# 2004 Copa Libertadores

The 2004 Copa Libertadores de América (officially the 2004 Copa Toyota Libertadores de América for sponsorship reasons) was the 45th edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's premier annual international club tournament.
The tournament was won by Colombian club Once Caldas defeating defending champions Boca Juniors 2–0 on a penalty shoot-out. This was the second time, in the history of the tournament, that a team from Colombia won the Copa Libertadores. The first time was during Atlético Nacional's successful campaign.
This was the last Copa Libertadores in which the away goals rule would not be used in every two-legged knockout round. However, starting in the 2008 Copa Libertadores, the away goals rule was removed from the finals.

## Group stage

* Teams in green qualified directly to the Round of 16
* Teams in yellow qualified to the playoff round

### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | AME | SÃO | PEÑ | TS |
| 1 | América | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 13 | | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 |
| 2 | São Caetano | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 8 | 1–2 | | 1–1 | 4–2 |
| 3 | Peñarol | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 8 | 2–0 | 1–1 | | 4–0 |
| 4 | The Strongest | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 4 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ONC | UAM | VEL | FEN |
| 1 | Once Caldas | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 13 | | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Unión Atlético Maracaibo | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 8 | 1–2 | | 4–2 | 1–1 |
| 3 | Vélez Sársfield | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 7 | 2–0 | 1–1 | | 1–0 |
| 4 | Fénix | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 5 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |

### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | CRU | SAN | CAR | UC |
| 1 | Cruzeiro | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 13 | | 1–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 |
| 2 | Santos Laguna | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 12 | 1–0 | | 3–1 | 2–2 |
| 3 | Caracas | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 6 | 2–3 | 0–1 | | 1–0 |
| 4 | Universidad de Concepción | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–3 | |

### Group 4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | SÃO | LDU | ALI | COB |
| 1 | São Paulo | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 15 | | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 |
| 2 | LDU Quito | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 12 | 3–0 | | 3–0 | 5–1 |
| 3 | Alianza Lima | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 9 | 1–2 | 1–0 | | 2–0 |
| 4 | Cobreloa | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 15 | −12 | 0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | |

### Group 5

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | NAC | IND | CIE | ELN |
| 1 | Nacional | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 12 | | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 |
| 2 | Independiente | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 8 | 1–1 | | 4–2 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Cienciano | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 7 | 1–2 | 3–2 | | 1–0 |
| 4 | El Nacional | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 5 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | |

### Group 6

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | RIV | TAC | TOL | LIB |
| 1 | River Plate | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 11 | | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 |
| 2 | Deportivo Táchira | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 10 | 0–0 | | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Deportes Tolima | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 5 | 2–3 | 1–1 | | 3–2 |
| 4 | Libertad | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 5 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |

### Group 7

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | SAN | BAR | GUA | JW |
| 1 | Santos | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 16 | | 1–0 | 2–2 | 5–0 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 8 | 1–3 | | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| 3 | Guaraní | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 6 | 1–2 | 0–0 | | 3–1 |
| 4 | Jorge Wilstermann | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 17 | −12 | 2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | |

### Group 8

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | BOC | CAL | BOL | COL |
| 1 | Boca Juniors | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 12 | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Deportivo Cali | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0–1 | | 3–1 | 3–1 |
| 3 | Bolívar | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 9 | 3–1 | 1–0 | | 2–0 |
| 4 | Colo-Colo | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 6 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | |

### Group 9

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | SC | CEN | COR | OLI |
| 1 | Sporting Cristal | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 10 | | 4–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 |
| 2 | Rosario Central | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 1–1 | | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Coritiba | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 8 | 2–0 | 2–0 | | 1–1 |
| 4 | Olimpia | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 5 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | |

## Knockout stage
### Bracket

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Once Caldas | 0 | 1 | 1 (4) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Barcelona | 0 | 1 | 1 (2) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Barcelona | 0 | 1 | 1 (2) | Once Caldas | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Santos | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Santos | 2 | 2 | 4 (5) | Santos | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| LDU Quito | 4 | 0 | 4 (3) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LDU Quito | 4 | 0 | 4 (3) | | | | | Once Caldas | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | São Paulo | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| Nacional | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | São Paulo | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| Deportivo Táchira | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Deportivo Táchira | 3 | 2 | 5 | Deportivo Táchira | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | São Paulo | 3 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| São Paulo | 0 | 2 | 2 (5) | São Paulo | 3 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Rosario Central | 1 | 1 | 2 (4) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rosario Central | 1 | 1 | 2 (4) | | | | | | | | | | Once Caldas | 0 | 1 | 1 (2) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Boca Juniors | 0 | 1 | 1 (0) |
| Cruzeiro | 0 | 2 | 2 (0) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Boca Juniors | 0 | 1 | 1 (0) |
| Deportivo Cali | 1 | 1 | 2 (3) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Deportivo Cali | 1 | 1 | 2 (3) | Deportivo Cali | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | River Plate | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| River Plate | 1 | 1 | 2 (4) | River Plate | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Santos Laguna | 0 | 2 | 2 (3) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Santos Laguna | 0 | 2 | 2 (3) | | | | | River Plate | 0 | 2 | 2 (4) | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Boca Juniors | 1 | 1 | 2 (5) | | | | | |
| Boca Juniors | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | Boca Juniors | 1 | 1 | 2 (5) | | | | | |
| Sporting Cristal | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sporting Cristal | 2 | 1 | 3 | Boca Juniors | 0 | 1 | 1 (4) | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | São Caetano | 0 | 1 | 1 (3) | | | | | | | | | |
| América | 1 | 1 | 2 | São Caetano | 0 | 1 | 1 (3) | | | | | | | | | |
| São Caetano | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Round of 16

First leg matches were played between May 4, 2004, and May 6, 2004. Second leg matches were played between May 11, 2004, and May 13, 2004.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| São Caetano | 3-2 | América | 2-1 | 1-1 |
| Barcelona | 1-1 (2-4p) | Once Caldas | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Deportivo Cali | 2-2 (3-0p) | Cruzeiro | 1-0 | 1-2 |
| Rosario Central | 2-2 (4-5p) | São Paulo | 1-0 | 1-2 |
| Deportivo Táchira | 5-2 | Nacional | 3-0 | 2-2 |
| Santos Laguna | 2-2 (3-4p) | River Plate | 0-1 | 2-1 |
| LDU Quito | 4-4 (3-5p) | Santos | 4-2 | 0-2 |
| Sporting Cristal | 3-5 | Boca Juniors | 2-3 | 1-2 |

### Quarterfinals

First leg matches were played on May 20, 2004, and May 21, 2004. Second leg matches were played between May 25, 2004, and May 27, 2004.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| São Caetano | 1-1 (3-4p) | Boca Juniors | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Santos | 1-2 | Once Caldas | 1-1 | 0-1 |
| River Plate | 4-1 | Deportivo Cali | 1-0 | 3-1 |
| São Paulo | 7-1 | Deportivo Táchira | 3-0 | 4-1 |

### Semifinals

First leg matches were played on June 9, 2004, and June 10, 2004. Second leg matches were played on June 16, 2004, and June 17, 2004.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Boca Juniors | 2-2 (5-4p) | River Plate | 1-0 | 1-2 |
| São Paulo | 1-2 | Once Caldas | 0-0 | 1-2 |

### Finals

First leg match was played on June 23, 2004. Second leg match was played on July 2, 2004.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Boca Juniors | 1-1 (0-2p) | Once Caldas | 0-0 | 1-1 |
* Copa Libertadores de América 2004 champion
* Once Caldas First title