Stadium
Kashima Soccer Stadium
Kashima, Japan
Formerly: Kashima Soccer Stadium, Ibaraki Prefectural Kashima Soccer Stadium
The roof over Mercari Stadium cuts across the sky in a line of scallops. The stands are not a single sweep but a set of boxes stacked one upon another, away from the open air. It is a design that does not shout but hums.
The ground has lived through an expansion that changed its bones. The capacity swelled to hold over forty thousand. Three matches from the 2002 FIFA World Cup were played here, including the clash between Italy and Croatia, but the stadium’s own heart remains with the Antlers, a club that has won the AFC Champions League on this specific patch of turf.
Who plays here
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Kashima
156 matches
Recent matches here
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Sep | Kashima — Newcastle Jets | 7:1 |
| 6 Sep | Kashima — Urawa | 0:1 |
| 26 Aug | Kashima — Suzuka Unlimited | 3:0 |
| 22 Aug | Kashima — Avispa Fukuoka | 3:2 |
| 15 Aug | Kashima — Nagoya Grampus | 2:1 |
| 15 Jul | Kashima — Vegalta Sendai | 5:0 |
| 6 Jun | Kashima — Vissel Kobe | 2:0 |
| 23 May | Kashima — FC Tokyo | 1:0 |