2005 OFC Club Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 10 February 2005 – 10 June 2005 |
| Teams | 13 (from 12 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Sydney FC (1st title)
|
| Runners-up |
 AS Magenta
|
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 24 |
| Goals scored | 110 (4.58 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | David Zdrilic 9 goals |
The 2005 OFC Club Championship was the 4th edition of the top-level Oceanic club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 1st since 2001. The tournament was held in Papeete, Tahiti. The preliminary rounds were played from 10 February until 6 April 2005, with the finals beginning on 30 May and ending on 10 June 2005.
The tournament was initially planned to take place in September 2002, in anticipation of the upcoming FIFA Club World Championship in the following year, in order to decide which team would represent Oceania at the tournament. However, this tournament was cancelled, and therefore so too was the Oceanic competition. With the return of the tournament in 2005, the OFC Club Championship went ahead, and the winner went on to represent Oceania at the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship.
The winner of the tournament was Sydney FC of Australia, who beat AS Magenta of New Caledonia in the final.
The following teams entered the competition.
A preliminary round was held, with the format being a two-legged playoff to determine who went through to the final round. The Australian representative (Sydney FC), as the representative of the strongest OFC Nation, and the two Tahitian Teams (AS Pirae and AS Manu Ura), as hosts, were seeded to the main draw.
The travelling team played two matches in the host country. The aggregate scores are shown.
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