2004-05 UEFA Champions League

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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. 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. 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.

Video 2004-05 UEFA Champions League

Qualifying rounds

First qualifying round

Second qualifying round

Third qualifying round

Maps 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:

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.

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Group G

Group H

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Knockout stage

Bracket

First knockout round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

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

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Statistics

Statistics exclude qualifying rounds.

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See also

• 2004-05 UEFA Cup
• 2005 UEFA Super Cup
• 2005 FIFA Club World Championship
• 2004-05 UEFA Women's Cup

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References

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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

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