J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship

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.

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

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.

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