2005 in association football
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The following are the '''[[football (soccer)]]''' events of the year '''[[2005]]''' throughout the world.
==Events==
*[[January 21]] – [[Germany|German]] [[referee (football)|referee]] [[Robert Hoyzer]] admits to having accepted large sums of money from a gambling syndicate to [[match fixing|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]] – [[Switzerland|Swiss]] [[Swiss Super League|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 F.C.]] won the [[Carling Cup]] after beating [[Liverpool F.C.]] 3-2
*[[April 23]] – [[PSV Eindhoven]] wins its 18th national title in the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[Eredivisie]].
*[[April 30]] – National Football title assignment in two major European tournaments. In [[England]], [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] wins for the second time in the [[FA Premier League]]; in [[Germany]], [[Bundesliga (football)|Bundesliga]] is won for the 19th time by [[Bayern Munich]]. In [[France]], [[RC Strasbourg]] won second [[Coupe de la Ligue|League Cup]].
*[[May 8]] – [[Ligue 1]] - [[Olympique Lyonnais]] won its fourth [[France|French]] title in [[2000s]].
*[[May 14]] – [[Spain]] [[La Liga|Liga]] - [[FC Barcelona]] won its 17th league title.
*[[May 18]] – [[UEFA Cup]] Final - [[PFC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]] became the first [[Russian Premier League|Russian]] club to win a major [[UEFA|European]] club competition, defeating [[Sporting Clube de Portugal|Sporting Lisbon]] 3-1 at [[Estádio José Alvalade|Sporting's home field]] in [[Lisbon]].
*[[May 20]] – [[Italy|Italian]] [[Serie A 2004-05|Serie A]] - [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]] won its 28th title ("scudetto") without playing following a 3-3 draw between [[A.C. Milan]] and [[U.S. Città di Palermo|Palermo]].
*[[May 21]] – Manager [[Gert Aandewiel]] receives the Rinus Michels Award for the best coach in Dutch amateur football.
*[[May 21]] – [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] wins the [[FA Cup]] Final by defeating [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] 5-4 [[penalty shootout (football)|on penalties]] after regular time and [[extra time]] ended 0-0.
*[[May 25]] – [[UEFA Champions League]] Final - [[Liverpool F.C.|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 national football team|Netherlands]], when the side defeats [[Finland national football team|Finland]] (0-4) in [[Helsinki]].
*[[July 14]] – [[Copa Libertadores 2005]] is won by [[São Paulo Futebol Clube|São Paulo]] after defeating [[Clube Atlético Paranaense]] on an aggregate score of 5-1.
*[[August 5]] – [[Ajax Amsterdam]] wins the [[Johan Cruijff Schaal]], the annual opening of the new season in the [[Eredivisie]], by a 2-1 win over [[PSV Eindhoven]] 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 Tilburg]].
*[[December 9]] – [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] group assignments for the finals in Germany announced.
*[[December 11]] – Opening game of the second [[FIFA Club World Championship 2005|FIFA World Club Championship]], a six team tournament replacing the former [[European/South American Cup|Intercontinental Cup]]. In the final one week later [[Brazil]]ian team [[São Paulo Futebol Clube|São Paulo]] won the competition narrowly beating [[UEFA Champions League|UEFA Champions]] [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] 1-0.
*[[December 18]] – [[Boca Juniors]] defeated [[Club Universidad Nacional|UNAM Pumas]] on penalties after the second leg game for the [[Copa Sudamericana]] [[Copa Sudamericana 2005|2005]].
*[[December 19]] – Manager [[Cees Lok]] leaves [[NEC Nijmegen]] 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 Rotterdam]].
