J. League Feb 20, 2021
Last-minute Yu Kobayashi goal hands Super Cup to Frontale
by Dan Orlowitz
As the seconds ticked down to a seemingly inevitable penalty shootout, Kobayashi saved the day for the reigning double champion.
J. League | From the Spot Jan 29, 2021
COVID-19 chaos hits J. League offseason, leaving many in limbo
by Dan Orlowitz
As a number of players and even managers wait to get into Japan due to travel restrictions, the league is considering its options on ticket sales for next month's Super Cup.
Soccer | From the Spot Feb 17, 2019
Time ripe for Japan's Super Cup to hit road
by Dan Orlowitz
The annual Fuji Xerox Super Cup, held the weekend before the J. League opens for business, has over the last 25 years become a celebration of the league's vibrant and friendly matchday culture. It's an excuse for neutral fans to converge, consume popular food items ...
Soccer / J. League Feb 16, 2019
Frontale top Reds in Super Cup
by Dan Orlowitz
A goal by Leandro Damiao was enough for defending J. League champion Kawasaki Frontale to triumph 1-0 over 2018 Emperor's Cup winner Urawa Reds on Saturday at the Fuji Xerox Super Cup. Played in front of a sold-out Saitama Stadium crowd in unseasonably mild February ...
Soccer / J. League Feb 10, 2018
Emperor's Cup holders Cerezo Osaka opened the season on a winning note Saturday, defeating reigning J. League champions Kawasaki Frontale 3-2 in the Fuji Xerox Super Cup. Cerezo, who defeated Frontale 2-0 in November's League Cup final, opened the scoring at Saitama Stadium on a ...
Soccer / J. League Feb 18, 2017
Suzuki leads Antlers past Reds in Fuji Xerox Super Cup
by Andrew McKirdy
Substitute Yuma Suzuki scored an 83rd-minute winner as J. League champions Kashima Antlers maintained their dominance over Urawa Reds with a 3-2 victory in the Fuji Xerox Super Cup on Saturday. Antlers beat Reds on away goals in last season's championship final to win the ...
Soccer / J. League Feb 20, 2016
by Andrew McKirdy
J. League champions Sanfrecce Hiroshima picked up from where they left off last year with a 3-1 win over Gamba Osaka in the season curtain-raising Fuji Xerox Super Cup on Saturday. Sanfrecce beat Gamba in a two-legged playoff to claim the league title last December, ...
Soccer / J. League Feb 21, 2014
Sanfrecce aim for revenge against Marinos in season-opening Fuji Xerox Super Cup
by Gus Fielding
Sanfrecce Hiroshima, the reigning champions, may have pipped Emperor's Cup holders Yokohama F. Marinos to the title on the final day of the 2013 league campaign, but the Purple Arrows will be hungry for revenge when the two sides meet on Saturday in the ...