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{{infobox football tournament
| name                  = Japanese Super Cup
| logo                  = 
| caption               = 
| founded               = 1977 ''(original)''<br />1994 ''(reestablishment)''
| abolished             = 
| number of teams       = 2
| region                = Japan
| current champions     = [[Sanfrecce Hiroshima]]<br />(5th title)
| most successful club  = [[Kashima Antlers]]<br />(6 titles)
| current               = [[{{CURRENTYEAR}} Japanese Super Cup]]
| website               = {{official website|www.jleague.jp/fxsc/}}
}}
The {{nihongo|'''Japanese Super Cup'''|スーパーカップ|Sūpā Kappu|lead=yes}}, {{a.k.a.}} the {{nihongo|'''Fujifilm Super Cup'''|富士フイルム スーパーカップ|Fuji Fuirumu Sūpā Kappu|lead=yes}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jleague.jp/news/article/21307/|title=スーパーカップパートナーが決定 スーパーカップ大会名称は2022シーズンから「FUJIFILM SUPER CUP」に変更|website=J.League.jp|access-date=18 December 2021}}</ref> 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 [[List of Japanese football champions|J1 League champions]]
*Defending [[Emperor's Cup#List of Emperor's Cup finals|Emperor's Cup winners]]

However, if the same club [[Double (association football)|wins both the J1 League and the Emperor's Cup]], the J1 League runners-up will participate. Up to [[2009 Japanese Super Cup|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, [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalties]] would decide the winners. No [[Overtime (sports)#association football|extra time]] would be played.

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

==Results==
{|class="wikitable"
! Year !! Date !! J.League Division 1/<br/>J1 League champions !! Score !! Emperor's Cup winners !! Venue
|-
| [[1994 Japanese Super Cup|1994]]
|5 March 1994
|'''[[Tokyo Verdy|Verdy Kawasaki]]'''
|{{center| 2–1}}
|[[Yokohama Flügels]]
|rowspan="11"|[[National Stadium (Tokyo)|National Stadium]], [[Tokyo]]
|-
| [[1995 Japanese Super Cup|1995]]
|11 March 1995
|'''[[Tokyo Verdy|Verdy Kawasaki]]'''
|{{center| 2–2 {{pso|4–2}}}}
|[[Shonan Bellmare|Bellmare Hiratsuka]]
|-
| [[1996 Japanese Super Cup|1996]]
|9 March 1996
|[[Yokohama F. Marinos|Yokohama Marinos]]
|{{center| 0–2}}
|'''[[Nagoya Grampus|Nagoya Grampus Eight]]'''

