2005 CAF Confederation Cup

CAF Confederation Cup 2005 Confederation of African Football Confederation Cup 130px 30 January – 19 November 58 MAR FAR Rabat 1 NGR Dolphins FC 98 266 GHA Eric GawuMAR Khalid El HirechNGR Kelechi Osunwa(7 goals each) 2004 2006 The 2005 CAF Confederation Cup was the 2nd edition of the CAF Confederation Cup. It started with the preliminary round (home-and away ties) that was played in January and February 2005, as FAR Rabat of Morocco beat Dolphins F.C. of Nigeria in the final. Qualifying rounds Preliminary round 1st legs played on 30 January 2005 and 2nd legs played on 13 February 2005. Mogas 90 BEN 2–3 AS Douanes Togo 1–3 1–0 Dakar UC Senegal 1–1 (1–3 p) CODM Meknes Morocco 1–0 0–1 Armed Forces Football Club Gambia w/o WalkoverA CI Kamsar Guinea — — AS Nianan Koulikoro Mali 1–2 Olympique Khouribga Morocco 1–1 0–1 Heart of Lions Ghana w/o Walkover ASAC Concorde Mauritania — — 1959 Sony Elá Nguema Equatorial Guinea 1–1 Munisport de Pointe-Noire Congo-Brazzaville 0–0 1–1 SC Cilu Democratic Republic of the Congo 8–0 CO Bouaflé Ivory Coast 3–0 5–0 ASFB Bobo Burkina Faso 3–4 Al-Ittihad Libya 3–0 0–4 1977 Gazelle FC Chad 3–3 (a) FC 105 Libreville Gabon 3–1 0–2 Botswana Defence Force XI Botswana 4–2 Sonangol do Namibe Angola 3–1 1–1 Savanne SC Mauritius 2–4 Red Star Seychelles 2–0 0–4 Kipanga Zanzibar 1–2 Kampala City Council Uganda 1–1 0–1 Green Buffaloes FC Zambia 2–3 APR FC Rwanda 1–0 1–3 Ferroviário de Maputo Mozambique w/o WalkoverB Hwange Colliery F.C. Zimbabwe — — USCA Foot Madagascar 4–2 Prisons FC TAN 4–1 0–1 Banks SC Ethiopia w/o Walkover Chemelil Sugar Kenya — — 1996 King Faisal Babes Ghana bye ByeC |} Notes A Armed Forces were withdrawn by the Gambian FA. B 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. C 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 on 5 March 2005 and 2nd legs played on 19 March 2005. AS Douanes Togo 1–3 Stella Club d'Adjamé Ivory Coast 1–0 0–3 CODM Meknès Morocco 0–3 AS Marsa Tunisia 0–1 0–2 CI Kamsar Guinea 2–4 Bendel Insurance Nigeria 1–1 1–3 King Faisal Babes Ghana 4–1 ASEC Ndiambour Senegal 3–0 1–1 Olympique Khouribga Morocco 2–4 MC Oran Algeria 2–0 0–4 ASAC Concorde Mauritania 0–2 Bamboutos FC Cameroon 0–0 0–2 1959 Sony Elá Nguema Equatorial Guinea 1–4 Enugu Rangers NGA 0–1 1–3 SC Cilu Democratic Republic of the Congo 2–2 (a) US Douala Cameroon 2–1 0–1 Al-Ittihad Libya 5–3 JS Kairouan Tunisia 3–0 2–3 1977 FC 105 Libreville Gabon 6–2 Interclube Angola 3–1 3–1 Botswana Defence Force XI Botswana 1–2 FC Saint Eloi Lupopo Democratic Republic of the Congo 1–0 0–2 Red Star Seychelles 1–13 Supersport United South Africa 1–4 0–9 Kampala City Council Uganda 0–1 APR FC Rwanda 0–0 0–1 Clube Ferroviário de Maputo Mozambique 0–3 Ismaily EGY 0–1 0–2 USCA Foot Madagascar 3–4 Al-Merreikh Sudan 3–1 0–3 Banks SC Ethiopia 1–3 Al-Mokawloon Al-Arab Egypt 0–0 1–3 1996 |} Second round 1st legs played on 8–11 April 2005 and 2nd legs played on 23-24 April 2005. Stella Club d'Adjamé Ivory Coast 1–2 AS Marsa Tunisia 1–0 0–2 Bendel Insurance NGA 0–1 King Faisal Babes Ghana 0–0 0–1 MC Oran Algeria 2–2 (a) Bamboutos FC Cameroon 2–1 0–1 Enugu Rangers Nigeria 3–2 US Douala Cameroon 3–1 0–1 Al-Ittihad Libya 3–3 (a) FC 105 Libreville Gabon 3–1 0–2 1977 FC Saint Eloi Lupopo Democratic Republic of the Congo 2–2 (2–3 p) SuperSport United South Africa 2–0 0–2 APR FC Rwanda w/o WalkoverD Ismaily Egypt — — Al-Merreikh Sudan 3–4 Al-Mokawloon Al-Arab Egypt 3–1 0–3 |} Notes D 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 $5000. Play-off round In this round, the 8 winners of the round of 16 play the losers of the round of 16 of the Champions League for 8 places in the group stage. 1st legs played on May 6–8, 2005 and 2nd legs played on May 21–23, 2005. USM Alger Algeria 2–2 (4–5 p) AS Marsa Tunisia 1–1 1–1 Africa Sports National Ivory Coast 0–3 Al-Mokawloon Al-Arab Egypt 0–0 0–3 Kaizer Chiefs South Africa w/o WalkoverE Ismaily Egypt — — ASA Angola 2–3 FC 105 Libreville Gabon 1–1 1–2 FAR Rabat Morocco 2–2 (a) Enugu Rangers Nigeria 1–0 1–2 Dolphins F.C. Nigeria 6–3 SuperSport United South Africa 4–1 2–2 Red Arrows Zambia 3–4 King Faisal Babes Ghana 1–1 2–3 Fello Star Guinea 4–0 Bamboutos FC Cameroon 1–0 3–0 |} Notes E Kaizer Chiefs withdrew; they were banned for three years from CAF tournaments and fined 1500$. Group stage 2005 CAF Confederation Cup group stage Key to colours in group tablesGroup winners advance to the final Group A Group A Group B Group B Knockout stage Final The 1st leg was played on November 6 and the 2nd leg on November 19. 6 November 2005 --:-- 0 Dolphins FC NGR 1–0 MAR FAR Rabat *Bello 85 Liberation Stadium, Port Harcourt 12,000 Malick Sillah (Gambia) Caf comeption nga 19 November 2005 --:-- 1 FAR Rabat MAR 3–0 NGR Dolphins FC Serraj 10 45 Ajraoui 63 Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat 40,000 Hichem Guirat (Tunisia) Top goal scorers January 2023 The top scorers from the 2005 CAF Confederation Cup are as follows. Eric Gawu/Khalid El Hirech/Kelechi Osunwa RankNameTeamGoals1GHA Eric GawuGHA King Faisal Babes7MAR Khalid El HirechTUN AS Marsa7NGR Kelechi OsunwaNGR Dolphins FC74EGY Alaa Abdel GhanyEGY Al-Mokawloon Al-Arab5RSA Abram RaselemaneRSA Supersport United5 External links Confederation Cup 2005 - rsssf.com 2005 2