The 1979 Intercontinental Cup was an association football final played on a two-legged system. It was the last time in the history of the tournament that this format was used before Toyota became the main sponsor in 1980 and a single-game final was held each year in Japan. The final was played between Olimpia Asunción of Paraguay (winners of the 1979 Copa Libertadores) and Malmö FF of Sweden (runners-up of the 1978–79 European Cup), with Olimpia emerging as the champion after a 3–1 aggregate score win. Malmö FF took its place as the runners-up of the European competition since the European champions Nottingham Forest declined to play the final.BBC Sports 13 December 2010 - World Club Cup deserves respect, access date: 1 December 2013 __TOC__
Match details First leg
GK Jan Möller DF Roland Andersson DF Ingemar ErlandssonDF Kent Jönsson (c)DF Mats ArvidssonMF Claes MalmbergMF Anders LjungbergMF Robert PrytzMF Tommy Hansson FW Thomas SjöbergFW Jan-Olov KindvallSubstitutes:Manager: Bob Houghton
GK Ever Hugo AlmeidaDF Alicio SolalindeDF Roberto Paredes DF Miguel A. Piazza DF Flaminio SosaMF Carlos Kiese MF Rogelio DelgadoMF Luis Torres (c)MF Eduardo OrtizFW Mauro CéspedesFW Evaristo IsasiSubstitutes:Manager: Luis Cubilla
Second leg
GK Ever Hugo AlmeidaDF Alicio SolalindeDF Roberto ParedesDF Daniel Di BartolomeoDF Flaminio SosaMF Carlos Kiese MF Carlos YalukMF Luis Torres (c)FW Osvaldo AquinoFW Hugo Talavera FW Evaristo IsasiSubstitutes:FW Miguel Michelagnoli Manager: Luis Cubilla
GK Jan Möller DF Roland Andersson DF Tim ParkinDF Kent Jönsson (c)DF Mats ArvidssonMF Magnus AnderssonMF Ingemar ErlandssonMF Robert PrytzMF Anders Ohlsson FW Thomas Sjöberg FW Tommy AnderssonSubstitutes:MF Claes Malmberg MF Tommy Hansson FW Tore Cervin FW Sanny Åslund GK John Hansen Manager: Bob Houghton
See also 1979 Copa Libertadores 1978–79 European Cup Malmö FF in European football
References
External links 1979 Intercontinental Cup at RSSSF by Osvaldo José Gorgazzi