2004–05 NHL lockout, Effects of the lockout, Effect on NHL and NHLPA, North America
The Motor City Mechanics of the UHL got a major boost during their first year in existence when the lockout officially started. The team signed Detroit Red Wings players Chris Chelios, Derian Hatcher, and Kris Draper. This happened because Derian Hatcher knew the team was playing at Great Lakes Sports City Superior Arena where he often played growing up. Because of visa problems Kris Draper never played a game for the Mechanics. Later on they also signed Bryan Smolinski and Sean Avery and were able to roll four NHL players on their opponents. All of the players had some experience or connection to the area.


2004–05 NHL lockout, Effects of the lockout, Effect on NHL and NHLPA, North America
The ECHL gained some players. Scott Gomez played for his hometown team, the Alaska Aces and won the ECHL's Most Valuable Player award, while Curtis Brown, whose wife is a native of Southern California, played for the San Diego Gulls, and Bates Battaglia joined his younger brother Anthony on the Mississippi Sea Wolves roster.


2004–05 NHL lockout, Effects of the lockout, Effect on NHL and NHLPA, North America
A pair of Nashville Predators teammates, Shane Hnidy and Jeremy Stevenson, both of whom had early careers in the ECHL, returned to the league and found themselves playing against each other in the first round of the Kelly Cup playoffs, as Hnidy's Florida Everblades faced Stevenson's South Carolina Stingrays in the American Conference quarterfinals.


2004–05 NHL lockout, Effects of the lockout, Effect on NHL and NHLPA, North America
Some prospects who may have never had a serious look were given chances they thought they never would have.


2004–05 NHL lockout, Effects of the lockout, Effect on NHL and NHLPA, North America
Undrafted journeyman Chris Minard had been signed with Alaska for his third season in the ECHL when the lockout allowed Davis Payne to assign him on the same line as Gomez at the Aces. Gomez saw a gem that led to the 2005 ECHL All-Star Game, and a top ECHL player that season; the pairing led to Gomez giving Minard a shot after the lockout ended, and he played his way into the AHL, and eventually signing a two-way contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins, receiving in 2007–08 his first call-up to the NHL. Minard said about the experience, "That's when I learned a lot about being a goal-scorer, playing with a guy like that who can pass the puck. It was a pretty cool experience."


2004–05 NHL lockout, Effects of the lockout, Effect on NHL and NHLPA, North America
In addition, many younger players who would be impact players on their NHL rosters stayed down in the American Hockey League for a full season – most notably Jason Spezza, who won the league scoring title and MVP awards – changing the aspect of that league's entire season. A record crowd of 20,103 fans packed the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia for Game Four of the Calder Cup finals between the Philadelphia Phantoms and Rosemont's Chicago Wolves.


2004–05 NHL lockout, Effects of the lockout, Effect on NHL and NHLPA, North America
The Wolves, Rochester Americans, Manitoba Moose, Hamilton Bulldogs, and Bridgeport Sound Tigers each saw attendance figures increase over ten percent from 2003 to 2004 in the AHL, with the Moose average attendance soaring 24.09 percent from the previous year. In the ECHL, the Gwinnett Gladiators, San Diego Gulls, Bakersfield Condors, and Charlotte Checkers also saw similar gains, with the Atlanta Thrashers-affiliated Gladiators receiving a gain of over 20 percent in attendance from the previous year.


2004–05 NHL lockout, Effects of the lockout, Effect on NHL and NHLPA, North America
However, the lockout negatively affected many minor-league players, where the influx of NHL players forced many to play in lower-level leagues for less money or out of jobs altogether.


2004–05 NHL lockout, Effects of the lockout, Effect on NHL and NHLPA, North America
In addition, other minor hockey leagues benefited from the lack of competition from the major professional league. The Ontario Hockey League was a particular beneficiary, with teams such as the London Knights and Saginaw Spirit garnering considerable attention. The lack of the Stanley Cup playoffs also created increased interest in the 2005 Memorial Cup tournament with record TV ratings. Governor General of Canada Adrienne Clarkson mused publicly about the possibility of awarding the Stanley Cup to the best women's hockey team that year, but this idea was so unpopular that instead the Clarkson Cup was created. The 2005 Allan Cup in Lloydminster also attracted elevated national media interest.


2004–05 NHL lockout, Effects of the lockout, Effect on NHL and NHLPA, North America
In the Western Hockey League, the Calgary Hitmen were the most watched team in North America, averaging 10,062 fans per game. Their season total of 362,227 shattered the WHL and CHL records and represented a 33% increase over 2003–04. The Vancouver Giants also experienced a massive increase, finishing second in the WHL with 302,403 fans going through the turnstiles.


2004–05 NHL lockout, Effects of the lockout, Effect on NHL and NHLPA, International hockey
The lockout had a substantial effect on international tournaments run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The most notable effect was observed in the 2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and Thief River Falls, Minnesota. With the NHL inactive, the top eligible U-20 players were not playing in that league and thus were available to their countries for the tournament. The country that benefitted most as a result was Canada.


2004–05 NHL lockout, Effects of the lockout, Effect on NHL and NHLPA, International hockey
The Canadians not only ended a seven-year gold medal drought at this competition, they outscored their opponents 41–7 and defeated Russia 6–1 in the final game. Many analysts believe that the Canadian team was the most dominating ever in this tournament, aided in no small part by players such as Patrice Bergeron who could have expected to have commitments in the NHL.


2004–05 NHL lockout, Effects of the lockout, Effect on NHL and NHLPA, International hockey
At the time that the 2004–05 season was canceled, it was not immediately clear how the lockout would affect the 2005 World Ice Hockey Championships. Normally, NHL players from teams that failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs participate in this tournament. Since no playoffs were being held, theoretically all NHL players could participate. In reality, however, many NHL players declined to participate, and national teams were naturally reluctant to select players who lacked game conditioning. For all of the teams (including the North American ones), the bulk of the national teams' rosters consisted of players who were playing in Europe.


2004–05 NHL lockout, Effects of the lockout, Effects outside hockey
Canadian sports fans also turned to the Canadian Football League, and the CFL recorded significant increases in attendance and television ratings during the final weeks of the 2004 CFL season compared to 2003, ultimately setting a new record for total playoff attendance. The league was able to hold onto at least some of these gains in 2005. The National Lacrosse League also saw a modest boost in attendance.


2004–05 NHL lockout, Effects of the lockout, Effects outside hockey
Also in the United States, the National Basketball Association (NBA) also saw some big gains in attendance in markets which have both NHL and NBA teams; this is in part because the NHL and NBA season run in a similar time frame within the year and often play in the same venue. The National Football League (NFL) and Major League Baseball (MLB) also saw some minor gains in attendance in 2004–05. Major League Soccer (MLS) began to become profitable in 2004, which many believed to have been caused by the NHL lockout. To date, the MLS has operated with profit since 2004.


2004–05 NHL lockout, Effects of the lockout, Effects outside hockey
The Philips Arena requested the Southeastern Conference to move the SEC Women's Basketball Tournament out of their venue because of logistics, because the 55th NHL All-Star Game was scheduled for late January, while the SEC tournament was scheduled five weeks later. The resulting move led to the BI-LO Center, an ECHL arena 140 miles to the east in Greenville, South Carolina, hosting the tournament, drawing the ire of the NAACP, who wanted the SEC to ban the venue from hosting tournaments because of its location. Philips Arena was granted the NHL All-Star Game in 2008 as compensation.


2004–05 NHL season
The 2004–05 NHL season was the National Hockey League's 88th season of operation. The entire 1,230-game schedule, that was set to begin in October, was officially canceled on February 16, 2005 due to an unresolved lockout that began on September 16, 2004. The loss of the 2004–05 season's games made the NHL the second North American professional sports league to lose an entire postseason of games because of a labor dispute, the first being the 1994–95 MLB strike, which occurred 10 years prior. It was the first time since 1919, when a Spanish flu pandemic canceled the finals, that the Stanley Cup was not awarded. This canceled season was later acknowledged with the words "2004–05 Season Not Played" engraved on the Cup.


2004–05 NHL season
According to the International Ice Hockey Federation, 388 NHL players were on teams overseas at some point during the season, spread across 19 European leagues. Many of these players had a contract clause to return to the NHL when the league started up again, even if it was during the current season.


2004–05 NHL season
Key rule changes which would dominate after the lockout were established as a result of a meeting between the NHL and its top minor league, the American Hockey League. On July 5, 2004, the AHL announced publicly the 2004–05 rule changes, many of which were passed as a result of the NHL's recommendation for experimentation.


2004–05 NHL season, Stanley Cup controversy
As a result of the lockout, no Stanley Cup champion was crowned for the first time since the Spanish flu pandemic in 1919. This was controversial among many fans, who questioned whether the NHL had exclusive control over the Cup. A website known as freestanley.com (since closed) was launched, asking fans to write to the Cup trustees and urge them to return to the original pre-NHL Challenge Cup format.


2004–05 NHL season, Stanley Cup controversy
Adrienne Clarkson, then Governor General of Canada, alternately proposed that the Cup be presented to the top women's hockey team in lieu of the NHL season, but this idea was so unpopular with NHL fans, players, and officials that the Clarkson Cup was created instead. Meanwhile, a group in Ontario, also known as the "Wednesday Nighters", filed an application with the Ontario Superior Court, claiming that the Cup trustees had overstepped their bounds in signing the 1947 agreement with the NHL, and therefore must award the trophy to any team willing to play for the cup regardless of the lockout.


2004–05 NHL season, Stanley Cup controversy
On February 7, 2006, a settlement was reached in which the trophy could be awarded to non-NHL teams in the event the league does not operate for a season, but the dispute lasted so long that, by the time it was settled, the NHL had resumed operating for the 2005–06 season, and the Stanley Cup went unclaimed for the 2004–05 season.


2004–05 NOFV-Oberliga
The 2004–05 season of the NOFV-Oberliga was the eleventh season of the league at tier four (IV) of the German football league system.


2004–05 NOFV-Oberliga
The NOFV-Oberliga was split into two divisions, NOFV-Oberliga Nord and NOFV-Oberliga Süd. The northern champions, F.C. Hansa Rostock II, decided against taking part in the playoffs for the right to play in the 2005–06 Regionalliga Nord, so MSV Neuruppin took their place against southern champions FC Carl Zeiss Jena. FC Carl Zeiss Jena won 4–1 over two legs and thus gained promotion.


