Intercontinental Cup
The European/South American Cup, commonly called the Intercontinental Cup or Toyota Cup, was a football competition by UEFA and CONMEBOL. The competition was between the winners of the European Champions League and the South American Copa Libertadores in a match played each year.
| Founded | 1960 |
|---|---|
| Abolished | 2004 |
| Region | Europe South America |
| Number of teams | 2 |
| Related competitions | UEFA Champions League Copa Libertadores |
| Last champions |  Porto (2nd title) |
| Most successful club(s) |  Boca Juniors Milan Nacional Peñarol Real Madrid(3 titles each) |
The Cup was called the World Club Championship until the first FIFA Club World Cup was held in 2000. It was played by representatives clubs of most developed continents in the football world.
From 2005, the Intercontinental Cup was replaced by the FIFA Club World Cup. The FIFA Club World Cup also includes North American, Asian, African and Oceanian winners. In 2017 FIFA officially recognized all of them as club world champions (de jure) with the same status to the FIFA Club World Cup winners or official[1][2] world champions FIFA. In synthesis FIFA has two types of world champions, those deriving from the Intercontinental Cup and those deriving from the Club World Cup, the two competitions confer the same title.[3][4][5] The football experts agree that the intercontinental cup is the most fascinating football competition ever existed thanks to the great balance in the field given by the lower economic gap of the time and rules on foreign players who gradually favored the European teams and weakened the South American teams;[6][7] also the statistics confirm this.[8]
Champions
See also: Clubs of football world champions
|
|
|
Since 2005: FIFA Club World Cup
Performances
The performance of various clubs is shown in the following tables:[9][10]
Performance by club
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning years | Runner-up years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan | 1969, 1989, 1990 | 1963, 1993, 1994, 2003 | ||
| Peñarol | 1961, 1966, 1982 | 1960, 1987 | ||
| Real Madrid | 1960, 1998, 2002 | 1966, 2000 | ||
| Boca Juniors | 1977, 2000, 2003 | 2001 | ||
| Nacional | 1971, 1980, 1988 | — | ||
| Independiente | 1973, 1984 | 1964, 1965, 1972, 1974 | ||
| Juventus | 1985, 1996 | 1973 | ||
 Santos | 1962, 1963 | — | ||
| Internazionale | 1964, 1965 | — | ||
| São Paulo | 1992, 1993 | — | ||
 Ajax | 1972, 1995 | — | ||
 Bayern Munich | 1976, 2001 | — | ||
| Porto | 1987, 2004 | — | ||
| Estudiantes | 1968 | 1969, 1970 | ||
 Olimpia | 1979 | 1990, 2002 | ||
| Grêmio | 1983 | 1995 | ||
| River Plate | 1986 | 1996 | ||
 Manchester United | 1999 | 1968 | ||
| Racing | 1967 | — | ||
| Feyenoord | 1970 | — | ||
| Atlético Madrid | 1974 | — | ||
| Flamengo | 1981 | — | ||
 Red Star Belgrade | 1991 | — | ||
| Vélez Sarsfield | 1994 | — | ||
| Borussia Dortmund | 1997 | — | ||
| Benfica | — | 1961, 1962 | ||
| Liverpool | — | 1981, 1984 | ||
| Cruzeiro | — | 1976, 1997 | ||
 Celtic | — | 1967 | ||
 Panathinaikos | — | 1971 | ||
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | — | 1977 | ||
 Malmö FF | — | 1979 | ||
| Nottingham Forest | — | 1980 | ||
| Aston Villa | — | 1982 | ||
| Hamburger SV | — | 1983 | ||
| Argentinos Juniors | — | 1985 | ||
 Steaua București | — | 1986 | ||
| PSV Eindhoven | — | 1988 | ||
 Atlético Nacional | — | 1989 | ||
 Colo-Colo | — | 1991 | ||
| Barcelona | — | 1992 | ||
| Vasco da Gama | — | 1998 | ||
| Palmeiras | — | 1999 | ||
| Once Caldas | — | 2004 |
Performance by country
| Country | Winners | Runners-up | Winning clubs | Winning years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | Boca, Independiente, Estudiantes, River Plate, Racing Club, Vélez Sarsfield | 1967, 1968, 1973, 1977, 1984, 1986, 1994, 2000, 2003 | ||
