Brew Kashima (ブリュー鹿島, Buryū Kashima) are a Japanese football club based on the city of Kashima, Saga.[2] They play in the Kyushu Soccer League, one of Japan's fifth tier leagues, which is part of Japanese Regional Leagues.[3]

Brew Kashima
ブリュー鹿島
Full nameBrew Kashima
Nickname(s)Membrews [1]
Founded1991; 33 years ago (1991)
GroundKashima City Athletics Stadium
Capacity2,000 (seated)
ManagerTatsuya Nagayoshi
LeagueKyushu Soccer League
20244th of 10
Websitehttps://brewkashima.com/
Current season

Names throughout history

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  • 1991–1996: FC Inax SC
  • 1997–2011: Kyushu Inax SC
  • 2011–2021: Saga Lixil FC
  • 2022–: Brew Kashima ("Brew" in the club's name relates to Sake brewing, a form of commerce prominent in the club's local community. "Kashima" literally means where are they club from.)[4]

League and Cup record

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Champions Runners-up Third place Promoted Relegated
League Emperor's
Cup
Season Division Pos. P W PKW D PKL L F A GD Pts
Saga Lixil FC
2017 Kyushu Soccer League 9th 20 4 2 1 13 27 39 -12 17 Did not qualify
2018 7th 18 5 2 3 8 27 29 -2 22 First round
2019 3rd 18 9 1 0 8 37 31 6 29 First round
2020 League season cancelled because of COVID-19 Did not qualify
2021 4th 18 8 1 1 8 50 37 13 27
Brew Kashima
2022 Kyushu Soccer League 6th 18 8 2 10 28 55 -27 26 First round
2023 7th 18 5 5 8 17 22 -5 20 First round
2024 4th 18 10 - 1 - 7 36 35 1 31 Did not qualify
2025 TBA 18 - - - - - - - - - TBA
Key
  • Pos. = Position in league; P = Games played; W = Games won after 90 minutes; PKW = Games won by penalty shoot-out; D = Games drawn; PKL = Games lost by penalty shoot-out; L = Games lost after 90 minutes; F = Goals scored; A = Goals conceded; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points won

Honours

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Brew Kashima honours
Honour No. Years
Saga Prefecture League 1st Division 5 2000, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2016
Saga Prefecture Football Championship 11 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2011, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023

Emperor's Cup performance

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The club qualified to it 11 times, after winning the aforementioned Saga Prefecture Football Championship, which serves as a prefectural qualification for the Emperor's Cup. At the competition, they failed to progress from the 1st round in all attempts but one.

30 November 2003 EC 1R Kyushu Inax 0–4 Sagawa Express Tokyo SC Kita
Stadium: Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka


14 September 2008 EC 1R Kyushu Inax 1–3 Okinawa Kariyushi FC Saga
Stadium: Saga Stadium
3 September 2011 EC 1R Saga Lixil FC 0–5 FC Kagoshima Kagoshima
Stadium: Shiranami Stadium
22 May 2022 EC 1R Brew Kashima 0–2 Kochi United Tosu
Stadium: Ekimae Real Estate Stadium
20 May 2023 EC 2R Brew Kashima 1–2 Kamatamare Sanuki Marugame
Stadium: Pikara Stadium

Players

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Current squad

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As of 23 August 2023. [5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   JPN Kenshiro Maeda
2 DF   JPN Kazuki Higa
3 DF   JPN Kaede Migita
4 DF   JPN Reo Murata
5 DF   JPN Koshin Honda
6 MF   JPN Kosuke Yoshimura
7 MF   JPN Kei Aramaki
8 MF   JPN Daiki Suenaga
9 FW   JPN Soru Iwanaga
10 FW   JPN Shinichi Kawachi
11 FW   JPN Rui Morimoto
12 DF   JPN Yu Takada
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 MF   JPN Kazuki Higa
14 MF   JPN Takumi Sunada
15 MF   JPN Yuya Yamaura
16 MF   JPN Kaito Arima
18 MF   JPN Kento Muranaka
19 DF   JPN Yu Hirai
20 MF   JPN Naoki Inomata
21 GK   JPN Kenta Isaka
23 MF   JPN Takemaru Hirakata
24 FW   JPN Soma Takebe
25 MF   JPN Seiya Nagatomi

References

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  1. ^ "チーム名称について". brewkashima.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  2. ^ "チーム紹介Brew KASHIMA(3年ぶり10回目)". jfa.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  3. ^ "BrewKASHIMA『J』目指し発進!". yokato.sgcnt.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  4. ^ "地元の支援で再出発 サッカーBrew KASHIMA 19日開幕の九州Lに闘志". saga-s.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  5. ^ "TEAM". brewkashima.com. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
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