2005 Copa Libertadores

2005 Copa Libertadores

2005 Copa Toyota Libertadores de América 2005 Copa Toyota Libertadores da América
Tournament details
Dates	February 1 - July 14
Teams	38 (from 11 associations)
Final positions
Champions	São Paulo (3rd title)
Runners-up	Atlético Paranaense
Tournament statistics
Matches played	138
Goals scored	412 (2.99 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Santiago Salcedo (9)
Best player	Rogério Ceni

The 2005 Copa Libertadores was the 46th edition of the Copa Libertadores. The champion also qualified for the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship.

It was the first time ever that two teams from the same country reached the final. This year's tournament was also the first Copa Libertadores to employ the away goals rule in knockout ties. São Paulo won the tournament, becoming the first Brazilian team to win the cup on three occasions.

Preliminary round

12 teams from 11 football associations dispute 6 places in the Group Stage.

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Mineros	1-5	América	0-2	1-3
Guadalajara	8-2	Cienciano	3-1	5-1
Quilmes	2-2 (a)	Colo-Colo	0-0	2-2
Tacuary	2-4	Palmeiras	2-2	0-2
Junior	5-2	Oriente Petrolero	2-1	3-1
LDU Quito	4-4 (a)	Peñarol	3-0	1-4

Team #1 was home in the first leg.

Group stage

The six winners from the preliminary round join the other twenty-six teams in the group stage. The top 2 teams in each group advanced to the knockout stage.

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

1. Cumulative goal difference.
2. Total goals scored.
3. Away goals scored.
4. Sorting

Group 1

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Independiente Medellín 10 6 3 1 2 14 8 6 Atlético Paranaense 10 6 3 1 2 8 11 -3 América 9 6 3 0 3 7 7 0 Libertad 6 6 2 0 4 8 11 -3

AMC CAP DIM LIB América 3–1 1–0 0–1 Paranaense 2–1 0–4 1–0 Medellín 2–0 2–2 4–2 Libertad 1–2 1–2 3–2

Group 2

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Santos 12 6 4 0 2 18 10 8 LDU Quito 8 6 2 2 2 7 10 -3 Danubio 7 6 2 1 3 9 8 1 Bolívar 7 6 2 1 3 8 14 -6

SAN LDU DAN BOL Santos 3–1 3–2 6–0 LDU Quito 2–1 1–1 1–0 Danubio 1–2 3–0 2–0 Bolívar 4–3 2–2 2–0

Group 3

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD São Paulo 12 6 3 3 0 16 9 7 Universidad de Chile 9 6 2 3 1 9 9 0 Quilmes 5 6 1 2 3 8 11 -3 The Strongest 5 6 1 2 3 6 10 -4

SAO CHI QUI STR São Paulo 4–2 3–1 3–0 U. de Chile 1–1 3–2 2–1 Quilmes 2–2 1–1 1–0 The Strongest 3–3 0–0 2–1

Group 4

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Cerro Porteño 12 6 3 3 0 10 4 6 Palmeiras 9 6 2 3 1 8 5 3 Santo André 8 6 2 2 2 11 6 5 Deportivo Táchira 3 6 1 0 5 3 17 -14

CER PAL SAN TAC Cerro Porteño 1–1 1–0 3–1 Palmeiras 0–0 1–1 3–0 Santo André 2–2 2–1 6–0 Deportivo Táchira 0–3 1–2 1–0

Group 5

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD River Plate 16 6 5 1 0 12 5 7 Junior 9 6 3 0 3 8 9 -1 Olmedo 7 6 2 1 3 10 11 -1 Nacional 3 6 1 0 5 7 12 -5

RIV JUN OLM NAC River Plate 2–1 1–1 1–0 Junior 0–2 2–0 3–2 Olmedo 2–3 3–1 2–3 Nacional 1–3 0–1 1–2

Group 6

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD UANL 12 6 3 3 0 13 5 8 Banfield 11 6 3 2 1 10 9 1 Alianza Lima 5 6 1 2 3 4 7 -3 Caracas 4 6 1 1 4 8 14 -6

Tigres UANL BAN ALI CAR UANL 2–2 0–0 3–1 Banfield 0–3 3–2 3–1 Alianza Lima 0–0 0–1 2–1 Caracas 2–5 1–1 2–0

Group 7

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Guadalajara 11 6 3 2 1 10 7 3 Once Caldas 9 6 2 3 1 6 4 2 Cobreloa 8 6 2 2 2 6 7 -1 San Lorenzo 3 6 0 3 3 1 5 -4

GUA ONC COB SLA Guadalajara 0–0 3–1 2–1 Once Caldas 4–2 0–0 0–0 Cobreloa 1–3 2–1 2–0 San Lorenzo 0–0 0–1 0–0

