2004–05 Real Betis season

Real Betis
2004–05 season
PresidentManuel Ruiz de Lopera
Head coachLorenzo Serra Ferrer
La Liga4th
Copa del ReyWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Ricardo Oliveira (22)
All: Ricardo Oliveira (26)

During the 2004–05 season, Betis competed in La Liga and the Copa del Rey. In the league, Betis finished fourth, qualifying for the UEFA Champions League for the first time in their history. The club also won the Copa del Rey, defeating Osasuna in the final on 11 June 2005.

Squad

Squad at end of season[1]

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 Toni Prats
2 DF  ESP Luis Fernández
3 DF  URU Alejandro Lembo
4 DF  ESP Juanito
5 DF  ESP David Rivas
6 FW  ESP Dani
7 DF  ESP Fernando Varela
8 MF  ESP Arzu
9 MF  ESP Fernando Fernández
10 MF  ESP Juan José Cañas
11 MF  BRA Denílson
12 FW  BRA Ricardo Oliveira
13 GK  ESP Pedro Contreras
14 MF  ESP Capi
15 MF  ESP Jaime Pérez
17 MF  ESP Joaquín
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF  URU Washington Tais
19 MF  ESP Israel[2]
20 MF  BRA Marcos Assunção
21 FW  ESP Alfonso Pérez
22 DF  ITA Paolo Castellini
23 MF  ESP Benjamín
24 FW  BRA Edú
25 MF  ESP Pablo Niño
26 GK  ESP Pablo Vargas
27 DF  ESP Melli
28 FW  ESP Tati Maldonado
29 DF  ESP David Llano
30 GK  ESP Toni Doblas
31 FW  ESP Rafael Cabello
32 DF  ESP Óscar Tena
34 DF  ESP Isidoro

Left club during season

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
16 MF  ESP Ismael (on loan to Elche)
19 FW  ESP Tote (on loan to Málaga)
No. Pos. Nation Player
28 FW  ESP Tati Maldonado (on loan to Ceuta)

Competitions

La Liga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Real Madrid 38 25 5 8 71 32 +39 80 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
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
6 Sevilla 38 17 9 12 44 41 +3 60
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

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultDLLWDDDWDDWWWLWLWLWWDWDWLLDWWDDDLDWWWD
Position7171712121414131314111057676666765357743455776544
Source: La Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Copa del Rey

Quarter-finals

27 January 2005 First leg Gramenet 2–2 Real Betis Municipal de Santa Coloma, Santa Coloma de Gramanet
21:00 CEST Juanito 21' (o.g.)
Ollés 51'
(Report) Fernando 15'
Assunção 74'
Referee: Bernardino González Vázquez
2 February 2005 Second leg Real Betis 4–3
(6–5 agg.)
Gramenet Estadio Manuel Ruiz de Lopera, Sevilla
21:00 CEST Fernando 22'
Rivas 25'
Oliveira 57'
Assunção 85'
(Report) Miki 52'
Rubén Blaya 67'
Aarón 87'
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco

Semi-finals

21 April 2005 First leg Real Betis 0–0 Athletic Bilbao Estadio Manuel Ruiz de Lopera, Seville
21:00 CEST (report) Referee: Arturo Daudén Ibáñez
11 May 2005 Second leg Athletic Bilbao 0–0
(0–0 agg.)
(4–5 p)
Real Betis Estadio San Mamés, Bilbao
21:00 CEST (Report) Referee: Carlos Megía Dávila
Penalties
Del Horno
Yeste
Tiko
Orbaiz
Iraola
Ezquerro
Assunção
Oliveira
Joaquín
Denílson
Lembo
L. Fernández

Final

11 June 2005 Osasuna 1–2 Real Betis Vicente Calderón, Madrid
21:00 CEST Aloisi 82' Report Oliveira 74'
Dani 114'
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Pérez Burrull (Cantabria)

References

  1. ^ "FootballSquads - Betis - 2004/05".
  2. ^ Israel previously wore the #37 shirt, but was reassigned as #19 after Tote's transfer.