2005 CAF Confederation Cup


The 2005 CAF Confederation Cup was the second edition of the CAF Confederation Cup. It started with the preliminary round 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.

First round

1st legs played 5 March 2005 and 2nd legs played 19 March 2005.

Second round

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

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.

Group stage

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

Group A

Group B

Knockout stage

Final

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

Top goalscorers

The top scorers from the 2005 CAF Confederation Cup are as follows:
RankNameTeamGoals
1 Eric Gawu King Faisal Babes7
1 Khalid El Hirech AS Marsa7
1 Kelechi Osunwa Dolphins FC7
4 Alaa Abdel Ghany Al-Mokawloon Al-Arab5
4 Abram Raselemane Supersport United5