Intercontinental Cup (football)
Founded | 1960 |
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Abolished | 2004 |
Region | Europe (UEFA) South America (CONMEBOL) |
Number of teams | 2 |
Last champions | Porto |
Most successful club | Boca Juniors Peñarol Nacional Milan Real Madrid (Three cups each) |
The European/South American Cup, commonly referred to as the Intercontinental Cup or (after 1980) Toyota Cup, was a football competition endorsed by UEFA and CONMEBOL, contested between the winners of the European Cup and the South American Copa Libertadores. The cup trophy bears the words "Coupe Européenne-Sudamericaine" ("European-South American Cup") at the top, which involve the ball. At the base of the trophy, there is a drawing of two maps, one from Europe, another from South America.
From its formation in 1960 to 1979, the competition was contested over a two legged tie, with a playoff if necessary until 1968, and penalty kicks later. From 1980 until 2004, the competition was contested over a single match held in Japan and organized by Toyota, which offered a secondary trophy, the Toyota Cup. The last winner of the cup was Portuguese side Porto, defeating Colombian side Once Caldas in a penalty shootout in 2004.
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[edit] History
Europe already had its European Champions Club Cup, but South America did not have a similar competition. Thus, South American Confederación (CONMEBOL's predecessor) created a similar competition, and named it after the heroes of South American independence. The Copa Libertadores made the European/South American Cup viable. The first match-up was in 1960, between Spanish side Real Madrid and the Uruguayan club Peñarol.
The viability of the competition came under fire until Toyota assumed the role of sponsor for the 1980 tournament; for the remainder of the competition's history, no club declined playing in the Intercontinental Cup, and the competition always took the form of a single match held on neutral ground, in Toyota's home country Japan. The sponsor created a new trophy, the Toyota Cup, which was coupled with the original one: if the Intercontinental Cup was give to winners' captain, the Toyota Cup was given to the vice-captain.[1]
This cup was played for the last time in 2004. However, as of December 2005 there are talks of restoring it soon but this time featuring the winners of the Recopa Sudamericana against the European Supercup champions. Has never been a world championship clubs in law, FIFA does not even consider being an official competition:[2], Where says:"With respect to the history of the FIFA Club World Cup and intercontinental club competitions in years gone by, such as the Copa Rio in the 1950s, the FIFA Executive Committee endorsed the view that the first edition of this competition was held in 2000 in Brazil where Corinthians became the very first FIFA club world champions. Other tournaments are not considered official FIFA events".
[edit] Cup format
From 1960 to 1979, the Intercontinental Cup was played in two legs. Between 1960 and 1968, the cup was decided on points only, the same format used by CONMEBOL to determine the winner of the Copa Libertadores final through 1987. Because of this format, a third match was needed when both teams were equal on points. Commonly this match was host by the continent where the last game of the series was played. From 1969 through 1979, the competition adopted the European standard method of aggregate score, with away goals.
Starting in 1980, the final became a single match. Up until 2000, the matches were held at Tokyo's National Stadium. Finals since 2002 were held at the Yokohama International Stadium, also the venue of the 2002 FIFA World Cup final.
