# 2005 CAF Champions League

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

## Qualifying rounds
### Preliminary round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Asante Kotoko | w/o | Wallidan FC | $^1$ | |
| FAR Rabat | 4–1 | ASC Ksar | 4–0 | 0–1 |
| Djoliba AC | 1–2 | AS Douanes | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| RC Bafoussam | 3–0 | Donjo | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| DC Motema Pembe | 3–2 | Rayon Sport | 3–0 | 0–2 |
| Dolphin FC | 3–1 | Renacimiento FC | 3–0 | 0–1 |
| Sagrada Esperança | 2–1 | AS Mangasport | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| ASA | 4–2 | Blue Waters F.C. | 3–0 | 1–2 |
| Tusker FC | 7–1 | KMKM | 4–1 | 3–0 |
| TP Mazembe | 2–2 (4–5 pk) | ASFA Yennenga | 2–0 | 0–2 |
| Ajax Cape Town | 2–1 | Mhlambanyatsi Rovers | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Diaraf Dakar | 2–2 | Fello Star | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Al-Hilal Omdurman | 3–2 | Awassa City FC | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| La Passe | 3–6 | USJF Ravinala | 2–2 | 1–4 |
| Kaizer Chiefs | 3–2 | AS Port Louis 2000 | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Simba SC | 3–2 | Ferroviário Nampula | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| CAPS United | 8–4 | Lesotho Defence Force FC | 4–1 | 4–3 |
| Red Arrows | 0–0 (3–2 pk) | CSMD Diables Noirs | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Al Olympic | 4–3 | Renaissance FC | 2–0 | 2–3 |
| Villa SC | 3–0 | Adulis Club | 1–0 | 2–0 |
$^1$ Wallidan FC were withdrawn by the Gambia Football Federation.

### First round

|Ajax Cape Town won 5–3 on penalties
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Asante Kotoko | 1–2 | FAR Rabat | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| AS Douanes | 1–3 | Étoile du Sahel | 0–0 | 1–3 |
| RC Bafoussam | 2–3 | Africa Sports National | 1–0 | 1–3 |
| DC Motema Pembe | 1–3 | Raja Casablanca | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Dolphin FC | 5–2 | Hearts of Oak SC | 4–0 | 1–2 |
| Sagrada Esperança | 2–3 | ASEC Mimosas | 2–2 | 0–1 |
| ASA | 2–1 | Coton Sport FC | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Tusker FC | 1–4 | Zamalek | 0–1 | 1–3 |
| ASFA Yennenga | 1–1 | Ajax Cape Town | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Fello Star | 1–0 | JS Kabylie | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Al-Hilal | 3–5 | Espérance de Tunis | 2–0 | 1–5 |
| USJF Ravinala | 1–5 | Kaizer Chiefs | 0–1 | 1–4 |
| Simba SC | 1–5 | Enyimba | 1–1 | 0–4 |
| CAPS United | 2–3 | Red Arrows | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Al Olympic | 0–7 | USM Alger | 0–2 | 0–5 |
| Al Ahly | 6–0 | Villa SC | 0–0 | 6–0 |

### Second round

|ASEC Mimosas won 5–3 on penalties |Ajax Cape Town won 3–2 on penalties
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| FAR Rabat | 1–2 | Étoile Sahel | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Africa Sports National | 1–2 | Raja Casablanca | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Dolphin FC | 2–2 | ASEC Mimosas | 2–0 | 0–2 |
| ASA | 1–3 | Zamalek | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Ajax Cape Town | 2–2 | Fello Star | 2–0 | 0–2 |
| Espérance de Tunis | 5–2 | Kaizer Chiefs | 4–0 | 1–2 |
| Enyimba | 9–1 | Red Arrows | 3–0 | 6–1 |
| USM Alger | 2–3 | Al Ahly | 0–1 | 2–2 |

## Group stage

* Key to colours in group tables
* Group winners and runners-up advance to the Knockout stage

### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AHL | RCA | ENY | AJA |
| 1 | Al Ahly | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage | — | | | |
| 2 | Raja Casablanca | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage | | — | | |
| 3 | Enyimba | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 5 | | | | — | |
| 4 | Ajax Cape Town | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 3 | | | | | — |

### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ESS | ZAM | ASEC | ESP |
| 1 | Étoile du Sahel | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 8 | Advance to knockout stage | — | | | |
| 2 | Zamalek | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage | | — | | |
| 3 | ASEC Mimosas | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 5 | | | | — | |
| 4 | Espérance de Tunis | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 | | | | | — |

## Knockout stage
### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Raja Casablanca | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| Étoile du Sahel | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| Étoile du Sahel | 1 | 1 | 2 | Étoile du Sahel | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | | | | Al Ahly | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Zamalek | 1 | 0 | 1 | Al Ahly | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Al Ahly | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | |

### Semi-finals

The first leg was played on 24–25 September and the second on 15–16 October.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Raja Casablanca | 0–2 | Étoile du Sahel | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Zamalek | 1–4 | Al Ahly | 1–2 | 0–2 |

### Final
## Top goalscorers

The top scorers from the 2005 CAF Champions League are as follows:
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Mohamed Barakat | Al Ahly | 7 |
| 1 | Joetex Frimpong | Enyimba | 7 |
| 3 | Emad Moteab | Al Ahly | 6 |
| 4 | Leonard Tsipa | CAPS United | 5 |
| 5 | Pamphil Rabefitia | USJF Ravinala | 4 |
| 5 | Collins Mbesuma | Kaizer Chiefs | 4 |