1972 Intercontinental Cup
Encyclopedia
The 1972 Intercontinental Cup was a football
tie held over two legs in September 1972 between the winners of the 1971–72 European Cup, Ajax, and winners of the 1972 Copa Libertadores, Independiente
.
The first leg was held on 6 September 1972 at La Doble Visera
, home of Independiente, and ended in a 1–1 draw, with goals from Johan Cruyff
and Francisco Sá
. The return leg was held 22 days later on 28 September 1972 at the Olympic Stadium, which was won by Ajax 3–0.
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AJAX:
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GK
1
Heinz Stuy
DF
2
Horst Blankenburg
DF
3
Wim Suurbier
DF
4
Barry Hulshoff
DF
5
Ruud Krol
MF
6
Arie Haan
MF
7
Johan Neeskens
MF
8
Gerrie Mühren
FW
9
Sjaak Swart
FW
10
Johan Cruyff
FW
11
Piet Keizer
Substitutes:
DF
12
Arnold Mühren
Manager:
Ştefan Kovács
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INDEPENDIENTE:
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GK
1
Miguel Santoro
DF
2
Eduardo Commisso
DF
3
Miguel Ángel López
DF
4
Francisco Sá
DF
5
Ricardo Pavoni
MF
6
José Pastoriza
MF
7
Alejandro Semenewicz
MF
8
Luis Garisto
FW
9
Agustín Balbuena
FW
10
Eduardo Maglioni
FW
11
Dante Mircoli
Substitutes:
DF
12
Carlos Alberto Bulla
Manager:
Pedro Dellacha
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tie held over two legs in September 1972 between the winners of the 1971–72 European Cup, Ajax, and winners of the 1972 Copa Libertadores, Independiente
Club Atlético Independiente
Club Atlético Independiente is an Argentine athletic, sports and social club, which has its headquarters and stadium in the city of Avellaneda, Buenos Aires Province. The club is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División....
.
The first leg was held on 6 September 1972 at La Doble Visera
Estadio Libertadores de América
The Estadio Libertadores de América is a stadium located in Avellaneda, Buenos Aires Province.It is home to the Argentine football club Independiente...
, home of Independiente, and ended in a 1–1 draw, with goals from Johan Cruyff
Johan Cruyff
Hendrik Johannes Cruijff OON , known as Johan Cruyff, is a retired Dutch footballer and is currently the manager of the Catalan national team as well as a member of the AFC Ajax board of directors. He won the Ballon d'Or three times, in 1971, 1973 and 1974, which is a record jointly held with...
and Francisco Sá
Francisco Sá
Francisco Pedro Manuel Sá is a retired Argentine football defender.Sá holds the record for the most Copa Libertadores titles, he won six; 4 consecutive titles with Club Atlético Independiente between 1972 and 1975, and a further 2 with Boca Juniors in 1977 and 1978.Sá started his career with...
. The return leg was held 22 days later on 28 September 1972 at the Olympic Stadium, which was won by Ajax 3–0.
Match details
| style="font-size:90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> | INDEPENDIENTE: | |||
| GK | 1 | Miguel Santoro Miguel Ángel Santoro Miguel Ángel Santoro is a retired Argentine football goalkeeper. He played most of his career for Club Atlético Independiente and represented the Argentina national football team at the 1974 World Cup.... |
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| DF | 2 | Eduardo Commisso Eduardo Commisso Eduardo Antonio Commisso is a former Argentine football midfielder who won the Copa Libertadores with Independiente on four consecutive occasions. He also played for Hércules CF of Spain.-Career:... |
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| DF | 3 | Miguel Ángel López |
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| DF | 4 | Francisco Sá Francisco Sá Francisco Pedro Manuel Sá is a retired Argentine football defender.Sá holds the record for the most Copa Libertadores titles, he won six; 4 consecutive titles with Club Atlético Independiente between 1972 and 1975, and a further 2 with Boca Juniors in 1977 and 1978.Sá started his career with... |
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| DF | 5 | Ricardo Pavoni Ricardo Pavoni Ricardo Elvio Pavoni Cúneo is an Uruguayan former football defender who played the majority of his career for Club Atlético Independiente in the Argentine First Division.-Biography:... |
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| MF | 6 | José Pastoriza |
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| MF | 7 | Alejandro Semenewicz |
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| MF | 8 | Miguel Ángel Raimondo Miguel Ángel Raimondo Miguel Ángel Raimondo is an Argentine football midfielder. He won ten trophies in his career, eight with Club Atlético Independiente and a further two with River Plate, he was awarded the Olimpia de Plata as the 1974 Argentine sports journalist's footballer of the year.Raimondo played his first... |
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| FW | 9 | Agustín Balbuena Agustín Balbuena Agustín Alberto Balbuena is a retired Argentine football striker who won four Copa Libertadores and the Copa Intercontinental with Club Atlético Independiente.... |
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| FW | 10 | Eduardo Maglioni Eduardo Maglioni Eduardo Andrés Maglioni is an Argentine football striker who won three copa Libertadores with Club Atlético Independiente and scored the fastest recorded hat-trick in the history of Argentine football.... |
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| FW | 11 | Dante Mircoli Dante Mircoli Dante Mircoli is a former Italian - Argentine footballer and coach who spent the majority of his career in Argentina.-Playing career:... |
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| Substitutes: | ||||
| DF | 12 | Carlos Alberto Bulla |
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| Manager: | ||||
| Pedro Dellacha Pedro Dellacha Pedro Rodolfo Dellacha was a former Argentine football defender and coach. He was the captain of the Argentina national team that won the 1957 Copa América and earned the nickname "Don Pedro del Area"... |
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Heinz StuyHeinz Stuy
Heinz Stuy is a former Dutch football goalkeeper who played for AFC Ajax and was part of their European Cup victories in 1971, 1972 and 1973....
