The 2003 Intercontinental Cup was the 42nd
Intercontinental Cup, an annual
association football
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match contested by the winners of the previous season's
UEFA Champions League
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and
Copa Libertadores
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competitions. The match was played on 14 December 2003 between
Boca Juniors
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of Argentina, winners of the
2003 Copa Libertadores and
AC Milan of Italy, winners of the
2002–03 UEFA Champions League
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. The match was played at the neutral venue of the
International Stadium Yokohama in
Yokohama
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, in front of 70,000 fans.
Matías Donnet was named as
man of the match.
Since the 2004 final (a year later) was goalless after the extra 30 minutes and the game was settled by a penalty shoot-out, Matías Donnet scored the last goal of the Intercontinental Cup before being abolished to the FIFA Club World Cup.
Venue
Match details
See also
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Intercontinental Cup
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2002–03 UEFA Champions League
The 2002–03 UEFA Champions League was the 11th season of UEFA's premier European club association football, football tournament, the UEFA Champions League, since its rebranding in 1992, and the 48th European Cup tournament overall. The competi ...
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2003 Copa Libertadores
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FIFA Club World Cup
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2007 FIFA Club World Cup Final – contested between same teams
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A.C. Milan in European football
References
External links
FIFA ArticleMatch report
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Intercontinental Cup 2003
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Intercontinental Cup (football) matches hosted by Japan
Sports competitions in Yokohama
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December 2003 sports events in Asia
2000s in Yokohama
2003 in association football