2005 CAF Champions League Final
Stade Olympique de Sousse that hosted the first leg of the final
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| Event | 2005 CAF Champions League | ||||||
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| Date | 28 October 2005 | ||||||
| Venue | Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse | ||||||
| Referee | Abderrahim El Arjoun (Morocco) | ||||||
| Attendance | 20,000 | ||||||
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| 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.
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.
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.
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).
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