Rubén Ayala - Detailed stats in continental cups.

Ayala scorer in the Intercontinental Cup Final for the Colchoneros v Independiente

Rubén Ayala - Matches and goals in continental cups.

Southa America : all matches for San Lorenzo.
Europe : all matches for Atlético de Madrid.


Copa Libertadores 1973
 1.  Jorge Wilstermann       (A, T, 90)         0-1
 2.  River Plate             (H, T, 90)         1-0         1 goal  (56)
 3.  Oriente Petrolero       (H, T, 90)         4-0         2 goals (3, 89/ 1, 4)
 4.  Jorge Wilstermann       (H, T, 90)         3-0         2 goals (6, 77/ 1, 3)
 5.  River Plate             (A, T, 90)         4-0
 6.  Millonarios             (A, T, 90)         0-0
 7.  Millonarios             (H, T, 72)         2-0
 8.  Independiente           (H, T, 90)         2-2         1 goal  (42/ 1-1)
 9.  Independiente           (A, T, 90)         0-1


Champions Cup 1973-1974
 1.  Dinamo Bucuresti        (A, T, 90)         2-0
 2.  Dinamo Bucuresti        (H, T, 90)         2-2         1 goal  (9/ 1-1)
 3.  Crvena Zvezda           (H, T, 90)         0-0
 4.  Celtic Glasgow          (A, T, 55*)        0-0

UEFA Cup 1974-1975
 5.  KB København            (A, T, 90)         2-3         1 goal  (44/ 1-1)
 6.  Derby County            (A, T, 90)         2-2
 7.  Derby County            (H, T, 120)        2-2 6-7

Cup Winners Cup 1975-1976
 8.  FC Basel                (A, T, 90)         2-1         1 goal  (68/ 2-1)
 9.  FC Basel                (H, T, 90)         1-1
10.  Eintracht Frankfurt     (H, T, 90)         1-2
11.  Eintracht Frankfurt     (A, T, 90)         0-1

Cup Winners Cup 1976-1977
12.  Rapid Wien              (A, T, 90)         2-1         1 goal  (87/ 2-1)
13.  Rapid Wien              (H, T, 90)         1-1
14.  Hajduk Split            (H, T, 90)         1-0
15.  Hajduk Split            (A, T, 79)         2-1         1 goal  (53/ 1-1)
16.  Levski Sofia            (A, T, 90)         1-2         1 goal  (68/ 1-2)
17.  Levski Sofia            (H, T, 90)         2-0         2 goals (5p, 69p)
18.  Hamburger SV            (H, T, 90)         3-1
19.  Hamburger SV            (A, T, 90)         0-3

Champions Cup 1977-1978
20.  Dinamo Bucuresti        (A, T, 90)         1-2
21.  Dinamo Bucuresti        (H, T, 90)         2-0
22.  FC Nantes               (A, T, 90)         1-1
23.  FC Nantes               (H, T, 90)         2-1
24.  Club Brugge KV          (A, T, 90)         0-2
25.  Club Brugge KV          (H, T, 90)         3-2

UEFA Cup 1979-1980
26.  Dynamo Dresden          (H, T, 46)         1-2



*: sent-off (match #4).


Results by season:
1973: second of group behind independiente in the Second Group Stage that decided of the two finalists. Independiente beats Colo-Colo in the Final (2-1 a.e.t).
1973-1974: Atlético is baten by Bayern in the Champions Cup Final. Without Ayala, red-carded in the semis.
1974-1975: eliminated in the Second Round of the UEFA Cup by Derby County. Scored his pk.
1975-1976: eliminated in the Second Round of the Cup Winners Cup by Eintracht Frankfurt.
1975-1977: eliminated in the Semi-finals of the Cup Winners Cup by Hamburg. HSV beats RSCA in the Final.
1977-1978: eliminated in the Quarter-finals of the Champions Cup Club Brugge KV.
1979-1980: eliminated by Dynamo Dresden in the First Round of the UEFA Cup.

Best results and stats:
Semi-finalist of the Cup Winners Cup in 1977.
Last 4 of the Copa libertadores in 1973 (second of group preliminary to the Final).
Note: Did not play the Champions Cup Final lost by Atlético to Bayern in 1974. Red-carded in the semi-finals.

9 matches/ 6 goals in Copa Libertadores. 10 matches/ 1 goal in Champions Cup. 12 matches/ 6 goals in Cup Winners Cup. 4 matches/ 2 goals in UEFA Cup.


Intercontinental Cup 1974 (played in march and april '75)
 1.  Independiente          (A, T, 90)           0-1
 2.  Independiente          (H, T, 90)           2-0         1 goal  (86/ 2-1)        

2 matches/ 1 goal. 1 title.
Thus, after he was beaten by Independiente with San Lorenzo in the Copa Libertadores 1973, Ayala too his revenge in the Intercontinental Cup a bit more than one year after with Atlético de Madrid who played this match for prestige as Bayern refused to play it.


Here's the second match's highlights (but in black and white), played at Calderón.

With three Argentines on Atlético's side : Ramón Heredia, Ayala and Garate.


Stats card © Football Yesterday & Today (blogspot)

San Lorenzo Campeón de Argentina 1972 con "El Ratón"