The following are the association football 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

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. Eventually Hoyzer would be sentenced to two years and five months in prison. *February 3 – Dutch club

Fortuna Sittard Fortuna Sittard (; li, Fortuna Zitterd ) is a football club in Sittard, Netherlands. The club currently plays its football in the 12,500 capacity Fortuna Sittard Stadion and features in the Eredivisie. The club was established through a merger ...

has three points deducted for financial mismanagement (failure to settle tax debts); an additional deduction of three points on April 29 was confirmed after an appeal on June 13. *February 4 – Swiss

AXPO Super League The Swiss Super League (known as the Credit Suisse Super League for sponsorship reasons) is a Swiss professional league in the top tier of the Swiss football league system and has been played in its current format since the 2003–04 season. ...

– 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. *March 20 – Dutch club Go Ahead Eagles has three points deducted for financial mismanagement. *March 26 –

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won the

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after beating

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3–2 *April 23 – PSV wins its 18th national title in the Dutch

Eredivisie The Eredivisie (; ''"Honour Division"'' or ''"Premier Division"'') is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is c ...

. *April 30 – National Football title assignment in two major European tournaments. In England,

wins for the second time in the FA Premier League; in Germany,

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is won for the 19th time by Bayern Munich. In France, RC Strasbourg won second

. *May 8 – Ligue 1 –

Lyon Lyon,, ; Occitan language, Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, third-largest city and Urban area (France), second-largest metropolitan area of F ...

win its fourth French title in 2000s (decade). *May 14 – Spain Liga –

FC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona (), commonly referred to as Barcelona and colloquially known as Barça (), is a professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football. Found ...

won its 17th league title. *May 18 –

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Final Final, Finals or The Final may refer to: * Final (competition), the last or championship round of a sporting competition, match, game, or other contest which decides a winner for an event ** Another term for playoffs, describing a sequence of con ...

–

CSKA Moscow CSKA Moscow (russian: ЦСКА Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. It was created in 1911 in the Russian Empire on base of OLLS (Skiing Society, founded 1901). Later, during the Soviet era, it was a central piece of the big So ...

became the first

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club to win a major European club competition, defeating

Sporting CP Sporting Clube de Portugal, founded Sporting Club de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP, often known abroad as Sporting Lisbon , is a Portuguese professional sports club based in Lisbon. It is best known for the professional foot ...

3–1 at Sporting's home field in Lisbon. *May 20 – Italian

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– Juventus won its 28th title ("scudetto") without playing following a 3–3 draw between

A.C. Milan Associazione Calcio Milan (), commonly referred to as AC Milan or simply Milan, is a professional Association football, football club in Milan, Italy, founded in 1899. The club has spent its entire history, with the exception of the 1980–81 ...

and Palermo. *May 21 – Manager

Gert Aandewiel Gert Aandewiel (born 9 September 1969 in Leiden) is a Dutch football manager and former football player. Club career He played professional football for FC Volendam (1996-1997), Sparta Rotterdam (1997-1999) and FC Dordrecht (1999). Manageri ...

receives the Rinus Michels Award for the best coach in Dutch amateur football. *May 21 – Arsenal wins the

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by defeating Manchester United 5–4 on penalties after regular time and extra time ended 0–0. *May 25 – 2004–05 UEFA Champions League

–

come from three goals down, and beat

3–2 on penalties after a 3–3 draw in

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to win Europe's top prize for the 5th time. *May 26 – Dutch club Sparta Rotterdam fires manager

Mike Snoei Mike Snoei (born 4 December 1963) is a former Dutch football player and manager. He is currently in charge of Eerste Divisie side Telstar. During his playing days, Snoei played for Excelsior and Sparta Rotterdam in the Eredivisie and Eerste Di ...

and names former international

Adri van Tiggelen Adrianus Andreas "Adri" van Tiggelen (born 16 June 1957) is a retired Dutch footballer who played as a left back. His career in football was intimately connected to Sparta Rotterdam, in which he began as a professional footballer, going on to ...

as interim-coach. *June 8 – Goalkeeper and captain

Edwin van der Sar Edwin van der Sar (; born 29 October 1970) is a Dutch football executive and former professional player who is currently the chief executive of AFC Ajax, with whom he began his senior playing career in the early 1990s; he is considered to be a m ...

plays his 100th international match for the

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, when the side defeats

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...

(0–4) in

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. *July 9 – Spain's Basque Country wins the fourth

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, beating Bulgaria's South-West Sofia 1–0 in

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. *July 14 –

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is won by São Paulo FC after defeating Clube Atlético Paranaense on an aggregate score of 5–1. *August 5 –

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wins the

Johan Cruijff Schaal The Johan Cruyff Shield (, ) is a football trophy in the Netherlands named after Dutch footballer Johan Cruyff, also often referred to as the Dutch Super Cup. The winner is decided in one match only, played by the winner of the national footbal ...

, the annual opening of the new season in the

, by a 2–1 win over PSV in the

Amsterdam ArenA The Johan Cruyff Arena ( nl, Johan Cruijff Arena ; officially stylised as Johan Cruijff ArenA) is the main stadium of the Dutch capital city of Amsterdam and the home stadium of football club AFC Ajax since its opening. Built from 1993 to 1996 ...

. *August 26 – The first match of the inaugural

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in Australia was played. *August 31 – Boca Juniors (

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...

) won the Recopa Sudamericana 2005 4–3 on aggregate over

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( Colombia). (First leg in

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3–1, second leg in

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1–2) *November 21 – Head coach

Robert Maaskant Robert Patrick Maaskant (; born 10 January 1969) is a Dutch former professional footballer and current manager, who played as a midfielder. Club career Maaskant played for Go Ahead Eagles, Emmen, Motherwell, Zwolle and Excelsior. Managerial ...

is fired by Willem II. *December 9 –

group assignments for the finals in Germany announced. *December 11 – Opening game of the second

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, a six team tournament replacing the former Intercontinental Cup. In the

final Final, Finals or The Final may refer to: * Final (competition), the last or championship round of a sporting competition, match, game, or other contest which decides a winner for an event ** Another term for playoffs, describing a sequence of con ...

one week later Brazilian team São Paulo FC won the competition narrowly beating UEFA Champions

1–0. *December 18 – Boca Juniors defeated

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on penalties after the second leg game for the Copa Sudamericana 2005. *December 19 – Manager Cees Lok leaves

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and is replaced by another former player of the Dutch Club,

Ron de Groot Ronnie ("Ron") de Groot () (born March 29, 1960 in Nijmegen, Gelderland) is a retired football midfielder from the Netherlands, who mainly played for NEC Nijmegen NEC Nijmegen (''Nijmegen Eendracht Combinatie''), commonly known as NEC (), is a ...