==Winners national championships==
===National club championships in Europe (UEFA)===
*[[Albania]]:
**[[Albanian First Division|Superliga]] and [[Albanian Supercup|Supercup]] – [[SK Tirana|SK Tiranë]]
**[[Albanian Cup]] – [[KS Teuta|KS Teuta Durrës]]
*[[Andorra]]:
**[[Andorran First Division|Primera División]] – [[UE Sant Julià]]
**[[Andorran Cup|Copa Constitució]] and [[Andorran Supercup|Supercopa]] – [[FC Santa Coloma]]
*[[Armenia]]:
**[[Armenian Premier League]] – [[FC Pyunik|FC Pyunik Erevan]]
**[[Armenian Cup]] – [[FC MIKA|FC Mika Ashtarak]]
*[[Austria]]:
**[[Austrian champions (football)|Bundesliga]] – [[SK Rapid Wien|Rapid Vienna]]
**[[Austrian Cup]] – [[FK Austria Wien|Austria Vienna]]
*[[Azerbaijan]]:
**[[AFFA Supreme League]] – [[PFC Neftchi|PFC Neftchi Baku]]
**[[Azerbaijan Cup]] – [[FK Baku]]
*[[Belarus]]:
**[[Belarusian Premier League]] – [[FC Shakhtyor|FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk]]
**[[Belarusian Cup]] – [[FC MTZ-RIPO|FC MTZ-RIPO Minsk]]
*[[Belgium]]: ''for fuller coverage, see: [[2004-05 in Belgian football]]''
**[[Jupiler League]] and [[Belgian Supercup|Supercup]] – [[Club Brugge]]
**[[Belgian Cup]] – [[K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot|Germinal Beerschot]]
*[[Bosnia and Herzegovina]]:
**[[Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina|Premier League]] – [[NK Zrinjski Mostar]]
**[[Football Cup of Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup]] – [[FK Sarajevo]]
*[[Bulgaria]]:
**[[Bulgarian A Professional Football Group]] – [[CSKA Sofia]]
**[[Bulgarian Cup]] and [[Bulgarian Supercup|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 [[Cyprus FA Shield|Supercup]] – [[Omonia Nicosia]]
*[[Czech Republic]]:
**[[Gambrinus liga]] – [[AC Sparta Praha]]
**[[Czech Republic Football Cup]] – [[Banik Ostrava]]
*[[Denmark]]: ''for fuller coverage, see: [[2004-05 in Danish football]]''
**[[Danish Superliga|Superliga]] and [[Danish Cup|DONG Cup]] – [[Brøndby IF|Brøndby]]
*[[England]]: ''for fuller coverage, see: [[2004-05 in English football]]''
**[[FA Premier League|Premiership]] and [[Football League Cup|League Cup]] – [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
**[[FA Cup]] – [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
*[[Estonia]]:
**[[Meistriliiga]] – [[FC TVMK Tallinn]]
**[[Esiliiga]] – [[JK Vaprus Pärnu]], [[FC Levadia Tallinn]], [[FC Ajax Lasnamäe]]
**[[Estonian Cup]] – [[FC Levadia Tallinn]]
*[[Faroe Islands]]:
**[[Faroe Islands Premier League Football|1. Deild]] – [[B36 Tórshavn]]
**[[Faroe Islands Cup]] – [[GÍ Gøta]]
*[[Finland]]:
**[[Veikkausliiga]] – [[MyPa|MyPa 47 Anjalankoski]]
**[[Finnish Cup]] – [[FC Haka|FC Haka Valkeakoski]]
**[[Finnish League Cup]] – [[AC Allianssi|AC Allianssii Vantaa]]
*[[France]]:
**[[Ligue 1]] – [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]]
**[[Coupe de France|French Cup]] – [[AJ Auxerre|Auxerre]]
**[[Coupe de la Ligue|French League Cup]] – [[RC Strasbourg|Strasbourg]]
*[[Georgia (country)|Georgia]]:
