2016 Kashima Antlers season

The 2016 seasonwas 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.

Kashima Antlers
2016 season
ManagerMasatada 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)

Squad
As of 21 February 2016.[2]

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  JPN Masatoshi Kushibiki
3 DF  JPN Gen Shoji
6 MF  JPN Ryota Nagaki
8 MF  JPN Shoma Doi
10 MF  JPN Gaku Shibasaki
11 MF  BRA Fabrício
13 MF  JPN Atsutaka Nakamura
14 DF  KOR Hwang Seok-ho
15 FW  JPN Hiroyuki Takasaki
16 DF  JPN Shuto Yamamoto
17 DF  BRA Bueno
18 FW  JPN Shuhei Akasaki
20 MF  JPN Kento Misao
21 GK  JPN Hitoshi Sogahata
22 DF  JPN Daigo Nishi
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 DF  JPN Naomichi Ueda
24 DF  JPN Yukitoshi Ito
25 MF  JPN Yasushi Endo
26 MF  JPN Kazune Kubota
28 DF  JPN Koki Machida
29 GK  JPN Shinichiro Kawamata
30 MF  JPN Hisashi Ohashi
31 GK  JPN Yuto Koizumi
32 MF  JPN Taro Sugimoto
34 FW  JPN Yuma Suzuki
35 MF  JPN Taiki Hirato
36 MF  JPN Toshiya Tanaka
37 MF  JPN Yuki Kakita
40 MF  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 to 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[lower-alpha 1]
Source: Meiji Yasuda J1 League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champion.
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

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MatchDateTeamScoreTeamVenueAttendance
1-12016.02.28Gamba Osaka0–1Kashima AntlersSuita City Football Stadium32,463
1-22016.03.05Kashima Antlers1–0Sagan TosuKashima Soccer Stadium19,696
1-32016.03.12Vegalta Sendai1–0Kashima AntlersYurtec Stadium Sendai15,826
1-42016.03.19Kashima Antlers2–0FC TokyoKashima Soccer Stadium15,996
1-52016.04.02Kawasaki Frontale1–1Kashima AntlersKawasaki Todoroki Stadium23,955
1-62016.04.10Kashima Antlers4–1Sanfrecce HiroshimaKashima Soccer Stadium19,764
1-72016.04.16Shonan Bellmare0–3Kashima AntlersShonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka13,039
1-82016.04.24Kashima Antlers0–2Kashiwa ReysolKashima Soccer Stadium15,914
1-92016.04.30Omiya Ardija0–0Kashima AntlersNACK5 Stadium Omiya12,594
1-102016.05.04Kashima Antlers2–1Albirex NiigataKashima Soccer Stadium24,805
1-112016.05.08Júbilo Iwata1–1Kashima AntlersYamaha Stadium14,155
1-122016.05.14Kashima Antlers1–0Yokohama F. MarinosKashima Soccer Stadium20,177
1-132016.05.21Nagoya Grampus2–3Kashima AntlersToyota Stadium17,499
1-142016.05.29Kashima Antlers4–0Ventforet KofuKashima Soccer Stadium14,289
1-152016.06.11Urawa Reds0–2Kashima AntlersSaitama Stadium 200251,674
1-162016.06.18Vissel Kobe1–2Kashima AntlersNoevir Stadium Kobe18,875
1-172016.06.25Kashima Antlers2–0Avispa FukuokaKashima Soccer Stadium31,636
2-12016.07.02Kashima Antlers1–3Gamba OsakaKashima Soccer Stadium21,524
2-22016.07.09Sanfrecce Hiroshima2–4Kashima AntlersEdion Stadium Hiroshima16,551
2-32016.07.13Kashima Antlers3–0Nagoya GrampusKashima Soccer Stadium6,696
2-42016.07.17Ventforet Kofu3–3Kashima AntlersYamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium14,095
2-52016.07.23Kashima Antlers1–2Urawa RedsKashima Soccer Stadium30,249
2-62016.07.30Sagan Tosu1–0Kashima AntlersBest Amenity Stadium12,803
2-72016.08.06Kashima Antlers0–1Vegalta SendaiKashima Soccer Stadium13,982
2-82016.08.14Avispa Fukuoka1–2Kashima AntlersLevel5 Stadium16,530
2-92016.08.20Kashima Antlers1–0Shonan BellmareKashima Soccer Stadium14,233
2-102016.08.27Yokohama F. Marinos2–2Kashima AntlersNissan Stadium29,123
2-112016.09.10Kashiwa Reysol2–0Kashima AntlersHitachi Kashiwa Stadium12,815
2-122016.09.17Kashima Antlers3–0Júbilo IwataKashima Soccer Stadium15,787
2-132016.09.25Albirex Niigata0–2Kashima AntlersDenka Big Swan Stadium26,202
2-142016.10.01Kashima Antlers1–3Omiya ArdijaKashima Soccer Stadium20,086
2-152016.10.22FC Tokyo2–1Kashima AntlersAjinomoto Stadium37,317
2-162016.10.29Kashima Antlers0–1Kawasaki FrontaleKashima Soccer Stadium24,000
2-172016.11.03Kashima Antlers0–1Vissel KobeKashima Soccer Stadium15,925

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 112
  Kawasaki Frontale 0     Kashima Antlers 022
  Kashima Antlers 1  
23 November 2016 Kawasaki Frontale0–1Kashima AntlersTodoroki Athletics Stadium, Kawasaki
14:00 Report Kanazaki  50' Attendance: 24,209
Referee: Shinji Murakami
29 November 2016 Kashima Antlers0–1Urawa Red DiamondsKashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima
19:25 Report Abe  57' (pen.) Attendance: 23,074
Referee: Masaaki Toma
3 December 2016 Urawa Red Diamonds1–2Kashima AntlersSaitama 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 Antlers3–0Kataller 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 Antlers2–1Fagiano 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 Antlers2–1Vissel KobeKobe
14:00 Fabrício  31', 55' Report Watanabe  64' Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 7,282

Quarter-final
24 December 2016 Kashima Antlers1–0Sanfrecce HiroshimaKashima, Ibaraki
13:00 Akasaki  57' Report Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 18,391
Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami

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

Final
1 January 2017 Kashima Antlers2–1 (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 Antlers1–2Ventforet KofuKashima 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 Kobe4–1Kashima AntlersNoevir 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 Grampus1–3Kashima AntlersPaloma 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 Antlers2–3Shonan BellmareKashima 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 Antlers1–1Júbilo IwataKashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima, Ibaraki
19:00 Sugimoto  58' Report Fujita  17' Attendance: 5,272
Referee: Masaaki Toma
5 June 2016 (2016-06-05) Omiya Ardija1–0Kashima AntlersNack5 Stadium Omiya, Ōmiya-ku, Saitama
14:00 Pečnik  87' Report Attendance: 9,316
Referee: Bartosz Frankowski

Suruga Bank Championship
Main article: 2016 Suruga Bank Championship
10 August 2016 (2016-08-10) Kashima Antlers0–1 Santa FeKashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima
19:00 UTC+9 Report (JFA)
Report (J. League)
Report (CONMEBOL)		 Osorio  79' Attendance: 19,716[4]
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
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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.
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