2004–05 Liverpool F.C. season

The 2004–05 season was the 114th season in Liverpool F.C.'s existence, and their 43rd consecutive year in the top-flight. This artice covers the period from 2004-07-01 to 2005-06-30.

Liverpool finished the season in 5th position in the Premier League, but won their fifth Champions League by beating A.C. Milan in the final 3-2 on penalties after a 3-3 draw.

Competition	Result	Top Scorer
Premier League	5th	Milan Baroš, 9
Champions League	Winners	Luis García, 5
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	Runners-Up	Milan Baroš, 2 Steven Gerrard, 2 Neil Mellor, 2
Overall		Milan Baroš, 13 Steven Gerrard, 13 Luis García, 13

First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Jerzy Dudek
2	DF	Stéphane Henchoz (to January)
3	DF	Steve Finnan
4	DF	Sami Hyypiä
5	FW	Milan Baroš
6	DF	John Arne Riise
7	MF	Harry Kewell
8	MF	Steven Gerrard (captain)
9	FW	Djibril Cissé
10	MF	Luis García
11	MF	Vladimír Šmicer
12	DF	Mauricio Pellegrino (from January)
13	MF	Anthony Le Tallec
14	MF	Xabi Alonso
15	MF	Salif Diao
16	MF	Dietmar Hamann
17	DF	Josemi
18	MF	Antonio Núñez
19	FW	Fernando Morientes

No.	Position	Player
20	GK	Scott Carson
21	DF	Djimi Traoré
22	GK	Chris Kirkland
23	DF	Jamie Carragher
24	FW	Florent Sinama-Pongolle
25	MF	Igor Bišćan
26	MF	Richie Partridge
28	DF	Stephen Warnock
29	GK	Patrice Luzi
31	DF	David Raven
32	MF	John Welsh
33	FW	Neil Mellor
34	MF	Darren Potter
36	DF	Jon Otsemobor
37	DF	Zak Whitbread
40	GK	Paul Harrison
41	MF	Mark Smyth
42	MF	Ryan Wilkie

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions.

No.	Pos.	Name	Starts
1	GK	Dudek, JerzyJerzy Dudek	43
3	DF	Finnan, SteveSteve Finnan	45
23	DF	Carragher, JamieJamie Carragher	56
4	DF	Hyypia, SamiSami Hyypia	49
21	DF	Traore, DjimiDjimi Traore	34
16	MF	Hamann, DietmarDietmar Hamann	34
14	MF	Alonso, XabiXabi Alonso	27
10	MF	Garcia, LuisLuis Garcia	40
8	MF	Gerrard, StevenSteven Gerrard	41
6	MF	Riise, John ArneJohn Arne Riise	51
5	FW	Baros, MilanMilan Baros	36

Gerrard (C)

Transfers

In

#	Pos	Player	From	Fee	Date
9	FW	Djibril Cissé	Auxerre	£14,500,000	01-07-2004
17	DF	Josemi	Málaga	£2,000,000	26-07-2004
18	MF	Antonio Núñez	Real Madrid	£1,500,000	17-08-2004
14	MF	Xabi Alonso	Real Sociedad	£10,700,000^[2]	20-08-2004
10	MF	Luis García	Barcelona	£6,000,000^[3]	20-08-2004
12	DF	Mauricio Pellegrino	Valencia	Free	05-01-2005
19	FW	Fernando Morientes	Real Madrid	£6,300,000^[4]	13-01-2005
20	GK	Scott Carson	Leeds United	£1,000,000	21-01-2005

Out

#	Pos	Player	To	Fee	Date
6	DF	Markus Babbel	VfB Stuttgart	Free	16-07-2004
13	MF	Danny Murphy	Charlton Athletic	£2,500,000	10-08-2004
10	FW	Michael Owen	Real Madrid	£8,500,000 + Antonio Núñez^[5]	14-08-2004
2	DF	Stéphane Henchoz	Celtic	Free	28-01-2005

