1999 Intercontinental Cup
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The 1999 Intercontinental Cup was a football match played on 30 November 1999 between Manchester United
, winners of the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League, and Palmeiras
, winners of the 1999 Copa Libertadores. The match was played at the neutral venue of the National Stadium
in Tokyo
in front of 53,372 spectators.
Manchester United won the match 1–0, the winning goal scored by their captain, Roy Keane
. This was United's first and only Intercontinental Cup
triumph, having been beaten by Estudiantes
in the 1968 competition. Ryan Giggs
was named as man of the match
. Manchester United's victory made them the first British team to win the Intercontinental Cup.
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PALMEIRAS:
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GK
1
Marcos
RB
2
Francisco Arce
CB
3
Júnior Baiano
CB
4
Roque Júnior
LB
6
Júnior
DM
5
César Sampaio
DM
15
Galeano
AM
10
Alex
AM
11
Zinho
CF
20
Faustino Asprilla
CF
7
Paulo Nunes
Substitutes:
GK
21
Sérgio
DF
18
Cléber
DF
13
Tiago Silva
MF
8
Rogério
FW
9
Oséas
FW
19
Euller
FW
17
Evair
Manager:
Luiz Felipe Scolari
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
, winners of the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League, and Palmeiras
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras is a Brazilian football club from São Paulo. The club was founded on August 26, 1914, as Palestra Italia but changed to the current name on September 14, 1942...
, winners of the 1999 Copa Libertadores. The match was played at the neutral venue of 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
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
in front of 53,372 spectators.
Manchester United won the match 1–0, the winning goal scored by their captain, Roy Keane
Roy Keane
Roy Maurice Keane is an Irish former footballer and manager. In his 18-year playing career, he played for Cobh Ramblers in the League of Ireland, Nottingham Forest and Manchester United, before ending his career at Celtic in Scotland....
. This was United's first and only Intercontinental Cup
Intercontinental Cup (football)
The European/South American Cup, commonly referred to as the World Club Championship, Intercontinental Cup or Toyota Cup, was a football competition endorsed by UEFA and CONMEBOL, contested between the winners of the European Cup and the South American Copa Libertadores...
triumph, having been beaten by Estudiantes
Estudiantes de La Plata
Club Estudiantes de La Plata , simply referred to as Estudiantes, is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Plata. The club's football team currently competes in the Primera División, where it has spent most of its history....
in the 1968 competition. Ryan Giggs
Ryan Giggs
Ryan Joseph Giggs OBE is a Welsh professional footballer who plays for Manchester United. Giggs made his first appearance for the club during the 1990–91 season and has been a regular player since the 1991–92 season...
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...
. Manchester United's victory made them the first British team to win the Intercontinental Cup.
Match details
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| GK | 1 |  Mark BosnichMark Bosnich Mark Bosnich is a retired Australian football player and football pundit. He represented Australia 17 times and played for English Premier League clubs Aston Villa, Manchester United and Chelsea.-Manchester United :... |
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| RB | 2 |  Gary NevilleGary Neville Gary Alexander Neville is a former English footballer. He is England's most capped right-back and was Manchester United's club captain for five years.... |
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| CB | 6 |  Jaap StamJaap Stam Jakob "Jaap" Stam is a retired Dutch football player who was twice voted best defender in the 1998–99 and 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League. He played for several European clubs like PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United, S.S. Lazio, A.C. Milan and AFC Ajax before retiring in October 2007... |
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| CB | 27 |  Mikaël SilvestreMikael Silvestre Mikaël Samy Silvestre is a French international footballer. He plays as defender and is currently signed with Werder Bremen of the Bundesliga. He has also played for the French national team... |
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| LB | 3 |  Denis IrwinDenis Irwin Denis Joseph Irwin is a former Irish football player who is best known for his long and successful stint at Manchester United, where he established himself as one of the most important players in the United team that won a host of domestic and European trophies in his time there between 1990 and... |
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| RM | 7 | David Beckham David Beckham David Robert Joseph Beckham, OBE is an English footballer who plays midfield for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer, having previously played for Manchester United, Preston North End, Real Madrid, and A.C... |
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| CM | 8 | Nicky Butt Nicky Butt Nicholas "Nicky" Butt is an English footballer. He began his career with Manchester United and spent 12 years in their first-team before moving to Newcastle United in 2004. He spent one season on loan to Birmingham City in 2005–06... |
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| CM | 16 | Roy Keane Roy Keane Roy Maurice Keane is an Irish former footballer and manager. In his 18-year playing career, he played for Cobh Ramblers in the League of Ireland, Nottingham Forest and Manchester United, before ending his career at Celtic in Scotland.... |
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| CM | 18 | Paul Scholes Paul Scholes Paul Scholes is a retired English footballer, a one-club man who played his entire professional career for Manchester United.Born in Salford, but later moving to Langley, Scholes excelled in both cricket and football in school. He first trained with Manchester United at the age of 14 after being... |
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| LM | 11 |  Ryan GiggsRyan Giggs Ryan Joseph Giggs OBE is a Welsh professional footballer who plays for Manchester United. Giggs made his first appearance for the club during the 1990–91 season and has been a regular player since the 1991–92 season... |
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| CF | 20 |  Ole Gunnar SolskjærOle Gunnar Solskjær Ole Gunnar Solskjær is the manager of Norwegian first division side Molde. He is better known as a former footballer who spent most of his career playing for Manchester United. Often dubbed "the baby-faced assassin," he played 366 times for the Red Devils and scored 126 goals during a very... |
