2004 Copa Libertadores

2004 Copa Libertadores de América

2004 Copa Toyota Libertadores de América 2004 Copa Toyota Libertadores da América
Tournament details
Dates	February 3 - July 1
Teams	36 (from 11 associations)
Final positions
Champions	Once Caldas (1st title)
Runners-up	Boca Juniors
Tournament statistics
Matches played	140
Goals scored	383 (2.74 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Luís Fabiano (8 goals)
Best player	Jhon Viáfara

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

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD América 13 6 4 1 1 11 5 6 São Caetano 8 6 2 2 2 10 8 2 Peñarol 8 6 2 2 2 9 7 2 The Strongest 4 6 1 1 4 4 14 -10

AME SÃO PEÑ TS América 2–1 3–1 4–0 São Caetano 1–2 1–1 4–2 Peñarol 2–0 1–1 4–0 The Strongest 0–0 0–2 2–0

Group 2

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Once Caldas 13 6 4 1 1 11 6 5 Maracaibo 8 6 2 2 2 10 9 1 Vélez Sársfield 7 6 2 1 3 7 9 -2 Fénix 5 6 1 2 3 6 10 -4

ONC UAM VEL FEN Once Caldas 2–1 2–0 3–0 UA Maracaibo 1–2 4–2 1–1 Vélez Sársfield 2–0 1–1 1–0 Fénix 2–2 1–2 2–1

Group 3

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Cruzeiro 13 6 4 1 1 15 6 9 Santos Laguna 12 6 3 3 0 10 6 4 Caracas 6 6 2 0 4 8 12 -4 Universidad de Concepción 2 6 0 2 4 7 16 -9

CRU SAN CAR UC Cruzeiro 1–1 3–1 5–0 Santos Laguna 1–0 3–1 2–2 Caracas 2–3 0–1 1–0 U. de Concepción 1–3 2–2 2–3

Group 4

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD São Paulo 15 6 5 0 1 11 7 4 LDU Quito 12 6 4 0 2 13 3 10 Alianza Lima 9 6 3 0 3 6 8 -2 Cobreloa 0 6 0 0 6 3 15 -12

SÃO LDU ALI COB São Paulo 1–0 3–1 3–1 LDU Quito 3–0 3–0 5–1 Alianza Lima 1–2 1–0 2–0 Cobreloa 1–2 0–1 0–2

Group 5

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Nacional 12 6 3 3 0 7 4 3 Independiente 8 6 2 2 2 9 7 2 Cienciano 7 6 2 1 3 10 12 -2 El Nacional 5 6 1 2 3 6 9 -3

NAC IND CIE ELN Nacional 0–0 1–0 3–2 Independiente 1–1 4–2 2–0 Cienciano 1–2 3–2 1–0 El Nacional 0–0 1–0 3–3

Group 6

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD River Plate 11 6 3 2 1 10 6 4 Deportivo Táchira 10 6 2 4 0 8 4 4 Deportes Tolima 5 6 1 2 3 6 9 -3 Libertad 5 6 1 2 3 5 10 -5

RIV TAC TOL LIB River Plate 2–2 1–0 4–1 Deportivo Táchira 0–0 2–0 2–0 Deportes Tolima 2–3 1–1 3–2 Libertad 1–0 1–1 0–0

Group 7

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Santos 16 6 5 1 0 16 6 10 Barcelona 8 6 2 2 2 9 6 3 Guaraní 6 6 1 3 2 6 7 -1 Jorge Wilstermann 2 6 0 2 4 5 17 -12

SAN BAR GUA JW Santos 1–0 2–2 5–0 Barcelona 1–3 2–0 4–0 Guaraní 1–2 0–0 3–1 Jorge Wilstermann 2–3 2–2 0–0

Group 8

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Boca Juniors 12 6 4 0 2 10 4 6 Deportivo Cali 9 6 3 0 3 9 9 0 Bolívar 9 6 3 0 3 7 9 -2 Colo-Colo 6 6 2 0 4 6 10 -4

BOC CAL BOL COL Boca Juniors 3–0 3–0 2–0 Deportivo Cali 0–1 3–1 3–1 Bolívar 3–1 1–0 2–0 Colo-Colo 1–0 2–3 2–0

Group 9

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Sporting Cristal 10 6 3 1 2 13 9 4 Rosario Central 10 6 3 1 2 8 8 0 Coritiba 8 6 2 2 2 7 8 -1 Olimpia 5 6 1 2 3 7 10 -3

SC CEN COR OLI Sporting Cristal 4–1 4–1 3–2 Rosario Central 1–1 2–0 2–1 Coritiba 2–0 2–0 1–1 Olimpia 2–1 0–2 1–1

Playoff round

São Caetano v Independiente

April 28, 2004 21:50 (UTC-3)

São Caetano	2 – 2 (4–2 PSO)	Independiente

Estádio Anacleto Campanella, São Caetano do Sul

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Barcelona v Maracaibo

April 29, 2004

Barcelona	6 – 1	Maracaibo

Estadio Isidro Romero Carbo, Guayaquil

Knockout stage

Bracket

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

Main article: 2004 Copa Libertadores Final

First leg match was played on June 23, 2004. Second leg match was played on July 2, 2004.

Team 1	Agg.	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

References

• http://www.colombia.com/futbol/copa_libertadores/2004/resultados/

External links

• http://www.conmebol.com - Official Site of the CONMEBOL, who organized the Copa Libertadores. (In Spanish)