In 1960, UEFA and CONMEBOL, created the Intercontinental Cup as a way of determining the best team in the world, by pitting the winners of the european UEFA Champions League and the South American Copa Libertadores against each other. As Copa Libertadores winner, Boca qualified to the 1977, 1978, 2000, 2001 and 2003, winning in 1977, 2000 and 2003 and losing in 2001. In 1978, European Cup champions Liverpool declined to participate, and Boca declined to face Brugge, the runners-up, leaving the edition undisputed. From 1960 to 1979, the Intercontinental Cup was played in two legs and from 1980, the final became a single match. Boca was one of the five teams to win 3 editions, with Milan, Peñarol, Real Madrid and Nacional.