Japanese Super Cup
The Japanese Super Cup, the Fujifilm Super Cup 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. The match is usually played annually every February.
Participating clubs
Under the normal circumstances, the following clubs participate:- Defending J1 League champions
- Defending Emperor's Cup winners
Competition format
- Two halves of 45-minute match.
- In case of a tie at the end of regulation time, penalties would decide the winners. No extra time would be played.
Venues
- Tokyo National Stadium
- International Stadium Yokohama
- Saitama Stadium 2002
- '''Japan National Stadium'''
Results
† 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
The Japanese Super Cup was also played during the Japan Soccer League 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 | Toyo Industries† | National Stadium, Tokyo | |
| 1980 | 6 April 1980 | Fujita Industries | 1–2 | Mitsubishi Motors† | Nagai Stadium, Osaka |
| 1981 | 5 April 1981 | Yanmar Diesel | Mitsubishi Motors | National Stadium, Tokyo | |
| 1982 | 28 March 1982 | Fujita Industries | 2–0 | Nippon Kokan | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 1983 | 27 March 1983 | Mitsubishi Motors | 3–0 | Yamaha Motors | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 1984 | 25 March 1984 | Yomiuri FC | 2–0 | Nissan Motors | National Stadium, Tokyo |
† The same club had won both the JSL and the Emperor's Cup in the previous year; therefore, the runners-up of the Cup qualified for the competition.
Performances
All-time
Years in italic 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 |