# FA Cup 2004-05

La FA Cup 2004-05 fue la 124ª edición del más antiguo torneo de fútbol reconocido en el mundo. Comenzó el 28 de agosto de 2004, con las rondas preliminares de equipos de los niveles bajos del fútbol inglés.
Debido a las remodelación del Estadio de Wembley, la final se jugó en el Millennium Stadium de Cardiff el 21 de mayo de 2005. El Arsenal derrotó al Manchester United, defensor del título, en la final mediante tanda de penaltis, fue la primera vez que la copa se definía mediante esta vía.

## Calendario

| Ronda | Fecha | Partidos | Clubes | Premio |
| Ronda extra preliminar | 28 de agosto de 2004 | 73 | 661 → 588 | £500 |
| Ronda preliminar | 4 de septiembre de 2004 | 182 | 588 → 406 | £1,000 |
| Primera ronda clasificatoria | 18 de septiembre de 2004 | 124 | 406 → 282 | £2,250 |
| Segunda ronda clasificatoria | 2 de octubre de 2004 | 84 | 282 → 198 | £3,750 |
| Tercera ronda clasificatoria | 16 de octubre de 2004 | 42 | 198 → 156 | £5,000 |
| Cuarta ronda clasificatoriad | 30 de octubre de 2004 | 32 | 156 → 124 | £10,000 |
| Primera ronda | 13 de noviembre de 2004 | 40 | 124 → 84 | £16,000 |
| Segunda ronda | 4 de diciembre de 2004 | 20 | 84 → 64 | £24,000 |
| Tercera ronda | 8 de enero de 2005 | 32 | 64 → 32 | £40,000 |
| Cuarta ronda | 29 de enero de 2005 | 16 | 32 → 16 | £60,000 |
| Quinta ronda | 19 de febrero de 2005 | 8 | 16 → 8 | £120,000 |
| Sextaronda | 23 de marzo de 2005 | 4 | 8 → 4 | £300,000 |
| Semifinales | 16 de abril de 2005 | 2 | 4 → 2 | £900,000 |
| Final | 21 de mayo de 2005 | 1 | 2 → 1 | £1,000,000 |

## Primera ronda

| N.º | Local | Resultado | Visita | Asistencia |
| 1 | Blackpool | 3 – 0 | Tamworth | 4,796 |
| 2 | Darlington | 3 – 3 | Yeovil Town | 3,698 |
| replay | Yeovil Town | 1 – 0 | Darlington | 5,365 |
| 3 | Barnet | 1 – 2 | Bath City | 2,147 |
| 4 | Bristol City | 1 – 1 | Brentford | 10,000 |
| replay | Brentford | 1 – 1 | Bristol City | 3,706 |
| Brentford ganó en los penaltis |||||
| 5 | Bury | 5 – 2 | Vauxhall Motors | 2,566 |
| 6 | Histon | 2 – 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 2,843 |
| 7 | Rochdale | 2 – 1 | Oxford United | 2,333 |
| 8 | Notts County | 2 – 1 | Woking | 4,562 |
| 9 | Stafford Rangers | 0 – 2 | Chester City | 2,492 |
| 10 | Swindon Town | 4 – 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 6,160 |
| 11 | Stockport County | 3 – 1 | Huddersfield Town | 3,479 |
| 12 | Wycombe Wanderers | 1 – 0 | Coalville Town | 2,816 |
| 13 | Bristol Rovers | 1 – 1 | Carlisle | 5,658 |
| replay | Carlisle United | 1 – 0 | Bristol Rovers | 4,813 |
| 14 | Northampton Town | 1 – 0 | Barnsley | 4,876 |
| 15 | Bradford City | 0 – 1 | Rushden & Diamonds | 4,171 |
| 16 | Hull City | 3 – 2 | Morecambe | 10,129 |
| 17 | Southend United | 0 – 3 | Luton Town | 6,683 |
| 18 | Exeter City | 1 – 0 | Grimsby Town | 3,378 |
| 19 | Scunthorpe United | 2 – 0 | Chesterfield | 4,869 |
| 20 | Mansfield Town | 1 – 1 | Colchester United | 3,202 |
| replay | Colchester United | 4 – 1 | Mansfield Town | 2,492 |
| 21 | Alfreton Town | 1 – 1 | Macclesfield Town | 2,251 |
| replay | Macclesfield Town | 2 – 0 | Alfreton Town | 1,783 |
| 22 | Port Vale | 3 – 1 | Kidderminster Harriers | 4,141 |
| 23 | Halifax Town | 3 – 1 | Cambridge United | 2,368 |
| 24 | Cheltenham Town | 1 – 3 | Swansea City | 4,551 |
| 25 | Southport | 1 – 3 | Hereford United | 2,045 |
| 26 | Hayes | 0 – 4 | Wrexham | 1,751 |
| 27 | Tiverton Town | 1 – 3 | Doncaster Rovers | 1,618 |
| 28 | Boston United | 5 – 2 | Hornchurch | 2,437 |
| 29 | Peterborough United | 2 – 1 | Tranmere Rovers | 2,940 |
| 30 | Leyton Orient | 3 – 1 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 4,155 |
| 31 | Slough Town | 2 – 1 | Walsall | 2,023 |
| 32 | Cambridge City | 2 – 1 | Leigh RMI | 930 |
| 33 | Forest Green Rovers | 1 – 1 | Bournemouth | 1,837 |
| replay | Bournemouth | 3 – 1 | Forest Green Rovers | 5,489 |
| 34 | Hartlepool United | 3 – 0 | Lincoln City | 4,533 |
| 35 | Billericay Town | 0 – 1 | Stevenage Borough | 1,804 |
| 36 | Yeading | 2 – 1 | Halesowen Town | 524 |
| 37 | Aldershot Town | 4 – 0 | Canvey Island | 2,600 |
| 38 | Hinckley United | 2 – 0 | Torquay United | 2,129 |
| 39 | Thurrock | 0 – 1 | Oldham Athletic | 1,156 |
| 40 | Milton Keynes Dons | 1 – 0 | Lancaster City | 2,065 |

