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{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = CAF Champions League
| year = 2005
| other_titles = Confederation of African Football Champions League
| image =
| size = 130px
| caption =
| dates = 29 January – 12 November
| num_teams = 52
| confederations = 47
| champion_other = {{flagicon|EGY}} [[Al Ahly SC|Al Ahly]]
| count = 4
| second_other = {{flagicon|TUN}} [[Étoile du Sahel]]
| matches = 104
| goals = 266
| attendance =
| top_scorer = {{flagicon|EGY}} [[Mohamed Barakat]]<br>{{flagicon|GHA}} [[Joetex Frimpong]]<br>(7 goals each)
| prevseason = [[2004 CAF Champions League|2004]]
| nextseason = [[2006 CAF Champions League|2006]]
}}

The '''2005 CAF Champions League''' was the 41st edition of the [[CAF Champions League]], the [[Africa]]'s premier club [[association football|football]] tournament prize organized by the [[Confederation of African Football]] (CAF). It was started on 29 January 2005 with a preliminary round. [[Al Ahly SC|Al Ahly]] of [[Egypt]] defeated [[Étoile du Sahel]] of [[Tunisia]] in the final to win their fourth title.

==Qualifying rounds==
{{main|2005 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds}}

===Preliminary round===
{{TwoLegStart}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Asante Kotoko]]'''|Ghana|[[Walkover|w/o]]|[[Wallidan FC]]|Gambia|<sup>'''1'''</sup>||}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[FAR Rabat]]'''|Morocco|4–1|[[ASC Ksar]]|Mauritania|4–0|0–1|var2=1959}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Djoliba AC]]|Mali|1–2|'''[[AS Douanes (Dakar)|AS Douanes]]'''|Senegal|1–1|0–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Racing Club Bafoussam|RC Bafoussam]]'''|Cameroon|3–0|[[Mambas Noirs FC|Donjo]]|Benin|1–0|2–0}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[DC Motema Pembe]]'''|COD|3–2|[[Rayon Sport]]|Rwanda|3–0|0–2|var1=2003}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Dolphins F.C. (Port Harcourt)|Dolphin FC]]'''|Nigeria|3–1|[[Renacimiento FC]]|Equatorial Guinea|3–0|0–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Grupo Desportivo Sagrada Esperança|Sagrada Esperança]]'''|Angola|2–1|[[AS Mangasport]]|Gabon|0–0|2–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Atlético Sport Aviação|ASA]]'''|Angola|4–2|[[Blue Waters F.C.]]|Namibia|3–0|1–2}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Tusker FC]]'''|Kenya|7–1|[[KMKM]]|Zanzibar|4–1|3–0}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[TP Mazembe]]|COD|2–2 (4–5 [[Penalty shootout (football)|pk]])|'''[[Association Sportive du Faso-Yennenga|ASFA Yennenga]]'''|BFA|2–0|0–2|var1=2003}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Ajax Cape Town]]'''|South Africa|2–1|[[Mhlambanyatsi Rovers]]|Swaziland|1–0|1–1}} 
{{TwoLegResult|[[ASC Diaraf|Diaraf Dakar]]|Senegal|2–2|'''[[Fello Star]]'''|Guinea|2–1|0–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Al-Hilal (Omdurman)|Al-Hilal Omdurman]]'''|Sudan|3–2|[[Awassa City FC]]|Ethiopia|var2=1996|2–1|1–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[La Passe FC|La Passe]]|Seychelles|3–6|'''[[USJF Ravinala]]'''|Madagascar|2–2|1–4}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Kaizer Chiefs]]'''|South Africa|3–2|[[AS Port-Louis 2000|AS Port Louis 2000]]|Mauritius|2–0|1–2}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Simba SC]]'''|Tanzania|3–2|[[Clube Ferroviário de Nampula|Ferroviário Nampula]]|Mozambique|2–1|1–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[CAPS United]]'''|Zimbabwe|8–4|[[Lesotho Defence Force FC]]|LES|4–1|4–3|var2=1987}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Red Arrows F.C.|Red Arrows]]'''|Zambia|0–0 (3–2 [[Penalty shootout (football)|pk]])|[[Diables Noirs|CSMD Diables Noirs]]|COG|0–0|0–0|}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Al Olympic Zaouia|Al Olympic]]'''|Libya|var1=1977|4–3|[[Renaissance FC]]|Chad|2–0|2–3}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Villa SC]]'''|Uganda|3–0|[[Adulis Club]]|Eritrea|1–0|2–0}}
{{end}}
<sup>1</sup> [[Wallidan FC]] were withdrawn by the [[Gambia Football Federation]].

