# 2013 Kashima Antlers season

The 2013 season was Kashima Antlers 10th season in the J1 League. They got to the 4th round of the Emperors Cup and the 1st round of the J.League Cup, and ended up finishing 5th in the league.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 3 | Kawasaki Frontale | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 65 | 51 | +14 | 60 | Qualification for 2014 AFC Champions League group stage |
| 4 | Cerezo Osaka | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 53 | 32 | +21 | 59 | Qualification for 2014 AFC Champions League group stage |
| 5 | Kashima Antlers | 34 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 60 | 52 | +8 | 59 | |
| 6 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 66 | 56 | +10 | 58 | |
| 7 | Albirex Niigata | 34 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 48 | 42 | +6 | 55 | |
* ↑ The winners of the 2013 Emperor's Cup qualify for the group stage of the 2014 AFC Champions League. As the Emperor's Cup winners were Yokohama F. Marinos, who had already qualified to ACL through the championship, the remaining spot was awarded to the fourth-placed team.

## Squad

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 | JPN | Akihiro Sato |
| 21 | GK | JPN | Hitoshi Sogahata |
| 29 | GK | JPN | Shinichiro Kawamata |
| 3 | DF | JPN | Daiki Iwamasa |
| 5 | DF | JPN | Takeshi Aoki |
| 15 | DF | JPN | Gen Shōji |
| 17 | DF | JPN | Takanori Maeno |
| 22 | DF | JPN | Daigo Nishi |
| 23 | DF | JPN | Naomichi Ueda |
| 24 | DF | JPN | Yukitoshi Ito |
| 4 | MF | JPN | Kazuya Yamamura |
| 6 | MF | JPN | Koji Nakata |
| 10 | MF | JPN | Masashi Motomora |
| 13 | MF | JPN | Atsutaka Nakamura |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | MF | JPN | Takuya Honda |
| 20 | MF | JPN | Gaku Shibasaki |
| 25 | MF | JPN | Yasushi Endo |
| 27 | MF | JPN | Takehide Umebachi |
| 28 | MF | JPN | Shoma Doi |
| 35 | MF | JPN | Takuya Nozawa |
| 40 | MF | JPN | Mitsuo Ogasawara |
| 8 | FW | BRA | Juninho |
| 9 | FW | JPN | Yuya Ōsako |
| 11 | FW | BRA | Davi |
| 18 | FW | JPN | Yoshiki Nashagawa |
| 19 | FW | JPN | Yuta Toyakawa |
| 36 | FW | JPN | Shuhei Akasaki |

## Statistics
### Overview

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| J1 League | 34 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 60 | 52 | +8 | 052.94 |
| Emperors Cup | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 066.67 |
| J-League Cup | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 050.00 |
| Total | 45 | 24 | 5 | 16 | 69 | 60 | +9 | 053.33 |

### Goalscorers

| Rank | Pos | No | Nat | Name | J1 League | Emperors Cup | J-League Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 9 | | Yuya Ōsako | 19 | 0 | 2 | 21 |
| 2 | FW | 11 | | Davi | 10 | 1 | 5 | 16 |
| 3 | MF | 25 | | Yasushi Endo | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 4 | MF | 35 | | Takuya Nozawa | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | MF | 4 | | Kazuya Yamamura | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | FW | 8 | | Juninho | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | MF | 13 | | Atsutaka Nakamura | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | MF | 20 | | Gaku Shibasaki | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | 27 | | Takehide Umebachi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | DF | 5 | | Takeshi Aoki | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | 28 | | Shoma Doi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | 40 | | Mitsuo Ogasawara | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | DF | 24 | | Yukitoshi Ito | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 10 | MF | | Masashi Motomora | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 60 | 6 | 9 | 75 |

### League position 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 | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | W | D | L | W | W | D | W | D | W | L | W | W | L | W | L | D | L | W | L | W | W | L | W | L | W | W | W | L | W | W | L | W | L |
| Position | 9 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 |

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | J1 League | J1 League | Emperors Cup | Emperors Cup | J.League Cup | J.League Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 21 | GK | JPN | Hitoshi Sogahata | 43 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | GK | JPN | Akihiro Sato | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | GK | JPN | Shinichiro Kawamata | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | JPN | Daiki Iwamasa | 24 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | JPN | Takeshi Aoki | 43 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | JPN | Gen Shōji | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | JPN | Takenori Maeno | 25 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | JPN | Daigo Nishi | 38 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | JPN | Naomichi Ueda | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | JPN | Yukitoshi Ito | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 4 | MF | JPN | Kazuya Yamamura | 30 | 4 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | JPN | Koji Nakata | 33 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | JPN | Masashi Motomora | 34 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | JPN | Atsutaka Nakamura | 24 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | JPN | Takuya Honda | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | JPN | Gaku Shibasaki | 42 | 2 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | JPN | Yasushi Endo | 38 | 9 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | JPN | Takehide Umebachi | 14 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | JPN | Shoma Doi | 18 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | JPN | Takuya Nozawa | 33 | 5 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| 40 | MF | JPN | Mitsuo Ogasawara | 41 | 2 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 8 | FW | BRA | Juninho | 38 | 4 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | JPN | Yuya Ōsako | 41 | 21 | 33 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 11 | FW | BRA | Davi | 36 | 16 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 |
| 18 | FW | JPN | Yoshiki Nashagawa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | JPN | Yuta Toyakawa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | FW | JPN | Shuhei Akasaki | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |

## Transfers
### In

| Pos | Player | From | Fee | Date |
| FW | Davi | Ventforet Kofu | Unknown | January 2013 |
| MF | Daichi Kawashima | Montedio Yamigata | Unknown | January 2013 |
| DF | Takenori Maeno | Ehime FC | Unknown | January 2013 |
| FW | Atsutaka Nakamura | Kyoto Sanga FC | Unknown | January 2013 |
| MF | Takuya Nozawa | Vissel Kobe | Unknown | January 2013 |
| MF | Renato Cajá | Ponte Preta | Unknown | July 2012 |

### Out

| Pos | Player | To | Fee | Date |
| DF | Alex | Tokushima Vortis | Unknown | December 2012 |
| DF | Toru Araba | Cerezo Osaka | Unknown | December 2012 |
| MF | Júnior Dutra | Sporting Lokeren | Unknown | December 2012 |
| FW | Shinzo Koroki | Urawa Red Diamonds | Unknown | December 2012 |
| MF | Chikashi Masuda | Ulsan Hyundai | Unknown | December 2012 |
| FW | Hideya Okamoto | Albirex Niigata | Unknown | December 2012 |
| MF | Renato Cajá | Esporte Clube Vitória | Unknown | December 2012 |