2011 Kashima Antlers season explained

Club:	Kashima Antlers
Season:	2011
Manager:	Oswaldo de Oliveira
Mgrtitle:	Manager
League:	J.League Division 1
League Result:	6th
Cup1:	Emperor's Cup
Cup1 Result:	Fourth round
Cup2:	J.League Cup
Cup2 Result:	Champions
Cup3:	Super Cup
Cup3 Result:	Runners-up
Cup4:	AFC Champions League
Cup4 Result:	Round of 16
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Prevseason:	2010
Nextseason:	2012

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

2011 season transfers

InOut

Competitions

Super Cup

See main article: article and 2011 Japanese Super Cup.

J.League

See main article: article and 2011 J.League Division 1.

Results by round

Group stage

Standings

Group H
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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.^[1] The return match, Sydney FC v Kashima Antlers, was brought forward from 10 May 2011 to 13 April 2011.^[2] 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.

Knock-out stage

Notes and References

http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-champions-league/33749--embargoed-acl-update-nagoya-grampus-al-ain-match-on AFC President offers condolences
Web site: Dates set for Sydney FC v Kashima Antlers . 2012-03-15 . https://archive.today/20120426164958/http://www.sydneyfc.com/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=39417 . 2012-04-26 . dead .