2005 Copa Libertadores2005 Copa Toyota Libertadores de América 2005 Copa Toyota Libertadores da América |
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Dates | February 1 - July 14 |
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Teams | 38 (from 11 associations) |
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Champions | São Paulo (3rd title) |
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Runners-up | Atlético Paranaense |
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Matches played | 138 |
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Goals scored | 412 (2.99 per match) |
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Top scorer(s) | Santiago Salcedo (9) |
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Best player(s) | Rogério Ceni[1] |
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International football competition
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 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
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Group 5
Group 6
Group 7
Group 8
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.
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Teams qualified as first place
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Teams qualified as second place
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Bracket
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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.
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.
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, 2005.
Final
First leg match was played on July 6, 2005. Second leg match was played on July 14, 2005.
Copa Libertadores de América 2005 Champion
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![Brazil](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/100px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png) São Paulo FC Third Title
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Top goalscorers
9 goals
6 goals
5 goals
References
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