| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Egypt |
| City | Cairo |
| Dates | 27–29 December |
| Teams | 4 |
| Venue(s) | (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Egypt (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Senegal |
| Third place |  Uganda |
| Fourth place |  Ecuador |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Goals scored | 14 (3.5 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Amr Zaki (4 goals) |
| ← 2004 (Libya) (Saudi Arabia) 2006 → | |
The 2005 LG Cup was an exhibition association football tournament that took place in Egypt. The hosts won the tournament after beating Senegal 4–2 in the final.
Participants
Kenya were originally invited, but the invitation was withdrawn by the organizers due to the internal wranglings in the KFF (with two groups claiming its leadership, both appointing a different coach) and instead, they replaced them with Uganda. The participants were:
Results
Semifinals
| Senegal | 2–1 | Ecuador |
|---|---|---|
Camara  22'Keita 90' |
Report | Borja 40' |
| Egypt | 2–0 | Uganda |
|---|---|---|
| Zaki 45', 66' |
Report |
Third place match
| Uganda | 2–1 | Ecuador |
|---|---|---|
| Massa 47' Muwanga 54' |
Report | Kaviedes 2' |
Final
| Egypt | 4–2 | Senegal |
|---|---|---|
| Moustafa 14' Motaeb 22'Zaki 86', 90+3' |
Report | Mendy 2' Konaté 50' |
| 2005 LG Cup (Egypt) winner |
|---|
 Egypt First title |
Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 14 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 3.5 goals per match.
4 goals
1 goal
- Felix Borja
- Ivan Kaviedes
- Geoffrey Massa
- Martin Muwanga
- Hassan Moustafa
- Emad Motaeb
- Frédéric Mendy
- Mamadou Konaté
- Souleymane Camara
- Sidy Keita
See also
References
- ^ "LG Cup Four Nations Tournament (Egypt) 2005". RSSSF. 18 May 2007. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- "LG Cup 2005 : Results, rankings and all statistics". www.footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
External links
| LG Cup | |
|---|---|