CAF Confederation Cup 2005
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The CAF Confederation Cup
2005 started with the preliminary round (home-and away ties) that was played in January and February 2005. FAR Rabat
of Morocco
beat Dolphins F.C. of Nigeria
in the final.
2nd legs played 13 February 2005.
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1Armed Forces were withdrawn by the Gambian FA.
2 Chemelil Sugar and Heart of Lions withdrew.
3 Hwange Colliery had been entered by ZIFA in spite of indicating they would only participate if they won the Unity Cup final; when they lost and declined to enter, ZIFA offered their spot to Motor Action, but this was blocked by CAF.
4 King Faisal were awarded a bye after the representatives from Sierra Leone were disqualified.
2nd legs played 19 March 2005.
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2nd legs played 23 and 24 April 2005.
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1 APR requested a postponement for the 1st leg due to genocide
commemorations, but they failed to inform CAF; this led to Ismaily traveling to Nairobi, where Rwandan immigration officials refused their team entry into the country. APR were found guilty of improper conduct, ejected from the competition and fined $5000.
2nd legs played May 21–23, 2005.
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1 Kaizer Chiefs withdrew; they were banned for three years from CAF tournaments and fined $1500.
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CAF Confederation Cup
The CAF Confederation Cup is an international club association football competition run by the Confederation of African Football.-Qualification:...
2005 started with the preliminary round (home-and away ties) that was played in January and February 2005. FAR Rabat
FAR Rabat
Forces Armées Royales de Rabat is a Moroccan football club based in Morocco's capital city .The club was founded in 1958 soon after Morocco had gained their independence, and is one of the most famous football clubs in Morocco with Raja and Wydad. FAR stands for , roughly translated to mean Royal...
of Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
beat Dolphins F.C. of Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
in the final.
Preliminary round
1st legs played 30 January 2005.2nd legs played 13 February 2005.
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1Armed Forces were withdrawn by the Gambian FA.
2 Chemelil Sugar and Heart of Lions withdrew.
3 Hwange Colliery had been entered by ZIFA in spite of indicating they would only participate if they won the Unity Cup final; when they lost and declined to enter, ZIFA offered their spot to Motor Action, but this was blocked by CAF.
4 King Faisal were awarded a bye after the representatives from Sierra Leone were disqualified.
First Round
1st legs played 5 March 2005.2nd legs played 19 March 2005.
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Second Round
1st legs played 8–11 April 2005.2nd legs played 23 and 24 April 2005.
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1 APR requested a postponement for the 1st leg due to genocide
Rwandan Genocide
The Rwandan Genocide was the 1994 mass murder of an estimated 800,000 people in the small East African nation of Rwanda. Over the course of approximately 100 days through mid-July, over 500,000 people were killed, according to a Human Rights Watch estimate...
commemorations, but they failed to inform CAF; this led to Ismaily traveling to Nairobi, where Rwandan immigration officials refused their team entry into the country. APR were found guilty of improper conduct, ejected from the competition and fined $5000.
Third Round
1st legs played May 6–8, 2005.2nd legs played May 21–23, 2005.
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1 Kaizer Chiefs withdrew; they were banned for three years from CAF tournaments and fined $1500.
Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 FAR RabatFAR Rabat Forces Armées Royales de Rabat is a Moroccan football club based in Morocco's capital city .The club was founded in 1958 soon after Morocco had gained their independence, and is one of the most famous football clubs in Morocco with Raja and Wydad. FAR stands for , roughly translated to mean Royal... |
16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |
 King Faisal BabesKing Faisal Babes King Faisal Babes is a professional football club in Kumasi, Ghana, playing in the Ghana Telecom Premier League, and finished 3rd in 2005-06. They were represented at the FIFA World Cup 2006 by left-back Habib Mohamed, who was playing for Ghana. King Faisal Babes were relegated at the end of the... |
12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | |
 AS Marsa |
7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | |
 Fello StarFello Star Fello Star de Labé is a Guinean football club based in Labé. Their home games are played at Stade Saïfoulaye Diallo.-Achievements:*Guinée Championnat National: 4*Guinée Coupe Nationale: 2*Guinée Super Coupe: 1... |
0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 11 | |
Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dolphins F.C. |
14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | |
 Al-Ismaily |
11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | |
| Al-Mokawloon |
6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | |
 FC 105 LibrevilleFC 105 Libreville Football Canon 105 de Libreville is a Gabonese football club based in Libreville. It was founded in 1975 as is the club of the army and the police... |
3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 15 | |
Final
The 1st leg was played on November 6 and the 2nd leg on November 19.|}