The 1994 Intercontinental Cup was an
association football
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match played on 1 December 1994, between
Milan
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, winners of the
1993–94 UEFA Champions League
The 1993–94 UEFA Champions League, originally known as the 1993–94 European Cup, was the 39th season of the UEFA Champions League, UEFA's premier club Association football, football tournament, and the second season with the UEFA Champions Lea ...
, and
Vélez Sársfield, winners of the
1994 Copa Libertadores. The match was played at the
National Stadium
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in
Tokyo
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. It was Milan's sixth appearance into the competition, after the victories in
1969
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,
1989
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,
1990
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and the defeats in
1963
Events January
* January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove ...
and
1993
The United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly of the United Nations designated 1993 as:
* International Year for the World's Indigenous People
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, whereas it was Vélez Sársfield's first appearance.
Omar Asad was named as
man of the match
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.
Venue
Match details
Man of the Match:
Omar Asad (Vélez Sársfield)
Match Ball
*The Ball of the match was the
Adidas Questra, originally designed to be the official match ball of the
1994 FIFA World Cup
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in the United States.
See also
*
1993–94 UEFA Champions League
The 1993–94 UEFA Champions League, originally known as the 1993–94 European Cup, was the 39th season of the UEFA Champions League, UEFA's premier club Association football, football tournament, and the second season with the UEFA Champions Lea ...
*
1994 Copa Libertadores
*
A.C. Milan in European football
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