2004–05 UEFA Champions League

2004–05 UEFA Champions League
Tournament details
Dates	14 September 2004 – 25 May 2005
Teams	32 (from UEFA confederations)
Final positions
Champions	Liverpool (5th title)
Runners-up	Milan
Tournament statistics
Matches played	125
Goals scored	335 (2.68 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Ruud van Nistelrooy (8 goals)
Best player	Steven Gerrard (Liverpool)
← 2003–04 2005–06 →

The 2004–05 UEFA Champions League was the 50th season of UEFA's premier European club football tournament, and the 13th since it was rebranded as the UEFA Champions League in 1992. The competition was won by Liverpool, who beat Milan on penalties in the final, having come back from 3–0 down at half-time. Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard was named as UEFA's Footballer of the Year for his key role in the final and throughout the Champions League season. The final, played at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, is often regarded as one of the best in the history of the tournament.^[1]^[2]^[3] With eight goals, Manchester United's Ruud van Nistelrooy was the top scorer for the third time in four seasons.

As it was their fifth European Cup title, Liverpool were awarded the trophy permanently, and received the UEFA Badge of Honour.^[4]^[5] A new trophy was made for the 2005–06 season.

Porto were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Internazionale in the first knockout round.

Qualifying rounds[edit]

Main article: 2004–05 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds

First qualifying round[edit]

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
KR Reykjavík	2–2(a)	Shelbourne	2–2	0–0
Skonto	7–1	Rhyl	4–0	3–1
Flora Tallinn	3–7	ND Gorica	2–4	1–3
Linfield	0–2	HJK Helsinki	0–1	0–1
Pobeda	2–4	Pyunik	1–3	1–1
Sheriff Tiraspol	2–1	Jeunesse Esch	2–0	0–1
WIT Georgia	5–3	HB Tórshavn	5–0	0–3
Sliema Wanderers	1–6	FBK Kaunas	0–2	1–4
Široki Brijeg	2–2(a)	Neftchi Baku	2–1	0–1
Gomel	1–2	KF Tirana	0–2	1–0

Second qualifying round[edit]

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Pyunik	1–4	Shakhtar Donetsk	1–3	0–1
APOEL	3–4	Sparta Prague	2–2	1–2
Rosenborg	4–1	Sheriff Tiraspol	2–1	2–0
Young Boys	2–5	Red Star Belgrade	2–2	0–3
ND Gorica	6–2	Copenhagen	1–2	5–0
Neftchi Baku	0–2	CSKA Moscow	0–0	0–2
Žilina	0–2	Dinamo Bucureşti	0–1	0–1
HJK Helsinki	0–1	Maccabi Tel Aviv	0–0	0–1
Skonto	1–4	Trabzonspor	1–1	0–3
Club Brugge	6–0	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	2–0	4–0
KF Tirana	3–3(a)	Ferencváros	2–3	1–0
Hajduk Split	3–4	Shelbourne	3–2	0–2
Djurgårdens IF	2–0	FBK Kaunas	0–0	2–0
WIT Georgia	2–11	Wisła Kraków	2–8	0–3

Third qualifying round[edit]

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Grazer AK	1–2	Liverpool	0–2	1–0
Juventus	6–3	Djurgårdens IF	2–2	4–1
Ferencváros	1–2	Sparta Prague	1–0	0–2(aet)
Rosenborg	5–3	Maccabi Haifa	2–1	3–2(aet)
Bayer Leverkusen	6–2	Baník Ostrava	5–0	1–2
CSKA Moscow	3–2	Rangers	2–1	1–1
Shakhtar Donetsk	6–3	Club Brugge	4–1	2–2
Dynamo Kyiv	3–2	Trabzonspor	1–2	2–0
Red Star Belgrade	3–7	PSV Eindhoven	3–2	0–5
Dinamo Bucureşti	1–5	Manchester United	1–2	0–3
Basel	2–5	Internazionale	1–1	1–4
Benfica	1–3	Anderlecht	1–0	0–3
Shelbourne	0–3	Deportivo La Coruña	0–0	0–3
PAOK	0–4	Maccabi Tel Aviv	0–3*	0–1
ND Gorica	0–9	Monaco	0–3	0–6
Wisła Kraków	1–5	Real Madrid	0–2	1–3

The first leg finished 2–1 to Maccabi Tel-Aviv but was awarded 3–0 against PAOK for fielding a suspended player.

Group stage[edit]

Main article: 2004–05 UEFA Champions League group stage

16 winners from the third qualifying round, 10 champions from countries ranked 1–10, and six second-placed teams from countries ranked 1–6 were drawn into eight groups of four teams each. The top two teams in each group will advance to the Champions League play-offs, while the third-placed teams will advance to the third round of the UEFA Cup.

Tiebreakers, if necessary, are applied in the following order:

Points earned in head-to-head matches between the tied teams.
Total goals scored in head-to-head matches between the tied teams.
Away goals scored in head-to-head matches between the tied teams.
Cumulative goal difference in all group matches.
Total goals scored in all group matches.
Higher UEFA coefficient going into the competition.

