2004–05 FC Porto season

FC Porto followed up its UEFA Champions League victory with a chaotic season, following the departure of coach José Mourinho and several key players.[1] Initial coach Luigi Delneri was sacked even before the season started, due to too little presence in his new town in pre-season. New signings Ricardo Quaresma, Pepe, Giourkas Seitaridis, Luís Fabiano, Raul Meireles and Diego looked spectacular on paper, but in reality, Porto had a miserable offensive performance, culminating in just 39 league goals and a loss of the league title to arch rivals Benfica. As a consolation, it won the Intercontinental Cup title with a victory against Once Caldas on penalties.

FC Porto
2004–05 season
ManagerLuigi Delneri
Víctor Fernández
José Couceiro
Primeira Liga2nd
Champions LeagueRound of 16
Taça de PortugalRound of 32
Supertaça Cândido de OliveiraWinners
UEFA Super CupRunners-up
Intercontinental CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Benni McCarthy (11)
All: Benni McCarthy (14)

Squad

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Goalkeepers

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Defenders

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Midfielders

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Attackers

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Primeira Liga

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Benfica (C) 34 19 8 7 51 31 +20 65 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Porto 34 17 11 6 39 26 +13 62
3 Sporting CP 34 18 7 9 66 36 +30 61 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
4 Braga 34 16 10 8 45 28 +17 58 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
5 Vitória de Guimarães 34 15 9 10 38 29 +9 54
Source: Foradejogo
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored
(C) Champions

Matches

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Topscorers

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UEFA Champions League

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Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Chelsea 6 4 1 1 10 3 +7 13 Advance to knockout stage
2   Porto 6 2 2 2 4 6 −2 8
3   CSKA Moscow 6 2 1 3 5 5 0 7 Transfer to UEFA Cup
4   Paris Saint-Germain 6 1 2 3 3 8 −5 5
Source: [2]

First knockout round

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References

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  1. ^ "Futebol Clube do Porto in 2004–05". Zerozero. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  2. ^ Stokkermans, Karel; Zea, Antonio (4 February 2016). "UEFA Champions League 2004–05". RSSSF. Retrieved 31 January 2021.