1965 Copa Confraternidad Iberoamericana

The 1965 Copa de Confraternidad Iberoamericana was the second and last edition of the Copa Confraternidad Iberoamericana, a friendly international tournament organised by Argentine club River Plate. It was held in Buenos Aires in August 1965.[1]

1965 Copa de Confraternidad Iberoamericana
Estadio Monumental hosted all the matches
Tournament details
CountryArgentina
Venue(s)Estadio Monumental
Dates8–12 August
Teams4
Final positions
ChampionsBrazil Santos
Runner-upArgentina River Plate
Third placeSpain Real Madrid
Fourth placeArgentina Boca Juniors
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored12 (3 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Brazil Coutinho (3 goals)
← 1964

Four clubs took part in the competition, River Plate and Boca Juniors of Argentina, Santos and Real Madrid, which were touring the Americas.[2][3][4] Played under a single-elimination format, Santos won the cup after beating River Plate in the final.[1][5]

Teams edit

Nat. Club Last honours
  River Plate Host team
  Boca Juniors 1965 Primera División champions
  Santos 1965 Série A champions
  Real Madrid 1964–65 La Liga champions

Bracket edit

First round Final
    
  River Plate 0
  Real Madrid 0
  River Plate 1
  Santos 2
  Boca Juniors 1
  Santos 4 Third place
  Boca Juniors 1
  Real Madrid 3

Results edit

First round edit

River Plate  0–0
(5–3 c)[n 1]
  Real Madrid
Report
Referee: Aurelio Bossolino (ARG)

Boca Juniors  1–4  Santos
Menéndez   73' Report Pelé   10', 27'
Coutinho   30', 89'
Referee: Roberto Goicoechea (ARG)

Third place edit

Boca Juniors  1–3  Real Madrid
A.H. Rojas   73' Report Grosso   38'
Puskás   80', 87'
Referee: Miguel Comesaña (ARG)

Final edit

 
A moment of the match between River (in red shirt) v Santos. Brazilian goalkeeper Gilmar (at left) holding the ball
River Plate  1–2  Santos
Sarnari   8' Report Coutinho   10'
Dorval   22'
Referee: Ángel Coerezza (ARG)
Notes
  1. ^ The penalty shoot-out had not been instituted to break ties by then, therefore River Plate qualified to the next stage on most corner kicks awarded.

Champion edit

1965 Copa Confraternidad
Iberoamericana winners
 
Santos
First title

Performance by club edit

Club Pld W D L Gf Ga
  Santos 2 2 0 0 6 2
  River Plate 2 0 1 1 1 2
  Real Madrid 2 1 1 0 3 1
  Boca Juniors 2 0 0 2 2 7

References edit

  1. ^ a b Copa Amistad 1965 (Buenos Aires) by Mikael Jönsson at the RSSSF
  2. ^ American Trip of Real Madrid CF 1965 by Raúl Torre at the RSSSF
  3. ^ La Gira del 65 by Viejo Casale
  4. ^ ¿Cuántas veces ha visitado Estados Unidos el Real Madrid? on Mundodeportivo.com, 24 Jul 2022
  5. ^ Millonarios de River magazine no. 60 - pub. 17 Aug 1965