2005 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

2005 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
Tournament details
DatesMarch 9 – May 11
Teams8 (from 6 associations)
Final positions
Champions Saprissa (3rd title)
Runners-up UNAM
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored35 (2.5 per match)
Top scorer(s) Rónald Gómez
(3 goals)
2004
2006

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.

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 Seattle Sounders FC of the United States also defeated UNAM Pumas in the final. This is also the last time to date a team from Central America has won the Champions' Cup.

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
Olimpia - UNCAF third place

Caribbean zone

Harbour View - 2004 CFU Club Championship winner

Bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
Kansas City Wizards 0 1 1
Saprissa (a.e.t.) 0 2 2
Saprissa (a.e.t.) (pen.) 2 1 3 (5)
Monterrey 2 1 3 (3)
Monterrey 2 0 2
Municipal 1 0 1
Saprissa 2 1 3
UNAM 0 2 2
D.C. United 2 2 4
Harbour View 1 1 2
D.C. United 1 0 1
UNAM 1 5 6
Olimpia 1 1 2
UNAM (a.e.t.) 1 2 3

Quarterfinals

Saprissa 2–1 (a.e.t.) Kansas City Wizards
Drummond 90', 96' Burciaga 79'

Saprissa won 2–1 on aggregate.


Monterrey 2–1 Municipal
Martínez 3'
Rotchen 43'
Muller 70'
Municipal 0–0 Monterrey

Monterrey won 2–1 on aggregate.


D.C. United won 4–2 on aggregate.


UNAM 2–1 (a.e.t.) Olimpia
Botero 17'
Marioni 117'
Palacios 30'

UNAM won 3–2 on aggregate.

Semifinals

Monterrey 1–1 (a.e.t.) Saprissa
Casartelli 40' Gómez 71' (pen.)
Penalties
3–5

3–3 on aggregate. Saprissa won 5–3 on penalties.


D.C. United 1–1 UNAM
Gómez 10' Da Silva 51' (pen.)
UNAM 5–0 D.C. United
Marioni 11'
Beltrán 48', 73'
Toledo 85'
Lozano 88'

UNAM won 6–1 on aggregate.

Final

First leg

2005 CONCACAF Champions' Cup Final
Second leg
Saprissa 2–0 UNAM
Bolaños 21'
Badilla 43'
Report

Second leg

Second leg
UNAM 2–1 Saprissa
Del Olmo 66'
Augusto 88'
Report Gómez 33'

Saprissa won 3–2 on aggregate.

Champions

CONCACAF Champions' Cup
2005 Winners
Saprissa
Third Title

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Rónald Gómez Saprissa 3
2 Gerald Drummond Saprissa 2
Ricardo Martínez Monterrey
Bruno Marioni UNAM
Joaquín Beltrán UNAM
6 24 players 1

References