2005 FA Premier League Asia Trophy

2005 FA Premier League Asia Cup
Tournament details
Host country Thailand
Teams 4 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions England Bolton Wanderers (1st title)
Runners-up Thailand Thailand
Third place England Manchester City
Fourth place England Everton
Tournament statistics
Matches played 4
Goals scored 7 (1.75 per match)
Top scorer(s) Seven players
(1 goal each)

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 national football team, Bolton Wanderers, Everton and Manchester City at the 49,749-capacity Rajamangala Stadium. 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 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 Final
20 July 2005 – Thailand (Rajamangala Stadium)
 Thailand Thailand  1 (5)  
 England Everton  1 (3)  
 
27 July 2005 – Thailand (Rajamangala Stadium)
     Thailand Thailand  0
   England Bolton Wanderers  1
Third place
20 July 2005 - Thailand (Rajamangala Stadium) 26 July 2005 – Thailand (Rajamangala Stadium)
 England Bolton Wanderers  1 (5)  England Manchester City  1 (4)
 England Manchester City  1 (4)    England Everton  1 (2)

Semi-finals


2005-07-20
21:45 MST
08:00 UTC
Bolton Wanderers England 1 1 England Manchester City
Davies  47' Barton  41'
Rajamangala Stadium, Thailand
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Chris Foy

Third place play-off

Final

2005-07-23
21:00 MST
08:00 UTC
Thailand Thailand 0 1 England Bolton Wanderers
Diouf  79' (pen.)
Rajamangala Stadium, Thailand
Attendance: 49,700
Referee: Chris Foy

Goalscorers

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