AFC Champions League 2005
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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 Arabia
n club Al Ittihad with a 5-3 aggregate victory over UAE side Al Ain. Following a 1-1 draw at the Tahnon Bin Mohammed Stadium in Al Ain in the first leg, Ittihad recorded a 4-2 victory at the Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium in Jeddah to lift the trophy for the second consecutive season.
A total of 28 clubs are divided into 7 groups of four, based on region i.e. East Asian and Southeast Asian clubs are drawn in Group E to F, while rest are grouped in Group A to D. Each club plays double round-robin (home and away) against fellow three group members, a total of 6 matches each. Clubs receive 3pts for a win, 1pt for a tie, 0pts for a loss. The clubs are ranked according to points and tie breakers are in following order:
The seven group winners along with the defending champions qualifies to the quarter-finals.
Knockout Round
All 8 clubs are randomly matched; however, the only restriction is that the clubs from same country cannot face each other in the quarterfinals. The games are conduced in 2 legs, home and away, and the aggregates goals decides the match winner. If the aggregate goals cannot produce a winner, away goal rules in used. If still tied, clubs play extra time, where away goal rule still applies. If stilled tied, the game goes to penalties.
First-leg home team score shown first for both legs.
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AFC Champions League
The AFC Champions League is the premier Asian club football competition hosted annually by Asian Football Confederation . The tournament is contested among the top thirty-two clubs from the top 10 Asian leagues, two of which must qualify through the playoffs...
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 Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
n club Al Ittihad with a 5-3 aggregate victory over UAE side Al Ain. Following a 1-1 draw at the Tahnon Bin Mohammed Stadium in Al Ain in the first leg, Ittihad recorded a 4-2 victory at the Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium in Jeddah to lift the trophy for the second consecutive season.
Format
Group StageA total of 28 clubs are divided into 7 groups of four, based on region i.e. East Asian and Southeast Asian clubs are drawn in Group E to F, while rest are grouped in Group A to D. Each club plays double round-robin (home and away) against fellow three group members, a total of 6 matches each. Clubs receive 3pts for a win, 1pt for a tie, 0pts for a loss. The clubs are ranked according to points and tie breakers are in following order:
- Points earned between the clubs in question
- Goal Differential between the clubs in question
- Goal For between the clubs in question
- Points earned within the group
- Goal Differential within the group
- Goal For within the group
The seven group winners along with the defending champions qualifies to the quarter-finals.
Knockout Round
All 8 clubs are randomly matched; however, the only restriction is that the clubs from same country cannot face each other in the quarterfinals. The games are conduced in 2 legs, home and away, and the aggregates goals decides the match winner. If the aggregate goals cannot produce a winner, away goal rules in used. If still tied, clubs play extra time, where away goal rule still applies. If stilled tied, the game goes to penalties.
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 PAS |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 16 |
 Al SalmiyaAl Salmiya Club Al-Salmiya Sporting Club is a Kuwaiti professional football and sports club in Salmiya. They have won the Kuwait division four times, most recently in 2000... |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
 Al Rayyan |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
 Al Shurta |
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Al Ain |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 13 |
| Sepahan |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 11 |
 Al Shabab |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
 Al Wahda |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 0 |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Sadd |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 12 |
 NeftchiNeftchi Farg'ona Neftchi Farg'ona is a Uzbekistani football club based in Fergana. They play in the top division in Uzbekistani football. Their home stadium is Fargona Stadium.-Achievements:* Uzbek League: 5* Uzbekistani Cup: 2-Performance in AFC competitions:... |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
| Al Kuwait Kuwait SC Kuwait Sporting Club is a Kuwaiti professional football club. They have won the Kuwaiti Premier League 10 times, with the most recent one coming in 2008. Kuwait SC also has 23 trophies to their name in Kuwaiti Club Football history. Kuwait SC plays in Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium in Al Asimah,... |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Al Ahli Al-Ahli (UAE) Al-Ahli Club is a United Arab Emirates professional football club. They are based in Dubai. The club is abbreviated as A.C..... |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 |
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Ahli |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 15 |
| Pakhtakor Tashkent FC Pakhtakor Tashkent FC Pakhtakor Tashkent is an Uzbek professional football club, based in the capital Tashkent. Pakhtakor means cotton-grower in English.Playing in the Uzbek League since 1992, the club has been the undisputed powerhouse in Uzbekistan since the fall of the Soviet Union, winning eight Uzbek League... |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
| Al Zawra |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 7 |
| Al Jaish |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 4 |
Group E
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Shenzhen Jianlibao |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 13 |
 Suwon Samsung BluewingsSuwon Samsung Bluewings Suwon Samsung Bluewings is a South Korean football club based in the city of Suwon, South Korea, that plays in the K-League. Founded in December 1995, they have become one of Asian football's most famous clubs with a host of domestic and continental honours... |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 13 |
 Jubilo IwataJúbilo Iwata is a professional Japanese association football team currently playing in the J. League Division 1 . The team name Júbilo means 'joy' in Portuguese and Spanish. The team's home town is Iwata, Shizuoka prefecture and they play at Yamaha Stadium... |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 9 |
 Hoang Anh GLHoang Anh Gia Lai Hoàng Anh Gia Lai is a Vietnamese soccer club based in Pleiku. They play in the top division in Vietnamese soccer. Their home stadium is Pleiku Stadium.The team signed an agreement with Arsenal F.C... |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 25 | 0 |
Group F
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shandong Luneng Taishan |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 18 |
| Yokohama F. Marinos Yokohama F. Marinos is a Japanese association football team that participates in the fully professional J. League Division 1; the top Japanese professional football league. Having won the J-League title three times and finished second twice, they are one of the most successful J-League clubs. The team are based in... |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 12 |
 PSM MakassarPSM Makassar PSM, an acronym for Persatuan Sepakbola Makassar, is a football club that plays in the Liga Primer Indonesia. It was once considered as one of Indonesia's strongest football clubs, having won a title in 2000 and finishing runner-up three out of the past four seasons after that... |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 4 |
 BEC TeroBEC Tero Sasana BEC Tero Sasana Football Club is a Thailand professional football club based in Bangkok. The club finished runners-up in the inaugural AFC Champions League competition in 2003.-Club history:... |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 1 |
Group G
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busan I'Park |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 18 |
| Krung Thai Krung Thai Bank FC Krung Thai Bank Football Club was a Thailand professional football club based in central Bangkok, active from 1997 to 2009. They played in the top division in Thai football, the Thai Premier League... |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 |
| Persebaya Persebaya Surabaya Persebaya Surabaya is a major Indonesian soccer team located in Surabaya, East Java. Persebaya generally play in the top league of Liga Indonesia, the Indonesia Super League but in 2010-11 are in the second tier.... |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 4 |
| Binh Dinh Pisico Bình Ðinh SQC Bình Ðịnh is a Vietnamese football club based in Quy Nhon. They used to play in the top division in Vietnamese football the V-League finishing 12th in the 2008 season. They had to play in a playoff against Đồng Tháp F.C. to stay up but lost the game 1-0 and were relegated. They now play in the... |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 4 |
Quarter finals
First-leg home team shown first.First-leg home team score shown first for both legs.
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Semi-finals
First-leg home team shown first. First-leg home team score shown first for both legs.|}
Final
First-leg home team shown first. First-leg home team score shown first for both legs.|}