1961_Intercontinental_Cup Knowpia

1961 Intercontinental Cup
Event	Intercontinental Cup
	2–2 on points; Peñarol won after a play-off
First leg
Date	4 September 1961
Venue	Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Referee	Othmar Huber (Switzerland)
Attendance	80,451
Second leg
Date	17 September 1961
Venue	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Referee	Carlos Nai Foino (Argentina)
Attendance	56,358
Play-off
Date	19 September 1961
Venue	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Referee	José Luis Praddaude (Argentina)
Attendance	60,241
	← 1960 1962 →

The 1961 Intercontinental Cup was a football match between Uruguayan club Peñarol, winners of the 1961 Copa Libertadores, and Portuguese club Benfica, winners of the 1960–61 European Cup. Peñarol won the Intercontinental Cup for the first time.

A play-off was needed due to the rules at the time that awarded 2 points for each victory and both teams having won one game each.^[1]

Qualified teams edit

Team	Qualification	Previous finals app.
Peñarol	1961 Copa Libertadores champion	None
Benfica	1960–61 European Cup champion	None

Bold indicates winning years

4 September 1961

First leg

Benfica	1–0	Peñarol
Coluna 60'	Report

Attendance: 80,451

Referee: Othmar Huber (Switzerland)

17 September 1961

Second leg

Peñarol	5–0	Benfica
Sasía 10' (pen.) Joya 18', 28' Spencer 42', 58'	Report

Attendance: 56,358

Referee: Carlos Nai Foino (Argentina)

19 September 1961

Playoff

Peñarol	2–1	Benfica
Sasía 5', 40' (pen.)	Report	Eusébio 35'

Attendance: 60,241

Referee: José Luis Praddaude (Argentina)

Peñarol

Benfica