1997 Intercontinental Cup
Team 1Borussia Dortmund
Team1score2
Team 2Cruzeiro
Team2score0
Date2 December 1997
StadiumNational Stadium
CityTokyo
Man of the match1aAndreas Möller
(Borussia Dortmund)[1]
RefereeJosé María García-Aranda (Spain)
Attendance46,953[1]
Previous1996
Next1998

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

TeamQualificationPrevious participation (bold indicates winners)
Borussia Dortmund1996–97 UEFA Champions League winnersNone
Cruzeiro1997 Copa Libertadores winners1976

Match details

GK1Stefan Klos
RB7Stefan Reuter (c)
CB27Wolfgang Feiersinger
CB5Júlio César
LB17Jörg Heinrich
DM4Steffen Freund
CM19Paulo Sousa
CM8Michael Zorc
AM10Andreas Möller
CF9Stéphane Chapuisat
CF11Heiko Herrlich
Substitutes:
GK12Wolfgang de Beer
DF16Martin Kree
DF23Jörg Sauerland
MF2Knut Reinhardt
FW20Scott Booth
FW24Harry Decheiver
FW30Jovan Kirovski
Manager:
Nevio Scala
GK1Dida
RB2Vítor
CB13João Carlos
CB4Gonçalves
LB6Elivélton
DM5Fabinho
DM8Ricardinho
AM9Cleisson (c)
AM10Roberto Palacios
CF7Bebeto
CF11Donizete
Substitutes:
GK12Jean
DF14Nonato
DF16Alberto
DF23Gélson Baresi
MF18Marcelo Ramos
MF19Donizete Amorim
FW17Geovanni
Manager:
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. ^ "Toyota Cup – Most Valuable Player of the Match Award". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived 14 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 28 August 2014.