. *December 19 –

Ronaldinho Ronaldo de Assis Moreira (born 21 March 1980), commonly known as Ronaldinho Gaúcho () or simply Ronaldinho, is a Brazilian retired professional association football, footballer who played mostly as an attacking midfielder, but was also deplo ...

(Brazil, for male footballer) and

Birgit Prinz Birgit Prinz (born 25 October 1977) is a German former footballer, two-time FIFA Women's World Cup champion and three-time FIFA World Player of the Year. In addition to the German national team, Prinz played for 1. FFC Frankfurt in the Frauen- ...

(Germany, for female footballer) were elected

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. *December 31 –

Mark Wotte Mark Christian Wotte (born 16 December 1960) is a Dutch football manager and former player. Wotte has managed teams in the Netherlands, Egypt, Qatar, England and Romania, and has also worked for the Scottish Football Association. Playing career ...

resigns as technical director of

Feyenoord Feyenoord Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club (association football), football club in Rotterdam, which plays in the Eredivisie, the top tier in Dutch football. Founded as Wilhelmina in 1908, the club changed to various names bef ...

Winners national championships

National club championships in Africa (CAF)

*: ** Algerian Championnat National –

USM Alger Union Sportive de la Médina d'Alger ( ar, الإتحاد الرياضي لمدينة الجزائر); known as USM Alger or simply USMA for short, is a football club based in the inner suburbs of Algiers. The club was founded in 1937 and its co ...

** Algerian Cup –

ASO Chlef Association Sportive Olympique de Chlef ( ar, الجمعية الرياضية أولمبي الشلف), known as ASO Chlef or simply ASO for short, is an Algerian football club based in Chlef, founded in 1947. The club colours are red and white. ...

*: **

Girabola Girabola, or ''Campeonato Nacional de Futebol em Séniores Masculinos'', is the top division of Angolan football. It is organized by the Angolan Football Federation. The league winner and runner-up qualify for the CAF Champions League. Gira ...

– Grupo Desportivo Sagrada Esperança ** Angolan Cup – Atlético Sport Aviação *

Benin Benin ( , ; french: Bénin , ff, Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (french: République du Bénin), and formerly Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the nort ...

: **

Benin Premier League The Benin Premier League, also called ''Championnat National du Bénin'' in French, is the highest football division in Benin. The league was held in 1969 for the first time. Currently, the initial round is a double round-robin tournament, with 36 ...

– ''not playing'' *

Botswana Botswana (, ), officially the Republic of Botswana ( tn, Lefatshe la Botswana, label= Setswana, ), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory being the Kalaha ...

: **

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and FA Challenge Cup – Township Rollers Gaborone *

Burkina Faso Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to ...

: **

Burkinabé Premier League The Fasofoot D1 is the top division of the Burkinabé Football Federation. It was created in 1961. Burkinabé Premier League clubs – 2021-22 * AS Koupéla ( Koupéla) * AS Douanes (Ouagadougou) * ASEC Koudougou (Koudougou) *ASFA Yennenga (Ouaga ...

–

Rail Club du Kadiogo Rail Club du Kadiogo is a Burkinabé football and basketball club based in Ouagadougou. They play their home games at the Stade de Kadiogo. The club plays in orange and black. Honours *Burkinabé Premier League: 4 :: 2004-2005, 2015-2016, 20 ...

**Burkina Faso Cup – Union Sportive de Ouagadougou * Burundi: ** Burundi Premier League – InterStar Bujumbura *

Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ...

: ** Cameroon Premiere Division – Cotonsport Garoua **Cameroon Cup – Imports FC Yaoundé * Cape Verde: **

Premier League The Premier League (legal name: The Football Association Premier League Limited) is the highest level of the men's English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Fo ...

– Derby FC Mindelo *

Central African Republic The Central African Republic (CAR; ; , RCA; , or , ) is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to the north, Sudan to the northeast, South Sudan to the southeast, the DR Congo to the south, the Republic of th ...

: ** Central African Republic League – Anges de Fatima * Chad: **

Chad Premier League Chad Premier League (french: Ligue Nationale de Football, also known as LINAFOOT) is a Chadian league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the Chadian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Conte ...

– Renaissance FC * Comoros: ** Comoros Premier League – Coin Nord Mitsamiouli * Congo: **

Congo Premier League Congo Premier League is the top division of the Congolese Football Federation, in the Republic of the Congo. It was created in 1961. The official name is Championnat National MTN for sponsorship reasons. Between 1961 and 1977 the championship was ...

– ''not assigned'' **Congolan Cup – Diables Noirs Brazzaville *

Congo DR The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...

: ** Linafoot –

DC Motema Pembe Daring Club Motema Pembe, or simply DCMP for a short, is a Congolese football club based in Kinshasa. History Created in 1936 under the name Falcon Daring, by the Rev. Father Raphaël de la Kethulle de Ryhove who was a missionary of the Congreg ...

**Republic of Congo Cup – AS Vita Kabasha *

Djibouti Djibouti, ar, جيبوتي ', french: link=no, Djibouti, so, Jabuuti officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country in the Horn of Africa, bordered by Somalia to the south, Ethiopia to the southwest, Eritrea in the north, and the Red ...

: **

– AS Compagnie Djibouti-Ethiopie **Djiboutian Cup – Poste de Djibouti *

Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Medit ...

: ** Egyptian Premier League and Super Cup – Al-Ahly **

Egyptian Soccer Cup The Egypt Cup (also known as Egyptian FA Cup, formerly King Farouk Cup) is the main knockout football cup competition in Egypt. List of finals The following table provides a summary of seasons: Notes: * The Winner and Runner-up of 1960–61 E ...

– ENPPI * Equatorial Guinea **

Equatoguinean Premier League Equatorial Guinea ( es, Guinea Ecuatorial; french: Guinée équatoriale; pt, Guiné Equatorial), officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea ( es, link=no, República de Guinea Ecuatorial, french: link=no, République de Guinée équatoria ...