Group 8

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Boca Juniors 13 6 4 1 1 14 3 11 Pachuca 10 6 3 1 2 8 9 -1 Sporting Cristal 7 6 2 1 3 5 10 -5 Deportivo Cuenca 3 6 0 3 3 4 9 -5

BOC PAC CRI CUE Boca Juniors 4–0 3–0 3–0 Pachuca 3–1 2–0 2–1 Sporting Cristal 0–3 2–0 1–0 Deportivo Cuenca 0–0 1–1 2–2

Knockout Round

Qualified teams

The teams seeded 1 to 8 (first placed teams of each group) and 9 to 16 (second placed teams of each group) and the ties were 1 vs 16, 2 vs 15, etc.

Teams qualified as first place

Teams qualified as second place

Seed	Team	Pld	Points	GD
1	River Plate	6	16	+7
2	Boca Juniors	6	13	+11
3	Santos	6	12	+8
4	UANL	6	12	+8
5	São Paulo	6	12	+7
6	Cerro Porteño	6	12	+6
7	Guadalajara	6	11	+3
8	Independiente Medellín	6	10	+6
9	Banfield	6	11	+1
10	Pachuca	6	10	-1
11	Atlético Paranaense	6	10	-3
12	Palmeiras	6	9	+3
13	Once Caldas	6	9	+2
14	Universidad de Chile	6	9	0
15	Junior	6	9	-1
16	LDU Quito	6	8	-3

Bracket

	Round of 16							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	River Plate	1	4	5
	16	LDU Quito	2	2	4
								1	River Plate	1	3	4
								9	Banfield	1	2	3
	8	I. Medellín	0	0	0
	9	Banfield	3	2	5
															1	River Plate	0	2	2
														5	São Paulo	2	3	5
	5	São Paulo	1	2	3
	12	Palmeiras	0	0	0
								5	São Paulo	4	1	5
								4	UANL	0	2	2
	4	UANL	1	2	3
	13	Once Caldas	1	1	2
																						5	São Paulo	1	4	5
																						11	A. Paranaense	1	0	1
	6	Cerro Porteño	1	2	3
	11	A. Paranaense	2	1	3
								11	A. Paranaense	3	2	5
								3	Santos	2	0	2
	3	Santos	1	3	4
	14	U. de Chile	2	0	2
															11	A. Paranaense	3	2	5
														7	Guadalajara	0	2	2
	7	Guadalajara	1	3	4
	10	Pachuca	1	1	2
								7	Guadalajara	4	0	4
								2	Boca Juniors	0	0	0
	2	Boca Juniors	3	4	7
	15	Junior	3	0	3

Round of 16

First leg matches were played between May 17, 2005 and May 19, 2005. Second leg matches were played between May 24, 2005 and May 26, 2005.

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
LDU Quito	4-5	River Plate	2-1	2-4
Atlético Junior	3-7	Boca Juniors	3-3	0-4
Universidad de Chile	2-4	Santos	2-1	0-3
Once Caldas	2-3	UANL	1-1	1-2
Palmeiras	0-3	São Paulo	0-1	0-2
Atlético Paranaense	3-3 (5-4 pen)	Cerro Porteño	2-1	1-2
Pachuca	2-4	Guadalajara	1-1	1-3
Banfield	5-0	Independiente Medellín	3-0	2-0

Quarterfinals

First leg matches were played on June 1, 2005 and June 2, 2005. Second leg matches were played between June 14, 2005 and June 16, 2005.

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Banfield	3-4	River Plate	1-1	2-3
Guadalajara	4-0	Boca Juniors	4-0	0-0
Atlético Paranaense	5-2	Santos	3-2	2-0
São Paulo	5-2	UANL	4-0	1-2

Semifinals

First leg matches were played on June 22, 2005 and June 23, 2005. Second leg matches were played on June 29, 2005 and June 30, 2005.

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
São Paulo	5-2	River Plate	2-0	3-2
Atlético Paranaense	5-2	Guadalajara	3-0	2-2

Final

Main article: 2005 Copa Libertadores Final

First leg match was played on July 6, 2005. Second leg match was played on July 14, 2005.

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Atlético Paranaense	1-5	São Paulo	1-1	0-4

Copa Libertadores de América 2005 Champion
São Paulo FC Third Title

Top goalscorers

9 goals

• Santiago Salcedo

6 goals

• Robinho
• Ricardinho
• Lima
• Omar Bravo
• Martín Palermo
• Daniel Bilos
• Martín Arzuaga
• Ernesto Farías

5 goals

• Rogério Ceni
• Luizão
• Deivid
• Rodrigão
• Francisco Palencia
• Andrés Guglielminpietro

External links

• Group Phase Results