2005 InterLiga

For 2005, Mexico was granted a third berth in the Libertadores. The Mexican federation decided to grant one of its Libertadores berths ("Mexico 1") based strictly on play during the league season, but retained InterLiga for the other two spots ("Mexico 2" and "Mexico 3"). The group phase of InterLiga remained the same as in 2004, but the final games were changed. The top team from each group plays the second-place team from the opposite group, with both winners advancing to Copa Libertadores. Of the two final winners, the one with the highest point total during group play will be designated "Mexico 2" and automatically advance to the group stage. The other final winner will be "Mexico 3", and will enter the preliminary round of Copa Libertadores.

2005 InterLiga
InterLiga
Tournament details
Host countryUSA
Dates2 January 2005 – 12 January 2005
Teams8 (from the FMF confederations)
Venue(s)6 (in 6 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsUANL (1st title)
Runners-upGuadalajara
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored50 (3.57 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Irenio Soares
Mexico Javier Saavedra (3 goals)

The 2005 InterLiga was again played in California and Texas, and expanded into Arizona. The finals were held January 12 at Reliant Stadium in Houston.

The eight qualified clubs participated in the following groups:

Group A Group B
UANL Chiapas
Guadalajara Toluca
Atlante F.C. America
Santos Necaxa

Match Schedule

Matches at Bank One Ballpark (Phoenix, Arizona)

1.2 Jan 05Guadalajara vs Santos1-1
2.2 Jan 05UANL vs Atlante2-1

Matches at The Home Depot Center (Carson, California)

3.2 Jan 05Necaxa vs Chiapas0-4
4.2 Jan 05América vs Toluca1-2
9.8 Jan 05Atlante vs Santos4-4
10.8 Jan 05Guadalajara vs UANL1-0

Matches at Spartan Stadium (San Jose, California)

5.5 Jan 05Santos vs UANL3-4
6.5 Jan 05Atlante vs Guadalajara3-3

Matches at Alamodome (San Antonio, Texas)

7.6 Jan 05Toluca vs Necaxa2-0
8.6 Jan 05Chiapas vs América1-2

Matches at Cotton Bowl (Dallas, Texas)

11.9 Jan 05América vs Necaxa2-2
12.9 Jan 05Toluca vs Chiapas1-2

Matches at Reliant Stadium (Houston, Texas)

13.12 Jan 05Final 1: UANL vs Toluca2-0
14.12 Jan 05Final 2: Guadalajara vs Chiapas1-1 (5-3)

Goalscorers

The scorers from the 2005 InterLiga

Rank Name Team Goals
1 Brazil Irenio Soares UANL
3
Mexico Javier Saavedra UANL
3
3 Paraguay José Saturnino Cardozo Toluca
2
Brazil Didi Chiapas
2
Argentina Diego Garay Atlante
2
Chile Patricio Galaz Atlante
2
Mexico Héctor Altamirano Santos Laguna
2
Mexico Jorge Campos Santos Laguna
2
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