**[[Umaglesi Liga|Georgian Premier League]] – [[FC Dinamo Tbilisi]]
**[[Georgian Cup]] – [[FC Lokomotivi Tbilisi]]
*[[Germany]]:
**[[Bundesliga (football)|Bundesliga]] and [[German Cup]] – [[Bayern Munich]]
*[[Greece]]:
**[[Alpha Ethniki|Greek National Division]] and [[Greek Cup]] – [[Olympiacos]]
*[[Hungary]]:
**[[Arany Aszok Liga]] – [[Debreceni VSC]]
**[[Hungarian Cup]] – [[MFC Sopron|Mátav FC Sopron]]
*[[Iceland]]:
**[[Landsbankadeild|Icelandic Premier League]] – [[Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar|FH]]
**[[VISA-bikar|Icelandic Cup]] – [[Valur]]
**[[Deildabikar|Icelandic League Cup]] – [[Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur|KR]]
*[[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]:
**[[Football League of Ireland|Ireland Premier League]] and [[Munster Senior Cup]] – [[Cork City F.C.|Cork City]]
**[[Football League of Ireland Cup|Ireland Cup]] – [[Derry City FC|Derry City]]
**[[FAI Cup|Ireland League Cup]] – [[Drogheda United]]
*[[Israel]]:
**[[Football in Israel|Israeli Football Leagues]]
***[[Ligat ha'Al|Toto Organization Ligat ha'Al]] – [[Maccabi Haifa FC]]
***[[Liga Leumit]] – [[Hapoel Kfar Saba]]
***[[Liga Artzit]] – [[Hapoel Ashkelon]]
**[[Toto Cup]] – [[Hapoel Petah Tikva]] (ha'Al), [[Maccabi Natanya]] (Leumit) and [[Hapoel Ashkelon]] (Artzit)
**[[Israel State Cup]] – [[Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC]]
*[[Italy]]:
**[[Serie A]] – [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]] (stripped of title on [[July 14]], [[2006]]) ''see also [[Serie A 2004-05]] and [[2006 Serie A scandal]]''
**[[Coppa Italia|Italian Cup]] – [[Internazionale Milano F.C.|Internazionale]]
**[[Italian Super Cup]] – [[AC Milan]]
*[[Kazakhstan]]:
**[[Kazakhstan Super League]] – [[FC Aktobe-Lento]]
**Kazakhstan Cup – [[FC Zhenis|FC Zhenis Astana]]
*[[Latvia]]:
**[[Latvian football Virsliga|Virsliga]] – [[FK Liepājas Metalurgs]]
**[[Latvian football Cup|Latvian Cup]] – [[FK Ventspils]]
*[[Liechtenstein]]:
**[[Liechtenstein football Cup|Cup]] – [[FC Vaduz]]
*[[Lithuania]]:
**[[A Lyga|Lithuanian Premier League]] – [[FK Ekranas]]
**Lithuanian Cup – [[FBK Kaunas]]
*[[Luxembourg]]:
**[[Luxembourg Football League|Premier League]] – [[F91 Dudelange]]
**[[Luxembourg football Cup|Cup]] – [[CS Pétange]]
*[[Republic of Macedonia|Macedonia]]:
**[[Macedonian First League]] – [[FK Rabotnicki|FK Rabotnicki Kometal Skopje]]
**Macedonian Cup – [[FK Baskimi|FK Bashkimi Kumanovo]]
*[[Malta]]:
**[[Maltese Football League]] and Supercup – [[Sliema Wanderers FC]]
**Maltese Cup – [[Birkirkara FC]]
*[[Republic of Moldova|Moldova]]:
**[[Divizia Naţională|Moldavian Premier League]] – [[FC Sheriff Tiraspol]]
**[[Moldavian Cup]] – [[FC Nistru Otaci]]
**[[Eredivisie]] and [[KNVB Cup]] – [[PSV Eindhoven|PSV]]
**[[Eerste Divisie]] – [[Heracles Almelo]]
*[[Northern Ireland]]:
**[[Irish Football League|Irish Premier League]] and [[Irish Football League Cup]] – [[Glentoran F.C.]]
**[[Irish Cup]] – [[Portadown F.C.]]
**[[Setanta Cup]] – [[Linfield F.C.]]
*[[Norway]]: ''for fuller coverage, see: [[2005 in Norwegian football]]''
**[[Norwegian Premier League|Tippeligaen]] – [[Vålerenga I.F. Fotball|Vålerenga]]
**[[Norwegian Football Cup|Norwegian Cup]] – [[Molde FK|Molde]]
*[[Poland]]:
**[[Polish Premier League|Ekstraklasa]] – [[Wisła Kraków]]
**[[Polish Cup|Puchar Polski]] – [[Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski]]
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**[[Portuguese Liga|SuperLiga]] – [[SL Benfica|Benfica]]
**[[Cup of Portugal]] – [[Vitória FC|Vitória Setúbal]]
*[[Romania]]: ''for fuller coverage, see: [[2004-05 in Romanian Football]]''
**[[Divizia A|Romanian Premier League]] – [[Steaua Bucureşti]]
**[[Romanian Cup]] and [[Romanian Super Cup]] – [[Dinamo Bucureşti]]
*[[Russia]]: ''for fuller coverage, see: [[2005 in Russian football]]''
**[[Russian Premier League]] and Russian Cup – [[PFC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]]
*[[San Marino]]:
**[[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]]
*[[Scotland]]: ''for fuller coverage, see: [[2004-05 in Scottish football]]''
**[[Scottish Premier League]] and [[Scottish League Cup|League Cup]] – [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]
**[[Scottish Cup]] – [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]]
*[[Serbia and Montenegro]]:
**[[First League of Serbia and Montenegro|Meridian Superliga]] – [[FK Partizan|FK Partizan Belgrade]]
**Serbia and Montenegro Cup – [[FK Voždovac|FK Voždovac Belgrade]]
*[[Slovakia]]:
**[[Corgoň Liga|Slovakian Premier League]] – [[FC Artmedia Bratislava]]
**[[Slovakian Cup]] – [[FK Dukla Banská Bystrica]]
*[[Slovenia]]:
**[[PrvaLiga Telekom Slovenije|Slovenian Premier League]] – [[NK Gorica]]
**Slovenian Cup – [[NK Publikum|NK Publikum Celje]]
*[[Spain]]:
**[[La Liga]] – [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
**[[Copa del Rey]] – [[Real Betis]]
*[[Sweden]]: ''for fuller coverage, see: [[2005 in Swedish football]]''
**[[Allsvenskan]] and [[Svenska Cupen]] – [[Djurgårdens IF Fotboll|Djurgårdens IF]]
*[[Switzerland]]:
**[[Swiss Super League|AXPO Super League]] and [[Schweizer Cup|Swisscom Cup]] – [[FC Basel]]
*[[Turkey]]:
**[[Turkish Premier Super League|Premier Super League]] – [[Fenerbahçe SK|Fenerbahçe]]
**[[Turkish Football Cup|Turkish Cup]] – [[Galatasaray S.K.|Galatasaray]]
*[[Ukraine]]:
**[[Ukrainian Premier League]] – [[FC Shakhtar Donetsk]]
**Ukrainian Cup – [[FC Dynamo Kyiv]]
*[[Wales]]:
**[[League of Wales]] and [[Welsh Cup]] – [[The New Saints F.C.|Total Network Solutions]]
**[[FAW Premier Cup]] – [[Swansea City F.C.|Swansea City]]
===National club championships in South America (CONMEBOL)===
*[[Argentina]]:
**[[Primera División Argentina|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]]
*[[Bolivia]]:
**[[Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano]]
***2004-05 Adecuaciòn – [[Club Bolívar]]
***2004-05 [[Apertura]] – [[Blooming]]
*[[Brazil]]:
**[[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A]] – [[Sport Club Corinthians Paulista|Corinthians]]
**[[Copa do Brasil]] – [[Paulista Futebol Clube|Paulista F.C.]]
*[[Chile]]:
**[[Liga Chilena de Fútbol: Primera División]]
***2004-05 [[Apertura]] – [[Unión Española]]
***2004-05 [[Clausura]] – [[Club Deportivo Universidad Católica]]
*[[Colombia]]
**[[Mustang Cup]]
***2004-05 [[Apertura]] – [[Atlético Nacional]]
***2004-05 [[Clausura]] – [[Deportivo Cali]]
*[[Ecuador]]:
**[[Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol]]
***2004-05 [[Apertura]] – [[Liga Deportiva Universitaria (Quito)]]
***2004-05 [[Clausura]] – [[Club Deportivo El Nacional]]
*[[Paraguay]]:
**[[Liga Paraguaya]] – [[Cerro Porteño]]
*[[Peru]]:
**[[Primera División Peruana]] – [[Sporting Cristal]]
*[[Uruguay]]:
**[[Primera División Uruguaya]] – [[Club Nacional de Football]]
*[[Venezuela]]:
**[[Primera División Venezolana]] – [[Unión Atlético Maracaibo]]
===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 (Botswana)|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]]:
**[[Cape Verdean football Championships|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
*[[Republic of the Congo|Congo]]:
**[[Congo Premier League]] – ''not assigned''
**Congolan Cup – Diables Noirs Brazzaville
*[[Congo DR]]:
**[[Linafoot]] – [[DC Motema Pembe]]
**Republic of Congo Cup – AS Vita Kabasha
*[[Côte d'Ivoire]]:
**[[Côte d'Ivoire Premier Division|Premier League]] and Cup – [[ASEC Mimosas]]
*[[Djibouti]]:
**[[Djibouti Premier League|Premier League]] – AS Compagnie Djibouti-Ethiopie
**Djiboutian Cup – Poste de Djibouti
*[[Egypt]]:
**[[Egyptian Premier League]] and [[Egyptian Super Cup|Super Cup]] – [[Al-Ahly]]
**[[Egyptian Soccer Cup]] – ENPPI
*[[Equatorial Guinea]]
**[[Equatoguinean Premier League]] – [[Renacimiento FC]]
*[[Eritrea]]:
**[[Eritrean Premier League|Premier League]] – Red Sea FC Asmara
*[[Ethiopia]]:
**[[Ethiopian Premier League|Premier League]] – Saint George SA Addis Abeba
**Ethiopian Cup – Awassa Kenema
*[[Gabon]]:
**[[Gabon Championnat National D1|Premier League]] and Cup – AS Mangasport Moanda
*[[Gambia]]:
**[[Gambian Championnat National D1|Premier League]] – Wallidan Banjul
**Gambian Cup – Bakan United
*[[Ghana]]:
**[[Ghana Telecom Premier League]] – [[Accra Hearts of Oak Sporting Club]]
**Ghanaian Cup – [[Asante Kotoko]]
*[[Guinea]]:
**[[Guinée Championnat National|Premier League]] – Satellite FC Conakry
**Guinean Cup – AS Kaloum Stars Conakry
*[[Guinea Bissau]]:
**[[Campeonato Nacional da Guiné-Bissau|Premier League]] – Sporting Clube de Bissau
*[[Kenya]]:
**[[Kenyan Premier League|Premier League]] – Ulinzi Stars
**Kenyan Cup – World Hope
*[[Lesotho]]:
**[[Lesotho Premier League|Premier League]] – Likohpo Masem
*[[Liberia]]:
**[[Liberian Premier League|Premier League]] and Cup – LPRC Oilers Monrovia
*[[Libya]]:
**[[Libyan Premier League|Premier League]] and Cup – Al Ittihad
*[[Madagascar]]:
**[[Malagasy Premier League|Premier League]] and Cup – [[USCA Foot]]
*[[Malawi]]:
**[[Malawi Premiere Division|Premier League]] – ''not playing''
*[[Mali]]:
**[[Malien Premiere Division|Premier League]] – Stade Malien Bamako
**Malian Cup – AS Bamako
*[[Mauritania]]:
**[[Mauritanean Premier League]] – [[ASC Nasr de Sebkha]]
**Mauritanean Cup – ASC Entente FC Sebkha
*[[Mauritius]]:
**[[Mauritian League|Premier League]] and Cup – AS Port-Louis 2000
*[[Morocco]]:
**[[GNF 1|Premier League]] – FAR Rabat
**Moroccan Cup – [[Raja Casablanca]]
*[[Mozambique]]:
**[[Moçambola]] – [[Clube Ferroviário de Maputo|Ferroviário de Maputo]]
**[[Taça de Moçambique]] – Ferroviário de Beira
*[[Namibia]]:
**[[Namibia Premier League|Premier League]] – Civics FC Windhoek
**Namibian Cup – Ramblers Windhoek
*[[Niger]]:
**[[Niger Premier League|Premier League]] – ''unknown''
*[[Nigeria]]:
**[[Nigerian Premier League|Premier League]] and [[Nigerian FA Cup|Cup]] – [[Enyimba|Enyimba FC Aba]]
*[[Rwanda]]:
**[[Rwandan Premier League|Premier League]] – APR FC Kigat
**Rwandan Cup – Rayon Sports Butare
*[[São Tomé and Principe]]:
**[[São Tomé and Principe Championship|Premier League]] – ''not held''
*[[Senegal]]:
**[[Senegal Premier League|Premier League]] – ASC Port Autonome Dakar
**Senegal Cup – AS Donanes Dakar
*[[Seychelles]]:
**[[Seychelles League|Premier League]] – La Passe FC
**Seychelles Cup – Seychelles Marketing Board
*[[Sierra Leone]]:
**[[Sierra Leone League|Premier League]] – East End Lions Freetown
*[[Somalia]]:
**[[Somalia League|Premier League]] – ''not held''
*[[South Africa]]:
**[[Premier Soccer League]] – [[Kaizer Chiefs Football Club]]
*[[Sudan]]:
**[[Sudan Premier League|Premier League]] – Al Hilal Omdurman
*[[Swaziland]]:
**[[Swazi Premier League|Premier League]] – Green Mamba Big Bend
**Swazilandian Cup – Hub Sundowns
*[[Tanzania]]:
**[[Tanzanian Premier League|Premier League]] – Young Africans Dar es Salaam
*[[Togo]]:
**[[Togolese Championnat National|Premier League]] – AS Douanes Lomé
**Togolese Cup – Dynamic Tongolais Lomé
*[[Tunisia]]:
**[[Championnat de Tunisie|Premier League]] – Sfaxien FC
**Tunisian Cup – ES Zarzis
*[[Uganda]]:
