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competition in Japan organised by

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and the

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(JFA). This competition serves as the season opener and is played between the reigning

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champions and the

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winners.

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have sponsored the competition since its inception in 1994 (rebranded as Fujifilm Business Innovation from April 2021). The match is usually played in February each year.

Participating clubs

Under the normal circumstances, the following clubs participate: *Defending J1 League champions *Defending Emperor's Cup winners However, if one club wins both the J1 League and the Emperor's Cup, the J1 League runners-up will participate. Up to

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, the Emperor's Cup runners-up would take the honor.

Competition format

*Two halves of 45-minute match. *If tied,

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would decide the winners. No

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would be played.

Venues

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(1994–2004, 2006–2010, 2012–2014) *

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(2005, 2011, 2015–2017, 2022) *

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(2018–2021)

Results

^* Since the

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winners

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had been disbanded before the match,

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as the runners-up qualified for the competition.
^† The same club won both the league and the cup; the cup's runners-up qualified for the competition.
^‡ The same club won both the league and the cup; the league's runners-up qualified for the competition.

Super Cup in JSL era

The Japanese Super Cup was also played during the

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(JSL) era from 1977 to 1984. However, it was never established as an independent competition as the second competition in 1978 was already served as a mere opening league match of the JSL. This previous Super Cup competition was taken less seriously than the current competition and made dormant after 8 years. All matches were held in the National Stadium in Tokyo except for the 1978 and 1980 matches, both held in Osaka. ^† The same club had won both the JSL and the

in the previous year; therefore, the runners-up of the Cup qualified for the competition.

Performances

All-time

Years in ''italic'' indicate Japan Soccer League seasons.

J.League era (1994–present)

References

External links

Official Site (Japanese)

RSSSF.com {{National football Supercups (AFC region) Supercup

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