2005 in football (soccer)
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The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 2005 throughout the world.
Events
- January 21: German referee Robert Hoyzer admits to having accepted large sums of money from a gambling syndicate to fix matches. The resulting scandal was a major embarrassment to Germany as it prepared to host the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Eventually Hoyzer would be sentenced to two years and five months in prison.
- February 4: Swiss AXPO Super League - Club Servette FC was declared bankrupt. It had run debts of over 10 million Swiss francs. As a consequence of the bankruptcy the club will be demoted two divisions.
- April 23: Netherlands Eredivisie - PSV Eindhoven won 18th national title.
- April 30: National soccer title assignment in two major European tournaments. In England, after 50 years, Chelsea won for the second time in the FA Premier League; in Germany, Bundesliga is won for the 19th time by Bayern Munich. In France, RC Strasbourg won second League Cup.
- May 8: Ligue 1 - Olympique Lyonnais won its fourth French title in 2000s.
- May 14: Spain Liga - FC Barcelona won its 17th league title.
- May 18: UEFA Cup Final - CSKA Moscow became the first Russian club to win a major European club competition, defeating Sporting Lisbon 3-1 at Sporting's home field in Lisbon.
- May 20: Italian Serie A - Juventus won its 28th title ("scudetto") without playing following a 3-3 draw between A.C. Milan and Palermo.
- May 21: FA Cup Final - Arsenal defeated Manchester United 5-4 on penalties after regular time and extra time ended 0-0.
- May 25: UEFA Champions League Final - Liverpool defeated A.C. Milan 3-2 on penalties after a 3-3 draw in Istanbul to win Europe's top prize for the 5th time.
- July 14: Copa Libertadores 2005 is won by São Paulo after defeating Clube Atlético Paranaense on an aggregate score of 5-1.
- August 26: The first match of the inaugural Hyundai A-League in Australia was played.
- August 31: Boca Juniors (Argentina) won the Recopa Sudamericana 2005 4-3 on aggregate over Once Caldas (Colombia). (First leg in Buenos Aires 3-1, second leg in Manizales 1-2)
- December 9: 2006 FIFA World Cup group assignments for the finals in Germany announced.
- December 11: Opening game of the second FIFA World Club Championship, a six team tournament replacing the former Intercontinental Cup. In the final one week later Brazilian team São Paulo won the competition narrowly beating UEFA Champions Liverpool 1-0.
- December 18: Boca Juniors defeated UNAM Pumas on penalties after the second leg game for the Copa Sudamericana 2005.
- December 19: Ronaldinho (Brazil, for male footballer) and Birgit Prinz (Germany, for female footballer) were elected FIFA World Player of the Year.
Winners national championships
National club championships in Europe (UEFA)
- Albania:
- Andorra:
- Armenia:
- Austria:
- Azerbaijan:
- Belarus:
- Belgium: for fuller coverage, see: 2004-05 in Belgian football
- Bosnia and Herzegovina:
- Bulgaria:
- Croatia:
- Cyprus:
- Czech Republic:
- Denmark: for fuller coverage, see: 2004-05 in Danish football
- England: for fuller coverage, see: 2004-05 in English football
- Premiership and League Cup – Chelsea
- FA Cup – Arsenal
- Estonia:
- Faroe Islands:
- Finland:
- France:
- Georgia:
- Germany:
- Greece:
- Hungary:
- Iceland:
- Ireland:
- Israel:
- Italy:
- Serie A – Juventus (stripped of title on July 14, 2006) see also Serie A 2004-05 and 2006 Serie A scandal
- Italian Cup – Internazionale
- Italian Super Cup – AC Milan
- Kazakhstan:
- Kazakhstan Super League – FC Aktobe-Lento
- Kazakhstan Cup – FC Zhenis Astana
- Latvia:
- Liechtenstein:
- Lithuania:
- Lithuanian Premier League – FK Ekranas
- Lithuanian Cup – FBK Kaunas
- Luxembourg:
- Macedonia:
- Macedonian First League – FK Rabotnicki Kometal Skopje
