The , known as the for sponsorship reasons, is an annual one-match

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competition in Japan organised by

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and the Japan Football Association (JFA). This competition serves as the season opener and is played between the reigning J1 League champions and the Emperor's Cup 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 2009, the Emperor's Cup runners-up would take the honor.

Competition format

*Two halves of 45-minute match. *If tied, penalties would decide the winners. No extra time would be played.

Venues

Tokyo National Stadium The Japan National Stadium, officially named and formerly known as or , is a multi-purpose stadium used mostly for association football in Kasumigaoka, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. The facility served as the main stadium for the opening and ...

(1994–2004, 2006–2010, 2012–2014) *

International Stadium Yokohama , also known as , is a multi-purpose stadium in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, which opened in March 1998. It is the home stadium of Yokohama F. Marinos of the J1 League. International Stadium Yokohama had the highest seating capac ...

(2005, 2011, 2015–2017, 2022) *

Saitama Stadium 2002 , often called or simply , is a football stadium located in Midori-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. Currently, J1 League club Urawa Red Diamonds use this stadium for home games. It is the largest football-specific stadium in Jap ...

(2018–2021)

Results

^* Since the

1998 Emperor's Cup Statistics of Emperor's Cup in the 1998 season. Overview It was contested by 82 teams, and Yokohama Flügels won the championship. Results 1st Round *Omiya Ardija 1–0 Blaublitz Akita, TDK *Mitsubishi Nagasaki SC 0–4 Chuo University *FC Prime ...

winners

Yokohama Flügels was a Japanese football club that played in the J.League between 1993 and 1998. The club was an original member ("Original Ten") of the J.League in 1993. In 1999 the club was officially merged with local rivals Yokohama Marinos and the two te ...

had been disbanded before the match, Shimizu S-Pulse 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

Japan Soccer League , or JSL, was the top flight association football league in Japan between 1965 and 1992, and was the precursor to the current professional league, the J.League. JSL was the second national league of a team sport in Japan after the professional ...

(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 Emperor's Cup 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 Super Japan Fuji Xerox Recurring sporting events established in 1977 1977 establishments in Japan