Horst BlankenburgHorst Blankenburg
Horst Blankenburg is a former German football player, who played as a sweeper. He is best known for the time in the beginning of the 1970s, during which he played for Ajax Amsterdam and won the European Cup three times and the Dutch championship and the KNVB Cup twice. In 1976, he won the German...
Wim Suurbier Barry HulshoffBarry Hulshoff
Bernardus "Barry" Adriaan Hulshoff is a former Dutch footballer who played for Ajax Amsterdam and was part of their European Cup victories in 1971, 1972 and 1973. He earned 14 caps for the Netherlands national football team.After his playing career, he coached a number of Belgian football...
Ruud KrolRuud Krol
Rudolf Jozef Krol is a retired Dutch footballer who was capped 83 times for his native country. Playing the vast majority of his career with his home town club of Ajax before traveling the world as both a player and a coach...
Arie Haan Johan NeeskensJohan Neeskens
Johannes Jacobus "Johan" Neeskens is a Dutch football manager and former midfielder. As a player, he was an important member of the Dutch national team that finished as runners-up in the 1974 and 1978 FIFA World Cups. Former England manager Alf Ramsey said Neeskens was "as good as any player" in...
Gerrie MührenGerrie Mühren
Gerardus Demonicus Hyacinthus Mühren is a former Dutch international footballer.He started his career at FC Volendam, before moving to play for Ajax between 1968 and 1976...
Sjaak SwartSjaak Swart
Jesaia Swart is a former Dutch footballer who played for Ajax Amsterdam a total of more than 600 matches, a record for the club. Nicknamed Mr. Ajax, he was part of their European Cup victories in 1971, 1972, 1973...
Johan CruyffJohan Cruyff
Hendrik Johannes Cruijff OON , known as Johan Cruyff, is a retired Dutch footballer and is currently the manager of the Catalan national team as well as a member of the AFC Ajax board of directors. He won the Ballon d'Or three times, in 1971, 1973 and 1974, which is a record jointly held with...
Piet KeizerPiet Keizer
Petrus Johannes Keizer was a Dutch professional football player. Having played 364 matches for Ajax, from 1961 to 1974, he is the fourth most capped player for Ajax . He played on left-wing and with Ajax won the European Cup three consecutive times , having lost the 1969 final to A.C...
Arnold MührenArnold Mühren
Arnold Johannes Hyacinthus Mühren is a Dutch football manager and former midfielder. His older brother Gerrie, also a midfield player, won three European Cup titles with Ajax in the early 1970s...
