2022 Under-20 Intercontinental Cup

2022 Under-20 Intercontinental Cup
Peñarol Benfica
Uruguay Portugal
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Date21 August 2022
VenueEstadio Centenario, Montevideo
RefereeDerlis López (Paraguay)
Attendance40,579[1]
WeatherSunny
15 °C (59 °F)
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The 2022 Under-20 Intercontinental Cup (Spanish: Sub-20 Intercontinental 2022) was the inaugural edition of the UEFA–CONMEBOL Under-20 Intercontinental Cup, a football match organised by CONMEBOL and UEFA between the winners of the U-20 Copa Libertadores and UEFA Youth League. CONMEBOL was in charge of the main organization of this edition.[2]

The Under-20 Intercontinental Cup was officially launched on 2 June 2022 as part of the UEFA–CONMEBOL memorandum of understanding.[3] It was decided that the first edition would be played in Uruguay as it was an initiative of Peñarol and CONMEBOL, with the next edition to be played in Europe and so on.[4]

The single match was played on 21 August 2022 at Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, Uruguay, between Uruguayan team Peñarol, the 2022 U-20 Copa Libertadores champions, and Portuguese team Benfica, the 2021–22 UEFA Youth League champions.[3][5]

Benfica beat Peñarol 1–0, becoming the first ever winners of the Under-20 Intercontinental Cup.[6]

  1. ^ "Histórico: ¡40.579 personas disfrutaron en el Estadio Centenario de la primera Final de la Sub20 Intercontinental!" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 22 August 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Reglas del partido para la Sub-20 Intercontinental 2022" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b "UEFA and CONMEBOL launch new intercontinental events". UEFA. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  4. ^ "La CONMEBOL y la UEFA afianzan su cooperación tras la primera final Sub20 Intercontinental" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Todo lo que debes saber de la Sub-20 Intercontinental" [Everything you need to know about the U-20 Intercontinental] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Peñarol 0-1 Benfica: UEFA Youth League holders win Under-20 Intercontinental Cup". UEFA. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.