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List of Intercontinental Cup (football) matches

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Intercontinental Cup
A group of Ajax players holding the Intercontinental Cup aloft on the pitch
Ajax players celebrate winning the Intercontinental Cup in 1972
Founded1960
Abolished2004
RegionEurope (UEFA)
South America (CONMEBOL)
Number of teams2
Last championsPortugal Porto
(1st title)
Most successful team(s)Uruguay Nacional
Uruguay Peñarol
Argentina Boca Juniors
Spain Real Madrid
Italy A.C. Milan
(3 titles)

The Intercontinental Cup was an association football club competition contested annually from 1960 to 2004 between the winners of the European Cup and the South American Copa Libertadores.[1] The competition was endorsed by both the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and the Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (CONMEBOL) and, until 1979, it was played over two legs. From 1980, its format was changed to a single match traditionally held in Tokyo, Japan, due to its new sponsorship. The Intercontinental Cup was discontinued in 2004 in favour of the FIFA Club World Cup, which includes the champion clubs from all of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) member confederations.[2]

In its first nine editions, the competition's winner was decided on a points system; if necessary, a play-off match would be held to determine the outcome in the event of a draw. In 1968, the system was changed so that aggregate score would dictate the winning club. The away goals rule was applied if the tie was level after both legs.[3]

Nacional and Peñarol (Uruguay), Boca Juniors (Argentina), Real Madrid (Spain), and A.C. Milan (Italy) hold the record for the most victories, each team having won the competition three times; Milan and Independiente (Argentina) have the most runner-up places (four). Overall, 25 different clubs won the competition during its 45 editions. Argentinian clubs won the most cups, with nine trophies among them; Italian clubs won the second most (seven), and Brazilian teams are third with six victories.[4] The most successful confederation is CONMEBOL, teams representing the confederation having won the competition 22 times and been runners-up 21 times. Teams representing the European football confederation UEFA have won the competition 21 times and been runners-up 22 times.[5] The last Intercontinental Cup was won by 2004 European champions Porto of Portugal, who beat Colombian side Once Caldas by 8–7 in a penalty shootout, after the match finished 0–0.[6]

Winners

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Key
Finals decided in a playoff
* Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time
Match went to extra time
Indicates the winner in two-leg matches

Matches over two legs

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Intercontinental Cup matches over two legs[7]
Year Country Home team Score Away team Country Venue Attendance
1960  Uruguay Peñarol 0–0 Real Madrid  Spain Estadio Centenario n/a
 Spain Real Madrid 5–1 Peñarol  Uruguay Santiago Bernabéu 100,000
Real Madrid won with 3 points
1961  Portugal Benfica 1–0 Peñarol  Uruguay Estádio da Luz n/a
 Uruguay Peñarol 5–0 Benfica  Portugal Estadio Centenario n/a
2 points each; Peñarol won 2–1 in the playoff at Estadio Centenario
1962  Brazil Santos 3–2 Benfica  Portugal Estádio do Maracanã n/a
 Portugal Benfica 2–5 Santos  Brazil Estádio da Luz 73,000
Santos won with 4 points
1963  Italy Milan 4–2 Santos  Brazil San Siro n/a
 Brazil Santos 4–2 Milan  Italy Estádio do Maracanã 150,000
2 points each; Santos won 1–0 in the playoff at Estádio do Maracanã
1964  Argentina Independiente 1–0 Internazionale  Italy Doble Visera n/a
 Italy Internazionale 2–0 Independiente  Argentina San Siro n/a
2 points each; Internazionale won 1–0 in the playoff at Santiago Bernabéu
1965  Italy Internazionale 3–0 Independiente  Argentina San Siro 75,000
 Argentina Independiente 0–0 Internazionale  Italy Doble Visera 80,000
Internazionale won with 3 points
1966  Uruguay Peñarol 2–0 Real Madrid  Spain Estadio Centenario n/a
 Spain Real Madrid 0–2 Peñarol  Uruguay Santiago Bernabéu n/a
Peñarol won with 4 points
1967  Scotland Celtic 1–0 Racing  Argentina Hampden Park 103,000
 Argentina Racing 2–1 Celtic  Scotland El Cilindro n/a
2 points each; Racing Club won 1–0 in the playoff at Estadio Centenario
1968  Argentina Estudiantes 1–0 Manchester United  England La Bombonera 25,134
 England Manchester United 1–1 Estudiantes  Argentina Old Trafford n/a
Estudiantes won with 3 points
1969  Italy Milan 3–0 Estudiantes  Argentina San Siro n/a
 Argentina Estudiantes 2–1 Milan  Italy La Bombonera n/a
Milan won 4–2 on aggregate
1970  Argentina Estudiantes 2–2 Feyenoord  Netherlands La Bombonera n/a
 Netherlands Feyenoord 1–0 Estudiantes  Argentina De Kuip n/a
Feyenoord won 3–2 on aggregate
1971[a]  Greece Panathinaikos 1–1 Nacional  Uruguay Karaiskakis Stadium 60,000
 Uruguay Nacional 2–1 Panathinaikos  Greece Estadio Centenario 60,000
Nacional won 3–2 on aggregate
1972  Argentina Independiente 1–1 Ajax  Netherlands Estadio Almirante Cordero n/a
 Netherlands Ajax 3–0 Independiente  Argentina Olympic Stadium n/a
Ajax won 4–1 on aggregate
1973[b]  Italy Juventus 0–1 Independiente  Argentina Stadio Olimpico 22,489
 Argentina Independiente n/a Juventus  Italy Estadio Almirante Cordero n/a
Independiente won 1–0 on aggregate
1974[c]  Argentina Independiente 1–0 Atlético Madrid  Spain Estadio Almirante Cordero 60,000
 Spain Atlético Madrid 2–0 Independiente  Argentina Vicente Calderón 65,000
Atlético Madrid won 2–1 on aggregate
1975 Not played
Qualifying teams: West Germany Bayern Munich, Argentina Independiente.[d][5]
1976  West Germany Bayern Munich 2–0 Cruzeiro  Brazil Olympiastadion 22,000
 Brazil Cruzeiro 0–0 Bayern Munich  West Germany Mineirão 117,000
Bayern Munich won 2–0 on aggregate
1977[e]  Argentina Boca Juniors 2–2 Borussia Mönchengladbach  West Germany La Bombonera 60,000
 West Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 0–3 Boca Juniors  Argentina Wildparkstadion 38,000
Boca Juniors won 5–2 on aggregate
1978 Not played
Qualifying teams: Argentina Boca Juniors, England Liverpool.[f][5]
1979[g]  Sweden Malmö FF 0–1 Olimpia  Paraguay Malmö Stadion 4,811
 Paraguay Olimpia 2–1 Malmö FF  Sweden Estadio Defensores del Chaco 35,000
Olimpia won 3–1 on aggregate

