 TheAtatürk Olympic Stadium inIstanbul hosted the final | |
| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | Qualifying: 13 July – 25 August 2004 Competition proper: 14 September 2004 – 25 May 2005 |
| Teams | Competition proper: 32 Total: 72 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Liverpool (5th title) |
| Runners-up |  Milan |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 125 |
| Goals scored | 335 (2.68 per match) |
| Attendance | 4,945,419 (39,563 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United) 8 goals |
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The2004–05 UEFA Champions League was the 50th season ofUEFA's premier European clubfootball tournament, and the 13th since it was rebranded as theUEFA Champions League in 1992. The competition was won byLiverpool, who beatMilan onpenalties in thefinal, having come back from 3–0 down at half-time. Liverpool captainSteven Gerrard was named asUEFA's Footballer of the Year for his key role in the final and throughout the Champions League season. The final, played at theAtatürk Olympic Stadium inIstanbul, Turkey, is often regarded as one of the best in the history of the tournament.[1][2][3]
As it was their fifth European Cup title, Liverpool wereawarded the trophy permanently, and received theUEFA Badge of Honour.[4][5] A new trophy was made for the2005–06 season. As winners of the competition, Liverpool went on to represent UEFA at the2005 FIFA Club World Championship.
Porto were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Milan's cross-city rivalInternazionale in the first knockout round.
A total of 72 teams from 48 of the 52UEFA member associations participated in the 2004–05 UEFA Champions League (the exception beingLiechtenstein, which does not organise a domestic league,Andorra andSan Marino).Kazakhstan also did not participate this year as none of their clubs were able to obtain UEFA license. The association ranking based on theUEFA country coefficients was used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:[6]
For the 2004–05 UEFA Champions League, the associations are allocated places according to their 2003UEFA country coefficients, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 1998–1999 to 2002–03.[7]
Apart from the allocation based on the country coefficients, associations may have additional teams participating in the Champions League, as noted below:
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Since the title holders (Porto) qualified for the Champions League group stage through their domestic league, and the group stage spot reserved for the title holders is vacated, while no team from Kazakhstan was admitted, the following changes to the default access list are made:[8]
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| First qualifying round (20 teams) |
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| Second qualifying round (28 teams) |
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| Third qualifying round (32 teams) |
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| Group stage (32 teams) |
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| Knockout phase (16 teams) |
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League positions of the previous season shown in parentheses (TH: Champions League title holders).
The schedule of the competition is as follows (all draws are held at UEFA headquarters inNyon,Switzerland, unless stated otherwise).[10]
| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
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| Qualifying | First qualifying round | 25 June 2004 | 13–14 July 2004 | 21 July 2004 |
| Second qualifying round | 27–28 July 2004 | 4 August 2004 | ||
| Third qualifying round | 30 July 2004 | 10–11 August 2004 | 24–25 August 2004 | |
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | 26 August 2004 (Monaco) | 14–15 September 2004 | |
| Matchday 2 | 28–29 September 2004 | |||
| Matchday 3 | 19–20 October 2004 | |||
| Matchday 4 | 2–3 November 2004 | |||
| Matchday 5 | 23–24 November 2004 | |||
| Matchday 6 | 7–8 December 2004 | |||
| Knockout phase | Round of 16 | 17 December 2004 | 22–23 February 2005 | 8–9 March 2005[a] |
| Quarter-finals | 18 March 2005 | 5–6 April 2005 | 12–13 April 2005 | |
| Semi-finals | 26–27 April 2005 | 3–4 May 2005 | ||
| Final | 25 May 2005 atAtatürk Olympic Stadium,Istanbul | |||
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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KR  | 2–2 (a) |  Shelbourne | 2–2 | 0–0 |
Skonto  | 7–1 |  Rhyl | 4–0 | 3–1 |
Flora  | 3–7 |  HIT 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 |  Kaunas | 0–2 | 1–4 |
Široki Brijeg  | 2–2 (a) |  Neftçi | 2–1 | 0–1 |
Gomel  | 1–2 |  Tirana | 0–2 | 1–0 |
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| 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 |
| HIT Gorica | 6–2 |  Copenhagen | 1–2 | 5–0 |
| Neftçi | 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 |
| Tirana | 3–3 (a) |  Ferencváros | 2–3 | 1–0 |
Hajduk Split  | 3–4 | Shelbourne | 3–2 | 0–2 |
Djurgårdens IF  | 2–0 | Kaunas | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| WIT Georgia | 2–11 |  Wisła Kraków | 2–8 | 0–3 |
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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GAK  | 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 (a.e.t.) |
| Rosenborg | 5–3 | Maccabi Haifa | 2–1 | 3–2 (a.e.t.) |
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 | 0–2 |
| 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 |
| HIT Gorica | 0–9 |  Monaco | 0–3 | 0–6 |
| Wisła Kraków | 1–5 | Real Madrid | 0–2 | 1–3 |
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 theUEFA Cup.
