Histora.org newsletter January 14, 2000 Corinthians have won the inaugural World Club Championship defeating Vasco da Gama on penalties in the final, just weeks after winning the Brazilian Championship. Necaxa of Mexico provided a surprise performance, finishing 3rd after playing Toyota Cup winners Manchester United to a draw and beating Real Madrid in the match for 3rd place. 2000 World Club Championship : =============================================================== January 5th: (Esp) Real Madrid 3-1 (SAr) Al Nassr (Bra) Corinthians 2-0 (Mor) Raja Casablanca January 6th: (Eng) Manchester United 1-1 (Mex) Necaxa (Bra) Vasco da Gama 2-0 (Aus) South Melbourne January 7th: (SAr) Al Nassr 4-3 (Mor) Raja Casablanca (Bra) Corinthians 2-2 (Esp) Real Madrid January 8th: (Mex) Necaxa 3-1 (Aus) South Melbourne (Bra) Vasco da Gama 3-1 (Eng) Manchester United January 10th: (Esp) Real Madrid 3-2 (Mor) Raja Casablanca (Bra) Corinthians 2-0 (SAr) Al Nassr January 11th: (Eng) Manchester United 2-0 (Aus) South Melbourne (Bra) Vasco da Gama 2-1 (Mex) Necaxa --------------------------------------------------------------- Rank Group A Pts GD P W D L GF GA --------------------------------------------------------------- 1 (Bra) Corinthians 7 +4 3 2 1 0 6 2 2 (Esp) Real Madrid 7 +3 3 2 1 0 8 5 3 (SAr) Al Nassr 3 -3 3 1 0 2 5 8 4 (Mor) Raja Casablanca 0 -4 3 0 0 3 5 9 --------------------------------------------------------------- Rank Group B Pts GD P W D L GF GA --------------------------------------------------------------- 1 (Bra) Vasco da Gama 9 +5 3 3 0 0 7 2 2 (Mex) Necaxa 4 +1 3 1 1 1 5 4 3 (Eng) Manchester United 4 0 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 (Aus) South Melbourne 0 -6 3 0 0 3 1 7 ================================================================ ============================================================ Final Winner ------------------------------------------------------------ (Bra) Corinthians (0 - 0) (Bra) Corinthians (Bra) Vasco da Gama ============================================================ This new intercontinental club tournament may mean the end of the Toyota Cup, the tournament between the European and South American champions. Here are the winners of the Toyota Cup: ======================================================================== Toyota Cup ======================================================================== Year Winner Scores Runner-Up ======================================================================== 1960 (Esp) Real Madrid 0-0,5-1 (Uru) Penarol 1961 (Uru) Penarol 0-1,5-0,2-1 (Por) Benfica Lisbon 1962 (Bra) Santos 3-2,5-2 (Por) Benfica Lisbon 1963 (Bra) Santos 2-4,4-2,1-0 (Ita) AC Milan 1964 (Ita) Internazionale Milan 0-1,2-0,1-0 (Arg) Independiente 1965 (Ita) Internazionale Milan 3-0,0-0 (Arg) Independiente 1966 (Uru) Penarol 2-0,2-0 (Esp) Real Madrid 1967 (Arg) Racing Club 0-1,2-1,1-0 (Sco) Celtic Glasgow 1968 (Arg) Estudiantes La Plata 1-0,1-1 (Eng) Manchester United 1969 (Ita) AC Milan 3-0,1-2 (Arg) Estudiantes La Plata 1970 (Ned) Feyenoord Rotterdam 2-2,1-0 (Arg) Estudiantes La Plata 1971 (Uru) Nacional 1-1,2-1 (Gre) Panathinaikos Athens 1972 (Ned) Ajax Amsterdam 1-1,3-0 (Arg) Independiente 1973 (Arg) Independiente 1-0 (Ita) Juventus Turin 1974 (Esp) Atletico Madrid 0-1,2-0 (Arg) Independiente 1976 (FRG) Bayern Munich 2-0,0-0 (Bra) Cruzeiro 1977 (Arg) Boca Juniors 2-2,3-0 (FRG) Borussia Monchengladbach 1979 (Par) Olimpia 1-0,2-1 (Swe) Malmo FF 1980 (Uru) Nacional 1-0 (Eng) Nottingham Forest 1981 (Bra) Flamengo 3-0 (Eng) Liverpool 1982 (Uru) Penarol 2-0 (Eng) Aston Villa 1983 (Bra) Gremio Porto Alegre 2-1 (FRG) SV Hamburg 1984 (Arg) Independiente 1-0 (Eng) Liverpool 1985 (Ita) Juventus Turin 2-2 (Arg) Argentinos Juniors 1986 (Arg) River Plate 1-0 (Rom) Steaua Bucharest 1987 (Por) FC Porto 2-1 (Uru) Penarol 1988 (Uru) Nacional 2-2 (Ned) PSV Eindhoven 1989 (Ita) AC Milan 1-0 (Col) Atletico Nacional 1990 (Ita) AC Milan 3-0 (Par) Olimpia 1991 (Yug) Red Star Belgrade 3-0 (Chi) Colo Colo 1992 (Bra) Sao Paulo 2-1 (Esp) Barcelona 1993 (Bra) Sao Paulo 