2005 AFC Cup

The 2005 AFC Cup was the second edition of the AFC Cup, played amongst clubs from nations of the AFC, who are considered to be 'developing countries' as per the 'Vision Asia' members paper of AFC President Mohamed Bin Hammam.

2005 AFC Cup

Tournament details
Dates	9 March – 26 October 2005
Teams	18 (from 9 associations)
Final positions
Champions	Al-Faisaly (1st title)
Runners-up	Nejmeh
Tournament statistics
Matches played	62
Goals scored	167 (2.69 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Mo'ayyad Salim (9 goals)
← 2004 2006 →

Al-Faisaly won the AFC Cup for the first time, beating Nejmeh 4–2 on aggregate in the final.

Al-Jaish were the defending champions but were unable to defend their title as Syria was promoted to a 'mature' status by the AFC, meaning its clubs would now compete in the AFC Champions League instead.

Teams

The AFC invited nine of the thirteen 'developing' nations to nominate one or two clubs to participate in the competition. Clubs from Myanmar, North Korea, Oman and Yemen were excluded from the competition.

Mature countries  China  Indonesia  Iran  Iraq  Japan  Kuwait  Qatar  Saudi Arabia  South Korea  Syria  Thailand  United Arab Emirates  Uzbekistan  Vietnam

Developing countries  Bangladesh  Hong Kong  India  Jordan  Lebanon  Malaysia  Maldives  Myanmar  North Korea  Oman  Singapore  Turkmenistan  Yemen

Emerging countries  Afghanistan  Bhutan  Brunei  Cambodia  Timor-Leste  Guam  Kyrgyzstan  Laos  Macau  Mongolia    Nepal  Pakistan  Palestine  Philippines  Sri Lanka  Taiwan  Tajikistan

West Asia			East Asia
Team	Qualifying method	App (Last)	Team	Qualifying method	App (Last)
Al-Faisaly	2003–04 Jordan League champions	1st	Brothers Union	2004 Bangladesh National Football League champions	1st
Al-Hussein	2003–04 Jordan League runners-up[Note JOR]	1st	Muktijoddha Sangsad	2004 Bangladesh National Football League runners-up	2nd (2004)
Al-Nejmeh	2003–04 Lebanese Premier League champions	2nd (2004)	Sun Hei	2003–04 Hong Kong First Division League champions	1st
Al Ahed	2004 Lebanese FA Cup winners	1st	Happy Valley	2004 Hong Kong FA Cup winners	2nd (2004)
Nebitçi	2004 Ýokary Liga champions	2nd (2004)	East Bengal	2003–04 Indian National Football League champions	2nd (2004)
Nisa Aşgabat	2004 Ýokary Liga runners-up[Note TKM]	2nd (2004)	Dempo	2004 Indian Federation Cup winners	1st
			Pahang	2004 Super League Malaysia champions	1st
			Perak	2004 Malaysian FA Cup winners	2nd (2004)
			Club Valencia	2004 Dhivehi League champions	2nd (2004)
			New Radiant	2004 Dhivehi League runners-up[Note MDV]	1st
			Tampines Rovers	2004 S.League champions	1st
			Home United	2004 S.League runners-up[Note SGP]	2nd (2004)

Notes

1. ^
   Jordan (JOR): As the 2003–04 Jordan FA Cup winners Al-Faisaly qualified for the AFC Cup via their league position, the spot reserved for the Jordan FA Cup winners was transferred to the second placed team in the 2003–04 Jordan League.
2. ^
   Maldives (MDV): As the 2004 Maldives FA Cup winners Club Valencia qualified for the AFC Cup via their league position, the spot reserved for the Maldives FA Cup winners was transferred to the second placed team in the 2004 Dhivehi League.
3. ^
   Singapore (SGP): As the 2004 Singapore Cup winners Tampines Rovers qualified for the AFC Cup via their league position, the spot reserved for the Singapore Cup winners was transferred to the second placed team in the 2004 S.League.
4. ^
   Turkmenistan (TKM): As the 2004 Turkmenistan Cup winners Nebitçi qualified for the AFC Cup via their league position, the spot reserved for the Turkmenistan Cup winners was transferred to the second placed team in the 2004 Ýokary Liga.