– Renacimiento FC * Eritrea: **

– Red Sea FC Asmara *

Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...

: **

– Saint George SA Addis Abeba **Ethiopian Cup – Awassa Kenema *

Gabon Gabon (; ; snq, Ngabu), officially the Gabonese Republic (french: République gabonaise), is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. Located on the equator, it is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the nort ...

: **

and Cup – AS Mangasport Moanda * Gambia: **

– Wallidan Banjul **Gambian Cup – Bakan United *

Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...

: ** Ghana Telecom Premier League –

Accra Hearts of Oak Sporting Club Accra Hearts of Oak Sporting Club, commonly referred to as Hearts of Oak or just Hearts, is a professional sports club based in Accra ( Greater Accra), Ghana. Founded in 1911, the club is the oldest surviving football club in Ghana and its tr ...

**Ghanaian Cup – Asante Kotoko * Guinea: **

– Satellite FC Conakry **Guinean Cup – AS Kaloum Stars Conakry * Guinea Bissau: **

– Sporting Clube de Bissau * Ivory Coast: **

and Cup – ASEC Mimosas *

Kenya ) , national_anthem = " Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Nairobi , coordinates = , largest_city = Nairobi ...

: **

– Ulinzi Stars **Kenyan Cup – World Hope * Lesotho: **

– Likohpo Masem * Liberia: **

and Cup – LPRC Oilers Monrovia *

Libya Libya (; ar, ليبيا, Lībiyā), officially the State of Libya ( ar, دولة ليبيا, Dawlat Lībiyā), is a country in the Maghreb region in North Africa. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Suda ...

: **

and Cup – Al Ittihad *

Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...

: **

and Cup –

USCA Foot USCA Foot (''Union Sportive de la Commune Urbaine d'Antananarivo'') is a football club based in Antananarivo, Madagascar They won the THB Champions League and the Coupe de Madagascar in 2005 and were runners-up in the Coupe in 2004 and 2006. It ...

Malawi Malawi (; or aláwi Tumbuka: ''Malaŵi''), officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeas ...

: **

– ''not playing'' *

Mali Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mal ...

: **

– Stade Malien Bamako **Malian Cup – AS Bamako * Mauritania: ** Mauritanean Premier League –

ASC Nasr de Sebkha Association Sportive et Culturelle Nasr de Sebkha ( ar, الجمعية الرياضية و الثقافية نصر السبخة) known as ASC Nasr de Sebkha is a Mauritanian football club based in Sebkha, founded in 1997. Achievements * Mauritan ...

**Mauritanean Cup – ASC Entente *

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: **

and Cup – AS Port-Louis 2000 *

Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria t ...

: **

– FAR Rabat **Moroccan Cup –

Raja Casablanca Raja Club Athletic ( ar, نادي الرجاء الرياضي, Nādī ar-Rajāʾ ar-Riyāḍī, zgh, ⴰⵙⵔⵉⵔ ⵏ ⵕⴰⵊⴰ ⴰⵎⴰⵏⵓⵏ), commonly referred to as Raja CA, Raja Casablanca or simply RCA is a professional footb ...

Mozambique Mozambique (), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( pt, Moçambique or , ; ny, Mozambiki; sw, Msumbiji; ts, Muzambhiki), is a country located in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi ...

: **

Moçambola Moçambola (or Campeonato Moçambicano de Futebol, Portuguese for Mozambican Football Championship) is the top division of Mozambican football. It is organized by the Liga Moçambicana de Futebol. History In 1976, shortly after the country's ...

– Ferroviário de Maputo ** Taça de Moçambique – Ferroviário de Beira *

Namibia Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and ea ...

: **

– Civics FC Windhoek **Namibian Cup – Ramblers Windhoek *

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– ''unknown'' *

Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

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and Cup – Enyimba FC Aba * Rwanda: **

– APR FC Kigat **Rwandan Cup – Rayon Sports Butare * São Tomé and Príncipe: **

– ''not held'' *

Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 ...

: **

– ASC Port Autonome Dakar **Senegal Cup – AS Donanes Dakar *

Seychelles Seychelles (, ; ), officially the Republic of Seychelles (french: link=no, République des Seychelles; Creole: ''La Repiblik Sesel''), is an archipelagic state consisting of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city, ...

: **

– La Passe FC **Seychelles Cup – Seychelles Marketing Board *

Sierra Leone Sierra Leone,)]. officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered by Liberia to the southeast and Guinea surrounds the northern half of the nation. Covering a total area of , Sierr ...

: ** Sierra Leone League, Premier League – East End Lions Freetown *

Somalia Somalia, , Osmanya script: 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒕𐒖; ar, الصومال, aṣ-Ṣūmāl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constituti ...

: **

– ''not held'' *South Africa: **

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: **Togolese Championnat National, Premier League – AS Douanes Lomé **Togolese Cup – Dynamic Tongolais Lomé *Tunisia: **2004–05 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1, Premier League – Sfaxien FC **Tunisian Cup – ES Zarzis *Uganda: **2005 Uganda Super League, Premier League – Police FC Jinja **Uganda Cup – Uganda Revenus Authority SC Kampala *Zambia: **Zambian Premier League, Premier League – Zanaco Lusaka *Zimbabwe: **Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League, Premier League – CAPS United Harare

National club championships in Asia (AFC)

