2004–05 S.L. Benfica season, Player statistics
Note 2: Players with squad numbers marked ‡ joined the club during the 2004–05 season via transfer, with more details in the following section.


2004–05 S.S. Lazio season
The 2004–05 season was the 105th season in Società Sportiva Lazio's history and their 17th consecutive season in the top-flight of Italian football.


2004–05 SC Bastia season
French football club SC Bastia's 2004–05 season. Finished 19th place in league and relegated to Ligue 2. Top scorer of the season, including 7 goals in 7 league matches have been Youssouf Hadji. Was eliminated to Coupe de France end of 64, the Coupe de la Ligue was able to be among the final 16 teams.


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


2004–05 SK Rapid Wien season
The 2004–05 SK Rapid Wien season is the 107th season in club history.


2004–05 SM-liiga season
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2004–05 SM-liiga season
The 2004-05 SM-liiga season was the 30th season of the SM-liiga, the top level of ice hockey in Finland. 13 teams participated in the league, and Karpat Oulu won the championship.


2004–05 SPHL season
The 2004–05 Southern Professional Hockey League season was the first season of the Southern Professional Hockey League. The regular season began October 29, 2004, and ended April 1, 2005, after a 56-game regular season and a six-team playoff. The Columbus Cottonmouths won the first SPHL championship.


2004–05 SPHL season, President's Cup playoffs, Quarterfinals, (1) Knoxville Ice Bears and (2) Macon Trax
The Knoxville Ice Bears and the Macon trax get byes for the Quarter Finals round of the playoffs. The teams will be reseeded for the Simi Finals round.


2004–05 SPHL season, Awards
The Coach of the Year award was announced on March 21, 2005, followed by the All-Star team on March 22, Goalie of the Year on March 23, Defenseman of the Year on March 24, and MVP and Rookie of the Year on March 25.


2004–05 SPHL season, Awards, All-Star selections
F Brent Rumble (Jacksonville) F Kevin Swider (Knoxville) F K.J. Vorhees (Knoxville) D Ryan Aikia (Columbus) D Curtis Menzul (Knoxville) G Chad Collins (Fayetteville)


2004–05 SV Werder Bremen season
During the 2004-05 season, SV Werder Bremen played in the Bundesliga, the highest tier of the German football league system.


2004–05 SV Werder Bremen season, Season summary
Werder Bremen never came close to retaining their Bundesliga title and finished 18 points behind champions Bayern Munich. This was still good enough for another season in the Champions League, albeit entering in the third qualifying round. The club also failed to retain its DFB-Pokal crown, being eliminated in the semi-finals by Schalke.


2004–05 SV Werder Bremen 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 SV Werder Bremen season, Players, Werder Bremen II
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2004–05 SV Werder Bremen season, Players, Youth team
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2004–05 Sacramento Kings season
The 2004–05 NBA season was the Kings' 56th season in the National Basketball Association, and their 20th season in Sacramento. The Kings struggled losing four of their first five games, but would then win 12 of their next 13 games. However, as the season progressed, the Kings would trade away their top players. Doug Christie was traded to the Orlando Magic for Cuttino Mobley in January, and All-Star forward Chris Webber was dealt to the Philadelphia 76ers for Kenny Thomas and former Kings' forward Corliss Williamson in February.


2004–05 Sacramento Kings season
Still, the Kings managed to finish second in the Pacific Division with a solid 50–32 record, clinching a sixth spot in the Western Conference. However, in the playoffs, the Kings failed to make it out of the first round, losing to the Seattle SuperSonics in five games. Following the season, Mobley signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Clippers, and Bobby Jackson was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies.


2004–05 San Antonio Spurs season
The 2004–05 season was the Spurs' 29th season in the National Basketball Association, the 32nd in San Antonio, and 38th season as a franchise. During the offseason, the Spurs signed free agent Brent Barry. The Spurs got off to a solid start, winning 16 of their first 20 games, entering the New Year with a 25–6 record. In February 2005, the Spurs traded longtime Spur Malik Rose and two draft choices to the New York Knicks for Jamison Brewer and center Nazr Mohammed. Late in the season, the team signed free agent forward Glenn Robinson. The Spurs finished first place in the Southwest Division, and second in the Western Conference with a 59–23 record. Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili were both voted to play in the 2005 NBA All-Star Game, which was hosted in Denver. This was Ginobili's first All-Star appearance.


2004–05 San Antonio Spurs season
In the first round of the playoffs, the Spurs lost Game 1 at home to the Denver Nuggets 93–87, but would beat them in five games. In the semifinals, they defeated the Seattle SuperSonics in six games, then upset the top-seeded Phoenix Suns, which featured regular season MVP Steve Nash, Amar'e Stoudemire and Shawn Marion in five games in the Western Conference Finals. In the Finals, the Spurs would win their third NBA championship, defeating the 2004 NBA champions, the Detroit Pistons, in a seven-game series. Following the season, Glenn Robinson retired.


2004–05 San Antonio Spurs season, Regular season, Overview
After their disappointing second round collapse to the Los Angeles Lakers, the Spurs looked to regain the NBA crown. They would get off to a quick start, posting a 12-3 record in November. The Spurs would stay hot through December as they established a 25-6 record entering the New Year. The Spurs would be near the top in the Western Conference all season battling the Phoenix Suns for the best record in the NBA.


2004–05 San Antonio Spurs season, Regular season, Overview
Just as it appeared the Spurs would cruise toward the playoffs, their season suddenly hit a bump in the road when Tim Duncan went down in a March 20 loss to the Detroit Pistons with a sprained ankle. The rest of the way, the Spurs would limp home winning 9 of their last 17 as they held on to the Southwest Division by just 1 game with a 59-23 record. The Spurs leading scorer during the season was Tim Duncan with 20.3 PPG.


2004–05 San Antonio Spurs season, NBA Finals, Game One
Manu Ginóbili was widely considered the star of the night, scoring in a virtuoso performance near the end of the game to lead the Spurs to victory. The Pistons were then left 'in the dust', the NBA website reported. Ginobili scored 15 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter to complement a huge game by Tim Duncan.


2004–05 San Antonio Spurs season, NBA Finals, Game One
Ginobili, a famous Argentine All-Star, already with championship rings from the NBA and Euroleague and an Olympic gold medal (the only player in history with all three), got to work on his second NBA title by taking over in the final period. He scored eight points in a decisive 12-2 surge that gave the Spurs a 67-55 lead, then throttled a push by the Pistons with a swooping dunk, 3-pointer and running hook for an 81-67 advantage with less than two minutes to go.


2004–05 San Antonio Spurs season, NBA Finals, Game One
Having been idle for a week, the Spurs looked weak. With their defense, however, they were able to overcome adversity. Tim Duncan, who had 24 points and 17 rebounds, also contributed. Although the Pistons tend to suddenly come alive in the fourth quarter, the converse was true this game as San Antonio put together a big quarter to take a commanding lead in the game.


2004–05 San Antonio Spurs season, NBA Finals, Game Two
Coming into the game, it seemed as if the resilient Pistons, who survived two elimination games against Miami in the Eastern Finals, would come out strong and give the Spurs a challenge. However, it was the Spurs who came out with a sense of urgency, as they did not want the Pistons to steal a game in San Antonio and take home court advantage away from them. From the opening tip, Game 2 was all San Antonio as the Spurs got out to a quick lead and never looked back.


2004–05 San Antonio Spurs season, NBA Finals, Game Two
The Spurs took advantage of Detroit's uncharacteristic mistakes throughout the night, which included missing 9 shots from inside four feet from the basket. While the Pistons went cold from behind the arc, not scoring a single 3-point basket, the Spurs made 11 3-pointers, including 4 each by Manu Ginóbili and Bruce Bowen, who did not score a point in game 1. Ginobili finished the game with a game-high 27 points, while Tim Duncan finished with 18 points and 11 rebounds. Antonio McDyess was the high scorer for Detroit, scoring 15 points off the bench.


2004–05 San Antonio Spurs season, NBA Finals, Game Two
The 2-0 lead proved a daunting challenge to Detroit, historically. In the history of the NBA, in the 153 times when a team with home court advantage was up 2-0 in a series, only seven times has the other team rebounded to win the series.


2004–05 San Antonio Spurs season, NBA Finals, Game Three
Going into this game, the Pistons were looking to rebound from the deficit.


2004–05 San Antonio Spurs season, NBA Finals, Game Three
In the past, only two teams in NBA history had ever won a Finals series after facing a 2-0 deficit — the Boston Celtics in the 1969 NBA Finals and the Portland Trail Blazers in the 1977 NBA Finals — however, the Miami Heat would later accomplish this feat against the Dallas Mavericks in the 2006 NBA Finals.


2004–05 San Antonio Spurs season, NBA Finals, Game Three
Despite the tough challenge, the Pistons pulled through, and came out with several key steals and two scoring runs in the third quarter, then netted many insurance points in the fourth to win a big game which was a de facto must-win. Ben Wallace was lauded and commended by many for stepping up to the challenge.


2004–05 San Antonio Spurs season, NBA Finals, Game Three
When the end of the game came, and the 96-79 final score flashed upon the screens, many Pistons fans, celebrating in jubilation, started filling the air with confetti and conducted other celebratory customs. That was the first time that the Spurs have given up more than 90 points in a Finals game.


2004–05 San Antonio Spurs season, NBA Finals, Game Four
In this game also, as was previously observed in Game 3, the Pistons dominated the Spurs. Reporters began to remark about the tendency in this series for the home team to produce a blowout. Thus far, no game had been decided by less than 15 points.


2004–05 San Antonio Spurs season, NBA Finals, Game Four
Seven Pistons scored in double figures, and big games were collected from Rasheed Wallace, Chauncey Billups, Ben Wallace, and all the other élite stars of the franchise.


2004–05 San Antonio Spurs season, NBA Finals, Game Four
The outcome was never really in doubt, and the Pistons committed a Finals-record low four turnovers, but even this is often deemed an underestimation of the Pistons' defensive power. The deciding factor appears to have been the lack of possession time for the Spurs. This led to infrequent opportunities to score, and combined with an uncharacteristic scoring slump, the Spurs were only able to manage 71 points. For the second straight game, the Pistons scored more than 90 points against the Spurs.