- Macedonian Cup – FK Bashkimi Kumanovo
- Malta:
- Maltese Football League and Supercup – Sliema Wanderers FC
- Maltese Cup – Birkirkara Luxol FC
- Moldova:
- Netherlands:
- Eredivisie and KNVB Cup – PSV
- Northern Ireland:
- Norway: for fuller coverage, see: 2005 in Norwegian football
- Poland:
- Portugal: for fuller coverage, see: 2004-05 in Portuguese football
- Romania: for fuller coverage, see: 2004-05 in Romanian Football
- Russia: for fuller coverage, see: 2005 in Russian football
- Russian Premier League and Russian Cup – CSKA Moscow
- San Marino:
- Scotland: for fuller coverage, see: 2004-05 in Scottish football
- Serbia and Montenegro:
- Meridian Superliga – FK Partizan Belgrade
- Serbia and Montenegro Cup – FK Voždovac Belgrade
- Slovakia:
- Slovenia:
- Slovenian Premier League – NK Gorica
- Slovenian Cup – NK Publikum Celje
- Spain:
- Sweden: for fuller coverage, see: 2005 in Swedish football
- Switzerland:
- Turkey:
- Ukraine:
- Ukrainian Premier League – FC Shakhtar Donetsk
- Ukrainian Cup – FC Dynamo Kyiv
- Wales:
National club championships in South America (CONMEBOL)
- Argentina:
- Bolivia:
- Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano
- 2004-05 Adecuaciòn – Club Bolívar
- 2004-05 Apertura – Blooming
- Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano
- Brazil:
- Chile:
- Colombia
- Mustang Cup
- 2004-05 Apertura – Atlético Nacional
- 2004-05 Clausura – Deportivo Cali
- Mustang Cup
- Ecuador:
- Paraguay:
- Peru:
- Uruguay:
- Venezuela:
National club championships in Africa (CAF)
- Algeria:
- Angola:
- Benin:
- Benin Premier League – not playing
- Botswana:
- Mascom Premier League and FA Challenge Cup – Township Rollers Gaborone
- Burkina Faso:
- Burkinabé Premier League – Rail Club du Kadiogo
- Burkina Faso Cup – Union Sportive de Ouagadougou
- Burundi:
- Burundi Premier League – InterStar Bujumbura
- Cameroon:
- Cameroon Premiere Division – Cotonsport Garoua
- Cameroon Cup – Imports FC Yaoundé
- Cape Verde:
- Premier League – Derby FC Mindelo
- Central African Republic:
- Central African Republic League – Anges de Fatima
- Chad:
- Chad Premier League – Renaissance FC
- Comoros:
- Comoros Premier League – Coin Nord Mitsamiouli
- Congo:
- Congo Premier League – not assigned
- Congolan Cup – Diables Noirs Brazzaville
- Congo DR:
- Linafoot – DC Motema Pembe
- Republic of Congo Cup – AS Vita Kabasha
- Côte d'Ivoire:
- Premier League and Cup – ASEC Mimosas
- Djibouti:
- Premier League – AS Compagnie Djibouti-Ethiopie
- Djiboutian Cup – Poste de Djibouti
- Egypt:
- Egyptian Premier League and Super Cup – Al-Ahly
- Egyptian Soccer Cup – ENPPI
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea:
- Premier League – Red Sea FC Asmara
- Ethiopia:
- Premier League – Saint George SA Addis Abeba
- Ethiopian Cup – Awassa Kenema
- Gabon:
- Premier League and Cup – AS Mangasport Moanda
- Gambia:
- Premier League – Wallidan Banjul
- Gambian Cup – Bakan United
- Ghana:
- Guinea:
- Premier League – Satellite FC Conakry
- Guinean Cup – AS Kaloum Stars Conakry
- Guinea Bissau:
- Premier League – Sporting Clube de Bissau
- Kenya:
- Premier League – Ulinzi Stars
- Kenyan Cup – World Hope
- Lesotho:
- Premier League – Likohpo Masem
- Liberia:
- Premier League and Cup – LPRC Oilers Monrovia
- Libya:
- Premier League and Cup – Al Ittihad
- Madagascar:
- Premier League and Cup – USCA Foot
- Malawi:
- Premier League – not playing
- Mali:
- Premier League – Stade Malien Bamako
- Malian Cup – AS Bamako
- Mauritania:
- Mauritanean Premier League – ASC Nasr de Sebkha
- Mauritanean Cup – ASC Entente FC Sebkha
- Mauritius:
- Premier League and Cup – AS Port-Louis 2000
- Morocco:
- Premier League – FAR Rabat
- Moroccan Cup – Raja Casablanca
- Mozambique:
- Moçambola – Ferroviário de Maputo
- Taça de Moçambique – Ferroviário de Beira
- Namibia:
- Premier League – Civics FC Windhoek
- Namibian Cup – Ramblers Windhoek
- Niger:
- Premier League – unknown
