2005 in association football
Years in association football: | 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 |
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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 2006 FIFA World Cup. Eventually Hoyzer would be sentenced to two years and five months in prison.
- February 3 – Dutch club Fortuna Sittard 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 – 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 – Chelsea won the League Cup after beating Liverpool 3–2
- April 23 – PSV wins its 18th national title in the Dutch Eredivisie.
- April 30 – National Football title assignment in two major European tournaments. In England, Chelsea wins 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 – Lyon win its fourth French title in 2000s (decade).
- 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 CP 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 – Manager Gert Aandewiel receives the Rinus Michels Award for the best coach in Dutch amateur football.
- May 21 – Arsenal wins the FA Cup Final by defeating Manchester United 5–4 on penalties after regular time and extra time ended 0–0.
- May 25 – UEFA Champions League Final – Liverpool come from three goals down, and beat A.C. Milan 3–2 on penalties after a 3–3 draw in Istanbul to win Europe's top prize for the 5th time.
- May 26 – Dutch club Sparta Rotterdam fires manager Mike Snoei and names former international Adri van Tiggelen as interim-coach.
- June 8 – Goalkeeper and captain Edwin van der Sar plays his 100th international match for the Netherlands, when the side defeats Finland (0–4) in Helsinki.
- July 9 – Spain's Basque Country wins the fourth UEFA Regions' Cup, beating Bulgaria's South-West Sofia 1–0 in Proszowice.
- July 14 – 2005 Copa Libertadores is won by São Paulo FC after defeating Clube Atlético Paranaense on an aggregate score of 5–1.
- August 5 – Ajax wins the Johan Cruijff Schaal, the annual opening of the new season in the Eredivisie, by a 2–1 win over PSV in the Amsterdam ArenA.
- 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)
- November 21 – Head coach Robert Maaskant is fired by Willem II.
- 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 FC 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 – Manager Cees Lok leaves NEC and is replaced by another former player of the Dutch Club, Ron de Groot.
- December 19 – Ronaldinho (Brazil, for male footballer) and Birgit Prinz (Germany, for female footballer) were elected FIFA World Player of the Year.
- December 31 – Mark Wotte resigns as technical director of Feyenoord.
Winners national championships[]
National club championships in Africa (CAF)[]
Algeria:
- Algerian Championnat National – USM Alger
- Algerian Cup – ASO Chlef
Angola:
- Girabola – Grupo Desportivo Sagrada Esperança
- Angolan Cup – Atlético Sport Aviação
- 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
- 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
- Equatoguinean Premier League – Renacimiento FC
- 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:
- Ghana Telecom Premier League – Accra Hearts of Oak Sporting Club
- Ghanaian Cup – Asante Kotoko
- Guinea:
- Premier League – Satellite FC Conakry
- Guinean Cup – AS Kaloum Stars Conakry
- Guinea Bissau:
- Premier League – Sporting Clube de Bissau
- Ivory Coast:
- Premier League and Cup – ASEC Mimosas
- 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
- 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 Príncipe:
- 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:
- Premier Soccer League – Kaizer Chiefs Football Club
- 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 Asia (AFC)[]
Bahrain:
- Premier League – Riffa Club
- Bahrain Cup – Al Muharraq Club
Bangladesh:
- Premier League – Mohammeddan SC Dhaka
Bhutan:
- Premier League – Transport United
China:
- Chinese Super League – Dalian Shide
Hong Kong:
- HKFA Coolpoint Ventilation First Division League and HKFA Cup – Xiangxue Sun Hei
India:
- NFL – Dempo Sports Club
- Durand Cup – Mahindra United
Indonesia:
- Premier League – Persipura Jayapura
- Indonesian Cup – Arema Malang
Iran:
- Iran's Premier Football League – Foolad Ahvaz
- Azadegan League – Shahid Ghandi Yazd
