Academy News

We would like to inform you about how to watch home games of the "Prince Takamado Trophy JFA U-18 Football Premier League 2025 EAST" that Kashima Antlers Youth will participate in during the 2025 season.

All matches are free for everyone to watch! Please come to the venue and show your passionate support for the youth team!

Home Game Schedule

*Updated August 20, 2025

Click here for the match schedule calendar distribution service

Venues and Precautions

Mercari Stadium


*Updated July 1, 2025

■Precautions
・If the Stadium F parking lot (behind the main parking lot) is full, please use the H parking lot.
・You can enter through the NIPPON STEEL gate to watch the matches. Entry is not permitted through other gates. (Free admission, re-entry allowed)
・Spectator seating is limited to the lower tier of the main stand.
・Displaying banners and flags, using noisemakers, and vocal cheering are allowed.

■Address
26-2 Kohyama, Jinmukuji, Kashima-shi, 314-0007

Mercari Stadium

Mercari Stadium Sub Ground


*Updated July 1, 2025

■Precautions
・Please use the sub-ground parking lot (north side of the ground), or the H parking lot if it is full.
・Please watch the match from behind the net on the opposite side of the players' benches.
・Displaying banners and flags, using noisemakers, and vocal cheering are allowed.
・Please refrain from attaching banners and flags directly to the backstop net. Please fix them using the middle and lower wires.

■Address
26-2 Kohyama, Jinmukuji, Kashima-shi, 314-0031

Mercari Stadium Sub Ground

Kashima Antlers Clubhouse Ground



■Precautions
・Please use Clubhouse Parking Lots 1 and 2, or the temporary parking lot (multipurpose ground) if they are full.
・Displaying banners and flags, using noisemakers, and vocal cheering are allowed.

■Address
2887 Ao Higashiyama, Kashima-shi, 314-0021

Kashima Antlers Clubhouse Ground

Kashima Antlers Academy Field



■Precautions
・If the Academy Field parking lot is full, please use the temporary parking lot (multipurpose ground).
・When watching the matches, please watch from the opposite side of the players' benches.
・Displaying banners and flags, using noisemakers, and vocal cheering are allowed.

■Address
2887-364 Ao, Kashima-shi, Ibaraki, 314-0012

Kashima Antlers Academy Field

Points to Note for Viewing

・Please refrain from bringing bottles and cans.
・All match venues are non-smoking.

"Prince Takamado Trophy JFA U-18 Football Premier League 2025 EAST" Tournament Overview

・24 participating teams are divided into EAST/WEST, with 12 teams each, and play a home-and-away round-robin tournament (22 matches).
・The winning teams of the EAST/WEST leagues qualify for the Final.
・The bottom two teams (11th and 12th place) in the EAST/WEST leagues are automatically relegated to the Prince League for the following year.

Participating Teams
■EAST: 12 teams
Aomori Yamada High School, Kashima Antlers Youth, Maebashi Ikuei High School, Shohei High School, Urawa Reds Youth, Ichiritsu Funabashi High School, Kashiwa Reysol U-18, Ryutsu Keizai University Kashiwa High School, Tokyo Verdy Youth, FC Tokyo U-18, Yokohama FC Youth, Kawasaki Frontale U-18

■WEST: 12 teams
Teikyo Nagaoka High School, Shizuoka Gakuen High School, Nagoya Grampus U-18, Gamba Osaka Youth, Vissel Kobe U-18, Fagiano Okayama U-18, Sanfrecce Hiroshima F.C Youth, Higashi Fukuoka High School, Avispa Fukuoka U-18, Sagan Tosu U-18, Ozu High School, Kamimura Gakuen High School

Other

For details on the match schedule, etc., please see the Japan Football Association official website.
※Information will also be provided as needed on Kashima Antlers Academy Official X (formerly Twitter).

Inquiries

Kashima Antlers Call Center
Inquiry Form
support@antlers.co.jp

※We reply to inquiries in order, but it may take some time.