Japanese Super Cup

TheJapanese Super Cup (Japanese:スーパーカップ,Hepburn:Sūpā Kappu),a.k.a. was theFujifilm Super Cup (Japanese:富士フイルムスーパーカップ,Hepburn:Fuji Fuirumu Sūpā Kappu)^[1] for sponsorship reasons, is an annual one-matchassociation football competition in Japan organised byJ.League and theJapan Football Association. This competition serves as the season opener and is played between the reigningJ1 League champions and theEmperor's Cup winners.Fuji Xerox has sponsored the competition since its inception in 1994 (rebranded asFujifilm Business Innovation from April 2021). The match is usually played annually every February.

Japanese Super Cup
Founded	1977(original) 1994(reestablishment)
Region	Japan
Number of teams	2
Current champions	Sanfrecce Hiroshima (5th title)
Most successful club(s)	Kashima Antlers (6 titles)
Website	Official website
2025 Japanese Super Cup

Participating clubs

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Under the normal circumstances, the following clubs participate:

DefendingJ1 League champions
DefendingEmperor's Cup winners

However, if the same clubwins both the J1 League and the Emperor's Cup, the J1 League runners-up will participate. Up to2009, the Emperor's Cup runners-up would take the honor.

Competition format

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Two halves of 45-minute match.
In case of a tie at the end of regulation time,penalties would decide the winners. Noextra time would be played.

Venues

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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

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Year	Date	J.League Division 1/ J1 League champions	Score	Emperor's Cup winners	Venue
1994	5 March 1994	Verdy Kawasaki	2–1	Yokohama Flügels	National Stadium,Tokyo
1995	11 March 1995	Verdy Kawasaki	2–2(4–2p)	Bellmare Hiratsuka
1996	9 March 1996	Yokohama Marinos	0–2	Nagoya Grampus Eight
1997	5 March 1997	Kashima Antlers	3–2	Verdy Kawasaki
1998	14 March 1998	Júbilo Iwata	1–2	Kashima Antlers
1999	27 February 1999	Kashima Antlers	2–1	Shimizu S-Pulse^*
2000	4 March 2000	Júbilo Iwata	1–1(3–2p)	Nagoya Grampus Eight
2001	3 March 2001	Kashima Antlers	0–3	Shimizu S-Pulse^†
2002	23 February 2002	Kashima Antlers	1–1(4–5p)	Shimizu S-Pulse
2003	1 March 2003	Júbilo Iwata	3–0	Kyoto Purple Sanga
2004	6 March 2004	Yokohama F. Marinos	1–1(2–4p)	Júbilo Iwata
2005	26 February 2005	Yokohama F. Marinos	2–2(4–5p)	Tokyo Verdy 1969	International Stadium Yokohama,Yokohama
2006	25 February 2006	Gamba Osaka	1–3	Urawa Red Diamonds	National Stadium,Tokyo
2007	24 February 2007	Urawa Red Diamonds	0–4	Gamba Osaka^†
2008	1 March 2008	Kashima Antlers	2–2(3–4p)	Sanfrecce Hiroshima^†
2009	28 February 2009	Kashima Antlers	3–0	Gamba Osaka
2010	27 February 2010	Kashima Antlers	1–1(5–3p)	Gamba Osaka
2011	26 February 2011	Nagoya Grampus	1–1(3–1p)	Kashima Antlers	International Stadium Yokohama,Yokohama
2012	3 March 2012	Kashiwa Reysol	2–1	FC Tokyo	National Stadium,Tokyo
2013	23 February 2013	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1–0	Kashiwa Reysol
2014	22 February 2014	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2–0	Yokohama F. Marinos
2015	28 February 2015	Gamba Osaka	2–0	Urawa Red Diamonds^‡	International Stadium Yokohama,Yokohama
2016	20 February 2016	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	3–1	Gamba Osaka
2017	18 February 2017	Kashima Antlers	3–2	Urawa Red Diamonds^‡
2018	10 February 2018	Kawasaki Frontale	2–3	Cerezo Osaka	Saitama Stadium 2002,Saitama
2019	16 February 2019	Kawasaki Frontale	1–0	Urawa Red Diamonds
2020	8 February 2020	Yokohama F. Marinos	3–3(2–3p)	Vissel Kobe
2021	20 February 2021	Kawasaki Frontale	3–2	Gamba Osaka^‡
2022	12 February 2022	Kawasaki Frontale	0–2	Urawa Red Diamonds	International Stadium Yokohama,Yokohama
2023	11 February 2023	Yokohama F. Marinos	2–1	Ventforet Kofu	National Stadium,Tokyo
2024	17 February 2024	Vissel Kobe	0–1	Kawasaki Frontale
2025	8 February 2025	Vissel Kobe	0–2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima^‡