[edit] Finals
- Key
† | Winner won after extra time |
* | Winner won by a penalty shootout after extra time |
[edit] Two-legged finals
[edit] Single match finals
[edit] Notes
- a Juventus won 4–2 in a penalty shootout
- b Nacional won 7–6 in a penalty shootout
- c European champions Marseille were suspended due to a match fixing and bribery scandal
- d Ajax won 4–3 in a penalty shootout
- e Boca Juniors won 3–1 in a penalty shootout
- f Porto won 8–7 in a penalty shootout
[edit] Statistics
[edit] By team
Team | Cups | Years |
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Real Madrid | 3 | (1960, 1998, 2002) |
Boca Juniors | 3 | (1977, 2000, 2003) |
Nacional | 3 | (1971, 1980, 1988) |
Peñarol | 3 | (1961, 1966, 1982) |
Milan | 3 | (1969, 1989, 1990) |
São Paulo | 2 | (1992, 1993) |
Porto | 2 | (1987, 2004) |
Santos | 2 | (1962, 1963) |
Internazionale | 2 | (1964, 1965) |
Independiente | 2 | (1973, 1984) |
Ajax | 2 | (1972, 1995) |
Juventus | 2 | (1985, 1996) |
Bayern Munich | 2 | (1976, 2001) |
Manchester United | 1 | (1999) |
Estudiantes La Plata | 1 | (1968) |
Feyenoord | 1 | (1970) |
Racing Club | 1 | (1967) |
Atlético Madrid | 1 | (1974) |
Olimpia | 1 | (1979) |
Flamengo | 1 | (1981) |
Grêmio | 1 | (1983) |
River Plate | 1 | (1986) |
Red Star Belgrade | 1 | (1991) |
Vélez Sársfield | 1 | (1994) |
Borussia Dortmund | 1 | (1997) |
[edit] By country
Country | Teams | Cups | Years |
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Argentina | 6 | 9 | (1967, 1968, 1973, 1977, 1984, 1986, 1994, 2000, 2003) |
Italy | 3 | 7 | (1964, 1965, 1969, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1996) |
Brazil | 4 | 6 | (1962, 1963, 1981, 1983, 1992, 1993) |
Uruguay | 2 | 6 | (1961, 1966, 1971, 1980, 1982, 1988) |
Spain | 2 | 4 | (1960, 1974, 1998, 2002) |
Germany | 2 | 3 | (1976, 1997, 2001) |
Netherlands | 2 | 3 | (1970, 1972, 1995) |
Portugal | 1 | 2 | (1987, 2004) |
England | 1 | 1 | (1999) |
Paraguay | 1 | 1 | (1979) |
Yugoslavia | 1 | 1 | (1991) |
[edit] By continent
Continent | Teams | Countries | Cups |
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South America | 13 | 4 | 22 |
Europe | 12 | 7 | 21 |
[edit] Coaches
Carlos Bianchi won three editions as coach: one with Vélez Sársfield in 1994, and 2 with Boca Juniors in 2000 and 2003.
Luis Cubilla and Juan Mujica, 2 Uruguayans won cups both as a player and coaching:
- Luis Cubilla (played for Peñarol in 1961 and for Nacional in 1971; then coached Olimpia Asunción in 1979)
- Juan Mujica (played for Nacional in 1971; and coached it in 1980)
[edit] Players
- Alessandro Costacurta and Paolo Maldini played 5 times in the competition, always with Milan (1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 2003).
- Estudiantes (1968, 1969 and 1970) and Independiente (1972, 1973 and 1974) played 3 in consecutive years. Of these teams a few players played the three years, including Carlos Salvador Bilardo and Juan Ramón Verón.
[edit] Man of the Match
Since 1980
Year | Player | Club |
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2004 | Ricardo Quaresma | Porto |
2003 | Matías Donnet | Boca Juniors |
2002 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid |
2001 | Samuel Kuffour | Bayern Munich |
2000 | Martín Palermo | Boca Juniors |
1999 | Ryan Giggs | Manchester United |
1998 | Raúl | Real Madrid |
1997 | Andreas Möller | Borussia Dortmund |
1996 | Alessandro Del Piero | Juventus |
1995 | Danny Blind | Ajax |
1994 | Omar Asad | Vélez Sársfield |
1993 | Cerezo | São Paulo |
1992 | Raí | São Paulo |
1991 | Vladimir Jugović | Red Star Belgrade |
1990 | Frank Rijkaard | Milan |
1989 | Alberigo Evani | Milan |
1988 | Santiago Ostolaza | Nacional |
1987 | Rabah Madjer | Porto |
1986 | Antonio Alzamendi | River Plate |
1985 | Michel Platini | Juventus |
1984 | José Percudani | Independiente |
1983 | Renato Gaúcho | Grêmio |
1982 | Jair | Peñarol |
1981 | Zico | Flamengo |
1980 | Waldemar Victorino | Nacional |
[edit] See also
- Afro-Asian Club Championship
- FIFA Club World Cup
- Copa Libertadores
- UEFA Champions League
- List of world club champions
- International club competition records
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Official Competition website
- UEFA website
- International Clubs Cup - The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
- Match report from La Nacion
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