# 2014 Kashima Antlers season

The 2014 season was Kashima Antlers' 22nd consecutive season in J.League Division 1, the top flight of Japanese football since the introduction of professional football in 1993. The club finished the 2014 J.League Division 1 in third place, two places above their position from the previous season. They also competed in the Emperor's Cup where they were surprisingly knocked out in the second round by JFL club Sony Sendai FC and the J.League Cup where they did not make it past the group stage.

## Squad
### Season squad

| Squad no. | Name | Position(s) | Date of birth (age at start of season) |
| Goalkeepers |||||
| 1 | Akihiro Sato | GK | (1986-08-30)30 August 1986 (aged 27) |
| 21 | Hitoshi Sogahata | GK | (1979-08-02)2 August 1979 (aged 34) |
| 29 | Shinichiro Kawamata | GK | (1989-07-23)23 July 1989 (aged 24) |
| Defenders |||||
| 4 | Kazuya Yamamura | CB / DM | (1989-12-02)2 December 1989 (aged 24) |
| 5 | Takeshi Aoki | CB / DM | (1982-09-28)28 September 1982 (aged 31) |
| 15 | Gen Shoji | CB / LB | (1992-12-11)11 December 1992 (aged 21) |
| 16 | Shuto Yamamoto | LB | (1985-06-01)1 June 1985 (aged 28) |
| 17 | Takanori Maeno | LB | (1988-04-14)14 April 1988 (aged 25) |
| 22 | Daigo Nishi | RB | (1987-08-28)28 August 1987 (aged 26) |
| 23 | Naomichi Ueda | CB | (1994-10-24)24 October 1994 (aged 19) |
| 24 | Yukitoshi Ito | RB | (1993-09-03)3 September 1993 (aged 20) |
| Midfielders |||||
| 6 | Koji Nakata | DM | (1979-07-09)9 July 1979 (aged 34) |
| 7 | Jorge Wagner | AM / CM / LM | (1979-11-17)17 November 1979 (aged 34) |
| 8 | Luís Alberto | DM | (1983-11-17)17 November 1983 (aged 30) |
| 10 | Masashi Motoyama | AM / LW | (1979-06-20)20 June 1979 (aged 34) |
| 13 | Atsutaka Nakamura | LW | (1990-09-13)13 September 1990 (aged 23) |
| 19 | Yuta Toyokawa | LW / AM | (1994-09-09)9 September 1994 (aged 19) |
| 20 | Gaku Shibasaki | CM / DM | (1992-05-28)28 May 1992 (aged 21) |
| 25 | Yasushi Endo | LW / RW | (1988-04-07)7 April 1988 (aged 25) |
| 27 | Takahide Umebachi | DM | (1992-06-08)8 June 1992 (aged 21) |
| 28 | Shoma Doi | AM | (1992-05-21)21 May 1992 (aged 21) |
| 32 | Taro Sugimoto | AM | (1996-02-12)12 February 1996 (aged 17) |
| 33 | Caio | LW / RW | (1994-04-19)19 April 1994 (aged 19) |
| 35 | Takuya Nozawa | AM | (1981-08-12)12 August 1981 (aged 32) |
| 40 | Mitsuo Ogasawara (c) | DM / AM | (1979-04-05)5 April 1979 (aged 34) |
| Forwards |||||
| 7 | Jair | FW / LW | (1988-06-10)10 June 1988 (aged 25) |
| 11 | Davi | FW | (1984-03-10)10 March 1984 (aged 29) |
| 18 | Shuhei Akasaki | FW | (1991-09-01)1 September 1991 (aged 22) |
Last updated: December 2014. Source: Soccer D.B.

## Competitions
### J.League Division 1
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Gamba Osaka (C) | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 59 | 31 | +28 | 63 | Qualification for 2015 AFC Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 52 | 32 | +20 | 62 | Qualification for 2015 AFC Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Kashima Antlers | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 64 | 39 | +25 | 60 | Qualification for 2015 AFC Champions League group stage |
| 4 | Kashiwa Reysol | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 48 | 40 | +8 | 60 | Qualification for 2015 AFC Champions League Third qualifying round |
| 5 | Sagan Tosu | 34 | 19 | 3 | 12 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 60 | |
* 1 2 Because Gamba Osaka won the 2014 Emperor's Cup, the group stage spot has been given to third-placed Kashima Antlers, while ACL qualification spot has been awarded to the fourth-placed Kashiwa Reysol.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 8 December 2014. Source: J.League data site

#### 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 | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | W | L | W | W | L | L | W | W | L | L | L | W | D | D | D | W | W | W | W | D | L | W | W | W | L | L | D | D | W | W | W | L |
| Position | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |

#### Results
### Emperor's Cup

Kashima entered into the tournament in the second round, looking to improve on their fourth round exit in 2013. They had drawn and beaten their second round opponents, JFL club Sony Sendai in the second round the previous year, but one of the shocks of the tournament was Kashima's extra time and penalties defeat.