2004–05 San Antonio Spurs season, NBA Finals, Game Five
With the first four games of the 2005 Finals being blowouts by the home team, Game 5 was the close game everyone was waiting for, and it went down as one of the more memorable games in Finals history.


2004–05 San Antonio Spurs season, NBA Finals, Game Five
The game was closely contested by the two teams throughout the night as the lead changed 12 separate times, and the game was tied on 18 occasions. Regulation was not enough to settle this game, so the game went into overtime. The Pistons streaked out to a quick lead in the first few minutes of overtime, and seemed to have the game in hand. However, a missed opportunity with Detroit up 2 with 9 seconds to go opened the door for San Antonio.


2004–05 San Antonio Spurs season, NBA Finals, Game Five
On the Spurs' next possession, Robert Horry inbounded the ball to Ginobili, who then gave it back to Horry, who was left wide open, to sink the game winning basket. Horry had previously already been famous for nailing the winning shot in Game 4 of the 2002 Western Conference Finals between the Lakers and Kings.


2004–05 San Antonio Spurs season, NBA Finals, Game Five
Horry went 5 for 6 from beyond the arc, including the game-winner, and scored 21 points coming off the bench, after not scoring until the final play of the 3rd quarter. He carried the team in the latter stages of the game as his teammates struggled with nerves that came with the weight of a must-win game on the road against an accomplished adversary. In addition to the game winning three pointer Horry made a spectacular left-handed dunk as the shot clock was winding in one possession, that is one of the highlights of the series. Incidentally, Horry happened to have the most NBA championships of any active player five, and looked to extend that to six.


2004–05 San Antonio Spurs season, NBA Finals, Game Five
Tim Duncan, despite struggling from the free-throw line, finished with 26 points and 19 rebounds for the Spurs. Chauncey Billups was the high scorer for the Pistons, finishing with a game high 34 points in the losing effort.


2004–05 San Antonio Spurs season, NBA Finals, Game Six
Game 6 was a close game all along, and the lead kept fluctuating between the two teams. Again, the leading stars on both teams played big games. Detroit pulled away early in the fourth for an 80-73 lead with five minutes to go, but the Spurs continued to threaten them. Soon, it was back to a one-point game.


2004–05 San Antonio Spurs season, NBA Finals, Game Six
Then, Rasheed Wallace planted a three-pointer to pull away, and even with a resilient game by the Spurs, the Pistons had clinched the victory.


2004–05 San Antonio Spurs season, NBA Finals, Game Six
Nevertheless, several Pistons free throws were necessary in the final moments of the game to put a win out of reach for the Spurs.


2004–05 San Antonio Spurs season, NBA Finals, Game Six
Rasheed Wallace had a big game to atone for the mistake he made for leaving Horry open in Game 5. Despite the fact that his mistake ultimately cost the Pistons the championship, Wallace was nonchalant about the play, even commenting incorrectly that he left Horry to guard Duncan.


2004–05 San Antonio Spurs season, NBA Finals, Game Six
Billups and Prince again led the Pistons with steady, unwavering defense, which is the key, as it is often said, to victory. Although Duncan and Ginobili finished with 21 points each, neither was able to seriously threaten the strong Pistons defense enough to win the game. Detroit thus won its fifth consecutive game facing elimination. The Pistons became the first road team to force a Game 7 in the NBA Finals.


2004–05 San Antonio Spurs season, NBA Finals, Game Seven
For the first time in eleven years, the NBA Finals came down to a decisive game. Momentum was on Detroit's side, but the Spurs had home-court advantage. The Pistons were looking to become the first team to ever win the last 2 games on the road, after being down 3-2. The stats were, as expected, heavily in favor of the Spurs. NBA teams are 74-17 all-time at home in Game 7, and 9-0 when leading 3-2 going home.


2004–05 San Antonio Spurs season, NBA Finals, Game Seven
The game, like the previous two games of the series, was closely contested for the first three quarters. But the Spurs took control in the fourth quarter and never looked back as for the second time in three years, the Spurs celebrated a championship on the SBC Center floor. The Spurs won Game Seven  81-74, winning the franchise's third Larry O'Brien Trophy. For the game, Tim Duncan finished with a game high 25 points and 11 rebounds, while teammate Manu Ginóbili pitched in with 23 points. Richard Hamilton, with 15 points, was the high scorer for the Pistons, who fell just short of winning back to back championships.


2004–05 San Antonio Spurs season, NBA Finals, Game Seven
Tim Duncan averaged 20.6 PPG on his way to his 3rd NBA Finals MVP award. Manu Ginóbili, Tony Parker, and Bruce Bowen each received their second championship ring, while Robert Horry became only the second player in NBA history (John Salley being the first) to play on championship teams for three different franchises.


2004–05 San Jose Sharks season
The 2004–05 San Jose Sharks season was the Sharks 14th season in the National Hockey League. Its games were cancelled due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout.


2004–05 San Jose Sharks season, Transactions
The Sharks 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 cancelled.


2004–05 San Jose Sharks season, Draft picks
San Jose'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 San Miguel Beermen season
The 2004-2005 San Miguel Beermen season was the 30th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).


2004–05 San Miguel Beermen season, Championship
The San Miguel Beermen won their 17th PBA title and their first championship in four years during the 2005 PBA Fiesta Conference, defeating Talk 'N Text Phone Pals, four games to one. The Beermen last won a crown in the 2001 All-Filipino Cup.


2004–05 Santosh Trophy
The 59th Santosh Trophy 2004 was held in Delhi from 14 October 2004 to 31 October 2004. Kerala won their fifth title beating Punjab (3-2) in the finals.


2004–05 Saudi Crown Prince Cup
The 2004–05 Crown Prince Cup was the 30th season of the Saudi premier knockout tournament since its establishment in 1957. It started with the qualifying rounds on 8 December 2004 and concluded with the final on 13 May 2005.


2004–05 Saudi Crown Prince Cup
Al-Ittihad were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the semi-finals by Al-Hilal.


2004–05 Saudi Crown Prince Cup
Al-Hilal won their 5th title following a 2–1 win over Al-Qadisiyah in the final.


2004–05 Saudi Crown Prince Cup
The winner of the Crown Prince Cup earns automatic qualification to the 2006 AFC Champions League group stages. However, as Al-Hilal qualified for the AFC Champions League as league winners, Al-Shabab, the league runners-up, took this Champions League spot.


2004–05 Saudi Crown Prince Cup, Qualifying rounds
All of the competing teams that are not members of the Premier League competed in the qualifying rounds to secure one of 4 available places in the Round of 16. The qualifying competition began on 8 December 2004. First Division sides Al-Khaleej, Al-Raed, and Najran, and Second Division side Al-Watani qualified.


2004–05 Saudi Crown Prince Cup, Round of 16
The Round of 16 fixtures were played on 15, 16, 17 and 18 February 2005. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).


2004–05 Saudi Crown Prince Cup, Quarter-finals
The Quarter-finals fixtures were played on 3, 4, 5 and 6 March 2005. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).


2004–05 Saudi Crown Prince Cup, Semi-finals
The Semi-finals first legs were played on 25 and 26 April 2005 while the second legs were played on 29 and 30 April 2005. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).


2004–05 Saudi Crown Prince Cup, Final
The final was held on 13 May 2005. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).


2004–05 Saudi Premier League
Statistics of the 2004–05 Saudi Premier League, officially known as The Custodian of The Two Holy Mosques League Cup.


2004–05 Scottish Challenge Cup
The 2004–2005 Scottish Challenge Cup was the 14th season of the competition, competed for by all 30 members of the Scottish Football League. The defending champions were Inverness Caledonian Thistle, who defeated Airdrie United 2–0 in the 2003 final. Inverness Caledonian Thistle did not compete in the tournament after being promoted to the Scottish Premier League.


2004–05 Scottish Challenge Cup
The final was played on 7 November 2004, between Falkirk and Ross County, at McDiarmid Park, Perth. Falkirk won 2–1.


2004–05 Scottish Challenge Cup, First round
Clyde and Stranraer received random byes into the second round.


2004–05 Scottish Cup
The 2004–05 Scottish Cup was the 120th season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition, also known for sponsorship reasons as the Tennent's Scottish Cup. The Cup was won by Celtic, who defeated Dundee United 1–0 in the final; this was Martin O'Neill's last match as Celtic manager.


2004–05 Scottish First Division
As league champions, Falkirk were promoted to the Scottish Premier League. Partick Thistle and Raith Rovers were relegated to the Second Division, and Second Division winners Brechin City and Stranraer were promoted.


2004–05 Scottish First Division, Attendances
The average attendances for Scottish First Division clubs for season 2004/05 are shown below:


2004–05 Scottish League Cup
The 2004–05 Scottish League Cup was the 59th staging of the Scotland's second most prestigious football knockout competition, also known for sponsorship reasons as the CIS Insurance Cup.


2004–05 Scottish League Cup
The competition was won by Rangers, who defeated Motherwell 5–1 in the final.


2004–05 Scottish Premier League
The 2004–05 Scottish Premier League was won by Rangers, who claimed the title on the final day of the season by a single point from Celtic, who had gone into the final fixtures leading and were still ahead in the closing minutes of their last game against Motherwell until they conceded two goals (both scored by striker Scott McDonald), costing them the title with Rangers winning their match against Hibernian in Edinburgh. The dramatic events became known in popular culture as 'Helicopter Sunday' due to the aircraft ceremonially delivering the championship trophy changing direction in mid-flight as the identity of its winners altered suddenly.


2004–05 Scottish Premier League
As league champions, Rangers qualified for the UEFA Champions League, with runners-up Celtic also qualifying. Third-placed Hibernian qualified for the UEFA Cup, as did Dundee United, who took the Scottish Cup place despite losing the final to Celtic.


2004–05 Scottish Premier League
Dundee were relegated, and Scottish First Division winners Falkirk were promoted.


2004–05 Scottish Premier League
John Hartson was the top scorer with 25 goals for Celtic, whose manager Martin O'Neill stepped down at the end of the season after five years and a host of major trophies.