|-
| [[1997 Japanese Super Cup|1997]]
|5 March 1997
|'''[[Kashima Antlers]]''' 
|{{center| 3–2}}
|[[Tokyo Verdy|Verdy Kawasaki]]
|-
| [[1998 Japanese Super Cup|1998]]
|14 March 1998
|[[Júbilo Iwata]]
|{{center| 1–2}}
|'''[[Kashima Antlers]]'''
|-
| [[1999 Japanese Super Cup|1999]]
|27 February 1999
|'''[[Kashima Antlers]]'''
|{{center| 2–1}}
|[[Shimizu S-Pulse]]<sup>*</sup>
|-
| [[2000 Japanese Super Cup|2000]]
|4 March 2000
|'''[[Júbilo Iwata]]'''
|{{center| 1–1 {{pso|3–2}}}}
|[[Nagoya Grampus|Nagoya Grampus Eight]]
|-
| [[2001 Japanese Super Cup|2001]]
|3 March 2001
|[[Kashima Antlers]]
|{{center| 0–3}}
|'''[[Shimizu S-Pulse]]'''<sup>†</sup>
|-
| [[2002 Japanese Super Cup|2002]]
|23 February 2002
|[[Kashima Antlers]]
|{{center| 1–1 {{pso|4–5}}}}
|'''[[Shimizu S-Pulse]]'''
|-
| [[2003 Japanese Super Cup|2003]] 
|1 March 2003
|'''[[Júbilo Iwata]]'''
|{{center| 3–0}}
|[[Kyoto Sanga FC|Kyoto Purple Sanga]]
|-
| [[2004 Japanese Super Cup|2004]]
|6 March 2004
|[[Yokohama F. Marinos]]
|{{center| 1–1 {{pso|2–4}}}}
|'''[[Júbilo Iwata]]'''
|-
| [[2005 Japanese Super Cup|2005]]
|26 February 2005
|[[Yokohama F. Marinos]]
|{{center| 2–2 {{pso|4–5}}}}
|'''[[Tokyo Verdy|Tokyo Verdy 1969]]'''
|[[Nissan Stadium (Yokohama)|International Stadium Yokohama]], [[Yokohama]]
|-
| [[2006 Japanese Super Cup|2006]]
|25 February 2006
|[[Gamba Osaka]]
|{{center| 1–3}}
|'''[[Urawa Red Diamonds]]'''
|rowspan="5"|[[National Stadium (Tokyo)|National Stadium]], [[Tokyo]]
|-
| [[2007 Japanese Super Cup|2007]]
|24 February 2007
|[[Urawa Red Diamonds]]
|{{center| 0–4}}
|'''[[Gamba Osaka]]'''<sup>†</sup>
|-
| [[2008 Japanese Super Cup|2008]]
|1 March 2008
|[[Kashima Antlers]]
|{{center| 2–2 {{pso|3–4}}}}
|'''[[Sanfrecce Hiroshima]]'''<sup>†</sup>
|-
| [[2009 Japanese Super Cup|2009]]
|28 February 2009
|'''[[Kashima Antlers]]'''
|{{center| 3–0}}
|[[Gamba Osaka]]
|-
| [[2010 Japanese Super Cup|2010]]
|27 February 2010
|'''[[Kashima Antlers]]'''
|{{center| 1–1 {{pso|5–3}}}}
|[[Gamba Osaka]]
|-
| [[2011 Japanese Super Cup|2011]]
|26 February 2011
|'''[[Nagoya Grampus]]'''
|{{center| 1–1 {{pso|3–1}}}}
|[[Kashima Antlers]]
|[[Nissan Stadium (Yokohama)|International Stadium Yokohama]], [[Yokohama]]
|-
|[[2012 Japanese Super Cup|2012]]
|3 March 2012
|'''[[Kashiwa Reysol]]'''
|{{center|2–1}}
|[[FC Tokyo]]
|rowspan="3"|[[National Stadium (Tokyo)|National Stadium]], [[Tokyo]]
|-
|[[2013 Japanese Super Cup|2013]]
|23 February 2013
|'''[[Sanfrecce Hiroshima]]'''
|{{center|1–0}}
|[[Kashiwa Reysol]]
|-
|[[2014 Japanese Super Cup|2014]]
|22 February 2014
|'''[[Sanfrecce Hiroshima]]'''
|{{center|2–0}}
|[[Yokohama F. Marinos]]
|-
|[[2015 Japanese Super Cup|2015]]
|28 February 2015
|'''[[Gamba Osaka]]'''
|{{center|2–0}}
|[[Urawa Red Diamonds]]<sup>‡</sup>
|rowspan="3"|[[Nissan Stadium (Yokohama)|International Stadium Yokohama]], [[Yokohama]]
|-
|[[2016 Japanese Super Cup|2016]]
|20 February 2016
|'''[[Sanfrecce Hiroshima]]'''
|{{center|3–1}}
|[[Gamba Osaka]]
|-
|[[2017 Japanese Super Cup|2017]]
|18 February 2017
|'''[[Kashima Antlers]]'''
|{{center|3–2}}
|[[Urawa Red Diamonds]]<sup>‡</sup>
|-
|[[2018 Japanese Super Cup|2018]]
|10 February 2018
|[[Kawasaki Frontale]]
|{{center|2–3}}
|'''[[Cerezo Osaka]]'''
|rowspan="4"|[[Saitama Stadium 2002]], [[Saitama (city)|Saitama]]
|-
|[[2019 Japanese Super Cup|2019]]
|16 February 2019
|'''[[Kawasaki Frontale]]'''
|{{center|1–0}}
|[[Urawa Red Diamonds]]
|-
|[[2020 Japanese Super Cup|2020]]
|8 February 2020
|[[Yokohama F. Marinos]]
|{{center|3–3 {{pso|2–3}}}}
|'''[[Vissel Kobe]]'''
|-
|[[2021 Japanese Super Cup|2021]]
|20 February 2021
|'''[[Kawasaki Frontale]]'''
|{{center|3–2}}
|[[Gamba Osaka]]<sup>‡</sup>
|-
|[[2022 Japanese Super Cup|2022]]
|12 February 2022
|[[Kawasaki Frontale]]
|{{center|0–2}}
|'''[[Urawa Red Diamonds]]'''
|[[Nissan Stadium (Yokohama)|International Stadium Yokohama]], [[Yokohama]]
|-
|[[2023 Japanese Super Cup|2023]]
|11 February 2023
|'''[[Yokohama F. Marinos]]'''
|{{center|2–1}}
|[[Ventforet Kofu]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Japan National Stadium|National Stadium]], [[Tokyo]]
|-
|[[2024 Japanese Super Cup|2024]]
|17 February 2024
|[[Vissel Kobe]]
|{{center|0–1}}
|'''[[Kawasaki Frontale]]'''
|-
|[[2025 Japanese Super Cup|2025]]
|8 February 2025
|[[Vissel Kobe]]
|{{center|0–2}}
|'''[[Sanfrecce Hiroshima]]'''<small><sup>‡</sup></small>
|}
<small><sup>*</sup> 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.<br />
<sup>†</sup> The same club won both the league and the cup; the cup's runners-up qualified for the competition.<br />
<sup>‡</sup> The same club won both the league and the cup; the league's runners-up qualified for the competition.</small>

