J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship

J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship
Organising body
Founded2008; 16 years ago (2008)
Abolished2023
RegionSouth America and Japan
Number of teams2
Last championsBrazil Athletico Paranaense
(1st title)
Most successful club(s)Japan Kashima Antlers
(2 titles)
Television broadcastersFox Sports (Latin America) (until 2018)
DirecTV Sports (South America) (2019)
ESPN Brasil (2019)
Fuji TV (Japan)

The J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship was an annual intercontinental football match held in Japan, contested by the reigning champions of the J.League Cup and the Copa Sudamericana.

The tournament was previously officially called the Suruga Bank Championship between 2008 and 2018 due to sponsorship reasons. Starting in 2019, it was the J. League YBC Levain Cup / CONMEBOL Sudamericana Championship Final, using the official names of the two qualifying tournaments.[1]

  1. ^ "J.LEAGUE YBC LEVAIN CUP / CONMEBOL SUDAMERICANA Championship Final". Japan Football Association. Archived from the original on 2019-04-28. Retrieved 2019-04-24.