# 2005 Copa Libertadores

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.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Mineros de Guayana | 1–5 | América de Cali | 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:
* Cumulative goal difference.
* Total goals scored.
* Away goals scored.
* Sorting

### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | DIM | CAP | AMC | LIB |
| 1 | Independiente Medellín | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 10 | | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–2 |
| 2 | Atlético Paranaense | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 10 | 0–4 | | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| 3 | América de Cali | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 1–0 | 3–1 | | 0–1 |
| 4 | Libertad | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 6 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | SAN | LDU | DAN | BOL |
| 1 | Santos | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 12 | | 3–1 | 3–2 | 6–0 |
| 2 | LDU Quito | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 8 | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Danubio | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 7 | 1–2 | 3–0 | | 2–0 |
| 4 | Bolívar | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 7 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | |

### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | SAO | CHI | QUI | STR |
| 1 | São Paulo | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 12 | | 4–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Universidad de Chile | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1–1 | | 3–2 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Quilmes | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 5 | 2–2 | 1–1 | | 1–0 |
| 4 | The Strongest | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 5 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |

### Group 4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | CER | PAL | SAN | TAC |
| 1 | Cerro Porteño | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 12 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 9 | 0–0 | | 1–1 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Santo André | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 8 | 2–2 | 2–1 | | 6–0 |
| 4 | Deportivo Táchira | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 17 | −14 | 3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | |

### Group 5

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | RIV | JUN | OLM | NAC |
| 1 | River Plate | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 16 | | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Junior | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 9 | 0–2 | | 2–0 | 3–2 |
| 3 | Olmedo | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 7 | 2–3 | 3–1 | | 2–3 |
| 4 | Nacional | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | |

### Group 6

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | UANL | BAN | ALI | CAR |
| 1 | UANL | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 12 | | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 |
| 2 | Banfield | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 11 | 0–3 | | 3–2 | 3–1 |
| 3 | Alianza Lima | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 5 | 0–0 | 0–1 | | 2–1 |
| 4 | Caracas | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 4 | 2–5 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |

### Group 7

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | GUA | ONC | COB | SLA |
| 1 | Guadalajara | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 11 | | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 |
| 2 | Once Caldas | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 9 | 4–2 | | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| 3 | Cobreloa | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 8 | 1–3 | 2–1 | | 2–0 |
| 4 | San Lorenzo | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |

### Group 8

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | BOC | PAC | CRI | CUE |
| 1 | Boca Juniors | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 13 | | 4–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Pachuca | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 10 | 3–1 | | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Sporting Cristal | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 7 | 0–3 | 2–0 | | 1–0 |
| 4 | Deportivo Cuenca | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 3 | 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.
| Seed | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Qualification |
| 1 | River Plate | 6 | 16 | +7 | Qualified as first place |
| 2 | Boca Juniors | 6 | 13 | +11 | Qualified as first place |
| 3 | Santos | 6 | 12 | +8 | Qualified as first place |
| 4 | UANL | 6 | 12 | +8 | Qualified as first place |
| 5 | São Paulo | 6 | 12 | +7 | Qualified as first place |
| 6 | Cerro Porteño | 6 | 12 | +6 | Qualified as first place |
| 7 | Guadalajara | 6 | 11 | +3 | Qualified as first place |
| 8 | Independiente Medellín | 6 | 10 | +6 | Qualified as first place |
| 9 | Banfield | 6 | 11 | +1 | Qualified as second place |
| 10 | Pachuca | 6 | 10 | -1 | Qualified as second place |
| 11 | Atlético Paranaense | 6 | 10 | -3 | Qualified as second place |
| 12 | Palmeiras | 6 | 9 | +3 | Qualified as second place |
| 13 | Once Caldas | 6 | 9 | +2 | Qualified as second place |
| 14 | Universidad de Chile | 6 | 9 | 0 | Qualified as second place |
| 15 | Junior | 6 | 9 | -1 | Qualified as second place |
| 16 | LDU Quito | 6 | 8 | -3 | Qualified as second place |

### Bracket

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | River Plate | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | LDU Quito | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Banfield | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Banfield | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | 1 | River Plate | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5 | São Paulo | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | |
| 5 | São Paulo | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | São Paulo | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | |
| 12 | Palmeiras | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Palmeiras | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | São Paulo | 4 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | UANL | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | UANL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | UANL | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Once Caldas | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | A. Paranaense | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | A. Paranaense | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | A. Paranaense | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Santos | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Santos | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | Santos | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | U. de Chile | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | U. de Chile | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | 11 | A. Paranaense | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Guadalajara | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Guadalajara | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Guadalajara | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Pachuca | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Pachuca | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | Guadalajara | 4 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Boca Juniors | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Boca Juniors | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | Boca Juniors | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| LDU Quito | 4-5 | River Plate | 2-1 | 2-4 |
| 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.Tooltip Aggregate score | 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 30,2024
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | 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 |

### Finals

First leg match was played on July 6, 2005. Second leg match was played on July 14, 2005.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Atlético Paranaense | 1–5 | São Paulo | 1–1 | 0–4 |
* Copa Libertadores de América 2005 champion
* São Paulo 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