## Segunda ronda

| N.º | Local | Resultado | Visita | Asistencia |
| 1 | Blackpool | 1 – 0 | Port Vale | 4,669 |
| 2 | Bournemouth | 2 – 1 | Carlisle United | 5,815 |
| 3 | Histon | 1 – 3 | Yeovil Town | 2,564 |
| 4 | Swindon Town | 1 – 1 | Notts County | 5,768 |
| replay | Notts County | 2 – 0 | Swindon Town | 3,770 |
| 5 | Stockport County | 0 – 0 | Swansea City | 2,680 |
| replay | Swansea City | 2 – 1 | Stockport County | 5,572 |
| 6 | Wycombe Wanderers | 0 – 3 | Luton Town | 4,767 |
| 7 | Northampton Town | 1 – 0 | Bury | 4,415 |
| 8 | Hull City | 4 – 0 | Macclesfield Town | 9,831 |
| 9 | Oldham Athletic | 4 – 0 | Leyton Orient | 4,657 |
| 10 | Exeter City | 2 – 1 | Doncaster Rovers | 4,797 |
| 11 | Scunthorpe United | 2 – 0 | Wrexham | 5,698 |
| 12 | Halifax Town | 1 – 3 | Chester City | 4,497 |
| 13 | Hereford United | 2 – 3 | Boston United | 3,601 |
| 14 | Peterborough United | 2 – 0 | Bath City | 4,187 |
| 15 | Slough Town | 1 – 3 | Yeading | 2,418 |
| 16 | Cambridge City | 0 – 1 | Milton Keynes Dons | 2,000 |
| 17 | Hartlepool United | 5 – 1 | Aldershot Town | 4,556 |
| 18 | Stevenage Borough | 0 – 2 | Rochdale | 2,700 |
| 19 | Rushden & Diamonds | 2 – 5 | Colchester United | 3,077 |
| 20 | Hinckley United | 0 – 0 | Brentford | 2,661 |
| replay | Brentford | 2 – 1 | Hinckley United | 4,002 |

