J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship

The J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship is 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
Founded2008
RegionSouth America (CONMEBOL) and Japan (JFA)
Number of teams2
Current champions Athletico Paranaense (1st title)
Most successful club(s) Kashima Antlers (2 titles)
Television broadcastersFox Sports (Latin America) (until 2018)
DirecTV Sports (South America) (from 2019)
ESPN Brasil (from 2019)
Fuji TV (Japan)
2019 J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship

The tournament was previously officially called the Suruga Bank Championship between 2008 and 2018 as it was sponsored by Suruga Bank. Since 2019, it is officially called the J. League YBC Levain Cup / CONMEBOL Sudamericana Championship Final, using the official names of the two qualifying tournaments.[1]

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.

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
2019  BRA Athletico Paranaense 4–0 Shonan Bellmare  JPN Shonan BMW Stadium, Hiratsuka 9,129
2020 Kawasaki Frontale vs Independiente del Valle not held due to current COVID-19 pandemic condition and 2020 Summer Olympics originally scheduled to be held at the same time.[2]
2021 TBA ( FC Tokyo vs Defensa y Justicia)

Performances

By club
Team Won Runner-up Years won Years runner-up
Kashima Antlers212012, 20132016
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 Bellmare012019

By nation
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
  1. "J.LEAGUE YBC LEVAIN CUP / CONMEBOL SUDAMERICANA Championship Final". Japan Football Association.
  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.
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