The FA Premier League Asia Cup 2005 was the second edition of the Premier League Asia Trophy, a four-team football (soccer) tournament held every two years. The second edition was competed by Thailand U23, Bolton Wanderers, Everton and Manchester City at the 49,749-capacity Rajamangala Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. The semi-finals took place on 20 July and both third-place play-off and final on 26 July 2005.
Both semifinals were decided on spot kicks with the scores levelled on 1–1 at full-time. Thailand U23 defeated Everton 5–3 while Bolton Wanderers edged Manchester City 5–4 on the spot-kicks.
The third place play-off was also decided via spot-kicks after a 1–1 stalemate. Manchester City beat Everton 4–2 on spot-kicks. The final was won through a penalty converted by Diouf on the 79th minute as Bolton Wanderers clinched the title with a slim 1–0 win over Thailand.
Competition format The competition used a knock-out format. On 20 July 2005, Thailand played Everton while Bolton played Man. City. The winners competed in the final while the losers competed for 3rd place play-off, both on 23 July 2005.
Results
Semi-finals
Third place play-off
Final
Goalscorers
1 goal Pichitphong Choeichiu Marcus Bent Joey Barton Kevin Davies Andrew Cole James Beattie El Hadji Diouf
References
External links FA Premier League Asia Trophy 2005 (Toffeeweb.com) FA Premier League Asia Trophy 2005 (Goalzz.com)