*: **2004–05 Bahraini Premier League, Premier League – Riffa Club **Bahrain Cup – Al Muharraq Club *: **Premier League – Mohammedan Sporting Club (Bangladesh), Mohammeddan SC Dhaka *: **Premier League – Transport United *: **2005 Chinese Super League, Chinese Super League – Dalian Shide *: **Hong Kong First Division League, HKFA Coolpoint Ventilation First Division League and HKFA Cup – Xiangxue Sun Hei *: **National Football League (India), NFL – Dempo Sports Club **Durand Cup – Mahindra United *: **Liga Indonesia, Premier League – Persipura Jayapura **Piala Indonesia, Indonesian Cup – Arema Malang *: **Iran's Premier Football League – Foolad, Foolad Ahvaz **2004–05 Azadegan League, Azadegan League – Tarbiat Badani Yazd F.C., Shahid Ghandi Yazd **2004–05 Hazfi Cup, Hazfi Cup – Saba Battery F.C., Saba Battery Tehran *: **Iraq Super League – Al Quwa Al Jawiya *: **2005 J.League Division 1, J.League Division 1 – Gamba Osaka **2005 J.League Cup, J.League Cup – JEF United Ichihara Chiba **2005 Emperor's Cup, Emperor's Cup – Urawa Reds (played 1 January 2006) *: **2004–05 Jordan League, Premier League – Al Wahdat Al Quwaysinah **Jordanian Cup – Al Faysali Amman *: **2005 Kyrgyzstan League, Premier League and Cup – Dordoy Dinamo Naryn *: **2004–05 Kuwaiti Premier League, Premier League – Al Qadisiya **Kuwaitian Cup – Al Arabi *: **2005 Lao League, Premier League – Vientiane FC *: **2004–05 Lebanese Premier League, Premier League – Al Nejmeh **Lebanon Cup – Al Ansar *: **Premier League – Policia de Segurança Pública *: **2005 Malaysia Super League, Super League – Perlis FA, Perlis FA Kangar **2005 Malaysia Premier League, Premier League and Malaysia Cup, Cup – Selangor MPPJ, Selangor MPPJ Kelana Jaya *: **Premier League – Khoromkon Ulan Baatov *: **2005 Myanmar Premier League, Premier League – Finance and Revenue Yangon *: **Premier League and Cup – Dhofar Salala *: **2004–05 Pakistan Premier League, Premier League – Pakistan Army Rawalpindi *: **2004–05 Qatar Stars League, Premier League – Al Gharrafa **Qatarian Cup – Al Sadd *: **2004–05 Saudi Premier League, Premier League – Al Hilal Riyad *: **2005 S.League, S.League – Tampines Rovers FC **Singapore Cup – Home United FC *: **Premier League – Saunders SC **Sri Lanka Cup – Ratnam SC *: **Samsung Hauzen 2005 K League, 2005 K-League – Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i **Samsung 2005 Korean League Cup, 2005 Hauzen Cup – Suwon Samsung Bluewings **Korean FA Cup – Chonbuk Hyundai Motors *: **Premier League and Cup – Al Ittihad Alep *: **Premier League – Tatung *: **2004–05 Thai League, Premier League – Thailand Tobacco Monopoly *: **Premier League – Al Wahda Abu Dhabi **UAE Cup – Al Ayn Club *: **Premier League and Cup – Paktakor Tashkent *: **Premier League and Cup – Gach Dong Tam Long An *: **Premier League – Al Tilal Aden **Yemenites Cup – Al Hilal Hudaydah

National club championships in Europe (UEFA)

*: **Albanian First Division, Superliga and 2005 Albanian Supercup, Supercup – SK Tirana, SK Tiranë **2004–05 Albanian Cup, Albanian Cup – KS Teuta, KS Teuta Durrës *: **2004–05 Primera Divisió, Primera División – UE Sant Julià **Andorran Cup, Copa Constitució and Andorran Supercup, Supercopa – FC Santa Coloma, Santa Coloma *: **2005 Armenian Premier League, Armenian Premier League – FC Pyunik, Pyunik **2005 Armenian Cup, Armenian Cup – FC Mika, MIKA *: **2004–05 Austrian Football Bundesliga, Bundesliga – SK Rapid Wien, Rapid Wien **2004–05 Austrian Cup, Austrian Cup – FK Austria Wien, Austria Wien *: **2004–05 Azerbaijan Top League, AFFA Supreme League – PFC Neftchi, Neftchi Baku **2004–05 Azerbaijan Cup, Azerbaijan Cup – FK Baku *: **2005 Belarusian Premier League, Belarusian Premier League – FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk **2004–05 Belarusian Cup, Belarusian Cup – FC Partizan Minsk, MTZ-RIPO Minsk *: ''for fuller coverage, see: 2004–05 in Belgian football'' **2004–05 Belgian First Division, Jupiler League and 2005 Belgian Super Cup, Supercup – Club Brugge **Belgian Cup – K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot, Germinal Beerschot *: **2004–05 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Premier League – NK Zrinjski Mostar **2004–05 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup, Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup – FK Sarajevo *: **2004–05 A Group, Bulgarian A Professional Football Group – CSKA Sofia **2004–05 Bulgarian Cup, Bulgarian Cup and 2005 Bulgarian Supercup, Supercup – PFC Levski Sofia *: **Prva HNL and 2005 Croatian Football Super Cup, Croatian Supercup – Hajduk Split **2004–05 Croatian Football Cup, Croatian Cup – NK Rijeka *: **2004–05 Cypriot First Division, Cypriot First Division – Anorthosis Famagusta **2004–05 Cypriot Cup, Cypriot Cup and Cyprus FA Shield, Supercup – Omonia Nicosia *: **2004–05 Czech First League, Gambrinus liga – AC Sparta Prague, Sparta Prague **2004–05 Czech Cup, Czech Cup – Baník Ostrava *: ''for fuller coverage, see: 2004–05 in Danish football'' **2004–05 Danish Superliga, Superliga and 2004–05 Danish Cup, DONG Cup – Brøndby IF, Brøndby *: ''for fuller coverage, see: 2004–05 in English football'' **2004–05 FA Premier League, Premiership and 2004–05 Football League Cup, League Cup –

– Arsenal *: **2005 Meistriliiga, Meistriliiga – FC TVMK Tallinn **2005 Esiliiga, Esiliiga – JK Vaprus Pärnu, FC Levadia Tallinn, FC Ajax Lasnamäe **Estonian Cup – FC Levadia Tallinn *: **2005 Faroe Islands Premier League, 1. Deild – B36 Tórshavn **Faroe Islands Cup – GÍ Gøta *: **2005 Veikkausliiga, Veikkausliiga – MyPa, MyPa 47 Anjalankoski **Finnish Cup – FC Haka, FC Haka Valkeakoski **Finnish League Cup – AC Allianssi, AC Allianssii Vantaa *: ** Ligue 1 –

