2005 FA Premier League Asia Trophy

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	1 (5)
	Everton	1 (3)
					27 July 2003 – Thailand (Rajamangala Stadium)
					Thailand	0
					Bolton Wanderers	1
					Third place
	20 July 2005 - Thailand (Rajamangala Stadium)			26 July 2003 – Thailand (Rajamangala Stadium)
	Bolton Wanderers	1 (5)		Manchester City	1 (4)
	Manchester City	1 (4)			Everton	1 (2)

Semi-finals

Thailand v Everton

2005-07-20 19:00 MST 08:00 UTC

Thailand	1 – 1	Everton
Pichitphong  9'		Bent  44'
	Penalties
Datsakorn Teeratep Pichitphong Chakrit Jakkrit	5 – 3	Weir McFadden Yobo Kilbane

Rajamangala Stadium, Thailand Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Bolton Wanderers v Manchester City

2005-07-20 21:45 MST 08:00 UTC

Bolton Wanderers	1 – 1	Manchester City
Davies  47'		Barton  41'

Rajamangala Stadium, Thailand Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Chris Foy

Third place play-off

Manchester City v Everton

2005-07-26 17:45 MST 08:00 UTC

Manchester City	1 – 1	Everton
Cole  24'		Beattie  51' (pen.)
	Penalties
Wright-Phillips Mills Thatcher Flood	4 – 2	Weir Ferguson Bent Kilbane

Rajamangala Stadium, Thailand Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Final

Thailand v Bolton Wanderers

2005-07-23 21:00 MST 08:00 UTC

Thailand	0 – 1	Bolton Wanderers
		Diouf  79' (pen.)

Rajamangala Stadium, Thailand Attendance: 49,700 Referee: Chris Foy

Goalscorers

7 players scored a single goal throughout the competition, no one scored more.