2004–05 UEFA Champions League

Association team allocation

A total of 72 teams from 48 of the 52 UEFA member associations participated in the 2004–05 UEFA Champions League (the exception being Liechtenstein, which does not organise a domestic league, Andorra and San Marino). Kazakhstan also did not participate this year as none of their clubs were able to obtain UEFA license. The association ranking based on the UEFA country coefficients was used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:

• Associations 1–3 each have four teams qualify.
• Associations 4–6 each have three teams qualify.
• Associations 7–15 each have two teams qualify.
• Associations 16–49 (except Liechtenstein) each have one team qualify.

Association ranking

For the 2004–05 UEFA Champions League, the associations are allocated places according to their 2003 UEFA country coefficients, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 1998–1999 to 2002–03.

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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Distribution

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:

• The champions of association 10 (Turkey) are promoted from the third qualifying round to the group stage.
• The champions of association 16 (Austria) are promoted from the second qualifying round to the third qualifying round.
• The champions of associations 26, 27 and 28 (Romania, Hungary and Cyprus) are promoted from the first qualifying round to the second qualifying round.

Teams

League positions of the previous season shown in parentheses (TH: Champions League title holders).

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Round and draw dates

The schedule of the competition is as follows (all draws are held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, unless stated otherwise).

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Qualifying rounds

Main article: 2004–05 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds

First qualifying round

Summary

|KR|ISL|2–2 (a)|Shelbourne|IRL|2–2|0–0 |Skonto|LAT|7–1|Rhyl|WAL|4–0|3–1 |Flora|EST|3–7|HIT Gorica|SVN|2–4|1–3 |Linfield|NIR|0–2|HJK|FIN|0–1|0–1 |Pobeda|MKD|2–4|Pyunik|ARM|1–3|1–1 |Sheriff Tiraspol|MDA|2–1|Jeunesse Esch|LUX|2–0|0–1 |WIT Georgia|GEO|5–3|HB|FRO|5–0|0–3 |Sliema Wanderers|MLT|1–6|Kaunas|LTU|0–2|1–4 |Široki Brijeg|BIH|2–2 (a)|Neftçi|AZE|2–1|0–1 |Gomel|BLR+1995|1–2|Tirana|ALB|0–2|1–0

Second qualifying round

Summary

|Pyunik|ARM|1–4|Shakhtar Donetsk|UKR|1–3|0–1 |APOEL|CYP+1960|3–4|Sparta Prague|CZE|2–2|1–2 |Rosenborg|NOR|4–1|Sheriff Tiraspol|MDA|2–1|2–0 |Young Boys|SUI|2–5|Red Star Belgrade|SCG|2–2|0–3 |HIT Gorica|SVN|6–2|Copenhagen|DEN|1–2|5–0 |Neftçi|AZE|0–2|CSKA Moscow|RUS|0–0|0–2 |Žilina|SVK|0–2|Dinamo București|ROU|0–1|0–1 |HJK|FIN|0–1|Maccabi Tel Aviv|ISR|0–0|0–1 |Skonto|LVA|1–4|Trabzonspor|TUR|1–1|0–3 |Club Brugge|BEL|6–0|Lokomotiv Plovdiv|BUL|2–0|4–0 |Tirana|ALB|3–3 (a)|Ferencváros|HUN|2–3|1–0 |Hajduk Split|CRO|3–4|Shelbourne|IRL|3–2|0–2 |Djurgårdens IF|SWE|2–0|Kaunas|LTU|0–0|2–0 |WIT Georgia|GEO|2–11|Wisła Kraków|POL|2–8|0–3

Third qualifying round

Summary

|GAK|AUT|1–2|Liverpool|ENG|0–2|1–0 |Juventus|ITA+2003|6–3|Djurgårdens IF|SWE|2–2|4–1 |Ferencváros|HUN|1–2|Sparta Prague|CZE|1–0|0–2 (aet) |Rosenborg|NOR|5–3|Maccabi Haifa|ISR|2–1|3–2 (aet) |Bayer Leverkusen|GER|6–2|Baník Ostrava|CZE|5–0|1–2 |CSKA Moscow|RUS|3–2|Rangers|SCO|2–1|1–1 |Shakhtar Donetsk|UKR|6–3|Club Brugge|BEL|4–1|2–2 |Dynamo Kyiv|UKR|3–2|Trabzonspor|TUR|1–2|0–2 |Red Star Belgrade|SCG|3–7|PSV Eindhoven|NED|3–2|0–5 |Dinamo București|ROU|1–5|Manchester United|ENG|1–2|0–3 |Basel|SUI|2–5|Internazionale|ITA+2003|1–1|1–4 |Benfica|POR|1–3|Anderlecht|BEL|1–0|0–3 |Shelbourne|IRL|0–3|Deportivo La Coruña|ESP|0–0|0–3 |PAOK|GRE|0–4|Maccabi Tel Aviv|ISR|0–3|0–1 |HIT Gorica|SVN|0–9|Monaco|FRA+1974|0–3|0–6 |Wisła Kraków|POL|1–5|Real Madrid|ESP|0–2|1–3

Group stage

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:

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

Knockout phase

Main article: 2004–05 UEFA Champions League knockout stage

Bracket

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Statistics

Statistics exclude qualifying rounds.

Top goalscorers

Notes

References

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