**2004–05 Coupe de France, French Cup – AJ Auxerre, Auxerre **2004–05 Coupe de la Ligue, French League Cup – RC Strasbourg, Strasbourg *: **2004–05 Umaglesi Liga, Georgian Premier League – FC Dinamo Tbilisi **2004–05 Georgian Cup, Georgian Cup – FC Lokomotivi Tbilisi *: **2004–05 Bundesliga, Bundesliga and 2004–05 DFB-Pokal, German Cup – Bayern Munich *: **2004–05 Alpha Ethniki, Greek National Division and 2004–05 Greek Football Cup, Greek Cup – Olympiacos F.C., Olympiacos *: **2004–05 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Arany Ászok Liga – Debreceni VSC **2004–05 Magyar Kupa, Hungarian Cup – MFC Sopron, Mátav FC Sopron *: **2005 Úrvalsdeild, Icelandic Premier League – Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar, FH **2005 Icelandic Cup, Icelandic Cup – Valur men's football, Valur **2005 Icelandic Men's Football League Cup, Icelandic League Cup – Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur, KR *: **2005 League of Ireland Premier Division, League of Ireland and Munster Senior Cup (association football), Munster Senior Cup – Cork City Football Club, Cork City **2005 FAI Cup, FAI Cup – Drogheda United **2005 League of Ireland Cup, League of Ireland Cup – Derry City FC, Derry City *: **Football in Israel, Israeli Football Leagues ***2004–05 Israeli Premier League, Israeli Premier League – Maccabi Haifa F.C., Maccabi Haifa ***2004–05 Liga Leumit, Liga Leumit – Hapoel Kfar Saba F.C., Hapoel Kfar Saba ***2004–05 Liga Artzit, Liga Artzit – Hapoel Ashkelon F.C., Hapoel Ashkelon **2004–05 Toto Cup Al, Toto Cup – Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C., Hapoel Petah Tikva (Al), Maccabi Natanya F.C., Maccabi Natanya (Leumit) and Hapoel Ashkelon F.C., Hapoel Ashkelon (Artzit) **2004–05 Israel State Cup, Israel State Cup – Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C., Maccabi Tel Aviv *: **2004–05 Serie A, Serie A – Juventus (stripped of title on July 14, 2006) ''see also 2004–05 Serie A and 2006 Serie A scandal'' **2004–05 Coppa Italia, Italian Cup – Internazionale Milano F.C., Internazionale **2005 Supercoppa Italiana, Italian Super Cup –

*: **2005 Kazakhstan Premier League, Kazakhstan Super League – FC Aktobe-Lento **Kazakhstan Cup – FC Zhenis, FC Zhenis Astana *: **2005 Latvian Higher League, Virsliga – FK Liepājas Metalurgs **Latvian football Cup, Latvian Cup – FK Ventspils *: **2004–05 Liechtenstein Cup, Liechtenstein Football Cup – FC Vaduz *: **2005 A Lyga, Lithuanian Premier League – FK Ekranas **Lithuanian Cup – FBK Kaunas *: **2004–05 Luxembourg National Division, Premier League – F91 Dudelange **Luxembourg football Cup, Cup – CS Pétange *: **2004–05 Macedonian First Football League, Macedonian First League – FK Rabotnički, FK Rabotnički Kometal Skopje **Macedonian Cup – FK Bashkimi (1947–2008), FK Bashkimi Kumanovo *: **Maltese Football League and Supercup – Sliema Wanderers F.C., Sliema Wanderers **Maltese Cup – Birkirkara F.C. *: **2004–05 Moldovan National Division, Moldavian Premier League – FC Sheriff Tiraspol **2004–05 Moldovan Cup, Moldavian Cup – FC Nistru Otaci * **

and 2004–05 KNVB Cup, KNVB Cup – PSV **2004–05 Eerste Divisie, Eerste Divisie – Heracles Almelo *: **2004–05 Irish Premier League, Irish Premier League and Irish League Cup – Glentoran F.C. **2004–05 Irish Cup, Irish Cup – Portadown F.C. **2005 Setanta Cup, Setanta Cup – Linfield F.C. *: ''for fuller coverage, see: 2005 in Norwegian football'' **2005 Tippeligaen, Tippeligaen – Vålerenga I.F. Fotball, Vålerenga **2005 Norwegian Football Cup, Norwegian Cup – Molde FK, Molde *: **2004–05 Ekstraklasa, Ekstraklasa – Wisła Kraków **2004–05 Polish Cup, Puchar Polski – Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski *: **2004–05 Primeira Liga, SuperLiga – S.L. Benfica, Benfica **2004–05 Taça de Portugal, Cup of Portugal – Vitória FC, Vitória Setúbal *: ''for fuller coverage, see: 2004–05 in Romanian football'' **2004–05 Divizia A, Romanian Premier League – FC Steaua București, Steaua București **2004–05 Cupa României, Romanian Cup and 2005 Supercupa României, Romanian Super Cup – FC Dinamo București, Dinamo București *: ''for fuller coverage, see: 2005 in Russian football'' **2005 Russian Premier League, Russian Premier League and Russian Cup –

*: **Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio, Premier League – F.C. Domagnano **Coppa Titano, Titano Cup – S.S. Pennarossa, S.S. Pennarossa Chiesanuova **San Marino Federal Trophy, Supercup – S.P. Tre Penne, S.P. Tre Penne Serravalle *: ''for fuller coverage, see: 2004–05 in Scottish football'' **2004–05 Scottish Premier League, Scottish Premier League and 2004–05 Scottish League Cup, League Cup – Rangers F.C., Rangers **2004–05 Scottish Cup, Scottish Cup – Celtic F.C., Celtic *: **2004–05 First League of Serbia and Montenegro, Meridian Superliga – FK Partizan, FK Partizan Belgrade **Serbia and Montenegro Cup – FK Voždovac, FK Voždovac Belgrade *: **2004–05 Slovak Superliga, Slovakian Premier League – FC Artmedia Bratislava **2004–05 Slovak Cup, Slovakian Cup – FK Dukla Banská Bystrica *: **2004–05 Slovenian PrvaLiga, Slovenian PrvaLiga – ND Gorica, Gorica **2004–05 Slovenian Football Cup, Slovenian Cup – NK Celje, NK Publikum Celje *: **2004–05 La Liga, La Liga – FC Barcelona, Barcelona **2004–05 Copa del Rey, Copa del Rey – Real Betis *: ''for fuller coverage, see: 2005 in Swedish football'' **2005 Allsvenskan, Allsvenskan and 2005 Svenska Cupen, Svenska Cupen – Djurgårdens IF Fotboll, Djurgårdens IF *: **

and 2004–05 Swiss Cup, Swisscom Cup – FC Basel *: **2004–05 Süper Lig, Premier Super League – Fenerbahçe SK, Fenerbahçe **2004–05 Turkish Cup, Turkish Cup – Galatasaray S.K. (football team), Galatasaray *: **2004–05 Vyshcha Liha, Ukrainian Premier League – FC Shakhtar Donetsk **Ukrainian Cup – FC Dynamo Kyiv *: **2004–05 Welsh Premier League, League of Wales and Welsh Cup – The New Saints F.C., Total Network Solutions **2004–05 FAW Premier Cup, FAW Premier Cup – Swansea City A.F.C., Swansea City

