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The group stage of the 2004–05 UEFA Cup is the second stage of the competition proper. Group stage matches began on 21 October 2004 and concluded on 16 December 2004. The top three teams in each group progressed to the Round of 32, to be joined by the eight third-place finishers from the Champions League group stage.
Seeding structure
The 40 teams were divided into five pots. Pot 1 comprised the top eight clubs in the team ranking. Pot 2 contained the following eight clubs in the rankings and likewise for Pots 3, 4 and 5. Each group contained one team from each pot. A team's seeding was determined by the UEFA coefficients.[1]
| Group winners, runners-up and third-placed teams advanced to the round of 32 |
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Groups
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | FEY | SCH | BSL | FER | HOM | |
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| 1 |  Feyenoord
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–1 | — | — | 3–0 | |
| 2 |  Schalke 04
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | — | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | ||
| 3 |  Basel
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 7 | 1–0 | — | — | — | 1–2 | ||
| 4 |  Ferencváros
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 | 1–1 | — | 1–2 | — | — | ||
| 5 |  Heart of Midlothian
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 | — | 0–1 | — | 0–1 | — |
| Feyenoord | 3–0 | Heart of Midlothian |
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Kuyt  22', 83' Goor 57' |
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| Schalke 04 | 1–1 | Basel |
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| Kobiashvili 8' |
Report | Delgado 82' |
| Heart of Midlothian | 0–1 | Schalke 04 |
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| Report | Lincoln 73' |
| Ferencváros | 1–1 | Feyenoord |
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| Tőzsér 27' |
Report | Kalou 62' |
| Schalke 04 | 2–0 | Ferencváros |
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| Gyepes 16' (og) Kobiashvili 40' |
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| Feyenoord | 2–1 | Schalke 04 |
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| Kalou 32', 40' |
Report | Hanke 6' |
| Heart of Midlothian | 0–1 | Ferencváros |
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| Report | Rósa 30' |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ATH | STE | PAR | BJK | STD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Athletic Bilbao
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | — | — | |
| 2 |  Steaua București
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | — | — | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 |  Parma
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 6 | — | 1–0 | — | 3–2 | — | ||
| 4 |  Beşiktaş
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3–1 | — | — | — | 1–1 | ||
| 5 |  Standard Liège
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 4 | 1–7 | — | 2–1 | — | — |
| Steaua București | 2–0 | Standard Liège |
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| Dragutinović 68' (o.g.) Neaga 81' |
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| Athletic Bilbao | 2–0 | Parma |
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| Gurpegi 8' Del Horno 49' |
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| Parma | 1–0 | Steaua București |
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| Budel 80' |
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