The 1982 Intercontinental Cup was a football

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 match played on 12 December 1982 between Peñarol

C.A. Peñarol

Club Atlético Peñarol also known as Carboneros, Aurinegros and familiarly as Manya, is an Uruguayan sports club based in the Peñarol barrio, Montevideo, best known for its professional football team. The team plays their home matches in Estadio Centenario, the largest stadium in the country, but...

, winners of the 1982 Copa Libertadores, and Aston Villa

Aston Villa F.C.

Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...

, winners of the 1981–82 European Cup. The match was played at the National Stadium

Olympic Stadium (Tokyo)

or National Stadium is a stadium in Kasumigaoka, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan that served as the main stadium for the 1964 Summer Olympics. It currently serves as the stadium where the Japan national football teams home matches and major football club cup finals are held.-History:The stadium was...

 in Tokyo

Tokyo

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. It was Aston Villa's first appearance into the competition, whereas it was Peñarol's fourth appearance after the victories in 1961

1961 Intercontinental Cup

A play-off was needed due to the rules at the time that awarded 2 points for each victory and both teams having won one game each....

 and 1966

1966 Intercontinental Cup

The 1966 Intercontinental Cup was the seventh playing of the cup. It was held between the winners of the 1965-66 European Cup, Real Madrid, and Peñarol, winner of the 1966 Copa Libertadores....

, and the defeat in 1960

1960 Intercontinental Cup

The 1960 Intercontinental Cup was the inaugural edition of the matchup between the reigning European football champion and the reigning South American football champion. The two-legged tie was contested between Spanish club Real Madrid and Uruguayan club Peñarol...

.

Jair Gonçalves Prates

Jair Gonçalves Prates

Jair Gonçalves Prates, was a Brazilian football player who played as an attacking midfielder.Jair made 137 Campeonato Brasileiro appearances for Internacional.- Biography :...

 was named as man of the match

Man of the match

In sport, a Man of the Match or Player of the Game or Man of the Series award is given to the outstanding player, almost always the one who makes the most impact, in a particular match or series. The term was originally used more often in cricket before being adopted by other sports. This can be a...

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Match details

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style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	PENAROL:
	1	Gustavo Fernández Gustavo Fernández (Uruguayan footballer) Gustavo Fernández was a professional footballer with Uruguayan club C.A. Rentistas and was part of the Uruguayan Squad at the World Cup in Germany in 1974. He played as a goalkeeper.-References:...
	2	Walter Olivera
	3	Nelson Gutiérrez
	4	Víctor Diogo Víctor Diogo Víctor Hugo Diogo Silva is a retired football defender from Uruguay. He played in 33 games for the Uruguay national football team, scoring one goal....
	5	Miguel Bossio Miguel Bossio Miguel Angel Bossio Bastianini is a retired football midfielder from Uruguay, who obtained a total number of thirty international caps for his national team...
	6	Juan Vicente Morales
	7	Venancio Ramos Venancio Ramos Venancio Ariel Ramos Villanueva is a retired football striker from Uruguay, who was nicknamed "Chicharra" during his professional career.-Club career:...
	8	Mario Saralegui Mario Saralegui Mario Daniel Saralegui Iriarte is a retired Uruguayan footballer and current manager of Ecuadorian club El Nacional....
	9	Fernando Morena Fernando Morena Fernando Morena Belora is a retired football striker from Uruguay. His most known nicknames were "Nando" and "Potrillo", and he is the all-time top goalscorer in the history of the Uruguayan Primera with 230 goals in 244 games...
	10	Jair Gonçalves Prates Jair Gonçalves Prates Jair Gonçalves Prates, was a Brazilian football player who played as an attacking midfielder.Jair made 137 Campeonato Brasileiro appearances for Internacional.- Biography :...
	11	Walkir Silva
Manager:
Hugo Bagnulo Hugo Bagnulo Hugo Bagnulo was an Uruguayan football player and manager. He is most famous for his managing success at Uruguayan giants Peñarol, with whom he won five national league titles.-Career:...

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align=center> ASTON VILLA: | 1   Jimmy Rimmer

Jimmy Rimmer

John James "Jimmy" Rimmer is an English former footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Manchester United, Swansea City, Arsenal and Aston Villa. He was capped once for England....

2   Mark Jones

Mark Jones (footballer born 1961)

Mark Anthony Waldron Jones is an English former footballer who played as a full back in the Football League for Aston Villa, Brighton & Hove Albion, Birmingham City, Shrewsbury Town and Hereford United during the 1980s.-References:...

3   Gary Williams

Gary Williams (footballer)

Gary Williams is a former footballer who played as a right-back. He played for Aston Villa and was part of their European Cup victory in 1982. He also played for Walsall, Leeds United, Watford and Bradford City. Started the great Villa goal To beat Bayern Munich in 1982...

4   Allan Evans 5   Ken McNaught

Ken McNaught

Ken McNaught is a former Scottish footballer who played for Aston Villa from 1977–1983 and was part of their Championship winning side of 1981, European Cup victory in 1982 and won the European Super Cup in 1983 against Barcelona, scoring one of Villa's goals in the latter final.McNaught's father...

6   Dennis Mortimer

Dennis Mortimer

Dennis Mortimer is an English former footballer and distinguished captain of Aston Villa.Mortimer began his career with Coventry City, where he came through the ranks and made over 200 appearances as a promising midfielder...

7   Des Bremner

Des Bremner

Desmond George Bremner is a Scottish former professional football midfielder. He made more than 600 league appearances for clubs in both Scotland and England, was a member of Aston Villa's European Cup-winning team of 1982, and was capped for the Scotland national team.Born in Aberchirder,...

8   Gary Shaw

Gary Shaw

Gary Shaw was an English football striker who played for Aston Villa in the early 1980s. His goals helped Aston Villa win the English First Division championship in 1980–81 and the European Cup the following year - the only Birmingham-born player in the team. In 1981 he was voted PFA Young Player...

9   Peter Withe

Peter Withe

Peter Withe is a much-travelled English footballer who played as a striker, between 1971 and 1990...

10   Gordon Cowans

Gordon Cowans

Gordon Sidney Cowans is an English retired football player and coach.Cowans started his career at Aston Villa as an apprentice in 1974, and signed as a professional in 1976...

11   Tony Morley

Tony Morley

William Anthony Morley is an English former football player who played in the Football League for Preston North End, Burnley, Aston Villa, West Bromwich Albion and Birmingham City, as well as playing for other teams abroad. He also won six caps for England.-Football career:Morley was born in...

Manager:   Tony Barton

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