2004–05 NSW Premier League season
The 2004–05 NSW Premier League season was the fourth season of the revamped NSW Premier League.


2004–05 NSW Premier League season
Throughout the season many Premier League, Super League, Division One and Division Two teams competed in a newly formed FA Cup-style knockout competition called the Statewide Cup in which the Sydney United were crowned champions after defeating Belconnen Blue Devils in 3–1 at Parramatta Stadium.


2004–05 NSW Premier League season, Changes from Previous Season
The number of teams increased from 12 to 16, with the inclusion of former National Soccer League teams following the abolishment of that league in favour of the restructured A-League. These teams included Marconi Stallions, Sydney Olympic, Sydney United and Wollongong Wolves. Manly United were also promoted from the NSW Super League. There was also a significant change to the format. The competition was divided into two stages. The first stage consisted of fifteen rounds with each of the sixteen teams playing each other once.


2004–05 NSW Premier League season, Changes from Previous Season
The top eight sides would enter the Champions League and the bottom sides the Challengers League. All eight teams in each league would play a further seven matches against those from their league. All points accrued from the first stage would be retained for the second stage to determine the final table positions. Positions one to four from the Champions League and the highest ranked from the Challengers League would compete in the finals series. The bottom three teams in the Challengers League were relegated for the 2006 NSW Super League season.


2004–05 NSW Premier League season, Teams
Teams relegated from National Soccer League:(After the end of the 2003–04 season)


2004–05 NSW Premier League season, Teams
Teams promoted from Super League:(After the end of the 2004 season.)


2004–05 NSW Premier League season, Teams
Teams relegated to Super League:(After the end of the 2003–04 season.)


2004–05 NTFL season
The 2004/05 NTFL season was the 84th season of the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL).


2004–05 NTFL season
St Marys have won there 25th premiership title while defeating the Wanderers in the grand final by 28 points.


2004–05 NWHL season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points.


2004–05 NWHL season, Notable players
Future two-time Olympic Gold Medalist Gina Kingsbury played the 2004-05 season with the Montreal Axion of the National Women's Hockey League. She led the team with 31 goals and added 29 assists, finishing the 30-game season with 60 points.


2004–05 Napoli Soccer season
Napoli Soccer played its first season in Serie C in 2004–05. Following the takeover of the defunct club by Aurelio De Laurentiis, a squad was completed in two weeks, with only a few players from the 2003-04 season being signed. The all-new team did not perform to the level of expectations, and lost out to Avellino in the playoff finals.


2004–05 Napoli Soccer season
Despite the fact Napoli were playing in such a low division, they retained higher average attendances than most of the Serie A clubs, breaking the Serie C attendance record with 51,000 at one match.


2004–05 Nashville Predators season
The 2004–05 Nashville Predators season would have been their 7th National Hockey League season; however, it was cancelled as the 2004–05 NHL lockout could not be resolved in time to save the season.


2004–05 Nashville Predators season, Draft picks
Nashville's picks at the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, which was held at the RBC Center in Raleigh, North Carolina on June 26–27, 2004.


2004–05 National Division One
The 2004–05 National Division One was the 18th full season of rugby union within the second tier of the English league system, currently known as the RFU Championship. New teams to the division included Rotherham Titans who were demoted from the 2003-04 Zurich Premiership while Sedgley Park and Nottingham were promoted from the 2003–04 National Division Two. Rotherham almost went into liquidation and dropped out of the leagues following their relegation from the Premiership but were saved by a local consortium which enabled them to continue playing in National One. As well as new teams Coventry had a new ground, moving from Coundon Road to the smaller but more modern Butts Park Arena.


2004–05 National Division One
By the end of the season, after two seasons spent in the division, Bristol Shoguns became champions and were promoted back to the Guinness Premiership for season 2005–06. Exeter Chiefs were runners–up, and Orrell (last seasons runners–up) along with Henley were relegated to the 2005–06 National Division Two.


2004–05 National Division One, Season records, Team
62 - 9 Bristol Shoguns at home to Sedgley Park on 16 January 200568 - 15 Bristol Shoguns at home to Exeter Chiefs on 27 March 2005


2004–05 National Division One, Season records, Team
53 - 5 Bristol Shoguns away to Orrell on 9 April 2005


2004–05 National Division One, Season records, Team
68 - 15 Bristol Shoguns at home to Exeter Chiefs on 27 March 2005


2004–05 National Division One, Season records, Team
Rotherham Titans at home to Orrell on 18 September 2004Bristol Shoguns at home to Sedgley Park on 16 January 2005


2004–05 National Division One, Season records, Team
Bristol Shoguns at home to London Welsh on 12 September 2004


2004–05 National Division One, Season records, Player
Ramiro Pez for Rotherham Titans at home to Orrell on 18 September 2004 Matthew Leek for Coventry at home to Otley on 13 November 2004


2004–05 National Division One, Season records, Player
Dan Ward-Smith for Plymouth Albion at home to Coventry on 9 October 2004 Sean Marsden for Bristol Shoguns away to Orrell on 9 April 2005


2004–05 National Division One, Season records, Player
Ramiro Pez for Rotherham Titans at home to Orrell on 18 September 2004


2004–05 National Division One, Season records, Player
Matthew Leek for Coventry at home to Otley on 13 November 2004


2004–05 National Division One, Season records, Attendances
Bristol Shoguns at home to Exeter Chiefs on 27 March 2005


2004–05 National Division One, Season records, Attendances
Orrell at home to Plymouth Albion on 12 March 2005


2004–05 National Division Three North
The 2004–05 National Division Three North was the fifth season (seventeenth overall) of the fourth division (north) of the English domestic rugby union competition using the name National Division Three North. New teams to the division included Rugby Lions who were relegated from the 2003–04 National Division Two while Bedford Athletic were promoted as champions of Midlands Division 1 along with Bradford & Bingley (champions) and Cleckheaton (playoffs) who both came up from North Division 1.


2004–05 National Division Three North
The season would also see the introduction of a new points system with 4 points being awarded for a win, 2 points being awarded for a draw (replacing the old system of 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw) with the addition of a bonus point being given for scoring 4 or more tries as well as a bonus point given if you manage to lose a game within 7 points of the victorious team. In terms of promotion the league champions would go straight up into National Division Two while the runners up would have a one-game playoff against the runners up from National Division Three South (at the home ground of the club with the superior league record) for the final promotion place.


2004–05 National Division Three North
Halifax would finish as runaway champions of the league, ending up 14 points clear of nearest rivals Macclesfield (even with a cancelled game against Blaydon) and gaining promotion to the 2005–06 National Division Two. Runners up Macclesfield would fail to join Halifax as they lost their playoff game away to 2004–05 National Division Three South runners up Redruth in the north-south playoff in front of a huge crowd of 4,000 at the Recreation Ground.


2004–05 National Division Three North
Although Halifax won the league with plenty to spare the rest of the division was fairly closely contested with only 3 wins separating 4th placed Fylde from 12th placed Rugby Lions. In terms of relegation newly promoted Bedford Athletic went down first followed by Dudley Kingswinford. The final spot was taken by Rugby Lions suffering their third successive relegation. Rugby Lions would actually have stayed up had in not been for a five-point penalty given for them fielding too many foreign players in a home game against Bedford Athletic.


2004–05 National Division Three North
All three relegated teams would drop down to Midlands Division 1 for the following season. Although Rugby Lions were punished from fielding too many overseas players, other teams benefited immensely from their foreign contingent (particularly Halifax and Bradford & Bingley) with six of the top ten try scorers hailing from outside England.


2004–05 National Division Three North, Results, Promotion play-off
The league runners up of National Division Three South and North would meet in a playoff game for promotion to National Division Two. Redruth were the southern division runners up and as they had a superior league record than northern runners-up, Macclesfield, they hosted the play-off match.


2004–05 National Division Three North, Season records, Team
77 - 7 Bradford & Bingley at home to Dudley Kingswinford on 27 November 2004


2004–05 National Division Three North, Season records, Team
36 - 3 Rugby Lions away to Dudley Kingswinford on 11 September 2004


2004–05 National Division Three North, Season records, Team
Bradford & Bingley at home to Dudley Kingswinford on 27 November 2004


2004–05 National Division Three North, Season records, Team
Halifax away to Bradford & Bingley on 16 April 2005


2004–05 National Division Three North, Season records, Team
Bradford & Bingley at home to New Brighton on 30 October 2004Macclesfield at home to Halifax on 13 November 2004Bradford & Bingley at home to Macclesfield on 11 December 2004Macclesfield away to Dudley Kingswinford on 6 November 2004Tynedale at home to Bradford & Bingley on 2 April 2005


2004–05 National Division Three North, Season records, Player
Tom Rhodes for Bradford & Bingley at home to Dudley Kingswinford on 27 November 2004


2004–05 National Division Three North, Season records, Player
Simon Mulholland for Kendal at home to Darlington on 11 December 2004


2004–05 National Division Three North, Season records, Player
Douglas Sanft for Halifax away to Bradford & Bingley on 16 April 2005


2004–05 National Division Three North, Season records, Player
Tom Rhodes for Bradford & Bingley at home to New Brighton on 30 October 2004 Michael Newell for Macclesfield at home to Halifax on 13 November 2004 Tom Rhodes for Bradford & Bingley at home to Macclesfield on 11 December 2004 Michael Newell for Macclesfield away to Dudley Kingswinford on 6 November 2004 Gavin Beasley for Tynedale at home to Bradford & Bingley on 2 April 2005


2004–05 National Division Three North, Season records, Attendances
Cleckheaton at home to Halifax on 22 January 2005 Bradford & Bingley at home to Halifax on 16 April 2005


2004–05 National Division Three South
The 2004-05 National Division Three South was the fifth season (18th overall) of the fourth division (south) of the English domestic rugby union competition using the name National Division Three South. New teams to the division included Lydney who were relegated from 2003–04 National Division Two as well as Havant (champions) and Hertford (playoffs) who were promoted from London Division 1 while Reading came up as champions of South West Division 1.


