1997 Intercontinental Cup

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]

1997 Intercontinental Cup
Match programme cover
Date2 December 1997
VenueNational Stadium, Tokyo
Man of the MatchAndreas Möller
(Borussia Dortmund)[1]
RefereeJosé María García-Aranda (Spain)
Attendance46,953[1]
1996
1998

Teams

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

Venue

The National Stadium in Tokyo hosted the match

Match details

Borussia Dortmund 2–0 Cruzeiro
Zorc 34'
Herrlich 85'
Report
Borussia Dortmund
Cruzeiro
GK1 Stefan Klos
RB7 Stefan Reuter (c)  54'
CB27 Wolfgang Feiersinger
CB5 Júlio César
LB17 Jörg Heinrich
DM4 Steffen Freund
CM19 Paulo Sousa
CM8 Michael Zorc  80'
AM10 Andreas Möller  18'
CF9 Stéphane Chapuisat  75'
CF11 Heiko Herrlich  83'
Substitutes:
GK12 Wolfgang de Beer
DF16 Martin Kree
DF23 Jörg Sauerland
MF2 Knut Reinhardt
FW20 Scott Booth
FW24 Harry Decheiver  75'
FW30 Jovan Kirovski  80'
Manager:
Nevio Scala
GK1 Dida
RB2 Vítor  15'  66'
CB13 João Carlos
CB4 Gonçalves
LB6 Elivélton
DM5 Fabinho
DM8 Ricardinho
AM9 Cleisson (c)
AM10 Roberto Palacios  64'
CF7 Bebeto
CF11 Donizete
Substitutes:
GK12 Jean
DF14 Nonato
DF16 Alberto
DF23 Gélson Baresi
MF18 Marcelo Ramos  64'
MF19 Donizete Amorim
FW17 Geovanni
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