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.
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.
History 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.
Records and statistics List of finals Ed. Year Country Winner Score Runner-up Country Venue City 2008Arsenal1–0Gamba OsakaNagai StadiumOsaka19,728 2009Internacional2–1Oita TrinitaŌita StadiumŌita16,505 2010FC Tokyo2–2 LDU QuitoNational StadiumTokyo19,423 2011Júbilo Iwata2–2 Independiente Shizuoka StadiumFukuroi19,034 2012Kashima Antlers2–2 Universidad de ChileKashima Soccer StadiumKashima20,021 2013Kashima Antlers3–2 São PauloKashima Soccer Stadium Kashima26,695 2014Kashiwa Reysol2–1LanúsHitachi Kashiwa StadiumKashiwa10,140 2015River Plate3–0Gamba OsakaOsaka Expo '70 StadiumOsaka12,722 2016Santa Fe1–0Kashima AntlersKashima Soccer StadiumKashima19,716 2017Urawa Red Diamonds1–0ChapecoenseSaitama Stadium 2002Saitama11,002 2018Independiente1–0Cerezo OsakaYanmar Stadium NagaiOsaka10,035 2019Athletico Paranaense4–0Shonan BellmareShonan BMW StadiumHiratsuka9,129 Notes
Performances by club
ClubTitlesRunners-upSeasons wonSeasons runner-up Kashima Antlers212012, 2013 2016 Independiente1120182011 Arsenal102008 Internacional102009 FC Tokyo102010 Júbilo Iwata102011 Kashiwa Reysol102014 River Plate102015 Santa Fe102016 Urawa Red Diamonds102017 Athletico Paranaense102019 Gamba Osaka022008, 2015 Oita Trinita012009 LDU Quito012010 Universidad de Chile012012 São Paulo012013 Lanús012014 Chapecoense012017 Cerezo Osaka012018 Shonan Bellmare01 2019
Performances by nation
NationTitlesRunners-upWinning clubsRunners-up Japan66Kashima 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) Argentina32Arsenal (1), River Plate (1), Independiente (1)Independiente (1), Lanús (1) Brazil22Internacional (1), Athletico Paranaense (1)São Paulo (1), Chapecoense (1) Colombia10Santa Fe (1) Ecuador01LDU Quito (1) Chile01Universidad de Chile (1)
References
External links Official J. League website (archived 16 October 2012) Official JFA website Official CONMEBOL website