2013 Suruga Bank Championship

The 2013 Suruga Bank Championship (Japanese: スルガ銀行チャンピオンシップ2013; Spanish: Copa Suruga Bank 2013) was the sixth 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.

2013 Suruga Bank Championship
2013 スルガ銀行チャンピオンシップ
2013 Copa Suruga Bank
DateAugust 7, 2013
VenueKashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima
RefereeAbdul Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore)
Attendance26,202
WeatherCloudy
27.1 °C (80.8 °F)
82% humidity
2012
2014

The match was contested between Japanese team Kashima Antlers, the 2012 J. League Cup champion, and Brazilian team São Paulo, the 2012 Copa Sudamericana champion. It was hosted by Kashima Antlers at the Kashima Soccer Stadium in Kashima on August 7, 2013. It was São Paulo's first appearance at the Suruga Bank Championship, while Kashima Antlers were the champions from the previous edition of the championship.

Kashima Antlers won 3–2 with Yuya Osako scoring a hat-trick, to win their second Suruga Bank Championship title in a row.[1]

Qualified teams

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Team Qualification Previous appearances (bold indicates winners)
  Kashima Antlers 2012 J. League Cup champion 2012
  São Paulo 2012 Copa Sudamericana champion None

Format

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The Suruga Bank Championship was played as a single match, with the J. League Cup champion hosting the match. If the score was tied at the end of regulation, the penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (no extra time was played). A maximum of seven substitutions may be made during the match.

Match details

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Kashima Antlers  3–2  São Paulo
Osako   25', 39', 90+2' Report Ganso   58'
Aloísio   75'
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Kashima Antlers
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
São Paulo
GK 21   Hitoshi Sogahata
DF 22   Daigo Nishi
DF 4   Kazuya Yamamura
DF 5   Takeshi Aoki   85'
DF 17   Takanori Maeno   78'
MF 20   Gaku Shibasaki
MF 40   Mitsuo Ogasawara (c)   56'
MF 25   Yasushi Endo   68'
MF 28   Shoma Doi   57'
MF 8   Juninho   85'
FW 9   Yuya Osako
Substitutes:
GK 1   Akihiro Sato
DF 3   Daiki Iwamasa   87'   85'
DF 6   Kōji Nakata   78'
MF 13   Atsutaka Nakamura   68'
MF 27   Takahide Umebachi   85'
MF 35   Takuya Nozawa   57'
FW 19   Yuta Toyokawa
Manager:
  Toninho Cerezo
GK 01   Rogério Ceni (c)
DF 23   Douglas
DF 33   Lucão   73'
DF 14   Edson Silva
DF 38   Reinaldo
MF 5   Wellington
MF 7   Rodrigo Caio
MF 18   Maicon   46'
MF 8   Ganso
FW 11   Ademilson   46'
FW 19   Aloísio
Substitutes:
GK 12   Denis
GK 30   Renan Ribeiro
DF 27   Lucas Farias
MF 20   Lucas Evangelista   46'
MF 21   Roni   73'
MF 28   João Schmidt
FW 22   Silvinho   46'
Manager:
  Paulo Autuori

Assistant referees:[3]
Goh Gek Pheng (Singapore)
Lee Tzu Liang (Singapore)
Fourth official:
Jumpei Iida (Japan)

2013 Suruga Bank Championship winners
 
Kashima Antlers
Second title

References

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  1. ^ "San Pablo no pudo evitar la vigencia del Kashima en la Suruga: 3-2" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. August 7, 2013.
  2. ^ スルガ銀行チャンピオンシップ 2013 (in Japanese). Kashima Antlers Official Website. August 7, 2013.
  3. ^ "San Pablo realizó su primera práctica en vista a la Copa Suruga en el Japón" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. August 5, 2013.
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