2005 CAF Champions League

2005 CAF Champions LeagueConfederation 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)

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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

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Main article: 2005 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds

### Preliminary round

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Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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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1 Wallidan FC were withdrawn by the Gambia Football Federation.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

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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

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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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Main article: 2005 CAF Champions League group stage

Key to colours in group tables

Group winners and runners-up advance to the Knockout stage

### Group A

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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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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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Main article: 2005 CAF Champions League knockout stage

### Bracket

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| Semi-finals | | | Final |

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|  | Raja Casablanca | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|  | Étoile du Sahel | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| |  | Étoile du Sahel | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| | |  | 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

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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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Main article: 2005 CAF Champions League Final

29 October 2005

18:00 GMT

Etoile du Sahel | 0–0|  Al Ahly

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Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Abderrahim El Arjoun (Morocco)

12 November 2005

17:30 GMT

Al Ahly | 3–0|  Etoile du Sahel

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* Aboutrika 20'
* Hosny 51'
* Barakat 90+2'

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Cairo Military Academy Stadium, Cairo

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

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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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* 2005 FIFA Club World Championship

## External links

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* Champions' Cup 2005 \- rsssf.com
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