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. 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.

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.

Nacional and Peñarol (Uruguay), Boca Juniors (Argentina), Real Madrid (Spain), and 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 and Uruguayan teams are third with six victories each. 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. 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.

Winners

+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 +Intercontinental Cup matches over two legsYearCountryHome teamScoreAway teamCountryVenueAttendance1960Peñarol0–0Real Madrid♦Estadio Centenarion/aReal Madrid♦5–1PeñarolSantiago Bernabéu100,000Real Madrid won with 3 points1961Benfica1–0Peñarol♦Estádio da Luzn/aPeñarol♦5–0BenficaEstadio Centenarion/a2 points each; Peñarol won 2–1 in the playoff at Estadio Centenario ‡1962Santos♦3–2BenficaEstádio do Maracanãn/aBenfica2–5Santos♦Estádio da Luz73,000Santos won with 4 points1963Milan4–2Santos♦San Siron/aSantos♦4–2MilanEstádio do Maracanã150,0002 points each; Santos won 1–0 in the playoff at Estádio do Maracanã ‡1964Independiente1–0Inter Milan♦Doble Viseran/aInter Milan♦2–0IndependienteSan Siron/a2 points each; Inter Milan won 1–0 in the playoff at Santiago Bernabéu ‡1965Inter Milan♦3–0IndependienteSan Siro75,000Independiente0–0Inter Milan♦Doble Visera80,000Inter Milan won with 3 points1966Peñarol♦2–0Real MadridEstadio Centenarion/aReal Madrid0–2Peñarol♦Santiago Bernabéun/aPeñarol won with 4 points1967Celtic1–0Racing♦Hampden Park103,000Racing♦2–1CelticEl Cilindron/a2 points each; Racing Club won 1–0 in the playoff at Estadio Centenario ‡1968Estudiantes♦1–0Manchester UnitedLa Bombonera25,134Manchester United1–1Estudiantes♦Old Traffordn/aEstudiantes won with 3 points1969Milan♦3–0EstudiantesSan Siron/aEstudiantes2–1Milan♦La Bomboneran/aMilan won 4–2 on aggregate1970Estudiantes2–2Feyenoord♦La Bomboneran/aFeyenoord♦1–0EstudiantesDe Kuipn/aFeyenoord won 3–2 on aggregate1971Panathinaikos1–1Nacional♦Karaiskakis Stadium60,000Nacional♦2–1PanathinaikosEstadio Centenario60,000Nacional won 3–2 on aggregate1972Independiente1–1Ajax♦Estadio Almirante Corderon/aAjax♦3–0IndependienteOlympic Stadiumn/aAjax won 4–1 on aggregate1973Juventus0–1Independiente♦Stadio Olimpico22,489Independiente♦n/aJuventusEstadio Almirante Corderon/aIndependiente won 1–0 on aggregate1974Independiente1–0Atlético Madrid♦Estadio Almirante Cordero60,000Atlético Madrid♦2–0IndependienteVicente Calderón65,000Atlético Madrid won 2–1 on aggregate1975 Not playedQualifying teams: Bayern Munich, Independiente.1976Bayern Munich♦2–0CruzeiroOlympiastadion22,000Cruzeiro0–0Bayern Munich♦Mineirão117,000Bayern Munich won 2–0 on aggregate1977Boca Juniors♦2–2Borussia MönchengladbachLa Bombonera60,000Borussia Mönchengladbach0–3Boca Juniors♦Wildparkstadion38,000Boca Juniors won 5–2 on aggregate1978Not playedQualifying teams: Boca Juniors, Liverpool.1979Malmö FF0–1Olimpia♦Malmö Stadion4,811Olimpia♦2–1Malmö FFEstadio Defensores del Chaco35,000Olimpia won 3–1 on aggregate

Single-leg matches +Single-leg Intercontinental Cup matchesYearCountryWinnersScoreRunners-upCountryVenueAttendanceNotes1980Nacional1–0Nottingham ForestNational Stadium62,0001981Flamengo3–0Liverpool62,0001982Peñarol2–0Aston Villa63,0001983Grêmio2–1†Hamburger SV62,0001984Independiente1–0Liverpool62,0001985Juventus2–2*Argentinos Juniors62,0001986River Plate1–0Steaua București62,0001987Porto2–1†Peñarol45,0001988Nacional2–2*PSV Eindhoven62,0001989Milan1–0†Atlético Nacional60,2281990Milan3–0Olimpia60,2281991Red Star Belgrade3–0Colo-Colo60,0001992São Paulo2–1Barcelona60,0001993São Paulo3–2Milan52,2751994Vélez Sarsfield2–0Milan47,8861995Ajax0–0*Grêmio47,1291996Juventus1–0River Plate48,3051997Borussia Dortmund2–0Cruzeiro46,9531998Real Madrid2–1Vasco da Gama51,5141999Manchester United1–0Palmeiras53,3722000Boca Juniors2–1Real Madrid52,5112001Bayern Munich1–0†Boca Juniors53,3602002Real Madrid2–0OlimpiaInternational Stadium Yokohama66,0702003Boca Juniors1–1*Milan66,7572004Porto0–0*Once Caldas45,748

Performances By club +Intercontinental Cup results by clubTeamWinnersRunners-upYears wonYears runner-up Milan341969, 1989, 19901963, 1993, 1994, 2003 Real Madrid321960, 1998, 20021966, 2000 Peñarol321961, 1966, 19821960, 1987 Boca Juniors311977, 2000, 20032001 Nacional301971, 1980, 1988— Independiente 2 41973, 19841964, 1965, 1972, 1974 Juventus211985, 19961973 Santos201962, 1963— Inter Milan201964, 1965— Ajax201972, 1995— Bayern Munich201976, 2001— Porto201987, 2004— São Paulo201992, 1993— Estudiantes 1 2 19681969, 1970 Olimpia1219791990, 2002 Grêmio 1 1 19831995 River Plate 1 1 19861996 Manchester United 1 119991968 Racing 1 0 1967— Feyenoord101970— Atlético Madrid101974— Flamengo 1 0 1981— Red Star Belgrade101991— Vélez Sarsfield 1 01994— Borussia Dortmund101997— Benfica02—1961, 1962 Cruzeiro02—1976, 1997 Liverpool02—1981, 1984 Celtic01—1967 Panathinaikos01—1971 Borussia Mönchengladbach01—1977 Malmö FF01—1979 Nottingham Forest01—1980 Aston Villa01—1982 Hamburger SV01—1983 Argentinos Juniors01—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 +Intercontinental Cup results by country Nation Winners Runners-up 9 9 7 5 6 5 6 2 4 3 3 2 3 1 2 2 1 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1

By confederation +Intercontinental Cup winners by confederation Confederation Titles Runners-up CONMEBOL 22 21 UEFA 21 22 Total 43 43

See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League finals List of Intercontinental Cup winning managers List of FIFA Club World Cup finals List of Copa Libertadores finals

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