===First round===
{{TwoLegStart}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Asante Kotoko]]|Ghana|1–2|'''[[FAR Rabat]]'''|Morocco|1–0|0–2}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[AS Douanes (Dakar)|AS Douanes]]|Senegal|1–3|'''[[Étoile du Sahel]]'''|Tunisia|0–0|1–3}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Racing Club Bafoussam|RC Bafoussam]]|Cameroon|2–3|'''[[Africa Sports National]]'''|Côte d'Ivoire|1–0|1–3}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[DC Motema Pembe]]|Democratic Republic of the Congo|1–3|'''[[Raja Casablanca]]'''|Morocco|1–1|0–2|var1=2003}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Dolphins F.C. (Port Harcourt)|Dolphin FC]]'''|Nigeria|5–2|[[Accra Hearts of Oak Sporting Club|Hearts of Oak SC]]|Ghana|4–0|1–2}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Grupo Desportivo Sagrada Esperança|Sagrada Esperança]]|Angola|2–3|'''[[ASEC Mimosas]]'''|Côte d'Ivoire|2–2|0–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[AS Aviacao|ASA]]'''|Angola|2–1|[[Coton Sport FC de Garoua|Coton Sport FC]]|Cameroon|2–0|0–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Tusker FC]]|Kenya|1–4|'''[[Zamalek SC|Zamalek]]'''|Egypt|0–1|1–3}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Association Sportive du Faso-Yennenga|ASFA Yennenga]]|Burkina Faso|1–1|'''[[Ajax Cape Town]]'''|South Africa|1–0|0–1}}|Ajax Cape Town won 5–3 on penalties
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Fello Star]]'''|Guinea|1–0|[[JS Kabylie]]|Algeria|1–0|0–0}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Al-Hilal (Omdurman)|Al-Hilal]]|Sudan|3–5|'''[[Espérance de Tunis]]'''|Tunisia|2–0|1–5}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[USJF Ravinala]]|Madagascar|1–5|'''[[Kaizer Chiefs]]'''|South Africa|0–1|1–4}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Simba SC]]|Tanzania|1–5|'''[[Enyimba International F.C.|Enyimba]]'''|Nigeria|1–1|0–4}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[CAPS United]]|Zimbabwe|2–3|'''[[Red Arrows F.C.|Red Arrows]]'''|Zambia|1–1|1–2}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Al Olympic Zaouia|Al Olympic]]|Libya|var1=1977|0–7|'''[[USM Alger]]'''|Algeria|0–2|0–5}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Al Ahly SC|Al Ahly]]'''|Egypt|6–0|[[Villa SC]]|Uganda|0–0|6–0}}
{{end}}

===Second round===
{{TwoLegStart}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[FAR Rabat]]|Morocco|1–2|'''[[Étoile Sahel]]'''|Tunisia|1–0|0–2}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Africa Sports National]]|Côte d'Ivoire|1–2|'''[[Raja Casablanca]]'''|Morocco|1–1|0–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Dolphins F.C. (Port Harcourt)|Dolphin FC]]|Nigeria|2–2|'''[[ASEC Mimosas]]'''|Côte d'Ivoire|2–0|0–2}}|ASEC Mimosas won 5–3 on penalties
{{TwoLegResult|[[AS Aviacao|ASA]]|Angola|1–3|'''[[Zamalek SC|Zamalek]]'''|Egypt|1–1|0–2}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Ajax Cape Town]]'''|South Africa|2–2|[[Fello Star]]|Guinea|2–0|0–2}}|Ajax Cape Town won 3–2 on penalties
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Espérance de Tunis]]'''|Tunisia|5–2|[[Kaizer Chiefs]]|South Africa|4–0|1–2}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Enyimba International F.C.|Enyimba]]'''|Nigeria|9–1|[[Red Arrows F.C.|Red Arrows]]|Zambia|3–0|6–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[USM Alger]]|Algeria|2–3|'''[[Al Ahly SC|Al Ahly]]'''|Egypt|0–1|2–2}}
{{end}}

==Group stage==
{{main|2005 CAF Champions League group stage}}

{|class="wikitable"
!Key to colours in group tables
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc
|Group winners and runners-up advance to the Knockout stage
|}

===Group A===
{{:2005 CAF Champions League group stage|transcludesection=Group A|show_matches=y}}

===Group B===
{{:2005 CAF Champions League group stage|transcludesection=Group B|show_matches=y}}

