1997 Intercontinental Cup
Match programme cover
Borussia Dortmund Cruzeiro
Germany Brazil
2 0
Date2 December 1997
VenueNational Stadium, Tokyo
Man of the MatchAndreas Möller
(Borussia Dortmund)[1]
RefereeJosé María García-Aranda (Spain)
Attendance46,953[1]

The 1997 Intercontinental Cup was an association football match played on 2 December 1997 between Borussia Dortmund, winners of the 1996–97 UEFA Champions League, and Cruzeiro, winners of the 1997 Copa Libertadores. The match was played at the neutral venue of the National Stadium in Tokyo in front of 46,953 fans. Andreas Möller was named as man of the match.[1]

Teams

Team Qualification Previous participation (bold indicates winners)
Germany Borussia Dortmund 1996–97 UEFA Champions League winners None
Brazil Cruzeiro 1997 Copa Libertadores winners 1976

Venue

The National Stadium in Tokyo hosted the match

Match details

Borussia Dortmund Germany2–0Brazil Cruzeiro
Zorc 34'
Herrlich 85'		 Report
Attendance: 46,953[1]
Borussia Dortmund
Cruzeiro
GK1Germany Stefan Klos
RB7Germany Stefan Reuter (c)Yellow card 54'
CB27Austria Wolfgang Feiersinger
CB5Brazil Júlio César
LB17Germany Jörg Heinrich
DM4Germany Steffen Freund
CM19Portugal Paulo Sousa
CM8Germany Michael Zorcdownward-facing red arrow 80'
AM10Germany Andreas MöllerYellow card 18'
CF9Switzerland Stéphane Chapuisatdownward-facing red arrow 75'
CF11Germany Heiko HerrlichYellow card 83'
Substitutes:
GK12Germany Wolfgang de Beer
DF16Germany Martin Kree
DF23Germany Jörg Sauerland
MF2Germany Knut Reinhardt
FW20Scotland Scott Booth
FW24Netherlands Harry Decheiverupward-facing green arrow 75'
FW30United States Jovan Kirovskiupward-facing green arrow 80'
Manager:
Italy Nevio Scala
GK1Brazil Dida
RB2Brazil VítorYellow card 15' Red card 66'
CB13Brazil João Carlos
CB4Brazil Gonçalves
LB6Brazil Elivélton
DM5Brazil Fabinho
DM8Brazil Ricardinho
AM9Brazil Cleisson (c)
AM10Peru Roberto Palaciosdownward-facing red arrow 64'
CF7Brazil Bebeto
CF11Brazil Donizete
Substitutes:
GK12Brazil Jean
DF14Brazil Nonato
DF16Brazil Alberto Valentim
DF23Brazil Gelson Baresi
MF18Brazil Marcelo Ramosupward-facing green arrow 64'
MF19Brazil Donizete Amorim
FW17Brazil Geovanni
Manager:
Brazil Nelsinho Baptista

Man of the Match:
Andreas Möller (Borussia Dortmund)[1]

Assistant referees:
Jeon Young-Hyun (South Korea)
Yoshikazu Hiroshima (Japan)
Fourth official:
Masayoshi Okada (Japan)

Match rules

Match Ball

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Toyota Cup – Most Valuable Player of the Match Award". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 14 April 2009. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
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