2004–05 Scottish Premier League, Results, Matches 1–22
During matches 1–22 each team played every other team twice (home and away).


2004–05 Scottish Premier League, Results, Matches 23–33
During matches 23–33 each team played every other team once (either at home or away).


2004–05 Scottish Premier League, Results, Matches 34–38
During matches 34–38 each team played every other team in their half of the table once.


2004–05 Scottish Premier League, Attendances
The average attendances for SPL clubs during the 2004–05 season are shown below:


2004–05 Scottish Second Division
The 2004–05 Scottish Second Division was won by Brechin City who, along with second placed Stranraer, gained promotion to the First Division. Arbroath and Berwick Rangers, meanwhile, were relegated to the Third Division.


2004–05 Scottish Second Division, Attendances
The average attendances for Division Two clubs for season 2004–05 are shown below:


2004–05 Scottish Third Division
The 2004–05 Scottish Third Division was won by Gretna who, along with Peterhead, gained promotion to the Second Division. East Stirlingshire finished bottom.


2004–05 Scottish Third Division, Attendance
The average attendance for Scottish Third Division clubs for the 2004/05 season are shown below:


2004–05 Scunthorpe United F.C. season
The 2004–05 season saw Scunthorpe United compete in Football League Two where they finished in 2nd position with 80 points, gaining automatic promotion to League One.


2004–05 Seattle SuperSonics season
The 2004–05 NBA season was the SuperSonics' 38th season in the National Basketball Association. After losing their season opener to the Los Angeles Clippers 114–84 on November 3, the Sonics went on a nine-game winning streak as they won 17 of their first 20 games. Despite losing eight of their final ten games, the Sonics finished first place in the Northwest Division with a solid 52–30 record, marking their first 50-plus win season since 1998, and first playoff appearance since 2002.


2004–05 Seattle SuperSonics season
Ray Allen led the team averaging 23.9 points per game as he, and Rashard Lewis were both voted to play in the 2005 NBA All-Star Game in Denver. In the first round of the playoffs, the Sonics defeated the Sacramento Kings in five games, but would lose in the second round to the eventual NBA champion San Antonio Spurs in six games. This would be their final playoff appearance as the Sonics. Following the season, head coach Nate McMillan left for the Portland Trail Blazers, and Antonio Daniels signed as a free agent with the Washington Wizards.


2004–05 Second League of Serbia and Montenegro
Second League of Serbia and Montenegro 2004–05 (Serbian: Druga savezna liga) consisted of two groups, Serbia with 20 teams and Montenegro with 10 teams.


2004–05 Segunda División
These are the team results from the Segunda División during the 2004–05 season.


2004–05 Segunda División, Teams
The 2004–05 Segunda División was made up of the following teams:


2004–05 Segunda División B
The season 2004–05 of Segunda División B of Spanish football started August 2004 and ended May 2005.


2004–05 Segunda Divisão B
The 2004–05 Segunda Divisão season was the 71st season of the competition and the 55th season of recognised third-tier football in Portugal.


2004–05 Segunda Divisão B, Overview
The league was contested by 59 teams in 3 divisions with SC Covilhã, FC Vizela and FC Barreirense winning the respective divisional competitions and gaining promotion to the Liga de Honra. The overall championship was won by FC Vizela.


2004–05 Segunda Liga
The 2004–05 Segunda Liga season was the 15th season of the competition and the 71st season of recognised second-tier football in Portugal.


2004–05 Segunda Liga, Overview
The league was contested by 18 teams with FC Paços de Ferreira winning the championship and gaining promotion to the Primeira Liga along with Naval 1º Maio and Estrela Amadora. At the other end of the table SC Espinho were relegated to the Segunda Divisão along with FC Felgueiras who were relegated for financial reasons. Finally 13th placed FC Alverca gave up professional football


2004–05 Serbia and Montenegro Cup
The 2004–05 Serbia and Montenegro Cup was the third season of the Serbia and Montenegro's annual football cup. The cup defenders was Red Star Belgrade, but was defeated by FK Železnik in the final.


2004–05 Serbia and Montenegro Cup, First round
Thirty-two teams entered in the First Round. The matches were played on 20, 22, 29 September, 6 and 20 October 2004.


2004–05 Serbia and Montenegro Cup, First round
Note: Roman numerals in brackets denote the league tier the clubs participated in the 2004–05 season.


2004–05 Serbia and Montenegro Cup, Second round
The 16 winners from the prior round enter this round. The matches were played on 26 and 27 October 2004.


2004–05 Serbia and Montenegro Cup, Second round
Note: Roman numerals in brackets denote the league tier the clubs participated in the 2004–05 season.


2004–05 Serbia and Montenegro Cup, Quarter-finals
The eight winners from the prior round enter this round. The matches were played on 10 November 2004.


2004–05 Serbia and Montenegro Cup, Quarter-finals
Note: Roman numerals in brackets denote the league tier the clubs participated in the 2004–05 season.


2004–05 Serbia and Montenegro Cup, Semi-finals
Note: Roman numerals in brackets denote the league tier the clubs participated in the 2004–05 season.


2004–05 Serbian Hockey League season
The Serbian Hockey League Season for 2005-2006 was held. It started on October 14. In the end KHK Crvena Zvezda won, ending the dominance of HK Vojvodina.


2004–05 Serbian Second League
The Second League Serbia (Serbian: Друга лига Србија, Druga liga Srbija) is the second-highest football league in Serbia (they Serbia and Montenegro). The league is operated by the Serbian FA. 20 teams competed in this league for the 2004–05 season. Two teams were promoted to the Serbia and Montenegro SuperLiga and six were relegated the Serbian League, the third-highest division overall in the Serbian football league system.


2004–05 Serbian Second League, Relegation Play-offs
First legs were player on 3 July and second legs on 6 July 2005.


2004–05 Serie A
The 2004–05 Serie A (known as the Serie A TIM for sponsorship reasons) was the 103rd season of top-tier Italian football, the 73rd in a round-robin tournament. It was expanded to contain 20 clubs, which played 38 matches against each other, rather than the 34 matches in previous seasons, while relegations were reduced to three. The Coppa Campioni d'Italia was presented to the winners on the pitch for the first time.


2004–05 Serie A
The first two teams qualified directly to UEFA Champions League, teams ending in the third and fourth places had to play Champions League qualifications, teams ending in the fifth and sixth places qualified to UEFA Cup (another spot was given to the winner of Coppa Italia), while only the last three teams were to be relegated in Serie B, the Italian second division, following a regulations change.


2004–05 Serie A
Juventus finished as champions; however, they were later stripped of the title due to their involvement in the Calciopoli. Runners-up Milan were also implicated in the scandal and that season's title was not awarded to any club. Udinese qualified for the UEFA Champions League for the first time in its history. Palermo, in its first Serie A campaign in over 30 years, finished in sixth place, qualifying for the UEFA Cup for the first time in its history. Roma qualified for the UEFA Cup as the runners-up in the Coppa Italia because the cup winner, Internazionale, had already qualified for the Champions League.


2004–05 Serie A
Two teams, Brescia and Atalanta, were directly relegated to Serie B, while the third relegation place was to be decided among three teams (Fiorentina, Bologna and Parma), counting only the so-called classifica avulsa; that is, the table composed solely by the six matches between the three teams. Bologna and Parma had fewer points, and played the relegation tiebreaker. The tiebreaker was won by Parma, who were defeated 0–1 at home but won 0–2 away in the return match. This method of classifying teams on equal points totals was abolished for the 2005–06 season.


2004–05 Serie A, League table, Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.


2004–05 Serie A (ice hockey) season
The 2004–05 Serie A season was the 71st season of the Serie A, the top level of ice hockey in Italy. 10 teams participated in the league, and the HC Milano Vipers won the championship by defeating SG Cortina in the final.


2004–05 Serie B
The 2004–05 Serie B is the 73rd season since its establishment in 1929. It is the second highest football league in Italy.


2004–05 Serie B, Teams
Arezzo, Catanzaro, Cesena and Crotone had been promoted from Serie C, while Perugia, Modena, and Empoli had been relegated from Serie A, and Ancona had lost their national professional licence.


2004–05 Serie B, Events
Following the long-standing consequences of the “Caso Catania”, the league included 22 teams, while promotions decreased to three spots.


2004–05 Serie B, Play-off, Promotion play-off
Torino Calcio promoted to 2005–06 Serie A, but later not admitted for financial problems. Perugia Calcio also was not admitted for financial problems and consequently relegated to 2005–06 Serie C1.


2004–05 Serie C1
The 2004–05 Serie C1 was the twenty-seventh edition of Serie C1, the third highest league in the Italian football league system.


2004–05 Serie C1, Overview, Serie C1/A
It was contested by 19 teams, and U.S. Cremonese won the championship. It was decided that U.S. Cremonese, A.C. Mantova was promoted to Serie B, and A.S. Andria BAT, F.C. Vittoria, Calcio Como, A.C. Prato was demoted in Serie C2.


2004–05 Serie C1, Overview, Serie C1/B
It was contested by 18 teams, and Rimini Calcio F.C. won the championship. It was decided that Rimini Calcio F.C., U.S. Avellino was promoted to Serie B, and A.C. Reggiana 1919, Benevento Calcio, SPAL 1907, A.S. Sora, A.S.D. Nuova Vis Pesaro Calcio 2006 was demoted to Serie C2.


2004–05 Sheffield Shield season
The 2004–05 Sheffield Shield season known as the Pura Cup was the 103rd season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. New South Wales won the championship.


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


2004–05 Sheffield United F.C. season, Season summary
In 2004–05 season, Warnock once again brought in a host of new faces with the pick being arguably the signings of former Sheffield Wednesday players Bromby, Quinn and Geary. The Blades again flirted around the play-offs places but some inconsistent performances, which included only winning 5 of their last 20 Championship games, saw the club again fall just short of the top six.


2004–05 Sheffield 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 Sheffield 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 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season
The 2004–05 season saw Sheffield Wednesday compete in Football League One where they finished in 5th position with 72 points. They went on to beat Hartlepool United in the 2005 Football League One play-off Final.


2004–05 Shell Turbo Chargers season
The 2004-2005 Shell Turbo Chargers season was the 20th and final season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).


