2005 CAF Confederation Cup

2005 CAF Confederation Cup
Confederation of African Football Confederation Cup
Tournament details
Dates	30 January – 19 November
Teams	58
Final positions
Champions	FAR Rabat (1st title)
Runners-up	Dolphins FC
Tournament statistics
Matches played	98
Goals scored	266 (2.71 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Eric Gawu; Khalid El Hirech; Kelechi Osunwa; (7 goals each)
	← 2004 2006 ⊟

The 2005 CAF Confederation Cup was the second edition of the CAF Confederation Cup. It started with the preliminary round (home-and away ties) that was played in January and February 2005. FAR Rabat of Morocco beat Dolphins F.C. of Nigeria in the final.

Qualifying rounds

Preliminary round

1st legs played 30 January 2005 and 2nd legs played 13 February 2005.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Mogas 90	2–3	AS Douanes	1–3	1–0
Dakar UC	1–1 (1–3 p)	CODM Meknes	1–0	0–1
Armed Forces Football Club	w/o^[A]	CI Kamsar	—	—
AS Nianan Koulikoro	1–2	Olympique Khouribga	1–1	0–1
Heart of Lions	w/o	ASAC Concorde	—	—
Sony Elá Nguema	1–1	Munisport de Pointe-Noire	0–0	1–1
SC Cilu	8–0	CO Bouaflé	3–0	5–0
ASFB Bobo	3–4	Al-Ittihad	3–0	0–4
Gazelle FC	3–3 (a)	FC 105 Libreville	3–1	0–2
Botswana Defence Force XI	4–2	Sonangol do Namibe	3–1	1–1
Savanne SC	2–4	Red Star	2–0	0–4
Kipanga	1–2	Kampala City Council	1–1	0–1
Green Buffaloes FC	2–3	APR FC	1–0	1–3
Ferroviário de Maputo	w/o^[B]	Hwange Colliery F.C.	—	—
USCA Foot	4–2	Prisons FC	4–1	0–1
Banks SC	w/o	Chemelil Sugar	—	—
King Faisal Babes	bye^[C]

Notes

^
Armed Forces were withdrawn by the Gambian FA.
^
Although the club had been sent by the deadline, ZIFA said Hwange Colliery were only allowed to take part if they won the Unity Cup final. When they lost and declined entering, ZIFA offered their position to Motor Action FC, but this was blocked by CAF.
^
King Faisal Babes were scheduled to play with the Sierra Leonean team, who were disqualified after their FA failed to enter a team by the deadline.

First round

1st legs played 5 March 2005 and 2nd legs played 19 March 2005.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
AS Douanes	1–3	Stella Club d'Adjamé	1–0	0–3
CODM Meknès	0–3	AS Marsa	0–1	0–2
CI Kamsar	2–4	Bendel Insurance	1–1	1–3
King Faisal Babes	4–1	ASEC Ndiambour	3–0	1–1
Olympique Khouribga	2–4	MC Oran	2–0	0–4
ASAC Concorde	0–2	Bamboutos FC	0–0	0–2
Sony Elá Nguema	1–4	Enugu Rangers	0–1	1–3
SC Cilu	2–2 (a)	US Douala	2–1	0–1
Al-Ittihad	5–3	JS Kairouan	3–0	2–3
FC 105 Libreville	6–2	Interclube	3–1	3–1
Botswana Defence Force XI	1–2	FC Saint Eloi Lupopo	1–0	0–2
Red Star	1–13	Supersport United	1–4	0–9
Kampala City Council	0–1	APR FC	0–0	0–1
Clube Ferroviário de Maputo	0–3	Ismaily	0–1	0–2
USCA Foot	3–4	Al-Merreikh	3–1	0–3
Banks SC	1–3	Al-Mokawloon Al-Arab	0–0	1–3

