1976 Intercontinental Cup

1976 Intercontinental Cup Cruzeiro BRA 1968 30px 0 Bayern Munich FRG 30px 2 on aggregate First leg 0 2 23 November 1976 Olympiastadion Munich Luis Pestarino (Argentina) 22,000 Second leg 0 0 21 December 1976 Mineirão Belo Horizonte Pat Partridge (England) 123,715 1974 (not held in 1975) 1977 The 1976 Intercontinental Cup was an association football tie held over two legs in November and December 1976 between Cruzeiro, winners of the 1976 Copa Libertadores, and the winners of the 1975–76 European Cup, Bayern Munich. FC Bayern Munich didn't find a compatible schedule with South-American champions Club Atlético Independiente to play the 1975 Intercontinental Cup. The German club disputed the world title against the 1976 South-American champions, the Brazilian Cruzeiro Esporte Clube. The team of Bavaria held the base of the German team who won the 1974 FIFA World Cup, with players like Sepp Maier, Franz Beckenbauer, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and Gerd Müller. Cruzeiro was the first Brazilian club to become champion of the Copa Libertadores after Pelé's Santos FC. The team had the 1970 FIFA World Cup champions Wilson Piazza and Jairzinho, and other famous players like Nelinho, Raul Plassmann and Dirceu Lopes. The first leg was held on 23 November 1976 at the Munich Olympic Stadium, home of Bayern. The match finished as a 2–0 victory for the home side, in a game with the pitch covered by snow. The goals were scored by Gerd Müller and Jupp Kapellmann. Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto, known as Mineirão, hosted the return leg on 21 December 1976. The match finished drawn by 0–0. Match summary Bayern entertained their Brazilian visitors for the first leg of the Intercontinental Cup on 23 November 1976. Despite the arctic conditions, a 20,000 crowd made their way to the ground only to witness Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte turn in the livelier display. The home rearguard held firm before Gerd Müller claimed a typical poacher's goal to launch Bayern on the road to victory. The prolific goalscorer converted Uli Hoeness' lay-off for the opener ten minutes from time, before Jupp Kapellmann doubled the advantage two minutes later.2009-02-28 FIFA.com - Intercontinental Cup 1976 http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/clubs/matchreport/newsid=510750.html 2022-02-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20090228234819/http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/clubs/matchreport/newsid=510750.html 28 February 2009 dead Munich travelled to Brazil for the return three days before Christmas. Jet-lagged and after only four hours in bed, the German team stepped out into the 117,000 crowd seeking to defend their aggregate lead. Keeper Sepp Maier and libero Franz Beckenbauer and the Bavarians came away with a trophy-winning goalless draw. Key player To this day, fans in Munich admire Franz Beckenbauer and Gerd Müller, for strategy and scoring, respectively. Coach The German footballing public knew Dettmar Cramer as "Napoleon". Franz Beckenbauer reverently addressed him as the "Professor", a mark of respect the Kaiser used for a long time . Cramer led Bayern to European Champions Cup success on two occasions before the victory over Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte. Cramer, who coached in 90 different countries before and after his time in Bavaria and held the German Federal Order of Merit and two honorary professorships, claimed to have learned one over-arching truth during a richly diverse career: "I've learnt no-one can tell whether somebody's a good or bad person just because he's black, white, yellow, red or green." First leg Match details 23 November 1976 Bayern Munich FRG 2–0 https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61680/ BRA 1968 Cruzeiro Müller 80 Kappellmann 82 Olympiastadion, Munich 22,000 Luis Pestarino (Argentina) _standard9900h _fcbay76t _feyenoord91 _3_stripes_white _adidas_white FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 Bayern Munich 000080 000080 000080 ffffff ffffff Cruzeiro GK 1 FRG Sepp MaierDF 2 SWE Björn Andersson DF 3 FRG Udo HorsmannDF 4 FRG Hans-Georg SchwarzenbeckDF 5 FRG Franz Beckenbauer (c)MF 6 FRG Bernd DürnbergerFW 7 FRG Karl-Heinz Rummenigge MF 8 SWE Conny TorstenssonFW 9 FRG Gerd MüllerFW 10 FRG Uli HoeneßMF 11 FRG Jupp KapellmannManager:FRG Dettmar Cramer300px GK 1 BRA 1968 Raul PlassmannDF 4 BRA 1968 Nelinho DF 3 BRA 1968 Morais DF 2 BRA 1968 OziresDF 6 BRA 1968 VanderleiMF 5 BRA 1968 Wilson Piazza (c)MF 8 BRA 1968 Zé CarlosMF 9BRA 1968 PalhinhaFW 10 BRA 1968 EduardoFW 7 BRA 1968 JairzinhoFW 11BRA 1968 Joãozinho 80Substitutes: FW 16 BRA 1968 Dirceu Lopes 80Manager: BRA 1968 Zezé Moreira Second leg Match details 21 December 1976 Cruzeiro BRA 1968 0–0 https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61681/ FRG Bayern Munich Mineirão, Belo Horizonte 123,715 Pat Partridge (England) 000080 000080 000080 ffffff ffffff Cruzeiro _standard9900h _fcbay75h _feyenoord91 _3_stripes_white _adidas_white FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 Bayern Munich GK 1 BRA 1968 Raul PlassmannDF 4 BRA 1968 Nelinho DF 3 BRA 1968 Morais DF 2 BRA 1968 OziresDF 6 BRA 1968 VanderleiMF 5 BRA 1968 Wilson Piazza (c) 30 MF 8 BRA 1968 Zé CarlosMF 9BRA 1968 PalhinhaFW 10 BRA 1968 Dirceu Lopes 46FW 7 BRA 1968 JairzinhoFW 11BRA 1968 JoãozinhoSubstitutes: DF 13 URU Pablo Forlán 46FW 14 BRA 1968 Eduardo 30Manager: BRA 1968 Zezé Moreira300px GK 1 FRG Sepp MaierDF 2 SWE Björn Andersson DF 3 FRG Udo HorsmannDF 4 FRG Hans-Georg SchwarzenbeckDF 5 FRG Franz Beckenbauer (c)MF 6 FRG Sepp WeißFW 7 FRG Karl-Heinz Rummenigge 85MF 8 SWE Conny TorstenssonFW 9 FRG Gerd MüllerFW 10 FRG Uli HoeneßMF 11 FRG Jupp KapellmannSubstitutes: MF 13FRG Fred Arbinger 85Manager:FRG Dettmar Cramer See also FC Bayern Munich in international football competitions References External links Intercontinental Cup 1976 Match details and lineups at RSSSF.com Category:1976–77 in European men's continental football Category:1976 in South American men's continental football Category:1976–77 in German football Category:1976 in Brazilian football 1976 1976 Category:FC Bayern Munich matches Category:Cruzeiro EC matches Category:November 1976 sports events in Europe Category:December 1976 sports events in South America Category:1970s in Munich Category:1976 in West German sport Category:Football matches in Munich Category:Football competitions in Belo Horizonte Category:20th century in Belo Horizonte Category:Men's football matches in Brazil 1976 Category:1976 in association football Intercontinental