30 Akasaki 35'
Shibasaki 39'
Suzuki 59'		 Report Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 4,241
Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida

Third round

22 September 2016 Kashima Antlers 2–1Fagiano OkayamaKashima, Ibaraki
15:00 Nagaki 60'
Tanaka 88' (o.g.)		 Report Fujimoto 22' Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 5,291

Fourth round

12 November 2016 Kashima Antlers 2–1Vissel KobeKobe
14:00 Fabrício 31', 55' Report Watanabe 64' Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 7,282

Quarter-final

24 December 2016 Kashima Antlers 1–0Sanfrecce HiroshimaKashima, Ibaraki
13:00 Akasaki 57' Report Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 18,391
Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami

Semi-final

29 December 2016 Yokohama F. Marinos0–2 Kashima Antlers Osaka
13:05 Report Doi 41'
Suzuki 73'		 Stadium: Yanmar Stadium Nagai
Attendance: 14,302
Referee: Jumpei Iida

Final

1 January 2017 Kashima Antlers 2–1 (a.e.t.)Kawasaki FrontaleOsaka
14:00 Yamamoto 42'
Fabrício 94'		 Report Kobayashi 54' Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium
Attendance: 34,166
Referee: Hajime Matsuo

J.League Cup

Main article: 2016 J.League Cup

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VIS ARD VEN BEL JÚB ANT GRA
1 Vissel Kobe 6 5 1 0 15 3 +12 16 Knock-out stage 1–1 4–1 4–0
2 Omiya Ardija 6 4 2 0 5 1 +4 14 1–0 1–0 1–0
3 Ventforet Kofu 6 2 2 2 3 4 −1 8 0–2 0–0 1–0
4 Shonan Bellmare 6 2 1 3 4 6 −2 7 0–2 0–1 0–0
5 Júbilo Iwata 6 1 2 3 4 7 −3 5 1–2 1–0 1–3
6 Kashima Antlers 6 1 1 4 8 12 −4 4 1–2 2–3 1–1
7 Nagoya Grampus 6 1 1 4 4 10 −6 4 0–0 0–1 1–3
Updated to match(es) played on 5 June 2016. Source: 2016J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup Group Stage Group A League table and J. League Data
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Fair-play points; 7) Draw.
Matches
23 March 2016 (2016-03-23) Kashima Antlers 1–2 Ventforet Kofu Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima
19:03 Yamamoto 60' Report Billy Celeski 6'
Nilson 45'		 Attendance: 7,321
Referee: Koichiro Fukushima
27 March 2016 (2016-03-27) Vissel Kobe 4–1 Kashima Antlers Noevir Stadium Kobe, Hyōgo-ku, Kobe
14:00 Pedro Júnior 23', 64'
Watanabe 37'
Soma 75'		 Report Yamamoto 84' Attendance: 7,024
Referee: Tomohiro Inoue
6 April 2016 (2016-04-06) Nagoya Grampus 1–3 Kashima Antlers Paloma Mizuho Stadium, Nagoya
19:04 Noda 38' Report Endo 52'
Caio 66'
Shoji 71'		 Attendance: 6,134
Referee: Hiromichi Oka
18 May 2016 (2016-05-18) Kashima Antlers 2–3 Shonan Bellmare Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima
19:00 Nagaki 11'
Doi 26'		 Report Otsuki 18'
Hasegawa 87'
Hanato 90+4'		 Attendance: 5,788
Referee: Takuto Okabe
25 May 2016 (2016-05-25) Kashima Antlers 1–1 Júbilo Iwata Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima, Ibaraki
19:00 Sugimoto 58' Report Fujita 17' Attendance: 5,272
Referee: Masaaki Toma
5 June 2016 (2016-06-05) Omiya Ardija 1–0 Kashima Antlers Nack5 Stadium Omiya, Ōmiya-ku, Saitama
14:00 Pečnik 87' Report Attendance: 9,316
Referee: Poland Bartosz Frankowski

Suruga Bank Championship

Main article: 2016 Suruga Bank Championship
10 August 2016 (2016-08-10) Kashima Antlers 0–1 Colombia Santa Fe Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima
19:00 UTC+9 Report (JFA)
Report (J. League)
Report (CONMEBOL)		 Osorio 79' Attendance: 19,716[4]
Referee: Ma Ning (China)

References

  1. ^ "鹿島が6大会ぶりに天皇杯を制す！". JLeague (in Japanese). Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Players". Kashima Antlers Official Website.
  3. ^ J.League
  4. ^ "マッチレポート" (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan Football Association.