# 2011 Kashima Antlers season

The 2011 Kashima Antlers season was Kashima Antlers's 19th season in J.League Division 1 and 23rd season overall in the top flight (counting the Japan Soccer League and participation in the inaugural J.League Cup). It also included the 2011 J.League Cup, 2011 Emperor's Cup, and the 2011 AFC Champions League. They finished the season 6th in the championship and lost the chance to break the record of 7 championships they share with Tokyo Verdy.

## Players
### Current squad

As of 15 December 2010
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 | Tetsu Sugiyama |
| 3 | DF | JPN | Daiki Iwamasa |
| 5 | DF | BRA | Alex |
| 6 | MF | JPN | Kōji Nakata |
| 7 | DF | JPN | Toru Araiba |
| 8 | MF | JPN | Takuya Nozawa |
| 9 | FW | JPN | Yuya Osako |
| 10 | MF | JPN | Masashi Motoyama |
| 11 | MF | BRA | Fellype Gabriel |
| 13 | FW | JPN | Shinzo Koroki |
| 14 | MF | JPN | Chikashi Masuda |
| 15 | MF | JPN | Takeshi Aoki |
| 16 | MF | JPN | Takuya Honda |
| 18 | FW | BRA | Carlão |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | DF | JPN | Masahiko Inoha |
| 20 | MF | JPN | Gaku Shibasaki |
| 21 | GK | JPN | Hitoshi Sogahata |
| 22 | DF | JPN | Daigo Nishi |
| 23 | DF | JPN | Gen Shoji |
| 24 | DF | JPN | Takefumi Toma |
| 25 | MF | JPN | Yasushi Endo |
| 26 | MF | JPN | Kenji Koyano |
| 27 | MF | JPN | Takahide Umebachi |
| 28 | MF | JPN | Shouma Doi |
| 29 | GK | JPN | Akihiro Sato |
| 30 | FW | JPN | Yuzo Tashiro |
| 31 | GK | JPN | Naoki Yagi |
| 40 | MF | JPN | Mitsuo Ogasawara |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | JPN | Shinichiro Kawamata (to Vegalta Sendai) |
| — | DF | JPN | Tomohiko Miyazaki (to Yokohama F.C.) |
| — | MF | JPN | Shuto Suzuki (to Tochigi S.C.) |
| — | MF | JPN | Daichi Kawashima (to Montedio Yamagata) |
| — | FW | JPN | Ryuta Sasaki (to Shonan Bellmare) |

### 2011 season transfers

In
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 5 | DF | BRA | Alex (Transferred from JEF United Ichihara Chiba) |
| 14 | MF | JPN | Chikashi Masuda (Loan return from Montedio Yamagata) |
| 16 | MF | JPN | Takuya Honda (Transferred from Shimizu S-Pulse) |
| 18 | FW | BRA | Carlão (Transferred from União de Leiria) |
| 20 | MF | JPN | Gaku Shibasaki (Drafted from Aomori Yamada High School) |
| 22 | DF | JPN | Daigo Nishi (Transferred from Consadole Sapporo) |
| 23 | DF | JPN | Gen Shoji (Drafted from Yonago Kita High School) |
| 27 | MF | JPN | Takahide Umebachi (Drafted from Kansai University Daiichi Senior High School) |
| 28 | MF | JPN | Shouma Doi (Promoted from youth team) |
| 29 | GK | JPN | Akihiro Sato (Transferred from Sanfrecce Hiroshima) |
| 30 | FW | JPN | Yuzo Tashiro (Loan return from Montedio Yamagata) |
Out
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 4 | DF | JPN | Go Oiwa (Retired) |
| 5 | DF | BRA | Gilton Ribeiro (Loan return to Porto Alegre Futebol Clube) |
| 16 | MF | JPN | Yuji Funayama (Transferred to Montedio Yamagata) |
| 17 | FW | JPN | Ryuta Sasaki (Loan to Shonan Bellmare) |
| 18 | FW | BRA | Marquinhos (Transferred to Vegalta Sendai) |
| 20 | MF | JPN | Shuto Suzuki (Loan to Tochigi S.C.) |
| 27 | DF | JPN | Kenta Kasai (Released) |
| 28 | GK | JPN | Shinichiro Kawamata (Loan to Vegalta Sendai) |
| 30 | MF | JPN | Hiroyuki Omichi (Transferred to Fagiano Okayama) |
| 32 | DF | JPN | Tomohiko Miyazaki (Loan to Yokohama F.C.) |
| 33 | MF | JPN | Daichi Kawashima (Loan to Montedio Yamagata) |

## Competitions
### J.League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 4 | Vegalta Sendai | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 39 | 25 | +14 | 56 |
| 5 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 46 | 40 | +6 | 56 |
| 6 | Kashima Antlers | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 53 | 40 | +13 | 50 |
| 7 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 52 | 49 | +3 | 50 |
| 8 | Júbilo Iwata | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 53 | 45 | +8 | 47 |

#### Results by round

| 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 | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A |
| Result | D | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Position | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Group stage
#### Standings

Group H :
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Suwon Bluewings | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 12 |
| Kashima Antlers | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 12 |
| Sydney FC | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 5 |
| Shanghai Shenhua | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 2 |

#### Matches

* Note 1: The Kashima Antlers v Sydney FC match was postponed from 16 March 2011 to 10 May 2011 due to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami in Japan. The return match, Sydney FC v Kashima Antlers, was brought forward from 10 May 2011 to 13 April 2011. All home matches of the Kashima Antlers were moved to the National Olympic Stadium in Tokyo as the Kashima Soccer Stadium in Kashima was damaged in the earthquake.