1968 Intercontinental Supercup

1968 Intercontinental Supercup
Tournament details
Dates13 November 1968 – 24 June 1969
Teams5 (1 withdrew)
Final positions
Champions Santos (1st title)
Runners-up Internazionale
Tournament statistics
Matches played7
1969

The 1968 Intercontinental Supercup was the first edition of the Intercontinental Supercup, a football competition between the European and South American past winners of the Intercontinental Cup. The final tie was contested in June 1969 between Italian club Internazionale and Brazilian club Santos. The first leg ended with the Santásticos beating Inter 1–0 at Milan's San Siro. A second leg was planned to be played but Inter rejected the invitation, and Santos were declared the winners.

Participating clubs

Club Qualification method
Real Madrid Winner of the 1960 Intercontinental Cup
Internazionale Winner of the 1964, 1965 Intercontinental Cup
Peñarol Winner of the 1961, 1966 Intercontinental Cup
Santos Winner of the 1962, 1963 Intercontinental Cup
Racing Winner of the 1967 Intercontinental Cup

South American zone qualifiers

This South American zone tournament was contested between 13 November 1968 and 22 May 1969, between Peñarol, Santos, and Racing, the three South American winners of the Intercontinental Cup to date. Santos won the group and qualified to the final stage.[1]

Standings

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Santos 4 3 0 1 6 5 +1 6
Peñarol 4 2 1 1 7 2 +5 5
Racing 4 0 1 3 3 9 −6 1

Matches

13 November 1968 Peñarol 3–0 Racing Montevideo
Rocha 38'
Spencer 58'
Carrera 84'
Stadium: Estadio Centenario
Referee: Romualdo Arppi Filho (Brazil)
19 November 1968 Santos 2–0 Racing São Paulo
Pelé 35'
Edu 57'
Stadium: Estádio Parque Antárctica
Referee: Esteban Marino (Uruguay)
21 November 1968 Santos 1–0 Peñarol Rio de Janeiro
Clodoaldo 68' Stadium: Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
Referee: Aurelio Bossolino (Argentina)
16 April 1969 Racing 2–3 Santos Avellaneda
da Silva 10', 87' Guerreiro 47', 52'
Negreiros 88'
Stadium: Estadio Presidente Perón (El Cilindro)
Referee: Armando Pena Rocha (Uruguay)
19 April 1969 Peñarol 3–0 Santos Montevideo
Ramos ?' (o.g.)
Rocha 56', 70' (pen.)
Stadium: Estadio Centenario
Referee: Guillermo Nimo (Argentina)

European zone qualifiers

As the only two European winners of the Intercontinental Cup, Inter and Real Madrid were eligible for the competition. However, Real Madrid withdrew from the tournament, leaving Inter to face the South American zone winner.[1]

Final

First leg

1968 Intercontinental Supercup final
First leg
Internazionale 0–1 Santos
Guerreiro 57'
Attendance: 44,774
Referee: José Ortiz de Mendibil (Spain)
Inter
Santos

Second leg

Second leg
Santos (cancelled) Internazionale

As Inter withdrew from the second leg, Santos was declared the winner.

Goalscorers

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Luca Gandini (31 July 2014). "Recopa Intercontinental 1968/69". RSSSF.