2004–05 National Division Three South
The season would also see the introduction of a new points system with 4 points being awarded for a win, 2 points being awarded for a draw (replacing the old system of 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw) with the addition of a bonus point being given for scoring 4 or more tries as well as a bonus point given if you manage to lose a game within 7 points of the victorious team.


2004–05 National Division Three South
In terms of promotion the league champions would go straight up into National Division Two while the runners up would have a one game playoff against the runners up from National Division Three North (at the home ground of the club with the superior league record) for the final promotion place.


2004–05 National Division Three South
At the end of the season Barking finished as champions with a fantastic record of 24 wins out of 26 games, finishing 12 points ahead of runners up Redruth, with the Cornish side perhaps having finished champions in a different season with just 3 defeats. Redruth would join Barking in the 2005–06 National Division Two by defeating the 2004–05 National Division Three North  runners up Macclesfield in the north-south playoff in front of a huge crowd of 4,000 fans at the Recreation Ground in Redruth.


2004–05 National Division Three South
At the other end of the table Haywards Heath and Tabard were the first teams to be relegated. Weston-super-Mare were more competitive but still went down in the final relegation place, 7 points off 11th placed Old Patesians. Haywards Heath and Tabard would drop down to London Division 1 while Weston-super-Mare went into South West Division 1.


2004–05 National Division Three South, Results, Promotion play-off
The league runners up of National Division Three South and North would meet in a playoff game for promotion to National Division Two. Redruth were the southern division runners up and as they had a superior league record than northern runners-up, Macclesfield, they hosted the play-off match.


2004–05 National Division Three South, Season records, Team
70 - 0 Barking at home to Haywards Heath on 19 March 2005


2004–05 National Division Three South, Season records, Team
77 - 15 Lydney away to Haywards Heath on 12 March 2005


2004–05 National Division Three South, Season records, Team
Barking at home to Havant on 4 September 2004Havant away to Tabard on 30 October 2004Redruth at home to Tabard on 6 November 2004Hertford at home to Southend on 22 January 2005Haywards Heath away to Havant on 29 January 2005


2004–05 National Division Three South, Season records, Player
Adam Westall for Lydney away to Haywards Heath on 12 March 2005


2004–05 National Division Three South, Season records, Player
Tom Johnson for Reading at home to Dings Crusaders on 29 January 2005 Adam Westall for Lydney away to Haywards Heath on 12 March 2005 Lloyd Williams for Barking at home to Haywards Heath on 19 March 2005 Tom Johnson for Reading at home to Lydney on 23 April 2005


2004–05 National Division Three South, Season records, Player
Ben Montgomery for Barking at home to Havant on 4 September 2004 Sid Claffey for Havant away to Tabard on 30 October 2004 Bede Brown for Redruth at home to Tabard on 6 November 2004 Neil Barrela for Hertford at home to Southend on 22 January 2005 Owen Ashton for Haywards Heath away to Havant on 29 January 2005


2004–05 National Division Three South, Season records, Attendances
Redruth at home to North Walsham on 5 March 2005 & Barking on 12 March 2005


2004–05 National Division Three South, Season records, Attendances
Reading at home to Tabard on 20 November 2004, Westcombe Park on 12 March 2005 and Hertford on 2 April 2005


2004–05 National Division Two
The 2004–05 National Division Two was the fifth version (eighteenth overall) of the third division of the English rugby union league system using the name National Division Two. New teams to the division included Manchester who were relegated from the 2003–04 National Division One while Waterloo came up as champions of the 2003–04 National Division Three North with Blackheath (champions) and Launceston (playoffs) coming up from the 2003–04 National Division Three South.


2004–05 National Division Two
Wakefield had also been supposed to join the division having finished 13th in National Division One but sadly due to financial difficulties the club would go into liquidation and cease to exist. This season would see the league points system being overhauled in the division with four points being awarded for a win, two points for a draw as well as bonus points being introduced (the Premiership had been using them since 2000) with teams being awarded an extra point for scoring four or more tries during a game or if losing, being within seven points of the victor.


2004–05 National Division Two
Doncaster would finish as league champions, 13 points clear of nearest rivals, Newbury Blues. Both sides would go up to the 2005–06 National Division One. At the other end of the table, apart from Rosslyn Park who were comfortably bottom, it was a very tight relegation battle with Bracknell and Nuneaton eventually going down to join Rosslyn Park despite both sides winning their last games - in the end only 2 points separated 10th placed Esher from 12th placed Nuneaton. Nuneaton would drop down to the 2005–06 National Division Three North while Bracknell and Rosslyn Park went into the 2005–06 National Division Three South.


2004–05 National Division Two, Season records, Team
79 - 5 Harrogate at home to Bracknell on 27 November 2004


2004–05 National Division Two, Season records, Team
57 - 12 Doncaster away to Wharfedale on 20 4 September 2004


2004–05 National Division Two, Season records, Player
Jonathan Davies for Wharfedale at home to Nuneaton on 9 October 2004


2004–05 National Division Two, Season records, Player
Lee Cholewa for Harrogate at home to Bracknell on 27 November 2004


2004–05 National Division Two, Season records, Player
Stephen McCashin for Blackheath away to Stourbridge on 26 February 2005


2004–05 National Division Two, Season records, Attendances
Nuneaton at home to Bracknell on 23 October 2004 and Waterloo on 13 November 2004Bracknell at home to Esher on 20 November 2004


2004–05 National Football League (India)
The 2004–05 National Football League was the ninth season of the National Football League, the top Indian professional league for association football clubs, since its inception in 1996. 12 teams took part in the season. Dempo won the league by scoring 47 points in 22 matches. Sporting Clube de Goa won the second position by scoring 45 points in 22 matches. Dudu Omagbemi of Sporting Clube de Goa was the highest goal scorer of the league (21).


2004–05 National Football League (India), Season awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the season. Dudu Omagbemi of Sporting Clube, who scored 21 goals, was named the best player and best forward for the season.


2004–05 National Twenty20 Cup
The 2004–05 ABN-AMRO Twenty-20 Cup was the first edition of the ABN-AMRO Twenty-20 Cup, a domestic Twenty20 tournament in Pakistan. It was held from 25 to 30 April 2005 in Lahore. The Faisalabad Wolves won the tournament by defeating the Karachi Dolphins in the final. As the winners, the Faisalabad Wolves were invited to compete in the International 20:20 Club Championship in September 2005, which they won.


2004–05 National Twenty20 Cup
This was the first Twenty20 tournament in the country, after the introduction of the Twenty20 format in 2003. It was huge success with the final having an attendance of 30,000. It helped increase the popularity of cricket in Pakistan and became an annual tournament.


2004–05 National Twenty20 Cup
The tournament also involved a match-throwing incident with Sialkot Stallions captain Shoaib Malik.


2004–05 National Twenty20 Cup, Format
The eleven teams are divided into three groups: Groups A and B with four teams each and Group C with three. Each team plays a single round-robin tournament and the top team from each group, determined by a point system, advances to the triangular series. The triangular series is another round-robin tournament where the top two teams advance to the final.


2004–05 National Twenty20 Cup, Format
The position of the teams in the points table is determined by:


2004–05 National Twenty20 Cup, Format, Prize money
The winners are awarded a trophy and Rs. 300,000 while the runners-up receive Rs. 150,000.


2004–05 National Twenty20 Cup, Results
The top team from each group qualify for the triangular series.


2004–05 National Twenty20 Cup, Match-throwing incident
The tournament involved a match-throwing incident in the match between the Sialkot Stallions and the Karachi Zebras. Shoaib Malik, the captain of the Stallions, openly admitted to deliberately losing their match against the Karachi Zebras in an attempt to eliminate the Lahore Eagles from the competition. Neither team received points for the match. PCB declared the match void and Karachi Zebras were denied a place in the triangular phase of the ABN Amro Twenty20 Cup despite winning their Pool ‘B’ fixture against Sialkot Stallions. Malik was expressing his disappointment at earlier decisions in the competition that he felt went against his side and it did not involve any match-fixing or financial implications.


2004–05 National Twenty20 Cup, Match-throwing incident
Malik's actions were against his code of conduct as a Test cricketer and had effect on the image of Pakistan cricket, the sponsors and the audience. After realising this, Malik later apologised. He was banned for one Test match and fined Rs. 10,000 and 75% of his match fees for two One Day International matches.


2004–05 Nationalliga A season
The 2004–05 NLA season was the 67th regular season of the Nationalliga A, the main professional ice hockey league in Switzerland.


2004–05 Nationalliga A season
The season started on September 17, 2004, the last League Qualification game was played on April 14, 2005.


2004–05 Nationalliga A season, Regular season, Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points;  PIM = Penalty Minutes


2004–05 Nationalliga A season, Playoffs, Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points;  PIM = Penalty Minutes


2004–05 Nemzeti Bajnokság I
The 2004–05 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, also known as NB I, was the 103rd season of top-tier football in Hungary. The league was officially named Arany Ászok Liga for sponsoring reasons. The season started on 7 August 2004 and ended on 26 May 2005.


2004–05 New Jersey Devils season
The 2004–05 New Jersey Devils season was the team's 23rd season in the National Hockey League since the franchise relocated to New Jersey. However, the 2004–05 NHL lockout prevented the season's games from occurring.


2004–05 New Jersey Devils season, NHL lockout
Devils general manager Lou Lamoriello sat on the negotiating committee for the league, although he had little to say early on in the proceedings. However, he was invited to a January meeting by the players' union in an attempt to breach sides; Lamoriello was invited because of the respect for the manner in which he ran the Devils organization. That meeting was ultimately unfruitful, although it did lead to further talks between the players and the owners. As late as February 2005, Lamoriello showed hope the season could be salvaged.


2004–05 New Jersey Devils season, NHL lockout
They're trying to do everything humanly possible to try to get the game back on the ice... If there is reason to believe that there is hope and a chance, then I think you use that time. We have to have some patience.


2004–05 New Jersey Devils season, NHL lockout
Maybe I'm from the old school. But I believe we should lock ourselves in a room and not come out until we've made a deal – or announced that we can't. I've said all along, until someone tells me it's over, it's not. It's too easy to be negative. There's no question we have something scheduled at this point for (tomorrow) Wednesday. It's looking very bleak right now. But it's not over.


