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.

Key Information

2004–05 season
President	Joan Laporta
Head Coach	Frank Rijkaard
Stadium	Camp Nou
La Liga	1st
Copa del Rey	Round of 64
UEFA Champions League	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Samuel Eto'o (25) All: Samuel Eto'o (29)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
Home colours	Away colours	Third colours
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Squad

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Correct as of 30 September 2009.^[2][3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. 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

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No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
22	MF		Albertini	32	EU	Atalanta	Transfer	Winter	2005	Free	[1]
11	FW		Maxi López	20	Non-EU	River Plate	Transfer	Winter	2009	€6.7M
8	MF		Giuly	27	EU	Monaco	Transfer	Summer	2007	€8.5M	[2]
15	MF		Edmílson	28	EU	Lyon	Transfer	Summer	2008	€8M	[3]
2	DF		Belletti	27	Non-EU	Villarreal	Transfer	Summer	2007	€3.7M	[4]
17	FW		Larsson	32	EU	Celtic	Transfer	Summer	2005	Free	[5]
20	MF		Deco	26	EU	Porto	Transfer	Summer	2008	€21m	[6]
16	DF		Sylvinho	28	EU	Celta de Vigo	Transfer	Summer	2009	€2M	[7]
9	FW		Eto'o	23	EU	Mallorca	Transfer	Summer	2008	€24M	[8]
25	GK		Albert Jorquera	25	EU	Barcelona B	Promoted	Summer	2008	Free
32	FW		Damià	22	EU	Barcelona B	Promoted	Summer	2008	Free
30	FW		Lionel Messi	16	EU	Barcelona B	Promoted	Summer	2008	Free

Total spending: €74.2 million

Out

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No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
8	MF		Cocu	33	EU	PSV	Contract terminated	Summer	Free
9	FW		Kluivert	28	EU	Newcastle United	Contract terminated	Summer	Free	[9]
2	DF		Reiziger	31	EU	Middlesbrough	Contract terminated	Summer	Free	[10]
22	MF		Luis García	26	EU	Liverpool	Transfer	Summer	€8.75M	[11]
11	MF		Overmars	31	EU		Retired	Summer	N/A	[12]
21	FW		Luis Enrique	34	EU		Retired	Summer	N/A	[13]
20	MF		Quaresma	22	EU	Porto	Swap	Summer	€6M	[14]
25	GK		Enke	26	EU	Hannover 96	Transfer	Summer	Free	[15]
36	FW		Sergio García	20	EU	Levante	Transfer	Summer	Free	[16]
1	GK		Rüştü	31	Non-EU	Fenerbahçe	Loan	Summer	N/A	[17]
7	FW		Saviola	24	EU	Monaco	Loan	Summer	N/A	[18]
3	MF		Davids	31	EU	Juventus	Loan ended	Summer	N/A	[19]
27	DF		Óscar	23	EU	Lazio	Loan	Summer	N/A	[20]

Total income: €14.75 million

Last updated: 30 September

La Liga

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League table

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Pos	Team v t e	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	Real 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) Champions

Results by Round

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Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A
Result	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	L	W	W	W	W	D	W	L	W	W	W	L	W	W	D	D	W	W	W	D	L	W	W	W	W	D	D	D
Position	3	2	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Updated to match(es) played on 2008-07-16. Source: LFP.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss;   = Leader, 2005-06 UEFA Champions League Group stage;   = 2005-06 UEFA Champions League Group stage;   = 2005-06 UEFA Champions League Qualifying round;   = 2005-06 UEFA Cup;   = 2005-06 Segunda Division

Matches

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Racing Santander v Barcelona

29 August 2004 1	Racing Santander	0–2	Barcelona	Santander
			Giuly 68' Eto'o 74'	Stadium: El Sardinero

Barcelona v Sevilla

11 September 2004 2	Barcelona	2–0	Sevilla	Barcelona
	Giuly 35' Larsson 79'			Stadium: Camp Nou

Atlético de Madrid v Barcelona

19 September 2004 3	Atlético de Madrid	1–1	Barcelona	Madrid
	F. Torres 48'		Van Bronckhorst 22'	Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderón

Barcelona v Zaragoza

23 September 2004 4	Barcelona	4–1	Zaragoza	Barcelona
	Eto'o 26' Eto'o 46' Xavi 66' Van Bronckhorst 78'			Stadium: Camp Nou

