| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Rwanda |
| Dates | November 26 – December 10 |
| Teams | 10 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Ethiopia (4th title) |
| Runners-up |  Rwanda |
| Third place |  Zanzibar |
| Fourth place |  Uganda |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 24 |
| Goals scored | 73 (3.04 per match) |
| ← 2004 2006 → | |
The 2005 CECAFA Cup was the 29th edition of the tournament. It was held in Rwanda, and was won by Ethiopia. The matches were played between November 26 to December 10. All matches were played in Stade Amahoro in Kigali.
Kenya was disqualified for failure to pay fees to CECAFA.
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zanzibar
|
10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 |
| Rwanda
|
9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 |
 Tanzania
|
7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
 Burundi
|
1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | –4 |
 Eritrea
|
1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | –5 |
| Rwanda | 0–1 | Zanzibar |
|---|---|---|
Joseph  12' |
| Eritrea | 0–3 | Zanzibar |
|---|---|---|
| Burundi | 1–2 | Tanzania |
|---|---|---|
| Burundi | 1–2 | Zanzibar |
|---|---|---|
| Ndahimana 61' |
Juma 17' Ussi 72' |
| Eritrea | 2–3 | Rwanda |
|---|---|---|
| Mahmoud |
Gatete Lomani |
| Tanzania | 1–1 | Zanzibar |
|---|---|---|
| Burundi | 0–0 | Eritrea |
|---|---|---|
| Eritrea | 0–1 | Tanzania |
|---|---|---|
| Bakari 38' |
| Burundi | 0–2 | Rwanda |
|---|---|---|
| Rwanda | 3–1 | Tanzania |
|---|---|---|
| Lomani Gatete |
Kesshy |
Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda
|
10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 | +15 |
| Ethiopia
|
10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 |
 Sudan
|
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 12 | –5 |
 Somalia
|
3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | –4 |
 Djibouti
|
1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 18 | –16 |
| Djibouti | 1–2 | Somalia |
|---|---|---|
| Okishi |
Mohamed Sharki |
| Ethiopia | 0–0 | Uganda |
|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 1–4 | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| Mohamed |
Galag Agab Tambal |
| Djibouti | 1–6 | Uganda |
|---|---|---|
| ? |
Nsereko Masaba 12' (pen.) Sserunkuma Mawejje Muganga |
| Ethiopia | 3–1 | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| Shegere |
Galag |
| Somalia | 0–7 | Uganda |
|---|---|---|
| Massa Nsereko Mubiru Kayuzi Byekwaso |
| Djibouti | 0–6 | Ethiopia |
|---|---|---|
| Mebratu 12' Shegere 40' Atten Sesela 68' Pegpathen 86' Pirman 87' |
| Sudan | 0–3 | Uganda |
|---|---|---|
| Massa 16' Sserunkuma Mubiru |
| Ethiopia | 3–1 | Somalia |
|---|---|---|
| Djibouti | 0–4 | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| Tambal Agab Yousif Jebril |
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
| Zanzibar | 0–4 | Ethiopia |
|---|---|---|
| Ashenafi 14' Lemessa 46', 48', 82' |
| Uganda | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Rwanda |
|---|---|---|
| Olivier Karekezi 115' |
Third place match
| Zanzibar | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Uganda |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| 5–4 | ||
Final
| Ethiopia | 1–0 | Rwanda |
|---|---|---|
Andualem Negusse 59'  88' |