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 Antlers Santa Fe
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Date10 August 2016
VenueKashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima
RefereeMa Ning (China)
Attendance19,716

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
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

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
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
GK21 Hitoshi Sogahata
DF22 Daigo Nishi
DF16 Shuto Yamamoto
DF3 Gen Shoji
DF14 Hwang Seok-ho 86'
MF40 Mitsuo Ogasawara (c)
MF33 Mu Kanazaki
MF13 Atsutaka Nakamura 86'
MF10 Gaku Shibasaki 79'
FW18 Shuhei Akasaki 70'
FW34 Yuma Suzuki 70'
Substitutes:
GK29 Shinichiro Kawamata
DF24 Yukitoshi Ito
DF28 Koki Machida
MF6 Ryota Nagaki 79'
MF8 Shoma Doi 70'
MF11 Fabrício 70'
MF32 Taro Sugimoto 86'
Manager:
Masatada Ishii
GK1 Róbinson Zapata
DF26 Javier López 74'
DF27 Carlos Mario Arboleda
DF29 Dairon Mosquera
DF2 Horacio Salaberry
MF17 Juan Daniel Roa 9'
MF10 Omar Pérez (c) 77'
MF11 Jonathan Gómez 88'
MF30 Yeison Gordillo 62'  90+1'
FW9 Juan Manuel Falcón 63'
FW24 Humberto Osorio 90+2'
Substitutes:
GK22 Leandro Castellanos
DF5 Yulián Anchico 90+2'
DF7 Leyvin Balanta 88'
DF15 Héctor Urrego
MF14 Baldomero Perlaza 84' 63'
MF20 Kevin Salazar
FW16 Anderson Plata 77'
Manager:
Gustavo Costas
Kashima Soccer Stadium in Kashima, Japan, hosted the match.

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

References
  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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