Mallorca v Barcelona

26 September 2004 5	Mallorca	1–3	Barcelona	Palma de Mallorca
			Larsson 10' Eto'o 38' , Eto'o 39'	Stadium: Son Moix

Barcelona v Numancia

3 October 2004 6	Barcelona	1–0	Numancia	Barcelona
	Larsson 70'			Stadium: Camp Nou

Espanyol v Barcelona

16 October 2004 7	Espanyol	0–1	Barcelona	Cornellá de Llobregat
			Deco 9'	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Lluís Companys

Barcelona v Osasuna

24 October 2004 8	Barcelona	3–0	Osasuna	Barcelona
	Eto'o 40' Ronaldinho 42' Eto'o 90'			Stadium: Camp Nou

Athletic Bilbao v Barcelona

30 October 2004 9	Athletic Bilbao	1–1	Barcelona	Bilbao
			Eto'o 10'	Stadium: San Mamés Stadium (1913)

Barcelona v Deportivo

6 November 2004 10	Barcelona	2–1	Deportivo	Barcelona
	Xavi 22' Eto'o 35'			Stadium: Camp Nou

Real Betis v Barcelona

14 November 2004 11	Real Betis	2–1	Barcelona	Sevilla
			71' Gerard	Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarin

Barcelona v Real Madrid

20 November 2004 12	Barcelona	3–0	Real Madrid	Barcelona
	Eto'o 23' Van Bronckhorst 42' Ronaldinho 75' (pen.)			Stadium: Camp Nou

Getafe v Barcelona

27 November 2004 13	Getafe	1–2	Barcelona	Madrid
			Márquez 20' Deco 22'	Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez

Barcelona v Málaga

4 December 2004 14	Barcelona	4–0	Málaga	Barcelona
	Eto'o 24' Deco 28' Iniesta 60' Eto'o 89'			Stadium: Camp Nou

Albacete v Barcelona

11 December 2004 15	Albacete	1–2	Barcelona	Albacete
			Iniesta 1' Xavi 85'

Barcelona v Valencia

18 December 2004 16	Barcelona	1–1	Valencia	Barcelona
	Ronaldinho 79'			Stadium: Camp Nou

Barcelona v Levante

21 December 2004 17	Barcelona	2–1	Levante	Barcelona
	Deco 35' Eto'o 86'			Stadium: Camp Nou

Villarreal v Barcelona

9 January 2005 18	Villarreal	3–0	Barcelona	Villarreal
				Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica

Barcelona v Real Sociedad

16 January 2005 19	Barcelona	1–0	Real Sociedad	Barcelona
	Eto'o 80'			Stadium: Camp Nou

Barcelona v Racing Santander

22 January 2005 20	Barcelona	3–0	Racing Santander	Barcelona
	Eto'o 7' Ronaldinho 74' Deco 76'			Stadium: Camp Nou

Sevilla v Barcelona

29 January 2005 21	Sevilla	0–4	Barcelona	Sevilla
			Eto'o 48' Baptista 55' (own goal) Ronaldinho 57' Giuly 74'	Stadium: Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán

Barcelona v Atlético Madrid

1 February 2005 22	Barcelona	0–2	Atlético Madrid	Barcelona
			F. Torres 1', 90' (pen.)	Stadium: Camp Nou

Zaragoza v Barcelona

12 February 2005 23	Zaragoza	1–4	Barcelona	Zaragoza
			Toledo 1' (own goal) Giuly 29' Eto'o 39' Márquez 71'	Stadium: Estadio La Romareda

Barcelona v Mallorca

19 February 2005 24	Barcelona	2–0	Mallorca	Barcelona
	Deco 16' Deco 56'			Stadium: Camp Nou

Numancia v Barcelona

26 February 2005 25	Numancia	1–1	Barcelona	Soria
			Márquez 46'	Stadium: Nuevo Estadio Los Pajaritos

Barcelona v Espanyol

1 March 2005 26	Barcelona	0–0	Espanyol	Barcelona
				Stadium: Camp Nou

Osasuna v Barcelona

5 March 2005 27	Osasuna	0–1	Barcelona	Pamplona
			Eto'o 39'	Stadium: El Sadar

Barcelona v Athletic Bilbao

12 March 2005 28	Barcelona	2–0	Athletic Bilbao	Barcelona
	Deco 20' Giuly 38'			Stadium: Camp Nou

Deportivo v Barcelona

19 March 2005 29	Deportivo	0–1	Barcelona	La Coruña
			Giuly 10'	Stadium: Riazor

Barcelona v Real Betis

3 April 2005 30	Barcelona	3–3	Real Betis	Barcelona
	Eto'o 14' Eto'o 82' Van Bronckhorst 90'			Stadium: Camp Nou

Real Madrid v Barcelona

10 April 2005 31	Real Madrid	4–2	Barcelona	Madrid
	Zidane 7' Ronaldo 20' Raúl 45' Owen 65'		Eto'o 28' Ronaldinho 73'	Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu

