Suntory Cup '96 J. League Champions' Finals
As the 1996 season wasn't divided into stages, the J. League Championship did not take place. Instead, the competition titled the Suntory Cup '96 J. League Champions' Finals was held. The champions and runners-up of the 1996 J. League regular season as well as the finalists of the J. League Cup took part. Nagoya Grampus Eight won and qualified for the 1997 Sanwa Bank Cup.
Participating clubs
- Kashima Antlers (J. League champions)
- Nagoya Grampus Eight (J. League runners-up)
- Shimizu S-Pulse (J. League Cup winners)
- Verdy Kawasaki (J. League Cup runners-up)
Results
| Home | Score (Venue) |
Away | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-finals | Kashima Antlers | 1-1 PK 4-2 (Kashima) |
Verdy Kawasaki |
| Shimizu S-Pulse | 0-0 PK 1-3 (Nihondaira) |
Nagoya Grampus Eight | |
| Final | Kashima Antlers | 0-1v (National) |
Nagoya Grampus Eight |
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