2005 AFC Champions League

2005 AFC Champions League

Tournament details
Dates	08 Mar 2005 - 05 Nov 2005
Teams	29
Final positions
Champions	Al-Ittihad (2nd title)
Runners-up	Al Ain
Third place	Shenzhen Jianlibao Busan I'Park
Tournament statistics
Matches played	98
Goals scored	286 (2.92 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Mohammed Kallon(6 Goals)
← 2004 2006 →

The 2005 AFC Champions League was the 24th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament and the 3rd edition under the current AFC Champions League title. The championship was retained by the Saudi Arabian club Al-Ittihad with a 5-3 aggregate victory over UAE side Al Ain. Following a 1-1 draw at the Tahnon Bin Mohammed Stadium in Al Ain in the first leg, Al-Ittihad recorded a 4-2 victory at the Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium in Jeddah to lift the trophy for the second consecutive season. They also qualifed for the 2005 FIFA Club World Cup.

Format

Group Stage

A total of 28 clubs were divided into 7 groups of four, based on region i.e. East Asian and Southeast Asian clubs were drawn in groups E to G, while the rest were grouped in groups A to D. Each club played double round-robin (home and away) against fellow three group members, a total of 6 matches each. Clubs received 3pts for a win, 1pt for a tie, 0pts for a loss. The clubs were ranked according to points and tie breakers were in the following order:

• Points earned between the clubs in question
• Goal Differential between the clubs in question
• Goals For between the clubs in question
• Points earned within the group
• Goal Differential within the group
• Goals For within the group

The seven group winners along with the defending champion advanced to the quarter-finals.

Knockout Round

All 8 clubs were randomly matched; however, the only restriction was that the clubs from the same country could not face each other in the quarter-finals. The games were conducted in 2 legs, home and away, and the aggregate score decided the match winner. If the aggregate score couldn't produce a winner, "away goals rule" was used. If still tied, clubs played extra time, where "away goals rule" still applied. If still tied, the game went to penalties.

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
PAS	6	5	1	0	12	4	+8	16
Al Salmiya	6	3	0	3	8	9	–1	9
Al Rayyan	6	2	1	3	6	7	–1	7
Al Shurta	6	0	2	4	2	8	–6	2

March 9, 2005	PAS	2–1	Al Rayyan
March 9, 2005	Al Salmiya	3–1	Al Shurta
March 15, 2005	Al Shurta	1–1	PAS
March 16, 2005	Al Rayyan	2–1	Al Salmiya
April 6, 2005	Al Rayyan	2–0	Al Shurta
April 6, 2005	PAS	5–1	Al Salmiya
April 19, 2005	Al Shurta	0–0	Al Rayyan
April 20, 2005	Al Salmiya	0–1	PAS
May 10, 2005	Al Shurta	0–1	Al Salmiya
May 11, 2005	Al Rayyan	2–1	PAS
May 25, 2005	PAS	1–0	Al Shurta
May 25, 2005	Al Salmiya	2–0	Al Rayyan

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Al Ain	6	4	1	1	13	6	+7	13
Sepahan	6	3	2	1	10	6	+4	11
Al Shabab	6	3	1	2	7	7	0	10
Al Wahda	6	0	0	6	5	16	−11	0

March 9, 2005	Al Ain	3–0	Al Wahda
March 9, 2005	Al Shabab	1–1	Sepahan
March 16, 2005	Al Wahda	1–2	Al Shabab
March 16, 2005	Sepahan	1–1	Al Ain
April 6, 2005	Al Wahda	1–3	Sepahan
April 6, 2005	Al Ain	3–0	Al Shabab
April 20, 2005	Al Shabab	1–0	Al Ain
April 20, 2005	Sepahan	2–0	Al Wahda
May 11, 2005	Al Wahda	2–3	Al Ain
May 11, 2005	Sepahan	1–0	Al Shabab
May 25, 2005	Al Ain	3–2	Sepahan
May 25, 2005	Al Shabab	3–1	Al Wahda

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Al Sadd	6	4	0	2	8	6	+2	12
Neftchi	6	3	0	3	8	7	+1	9
Al Kuwait	6	2	1	3	5	6	–1	7
Al-Ahli	6	2	1	3	8	10	–2	7

March 9, 2005	Neftchi	1–0	Al Kuwait
March 9, 2005	Al Sadd	2–0	Al-Ahli
March 16, 2005	Al Kuwait	0–1	Al Sadd
March 16, 2005	Al-Ahli	3–0	Neftchi
April 6, 2005	Neftchi	2–0	Al Sadd
April 6, 2005	Al Kuwait	1–0	Al-Ahli
April 20, 2005	Al-Ahli	3–3	Al Kuwait
April 20, 2005	Al Sadd	3–2	Neftchi
May 11, 2005	Al Kuwait	1–0	Neftchi
May 11, 2005	Al-Ahli	2–1	Al Sadd
May 25, 2005	Neftchi	3–01	Al-Ahli
May 25, 2005	Al Sadd	1–0	Al Kuwait

1: awarded 3–0 to Neftchi because Al-Ahli failed to show up.