## Tercera ronda

| N.º | Local | Resultado | Visita | Asistencia |
| 1 | Arsenal | 2 – 1 | Stoke City | 36,579 |
| 2 | Notts County | 1 – 2 | Middlesbrough | 13,671 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 0 – 0 | Exeter City | 67,551 |
| replay | Exeter City | 0 – 2 | Manchester United | 9,033 |
| 4 | Plymouth Argyle | 1 – 3 | Everton | 20,112 |
| 5 | Leicester City | 2 – 2 | Blackpool | 16,750 |
| replay | Blackpool | 0 – 1 | Leicester City | 6,938 |
| 6 | Derby County | 2 – 1 | Wigan Athletic | 14,457 |
| 7 | Sunderland | 2 – 1 | Crystal Palace | 17,536 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 – 0 | Millwall | 12,566 |
| 9 | Yeading | 0 – 2 | Newcastle United | 10,824 |
| 10 | Hull City | 0 – 2 | Colchester United | 14,027 |
| 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 – 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 36,094 |
| 12 | Reading | 1 – 1 | Swansea City | 13,642 |
| replay | Swansea City | 0 – 1 | Reading | 7,354 |
| 13 | Birmingham City | 3 – 0 | Leeds United | 25,159 |
| 14 | Hartlepool United | 0 – 0 | Boston United | 5,342 |
| replay | Boston United | 0 – 1 | Hartlepool United | 3,653 |
| 15 | Milton Keynes Dons | 0 – 2 | Peterborough United | 4,407 |
| 16 | Oldham Athletic | 1 – 0 | Manchester City | 13,171 |
| 17 | Chelsea | 3 – 1 | Scunthorpe United | 40,019 |
| 18 | Cardiff City | 1 – 1 | Blackburn Rovers | 14,145 |
| replay | Blackburn | 3 – 2 | Cardiff City | 9,140 |
| 19 | Charlton Athletic | 4 – 1 | Rochdale | 13,955 |
| 20 | West Ham United | 1 – 0 | Norwich City | 23,389 |
| 21 | Sheffield United | 3 – 1 | Aston Villa | 14,003 |
| 22 | Preston North End | 0 – 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 13,005 |
| 23 | Rotherham United | 0 – 3 | Yeovil Town | 5,397 |
| 24 | Burnley | 1 – 0 | Liverpool | 19,033 |
| 25 | Bournemouth | 2 – 1 | Chester City | 7,653 |
| 26 | Coventry City | 3 – 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 7,629 |
| 27 | Watford | 1 – 1 | Fulham | 14,896 |
| replay | Fulham | 2 – 0 | Watford | 11,306 |
| 28 | Ipswich Town | 1 – 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 20,080 |
| 29 | Portsmouth | 1 – 0 | Gillingham | 14,252 |
| 30 | Northampton Town | 1 – 3 | Southampton | 7,183 |
| 31 | Queens Park Rangers | 0 – 3 | Nottingham Forest | 11,140 |
| 32 | Luton | 0 – 2 | Brentford | 6,681 |

## Cuarta ronda

| N.º | Local | Resultado | Visita | Asistencia |
| 1 | Derby County | 1 – 1 | Fulham | 22,040 |
| replay | Fulham | 4 – 2 | Derby County | 15,528 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 3 – 0 | Middlesbrough | 67,251 |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 3 – 0 | Colchester United | 10,634 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 2 – 0 | Birmingham City | 40,379 |
| 5 | West Ham United | 1 – 1 | Sheffield United | 25,449 |
| replay | Sheffield United | 1 – 1 | West Ham United | 15,067 |
| Sheffield United ganó en los penaltis |||||
| 6 | Oldham Athletic | 0 – 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 12,029 |
| 7 | Arsenal | 2 – 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 37,135 |
| 8 | Everton | 3 – 0 | Sunderland | 33,186 |
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 1 – 0 | Peterborough | 16,774 |
| 10 | Brentford | 0 – 0 | Hartlepool | 8,967 |
| replay | Hartlepool | 0 – 1 | Brentford | 7,580 |
| 11 | Reading | 1 – 2 | Leicester City | 14,825 |
| 12 | Burnley | 2 – 0 | Bournemouth | 9,944 |
| 13 | Southampton | 2 – 1 | Portsmouth | 29,453 |
| 14 | West Bromwich Albion | 1 – 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 22,441 |
| replay | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 – 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 27,860 |
| 15 | Newcastle United | 3 – 1 | Coventry City | 44,044 |
| 16 | Charlton Athletic | 3 – 2 | Yeovil Town | 22,873 |