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Al-Faisaly	6	4	2	0	15	5	+10	14	Advance to Knockout stage
2	Nebitçi	6	2	2	2	11	11	0	8
3	East Bengal	6	2	1	3	6	11	−5	7
4	Muktijoddha Sangsad	6	1	1	4	3	8	−5	4

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

9 March 2005

Al-Faisaly	1–1	Nebitçi
Salim 6'		Arazov 56'

Amman International Stadium, Amman

9 March 2005

East Bengal	0–0	Muktijoddha Sangsad

Salt Lake Stadium, Calcutta

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16 March 2005

Nebitçi	3–2	East Bengal
Alikperov 1' Meredov 60' Arazov 83'		Secco 52' Bhutia 90+2'

Balkanabat Stadium, Balkanabat

16 March 2005

Muktijoddha Sangsad	0–3	Al-Faisaly
		Salim 35' Al-Maharmeh 62', ?'

Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka

Referee: Jimmy Napitupulu Indonesia)

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6 April 2005

Nebitçi	0–1	Muktijoddha Sangsad
		Haque 90+3'

Balkanabat Stadium, Balkanabat

6 April 2005

Al-Faisaly	5–0	East Bengal
Salim 13', 43', 73' Halasa 50', 69'

Amman International Stadium, Amman

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20 April 2005

East Bengal	0–1	Al-Faisaly
		Hatem Aqel 31' (pen.)

Salt Lake Stadium, Calcutta

20 April 2005

Muktijoddha Sangsad	1–2	Nebitçi
Annamyradov 72' (o.g.)		Alikperov 4', 39' (pen.)

Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka

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11 May 2005

Nebitçi	3–3	Al-Faisaly

Balkanabat Stadium, Balkanabat

11 May 2005

Muktijoddha Sangsad	0–1	East Bengal
		Singh 75'

Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka

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25 May 2005

East Bengal	3–2	Nebitçi
Jeremiah 28', 57', 63'		Bazarov 53' Arazov 88'

Salt Lake Stadium, Calcutta

25 May 2005

Al-Faisaly	2–1	Muktijoddha Sangsad
Salim 12', 24'		Hery 48'

Amman International Stadium, Amman

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Al-Hussein	4	3	0	1	11	4	+7	9	Advance to Knockout stage
2	Al Ahed	4	3	0	1	6	6	0	9
3	Dempo	4	0	0	4	0	7	−7	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

9 March 2005

Al Ahed	1–0	Dempo
Shahgeldyan 55'

Beirut Municipal Stadium, Beirut

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16 March 2005

Al-Hussein	4–0	Al Ahed
Al-Riahneh 28', 38' Al-Sheyab 52' Athamneh 83'

Al-Hassan Stadium, Irbid

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6 April 2005

Dempo	0–3	Al-Hussein
		Al-Zboun 32' Hatamleh 75' Ehmoud 90+1'

Nehru Stadium, Margao

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20 April 2005

Al-Hussein	2–0	Dempo
Al-Riahneh 52' Al-Zboun 80'

Al-Hassan Stadium, Irbid

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11 May 2005

Dempo	0–1	Al Ahed
		Maatouk 72'

Nehru Stadium, Margao

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25 May 2005

Al Ahed	4–2	Al-Hussein
Maatouk 28', 30' Ayoub 54', 76'		Al-Zboun 23' Al-Sheyab 83'

Beirut Municipal Stadium, Beirut

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Nejmeh	4	4	0	0	8	1	+7	12	Advance to Knockout stage
2	Nisa Aşgabat	4	0	2	2	1	3	−2	2
3	Brothers Union	4	0	2	2	2	7	−5	2

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

9 March 2005

Brothers Union	1–1	Nisa Aşgabat
Khokon 86'		Urazov 17'

Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka

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16 March 2005

Nejmeh	4–1	Brothers Union
Hojeij 1' Qassas 3', 13' Atwi 86'		Rana 24'

Al Manara Stadium, Beirut

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6 April 2005

Nisa Aşgabat	0–1	Nejmeh
		Qassas 86'

Nisa Stadium, Asgabat

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20 April 2005

Nejmeh	1–0	Nisa Aşgabat
Atwi 76'