2004–05 New Jersey Devils season, NHL lockout
Lamoriello praised the final decision, saying it put everyone on "level footing" and created more parity in the league.


2004–05 New Jersey Devils season, NHL lockout
Meanwhile, during the stoppage Devils' center Scott Gomez went home to Anchorage, Alaska to play for the Alaska Aces of the ECHL. He went on to lead the league in scoring, netting 86 points in only 68 games, en route to winning the league's Most Valuable Player award.


2004–05 New Jersey Devils season, Transactions
The Devils completed the following transactions before the lockout suspended all activity:


2004–05 New Jersey Devils season, Transactions, Draft picks
The Devils' draft picks at the 2004 NHL Entry Draft in Raleigh, North Carolina.


2004–05 New Jersey Devils season, Farm teams
The Albany River Rats, the Devils' American Hockey League affiliate, finished in last place in their division during the 2004–05 AHL season, and failed to make the playoffs for the fifth straight season. Veteran Dean McAmmond led the team in scoring with 61 points, while right on his heels was hot rookie Zach Parise with 58. Meanwhile, goaltenders Scott Clemmensen and Ari Ahonen split the load evenly, although Ahonen had more wins in fewer games played. Parise and Clemmensen would go on to make the Devils' squad full-time the following season.


2004–05 New Jersey Nets season
The 2004–05 New Jersey Nets season was the Nets' 38th season in the National Basketball Association, and 29th season in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Without Kenyon Martin, who was traded to the Denver Nuggets in the offseason, the Nets stumbled out of the gate losing 11 of their first 13 games including a nine-game losing streak, as Jason Kidd missed the first month of the season from offseason knee surgery. In December, the Nets made a move acquiring All-Star guard Vince Carter from the Toronto Raptors in a trade for Alonzo Mourning, Eric Williams, and Aaron Williams.


2004–05 New Jersey Nets season
Mourning did not report to Toronto and he was waived not long after the trade. He later signed with the Miami Heat for his second stint. By the time Carter arrived, Kidd returned from his knee surgery. Richard Jefferson spent most of the season on injured reserve due to a wrist injury. The Kidd and Carter duo-led Nets won 10 of their final 12 games to finished with a 42–40 record, winning a tie-breaker for the #8 seed in the Eastern Conference over the Cleveland Cavaliers. Carter was selected for the 2005 NBA All-Star Game.


2004–05 New Jersey Nets season
In the first round of the playoffs, New Jersey faced the top-seeded Miami Heat, led by Shaquille O'Neal and a young Dwyane Wade. They were eliminated from the playoffs by the Heat in four straight games. It was the Nets' first round playoff exit since 1998. Following the season, Brian Scalabrine signed with the Boston Celtics.


2004–05 New Orleans Hornets season
The 2004–05 New Orleans Hornets season was the franchise's third season in the National Basketball Association. The Hornets moved from the Eastern Conference's Central Division to the tougher Southwest Division of the Western Conference for the season. Under new head coach Byron Scott, the Hornets played their worst basketball ways losing their first eight games, which led to an awful 2–29 start. Many players were traded away during the season.


2004–05 New Orleans Hornets season
The team traded David Wesley to the Houston Rockets in December, then midway through the season dealt Baron Davis to the Golden State Warriors, and sent Jamal Mashburn, who was lost for the entire season with a knee injury, to the Philadelphia 76ers for Glenn Robinson, who never played for the Hornets and was released to free agency and signed with the San Antonio Spurs. Mashburn would never suit up for the 76ers.


2004–05 New Orleans Hornets season
The Hornets continued to struggle, losing their final nine games finishing last place in the Southwest Division with a dreadful 18–64 record, which was the same record as the newly-rechristened Charlotte Bobcats. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time in franchise history.


2004–05 New Orleans Hornets season, Offseason
During the offseason, the Hornets made many transactions. On June 16, the Hornets claimed Brazilian swingman Alex Garcia on waivers from the San Antonio Spurs. On June 22, the 2004 NBA Expansion Draft took place, and the Hornets lost guard Maurice Carter to the Charlotte Bobcats. Two days later, the NBA Draft took place.


2004–05 New Orleans Hornets season, Offseason, Draft picks
In the draft, the Hornets drafted J. R. Smith and Tim Pickett. Smith would play only two seasons with the Hornets, and Pickett would not play in the NBA. On July 19, the Hornets signed Chris Andersen. Andersen would be with the Hornets for four seasons, missing the 2006–07 season due to a suspension for substance abuse. On August 3, the Hornets signed former Sixth Man of the Year Rodney Rogers. Rogers would be traded to the Philadelphia 76ers, along with Jamal Mashburn, on February 24 for Glenn Robinson. On September 29, the Hornets signed Tremaine Fowlkes and Britton Johnsen. The following day, the team signed Lorinza "Junior" Harrington and Lee Nailon. On October 28, the Hornets waived Fowlkes, and three days later, they waived Johnsen.


2004–05 New York Islanders season
The 2004–05 New York Islanders season was the 33rd season in the franchise's history. However, its games were cancelled as the 2004–05 NHL lockout could not be resolved in time.


2004–05 New York Islanders season, Off-season
The Islanders chose Petteri Nokelainen as their first-round choice, sixteenth overall.


2004–05 New York Knicks season
The 2004–05 New York Knicks season was the 59th season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA). During the offseason, the Knicks acquired Jamal Crawford from the Chicago Bulls. Early in the season, the team released Shandon Anderson after he had played one game; Anderson later joined the Miami Heat as a free agent. The Knicks played around .500 with a 16–13 start, but then lost 16 of their next 18 games. Head coach Lenny Wilkens resigned after a 17–22 start, and was replaced by assistant Herb Williams for the remainder of the season. The Knicks then lost nine straight games between March and April, finishing fourth place in the Atlantic Division with a 33–49 record, and failing to qualify for the NBA Playoffs.


2004–05 New York Knicks season
In his first full season with the Knicks, Stephon Marbury led the team with 21.7 points, 8.1 assists and 1.5 steals per game, and Jamal Crawford finished second on the team in scoring averaging 17.7 points per game. Following the season, Larry Brown was hired as coach, Kurt Thomas was traded to the Phoenix Suns, Tim Thomas was dealt to the Chicago Bulls and Allan Houston, who only played just 20 games due to injury, retired after twelve seasons in the NBA.


2004–05 New York Rangers season
The 2004–05 New York Rangers season was their 79th National Hockey League season; however, its games were cancelled as the 2004–05 NHL lockout could not be resolved in time.


2004–05 New York Rangers season, Transactions
The Rangers were involved in the following transactions from June 8, 2004, the day after the deciding game of the 2004 Stanley Cup Finals, through February 16, 2005, the day the 2004–05 season was officially canceled.


2004–05 New York Rangers season, Draft picks
New York's picks at the 2004 NHL Entry Draft in Raleigh, North Carolina at the RBC Center.


2004–05 New Zealand Figure Skating Championships
The 2004–05 New Zealand Figure Skating Championships was held in Queenstown from 20 through 23 September 2004. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles and ladies' singles across many levels, including senior, junior, novice, adult, and the pre-novice disciplines of juvenile, pre-primary, primary, and intermediate.


2004–05 New Zealand Football Championship
2004–05 was the first season of the New Zealand Football Championship.


2004–05 New Zealand Football Championship, Season summary
The league kicked off on 15 October 2004, with a 3–1 victory for Auckland City at Napier City Rovers and it soon became clear that Auckland City, along with Waitakere United, were the class teams in the championship. Auckland lost only three games all year en route to be the first winners of the New Zealand Football Championship.


2004–05 New Zealand Football Championship, Season summary
Even though they were runners-up in both the regular season and Grand Final, Waitakere lost four times to Auckland City, including the thrilling 3–2 final in front of 3,800 spectators at Auckland City's home field, Kiwitea Street, where Auckland came back from 2-1 down to win in the last minutes of the game.


2004–05 New Zealand Football Championship, Season summary
Waikato FC came out best of the rest to take the final playoff position in third, despite making a slow start to the season. Notables among the other teams were Napier City Rovers, who also came back from a slow start to have a chance of making the playoffs in the final week of the season. Otago United won five games all year, but did not win any of their last twelve games.


2004–05 New Zealand Football Championship, Finals
Waitakere and Waikato play in the Elimination Final, the winner of which plays Auckland in Grand Final.


2004–05 New Zealand Football Championship, Oceania Club Championship
By winning the NZFC, Auckland City went on to represent New Zealand in the Oceania Club Championship in Tahiti. Auckland lost their first game to Australian representatives Sydney FC, 3–2 in the dying minutes. Their next game, against tournament hosts AS Pirae of Tahiti, was also a loss, this time by 1–0. Auckland City would take some consolation from finishing third in their group after defeating the champions of Papua New Guinea, Sobou FC, by 6–1.


2004–05 New Zealand V8 season
The 2004–05 New Zealand V8 season (the leading motorsport category in New Zealand) consisted of seven rounds beginning on 16–17 October 2004 and ending 15–17 April 2005. Defending champion Andy Booth held on to take his second New Zealand V8 championship in succession.


2004–05 Newcastle United F.C. season
The 2004–05 season was Newcastle United's 108th season in English football, and their 22nd in the Premier League. The season began poorly for Newcastle, with no wins in their first four matches, and manager Bobby Robson was sacked, bringing to an end his five-year tenure at the club. His assistant, John Carver took over as caretaker manager, managing one win, but was not considered for the permanent post, and left in September 2004. Blackburn Rovers manager Graeme Souness was brought in, but despite a positive start, he was unable to mount a challenge anywhere near the Champions League challenge the team had managed the previous season.


2004–05 Newcastle United F.C. season
Towards the end of the season, teammates Lee Bowyer and Kieron Dyer were sent off for fighting with each other during a game. Their suspensions, coupled with several injuries, left Newcastle light on players. The club finished in 14th place in the league for the 2004–05 season.


2004–05 Newcastle United F.C. season, Season summary
After nearly five years in charge, Bobby Robson was dismissed on 30 August, following a largely indifferent start to the season and alleged discontent in the dressing room. The team lost two and drew two of their first four games, three in which they actually surrendered from leading positions: they drew 2–2 at Middlesbrough in the Tyne–Tees derby after taking the lead twice; they surrendered a 2–0 lead against recently promoted Norwich City to draw 2–2 and they surrendered a 2–1 lead at Villa Park to lose 4–2 to Aston Villa.


