The 2016 Suruga Bank Championship (; ) was the ninth edition of the Suruga Bank Championship, the club football match co-organized by the Japan Football Association, the football governing body of Japan, CONMEBOL, the football governing body of South America, and J.League, the professional football league of Japan, between the winners of the previous season's J.League Cup and Copa Sudamericana.
The match was contested between Japanese team Kashima Antlers, the 2015 J.League Cup winners, and Colombian team Santa Fe, the 2015 Copa Sudamericana winners. It was hosted by Kashima Antlers at the Kashima Soccer Stadium in Kashima on 10 August 2016.
Santa Fe defeated Kashima Antlers 1–0 to win their first Suruga Bank Championship title, and their second international title following their 2015 Copa Sudamericana triumph.
Teams TeamAssociation / ConfederationQualificationPrevious appearances (bold indicates winners) Kashima AntlersJapan Football Association2015 J.League Cup winners2 (2012, 2013) Santa FeCONMEBOL2015 Copa Sudamericana winnersNone
Format The Suruga Bank Championship was played as a single match, with the J.League Cup winners hosting the match. If tied at the end of regulation, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner. A maximum of seven substitutions may be made during the match.
Match
GK 21 Hitoshi SogahataDF 22 Daigo NishiDF 16 Shuto YamamotoDF 3 Gen ShojiDF 14 Hwang Seok-ho MF 40 Mitsuo Ogasawara (c)MF 33 Mu KanazakiMF 13 Atsutaka Nakamura MF 10 Gaku Shibasaki FW 18 Shuhei Akasaki FW 34 Yuma Suzuki Substitutes:GK 29 Shinichiro KawamataDF 24 Yukitoshi ItoDF 28 Koki MachidaMF 6 Ryota Nagaki MF 8 Shoma Doi MF 11 Fabrício MF 32 Taro Sugimoto Manager: Masatada Ishii GK 1 Róbinson ZapataDF 26 Javier López DF 27 Carlos Mario ArboledaDF 29 Dairon MosqueraDF 2 Horacio SalaberryMF 17 Juan Daniel Roa MF 10 Omar Pérez (c) MF 11 Jonathan Gómez MF 30 Yeison Gordillo FW 9 Juan Manuel Falcón FW 24 Humberto Osorio Substitutes:GK 22 Leandro CastellanosDF 5 Yulián Anchico DF 7 Leyvin Balanta DF 15 Héctor UrregoMF 14 Baldomero Perlaza MF 20 Kevin SalazarFW 16 Anderson Plata Manager: Gustavo Costas
Assistant referees: Huo Weiming (China) Shi Xiang (China) Fourth official: Ai Kun (China)
References
External links スルガ銀行チャンピオンシップ2016, Japan Football Association スルガ銀行チャンピオンシップ2016, J.League Copa Suruga Bank, CONMEBOL.com