The 1997 Intercontinental Cup was an association football match played on 2 December 1997 between Borussia Dortmund, winners of the 1996–97 UEFA Champions League, and Cruzeiro, winners of the 1997 Copa Libertadores. The match was played at the neutral venue of the National Stadium in Tokyo in front of 46,953 fans. Andreas Möller was named as man of the match.
Teams TeamQualificationPrevious participation (bold indicates winners) Borussia Dortmund1996–97 UEFA Champions League winnersNone Cruzeiro1997 Copa Libertadores winners1976
Venue
Match details
GK 1 Stefan KlosRB 7 Stefan Reuter (c) CB 27 Wolfgang FeiersingerCB 5 Júlio CésarLB 17 Jörg HeinrichDM 4 Steffen FreundCM 19 Paulo SousaCM 8 Michael Zorc AM 10 Andreas Möller CF 9 Stéphane Chapuisat CF 11 Heiko Herrlich Substitutes:GK 12 Wolfgang de BeerDF 16 Martin KreeDF 23 Jörg SauerlandMF 2 Knut ReinhardtFW 20 Scott BoothFW 24 Harry Decheiver FW 30 Jovan Kirovski Manager: Nevio Scala GK 1 DidaRB 2 Vítor CB 13 João CarlosCB 4 GonçalvesLB 6 ElivéltonDM 5 FabinhoDM 8 RicardinhoAM 9 Cleisson (c)AM 10 Roberto Palacios CF 7 BebetoCF 11 DonizeteSubstitutes:GK 12 JeanDF 14 NonatoDF 16 AlbertoDF 23 Gélson Baresi MF 18 Marcelo Ramos MF 19 Donizete AmorimFW 17 GeovanniManager: Nelsinho Baptista
Man of the Match: Andreas Möller (Borussia Dortmund)
Assistant referees: Jeon Young-Hyun (South Korea) Yoshikazu Hiroshima (Japan) Fourth official: Masayoshi Okada (Japan)Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of golden goal extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Seven named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutes.
Match Ball The Ball of the match was the Adidas Questra, originally designed to be the official match ball of the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States.
See also 1997 UEFA Champions League final 1997 Copa Libertadores finals Borussia Dortmund in international football
References
External links 1997 Intercontinental Cup at FIFA.com