In: £11,000,000
Out: £43,000,000
Total spending: £32,000,000

Match results

Pre-season

Friendlies
Kick Off	Opponents	H / A	Result	Scorers	Referee	Attendance	Report
2004-07-21 19:45	Wrexham	A	2 – 1	Le Tallec 24', 78'	Mark Warren	14,978	MR
2008-07-27 01:00	Celtic	N	5 – 1	Riise 5', Owen 36', Cissé 62', 76', Henchoz 69'	Alex Prus		MR
2008-07-31 01:00	F.C. Porto	A	0 – 1		Silviu Kristo	40,078	MR
2008-08-04 01:00	A.S. Roma	N	2 – 1	Cissé 30', Owen 85'	Michael Kennedy		MR

Premier League

1 14 August 2004	Tottenham Hotspur	1–1	Liverpool	London
	Defoe 71'	Report	Cissé 38'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,105 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

2 21 August 2004	Liverpool	2–1	Manchester City	Liverpool
	Baroš 48' Gerrard 75'	Report	Anelka 45' Dunne 85'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: Graham Poll Referee: 42,831

3 29 August 2004	Bolton Wanderers	1–0	Liverpool	Bolton
	K. Davies 38'	Report		Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 27,880 Referee: Uriah Rennie

4 11 September 2004	Liverpool	3–0	West Bromwich Albion	Liverpool
	Gerrard 16' Finnan 42' Luis García 60'	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 42,947 Referee: Steve Dunn

5 20 September 2004	Manchester United	2–1	Liverpool	Manchester
	Silvestre 20', 66'		Brown 34' (o.g.)	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 67,857 Referee: Graham Poll

6 24 September 2004	Liverpool	3–0	Norwich City	Liverpool
	Baroš 23' Luis García 26' Cissé 64'	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,152 Referee: Alan Wiley

7 3 October 2004	Chelsea	1–0	Liverpool	London
	J. Cole 64'			Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 42,028 Referee: Phil Dowd

8 16 October 2004	Fulham	2–4	Liverpool	London
	Boa Morte 24', 30'	Report	Knight 50' (o.g.) Baroš 71' Alonso 79' Bišćan 90'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 21,884 Referee: Steve Bennett

9 23 October 2004	Liverpool	2–0	Charlton Athletic	Liverpool
	Riise 52' Luis García 74'	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 41,625 Referee: Andy D'Urso

10 30 October 2004	Blackburn Rovers	2–2	Liverpool	Blackburn
	Bothroyd 16' Emerton 45'		Riise 7' Baroš 54'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 26,314 Referee: Rob Styles

11 6 November 2004	Liverpool	0–1	Birmingham	Liverpool
			Anderton 77'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 42,669 Referee: Uriah Rennie

12 13 November 2004	Liverpool	3–2	Crystal Palace	Liverpool
	Baroš 23' (pen.), 45', pen.'	Report	Kolkka 44' Hughes 52'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 42,862 Referee: Phil Dowd

13 20 November 2004	Middlesbrough	2–0	Liverpool	Middlesbrough
	Riggott 36' Zenden 62'			Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 34,751 Referee: Steve Bennett

14 28 November 2004	Liverpool	2–1	Arsenal	Liverpool
	Alonso 37' Mellor 90+2'	Report	Vieira 57'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,730 Referee: Alan Wiley

15 4 December 2004	Aston Villa	1–1	Liverpool	Birmingham
	Solano 44'		Kewell 16'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 42,593 Referee: Mark Halsey

16 11 December 2004	Everton	1–0	Liverpool	Liverpool
	Carsley 68'			Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 40,552 Referee: Steve Bennett

17 14 December 2004	Liverpool	1–1	Portsmouth	Liverpool
	Gerrard 70'		LuaLua 90'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 35,064 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

18 19 December 2004	Liverpool	3–1	Newcastle United	Liverpool
	Bramble 35' (o.g.) Mellor 38' Baroš 61'	Report	Kluivert 32'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,856 Referee: Graham Poll

19 26 December 2004	West Bromwich Albion	0–5	Liverpool	West Bromwich
	Contra 39'	Report	Riise 17', 82' Sinama Pongolle 51' Gerrard 55' Luis García 89'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 27,533 Referee: Rob Styles

