# 2019 Kashima Antlers season

The 2019 Kashima Antlers season involved the team competing in the J1 League, they finished 3rd in the 2018 J1 League. They also competed in the J.League Cup, Emperor's Cup, and AFC Champions League.

## Squad

    As of 16 February 2019.
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 |
| 2 | DF | JPN | Atsuto Uchida |
| 4 | MF | BRA | Léo Silva |
| 5 | DF | KOR | Jung Seung-hyun |
| 6 | MF | JPN | Ryota Nagaki |
| 8 | MF | JPN | Shoma Doi |
| 9 | FW | JPN | Yuma Suzuki |
| 10 | FW | JPN | Hiroki Abe |
| 11 | MF | BRA | Leandro |
| 13 | MF | JPN | Atsutaka Nakamura |
| 14 | FW | JPN | Takeshi Kanamori |
| 15 | FW | JPN | Sho Ito |
| 16 | DF | JPN | Shuto Yamamoto |
| 17 | MF | JPN | Taiki Hirato |
| 18 | MF | BRA | Serginho |
| 19 | FW | JPN | Kazuma Yamaguchi |
| 20 | MF | JPN | Kento Misao |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 21 | GK | JPN | Hitoshi Sogahata |
| 22 | DF | JPN | Koki Anzai |
| 23 | DF | JPN | Itsuki Oda |
| 24 | DF | JPN | Yukitoshi Ito |
| 25 | MF | JPN | Yasushi Endo |
| 27 | DF | BRA | Bueno |
| 28 | DF | JPN | Koki Machida |
| 29 | GK | JPN | Shinichiro Kawamata |
| 30 | MF | JPN | Shintaro Nago |
| 31 | GK | JPN | Yuya Oki |
| 33 | DF | JPN | Ikuma Sekigawa |
| 34 | MF | JPN | Kotaro Arima |
| 35 | DF | JPN | Shogo Sasaki |
| 38 | GK | JPN | Taiki Yamada |
| 39 | DF | JPN | Tomoya Inukai |
| 41 | MF | JPN | Ryōhei Shirasaki |
| — | FW | JPN | Ayase Ueda (special designated player) |

## Competitions
### J1 League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Yokohama F. Marinos (C) | 34 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 68 | 38 | +30 | 70 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | FC Tokyo | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 46 | 29 | +17 | 64 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
| 3 | Kashima Antlers | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 54 | 30 | +24 | 63 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
| 4 | Kawasaki Frontale | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 57 | 34 | +23 | 60 | |
| 5 | Cerezo Osaka | 34 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 39 | 25 | +14 | 59 | |

#### Results
### AFC Champions League
#### Group standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SDL | KAS | GYE | JDT |
| 1 | Shandong Luneng | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 11 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| 2 | Kashima Antlers | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage | 2–1 | — | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Gyeongnam FC | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 8 | | 2–2 | 2–3 | — | 2–0 |
| 4 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 4 | | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — |

#### Quarter-finals
## Statistics
### Scorers

| Rank | No. | Pos | Player | J1 League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | AFC Champions League | Total |
| 1 | 18 | FW | Serginho | 12 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
| 2 | 15 | FW | Sho Ito | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 16 |
| 3 | 8 | MF | Shoma Doi | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | 41 | MF | Ryōhei Shirasaki | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | 13 | MF | Atsutaka Nakamura | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | 36 | FW | Ayase Ueda | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | 11 | FW | Leandro | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | 4 | MF | Léo Silva | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | 22 | DF | Koki Anzai | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | 39 | DF | Tomoya Inukai | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | 14 | FW | Takeshi Kanamori | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | 27 | DF | Bueno | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | 26 | DF | Yuta Koike | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | 47 | MF | Yuki Soma | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 34 | MF | Kotaro Arima | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 23 | DF | Itsuki Oda | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 17 | MF | Taiki Hirato | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | 19 | FW | Kazuma Yamaguchi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 16 | DF | Shuto Yamamoto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | 10 | FW | Hiroki Abe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 25 | MF | Yasushi Endo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 30 | MF | Shintaro Nago | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | Subtotal | Subtotal | 51 | 15 | 5 | 16 | 87 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 54 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 92 |
Last updated: 15 April 2021. Source: Soccer DB

### Clean sheets

| Rank | No. | Player | J.League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | AFC Champions League | Total |
| 1 | 1 | Kwoun Sun-tae | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 |
| 2 | 21 | Hitoshi Sogahata | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | Total | Total | 15 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 20 |
Last updated: 15 April 2021. Source: Competitions