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35°59′30.1″N 140°38′25.8″E / 35.991694°N 140.640500°E / 35.991694; 140.640500

Kashima Soccer Stadium
Map
LocationKashima, Ibaraki, Japan
Public transitJR East:
Kashima Line at Kashima Soccer Stadium
OwnerIbaraki Prefecture
OperatorKashima Antlers
Capacity40,728
Field size115 x 78 m
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke groundMarch 1992
OpenedMay 1993
Expanded2001
Tenants
Kashima Antlers (1993–present)
Japan national football team (some games)

Kashima Soccer Stadium (カシマサッカースタジアム, Kashima Sakkā Sutajiamu) is a football stadium in the city of Kashima, in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. It is the home stadium of the Kashima Antlers, a team in the J1 League. The stadium has a capacity of 40,728.[1][2]

In 2023, the girl group Hinatazaka46 released the music video for "Tomo yo, Ichibanboshi da", set at the stadium.[3]

In 2025, Mercari, the owner of the Kashima Antlers since 2019, acquired the naming rights to the stadium and gave it the "nickname" Mercari Stadium (メルカリスタジアム), by which it would be referred in matches and events, while the official name remained unchanged.[4][5]

Before the creation of the J. League, Kashima's forerunner, Sumitomo Steel S.C., played at the nearby Sumitomo Steel plant's athletic grounds.

2002 FIFA World Cup

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Kashima Soccer Stadium hosted the following three matches in the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

Date Time (JST) Team 1 Result Team 2 Round Attendance
2 June 2002 14.30  Argentina 1–0  Nigeria Group F 34,050
5 June 2002 20.30  Germany 1–1  Republic of Ireland Group E 35,854
8 June 2002 18.00  Italy 1–2  Croatia Group G 36,472

Football at the 2020 Olympic Games

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Men's Tournament
Date Time (JST) Team 1 Result Team 2 Round Attendance
22 July 2021 17.00  New Zealand 1–0  South Korea Group B 0
22 July 2021 20.00  Honduras 0–1  Romania Group B 0
25 July 2021 17.00  New Zealand 2–3  Honduras Group B 0
25 July 2021 20.00  Romania 0–4  South Korea Group B 0
31 July 2021 18.00  Japan 0–0
(a.e.t.)
(4–2 pen)		  New Zealand Quarter-finals 0
3 August 2021 17.00  Mexico 0–0
(a.e.t.)
(1–4 pen)		  Brazil Semi-finals 0
Women's Tournament
Date Time (JST) Team 1 Result Team 2 Round Attendance
27 July 2021 20.00  Canada 1–1  Great Britain Group E 0
27 July 2021 17.00  United States 0–0  Australia Group G 0
30 July 2021 18.00  Great Britain 3–4
(a.e.t.)		  Australia Quarter-finals 0
2 August 2021 17.00  United States 0–1  Canada Semi-finals 0
5 August 2021 17.00  Australia 3–4  United States Bronze Medal match 0

See also

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References

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  1. ^ FC, Japão (25 May 2025). "CLUBES QUE COMPÔEM A J1 LEAGUE EM 2025 - Japão FC" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  2. ^ Stadium Equipment Outline Archived 2008-11-01 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ 日向坂46 OFFICIAL YouTube CHANNEL (17 April 2023). 日向坂46『友よ　一番星だ』. Retrieved 16 August 2025 – via YouTube.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Introducing Mercari Stadium! | Mercari, Inc". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  5. ^ メルカリ、茨城県、鹿島アントラーズが茨城県立カシマサッカースタジアムのネーミングライツに関する契約を締結、7月1日からの新愛称を「メルカリスタジアム」に決定. 株式会社メルカリ (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 August 2025.
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