2005 CAF Confederation Cup
# 2005 CAF Confederation Cup

The 2005 CAF Confederation Cup was the second edition of the CAF Confederation Cup. It started with the preliminary round (home-and away ties) that was played in January and February 2005. FAR Rabat of Morocco beat Dolphins F.C. of Nigeria in the final.

## Qualifying rounds

### Preliminary round

1st legs played 30 January 2005 and 2nd legs played 13 February 2005.

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Mogas 90 | 2–3 | AS Douanes | 1–3 | 1–0 |
| Dakar UC | 1–1 (1–3 p) | CODM Meknes | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Armed Forces Football Club | w/o | CI Kamsar | — | — |
| AS Nianan Koulikoro | 1–2 | Olympique Khouribga | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Heart of Lions | w/o | ASAC Concorde | — | — |
| Sony Elá Nguema | 1–1 | Munisport de Pointe-Noire | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| SC Cilu | 8–0 | CO Bouaflé | 3–0 | 5–0 |
| ASFB Bobo | 3–4 | Al-Ittihad | 3–0 | 0–4 |
| Gazelle FC | 3–3 (a) | FC 105 Libreville | 3–1 | 0–2 |
| Botswana Defence Force XI | 4–2 | Sonangol do Namibe | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Savanne SC | 2–4 | Red Star | 2–0 | 0–4 |
| Kipanga | 1–2 | Kampala City Council | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Green Buffaloes FC | 2–3 | APR FC | 1–0 | 1–3 |
| Ferroviário de Maputo | w/o | Hwange Colliery F.C. | — | — |
| USCA Foot | 4–2 | Prisons FC | 4–1 | 0–1 |
| Banks SC | w/o | Chemelil Sugar | — | — |
| King Faisal Babes | bye | | | |

**Notes**

* ^ Armed Forces were withdrawn by the Gambian FA.
* ^ 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.
* ^ 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 5 March 2005 and 2nd legs played 19 March 2005.

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| AS Douanes | 1–3 | Stella Club d'Adjamé | 1–0 | 0–3 |
| CODM Meknès | 0–3 | AS Marsa | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| CI Kamsar | 2–4 | Bendel Insurance | 1–1 | 1–3 |
| King Faisal Babes | 4–1 | ASEC Ndiambour | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| Olympique Khouribga | 2–4 | MC Oran | 2–0 | 0–4 |
| ASAC Concorde | 0–2 | Bamboutos FC | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| Sony Elá Nguema | 1–4 | Enugu Rangers | 0–1 | 1–3 |
| SC Cilu | 2–2 (a) | US Douala | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Al-Ittihad | 5–3 | JS Kairouan | 3–0 | 2–3 |
| FC 105 Libreville | 6–2 | Interclube | 3–1 | 3–1 |
| Botswana Defence Force XI | 1–2 | FC Saint Eloi Lupopo | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Red Star | 1–13 | Supersport United | 1–4 | 0–9 |
| Kampala City Council | 0–1 | APR FC | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Clube Ferroviário de Maputo | 0–3 | Ismaily | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| USCA Foot | 3–4 | Al-Merreikh | 3–1 | 0–3 |
| Banks SC | 1–3 | Al-Mokawloon Al-Arab | 0–0 | 1–3 |

### Second round

1st legs played 8–11 April 2005 and 2nd legs played 23-24 April 2005.

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Stella Club d'Adjamé | 1–2 | AS Marsa | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Bendel Insurance | 0–1 | King Faisal Babes | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| MC Oran | 2–2 (a) | Bamboutos FC | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Enugu Rangers | 3–2 | US Douala | 3–1 | 0–1 |
| Al-Ittihad | 3–3 (a) | FC 105 Libreville | 3–1 | 0–2 |
| FC Saint Eloi Lupopo | 2–2 (2–3 p) | SuperSport United | 2–0 | 0–2 |
| APR FC | w/o | Ismaily | — | — |
| Al-Merreikh | 3–4 | Al-Mokawloon Al-Arab | 3–1 | 0–3 |

**Notes**

* ^ 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 May 6–8, 2005 and 2nd legs played May 21–23, 2005.

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| USM Alger | 2–2 (4–5 p) | AS Marsa | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Africa Sports National | 0–3 | Al-Mokawloon Al-Arab | 0–0 | 0–3 |
| Kaizer Chiefs | w/o | Ismaily | — | — |
| ASA | 2–3 | FC 105 Libreville | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| FAR Rabat | 2–2 (a) | Enugu Rangers | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Dolphins F.C. | 6–3 | SuperSport United | 4–1 | 2–2 |
| Red Arrows | 3–4 | King Faisal Babes | 1–1 | 2–3 |
| Fello Star | 4–0 | Bamboutos FC | 1–0 | 3–0 |

**Notes**

* ^ Kaizer Chiefs withdrew; they were banned for three years from CAF tournaments and fined 1500$.

## Group stage

* Key to colours in group tables
* Group winners advance to the final

### Group A

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| FAR Rabat | 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | Final |
| King Faisal Babes | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 |
| AS Marsa | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Fello Star | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 11 | -9 |

### Group B

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dolphins FC | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | Final |
| Ismaily | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 |
| Al-Mokawloon Al-Arab | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | -2 |
| FC 105 Libreville | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 15 | -11 |

## Knockout stage

### Final

The 1st leg was played on November 6 and the 2nd leg on November 19.

## Top goal scorers

The top scorers from the 2005 CAF Confederation Cup are as follows. Eric Gawu/Khalid El Hirech/Kelechi Osunwa

| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Eric Gawu | King Faisal Babes | 7 |
| 1 | Khalid El Hirech | AS Marsa | 7 |
| 1 | Kelechi Osunwa | Dolphins FC | 7 |
| 4 | Alaa Abdel Ghany | Al-Mokawloon Al-Arab | 5 |
| 4 | Abram Raselemane | Supersport United | 5 |
