Suruga Bank Championship

Suruga Bank Championship

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Founded	2008 (2008)
Region	South America (CONMEBOL) and Japan (JFA)
Number of teams	2
Current champions	River Plate (1st title)
Most successful club(s)	Kashima Antlers (2 titles)
2015 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), 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	Notes
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	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

Performances

By club

Team	Won	Runner-up	Years won	Years runner-up
Kashima Antlers	2	0	2012, 2013
Arsenal	1	0	2008
Internacional	1	0	2009
Tokyo	1	0	2010
Júbilo Iwata	1	0	2011
Kashiwa Reysol	1	0	2014
River Plate	1	0	2015
Gamba Osaka	0	2		2008, 2015
Oita Trinita	0	1		2009
LDU Quito	0	1		2010
Independiente	0	1		2011
Universidad de Chile	0	1		2012
São Paulo	0	1		2013
Lanús	0	1		2014

By nation

Nation	Times won	Times runner-up	Winning clubs	Runners-up
Japan	5	3	Kashima Antlers (2), Tokyo (1), Júbilo Iwata (1), Kashiwa Reysol (1)	Gamba Osaka (2), Oita Trinita (1)
Argentina	2	2	Arsenal (1), River Plate (1)	Independiente (1), Lanús (1)
Brazil	1	1	Internacional (1)	São Paulo (1)
Ecuador	0	1		LDU Quito (1)
Chile	0	1		Universidad de Chile (1)

All-time top goalscorers

Pos	Player	Team	Goals
1	Yuya Osako	Kashima Antlers	3
2	Alecsandro	Internacional	1
	Aloísio	São Paulo	1
	Andrezinho	Internacional	1
	Charles Aránguiz	Universidad de Chile	1
	Tomoyuki Arata	Júbilo Iwata	1
	Hernán Barcos	LDU Quito	1
	Carlos Casteglione	Arsenal	1
	Ganso	São Paulo	1
	Keigo Higashi	Oita Trinita	1
	Sōta Hirayama	Tokyo	1
	Daiki Iwamasa	Kashima Antlers	1
	Leandro	Kashiwa Reysol	1
	Gonzalo Martínez	River Plate	1
	Gabriel Mercado	River Plate	1
	Masashi Oguro	Tokyo	1
	Facundo Parra	Independiente	1
	Renato	Kashima Antlers	1
	Carlos Sánchez	River Plate	1
	Kaoru Takayama	Kashiwa Reysol	1
	Eduardo Tuzzio	Independiente	1
	Patricio Urrutia	LDU Quito	1

External links

• Official J. League Website (Japanese)
• Official JFA Website (Japanese)
• Official CONMEBOL Website