2004–05 UEFA Champions League group stage
The 2004–05 UEFA Champions League group stage matches took take place between 14 September and 8 December 2004. The group stage featured teams qualified by their league positions and others who had come through qualifying.
Seeding structure
The 32 teams were divided into four pots.[1] Pot 1 comprised the previous year's title holders Porto and the top seven clubs in the team ranking. Pot 2 contained the following eight clubs in the rankings and likewise for Pots 3 and 4. Each group contained one team from each pot. A team's seeding was determined by the UEFA coefficients.[2][3]
Clubs from the same association were paired up to split the matchdays between Tuesday and Wednesday. Clubs with the same pairing letter would play on different days, ensuring that teams from the same city (e.g. Milan and Internazionale, who also share a stadium) did not play on the same day.
| Group winners and runners-up advanced to the first knockout round |
| Third-placed teams entered the UEFA Cup at the round of 32 |
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Format
During the group stage, each team plays the other three teams in their group twice (home and away or at an alternative venue). The top two teams with the most points or who meet the tie-breaking criteria progress to the first knockout round. The third placed side entered the UEFA Cup in 2005.
Tie-breaking criteria
Based on paragraph 4.05 in the UEFA regulations for the current season, if two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings:
- higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question;
- superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question;
- higher number of goals scored away from home in the group matches played among the teams in question;
- superior goal difference from all group matches played;
- higher number of goals scored in all group matches played;
- higher number of coefficient points accumulated by the club in question, as well as its association, over the previous five seasons.
Groups
| Key to colors in group tables |
|---|
| Top two places advance to the first knockout round |
| Third place enters the UEFA Cup at the round of 32 |
| Fourth place is eliminated from continental competitions |
All times CET
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 |
8 December 2004 20:45 |
| Liverpool |
3–1 | Olympiacos |
|---|---|---|
Sinama Pongolle  47'Mellor 81'Gerrard 86' |
Report | Rivaldo 26' |
8 December 2004 20:45 |
| Deportivo La Coruña |
0–5 | Monaco |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Chevantón 21' Givet 35'Saviola 38'Maicon 54'Adebayor 75' |
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 |
With Dynamo Kyiv leading 1–0, 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 3–0 win and ordered Roma to play their next two European games behind closed doors.[4]
28 September 2004 20:45 |
| Real Madrid |
4–2 | Roma |
|---|---|---|
| Raúl 39', 72' Figo 53' (pen.)Roberto Carlos 79' |
Report | De Rossi 3' Cassano 21' |
28 September 2004 20:45 |
| Dynamo Kyiv |
4–2 | Bayer Leverkusen |
|---|---|---|
| Rincón 30', 69' Cernat 74', 90' |
Report | Voronin 58' Nowotny 69' |
19 October 2004 20:45 |
| Bayer Leverkusen |
3–1 | Roma |
|---|---|---|
| Roque Júnior 48' Krzynówek 59'França 90' |
Report | Berbatov 26' (o.g.) |
3 November 2004 20:45 |
| Dynamo Kyiv |
2–2 | Real Madrid |
|---|---|---|
| Yussuf 13' Verpakovskis 23' |
Report | Raúl 38' Figo 44' (pen.) |
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 |
23 November 2004 20:45 |
| Bayern Munich |
5–1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
|---|---|---|
| Pizarro 12' Salihamidžić 37'Frings 44'Makaay 71', 80' |
Report | Dego 56' (pen.) |
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 |
28 September 2004 20:45 |
| Manchester United |
6–2 | Fenerbahçe |
|---|---|---|
| Giggs 7' Rooney 17', 28', 54'Van Nistelrooy 78'Bellion 81' |
Report | Nobre 46' Tuncay 59' |
3 November 2004 20:45 |
| Manchester United |
4–1 | Sparta Prague |
|---|---|---|
| Van Nistelrooy 14', 25' (pen.), 60', 90+1' |
Report | Zelenka 53' |
3 November 2004 20:45 |
| Lyon |
4–2 | Fenerbahçe |
|---|---|---|
| Essien 22' Malouda 53'Nilmar 90+4', 90+6' |
Report | Selçuk 14' Tuncay 73' |
8 December 2004 20:45 |
| Lyon |
5–0 | Sparta Prague |
|---|---|---|
| Essien 7' Nilmar 19', 51'Idangar 83'Bergougnoux 90+1' |
Report |
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 |
20 October 2004 20:45 |
| Panathinaikos |
2–2 | Arsenal |
|---|---|---|
| González 65' Olisadebe 82' |
Report | Ljungberg 18' Henry 74' |
24 November 2004 20:45 |
| Rosenborg |
2–2 | Panathinaikos |
|---|---|---|
| Helstad 68', 76' |
Report | Konstantinou 16' Skácel 71' |
7 December 2004 20:45 |
| Panathinaikos |
4–1 | PSV Eindhoven |
|---|---|---|
| Papadopoulos 30' Münch 45' (pen.), 57'Sânmărtean 81' |
Report | Beasley 37' |
7 December 2004 20:45 |
| Arsenal |
5–1 | Rosenborg |
|---|---|---|
| Reyes 3' Henry 24'Fàbregas 29'Pirès 41' (pen.)Van Persie 84' |
Report | Hoftun 38' |
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 |
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 |
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6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 17 | −13 | 0 |
29 September 2004 20:45 |
| Anderlecht |
1–3 | Internazionale |
|---|---|---|
| Baseggio 90+4' |
Report | Martins 9' Adriano 51'Stanković 55' |
20 October 2004 20:45 |
| Valencia |
1–5 | Internazionale |
|---|---|---|
| Aimar 73' |
Report | Stanković 47' Vieri 49'Van der Meyde 76'Adriano 81'Cruz 90+1' |
2 November 2004 20:45 |
| Werder Bremen |
5–1 | Anderlecht |
|---|---|---|
| Klasnić 2', 16', 79' Klose 33'Jensen 90' |
Report | Iachtchouk 30' |
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 |
See also
References
- ↑ "Europe's élite wait on draw". UEFA.com. 26 August 2004.
- ↑ "Champions League 2004-05 UEFA coefficients". Archived from the original on 22 October 2009.
- ↑ "UEFA Club Ranking 2004". Bert Kassies.
- ↑ "Dynamo awarded Roma win". BBC Sport. 21 September 2004. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
External links
- Fixtures and results at UEFA.com