1966 Intercontinental Cup

1966 Intercontinental Cup

Event	Intercontinental Cup
Peñarol Real Madrid
Peñarol won 4–0 on points
First leg
Peñarol Real Madrid 2 0
Date	12 October 1966 (1966-10-12)
Venue	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Referee	Claudio Vicuña (Chile)
Attendance	71,063
Second leg
Real Madrid Peñarol 0 2
Date	26 October 1966 (1966-10-26)
Venue	Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid
Referee	Concetto Lo Bello (Italy)
Attendance	58,324
← 1965 1967 →

The 1966 Intercontinental Cup was the two-legged tie to define the champion of the Intercontinental Cup. It was contested by Uruguayan club Peñarol and Spanish Real Madrid, which met again after their first encounter in 1960.

In the first match, held in Estadio Centenario, Peñarol beat Real Madrid 2–0. The second leg, held at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, saw the Aurinegro team defeat the Spanish side again, by the same scoreline. Therefore, Peñarol won the series 4–0 on points, achieving their second Intercontinental Cup trophy.^[1][2]

Qualified teams

Team	Qualification	Previous finals app.
Peñarol	1966 Copa Libertadores champion	1960, 1961
Real Madrid	1965–66 European Cup champion	1960

Bold indicates winning years

Venues

Estadio Centenario (left) and Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, venues for the series

Match details

First leg

12 October 1966 (1966-10-12)

First leg

Peñarol	2–0	Real Madrid
Spencer 39', 74'	Report

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Attendance: 58,324

Referee: Claudio Vicuña (Chile)

Peñarol

Real Madrid

GK Ladislao Mazurkiewicz DF Juan V. Lezcano DF Luis Varela DF Tabaré González MF Néstor Gonçalves MF Omar Caetano MF Julio Abbadie MF Julio César Cortés FW Alberto Spencer (c) FW Pedro Rocha FW Juan Joya Manager: Roque Máspoli

GK Antonio Betancort DF Pachín DF Manuel Sanchís DF Félix Ruiz (c) DF Pirri MF Pedro de Felipe MF Fernando Serena MF Ignacio Zoco MF Manuel Velázquez FW Amancio Amaro FW Manuel Bueno Manager: Miguel Muñoz

Second leg

26 October 1966 (1966-10-26)

Second leg

Real Madrid	0–2	Peñarol
	Report	Rocha 30' (pen.) Spencer 41'

Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid

Attendance: 71,063

Referee: Concetto Lo Bello (Italy)

Real Madrid

Peñarol

GK Antonio Betancort MF Ignacio Zoco DF Manuel Sanchís DF Pirri DF Antonio Calpe MF Pedro de Felipe MF Fernando Serena MF Ramón Grosso MF Manuel Velázquez FW Amancio Amaro FW Francisco Gento (c) Manager: Miguel Muñoz

GK Ladislao Mazurkiewicz DF Juan V. Lezcano DF Luis Varela DF Tabaré González MF Néstor Gonçalves MF Omar Caetano MF Julio Abbadie MF Julio César Cortés FW Alberto Spencer (c) FW Pedro Rocha FW Juan Joya Manager: Roque Máspoli

See also

• 1960 Intercontinental Cup – contested between same teams
• 1965–66 European Cup
• 1966 Copa Libertadores
• Real Madrid CF in international football competitions

References