2005 in sports: Encyclopedia II - 2005 in sports - Football Soccer

2005 in sports - Football Soccer

• 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 World Cup. Eventually, Hoyzer would be sentenced to 2 years and 5 months in prison.
• May 18: UEFA Cup Final - CSKA Moscow becomes the first Russian club to win a major European club competition, defeating Sporting Lisbon 3-1 on Sporting's home field in Lisbon.
• May 21: FA Cup Final - Arsenal defeat Manchester United 5-4 on penalties after regular time and extra time end 0-0.
• May 25: UEFA Champions League final - Liverpool defeat AC Milan 3-2 on penalties after a 3-3 draw in Istanbul to win Europe's top prize for the 5th time.
• August 31: Boca Juniors (Argentina) wins 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 18: Boca Juniors defeated UNAM Pumas on penalties after the return game for the Copa Sudamericana 2005.

2005 in sports - Major national championships

• Argentina:
  • Primera División
    • 2004/05 Clausura - Vélez Sársfield
    • 2005/06 Apertura - Boca Juniors
• Austria:
  • Bundesliga - Rapid Vienna
  • Austrian Cup - Austria Vienna
• Belgium:
  • Jupiler League - Club Brugge
  • Belgian Cup - Germinal Beerschot
• Brazil:
  • Campeonato Brasileiro - Corinthians
  • Copa do Brasil - Paulista
• England:
  • Premiership and League Cup - Chelsea
  • FA Cup - Arsenal
• France:
  • Ligue 1 - Lyon
  • French Cup - Auxerre
  • French League Cup - Strasbourg
• Germany:
  • Bundesliga and German Cup - Bayern Munich
• Greece:
  • Greek National Division and Greek Cup - Olympiakos
• Israel:
  • Israel Premier League - Maccabi Haifa
  • Israeli Cup - Maccabi Tel-Aviv
• Italy:
  • Serie A - Juventus
  • Italian Cup - Internazionale
• Japan:
  • J. League - Gamba Osaka
  • Emperor's Cup - Final to be played 1 January 2006
• Mexico:
  • Primera División
    • 2004-05 Clausura - América
    • 2005-06 Apertura - Toluca
• Netherlands:
  • Eredivisie and KNVB Cup - PSV
• Norway:
  • Tippeligaen - Vålerenga
  • Norwegian Cup - Molde
• Portugal:
  • SuperLiga - Benfica
  • Cup of Portugal - Vitória Setúbal
• Russia:
  • Russian Premier League and Russian Cup - CSKA Moscow
• Scotland:
  • Scottish Premier League and League Cup - Rangers
  • Scottish Cup - Celtic
• South Korea:
  • K-League - Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
  • Korean FA Cup - Chonbuk Hyundai Motors
• Spain:
  • La Liga - Barcelona
  • Copa del Rey - Real Betis
• Sweden:
  • Allsvenskan and Svenska Cupen - Djurgårdens IF
• Turkey:
  • Premier Super League - Fenerbahçe
  • Turkish Cup - Galatasaray
• USA:
  • MLS Cup and U.S. Open Cup - Los Angeles Galaxy

2005 in sports - 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)

2005 in sports - Qualifying for 2006 World Cup

• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• September 2003 - October 2005: South America Qualifying
  • Qualified Teams : Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Paraguay
    • Participating Countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela

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