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| GK | 26 |  Massimo TaibiMassimo Taibi Massimo Taibi is a retired Italian football goalkeeper, who played for several clubs, mostly in Italy's Serie A, B, and C1.-Italy:... |
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| DF | 12 | Phil Neville |
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| DF | 28 | Danny Higginbotham Danny Higginbotham Daniel John "Danny" Higginbotham is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League club Stoke City.Higginbotham started his career at his local side Manchester United he made seven appearances at Old Trafford as well as a loan spell with Belgium side Royal Antwerp before joining... |
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| DF | 30 | Ronnie Wallwork Ronnie Wallwork By the start of the 1997–98 season, he had become a regular in the Manchester United reserve team and made his senior debut on 25 October 1997, when he came on as a 64th minute substitute for Gary Pallister in the 7–0 home win against Barnsley... |
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| MF | 25 |  Quinton Fortune |
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| FW | 10 | Teddy Sheringham Teddy Sheringham Edward Paul "Teddy" Sheringham MBE is a retired English footballer, and the father of footballer Charlie Sheringham. Sheringham played as a striker, and had a successful career at the club level, winning almost every domestic honour available with his clubs, most notably the Treble with Manchester... |
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| FW | 19 |  Dwight YorkeDwight Yorke Dwight Eversley Yorke is a Trinidad and Tobago former football player. He played for Aston Villa for most of his career, followed by stints with Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers, Birmingham City, Sydney FC and Sunderland... |
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| Manager: | ||||
 Sir Alex FergusonAlex Ferguson Sir Alexander Chapman "Alex" Ferguson, CBE is a Scottish association football manager and former player, currently managing Manchester United, where he has been in charge since 1986... |
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MarcosMarcos Roberto Silveira Reis
Marcos Roberto Silveira Reis , known simply as Marcos, is a Brazilian World Cup winning footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He plays for Palmeiras, of the Série A, since he started playing professional football in 1992 and has since become one of its greatest idols, being nicknamed "São Marcos"...
Francisco ArceFrancisco Arce
Francisco Javier "Chiqui" Arce Rolón is a retired Paraguayan footballer and coach. He played at the right defender position, competing a total of 61 times for the Paraguay national team between 1995 and 2002.-As player:...
Júnior BaianoJúnior Baiano
Raimundo Ferreira Ramos Jr. is a retired Brazilian footballer.-Club:...
Roque Júnior JúniorJenílson Ângelo de Souza
Jenílson Ângelo de Souza, usually known as Júnior is a former association footballer who has twenty-two international caps to his name, scoring one goal against Costa Rica in 2002 FIFA World Cup....
César Sampaio GaleanoMarcos Aurélio Galeano
Marcos Aurélio Galeano, , is a former Brazilian footballer at the positions of midfielder and defender. In April 2010, Galeano returned to Palmeiras, club where he spent most of his career, as a staff member....
AlexAlexsandro de Souza
Alexsandro de Souza, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Turkish club Fenerbahçe.He is a former captain of the Brazilian national team, he has also played for Coritiba, Palmeiras, Flamengo and Cruzeiro in Brazil and Parma in Serie A.-In Brazil:Alex first played professionally for Coritiba, a...
Zinho Faustino AsprillaFaustino Asprilla
Faustino Hernán "Tino" Asprilla Hinestroza is a former Colombian football player. He was known by his supporters in his home country as The Octopus for his voracious appetite...
Paulo NunesPaulo Nunes
Arílson de Paula Nunes, better known as Paulo Nunes , is a former Brazilian football player. He retired in 2003 playing for Mogi Mirim Esporte Clube.-Career:...
SérgioSérgio Luís de Araújo
Sérgio Luís de Araújo, usually called as Sérgio , is a Brazilian football player at the position of goalkeeper...
CléberCléber Américo da Conceição
Cléber, full name Cléber Américo da Conceição , is a former Brazilian football player at the position of defender.Cléber played for Palmeiras, Cruzeiro and Figueirense in the Campeonato Brasileiro....
Tiago Silva RogérioRogério Fidélis Régis
Rogério Fidélis Régis, simply Rogério , is a retired Brazilian footballer who played as a right defender or midfielder.-Football career:...
Oséas EullerEuller
Euller Elias de Carvalho , is a Brazilian retired football player at the position of striker...
EvairEvair Aparecido Paulino
Evair Aparecido Paulino is a retired Brazilian football player. During his career Evair played for several clubs, he is most famous for his time with Palmeiras and also his contributions to Vasco, when the club won Brazilian Série A in 1997...
Luiz Felipe ScolariLuiz Felipe Scolari
Luiz Felipe Scolari , ComIH , also known as Felipão in Brazil and Phil Scolari in the United Kingdom, is a World Cup-winning Brazilian football manager. He is currently the manager of Palmeiras. He served as the manager of the Portuguese national team from July 12, 2003 to June 30, 2008...
Man of the Match: Ryan GiggsRyan Giggs Ryan Joseph Giggs OBE is a Welsh professional footballer who plays for Manchester United. Giggs made his first appearance for the club during the 1990–91 season and has been a regular player since the 1991–92 season... (Manchester United) Assistant referees Assistant referee (association football) In association football, an assistant referee is one of several officials who assist the referee in controlling a match. Two officials, traditionally known as linesmen , stand on the touchlines, while a fourth official assists administrative or other match related tasks as directed by the referee... :  Jeon Young-Hyun Yoshikazu HiroshimaFourth official: Masayoshi OkadaMasayoshi Okada is a Japanese football referee. He refereed a first round match between England and Tunisia in the 1998 FIFA World Cup.-References:*... |
See also
- 1998–99 UEFA Champions League
- 1999 Copa Libertadores
- 2000 FIFA Club World Championship2000 FIFA Club World ChampionshipThe 2000 FIFA Club World Championship was the pilot edition of the FIFA Club World Championship held in Brazil from 5 January to 14 January 2000...