Kashima Antlers

Kashima Antlers (Japanese鹿島アントラーズ, Kashima antorāzu, of Engl antlers. Antlers ) are a Japanese professional football club from the city of Kashima ( Ibaraki Prefecture ). The Antlers, the match result on their behalf as a deer mascot, with seven titles are the most successful club of active since 1993, professional league J. League. In 2007, even managed the double of Bundesliga and Emperor's Cup.

Club history

1991-1993: Establishment and introduction of professional football

The club, the KK of the associated corporation Kashima Antlers F. C. (. .株式会社鹿島アントラーズエフ· ·シー, kabushiki - gaisha Kashima Antorāzu efu shī; engl Kashima Antlers FC, Ltd. ) is operated, is one of nearly ten percent to five hometowns of the club - next Kashima are the Kamisu, Itako, Hokota and Namegata, over 90 percent of 39 local businesses. He went in February 1991 from the (up to 1975 in Osaka resident ) Sumitomo Kinzoku Kōgyō Shukyū -dan (English Sumitomo Metal Industries ' football club ), a works team of the mining company Sumitomo Kinzoku Kōgyō forth. First Star of the newly formed team was the Brazilian Zico, who was signed in May 1991. In July of the same year was adopted after a Fanentscheid the name " Kashima Antlers ". The official opening it happened in October 1991. The following year came further changes in force that led the club in the direction of professional football. A club logo, a mascot and the club anthem were introduced. At the beginning of 1993, the new clubhouse, the training grounds and the stadium was inaugurated. In May 1993, it is the first game in the new Kashima Soccer Stadium. In the friendly match Antlers met the Brazilian club Fluminense Rio de Janeiro

Following the decision in Japan to establish a professional football league and settle several clubs in smaller towns, the Sumitomo team to the next to the steel group especially the city of Kashima and the surrounding municipalities was introduced into a new joint venture, involved. The new team, which should bear the name of Antlers, immediately won the first round of the first J. League season in 1993, which entitled them to participate in the championship final. Although this was lost against Verdy Kawasaki, but this was an enormous respect for the success of a team whose predecessor had never won a national title or was just moved into a cup final. Your first cup final lost Antlers just weeks after the defeat in the championship final with 2:6 against Yokohama Marinos.

1994-2000: Establishing the most successful team in Japan

The first big success was still a few years away. With the commitment of the Brazilian coach João Carlos, the association launched in successful years. In the 1996 season the championship was the first time in Kashima. Here they sat down almost against Nagoya Grampus Eight and Yokohama wing by. The following year, they won both the Emperor's Cup and the Yamazaki Nabisco Cup. The most successful year the club's history was the year 2000, when the triple of all national competitions could be obtained ( this feat was in Japan so far no team repeat ). Meistermacher this time was the Brazilian Toninho Cerezo. 2002/ 03 the club was first eligible to participate in the newly created AFC Champions League. Without victory would retire early from the group stage. In 2003 he was the first international triumph: winning the first edition of the A3 Champions Cup, which is played between Japan, China and South Korea. In three out of three games, the Antlers won twice and played draw only against the South Korean representative Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma. Even before and after this success was nationally then a little quiet around the club. 2004 and 2006 the club was even then only in sixth place in the league competition. The last success was celebrated in 2002 with the victory of the Supercup.

For the 2006 Toninho Cerezo success coach was replaced by his compatriot Paulo Autuori. But even this did not bring the desired results. Only with Oswaldo de Oliveira brought you look at the success back to the club. Between 2007 and 2009 the team three times in a row won the national championship.

In September 2008, the club came into the world press after a fan gave this a lifetime stadium ban. In the game against Kashiwa Reysol a spectator hit the corner exporting Alex, players Reysol, down with a banner. The game ended 1-1.

In 2010, the team placed confidently through the group stage of the AFC Champions League 2010. As the only team in the competition, the club won all encounters and was thus no nakedness. But already in the first round of the knockout phase difference Oliveira's team to 0-1 against the South Korean team Pohang Steelers. Already last year we failed in the same round at FC Seoul. In the AFC Champions League 2008, the team celebrated its highest success in this tournament. On March 12, 2008 in an away game against FC Krung Thai Bank of Thailand, the Antlers won with 9:1. Triple scored for the Brazilian Marquinhos. The return leg at home in Kashima Soccer Stadium decided the actors also by 8:1 for themselves. Since then, even less qualified teams for the knockout phase, the Antlers were in the quarterfinals, where to. Well as failed (1:1 and 0:1 against Adelaide United)

The first title of the 2010 season to win the Antlers in February. In the final of the Xerox Super Cup, the club continued with a 1-1 5-3 on penalties against Gamba Osaka. Soon after, the European summer transfer window, joining performers Atsuto Uchida to Germany for FC Schalke 04. On 29 October 2011, the Kashima Antlers won the final of the J.League Cup against the Urawa Reds 1-0 aet for the fourth time this item.

Honours

Japan Soccer League Division 2 Meister ( 2): 1984, 1986/87

Master (7): 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2007, 2008, 2009
Runner-up (2): 1993, 1997

Winners ( 3): 1997, 2002, 2007

Winner ( 5): 1997, 2000, 2002, 2011, 2012
Final ( 3): 1999, 2003, 2006,

Winners ( 3): 1997, 1998, 1999, 2009, 2010
Final ( 3): 2001, 2002, 2008

Winners ( 1): 2003

Performance in the continental competitions

AFC Champions League 5 participations

AFC Cup 1 participation

Squad of the Season 2011

Former Players

(Selection)

Coach

Since the introduction of a professional league and the founding of the club, the club of nine coaches were cared for in ten coach periods. Here, the Japanese Takashi Sekiduka worked only on an interim basis for the club. First Person in Charge on this item came from the Japanese Masakatsu Miyamoto. Since its separation in 1994, the Executive Board is based primarily on Brazilian Fußballehrer. Most famous is the former Brazilian international Zico. He is also currently the only person in club history, which stood both as a player and as a coach at the club under contract.

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