| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 9 March – 26 October 2005 |
| Teams | 18 (from 9 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Al-Faisaly (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Al-Nejmeh |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 62 |
| Goals scored | 167 (2.69 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Mo'ayyad Salim (9 goals) |
The 2005 AFC Cup was the second edition of the AFC Cup, playing between clubs from nations who are members of the Asian Football Confederation.
The 'developing' 9 nations in the Asian Football Confederation were invited to nominate one or two clubs to participate in the 2005 competition.
Central & West Asia
| Jordan (2) | Al-Faisaly (2003–04 Jordan League champions & 2003–04 Jordan FA Cup winners) Al-Hussein (Irbid) (2003–04 Jordan League runners-up) |
| Lebanon (2) | Al-Nejmeh Beirut (2003–04 Lebanese Premier League champions) Al Ahed Beirut (2004 Lebanese FA Cup winners) |
 Turkmenistan (2) | Nebitçi Balkanabat (2004 Turkmenistan League champions & 2004 Turkmenistan Cup winners) Nisa Aşgabat (2004 Turkmenistan League runners-up) |
East Asia
 Bangladesh (2) | Brothers Union Dhaka (2004 Bangladesh National Football League champions) Muktijoddha Sangsad Dhaka (2004 Bangladesh National Football League runners-up) |
 Hong Kong (2) | Sun Hei (2003–04 Hong Kong First Division League champions) Happy Valley (2004 Hong Kong FA Cup winners) |
 India (2) | East Bengal Club Calcutta (2003–04 Indian National Football League champions) Dempo SC Goa (2004 Indian Federation Cup winners) |
 Malaysia (2) | Pahang FA (2004 Super League Malaysia champions) Perak FA (2004 Malaysian FA Cup winners) |
 Maldives (2) | Club Valencia (2004 Dhivehi League champions & 2004 Maldives FA Cup winners) New Radiant (2004 Dhivehi League runners-up) |
 Singapore (2) | Tampines Rovers FC (2004 S.League champions & 2004 Singapore Cup winners) Home United FC (2004 S.League runners-up) |
Key to colors in group tables:
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Faisaly | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 14 |
| Nebitçi Balkanabat | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 8 |
| East Bengal Club Calcutta | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 7 |
| Muktijoddha Sangsad Dhaka | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 4 |
| Nebitçi Balkanabat | 3–2 | East Bengal Club Calcutta |
|---|---|---|
| Vitaliy Alikperov 1' Rowshen Meredov 60' Hojaahmet Arazov 83' | Marcos Secco 52' Baichung Bhutia 90+2' |
| Muktijoddha Sangsad Dhaka | 0–3 | Al-Faisaly |
|---|---|---|
| Mo'ayyad Salim 35' Abdel-Hadi Al-Maharmeh 62',??' |
| Al-Faisaly | 5–0 | East Bengal Club Calcutta |
|---|---|---|
| Mo'ayyad Salim 13',43',73' Saman Halasa 50',69' |
| East Bengal Club Calcutta | 0–1 | Al-Faisaly |
|---|---|---|
| Hatem Aqel 31' (pen) |
| Muktijoddha Sangsad Dhaka | 1–2 | Nebitçi Balkanabat |
|---|---|---|
| Yagmyrmrat Annamyradov 72' (og) | Vitaliy Alikperov 4',39' (pen) |
| East Bengal Club Calcutta | 3–2 | Nebitçi Balkanabat |
|---|---|---|
| Earnest Jeremiah 28',57',63' | Farhat Bazarov 53' Hojaahmet Arazov 88' |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Hussein (Irbid) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 9 |
| Al Ahed Beirut | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| Dempo SC Goa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 0 |
| Al-Hussein (Irbid) | 4–0 | Al Ahed Beirut |
|---|---|---|
| Ibrahim Al-Riahneh 28',38' Abdullah Al-Sheyab 52' Omar Athamneh 83' |
| Dempo SC Goa | 0–3 | Al-Hussein (Irbid) |
|---|---|---|
| Anas Al-Zboun 32' Ahmad Hatamleh 75' Mohammad Ehmoud 90+1' |
| Dempo SC Goa | 0–1 | Al Ahed Beirut |
|---|---|---|
| Hassan Maatouk 72' |
| Al Ahed Beirut | 4–2 | Al-Hussein (Irbid) |
|---|---|---|
| Hassan Maatouk 28',30' Issam Ayoub 54',76' | Anas Al-Zboun 23' Abdullah Al-Sheyab 83' |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Nejmeh Beirut | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 12 |
| Nisa Aşgabat | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 |
| Brothers Union Dhaka | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 2 |
| Al-Nejmeh Beirut | 4–1 | Brothers Union Dhaka |
|---|---|---|
| Moussa Hojeij 1' Mohammad Qassas 3',13' Abbas Ahmed Atwi 86' | Mohd Masud Rana 24' |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Hei | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 12 |
| Tampines Rovers FC | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 11 |
| Club Valencia | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 5 |
| Perak FA | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 4 |