- Hazfi Cup – Saba Battery Tehran
Iraq:
- Iraq Super League – Al Quwa Al Jawiya
Japan:
- J.League Division 1 – Gamba Osaka
- J.League Cup – JEF United Ichihara Chiba
- 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
Macau:
- Premier League – Policia de Segurança Pública
Malaysia:
- Super League – Perlis FA Kangar
- Premier League and Cup – Selangor MPPJ Kelana Jaya
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
Qatar:
- Premier League – Al Gharrafa
- Qatarian Cup – Al Sadd
Saudi Arabia:
- Premier League – Al Hilal Riyad
Singapore:
- S.League – Tampines Rovers FC
- Singapore Cup – Home United FC
Sri Lanka:
- Premier League – Saunders SC
- Sri Lanka Cup – Ratnam SC
South Korea:
- Samsung Hauzen 2005 K-League – Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
- Samsung 2005 Hauzen Cup – Suwon Samsung Bluewings
- Korean FA Cup – Chonbuk Hyundai Motors
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 Tashkent
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 Europe (UEFA)[]
Albania:
- Superliga and Supercup – SK Tiranë
- Albanian Cup – KS Teuta Durrës
Andorra:
- Primera División – UE Sant Julià
- Copa Constitució and Supercopa – Santa Coloma
Armenia:
- Armenian Premier League – Pyunik
- Armenian Cup – MIKA
Austria:
- Bundesliga – Rapid Wien
- Austrian Cup – Austria Wien
Azerbaijan:
- AFFA Supreme League – Neftchi Baku
- Azerbaijan Cup – FK Baku
Belarus:
- Belarusian Premier League – FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk
- Belarusian Cup – MTZ-RIPO Minsk
Belgium: for fuller coverage, see: 2004–05 in Belgian football
- Jupiler League and Supercup – Club Brugge
- Belgian Cup – Germinal Beerschot
Bosnia and Herzegovina:
- Premier League – NK Zrinjski Mostar
- Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup – FK Sarajevo
Bulgaria:
- Bulgarian A Professional Football Group – CSKA Sofia
- Bulgarian Cup and Supercup – PFC Levski Sofia
Croatia:
- Prva HNL and Croatian Supercup – Hajduk Split
- Croatian Cup – NK Rijeka
Cyprus:
- Cypriot First Division – Anorthosis Famagusta
- Cypriot Cup and Supercup – Omonia Nicosia
Czech Republic:
- Gambrinus liga – Sparta Prague
- Czech Cup – Baník Ostrava
Denmark: for fuller coverage, see: 2004–05 in Danish football
- Superliga and DONG Cup – Brøndby
England: for fuller coverage, see: 2004–05 in English football
- Premiership and League Cup – Chelsea
- FA Cup – Arsenal
Estonia:
- Meistriliiga – FC TVMK Tallinn
- Esiliiga – JK Vaprus Pärnu, FC Levadia Tallinn, FC Ajax Lasnamäe
- Estonian Cup – FC Levadia Tallinn
Faroe Islands:
- 1. Deild – B36 Tórshavn
- Faroe Islands Cup – GÍ Gøta
Finland:
- Veikkausliiga – MyPa 47 Anjalankoski
- Finnish Cup – FC Haka Valkeakoski
- Finnish League Cup – AC Allianssii Vantaa
France:
- Ligue 1 – Lyon
- French Cup – Auxerre
- French League Cup – Strasbourg
Georgia:
- Georgian Premier League – FC Dinamo Tbilisi
- Georgian Cup – FC Lokomotivi Tbilisi
Germany:
- Bundesliga and German Cup – Bayern Munich
Greece:
- Greek National Division and Greek Cup – Olympiacos
Hungary:
- Arany Ászok Liga – Debreceni VSC
- Hungarian Cup – Mátav FC Sopron
Iceland:
Ireland:
- League of Ireland and Munster Senior Cup – Cork City
- FAI Cup – Drogheda United
- League of Ireland Cup – Derry City
Israel:
- Israeli Football Leagues
- Israeli Premier League – Maccabi Haifa
- Liga Leumit – Hapoel Kfar Saba
- Liga Artzit – Hapoel Ashkelon
- Toto Cup – Hapoel Petah Tikva (Al), (Leumit) and Hapoel Ashkelon (Artzit)
- Israel State Cup – Maccabi Tel Aviv
- Israeli Football Leagues
Italy:
- Serie A – Juventus (stripped of title on July 14, 2006) see also 2004–05 Serie A and 2006 Serie A scandal
- Italian Cup – Internazionale
- Italian Super Cup – A.C. Milan
Kazakhstan:
- Kazakhstan Super League – FC Aktobe-Lento
- Kazakhstan Cup – FC Zhenis Astana
Latvia:
- Virsliga – FK Liepājas Metalurgs
- Latvian Cup – FK Ventspils
Liechtenstein:
- Cup – FC Vaduz
Lithuania:
- Lithuanian Premier League – FK Ekranas
- Lithuanian Cup – FBK Kaunas
Luxembourg:
- Premier League – F91 Dudelange
- Cup – CS Pétange
North Macedonia:
- Macedonian First League – FK Rabotnički Kometal Skopje
- Macedonian Cup – FK Bashkimi Kumanovo
Malta:
- Maltese Football League and Supercup – Sliema Wanderers
- Maltese Cup – Birkirkara F.C.
