1980 Intercontinental Cup
Introduction The '''1980 Intercontinental Cup''' was an association football match played on 11 February 1981 between Nacional of Uruguay, winners of the 1980 Copa Libertadores, and Nottingham Forest of England, winners of the 1979–80 European Cup. The match was played for the first time at the neutral venue of the  now demolished National Stadium in Tokyo in front of 62,000 fans. Waldemar Victorino was named as man of the match.
Venue National Olympic Stadium served as venue for the first timeThe National Stadium in Tokyo was the venue that hosted this first edition of the Cup, and would also be the usual venue for the rest of the editions held in Tokyo until 2002 Intercontinental Cup, when the final moved to Nissan Stadium in Yokohama. The stadium was also known as "Olympic Stadium" The Japan national football team's home matches and major football club cup finals (such as J1 League) were usually held at the stadium. The National Stadium was demolished in 2014 to make way for a larger stadium that hosted matches of the 2019 Rugby World Cup and 2020 Summer Olympics.
Match details A moment of the match: Nacional striker Waldemar Victorino kicking GK  '''1''' Rodolfo RodríguezDF  '''2''' José Hermes MoreiraDF  '''3''' Juan Carlos BlancoDF  '''4''' Daniel EnríquezDF  '''5''' Washington GonzálezMF '''16''' Denís MilarMF '''13''' Víctor Espárrago (c)MF '''10''' Arsenio LuzardoFW  '''7''' Alberto BicaFW '''9''' Waldemar VictorinoFW '''11''' Julio Morales'''Manager:''' Juan Mujica'''Assistant Referees:'''  GK '''1''' Peter ShiltonDF '''2''' Viv AndersonDF '''6''' Kenny Burns (c)DF '''5''' Larry Lloyd DF '''3''' Frank Gray  MF '''15''' Stuart Gray  MF '''7''' Martin O'NeillMF '''8''' Raimondo Ponte     FW '''9''' Trevor Francis FW '''10''' Ian Wallace FW '''11''' John Robertson '''Substitutes:'''MF '''4''' John McGovern FW '''12''' Peter Ward   MF '''13''' David Needham '''Manager:''' Brian Clough
See also *1979–80 European Cup*1980 Copa Libertadores*Nottingham Forest F.C. in European football
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