1961 Intercontinental Cup

The 1961 Intercontinental Cup was a football match between Uruguayan club Peñarol, winners of the 1961 Copa Libertadores, and Portuguese club Benfica, winners of the 1960–61 European Cup. Peñarol won the Intercontinental Cup for the first time.

1961 Intercontinental Cup

Event	Intercontinental Cup
Benfica Peñarol
2–2 on points Peñarol won after a play-off
First leg
Benfica Peñarol 1 0
Date	4 September 1961 (1961-09-04)
Venue	Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Referee	Othmar Huber (Switzerland)
Attendance	80,451
Second leg
Peñarol Benfica 5 0
Date	17 September 1961 (1961-09-17)
Venue	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Referee	Carlos Nai Foino (Argentina)
Attendance	56,358
Play-off
Peñarol Benfica 2 1
Date	19 September 1961 (1961-09-19)
Venue	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Referee	José Luis Praddaude (Argentina)
Attendance	60,241
← 1960 1962 →

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.^[1]

Qualified teams

Team	Qualification	Previous finals app.
Peñarol	1961 Copa Libertadores champion	1960
Benfica	1960–61 European Cup champion	None

Bold indicates winning years

Match details

First leg

1961 Intercontinental Cup

4 September 1961 (1961-09-04)

First leg

Benfica	1–0	Peñarol
Coluna 60'	Report

Estádio da Luz, Lisbon

Attendance: 80,451

Referee: Othmar Huber (Switzerland)

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Second leg

17 September 1961 (1961-09-17)

Second leg

Peñarol	5–0	Benfica
Sasía 10' (pen.) Joya 18', 28' Spencer 42', 58'	Report

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Attendance: 56,358

Referee: Carlos Nai Foino (Argentina)

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Play-off

19 September 1961

Playoff

Peñarol	2–1	Benfica
Sasía 5', 40' (pen.)	Report	Eusébio 35'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Attendance: 60,241

Referee: José Luis Praddaude (Argentina)

Peñarol

Benfica

GK 1 Luis Maidana DF William Martínez (c) DF Núber Cano MF Edgardo González MF Néstor Gonçalves MF Wálter Aguerre FW 7 Luis Cubilla FW Ernesto Ledesma FW José Sasía FW 9 Alberto Spencer FW Juan Joya Manager: Roberto Scarone

GK 1 Costa Pereira DF Ângelo Martins DF Humberto Fernandes MF Fernando Cruz MF José Neto MF Domiciano Cavém FW José Augusto FW 10 Eusébio FW José Águas FW Mário Coluna (c) FW António Simões Manager: Béla Guttmann[2]

See also

• 1960–61 European Cup
• 1961 Copa Libertadores
• S.L. Benfica in international football