Kashima Soccer Stadium
Kashima Football Stadium, currently known as Mercari Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium in the city of Kashima, in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. It is the home stadium of club Kashima Antlers. The stadium has a capacity of 40,728.
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, by which it would be referred in matches and events, while the official name remained unchanged.
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 Football Stadium hosted the following three matches in the 2002 FIFA World Cup.| Date | Time | Team 1 | Result | Team 2 | Round | Attendance |
| 2 June 2002 | 14.30 | 1–0 | Group F | 34,050 | ||
| 5 June 2002 | 20.30 | 1–1 | Group E | 35,854 | ||
| 8 June 2002 | 18.00 | 1–2 | Group G | 36,472 |
Football at the 2020 Olympic Games
| Date | Time | Team 1 | Result | Team 2 | Round | Attendance |
| 27 July 2021 | 20.00 | 1–1 | Group E | 0 | ||
| 27 July 2021 | 17.00 | 0–0 | Group G | 0 | ||
| 30 July 2021 | 18.00 | 3–4 | Quarter-finals | 0 | ||
| 2 August 2021 | 17.00 | 0–1 | Semi-finals | 0 | ||
| 5 August 2021 | 17.00 | 3–4 | Bronze Medal match | 0 |