| Italy | Milan, Juventus, Internazionale | 1964, 1965, 1969, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1996 | ||
| Brazil | Santos, São Paulo, Grêmio, Flamengo | 1962, 1963, 1981, 1983, 1992, 1993 | ||
| Uruguay | Peñarol, Nacional | 1961, 1966, 1971, 1980, 1982, 1988 | ||
| Spain | Real Madrid, Atlético Madrid | 1960, 1974, 1998, 2002 | ||
| Germany | Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund | 1976, 1997, 2001 | ||
| Netherlands | Ajax, Feyenoord | 1970, 1972, 1995 | ||
| Portugal | Porto | 1987, 2004 | ||
| England | Manchester United | 1999 | ||
| Paraguay | Olimpia | 1979 | ||
 Yugoslavia | Red Star Belgrade | 1991 | ||
| Colombia | — | — | ||
| Scotland | — | — | ||
| Greece | — | — | ||
| Sweden | — | — | ||
| Romania | — | — | ||
| Chile | — | — |
Performance by confederation
| Confederation | Winners | Runners-up | Winning clubs | Winning countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONMEBOL | ||||
| UEFA |
Coaches
- Carlos Bianchi won three times as a coach: once with
Vélez Sársfield in 1994, and twice with Boca Juniors in 2000 and 2003. - Luis Cubilla and Juan Mujica won cups both as players and coaches:
Players
- Alessandro Costacurta and Paolo Maldini played five times in the competition, all with
Milan (1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 2003). - Estudiantes (1968, 1969 and 1970) and Independiente (1972, 1973 and 1974) played in three consecutive years. A few players in those teams played in all three, including Carlos Bilardo and Juan Ramón Verón.
All-time top scorers
- Pelé is the all-time top scorer in the competition. He scored seven goals in three matches.
- Only six players scored at least three goals in the Intercontinental Cup.[15]
| Player | Club | Goals | Apps | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pelé | Santos | 1962, 1963 | ||
 Alberto Spencer | Peñarol | 1960, 1961, 1966 | ||
| Luis Artime | Nacional | 1971 | ||
| José Sasía | Peñarol | 1961 | ||
| Santana | Benfica | 1961, 1962 | ||
| Sandro Mazzola | Internazionale | 1964, 1965 |
Hat-tricks
- Pelé is the only player in the history of the competition to score a hat-trick (Lisbon, 1962, second leg, against Benfica).
| Player | Nation | Club | Opponent | Goals | Goal Times | Score | Tournament | Round | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pelé | Brazil | Santos | Benfica | 3 | 15'; 25'; 64' | 5–2 | 1962 Intercontinental Cup | Second leg | 11 October 1962 |
Man of the Match
The man of the match was selected from 1980. Here is the list of the winners.[16]
| Year | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Waldemar Victorino | Nacional | |
 Zico | Flamengo | |
| Jair | Peñarol | |
| Renato Gaúcho | Grêmio | |
| José Percudani | Independiente | |
 Michel Platini | Juventus | |
| Antonio Alzamendi | River Plate | |
 Rabah Madjer | Porto | |
| Santiago Ostolaza | Nacional | |
| Alberigo Evani | Milan | |
| Frank Rijkaard | Milan | |
| Vladimir Jugović | Red Star Belgrade | |
| Raí | São Paulo | |
| Toninho Cerezo | São Paulo | |
| Omar Asad | Vélez Sársfield | |
| Danny Blind | Ajax | |
| Alessandro Del Piero | Juventus | |
| Andreas Möller | Borussia Dortmund | |
| Raúl | Real Madrid | |
 Ryan Giggs | Manchester United | |
| Martín Palermo | Boca Juniors | |
 Samuel Kuffour | Bayern Munich | |
| Ronaldo | Real Madrid | |
| Matías Donnet | Boca Juniors | |
| Maniche | Porto |
Related pages
Bibliography
- Amorim, Luís (1 December 2005). Intercontinental Cup 1960-2004. LuísAmorimEditions. ISBN 978-989-95672-5-2.
- Amorim, Luís (1 September 2005). Taça Intercontinental 1960-2004. Multinova. ISBN 989-551-040-3.
