2016 Suruga Bank Championship

The 2016 Suruga Bank Championship (Japanese: スルガ銀行チャンピオンシップ2016; Spanish: Copa Suruga Bank 2016) 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.

2016 Suruga Bank Championship
Kashima Soccer Stadium in Kashima, Japan hosted the match
Date10 August 2016
VenueKashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima
RefereeMa Ning (China)
Attendance19,716
2015
2017

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.[1]

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.[2]

Teams

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Team Association / Confederation Qualification Previous appearances (bold indicates winners)
  Kashima Antlers Japan Football Association 2015 J.League Cup winners 2 (2012, 2013)
  Santa Fe CONMEBOL 2015 Copa Sudamericana winners None

Format

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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.[3]

Match

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Kashima Antlers  0–1  Santa Fe
Report (JFA)
Report (J. League)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Osorio   79'
Attendance: 19,716[4]
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Kashima Antlers
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Santa Fe
GK 21   Hitoshi Sogahata
DF 22   Daigo Nishi
DF 16   Shuto Yamamoto
DF 3   Gen Shoji
DF 14   Hwang Seok-ho   86'
MF 40   Mitsuo Ogasawara (c)
MF 33   Mu Kanazaki
MF 13   Atsutaka Nakamura   86'
MF 10   Gaku Shibasaki   79'
FW 18   Shuhei Akasaki   70'
FW 34   Yuma Suzuki   70'
Substitutes:
GK 29   Shinichiro Kawamata
DF 24   Yukitoshi Ito
DF 28   Koki Machida
MF 6   Ryota Nagaki   79'
MF 8   Shoma Doi   70'
MF 11   Fabrício   70'
MF 32   Taro Sugimoto   86'
Manager:
  Masatada Ishii
GK 1   Róbinson Zapata
DF 26   Javier López   74'
DF 27   Carlos Mario Arboleda
DF 29   Dairon Mosquera
DF 2   Horacio Salaberry
MF 17   Juan Daniel Roa   9'
MF 10   Omar Pérez (c)   77'
MF 11   Jonathan Gómez   88'
MF 30   Yeison Gordillo   62'   90+1'
FW 9   Juan Manuel Falcón   63'
FW 24   Humberto Osorio   90+2'
Substitutes:
GK 22   Leandro Castellanos
DF 5   Yulián Anchico   90+2'
DF 7   Leyvin Balanta   88'
DF 15   Héctor Urrego
MF 14   Baldomero Perlaza   84'   63'
MF 20   Kevin Salazar
FW 16   Anderson Plata   77'
Manager:
  Gustavo Costas

Assistant referees:
Huo Weiming (China)
Shi Xiang (China)
Fourth official:
Ai Kun (China)

References

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  1. ^ "Copa Suruga Bank: Independiente Santa Fe enfrentará el 10 de agosto al Kashima Antlers" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 20 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Otro título para CONMEBOL: Independiente Santa Fe es campeón de la Suruga Bank" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 10 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Copa Sudamericana 2015 – Reglamento" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com.
  4. ^ "マッチレポート" (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan Football Association.
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