The J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship was an annual intercontinental
football
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match held in
Japan
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, contested by the reigning champions of the
J.League Cup and the
Copa Sudamericana
The CONMEBOL Sudamericana, named as ''Copa Sudamericana'' (; pt, Copa Sul-Americana ), is an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 2002. It is the second-most prestigious club competition in South American ...
.
The tournament was previously officially called the Suruga Bank Championship between 2008 and 2018 as it was sponsored by Suruga Bank. From 2019 onward, it is officially called 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
The Japan Football Association (JFA, ) is the governing body responsible for the administration of football, futsal, beach soccer and efootball in Japan. It is responsible for the national team, as well as club competitions.
History
The organisat ...
(JFA),
CONMEBOL
The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL, , or CSF; es, Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol; pt, Confederação Sul-Americana de Futebol) is the continental governing body of football in South America (apart from Guyana, Suri ...
, 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
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defeated Japan's
Gamba Osaka by 1–0.
Finals
;Notes
Performances
By club
By nation
References
External links
Official J. League website
Official JFA website
Official CONMEBOL website
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International club association football competitions hosted by Japan
CONMEBOL club competitions