2004–05 FC Barcelona season

The 2004-05 season saw Futbol Club Barcelona end their six-year wait for the La Liga title, having not won the league or, indeed, any trophy since the 1998–99 season and thus La Liga trophy returned to Barcelona's trophy room. Having finished second in La Liga the previous season, Barcelona once again competed in the UEFA Champions League as well as the Copa del Rey. The squad was restructured significantly following the retirement of key players Luis Enrique and Marc Overmars, as well as the return of Edgar Davids to Juventus and first team regulars Patrick Kluivert and Phillip Cocu moving onto new clubs. Ronaldinho's and new signing Samuel Eto'o's performances won them places in FIFPro's XI of 2004–05. Ronaldinho was later named FIFA World Player of the Year for 2005 for the second time in succession and with the highest points total ever;[1] Eto'o came third. This season was also notable for the debut of Lionel Messi.

FC Barcelona
2004–05 season
PresidentJoan Laporta
Head CoachFrank Rijkaard
StadiumCamp Nou
La Liga1st
Copa del ReyRound of 64
UEFA Champions LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Samuel Eto'o (25)
All:
Samuel Eto'o (29)

Players

Squad

Correct as of 30 September 2009.[2][3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ESP Víctor Valdés
2 DF  BRA Juliano Belletti
3 MF  BRA Thiago Motta
4 DF  MEX Rafael Márquez
5 DF  ESP Carles Puyol (captain)
6 MF  ESP Xavi
7 FW  SWE Henrik Larsson
8 MF  FRA Ludovic Giuly
9 FW  CMR Samuel Eto'o
10 MF  BRA Ronaldinho
11 FW  ARG Maxi López
12 DF  NED Giovanni van Bronckhorst
14 MF  ESP Gerard
15 MF  BRA Edmílson
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF  BRA Sylvinho
18 MF  ESP Gabri
19 DF  ESP Fernando Navarro
20 MF  POR Deco
22 MF  ITA Demetrio Albertini
23 DF  ESP Oleguer
24 MF  ESP Andrés Iniesta
25 GK  ESP Albert Jorquera
28 GK  ESP Rubén
30 FW  ARG Lionel Messi
31 MF  ESP Joan Verdú
32 DF  ESP Damià
34 DF  ESP Rodri
36 MF  ESP Javito

In
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
EU
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Ends
 Transfer
fee		 Source
22 MF Albertini 32EU Atalanta Transfer Winter 2005 Free
8 MF Giuly 27EU Monaco Transfer Summer 2007 €8.5M
15 MF Edmílson 28EU Lyon Transfer Summer 2008 €8M
2 DF Belletti 27Non-EU Villarreal Transfer Summer 2007 €3.7M
7 FW Larsson 32EU Celtic Transfer Summer 2005 Free
20 MF Deco 26EU Porto Transfer Summer 2008 €21m
16 DF Sylvinho 28EU Celta de Vigo Transfer Summer 2009 €2M
9 FW Eto'o 23EU Mallorca Transfer Summer 2008 €24M
25 GK Albert Jorquera 25EU Barcelona B Promoted Summer 2008 Free
32 FW Damià 22EU Barcelona B Promoted Summer 2008 Free
30 FW Lionel Messi 16EU Barcelona B Promoted Summer 2008 Free

Total spending: €74.2 million

Out
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
EU
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Transfer
fee		 Source
8 MF Cocu 33EU PSV Contract terminated Summer Free
9 FW Kluivert 28EU Newcastle United Contract terminated Summer Free
2 DF Reiziger 31EU Middlesbrough Contract terminated Summer Free
29 MF Luis García 26EU Liverpool Transfer Summer €8.75M
11 MF Overmars 31EU Retired Summer N/A
21 FW Luis Enrique 34EU Retired Summer N/A
20 MF Quaresma 22EU Porto Swap Summer €6M
25 GK Enke 26EU Hannover 96 Transfer Summer Free
36 FW Sergio García 20EU Levante Transfer Summer Free
1 GK Rüştü 31Non-EU Fenerbahçe Loan Summer N/A
7 FW Saviola 24EU Monaco Loan Summer N/A
3 MF Davids 31EU Juventus Loan ended Summer N/A
27 DF Óscar 23EU Lazio Loan Summer N/A

