2005 CAF Champions League Final

2005 CAF Champions League Final
Stade Olympique de Sousse that hosted the first leg of the final
Event 2005 CAF Champions League
Étoile du Sahel Al-Ahly
Tunisia Egypt
0 3
First leg
Étoile du Sahel Al-Ahly
0 0
Date 28 October 2005
Venue Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse
Referee Abderrahim El Arjoun (Morocco)
Attendance 20,000
Second Leg
Al-Ahly Étoile du Sahel
3 0
Date 12 November 2005
Venue Cairo Military Production Stadium, Cairo
Referee Lassina Paré (Burkina Faso)
Attendance 35,000

The 2005 CAF Champions League Final was a football tie held over two legs in December 2005 between Al-Ahly, and Étoile du Sahel.

Qualified teams

In the following table, finals until 1996 were in the African Cup of Champions Club era, since 1997 were in the CAF Champions League era.

Team Region Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Tunisia Étoile du Sahel UNAF (North Africa) 2004
Egypt Al Ahly UNAF (North Africa) 1982, 1983, 1987, 2001

Background

Al Ahly reached a total of four finals, winning three (1982, 1987, 2001) and losing one (1983). Étoile du Sahel reached the second consecutive final in his history after they lost against Enyimba in the previous edition 2004.

Both teams qualified as winners of their groups. Both teams also qualified for the semifinals on the second-last matchday. In the semifinals Étoile du Sahel defeated the Moroccan side Raja Casablanca 2–0 on aggregate, after winning twice with the same result (1–0): the first leg in Casablanca, and the second leg in Sousse. Al Ahly faced his compatriot Zamalek winning the first leg (2–1) and the second leg (2–0) after playing the two matches in Cairo.

Road to final









Tunisia Étoile du Sahel Round Egypt Al-Ahly
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Qualifying rounds Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Senegal AS Douanes 3–1 0–0 (A) 3–1 (H) First round Uganda Villa SC 6–0 0–0 (A) 6–0 (H)
Morocco FAR Rabat 2–1 0–1 (A) 2–0 (H) Second round Algeria USM Alger 3–2 1–0 (A) 2–2 (H)
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Tunisia ES Tunis 0–0 (H) Matchday 1 Morocco Raja Casablanca 1–0 (H)
Egypt Zamalek 1–1 (A) Matchday 2 Nigeria Enyimba 1–0 (A)
Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 1–1 (A) Matchday 3 South Africa Ajax Cape Town 2–0 (H)
Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 2–1 (H) Matchday 4 South Africa Ajax Cape Town 0–0 (A)
Tunisia ES Tunis 1–1 (A) Matchday 5 Morocco Raja Casablanca 1–1 (A)
Egypt Zamalek 2–1 (H) Matchday 6 Nigeria Enyimba 2–1 (H)
Group B Winner
TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 10624086+2
Egypt Zamalek 9623187+1
Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 6613256-1
Tunisia ES Tunis 4604235-2
 Final standings Group A winner
TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
Egypt Al Ahly 14642072+5
Morocco Raja Casablanca 8622265+1
Nigeria Enyimba 7621365+1
South Africa Ajax Cape Town 3603329-7
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knock-out stage Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Morocco Raja Casablanca 2–0 1–0 (A) 1–0 (H) Semifinals Egypt Zamalek 4–1 2–1 (A) 2–0 (H)

Rules

The final was decided over two legs, with aggregate goals used to determine the winner. If the sides were level on aggregate after the second leg, the away goals rule would have been applied, and if still level, the tie would have proceeded directly to a penalty shootout (no extra time is played).[1]

First leg

Etoile du Sahel Tunisia 0–0 Egypt Al Ahly
Rapport
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Abderrahim El Arjoun (Morocco)
Etoile Du Sahel
Al Ahly
GK1Nigeria Austin Ejide
DF26Tunisia Saïf Ghezal
DF7Tunisia Kais Zouaghi
DF6Tunisia Saber Ben Frej
DF29Tunisia Lotfi Sallami 71'
DF25Tunisia Chaker Zouaghi
MF17Tunisia Marouane Bakri
MF22Tunisia Ahmed Hammi
MF8Cape Verde Gilson Silva 81'
MF23Tunisia Mohamed Jedidi
FW19Nigeria Emeka Opara 81'
Substitutes:
FW2Tunisia Yassine Chikhaoui 71'
MF24Tunisia Mejdi Traoui 81'
MF10Tunisia Saber Trabelsi 81'
Manager:
Bosnia and Herzegovina Mehmed Baždarević
GK1Egypt Essam El Hadary
DF16Egypt Emad El Nahhas
DF7Egypt Ahmad El-Sayed
DF26Egypt Wael Gomaa
DF2Egypt Islam El-Shater 71'
DF14Egypt Hassan Mostafa
MF17Egypt Mohamed Shawky
MF12Angola Gilberto
MF22Egypt Mohamed Aboutrika 81'
MF8Egypt Mohamed Barakat
FW19Egypt Emad Meteb 81'
Substitutes:
FW2Egypt Osama Hosny 71'
Manager:
Portugal Manuel José

Assistant referees:
Lamine Camara (Gambia)
Hday Menah (Gambia)
Fourth official:
Sadek Abd Nabi (Egypt)

Second leg

Al Ahly Egypt 3–0 Tunisia Etoile du Sahel
Aboutrika  20'
Hosny  51'
Barakat  90+2'		 Rapport
Attendance: 35,000
Al Ahly
Etoile Du Sahel
GK1Egypt Essam El Hadary
DF16Egypt Emad El Nahhas
DF26Egypt Wael Gomaa
DF5Egypt Ahmad El-Sayed
DF8Egypt Mohamed Barakat 71'
DF14Egypt Hassan Mostafa
MF17Egypt Mohamed Shawky
MF12Angola Gilberto
MF22Egypt Mohamed Aboutrika 81'
MF13Egypt Emad Meteb
FW18Egypt Osama Hosny 81'
Substitutes:
FW3Egypt Mohamed Abdelwahab 71'
FW2Egypt Islam El-Shater 71'
FW2Egypt Hossam Ashour 71'
Manager:
Portugal Manuel José
GK1Nigeria Austin Ejide
DF26Tunisia Saïf Ghezal
DF7Tunisia Kais Zouaghi
DF6Tunisia Saber Ben Frej
DF29Tunisia Lotfi Sallami 71'
DF25Tunisia Chaker Zouaghi
MF17Tunisia Marouane Bakri
MF22Tunisia Ahmed Hammi
MF8Cape Verde Gilson Silva 81'
MF23Tunisia Mohamed Jedidi
FW19Nigeria Emeka Opara 81'
Substitutes:
FW2Tunisia Yassine Chikhaoui 71'
MF24Tunisia Bassem Ben Nasser 81'
MF10Tunisia Saber Trabelsi 81'
Manager:
Bosnia and Herzegovina Mehmed Baždarević

Assistant referees:
Hong Adogovi (Benin)
Shanti Adrian (Benin)
Fourth official:
Jalloul Azouz (Tunisia)


Notes and references

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