Barcelona v Getafe

17 April 2005 32	Barcelona	2–0	Getafe	Barcelona
	Ronaldinho 29' Giuly 56'			Stadium: Camp Nou

Málaga v Barcelona

24 April 2005 33	Málaga	0–4	Barcelona	Málaga
			Oleguer 21' Giuly 33' Giuly 67' Gerard 89'	Stadium: La Rosaleda

Barcelona v Albacete

1 May 2005 34	Barcelona	2–0	Albacete	Barcelona
	Eto'o 66' Messi 88'[5]			Stadium: Camp Nou

Valencia v Barcelona

8 May 2005 35	Valencia	0–2	Barcelona	Valencia
			Ronaldinho 28' Eto'o 29'	Stadium: Mestalla

Levante v Barcelona

14 May 2005 36	Levante	1–1	Barcelona	Valencia
			Eto'o 60'	Stadium: Estadi Ciutat de València

Barcelona v Villarreal

22 May 2005 37	Barcelona	3–3	Villarreal	Barcelona
	Ronaldinho 34' Giuly 37' Giuly 48'			Stadium: Camp Nou

Real Sociedad v Barcelona

28 May 2005 38	Real Sociedad	0–0	Barcelona	San Sebastián
				Stadium: Anoeta

Copa del Rey

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Main article: 2004–05 Copa del Rey

Round of 64

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UDA Gramenet v Barcelona

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

Champions League

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Group stage

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Celtic v Barcelona

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)

Barcelona v Shakhtar Donetsk

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)

Milan v Barcelona

20 October 2004	Milan	1–0	Barcelona	San Siro, Milan
20:45	Shevchenko 31'	Report		Attendance: 76,502 Referee: Graham Poll (England)

Barcelona v Milan

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)

Barcelona v Celtic

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)

Shakhtar Donetsk v Barcelona

7 December 2004	Shakhtar Donetsk	2–0	Barcelona	Donbas Arena, Donetsk
20:45	Aghahowa 14', 22'	Report		Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)

Round of 16

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Barcelona v Chelsea

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)

Chelsea v Barcelona

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)

Players statistics

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No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		La Liga		Copa del Rey		Champions League
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ESP	Valdes	43	-36	35	-25	0	0	8	-11
2	DF	BRA	Belletti	39	0	29+2	0	0	0	8	0
23	DF	ESP	Oleguer	43	1	33+3	1	0	0	5+2	0
5	DF	ESP	Puyol	45	0	36	0	1	0	8	0
12	DF	NED	van Bronckhorst	38	4	27+2	4	1	0	7+1	0
4	MF	MEX	Marquez	41	3	33+1	3	1	0	5+1	0
6	MF	ESP	Xavi	45	3	36	3	1	0	8	0
20	MF	POR	Deco	42	9	35	7	0	0	7	2
8	FW	FRA	Giuly	36	12	29	11	1	0	5+1	1
9	FW	CMR	Eto'o	45	29	37	25	0+1	0	7	4
10	FW	BRA	Ronaldinho	42	13	35	9	0	0	7	4
28	GK	ESP	Rubén	3	-2	1+1	-1	1	-1
24	MF	ESP	Iniesta	46	2	12+25	2	1	0	2+6	0
16	DF	BRA	Sylvinho	24	0	11+10	0	0	0	2+1	0
7	FW	SWE	Larsson	17	4	6+6	3	1	0	1+3	1
32	DF	ESP	Damià	10	0	5+4	0	0+1	0
15	MF	BRA	Edmílson	7	0	4+2	0	0	0	1	0
3	MF	BRA	Motta	8	0	3+5	0
14	MF	ESP	Gerard	16	2	2+11	2	0	0	2+1	0
11	FW	ARG	Maxi	10	1	2+6	0	0	0	0+2	1
18	MF	ESP	Gabri	4	0	2+2	0
19	DF	ESP	Navarro	8	0	2+3	0	1	0	1+1	0
25	GK	ESP	Jorquera	2	-3	2	-3
22	MF	ITA	Albertini	6	0	1+4	0	0	0	1	0
30	FW	ARG	Messi	9	1	0+7	1	1	0	1	0
31	MF	ESP	Verdu	2	0	0	0	0+1	0	1	0
34	DF	ESP	Rodri	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0
36	MF	ESP	Javito	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

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