2004–05 Shell Turbo Chargers season, Occurrences
American John Moran was named Shell's new head coach starting the season, replacing Perry Ronquillo, Moran was signed to a six-month contract but on March 22, he was sacked by Shell management after the Turbo Chargers tallied a 1-5 won-loss record, Moran was succeeded by former Shell cager Leo Austria.


2004–05 Shrewsbury Town F.C. season
The 2004–05 season saw Shrewsbury Town's compete in League Two where they finished in 21st position with 49 points.


2004–05 Slovak 1. Liga season
The 2004–05 Slovak 1.Liga season was the 12th season of the Slovak 1. Liga, the second level of ice hockey in Slovakia. 12 teams participated in the league, and HKm Detva (Zvolen B) won the championship.


2004–05 Slovak Cup
The 2004–05 Slovak Cup was the 36th season of Slovakia's annual football knock-out cup competition and the twelfth since the independence of Slovakia. It began on 21 September 2004 with Round 1 and ended on 8 May 2005 with the Final. The winners of the competition earned a place in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Cup. Artmedia Petržalka were the defending champions.


2004–05 Slovak Cup, First round
The thirteen games were played on 21 and 22 September 2004 and the match AS Trenčín – Slovan Bratislava was played on 29 September 2004.


2004–05 Slovak Cup, Second round
The match AS Trenčín – Slovan Bratislava was played on 6 October 2004 and the seven games were played on 19 and 20 October 2004.


2004–05 Slovak Cup, Quarter-finals
The first legs were played on 2 and 3 November 2004. The second legs were played on 9 and 10 November 2004.


2004–05 Slovak Cup, Semi-finals
The first legs were played on 6 April 2005. The second legs were played on 19 and 20 April 2003.


2004–05 Slovak Extraliga season
The Slovak Extraliga 2004–05 was the twelfth regular season of the Slovak Extraliga, the top level of professional ice hockey in Slovakia. During the 2004–05 NHL lockout several Slovak players returned to their homeland, including Pavol Demitra, Marián Hossa, Marián Gáborík (all in HK Dukla Trenčín), Miroslav Šatan and Ľubomír Višňovský (both in HC Slovan Bratislava), Michal Handzuš, Richard Zedník and Vladimír Országh (all in HKm Zvolen), Ladislav Nagy and Martin Štrbák (both in HC Košice), and Žigmund Pálffy (in HK 36 Skalica).


2004–05 Slovak Extraliga season, Regular season, Final standings
Key - GP: Games played, W: Wins, OTW: Over time wins, T: Ties, OTL: Over time losses, L: Losses, GF: Goals for, GA: Goals against, PTS: Points.


2004–05 Slovak Extraliga season, Playout
* Dubnica sold license for the 2005-06 season to Martin due to financial troubles.


2004–05 Slovak Extraliga season, Scoring Leaders
Key - GP: Games played, G: Goals, A: Assists, PTS: Points.


2004–05 Slovak Superliga
The 2004–05 Slovak First Football League (known as the Slovak Corgoň Liga for sponsorship reasons) was the 12th season of first-tier football league in Slovakia, since its establishment in 1993. This season started on 24 July 2004 and ended on 15 June 2005. MŠK Žilina are the defending champions.


2004–05 Slovak Superliga, Teams
A total of 10 teams was contested in the league, including 9 sides from the 2003–04 season and one promoted from the 2. Liga.


2004–05 Slovak Superliga, Teams
Relegation for ŠK Slovan Bratislava to the 2004–05 2. Liga was confirmed on 25 May 2004. The one relegated team were replaced by FC Rimavská Sobota.


2004–05 Slovenian Football Cup
The 2004–05 Slovenian Football Cup was the 14th season of the Slovenian Football Cup, Slovenia's football knockout competition. The tournament system was changed for this season. 20 lower league teams played in the first round, two last placed Slovenian PrvaLiga teams joined in the second and the rest in the Round of 16. The final was held as a single-legged match.


2004–05 Slovenian Hockey League season
The 2004–05 Slovenian Ice Hockey League was the 14th season of the Slovenian Hockey League. Seven teams participated in the league, and Olimpija have won the league championships.


2004–05 Slovenian PrvaLiga
The 2004–05 Slovenian PrvaLiga season started on 1 August 2004 and ended on 29 May 2005. Each team played a total of 32 matches.


2004–05 Slovenian Second League
The 2004–05 Slovenian Second League season started on 8 August 2004 and ended on 5 June 2005. Each team played a total of 33 matches.


2004–05 Slovenian Third League
The 2004–05 Slovenian Third League was the 13th season of the Slovenian Third League, the third highest level in the Slovenian football system.


2004–05 South Pacific cyclone season
The 2004–05 South Pacific cyclone season was an above-average season in which tropical cyclones formed within the South Pacific Ocean to the east of 160°E. The season officially ran from November 1, 2004 to April 30, 2005, however a tropical cyclone could form at any time between July 1, 2004 and June 30, 2005 and would count towards the season total. The season got off to an early start, when Tropical Depression 01F developed near the Solomon Islands on October 28, three days before the official start of the season.


2004–05 South Pacific cyclone season
The final disturbance of the season dissipated as the season was drawing to a close on May 1. The season has been above-average in terms of activity, with 9 tropical cyclones and 5 severe tropical cyclones forming during the season. The season featured Cyclone Percy, the most intense of the season in terms of 1-minute sustained winds.


2004–05 South Pacific cyclone season
During the season, tropical cyclones are officially monitored by the Fiji Meteorological Service (FMS), Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) and New Zealand's MetService. The United States Armed Forces through the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) also monitors the basin and issue unofficial warnings for American interests. The FMS attaches a number and an F suffix to tropical disturbances that form in or move into the basin while the JTWC designates significant tropical cyclones with a number and a P suffix. The FMS, BoM and MetService all use the Australian Tropical Cyclone Intensity Scale and estimate wind speeds over a period of ten minutes, while the JTWC estimated sustained winds over a 1-minute period, which are subsequently compared to the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale (SSHWS)


2004–05 South Pacific cyclone season, Seasonal summary
The first tropical depression of the season developed on October 28 to the northeast of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. Over the next few days the system moved westwards and moved into the Australian region during October 30. There were no significant tropical disturbances observed during November, before Tropical Depression 02F developed to the north of Vanuatu during December 3. The system subsequently meandered over the ocean between Vanuatu and Fiji, before it was last noted to the southeast of Vanuatu during December 14.


2004–05 South Pacific cyclone season, Seasonal summary
While Tropical Depression 02F was active, the third tropical depression of the season, developed to the south of Tuvalu on December 5. The system subsequently moved south-eastwards, before it was last noted during December 10 to the east of Nuku'alofa, Tonga. The fourth tropical disturbance of the season developed during December 21 and subsequently moved south-westwards, before it was named Judy during December 24, as it developed into the first tropical cyclone of the season.


2004–05 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Judy
On December 21, RSMC Nadi reported that Tropical Disturbance 04F had developed, along an active and slow-moving monsoon trough near French Polynesia. The depression was in an area of high shear, with the deep convection located to the northeast of the center. The low level circulation center at this time was exposed but was developing despite the high shear associated with the system. Early on December 24 deep convection associated with the system moved over the low level circulation center whilst the system was getting better organized.


2004–05 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Judy
Later that day at 1800 UTC the Depression was upgraded to a category one tropical cyclone and was named Judy whilst located about 510 km (320 mi) southeast of Tahiti and moving towards the southwest. During the next few hours under strengthening shear, Judy struggled to maintain itself. However, as it moved further to the south it came under a strengthening steering field which was being enhanced by a trough of low pressure to the west of the steering field which helped to neutralize the effect of the shear over the cyclone.


2004–05 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Judy
Judy then intensified slightly further and reached its peak intensity of 85 km/h (50 mph), with a peak pressure of 989 hPa late on December 25 whilst turning towards the south towards TCWC Wellington's area of responsibility. Judy degenerated into an extratropical cyclone during December 27, before it was last noted later that day as it merged with an area of low pressure to the south of Tahiti.


2004–05 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Kerry
Tropical Cyclone Kerry developed from Tropical Depression 05F on January 5, 315 nautical miles (583 km) northeast of Port Vila, Vanuatu. Kerry moved to the southwest with 40-knot (70 km/h) winds as it moved over Vanuatu. Once past the island, Kerry moved on a west-southwest course and it began to intensify after turning to the west. The storm reached a peak intensity of 85 knots (157 km/h) before turning towards the south-southeast. The storm began to weaken under vertical shear and was downgraded to a depression on January 13.


2004–05 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Lola
Tropical Storm Lola developed from Tropical Depression 06F on January 31, 100 nautical miles (200 km) west-southwest of Tongatapu. Lola reached a peak intensity of 40 knots (70 km/h), but was downgraded to a depression on February 2.


2004–05 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Meena
On February 1, the RSMC Nadi began monitoring a tropical disturbance, which they designated as 07F, to the west of the Northern Cook Islands. The next day, a small area of deep convection developed.


2004–05 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Olaf
The most intense system of the season, Tropical Cyclone Olaf developed rapidly like Nancy. By February 16, Olaf had attained maximum sustained winds of 145 knots (269 km/h) and was thrashing American Samoa. However bad the damage was, it could have been worse as Olaf veered east, its eyewall missing the islands.


2004–05 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Nancy
Cyclone Nancy formed on February 10 as Tropical Disturbance 09F, over the next couple of days. The disturbance gradually developed and was designated as Cyclone Nancy during February 12 due to its outflow improving and a small area of deep convection, developing over the center of circulation, whilst it was located about 485 km (301 mi) east-northeast of Pago Pago, American Samoa. During that day Nancy started to rapidly intensify becoming a Severe Tropical Cyclone late on February 13 as a small, irregularly shaped, eye had begun to develop.


2004–05 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Nancy
The next day both RSMC Nadi, and the JTWC reported that Cyclone Nancy had attained its peak intensity of 175 km/h (110 mph 10-minute winds) and 230 km/h (145 mph 1-minute winds). Increasing wind shear then caused Nancy to weaken. Early on February 15, the storm passed directly over Manuae. Continued weakening took place as a trough of low pressure approached from the southwest.


