# 2003 Kashima Antlers season

2003 Kashima Antlers season

## Competitions

| Competitions | Position |
| J. League 1 | 5th / 16 clubs |
| Emperor's Cup | Semifinals |
| J. League Cup | Runners-up |

## Domestic results
### J. League 1
#### First stage
##### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 6 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 24 |
| 7 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 23 |
| 8 | Kashima Antlers | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 23 |
| 9 | Kashiwa Reysol | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 21 |
| 10 | Tokyo Verdy 1969 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 28 | 32 | −4 | 19 |

##### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: J. League Data Site

##### Result round by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| Ground | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | W | W | L | W | W | W | L | D | L | W | W | L | D | L | L |
| Position | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 |

##### Matches

| Match | Date | Venue | Opponents | Score |
| 1–1 | 22 March 2003 | Kashima Soccer Stadium | Urawa Red Diamonds | 3–1 |
| 1–2 | 5 April 2003 | Kashiwa no Ha Park Stadium | Kashiwa Reysol | 2–1 |
| 1–3 | 13 April 2003 | Toyota Stadium | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 0–1 |
| 1–4 | 19 April 2003 | Kashima Soccer Stadium | Tokyo Verdy 1969 | 1–0 |
| 1–5 | 26 April 2003 | Kashima Soccer Stadium | F.C. Tokyo | 2–0 |
| 1–6 | 29 April 2003 | Osaka Expo '70 Stadium | Gamba Osaka | 2–1 |
| 1–7 | 5 May 2003 | Kashima Soccer Stadium | Yokohama F. Marinos | 1–3 |
| 1–8 | 10 May 2003 | Ōita Stadium | Oita Trinita | 1–1 |
| 1–9 | 17 May 2003 | Kashima Soccer Stadium | JEF United Ichihara | 0–2 |
| 1–10 | 24 May 2003 | Miyagi Stadium | Vegalta Sendai | 2–0 |
| 1–11 | 5 July 2003 | Kashima Soccer Stadium | Júbilo Iwata | 5–2 |
| 1–12 | 12 July 2003 | Kusanagi (ja:静岡県草薙総合運動場陸上競技場) | Shimizu S-Pulse | 0–2 |
| 1–13 | 19 July 2003 | Kashima Soccer Stadium | Vissel Kobe | 3–3 |
| 1–14 | 27 July 2003 | Kashima Soccer Stadium | Cerezo Osaka | 0–1 |
| 1–15 | 2 August 2003 | Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium | Kyoto Purple Sanga | 1–3 |

#### Second stage
##### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 2 | JEF United Ichihara | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 26 |
| 3 | Júbilo Iwata | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 17 | +5 | 26 |
| 4 | Kashima Antlers | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 25 |
| 5 | FC Tokyo | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 20 | +12 | 24 |
| 6 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 23 |

##### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: J. League Data Site

##### Result round by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| Ground | H | A | 7 | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | D | W | W | D | D | D | D | L | W | L | D | W | W | D |
| Position | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 |

##### Matches

| Match | Date | Venue | Opponents | Score |
| 2–1 | 16 August 2003 | Kashima Soccer Stadium | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 1–0 |
| 2–2 | 24 August 2003 | National Olympic Stadium (Tokyo) | Tokyo Verdy 1969 | 1–1 |
| 2–3 | 30 August 2003 | Kashima Soccer Stadium | Oita Trinita | 1–0 |
| 2–4 | 7 September 2003 | National Olympic Stadium (Tokyo) | JEF United Ichihara | 3–2 |
| 2–5 | 13 September 2003 | Kashima Soccer Stadium | Vegalta Sendai | 0–0 |
| 2–6 | 20 September 2003 | Yamaha Stadium | Júbilo Iwata | 1–1 |
| 2–7 | 23 September 2003 | Kashima Soccer Stadium | Kyoto Purple Sanga | 1–1 |
| 2–8 | 27 September 2003 | Nagai Stadium | Cerezo Osaka | 1–1 |
| 2–9 | 4 October 2003 | Ajinomoto Stadium | F.C. Tokyo | 1–5 |
| 2–10 | 18 October 2003 | Kashima Soccer Stadium | Shimizu S-Pulse | 2–0 |
| 2–11 | 25 October 2003 | Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium | Vissel Kobe | 1–2 |
| 2–12 | 8 November 2003 | Kashima Soccer Stadium | Gamba Osaka | 2–2 |
| 2–13 | 15 November 2003 | International Stadium Yokohama | Yokohama F. Marinos | 2–1 |
| 2–14 | 23 November 2003 | Kashima Soccer Stadium | Kashiwa Reysol | 2–1 |
| 2–15 | 29 November 2003 | Saitama Stadium 2002 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 2–2 |

#### Overall table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 3 | JEF United Ichihara | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 57 | 38 | +19 | 53 |
| 4 | FC Tokyo | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 46 | 31 | +15 | 49 |
| 5 | Kashima Antlers | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 48 |
| 6 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 54 | 42 | +12 | 47 |
| 7 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 49 | 42 | +7 | 45 |

### Emperor's Cup

Kashima Antlers received a bye to the third round as being part of the J.League Division 1.