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Al-Ahli	6	5	0	1	18	5	+13	15
Pakhtakor	6	3	0	3	9	8	+1	9
Al-Zawra	6	2	1	3	6	13	–7	7
Al-Jaish	6	1	1	4	7	14	–7	4

March 8, 2005	Al-Zawra	1–2	Al-Ahli
March 9, 2005	Al-Jaish	0–2	Pakhtakor
March 16, 2005	Al-Ahli	3–1	Al-Jaish
March 16, 2005	Pakhtakor	1–2	Al-Zawra
April 5, 2005	Al-Zawra	1–5	Al-Jaish
April 6, 2005	Al-Ahli	3–0	Pakhtakor
April 20, 2005	Pakhtakor	2–1	Al-Ahli
April 20, 2005	Al-Jaish	0–0	Al-Zawra
May 11, 2005	Al-Ahli	5–1	Al-Zawra
May 11, 2005	Pakhtakor	4–1	Al-Jaish
May 24, 2005	Al-Zawra	1–0	Pakhtakor
May 25, 2005	Al-Jaish	0–4	Al-Ahli

Group E

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Shenzhen Jianlibao	6	4	1	1	9	3	+6	13
Suwon Samsung Bluewings	6	4	1	1	14	3	+11	13
Jubilo Iwata	6	3	0	3	11	4	+7	9
Hoang Anh GL	6	0	0	6	1	25	–24	0

March 9, 2005	Shenzhen Jianlibao	1–0	Jubilo Iwata
March 9, 2005	Hoang Anh GL	1–5	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
March 16, 2005	Jubilo Iwata	6–0	Hoang Anh GL
March 16, 2005	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	0–0	Shenzhen Jianlibao
April 6, 2005	Shenzhen Jianlibao	5–0	Hoang Anh GL
April 6, 2005	Jubilo Iwata	0–1	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
April 20, 2005	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	2–1	Jubilo Iwata
April 20, 2005	Hoang Anh GL	0–2	Shenzhen Jianlibao
May 11, 2005	Jubilo Iwata	3–0	Shenzhen Jianlibao
May 11, 2005	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	6–0	Hoang Anh GL
May 25, 2005	Shenzhen Jianlibao	1–0	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
May 25, 2005	Hoang Anh GL	0–1	Jubilo Iwata

Group F

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Shandong Luneng Taishan	6	6	0	0	15	2	+13	18
Yokohama F. Marinos	6	4	0	2	10	4	+6	12
PSM Makassar	6	1	1	4	4	14	–10	4
BEC Tero	6	0	1	5	3	12	–9	1

March 9, 2005	BEC Tero	0–1	PSM Makassar
March 9, 2005	Yokohama F. Marinos	0–1	Shandong Luneng Taishan
March 16, 2005	PSM Makassar	0–2	Yokohama F. Marinos
March 16, 2005	Shandong Luneng Taishan	1–0	BEC Tero
April 6, 2005	PSM Makassar	0–1	Shandong Luneng Taishan
April 6, 2005	BEC Tero	1–2	Yokohama F. Marinos
April 20, 2005	Shandong Luneng Taishan	6–1	PSM Makassar
April 20, 2005	Yokohama F. Marinos	2–0	BEC Tero
May 11, 2005	PSM Makassar	2–2	BEC Tero
May 11, 2005	Shandong Luneng Taishan	2–1	Yokohama F. Marinos
May 25, 2005	BEC Tero	0–4	Shandong Luneng Taishan
May 25, 2005	Yokohama F. Marinos	3–0	PSM Makassar

Group G

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Busan I'Park	6	6	0	0	25	0	+25	18
Krung Thai	6	3	0	3	5	9	–4	9
Persebaya	6	1	1	4	2	10	–8	4
Binh Dinh	6	1	1	4	2	15	–13	4

