The 2004 Copa Libertadores Final was a
two-legged football match-up to determine the
2004 Copa Libertadores champion. It was contested by Colombian club
Once Caldas
Once Caldas S.A., simply known as Once Caldas, is a professional Colombian football team based in Manizales, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at the Palogrande stadium.
They were the surprise winne ...
and Argentine club
Boca Juniors. The first leg of the tie was played on 23 June at Boca Juniors' venue,
La Bombonera
The Alberto José Armando Stadium is a football stadium located in La Boca, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Widely known as La Bombonera (; en, The chocolate box) due to its shape, with a "flat" stand on one side of the pitch and three steep stands ro ...
, with the second leg played on 1 July at
Estadio Palogrande
Estadio Palogrande is a multi-purpose stadium in Manizales, Colombia. It is currently used mostly for football (soccer) matches. With renovations made for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia the stadium capacity dropped to 32,000 people. ...
in
Manizales
Manizales () is a city in central Colombia. It is the capital of the Department of Caldas, and lies near the Nevado del Ruiz volcano.
Currently, the city is the main center for the production of Colombian coffee and an important hub for higher ...
.
After both matches ended tied, Once Caldas won the series by
penalty shoot-out
The penalty shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to pe ...
.
Copa Libertadores 2004
by Juan Pablo Andréss on the RSSSF
Qualified teams
Venues
Route to the finals
Final summary
First leg
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Second leg
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References
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