Second round

1st legs played 8–11 April 2005 and 2nd legs played 23-24 April 2005.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Stella Club d'Adjamé	1–2	AS Marsa	1–0	0–2
Bendel Insurance	0–1	King Faisal Babes	0–0	0–1
MC Oran	2–2 (a)	Bamboutos FC	2–1	0–1
Enugu Rangers	3–2	US Douala	3–1	0–1
Al-Ittihad	3–3 (a)	FC 105 Libreville	3–1	0–2
FC Saint Eloi Lupopo	2–2 (2–3 p)	SuperSport United	2–0	0–2
APR FC	w/o^[D]	Ismaily	—	—
Al-Merreikh	3–4	Al-Mokawloon Al-Arab	3–1	0–3

Notes

^
APR FC requested a postponement for the 1st leg due to genocide commemorations, but they failed to inform CAF. Ismaily travelled to Nairobi, and Rwandan immigration officials refused their team entry into the country. APR were found guilty of improper conduct, ejected from the competition and fined $5000.

Play-off round

In this round, the 8 winners of the round of 16 play the losers of the round of 16 of the Champions League for 8 places in the group stage.
1st legs played May 6–8, 2005 and 2nd legs played May 21–23, 2005.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
USM Alger	2–2 (4–5 p)	AS Marsa	1–1	1–1
Africa Sports National	0–3	Al-Mokawloon Al-Arab	0–0	0–3
Kaizer Chiefs	w/o^[E]	Ismaily	—	—
ASA	2–3	FC 105 Libreville	1–1	1–2
FAR Rabat	2–2 (a)	Enugu Rangers	1–0	1–2
Dolphins F.C.	6–3	SuperSport United	4–1	2–2
Red Arrows	3–4	King Faisal Babes	1–1	2–3
Fello Star	4–0	Bamboutos FC	1–0	3–0

Notes

^
Kaizer Chiefs withdrew; they were banned for three years from CAF tournaments and fined 1500$.

Group stage

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners advance to the final

Group A

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
FAR Rabat	16	6	5	1	0	7	2	5	Final
King Faisal Babes	12	6	4	0	2	9	5	4
AS Marsa	7	6	2	1	3	6	6	0
Fello Star	0	6	0	0	6	2	11	-9

Group B

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Dolphins FC	14	6	4	2	0	10	4	6	Final
Ismaily	11	6	3	2	1	11	4	7
Al-Mokawloon Al-Arab	6	6	2	0	4	6	8	-2
FC 105 Libreville	3	6	1	0	5	4	15	-11

Knockout stage

Final

The 1st leg was played on November 6 and the 2nd leg on November 19.

6 November 2005

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Dolphins FC	1–0	FAR Rabat
Bello 85'

Liberation Stadium, Port Harcourt

Attendance: 12,000

Referee: Malick Sillah (Gambia)

19 November 2005

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FAR Rabat	3–0	Dolphins FC
Serraj 10', 45' Ajraoui 63'

Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Hichem Guirat (Tunisia)

Top goal scorers

The top scorers from the 2005 CAF Confederation Cup are as follows. Eric Gawu/Khalid El Hirech/Kelechi Osunwa

Rank	Name	Team	Goals
1	Eric Gawu	King Faisal Babes	7
	Khalid El Hirech	AS Marsa	7
	Kelechi Osunwa	Dolphins FC	7
4	Alaa Abdel Ghany	Al-Mokawloon Al-Arab	5
4	Abram Raselemane	Supersport United	5

External links

Confederation Cup 2005 - rsssf.com

[cnote_A] 
Armed Forces were withdrawn by the Gambian FA.

[cnote_B] 
Although the club had been sent by the deadline, ZIFA said Hwange Colliery were only allowed to take part if they won the Unity Cup final. When they lost and declined entering, ZIFA offered their position to Motor Action FC, but this was blocked by CAF.

[cnote_C] 
King Faisal Babes were scheduled to play with the Sierra Leonean team, who were disqualified after their FA failed to enter a team by the deadline.

[cnote_D] 
APR FC requested a postponement for the 1st leg due to genocide commemorations, but they failed to inform CAF. Ismaily travelled to Nairobi, and Rwandan immigration officials refused their team entry into the country. APR were found guilty of improper conduct, ejected from the competition and fined $5000.

[cnote_E] 
Kaizer Chiefs withdrew; they were banned for three years from CAF tournaments and fined 1500$.

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