Maccabi Tel-Aviv made their debut appearance in the group stage.

Key to colours in group tables
Teams that progressed to the first knockout round
Teams that progressed to the UEFA Cup

Group A[edit]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Monaco	6	4	0	2	10	4	+6	12
Liverpool	6	3	1	2	6	3	+3	10
Olympiacos	6	3	1	2	5	5	0	10
Deportivo La Coruña	6	0	2	4	0	9	−9	2

	MON	DEP	LIV	OLY
Monaco	–	2–0	1–0	2–1
Deportivo La Coruña	0–5	–	0–1	0–0
Liverpool	2–0	0–0	–	3–1
Olympiacos	1–0	1–0	1–0	–

Group B[edit]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Bayer Leverkusen	6	3	2	1	13	7	+6	11
Real Madrid	6	3	2	1	11	8	+3	11
Dynamo Kyiv	6	3	1	2	11	8	+3	10
Roma	6	0	1	5	4	16	−12	1

	ROM	BL	DK	RM
Roma	–	1–1	0–1	0–3
Bayer Leverkusen	3–1	–	3–0	3–0
Dynamo Kyiv	2–0	4–2	–	2–2
Real Madrid	4–2	1–1	1–0	–

Group C[edit]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Juventus	6	5	1	0	6	1	+5	16
Bayern Munich	6	3	1	2	12	5	+7	10
Ajax	6	1	1	4	6	10	−4	4
Maccabi Tel Aviv	6	1	1	4	4	12	−8	4

	AJA	BM	JUV	MTA
Ajax	–	2–2	0–1	3–0
Bayern Munich	4–0	–	0–1	5–1
Juventus	1–0	1–0	–	1–0
Maccabi Tel Aviv	2–1	0–1	1–1	–

Group D[edit]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Lyon	6	4	1	1	17	8	+9	13
Manchester United	6	3	2	1	14	9	+5	11
Fenerbahçe	6	3	0	3	10	13	−3	9
Sparta Prague	6	0	1	5	2	13	−11	1

	FEN	OL	MU	SPR
Fenerbahçe	–	1–3	3–0	1–0
Lyon	4–2	–	2–2	5–0
Manchester United	6–2	2–1	–	4–1
Sparta Prague	0–1	1–2	0–0	–

Group E[edit]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Arsenal	6	2	4	0	11	6	+5	10
PSV Eindhoven	6	3	1	2	6	7	−1	10
Panathinaikos	6	2	3	1	11	8	+3	9
Rosenborg	6	0	2	4	6	13	−7	2

	ARS	PAN	PSV	ROS
Arsenal	–	1–1	1–0	5–1
Panathinaikos	2–2	–	4–1	2–1
PSV Eindhoven	1–1	1–0	–	1–0
Rosenborg	1–1	2–2	1–2	–

Group F[edit]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Milan	6	4	1	1	10	3	+7	13
Barcelona	6	3	1	2	9	6	+3	10
Shakhtar Donetsk	6	2	0	4	5	9	−4	6
Celtic	6	1	2	3	4	10	−6	5

	BAR	CEL	MIL	SD
Barcelona	–	1–1	2–1	3–0
Celtic	1–3	–	0–0	1–0
Milan	1–0	3–1	–	4–0
Shakhtar Donetsk	2–0	3–0	0–1	–

Group G[edit]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Internazionale	6	4	2	0	14	3	+11	14
Werder Bremen	6	4	1	1	12	6	+6	13
Valencia	6	2	1	3	6	10	−4	7
Anderlecht	6	0	0	6	4	17	−13	0

	AND	INT	VAL	BRM
Anderlecht	–	1–3	1–2	1–2
Internazionale	3–0	–	0–0	2–0
Valencia	2–0	1–5	–	0–2
Werder Bremen	5–1	1–1	2–1	–

Group H[edit]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Chelsea	6	4	1	1	10	3	+7	13
Porto	6	2	2	2	4	6	−2	8
CSKA Moscow	6	2	1	3	5	5	0	7
Paris Saint-Germain	6	1	2	3	3	8	−5	5

	CHL	CM	PSG	POR
Chelsea	–	2–0	0–0	3–0
CSKA Moscow	0–1	–	2–0	0–1
Paris Saint-Germain	0–3	1–3	–	2–0
Porto	2–1	0–0	0–0	–

Knockout stage[edit]

Main article: 2004–05 UEFA Champions League knockout stage

Bracket[edit]

First knockout round				Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final

