2004–05 UEFA Champions League

2004–05 UEFA Champions League

The trophy in Liverpool's museum
Tournament details
Dates	13 July 2004 – 25 May 2005
Teams	32 (group stage) 72 (total)
Final positions
Champions	Liverpool (5th title)
Runners-up	Milan
Tournament statistics
Matches played	205
Goals scored	565 (2.76 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Ruud van Nistelrooy (8 goals)

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

First qualifying round

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
KR	2–2 (a)	Shelbourne	2–2	0–0
Skonto	7–1	Rhyl	4–0	3–1
Flora Tallinn	3–7	Gorica	2–4	1–3
Linfield	0–2	HJK	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	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

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
Gorica	6–2	Copenhagen	1–2	5–0
Neftchi Baku	0–2	CSKA Moscow	0–0	0–2
Žilina	0–2	Dinamo București	0–1	0–1
HJK	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
Djurgården	2–0	FBK Kaunas	0–0	2–0
WIT Georgia	2–11	Wisła Kraków	2–8	0–3

Third qualifying round

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
GAK	1–2	Liverpool	0–2	1–0
Juventus	6–3	Djurgården	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 București	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^[A]	0–1
Gorica	0–9	Monaco	0–3	0–6
Wisła Kraków	1–5	Real Madrid	0–2	1–3

1. ^ The first leg finished 2–1 to Maccabi Tel Aviv but was awarded 3–0 against PAOK for fielding a suspended player.^[6]

Group stage

Anderlecht

Sparta

Chelsea

Arsenal

Liverpool

Man. United

Valencia

Real Madrd

Barcelona

Deportivo

Monaco

Lyon

PSG

Bayern

Leverkusen

Bremen

Olympiacos

Panathinaikos

M. Tel Aviv

Roma

Juventus

Milan

Internazionale

PSV

Ajax

Rosenborg

Porto

CSKA

Celtic

Fenerbahçe

Shakhtar

Dynamo

Location of teams of the 2004–05 UEFA Champions League group stage.
Brown: Group A; Red: Group B; Orange: Group C; Yellow: Group D;
Green: Group E; Blue: Group F; Purple: Group G; Pink: Group H.

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:

1. Points earned in head-to-head matches between the tied teams.
2. Total goals scored in head-to-head matches between the tied teams.
3. Away goals scored in head-to-head matches between the tied teams.
4. Cumulative goal difference in all group matches.
5. Total goals scored in all group matches.
6. 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

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

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

LEV DK RM ROM Bayer Leverkusen – 3–0 3–0 3–1 Dynamo Kyiv 4–2 – 2–2 2–0 Real Madrid 1–1 1–0 – 4–2 Roma 1–1 0–3^[B] 0–3 –

2. ^ As Dynamo Kyiv lead 0–1, the match was abandoned at half-time after referee Anders Frisk was hit by an object thrown from the crowd. UEFA awarded Dynamo Kyiv a 0–3 win and ordered Roma to play their next two European games behind closed doors.^[7]

Group C

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 BAY 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

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

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

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 SHA 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

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

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

CHE CSK PSG POR Chelsea – 2–0 0–0 3–1 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

Bracket

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

First knockout round

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

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

3. ^ Match was abandoned after 72 minutes as Milan lead 0–1 due to flares thrown onto the pitch by Internazionale fans, one of which struck Milan goalkeeper Dida.^[8] UEFA awarded Milan a 3–0 win (5–0 aggregate) and ordered Internazionale to play their next four European games behind closed doors.^[9]

Semi-finals

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

Final

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

Milan v Liverpool

25 May 2005 21:45 EEST

Milan	3–3 (a.e.t.)	Liverpool
Maldini  1' Crespo  39', 44'	Report MatchCentre Report (archive)	Gerrard  54' Šmicer  56' Alonso  60'
	Penalties
Serginho Pirlo Tomasson Kaká Shevchenko	2–3	Hamann Cissé Riise Šmicer

Atatürk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul Attendance: 72,059[10] Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)

Statistics

Statistics exclude qualifying rounds.

Top goalscorers Rank Player Team Goals Minutes played 1 Ruud van Nistelrooy Manchester United 8 528 2 Adriano Internazionale 7 548 Roy Makaay Bayern Munich 7 702 4 Sylvain Wiltord Lyon 6 606 Hernán Crespo Milan 6 612 Andriy Shevchenko Milan 6 869 7 Ivan Klasnić Werder Bremen 5 431 Obafemi Martins Internazionale 5 510 Tuncay Şanlı Fenerbahçe 5 525 Didier Drogba Chelsea 5 688 Thierry Henry Arsenal 5 720 Michael Essien Lyon 5 930 Luis García Liverpool 5 972 Source: Top Scorers – Final – Wednesday 25 May 2005 (after match)

Top assists Rank Player Team Assists Minutes played 1 Sylvain Wiltord Lyon 5 611 Luís Figo Real Madrid 5 649 Damien Duff Chelsea 5 665 Sidney Govou Lyon 5 715 Kaká Milan 5 1093 6 Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink PSV Eindhoven 4 702 Johan Micoud Werder Bremen 4 720 Andrea Pirlo Milan 4 1053 Source:[11]

See also

• 2004–05 UEFA Cup
• 2005 UEFA Super Cup
• 2005 FIFA Club World Championship

References

1. Why it was the greatest cup final BBC. Retrieved 8 July 2011
2. Reds take European crown Sky Sports. Retrieved 8 July 2011
3. Grit, spirit and the ultimate glory The Guardian. Retrieved 8 July 2011
4. AC Milan 3–3 Liverpool (aet) BBC. Retrieved 8 July 2011
5. "Regulations of the UEFA Champions League" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 June 2004. Retrieved 19 June 2008.
6. "PAOK punished with 3-0 loss". UEFA. 13 August 2004. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
7. "Dynamo awarded Roma win". BBC Sport. 21 September 2004. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
8. "Milan move into last four". UEFA. 13 April 2005. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
9. "Inter handed stadium ban and fine". BBC Sport. 15 April 2005. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
10. Istanbul 2020 Olympic bid book Istanbul 2020 Olympic bid book
11. "Statistics — Tournament phase — Assists". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 14 April 2016.

External links

• 2004–05 All matches – season at UEFA website
• 2004–05 season at UEFA website
• European Club Results at RSSSF
• All scorers 2004–05 UEFA Champions League (excluding qualifying round) according to protocols UEFA + all scorers qualifying round
• 2004/05 UEFA Champions League - results and line-ups (archive)
• 2004–05 List of participants