**[[Ugandan Premier 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 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]]:
**[[Canadian Professional Soccer League|CPSL]] - Oakville Blue Deville
**[[Cascadia Cup]] - [[Vancouver Whitecaps (USL)|Vancouver Whitecaps]]
*[[Cayman Islands]]:
**Premier League - Western Union FC George Town
*[[Costa Rica]]:
**[[Primera División de Costa Rica|Primera División]] - [[LD Alajuelense|Liga Deportiva Alajuelense]]
*[[Cuba]]:
**Premier League - Villa Clara
*[[Dominica]]:
**Premier League - RC Grand Bazaar Dublanc
*[[El Salvador]]:
**[[Primera División de Fútbol Profesional]]
***2004-05 [[Clausura]] - [[Club Deportivo FAS|Club Deportivo Futbolistas Asociados Santanecos, Santa Ana]]
***2005-06 [[Apertura]] - [[C.D. Vista Hermosa|Club Deportivo Vista Hermosa]]
*[[Grenada]]:
**Premier League - ASOMS Paradise
*[[Guatemala]]:
**Premier League - Deportivo Municipal
*[[Haiti]]:
**Premier League - AS Mirebalais
*[[Honduras]]:
**[[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]]
*[[Jamaica]]:
**[[Jamaican National Premier League|Wray & Nephew National Premier League]] - [[Portmore United F.C.]]
*[[Mexico]]:
**[[Primera División de México]]
***2004-05 [[Apertura]] - [[Club Universidad Nacional]]
***2004-05 [[Clausura]] - [[Club América]]
*[[Nicaragua]]:
**Premier League - FC Diriangén Diriamba
*[[Panama]]:
**Premier League - CD Plaza Amator Panama
*[[St. Lucia]]:
**Premier League - Northern United Gros Islet
*[[Surinam]]:
**Premier League - SV Robinhood
*[[United States|USA]]:
**[[Major League Soccer|MLS Cup]] and [[Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup|U.S. Open Cup]] - [[Los Angeles Galaxy]]
===National club championships in Asia (AFC)===
*[[Bahrain]]:
**Premier League - Riffa Club
**Bahrain Cup - Al Muharraq Club
*[[Bangladesh]]:
**Premier League - [[Mohammedan Sporting Club (Bangladesh)|Mohammeddan SC Dhaka]]
*[[Bhutan]]:
**Premier League - Transport United
*[[China]]:
**[[Chinese Super League]] - [[Dalian Shide]]
*[[Hong Kong]]:
**[[Hong Kong First Division League|HKFA Coolpoint Ventilation First Division League]] and HKFA Cup - [[Xiangxue Sun Hei]]
*[[India]]:
**[[National Football League (India)|NFL]] - [[Dempo Sports Club]]
**[[Durand Cup]] - [[Mahindra United]]
*[[Indonesia]]:
**[[Liga Indonesia|Premier League]] - [[Persipura Jayapura]]
**[[Piala Indonesia|Indonesian Cup]] - [[Arema Malang]]
*[[Iran]]:
**[[Iran's Premier Football League]] - [[Foolad|Foolad Ahvaz]]
**[[Hazfi Cup]] - [[Saba Battery F.C.|Saba Battery Tehran]]
*[[Iraq]]:
**[[Iraq Super League]] - [[Al Quwa Al Jawiya]]
*[[Japan]]:
**[[J. League - 2005#Division 1|J. League Division 1]] – [[Gamba Osaka]]
**[[J. League - 2005#Division 2|J. League Division 2]] – [[Kyoto Purple Sanga]]
**[[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]]:
**[[Malaysian Super League|Super League]] - [[Perlis FA|Perlis FA Kangar]]
**[[Malaysian Premier League|Premier League]] and [[Malaysia Cup|Cup]] - [[Selangor MPPJ|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
*[[Philippines]]:
**Premier League - NCR
*[[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 Taskhent
*[[Vietnam]]:
**Premier League and Cup - Gach Dong Tam Long An
*[[Yemen]]:
**Premier League - Al Tilal Aden
**Yemenites Cup - Al Hilal Hudaydah
===National club championships in Oceania (OFC)===
*[[Australia]]:
**[[A-League]] - ''not playing''
*[[New Zealand]]:
**[[New Zealand Football Championship|NZFC]] - [[Auckland City FC]]
**[[Chatham Cup]] - [[Central United]]
===National club championships in non FIFA affiliated French dependencies===
*[[Guadeloupe]] (CONCACAF)
**Premier League - Association Sportive Le Gosier
*[[French Guyana]] (CONCACAF)
**Premier League - ASC Le Geldar Kourou
*[[French Polynesia]] (AFC)
**Premier League - AS Tefana Faa'a
**Cup - AS Manu Ura Paea
*[[Martinique]] (CONCACAF)
**Premier League and Cup - Club Franciscain Le François
*[[New Caledonia]] (OFC)
**Premier League and Cup - AS Magenta Nickel 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: [[Finland national football team|Finland]] (Participating Countries: [[Finland national football team|Finland]], [[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]] – [[February 27|27]], [[2005]])
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*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]], [[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: [[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]])