Total income: €14.75 million

Last updated: 30 September

Competitions

La Liga

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League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Barcelona (C) 38 25 9 4 73 29 +44 84 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Real Madrid 38 25 5 8 71 32 +39 80
3 Villarreal 38 18 11 9 69 37 +32 65 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4 Betis 38 16 14 8 62 50 +12 62
5 Espanyol 38 17 10 11 54 46 +8 61 Qualification for the UEFA Cup First round
Source: LFP
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored; 7th Fair-play points
(C) Champion.
Date Opponents H / A Result
F – A		 Scorers Points Position
29 August 2004 Racing Santander A 2–0 Giuly 68', Eto'o 74' 3 3
11 September 2004 Sevilla H 2–0 Giuly 35', Larsson 79' 6 1
19 September 2004 Atlético de Madrid A 1–1 Van Bronckhorst 22' 7 2
23 September 2004 Zaragoza H 4–1 Eto'o 26', 46', Xavi 66', Van Bronckhorst 78' 10 2
26 September 2004 Mallorca A 3–1 Larsson 10', Eto'o 38', 39' 13 2
3 October 2004 Numancia H 1–0 Larsson 70' 16 1
16 October 2004 Espanyol A 1–0 Deco 9' 19 1
24 October 2004 Osasuna H 3–0 Eto'o 40', 90', Ronaldinho 42' 22 1
30 October 2004 Athletic Bilbao A 1–1 Eto'o 10' 23 1
6 November 2004 Deportivo H 2–1 Xavi 22', Eto'o 35' 26 1
14 November 2004 Betis A 1–2 Gerard 71' 26 1
20 November 2004 Real Madrid H 3–0 Eto'o 23', Van Bronckhorst 42', Ronaldinho  75' (pen.) 29 1
27 November 2004 Getafe A 2–1 Márquez 20', Deco 22' 32 1
4 December 2004 Málaga H 4–0 Eto'o 24', 89', Deco 28', Iniesta 60' 35 1
11 December 2004 Albacete A 2–1 Iniesta 1', Xavi 85' 38 1
18 December 2004 Valencia H 1–1 Ronaldinho 79' 39 1
21 December 2004 Levante H 2–1 Deco 35', Eto'o 86' 42 1
9 January 2005 Villarreal A 0–3 42 1
16 January 2005 Real Sociedad H 1–0 Eto'o 80' 45 1
22 January 2005 Racing Santander H 3–0 Eto'o 7', Ronaldinho 74', Deco 76' 48 1
29 January 2005 Sevilla A 4–0 Eto'o 48', Baptista 55' (o.g.), Ronaldinho 57', Giuly 74' 51 1
1 February 2005 Atlético Madrid H 0–2 51 1
12 February 2005 Zaragoza A 4–1 Toledo 1' (o.g.), Giuly 29', Eto'o 39', Márquez 71' 54 1
19 February 2005 Mallorca H 2–0 Deco 16', 56' 57 1
26 February 2005 Numancia A 1–1 Márquez 46' 58 1
1 March 2005 Espanyol H 0–0 59 1
5 March 2005 Osasuna A 1–0 Eto'o 39' 62 1
12 March 2005 Athletic Bilbao H 2–0 Deco 20', Giuly 38' 65 1
19 March 2005 Deportivo A 1–0 Giuly 10' 68 1
3 April 2005 Betis H 3–3 Eto'o 14', 82', Van Bronckhorst 90' 69 1
10 April 2005 Real Madrid A 2–4 Eto'o 28', Ronaldinho 73' 69 1
17 April 2005 Getafe H 2–0 Ronaldinho 29', Giuly 56' 72 1
24 April 2005 Málaga A 4–0 Oleguer 21', Giuly 33', 67', Gerard 89' 75 1
1 May 2005 Albacete H 2–0 Eto'o 66', Messi 88' 78 1
8 May 2005 Valencia A 2–0 Ronaldinho 28', Eto'o 29' 81 1
14 May 2005 Levante A 1–1 Eto'o 60' 82 1
22 May 2005 Villarreal H 3–3 Ronaldinho 34', Giuly 37', 48' 83 1
28 May 2005 Real Sociedad A 0–0 84 1

Copa del Rey
Main article: 2004–05 Copa del Rey

Round of 64
27 October 2004 Round of 64 UDA Gramenet 1-0 (a.e.t.) FC Barcelona Nou Camp Municipal, Santa Coloma de Gramenet
20:45 CET Ollés 103' Report Referee: Daudén Ibáñez

Group stage
14 September 2004 Celtic 1–3 Barcelona Celtic Park, Glasgow
20:45 Sutton  59' Report Deco  20'
Giuly  78'
Larsson  82'		 Attendance: 58,589
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
29 September 2004 Barcelona 3–0 Shakhtar Donetsk Camp Nou, Barcelona
20:45 Deco  15'
Ronaldinho  64' (pen.)
Eto'o  89'		 Report Attendance: 64,148
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)
20 October 2004 Milan 1–0 Barcelona San Siro, Milan
20:45 Shevchenko  31' Report Attendance: 76,502
Referee: Graham Poll (England)
2 November 2004 Barcelona 2–1 Milan Camp Nou, Barcelona
20:45 Eto'o  37'
Ronaldinho  89'		 Report Shevchenko  17' Attendance: 94,682
Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)
24 November 2004 Barcelona 1–1 Celtic Camp Nou, Barcelona
20:45 Eto'o  24' Report Hartson  45' Attendance: 74,119
Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)
7 December 2004 Shakhtar Donetsk 2–0 Barcelona Donbass Arena, Donetsk
20:45 Aghahowa  14', 22' Report Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)

First knockout round
23 February 2005 Barcelona 2–1 Chelsea Camp Nou, Barcelona
M. López  67'
Eto'o  73'		 Report Belletti  33' (o.g.) Attendance: 96,650
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
8 March 2005 Chelsea 4–2
(5–4 agg.)		 Barcelona Stamford Bridge, London
Guðjohnsen  8'
Lampard  17'
Duff  19'
Terry  76'		 Report Ronaldinho  27' (pen.), 38' Attendance: 42,450
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

Results

See also

References
  1. "TimeRime.com - FIFA World Player of the Year timeline". Archived from the original on 2009-08-30. Retrieved 2009-09-30.
  2. Woile, Dennis Grebasch, Michael. "FC Barcelona 2004-05".
  3. "FootballSquads - Barcelona - 2004/05".
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2011-12-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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