Single-leg matches

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Single-leg Intercontinental Cup matches[7]
Year Country Winners Score Runners-up Country Venue Attendance Notes
1980  Uruguay Nacional 1–0 Nottingham Forest  England National Stadium 62,000
1981  Brazil Flamengo 3–0 Liverpool  England 62,000
1982  Uruguay Peñarol 2–0 Aston Villa  England 63,000
1983  Brazil Grêmio 2–1 Hamburger SV  West Germany 62,000
1984  Argentina Independiente 1–0 Liverpool  England 62,000
1985  Italy Juventus 2–2* Argentinos Juniors  Argentina 62,000 [h]
1986  Argentina River Plate 1–0 Steaua București  Romania 62,000
1987  Portugal Porto 2–1 Peñarol  Uruguay 45,000
1988  Uruguay Nacional 2–2* PSV Eindhoven  Netherlands 62,000 [i]
1989  Italy Milan 1–0 Atlético Nacional  Colombia 60,228
1990  Italy Milan 3–0 Olimpia  Paraguay 60,228
1991  Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade 3–0 Colo-Colo  Chile 60,000
1992  Brazil São Paulo 2–1 Barcelona  Spain 60,000
1993  Brazil São Paulo 3–2 Milan  Italy 52,275
1994  Argentina Vélez Sarsfield 2–0 Milan  Italy 47,886
1995  Netherlands Ajax 0–0* Grêmio  Brazil 47,129 [j]
1996  Italy Juventus 1–0 River Plate  Argentina 48,305
1997  Germany Borussia Dortmund 2–0 Cruzeiro  Brazil 46,953
1998  Spain Real Madrid 2–1 Vasco da Gama  Brazil 51,514
1999  England Manchester United 1–0 Palmeiras  Brazil 53,372
2000  Argentina Boca Juniors 2–1 Real Madrid  Spain 52,511
2001  Germany Bayern Munich 1–0 Boca Juniors  Argentina 53,360
2002  Spain Real Madrid 2–0 Olimpia  Paraguay International Stadium Yokohama 66,070
2003  Argentina Boca Juniors 1–1* Milan  Italy 66,757 [k]
2004  Portugal Porto 0–0* Once Caldas  Colombia 45,748 [l]