Al Manara Stadium, Beirut

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11 May 2005

Nisa Aşgabat	0–0	Brothers Union

Nisa Stadium, Asgabat

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25 May 2005

Brothers Union	0–2	Nejmeh
		Ghaddar 44', 82'

Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sun Hei	6	3	3	0	12	5	+7	12	Advance to Knockout stage
2	Tampines Rovers	6	3	2	1	12	6	+6	11
3	Club Valencia	6	1	2	3	5	14	−9	5
4	Perak	6	1	1	4	7	11	−4	4

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

9 March 2005

Sun Hei	6–1	Club Valencia
Hartwig 59' Akosah 59', 73' Poon Man Tik 90+1' Chu Siu Kei 90+3'		Kvasz 80'

Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong

9 March 2005

Perak	2–1	Tampines Rovers
Mandjou 38' Saad 72'		Hucika 22'

Perak Stadium, Ipoh

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16 March 2005

Club Valencia	1–1	Perak
Ashfaq 39'		Ismail 41'

Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé

16 March 2005

Tampines Rovers	1–1	Sun Hei
Shafaein 50'		Hartwig 19'

Tampines Stadium, Singapore

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6 April 2005

Tampines Rovers	1–0	Club Valencia
Grabovac 12'

Tampines Stadium, Singapore

6 April 2005

Perak	0–1	Sun Hei
		Akosah 71'

Perak Stadium, Ipoh

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20 April 2005

Club Valencia	0–4	Tampines Rovers
		Luthfy 48' (o.g.) Grabovac 61' Shah 68' Shafaein 77'

Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé

20 April 2005

Sun Hei	2–1	Perak
Akosah 31', 87'		Hoong 37'

Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong

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11 May 2005

Club Valencia	1–1	Sun Hei
Kvasz 61'		Chu Siu Kei 90+5'

Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé

11 May 2005

Tampines Rovers	4–2	Perak
Shah 5', 82' Grabovac 32' Hucika 41'		Traoré 29' Mandjou 56'

Tampines Stadium, Singapore

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25 May 2005

Sun Hei	1–1	Tampines Rovers

Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong

25 May 2005

Perak	1–2	Club Valencia
Saad 37' (pen.)		Naseer 45+1' Umar 84'

Perak Stadium, Ipoh

Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Home United	6	4	1	1	13	5	+8	13	Advance to Knockout stage
2	New Radiant	6	3	1	2	6	4	+2	10
3	Pahang	6	2	3	1	10	8	+2	9
4	Happy Valley	6	0	1	5	2	14	−12	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

9 March 2005

New Radiant	2–0	Happy Valley
Kamenov 44' Fazeel 83'

Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé

9 March 2005

Home United	2–1	Pahang
Oliveira 23' Abdullah 77'		Tchoutang 3' (pen.)

Bishan Stadium, Singapore

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16 March 2005

Happy Valley	0–1	Home United
		Oliveira 74'

Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong

16 March 2005

Pahang	1–0	New Radiant
Omar 89'

Darulmakmur Stadium, Kuantan

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6 April 2005

New Radiant	1–0	Home United
Kasirye 40'

Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé

6 April 2005

Happy Valley	1–1	Pahang
Yue-hung 45'		Mahayuddin 62'

Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong

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20 April 2005

Home United	2–0	New Radiant
Goncalves 8' Oliviera 64'

Bishan Stadium, Singapore

20 April 2005

Pahang	3–1	Happy Valley
Yusuf 25' Tchoutang 30' Mahayuddin 53'		Alcântara 21'

Darulmakmur Stadium, Kuantan

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11 May 2005

Happy Valley	0–2	New Radiant

Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong

11 May 2005

Pahang	3–3	Home United
Talib 18' Mahayuddin 30' Tchoutang 90+1'		Iskandar 23' Goncalves 28' Oliveira 53'

Darulmakmur Stadium, Kuantan

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25 May 2005

New Radiant	1–1	Pahang
Mohamed 85'		Mahayuddin 78'

Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé

25 May 2005

Home United	5–0	Happy Valley
Daud 21' Juraimi 30', 70', 78' Siva Kumar 49'

