The 1980 Intercontinental Cup was an

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match played on 11 February 1981 between Nacional of

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, winners of the 1980 Copa Libertadores, and

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, winners of the 1979–80 European Cup. The match was played for the first time at the neutral venue of the now demolished

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in front of 62,000 fans.

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was named as

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Venue

The

was the venue that hosted this first edition of the Cup, and would also be the usual venue for the rest of the editions held in Tokyo until

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, when the final moved to Nissan Stadium in

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and

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