Intercontinental Cup

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defunct sporting event football competition

The Intercontinental Cup was an annual football competition that pitted the champions of Europe against the champions of South America to determine a de facto world club champion before it was superseded by the FIFA Club World Cup.

Aliases (4)

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	defunct sporting event → football competition →
alsoKnownAs	Toyota Cup →
competitionLevel	international club →
confederation1	UEFA →
confederation2	CONMEBOL →
continent	Europe → South America →
deFactoStatus	world club championship →
dissolved	2004 →
firstEdition	1960 Intercontinental Cup →
format	single-match final at neutral venue → two-legged home-and-away tie →
frequency	annual →
gender	men →
governingBody	CONMEBOL → UEFA →
inception	1960 →
lastChampion	FC Porto →
lastChampionSeason	2004 →
lastEdition	2004 Intercontinental Cup →
location	Europe → South America → Tokyo → Yokohama →
mostSuccessfulClub	AC Milan → Boca Juniors → Club Nacional de Football → Peñarol → Real Madrid CF →
mostTitles	3 →
neutralVenueCountry	Japan →
numberOfTeams	2 →
officialRecognition	recognized by FIFA as a club world title →
organisedBy	CONMEBOL → UEFA →
participants	Copa Libertadores winners → European Cup winners →
purpose	to determine a de facto world club champion →
region	Europe → South America →
replacedBy	FIFA Club World Cup →
singleMatchEraEnd	2004 →
singleMatchEraStart	1980 →
sponsor	Toyota →
sport	association football →
succeededBy	FIFA Club World Cup →

Referenced by (15)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
FC Bayern Munich → Juventus FC →	hasWon
Ryan Giggs → Ryan Joseph Wilson →	playedInCompetition
Intercontinental Cup ("1960 Intercontinental Cup") →	firstEdition
Boca Juniors ("Copa Intercontinental") →	hasCompetitionRecordIn
FIFA Club World Cup →	hasPredecessor
Real Madrid CF →	hasWonCompetition
Ryan Joseph Wilson →	hasWonTitle
Intercontinental Cup ("2004 Intercontinental Cup") →	lastEdition
River Plate ("Copa Intercontinental") →	notableCompetition
FIFA Club World Cup →	replaces
Finidi George →	winnerOf
São Paulo FC →	wonCompetition
Club Olimpia ("Intercontinental Cup 1979") →	wonTitle