Brew Kashima

Brew Kashima
ブリュー鹿島
Full name	Brew Kashima
Nickname(s)	Membrews
Founded	1991; 33 years ago
Ground	Kashima City Athletics Stadium
Capacity	2,000 (seated)
Manager	Tatsuya Nagayoshi
League	Kyushu Soccer League
2024	4th of 10
Website	https://brewkashima.com/
	Current season

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]

Names throughout history

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

Champions	Runners-up	Third place	Promoted	Relegated

League													Emperor's Cup
Season	Division	Pos.	P	W	PKW	D	PKL	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Emperor's Cup
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	Did not qualify
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

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

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.

28 November 1999 EC 1R	Kyushu Inax	1–4	Josai University	Saitama
				Stadium: NACK5 Stadium Omiya

1 December 2002 EC 1R	Kyushu Inax	0–5	Mito HollyHock	Tosu
				Stadium: Ekimae Real Estate Stadium

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

17 September 2005 EC 1R	Kyushu Inax	2–1	Kashiwa Reysol U-18	Akita
				Stadium: Soyu Stadium

19 September 2005 EC 2R	Kyushu Inax	1–5	Yokohama FC	Akita
				Stadium: Soyu Stadium

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

29 August 2015 EC 1R	Saga Lixil FC	0–2	Oita Trinita	Oita
				Stadium: Resonac Dome Oita

27 May 2018 EC 1R	Saga Lixil FC	0–3	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	Saga
				Stadium: Saga Stadium

25 May 2019 EC 1R	Saga Lixil FC	0–3	Arterivo Wakayama	Wakayama
				Stadium: Kimiidera Athletic 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

Current squad

As of 23 August 2023. ^[5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. 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

^ "チーム名称について". brewkashima.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 May 2023.
^ "チーム紹介Ｂｒｅｗ　ＫＡＳＨＩＭＡ（３年ぶり１０回目）". jfa.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 May 2023.
^ "BrewKASHIMA『J』目指し発進！". yokato.sgcnt.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 May 2023.
^ "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.
^ "TEAM". brewkashima.com. Retrieved 20 May 2023.

External links

Official Website

[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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