March 9, 2005	Busan I'Park	8–0	Binh Dinh
March 9, 2005	Persebaya	1–2	Krung Thai
March 16, 2005	Binh Dinh	0–0	Persebaya
March 16, 2005	Krung Thai	0–2	Busan I'Park
April 6, 2005	Binh Dinh	1–2	Krung Thai
April 6, 2005	Busan I'Park	4–0	Persebaya
April 20, 2005	Krung Thai	0–1	Binh Dinh
April 20, 2005	Persebaya	0–3	Busan I'Park
May 11, 2005	Binh Dinh	0–4	Busan I'Park
May 11, 2005	Krung Thai	1–0	Persebaya
May 25, 2005	Busan I'Park	4–0	Krung Thai
May 25, 2005	Persebaya	1–0	Binh Dinh

Knock-out stage

Quarter finals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Busan I'Park	5–1	Al Sadd	3–0	2–1
Shandong Luneng Taishan	3–8	Al-Ittihad (2004 Champion)	1–1	2–7
Al Ain	4–4 (a)	PAS	1–1	3–3
Al-Ahli	3–4	Shenzhen Jianlibao	2–1	1–3 (a.e.t.)

First leg

14 September 2005

Busan I'Park	3–0	Al Sadd
Da Silva 20', 88' Yoon Hee-Joon 90'

Busan Asiad Stadium, Busan

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14 September 2005

Shandong Luneng Taishan	1–1	Al-Ittihad
Li Xiaopeng 54'		Noor 48'

Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Jinan

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14 September 2005

Al Ain	1–1	PAS
Nosrati 42' (o.g.)		Borhani 24'

Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Stadium, Al Ain

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14 September 2005

Al-Ahli	2–1	Shenzhen Jianlibao
Rogerio 63' Al-Gizani 87'		Naif Al-Qadi 76' (o.g.)

Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah

Second leg

21 September 2005

Shenzhen Jianlibao	3–1 (a.e.t.)	Al-Ahli
Marek Zając 6' Li Yi 15', 98'		Abdulghani 20'

Bao'an Stadium, Shenzhen

Shenzhen Jianlibao won 4–3 on aggregate.

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21 September 2005

PAS	3–3	Al Ain
Borhani 34', 47' Traoré 75'		Tejada 61' (pen.) Saeed 83', 84'

Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium, Tehran

4–4 on aggregate, Al Ain won on away goals.

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21 September 2005

Al Sadd	1–2	Busan I'Park
Emerson 90+2'		Lim Kwan-Sik 21' Han Jae-Woong 79'

Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha

Busan I'Park won 5–1 on aggregate.

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21 September 2005

Al-Ittihad	7–2	Shandong Luneng Taishan
Osama 18' Tcheco 34' Swayed 56' Kallon 66' Abushgeer 78', 89' Tukar 80'		Li Xiaopeng 16' Cui Peng 61'

Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah

Al-Ittihad won 8–3 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Busan I'Park	0–7	Al-Ittihad	0–5	0–2
Al Ain	6–0	Shenzhen Jianlibao	6–0	0–0

First leg

28 September 2005

Busan I'Park	0–5	Al-Ittihad
		Al-Otaibi 54' Kallon 61' Tcheco 63' Kariri 85' Idris 88'

Busan Asiad Stadium, Busan

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28 September 2005

Al Ain	6–0	Shenzhen Jianlibao
Subait Khater 5', 80' Onyekachi Nwoha 9', 21', 77' Shehab Ahmed 28'

Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Stadium, Al Ain

Second leg

12 October 2005

Shenzhen Jianlibao	0–0	Al Ain

Bao'an Stadium, Shenzhen

Al Ain won 6–0 on aggregate.

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12 October 2005

Al-Ittihad	2–0	Busan I'Park
Kallon 18', 58'

Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah

Al-Ittihad won 7–0 on aggregate.

Final

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Al Ain	3–5	Al-Ittihad	1–1	2–4

First leg

26 October 2005

Al Ain	1–1	Al-Ittihad
Ali Msarri 51'		Kallon 86' (pen.)

Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Stadium, Al Ain

Second leg

5 November 2005

Al-Ittihad	4–2	Al Ain
Kallon 2' Noor 33' Job 56' Al-Dokhi 67'		Shehab Ahmed 55' Tejada 90+1'

Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah

Al-Ittihad won 5–3 on aggregate.

Champions

2005 AFC Champions League Al-Ittihad Second Title

See also

• 2005 FIFA Club World Championship

External links

• AFC Champions League 2005 Official Page (English)
• AFC Champions League 2005 at RSSSF.com