1979 Intercontinental Cup

The 1979 Intercontinental Cup was a football final played on a two-legged system. It was the last time in the history of the Cup that this format was used before Toyota became the main sponsor in 1980 and a single-game final was held each year in Japan. The final was played between Olimpia Asunción of Paraguay (winners of the 1979 Copa Libertadores and Malmö FF of Sweden (runners-up of the European Cup 1978–79), with Olimpia emerging as the champion after an aggregate score of 3-1. Since the European champion Nottingham Forest F.C. declined to play the final, Malmö FF took its place as the runners-up of the European competition. [ [http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/clubs/matchreport/newsid=514900.html#intercontinental+cup+1979 FIFA Report] ]

Match details

First leg

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date=1979-11-18
team1=Malmö FF flagicon|SWE
score=0 – 1
team2=flagicon|PAR Olimpia
goals1=
goals2=E. Isasi goal|41
stadium=Malmö Stadion, Malmö
Sweden
attendance= -
referee= -

econd leg

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date=1980-03-02
team1=Olimpiaflagicon|PAR
score=2 – 1
team2=flagicon|SWE Malmö FF
goals1=A. Solalinde goal|39
M. Michelagnoli goal|71
goals2=I. Erlandsson goal|46
stadium=Defensores del Chaco, Asunción
attendance= 47,000
referee= -

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ee also

*Copa Libertadores 1979
*European Cup 1978-79

References

External links

* [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/intconclub79.html 1979 Intercontinental Cup] at RSSSF by Osvaldo José Gorgazzi