2004–05 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Nancy
By February 16, Nancy weakened below hurricane intensity and turned to the southwest as it began to undergo a Fujiwhara interaction with Cyclone Olaf, strong shear associated with the outflow of Cyclone Olaf caused all convection associated with Nancy to be displaced to the southwest on February 16. Early on February 17, Nancy transitioned into an extratropical cyclone as it entered the area of responsibility of TCWC Wellington. Shortly afterwards, the low was absorbed into the larger circulation of Olaf however it was monitored by TCWC Wellington as a separate system until 1200 UTC on February 18.


2004–05 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Nancy
Already impacted by Cyclone Meena a week earlier, the Cook Islands sustained significant damage from Cyclone Nancy. Several homes were damaged and destroyed throughout the islands. Downed trees and power lines blocked roads and cut power and minor flooding was reported along coastal areas.


2004–05 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Percy
Percy quickly formed from an area of low pressure on February 24 and reached Category 1  status north of American Samoa. The cyclone then moved eastward, peaking at Category 5  status before turning southward. Percy then passed through the southwestern Cook Islands causing severe damage before dissipating.


2004–05 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Depression 13F
Late on February 27, RSMC Nadi reported that a suspect tropical disturbance was developing near to the north of Rennel Island, in the Solomon Islands. Over the next couple of days the system gradually developed and before it was declared as a tropical disturbance early on March 1. At this time convection detached from the disturbance's low level circulation center, whilst vertical wind shear around the system remained weak. Early the next day, the Disturbance was then relocated to the northwest of Viti Levu in Fiji, before it was designated as Tropical Depression 13F later that day.


2004–05 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Depression 13F
The Depression remained weak reaching an estimated central pressure of 1001 hPa (mbar) early on March 3, however there were no winds reported by RSMC Nadi whilst they were monitoring it. RSMC Nadi then issued their last advisory on 13F early on March 4 after no persistent convection reported around the system since the depression reached its peak pressure.


2004–05 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Other systems
Tropical Depression 01F developed on October 28, within the monsoon trough about 420 km (260 mi) to the northeast of Guadalcanal. Over the next couple of days the system moved westwards and moved into the Australian region, during October 30, where it was monitored for a few days by TCWC Brisbane. The second tropical depression of the season developed on December 3, about 280 km (170 mi) to the north of Port Villa, Vanuatu.


2004–05 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Other systems
Over the next week the poorly organised system meandered over the ocean between Vanuatu and Fiji, before it started to organise during December 12, with RSMC Nadi issuing gale warnings on the system. The system subsequently moved southwards between Vanuatu and Fiji, before it was last noted during December 14, while it was located to the southeast of Port Villa. While Tropical Depression 02F was active, the third tropical depression of the season, developed to the south of Tuvalu on December 5. The system subsequently moved south-eastwards, before it was last noted during December 10 to the east of Nuku'alofa, Tonga.


2004–05 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Other systems
During February 26, RSMC Nadi reported that Tropical Depression 11F had formed, within the Tuamotu Archipelago of islands in French Polynesia. During the next day the system moved eastwards before it was last noted during the next day as it degenerated into a tropical disturbance.


2004–05 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Other systems
During April 20 Tropical Disturbance 16F developed within a monsoon trough, about 570 km (350 mi) to the southeast of Apia on the Samoan island: Upolu. During April 21, the disturbance moved towards the southwest and affected Niue while starting to rapidly weaken, before it was last noted during April 22 wrapping into Cyclone Sheila's circulation. Tropical Depression 17F then developed on April 26 while located about 710 km (440 mi) to the northeast of Pago-Pago in American Samoa.


2004–05 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Other systems
During April 29, Tropical Depression 18F developed within a monsoon trough about 635 km (395 mi), to the northeast of Suva, Fiji. Over the next 24 hours the system moved towards the southeast while deep convection surrounding the system failed to become organized and started to weaken. The depression was last noted during the next day, as it dissipated about 445 km (277 mi), to the northeast of Suva.


2004–05 South Pacific cyclone season, Season effects
This table lists all the storms that developed in the South Pacific to the east of longitude 160°E during the 2004–05 season. It includes their intensity on the Australian Tropical cyclone intensity scale, duration, name, landfalls, deaths, and damages. All data is taken from RSMC Nadi and/or TCWC Wellington, and all of the damage figures are in 2005 USD.


2004–05 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season
The 2004–05 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season was a near average season, despite beginning unusually early on August 30 with the formation of an early-season tropical depression. Météo-France's meteorological office in Réunion (MFR) ultimately monitored 18 tropical disturbances during the season, of which 15 became tropical depressions. Two storms – Arola and Bento – formed in November, and the latter became the most intense November cyclone on record. Bento attained its peak intensity at a low latitude, and weakened before threatening land. Tropical Cyclone Chambo was the only named storm in December.


2004–05 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season
In January, Severe Tropical Storm Daren and Cyclone Ernest existed simultaneously. The latter storm struck southern Madagascar, and five days later, Moderate Tropical Storm Felapi affected the same area; the two storms killed 78 people and left over 32,000 people homeless. At the end of January, Severe Tropical Storm Gerard existed as an unnamed tropical storm for 18 hours due to discrepancies between warning centers.


2004–05 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season
After a series of weak tropical systems in February, there were two storms in March. Severe Tropical Storm Hennie brought heavy rainfall to the Mascarene Islands, and Severe Tropical Storm Isang remained away from land. The season's strongest storm originated in the neighboring Australian basin, developing in early April near the Cocos Islands. After being named Adeline by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BoM), the MFR renamed the storm Juliet once the storm crossed 90°E. Juliet would reach maximum sustained winds of 220 km/h (135 mph), making it a very intense tropical cyclone. Juliet damaged corn plantations on the island of Rodrigues before becoming an extratropical cyclone on April 11, thus ending the season.


2004–05 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Seasonal summary
Météo-France's meteorological office in Réunion (MFR) is the official Regional Specialized Meteorological Center for the South-West Indian Ocean, tracking all tropical cyclones from the east coast of Africa to 90° E. The agency tracked 18 tropical disturbances, including one zone of disturbed weather that lasted for one advisory, which was higher than normal. The agency assessed that 15 disturbances reached tropical depression intensity. Ten of these weather systems intensified into named storms, which was one higher than normal. There were 44 days in which a named storm was active, lower than the average of 53.


2004–05 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Seasonal summary
There was an unusual period of inactivity across much of the basin from January to March, typically the most active months. During this time, the Intertropical Convergence Zone was located farther south than usual, causing any developing storms to reach their peak intensity at higher latitudes. The exception was southern Madagascar, which was affected by Cyclone Ernest and Tropical Storm Felapi in a five-day span in late January. Four of the named storms attained maximum sustained winds of at least 120 km/h (75 mph), the threshold for tropical cyclone intensity; this was also near normal. Three tropical cyclones strengthened into intense tropical cyclones, including Very Intense Tropical Cyclone Juliet.


2004–05 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Seasonal summary
In addition to the MFR, the American-based Joint Typhoon Warning Center issued warnings for cyclones in the basin, as well as the entire southern hemisphere. The agency did not track Tropical Storm Felapi, and it estimated that a tropical depression in October attained tropical storm status.


2004–05 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Arola
The near-equatorial trough spawned an area of convection east of Diego Garcia on November 6, which the MFR classified as a tropical disturbance. The system slowly organized amid favorable conditions, including low to moderate wind shear. On November 8, the MFR upgraded the system to a tropical depression and later Moderate Tropical Storm Arola, and the JTWC classified it as Tropical Cyclone 03S. Steered by a ridge to the south, Arola moved southwestward at first while quickly intensifying. Late on November 8, the MFR estimated peak winds of 110 km/h (70 mph), making Arola a severe tropical storm.


2004–05 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Arola
Early the next day, the JTWC upgraded the storm to the equivalent of a minimal hurricane, estimating peak winds of 120 km/h (75 mph). The storm turned to a westward drift, entering an area of higher wind shear and cooler waters, which caused Arola to weaken. On November 12, the MFR downgraded the storm to a tropical depression, by which time the storm was moving southwestward again, passing south of Diego Garcia. The JTWC discontinued advisories the next day. The MFR tracked Arola until November 18.


2004–05 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Intense Tropical Cyclone Bento
On the same day that Arola dissipated, the near-equatorial trough spawned another area of convection east of Diego Garcia. A day later, the MFR classified the system as a tropical disturbance as the thunderstorms organized and consolidated, amid favorable conditions. On November 20, the MFR upgraded the system to Tropical Storm Bento, and the JTWC initiated advisories as Tropical Cyclone 04S. At first, Bento drifted to the southeast, but turned to the west two days later. The MFR upgraded the storm to tropical cyclone status on November 22, the same day that the storm began a rapid intensification phase.


2004–05 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Intense Tropical Cyclone Bento
On November 23, the MFR estimated peak 10 minute winds of 215 km/h (135 mph), and the JTWC estimated peak 1 minute winds of 260 km/h (160 mph), equivalent to a Category 5 on the Saffir–Simpson scale. This made Bento among the most intense tropical cyclones in the basin within 10º of the equator, only surpassed by Cyclone Fantala in April 2016. It also made Bento the strongest cyclone in the basin in the month of November, surpassing Cyclone Agnielle in 1995.


2004–05 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Intense Tropical Cyclone Bento
Around its time of peak intensity, Bento was located far away from land – about 325 km (200 mi) east-southeast of Diego Garcia. It was also moving southwestward due to a ridge to its southeast. On November 24, the cyclone began weakening due to an eyewall replacement cycle, as well as the presence of drier air and increased wind shear. A day later, Bento turned to the southeast, steered by a passing trough. The MFR downgraded the cyclone to tropical storm status on November 26, but upgraded it back to tropical cyclone status a day later.


2004–05 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Intense Tropical Cyclone Bento
By late on November 27, the circulation was exposed from the convection. Bento turned to the west and failed to reintensify due to cooler waters. The JTWC discontinued advisories on November 29, but the MFR continued tracking the system as a tropical disturbance until December 3, when Bento was passing north of the Mascarene Islands.


