List of Intercontinental Cup (football) matches

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]

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)

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:   Bayern Munich,   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:   Boca Juniors,   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
  Milan 3 4 1969, 1989, 1990 1963, 1993, 1994, 2003
  Real Madrid 3 2 1960, 1998, 2002 1966, 2000
  Peñarol 3 2 1961, 1966, 1982 1960, 1987
  Boca Juniors 3 1 1977, 2000, 2003 2001
  Nacional 3 0 1971, 1980, 1988
  Independiente 2 4 1973, 1984 1964, 1965, 1972, 1974
  Juventus 2 1 1985, 1996 1973
  Santos 2 0 1962, 1963
  Internazionale 2 0 1964, 1965
  Ajax 2 0 1972, 1995
  Bayern Munich 2 0 1976, 2001
  Porto 2 0 1987, 2004
  São Paulo 2 0 1992, 1993
  Estudiantes 1 2 1968 1969, 1970
  Olimpia 1 2 1979 1990, 2002
  Grêmio 1 1 1983 1995
  River Plate 1 1 1986 1996
  Manchester United 1 1 1999 1968
  Racing 1 0 1967
  Feyenoord 1 0 1970
  Atlético Madrid 1 0 1974
  Flamengo 1 0 1981
  Red Star Belgrade[m] 1 0 1991
  Vélez Sarsfield 1 0 1994
  Borussia Dortmund 1 0 1997
  Benfica 0 2 1961, 1962
  Cruzeiro 0 2 1976, 1997
  Liverpool 0 2 1981, 1984
  Celtic 0 1 1967
  Panathinaikos 0 1 1971
  Borussia Mönchengladbach 0 1 1977
  Malmö FF 0 1 1979
  Nottingham Forest 0 1 1980
  Aston Villa 0 1 1982
  Hamburger SV 0 1 1983
  Argentinos Juniors 0 1 1985
  Steaua București 0 1 1986
  PSV Eindhoven 0 1 1988
  Atlético Nacional 0 1 1989
  Colo-Colo 0 1 1991
  Barcelona 0 1 1992
  Vasco da Gama 0 1 1998
  Palmeiras 0 1 1999
  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.
  3. ^ "Competition format". Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). 13 July 2005. Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 2 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.
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  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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