# 2004–05 FC Barcelona season

The 2004–05 season saw Futbol Club Barcelona end their six-year wait for the La Liga title, having not won the league or, indeed, any trophy since the 1998–99 season and thus La Liga trophy returned to Barcelona's trophy room. Having finished second in La Liga the previous season, Barcelona once again competed in the UEFA Champions League as well as the Copa del Rey. The squad was restructured significantly following the retirement of key players Luis Enrique and Marc Overmars, as well as the return of Edgar Davids to Juventus and first team regulars Patrick Kluivert and Phillip Cocu moving onto new clubs. Ronaldinho's and new signing Samuel Eto'o's performances won them places in FIFPro's XI of 2004–05. Ronaldinho was later named FIFA World Player of the Year for 2005 for the second time in succession and with the highest points total ever; Eto'o came third. This season was also notable for the debut of Lionel Messi.

## Players
### Squad

Correct as of 30 September 2009.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ESP | Víctor Valdés |
| 2 | DF | BRA | Juliano Belletti |
| 3 | MF | BRA | Thiago Motta |
| 4 | DF | MEX | Rafael Márquez |
| 5 | DF | ESP | Carles Puyol (captain) |
| 6 | MF | ESP | Xavi |
| 7 | FW | SWE | Henrik Larsson |
| 8 | MF | FRA | Ludovic Giuly |
| 9 | FW | CMR | Samuel Eto'o |
| 10 | MF | BRA | Ronaldinho |
| 11 | FW | ARG | Maxi López |
| 12 | DF | NED | Giovanni van Bronckhorst |
| 14 | MF | ESP | Gerard |
| 15 | MF | BRA | Edmílson |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | DF | BRA | Sylvinho |
| 18 | MF | ESP | Gabri |
| 19 | DF | ESP | Fernando Navarro |
| 20 | MF | POR | Deco |
| 22 | MF | ITA | Demetrio Albertini |
| 23 | DF | ESP | Oleguer |
| 24 | MF | ESP | Andrés Iniesta |
| 25 | GK | ESP | Albert Jorquera |
| 28 | GK | ESP | Rubén |
| 30 | FW | ARG | Lionel Messi |
| 31 | MF | ESP | Joan Verdú |
| 32 | DF | ESP | Damià |
| 34 | DF | ESP | Rodri |
| 36 | MF | ESP | Javito |

#### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee |
| 22 | MF | Albertini | 32 | EU | Atalanta | Transfer | Winter | 2005 | Free |
| 11 | FW | Maxi López | 20 | Non-EU | River Plate | Transfer | Winter | 2009 | €6.7M |
| 8 | MF | Giuly | 27 | EU | Monaco | Transfer | Summer | 2007 | €8.5M |
| 15 | MF | Edmílson | 28 | EU | Lyon | Transfer | Summer | 2008 | €8M |
| 2 | DF | Belletti | 27 | Non-EU | Villarreal | Transfer | Summer | 2007 | €3.7M |
| 17 | FW | Larsson | 32 | EU | Celtic | Transfer | Summer | 2005 | Free |
| 20 | MF | Deco | 26 | EU | Porto | Transfer | Summer | 2008 | €21m |
| 16 | DF | Sylvinho | 28 | EU | Celta de Vigo | Transfer | Summer | 2009 | €2M |
| 9 | FW | Eto'o | 23 | EU | Mallorca | Transfer | Summer | 2008 | €24M |
| 25 | GK | Albert Jorquera | 25 | EU | Barcelona B | Promoted | Summer | 2008 | Free |
| 32 | FW | Damià | 22 | EU | Barcelona B | Promoted | Summer | 2008 | Free |
| 30 | FW | Lionel Messi | 16 | EU | Barcelona B | Promoted | Summer | 2008 | Free |
Total spending: €74.2 million

#### Out

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee |
| 8 | MF | Cocu | 33 | EU | PSV | Contract terminated | Summer | Free |
| 9 | FW | Kluivert | 28 | EU | Newcastle United | Contract terminated | Summer | Free |
| 2 | DF | Reiziger | 31 | EU | Middlesbrough | Contract terminated | Summer | Free |
| 22 | MF | Luis García | 26 | EU | Liverpool | Transfer | Summer | €8.75M |
| 11 | MF | Overmars | 31 | EU | | Retired | Summer | N/A |
| 21 | FW | Luis Enrique | 34 | EU | | Retired | Summer | N/A |
| 20 | MF | Quaresma | 22 | EU | Porto | Swap | Summer | €6M |
| 25 | GK | Enke | 26 | EU | Hannover 96 | Transfer | Summer | Free |
| 36 | FW | Sergio García | 20 | EU | Levante | Transfer | Summer | Free |
| 1 | GK | Rüştü | 31 | Non-EU | Fenerbahçe | Loan | Summer | N/A |
| 7 | FW | Saviola | 24 | EU | Monaco | Loan | Summer | N/A |
| 3 | MF | Davids | 31 | EU | Juventus | Loan ended | Summer | N/A |
| 27 | DF | Óscar | 23 | EU | Lazio | Loan | Summer | N/A |
Total income: €14.75 million
Last updated: 30 September

## Competitions
### La Liga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Barcelona (C) | 38 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 73 | 29 | +44 | 84 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 38 | 25 | 5 | 8 | 71 | 32 | +39 | 80 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Villarreal | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 69 | 37 | +32 | 65 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Real Betis | 38 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 62 | 50 | +12 | 62 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 5 | Espanyol | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 54 | 46 | +8 | 61 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |

#### Results by Round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A |
| Result | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | L | W | W | W | W | D | W | L | W | W | W | L | W | W | D | D | W | W | W | D | L | W | W | W | W | D | D | D |
| Position | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

#### Matches
### Champions League
#### Group stage
#### Round of 16
## Statistics
### Players statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | La Liga | La Liga | Copa del Rey | Copa del Rey | Champions League | Champions League |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ESP | Valdes | 43 | -36 | 35 | -25 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -11 |
| 2 | DF | BRA | Belletti | 39 | 0 | 29+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | ESP | Oleguer | 43 | 1 | 33+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ESP | Puyol | 45 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | NED | van Bronckhorst | 38 | 4 | 27+2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | MEX | Marquez | 41 | 3 | 33+1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | ESP | Xavi | 45 | 3 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | POR | Deco | 42 | 9 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 8 | FW | FRA | Giuly | 36 | 12 | 29 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5+1 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | CMR | Eto'o | 45 | 29 | 37 | 25 | 0+1 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
| 10 | FW | BRA | Ronaldinho | 42 | 13 | 35 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
| 28 | GK | ESP | Rubén | 3 | -2 | 1+1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| 24 | MF | ESP | Iniesta | 46 | 2 | 12+25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2+6 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | BRA | Sylvinho | 24 | 0 | 11+10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | SWE | Larsson | 17 | 4 | 6+6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1+3 | 1 |
| 32 | DF | ESP | Damià | 10 | 0 | 5+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | BRA | Edmílson | 7 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | MF | BRA | Motta | 8 | 0 | 3+5 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ESP | Gerard | 16 | 2 | 2+11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ARG | Maxi | 10 | 1 | 2+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 |
| 18 | MF | ESP | Gabri | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | ESP | Navarro | 8 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | ESP | Jorquera | 2 | -3 | 2 | -3 |
| 22 | MF | ITA | Albertini | 6 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | ARG | Messi | 9 | 1 | 0+7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | ESP | Verdu | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | ESP | Rodri | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | ESP | Javito | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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