J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship

(Redirected from Suruga Bank Championship)

The J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship was an annual intercontinental football match held in Japan, contested by the reigning champions of the J.League Cup and the Copa Sudamericana.

J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship
Organising body
Founded2008; 16 years ago (2008)
Abolished2023
RegionSouth America and Japan
Number of teams2
Last championsBrazil Athletico Paranaense
(1st title)
Most successful club(s)Japan Kashima Antlers
(2 titles)
Television broadcastersFox Sports (Latin America) (until 2018)
DirecTV Sports (South America) (2019)
ESPN Brasil (2019)
Fuji TV (Japan)

The tournament was previously officially called the Suruga Bank Championship between 2008 and 2018 due to sponsorship reasons. Starting in 2019, it was the J. League YBC Levain Cup / CONMEBOL Sudamericana Championship Final, using the official names of the two qualifying tournaments.[1]

History

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The J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship was established in early 2008 by the Japan Football Association (JFA), CONMEBOL, and J. League, and sponsored by Suruga Bank in Japan. The championship is hosted annually at the J. League Cup champion's home stadium.

The first match was played on July 30, 2008, at Nagai Stadium in Osaka where Argentina's Arsenal defeated Japan's Gamba Osaka by 1–0.

Finals

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Ed. Year Country Winner Score Runner-up Country Venue City Attend.
1
2008   ARG Arsenal 1–0 Gamba Osaka   JPN Nagai Stadium Osaka 19,728
2
2009   BRA Internacional 2–1 Oita Trinita   JPN Ōita Stadium Ōita 16,505
3
2010   JPN FC Tokyo 2–2 (4–3 p) LDU Quito   ECU National Stadium Tokyo 19,423
4
2011   JPN Júbilo Iwata 2–2 (4–2 p) Independiente   ARG Shizuoka Stadium Fukuroi 19,034
5
2012   JPN Kashima Antlers 2–2 (7–6 p) Universidad de Chile   CHI Kashima Soccer Stadium Kashima 20,021
6
2013   JPN Kashima Antlers 3–2 São Paulo   BRA Kashima Soccer Stadium Kashima 26,695
7
2014   JPN Kashiwa Reysol 2–1 Lanús   ARG Hitachi Kashiwa Stadium Kashiwa 10,140
8
2015   ARG River Plate 3–0 Gamba Osaka   JPN Osaka Expo '70 Stadium Osaka 12,722
9
2016   COL Santa Fe 1–0 Kashima Antlers   JPN Kashima Soccer Stadium Kashima 19,716
10
2017   JPN Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Chapecoense   BRA Saitama Stadium 2002 Saitama 11,002
11
2018   ARG Independiente 1–0 Cerezo Osaka   JPN Yanmar Stadium Nagai Osaka 10,035
12
2019   BRA Athletico Paranaense 4–0 Shonan Bellmare   JPN Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka 9,129
2020
(Not held)[n 1]
2021
(Not held)[n 2]
2022
(Canceled)
2023
(Canceled)
2024
(Canceled)
Notes
  1. ^ Match   Kawasaki Frontale vs   Independiente del Valle not held due to 2020 Summer Olympics originally scheduled to be held at the same time, which ended up being suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
  2. ^ Match   FC Tokyo vs   Defensa y Justicia not held due to 2020 Summer Olympics scheduled to be held at the same time.

Performances

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By club

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Team Won Runner-up Years won Years runner-up
  Kashima Antlers 2 1 2012, 2013 2016
  Independiente 1 1 2018 2011
  Arsenal 1 0 2008
  Internacional 1 0 2009
  FC Tokyo 1 0 2010
  Júbilo Iwata 1 0 2011
  Kashiwa Reysol 1 0 2014
  River Plate 1 0 2015
  Santa Fe 1 0 2016
  Urawa Red Diamonds 1 0 2017
  Athletico Paranaense 1 0 2019
  Gamba Osaka 0 2 2008, 2015
  Oita Trinita 0 1 2009
  LDU Quito 0 1 2010
  Universidad de Chile 0 1 2012
  São Paulo 0 1 2013
  Lanús 0 1 2014
  Chapecoense 0 1 2017
  Cerezo Osaka 0 1 2018
  Shonan Bellmare 0 1 2019

By nation

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Nation Times won Times runner-up Winning clubs Runners-up
  Japan 6 6 Kashima Antlers (2), FC Tokyo (1), Júbilo Iwata (1), Kashiwa Reysol (1), Urawa Red Diamonds (1) Gamba Osaka (2), Oita Trinita (1), Kashima Antlers (1), Cerezo Osaka (1), Shonan Bellmare (1)
  Argentina 3 2 Arsenal (1), River Plate (1), Independiente (1) Independiente (1), Lanús (1)
  Brazil 2 2 Internacional (1), Athletico Paranaense (1) São Paulo (1), Chapecoense (1)
  Colombia 1 0 Santa Fe (1)
  Ecuador 0 1 LDU Quito (1)
  Chile 0 1 Universidad de Chile (1)

References

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  1. ^ "J.LEAGUE YBC LEVAIN CUP / CONMEBOL SUDAMERICANA Championship Final". Japan Football Association. Archived from the original on 2019-04-28. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
  2. ^ JリーグYBCルヴァンカップ/CONMEBOLスダメリカーナ 王者決定戦の2020年開催について [About the Holding of the J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship in 2020] (in Japanese). Japan Football Association. 26 October 2019. Archived from the original on 26 October 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
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  NODES
Association 3
INTERN 3
Note 2