| Tourney name | AFC Cup |
|---|---|
| Year | 2005 |
| Dates | 9 March – 26 October 2005 |
| Num teams | 18 |
| Associations | 9 |
| Champion other | Al-Faisaly |
| Count | 1 |
| Second other | Nejmeh |
| Matches | 62 |
| Goals | 167 |
| Top scorer | Mo'ayyad Salim (9 goals) |
| Prevseason | 2004 |
| Nextseason | 2006 |
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.
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
Emerging countries
- Afghanistan
- BHU
- BRU
- Cambodia
- TLS
- GUM
- KGZ
- Laos
- MAC
- Mongolia
- Nepal
- Pakistan
- Palestine
- Philippines
- Sri Lanka
- Taiwan
- TJK
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 1st | |||
| Tampines Rovers | 2004 S.League champions | 1st | |||
| Home United | 2004 S.League runners-up | 2nd (2004) | |||
- Notes
Group stage
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Group E
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Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Summary
The first legs were played on 14 September, and the second legs were played on 21 September 2005.
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Matches
New Radiant won 1–0 on aggregate.
Al-Faisaly won 2–0 on aggregate.
Al-Nejmeh won 6–2 on aggregate.
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.
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Matches
Al-Faisaly won 5–2 on aggregate.
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.
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Matches
Al-Faisaly won 4–2 on aggregate.
| 2005 AFC Cup Winners |
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Al-Faisaly First title |