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	Al-Nejmeh
Tournament statistics
Matches played	62
Goals scored	167 (2.69 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Mo'ayyad Salim (9 goals)
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The 2005 AFC Cup was the second edition of the AFC Cup, playing among clubs from nations who are members of the Asian Football Confederation.

Qualification

The 'developing' 9 nations in the Asian Football Confederation were invited to nominate one or two clubs to participate in the 2005 competition.

Central & West Asia

Jordan (2)	Al-Faisaly (2003–04 Jordan League champions & 2003–04 Jordan FA Cup winners) Al-Hussein (Irbid) (2003–04 Jordan League runners-up)
Lebanon (2)	Al-Nejmeh Beirut (2003–04 Lebanese Premier League champions) Al Ahed Beirut (2004 Lebanese FA Cup winners)
Turkmenistan (2)	Nebitçi Balkanabat (2004 Turkmenistan League champions & 2004 Turkmenistan Cup winners) Nisa Aşgabat (2004 Turkmenistan League runners-up)

East Asia

Bangladesh (2)	Brothers Union Dhaka (2004 Bangladesh National Football League champions) Muktijoddha Sangsad Dhaka (2004 Bangladesh National Football League runners-up)
Hong Kong (2)	Sun Hei (2003–04 Hong Kong First Division League champions) Happy Valley (2004 Hong Kong FA Cup winners)
India (2)	East Bengal Club Calcutta (2003–04 Indian National Football League champions) Dempo SC Goa (2004 Indian Federation Cup winners)
Malaysia (2)	Pahang FA (2004 Super League Malaysia champions) Perak FA (2004 Malaysian FA Cup winners)
Maldives (2)	Club Valencia (2004 Dhivehi League champions & 2004 Maldives FA Cup winners) New Radiant (2004 Dhivehi League runners-up)
Singapore (2)	Tampines Rovers FC (2004 S.League champions & 2004 Singapore Cup winners) Home United FC (2004 S.League runners-up)

Group stage

Key to colors in group tables:

• Green: Group winners and best runners-up advance to the quarter-finals.

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Al-Faisaly	6	4	2	0	15	5	+10	14
Nebitçi Balkanabat	6	2	2	2	11	11	0	8
East Bengal Club Calcutta	6	2	1	3	6	11	−5	7
Muktijoddha Sangsad Dhaka	6	1	1	4	3	8	−5	4

9 March 2005

Al-Faisaly	1–1	Nebitçi Balkanabat
Mo'ayyad Salim 6'		Hojaahmet Arazov 56'

Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan

9 March 2005

East Bengal Club Calcutta	0–0	Muktijoddha Sangsad Dhaka

Salt Lake Stadium, Calcutta, India

16 March 2005

Nebitçi Balkanabat	3–2	East Bengal Club Calcutta
Vitaliy Alikperov 1' Rowshen Meredov 60' Hojaahmet Arazov 83'		Marcos Secco 52' Baichung Bhutia 90+2'

Balkanabat Stadium, Balkanabat, Turkmenistan

16 March 2005

Muktijoddha Sangsad Dhaka	0–3	Al-Faisaly
		Mo'ayyad Salim 35' Abdel-Hadi Al-Maharmeh 62',??'

Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Referee: Jimmy Napitupulu ( Indonesia)

6 April 2005

Nebitçi Balkanabat	0–1	Muktijoddha Sangsad Dhaka
		Enamul Haque 90+3'

Balkanabat Stadium, Balkanabat, Turkmenistan

6 April 2005

Al-Faisaly	5–0	East Bengal Club Calcutta
Mo'ayyad Salim 13',43',73' Saman Halasa 50',69'

Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan

20 April 2005

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

Salt Lake Stadium, Calcutta, India

20 April 2005

Muktijoddha Sangsad Dhaka	1–2	Nebitçi Balkanabat
Yagmyrmrat Annamyradov 72' (og)		Vitaliy Alikperov 4',39' (pen)

Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh

11 May 2005

Nebitçi Balkanabat	3–3	Al-Faisaly

Balkanabat Stadium, Balkanabat, Turkmenistan

11 May 2005

Muktijoddha Sangsad Dhaka	0–1	East Bengal Club Calcutta
		Bijen Singh 75'

Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh

25 May 2005

East Bengal Club Calcutta	3–2	Nebitçi Balkanabat
Earnest Jeremiah 28',57',63'		Farhat Bazarov 53' Hojaahmet Arazov 88'

Salt Lake Stadium, Calcutta, India

25 May 2005

Al-Faisaly	2–1	Muktijoddha Sangsad Dhaka
Mo'ayyad Salim 12',24'		Habimana Hery 48'

Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Al-Hussein (Irbid)	4	3	0	1	11	4	+7	9
Al Ahed Beirut	4	3	0	1	6	6	0	9
Dempo SC Goa	4	0	0	4	0	7	−7	0

9 March 2005

Al Ahed Beirut	1–0	Dempo SC Goa
Armen Shahgeldyan 55'

Beirut Municipal Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon

16 March 2005

Al-Hussein (Irbid)	4–0	Al Ahed Beirut
Ibrahim Al-Riahneh 28',38' Abdullah Al-Sheyab 52' Omar Athamneh 83'

Al-Hassan Stadium, Irbid, Jordan

6 April 2005

Dempo SC Goa	0–3	Al-Hussein (Irbid)
		Anas Al-Zboun 32' Ahmad Hatamleh 75' Mohammad Ehmoud 90+1'

Nehru Stadium, Margao, Goa, India

20 April 2005

Al-Hussein (Irbid)	2–0	Dempo SC Goa
Ibrahim Al-Riahneh 52' Anas Al-Zboun 80'

Al-Hassan Stadium, Irbid, Jordan

11 May 2005

Dempo SC Goa	0–1	Al Ahed Beirut
		Hassan Maatouk 72'

Nehru Stadium, Margao, Goa, India

25 May 2005

Al Ahed Beirut	4–2	Al-Hussein (Irbid)
Hassan Maatouk 28',30' Issam Ayoub 54',76'		Anas Al-Zboun 23' Abdullah Al-Sheyab 83'

Beirut Municipal Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Al-Nejmeh Beirut	4	4	0	0	8	1	+7	12
Nisa Aşgabat	4	0	2	2	1	3	−2	2
Brothers Union Dhaka	4	0	2	2	2	7	−5	2

9 March 2005

Brothers Union Dhaka	1–1	Nisa Aşgabat
Saiful Islam Khokon 86'		Dayanchgylych Urazov 17'

Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh

16 March 2005

Al-Nejmeh Beirut	4–1	Brothers Union Dhaka
Moussa Hojeij 1' Mohammad Qassas 3',13' Abbas Ahmed Atwi 86'		Mohd Masud Rana 24'

Al Manara Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon

6 April 2005

Nisa Aşgabat	0–1	Al-Nejmeh Beirut
		Mohammed Qassas 86'

Nisa Stadium, Asgabat, Turkmenistan

20 April 2005

Al-Nejmeh Beirut	1–0	Nisa Aşgabat
Abbas Ahmed Atwi 76'

Al Manara Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon

11 May 2005

Nisa Aşgabat	0–0	Brothers Union Dhaka

Nisa Stadium, Asgabat, Turkmenistan

25 May 2005

Brothers Union Dhaka	0–2	Al-Nejmeh Beirut
		Mohammed Ghaddar 44',82'

Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Sun Hei	6	3	3	0	12	5	+7	12
Tampines Rovers FC	6	3	2	1	12	6	+6	11
Club Valencia	6	1	2	3	5	14	−9	5
Perak FA	6	1	1	4	7	11	−4	4

9 March 2005

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

Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong

9 March 2005

Perak FA	2–1	Tampines Rovers FC
Keita Mandjou 38' Syamsul Saad 72'		Branko Hucika 22'

Perak Stadium, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia

16 March 2005

Club Valencia	1–1	Perak FA
Ali Ashfaq 39'		Mohd Nor Ismail 41'

Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé, Maldives

16 March 2005

Tampines Rovers FC	1–1	Sun Hei
Aliff Shafaein 50'		Carlo Andre Hartwig 19'

Tampines Stadium, Tampines, Singapore

6 April 2005

Tampines Rovers FC	1–0	Club Valencia
Mirko Grabovac 12'

Tampines Stadium, Tampines, Singapore

6 April 2005

Perak FA	0–1	Sun Hei
		Julius Pongla Akosah 71'

Perak Stadium, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia

20 April 2005

Club Valencia	0–4	Tampines Rovers FC
		Ashraf Luthfy 48'(og) Mirko Grabovac 61' Mohd Noh Alam Shah 68' Aliff Shafaein 77'

Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé, Maldives

20 April 2005

Sun Hei	2–1	Perak FA
Julius Pongla Akosah 31', 87'		Chan Wing Hoong 37'

Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong

11 May 2005

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

Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé, Maldives

11 May 2005

Tampines Rovers FC	4–2	Perak FA
Mohd Noh Alam Shah 5',82' Mirko Grabovac 32' Branko Hucika 41'		Abdoulaye Traoré 29' Keita Mandjou 56'

Tampines Stadium, Tampines, Singapore

25 May 2005

Sun Hei	1–1	Tampines Rovers FC
?????		?????

Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong

25 May 2005

Perak FA	1–2	Club Valencia
Syamsul Saad 37' (pen)		Mukhthar Naseer 45+1' Ali Umar 84'

Perak Stadium, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia

Group E

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Home United FC	6	4	1	1	13	5	+8	13
New Radiant	6	3	1	2	6	4	+2	10
Pahang FA	6	2	3	1	10	8	+2	9
Happy Valley	6	0	1	5	2	14	−12	1

9 March 2005

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

Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé, Maldives

9 March 2005

Home United FC	2–1	Pahang FA
Peres De Oliveira 23' Fahmie Abdullah 77'		Bernand Tchoutang 3' (pen)

Bishan Stadium, Bishan, Singapore

16 March 2005

Happy Valley	0–1	Home United FC
		Peres De Oliveira 74'

Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong

16 March 2005

Pahang FA	1–0	New Radiant
Hairuddin Omar 89'

Darulmakmur Stadium, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia

6 April 2005

New Radiant	1–0	Home United FC
Idris Kasirye 40'

Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé, Maldives

6 April 2005

Happy Valley	1–1	Pahang FA
Kwok Yue-hung 45'		Indra Putra Mahayuddin 62'

Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong

20 April 2005

Home United FC	2–0	New Radiant
Egmar Goncalves 8' Peres De Oliviera 64'

Bishan Stadium, Bishan, Singapore

20 April 2005

Pahang FA	3–1	Happy Valley
Mohd Zulkifli Yusuf 25' Bernard Tchoutang 30' Indra Putra Mahayuddin 53'		Fábio Lopes Alcântara 21'

Darulmakmur Stadium, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia

11 May 2005

Happy Valley	0–2	New Radiant
		?????

Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong

11 May 2005

Pahang FA	3–3	Home United FC
Rosdi Talib 18' Indra Putra Mahayuddin 30' Bernard Tchoutang 90+1'		Aide Iskandar 23' Egmar Goncalves 28' Peres De Oliveira 53'

Darulmakmur Stadium, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia

25 May 2005

New Radiant	1–1	Pahang FA
Abdulla Mohamed 85'		Indra Putra Mahayuddin 78'

Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé, Maldives

25 May 2005

Home United FC	5–0	Happy Valley
Indra Sahdan Daud 21' Fadzuhasny Juraimi 30',70',78' R. Siva Kumar 49'

Bishan Stadium, Bishan, Singapore

Best runners-up

Three best runners-up qualify for the quarter-finals.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Tampines Rovers FC	6	3	2	1	12	6	+6	11
New Radiant	6	3	1	2	6	4	+2	10
Al Ahed Beirut	4	3	0	1	6	6	0	9
Nebitçi Balkanabat	6	2	2	2	11	11	0	8
Nisa Aşgabat	4	0	2	2	1	3	−2	2

Knockout stage

Quarter finals

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

First leg

14 September 2005

New Radiant	1–0	Al-Hussein (Irbid)
Ahmed Thoriq 85'

Rasmee Dhandu Stadium
Malé, Maldives

14 September 2005

Al-Faisaly	1–0	Tampines Rovers FC
Abdel-Hadi Al-Maharmeh 64'

Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan

14 September 2005

Home United FC	0–3	Al-Nejmeh Beirut
		Ali Mohamad 24' Moussa Hojeij 53' Abbas Ahmed Atwi 73'

Bishan Stadium, Bishan, Singapore

14 September 2005

Al Ahed Beirut	1–0	Sun Hei
Ossama Haidar 39'

Beirut Municipal Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon

Second leg

21 September 2005

Al-Hussein (Irbid)	0–0	New Radiant

Al Hassan Stadium, Irbid, Jordan

21 September 2005

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

Tampines Stadium, Tampines, Singapore

21 September 2005

Al-Nejmeh Beirut	3–2	Home United FC
Ali Nasseredine 35' Mohammed Ghaddar 59' Ali Mohamad 72'		Indra Sahdan Daud 18' Kamal Haja 49'

King Abdullah Stadium, Amman, Jordan

21 September 2005

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

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Semi finals

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

First leg

28 September 2005

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

Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé, Maldives

28 September 2005

Al-Nejmeh Beirut	3–0	Sun Hei
Mohammed Ghaddar 24',58' Ali Nasseredine 69'

Al Manara Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon

Second leg

12 October 2005

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

Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan

12 October 2005

Sun Hei	2–3	Al-Nejmeh Beirut
Lai Kai Cheuk 9' Julius Pongla Akosah 25'		Ali Nasseredine 26' Khaled Hamieh 45' Mohammed Ghaddar 87'

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Attendance: 2,649

Finals

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

First leg

19 October 2005

Al-Faisaly	1–0	Al-Nejmeh Beirut
Khaled Saad 35'

Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan

Second leg

26 October 2005

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

Al Manara Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon

2005 AFC Cup Winners
Al-Faisaly First title