2004–05 Newcastle United F.C. season, Season summary
A split had grown between Robson and the club owners when they had made a number of high-profile signings, apparently without consulting him - in particular, that of Patrick Kluivert. He was further undermined by the club's high profile, but ultimately futile, offer for Everton's Wayne Rooney, who instead moved to Manchester United. Following Rooney's transfer, Robson stated his dismay at the tendency for overpaid young players to demand all the perks without proving themselves on the pitch. Events during the ensuing season on and off the pitch would go a long way to confirm Robson's assessment, who was later given a £1 million severance payment by Newcastle.


2004–05 Newcastle United F.C. season, Season summary
Graeme Souness, who had guided Blackburn Rovers to the 2002 League Cup trophy and sixth place in the Premiership in recent years, was appointed as Robson's replacement. A ten-match unbeaten run following his appointment suggested that Souness could take Newcastle back to Champions League qualification, but following that the club's form dipped.


2004–05 Newcastle United F.C. season, Season summary
Craig Bellamy, a key player in Newcastle's strike force, was loaned to Celtic in January for the remainder of the season, after Souness discovered Bellamy had told teammates he was going to fake an injury. Captain Alan Shearer backed Souness's demand that Bellamy apologise for his behaviour to the whole squad, but he refused to listen. Their dip in performance due to the absence of Shearer through injury worried the fan base, leading to fans debating on whether Bellamy should have departed the club.


2004–05 Newcastle United F.C. season, Season summary
In November 2004, club chairman Freddy Shepherd again caused controversy, stating there was no debt owed by the "elite" clubs of the Premiership to the rest of the FA – but with his own team underperforming, this was somewhat ironic as well as inappropriate.


2004–05 Newcastle United F.C. season, Season summary
An unbeaten run in all competitions in February and March was ended in April with a home defeat against Aston Villa; during the match, Lee Bowyer and Kieron Dyer were sent off for an on-pitch fight. As a result of the incident, later described as "the blackest day" by Shepherd, Bowyer was fined six weeks' wages (about £200,000) and both players received playing bans from the FA. The event overshadowed the announcement that Alan Shearer (expected to retire that season) had extended his playing contract for a further year and was to take up a coaching role with the club.


2004–05 Newcastle United F.C. season, Season summary
A rift opened up between Souness and Shepherd, with Souness complaining that the squad, lacking strength in depth after poor judgment in the transfer market (with the promised major signings not materialising) was not up to the challenge. Souness also criticised the state of the club's training ground, stating it was the main reason why so many injuries had taken their toll on the players.


2004–05 Newcastle United F.C. season, Season summary, Cup competitions
Newcastle had qualified for the UEFA Cup with a fifth-placed finish the previous season, and managed to reach the quarter-finals. Newcastle defeated Portuguese side Sporting Lisbon in the home leg, but were most comprehensively outplayed in the away match and lost 4–1, in the process suffering several injuries. In the same week they played Manchester United in an FA Cup semi-final at the Millennium Stadium. The scoreline, again 4–1, reflected the one-sided nature of the encounter. This left the Intertoto Cup as the team's only route into European competition in the 2005–06 season.


2004–05 Newcastle United F.C. season, Team kit
The team kit for the 2004–05 season was produced by Adidas. The main shirt sponsor was Northern Rock.


2004–05 Newcastle United F.C. season, Players, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2004–05 Newcastle United F.C. season, Players, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2004–05 Newcastle United F.C. season, Players, Reserve squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2004–05 Newcastle United F.C. season, Players, Under-18 squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2004–05 Newcastle United F.C. season, Players, Trialists
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2004–05 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team
The 2004–05 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented University of North Carolina. The head coach was Roy Williams. The team played its home games at the Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.


2004–05 North West Counties Football League
The 2004–05 North West Counties Football League season was the 23rd in the history of the North West Counties Football League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions: Division One and Division Two.


2004–05 North West Counties Football League, Division One
Division One featured four new teams promoted from Division Two


2004–05 Northern Counties East Football League
The 2004–05 Northern Counties East Football League season was the 23rd in the history of Northern Counties East Football League, a football competition in England.


2004–05 Northern Counties East Football League, Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 17 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with three new clubs, promoted from Division One:


2004–05 Northern Counties East Football League, Division One
Division One featured 15 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with one new clubs:


2004–05 Northern Football League
The 2004–05 Northern Football League season was the 107th in the history of Northern Football League, a football competition in England.


2004–05 Northern Football League, Division One
Division One featured 18 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs, promoted from Division Two:


2004–05 Northern Football League, Division Two
Division Two featured 15 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with five new clubs.


2004–05 Northern Premier League
The 2004–05 Northern Premier League season was the 37th in the history of the Northern Premier League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions; the Premier and the First. This was the first Northern Premier League system after the creation of Conference North and Conference South


2004–05 Northern Premier League, Premier Division
Due to a restructuring of the league system in which the new leagues Conference North and Conference South, the league featured 14 new teams promoted from Division One:


2004–05 Northern Premier League, Premier Division, Play-offs
The Premier Division play-offs saw the second to fifth placed sides in the Division compete for one place in the Conference North.


2004–05 Northern Premier League, Division One
Division One featured 14 new teams due to the creation of Conference North and Conference South:


2004–05 Northern Premier League, Division One, Play-offs
The First Division play-offs saw the third to sixth placed sides in the First Division compete for a place in the Premier Division.


2004–05 Northern Premier League, Promotion and relegation
In the thirty-seventh season of the Northern Premier League Hyde United were promoted as champions while Workington were promoted as play-off winners, where they would both be promoted to the Conference North. Bishop Aukland, Bridlington Town, Bamber Bridge and Spennymoor United were relegated to the First Division; these four clubs were replaced by relegated Conference North sides Runcorn Halton, Ashton United and Bradford Park Avenue. First Division winners North Ferriby United, second placed Ilkeston Town and play-off winners A.F.C. Telford United were all promoted to the Premier Division. In the First Division Rocester were relegated and were replaced by Goole and Fleetwood Town.


2004–05 Northern Premier League, Cup Results
President's Cup: 'Plate' competition for losing teams in the NPL Cup.


2004–05 Northern Premier League, Cup Results
Chairman's Cup: 'Plate' competition for losing teams in the NPL Cup.


2004–05 Northern Premier League, Cup Results
Peter Swales Shield: Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the NPL Cup.


2004–05 Northern Premier League, 2005 Northern Premier League Controversy, NPL meeting
The end of this season saw Spennymoor United fail to fulfil nine of their league fixtures after folding. The Northern Premier League's Board of Directors met on 24 April 2005 to consider how these unplayed games would be treated in the fairest possible manner to all Premier Division member clubs. At this meeting it was decided to expunge the record of Spennymoor United from the table. Subsequent to this meeting the member clubs of Gateshead, Radcliffe Borough, Hyde United and Workington appealed to the Football Association (the FA) against the decision.


2004–05 Northern Premier League, 2005 Northern Premier League Controversy, NPL meeting
One of the grounds of appeal was that the meeting did not have a quorum and the FA recommended that the Northern Premier League withdraw their decision to expunge the record of Spennymoor United from the table and for the issue to be considered by a meeting that had a quorum.


2004–05 Northern Premier League, 2005 Northern Premier League Controversy, Second board meeting
At the emergency board meeting held on 1 May 2005, the Board of the Northern Premier Football League confirmed their decision to expunge Spennymoor United's playing record. This meeting came a day after the final day of the Northern Premier League Premier Division season where Workington had finished in first place, Hyde United in second (having played 41 games to Workington and Farsley's 42) and Farsley in third. The confirmation to expunge Spennymoor United's playing record then saw Farsley finish in first place, Hyde United finish in second and Workington finish in third.


2004–05 Northern Premier League, 2005 Northern Premier League Controversy, Second board meeting
Gateshead, Hyde United, Radcliffe Borough and Workington followed up their appeal to the FA and on 4 May 2005 the FA overturned the Northern Premier League Board's decision to expunge the playing record of Spennymoor United. The FA ruled that the Northern Premier League was bound by an undertaking, duly minuted at its management committee meeting in January 2005, that Spennymoor United would not be expelled, nor its record for the season expunged.


2004–05 Northern Premier League, 2005 Northern Premier League Controversy, Second board meeting
The FA decided that Spennymoor United’s playing record would re-instated into the league records and, in addition, three points would be awarded to other teams for each game outstanding against Spennymoor United, although no goals for or against will be allocated. Hyde United were one of the teams awarded three points which awarded them the 2004–05 Northern Premier League Premier Division Championship.


2004–05 Northern Premier League, 2005 Northern Premier League Controversy, Second board meeting
Farsley Celtic celebrated winning the Championship on the last day of the season, ignoring the fact that the original meeting on 24 April 2005 did not have a quorum however, as a result of the new overruling finished third in the table. Burscough, who had slipped from fifth to sixth, and out of the final promotion playoff place, thanks to Prescot Cables being awarded six points due to their two unplayed games against Spennymoor United, were aggrieved by this decision and, on 11 May 2005, attempted to get the FA to go to arbitration. This was rejected outright by the FA, and so Farsley Celtic and Burscough attempted to get the FA Appeal Board decision on 4 May overturned by the High Court of Justice in London on 12 May 2005.


2004–05 Northern Premier League, 2005 Northern Premier League Controversy, Conclusive finding
On 13 May 2005 the FA and the Northern Premier League confirmed that Hyde United were the champions of the Northern Premier League Premier Division, and were presented with the trophy at their end of season party by Northern Premier League Chairman, Duncan Bayley.


2004–05 Northern Premier League, 2005 Northern Premier League Controversy, Conclusive finding
Workington, who had finished first on the last day of the season having played a game more than Hyde United, were promoted along with Hyde United having beaten Farsley Celtic in a penalty shootout in the play-off final.


