Heineken Cup 2004/05

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Heineken Cup 2004/05
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master FranceFrance Stade Toulousain (3rd title)
Teams 24
countries EnglandEngland England France Ireland Italy Scotland Wales
FranceFrance 
IrelandIreland 
ItalyItaly 
ScotlandScotland 
WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg 
Games 79  (of which 79 played)
spectator 918,039  (ø 11,621 per game)
Most of the points EnglandEngland Andy Goode , Leicester (114)
Most attempts IrelandIreland Shane Horgan , Leinster (8)
← Heineken Cup 2003/04

The 2004/05 Heineken Cup was the tenth edition of the Heineken Cup , the most important European cup competition in rugby union . 24 teams from six countries took part. The first of a total of 79 games took place on October 22, 2004, the final on May 22, 2005 at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh . Cup winner was Stade Toulousain from France for the third time , which defeated Stade Français in the final .

mode

The participants were divided into six groups of four teams each. Each team played a home and an away game against the three group opponents. In the group stage, the teams received

  • four points for a win
  • two points for a tie
  • a bonus point for four or more attempts
  • a bonus point for a loss of less than seven points

For the quarter-finals, the six group winners (classified according to the number of points won in places 1–6) and the two best runners-up (classified in places 7–8) qualified. Teams ranked 1-4 had home rights in the quarter-finals. The first against the eighth, the second against the seventh, the third against the sixth and the fourth against the fifth.

Group stage

  • Group winners, qualified for quarter-finals
  • Two best runners-up, qualified for quarter-finals

    • In brackets: rank in the quarter-final seeding list

    Group 1

    team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Bonus
    points     		Table
    points
    1. FranceFrance Biarritz Olympique (4) 6th 5 0 1 163: 92 + 71 2 22nd
    2. EnglandEngland Leicester Tigers (8) 6th 4th 0 2 196: 118 + 78 3 19th
    3. EnglandEngland London Wasps 6th 3 0 3 174: 138 + 36 4th 16
    4th ItalyItaly Rugby Calvisano 6th 0 0 6th 79: 264 - 185 0 0
    date encounter Result
    October 23, 2004 Leicester - Calvisano 37: 6
    October 24, 2004 Wasps - Biarritz 25:12
    October 30, 2004 Biarritz - Leicester 23: 8
    October 30, 2004 Calvisano - Wasps 22:31
    4th December 2004 Biarritz - Calvisano 41:10
    December 5, 2004 Wasps - Leicester 31:37
    date encounter Result
    December 11, 2004 Calvisano - Biarritz 17:48
    December 12, 2004 Leicester - Wasps 35:27
    January 9, 2005 Leicester - Biarritz 17:21
    January 9, 2005 Wasps - Calvisano 45:14
    January 15, 2005 Biarritz - Wasps 18:15
    January 15, 2005 Calvisano - Leicester 10:62

    Group 2

    team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Bonus
    points     		Table
    points
    1. Ireland Leinster Rugby (1) 6th 6th 0 0 257: 100 + 157 2 26th
    2. EnglandEngland Bath rugby 6th 4th 0 2 149: 122 + 27 3 15th
    3. ItalyItaly Benetton Rugby Treviso 6th 3 0 3 136: 181 - 45 2 14th
    4th FranceFrance CS Bourgoin-Jallieu 6th 0 0 6th 98: 237 - 139 2 2
    date encounter Result
    October 23, 2004 Bath - Bourgoin 22:12
    October 23, 2004 Treviso - Leinster 9:25
    October 29, 2004 Bourgoin - Treviso 0:34
    October 30, 2004 Leinster - Bath 30:11
    4th December 2004 Treviso - Bath 29:23
    4th December 2004 Leinster - Bourgoin 92:17
    date encounter Result
    December 10, 2004 Bourgoin - Leinster 23:26
    December 11, 2004 Bath - Treviso 47: 7
    January 8, 2005 Bath - Leinster 23:27
    January 8, 2005 Treviso - Bourgoin 40:29
    January 15, 2005 Leinster - Treviso 57:17
    January 15, 2005 Bourgoin - Bath 17:23