Performances

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By club

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Intercontinental Cup results by club[7]
Team Winners Runners-up Years won Years runner-up
Italy Milan 3 4 1969, 1989, 1990 1963, 1993, 1994, 2003
Spain Real Madrid 3 2 1960, 1998, 2002 1966, 2000
Uruguay Peñarol 3 2 1961, 1966, 1982 1960, 1987
Argentina Boca Juniors 3 1 1977, 2000, 2003 2001
Uruguay Nacional 3 0 1971, 1980, 1988
Argentina Independiente 2 4 1973, 1984 1964, 1965, 1972, 1974
Italy Juventus 2 1 1985, 1996 1973
Brazil Santos 2 0 1962, 1963
Italy Internazionale 2 0 1964, 1965
Netherlands Ajax 2 0 1972, 1995
Germany Bayern Munich 2 0 1976, 2001
Portugal Porto 2 0 1987, 2004
Brazil São Paulo 2 0 1992, 1993
Argentina Estudiantes 1 2 1968 1969, 1970
Paraguay Olimpia 1 2 1979 1990, 2002
Brazil Grêmio 1 1 1983 1995
Argentina River Plate 1 1 1986 1996
England Manchester United 1 1 1999 1968
Argentina Racing 1 0 1967
Netherlands Feyenoord 1 0 1970
Spain Atlético Madrid 1 0 1974
Brazil Flamengo 1 0 1981
Serbia Red Star Belgrade[m] 1 0 1991
Argentina Vélez Sarsfield 1 0 1994
Germany Borussia Dortmund 1 0 1997
Portugal Benfica 0 2 1961, 1962
Brazil Cruzeiro 0 2 1976, 1997
England Liverpool 0 2 1981, 1984
Scotland Celtic 0 1 1967
Greece Panathinaikos 0 1 1971
West Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 0 1 1977
Sweden Malmö FF 0 1 1979
England Nottingham Forest 0 1 1980
England Aston Villa 0 1 1982
West Germany Hamburger SV 0 1 1983
Argentina Argentinos Juniors 0 1 1985
Romania Steaua București 0 1 1986
Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 0 1 1988
Colombia Atlético Nacional 0 1 1989
Chile Colo-Colo 0 1 1991
Spain Barcelona 0 1 1992
Brazil Vasco da Gama 0 1 1998
Brazil Palmeiras 0 1 1999
Colombia Once Caldas 0 1 2004

By country

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Intercontinental Cup results by country[7]
Nation Winners Runners-up
 Argentina 9 9
 Italy 7 5
 Brazil 6 5
 Uruguay 6 2
 Spain 4 3
 Germany[n] 3 2
 Netherlands 3 1
 Portugal 2 2
 England 1 5
 Paraguay 1 2
 Yugoslavia[o] 1 0
 Colombia 0 2
 Scotland 0 1
 Greece 0 1
 Sweden 0 1
 Romania 0 1
 Chile 0 1

By confederation

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Intercontinental Cup winners by confederation[7]
Confederation Titles Runners-up
CONMEBOL 22 21
UEFA 21 22
Total 43 43

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ European Cup winners Ajax declined to participate and were replaced by runners-up Panathinakos.[8]
  2. ^ European Cup winners Ajax declined to participate and were replaced by runners-up Juventus. Only one leg was played.[9]
  3. ^ European Cup winners Bayern Munich declined to participate and were replaced by runners-up Atlético Madrid.[10]
  4. ^ The 1975 competition was not held as Bayern Munich and Independiente could not decide on dates to play.
  5. ^ European Cup winners Liverpool declined to participate and were replaced by runners-up Borussia Mönchengladbach.[11]
  6. ^ The 1978 competition was not held as Boca Juniors and Liverpool declined to play each other.
  7. ^ European Cup winners Nottingham Forest declined to participate and were replaced by runners-up Malmö FF.[12]
  8. ^ Juventus won 4–2 in a penalty shootout.[13]
  9. ^ Nacional won 7–6 in a penalty shootout.[14]
  10. ^ Ajax won 4–3 in a penalty shootout.[15]
  11. ^ Boca Juniors won 3–1 in a penalty shootout.[16]
  12. ^ Porto won 8–7 in a penalty shootout.[17]
  13. ^ As a representative of Yugoslavia in 1991.
  14. ^ Includes clubs representing West Germany. No clubs representing East Germany appeared in a match.
  15. ^ The Yugoslav appearance was by a club from SR Serbia.

References

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  1. ^ Vonnard 2020, p. 183.
  2. ^ "Fifa unveils new club event". BBC Sport. 19 February 2004. Archived from the original on 2 April 2004. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
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  5. ^ a b c "History". Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). 13 July 2005. Archived from the original on 8 December 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
  6. ^ "Porto triumph in World Club Cup". BBC Sport. 12 December 2004. Archived from the original on 6 March 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
  7. ^ a b c d e Magnani, Loris; Stokkermans, Karel (17 September 2020). "Intercontinental Club Cup". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  8. ^ Gorgazzi, Osvaldo José (14 April 1999). "Intercontinental Club Cup 1971". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 9 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
  9. ^ Gorgazzi, Osvaldo José (16 July 2000). "Intercontinental Club Cup 1973". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 21 December 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
  10. ^ Gorgazzi, Osvaldo José (16 July 2000). "Intercontinental Club Cup 1974". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 27 November 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
  11. ^ Gorgazzi, Osvaldo José (16 July 2000). "Intercontinental Club Cup 1977". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 9 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
  12. ^ Gorgazzi, Osvaldo José (14 April 1999). "Intercontinental Club Cup 1979". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
  13. ^ Gorgazzi, Osvaldo José (13 February 2005). "Intercontinental Club Cup 1985". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 9 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
  14. ^ de Arruda, Marcelo Leme (26 May 2002). "Intercontinental Club Cup 1988". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 9 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
  15. ^ de Arruda, Marcelo Leme (13 February 2005). "Intercontinental Club Cup 1995". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 9 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
  16. ^ de Arruda, Marcelo Leme (13 February 2005). "Intercontinental Club Cup 2003". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
  17. ^ de Arruda, Marcelo Leme (13 February 2005). "Intercontinental Club Cup 2004". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2010.

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