- Nigeria:
- Premier League and Cup – Enyimba FC Aba
- Rwanda:
- Premier League – APR FC Kigat
- Rwandan Cup – Rayon Sports Butare
- São Tomé and Principe:
- Premier League – not held
- Senegal:
- Premier League – ASC Port Autonome Dakar
- Senegal Cup – AS Donanes Dakar
- Seychelles:
- Premier League – La Passe FC
- Seychelles Cup – Seychelles Marketing Board
- Sierra Leone:
- Premier League – East End Lions Freetown
- Somalia:
- Premier League – not held
- South Africa:
- Sudan:
- Premier League – Al Hilal Omdurman
- Swaziland:
- Premier League – Green Mamba Big Bend
- Swazilandian Cup – Hub Sundowns
- Tanzania:
- Premier League – Young Africans Dar es Salaam
- Togo:
- Premier League – AS Douanes Lomé
- Togolese Cup – Dynamic Tongolais Lomé
- Tunisia:
- Premier League – Sfaxien FC
- Tunisian Cup – ES Zarzis
- Uganda:
- Premier League – Police FC Jinja
- Uganda Cup - Uganda Revenus Authority SC Kampala
- Zambia:
- Premier League – Zanaco Lusaka
- Zimbabwe:
- Premier League – CAPS United Harare
National club championships in North and Central America (CONCACAF)
- Antigua and Barbuda:
- Premier League - Bassa FC All Saint's Village
- Aruba:
- Premier League - SV Britannia
- Bahamas:
- Premier League - Caledonia Celtic
- Barbados:
- Premier League - Notre Dame SC Bayville
- Bermuda:
- Cingular Wireless Premier Division - Devonshire Cougars
- Bermudian Football Cup - North Village Rams
- Canada:
- CPSL - Oakville Blue Deville
- Cascadia Cup - Vancouver Whitecaps
- Cayman Islands:
- Premier League - Western Union FC George Town
- Costa Rica:
- Cuba:
- Premier League - Villa Clara
- Dominica:
- Premier League - RC Grand Bazaar Dublanc
- El Salvador:
- Grenada:
- Premier League - ASOMS Paradise
- Guatemala:
- Premier League - Deportivo Municipal
- Haiti:
- Premier League - AS Mirebalais
- Honduras: for fuller coverage, see: 2004-05 Apertura Honduran Football season and 2004-05 Clausura Honduran Football season
- Jamaica:
- Mexico:
- Primera División de México
- 2004-05 Apertura - Club Universidad Nacional
- 2004-05 Clausura - Club América
- Primera División de México
- Nicaragua:
- Premier League - FC Diriangén Diriamba
- Panama:
- Premier League - CD Plaza Amator Panama
- St. Lucia:
- Premier League - Northern United Gros Islet
- Surinam:
- Premier League - SV Robinhood
- USA:
National club championships in Asia (AFC)
- Bahrain:
- Premier League - Riffa Club
- Bahrain Cup - Al Muharraq Club
- Bangladesh:
- Premier League - Mohammeddan SC Dhaka
- Bhutan:
- Premier League - Transport United
- China:
- Hong Kong:
- HKFA Coolpoint Ventilation First Division League and HKFA Cup - Xiangxue Sun Hei
- India:
- Indonesia:
- Premier League - Persipura Jayapura
- Indonesian Cup - Arema Malang
- Iran:
- Iraq:
- Japan:
- J. League - Gamba Osaka
- Emperor's Cup - Urawa Reds (played 1 January 2006)
- Jordan:
- Premier League - Al Wahdat Al Quwaysinah
- Jordanian Cup - Al Faysali Amman
- Kyrgyzstan:
- Premier League and Cup - Dordoy Dinamo Naryn
- Kuwait:
- Premier League - Al Qadisiya
- Kuwaitian Cup - Al Arabi
- Laos:
- Premier League - Vientiane FC
- Lebanon:
- Premier League - Al Nejmeh
- Lebanon Cup - Al Ansar
- Macao:
- Premier League - Policia de Segurança Pública
- Malaysia:
- Mongolia:
- Premier League - Khoromkon Ulan Baatov
- Myanmar:
- Premier League - Finance and Revenue Yangon
- Oman:
- Premier League and Cup - Dhofar Salala
- Pakistan:
- Premier League - Pakistan Army Rawalpindi
- Philippines:
- Premier League - NCR
- Qatar:
- Premier League - Al Gharrafa
- Qatarian Cup - Al Sadd
- Saudi Arabia:
- Premier League - Al Hilal Riyad
- Singapore:
- Sri Lanka:
- Premier League - Saunders SC
- Sri Lanka Cup - Ratnam SC
- South Korea:
- Syria:
- Premier League and Cup - Al Ittihad Alep
- Taiwan:
- Premier League - Tatung
- Thailand:
- Premier League - Thailand Tobacco Monopoly
- United Arab Emirates:
- Premier League - Al Wahda Abu Dhabi
