1969 Copa Interamericana
 Estudiantes LP, champions | |||||||
| Event | Copa Interamericana | ||||||
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| First leg | |||||||
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| Date | February 13, 1969 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City | ||||||
| Referee | Clemente Ruggero (El Salvador) | ||||||
| Second leg | |||||||
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| Date | February 19, 1969 | ||||||
| Venue | Estudiantes Stadium, La Plata | ||||||
| Referee | José Dimas (Paraguay) | ||||||
| Playoff | |||||||
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| Date | February 21, 1969 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo | ||||||
| Referee | Carlos Tejada (Peru) | ||||||
The 1969 Copa Interamericana was the 1st. edition of the Copa Interamericana. The final was contested by Argentine club Estudiantes de la Plata (champion of 1968 Copa Libertadores) and Mexican side Deportivo Toluca (winner of 1968 CONCACAF Champions' Cup). The final was played under a two-leg format in February 1969.[1]
In the first leg, hosted at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, Estudiantes beat Toluca 2–1. In the second leg at Estudiantes Stadium in La Plata, Toluca was the winner by the same score. As both teams tied on points and goal difference, a playoff was held in Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, where Estudiantes defeat Toluca 3–0 and therefore the team won their first Interamericana trophy,[2][3]
Qualified teams
| Team | Qualification | Previous app. |
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 Estudiantes (LP) |
1968 Copa Libertadores | None |
 Toluca |
1968 CONCACAF Champions' Cup winner | None |
Venues
Fltr: Estadio Azteca, Estudiantes Stadium and Estadio Centenario, venues for the series
Match details
First leg
1969 Copa Interamericana
First leg
| Toluca | 1–2 | Estudiantes (LP) |
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Ruvalcaba  21' |
Report | Conigliaro 1' Bilardo 31' |
Referee: Clemente Ruggero (El Salvador)
       Toluca |
 Estudiantes (LP) |
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Second leg
Second leg
| Estudiantes (LP) | 1–2 | Toluca |
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| J.R. Verón 17' |
Report | Linares 33' Morales 77' |
Referee: José Dimas (Paraguay)
    Estudiantes (LP) |
Toluca |
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Playoff
Playoff
| Estudiantes (LP) | 3–0 | Toluca |
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| Flores 8' Conigliaro 44', 79' |
Report |
Referee: Carlos Tejada (Peru)
Estudiantes (LP) |
Toluca |
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References
- ^ "Copa Interamericana 1969:Estudiantes de La Plata Campeón" on Historicas Coperas (blogsite), 11 Nov 2013
- ^ 1969 Copa Interamericana[dead link] by Pablo Ciullini, Ian King and Erik Lugo on the RSSSF
- ^ La Copa Interamericana on Estudiantes LP site, 21 Feb 2016