2016 Suruga Bank Championship
The 2016 Suruga Bank Championship was the ninth 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.
Kashima Soccer Stadium in Kashima, Japan hosted the match
Kashima Antlers are a professional football club based in Kashima, Ibaraki, Japan. They currently play in the J1 League, the top tier of Japanese professional football leagues. The club has financial backing from Mercari, a Japanese e-commerce company.
Leonardo Araújo played for Kashima from 1994 to 1996.
Kashima Antlers celebrate after winning the 2018 AFC Champions League at the Azadi Stadium vs Persepolis
Kashima Soccer Stadium
2018 AFC Champions League champions