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2004–05 UEFA Cup

The 2004–05 UEFA Cup was the 34th edition of the UEFA Cup. The format of the competition had changed from previous seasons, replacing that from the previous one after the abolition of the Cup Winners' Cup in 1999; an extra qualifying round was introduced, as was a group phase after the first round. The group stage operated in a single round-robin format consisting of eight groups of five teams, each team plays two games at home and two away and the top three finishers of each group progress to the knock-out round, joining the eight third-placed teams from the UEFA Champions League group stage.

Association team allocation
A total of 145 teams from 51 of 52 UEFA member associations participated in the 2004–05 UEFA Cup (the exception being Kazakhstan which had no clubs meeting licensing requirements). The association ranking based on the UEFA country coefficients was used to determine the number of participating teams for each association: Apart from the allocation based on the country coefficients, associations could have additional teams participating in the UEFA Cup, as noted below: • – Additional teams transferred from the UEFA Champions League • – Additional teams transferred from the UEFA Intertoto Cup • – Additional berth via Fair Play ranking Distribution The following was the access list for this season. Due to the UEFA Cup title holder (Valencia) qualifying for the Champions League via their domestic league, the following changes to the access list were made: • The cup winners of association 11 (Belgium) entered the UEFA Cup first round instead of the second qualifying round. • The cup winners of association 25 and 26 (Slovakia and Romania) entered the UEFA Cup second qualifying round instead of the first qualifying round. Due to the failure of any club from Kazakhstan to obtain a UEFA licence, the following changes to the access list were made: • The cup winners of association 27 and 28 (Hungary and Cyprus) entered the UEFA Cup second qualifying round instead of the first qualifying round. Teams The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round: • TH: Title holders • CW: Cup winners • CR: Cup runners-up • LC: League Cup winners • Nth: League position • PO: End-of-season European competition play-offs (winners or position) • IC: Intertoto Cup • FP: Fair play • CL: Relegated from the Champions League • GS: Third-placed teams from the group stage • Q3: Losers from the third qualifying round ;Notes ==Round and draw dates==
Round and draw dates
The schedule of the competition was as follows. ==Qualifying rounds==
Qualifying rounds
First qualifying round Second qualifying round ==First round==
Group stage
Based on paragraph 4.06 in the UEFA regulations for the current season, tiebreakers, if necessary, are applied in the following order: • Cumulative goal difference in group matches. • Total goals scored in group matches. • Away goals scored in group matches. • Higher number of UEFA coefficient points accumulated by the club in question, as well as its association, over the previous five seasons (see paragraph 6.03 of the UEFA regulations). Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F Group G Group H ==Knockout stage==
Knockout stage
Bracket Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final ==Top goalscorers==
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