2005 Copa Sudamericana Finals
| Event | 2005 Copa Sudamericana | ||||||
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on aggregate Boca Juniors won 4–3 on penalties. | |||||||
| First leg | |||||||
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| Date | December 6, 2005 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico D.F. | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Rodrigo Palacio | ||||||
| Referee | Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay) | ||||||
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| Date | December 18, 2005 | ||||||
| Venue | La Bombonera, Buenos Aires | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Roberto Abbondanzieri | ||||||
| Referee | Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay) | ||||||
The 2005 Copa Sudamericana Finals was a two-legged football match-up to determine the 2005 Copa Sudamericana champion. It was contested by Mexican club Pumas UNAM and Argentinian club Boca Juniors. Boca was defending their trophy and Pumas UNAM were playing in their first Copa Sudamericana finals. The first leg was played in Estadio Olímpico Universitario in Mexico D.F. on December 6, and the match was tied 1-1. The second leg was played in Estadio Alberto J. Armando, better known as La Bombonera, in Buenos Aires on December 18, and, again, the match was tied 1-1, so in the penalty shoot-out Boca won 4-3 and was crowned as the champion and successfully defended the title. As the winner, Boca earned the right to play in the 2006 Recopa Sudamericana against the winner of the 2005 Copa Libertadores.
Qualified teams
| Team | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
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 Pumas UNAM |
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 Boca Juniors |
2004 |
Road to the Finals
| Pumas UNAM | Round | Boca Juniors | ||||
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| Opponent | Venue | Score | Opponent | Venue | Score | |
 The Strongest(won 4–3 on aggregate) |
Away | 1–2 | Round of 16 |  Cerro Porteño(won 7–3 on aggregate) |
Away | 2–2 |
| Home | 3–1 | Home | 5–1 | |||
 Corinthians(won 4–2 on aggregate) |
Away | 1–2 | Quarterfinals | Internacional (won 4–2 on aggregate) |
Away | 0–1 |
| Home | 3–0 | Home | 4–1 | |||
| Vélez Sársfield (won 4–0 on aggregate) |
Away | 0–0 | Semifinals |  Universidad Católica(won 3–2 on aggregate) |
Away | 1–0 |
| Home | 4–0 | Home | 2–2 | |||
Matches
First leg
        Pumas UNAM
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 Boca Juniors
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Man of the Match:
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Second Leg
| Boca Juniors |
1–1 | Pumas UNAM |
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Palermo  31' |
Marioni 54' (pen.) | |
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Barros Schelotto  Insúa  Palermo Schiavi Delgado Abbondanzieri |
4–3 | Leandro Augusto Pineda Beltrán Cardetti Marioni Galindo |
Boca Juniors
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Pumas UNAM
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