*June 5-19: [[2005 UEFA Women's Championship|Women's Euro 2005]] - Winner: [[Germany women's national football team|Germany]] (Participating Countries: Group A: [[England women's national football team|England]], [[Sweden women's national football team|Sweden]], [[Denmark women's national football team|Denmark]] and [[Finland women's national football team|Finland]] Group B: [[Germany women's national football team|Germany]], [[Norway women's national football team|Norway]], [[France women's national football team|France]] and [[Italy women's national football team|Italy]])
*June 15-29: [[Confederations Cup 2005|FIFA Confederations Cup 2005]] - Winner: [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] (Participating Countries: Group A: [[Germany national football team|Germany]], [[Australia national football team|Australia]], [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] and [[Tunisia national football team|Tunisia]] Group B: [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]], [[Greece national football team|Greece]], [[Japan national football team|Japan]] and [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]])
*July 6-24 : [[CONCACAF Gold Cup 2005]] - Winner: [[United States men's national soccer team|USA]] (Participating Countries: Group A: [[Honduras national football team|Honduras]], [[Panama national football team|Panama]], [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad and Tobago]], [[Colombia national football team|Colombia]] Group B: [[Costa Rica national football team|Costa Rica]], [[United States men's national soccer team|USA]], [[Canada men's national soccer team|Canada]], [[Cuba national football team|Cuba]] Group C: [[South Africa national football team|South Africa]], [[Guatemala national football team|Guatemala]], [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]] and [[Jamaica national football team|Mexico]])
*July 31 - August 7: [[East Asian Football Championships 2005 Finals]] (Participating Countries: [[Japan national football team|Japan]], [[South Korea national football team|South Korea]], [[China national football team|China]] and [[North Korea national football team|North Korea]])
* [[2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship|FIFA U-17 World Championship]] in [[Peru]] ([[September 16]] – [[October 2]], [[2005]])
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==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]], [[Côte d'Ivoire national football team|Côte d'Ivoire]], [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]], [[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]], [[Côte d'Ivoire national football team|Côte d'Ivoire]], [[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]], [[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]], [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]], [[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]], [[Finland national football team|Finland]], [[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]], [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]], [[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 football (soccer) team|Australia]] (defeated Uruguay on penalty kicks in an inter-regional playoff)
***Participating Countries: [[American Samoa national soccer team|American Samoa]], [[Australia national football (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]]
==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 Sivori]] (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 29]] – [[Gé van Dijk]] (81), Dutch footballer and manager
* [[May 29]] – [[Svatopluk Pluskal]] (74), Czech footballer
===July===
* [[July 26]] – [[Mario David]] (71), Italian footballer
===August 16===
* [[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
===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
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