| J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship | |
| Abolished: | 2023 |
| Region: | South America and Japan |
| Number Of Teams: | 2 |
| Current Champions: |  Athletico Paranaense(1st title) |
| Most Successful Club: |  Kashima Antlers(2 titles) |
| Broadcasters: | Fox Sports (Latin America) (until 2018) DirecTV Sports (South America) (2019) ESPN Brasil (2019) Fuji TV (Japan) |
| Current: | 2019 J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship |
| American: | yes |
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]
The J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship was established in early 2008 by the Japan Football Association (JFA), CONMEBOL, and J. League, and sponsored by Suruga Bank in Japan. The championship is hosted annually at the J. League Cup champion's home stadium.
The first match was played on July 30, 2008, at Nagai Stadium in Osaka where Argentina's Arsenal defeated Japan's Gamba Osaka by 1–0.
| Team | Won | Runner-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kashima Antlers | 2 | 1 | ||
 Independiente | 1 | 1 | 2018 | 2011 |
| Arsenal | 1 | 0 | ||
| Internacional | 1 | 0 | ||
| FC Tokyo | 1 | 0 | ||
| Júbilo Iwata | 1 | 0 | ||
| Kashiwa Reysol | 1 | 0 | ||
| River Plate | 1 | 0 | ||
 Santa Fe | 1 | 0 | ||
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 1 | 0 | ||
| Athletico Paranaense | 1 | 0 | ||
| Gamba Osaka | 0 | 2 | 2008, 2015 | |
| Oita Trinita | 0 | 1 | 2009 | |
 LDU Quito | 0 | 1 | 2010 | |
| Universidad de Chile | 0 | 1 | 2012 | |
| São Paulo | 0 | 1 | 2013 | |
| Lanús | 0 | 1 | 2014 | |
| Chapecoense | 0 | 1 | 2017 | |
| Cerezo Osaka | 0 | 1 | 2018 | |
| Shonan Bellmare | 0 | 1 | 2019 | |
| width=4% | Nation | width=1% | Times won | width=1% | Times runner-up | width=9% | Winning clubs | width=9% | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 6 | 6 | Kashima Antlers (2), FC Tokyo (1), Júbilo Iwata (1), Kashiwa Reysol (1), Urawa Red Diamonds (1) | Gamba Osaka (2), Oita Trinita (1), Kashima Antlers (1), Cerezo Osaka (1), Shonan Bellmare (1) | |||||
| Argentina | 3 | 2 | Arsenal (1), River Plate (1), Independiente (1) | Independiente (1), Lanús (1) | |||||
| Brazil | 2 | 2 | Internacional (1), Athletico Paranaense (1) | São Paulo (1), Chapecoense (1) | |||||
| Colombia | 1 | 0 | Santa Fe (1) | ||||||
| Ecuador | 0 | 1 | LDU Quito (1) | ||||||
| Chile | 0 | 1 | Universidad de Chile (1) |