2005 AFC Champions League

Format

;Group Stage A total of 28 clubs were divided into 7 groups of four, based on region i.e. East Asian and Southeast Asian clubs were drawn in groups E to G, while the rest were grouped in groups A to D. Each club played double round-robin (home and away) against fellow three group members, a total of 6 matches each. Clubs received 3pts for a win, 1pt for a tie, 0pts for a loss. The clubs were ranked according to points and tie breakers were in the following order:

• Points earned between the clubs in question
• Goal Differential between the clubs in question
• Goals For between the clubs in question
• Points earned within the group
• Goal Differential within the group
• Goals For within the group

The seven group winners along with the defending champion advanced to the quarter-finals.

;Knockout Round All 8 clubs were randomly matched; however, the only restriction was that the clubs from the same country could not face each other in the quarter-finals. The games were conducted in 2 legs, home and away, and the aggregate score decided the match winner. If the aggregate score couldn't produce a winner, "away goals rule" was used. If still tied, clubs played extra time, where "away goals rule" still applied. If still tied, the game went to penalties.

Teams

Syria were promoted to 'mature' status (after both their representatives had reached the 2004 AFC Cup final) while Bahrain were excluded from AFC competitions for 2005 following the withdrawal of both their Champions' League entrants in 2004.

Qualified Teams

;Notes

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Group G

Knock-out stage

Bracket

| team-width = 210 | score-width = 40

| RD1-team3=KSA Al-Ahli | RD1-score3-1=2 | RD1-score3-2=1 | RD1-score3-agg=3 | RD1-team4=CHN Shenzhen Jianlibao | RD1-score4-1=1 | RD1-score4-2=3 | RD1-score4-agg=4

| RD1-team1=UAE Al Ain (a) | RD1-score1-1=1 | RD1-score1-2=3 | RD1-score1-agg=4 | RD1-team2=IRN PAS | RD1-score2-1=1 | RD1-score2-2=3 | RD1-score2-agg=4

| RD1-team7=CHN Shandong Luneng Taishan | RD1-score7-1=1 | RD1-score7-2=2 | RD1-score7-agg=3 | RD1-team8=KSA Al-Ittihad | RD1-score8-1=1 | RD1-score8-2=7 | RD1-score8-agg=8

| RD1-team5= KOR Busan IPark | RD1-score5-1=3 | RD1-score5-2=2 | RD1-score5-agg=5 | RD1-team6=QAT Al Sadd | RD1-score6-1=0 | RD1-score6-2=1 | RD1-score6-agg=1

| RD2-team2=CHN Shenzhen Jianlibao | RD2-score2-1=0 | RD2-score2-2=0 | RD2-score2-agg=0 | RD2-team1=UAE Al Ain | RD2-score1-1=6 | RD2-score1-2=0 | RD2-score1-agg=6

| RD2-team4=KSA Al-Ittihad | RD2-score4-1=5 | RD2-score4-2=2 | RD2-score4-agg=7 | RD2-team3=KOR Busan IPark | RD2-score3-1=0 | RD2-score3-2=0 | RD2-score3-agg=0

| RD3-team1=UAE Al Ain | RD3-score1-1=1 | RD3-score1-2=2 | RD3-score1-agg=3 | RD3-team2=KSA Al-Ittihad | RD3-score2-1=1 | RD3-score2-2=4 | RD3-score2-agg=5

Quarter-finals

First leg

Yoon Hee-joon

Al-Gizani

Second leg

Li Yi Shenzhen Jianlibao won 4–3 on aggregate.

Traoré Saeed 4–4 on aggregate, Al Ain won on away goals.

Han Jae-woong Busan IPark won 5–1 on aggregate.

Tcheco
Swayed
Kallon
Abushgeer
Tukar Cui Peng Al-Ittihad won 8–3 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

First leg

Kallon
Tcheco
Kariri
Idris

Nwoha
Shehab Ahmed

Second leg

Al Ain won 6–0 on aggregate.

Al-Ittihad won 7–0 on aggregate.

Final

First leg

Second leg

Noor
Job
Al-Dokhi Tejada Al-Ittihad won 5–3 on aggregate.

References

References

1. (5 November 2005). "Preparation was vital for MVP Noor". Asian Football Confederation.