1964 Mohammed V Cup

The 1964 Mohamed V Cup Final was the 3rd. edition of the Mohammed V Cup, an annual football friendly competition hosted in Casablanca and named after King Mohammed V.[1]

1964 Mohammed V Cup
Boca Juniors, champions
CountryMorocco
Dates22–23 August
Championship venueStade d'Honneur
Teams4
ChampionsArgentina Boca Juniors (1st title)
Runners-upSpain Real Madrid
Third placeFrance Saint-Étienne
Fourth placeMorocco FAR Rabat
Matches played4
Goals scored15 (3.75 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Argentina Angel C. Rojas
Spain Amancio
(3 goals each)
← 1963
1965 →

This edition, held in Stade d'Honneur in Meknes was contested by four teams, two from Europe, one from South America and one from the host country, all of them being the reigning champions of their respective leagues. Argentine side Boca Juniors was the winner after beating Saint-Étienne and Real Madrid in the final.[1][2]

Teams
Club Qualification
Argentina Boca Juniors1964 Primera División champion
Spain Real Madrid1963–64 La Liga champion
France Saint-Étienne1963–64 Division 1 champion
Morocco FAR Rabat1963–64 Botola champion

Venue
Meknes
Stade d'Honneur
Capacity: 20,000

Matches

Semifinals

  Advanced to the final

Date Team 1 Sco. Team 2
23 AugMorocco FAR Rabat
0–4
Spain Real Madrid
23 AugArgentina Boca Juniors
3–0
France Saint-Étienne
FAR Rabat Morocco0–4Spain Real Madrid
Report Amancio 20', 24', 26'
Morollón 87'
Referee: ?
Boca Juniors Argentina3–0France Saint-Étienne
A.C. Rojas 60'
Rulli 69'
González 84'		 Report
Referee: Keller

Third place
FAR Rabat Morocco2–3 (a.e.t.)France Saint-Étienne
Youssef 55'
Mustapha 63'		 Report Guy 35', ?'
Wienieski ?'
Referee: ?

Final
1964 Mohammed V Cup Final
Boca Juniors Argentina2–1Spain Real Madrid
A.C. Rojas 7', 74' Report Puskás 12'
Referee: Loraux

Standings
Team Pld. W D L GF GA GD
220051+4
210152+3
210135-2
200227-5

Winners
1964 Mohammed V Cup
Argentina
Boca Juniors
1st title

Aftermath
(Left): Forward Angel Rojas, MVP of the final, celebrating the victory; (right): Boca Juniors players posing with the Mohammed V trophy at La Bombonera

Although a friendly competition, the Mohamed Cup trophy was the first intercontinental cup won by Boca Juniors, as neither the club nor any Argentine team had participated in similar competitions such as Copa Rio or the Small Club World Cup. One year before, Boca Juniors had failed to win the 1963 Copa Libertadores after it was defeated by Brazilian side Santos FC led by Pelé in the finals.[3]

On the other hand, it was the third time Boca Juniors played Real Madrid in their history,[4] after the first meeting during the successful tour to Europe in 1925 (Boca won 1–0),[5][6] and a friendly match when Real Madrid toured on the Americas in 1927, which was also the first time that club visited the landmass,[7] in a tour that extended for over three months from Buenos Aires to New York.[8][9]

The 2000 Intercontinental Cup would be the first official match between both clubs. Boca Juniors won 2–1 achieving their second intercontinental title.[10]

References
  1. Coupe Mohamed V (Casablanca - Morocco) 1962-1989 on the RSSSF
  2. Boca recibió una invitación para jugar un partido amistoso en Marruecos on Telam, 7 Apr 2016
  3. El Santos de Pelé, Boca y la historia del pantalón en La Bombonera on TyC, 13 Jan 2022
  4. Boca Jrs. vs Real Madrid - all the matches on Historia de Boca
  5. La Vida Color de Boca, published by La Nación Deportiva, Buenos Aires, 2005
  6. "Cuando Boca se hizo Boca", Clarín, 3 Apr 2013
  7. 87 años de giras por América on Real Madrid website
  8. La primera gira americana del Madrid: tres meses fuera, multa de 1.000 pesetas, tiburones, peleas, tiros.... by Miguel Lara on Marca, 8 Jul 2019
  9. American Trip of Real Madrid CF 1927 by Raúl Torre on the RSSSF
  10. EN EL RECUERDO: BOCA CAMPEÓN INTERCONTINENTAL 2000 on El Gráfico, 28 Nov 2021
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