==Knockout stage==
{{main|2005 CAF Champions League knockout stage}}

===Bracket===
{{4TeamBracket-2legs
| RD1=Semi-finals
| RD2=[[2005 CAF Champions League Final|Final]]

| RD1-seed1= {{flagicon|MAR}}
| RD1-team1= [[Raja Casablanca]]
| RD1-score1-1= 0
| RD1-score1-2= 0
| RD1-score1-A= '''0'''
| RD1-seed2= {{flagicon|TUN}}
| RD1-team2= '''[[Étoile du Sahel]]'''
| RD1-score2-1= 1
| RD1-score2-2= 1
| RD1-score2-A= '''2'''

| RD1-seed3= {{flagicon|EGY}}
| RD1-team3= [[Zamalek SC|Zamalek]]
| RD1-score3-1= 1
| RD1-score3-2= 0
| RD1-score3-A= '''1'''
| RD1-seed4= {{flagicon|EGY}}
| RD1-team4= '''[[Al Ahly SC|Al Ahly]]'''
| RD1-score4-1= 2
| RD1-score4-2= 2
| RD1-score4-A= '''4'''

| RD2-seed1= {{flagicon|TUN}}
| RD2-team1= [[Étoile du Sahel]]
| RD2-score1-1= 0
| RD2-score1-2= 0
| RD2-score1-A= '''0'''
| RD2-seed2= {{flagicon|EGY}}
| RD2-team2= '''[[Al Ahly SC|Al Ahly]]'''
| RD2-score2-1= 0
| RD2-score2-2= 3
| RD2-score2-A= '''3'''
}}

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

{{TwoLegStart}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Raja Casablanca]]|Morocco|0–2|'''[[Étoile du Sahel]]'''|Tunisia|0–1|0–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Zamalek SC|Zamalek]]|Egypt|1–4|'''[[Al Ahly SC|Al Ahly]]'''|Egypt|1–2|0–2}}
{{end}}

===Final===
{{main|2005 CAF Champions League Final}}

{{footballbox
|date       = 29 October 2005
|time       = 18:00 [[Greenwich Mean Time|GMT]] 
|team1      = [[Etoile du Sahel]] {{flagicon|TUN}}
|score      = 0–0
|report     = {{citation needed|date=April 2025}}
|team2      = {{flagicon|EGY}} [[Al Ahly SC|Al Ahly]]
|goals1     =
|goals2     =
|stadium    = [[Stade Olympique de Sousse]], [[Sousse]]
|attendance = 20,000
|referee    = Abderrahim El Arjoun ([[Royal Moroccan Football Federation|Morocco]])
}}

{{footballbox
|date       = 12 November 2005
|time       = 17:30  [[Greenwich Mean Time|GMT]]
|team1      = [[Al Ahly SC|Al Ahly]] {{flagicon|EGY}} 
|score      = 3–0
|report     = {{citation needed|date=April 2025}}
|team2      = {{flagicon|TUN}} [[Etoile du Sahel]] 
|goals1     =
*[[Mohamed Aboutrika|Aboutrika]] {{goal|20}}
*[[Osama Hosny|Hosny]] {{goal|51}}
*[[Mohamed Barakat|Barakat]] {{goal|90+2}}
|goals2     =
|stadium    = [[Cairo Military Academy Stadium]], [[Cairo]]
|attendance = 35,000
|referee    = Lassina Paré ([[Burkinabé Football Federation|Burkina Faso]])
}}

==Top goalscorers ==
The top scorers from the 2005 CAF Champions League are as follows:

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Rank
!Name
!Team
!Goals
|-
|rowspan=2|1
|align="left"|{{flagicon|EGY}} [[Mohamed Barakat]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|EGY}} [[Al Ahly SC|Al Ahly]]
|rowspan=2|7
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|GHA}} [[Joetex Frimpong]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|NGR}} [[Enyimba International F.C.|Enyimba]]
|-
|rowspan=1|3
|align="left"|{{flagicon|EGY}} [[Emad Moteab]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|EGY}} [[Al Ahly SC|Al Ahly]]
|6
|-
|rowspan=1|4
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ZIM}} [[Leonard Tsipa]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ZIM}} [[CAPS United]]
|5
|-
|rowspan=2|5
|align="left"|{{flagicon|MAD}} [[Pamphil Rabefitia]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|MAD}} [[USJF Ravinala]]
|rowspan=2|4
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ZAM}} [[Collins Mbesuma]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Kaizer Chiefs]]
|}

==See also==
*[[2005 FIFA Club World Championship]]

==External links==
*[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/afcup05.html Champions' Cup 2005] - ''rsssf.com''
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050828131206/http://www.sportscheduler.co.sz/caf_champions_league.htm Results/fixtures]

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