Intercontinental Champions' Supercup

Intercontinental Supercup
Founded 1968
Abolished 1970
Region Europe (UEFA)
South America (CONMEBOL)
Number of teams 2
Most successful club(s) Brazil Santos (1 title)

The Intercontinental Champions' Supercup, commonly referred to as the Intercontinental Supercup or Recopa Intercontinental, was a football competition endorsed by UEFA and CONMEBOL, contested by the past winners of the Intercontinental Cup and played only in 1968 and 1969.

History

The idea for the tournament was put forth by club officials of the three South American teams that had won the Intercontinental CupPeñarol, Santos, and Racing. In November 1968, the tournament was announced in Buenos Aires. Earlier that year in September, Estudiantes had defeated Manchester United in the 1968 Intercontinental Cup but would not be included in the immediate 1968 Intercontinental Supercup. Instead, Estudiantes would be present in the 1969 edition. The corresponding UEFA officials were contacted and the tournament was scheduled to start in November and include Real Madrid and Internazionale in addition to the 3 first South American winners.

The first competition was divided into the South American Zone and the European Zone. In the South American Zone, the 3 South American participants played a round-robin tournament, whilst in the European Zone, Real Madrid and Internazionale were to play each other over two legs. Each zone winner advanced to the final. Real Madrid withdrew from playing in the tournament and, thus, Inter advanced without playing. The first round of matches were played in November between the 3 South American clubs, and the second round of matches were played in April and May 1969. Santos finished ahead of Peñarol and Racing Club and were to play Inter in June for the cup.

The first leg of the final was played in Milan, at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza. Santos won 1–0. The second leg was to be played in September in Naples, Italy; however, Inter declined to play and Santos won by default.

The second competition–now including Estudiantes–also failed to complete. Both Real Madrid and Inter declined to compete as the 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification was underway in Europe. Hence, only the South American Zone portion of the tournament was played, starting in November and culminating in December. Peñarol finished first and was declared the South American Zone champion after no European team was available to compete.

A third edition was slated for 1970 by CONMEBOL with two new European teams being eligible to play–Italian A.C. Milan and Dutch Feyenoord; however it was never held because of the lack of European interest. The tournament was postponed three times into 1971 until it was finally canceled.

The tournament went unrecognized for many years until in September 2005, these titles were officially recognized by the CONMEBOL despite their improper conclusions.

Eligible teams

These were the only teams eligible to compete in the tournament at the time it was hosted.

Team Winning years Eligible years Played
Spain Real Madrid 1960 1968, 1969, 1970 None
Uruguay Peñarol 1961, 1966 1968, 1969, 1970 1968, 1969
Brazil Santos 1962, 1963 1968, 1969, 1970 1968, 1969,
Italy Internazionale 1964, 1965 1968, 1969, 1970 1968
Argentina Racing 1967 1968, 1969, 1970 1968, 1969
Argentina Estudiantes 1968 1968, 1969, 1970 1969
Italy Milan 1969 1970 None
Netherlands Feyenoord 1970 1970 None

Results

Year Winner Runner-up Third place Fourth place Withdrew
1968–69
Details
Brazil
Santos
Italy
Internazionale
Uruguay
Peñarol
Argentina
Racing
Spain
Real Madrid
1969–70
Details
Uruguay
Peñarol
Argentina
Racing
Argentina
Estudiantes
Brazil
Santos
Spain Real Madrid
Italy Internazionale

Goalscorers

Year Scorer Club Goals
1968 Uruguay Pedro Rocha Uruguay Peñarol 3
Brazil Walter Machado da Silva Argentina Racing 3
Brazil Toninho Brazil Santos 3
1969 Uruguay Pedro Rocha Uruguay Peñarol 6

See also

References

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