Moldova:
- Moldavian Premier League – FC Sheriff Tiraspol
- Moldavian Cup – FC Nistru Otaci
Netherlands
- Eredivisie and KNVB Cup – PSV
- Eerste Divisie – Heracles Almelo
Northern Ireland:
- Irish Premier League and Irish League Cup – Glentoran F.C.
- Irish Cup – Portadown F.C.
- Setanta Cup – Linfield F.C.
Norway: for fuller coverage, see: 2005 in Norwegian football
- Tippeligaen – Vålerenga
- Norwegian Cup – Molde
Poland:
- Ekstraklasa – Wisła Kraków
- Puchar Polski – Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski
Portugal:
- SuperLiga – Benfica
- Cup of Portugal – Vitória Setúbal
Romania: for fuller coverage, see: 2004–05 in Romanian football
- Romanian Premier League – Steaua București
- Romanian Cup and Romanian Super Cup – Dinamo București
Russia: for fuller coverage, see: 2005 in Russian football
- Russian Premier League and Russian Cup – CSKA Moscow
San Marino:
- Premier League – F.C. Domagnano
- Titano Cup – S.S. Pennarossa Chiesanuova
- Supercup – S.P. Tre Penne Serravalle
Scotland: for fuller coverage, see: 2004–05 in Scottish football
- Scottish Premier League and League Cup – Rangers
- Scottish Cup – Celtic
Serbia and Montenegro:
- Meridian Superliga – FK Partizan Belgrade
- Serbia and Montenegro Cup – FK Voždovac Belgrade
Slovakia:
- Slovakian Premier League – FC Artmedia Bratislava
- Slovakian Cup – FK Dukla Banská Bystrica
Slovenia:
- Slovenian PrvaLiga – Gorica
- Slovenian Cup – NK Publikum Celje
Spain:
- La Liga – Barcelona
- Copa del Rey – Real Betis
Sweden: for fuller coverage, see: 2005 in Swedish football
- Allsvenskan and Svenska Cupen – Djurgårdens IF
Switzerland:
- AXPO Super League and Swisscom Cup – FC Basel
Turkey:
- Premier Super League – Fenerbahçe
- Turkish Cup – Galatasaray
Ukraine:
- Ukrainian Premier League – FC Shakhtar Donetsk
- Ukrainian Cup – FC Dynamo Kyiv
Wales:
- League of Wales and Welsh Cup – Total Network Solutions
- FAW Premier Cup – Swansea City
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:
- Primera División – Liga Deportiva Alajuelense
Cuba:
- Premier League – Villa Clara
Dominica:
- Premier League – RC Grand Bazaar Dublanc
El Salvador:
- Salvadoran Primera División
- 2004–05 Clausura – Club Deportivo Futbolistas Asociados Santanecos, Santa Ana
- 2005–06 Apertura – Club Deportivo Vista Hermosa
- Salvadoran Primera División
Grenada:
- Premier League – ASOMS Paradise
Guatemala:
- Premier League – Deportivo Municipal
Haiti:
- Premier League – AS Mirebalais
HON:
- Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras
- – Olimpia
- – Olimpia
- Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras
Jamaica:
- Wray & Nephew National Premier League – Portmore United F.C.
