2005 CAF Confederation Cup

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2005 CAF Confederation Cup
Confederation of African Football Confederation Cup
Tournament details
Dates30 January – 19 November
Teams58
Final positions
Champions Flag of Morocco.svg FAR Rabat (1st title)
Runners-up Flag of Nigeria.svg Dolphins FC
Tournament statistics
Matches played98
Goals scored266 (2.71 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Ghana.svg Eric Gawu
Flag of Morocco.svg Khalid El Hirech
Flag of Nigeria.svg 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.

Contents

Qualifying rounds

Preliminary round

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

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Mogas 90 Flag of Benin.svg 2–3 Flag of Togo.svg AS Douanes 1–31–0
Dakar UC Flag of Senegal.svg 1–1 (1–3 p) Flag of Morocco.svg CODM Meknes 1–00–1
Armed Forces Football Club Flag of The Gambia.svg w/o [A] Flag of Guinea.svg CI Kamsar ——
AS Nianan Koulikoro Flag of Mali.svg 1–2 Flag of Morocco.svg Olympique Khouribga 1–10–1
Heart of Lions Flag of Ghana.svg w/o Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg ASAC Concorde ——
Sony Elá Nguema Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg 1–1 Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Munisport de Pointe-Noire 0–01–1
SC Cilu Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg 8–0 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg CO Bouaflé 3–05–0
ASFB Bobo Flag of Burkina Faso.svg 3–4 Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg Al-Ittihad 3–00–4
Gazelle FC Flag of Chad.svg 3–3 (a) Flag of Gabon.svg FC 105 Libreville 3–10–2
Botswana Defence Force XI Flag of Botswana.svg 4–2 Flag of Angola.svg Sonangol do Namibe 3–11–1
Savanne SC Flag of Mauritius.svg 2–4 Flag of Seychelles.svg Red Star 2–00–4
Kipanga Flag of Zanzibar.svg 1–2 Flag of Uganda.svg Kampala City Council 1–10–1
Green Buffaloes FC Flag of Zambia.svg 2–3 Flag of Rwanda.svg APR FC 1–01–3
Ferroviário de Maputo Flag of Mozambique.svg w/o [B] Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Hwange Colliery F.C. ——
USCA Foot Flag of Madagascar.svg 4–2 Flag of Tanzania.svg Prisons FC 4–10–1
Banks SC Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg w/o Flag of Kenya.svg Chemelil Sugar ——
King Faisal Babes Flag of Ghana.svg bye [C]
Notes
  1. ^
    Armed Forces were withdrawn by the Gambian FA.
  2. ^
    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.
  3. ^
    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. Team 21st leg2nd leg
AS Douanes Flag of Togo.svg 1–3 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Stella Club d'Adjamé 1–00–3
CODM Meknès Flag of Morocco.svg 0–3 Flag of Tunisia.svg AS Marsa 0–10–2
CI Kamsar Flag of Guinea.svg 2–4 Flag of Nigeria.svg Bendel Insurance 1–11–3
King Faisal Babes Flag of Ghana.svg 4–1 Flag of Senegal.svg ASEC Ndiambour 3–01–1
Olympique Khouribga Flag of Morocco.svg 2–4 Flag of Algeria.svg MC Oran 2–00–4
ASAC Concorde Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg 0–2 Flag of Cameroon.svg Bamboutos FC 0–00–2
Sony Elá Nguema Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg 1–4 Flag of Nigeria.svg Enugu Rangers 0–11–3
SC Cilu Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg 2–2 (a) Flag of Cameroon.svg US Douala 2–10–1
Al-Ittihad Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg 5–3 Flag of Tunisia.svg JS Kairouan 3–02–3
FC 105 Libreville Flag of Gabon.svg 6–2 Flag of Angola.svg Interclube 3–13–1
Botswana Defence Force XI Flag of Botswana.svg 1–2 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg FC Saint Eloi Lupopo 1–00–2
Red Star Flag of Seychelles.svg 1–13 Flag of South Africa.svg Supersport United 1–40–9
Kampala City Council Flag of Uganda.svg 0–1 Flag of Rwanda.svg APR FC 0–00–1
Clube Ferroviário de Maputo Flag of Mozambique.svg 0–3 Flag of Egypt.svg Ismaily 0–10–2
USCA Foot Flag of Madagascar.svg 3–4 Flag of Sudan.svg Al-Merreikh 3–10–3
Banks SC Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg 1–3 Flag of Egypt.svg Al-Mokawloon Al-Arab 0–01–3

