Kashima Soccer Stadium

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Kashima Soccer Stadium
Mercari Stadium
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), currently known as Mercari Stadium (メルカリスタジアム) for sponsorship reasons,[1] is a football stadium in the city of Kashima, in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. It is the home stadium of J1 League club Kashima Antlers. The stadium has a capacity of 40,728.[2][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]

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

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 200214.30 Argentina1–0 NigeriaGroup F34,050
5 June 200220.30 Germany1–1 Republic of IrelandGroup E35,854
8 June 200218.00 Italy1–2 CroatiaGroup G36,472

Football at the 2020 Olympic Games

Men's Tournament
Date Time (JST) Team 1 Result Team 2 Round Attendance
22 July 202117.00 New Zealand1–0 South KoreaGroup B0
22 July 202120.00 Honduras0–1 RomaniaGroup B0
25 July 202117.00 New Zealand2–3 HondurasGroup B0
25 July 202120.00 Romania0–4 South KoreaGroup B0
31 July 202118.00 Japan0–0
(a.e.t.)
(4–2 pen)		 New ZealandQuarter-finals0
3 August 202117.00 Mexico0–0
(a.e.t.)
(1–4 pen)		 BrazilSemi-finals0
Women's Tournament
Date Time (JST) Team 1 Result Team 2 Round Attendance
27 July 202120.00 Canada1–1 Great BritainGroup E0
27 July 202117.00 United States0–0 AustraliaGroup G0
30 July 202118.00 Great Britain3–4
(a.e.t.)		 AustraliaQuarter-finals0
2 August 202117.00 United States0–1 CanadaSemi-finals0
5 August 202117.00 Australia3–4 United StatesBronze Medal match0

Other uses

In 2023, the girl group Hinatazaka46 released the music video for "Tomo yo, Ichibanboshi da", set at the stadium.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ FC, Japão (25 May 2025). "CLUBES QUE COMPÔEM A J1 LEAGUE EM 2025 - Japão FC" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  3. ↑ Stadium Equipment Outline Archived 2008-11-01 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ "Introducing Mercari Stadium! | Mercari, Inc". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  5. ↑ 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)