| Sota Kasahara 笠原 宗太 | |
| Fullname: | Sota Kasahara |
| Birth Date: | 9 May 1976 |
| Birth Place: | Gunma, Japan |
| Position: | Defender |
| Youthyears1: | 1992–1994 |
| Youthclubs1: | Maebashi Commercial High School |
| Collegeyears1: | 1995–1998 |
| College1: | University of Tsukuba |
| Years1: | 1999 |
| Clubs1: | Otsuka Pharmaceutical |
| Caps1: | 18 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2000–2001 |
| Clubs2: | Mito HollyHock |
| Caps2: | 30 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Years3: | 2002 |
| Clubs3: | Tonan SC |
| Totalcaps: | 48 |
| Totalgoals: | 3 |
is a Japanese former football player.
Kasahara was born in Gunma Prefecture on May 9, 1976. After graduating from University of Tsukuba, he joined the Japan Football League club Otsuka Pharmaceutical in 1999. He played in many matches. In 2000, he moved to the newly promoted J2 League club, Mito HollyHock. He became a regular player and played in many matches as midfielder in 2000. However he was not played at all in 2001. In 2002, he moved to the Regional Leagues club Tonan SC. He retired at the end of the 2002 season.
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | |||||||
| 1999 | Otsuka Pharmaceutical | Football League | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 18 | 0 | |
| 2000 | Mito HollyHock | J2 League | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 3 | |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 48 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 3 | |||