The 2005 season in Swedish football, starting January 2005 and ending December 2005:
Events
*26 May 2005:
IFK Göteborg loses the historical first final of the
Royal League against
FC København
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after 1–1 in full-time and 26 penalties in the shoot-out.
*6 June 2005:
AFC Ajax signs
Malmö FF's
Markus Rosenberg, the transfer being concluded when Ajax offered approximately 5.3 million Euros for Rosenberg, who joined the
Dutch club July 4.
*13 June 2005: Around 30
AIK fans starts a fight on
Gamla Ullevi before the start of the game in
Superettan
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against
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.
*23 August 2005:
Malmö FF are beaten twice (0–1, 0–3) by
Swiss
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team
FC Thun in the second qualification round to the
UEFA Champions League. Discussions about the bad standard of Swedish club football take place.
*12 October 2005: The
Swedish national team
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secures a place in the
2006 FIFA World Cup
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by winning 3-1 against
Iceland.
*17 October 2005:
Djurgårdens IF wins their 11th
national championship in the second last round of
Allsvenskan
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by drawing against
Örgryte IS while
IFK Göteborg lost against
Hammarby IF
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.
*24 October 2005:
IF Elfsborg announce that as an apology for their "unacceptable" performance they will repay the admission fees and travelling expenses of the approximately 200 fans who travelled to Stockholm and witnessed their 8–1 thrashing by
Djurgårdens IF on the last day of the season.
*29 October 2005:
Djurgårdens IF manages to win "the double" by beating
Ã…tvidabergs FF in the final of
Svenska Cupen.
*9 December 2005: The final draw for the
2006 FIFA World Cup
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took place,
Sweden
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being drawn to play
Trinidad and Tobago,
Paraguay and
England.
Honours
Official titles
Competitions
Promotions, relegations and qualifications
Promotions
Relegations
International qualifications
Domestic results
Allsvenskan
2005 Allsvenskan qualification play-off
Superettan
2005 Svenska Cupen
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National team results
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