Tiebreakers, if necessary, are applied in the following order:
Maccabi Tel Aviv made their debut appearance in the group stage.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MON | LIV | OLY | DEP | |
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| 1 | Monaco | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 12 | Advance toknockout stage | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Liverpool | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 10 | 2–0 | — | 3–1 | 0–0 | ||
| 3 | Olympiacos | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | Transfer toUEFA Cup | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | |
| 4 | Deportivo La Coruña | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 2 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LEV | RMA | DKV | ROM | |
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| 1 | Bayer Leverkusen | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 11 | Advance toknockout stage | — | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 11 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 4–2 | ||
| 3 |  Dynamo Kyiv | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 10 | Transfer toUEFA Cup | 4–2 | 2–2 | — | 2–0 | |
| 4 | Roma | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–3[a] | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | JUV | BAY | AJX | MTA | |
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| 1 | Juventus | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 16 | Advance toknockout stage | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Bayern Munich | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 10 | 0–1 | — | 4–0 | 5–1 | ||
| 3 | Ajax | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 4 | Transfer toUEFA Cup | 0–1 | 2–2 | — | 3–0 | |
| 4 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 4 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LYO | MUN | FEN | SPP | |
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| 1 | Lyon | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 13 | Advance toknockout stage | — | 2–2 | 4–2 | 5–0 | |
| 2 | Manchester United | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 11 | 2–1 | — | 6–2 | 4–1 | ||
| 3 | Fenerbahçe | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 9 | Transfer toUEFA Cup | 1–3 | 3–0 | — | 1–0 | |
| 4 | Sparta Prague | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ARS | PSV | PAN | ROS | |
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| 1 | Arsenal | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 10 | Advance toknockout stage | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | |
| 2 | PSV Eindhoven | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 10 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Panathinaikos | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 9 | Transfer toUEFA Cup | 2–2 | 4–1 | — | 2–1 | |
| 4 | Rosenborg | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MIL | BAR | SHK | CEL | |
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| 1 | Milan | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 13 | Advance toknockout stage | — | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | |
| 2 | Barcelona | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 10 | 2–1 | — | 3–0 | 1–1 | ||
| 3 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 6 | Transfer toUEFA Cup | 0–1 | 2–0 | — | 3–0 | |
| 4 | Celtic | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 5 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | INT | BRM | VAL | AND | |
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| 1 | Internazionale | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 14 | Advance toknockout stage | — | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Werder Bremen | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 13 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 5–1 | ||
| 3 | Valencia | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 7 | Transfer toUEFA Cup | 1–5 | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | |
| 4 | Anderlecht | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 17 | −13 | 0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CHE | POR | CSKA | PAR | |
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| 1 | Chelsea | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 13 | Advance toknockout stage | — | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |
| 2 | Porto | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 8 | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||
| 3 | CSKA Moscow | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 | Transfer toUEFA Cup | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | |
| 4 | Paris Saint-Germain | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 5 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | — |
| Round of 16 | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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(a.e.t.) | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Real Madrid | 1–2 | Juventus | 1–0 | 0–2 (a.e.t.) |
| 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 |
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Liverpool | 2–1 | Juventus | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Lyon | 2–2 (2–4p) | PSV Eindhoven | 1–1 | 1–1 (a.e.t.) |
| Chelsea | 6–5 | Bayern Munich | 4–2 | 2–3 |
| Milan | 5–0 | Internazionale | 2–0 | 3–0[a] |
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Chelsea | 0–1 | Liverpool | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Milan | 3–3 (a) | PSV Eindhoven | 2–0 | 1–3 |
The final was played on 25 May 2005 at theAtatürk Olympic Stadium inIstanbul, Turkey.
Statistics exclude qualifying rounds.
| Rank[24] | Player | Team | Goals | Minutes played |
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| 1 | Ruud van Nistelrooy | Manchester United | 8 | 528 |
| 2 |  Adriano | Internazionale | 7 | 548 |
| Roy Makaay | Bayern Munich | 702 | ||
| 4 | Sylvain Wiltord | Lyon | 6 | 606 |
 Hernán Crespo | Milan | 612 | ||
| Andriy Shevchenko | Milan | 869 | ||
| 7 | Ivan Klasnić | Werder Bremen | 5 | 431 |
 Obafemi Martins | Internazionale | 510 | ||
| Tuncay | Fenerbahçe | 525 | ||
 Didier Drogba | Chelsea | 688 | ||
| Thierry Henry | Arsenal | 720 | ||
 Michael Essien | Lyon | 930 | ||
| Luis García | Liverpool | 972 |
