Japanese Super Cup

The , the for sponsorship reasons, is an annual one-match association football competition in Japan organised by J.League and the Japan Football Association. This competition serves as the season opener and is played between the reigning J1 League champions and the Emperor's Cup winners. Fuji Xerox has sponsored the competition since its inception in 1994 (rebranded as Fujifilm Business Innovation from April 2021). The match is usually played annually every February.

Participating clubs Under the normal circumstances, the following clubs participate: Defending J1 League champions Defending Emperor's Cup winners

However, if the same 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. In case of a tie at the end of regulation time, penalties would decide the winners. No extra time would be played.

Venues Tokyo National Stadium (1994–2004, 2006–2010, 2012–2014) International Stadium Yokohama (2005, 2011, 2015–2017, 2022) Saitama Stadium 2002 (2018–2021) Japan National Stadium (2023–present)

Results Year Date J.League Division 1/J1 League champions Score Emperor's Cup winners Venue 19945 March 1994Verdy KawasakiYokohama FlügelsNational Stadium, Tokyo 199511 March 1995Verdy KawasakiBellmare Hiratsuka 19969 March 1996Yokohama MarinosNagoya Grampus Eight 19975 March 1997Kashima Antlers Verdy Kawasaki 199814 March 1998Júbilo IwataKashima Antlers 199927 February 1999Kashima AntlersShimizu S-Pulse* 20004 March 2000Júbilo IwataNagoya Grampus Eight 20013 March 2001Kashima AntlersShimizu S-Pulse† 200223 February 2002Kashima AntlersShimizu S-Pulse 2003 1 March 2003Júbilo IwataKyoto Purple Sanga 20046 March 2004Yokohama F. MarinosJúbilo Iwata 200526 February 2005Yokohama F. MarinosTokyo Verdy 1969International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama 200625 February 2006Gamba OsakaUrawa Red DiamondsNational Stadium, Tokyo 200724 February 2007Urawa Red DiamondsGamba Osaka† 20081 March 2008Kashima AntlersSanfrecce Hiroshima† 200928 February 2009Kashima AntlersGamba Osaka 201027 February 2010Kashima AntlersGamba Osaka 201126 February 2011Nagoya GrampusKashima AntlersInternational Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama20123 March 2012Kashiwa ReysolFC TokyoNational Stadium, Tokyo201323 February 2013Sanfrecce HiroshimaKashiwa Reysol201422 February 2014Sanfrecce HiroshimaYokohama F. Marinos201528 February 2015Gamba OsakaUrawa Red Diamonds‡International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama201620 February 2016Sanfrecce HiroshimaGamba Osaka201718 February 2017Kashima AntlersUrawa Red Diamonds‡201810 February 2018Kawasaki FrontaleCerezo OsakaSaitama Stadium 2002, Saitama201916 February 2019Kawasaki FrontaleUrawa Red Diamonds20208 February 2020Yokohama F. MarinosVissel Kobe202120 February 2021Kawasaki FrontaleGamba Osaka‡202212 February 2022Kawasaki FrontaleUrawa Red DiamondsInternational Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama202311 February 2023Yokohama F. MarinosVentforet KofuNational Stadium, Tokyo202417 February 2024Vissel KobeKawasaki Frontale20258 February 2025Vissel KobeSanfrecce Hiroshima‡2026TBA 2026Kashima AntlersMachida Zelvia * Since the 1998 Emperor's Cup winners Yokohama Flügels 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 (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.

Year Date JSL Division 1 champions Score Emperor's Cup winners Venue 1977 10 April 1977 Furukawa Electric Yanmar Diesel†National Stadium, Tokyo 1978 2 April 1978 Fujita Industries Yanmar Diesel†Nagai Stadium, Osaka 1979 8 April 1979 Mitsubishi Motors Toyo Industries†National Stadium, Tokyo 1980 6 April 1980 Fujita Industries Mitsubishi Motors†Nagai Stadium, Osaka 1981 5 April 1981 Yanmar Diesel Mitsubishi MotorsNational Stadium, Tokyo 1982 28 March 1982 Fujita Industries Nippon Kokan 1983 27 March 1983 Mitsubishi Motors Yamaha Motors 1984 25 March 1984 Yomiuri FC Nissan Motors

† 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. Club Winners Runners-up Winning years Runners-up yearsKashima Antlers 1997, 1998, 1999, 2009, 2010, 2017 2001, 2002, 2008, 2011 Urawa Red Diamonds 1979, 1980, 1983, 2006, 2022 1981, 2007, 2015, 2017, 2019 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2008, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2025 1979 Tokyo Verdy 1984, 1994, 1995, 2005 1997 Júbilo Iwata 2000, 2003, 2004 1983, 1998Kawasaki Frontale 2019, 2021, 2024 2018, 2022 Gamba Osaka 2007, 2015 2006, 2009, 2010, 2016, 2021 Shonan Bellmare 1978, 1982 1980, 1995 Cerezo Osaka 1981, 2018 1977, 1978 Nagoya Grampus 1996, 2011 2000 Shimizu S-Pulse 2001, 2002 1999 Yokohama F. Marinos 2023 1984, 1996, 2004, 2005, 2014, 2020 Vissel Kobe 2020 2024, 2025 Kashiwa Reysol 2012 2013 JEF United Chiba 1977 NKK SC 1982 Yokohama Flügels 1994 Kyoto Sanga 2003 FC Tokyo 2012 Ventforet Kofu 2023

J.League era (1994–present) Club Winners Runners-up Winning years Runners-up yearsKashima Antlers 1997, 1998, 1999, 2009, 2010, 2017 2001, 2002, 2008, 2011 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2008, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2025 Kawasaki Frontale 2019, 2021, 2024 2018, 2022 Tokyo Verdy 1994, 1995, 2005 1997 Júbilo Iwata 2000, 2003, 2004 1998 Gamba Osaka 2007, 2015 2006, 2009, 2010, 2016, 2021 Urawa Red Diamonds 2006, 2022 2007, 2015, 2017, 2019 Nagoya Grampus 1996, 2011 2000 Shimizu S-Pulse 2001, 2002 1999 Yokohama F. Marinos 2023 1996, 2004, 2005, 2014, 2020 Kashiwa Reysol 2012 2013 Vissel Kobe 2020 2024, 2025 Cerezo Osaka 2018 Yokohama Flügels 1994 Shonan Bellmare 1995 Kyoto Sanga 2003 FC Tokyo 2012 Ventforet Kofu 2023

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