Second round

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

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Stella Club d'Adjamé Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg 1–2 Flag of Tunisia.svg AS Marsa 1–00–2
Bendel Insurance Flag of Nigeria.svg 0–1 Flag of Ghana.svg King Faisal Babes 0–00–1
MC Oran Flag of Algeria.svg 2–2 (a) Flag of Cameroon.svg Bamboutos FC 2–10–1
Enugu Rangers Flag of Nigeria.svg 3–2 Flag of Cameroon.svg US Douala 3–10–1
Al-Ittihad Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg 3–3 (a) Flag of Gabon.svg FC 105 Libreville 3–10–2
FC Saint Eloi Lupopo Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg 2–2 (2–3 p) Flag of South Africa.svg SuperSport United 2–00–2
APR FC Flag of Rwanda.svg w/o [D] Flag of Egypt.svg Ismaily ——
Al-Merreikh Flag of Sudan.svg 3–4 Flag of Egypt.svg Al-Mokawloon Al-Arab 3–10–3
Notes
  1. ^
    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. Team 21st leg2nd leg
USM Alger Flag of Algeria.svg 2–2 (4–5 p) Flag of Tunisia.svg AS Marsa 1–11–1
Africa Sports National Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg 0–3 Flag of Egypt.svg Al-Mokawloon Al-Arab 0–00–3
Kaizer Chiefs Flag of South Africa.svg w/o [E] Flag of Egypt.svg Ismaily ——
ASA Flag of Angola.svg 2–3 Flag of Gabon.svg FC 105 Libreville 1–11–2
FAR Rabat Flag of Morocco.svg 2–2 (a) Flag of Nigeria.svg Enugu Rangers 1–01–2
Dolphins F.C. Flag of Nigeria.svg 6–3 Flag of South Africa.svg SuperSport United 4–12–2
Red Arrows Flag of Zambia.svg 3–4 Flag of Ghana.svg King Faisal Babes 1–12–3
Fello Star Flag of Guinea.svg 4–0 Flag of Cameroon.svg Bamboutos FC 1–03–0
Notes
  1. ^
    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

TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
Flag of Morocco.svg FAR Rabat 16651072+5Final
Flag of Ghana.svg King Faisal Babes 12640295+4
Flag of Tunisia.svg AS Marsa 76213660
Flag of Guinea.svg Fello Star 06006211-9

Group B

TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
Flag of Nigeria.svg Dolphins FC 146420104+6Final
Flag of Egypt.svg Ismaily 116321114+7
Flag of Egypt.svg Al-Mokawloon Al-Arab 6620468-2
Flag of Gabon.svg FC 105 Libreville 36105415-11

Knockout stage

Final

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

Dolphins FC Flag of Nigeria.svg 1–0 Flag of Morocco.svg FAR Rabat
  • Bello Soccerball shade.svg85'
Liberation Stadium, Port Harcourt
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Malick Sillah (Gambia)
FAR Rabat Flag of Morocco.svg 3–0 Flag of Nigeria.svg Dolphins FC
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

RankNameTeamGoals
1 Flag of Ghana.svg Eric Gawu Flag of Ghana.svg King Faisal Babes 7
Flag of Morocco.svg Khalid El Hirech Flag of Tunisia.svg AS Marsa 7
Flag of Nigeria.svg Kelechi Osunwa Flag of Nigeria.svg Dolphins FC 7
4 Flag of Egypt.svg Alaa Abdel Ghany Flag of Egypt.svg Al-Mokawloon Al-Arab 5
Flag of South Africa.svg Abram Raselemane Flag of South Africa.svg Supersport United 5

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