National club championships in North and Central America (CONCACAF)

*: **Premier League – Bassa FC All Saint's Village *: **Premier League – SV Britannia *: **Premier League – Caledonia Celtic *: **Premier League – Notre Dame SC Bayville *: **Cingular Wireless Premier Division – Devonshire Cougars **Bermudian Football Cup – North Village Rams *: **Canadian Soccer League (2006–present), CPSL – Oakville Blue Deville **Cascadia Cup – Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010), Vancouver Whitecaps *: **Premier League – Western Union FC George Town *: **Primera División de Costa Rica, Primera División – LD Alajuelense, Liga Deportiva Alajuelense *: **Premier League – Villa Clara *: **Premier League – RC Grand Bazaar Dublanc *: **Salvadoran Primera División ***2004–05 Clausura – Club Deportivo FAS, Club Deportivo Futbolistas Asociados Santanecos, Santa Ana ***2005–06 Apertura – C.D. Vista Hermosa, Club Deportivo Vista Hermosa *: **Premier League – ASOMS Paradise *: **Premier League – Deportivo Municipal *: **Premier League – AS Mirebalais *: **Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras ***Honduras Clausura 2004–05, 2004–05 Clausura – Club Olimpia Deportivo, Olimpia ***Honduras Apertura 2005–06, 2005–06 Apertura – Club Olimpia Deportivo, Olimpia *: **Jamaican National Premier League, Wray & Nephew National Premier League – Portmore United F.C. *: **Mexican Primera División ***2004–05 Apertura – Club Universidad Nacional ***2004–05 Clausura – Club América *: **Premier League – FC Diriangén Diriamba *: **Premier League – CD Plaza Amador Panama **Premier League – San Francisco F.C., San Francisco *: **Premier League – Northern United Gros Islet *: **Premier League – SV Robinhood *: **2005 Major League Soccer season, MLS Cup and 2005 U.S. Open Cup, U.S. Open Cup – Los Angeles Galaxy

National club championships in Oceania (OFC)

*: **A-League – ''not playing'' *: **2004–05 New Zealand Football Championship, NZFC – Auckland City FC **2005 Chatham Cup, Chatham Cup – Central United

National club championships in South America (CONMEBOL)

*: **Argentine Primera División, Primera División ***2004–2005 in Argentine football#Torneo Clausura ("Closing" Tournament), 2004–05 Clausura – Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield, Vélez Sársfield ***2005–2006 in Argentine football#Torneo Apertura ("Opening" Tournament), 2005–06 Apertura – Boca Juniors *: **Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano ***2004–05 Adecuaciòn – Club Bolívar ***2004–05 Apertura – Club Blooming, Blooming *: **Campeonato Brasileiro Série A – Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, Corinthians **Copa do Brasil – Paulista Futebol Clube, Paulista F.C. *: **Liga Chilena de Fútbol: Primera División ***2004–05 Apertura – Unión Española ***2004–05 Clausura – Club Deportivo Universidad Católica * **Mustang Cup ***2004–05 Apertura – Atlético Nacional ***2004–05 Clausura – Deportivo Cali *: **2005 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A, Serie A de Ecuador ***Apertura – Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito ***Clausura – Club Deportivo El Nacional *: **Liga Paraguaya – Cerro Porteño *: **2005 Torneo Descentralizado, Peruvian Primera División – Sporting Cristal *: **2005 Uruguayan Primera División, Primera División Uruguaya – Club Nacional de Football *: **2004–05 Venezuelan Primera División season, Primera División Venezolana – Unión Atlético Maracaibo

National club championships in non-FIFA-affiliated French dependencies

* (CONCACAF) **Premier League – Association Sportive Le Gosier * (CONCACAF) **Premier League – ASC Le Geldar Kourou * (AFC) **Premier League – AS Tefana Faa'a **Cup – AS Manu Ura Paea * (CONCACAF) **Premier League and Cup – Club Franciscain Le François * (OFC) **Premier League and Cup – AS Magenta Nickel Nouméa * Réunion (CAF): **Réunion Premier League, Premier League – US Stade Tamponnaise Le Tampon **Réunion Cup – SS Excelsior Saint-Joseph

International tournaments

*February 3–12: CEMAC Cup 2005 – Winner: Cameroon national football team, Cameroon (Participating countries: Cameroon national football team, Cameroon, Chad national football team, Chad, Gabon national football team, Gabon, Congo national football team, Congo, Equatorial Guinea national football team, Equatorial Guinea and Central African Republic national football team, Central African Republic) *February 8–9: Cyprus International Tournament 2005 – Winner:

(Participating countries:

, Cyprus national football team, Cyprus, Latvia national football team, Latvia, Austria national football team, Austria) *February 9: Carlsberg Cup 2005 – Winner: Brazil national football team, Brazil (Participating countries: Brazil and Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong) * UNCAF Nations Cup 2005, UNCAF Nations Cup in Guatemala City, Guatemala (February 19 – 27, 2005) *# *# *# *February 20–24: CONCACAF Gold Cup 2005 Caribbean Preliminary Competition – Winners: Cuba national football team, Cuba, Jamaica national football team, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago national football team, Trinidad and Tobago (Participating Countries: Barbados national football team, Barbados, Cuba national football team, Cuba, Jamaica national football team, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago national football team, Trinidad and Tobago) *February 26 – August 14: Cosafa Castle Cup 2005 (Participating countries: Group A: South Africa, Mauritius,

and

Group B:

, Namibia,

and Zimbabwe Group C: Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland and Zambia) *March 5–13: East Asian Football Championships 2005 Preliminary Competition – Winner: Democratic People's Republic of Korea, North Korea (Participating Countries: Democratic People's Republic of Korea, North Korea, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong, Chinese Taipei, Mongolia and Guam) * Baltic Cup 2005, Baltic Cup in Kaunas (May 21, 2005) *# *# *UEFA Women's Euro 2005, UEFA Women's Championship in England (June 5–19, 2005) *# *# * 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship, FIFA U-20 World Cup in Netherlands (June 10 – July 2, 2005) *# *# *# * Confederations Cup 2005, FIFA Confederations Cup in Germany (June 15–29, 2005) *# *# *# * CONCACAF Gold Cup 2005, CONCACAF Gold Cup in United States (July 6–24, 2005) *# *# * 2005 East Asian Football Championship, East Asian Football Championship in Chinese Taipei & South Korea *# *# * 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship, FIFA U-17 World Championship in Peru (September 16 – October 2, 2005) *# *# *# * 2005 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup in Pakistan (7 Dec 2005 – 17 Dec 2005) *# *#

Qualifying for 2006 World Cup

*''Note: for fuller coverage, see: 2006 FIFA World Cup (qualification)'' *October 2004 – October 2005: 2006 FIFA World Cup (qualification CAF), Africa Qualifying **Qualified teams : Angola national football team, Angola, Ghana national football team, Ghana, Ivory Coast national football team, Ivory Coast, Togo national football team, Togo, Tunisia national football team, Tunisia ***Participating countries: Algeria national football team, Algeria, Angola national football team, Angola, Benin national football team, Benin, Botswana national football team, Botswana, Burkina Faso national football team, Burkina Faso, Burundi national football team, Burundi, Cameroon national football team, Cameroon, Cape Verde national football team, Cape Verde, Central African Republic national football team, Central African Republic, Chad national football team, Chad, Congo national football team, Congo, Congo DR national football team, Congo DR, Djibouti national football team, Djibouti, Egypt national football team, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea national football team, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea national football team, Eritrea, Ethiopia national football team, Ethiopia, Gabon national football team, Gabon, Gambia national football team, Gambia, Ghana national football team, Ghana, Guinea national football team, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau national football team, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast national football team, Ivory Coast, Kenya national football team, Kenya, Lesotho national football team, Lesotho, Liberia national football team, Liberia, Libya national football team, Libya, Madagascar national football team, Madagascar, Malawi national football team, Malawi, Mali national football team, Mali, Mauritania national football team, Mauritania, Mauritius national football team, Mauritius, Morocco national football team, Morocco, Mozambique national football team, Mozambique, Namibia national football team, Namibia, Niger national football team, Niger, Nigeria national football team, Nigeria, Rwanda national football team, Rwanda, Senegal national football team, Senegal, Seychelles national football team, Seychelles, Sierra Leone national football team, Sierra Leone, Somalia national football team, Somalia, South Africa national football team, South Africa, Sudan national football team, Sudan, Swaziland national football team, Swaziland, São Tomé and Príncipe national football team, São Tomé e Príncipe, Tanzania national football team, Tanzania, Togo national football team, Togo, Tunisia national football team, Tunisia, Uganda national football team, Uganda, Zambia national football team, Zambia and Zimbabwe national football team, Zimbabwe *November 2003 – August 2005: 2006 FIFA World Cup (qualification AFC), Asia Qualifying **Qualified teams: Iran national football team, Iran, Japan national football team, Japan, Saudi Arabia national football team, Saudi Arabia, South Korea national football team, South Korea ***Participating countries: Afghanistan national football team, Afghanistan, Bahrain national football team, Bahrain, Bangladesh national football team, Bangladesh, Bhutan national football team, Bhutan, Brunei national football team, Brunei, Cambodia national football team, Cambodia, China national football team, China, Chinese Taipei national football team, Chinese Taipei, Guam national football team, Guam, Hong Kong national football team, Hong Kong, India national football team, India, Indonesia national football team, Indonesia, Iran national football team, Iran, Iraq national football team, Iraq, Japan national football team, Japan, Jordan national football team, Jordan, North Korea national football team, North Korea, South Korea national football team, South Korea, Kuwait national football team, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan national football team, Kyrgyzstan, Laos national football team, Laos, Lebanon national football team, Lebanon, Macau national football team, Macau, Malaysia national football team, Malaysia, Maldives national football team, Maldives, Mongolia national football team, Mongolia, Myanmar national football team, Myanmar, Nepal national football team, Nepal, Oman national football team, Oman, Pakistan national football team, Pakistan, Palestine national football team, Palestine, Philippines national football team, Philippines, Qatar national football team, Qatar, Saudi Arabia national football team, Saudi Arabia, Singapore national football team, Singapore, Sri Lanka national football team, Sri Lanka, Syria national football team, Syria, Tajikistan national football team, Tajikistan, Thailand national football team, Thailand, Turkmenistan national football team, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates national football team, UAE, Uzbekistan national football team, Uzbekistan, Vietnam national football team, Vietnam and Yemen national football team, Yemen *February 2004 – October 2005: 2006 FIFA World Cup (qualification CONCACAF), CONCACAF Qualifying **Qualified teams : United States men's national soccer team, USA, Mexico national football team, Mexico, Costa Rica national football team, Costa Rica, Trinidad and Tobago national football team, Trinidad and Tobago (defeated Bahrain in an inter-regional playoff) ***Participating countries: Anguilla national football team, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda national football team, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba national football team, Aruba, Bahamas national football team, Bahamas, Barbados national football team, Barbados, Belize national football team, Belize, Bermuda national football team, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands national football team, British Virgin Islands, Canada men's national soccer team, Canada, Cayman Islands national football team, Cayman Islands, Costa Rica national football team, Costa Rica, Cuba national football team, Cuba, Dominica national football team, Dominica, Dominican Republic national football team, Dominican Republic, El Salvador national football team, El Salvador, Grenada national football team, Grenada, Guatemala national football team, Guatemala, Guyana national football team, Guyana, Haiti national football team, Haiti, Honduras national football team, Honduras, Jamaica national football team, Jamaica, Mexico national football team, Mexico, Montserrat national football team, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles national football team, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua national football team, Nicaragua, Panama national football team, Panama, Puerto Rico national football team, Puerto Rico, St. Kitts and Nevis national football team, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia national football team, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines national football team, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Surinam national football team, Surinam, Trinidad and Tobago national football team, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands national football team, Turks and Caicos, U.S. Virgin Islands national soccer team, US Virgin Islands and United States men's national soccer team, USA *August 2004 – October 2005: 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA), Europe Qualifying **Automatic qualifiers: Germany national football team, Germany (as hosts) **Qualified teams : Group winners Croatia national football team, Croatia, England national football team, England, France national football team, France, Italy national football team, Italy,

