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. 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 Season squad Squad no. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age at start of season) Goalkeepers 1 Akihiro Sato GK 21 Hitoshi Sogahata GK 29 Shinichiro Kawamata GK Defenders 4 Kazuya Yamamura CB / DM 5 Takeshi Aoki CB / DM 15 Gen Shoji CB / LB 16 Shuto Yamamoto LB 17 Takanori Maeno LB 22 Daigo Nishi RB 23 Naomichi Ueda CB 24 Yukitoshi Ito RB Midfielders 6 Koji Nakata DM 7 Jorge Wagner AM / CM / LM 8 Luís Alberto DM 10 Masashi Motoyama AM / LW 13 Atsutaka Nakamura LW 19 Yuta Toyokawa LW / AM 20 Gaku Shibasaki CM / DM 25 Yasushi Endo LW / RW 27 Takahide Umebachi DM 28 Shoma Doi AM 32 Taro Sugimoto AM 33 Caio LW / RW 35 Takuya Nozawa AM 40 Mitsuo Ogasawara (c) DM / AM Forwards 7 Jair FW / LW 11 Davi FW 18 Shuhei Akasaki FW
Competitions J.League Division 1
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Results
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.
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.
Group stage
Statistics Appearances
No. Pos. Name J1 League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps GoalsGoalkeepers 1 GK Akihiro Sato 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 21 GK Hitoshi Sogahata 34 0 1 0 5 0 40 0Defenders 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 0Midfielders 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 2Forwards 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 7Players 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
Goalscorers The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal. Player J1 League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total 1 FW 11 Davi 10 1 2 13 2 MF 25 Yasushi Endo 10 0 1 11 3 MF 28 Shoma Doi 8 0 1 9 MF 33 Caio 8 1 0 9 5 FW 18 Shuhei Akasaki 5 0 2 7 6 MF 20 Gaku Shibasaki 6 0 0 6 7 MF 8 Luís Alberto 2 0 1 3 DF 22 Daigo Nishi 3 0 0 39 MF 13 Atsutaka Nakamura 2 0 0 2 DF 15 Gen Shoji 2 0 0 2 MF 19 Yuta Toyokawa 2 0 0 2 MF 35 Takuya Nozawa 1 0 1 2 MF 40 Mitsuo Ogasawara 2 0 0 214 DF 5 Takeshi Aoki 1 0 0 1 MF 10 Masashi Motoyama 0 0 1 1 DF 16 Shuto Yamamoto 1 0 0 1 MF 27 Takahide Umebachi 0 0 1 1Total6321075
Clean sheets The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal. PlayerJ1 LeagueEmperor's CupJ. League CupTotal1 31 Hitoshi Sogahata 11 0 1 122 1 Akihiro Sato 0 0 0 0Total110112
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