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. In 1980, the Toyota Motor Corporation assumed sponsorship of the contest, renaming it the Toyota Cup and transforming it into a single-match contest, held at a neutral venue in Japan. The competition was discontinued following the introduction in 2000 of the FIFA Club World Cup, which features the champion clubs from all of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) member confederations.
Miguel Muñoz managed Real Madrid to the inaugural title in 1960. Lula became the first manager to win successive titles, leading Santos to victory in 1962 and 1963. Carlos Bianchi won three Intercontinental Cups, the most won by any manager, one with Vélez Sarsfield and two with Boca Juniors. Lula, Helenio Herrera, Arrigo Sacchi and Telê Santana are the only other managers to have won more than one Intercontinental Cup, with each winning the competition twice. Víctor Fernández won the last Intercontinental Cup in 2004, leading Porto to victory against Once Caldas.
Argentine managers won the competition the most times with eleven victories by seven different managers. Uruguayan managers are next with seven victories, followed by Brazilian and Italian coaches with six victories. Two managers won the competition as a player and a manager; Luis Cubilla won the competition in 1961 and 1971 playing for Peñarol and Club Nacional de Football, respectively, before leading Club Olimpia to victory in 1979. Juan Mujica also won the competition as a player with Nacional in 1971 and then led the club to victory in 1980.
List By year
+Intercontinental Cup winning managers by yearYearNationalityWinning managerCountryClub1960Real Madrid1961Peñarol1962Santos1963Santos1964Internazionale1965Internazionale1966Peñarol1967Racing Club1968Estudiantes La Plata1969Milan1970Feyenoord1971Nacional1972Ajax1973Independiente1974Atlético Madrid19751976Bayern Munich1977Boca Juniors19781979Olimpia1980Nacional1981Flamengo1982Peñarol1983Grêmio1984Independiente1985Juventus1986River Plate1987Porto1988Nacional1989Milan1990Milan1991Red Star Belgrade1992São Paulo1993São Paulo1994Vélez Sarsfield1995Ajax1996Juventus1997Borussia Dortmund1998Real Madrid1999Manchester United2000Boca Juniors2001Bayern Munich2002Real Madrid2003Boca Juniors2004Porto
Managers with multiple titles +Managers with multiple Intercontinental Cup winsRankNationManagerWonRunner-upYears wonYears runner-upClubs won1Carlos Bianchi311994, 2000, 20032001Vélez Sarsfield, Boca Juniors2Luís Alonso Pérez201962, 1963—SantosHelenio Herrera201964, 1965—InternazionaleArrigo Sacchi201989, 1990—MilanTelê Santana201992, 1993—São Paulo
By nationality This table lists the total number of titles won by managers of each nationality. +Intercontinental Cup winning managers by nationalityNationalityNumberof wins 11 7 6 6 4 2 2 2 1 1 1
See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winning managers List of Copa Libertadores winning managers Intercontinental Cup records and statistics
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