2005 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

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 2005 FIFA Club World Championship. Qualifying began September 21, 2004 and final rounds took place in 2005.

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

Costa Rica's Deportivo Saprissa won the title with a 3-2 aggregate win over Mexico's UNAM Pumas in the final. Saprissa had advanced with dramatic wins, once in extra time and once on penalty kicks. Saprissa qualified for the FIFA Club World Championship 2005 in Japan, finishing third.

As of 2020, this is the last time a non-Mexican team has won the CONCACAF Champions' Cup, now named CONCACAF Champions' League.

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
Dep. Saprissa (AET) 0 2 2
Deportivo Saprissa 2 1 3(5)
Monterrey (AET, PSO) 2 1 3(3)
Monterrey 2 0 2
Municipal 1 0 1
Deportivo Saprissa 2 1 3
UNAM Pumas 0 2 2
D.C. United 2 2 4
Harbour View 1 1 2
D.C. United 1 0 1
UNAM Pumas 1 5 6
Olimpia 1 1 2
UNAM Pumas (AET) 1 2 3

Quarterfinals
Kansas City Wizards 0 – 0 Deportivo Saprissa
Arrowhead Stadium
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Attendance: 1,207
Referee:---
Deportivo Saprissa 2 – 1
(A.E.T.)		 Kansas City Wizards
Drummond  90', 96' Burciaga  79'
Estadio Ricardo Saprissa
San José, Costa Rica
Attendance: ---
Referee:---

Deportivo Saprissa advance 2-1 on aggregate after extra time.

Monterrey 2 – 1 Municipal
Martinez  3'
Rotchen  43'		 Muller  70'
Estadio Tecnológico
Monterrey, Mexico
Attendance: 20,000
Referee:---
Municipal 0 – 0 Monterrey
Estadio Mateo Flores
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Attendance: 15,000
Referee:---

Monterrey advance 2-1 on aggregate.

D.C. United 2 – 1 Harbour View
Eskandarian  5'
Gros  64'		 Shelton  23'
Maryland SoccerPlex
Germantown, Maryland, USA
Attendance: 3,825
Referee:---
Harbour View 1 – 2 D.C. United
Stewart  45'+ Walker  74'
Moreno  77'
Harbour View Stadium
Kingston, Jamaica
Attendance: ---
Referee:---

D.C. United advance 4-2 on aggregate.

Olimpia 1 – 1 UNAM Pumas
Palacios  48' Alonso  83' (pen)
UNAM Pumas 2 – 1
(A.E.T.)		 Olimpia
Botero  17'
Marioni  117'		 Palacios  30'
Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Mexico City, Mexico
Attendance: 25,200
Referee:---

UNAM Pumas advance 3-2 on aggregate.

Semifinals
Deportivo Saprissa 2 – 2 Monterrey
Gomez  45'+ (pen)
Aleman  85'		 Martínez  43'
Veiga  67'
Estadio Ricardo Saprissa
San José, Costa Rica
Attendance: ---
Referee:---
Monterrey 1 – 1
(A.E.T.)
Penalties
3 - 5		 Deportivo Saprissa
Casartelli  40' Gomez  71' (pen)
Estadio Tecnológico
Monterrey, Mexico
Attendance: 30,000
Referee:---

Deportivo Saprissa advance 5-3 on penalty kicks after 3-3 aggregate tie.

D.C. United 1 – 1 UNAM Pumas
Gomez  10' da Silva  51' (pen)
RFK Stadium
Washington, D.C., USA
Attendance: 21,185
Referee:---
UNAM Pumas 5 – 0 D.C. United
Marioni  11'
Beltran  48', 73'
Toledo  85'
Lozano  88'
Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Mexico City, Mexico
Attendance: 22,000
Referee:---

UNAM Pumas advance 6-1 on aggregate.

Final

First leg
Deportivo Saprissa 2 – 0 UNAM Pumas
Bolaños  21'
Badilla  43'		 Report
Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, San José, Costa Rica
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Brian Hall (USA)

Second leg
UNAM Pumas 2 – 1 Deportivo Saprissa
del Olmo  66'
Augusto  88'		 Report Gomez  33'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Kevin Stott (USA)

Deportivo Saprissa win 2005 CONCACAF Champions' Cup 3-2 on aggregate,
advance to 2005 FIFA Club World Championship.

Champions
CONCACAF Champions' Cup
2005 Winners
Deportivo Saprissa
Third Title

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Ronald Gomez Deportivo Saprissa 3
2 Gerrold Drummond Deportivo Saprissa 2
Ricardo Martinez Monterrey 2
Bruno Marioni UNAM Pumas 2
Joaquin Beltran UNAM Pumas 2
6 Alecko Eskandarian D.C. United 1
Joshua Gros D.C. United 1
Jamil Walker D.C. United 1
Jaime Moreno D.C. United 1
Christian Gomez D.C. United 1
Wilson Palacios Olimpia 1
Jerry Palacios Olimpia 1
Diego Alonso UNAM Pumas 1
Joaquin Botero UNAM Pumas 1
David Toledo UNAM Pumas 1
Joaquín del Olmo UNAM Pumas 1
José Aílton da Silva UNAM Pumas 1
Leandro Augusto UNAM Pumas 1
Jame Lozano UNAM Pumas 1
Pablo Rotchen Monterrey 1
Carlos Casartelli Monterrey 1
Argemiro Veiga Monterrey 1
Victor Muller CSD Municipal 1
Jose Burciaga Kansas City Wizards 1
Gabriel Badilla Deportivo Saprissa 1
Cristian Bolaños Deportivo Saprissa 1
Allan Aleman Deportivo Saprissa 1
Donald Stewart Harbour View 1
Luton Shelton Harbour View 1
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