| Club: | Kashima Antlers |
| Season: | 2014 |
| Manager: | Toninho Cerezo |
| Stadium: | Kashima Soccer Stadium |
| League: | J.League Division 1 |
| League Result: | 3rd |
| Cup1: | Emperor's Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Second round |
| Cup2: | J.League Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Group stage |
| League Topscorer: | Davi and Yasushi Endo (10 goals) |
| Season Topscorer: | Davi (13 goals) |
| Highest Attendance: | 32,099 (v. Cerezo Osaka, J.League Division 1, 23 March 2014)[1] |
| Lowest Attendance: | 3,656 (v. Sony Sendai, Emperor's Cup, 12 July 2014)[2] |
| Largest Win: | 5–0 (v. Tokushima Vortis, J.League Division 1, 27 September 2014)[3] |
| Largest Loss: | 1–4 (v. Kawasaki Frontale, J.League Division 1, 10 May 2014)[4] 0–3 (v. Vissel Kobe, J.League Cup, 28 May 2014)[5] |
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| Prevseason: | 2013 |
| Nextseason: | 2015 |
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.[6] 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 no. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of birth (age at start of season) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
| 1 | Akihiro Sato |  | GK | January 1, 2014 | |||||||
| 21 | Hitoshi Sogahata | | GK | January 1, 2014 | |||||||
| 29 | Shinichiro Kawamata | | GK | January 1, 2014 | |||||||
| Defenders | |||||||||||
| 4 | Kazuya Yamamura | | CB / DM | January 1, 2014 | |||||||
| 5 | Takeshi Aoki | | CB / DM | January 1, 2014 | |||||||
| 15 | Gen Shoji | | CB / LB | January 1, 2014 | |||||||
| 16 | Shuto Yamamoto | | LB | January 1, 2014 | |||||||
| 17 | Takanori Maeno | | LB | January 1, 2014 | |||||||
| 22 | Daigo Nishi | | RB | January 1, 2014 | |||||||
| 23 | Naomichi Ueda | | CB | January 1, 2014 | |||||||
| 24 | Yukitoshi Ito | | RB | January 1, 2014 | |||||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||
| 6 | Koji Nakata | | DM | January 1, 2014 | |||||||
| 7 | Jorge Wagner |  | AM / CM / LM | January 1, 2014 | |||||||
| 8 | Luís Alberto | | DM | January 1, 2014 | |||||||
| 10 | Masashi Motoyama | | AM / LW | January 1, 2014 | |||||||
| 13 | Atsutaka Nakamura | | LW | January 1, 2014 | |||||||
| 19 | Yuta Toyokawa | | LW / AM | January 1, 2014 | |||||||
| 20 | Gaku Shibasaki | CM / DM | January 1, 2014 | ||||||||
| 25 | Yasushi Endo | | LW / RW | January 1, 2014 | |||||||
| 27 | Takahide Umebachi | | DM | January 1, 2014 | |||||||
| 28 | Shoma Doi | | AM | January 1, 2014 | |||||||
| 32 | Taro Sugimoto | | AM | January 1, 2014 | |||||||
| 33 | Caio | | LW / RW | January 1, 2014 | |||||||
| 35 | Takuya Nozawa | | AM | January 1, 2014 | |||||||
| 40 | Mitsuo Ogasawara (c) | | DM / AM | January 1, 2014 | |||||||
| Forwards | |||||||||||
| 7 | Jair | | FW / LW | January 1, 2014 | |||||||
| 11 | Davi | | FW | January 1, 2014 | |||||||
| 18 | Shuhei Akasaki | | FW | January 1, 2014 | |||||||
See main article: 2014 J.League Division 1.
See main article: 2014 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.
See main article: 2014 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.
| No. | Pos. | Name | J1 League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
| width=10 | width=10 | width=10 | width=180 | Player | width=50 | J1 League | width=50 | Emperor's Cup | width=50 | J.League Cup | width=50 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | 11 | align=left | 10 | 1 | 2 | 13 | ||||||||
| 2 | MF | 25 | align=left | 10 | 0 | 1 | 11 | ||||||||
| 3 | MF | 28 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |||||||||
| MF | 33 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
| 5 | FW | 18 | Shuhei Akasaki | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||
| 6 | MF | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 7 | MF | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| DF | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 9 | MF | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| DF | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| MF | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| MF | 35 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| MF | 40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 14 | DF | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| MF | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| DF | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| MF | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Total | 63 | 2 | 10 | 75 | |||||||||||
The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal.
| width=10 | width=10 | width=200 | Player | width=50 | J1 League | width=50 | Emperor's Cup | width=50 | J. League Cup | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 12 | |||||||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Total | 11 | 0 | 1 | 12 | ||||||||