1970 Intercontinental Cup
The 1970 Intercontinental Cup was a football tie held over two legs in August and September 1970 between the winners of the 1969–70 European Cup, Feyenoord, and winners of the 1970 Copa Libertadores, Estudiantes.
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Date | 26 August 1970 | ||||||
Venue | La Bombonera, Buenos Aires | ||||||
Referee | Rudi Glöckner (West Germany | ||||||
Attendance | 50,500 | ||||||
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Date | 9 September 1970 | ||||||
Venue | De Kuip, Rotterdam | ||||||
Referee | Alberto Tejada Burga (Peru) | ||||||
Attendance | 63,475 | ||||||
The first leg was held on 26 August 1970 at La Bombonera in Buenos Aires, and ended in a 2–2 draw, with goals from Juan Echecopar and Juan Ramón Verón for Estudiantes and Willem van Hanegem and Ove Kindvall for Feyenoord. The return leg was held on 9 September 1970 at De Kuip in Rotterdam, which Feyenoord won 1–0 through a goal by Joop van Daele.
This was the first Intercontinental Cup title for Feyenoord in their first final appearance. Feyenoord never reached the Intercontinental Cup final again before the competition was made defunct in 2004 and merged into today's FIFA Club World Cup. On the other hand, this was the third consecutive final appearance for Estudiantes, having won in 1968 and lost in 1969.
First leg
Match details
Estudiantes | 2–2 | Feyenoord |
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Second leg
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Feyenoord | 1–0 | Estudiantes |
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References
External links
- 1970 Intercontinental Cup at FIFA.com
- 1970 Intercontinental Cup at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
- Highlights at MyVideo