2004–05 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Chambo
In the middle of December, the near-equatorial trough spawned an area of convection to the west of Indonesia. For several days, the system drifted westward through an area of minimal wind shear. On December 22, the MFR classified the system as Tropical Disturbance 6 to the northwest of the Cocos Islands. By that time, the thunderstorms were increasing and consolidating. The JTWC classified the system as Tropical Cyclone 06S on December 23. On the next day, the MFR upgraded the system to Moderate Tropical Storm Chambo.


2004–05 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Chambo
The storm quickly intensified as it moved southwestward, steered by a ridge to its southeast. On December 25, the MFR upgraded Chambo to tropical cyclone status, and the next day estimated peak 10 minute winds of 155 km/h (95 mph). The JTWC meanwhile estimated peak 1 minute winds of 195 km/h (120 mph). Cooler waters and stronger wind shear caused Chambo to begin weakening on December 27. By the next day, the circulation became exposed from the thunderstorms, and the JTWC discontinued advisories. On December 30, the MFR reclassified Chambo as an extratropical cyclone. The storm turned to the south and later southeast, and was last mentioned by the MFR on January 2.


2004–05 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Intense Tropical Cyclone Ernest
An area of convection developed west of Diego Garcia on January 16, prompting the MFR to classify it as Tropical Disturbance 8. A day later, the agency briefly discontinued advisories, only to resume them on January 19 as the disturbance passed north of Madagascar. That day, the JTWC classified the system as Tropical Cyclone 12S. On January 20, the MFR upgraded the system to Tropical Storm Ernest to the east of the Comoros. The storm quickly intensified, and within 12 hours of being named, the MFR upgraded Ernest to tropical cyclone status.


2004–05 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Intense Tropical Cyclone Ernest
The cyclone turned to the south through the Mozambique Channel, attaining peak winds of 165 km/h (105 mph) on January 22, according to the MFR. The JTWC estimated peak 1 minute winds of 185 km/h (115 mph). On the next day, Ernest turned southeast and made landfall in extreme southern Madagascar, near Itampolo. It quickly emerged over open waters and weakened. On January 24, the MFR reclassified Ernest as an extratropical cyclone, tracking it for one more day.


2004–05 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Intense Tropical Cyclone Ernest
In southern Madagascar, Ernest produced high wind gusts, reaching 180 km/h (110 mph) in Toliara. The same town recorded heavy rainfall during the storm's passage, totaling 237.2 mm (9.34 in) over 24 hours. Ernest's Madagascar impacts were followed by Tropical Storm Felapi five days later. Ernest killed 78 people in Madagascar. Collectively, Ernest and Felapi damaged 5,792 buildings, which left 32,191 people homeless. Madagascar's National Emergency Centre deployed workers to do search and rescue missions and provide water to storm victims. The World Food Programme provided 45 tons of rice to affected residents, although persistent flooding disrupted relief work.


2004–05 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Daren
An area of thunderstorms formed on January 13 to the northwest of the Cocos Islands in the Australian basin. The system moved westward and organized gradually, hampered by strong wind shear. On January 17, the MFR classified the system as Tropical Disturbance 9 to the east of Diego Garcia. On the next day, the JTWC classified the disturbance as Tropical Cyclone 11S. The nascent system intensified into Tropical Storm Daren on January 19, reaching peak 10 minute winds of 95 km/h (60 mph) that day according to the MFR.


2004–05 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Daren
The JTWC meanwhile estimated peak 1 minute winds of 85 km/h (55 mph). Steered by a ridge to its southeast, Daren moved southwestward and failed to intensify further. After encountering stronger wind shear, Daren weakened, and its circulation became exposed from the thunderstorms. The JTWC discontinued advisories on January 20. On the next day, the MFR downgraded Daren to a tropical depression while the system was passing north of Rodrigues. The MFR continued tracking Daren until January 23, when the disturbance was passing north of Mauritius.


2004–05 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Moderate Tropical Storm Felapi
Three days after Cyclone Ernest exited the Mozambique Channel, an area of convection developed in the region, which the MFR classified as a tropical disturbance on January 26. The system organized while moving toward western Madagascar. On January 27, the MFR upgraded it to Moderate Tropical Storm Felapi, estimating peak winds of 65 km/h (40 mph). That day, Felapi moved ashore near Toliara, and quickly weakened back to tropical depression status. The system emerged near the southeast coast of Madagascar and turned to the northeast, transitioning into a subtropical cyclone. On January 31, Felapi turned to the south, and re-intensified to its former peak intensity as a subtropical depression. The storm weakened again and accelerated to the southeast. The MFR continued tracking Felapi until February 3. The JTWC did not issue advisories on the storm.


2004–05 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Moderate Tropical Storm Felapi
In southern Madagascar, Felapi dropped additional rainfall following Cyclone Ernest. Rainfall in Morondava reached 157.2 mm (6.19 in). Winds on the island reached 61 km/h (38 mph) inland at Ranohira.


2004–05 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Gerard
An area of convection persisted east of Diego Garcia on January 27. The system moved west-southwestward, with its circulation displaced from the thunderstorms due to strong wind shear and cooler air. The MFR classified the system as a tropical disturbance on January 29 and upgraded it to a tropical depression the next day, only to downgrade it again to a disturbance on January 31, after nearly all thunderstorms diminished. For several days, the weak system drifted southwestward toward the Mascarene Islands, steered by a ridge to the southeast. On February 2, thunderstorm activity increased as the system passed over Rodrigues, although the structure resembled a monsoon depression more commonly found in the Western Pacific Ocean. Over the next day, the structure became more akin to a tropical cyclone, with increasing convection and an eye-like feature near the center.


2004–05 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Gerard
On February 3, the JTWC initiated advisories on Tropical Cyclone 14S, and the MFR upgraded the depression to a moderate tropical storm. Ordinarily, this would result in the system being named; however, the Mauritius Meteorological Services responsible for naming believed it had not yet attained such intensity. For about 15 hours, the unnamed tropical storm intensified while accelerating to the south due to a passing trough. At 03:00 UTC on February 4, the Mauritius Meteorological Services named the storm Gerard.


2004–05 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Gerard
Shortly thereafter, the MFR estimated peak winds of 115 km/h (70 mph), just shy of tropical cyclone status, and similar to the JTWC estimate of 110 km/h (70 mph). The MFR noted uncertainty in the peak winds, due to the fast forward speed and small size. On February 5, Gerard rapidly weakened as it transitioned into an extratropical cyclone. In the report to the WMO, the MFR noted that "for a tropical depression system of such intensity not to be named is unprecedented in the recent historyof the basin."


2004–05 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Hennie
After a period of inactivity lasting about three weeks, a tropical disturbance formed on March 19 to the west of Diego Garcia. With low wind shear, the system developed a broad area of rotating thunderstorms. It moved southwestward, steered by a ridge to the southeast. The JTWC initiated advisories on the system late on March 21 as Tropical Cyclone 24S. On the next day, the MFR upgraded the disturbance to a tropical depression, and the Mauritius Meteorological Services named the system Hennie due to the threat to the Mascarene Islands.


2004–05 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Hennie
The MFR upgraded Hennie to a moderate tropical storm on March 23, and by that time the storm was moving southward. On March 24, Hennie passed about 140 km (85 mi) east of Mauritius. That day, the MFR estimated peak 10 minute winds of 100 km/h (60 mph), making Hennie a severe tropical storm. The JTWC estimated peak 1 minute winds of 120 km/h (75 mph), equivalent to a minimal hurricane. After passing the Mascarene Islands, Hennie turned to the southeast, entering an area of cooler, drier air. The circulation became exposed from the convection on March 26. On the next day, the MFR reclassified Hennie as an extratropical cyclone, and continued to track the storm for several more days as it accelerated southeastward. The MFR last mentioned the remnants of Hennie on April 1 when the storm was located over the far southeastern Indian Ocean.


2004–05 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Hennie
The storm dropped heavy rainfall in the Mascarene Islands, including a 24-hour precipitation total of 397 mm (15.6 in) in the mountainous peaks of Réunion. Rainfall on Mauritius reached 202.8 mm (7.98 in) at Sans-Souci. The rains caused flooding on Mauritius, resulting in the closure of airports and ports.


2004–05 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Isang
On March 29, an area of convection formed east-southeast of Diego Garcia and consolidated around a broad developing circulation. That day, the MFR designated the system as Tropical Disturbance 17. For several days, the system waxed and waned in organization as it drifted to the west-southwest. On April 3, the thunderstorms increased and organized around the center, prompting the MFR to upgrade the system to Moderate Tropical Storm Isang. That day, the JTWC initiated advisories on Tropical Cyclone 25S, located south of Diego Garcia and northeast of Rodrigues.


2004–05 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Isang
The storm moved around the ridge to its southeast, intensifying slowly due to dry air in the region. On April 5, Isang turned to the south-east, and the thunderstorms became more organized, developing an eye-like feature. On the next day, the MFR estimated peak 10 minute winds of 115 km/h (70 mph), and the JTWC estimated peak 1 minute winds of 100 km/h (60 mph). Soon after reaching peak intensity, Isang encountered stronger wind shear and cold, dry air, which resulted in weakening. The MFR re-classified the storm as an extratropical cyclone on April 7, and continued tracking Isang for another day.


2004–05 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Very Intense Tropical Cyclone Adeline–Juliet
The near-equatorial trough spawned a circulation in the Australian region on April 2 to the east of the Cocos Islands. The BoM upgraded the system to Tropical Cyclone Adeline on April 3 while the storm was passing south of the islands. Continuing westward, the storm intensified further, reaching the equivalent of tropical cyclone status on April 4. On the same day, the JTWC classified the storm as Tropical Cyclone 26S. On April 5, Adeline crossed 90°E into the South-West Indian Ocean, whereupon the Mauritius Meteorological Service renamed the storm Juliet. The cyclone intensified further to an intense tropical cyclone on April 6, reaching 10 minute winds of 185 km/h (115 mph) before weakening.