2004–05 Norwich City F.C. season
The 2004–05 season was the 103rd season in the history of Norwich City. It was the club's first season in the Premier League for nine years, following promotion from the First Division in 2003–04. However, they were immediately relegated back to the second tier, notably without having won a competitive match away from home during the whole season. Despite being in pole position to stay up going into the final match of the season against Fulham, a 6–0 defeat at Craven Cottage sealed their fate. This article shows statistics and lists all matches played by the club during the season.


2004–05 Norwich City F.C. season, First team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2004–05 Norwich City F.C. season, First team squad, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2004–05 Norwich City F.C. season, First team squad, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2004–05 Nottingham Forest F.C. season
During the 2004–05 English football season, Nottingham Forest competed in the Football League Championship.


2004–05 Nottingham Forest F.C. season, Season summary
Manager Joe Kinnear was hoping to push for promotion from the newly named Coca-Cola Championship in 2004–05, but the start to the season was poor. Despite a promising draw with Wigan on the first day of the season (the game which started a run of four consecutive draws), the team's form and league position went downhill. With fans becoming restless, and the threat of demonstrations against the team management, Kinnear resigned in December after a 3–0 defeat to arch-rivals Derby County at Pride Park left Forest struggling at the foot of the Championship.


2004–05 Nottingham Forest F.C. season, Season summary
Following Mick Harford's brief reign as caretaker, in January 2005, Gary Megson was named as Nottingham Forest's new manager. He had previously won promotion to the Premiership twice with West Bromwich Albion, having taken over at a time when they were on the verge of relegation to League One, and it was hoped that he could achieve the same success with Forest. After a loss to Millwall in Megson's first match in charge, a six-game unbeaten run gave the fans hope that survival might be on the cards.


2004–05 Nottingham Forest F.C. season, Season summary
However, Forest would win only one more league game all season after that, and they finished second from bottom in the Coca-Cola Championship and were relegated to League One. This made them the first former winners of the European Cup to suffer relegation to the third tier of their domestic league.


2004–05 Nottingham Forest F.C. season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2004–05 Nottingham Forest F.C. season, Squad, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2004–05 Notts County F.C. season, Season summary
Gary Mills was sacked in November with Notts County in 21st position. Long-serving midfielder Ian Richardson was appointed caretaker manager for the remainder of the season and guided County to 18th place. He was replaced by former Iceland, Stoke City and Barnsley manager Guðjón Þórðarson.


2004–05 Notts County F.C. season, Players, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2004–05 Notts County F.C. season, Players, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2004–05 OB I bajnoksag season
The 2004–05 OB I bajnokság season was the 68th season of the OB I bajnokság, the top level of ice hockey in Hungary. Six teams participated in the league, and Alba Volan Szekesfehervar won the championship.


2004–05 OHL season
The 2004–05 OHL season was the 25th season of the Ontario Hockey League. The OHL inaugurated two awards for scholastic achievement, the Roger Neilson Memorial Award and the Ivan Tennant Memorial Award. Twenty teams each played 68 games. The London Knights set a Canadian Hockey League record, being undefeated in 31 games. The J. Ross Robertson Cup was won by the London Knights, defeating the Ottawa 67's.


2004–05 OHL season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: DIV = Division; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime Losses; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched conference title


2004–05 OHL season, CHL Canada/Russia Series
After these two games, OHL had an all-time record of 4–0 against the Russian Selects since the tournament began in 2003–04.


2004–05 OHL season, London Knights' 2004–05 undefeated streak
In the 2004–05 season the London Knights broke an OHL record, going 28 games in a row without a loss (27–0–1). They subsequently broke the CHL record of 29 games (held by the 1978–79 Brandon Wheat Kings, who went 25–0–4 during their streak), with a 0–0 tie with the Guelph Storm on December 10, 2004, giving them a record of 28–0–2. The streak ended at 31 games after a 5–2 loss to the Sudbury Wolves on December 17.


2004–05 OHL season, London Knights' 2004–05 undefeated streak
*Tied OHL record previously set by Kitchener in 1983–84 **Broke OHL record previously set by Kitchener in 1983–84***Tied CHL record previously set by Brandon in 1978–79****Broke CHL record previously set by Brandon in 1978–79


2004–05 OHL season, 2005 OHL Priority Selection
On May 7, 2005, the OHL conducted the 2005 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection. The Oshawa Generals held the first overall pick in the draft, and selected John Tavares from the Toronto Marlboros. Tavares was awarded the Jack Ferguson Award, awarded to the top pick in the draft.


2004–05 OHL season, 2005 OHL Priority Selection
Below are the players who were selected in the first round of the 2005 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection.


2004–05 OHL season, 2005 CHL Import Draft
On June 29, 2005, the Canadian Hockey League conducted the 2005 CHL Import Draft, in which teams in all three CHL leagues participate in. The Ottawa 67's held the first pick in the draft by a team in the OHL, and selected Jakub Vojta from the Czech Republic with their selection.


2004–05 OHL season, 2005 CHL Import Draft
Below are the players who were selected in the first round by Ontario Hockey League teams in the 2005 CHL Import Draft.


2004–05 OK Liga
The 2004–05 OK Liga was the 36th season of the top-tier league of rink hockey in Spain.


2004–05 OK Liga, Competition format
The eight first teams at the end of the regular season qualified for the playoffs while the three last teams were relegated to Primera División.


2004–05 OK Liga, Playoffs
Quarterfinals were played with a best-of-three format, while semifinals and final were played with a best-of-five series.


2004–05 OK Liga, Playoffs
Seeded teams played games 1, 2 and 5 of the series at home.


2004–05 OK Liga, Copa del Rey
The 2005 Copa del Rey was the 62nd edition of the Spanish men's roller hockey cup. It was played in Reus between the eight first qualified teams after the first half of the season.


2004–05 OPJHL season
The 2004–05 OPJHL season is the 12th season of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League (OPJHL). The thirty-five teams of the North, South, East, and West divisions competed in a 49-game schedule.


2004–05 OPJHL season
Come February, the top eight teams of each division competed for the Frank L. Buckland Trophy, the OJHL championship. The winner of the Buckland Cup, the St. Michael's Buzzers, competed in the Central Canadian Junior "A" championship, the Dudley Hewitt Cup, and finished 2nd. The DHC was hosted and won by the Georgetown Raiders who moved to the 2005 Royal Bank Cup but lost in the semi-final.


2004–05 OPJHL season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime Losses; SL = Shootout Losses; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched conference title


2004–05 OPJHL season, Dudley Hewitt Cup Championship
Hosted by Georgetown Raiders in Georgetown, Ontario. Georgetown won the event, St. Michael's finished second.


2004–05 OPJHL season, 2005 Royal Bank Cup Championship
Hosted by Weyburn Red Wings in Weyburn, Saskatchewan. Georgetown finished in the semi-final.


2004–05 OPJHL season, Awards and honours, Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes


2004–05 Oddset Ligaen season
The 2004–05 Oddset Ligaen season was the 48th season of ice hockey in Denmark. Nine teams participated in the league, and the Herning Blue Fox won the championship.


2004–05 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team
The 2004–05 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University in the college basketball season of 2004–05. The team was coached by Tim O'Shea and played their home games at the Convocation Center.


2004–05 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team
The 2004–05 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represented Oklahoma State University as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by 15th-year head coach Eddie Sutton and played their home games at Gallagher-Iba Arena. The Cowboys followed the previous season’s Final Four appearance by finishing with a record of 27–6 (11–5 Big 12) and a No. 8 final ranking in each of the two major polls.


2004–05 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team
After winning the Big 12 Tournament, Oklahoma State received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as No. 2 seed in the Chicago region. After defeating Southeastern Louisiana in the opening round, the Cowboys defeated No. 7 seed Southern Illinois to reach the Sweet Sixteen. The run ended in the regional semifinal, as Arizona defeated OSU 79–78. It would end up being Coach Sutton’s final Tournament appearance.


2004–05 Oldham Athletic A.F.C. season
During the 2004–05 English football season, Oldham Athletic A.F.C. competed in the Football League One finishing 19th. The club enjoyed success in the cups – reaching the 4th round of the FA Cup and the area final of the Football League Trophy


2004–05 Oldham Athletic A.F.C. season, Season summary
A poor season in the league saw the club finishing 19th, with relegation avoided after manager Brian Talbot was replaced by Ronnie Moore towards the end of the season. Talbot's side had enjoyed cup success, particularly the defeat of Man City in the FA Cup third round. The club also reached the area final of the Football League Trophy for the first time.


2004–05 Olympiacos F.C. season
The 2004–05 season was Olympiacos's 45th consecutive season in the Alpha Ethniki and their 9th consecutive season in the UEFA Champions League. In the beginning of the summertime Olympiacos named Norwegian Trond Sollied coach.


2004–05 Olympiacos F.C. season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2004–05 Olympique Lyonnais season
The 2004–05 season was the 106th season in the existence of Olympique Lyonnais and the club's 16th consecutive season in the top flight of French football. They participated in the Ligue 1, the Coupe de France, the Coupe de la Ligue, the Trophée des Champions and UEFA Champions League.


2004–05 Olympique Lyonnais season, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2004–05 Olympique Lyonnais season, First-team squad, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2004–05 Olympique de Marseille season
Olympique de Marseille had a disappointing season, with three managers passing by en route to a fifth-place finish in Ligue 1 and two premature domestic cup exits. With striker Didier Drogba being sold to Chelsea, and replacements Habib Bamogo and Péguy Luyindula not performing at a similar level, the goal-scoring went dry, but in spite of scoring two points less than the previous season, OM finished two positions above the previous season.


2004–05 Omani League
The 2004–05 Omani League was the 29th edition of the top football league in Oman. It began on 23 September 2004 and finished on 19 May 2005. Al-Nasr S.C.S.C. were the defending champions, having won the previous 2003–04 Omani League season. On Thursday, 19 May 2005, Dhofar S.C.S.C. played out a 1-1 draw away in their final league match against Al-Nasr S.C.S.C. and emerged as the champions of the 2004–05 Omani League with a total of 46 points.


2004–05 Omani League, Teams
This season the league had increased from 12 to 13 teams. Al-Suwaiq Club and Saham SC were relegated to the Second Division League after finishing in the relegation zone in the 2003–04 season. The two relegated teams were replaced by Second Division League teams Al-Ahli Club, Al-Ittihad Club and Bahla Club.


