2005 CAF Champions League

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.

2005 CAF Champions League
Confederation of African Football Champions League
Tournament details
Dates29 January – 12 November
Teams52 (from 47 confederations)
Final positions
ChampionsEgypt Al Ahly (4th title)
Runners-upTunisia Étoile du Sahel
Tournament statistics
Matches played104
Goals scored266 (2.56 per match)
Top scorer(s)Egypt Mohamed Barakat
Ghana Joetex Frimpong
(7 goals each)
2004
2006

Qualifying rounds

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Preliminary round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score 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1 Wallidan FC were withdrawn by the Gambia Football Federation.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

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score 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

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score 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

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Key to colours in group tables
Group winners and runners-up advance to the Knockout stage

Group A

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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

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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

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Bracket

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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

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The first leg was played on 24–25 September and the second on 15–16 October.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score 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

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Etoile du Sahel  0–0  Al Ahly
Rapport
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Abderrahim El Arjoun (Morocco)
Al Ahly  3–0  Etoile du Sahel
Rapport
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Lassina Paré (Burkina Faso)

Top goalscorers

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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

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