- UAE Cup - Al Ayn Club
- Uzbekistan:
- Premier League and Cup - Paktakor Taskhent
- Vietnam:
- Premier League and Cup - Gach Dong Tam Long An
- Yemen:
- Premier League - Al Tilal Aden
- Yemenites Cup - Al Hilal Hudaydah
National club championships in Oceania (OFC)
- Australia:
- A-League - not playing
- New Zealand:
National club championships in non FIFA affiliated French dependencies
- Guadeloupe (CONCACAF)
- Premier League - Association Sportive Le Gosier
- French Guyana (CONCACAF)
- Premier League - ASC Le Geldar Kourou
- French Polynesia (AFC)
- Premier League - AS Tefana Faa'a
- Cup - AS Manu Ura Paea
- Martinique (CONCACAF)
- Premier League and Cup - Club Franciscain Le François
- New Caledonia (OFC)
- Premier League and Cup - AS Magenta Nickel Noumea
- Réunion (CAF):
- Premier League – US Stade Tamponnaise Le Tampon
- Réunion Cup – SS Excelsior Saint-Joseph
International Tournaments
- February 3-12: CEMAC Cup 2005 - Winner: Cameroon (Participating Countries: Cameroon, Chad, Gabon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Central African Republic)
- February 8-9: Cyprus International Tournament 2005 - Winner: Finland (Participating Countries: Finland, Cyprus, Latvia, Austria)
- February 9: Carlsberg Cup 2005 - Winner: Brazil (Participating Countries: Brazil and Hong Kong)
- February 9-16: CONCACAF Gold Cup 2005 Central Preliminary Competition - Winners: Costa Rica, Guatemala and Panama (Participating Countries: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Belize and Panama)
- February 20-24: CONCACAF Gold Cup 2005 Caribbean Preliminary Competition - Winners: Cuba, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago (Participating Countries: Barbados, Cuba, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago)
- February 26 - August 14: Cosafa Castle Cup 2005 (Participating Countries: Group A: South Africa, Mauritius, Madagascar and Seychelles Group B: Botswana, Namibia, Mozambique and Zimbabwe Group C: Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland and Zambia)
- March 5-13: East Asian Football Championships 2005 Preliminary Competition - Winner: North Korea (Participating Countries: North Korea, Hong Kong, Chinese Taipei, Mongolia and Guam)
- June 5-19: Women's Euro 2005 - Winner: Germany (Participating Countries: Group A: England, Sweden, Denmark and Finland Group B: Germany, Norway, France and Italy)
- June 15-29: FIFA Confederations Cup 2005 - Winner: Brazil (Participating Countries: Group A: Germany, Australia, Argentina and Tunisia Group B: Brazil, Greece, Japan and Mexico)
- July 6-24 : CONCACAF Gold Cup 2005 - Winner: USA (Participating Countries: Group A: Honduras, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Colombia Group B: Costa Rica, USA, Canada, Cuba Group C: South Africa, Guatemala, Mexico and Mexico)
- July 31 - August 7: East Asian Football Championships 2005 Finals (Participating Countries: Japan, South Korea, China and North Korea)
Qualifying for 2006 World Cup
- Note: for fuller coverage, see: 2006 FIFA World Cup (qualification)
- October 2004 - October 2005: Africa Qualifying
- Qualified Teams : Angola, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Tunisia
- Participating Countries: Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Congo DR, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, São Tomé e Príncipe, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe
- Qualified Teams : Angola, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Tunisia
- November 2003 - August 2005: Asia Qualifying
- Qualified Teams: Iran, Japan, Saudi Arabia, South Korea
- Participating Countries: Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Chinese Taipei, Guam, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Macau, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, UAE, Uzbekistan, Vietnam and Yemen
- Qualified Teams: Iran, Japan, Saudi Arabia, South Korea