2004–05 Orlando Magic season
The 2004–05 season was the 16th season of the Orlando Magic in the National Basketball Association (NBA). After finishing the previous year with a league-worst 21–61 record, the Magic won the NBA Draft Lottery for the third time in franchise history, and selected high school star Dwight Howard with the first overall pick in the 2004 NBA draft. During the offseason, the Magic acquired All-Star guard Steve Francis and Cuttino Mobley from the Houston Rockets, and signed free agent Hedo Turkoglu. The team looked to be a playoff contender playing above .500 for the first half of the season. In January, Mobley was traded to the Sacramento Kings for Doug Christie. However, head coach Johnny Davis was fired after a 31–33 start, and was replaced with Chris Jent. The Magic finished third in the Southeast Division with a 36–46 record, a 15-game improvement from the previous season.


2004–05 Orlando Magic season
Grant Hill finally played a full season with the Magic averaging 19.7 points per game, while being selected to play in the 2005 NBA All-Star Game, his first All-Star selection since 2000. Howard was selected to the All-Rookie First Team, while Jameer Nelson made the All-Rookie Second Team.


2004–05 Országos Bajnokság I (men's water polo)
2004–05 Országos Bajnokság I (men's water polo) was the 99th water polo championship in Hungary.


2004–05 Országos Bajnokság I (men's water polo), First stage
Pld - Played; W - Won; L - Lost; PF - Points for; PA - Points against; Diff - Difference; Pts - Points.


2004–05 Ottawa Senators season
The 2004–05 Ottawa Senators season was the 13th season of the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). All games were cancelled due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout, which cancelled play for the entire League. Several of the Senators' players played for teams in European hockey leagues while some played for the Senators' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Binghamton Senators.


2004–05 Ottawa Senators season
Several Senators played with the team's AHL affiliate, the Binghamton Senators, including newly-acquired goaltender Dominik Hasek, who only practiced with the group, and Jason Spezza, who played most of the season with Binghamton.


2004–05 Ottawa Senators season
Like all other NHL teams, the Senators were still eligible to take part in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft and selected Andrej Meszaros in the first round, 23rd overall.


2004–05 Ottawa Senators season, NHL lockout
The NHL Chairman of the Board, Harley Hotchkiss was a key figure in the resolution of the labour dispute. Initially taking a low key role, Hotchkiss was thrust into the spotlight when he was invited by National Hockey League Players' Association President Trevor Linden to a last-ditch meeting in January 2005 to save the season. While that meeting was unsuccessful in saving the season, the two would continue to meet until an agreement was finally reached on July 13, 2005. Hotchkiss' role in the negotiations was prominently mentioned when he was voted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2006.


2004–05 Ottawa Senators season, Draft picks
Ottawa's draft picks from the 2004 NHL Entry Draft held on June 26 and June 27, 2004 at the RBC Center in Raleigh, North Carolina.


2004–05 PAOK FC season
The 2004–05 season was PAOK Football Club’s 79th in existence and the club’s 46th consecutive season in the top flight of Greek football. The team will enter the Greek Football Cup in the First round and will also enter in Champions League  starting from the Third qualifying round.


2004–05 PAOK FC season, Players, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2004–05 PAOK FC season, Statistics, Squad statistics
Appearances denote players in the starting lineup, with the numbers in parentheses denoting appearances as substitute.


2004–05 PAOK FC season, Statistics, Squad statistics
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2004–05 PBA Philippine Cup
The 2004–05 PBA Philippine Cup, or known as the 2004-05 Gran Matador Brandy-PBA Philippine Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the All-Filipino Conference of the Philippine Basketball Association's (PBA) 2004-05 season.


2004–05 PBA Philippine Cup
The Barangay Ginebra Kings won its first back-to-back titles with a 4-2 conquest of the Talk 'N Text Phone Pals. The series was marred by a controversial reversal of the Phone Pals' Game One victory after fielding in an ineligible Asi Taulava in the said game. Taulava was serving an indefinite suspension after being cited as one of six Filipino-American players with questionable citizenship papers.


2004–05 PBA Philippine Cup
Eric Menk won another Best Player of the Conference Award, his third in his PBA career.


2004–05 PBA Philippine Cup, Wildcard phase
The #3 vs. #10 and the #4 vs. #9 matchups are in the "twice-to-beat" format; the team with the higher seed only needs to win once to advance, but needs to be beaten twice in order to be eliminated. The other two matchups are a best-of-three series.


2004–05 PBA Philippine Cup, Finals
On January 26, 2005, Judge Rogelio Pizarro of the Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 222 issued a writ of preliminary mandatory injunction "commanding and directing" the PBA to allow Taulava "to play in the current All Filipino Conference and succeeding Conferences of the PBA" during the term of his contract. This was after Taulava passed citizenship papers that should've allowed him to play in the league; earlier, he was indefinitely suspended from playing after his Filipino citizenship was nullified (only Filipinos are allowed to play in the Philippine Cup).


2004–05 PBA Philippine Cup, Finals
The PBA Board of Governors refused to honor the court order, upholding Commissioner Noli Eala's suspension of Taulava after consultation with the league's legal counsel. Taulava's lawyer Ed Francisco charged Eala with giving the board wrong legal advice. Taulava did play at Game 1, in which Talk 'N Text won easily 89-71. As Taulava was being introduced, the pro-Ginebra crowd jeered him as the outnumbered Talk 'N Text crowd greeted him with cheers, displaying placards with a message "Welcome Back!" Eala himself had considered quitting his commissioner's post as he received a phone call "to make sure that Asi Taulava be allowed to play". After the game, Barangay Ginebra filed a protest to the commissioner's office. Talk 'N Text intends to play Taulava for the entire duration of the series.


2004–05 PBA Philippine Cup, Finals
Barangay Ginebra reportedly indicated that the team may forfeit the Finals series if Taulava continues to be allowed to play and Game 1 won't be forfeited. The league has issued a motion for reconsideration on the court order, and Eala said that Talk 'N Text may face sanctions for violating league rules.


2004–05 PBA Philippine Cup, Finals
In a board meeting on February 1, there was a "heated clash" between Eala and Talk 'N Text alternate representative Paul Gueco in which Gueco reportedly challenged Eala to make a decision on the Taulava case by himself and to tell Talk N Text what his decision was, a statement supported by board chairman Buddy Encarnado of the Sta. Lucia Realtors.


2004–05 PBA Philippine Cup, Finals
Talk 'N Text did not field Taulava in Game 2 "in the interest of the Philippine Basketball Association and the public", even though Eala was filed of contempt charges, and Talk 'N Text's Game 1 win was forfeited against Ginebra. The Gin Kings won against Talk 'N Text by one point, thanks to Eric Menk's last basket with 5.2 seconds left to play. Ginebra's defense disallowed an attempt from the Phone Pals, leading to the 2-0 series lead.


2004–05 PBA Philippine Cup, Finals
Francisco pointed out that new rules and regulations covering the eligibility of Filipino-foreign players such as Taulava, who was declared eligible by the PBA based on the Bureau of Immigration clearance and Department of Justice (DOJ) affirmation in 2001, cannot be subject to additional rules or conditions imposed retroactively and any such changes can only be applied prospectively.


2004–05 PBA Philippine Cup, Finals
The DOJ, for its part, considered on intervening and seek a reversal of the court's ruling allowing the cager to play anew in the PBA despite the DOJ's findings that he is not a Filipino; although they won't intervene if the Court of Appeals would rule favorably on the justice department's petition seeking to lift an injunction against it issued by the Manila RTC on the separate issue of Taulava's deportation. DOJ Secretary Raul Gonzalez said that the rulings of the Quezon City and Manila RTC constitute "undue interference by the courts." Parañaque Congressman Eduardo Zialcita would seek a congressional inquiry into Eala's "continued defiance" on the court orders.


2004–05 PBA Philippine Cup, Finals
Negros Oriental Congressman Jacinto Paras asked the Games and Amusement Board (GAB) to investigate Eala for his "questionable and dictatorial acts" as the PBA is under the direct jurisdiction of the GAB. Meanwhile, the Phone Pals appealed to the Board of Governors to reverse Eala's prior decisions of forfeiting game 1 and for the reinstatement of Taulava. Meanwhile, with all of the publicity, the tournament scored the highest TV ratings in years, with ratings of at least 11% and an audience share of at least 17.4%.


2004–05 PBA season
The 2004–05 PBA season was the 30th season of the Philippine Basketball Association. Instead of the usual calendar year of February–December, the league changed its schedule to the current October–July format, while limiting the number of conferences from three to two. As part of the new league format, the season was preceded with a transition conference known as the 2004 PBA Fiesta Conference.


2004–05 PBA season, 2004-05 Philippine Cup
Barangay Ginebra won its first back-to-back titles and sixth overall crown with a 4-2 conquest over Talk 'N Text Phone Pals. The series was marred by a controversial reversal of the Phone Pals' Game 1 victory after fielding in an ineligible Taulava in the said game. Taulava was serving an indefinite suspension after being cited as one of six Filipino-American players with questionable citizenship papers.


2004–05 PBA season, 2004-05 Philippine Cup
The San Miguel Beermen won third place after beating the Shell Turbo Chargers in a one-game match.


2004–05 PBA season, 2004-05 Philippine Cup
Eric Menk won another Best Player of the Conference Award, his third in his PBA career.


2004–05 PBA season, 2004-05 Philippine Cup
Chot Reyes left his post as the Coca Cola Tigers head coach to become the new coach of the Philippine national basketball team.


2004–05 PBA season, 2005 Fiesta Conference
San Miguel won its 17th PBA title with a 4-1 series victory over Talk N' Text. The league finally allowed Asi Taulava to play in the finals series.


2004–05 PBA season, 2005 Fiesta Conference
Shell won third place over Red Bull in a one-game playoff, which turn out to be the last appearance of the Turbo Chargers in the league as it filed a leave of absence in August 2005. Shell eventually sell their rights to Welcoat.


2004–05 PBA season, 2005 Fiesta Conference
Talk N' Text's Willie Miller was named the Best Player of the Conference while teammate Jerald Honeycutt won the Best Import plum.


