Teams 24 | Matches played 79 | |
Countries England
France
Ireland
Italy
Scotland
Wales Tournament format(s) Round-robin and Knockout Date 22 October 2004 - 25 May 2005 Attendance 918,039 (11,621 per match) | ||
The 2004-5 Heineken Cup was the tenth edition of the Heineken Cup. Competing teams, from England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales, were divided into six pools of four, in which teams played home and away matches against each other. The winners of the pools, together with the two best runners-up, qualified for the knock-out stage.
Contents
Format
In the pool matches teams received:
The teams that qualified for the knockout stage are indicated in bold type on a green background. Their seeds in the knockout stage are indicated next to the team name.
The French club Toulouse won a nail-biting final over fellow French side Stade Français by 18-12 after extra time. Toulouse became the first club to win the event three times.
Final
Toulouse became the competition's first three-time champions.