==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.

{|class="wikitable"
! Year !! Date!! JSL Division 1 champions !! Score !! Emperor's Cup winners !!  Venue
|-
| [[1977 Japanese Super Cup|1977]] 
|10 April 1977
| '''[[JEF United Ichihara Chiba|Furukawa Electric]]''' 
|{{center| 3–2}}
| [[Cerezo Osaka|Yanmar Diesel]]<sup>†</sup>
|[[National Stadium (Tokyo)|National Stadium]], [[Tokyo]]
|-
| [[1978 Japanese Super Cup|1978]] 
|2 April 1978
| '''[[Shonan Bellmare|Fujita Industries]]'''
|{{center| 5–1}}
| [[Cerezo Osaka|Yanmar Diesel]]<sup>†</sup>
|[[Nagai Stadium]], [[Osaka]]
|-
| [[1979 Japanese Super Cup|1979]] 
|8 April 1979
| '''[[Urawa Red Diamonds|Mitsubishi Motors]]''' 
|{{center| 0–0 {{pso|3–1}}}}
| [[Sanfrecce Hiroshima|Toyo Industries]]<sup>†</sup>
|[[National Stadium (Tokyo)|National Stadium]], [[Tokyo]]
|-
| [[1980 Japanese Super Cup|1980]] 
|6 April 1980
| [[Shonan Bellmare|Fujita Industries]] 
|{{center| 1–2}}
| '''[[Urawa Red Diamonds|Mitsubishi Motors]]'''<sup>†</sup>
|[[Nagai Stadium]], [[Osaka]]
|-
| [[1981 Japanese Super Cup|1981]] 
|5 April 1981
| '''[[Cerezo Osaka|Yanmar Diesel]]''' 
|{{center| 0–0 {{pso|3–2}}}}
| [[Urawa Red Diamonds|Mitsubishi Motors]]
|rowspan="4"|[[National Stadium (Tokyo)|National Stadium]], [[Tokyo]]
|-
| [[1982 Japanese Super Cup|1982]] 
|28 March 1982
| '''[[Shonan Bellmare|Fujita Industries]]''' 
|{{center| 2–0}}
| [[NKK SC|Nippon Kokan]]
|-
| [[1983 Japanese Super Cup|1983]] 
|27 March 1983
| '''[[Urawa Red Diamonds|Mitsubishi Motors]]''' 
|{{center| 3–0}}
| [[Júbilo Iwata|Yamaha Motors]]
|-
| [[1984 Japanese Super Cup|1984]] 
|25 March 1984
| '''[[Tokyo Verdy|Yomiuri FC]]'''
|{{center| 2–0}}
| [[Yokohama F. Marinos|Nissan Motors]]
|}