    Group 3

    team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Bonus
    points     		Table
    points
    1. FranceFrance Stade Toulousain (2) 6th 5 0 1 181: 104 + 77 4th 24
    2. EnglandEngland Northampton Saints (7) 6th 5 0 1 128: 101 + 27 1 21st
    3. WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Llanelli Scarlets 6th 2 0 4th 132: 157 - 25 5 13
    4th ScotlandScotland Glasgow Warriors 6th 0 0 6th 120: 206 - 86 2 2
    date encounter Result
    October 22, 2004 Llanelli - Toulouse 6: 9
    October 23, 2004 Glasgow - Northampton 9:13
    October 29, 2004 Toulouse - Glasgow 43:17
    October 30, 2004 Northampton - Llanelli 25: 3
    4th December 2004 Northampton - Toulouse 23:21
    December 5, 2004 Glasgow - Llanelli 26:29
    date encounter Result
    December 11, 2004 Toulouse - Northampton 25:12
    December 12, 2004 Llanelli - Glasgow 38:22
    January 7, 2005 Glasgow - Toulouse 10:30
    January 9, 2005 Llanelli - Northampton 20:22
    January 14, 2005 Toulouse - Llanelli 53:36
    January 14, 2005 Northampton - Glasgow 33:23

    Group 4

    team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Bonus
    points     		Table
    points
    1. Ireland Munster Rugby (5) 6th 5 0 1 121: 74 + 47 2 22nd
    2. FranceFrance Castres Olympique 6th 3 1 2 157: 121 + 36 2 16
    3. WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Neath-Swansea Ospreys 6th 3 0 3 135: 115 + 20 2 14th
    4th EnglandEngland Harlequins 6th 0 1 5 81: 184 - 103 1 3
    date encounter Result
    October 23, 2004 Castres - Ospreys 38:17
    October 23, 2004 Munster - Harlequins 15: 9
    October 30, 2004 Harlequins - Castres 23:23
    October 31, 2004 Ospreys - Munster 18:20
    December 3, 2004 Castres - Munster 19:12
    December 5, 2004 Ospreys - Harlequins 24: 7
    date encounter Result
    December 11, 2004 Harlequins - Ospreys 19:46
    December 11, 2004 Munster - Castres 36: 8
    January 8, 2005 Castres - Harlequins 58:13
    January 8, 2005 Munster - Ospreys 20:10
    January 15, 2005 Harlequins - Munster 10:18
    January 15, 2005 Ospreys - Castres 20:11

    Group 5

    team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Bonus
    points     		Table
    points
    1. EnglandEngland Newcastle Falcons (6) 6th 5 0 1 113: 104 + 9 1 21st
    2. FranceFrance USA Perpignan 6th 3 0 3 133: 107 + 26 3 15th
    3. WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Newport Gwent Dragons 6th 3 0 3 124: 99 + 25 3 15th
    4th ScotlandScotland Edinburgh rugby 6th 1 0 5 92: 152 - 60 3 7th
    date encounter Result
    October 22, 2004 Perpignan - Edinburgh 23: 0
    October 23, 2004 Newport - Newcastle 6:10
    October 31, 2004 Edinburgh - Newport 13:17
    October 31, 2004 Newcastle - Perpignan 19:14
    4th December 2004 Newport - Perpignan 27:14
    December 5, 2004 Newcastle - Edinburgh 34:24
    date encounter Result
    December 11, 2004 Edinburgh - Newcastle 10:13
    December 11, 2004 Perpignan - Newport 32: 9
    January 8, 2005 Newport - Edinburgh 48:15
    January 8, 2005 Perpignan - Newcastle 33:12
    January 16, 2005 Edinburgh - Perpignan 40:17
    January 16, 2005 Newcastle - Newport 25:17