2004–05 PFC Cherno More Varna season
This page covers all relevant details regarding PFC Cherno More Varna for all official competitions inside the 2004–05 season. These are A Group and Bulgarian Cup.


2004–05 PFC Levski Sofia season
The 2004–05 season was Levski Sofia's 83rd season in the First League. This article shows player statistics and all matches (official and friendly) that the club has played during the 2004–05 season.


2004–05 PFC Levski Sofia season, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2004–05 PFF National League
The 2004–05 PFF National League (now known as PFF League) was the 1st season of second tier of Pakistan Football Federation. The season was scheduled to start on 22 November 2004 and concluded on 1 February 2005. The league's name was originally planned as National League Division B.


2004–05 PSV Eindhoven season
During the 2004–05 Dutch football season, PSV Eindhoven competed in the Eredivisie.


2004–05 PSV Eindhoven season, Season summary
Despite losing several key players in the summer, PSV reached the semi-finals of the Champions League before being knocked out by eventual runners-up Milan. PSV won the home leg 3–1, but lost 2–0 at the San Siro, Milan advancing on away goals.


2004–05 PSV Eindhoven season, Players, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2004–05 PSV Eindhoven season, Players, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2004–05 Pakistan Premier League
The 2004–05 Pakistan Premier League season was the inaugural season of Pakistan Premier League, top tier of Pakistani football. The season started on 28 May 2004 and concluded on 13 October 2004.


2004–05 Pakistan Premier League, Formation
The league was created as a replacement for group stage based National championship. The new PFF president, Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat, decided that it was time for Pakistan to have a football league. He felt that past presidents had neglected domestic football, and as a result, the national team suffered. A good example of this was the fact that national champions rarely played in AFC club competitions, and the Pakistan national team was one of the worst in the world.


2004–05 Pakistan Premier League, Formation
The new PFF president, Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat, decided that it was time for Pakistan to have a football league. He felt that past presidents had neglected domestic football, and as a result, the national team suffered. A good example of this was the fact that national champions rarely played in AFC club competitions, and the Pakistan national team was one of the worst in the world.


2004–05 Pakistan Premier League, Formation
This would have been the first time since 1948, when the first domestic football tournament was played, that a league system would be used to find a national champion.


2004–05 Pakistan Premier League, Teams
Eight teams automatically qualified for the league from previous season's PFF Cup. Following teams earned automatic qualification:


2004–05 Pakistan Premier League, Teams
Other eight teams qualified via regional tournament. Following are the teams qualified from regional tournament:


2004–05 Pakistan Premier League, Season summary
Season started on 28 May 2004, Khuda Bakhsh of WAPDA was the first player to score a goal in new Pakistan Premier League when he scored a brace against Allied Bank.


2004–05 Pakistan Premier League, Season summary
The season saw many one-sided high-scoring matches, as some of the teams lacked in quality and financially. On 28 June, Habib Bank defeated Naka Muhammden 15–0, the highest scoring match and the biggest victory and loss and most numbers of player (7) scoring in a single match in the history of Pakistan Premier League.


2004–05 Pakistan Premier League, Season summary
During June, Allied Bank disbanded their team, after refusing to renew the contracts of seven players; but they were able restored their team and returned playing. Bankruptcy hit Naka Muhammadan who withdrew before their 14 July match, they did however returned to complete the season.


2004–05 Pakistan Premier League, Season summary
The season was dominated by Khan Research Laboratories, Pakistan Army and WAPDA, as they scored a combined goals of 294, each scoring 98 goals, highest ever in Pakistan Premier League.


2004–05 Pakistan Premier League, Season summary
Due to fixture congestion, WAPDA had to play both their final two matches on the same day, which just happened to be against title rivals Pakistan Army and Khan Research Laboratories. WAPDA and Army drew 2-2, meaning Army were three points ahead at the top of the table, but both shared the same goal difference, and WAPDA still had one match to play.


2004–05 Pakistan Premier League, Season summary
It meant WAPDA needed to win to finish first, and their opponents, KRL, also needed to win to finish first. In this top of the table clash, it was WAPDA who were victorious, thrashing KRL 4–0 to win the title by a superior goal difference, and be crowned as the first winners of the Pakistan Football League.


2004–05 Pakistan Premier League, Season summary
Arif Mehmood of WAPDA took the honours as the league's top scorer, with over 20 goals.


2004–05 Pakistan Premier League, Season summary
At the end of the season, 6 teams were relegated and 2 promoted as league reduced to 12 teams for 2005 after the number of one sided matches. Panther Club escaped relegation thanks to the withdrawal of Allied Bank from the 2005–06 season. National Bank and Pakistan Public Work Department were promoted to the 2005–06 season.


2004–05 Pakistan Premier League, Season summary
WAPDA represented Pakistan at the 2005 AFC President's Cup by virtue of being the national champions.


2004–05 Pakistan Premier League, Season summary
WAPDA, Pakistan Army and KRL set a new national record of 98 goals in a season. WAPDA only conceding 12 goals is also a new record.


2004–05 Palestinian local elections
Municipal elections were held between December 2004 and December 2005, to elect members of local councils in the Palestinian Territories. The elections were approved by President Yasser Arafat of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA), before his death on 11 November 2004. They were administered by the Higher Committee for Local Elections (HCLE), a body established under the authority of the Ministry for Local Government, an institution of the Palestinian National Authority.


2004–05 Palestinian local elections
It were the first local elections held by the PNA. Previous municipal elections were held in 1972 and 1976, organized by the Israeli occupation power.


2004–05 Palestinian local elections, Proceeding
The elections should take place in five rounds, but the fifth was not carried out, because of the situation in Palestinian Territories after formation of Hamas-led government. Approximately 25% of Palestinians live in districts that did not have elections.


2004–05 Palestinian local elections, Proceeding
In the first two rounds, council members were elected by Bloc voting election system, and the third and fourth by Party-list proportional representation.


2004–05 Panathinaikos F.C. season
In the 2004–05 season Panathinaikos played for 49th consecutive time in Greece's top division, Alpha Ethniki. They also competed in UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup and Greek Cup. Season started with Zdeněk Ščasný as team manager.


2004–05 Panathinaikos F.C. season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2004–05 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season
The 2004–05 season was Paris Saint-Germain's 35th season in existence. PSG played their home league games at the Parc des Princes in Paris, registering an average attendance of 35,369 spectators per match. The club was presided by Francis Graille until 2 May 2005, when Pierre Blayau became the new president. The team was coached by Vahid Halilhodžić until 8 February 2005, when Laurent Fournier replaced him. José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan was the team captain.


2004–05 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, Season summary
The season before, PSG had won the Coupe de France and finished second in Ligue 1, just three points away from title glory. However, manager Vahid Halilhodžić's second season at the club was not a success. From their opening Champions League group stage 0–3 home loss to Chelsea, to their poor domestic form, PSG never looked like replicating the winning form of the previous season. Going into the final round of Champions League group stage fixtures in December, the team still had a chance of advancing to the knockout stage.


2004–05 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, Season summary
The club, however, suffered a disappointing 1–3 defeat at home, courtesy of a Sergei Semak hat-trick, which meant straight elimination from Europe. It was a bitter loss that even prompted club president Francis Graille to publicly relay his disappointment at the "lack of pride" shown by the squad, though remaining guardedly coy when explicitly asked about Halilhodžić's future at the club.


2004–05 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, Season summary
With only domestic competition to worry about, PSG began 2005 looking to improve its league standing. Sluggish form continued, however, and on 8 February, following a 2–0 home defeat versus Lens that saw PSG drop to 12th, the club's management decided to sack Halilhodžić. He was replaced by the coach of the reserves team, Laurent Fournier, under whom the club eventually finished ninth in the league.


2004–05 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, Season summary
Following the conclusion of the season, Sochaux's Guy Lacombe was appointed as manager.


2004–05 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, Players, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2004–05 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, Players, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2004–05 Parma F.C. season
Parma Football Club only just survived a horror Serie A season for the club, in which the cash-strapped club went from Champions League contenders to relegation strugglers, only surviving thanks to a spareggio victory against Bologna. With lethal striker Alberto Gilardino leaving the club for Milan and goalkeeper Sébastien Frey for Fiorentina, the future looked bleak, especially given that several clubs had accumulated more than 40 points in the 2004–05 season. On a positive note, Parma reached the semi finals of the UEFA Cup, where it drew 0–0 to CSKA Moscow, before finally losing 3–0 in Russia.


2004–05 Parma F.C. season, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2004–05 Parma F.C. season, First-team squad, Left club during season
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2004–05 Parma F.C. season, First-team squad, Reserve team
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2004–05 Partick Thistle F.C. season
The 2004–05 season saw Partick Thistle compete in the Scottish First Division where they finished in 9th position with 39 points, suffering relegation to the Scottish Second Division.


2004–05 Persepolis F.C. season
The 2004–05 season was the Persepolis's 4th season in the Pro League, and their 22nd consecutive season in the top division of Iranian Football. They were also be competing in the Hazfi Cup. Persepolis was captained by Behrouz Rahbarifar.


2004–05 Persepolis F.C. season, Squad
As of October 2004. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2004–05 Pervaya Liga season
The 2004–05 Pervaya Liga season was the 13th season of the Pervaya Liga, the third level of ice hockey in Russia.


2004–05 Philadelphia 76ers season
The 2004–05 Philadelphia 76ers season was the 66th season of the franchise, 56th in the National Basketball Association (NBA). During the offseason, the Sixers acquired Corliss Williamson from the Detroit Pistons. Under new head coach Jim O'Brien, the Sixers played mediocre basketball losing 12 of their first 18 games. At midseason, the team traded Williamson back to the Sacramento Kings for All-Star forward Chris Webber, and traded Glenn Robinson, who had not played this season due to tendinitis in his left ankle, to the New Orleans Hornets for Jamal Mashburn. However, Webber struggled to adjust to his new surroundings, and Mashburn was already out for the entire season with a knee injury. The Sixers managed to win eight of their final ten games, finishing second in the Atlantic Division with a 43–39 record.


2004–05 Philadelphia 76ers season
In the first round of the playoffs, they lost in five games to the defending champion Detroit Pistons. Following the season, O'Brien was fired after one season coaching the Sixers, Aaron McKie signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers, and Mashburn retired.