Brazilian club Chapecoense, many of whose players died in a plane crash in Colombia in late November, will play as scheduled in next year's Suruga Bank Championship against the J. League's Urawa Reds, soccer sources said Wednesday.
The South American Football Confederation and the Japan Football Association are set to give a news conference on the matter Friday.
The JFA had indicated earlier that Chapecoense may be replaced by another team.
The annual Suruga Bank Championship, usually held in summer, pits the Copa Sudamericana champion against the J. League cup winner.
Members of Chapecoense, including some who previously played in Japan, were involved in the crash on Nov. 28 while traveling to the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana final against Atletico Nacional in Medellin. Chapecoense was crowned champion after Nacional asked the South American soccer confederation to award the club the trophy.
The accident killed 71 people aboard the chartered flight, with only six surviving.