## Quinta ronda

| N.º | Local | Resultado | Visita | Asistencia |
| 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 1 – 0 | Fulham | 16,151 |
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 – 1 | Nottingham Forest | 35,640 |
| replay | Nottingham Forest | 0 – 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 28,062 |
| 3 | Everton | 0 – 2 | Manchester United | 38,664 |
| 4 | Charlton Athletic | 1 – 2 | Leicester City | 23,719 |
| 5 | Burnley | 0 – 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 21,468 |
| replay | Blackburn Rovers | 2 – 1 | Burnley | 28,691 |
| 6 | Southampton | 2 – 2 | Brentford | 24,741 |
| replay | Brentford | 1 – 3 | Southampton | 11,720 |
| 7 | Newcastle United | 1 – 0 | Chelsea | 45,740 |
| 8 | Arsenal | 1 – 1 | Sheffield United | 36,891 |
| replay | Sheffield United | 0 – 0 | Arsenal | 27,595 |
| Arsenal ganó por 4-2 en los penaltis |||||

## Semifinales

Ambos encuentros fueron disputados en estadios neutrales.

## Final

La final de la FA Cup 2005 fue disputada en el Millennium Stadium de la ciudad de Carfiff entre el Manchester United y el Arsenal. El United dominó el juego, pero fallo en la definición, así que el encuentro se definió a penales. El portero del Arsenal, el alemán Jens Lehmann, tapó el penalti del colorado Paul Scholes; Patrick Vieira anotó el penalti de la victoria para los Gunners.
| Arsenal | 0 - 0 (5 - 4) | Manchester United |
| 21 de mayo de 2005, 15:00 BST Millennium Stadium, Cardiff — 71.876 espectadores  1POR Jens Lehmann 12DEF Lauren 28DEF Kolo Touré 20DEF Philippe Senderos  3DEF Ashley Cole 15MED Cesc Fàbregas 86'  4MED Patrick Vieira 19MED Gilberto Silva  7DEL Robert Pires 105'  9DEL José Antonio Reyes 10DEL Dennis Bergkamp 65' D. T. Arsène Wenger 13POR Roy Carroll 22DEF John O'Shea 77'  5DEF Rio Ferdinand  6DEF Wes Brown 27DEF Mikaël Silvestre 24MED Darren Fletcher 91' 16MED Roy Keane 18MED Paul Scholes  7MED Cristiano Ronaldo  8DEL Wayne Rooney 10DEL Ruud van Nistelrooy D. T. Sir Alex Ferguson Sustituciones  8MED Fredrik Ljungberg 65' 17MED Edu 105' 11DEL Robin van Persie 86' 25DEF Quinton Fortune 77' 11MED Ryan Giggs 91' Goles 1 - 1 2 - 1 3 - 2 4 - 3 5 - 4Lauren Ljungberg van Persie Cole Vieira 1 - 0 1 - 1 2 - 2 3 - 3 4 - 4van Nistelrooy Scholes Ronaldo Rooney Keane Amonestaciones 16 59 75 118Ashley Cole Lauren José Antonio Reyes Patrick Vieira 21 112Mikaël Silvestre Paul Scholes Expulsiones 120 José Antonio Reyes Equipo arbitral Principal Rob Styles Asistentes Jim Devine Paul Canadine Cuarto Neale Barry Reporte Estadísticas      Tiros412  Tiros a puerta18  Faltas3023  Saques de esquina112  Fueras de juego36  Posesión del balón56%44% |||
* Campeón
* Arsenal
* 10º título

## Goleadores

| N.º | Jugador | Club | Goles |
| 1 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Manchester United | 4 |
| 1 | Peter Crouch | Southampton | 4 |
| 1 | Jermain Defoe | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 |
| 4 | Shola Ameobi | Newcastle United | 3 |
| 4 | Robert Earnshaw | West Bromwich Albion | 3 |
| 4 | Bryan Hughes | Charlton Athletic | 3 |
| 4 | Robbie Keane | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 |
| 4 | Andy Liddell | Sheffield United | 3 |
| 4 | Morten Pedersen | Blackburn Rovers | 3 |
| 4 | Wayne Rooney | Manchester United | 3 |
| 4 | Paul Scholes | Manchester United | 3 |
| 4 | Robin van Persie | Arsenal | 3 |