Bishan Stadium, Singapore

Ranking of runners-up

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Tampines Rovers	6	3	2	1	12	6	+6	11	Advance to Knockout stage
2	New Radiant	6	3	1	2	6	4	+2	10
3	Al Ahed	4	3	0	1	6	6	0	9
4	Nebitçi	6	2	2	2	11	11	0	8
5	Nisa Aşgabat	4	0	2	2	1	3	−2	2

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Knockout stage

Bracket

	Quarter-finals						Semi-finals						Final
	New Radiant	1	0	1
	Al-Hussein	0	0	0
							New Radiant	1	1	2
							Al-Faisaly	1	4	5
	Al-Faisaly	1	1	2
	Tampines Rovers	0	0	0
													Al-Faisaly	1	3	4
													Nejmeh	0	2	2
	Home United	0	2	2
	Nejmeh	3	3	6
							Nejmeh	3	3	6
							Sun Hei	0	2	2
	Al-Ahed	1	1	2
	Sun Hei	0	3	3

Quarter-finals

Summary

The first legs were played on 14 September, and the second legs were played on 21 September 2005.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
New Radiant	1–0	Al-Hussein	1–0	0–0
Al-Faisaly	2–0	Tampines Rovers	1–0	1–0
Home United	2–6	Nejmeh	0–3	2–3
Al-Ahed	2–3	Sun Hei	1–0	1–3

Matches

14 September 2005

New Radiant	1–0	Al-Hussein
Thoriq 85'

Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé

21 September 2005

Al-Hussein	0–0	New Radiant

Al Hassan Stadium, Irbid

New Radiant won 1–0 on aggregate.

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14 September 2005

Al-Faisaly	1–0	Tampines Rovers
Al-Maharmeh 64'

Amman International Stadium, Amman

21 September 2005

Tampines Rovers	0–1	Al-Faisaly
		Al-Tall 31'

Tampines Stadium, Singapore

Al-Faisaly won 2–0 on aggregate.

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14 September 2005

Home United	0–3	Nejmeh
		Mohamad 24' Hojeij 53' Atwi 73'

Bishan Stadium, Singapore

21 September 2005

Nejmeh	3–2	Home United
Nasseredine 35' Ghaddar 59' Mohamad 72'		Daud 18' Haja 49'

King Abdullah Stadium, Amman

Al-Nejmeh won 6–2 on aggregate.

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14 September 2005

Al Ahed	1–0	Sun Hei
Ossama Haidar 39'

Beirut Municipal Stadium, Beirut

21 September 2005

Sun Hei	3–1	Al-Ahed
Akosah 42' Lee Kin Wo 52' Keung 90' (pen.)		Atiq 45+2'

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Sun Hei won 3–2 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

Summary

The first legs were played on 28 September, and the second legs were played on 12 October 2005.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
New Radiant	2–5	Al-Faisaly	1–1	1–4
Nejmeh	6–2	Sun Hei	3–0	3–2

Matches

28 September 2005

New Radiant	1–1	Al-Faisaly
Adam 51'		Al-Shboul 20'

Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé

12 October 2005

Al-Faisaly	4–1	New Radiant
Salim 8', 42' Al-Tall 57' Al-Shboul 89'		Thoriq 90+1'

Amman International Stadium, Amman

Al-Faisaly won 5–2 on aggregate.

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28 September 2005

Nejmeh	3–0	Sun Hei
Ghaddar 24', 58' Nasseredine 69'

Al Manara Stadium, Beirut

12 October 2005

Sun Hei	2–3	Nejmeh
Cheuk 9' Akosah 25'		Nasseredine 26' Hamieh 45' Ghaddar 87'

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Attendance: 2,649

Al-Nejmeh won 6–2 on aggregate.

Final

Summary

The first leg was played on 19 October, and the second leg was played on 26 October 2005.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Al-Faisaly	4–2	Nejmeh	1–0	3–2

Matches

19 October 2005

Al-Faisaly	1–0	Nejmeh
Saad 35'

Amman International Stadium, Amman

26 October 2005

Nejmeh	2–3	Al-Faisaly
Hojeij 35' (pen.), 72'		Saad 19', 59' Al-Sheikh 88'

Al Manara Stadium, Beirut

Al-Faisaly won 4–2 on aggregate.

2005 AFC Cup Winners
Al-Faisaly First title

See also

• 2005 AFC Champions League