2005 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2005 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament was held from March 4–7, 2005 at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia. The winner of the tournament was Old Dominion, who received an automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.


2005 CAF Champions League
The 2005 CAF Champions League was the 41st edition of the CAF Champions League, the Africa's premier club football tournament prize organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). It was started on 29 January 2005 with a preliminary round. Al Ahly of Egypt defeated Étoile du Sahel of Tunisia in the final to win their fourth title.


2005 CAF Champions League, Qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
1 Wallidan FC were withdrawn by the Gambia Football Federation.


2005 CAF Champions League, Knockout stage, Semi-Finals
The first leg was played on 24–25 September and the second on 15–16 October.


2005 CAF Champions League, Top goalscorers
The top scorers from the 2005 CAF Champions League are as follows:


2005 CAF Champions League Final
The 2005 CAF Champions League Final was the final of the 2005 CAF Champions League.


2005 CAF Champions League Final
It was a football tie held over two legs in December 2005 between Al Ahly, and Étoile du Sahel.


2005 CAF Champions League Final, Qualified teams
In the following table, finals until 1996 were in the African Cup of Champions Club era, since 1997 were in the CAF Champions League era.


2005 CAF Champions League Final, Background
Al Ahly reached a total of four finals, winning three (1982, 1987, 2001) and losing one (1983). Étoile du Sahel reached the second consecutive final in his history after they lost against Enyimba in the previous edition 2004.


2005 CAF Champions League Final, Background
Both teams qualified as winners of their groups. Both teams also qualified for the semifinals on the second-last matchday. In the semifinals Étoile du Sahel defeated the Moroccan side Raja Casablanca 2–0 on aggregate, after winning twice with the same result (1–0): the first leg in Casablanca, and the second leg in Sousse. Al Ahly faced his compatriot Zamalek winning the first leg (2–1) and the second leg (2–0) after playing the two matches in Cairo.


2005 CAF Champions League Final, Venues, Stade Olympique de Sousse
Stade olympique de Sousse is a multi-purpose stadium in Sousse, Tunisia. It is used by the football team Étoile du Sahel, and was used for the 2004 African Cup of Nations. The stadium holds 28,000 people. It hosts within it the meetings played by the football team of the city: Étoile sportive du Sahel (ESS).


2005 CAF Champions League Final, Venues, Stade Olympique de Sousse
For many decades, Sousse footballers knew only the clay surfaces and knew the turf surfaces only when the stadium was inaugurated with an initial capacity of 10,000 places. It passes over the years to 15,000 seats and is then expanded again on the occasion of the 1994 African Cup of Nations with 6,000 additional seats to reach a capacity of 21,000 seats; A luminous panel is installed at the same time. The last expansion was carried out in 1999 to bring the capacity of the stadium to 28,000 seats for the 2001 Mediterranean Games, a reorganization of the gallery of honor was carried out, from a capacity of 70 to 217 places.


2005 CAF Champions League Final, Venues, Stade Olympique de Sousse
It hosted 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship, 1994 African Cup of Nations, 2001 Mediterranean Games and 2004 African Cup of Nations.


2005 CAF Champions League Final, Venues, Cairo Military Academy Stadium
Cairo Military Academy Stadium is located in Cairo, Egypt and has a total capacity of 28,500.


2005 CAF Champions League Final, Venues, Cairo Military Academy Stadium
Seven miles up the road from Cairo International Stadium, heading for Cairo International Airport, there is the Cairo Military Academy Stadium at the far end of Orouba Street in the north-eastern Heliopolis district of Cairo.


2005 CAF Champions League Final, Venues, Cairo Military Academy Stadium
It was built in 1989 for the use of military teams and students at the military academy. The ground accommodated home games of Al Ahly and Zamalek during the refurbishing of the Cairo International Stadium and occasionally still serves to stage matches of the old foes.


2005 CAF Champions League Final, Venues, Cairo Military Academy Stadium
Al Ahly was forced to move out of its usual stadium, that is, the Cairo International Stadium, due to the work that started in it because of Egypt organizing the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations after three months, it underwent a major renovation, and was brought up to 21st century world standard along with all its multi-game Olympic facilities.


2005 CAF Champions League Final, Format
The final was decided over two legs, with aggregate goals used to determine the winner. If the sides were level on aggregate after the second leg, the away goals rule would have been applied, and if still level, the tie would have proceeded directly to a penalty shootout (no extra time is played).


2005 CAF Champions League Final, Matches, Second leg
Assistant referees:Losséni Paré (Burkina Faso)Brama Millogo (Burkina Faso)Fourth official:Nasser Sadek (Egypt)


2005 CAF Champions League group stage
The group stage of the 2005 CAF Champions League was played from 26 June to 11 September 2005. A total of eight teams competed in the group stage, the group winners and runners-up advance to the Knockout stage playing semifinal rounds before the final.


2005 CAF Champions League group stage, Format
In the group stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners and the runners-up of each group advanced to the Knockout stage.


2005 CAF Confederation Cup
The 2005 CAF Confederation Cup was the second edition of the CAF Confederation Cup. It started with the preliminary round (home-and away ties) that was played in January and February 2005. FAR Rabat of Morocco beat Dolphins F.C. of Nigeria in the final.


2005 CAF Confederation Cup, Qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
1st legs played 30 January 2005 and 2nd legs played 13 February 2005.