20 28 December 2004	Liverpool	1–0	Southampton	Liverpool
	Sinama Pongolle 44'	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 42,382 Referee: Mark Halsey

21 1 January 2005	Liverpool	0–1	Chelsea	Liverpool
			J. Cole 80'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,886 Referee: Mike Riley

22 3 January 2005	Norwich City	1–2	Liverpool	Norwich
	Jarvis 88'	Report	Luis García 58' Riise 66'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 24,503 Referee: Howard Webb

23 15 January 2005	Liverpool	0–1	Manchester United	Liverpool
			Rooney 21'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,183 Referee: Steve Bennett

24 22 January 2005	Southampton	2–0	Liverpool	Southampton
	Prutton 5' Crouch 22'			Stadium: St. Mary's Attendance: 32,017 Referee: Alan Wiley

25 1 February 2005	Charlton Athletic	1–2	Liverpool	London
	Bartlett 20'	Report	Morientes 61' Riise 79'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 27,102 Referee: Neale Barry

26 5 February 2005	Liverpool	3–1	Fulham	Liverpool
	Morientes 8' Hyypiä 63' Baroš 77'	Report	Cole 16'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,534 Referee: Rob Styles

27 12 February 2005	Birmingham	2–0	Liverpool	Birmingham
	Pandiani 38' (pen.) Gray 45'			Stadium: St. Andrews Attendance: 29,318 Referee: Howard Webb

28 5 March 2005	Newcastle	1–0	Liverpool	Newcastle-upon-Tyne
	Robert 70'			Stadium: St. James' Park Attendance: 52,323 Referee: Howard Webb

29 16 March 2005	Liverpool	0–0	Blackburn	Liverpool
				Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 37,765 Referee: Barry Knight

30 20 March 2005	Liverpool	2–1	Everton	Liverpool
	Gerrard 27' Luis García 32'	Report	Cahill 82'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,224 Referee: Rob Styles

31 2 April 2005	Liverpool	1–0	Bolton Wanderers	Liverpool
	Bišćan 82'	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,755 Referee: Steve Bennett

32 9 April 2005	Manchester City	1–0	Liverpool	Manchester
	Musampa 90'			Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 47,203 Referee: Mike Riley

33 16 April 2005	Liverpool	2–2	Tottenham	Liverpool
	Luis García 44' Hyypiä 63'		Edman 12' Keane 55'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,029 Referee: Mark Halsey

34 20 April 2005	Portsmouth	1–2	Liverpool	Portsmouth
	Kamara 34'	Report	Morientes 4' Luis García 45'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,205 Referee: Howard Webb

35 23 April 2005	Crystal Palace	1–0	Liverpool	London
	A. Johnson 35'			Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 26,043 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

36 30 April 2005	Liverpool	1–1	Middlesbrough	Liverpool
	Gerrard 52'		Németh 4'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,250 Referee: Phil Dowd

37 8 May 2005	Arsenal	3–1	Liverpool	London
	Pirès 25' Reyes 29' Fàbregas 90'	Report	Gerrard 51'	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,119 Referee: Graham Poll

38 15 May 2005	Liverpool	2–1	Aston Villa	Liverpool
	Cissé 20', 27'	Report	Barry 67'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,406 Referee: Barry Knight

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	17	7	14	52	41	+11	58	12	4	3	31	15	+16	5	3	11	21	26	−5

Topscorers

FA Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result	Scorers	Referee	Attendance
18 January 2005	Third round	Burnley	A	0–1		Mark Clattenburg	19,033

League Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A / N	Result	Scorers	Referee	Attendance
26 October 2004	Third round	Millwall	A	3–0	Diao 18', Baroš 70', 80'	Alan Wiley	17,655
10 November 2004	Fourth round	Middlesbrough	H	2–0	Mellor 83', 89'	Howard Webb	28,176
1 December 2004	Quarter-final	Tottenham Hotspur	A	1–1 (a.e.t.) 4–3 pen.	Pongolle 115' Pen: Henchoz Partridge Potter Welsh Pongolle	Neale Barry	36,100
11 January 2005	Semi-final, first leg	Watford	H	1–0	Cox o.g. 51'	Steve Dunn	35,739
25 January 2005	Semi-final, second leg	Watford	A	1–0 2–0 agg	Gerrard 76'	Mike Riley	19,797
27 February 2005	Final	Chelsea	N	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Riise 1', Núñez 113'	Steve Bennett	71,622

UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

10 August 2004	Grazer AK	0–2	Liverpool	Graz
		Report	Gerrard 23', 79'	Stadium: Arnold Schwarzenegger-Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Alain Sars

24 August 2004	Liverpool	0–1	Grazer AK	Liverpool
		Report	Tokić 55'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 42,590 Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo

Group stage

1 15 September 2004	Liverpool	2–0	Monaco	Liverpool
19:45	Cissé 22' Baroš 84'	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 33,517 Referee: Terje Hauge

2 28 September 2004	Olympiacos	1–0	Liverpool	Athens
21:45	Stoltidis 17' Pantos , 82'	Report		Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Pierluigi Collina

3 19 October 2004	Liverpool	0–0	Deportivo de La Coruña	Liverpool
19:45		Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 40,236 Referee: Anders Frisk

4 3 November 2004	Deportivo de La Coruña	0–1	Liverpool	A Coruña
20:45		Report	Andrade 14' (o.g.)	Stadium: Riazor Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Wolfgang Stark

5 23 November 2004	Monaco	1–0	Liverpool	Fontvieille, Monaco
20:45	Saviola 54'	Report		Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 16,502 Referee: Claus Bo Larsen

6 8 December 2004	Liverpool	3–1	Olympiacos	Liverpool
19:45	Sinama Pongolle 47' Mellor 80' Gerrard 86'	Report	Rivaldo 27'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 42,045 Referee: Manuel Mejuto González

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Monaco	6	4	0	2	10	4	+6	12
Liverpool	6	3	1	2	6	3	+3	10
Olympiacos	6	3	1	2	5	5	0	10
Deportivo	6	0	2	4	0	9	−9	2

Last 16

1 22 February 2005	Liverpool	3–1	Bayer Leverkusen	Liverpool
19:45	Luis García 15' Riise 35' Hamann 90+3'	Report	França 90'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 40,952 Referee: Kyros Vassaras

2 9 March 2005	Bayer Leverkusen	1–3	Liverpool	Leverkusen
20:45	Krzynówek 88'	Report	Luis García 28', 32' Baroš 67'	Stadium: Bay Arena Attendance: 22,500 Referee: Alain Sars

Quarter finals

1 5 April 2005	Liverpool	2–1	Juventus	Liverpool
19:45	Hyypiä 10' Luis García 25'	Report	Cannavaro 63'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 41,216 Referee: Frank de Bleeckere

2 13 April 2005	Juventus	0–0	Liverpool	Turin
20:45		Report		Stadium: Delle Alpi Attendance: 55,464 Referee: Valentin Ivanov

Semi finals

1 27 April 2005	Chelsea	0–0	Liverpool	London
19:45		Report		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,497 Referee: Alain Sars

2 3 May 2005	Liverpool	1–0	Chelsea	Liverpool
19:45	Luis García 4'	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 42,529 Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ

Final

25 May 2005	Liverpool	3–3 (3–2 pen.)	Milan	Istanbul
21:45	Gerrard 54' Šmicer 56' Alonso 59'	Report	Maldini 1' Crespo 39', 44'	Stadium: Atatürk Stadium Attendance: 70,024 Referee: Manuel Mejuto González

Notes and references

^ "Statistics for the 2004-2005 Season". LFChistory.net. http://lfchistory.net/seasonstats.asp?Season_id=104. Retrieved 2009-05-30.
^ "Real Sociedad drop Alonso". BBC Sport. 11 August 2004. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/3552128.stm. Retrieved 2009-05-30.
^ "Liverpool grab Garcia". BBC Sport. 20 August 2004. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/3582406.stm. Retrieved 2009-05-30.
^ "Morientes completes Reds switch". BBC Sport. 13 January 2005. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/4127559.stm. Retrieved 2009-05-30.
^ "Owen unveiled by Real". BBC Sport. 14 August 2004. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/3560542.stm. Retrieved 2009-05-30.

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