2022 Japanese Super Cup

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]

2022 Japanese Super Cup
Date12 February 2022
VenueNissan Stadium, Yokohama
RefereeHiroki Kasahara
Attendance18,558
WeatherFine
8.5 °C (47.3 °F)
40% humidity
2021
2023

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

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Kawasaki Frontale0–2Urawa Red Diamonds
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Esaka   7', 81'
Attendance: 18,558
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Kawasaki Frontale
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Urawa Red Diamonds
GK 1   Jung Sung-ryong
RB 13   Miki Yamane
CB 5   Shogo Taniguchi (c)
CB 7   Shintaro Kurumaya
LB 2   Kyohei Noborizato
DM 6   João Schmidt   46'
CM 14   Yasuto Wakizaka   71'
CM 10   Ryota Oshima   82'
RW 41   Akihiro Ienaga
LW 18   Chanathip Songkrasin   77'
CF 9   Leandro Damião   71'
Substitutes:
GK 27   Kenta Tanno
MF 3   Koki Tsukagawa   82'
MF 16   Tatsuki Seko   71'
MF 31   Kazuya Yamamura
FW 11   Yu Kobayashi   77'
FW 20   Kei Chinen   71'
FW 23   Marcinho   46'
Manager:
  Toru Oniki
GK 1   Shusaku Nishikawa (c)
RB 2   Hiroki Sakai
CB 4   Takuya Iwanami
CB 28   Alexander Scholz
LB 6   Kazuaki Mawatari
DM 19   Ken Iwao
RM 14   Takahiro Sekine   86'
CM 22   Kai Shibato
CM 3   Atsuki Ito   82'
LM 15   Takahiro Akimoto   82'
CF 33   Ataru Esaka   86'
Substitutes:
GK 12   Zion Suzuki
DF 13   Tomoya Inukai   86'
DF 20   Tetsuya Chinen
DF 24   Yuta Miyamoto   86'
MF 25   Kaito Yasui
MF 40   Yuichi Hirano   82'
FW 27   Kai Matsuzaki   82'
Manager:
  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.

References

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  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.