Mexico:
- Mexican Primera División
- 2004–05 Apertura – Club Universidad Nacional
- 2004–05 Clausura – Club América
- Mexican Primera División
Nicaragua:
- Premier League – FC Diriangén Diriamba
Panama:
- Premier League – CD Plaza Amador Panama
- Premier League – San Francisco
Saint Lucia:
- Premier League – Northern United Gros Islet
Suriname:
- Premier League – SV Robinhood
United States:
- MLS Cup and U.S. Open Cup – Los Angeles Galaxy
National club championships in Oceania (OFC)[]
Australia:
- A-League – not playing
New Zealand:
- NZFC – Auckland City FC
- Chatham Cup – Central United
National club championships in South America (CONMEBOL)[]
Argentina:
- Primera División
- 2004–05 Clausura – Vélez Sársfield
- 2005–06 Apertura – Boca Juniors
- Primera División
Bolivia:
- Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano
- 2004–05 Adecuaciòn – Club Bolívar
- 2004–05 Apertura – Blooming
- Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano
Brazil:
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A – Corinthians
- Copa do Brasil – Paulista F.C.
Chile:
- Liga Chilena de Fútbol: Primera División
- 2004–05 Apertura – Unión Española
- 2004–05 Clausura – Club Deportivo Universidad Católica
- Liga Chilena de Fútbol: Primera División
Colombia
- Mustang Cup
- 2004–05 Apertura – Atlético Nacional
- 2004–05 Clausura – Deportivo Cali
- Mustang Cup
Ecuador:
- Serie A de Ecuador
- Apertura – Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito
- Clausura – Club Deportivo El Nacional
- Serie A de Ecuador
Paraguay:
- Liga Paraguaya – Cerro Porteño
Peru:
Uruguay:
- Primera División Uruguaya – Club Nacional de Football
Venezuela:
National club championships in non-FIFA-affiliated French dependencies[]
Guadeloupe (CONCACAF)
- Premier League – Association Sportive Le Gosier
(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 Nouméa
Réunion (CAF):
- Premier League – US Stade Tamponnaise Le Tampon
- Réunion Cup – SS Excelsior Saint-Joseph
International tournaments[]
- February 3–12: – Winner: Cameroon (Participating countries: Cameroon, Chad, Gabon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Central African Republic)
- February 8–9: – Winner: Finland (Participating countries: Finland, Cyprus, Latvia, Austria)
- February 9: – Winner: Brazil (Participating countries: Brazil and Hong Kong)
- UNCAF Nations Cup in Guatemala City, Guatemala (February 19 – 27, 2005)
Costa Rica
Honduras
Guatemala
- February 20–24: – Winners: Cuba, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago (Participating Countries: Barbados, Cuba, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago)
- February 26 – August 14: (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: – Winner: North Korea (Participating Countries: North Korea, Hong Kong, Chinese Taipei, Mongolia and Guam)
- Baltic Cup in Kaunas (May 21, 2005)
Lithuania
Latvia
- UEFA Women's Championship in England (June 5–19, 2005)
Germany
Norway
- FIFA U-20 World Cup in Netherlands (June 10 – July 2, 2005)
Argentina
Nigeria
Brazil
- FIFA Confederations Cup in Germany (June 15–29, 2005)
Brazil
Argentina
Germany
- CONCACAF Gold Cup in United States (July 6–24, 2005)
United States
Panama
- East Asian Football Championship in Chinese Taipei & South Korea
China PR
Japan
- FIFA U-17 World Championship in Peru (September 16 – October 2, 2005)
Mexico
Brazil
Netherlands
Qualifying for 2006 World Cup[]
- Note: for fuller coverage, see: 2006 FIFA World Cup (qualification)
- October 2004 – October 2005: Africa Qualifying
- Qualified teams : Angola, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Togo, Tunisia
- Participating countries: Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Congo DR, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, 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, Ghana, Ivory Coast, 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, Germany, Georgia, 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
National team results[]
Europe[]
Estonia[]
Netherlands[]
Sweden[]
South America[]
Bolivia[]
Ecuador[]
Movies[]
- Real, The Movie
Deaths[]
January[]
- January 6 – Jean-Luc Fugaldi (59), French footballer
- January 8 – Suvad Katana (35), Bosnia-Herzegovina footballer
- January 17 – (17), Benin footballer
- January 18 – Bernard Béreau (64), French footballer
February[]
- February 14 – 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 (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 (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 (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 (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
Categories:
- 2005 in association football
- Association football by year