- Copa Libertadores 2004
The 2004 edition of the Copa Libertadores was the 45th in the tournament's history.
Once Caldas won the Cup for the first time. This became the second time that a team fromColombia won the Copa Libertadores. 36 teams participated in the tournament. In the First Round, the teams were divided into 9 groups of 4 teams each. The top team in each group and the 5 second-place teams with the most points qualified directly to the Eighthfinals, while the 4 second-place teams with the least points participated in a Playoff Round to determine 2 winners that would also advance to the Eighthfinals. These 16 remaining teams then participated in a playoff bracket.The tournament took place from
February 3 ,2004 toJuly 1 ,2004 .First Round
*Teams in green qualified directly to the Eighthfinals
*Teams in yellow qualified to the Playoff Round
*Teams in red were eliminatedGroup 1
Group 4
Group 7
Playoff Round
Round of 16
First leg matches were played between
May 4 ,2004 andMay 6 ,2004 . Second leg matches were played betweenMay 11 ,2004 andMay 13 ,2004 .NB: This was the last year in which the
away goals rule was not employed in the Copa Libertadores. Had it been in place, and the same scorelines had occurred under these different circumstances:
*Once Caldas, São Paulo and River Plate would not have advanced.
*Deportivo Cali and Santos FC would have advanced without a shootout.Quarterfinals
First leg matches were played on
May 20 ,2004 andMay 21 ,2004 . Second leg matches were played betweenMay 25 ,2004 andMay 27 ,2004 .*Under Away Goals Rule São Caetano, would make it into semifinals instead of Boca
emifinals
First leg matches were played on
June 9 ,2004 andJune 10 ,2004 . Second leg matches were played onJune 16 ,2004 andJune 17 ,2004 .Final
First leg match was played on
June 23 ,2004 . Second leg match was played onJuly 1 ,2004 .Champion
References
* http://www.colombia.com/futbol/copa_libertadores/2004/resultados/
External links
*http://www.conmebol.com - Official Site of the
CONMEBOL , who organized theCopa Libertadores . (In Spanish)
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