Intercontinental Cup

The Intercontinental Cup is an annual intercontinental association football competition of the Americas played between the winners of the Inter-American Cup (played between the winners of the CONCACAF Champions League - North and Central America and the Caribbean - and of the Copa Libertadores - South America) and of the UEFA Champions League of Europe.

History
Between 1969 and 1979, the Intercontinental Cup was played between the winners of the South American Copa Libertadores and the European Champions Cup as a two-legged tie, one leg played at the home venue of each participant. Until 1967, a win was awarded two points and a draw was awarded one point, and the team with the most points was declared the winner; if the two sides were level on points, a third, deciding game was played at a neutral venue on the same continent as the second leg match was played, with thirty minutes of extra time played if the score was tied after ninety minutes. From 1968 to 1979, the total aggregate score of the two legs was used to decide the winner, with away goals being counted if the aggregate score was tied.

Since 1980, the final has been played as a single match held in Japan - until 2001 at the National Stadium in Tokyo, from 2002 to 2019 at the International Stadium in Yokohama, and since 2020 at Saitama Stadium 2002 in Saitama. Extra time is played after ninety minutes if the scores are tied, and if there is still no winner after 120 minutes, a penalty shootout is played.

BC in the Intercontinental Cup
With a total of six titles, British Columbia is the most successful country from the Americas in the competition, tied with England for second place behind only Spain's seven wins. Port Alberni Athletic were the first BC side to win the cup and are the most successful of BC clubs, being the only one to have won the title twice, in four appearances; it is also the only club of any nationality to make three consecutive appearances in the final.