2022 Japanese Super Cup

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2022 Japanese Super Cup
Date12 February 2022
Venue Nissan Stadium, Yokohama
Referee Hiroki Kasahara
Attendance18,558
WeatherFine
8.5 °C (47.3 °F)
40% humidity
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The 2022 Japanese Super Cup (known as FUJIFILM Super Cup 2022 for sponsorship reasons) was the 29th Japanese Super Cup since its reestablishment, and the 37th overall. It was held on 12 February 2022 between the 2021 J1 League champions Kawasaki Frontale, whom also the Super Cup holders, and the 2021 Emperor's Cup winners Urawa Red Diamonds at the Nissan Stadium, Yokohama, Kanagawa. [1]

This was Frontale's fourth Super Cup appearance overall, all in the previous five years; they only failed to qualify in 2020 and won twice in 2019 and 2021. At the other hand, this was Urawa's tenth Super Cup appearance and their first since 2019; they previously had won four times (in 1979, 1980, 1983, and 2006).

Ataru Esaka scored in each half to won Urawa their fifth Super Cup ever, second as Urawa Red Diamonds, and the first in 16 years. Frontale lost the Super Cup match for the first time since their maiden appearance in 2018.

Details

Kawasaki Frontale 0–2 Urawa Red Diamonds
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Nissan Stadium, Yokohama
Attendance: 18,558
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara
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Kawasaki Frontale
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Urawa Red Diamonds
GK1 Flag of South Korea.svg Jung Sung-ryong
RB13 Flag of Japan.svg Miki Yamane
CB5 Flag of Japan.svg Shogo Taniguchi (c)
CB7 Flag of Japan.svg Shintaro Kurumaya
LB2 Flag of Japan.svg Kyohei Noborizato
DM6 Flag of Brazil.svg João Schmidt Sub off.svg 46'
CM14 Flag of Japan.svg Yasuto Wakizaka Sub off.svg 71'
CM10 Flag of Japan.svg Ryota Oshima Sub off.svg 82'
RW41 Flag of Japan.svg Akihiro Ienaga
LW18 Flag of Thailand.svg Chanathip Songkrasin Sub off.svg 77'
CF9 Flag of Brazil.svg Leandro Damião Sub off.svg 71'
Substitutes:
GK27 Flag of Japan.svg Kenta Tanno
MF3 Flag of Japan.svg Koki Tsukagawa Sub on.svg 82'
MF16 Flag of Japan.svg Tatsuki Seko Sub on.svg 71'
MF31 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuya Yamamura
FW11 Flag of Japan.svg Yu Kobayashi Sub on.svg 77'
FW20 Flag of Japan.svg Kei Chinen Sub on.svg 71'
FW23 Flag of Brazil.svg Marcinho Sub on.svg 46'
Manager:
Flag of Japan.svg Toru Oniki
GK1 Flag of Japan.svg Shusaku Nishikawa (c)
RB2 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Sakai
CB4 Flag of Japan.svg Takuya Iwanami
CB28 Flag of Denmark.svg Alexander Scholz
LB6 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuaki Mawatari
DM19 Flag of Japan.svg Ken Iwao
RM14 Flag of Japan.svg Takahiro Sekine Sub off.svg 86'
CM22 Flag of Japan.svg Kai Shibato
CM3 Flag of Japan.svg Atsuki Ito Sub off.svg 82'
LM15 Flag of Japan.svg Takahiro Akimoto Sub off.svg 82'
CF33 Flag of Japan.svg Ataru Esaka Sub off.svg 86'
Substitutes:
GK12 Flag of Japan.svg Zion Suzuki
DF13 Flag of Japan.svg Tomoya Inukai Sub on.svg 86'
DF20 Flag of Japan.svg Tetsuya Chinen
DF24 Flag of Japan.svg Yuta Miyamoto Sub on.svg 86'
MF25 Flag of Japan.svg Kaito Yasui
MF40 Flag of Japan.svg Yuichi Hirano Sub on.svg 82'
FW27 Flag of Japan.svg Kai Matsuzaki Sub on.svg 82'
Manager:
Flag of Spain.svg Ricardo Rodríguez

Assistant referees:
Isao Nishihashi
Kentaro Matsui
Fourth official:
Masuya Ueda
Video assistant referee:
Yudai Yamamoto
Assistant video assistant referee:
Haruhiro Otsuka

Match rules [2]

  • 90 minutes.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of five substitutions, and a maximum of two additional concussion substitutions.

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References

  1. "Japan Professional Football League 24 December 2021". jleague.co. Japan Professional Football League. 24 December 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  2. "[公式] FUJI FILM SUPER CUP 2022:Jリーグ.jp". jleague.jp (in Japanese). Japan Professional Football League. Retrieved 12 February 2022.