3-2 (Ita) AC Milan 1994 (Arg) Velez Sarsfield 2-0 (Ita) AC Milan 1995 (Ned) Ajax Amsterdam 0-0 (Bra) Gremio Porto Alegre 1996 (Ita) Juventus Turin 1-0 (Arg) River Plate 1997 (Ger) Borussia Dortmund 2-0 (Bra) Cruzeiro 1998 (Esp) Real Madrid 2-1 (Bra) Vasco da Gama 1999 (Eng) Manchester United 1-0 (Bra) Palmeiras ======================================================================= Corinthians' history: ====================================================================== Year Tournament RA TPt Finishing round W D L GF GA ====================================================================== 1971 Brazilian Championship 2 1 Quarter-Finals 12 7 6 33 21 1972 Brazilian Championship 4 3 Semi-Finals 12 12 5 31 26 1973 Brazilian Championship 2 0 Quarter-Finals 13 15 9 37 30 1974 Brazilian Championship 1 0 Quarter-Finals 8 10 6 29 21 1975 Brazilian Championship 2 0 Quarter-Finals 13 9 5 30 18 1976 Brazilian Championship 5 6 Final 13 6 4 31 17 1977 Copa Libertadores 0 2 First Round 2 1 3 10 6 Brazilian Championship 3 0 Quarter-Finals 10 6 3 24 7 1978 Brazilian Championship 3 0 Third Round 12 9 5 29 16 1980 Brazilian Championship 3 0 Quarter-Finals 12 3 3 43 19 1981 Brazilian Championship 1 0 Second Round 4 3 8 14 22 1982 Brazilian Championship 4 3 Semi-Finals 6 2 4 19 15 1983 Brazilian Championship 4 0 Third Round 10 6 4 42 23 1984 Brazilian Championship 5 3 Semi-Finals 9 10 5 31 19 1985 Brazilian Championship 2 0 Quarter-Finals 9 9 8 27 22 1986 Brazilian Championship 3 1 Quarter-Finals 13 12 5 42 20 1987 Brazilian Championship 1 0 Quarter-Finals 2 6 7 9 16 1988 Brazilian Championship 1 0 Second Round 6 6 5 21 15 1989 Brazilian Championship 2 1 Semi-Finals 14 7 7 26 19 1990 Brazilian Championship 5 12 Winner 12 8 5 23 20 1991 Copa Libertadores 1 2 Second Round 1 5 2 9 10 Brazilian Championship 0 1 Quarter-Finals 8 8 3 23 17 1992 Brazilian Championship 1 1 Semi-Finals 10 7 8 32 29 1993 Brazilian Championship 2 3 Semi-Finals 12 7 1 38 18 1994 Brazilian Championship 7 6 Final 12 9 10 43 44 1995 Brazilian Championship 1 0 Second Round 9 4 10 32 33 1996 Copa Libertadores 3 4 Quarter-Finals 7 1 2 19 10 Brazilian Championship 0 0 First Round 7 11 5 20 19 1997 Brazilian Championship 0 0 First Round 8 5 12 23 27 1998 Brazilian Championship 5 12 Winner 18 7 7 57 38 1999 Copa Libertadores 3 4 Quarter-Finals 6 1 3 24 13 Brazilian Championship 5 12 Winner 18 5 6 61 38 2000 World Club Championship 3 32 Winner 2 2 0 6 2 ====================================================================== (RA = Rounds advanced, TPts = 'Tournament Points' earned) Manchester United's history: ====================================================================== Year Tournament RA TPt Finishing round W D L GF GA ====================================================================== 1957 Champion's Cup 3 8 Semi-Finals 4 2 2 24 12 1958 Champion's Cup 3 8 Semi-Finals 5 1 2 19 12 1964 Cup Winner's Cup 2 2 Quarter-Finals 3 1 2 15 11 1965 Inter Cities Fairs Cup 4 4 Semi-Finals 6 3 2 29 10 1966 Champion's Cup 3 8 Semi-Finals 7 0 1 23 8 1968 Champion's Cup 5 32 Winner 5 3 1 16 6 Toyota Cup 0 16 Final 0 1 1 1 2 1969 Champion's Cup 3 8 Semi-Finals 5 1 2 18 7 1977 U.E.F.A. Cup 1 0 Second Round 2 0 2 3 4 1978 Cup Winner's Cup 1 1 Third Round 2 1 1 8 7 1981 U.E.F.A. Cup 0 0 First Round 0 2 0 1 1 1983 U.E.F.A. Cup 0 0 First Round 0 1 1 1 2 1984 Cup Winner's Cup 3 4 Semi-Finals 3 3 2 12 9 1985 U.E.F.A. Cup 3 3 Quarter-Finals 4 3 1 12 7 1991 Cup Winner's Cup 5 16 Winner 7 2 0 17 4 1992 Cup Winner's Cup 1 1 Third Round 1 2 1 3 4 1993 U.E.F.A. Cup 0 0 First Round 0 2 0 0 0 1994 Champion's Cup 1 2 Third Round 2 2 0 8 6 1995 Champion's Cup 0 2 Second Round 2 2 2 11 11 1996 U.E.F.A. Cup 0 0 Second Round 0 2 0 2 2 1997 Champion's Cup 2 8 Semi-Finals 4 1 5 10 5 1998 Champion's League 2 6 Quarter-Finals 5 2 1 15 6 1999 Champion's League 5 48 Winner 6 7 0 31 16 Toyota Cup 1 32 Winner 1 0 0 1 0 2000 Champion's League 2 3 Fifth Round 5 1 2 12 6 World Club Championship 0 4 Semi-Finals 1 1 1 4 4 =======================================================================