2004–05 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Very Intense Tropical Cyclone Adeline–Juliet
Cyclone Juliet began re-intensifying on April 8, by which time the storm had begun moving to the west-southwest. On April 9, the MFR upgraded Juliet to a very intense tropical cyclone, estimating peak 10 minute winds of 220 km/h (135 mph). This would be the last very intense tropical cyclone until Edzani in 2010. The JTWC estimated slightly higher 1-minute winds of 230 km/h (145 mph). On April 10, Juliet turned toward the south, passing about 215 km (135 mi) east-southeast of Rodrigues. On the island, the cyclone's strong winds heavily damaged 15 corn plantations.


2004–05 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Very Intense Tropical Cyclone Adeline–Juliet
After passing Rodrigues, the cyclone weakened due to drier air, cooler waters, and higher wind shear, causing the circulation to become exposed from the convection. Juliet weakened below tropical cyclone status on April 12 while accelerating to the southeast. On the same day, the MFR reclassified the storm as extratropical. The agency followed Juliet until April 16.


2004–05 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Other storms
On August 30, an area of low pressure developed near the edge of Météo-France's area of responsibility within an unseasonably active monsoonal band which coincided with the Madden–Julian oscillation. Tracking towards the southeast, the low experienced strong deep-level wind shear which kept most of the convection displaced from the center of circulation. On August 31, convection managed to develop around the west and southwestern portions of the low, and was designated as Tropical Depression 01.


2004–05 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Other storms
The depression reached its peak intensity at this time with winds of 55 km/h (35 mph 10-minute winds) and a minimum pressure of 999 hPa (mbar). Shortly after, the depression entered Australian Bureau of Meteorology in Perth's area of responsibility. The depression later intensified into a tropical cyclone and was named Phoebe.


2004–05 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Other storms
Toward the end of October, low-pressure areas developed on both sides of the equator in the west-central Indian Ocean. The system in the North Indian Ocean failed to develop, but the Southern Hemisphere system became Tropical Disturbance 02 on October 25. Moving westward, the disturbance had an organized area of thunderstorms near the center, with favorable conditions provided by the subtropical ridge. The MFR upgraded the disturbance to a depression on October 26, and briefly downgraded the system after the circulation became exposed, only to upgrade it again to a depression the next day.


2004–05 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Other storms
The JTWC initiated warnings on the system as Tropical Cyclone 02S on October 27, estimating 1-minute winds of 65 km/h (40 mph). That day, the system passed about 370 km (230 mi) north of Madagascar. Wind shear in the region caused the storm to weaken again. On October 29, the weak disturbance moved ashore in eastern Tanzania near Dar es Salaam, dropping heavy rainfall.


2004–05 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Other storms
On December 11, the MFR issued two bulletins for Subtropical Depression 05. The system formed about halfway between the southern tip of Madagascar, and failed to intensify. On January 4, the MFR began issuing warnings on Tropical Depression 7 in the Mozambique Channel. The system moved southeastward, moving ashore western Madagascar between Morombe and Toliara on January 5, and quickly dissipated. Later in the month, the MFR issued one warning for Zone of Disturbed Weather 10, located well to the southeast of Diego Garcia.


2004–05 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Other storms
In February, there was a series of three week disturbances. Tropical Depression 13 formed on February 4 to the north of Mauritius. It moved southwestward and failed to intensify beyond winds of 55 km/h (35 mph). The depression passed just east of Mauritius on February 6, and became extratropical two days later. On the same day, Tropical Disturbance 14 formed to the northwest of Mauritius. For two days the system drifted westward before turning back to the east, reaching a point northeast of Mauritius on February 13. The disturbance then turned to the west-southwest, and was tracked by the MFR until February 17. On February 24, Tropical Disturbance 15 formed east of Diego Garcia. It drifted southward and intensified into a tropical depression on February 26, but dissipated two days later.


2004–05 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Other storms
In late November, Cyclone Agni from the North Indian Ocean crossed into the South-West Indian Ocean from the Northern Hemisphere while retaining its anticyclonic circulation, which is unusual due to the Coriolis effect being nonexistent along the equator. Its track was disputed and the JTWC instead assessed it as reaching as far south as 0.5 degrees north. It later crossed back into the Northern Hemisphere although its remnants later reentered the Southern Hemisphere while paralleling the Somalian coastline before dissipating shortly after.


2004–05 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Storm names
A tropical disturbance is named when it reaches moderate tropical storm strength. If a tropical disturbance reaches moderate tropical storm status west of 55°E, then the Sub-regional Tropical Cyclone Advisory Centre in Madagascar assigns the appropriate name to the storm. If a tropical disturbance reaches moderate tropical storm status between 55°E and 90°E, then the Sub-regional Tropical Cyclone Advisory Centre in Mauritius assigns the appropriate name to the storm. A new annual list is used every year so no names are retired.


2004–05 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Seasonal effects
This table lists all of the tropical cyclones and subtropical cyclones that were monitored during the 2004–05 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season. Information on their intensity, duration, name, areas affected, primarily comes from RSMC La Réunion. Death and damage reports come from either press reports or the relevant national disaster management agency while the damage totals are given in 2004 USD.


2004–05 Southampton F.C. season
During the 2004–05 English football season, Southampton Football Club competed in the Premier League.


2004–05 Southampton F.C. season, Season summary
Manager Paul Sturrock left Southampton by mutual consent in August, after only six months as manager; his resignation was attributed to a disappointing run of form and rumours of player unrest and boardroom dissatisfaction with his management. His replacement, Steve Wigley, failed to improve results and he has soon sacked with the club in deep relegation peril.


2004–05 Southampton F.C. season, Season summary
Harry Redknapp came from arch-rivals Portsmouth in an attempt to save the Saints, but despite being able to attain safety and another season of Premiership football by winning on the last day of the season, Southampton lost 2–1 at home to Manchester United and were relegated from the Premiership in last place.


2004–05 Southampton F.C. season, Kit
The season's kit was manufactured by the club's own brand, Saints. The kit was sponsored by English life insurance company Friends Provident.


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


2004–05 Southeastern Conference women's basketball season
The 2004–05 SEC women's basketball season began with practices in October 2004, followed by the start of the 2004–05 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play started in early January 2005 and concluded in March, followed by the 2005 SEC Women's Basketball Tournament at the Bi-Lo Center in Greenville, South Carolina.


2004–05 Southern Football League
The 2004–05 season was the 102nd in the history of the Southern League, which is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the East Midlands, West Midlands, East, South East and South West England.


2004–05 Southern Football League
Also, it was the first season after the creation of the Conference North and South, one step above the Isthmian League. Therefore, it was the inaugural season for the league at the seventh and eighth tiers in the English league system.


2004–05 Southern Football League, Premier Division
After the creation of the Conference North and South placed above the Southern League, most of the previous season clubs were transferred to the newly created divisions.


2004–05 Southern Football League, Premier Division
Histon won the Premier Division and get a second promotion in a row along with play-off winners Hednesford Town. Hemel Hempstead, Dunstable, Stamford and Solihull Moors were relegated and returned to division One.


2004–05 Southern Football League, Premier Division, League formation
The Premier Division featured only six clubs from the previous season and 16 new clubs:


2004–05 Southern Football League, Eastern Division
After the creation of the Conference North and South one step above the Southern League, most of the Premier Division clubs were transferred to the newly created divisions. Consequently, most of the Eastern Division clubs took up the empty spots in higher divisions.


2004–05 Southern Football League, Eastern Division
Fisher Athletic won the division and were promoted along with runners-up East Thurrock United and play-off winners Maldon Town, who get the second promotion in a row. Erith & Belvedere and Tilbury finished bottom of the league and were relegated.


2004–05 Southern Football League, Eastern Division, League formation
In the first season as an eighth tier league, the Eastern Division featured five clubs from the previous season and 17 new clubs:


2004–05 Southern Football League, Western Division
After the creation of the Conference North and South one step above the Southern League, most of the Premier Division clubs were transferred to the newly created divisions. Consequently, most of the Western Division clubs took up the empty spots in higher divisions.


2004–05 Southern Football League, Western Division
Mangotsfield United won the division and were promoted to the Premier Division along with runners-up Yate Town and play-off winners Evesham United. Oxford City and Egham Town finished bottom of the table and were relegated.


2004–05 Southern Football League, Western Division, League formation
In the first season as an eighth tier league, the Western Division featured eleven clubs from the previous season and eleven new clubs:


2004–05 Sparta Rotterdam season
The 2004–2005 Sparta Rotterdam season saw the club play in the  Dutch Second League for a third year running.


2004–05 Spartan South Midlands Football League
The 2004–05 Spartan South Midlands Football League season is the 8th in the history of Spartan South Midlands Football League a football competition in England.


2004–05 Spartan South Midlands Football League, Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 16 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four clubs, promoted from Division One:


2004–05 Spartan South Midlands Football League, Division One
Division One featured eleven clubs which competed in the division last season, along with six new clubs.


2004–05 Spartan South Midlands Football League, Division Two
Division Two featured twelve clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs:


2004–05 Spartan South Midlands Football League, Division Two
Also, Old Dunstablians changed name to AFC Dunstable and Abbey National changed name to Loughton Orient.


2004–05 Sporting CP season
The 2004–05 season was Sporting Clube de Portugal's 97th competitive season, 71st consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football, and 98th year in existence as a football club.


2004–05 Sporting CP season
Sporting CP's season began on 29 August 2004 with the first game of the Primeira Liga campaign, with a 3–2 home victory over Gil Vicente. Despite being top of the league at the half way mark of the season, and claiming home victories over rivals Benfica and Porto, the Leões finished in third place, four points behind league champions Benfica.


2004–05 Sporting CP season
Aside from the Primeira Liga, Sporting CP also competed in the Taça de Portugal, where they entered the fourth round courtesy of their league position. After claiming straightforward victories over Naval 1º de Maio and Pampilhosa, Sporting CP were eliminated by Lisbon rivals Benfica in the sixth round. In a highly entertaining 3–3 game, the tie went to penalties which saw the Encarnados defeat the Leões 7–6 on penalties.