    Group 6

    team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Bonus
    points     		Table
    points
    1. EnglandEngland Stade Français (3) 6th 5 0 1 179: 90 + 89 3 23
    2. EnglandEngland Gloucester RFC 6th 3 0 3 144: 128 + 16 2 14th
    3. Ireland Ulster rugby 6th 3 0 3 88: 139 - 51 1 13
    4th WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Cardiff Blues 6th 1 0 5 98: 152 - 54 3 7th
    date encounter Result
    October 22, 2004 Ulster - Cardiff 21:16
    October 23, 2004 Stade - Gloucester 39:31
    October 29, 2004 Cardiff - Stade 15:38
    October 30, 2004 Gloucester - Ulster 55:13
    4th December 2004 Gloucester - Cardiff 23:19
    4th December 2004 Stade - Ulster 30:10
    date encounter Result
    December 11, 2004 Cardiff - Gloucester 16:23
    December 11, 2004 Ulster - Stade 18:10
    January 7, 2005 Stade - Cardiff 35:16
    January 7, 2005 Ulster - Gloucester 14:12
    January 16, 2005 Cardiff - Ulster 16:12
    January 16, 2005 Gloucester - Stade 0:27

    Quarter finals

    April 1, 2005
    8:30 p.m.     		FranceFrance Stade Toulousain 37: 9 EnglandEngland Northampton Saints Stadium Municipal , Toulouse
    Spectators: 37,000
    Referee: Nigel Williams ( Wales )
    Attempts: Clerc , Heymans , Labit , Michalak
    Elevations: Élissalde (4)
    Penalty kicks: Michalak (2)
    Dropgoals: Michalak (1)     		report Penalty Kicks : Drahm (3)
    April 2, 2005
    4:00 p.m.     		FranceFrance Stade Français 48: 8 EnglandEngland Newcastle Falcons Parc des Princes , Paris
    Spectators: 37,000
    Referee: Alain Rolland ( Ireland )
    Attempts: Arias , Blin (2), Poulain , Sarraméa (3)
    Elevations: Liebenberg (2), Skrela (3)
    Penalty kicks : Skrela (1)
    		 report Attempts: Burke
    Penalty Kicks: Burke (1)
    April 2, 2005
    5:15 pm     		Ireland Leinster rugby 13:29 EnglandEngland Leicester Tigers Lansdowne Road , Dublin
    Spectators: 48,500
    Referee: Joël Jutge ( France )
    Attempts: Horgan
    raises: Holwell (1)
    Penalty kicks: Holwell (2)
    		 report Attempts: Gibson , Smith
    Elevations: Goode (2)
    Penalty Kicks: Goode (4)
    Dropgoals: Goode (1)
    April 3, 2005
    4:00 p.m.     		FranceFrance Biarritz Olympique 19:10 Ireland Munster rugby Estadio Anoeta , San Sebastián
    Spectators: 32,000
    Referee: Chris White ( England )
    Attempts: Gaitán
    Elevations: Yachvili (1)
    Penalty Kicks : Yachvili (4)
    		 report Attempts: Wallace
    Elevations: Burke (1)
    Penalty Kicks: Burke (1)

    Semifinals

    April 23, 2005
    4:00 p.m.     		FranceFrance Stade Français 20:17 FranceFrance Biarritz Olympique Parc des Princes , Paris
    Spectators: 41,000
    Referee: Tony Spreadbury ( England )
    Attempts: Dominici , Filliol
    Elevations: Fillol (2)
    Penalty kicks: Fillol (2)
    		 report Attempts: Traille
    Penalty Kicks : Yachvili (4)
    April 24, 2005
    3:30 p.m.     		EnglandEngland Leicester Tigers 19:27 FranceFrance Stade Toulousain Walkers Stadium , Leicester
    Spectators: 31,883
    Referee: Alain Rolland ( Ireland )
    Attempts: Varndell
    Increases: Goode (1)
    Penalty Kicks : Goode (4)
    		 report Attempts: Élissalde , Maka , Michalak
    Elevations: Élissalde (3)
    Penalty kicks: Élissalde (2)

    final

    May 22, 2005
    3:00 p.m.     		FranceFrance Stade Français 12:18 a.m. FranceFrance Stade Toulousain Murrayfield Stadium , Edinburgh
    Spectators: 51,326
    Referee: Chris White ( England )
    Penalty kicks : Skrela (4) 9th, 13th, 27th, 40th
    		 (12: 6, 12:12)
    Report     		Penalty kicks: Élissalde (3) 23rd, 34th, 48th, Michalak (2) 78th, 81st
    Dropgoals: Michalak (1) 91.

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