| Sun Hei | 6–1 | Club Valencia |
|---|---|---|
| Carlo Andre Hartwig 59' Julius Pongla Akosah 59',73' Poon Man Tik 90+1' Chu Siu Kei 90+3 | Krisztian Kvasz 80' |
| Perak FA | 2–1 | Tampines Rovers FC |
|---|---|---|
| Keita Mandjou 38' Syamsul Saad 72' | Branko Hucika 22' |
| Club Valencia | 1–1 | Perak FA |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Ashfaq 39' | Mohd Nor Ismail 41' |
| Tampines Rovers FC | 1–1 | Sun Hei |
|---|---|---|
| Aliff Shafaein 50' | Carlo Andre Hartwig 19' |
| Perak FA | 0–1 | Sun Hei |
|---|---|---|
| Julius Pongla Akosah 71' |
| Club Valencia | 0–4 | Tampines Rovers FC |
|---|---|---|
| Ashraf Luthfy 48'(og) Mirko Grabovac 61' Mohd Noh Alam Shah 68' Aliff Shafaein 77' |
| Sun Hei | 2–1 | Perak FA |
|---|---|---|
| Julius Pongla Akosah 31', 87' | Chan Wing Hoong 37' |
| Club Valencia | 1–1 | Sun Hei |
|---|---|---|
| Krisztian Kvasz 61' | Chu Siu Kei 90+5' |
| Tampines Rovers FC | 4–2 | Perak FA |
|---|---|---|
| Mohd Noh Alam Shah 5',82' Mirko Grabovac 32' Branko Hucika 41' | Abdoulaye Traoré 29' Keita Mandjou 56' |
| Sun Hei | 1–1 | Tampines Rovers FC |
|---|---|---|
| ????? | ????? |
| Perak FA | 1–2 | Club Valencia |
|---|---|---|
Syamsul Saad  37' (pen) | Mukhthar Naseer 45+1' Ali Umar 84' |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home United FC | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 13 |
| New Radiant | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 10 |
| Pahang FA | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 9 |
| Happy Valley | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 1 |
| New Radiant | 2–0 | Happy Valley |
|---|---|---|
| Boyko Kamenov 44' Ibrahim Fazeel 83' |
| Home United FC | 2–1 | Pahang FA |
|---|---|---|
| Peres De Oliveira 23' Fahmie Abdullah 77' | Bernand Tchoutang 3' (pen) |
| Pahang FA | 3–1 | Happy Valley |
|---|---|---|
| Mohd Zulkifli Yusuf 25' Bernard Tchoutang 30' Indra Putra Mahayuddin 53' | Fábio Lopes Alcântara 21' |
| Happy Valley | 0–2 | New Radiant |
|---|---|---|
| ????? |
| Pahang FA | 3–3 | Home United FC |
|---|---|---|
| Rosdi Talib 18' Indra Putra Mahayuddin 30' Bernard Tchoutang 90+1' | Aide Iskandar 23' Egmar Goncalves 28' Peres De Oliveira 53' |
| New Radiant | 1–1 | Pahang FA |
|---|---|---|
| Abdulla Mohamed 85' | Indra Putra Mahayuddin 78' |
| Home United FC | 5–0 | Happy Valley |
|---|---|---|
| Indra Sahdan Daud 21' Fadzuhasny Juraimi 30',70',78' R. Siva Kumar 49' |
Three best runners-up qualify for the quarter-finals.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampines Rovers FC | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 11 |
| New Radiant | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 10 |
| Al Ahed Beirut | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| Nebitçi Balkanabat | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 8 |
| Nisa Aşgabat | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 |
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Radiant | 1–0 | Al-Hussein (Irbid) | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Al-Faisaly | 2–0 | Tampines Rovers | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Home United | 2–6 | Al-Nejmeh | 0–3 | 2–3 |
| Al-Ahed | 2–3 | Sun Hei | 1–0 | 1–3 |
| Home United FC | 0–3 | Al-Nejmeh Beirut |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Mohamad 24' Moussa Hojeij 53' Abbas Ahmed Atwi 73' |
| Al-Nejmeh Beirut | 3–2 | Home United FC |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Nasseredine 35' Mohammed Ghaddar 59' Ali Mohamad 72' | Indra Sahdan Daud 18' Kamal Haja 49' |
| Sun Hei | 3–1 | Al-Ahed |
|---|---|---|
| Akosah 42' Lee Kin Wo 52'Lau Chi Keung 90' (pen.) | Mohammed Abou Atiq 45+2' |
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Radiant | 2–5 | Al-Faisaly | 1–1 | 1–4 |
| Al-Nejmeh Beirut | 6–2 | Sun Hei | 3–0 | 3–2 |
First leg
| New Radiant | 1–1 | Al-Faisaly |
|---|---|---|
| Niyaz Adam 51' | Haitham Al-Shboul 20' |
| Al-Nejmeh Beirut | 3–0 | Sun Hei |
|---|---|---|
| Mohammed Ghaddar 24',58' Ali Nasseredine 69' |
Second leg
| Al-Faisaly | 4–1 | New Radiant |
|---|---|---|
| Mo'ayyad Salim 8',42' Siraj Al-Tall 57' Haitham Al-Shboul 89' | Ahmed Thoriq 90+1' |
| Sun Hei | 2–3 | Al-Nejmeh Beirut |
|---|---|---|
| Lai Kai Cheuk 9' Julius Pongla Akosah 25' | Ali Nasseredine 26' Khaled Hamieh 45' Mohammed Ghaddar 87' |
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Faisaly | 4–2 | Al-Nejmeh Beirut | 1–0 | 3–2 |
First leg
Second leg
| Al-Nejmeh Beirut | 2–3 | Al-Faisaly |
|---|---|---|
| Moussa Hojeij 35' (pen),72' | Khaled Saad 19',59' Hassouneh Al-Sheikh 88' |
| 2005 AFC Cup Winners |
|---|
 Al-Faisaly First title |
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