J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship

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Suruga Bank Championship
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Founded2008; 16 years ago (2008)
RegionSouth America (CONMEBOL) and Japan (JFA)
Number of teams2
Current championsArgentina Independiente (1st title)
Most successful club(s)Japan Kashima Antlers (2 titles)
Television broadcastersFox Sports
2018 Suruga Bank Championship

The J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship Final, officially called the 'Suruga Bank Championship' (スルガ銀行チャンピオンシップ, Suruga Ginkō Chanpionshippu); Spanish: Copa Suruga Bank; Portuguese: Copa Suruga Bank), is an annual intercontinental football match contested by the reigning champions of the J.League Cup and the Copa Sudamericana.

History

This intercontinental 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 in the Japanese 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

Season Country Winner Score Runner-up Country Venue Attendance
2008  ARG Arsenal 1–0 Gamba Osaka  JPN Nagai Stadium, Osaka 19,728
2009  BRA Internacional 2–1 Oita Trinita  JPN Ōita Stadium, Ōita 16,505
2010  JPN FC Tokyo 2–2 (4–3 pen.) LDU Quito  ECU National Stadium, Tokyo 19,423
2011  JPN Júbilo Iwata 2–2 (4–2 pen.) Independiente  ARG Shizuoka Stadium, Fukuroi 19,034
2012  JPN Kashima Antlers 2–2 (7–6 pen.) Universidad de Chile  CHI Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima 20,021
2013  JPN Kashima Antlers 3–2 São Paulo  BRA Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima 26,695
2014  JPN Kashiwa Reysol 2–1 Lanús  ARG Hitachi Kashiwa Stadium, Kashiwa 10,140
2015  ARG River Plate 3–0 Gamba Osaka  JPN Osaka Expo '70 Stadium, Osaka 12,722
2016  COL Santa Fe 1–0 Kashima Antlers  JPN Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima 19,716
2017  JPN Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Chapecoense  BRA Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama 11,002
2018  ARG Independiente 1–0 Cerezo Osaka  JPN Yanmar Stadium Nagai, Osaka 10,035

Performances

By club

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

By nation

Nation Times won Times runner-up Winning clubs Runners-up
Japan Japan 6 5 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)
Argentina Argentina 3 2 Arsenal (1), River Plate (1), Independiente (1) Independiente (1), Lanús (1)
Brazil Brazil 1 2 Internacional (1) São Paulo (1), Chapecoense (1)
Colombia Colombia 1 0 Santa Fe (1)
Ecuador Ecuador 0 1 LDU Quito (1)
Chile Chile 0 1 Universidad de Chile (1)

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