1969 Copa Interamericana

1969 Copa Interamericana
	Estudiantes LP, champions
Event	Copa Interamericana
	(on aggregate, after playoff)
First leg
Date	February 13, 1969
Venue	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Referee	Clemente Ruggero (El Salvador)
Second leg
Date	February 19, 1969
Venue	Estudiantes Stadium, La Plata
Referee	José Dimas (Paraguay)
Playoff
Date	February 21, 1969
Venue	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Referee	Carlos Tejada (Peru)
	1971 →

The 1969 Copa Interamericana was the 1st. edition of the Copa Interamericana. The final was contested by Argentine club Estudiantes de la Plata (champion of 1968 Copa Libertadores) and Mexican side Deportivo Toluca (winner of 1968 CONCACAF Champions' Cup). The final was played under a two-leg format in February 1969.^[1]

Quick facts Event, Toluca ...

In the first leg, hosted at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, Estudiantes beat Toluca 2–1. In the second leg at Estudiantes Stadium in La Plata, Toluca was the winner by the same score. As both teams tied on points and goal difference, a playoff was held in Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, where Estudiantes defeat Toluca 3–0 and therefore the team won their first Interamericana trophy,^[2]^[3]

Team	Qualification	Previous app.
Estudiantes (LP)	1968 Copa Libertadores	None
Toluca	1968 CONCACAF Champions' Cup winner	None

Qualified teams