Manchester United	0	0	0
Milan	1	1	2
Milan	1	1	2	Milan	2	3	5
				Milan	2	3	5
				Internazionale	0	0	0
Porto	1	1	2	Internazionale	0	0	0
Porto	1	1	2
Internazionale	1	3	4
Internazionale	1	3	4					Milan (a)	2	1	3
								Milan (a)	2	1	3
								PSV Eindhoven	0	3	3
Werder Bremen	0	2	2					PSV Eindhoven	0	3	3
Werder Bremen	0	2	2
Lyon	3	7	10
Lyon	3	7	10	Lyon	1	1	2(2)
				Lyon	1	1	2(2)
				PSV Eindhoven (p)	1	1	2(4)
PSV Eindhoven	1	2	3	PSV Eindhoven (p)	1	1	2(4)
PSV Eindhoven	1	2	3
Monaco	0	0	0
Monaco	0	0	0									Milan	3(2)
												Milan	3(2)
												Liverpool (p)	3(3)
Barcelona	2	2	4									Liverpool (p)	3(3)
Barcelona	2	2	4
Chelsea	1	4	5
Chelsea	1	4	5	Chelsea	4	2	6
				Chelsea	4	2	6
				Bayern Munich	2	3	5
Bayern Munich	3	0	3	Bayern Munich	2	3	5
Bayern Munich	3	0	3
Arsenal	1	1	2
Arsenal	1	1	2					Chelsea	0	0	0
								Chelsea	0	0	0
								Liverpool	0	1	1
Liverpool	3	3	6					Liverpool	0	1	1
Liverpool	3	3	6
Bayer Leverkusen	1	1	2
Bayer Leverkusen	1	1	2	Liverpool	2	0	2
				Liverpool	2	0	2
				Juventus	1	0	1
Real Madrid	1	0	1	Juventus	1	0	1
Real Madrid	1	0	1
Juventus (aet)	0	2	2

First knockout round[edit]

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Real Madrid	1–2	Juventus	1–0	0–2(aet)
Liverpool	6–2	Bayer Leverkusen	3–1	3–1
PSV Eindhoven	3–0	Monaco	1–0	2–0
Bayern Munich	3–2	Arsenal	3–1	0–1
Barcelona	4–5	Chelsea	2–1	2–4
Manchester United	0–2	Milan	0–1	0–1
Werder Bremen	2–10	Lyon	0–3	2–7
Porto	2–4	Internazionale	1–1	1–3

Quarter-finals[edit]

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Liverpool	2–1	Juventus	2–1	0–0
Lyon	2–2(2–4p)	PSV Eindhoven	1–1	1–1
Chelsea	6–5	Bayern Munich	4–2	2–3
Milan	5–0	Internazionale	2–0	3–0(f)

Semi-finals[edit]

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Chelsea	0–1	Liverpool	0–0	0–1
Milan	(a)3–3	PSV Eindhoven	2–0	1–3

Final[edit]

Main article: 2005 UEFA Champions League Final

As winners of the competition, Liverpool went on to represent UEFA at the 2005 FIFA Club World Cup.

25 May 2005 21:45 EEST	Milan	3–3 (a.e.t.)	Liverpool	Atatürk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul Attendance: 72,059^[6] Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)
	Maldini 1' Crespo 39', 44'	Report	Gerrard 54' Šmicer 56' Alonso 60'
		Penalties
	Serginho Pirlo Tomasson Kaká Shevchenko	2–3	Hamann Cissé Riise Šmicer

Top goalscorers[edit]

The top scorers from the 2004–05 UEFA Champions League (group stage and knockout stage only) are as follows:

Rank	Name	Team	Goals	Appearances	Minutes played
1	Ruud van Nistelrooy	Manchester United	8	7	528'
2	Adriano	Internazionale	7	7	548'
2	Roy Makaay	Bayern Munich	7	8	702'
4	Sylvain Wiltord	Lyon	6	8	606'
	Hernán Crespo	Milan	6	10	612'
	Andriy Shevchenko	Milan	6	10	869'
7	Ivan Klasnić	Werder Bremen	5	7	431'
	Obafemi Martins	Internazionale	5	8	510'
	Tuncay Şanlı	Fenerbahçe	5	6	525'
	Didier Drogba	Chelsea	5	9	688'
	Thierry Henry	Arsenal	5	8	720'
	Michael Essien	Lyon	5	10	930'
	Luis García	Liverpool	5	12	972'

Source: Top Scorers – Final – Wednesday 25 May 2005 (after match)

References[edit]

^ Why it was the greatest cup final BBC. Retrieved 8 July 2011
^ Reds take European crown Sky Sports. Retrieved 8 July 2011
^ Grit, spirit and the ultimate glory The Guardian. Retrieved 8 July 2011
^ AC Milan 3–3 Liverpool (aet) BBC. Retrieved 8 July 2011
^ "Regulations of the UEFA Champions League" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. p. 32. Archived from the original on 24 June 2008. Retrieved 19 June 2008.
^ Istanbul 2020 Olympc bid book Istanbul 2020 Olympc bid book

External links[edit]

2004–05 All matches – season at UEFA website
2004–05 season at UEFA website
European Club Results at RSSSF
All scorers 2004–05 European Cup (excluding qualifying round) according to protocols UEFA + all scorers qualifying round

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