2005 AFC Champions League
The third edition of the AFC Champions League took place until November 5, 2005 by March 9. Al- Ittihad of Saudi Arabia, which was directly qualified for the quarter-finals, this was able to defend his title.
Group stage
Bye: Saudi Arabia Al -Ittihad
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Quarterfinals
On 14 and 21 September, the quarter-final matches have been played, for which mainly had recommended with strong performances, the Chinese and Korean teams. But just Shangdong, started with six wins came at defending champions Al -Ittihad evil under the wheels:
Semifinal
At least nominally was thus maintain a balance between Arabia and East Asia. But the semi-finals ( 28 September/12. October ) decided the Arabs sovereign itself. Especially Geheimfavorit Busan ( 8 games, 8 wins, goal difference 30:1) was the superiority of defending champions Al -Ittihad to feel:
Final
Thus the two previous winners wore on 26 October and 5 November from the first purely Arab -finals of the AFC Champions League. Defending champion Al -Ittihad sat in the return match against the winner of 2003:
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