2005 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
The 2005 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 40th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CONCACAF region (North America, Central America and the Caribbean), the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. The tournament was also a qualifying event for the FIFA Club World Championship. Qualifying began September 21, 2004 and final rounds took place in 2005.
| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | March 9 – May 11 |
| Teams | 8 (from 6 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Saprissa (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  UNAM |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 14 |
| Goals scored | 35 (2.5 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Rónald Gómez (3 goals) |
Costa Rica's Deportivo Saprissa won the title with a 3–2 aggregate win over Mexico's UNAM Pumas in the final.[1] Saprissa had advanced with dramatic wins, once in extra time and once on penalties. Saprissa qualified for the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship in Japan,[2] finishing third.
This was the last time a non-Mexican team had won the CONCACAF Champions' Cup until 2022, when the Seattle Sounders of the United States also defeated UNAM Pumas in the final.
Qualified teams
North American zone
UNAM Pumas - 2004 Clausura and 2004 Apertura champion
Monterrey - 2004 Apertura runner-up
D.C. United - 2004 MLS Cup champion
Kansas City Wizards - 2004 MLS Cup runner-up
Central American zone
Municipal - UNCAF champion
Saprissa - UNCAF runner-up
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Olimpia - UNCAF third place
Caribbean zone
Harbour View - 2004 CFU Club Championship winner
Bracket
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| Kansas City Wizards | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Saprissa (a.e.t.) | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Saprissa (a.e.t.) (pen.) | 2 | 1 | 3 (5) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Monterrey | 2 | 1 | 3 (3) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Monterrey | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Municipal | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Saprissa | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
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| UNAM | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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| D.C. United | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Harbour View | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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| D.C. United | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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| UNAM | 1 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Olimpia | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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| UNAM (a.e.t.) | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
| Kansas City Wizards | 0–0 | Saprissa |
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Kansas City, Missouri, United States
| Saprissa | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Kansas City Wizards |
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Drummond  90', 96' |
Burciaga 79' |
Saprissa won 2–1 on aggregate.
Monterrey won 2–1 on aggregate.
| D.C. United | 2–1 | Harbour View |
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| Eskandarian 5' Gros 64' |
Shelton 23' |
Germantown, Maryland, United States
| Harbour View | 1–2 | D.C. United |
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| Stewart 45+' |
Walker 74' Moreno 77' |
D.C. United won 4–2 on aggregate.
UNAM won 3–2 on aggregate.
Semifinals
3–3 on aggregate. Saprissa won 5–3 on penalties.
| D.C. United | 1–1 | UNAM |
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| Gómez 10' |
Da Silva 51' (pen.) |
Washington, D.C., USA
UNAM won 6–1 on aggregate.
Final
First leg
Second leg
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Saprissa won 3–2 on aggregate.
Champions
| CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2005 Winners |
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| Saprissa Third Title |
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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| 1 | Rónald Gómez |
Saprissa |
3 |
| 2 | Gerald Drummond |
Saprissa |
2 |
| Ricardo Martínez |
Monterrey | ||
 Bruno Marioni |
UNAM | ||
| Joaquín Beltrán |
UNAM | ||
| 6 | 24 players | 1 | |
References
- CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2004-05 on the RSSSF
- Los universitarios no irán a Japón on Medio Tiempo