The 2005 AFC President's Cup was the inaugural season of the AFC President's Cup, a competition for

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. The eight teams that competed were split into two groups and played each other team in their group once. The winner of each group then played the runner-up in the other group in the semifinals, and the winners of the semifinal matches played in the final match to determine the winner. There was no third-place match. The games were played in May 2005 and were held in

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Qualified teams

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Venues

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Semi-finals

Final

References

External links

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