### J. League Cup

Kashima Antlers received a bye to the quarter-finals in order to avoid scheduling conflicts due to their participation in the AFC Champions League.

#### Final
## International results
### AFC Champions League

Kashima Antlers qualified for this tournament as winners of the 2001 J.League.

#### Group stage

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| BEC Tero Sasana (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 |
| Daejeon Citizen | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Shanghai Shenhua | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 3 |
| Kashima Antlers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 1 |

### A3 Champions Cup

As the tournament was hosted in Japan, Kashima Antlers received an invitation after winning the 2002 J.League Cup.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Kashima Antlers (C) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 |
| Dalian Shide | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
| Júbilo Iwata | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 |

## Player statistics

| No. | Pos. | Player | D.o.B. (Age) | Height / Weight | J. League 1 | J. League 1 | Emperor's Cup | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | J. League Cup | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Player | D.o.B. (Age) | Height / Weight | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | Shinya Kato | (1980-09-19)19 September 1980 (aged 22) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 2 | DF | Akira Narahashi | (1971-11-26)26 November 1971 (aged 31) | cm / kg | 27 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 3 | DF | Yutaka Akita | (1970-08-06)6 August 1970 (aged 32) | cm / kg | 28 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 4 | DF | Go Oiwa | (1972-06-23)23 June 1972 (aged 30) | cm / kg | 29 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 5 | MF | Kōji Nakata | (1979-07-09)9 July 1979 (aged 23) | cm / kg | 18 | 3 | | | | | | |
| 6 | MF | Yasuto Honda | (1969-06-25)25 June 1969 (aged 33) | cm / kg | 19 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 7 | DF | Naoki Soma | (1971-07-19)19 July 1971 (aged 31) | cm / kg | 20 | 2 | | | | | | |
| 8 | MF | Mitsuo Ogasawara | (1979-04-05)5 April 1979 (aged 23) | cm / kg | 27 | 7 | | | | | | |
| 9 | FW | Euller | (1971-03-15)15 March 1971 (aged 31) | cm / kg | 22 | 4 | | | | | | |
| 10 | MF | Masashi Motoyama | (1979-06-20)20 June 1979 (aged 23) | cm / kg | 20 | 4 | | | | | | |
| 11 | FW | Yoshiyuki Hasegawa | (1969-02-11)11 February 1969 (aged 34) | cm / kg | 3 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 13 | FW | Atsushi Yanagisawa | (1977-05-27)27 May 1977 (aged 25) | cm / kg | 8 | 2 | | | | | | |
| 14 | DF | Kenji Haneda | (1981-12-01)1 December 1981 (aged 21) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 15 | DF | Seiji Kaneko | (1980-05-27)27 May 1980 (aged 22) | cm / kg | 2 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 16 | MF | Fernando | (1978-06-18)18 June 1978 (aged 24) | cm / kg | 27 | 5 | | | | | | |
| 17 | DF | Jun Uchida | (1977-10-14)14 October 1977 (aged 25) | cm / kg | 6 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 18 | MF | Koji Kumagai | (1975-10-23)23 October 1975 (aged 27) | cm / kg | 1 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 19 | FW | Tomoyuki Hirase | (1977-05-23)23 May 1977 (aged 25) | cm / kg | 28 | 7 | | | | | | |
| 20 | DF | Tomohiko Ikeuchi | (1977-11-01)1 November 1977 (aged 25) | cm / kg | 10 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 21 | GK | Hitoshi Sogahata | (1979-08-02)2 August 1979 (aged 23) | cm / kg | 30 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 22 | DF | Tatsuya Ishikawa | (1979-12-25)25 December 1979 (aged 23) | cm / kg | 14 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 23 | MF | Masashi Otani | (1983-04-17)17 April 1983 (aged 19) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 24 | MF | Takeshi Aoki | (1982-09-28)28 September 1982 (aged 20) | cm / kg | 27 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 25 | MF | Takuya Nozawa | (1981-08-12)12 August 1981 (aged 21) | cm / kg | 5 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 26 | FW | Masaki Fukai | (1980-09-13)13 September 1980 (aged 22) | cm / kg | 22 | 2 | | | | | | |
| 27 | FW | Yuki Nakashima | (1984-06-16)16 June 1984 (aged 18) | cm / kg | 11 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 28 | GK | Shinichi Shuto | (1983-06-08)8 June 1983 (aged 19) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 29 | GK | Riki Takasaki | (1970-07-11)11 July 1970 (aged 32) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 30 | FW | Takayuki Suzuki | (1976-06-05)5 June 1976 (aged 26) | cm / kg | 4 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 31 | MF | Claudecir | (1975-10-15)15 October 1975 (aged 27) | cm / kg | 8 | 2 | | | | | | |
| 32 | GK | Yohei Nishibe | (1980-12-01)1 December 1980 (aged 22) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 33 | MF | Da Silva | (1974-03-05)5 March 1974 (aged 29) | cm / kg | 1 | 0 | | | | | | |

## Other pages

* (in Japanese) J. League official site
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