2004–05 Sporting CP season
Given their third-place finish in the 2003–04 season, the Leões secured a place in the first round of the 2004–05 UEFA Cup. After progressing through the group stages, Sporting CP defeated Dutch side Feyenoord, and English sides Middlesbrough and Newcastle United to set up a semi-final tie against AZ. Despite taking a 2–1 lead into the second leg, the Cheese Farmers equaled the first leg result which led to extra time.


2004–05 Sporting CP season
After Kew Jaliens's 109th-minute strike which gave AZ the aggregate lead, Miguel Garcia scored a stoppage time goal to see Sporting CP progress to the final on the away goals rule. In the final taking place at the Estádio José Alvalade, Sporting CP met Russian side CSKA Moscow. Despite taking a first half lead, Sporting CP lost their advantage and conceded three second half goals to lose the final 3–1.


2004–05 Sporting CP season, First team squad
Stats as of the end of the 2004–05 season. Games played and goals scored only refers to appearances and goals in domestic league campaigns.


2004–05 Sporting de Gijón season
The 2004–05 Sporting de Gijón season was the seventh consecutive season of the club in Segunda División after its last relegation from La Liga.


2004–05 Sporting de Gijón season, Overview
Due to the high debts, Real Sporting was close to be administratively relegated at the end of the season.


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


2004–05 Sporting de Gijón season, Squad, From the youth squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2004–05 Sri Lankan cricket season
The 2004–05 Sri Lankan cricket season featured two Test series with Sri Lanka playing against South Africa and West Indies.


2004–05 Sri Lankan cricket season, Test series
Sri Lanka won the Test series against South Africa 1–0 with 1 match drawn:


2004–05 Sri Lankan cricket season, Test series
Sri Lanka won both matches in the two-Test series against West Indies:


2004–05 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team
The 2004–05 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Ron Ganulin, who was in his fourteenth year at the helm of the St. Francis Terriers. The Terrier's home games were played at the  Generoso Pope Athletic Complex. The team has been a member of the Northeast Conference since 1981.


2004–05 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team
The Terriers were chosen to finish 7th in the NEC Preseason Coaches Poll. The team finished at 13–15 overall and 9–9 in conference play to take the 7th seed as predicted. The Terriers qualified for the NEC tournament losing in the quarter finals to Fairleigh Dickinson 60–78. After the season Ron Ganulin was fired as head coach of the program.


2004–05 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team
The 2004–05 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Norm Roberts in his first year at the school replacing interim head coach Kevin Clark. St. John's home games are played at Carnesecca Arena and Madison Square Garden and the team is a member of the Big East Conference.


2004–05 St. Lawrence Saints women's ice hockey season
The 2004–05 St. Lawrence Saints women's hockey team represented St. Lawrence University in the 2004–05 NCAA Division I women's hockey season. The Saints were coached by Paul Flanagan and play their home games at Appleton Arena. The Saints were a member of the Eastern College Athletic Conference and were unable to win the NCAA Women's Ice Hockey Championship


2004–05 St. Louis Blues season
The 2004–05 St. Louis Blues season was the 38th for the National Hockey League franchise. However, its games were cancelled because of the lockout, that lasted from September 16, 2004 until July 22, 2005.


2004–05 St. Louis Blues season, Transactions
The Blues 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 cancelled.


2004–05 St. Louis Blues season, Draft picks
St. Louis' 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 Sta. Lucia Realtors season
The 2004-2005 Sta. Lucia Realtors season was the 12th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).


2004–05 Stade Malherbe Caen season
The 2004–05 season was the 91st season in the existence of Stade Malherbe Caen and the club's first season back in the top flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Caen participated in this season's edition of the Coupe de France and the Coupe de la Ligue. The season covered the period from 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005.


2004–05 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team
The 2004–05 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team represented Stanford University in the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was Trent Johnson's first season with the Cardinal after Mike Montgomery left to join the NBA Golden State Warriors. The Cardinal were a member of the Pacific-10 Conference.


2004–05 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team, Previous Season
The Cardinal finished the 2003-04 season 30-2 and ranked as high as #1. In Pac-10 play they finished 17-1, only losing to Washington in the last game of the regular season. The Cardinal won the Pac-10 Tournament defeating Washington State, next Oregon, and in the Finals a revenge win over Washington.


2004–05 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team, Previous Season
After finishing the regular season and Pac-10 Tournament with only one loss, the Cardinal punched their ticket to the NCAA Tournament after winning their tournament. In the NCAA Tournament they received a #1 seed in the Phoenix region facing off against the Southland Conference tournament champion UTSA. In the second round they faced the Alabama but lost to them 70-67.


2004–05 Stoke City F.C. season
The 2004–05 season was Stoke City's 98th season in the Football League and the 38th in the second tier, it was also the first season in the new re-branded Football League Championship.


2004–05 Stoke City F.C. season
With supporter expectation now rising there were hopes that Stoke could soon begin to mount a serious attempt to return to the top flight. But after a poor summer in terms of transfer activity those hopes subsided, but soon returned after a good start to the season with Stoke going top of the table in early September. But any hopes of a promotion push soon vanished with some poor performances and most notably a lack of goals being scored.


2004–05 Stoke City F.C. season
In fact Stoke went on a dull run of 'binary' results, from 23 October 2004 to 22 February 2005 the only score line was that of 0–0, 1–0, 0–1 and 1–1. Supporters began to vent their anger at the lack of entertainment on offer as the side fell into mid-table obscurity and a final finish of 12th the outcome of a forgettable season.


2004–05 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League
Prior to the start of the season the Football League went through a re-branding process with the First Division been renamed the Football League Championship. Stoke had a poor summer in the transfer market with only Dave Brammer and Steve Simonsen joining the club before the start of the season. However these worries were forgotten with a fine pre-season victory over Spanish giants Valencia. Stoke began the 2004–05 season very well beating promotion favourites Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 on the opening day. Victories over Gillingham, Cardiff City and Derby County followed and after a thrilling win over Ipswich Town Stoke went top of the table.


2004–05 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League
However Stoke then lost their form and went seven matches without a win before beating Millwall 1–0 on Halloween. Prior to that on 22 October Stoke drew 1–1 away at Leicester City a result which sparked a dull run of results. Through until 22 February the only score line was that of 0–0, 1–0, 0–1 and 1–1 which saw manager Tony Pulis come under heavy criticism from supporters form the lack of attacking football and entertainment on offer.


2004–05 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League
New signings again failed to arrive with Michael Duberry from Leeds United and Lewis Buxton from Portsmouth the only mainstays from a series of loans, however both players were defenders. Ade Akinbiyi was sold to Burnley despite there being a lack of goalscoring. The 'binary' run of results finally ended with a 3–2 win over Leicester City which prompted an upturn in results but any hopes of a late push for a play-off place was ended with an awful defeat at home to rock bottom Rotherham United.


2004–05 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, FA Cup
Stoke drew Premier League side Arsenal away in the third round and took the lead through Wayne Thomas. But Stoke could not hold out and Arsenal scored twice to go through 2–1.


2004–05 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League Cup
Stoke made another poor exit in the first round losing against League One side Oldham Athletic.


2004–05 Sun Hei SC season
The 2004–05 Sun Hei SC season is the 11th season of Sun Hei SC in Hong Kong First Division League. The team was coached by Malaysian coach Koo Luam Khen.


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


2004–05 Sunderland A.F.C. season, Season Summary
While a poor start to the season saw Sunderland win just one of their first six matches, putting manager Mick McCarthy under pressure, the board kept faith with the manager, and were rewarded with a much more consistent season than the previous one. The team never dropped out of the top six after a victory over Millwall in mid-October, and their form steadily improved over the season. Along with a collapse by early-season pace-setters Ipswich Town, this lifted Sunderland to the top of the table with seven matches remaining, and they held onto top spot, returning to the Premier League after two seasons.


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


2004–05 Sunshine Tour
The 2004–05 Sunshine Tour was the fifth season of professional golf tournaments since the southern Africa based Sunshine Tour was rebranded in 2000. The Sunshine Tour represents the highest level of competition for male professional golfers in the region.


2004–05 Sunshine Tour
There were 21 tournaments on the schedule. This was an increase of four from the previous year, primarily due to the addition of the Vodacom Origins of Golf Tour, a series of six regional tournaments that has been held every year since. The other new tournament was the MTC Namibia PGA Championship. The tour was based predominantly in South Africa, with 17 of the 21 tournaments being held in the country. Two events were held in Swaziland, and one event each was held in Botswana and Namibia. Two events, the Dunhill Championship and the South African Airways Open were co-sanctioned by the European Tour.


2004–05 Sunshine Tour, Schedule
The table below shows schedule of events for the 2004–05 Sunshine Tour. As usual, the tour consisted of two distinct parts, commonly referred to as the "Summer Swing" and "Winter Swing". Tournaments held during the Summer Swing generally had much higher prize funds, attracted stronger fields, and were the only tournaments on the tour to carry world ranking points.


2004–05 Sunshine Tour, Schedule
Prize funds shown did not count directly towards the Order of Merit. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of official money Sunshine Tour events he had won up to and including that tournament.


2004–05 Superliga Femenina
The 2004–05 Superliga season was the 17th since its establishment.


2004–05 Sussex County Football League
The 2004–05 Sussex County Football League season was the 80th in the history of Sussex County Football League a football competition in England.


2004–05 Sussex County Football League, Division One
Division One featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs, promoted from Division Two:


2004–05 Sussex County Football League, Division Two
Division Two featured 14 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs.


2004–05 Sussex County Football League, Division Three
Division Three featured eleven clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs:


2004–05 Swansea City A.F.C. season
The 2004–05 season was Swansea City Association Football Club's 27th season in the newly formed Football League Two, and their 76th in English football. Alan Curtis had left the club early before the season's start, with Kenny Jackett replacing him. Swansea City gained promotion by finishing in third place. In the cup competitions, they reached the third round of the FA Cup, having defeated Cheltenham Town and Stockport County, before losing 2–1 on aggregate against Reading. A 3–0 loss against Queens Park Rangers saw Swansea exit in the first round of the League Cup. They were eliminated in the second round of the Football League Trophy, but reached the final in the FAW Premier Cup, beating Wrexham 2–1.


2004–05 Swansea City A.F.C. season
Lee Trundle was the club's top goalscorer with 23 goals in all competitions.