2005 InterLiga

{{Infobox international football competition | tourney_name = InterLiga | year = 2005 | other_titles = InterLiga | image = | size = 200px | caption = Logo de la InterLiga | country = USA | dates = 2 January 2005 – 12 January 2005 | num_teams = 8 | confederations = the FMF | venues = 6 | cities = 6 | matches = 14 | goals = 50 | attendance = | champion_other = Tigres UANL and Guadalajara (two qualifying teams) | count = | second_other = | top_scorer = {{flagicon|BRA}} Irenio Soares<br />{{flagicon|MEX}} Javier Saavedra (3 goals) | player = | prevseason = 2004 | nextseason = 2006 }} The '''2005 InterLiga''' was a tournament organized by the Mexican Football Federation to determine which two Mexican clubs would qualify for the 2005 Copa Libertadores. That year, Mexico was granted three berths; one, designated Mexico 1, was awarded based on league performance, while the remaining two, designated Mexico 2 and Mexico 3, were decided in the InterLiga. The tournament ran from January 2 to January 12.<ref>{{Cite news |date=27 December 2004 |title=Calendario, sistema, estadios y todo lo que debes saber del Interliga 2005 |url=https://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/liga-mx/calendario-sistema-estadios-debes-interliga-2005 |work=Medio Tiempo |language=Spanish}}</ref>

The group phase of InterLiga remained the same as in 2004, but the final games were changed. The top team from each group plays the second-place team from the opposite group, with both winners advancing to Copa Libertadores. Of the two final winners, the one with the highest point total during group play will be designated "Mexico 2" and automatically advance to the group stage. The other final winner will be "Mexico 3", and will enter the preliminary round of Copa Libertadores.

The tournament was played across six cities in the United States: Phoenix, Houston, Los Angeles, San Antonio, Dallas, and San Jose. Two finals were held on January 12 at Reliant Stadium in Houston.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 December 2004 |title=Listas las sedes para el InterLiga 2005 |url=https://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/liga-mx/listas-las-sedes-para-el-interliga-2005 |work=Medio Tiempo |language=Spanish}}</ref>

The eight qualified clubs participated in the following groups: {| class="wikitable" !Group A !Group B |- |Tigres UANL |Chiapas |- |Guadalajara |Toluca |- |Atlante F.C. |America |- |Santos |Necaxa |}

== Match Schedule == '''Matches at Bank One Ballpark (Phoenix, Arizona)''' {| |- | width="20" | 1. || width="80" |2 Jan 05|| width="300" |Guadalajara vs Santos|| width="75" |1-1 |- bgcolor=#eeeeee | 2. ||2 Jan 05||Tigres UANL vs Atlante||2-1 |}

'''Matches at The Home Depot Center (Carson, California)''' {| |- | width="20" | 3. || width="80" |2 Jan 05|| width="300" |Necaxa vs Chiapas|| width="75" |0-4 |- bgcolor=#eeeeee | 4. ||2 Jan 05||América vs Toluca||1-2 |- | width="20" | 9. || width="80" |8 Jan 05|| width="300" |Atlante vs Santos|| width="75" |4-4 |- bgcolor=#eeeeee | 10. ||8 Jan 05||Guadalajara vs Tigres UANL||1-0 |}

'''Matches at Spartan Stadium (San Jose, California)''' {| |- | width="20" | 5. || width="80" |5 Jan 05|| width="300" |Santos vs Tigres UANL|| width="75" |3-4 |- bgcolor=#eeeeee | 6. ||5 Jan 05||Atlante vs Guadalajara||3-3 |}

'''Matches at Alamodome (San Antonio, Texas)''' {| |- | width="20" | 7. || width="80" |6 Jan 05|| width="300" |Toluca vs Necaxa|| width="75" |2-0 |- bgcolor=#eeeeee | 8. ||6 Jan 05||Chiapas vs América||1-2 |}

'''Matches at Cotton Bowl (Dallas, Texas)''' {| |- | width="20" | 11. || width="80" |9 Jan 05|| width="300" |América vs Necaxa|| width="75" |2-2 |- bgcolor=#eeeeee | 12. ||9 Jan 05||Toluca vs Chiapas||1-2 |}

'''Matches at Reliant Stadium (Houston, Texas)''' {| |- | width="20" | 13. || width="80" |12 Jan 05|| width="300" |Final 1: Tigres UANL vs Toluca|| width="75" |2-0 |- bgcolor=#eeeeee | 14. ||12 Jan 05||Final 2: Guadalajara vs Chiapas||1-1 (5–3) |}

== Finals == ===Final 1=== {{football box |date=2005-01-12 |time= |team1=Tigres UANL {{flagicon|MEX}} |score=2 – 0 |report= https://www.soccerway.com/match/tigres-uanl-Iy4albIC/toluca-8hiBr2eQ/?mid=WvSDB20g |team2={{flagicon|MEX}} Toluca |goals1= |goals2= |stadium= |attendance= |referee= }} ----

===Final 2=== {{football box | date = 2005-01-12 | time = | team1 = Guadalajara {{flagicon|MEX}} | score = 1 – 1 | report = https://www.soccerpunter.com/soccer-statistics/Mexico/Interliga-2005/match/231240_CD_Guadalajara_vs_Chiapas_FC | team2 = {{flagicon|MEX}} Chiapas | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | attendance = | referee = | penaltyscore = 5 – 3 }}

== Goalscorers == The scorers from the 2005 InterLiga {| class="wikitable" !Rank !Name !Team !Goals |- !rowspan=2| 1 |{{flagicon|BRA}} Irenio Soares | Tigres UANL |{{center| 3}} |- |{{flagicon|MEX}} Javier Saavedra | Tigres UANL |{{center| 3}} |- !rowspan=6| 3 |{{flagicon|PAR}} José Saturnino Cardozo | Toluca |{{center| 2}} |- |{{flagicon|BRA}} Didi | Chiapas |{{center| 2}} |- |{{flagicon|ARG}} Diego Garay | Atlante |{{center| 2}} |- |{{flagicon|CHI}} Patricio Galaz | Atlante |{{center| 2}} |- |{{flagicon|MEX}} Héctor Altamirano | Santos Laguna |{{center| 2}} |- |{{flagicon|MEX}} Jorge Campos | Santos Laguna |{{center| 2}} |- |}

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