24th edition of premier club football tournament organized by the AFC
International football competition
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 Al Ain from the United Arab Emirates. Following a 1–1 draw at the Tahnoun 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 qualified for the 2005 FIFA Club World Cup.
- 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.
Teams
Syria were promoted to 'mature' status (after both their representatives had reached the 2004 AFC Cup final) while Bahrain were excluded from AFC competitions for 2005 following the withdrawal of both their Champions' League entrants in 2004.
Qualified Teams
- Notes
- ^
Iraq (IRQ): Due to security issues and scheduling difficulties, the
2003–04 Iraqi Premier League season was cancelled in June 2004 during the group stage. The
Iraq Football Association decided that play-offs would be held between the top two teams from each Central Group at the time of cancellation (not including
Al-Talaba who had initially been invited to participate in the
Arab Champions League) to determine which clubs would qualify for the AFC Champions League. The play-offs were won by
Al-Zawraa and
Al-Shorta respectively.
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Kuwait (KUW): Al-Qadsia were champions of the
2003–04 Kuwaiti Premier League and winners of the 2004 Kuwait Emir Cup but were banned from competing in all AFC competitions after Kuwaiti security personnel assaulted
Al Sadd players following a match in last year's competition.
- ^
Saudi Arabia (KSA): 2004 Saudi Crown Prince Cup winners, Al-Ittihad, had already qualified for the AFC Champions League as reigning champions.
Group stage
Group A
Source: [citation needed]
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 |
Source: afcchampionsleague.com
Group C
Source: [citation needed]
- ^ 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 |
Source: [citation needed]
Group E
Source: [citation needed]
Shenzhen Jianlibao | 1–0 | Jubilo Iwata |
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Hoang Anh Gia Lai | 1–5 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
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Jubilo Iwata | 6–0 | Hoang Anh Gia Lai |
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Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 0–0 | Shenzhen Jianlibao |
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Shenzhen Jianlibao | 5–0 | Hoang Anh Gia Lai |
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Jubilo Iwata | 0–1 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
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Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 2–1 | Jubilo Iwata |
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Hoang Anh Gia Lai | 0–2 | Shenzhen Jianlibao |
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Jubilo Iwata | 3–0 | Shenzhen Jianlibao |
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Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 6–0 | Hoang Anh Gia Lai |
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Shenzhen Jianlibao | 1–0 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
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Hoang Anh Gia Lai | 0–1 | Jubilo Iwata |
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Group F
Source: [citation needed]
Yokohama F. Marinos | 0–1 | Shandong Luneng Taishan |
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PSM Makassar | 0–2 | Yokohama F. Marinos |
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Shandong Luneng Taishan | 1–0 | BEC Tero |
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PSM Makassar | 0–1 | Shandong Luneng Taishan |
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BEC Tero | 1–2 | Yokohama F. Marinos |
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Shandong Luneng Taishan | 6–1 | PSM Makassar |
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Yokohama F. Marinos | 2–0 | BEC Tero |
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Shandong Luneng Taishan | 2–1 | Yokohama F. Marinos |
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BEC Tero | 0–4 | Shandong Luneng Taishan |
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Yokohama F. Marinos | 3–0 | PSM Makassar |
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Group G
Source: [citation needed]
Knock-out stage
Bracket
Quarter-finals
First leg
Second leg
Shenzhen Jianlibao won 4–3 on aggregate.
4–4 on aggregate, Al Ain won on away goals.
Busan IPark won 5–1 on aggregate.
Al-Ittihad won 8–3 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
First leg
Second leg
Al Ain won 6–0 on aggregate.
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
Second leg
Al-Ittihad won 5–3 on aggregate.
See also
References
- ^ "Preparation was vital for MVP Noor". Asian Football Confederation. 5 November 2005. Archived from the original on 7 November 2005.
External links
- AFC Champions League 2005 Official Page (English)
- AFC Champions League 2005 at RSSSF.com
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