2005 CAF Champions League
| Confederation of African Football Champions League | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Dates | 29 January – 12 November |
| Teams | 52 (from 47 confederations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Al Ahly (4th title) |
| Runners-up |  Étoile du Sahel |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 104 |
| Goals scored | 266 (2.56 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Mohamed Barakat Joetex Frimpong(7 goals each) |
← 2004 2006 ⊟ | |
The 2005 CAF Champions League was the 41st edition of the CAF Champions League, the Africa's premier club football tournament prize organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). It was started on 29 January 2005 with a preliminary round. Al Ahly of Egypt defeated Étoile du Sahel of Tunisia in the final to win their fourth title.
Qualifying rounds
[edit]Preliminary round
[edit]| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asante Kotoko
|
w/o |  Wallidan FC
|
1 | |
FAR Rabat 
|
4–1 |  ASC Ksar
|
4–0 | 0–1 |
Djoliba AC 
|
1–2 |  AS Douanes
|
1–1 | 0–1 |
RC Bafoussam 
|
3–0 |  Donjo
|
1–0 | 2–0 |
DC Motema Pembe 
|
3–2 |  Rayon Sport
|
3–0 | 0–2 |
Dolphin FC 
|
3–1 |  Renacimiento FC
|
3–0 | 0–1 |
Sagrada Esperança 
|
2–1 |  AS Mangasport
|
0–0 | 2–1 |
| ASA
|
4–2 |  Blue Waters F.C.
|
3–0 | 1–2 |
Tusker FC 
|
7–1 |  KMKM
|
4–1 | 3–0 |
| TP Mazembe
|
2–2 (4–5 pk) |  ASFA Yennenga
|
2–0 | 0–2 |
Ajax Cape Town 
|
2–1 |  Mhlambanyatsi Rovers
|
1–0 | 1–1 |
| Diaraf Dakar
|
2–2 |  Fello Star
|
2–1 | 0–1 |
Al-Hilal Omdurman 
|
3–2 |  Awassa City FC
|
2–1 | 1–1 |
La Passe 
|
3–6 |  USJF Ravinala
|
2–2 | 1–4 |
| Kaizer Chiefs
|
3–2 |  AS Port Louis 2000
|
2–0 | 1–2 |
Simba SC 
|
3–2 |  Ferroviário Nampula
|
2–1 | 1–1 |
CAPS United 
|
8–4 |  Lesotho Defence Force FC
|
4–1 | 4–3 |
Red Arrows 
|
0–0 (3–2 pk) |  CSMD Diables Noirs
|
0–0 | 0–0 |
Al Olympic 
|
4–3 |  Renaissance FC
|
2–0 | 2–3 |
Villa SC 
|
3–0 |  Adulis Club
|
1–0 | 2–0 |
1 Wallidan FC were withdrawn by the Gambia Football Federation.
First round
[edit]| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asante Kotoko
|
1–2 | FAR Rabat
|
1–0 | 0–2 |
| AS Douanes
|
1–3 | Étoile du Sahel
|
0–0 | 1–3 |
| RC Bafoussam
|
2–3 |  Africa Sports National
|
1–0 | 1–3 |
| DC Motema Pembe
|
1–3 | Raja Casablanca
|
1–1 | 0–2 |
| Dolphin FC
|
5–2 | Hearts of Oak SC
|
4–0 | 1–2 |
| Sagrada Esperança
|
2–3 | ASEC Mimosas
|
2–2 | 0–1 |
| ASA
|
2–1 | Coton Sport FC
|
2–0 | 0–1 |
| Tusker FC
|
1–4 | Zamalek
|
0–1 | 1–3 |
| ASFA Yennenga
|
1–1 | Ajax Cape Town
|
1–0 | 0–1 |
| Ajax Cape Town won 5–3 on penalties | ||||
| Fello Star
|
1–0 |  JS Kabylie
|
1–0 | 0–0 |
| Al-Hilal
|
3–5 | Espérance de Tunis
|
2–0 | 1–5 |
| USJF Ravinala
|
1–5 | Kaizer Chiefs
|
0–1 | 1–4 |
| Simba SC
|
1–5 | Enyimba
|
1–1 | 0–4 |
| CAPS United
|
2–3 | Red Arrows
|
1–1 | 1–2 |
| Al Olympic
|
0–7 | USM Alger
|
0–2 | 0–5 |
| Al Ahly
|
6–0 | Villa SC
|
0–0 | 6–0 |
Second round
[edit]| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAR Rabat
|
1–2 | Étoile Sahel
|
1–0 | 0–2 |
| Africa Sports National
|
1–2 | Raja Casablanca
|
1–1 | 0–1 |
| Dolphin FC
|
2–2 | ASEC Mimosas
|
2–0 | 0–2 |
| ASEC Mimosas won 5–3 on penalties | ||||
| ASA
|
1–3 | Zamalek
|
1–1 | 0–2 |
| Ajax Cape Town
|
2–2 | Fello Star
|
2–0 | 0–2 |
| Ajax Cape Town won 3–2 on penalties | ||||
| Espérance de Tunis
|
5–2 | Kaizer Chiefs
|
4–0 | 1–2 |
| Enyimba
|
9–1 | Red Arrows
|
3–0 | 6–1 |
| USM Alger
|
2–3 | Al Ahly
|
0–1 | 2–2 |
Group stage
[edit]| Key to colours in group tables |
|---|
| Group winners and runners-up advance to the Knockout stage |
Group A
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AHL | RCA | ENY | AJA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Ahly
|
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage | — | ||||
| 2 | Raja Casablanca
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | — | |||||
| 3 | Enyimba
|
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | — | |||||
| 4 | Ajax Cape Town
|
6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 3 | — |
Source: [citation needed]
Group B
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ESS | ZAM | ASEC | ESP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Étoile du Sahel
|
6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 8 | Advance to knockout stage | — | ||||
| 2 | Zamalek
|
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 7 | — | |||||
| 3 | ASEC Mimosas
|
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 5 | — | |||||
| 4 | Espérance de Tunis
|
6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 | — |
Source: [citation needed]
Knockout stage
[edit]Bracket
[edit]| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
|
| Raja Casablanca | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
|
| Étoile du Sahel | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
|
| Étoile du Sahel | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
|
| Al Ahly | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
|
| Zamalek | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
|
| Al Ahly | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||
Semi-finals
[edit]The first leg was played on 24–25 September and the second on 15–16 October.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raja Casablanca
|
0–2 | Étoile du Sahel
|
0–1 | 0–1 |
| Zamalek
|
1–4 | Al Ahly
|
1–2 | 0–2 |
Final
[edit]
Top goalscorers
[edit]The top scorers from the 2005 CAF Champions League are as follows:
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohamed Barakat
|
Al Ahly
|
7 |
| Joetex Frimpong
|
Enyimba
| ||
| 3 | Emad Moteab
|
Al Ahly
|
6 |
| 4 | Leonard Tsipa
|
CAPS United
|
5 |
| 5 | Pamphil Rabefitia
|
USJF Ravinala
|
4 |
| Collins Mbesuma
|
Kaizer Chiefs
|
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]- Champions' Cup 2005 - rsssf.com
- Results/fixtures