### J.League Cup

As one of the fourteen teams not to receive a bye, Kashima entered into Group A with six other J.League Division 1 clubs. After winning three of their six games in the competition, they finished fourth in the group stage and therefore did not qualify for the quarter-finals.

#### Group stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | GAM | VIS | SAG | ANT | SPU | FCT | VEG |
| 1 | Gamba Osaka | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 12 | Advanced to quarter-finals | — | 2–0 | | 2–1 | | 3–1 | |
| 2 | Vissel Kobe | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 12 | Advanced to quarter-finals | | — | 3–2 | | | 0–3 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Sagan Tosu | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 9 | | 0–2 | | — | | 2–0 | | 2–0 |
| 4 | Kashima Antlers | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 9 | | | 0–3 | 3–1 | — | 3–0 | | |
| 5 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | | 1–0 | 1–2 | | | — | | 4–0 |
| 6 | FC Tokyo | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 7 | | | | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–3 | — | |
| 7 | Vegalta Sendai | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 4 | | 1–0 | | | 1–2 | | 1–1 | — |

## Statistics
### Appearances

Last updated: 6 December 2014. Source: Soccer D.B.
| No. | Pos. | Name | J1 League | J1 League | Emperor's Cup | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | J.League Cup | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||||
| 1 | GK | Akihiro Sato | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | Hitoshi Sogahata | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| Defenders |||||||||||
| 4 | DF | Kazuya Yamamura | 2+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Takeshi Aoki | 14+4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| 15 | DF | Gen Shoji | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 40 | 2 |
| 16 | DF | Shuto Yamamoto | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 38 | 1 |
| 17 | DF | Takanori Maeno | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Daigo Nishi | 22+1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 3 |
| 23 | DF | Naomichi Ueda | 18+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Yukitoshi Ito | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Midfielders |||||||||||
| 6 | MF | Koji Nakata | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Jorge Wagner | 2+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Luís Alberto | 0+16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 19 | 3 |
| 10 | MF | Masashi Motoyama | 0+12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 14 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | Atsutaka Nakamura | 5+9 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
| 19 | MF | Yuta Toyokawa | 8+9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 20 | 2 |
| 20 | MF | Gaku Shibasaki | 34 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 41 | 6 |
| 25 | MF | Yasushi Endo | 26+4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 36 | 11 |
| 27 | MF | Takahide Umebachi | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+3 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| 28 | MF | Shoma Doi | 33+1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5+1 | 1 | 41 | 9 |
| 32 | MF | Taro Sugimoto | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | Caio | 25+5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2+4 | 0 | 37 | 9 |
| 40 | MF | Mitsuo Ogasawara | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 38 | 2 |
| Forwards |||||||||||
| 11 | FW | Davi | 24+1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4+1 | 2 | 31 | 13 |
| 18 | FW | Shuhei Akasaki | 10+5 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 2 | 19 | 7 |
| Players loaned or transferred out during the season |||||||||||
| 7 | FW | Jair | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | Takuya Nozawa | 0+8 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+3 | 1 | 13 | 2 |

### Goalscorers

The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
| Rnk | Pos | No. | Player | J1 League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 11 | Davi | 10 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| 2 | MF | 25 | Yasushi Endo | 10 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 3 | MF | 28 | Shoma Doi | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | MF | 33 | Caio | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 5 | FW | 18 | Shuhei Akasaki | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | MF | 20 | Gaku Shibasaki | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | MF | 8 | Luís Alberto | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | DF | 22 | Daigo Nishi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | MF | 13 | Atsutaka Nakamura | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | DF | 15 | Gen Shoji | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | MF | 19 | Yuta Toyokawa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | MF | 35 | Takuya Nozawa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | MF | 40 | Mitsuo Ogasawara | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | DF | 5 | Takeshi Aoki | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | 10 | Masashi Motoyama | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | DF | 16 | Shuto Yamamoto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | 27 | Takahide Umebachi | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 63 | 2 | 10 | 75 |
Last updated: 6 December 2014. Source: Soccer D.B.

### Clean sheets

The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal.
| Rnk | No. | Player | J1 League | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | Total |
| 1 | 31 | Hitoshi Sogahata | 11 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 2 | 1 | Akihiro Sato | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 11 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
Last updated: 6 December 2014. Source: fbref.com