Ştefan KovácsMatch details
| style="font-size:90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> | AJAX: | |||
| GK | 1 | Heinz Stuy Heinz Stuy Heinz Stuy is a former Dutch football goalkeeper who played for AFC Ajax and was part of their European Cup victories in 1971, 1972 and 1973.... |
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| DF | 2 | Horst Blankenburg Horst Blankenburg Horst Blankenburg is a former German football player, who played as a sweeper. He is best known for the time in the beginning of the 1970s, during which he played for Ajax Amsterdam and won the European Cup three times and the Dutch championship and the KNVB Cup twice. In 1976, he won the German... |
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| DF | 3 | Wim Suurbier |
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| DF | 4 | Barry Hulshoff Barry Hulshoff Bernardus "Barry" Adriaan Hulshoff is a former Dutch footballer who played for Ajax Amsterdam and was part of their European Cup victories in 1971, 1972 and 1973. He earned 14 caps for the Netherlands national football team.After his playing career, he coached a number of Belgian football... |
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| DF | 5 | Ruud Krol Ruud Krol Rudolf Jozef Krol is a retired Dutch footballer who was capped 83 times for his native country. Playing the vast majority of his career with his home town club of Ajax before traveling the world as both a player and a coach... |
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| MF | 6 | Arie Haan |
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| MF | 7 | Johan Neeskens Johan Neeskens Johannes Jacobus "Johan" Neeskens is a Dutch football manager and former midfielder. As a player, he was an important member of the Dutch national team that finished as runners-up in the 1974 and 1978 FIFA World Cups. Former England manager Alf Ramsey said Neeskens was "as good as any player" in... |
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| MF | 8 | Gerrie Mühren Gerrie Mühren Gerardus Demonicus Hyacinthus Mühren is a former Dutch international footballer.He started his career at FC Volendam, before moving to play for Ajax between 1968 and 1976... |
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| FW | 9 | Sjaak Swart Sjaak Swart Jesaia Swart is a former Dutch footballer who played for Ajax Amsterdam a total of more than 600 matches, a record for the club. Nicknamed Mr. Ajax, he was part of their European Cup victories in 1971, 1972, 1973... |
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| FW | 10 | Johan Cruyff Johan Cruyff Hendrik Johannes Cruijff OON , known as Johan Cruyff, is a retired Dutch footballer and is currently the manager of the Catalan national team as well as a member of the AFC Ajax board of directors. He won the Ballon d'Or three times, in 1971, 1973 and 1974, which is a record jointly held with... |
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| FW | 11 | Piet Keizer Piet Keizer Petrus Johannes Keizer was a Dutch professional football player. Having played 364 matches for Ajax, from 1961 to 1974, he is the fourth most capped player for Ajax . He played on left-wing and with Ajax won the European Cup three consecutive times , having lost the 1969 final to A.C... |
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| Substitutes: | ||||
| DF | 12 | Johnny Rep |
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| Manager: | ||||
| Ştefan Kovács |
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Miguel SantoroMiguel Ángel Santoro
Miguel Ángel Santoro is a retired Argentine football goalkeeper. He played most of his career for Club Atlético Independiente and represented the Argentina national football team at the 1974 World Cup....
Eduardo CommissoEduardo Commisso
Eduardo Antonio Commisso is a former Argentine football midfielder who won the Copa Libertadores with Independiente on four consecutive occasions. He also played for Hércules CF of Spain.-Career:...
Miguel Ángel López Francisco SáFrancisco Sá
Francisco Pedro Manuel Sá is a retired Argentine football defender.Sá holds the record for the most Copa Libertadores titles, he won six; 4 consecutive titles with Club Atlético Independiente between 1972 and 1975, and a further 2 with Boca Juniors in 1977 and 1978.Sá started his career with...
Ricardo PavoniRicardo Pavoni
Ricardo Elvio Pavoni Cúneo is an Uruguayan former football defender who played the majority of his career for Club Atlético Independiente in the Argentine First Division.-Biography:...
José Pastoriza Alejandro Semenewicz Luis GaristoLuis Garisto
Luis Garisto Pan is a current Uruguayan football coach who has had a professional career as both player and head coach. Luis Garisto began his professional career in 1960 with Uruguayn club C.A. Peñarol...
Agustín BalbuenaAgustín Balbuena
Agustín Alberto Balbuena is a retired Argentine football striker who won four Copa Libertadores and the Copa Intercontinental with Club Atlético Independiente....
Eduardo MaglioniEduardo Maglioni
Eduardo Andrés Maglioni is an Argentine football striker who won three copa Libertadores with Club Atlético Independiente and scored the fastest recorded hat-trick in the history of Argentine football....
Dante MircoliDante Mircoli
Dante Mircoli is a former Italian - Argentine footballer and coach who spent the majority of his career in Argentina.-Playing career:...
Carlos Alberto Bulla Pedro DellachaPedro Dellacha
Pedro Rodolfo Dellacha was a former Argentine football defender and coach. He was the captain of the Argentina national team that won the 1957 Copa América and earned the nickname "Don Pedro del Area"...
External links
- 1972 Intercontinental Cup at FIFA.com
- 1972 Intercontinental Cup at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics FoundationRec.Sport.Soccer Statistics FoundationThe Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation is an international amateur organization dedicated to collecting statistics about association football...