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
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 ...
defeating defending champions
Boca Juniors 2-0 on a
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 ...
. 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
Atlético Nacional S. A., best known as Atlético Nacional, is a Colombian professional football club based in Medellín. The club is one of only three clubs to have played in every first division tournament in the country's history, the oth ...
'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 2008 Copa Libertadores de América was the 49th edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's premier annual international club tournament. This marked the first year the competition was sponsored by Spanish bank Santander. As such, the compe ...
, 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
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Group 5
Group 6
Group 7
Group 8
Group 9
Playoff round
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Knockout stage
Bracket
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.
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.
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.
Finals
First leg match was played on June 23, 2004. Second leg match was played on July 2, 2004.
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)
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Copa Libertadores seasons