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The ”’1971 Intercontinental Cup”’ was an [[association football]] tie held over [[two-legged tie|two legs]] in December 1971 between the runners-up of the [[1970–71 European Cup|1970–71]] [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]], [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]], replacing [[1971 European Cup Final|European Cup]] winners [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]] which declined to participate, and [[Club Nacional de Football|Nacional]], winners of the [[1971 Copa Libertadores|1971]] [[Copa Libertadores]].<ref>[http://www.decano.com/historia/184/la-campana-de-1971 La campaña de 1971] on Decano.com, 23 Jun 2013</ref>

The first leg was held on 15 December 1971 at the [[Karaiskakis Stadium]], home of [[Olympiacos FC|Olympiacos]], as Panathinaikos [[Leoforos Alexandras Stadium|ground]] was deemed unsuitable. The match finished up as a 1–1 draw. The goals came from [[Totis Filakouris]] in the 48th minute and [[Luis Artime]] in the 50th minute. [[Julio Morales (Uruguayan footballer)|Julio Morales]] broke the leg of [[Yiannis Tomaras]] and was sent off. [[Estadio Centenario]] hosted the return leg 13 days later on 28 December 1971.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071018091223/https://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/clubs/matchreport/newsid=512202.html Match report] on FIFA (archived, 18 Oct 2007)</Ref> In the second leg, Nacional beat Panathinaikos 2–1, therefore the Uruguayan club won the series 3–2 on [[goal difference|aggregate]] to achieve their first Intercontinental Cup trophy.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/intconclub71.html Match details and lineups] on the RSSSF</ref> Argentine striker [[Luis Artime]] was the keyplayer of the series after scoring three goals on both matches.<ref>[https://www.elgrafico.com.ar/articulo/1090/35479/1972-artime-figura-en-la-intercontinental-1971 Artime, figura en la Intercontinental 1971] by Osvaldo Ardizzone on ”El Gráfico” (originally published in 1971)</ref>

The first leg was held on 15 December 1971 at the [[Karaiskakis Stadium]], home of [[Olympiacos |Olympiacos]], Panathinaikos [[Leoforos Alexandras Stadium|ground]] was deemed unsuitable. The match finished up as a 1–1 draw. The goals came from [[Totis Filakouris]] in the 48th minute and [[Luis Artime]] in the 50th minute. [[Julio Morales (Uruguayan footballer)|Julio Morales]] broke the leg of [[Yiannis Tomaras]] and was sent off. [[Estadio Centenario]] hosted the return leg 13 days later on 28 December 1971.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071018091223/https://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/clubs/matchreport/newsid=512202.html Match report] on FIFA (archived, 18 Oct 2007)</Ref> In the second leg, Nacional beat Panathinaikos 2–1, therefore the Uruguayan club won the series 3–2 on [[goal difference|aggregate]] to achieve their first Intercontinental Cup trophy.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/intconclub71.html Match details and lineups] on the RSSSF</ref> Argentine striker [[Luis Artime]] was the keyplayer of the series after scoring three goals on both matches.<ref>[https://www.elgrafico.com.ar/articulo/1090/35479/1972-artime-figura-en-la-intercontinental-1971 Artime, figura en la Intercontinental 1971] by Osvaldo Ardizzone on ”El Gráfico” (originally published in 1971)</ref>

==Qualified teams==

Football match

The 1971 Intercontinental Cup was an association football tie held over two legs in December 1971 between the runners-up of the 1970–71 European Cup, Panathinaikos, replacing European Cup winners Ajax which declined to participate, and Nacional, winners of the 1971 Copa Libertadores.^[1]

The first leg was held on 15 December 1971 at the Karaiskakis Stadium, home of Olympiacos, since Panathinaikos ground was deemed unsuitable. The match finished up as a 1–1 draw. The goals came from Totis Filakouris in the 48th minute and Luis Artime in the 50th minute. Julio Morales broke the leg of Yiannis Tomaras and was sent off. Estadio Centenario hosted the return leg 13 days later on 28 December 1971.^[2] In the second leg, Nacional beat Panathinaikos 2–1, therefore the Uruguayan club won the series 3–2 on aggregate to achieve their first Intercontinental Cup trophy.^[3] Argentine striker Luis Artime was the keyplayer of the series after scoring three goals on both matches.^[4]