- February 2004 - October 2005: CONCACAF Qualifying
- Qualified Teams : USA, Mexico, Costa Rica, Trinidad and Tobago (defeated Bahrain in an inter-regional playoff)
- Participating Countries: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Surinam, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos, US Virgin Islands and USA
- Qualified Teams : USA, Mexico, Costa Rica, Trinidad and Tobago (defeated Bahrain in an inter-regional playoff)
- August 2004 - October 2005: Europe Qualifying
- Automatic Qualifiers: Germany (as hosts)
- Qualified Teams : Group winners Croatia, England, France, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Serbia and Montenegro, Ukraine; two best second-place sides Poland, Sweden; playoff winners Czech Republic, Spain, Switzerland
- Participating Countries: Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Republic of Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Republic of Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Scotland, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine and Wales
- May 2004 - September 2005: Oceania Qualifying
- Qualified Team: Australia (defeated Uruguay on penalty kicks in an inter-regional playoff)
- Participating Countries: American Samoa, Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tahiti, Tonga and Vanuatu
- Qualified Team: Australia (defeated Uruguay on penalty kicks in an inter-regional playoff)
- September 2003 - October 2005: South America Qualifying
Movies
Deaths
- January 6 - Jean-Luc Fugaldi, 59, French footballer
- January 8 - Suvad Katana, 35, Bosnia-Herzegovina footballer
- January 17 - Youssouf Samiou, 17, Benin footballer
- January 18 - Bernard Béreau, 64, French footballer
- February 14 - Ron Burgess, 87, Welsh footballer and coach
- February 17 - Omar Sivori, 69, Argentine-Italian footballer
- February 24 - Thadée Cisowski, 78, French footballer
- March 3 - Rinus Michels, 77, Dutch footballer and coach
- March 9 - István Nyers, 80, Hungarian-French footballer
- March 15 - Armand Seghers, 78, Belgian footballer
- March 15 - Bill McGarry, 77, English footballer and coach
- April 3 - Kader Firoud, 85, French footballer and coach
- April 8 - Maurice Lafont, 78, French footballer
- April 11 - Lucien Laurent, 97, French footballer, first to score a goal in the first FIFA World Cup in 1930 and last survivor of the France national football team from the 1930s
- May 5 - Willy Steffen, 80, Swiss footballer
- May 7 - Otilino Tenorio, 25, footballer
- May 8 - Gianpietro Zappa, 49, Swiss footballer
- Wolfgang Blochwitz, 64, German footballer
- May 29 - Gé van Dijk, 81, Dutch footballer and coach
- July 26 - Mario David, 71, italian footballer of national team in Battle of Santiago, 1962 FIFA World Cup
- August 16 - Michel Pavic, 83, Yugoslavian footballer and coach
- August 19 - Oscar Muller, 48, French footballer
- September 8 - Noel Cantwell, 72, Northern Ireland footballer and coach
- September 12 - Alain Polaniok, 47, French footballer and coach
- September 13 - Toni Fritsch, 60, Austrian footballer, later a successful placekicker in American football
- September 27 - Karl Decker, 84, Austrian footballer and coach
- October 3 - Francesco Scoglio, 64, italian coach
- October 9 - Sergio Cervato, 76, italian footballer
- October 17- Carlos Gomes, 73, Portuguese footballer
- October 18 - Johnny Haynes, 71, English footballer
- October 27 - George Swindin, 90, English footballer
- October 28 - Alberto Ormaetxea, 66, Spanish footballer
- November 2 - Ferruccio Valcareggi, 86, Italian footballer and coach of Italy national football team in 1970 and 1974 FIFA World Cups
- November 9 - Marceau Sommerlynck, 83, French footballer
- November 14 - Erich Schanko, 86, German footballer
- November 25 - George Best, 59, Northern Ireland footballer
- November 29 - David di Tommaso, 26, French footballer
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