<small><sup>†</sup> The same club had won both the [[Japan Soccer League|JSL]] and the [[Emperor's Cup]] in the previous year; therefore, the runners-up of the Cup qualified for the competition.</small>

==Performances==
=== All-time ===
Years in ''italic'' indicate Japan Soccer League seasons.
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Club !! Winners !! Runners-up !! Winning years !! Runners-up years
|-
|[[Kashima Antlers]]
| {{center|6}}
| {{center|4}}
| 1997, 1998, 1999, 2009, 2010, 2017
| 2001, 2002, 2008, 2011
|-
| [[Urawa Red Diamonds]]
| {{center|5}}
| {{center|5}}
| ''1979'', ''1980'', ''1983,'' 2006, 2022
| ''1981'', 2007, 2015, 2017, 2019
|-
| [[Sanfrecce Hiroshima]]
| {{center|5}}
| {{center|1}}
| 2008, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2025
| ''1979''
|-
| [[Tokyo Verdy]]
| {{center|4}}
| {{center|1}}
| ''1984'', 1994, 1995, 2005
| 1997
|-
| [[Júbilo Iwata]]
| {{center|3}}
| {{center|2}}
| 2000, 2003, 2004
| ''1983'', 1998
|-
|[[Kawasaki Frontale]]
| {{center|3}}
| {{center|2}}
| 2019, 2021, 2024
| 2018, 2022
|-
| [[Gamba Osaka]]
| {{center|2}}
| {{center|5}}
| 2007, 2015
| 2006, 2009, 2010, 2016, 2021
|-
| [[Shonan Bellmare]]
| {{center|2}}
| {{center|2}}
| ''1978'', ''1982''
| ''1980'', 1995
|-
| [[Cerezo Osaka]]
| {{center|2}}
| {{center|2}}
| ''1981'', 2018
| ''1977'', ''1978''
|-
| [[Nagoya Grampus]]
| {{center|2}}
| {{center|1}}
| 1996, 2011
| 2000
|-
| [[Shimizu S-Pulse]]
| {{center|2}}
| {{center|1}}
| 2001, 2002
| 1999
|-
| [[Yokohama F. Marinos|Yokohama F.&nbsp;Marinos]]
|{{center|1}}
|{{center|6}}
| 2023
| ''1984'', 1996, 2004, 2005, 2014, 2020
|-
| [[Vissel Kobe]]
| {{center|1}}
| {{center|2}}
| 2020
| 2024, 2025
|-
| [[Kashiwa Reysol]]
| {{center|1}}
| {{center|1}}
| 2012 
| 2013
|-
| [[JEF United Chiba]]
| {{center|1}}
| {{center|0}}
| ''1977'' 
| 
|-
|style="border-top-width: 2px;"| [[NKK SC]]
|style="border-top-width: 2px;"| {{center|0}}
|style="border-top-width: 2px;"| {{center|1}}
|style="border-top-width: 2px;"|
|style="border-top-width: 2px;"| ''1982''
|-
| [[Yokohama Flügels]]
| {{center|0}}
| {{center|1}}
|
| 1994
|-
| [[Kyoto Sanga FC|Kyoto Sanga]]
| {{center|0}}
| {{center|1}}
|
| 2003
|-
| [[FC Tokyo]]
| {{center|0}}
| {{center|1}}
| 
| 2012
|-
| [[Ventforet Kofu]]
|{{center|0}}
|{{center|1}}
| 
| 2023
|}