, Portugal national football team, Portugal, Serbia and Montenegro national football team, Serbia and Montenegro, Ukraine national football team, Ukraine; two best second-place sides Poland national football team, Poland, Sweden national football team, Sweden; playoff winners Czech Republic national football team, Czech Republic, Spain national football team, Spain, Switzerland national football team, Switzerland ***Participating countries: Albania national football team, Albania, Andorra national football team, Andorra, Armenia national football team, Armenia, Austria national football team, Austria, Azerbaijan national football team, Azerbaijan, Belarus national football team, Belarus, Belgium national football team, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina national football team, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria national football team, Bulgaria, Croatia national football team, Croatia, Cyprus national football team, Cyprus, Czech Republic national football team, Czech Republic, Denmark national football team, Denmark, England national football team, England, Estonia national football team, Estonia, Faroe Islands national football team, Faroe Islands,

, France national football team, France, Germany national football team, Germany, Georgia national football team, Georgia, Greece national football team, Greece, Hungary national football team, Hungary, Iceland national football team, Iceland, Republic of Ireland national football team, Republic of Ireland, Israel national football team, Israel, Italy national football team, Italy, Kazakhstan national football team, Kazakhstan, Latvia national football team, Latvia, Liechtenstein national football team, Liechtenstein, Lithuania national football team, Lithuania, Luxembourg national football team, Luxembourg, Republic of Macedonia national football team, Republic of Macedonia, Malta national football team, Malta, Moldova national football team, Moldova,

, Northern Ireland national football team, Northern Ireland, Norway national football team, Norway, Poland national football team, Poland, Portugal national football team, Portugal, Romania national football team, Romania, Russia national football team, Russia, San Marino national football team, San Marino, Scotland national football team, Scotland, Serbia and Montenegro national football team, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia national football team, Slovakia, Slovenia national football team, Slovenia, Spain national football team, Spain, Sweden national football team, Sweden, Switzerland national football team, Switzerland, Turkey national football team, Turkey, Ukraine national football team, Ukraine and Wales national football team, Wales *May 2004 – September 2005: 2006 FIFA World Cup (qualification OFC), Oceania Qualifying **Qualified team: Australia national soccer team, Australia (defeated Uruguay on penalty kicks in an inter-regional playoff) ***Participating countries: American Samoa national football team, American Samoa, Australia national soccer team, Australia, Cook Islands national football team, Cook Islands, Fiji national football team, Fiji, New Caledonia national football team, New Caledonia, New Zealand national soccer team, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea national football team, Papua New Guinea, Samoa national football team, Samoa, Solomon Islands national football team, Solomon Islands, Tahiti national football team, Tahiti, Tonga national football team, Tonga and Vanuatu national football team, Vanuatu *September 2003 – October 2005: 2006 FIFA World Cup (qualification CONMEBOL), South America Qualifying **Qualified teams : Argentina national football team, Argentina, Brazil national football team, Brazil, Ecuador national football team, Ecuador, Paraguay national football team, Paraguay ***Participating countries: Argentina national football team, Argentina, Bolivia national football team, Bolivia, Brazil national football team, Brazil, Chile national football team, Chile, Colombia national football team, Colombia, Ecuador national football team, Ecuador, Paraguay national football team, Paraguay, Peru national football team, Peru, Uruguay national football team, Uruguay and Venezuela national football team, Venezuela

National team results

Europe

South America

Movies

*Real, The Movie

Deaths

January

* 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

* February 14 – Ron Burgess (footballer), Ron Burgess (87), Welsh footballer and coach * February 17 – Omar Sívori (69), Argentinian-Italian footballer * February 24 – Thadée Cisowski (78), French footballer

March

* March 3 – Rinus Michels (77), Dutch footballer and manager * March 9 – István Nyers (80), Hungarian-French footballer * March 15 – Armand Seghers (78), Belgian footballer * March 15 – Bill McGarry (footballer), Bill McGarry (77), English footballer and manager

April

* April 3 – Kader Firoud (85), French footballer and manager * April 8 – Maurice Lafont (78), French footballer * April 11 – Lucien Laurent (97), French footballer

May

* May 5 – Willy Steffen (80), Swiss footballer * May 7 – Otilino Tenorio (25), Ecuadorian footballer * May 8 – Gianpietro Zappa (49), Swiss footballer * May 8 – Wolfgang Blochwitz (64), German footballer * May 23 – Sígfrid Gràcia (73), Spanish footballer * May 29 – Gé van Dijk (81), Dutch footballer and manager * May 29 – Svatopluk Pluskal (74), Czech footballer

June

* June 25 – Hugo Cunha (28), Portugal footballer

July

* July 26 – Mario David (footballer), Mario David (71), Italian footballer * July 28 – Jair da Rosa Pinto, Brazilian midfielder, runner-up at the 1950 FIFA World Cup. (84)

August

* August 16 – Michel Pavic (83), Yugoslavian footballer and coach * August 19 – Oscar Muller (48), French footballer

September

* 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 an American football placekicker) * September 27 – Karl Decker (footballer), Karl Decker (84), Austrian footballer and coach * September 28 – Enric Gensana (69), Spanish footballer

October

* October 3 – Francesco Scoglio (64), Italian coach * October 9 – Sergio Cervato (76), Italian footballer * October 17 – Carlos Gomes (footballer), Carlos Gomes (73), Portuguese footballer * October 18 – Johnny Haynes (71), English footballer * October 26 – George Swindin (90), English footballer

November

* November 2 – Ferruccio Valcareggi (86), Italian footballer and coach of Italy national football team * 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

References

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