The 1964 Mohamed V Cup Final was the 3rd. edition of the Mohammed V Cup, an annual football international competition hosted in Casablanca and named after King Mohammed V.Coupe Mohamed V (Casablanca - Morocco) 1962-1989 on the RSSSF
This edition, held in Stade d'Honneur in Meknes was contested by four teams, two from Europe, one from South America and one from the host country, all of them being the reigning champions of their respective leagues. Argentine side Boca Juniors was the winner after beating Saint-Étienne and Real Madrid in the final.Boca recibió una invitación para jugar un partido amistoso en Marruecos on Telam, 7 April 2016
Teams Club Qualification Boca Juniors 1964 Primera División champion Real Madrid 1963–64 La Liga champion Saint-Étienne 1963–64 Division 1 champion FAR Rabat 1963–64 Botola champion
Venue Meknes Stade d'HonneurCapacity: 20,000
Matches Semifinals
Date Team 1 Sco. Team 2 23 Aug FAR Rabat Real Madrid 23 Aug Boca Juniors Saint-Étienne
Third place
Final
GK 1 Néstor Errea DF 2 Rubén Magdalena DF 3 Silvio Marzolini DF 4 Ayres Morais MF 5 Antonio Rattín MF 6 Orlando Peçanha FW 7 Juan Carlos Rulli FW 8 Ángel C. Rojas FW 9 Norberto Menéndez FW 10 Alcides Silveira FW 11 Alberto M. GonzálezManager: Aristóbulo Deambrossi
GK 1 José Araquistáin DF Isidro DF José Santamaría DF Antonio Mira DF Ignacio Zoco MF Lucien Muller FW Amancio FW Félix Ruiz FW Ramón Grosso FW 10 Ferenc Puskás FW 11 Francisco GentoSubstitutes: MF Pipi Suárez Manager: Miguel Muñoz
Standings Team 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 2 1 0 1 5 2 +3 2 1 0 1 3 5 -2 2 0 0 2 2 7 -5
Winners
Aftermath
The Mohamed-V Cup trophy was the first intercontinental cup won by Boca Juniors, as neither the club nor any Argentine team had participated in similar competitions such as Copa Rio or the Small Club World Cup. One year before, Boca Juniors had failed to win the 1963 Copa Libertadores after it was defeated by Brazilian side Santos FC led by Pelé in the finals.El Santos de Pelé, Boca y la historia del pantalón en La Bombonera on TyC, 13 January 2022
On the other hand, it was the third time Boca Juniors played Real Madrid in their history,Boca Jrs. vs Real Madrid - all the matches on Historia de Boca after the first meeting during the successful tour to Europe in 1925 (Boca won 1–0),La Vida Color de Boca, published by La Nación Deportiva, Buenos Aires, 2005"Cuando Boca se hizo Boca" , Clarín, 3 April 2013 and a friendly match when Real Madrid toured on the Americas in 1927, which was also the first time that club visited the landmass,87 años de giras por América on Real Madrid website in a tour that extended for over three months from Buenos Aires to New York.La primera gira americana del Madrid: tres meses fuera, multa de 1.000 pesetas, tiburones, peleas, tiros.... by Miguel Lara on Marca, 8 July 2019American Trip of Real Madrid CF 1927 by Raúl Torre on the RSSSF
The Copa Iberoamericana in 1994 was the first official matches between both clubs recognized by the REFF and CONMEBOL,Copa Iberoamericana RSSSF while the 2000 Intercontinental Cup would be the first official match between both clubs recognized by UEFA. Boca Juniors won 2–1 achieving their second intercontinental title.EN EL RECUERDO: BOCA CAMPEÓN INTERCONTINENTAL 2000 on El Gráfico, 28 November 2021
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