^* Since the1998 Emperor's Cup winnersYokohama 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

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The Japanese Super Cup was also played during theJapan 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	3–2	Yanmar Diesel^†	National Stadium,Tokyo
1978	2 April 1978	Fujita Industries	5–1	Yanmar Diesel^†	Nagai Stadium,Osaka
1979	8 April 1979	Mitsubishi Motors	0–0(3–1p)	Toyo Industries^†	National Stadium,Tokyo
1980	6 April 1980	Fujita Industries	1–2	Mitsubishi Motors^†	Nagai Stadium,Osaka
1981	5 April 1981	Yanmar Diesel	0–0(3–2p)	Mitsubishi Motors	National Stadium,Tokyo
1982	28 March 1982	Fujita Industries	2–0	Nippon Kokan
1983	27 March 1983	Mitsubishi Motors	3–0	Yamaha Motors
1984	25 March 1984	Yomiuri FC	2–0	Nissan Motors

^† The same club had won both theJSL and theEmperor's Cup in the previous year; therefore, the runners-up of the Cup qualified for the competition.

Performances

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All-time

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Years initalic indicate Japan Soccer League seasons.

Club	Winners	Runners-up	Winning years	Runners-up years
Kashima Antlers	6	4	1997, 1998, 1999, 2009, 2010, 2017	2001, 2002, 2008, 2011
Urawa Red Diamonds	5	5	1979,1980,1983, 2006, 2022	1981, 2007, 2015, 2017, 2019
Sanfrecce Hiroshima	5	1	2008, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2025	1979
Tokyo Verdy	4	1	1984, 1994, 1995, 2005	1997
Júbilo Iwata	3	2	2000, 2003, 2004	1983, 1998
Kawasaki Frontale	3	2	2019, 2021, 2024	2018, 2022
Gamba Osaka	2	5	2007, 2015	2006, 2009, 2010, 2016, 2021
Shonan Bellmare	2	2	1978,1982	1980, 1995
Cerezo Osaka	2	2	1981, 2018	1977,1978
Nagoya Grampus	2	1	1996, 2011	2000
Shimizu S-Pulse	2	1	2001, 2002	1999
Yokohama F. Marinos	1	6	2023	1984, 1996, 2004, 2005, 2014, 2020
Vissel Kobe	1	2	2020	2024, 2025
Kashiwa Reysol	1	1	2012	2013
JEF United Chiba	1	0	1977
NKK SC	0	1		1982
Yokohama Flügels	0	1		1994
Kyoto Sanga	0	1		2003
FC Tokyo	0	1		2012
Ventforet Kofu	0	1		2023

J.League era (1994–present)

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Club	Winners	Runners-up	Winning years	Runners-up years
Kashima Antlers	6	4	1997, 1998, 1999, 2009, 2010, 2017	2001, 2002, 2008, 2011
Sanfrecce Hiroshima	5	0	2008, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2025
Kawasaki Frontale	3	2	2019, 2021, 2024	2018, 2022
Tokyo Verdy	3	1	1994, 1995, 2005	1997
Júbilo Iwata	3	1	2000, 2003, 2004	1998
Gamba Osaka	2	5	2007, 2015	2006, 2009, 2010, 2016, 2021
Urawa Red Diamonds	2	4	2006, 2022	2007, 2015, 2017, 2019
Nagoya Grampus	2	1	1996, 2011	2000
Shimizu S-Pulse	2	1	2001, 2002	1999
Yokohama F. Marinos	1	5	2023	1996, 2004, 2005, 2014, 2020
Kashiwa Reysol	1	1	2012	2013
Vissel Kobe	1	2	2020	2024, 2025
Cerezo Osaka	1	0	2018
Yokohama Flügels	0	1		1994
Shonan Bellmare	0	1		1995
Kyoto Sanga	0	1		2003
FC Tokyo	0	1		2012
Ventforet Kofu	0	1		2023