The future of the Toyota Cup, including this year's game in November, has been thrown into doubt as a result of the bankruptcy of marketing company ISL, Japan Football Association (JFA) vice president Junji Ogura said Monday in Tokyo.
The annual match between the winner of the European Champions Cup and its South American equivalent, the Libertadores Cup, has been held in Tokyo for more than 20 years. It is organized by European governing body UEFA and its South American counterpart CONMEBOL. ISL marketed the event.
But with ISL out of the picture, nothing can be done on the marketing side. To further complicate matters, any profits from this year's Toyota Cup would have to go to ISL's creditors.