2015 Suruga Bank Championship
Osaka Expo '70 Stadium in Suita, Japan hosted the match
Date11 August 2015
VenueOsaka Expo '70 Stadium, Suita
RefereeTan Hai (China)
Attendance12,722
WeatherClear
29.7 °C (85.5 °F)
58% humidity

The 2015 Suruga Bank Championship (Japanese: スルガ銀行チャンピオンシップ2015; Spanish: Copa Suruga Bank 2015) was the eighth 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.

The match was contested between Japanese team Gamba Osaka, the 2014 J. League Cup winners, and Argentine team River Plate, the 2014 Copa Sudamericana winners. It was hosted by Gamba Osaka at the Osaka Expo '70 Stadium in Suita on 11 August 2015.[1]

River Plate won the match 3–0 to win their third international club title in 2015, after the 2015 Recopa Sudamericana and the 2015 Copa Libertadores (where they played in the finals less than a week before), and also became the first South American team to win this competition since 2009.[2]

Teams

Team Association / Confederation Qualification Previous appearances
Japan Gamba Osaka Japan Football Association 2014 J. League Cup winners 1 (2008)
Argentina River Plate CONMEBOL 2014 Copa Sudamericana winners None

Format

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

Match

Gamba Osaka Japan0–3Argentina River Plate
Report (JFA)
Report (J. League)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Sánchez 8' (pen.)
Mercado 31'
Martínez 61'
Attendance: 12,722
Referee: Tan Hai (China)
Gamba Osaka
River Plate
GK18Japan Yōsuke Fujigaya
DF6South Korea Kim Jung-yadownward-facing red arrow 41'
DF8Japan Keisuke IwashitaYellow card 44'
DF15Japan Yasuyuki Konno
DF22South Korea Oh Jae-sukdownward-facing red arrow 83'
MF7Japan Yasuhito Endō (c)
MF17Japan Tomokazu Myojindownward-facing red arrow 46'
MF19Japan Kotaro Omoridownward-facing red arrow 55'
MF21Japan Yōsuke Ideguchi
FW9Brazil Linsdownward-facing red arrow 64'
FW29Brazil Patricdownward-facing red arrow 71'
Substitutes:
GK16Japan Ken Tajiri
DF3Japan Takaharu Nishino
DF4Japan Hiroki Fujiharuupward-facing green arrow 46'
MF10Japan Takahiro Futagawaupward-facing green arrow 55'
MF11Japan Shu KurataYellow card 57'upward-facing green arrow 41'
MF13Japan Hiroyuki Abeupward-facing green arrow 64'
FW20Japan Shun Nagasawa
FW24Japan Shingo Akamineupward-facing green arrow 71'
FW30Japan Sou Hiraoupward-facing green arrow 83'
Manager:
Japan Kenta Hasegawa
GK1Argentina Marcelo Barovero (c)
DF25Argentina Gabriel Mercado
DF2Argentina Jonathan Maidana
DF6Argentina Ramiro Funes Mori
DF21Argentina Leonel Vangioni
MF8Uruguay Carlos Sánchezdownward-facing red arrow 78'
MF23Argentina Leonardo Ponziodownward-facing red arrow 52'
MF5Argentina Matías Kranevitter
MF16Argentina Nicolás Bertolodownward-facing red arrow 52'
FW22Argentina Sebastián Driussidownward-facing red arrow 52'
FW29Argentina Javier Savioladownward-facing red arrow 64'
Substitutes:
GK26Argentina Julio Chiarini
DF3Colombia Éder Álvarez Balanta
MF18Uruguay Camilo Mayadaupward-facing green arrow 78'
MF14Argentina Augusto Solari
MF15Argentina Leonardo Pisculichiupward-facing green arrow 52'
MF27Argentina Lucho Gonzálezupward-facing green arrow 64'
MF10Argentina Gonzalo Martínezupward-facing green arrow 52'
FW17Argentina Lucas Boyé
FW19Uruguay Tabaré Viúdezupward-facing green arrow 52'
Manager:
Argentina Marcelo Gallardo

Assistant referees:
Mu Yuxin (China)
Huo Weiming (China)
Fourth official:
Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)

References

  1. 2015年8月11日(火)万博記念競技場で開催決定 スルガ銀行チャンピオンシップ2015OSAKA Jリーグヤマザキナビスコカップ/コパ・トタル・スダメリカーナ 王者決定戦 (in Japanese). Japan Football Association. 16 December 2014.
  2. "Copa Suruga Bank: River Plate derrotó 3 a 0 al Gamba Osaka y es el nuevo campeón" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 11 August 2015.
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