Kashima Soccer Stadium

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

Kashima Soccer Stadium

Location	Kashima, Ibaraki, Japan
Public transit	JR East: Kashima Line at Kashima Soccer Stadium
Owner	Ibaraki Prefecture
Operator	Kashima Antlers
Capacity	37,638[1]
Field size	115 x 78 m
Surface	Grass
Construction
Broke ground	March 1992
Opened	May 1993
Expanded	2001
Tenants
Kashima Antlers (1993–present) Japan National Football Team

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 37,638.^[1]

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

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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 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

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