Sanwa Bank Cup
The trophy awarded to champions
Organising bodyJ.League
Founded1994
Abolished1997 (1997)
Region Japan
Number of teams2

The Sanwa Bank Cup was a football competition unofficial organised by J.League and sponsored by the Sanwa Bank (predecessor of current MUFG Bank). The competition was held between 1994 and 1997 and played two weeks before the opening of J. League (in the case of 1997, one week before the opening match of the J. League Cup).

The teams invited were the J. League champions of the previous season (in the case of 1997, the winners of Suntory Cup '96 J. League Champions' Finals) and the champions of a major foreign league. All editions were held in Japan National Stadium in Tokyo.[1]

Results

Year Winners Score Runner-up Notes
1994
Japan Verdy Kawasaki
2–2 (4–2 p.)
Argentina Gimnasia y Esgrima LP[note 1]
1995
Brazil Grêmio
2–1
Japan Verdy Kawasaki[note 2]
1996
Sweden IFK Göteborg
1–1 (5–3 p.)
Japan Yokohama Marinos[note 3]
1997
Japan Nagoya Grampus
3–1
United States D.C. United[note 4]
Notes
  1. ↑ Gimnasia y Esgrima were invited as the winners of Copa Centenario de la AFA, a tournament held to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the Argentine Football Association.
  2. ↑ Held as a part of the series of events to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the conclusion of the Amity, Commerce and Navigation Treaty between Brazil and Japan. Grêmio were invited as the 1994 Copa do Brasil champions.
  3. ↑ IFK Göteborg were invited as the 1995 Swedish Champions.
  4. ↑ D.C. United were invited as the 1996 MLS Cup winners.

Match details

1997

Nagoya Grampus Japan3–1United States D.C. United
Alexandre Torres 80'
Okayama 85'
Stojković 87'		 Report Iijima 35' (o.g.)
Attendance: 26,842
Referee: Petrovic (Yug)

References

  1. ↑ Sanwa Bank Cup 1994-1997 by Erik Garin and Vincent Leon at the RSSSF
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