=== J.League era (1994–present) ===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Club !! Winners !! Runners-up !! Winning years !! Runners-up years
|-
|[[Kashima Antlers]]
| {{center|6}}
| {{center|4}}
| 1997, 1998, 1999, 2009, 2010, 2017
| 2001, 2002, 2008, 2011
|-
| [[Sanfrecce Hiroshima]]
| {{center|5}}
| {{center|0}}
| 2008, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2025
| 
|-
|[[Kawasaki Frontale]]
| {{center|3}}
| {{center|2}}
| 2019, 2021, 2024
| 2018, 2022
|-
| [[Tokyo Verdy]]
| {{center|3}}
| {{center|1}}
| 1994, 1995, 2005
| 1997
|-
| [[Júbilo Iwata]]
| {{center|3}}
| {{center|1}}
| 2000, 2003, 2004
| 1998
|-
| [[Gamba Osaka]]
| {{center|2}}
| {{center|5}}
| 2007, 2015
| 2006, 2009, 2010, 2016, 2021
|-
| [[Urawa Red Diamonds]]
| {{center|2}}
| {{center|4}}
| 2006, 2022
| 2007, 2015, 2017, 2019
|-
| [[Nagoya Grampus]]
| {{center|2}}
| {{center|1}}
| 1996, 2011
| 2000
|-
| [[Shimizu S-Pulse]]
| {{center|2}}
| {{center|1}}
| 2001, 2002
| 1999
|-
| [[Yokohama F. Marinos|Yokohama F.&nbsp;Marinos]]
|{{center|1}}
|{{center|5}}
| 2023
| 1996, 2004, 2005, 2014, 2020
|-
| [[Kashiwa Reysol]]
| {{center|1}}
| {{center|1}}
| 2012 
| 2013
|-
| [[Vissel Kobe]]
| {{center|1}}
| {{center|2}}
| 2020
| 2024, 2025
|-
| [[Cerezo Osaka]]
| {{center|1}}
| {{center|0}}
| 2018
| 
|-
|style="border-top-width: 2px;"| [[Yokohama Flügels]]
|style="border-top-width: 2px;"| {{center|0}}
|style="border-top-width: 2px;"| {{center|1}}
|style="border-top-width: 2px;"|
|style="border-top-width: 2px;"| 1994
|-
| [[Shonan Bellmare]]
| {{center|0}}
| {{center|1}}
| 
| 1995
|-
| [[Kyoto Sanga FC|Kyoto Sanga]]
| {{center|0}}
| {{center|1}}
|
| 2003
|-
| [[FC Tokyo]]
| {{center|0}}
| {{center|1}}
| 
| 2012
|-
| [[Ventforet Kofu]]
|{{center|0}}
|{{center|1}}
| 
| 2023
|}

==See also==
{{Portal|Asia|Japan|Sports|Association football}}
* [[Football in Japan]]
* [[Japan Football Association]] (JFA)
* [[Japanese association football league system]]
* [[League system]]
* [[J.League]]
** [[J1 League]] (I)
** [[J2 League]] (II)
** [[J3 League]] (III)
* [[Japan Football League]] (JFL) (IV)
* [[Japanese Regional Football League Competition|Japan Regional Football Champions League]] (promotion play-offs to JFL)
* [[Japanese Regional Leagues]] (V/VI)
* [[Emperor's Cup]] (national cup)
* [[J.League Cup]] (league cup)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.jleague.jp/fxsc/  Official Site (Japanese)]
* [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesj/japsupcuphist.html Japan - List of Super Cup Finals], RSSSF.com

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