2005 CAF Confederation Cup, Qualifying rounds, First round
1st legs played 5 March 2005 and 2nd legs played 19 March 2005.


2005 CAF Confederation Cup, Qualifying rounds, Second round
1st legs played 8–11 April 2005 and 2nd legs played 23-24 April 2005.


2005 CAF Confederation Cup, Qualifying rounds, Play-off round
In this round, the 8 winners of the round of 16 play the losers of the round of 16 of the Champions League for 8 places in the group stage. 1st legs played May 6–8, 2005 and 2nd legs played May 21–23, 2005.


2005 CAF Confederation Cup, Knockout stage, Final
The 1st leg was played on November 6 and the 2nd leg on November 19.


2005 CAF Confederation Cup, Top goalscorers
The top scorers from the 2005 CAF Confederation Cup are as follows:


2005 CAF Confederation Cup group stage
The group stage of the 2005 CAF Confederation Cup was played from 23 July to 16 October 2005. A total of eight teams competed in the group stage.


2005 CAF Confederation Cup group stage, Format
In the group stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners of each group advanced directly to the final.


2005 CAF Super Cup
The 2005 CAF Super Cup was the 13th CAF Super Cup, an annual football match organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), between the winners of the previous season's CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup competitions. The match was contested by 2004 CAF Champions League winners, Enyimba, and 2004 CAF Confederation Cup winners, Hearts of Oak, at the Aba Stadium in Aba, Nigeria, on 20 February 2005.


2005 CAF Super Cup
After the regular 90 minutes ended in a 0–0 draw, Nigerian side Enyimba won the match 2–0 in extra time. This was the second consecutive title for Enyimba.


2005 CAR Development Trophy
The 2005 CAR Development Trophy is the second edition of second level rugby union tournament in Africa. The competition involved nine teams that were divided into two zones (North and South). The winner of the two zone were admitted to final


2005 CARIFTA Games
The 34th CARIFTA Games was held in the Dwight Yorke Stadium in Bacolet, Tobago on March 26–28, 2005. The event was relocated from the National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada, because of the aftermath of Hurricane Ivan destroying 90 percent of the island's houses. An appraisal of the results has been given.


2005 CARIFTA Games, Participation (unofficial)
Detailed result lists can be found on the CACAC, the CFPI and the "WorldJunior Athletics History" website.


2005 CARIFTA Games, Participation (unofficial)
An unofficial count yieldsthe number of about 427 athletes (215 junior (under-20) and 212 youth(under-17)) from about 25 countries:  Anguilla (3), Antigua and Barbuda (10),Aruba (2), Bahamas (51), Barbados (37), Bermuda (12), British Virgin Islands(7), Cayman Islands (16), Dominica (5), French Guiana (1), Grenada (31),Guadeloupe (19), Guyana (8), Haiti (11), Jamaica (69), Martinique (31),Montserrat (2), Netherlands Antilles (6), Saint Kitts and Nevis (8), SaintLucia (8), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (3), Suriname (3), Trinidad andTobago (59), Turks and Caicos Islands (18), US Virgin Islands (7).


2005 CARIFTA Games, Records
In the boys' U-20 category, Grégory Gamyr from Martinique achieved 18.11metres in shot put.


2005 CARIFTA Games, Records
In the boys' U-17 category, Theon O'Connor from Jamaica set the new 800mgames record to 1:53.72. The 4x400 metres relay team from Trinidad and Tobago set the new gamesrecord to 3:15.09.


2005 CARIFTA Games, Records
In the girls' U-17 category, the 4x100 metres relay team from Jamaica finished in45.43 seconds.


2005 CARIFTA Games, Records
Moreover, a total of 8 national (senior) records were set by the junior athletes. In the men's category, Junior Hines set the 3000 metresrecord for the Cayman Islands to 9:59.68.


2005 CARIFTA Games, Records
In the women's category, individual records were set by Shara Proctor (long jump, 6.24m, wind: +0.9 m/s) for Anguilla,by Skyler Wallen (1500 metres, 4:44.79) for the Bahamas,by La Troya Darrell (triple jump, 12.29m, wind: -0.9 m/s) for Bermuda, by Opal Bodden (triple jump, 10.70m, wind: +0.8 m/s) for the Cayman Islands,and by Sanny Eugene (800 metres, 2:12.75) for the U.S. Virgin Islands. Moreover, the 4x100 metres relay teams of Grenada (45.41s) and the Turks and Caicos Islands(51.88s) established new national records.


2005 CARIFTA Games, Austin Sealy Award
The Austin Sealy Trophy for themost outstanding athlete of the games was awarded to Theon O'Connor ofJamaica. He won 2 gold medals (800m, and 1500m) inthe youth (U-17) category, setting a new 800m games record.


2005 CARIFTA Games, Medal summary
Medal winners are published by category: Boys under 20 (Junior), Girls under 20 (Junior), Boys under 17 (Youth), and Girls under 17 (Youth). Complete results can be found on the CACAC, the CFPI and the "World Junior Athletics History"website.


2005 CARIFTA Games, Medal table (unofficial)
The medal count has been published. There is a mismatch between the unofficial medal count and thepublished medal count for the Bahamas and Trinidad and Tobago. This can be explained bythe fact that there were only three competitors in the boys U20 polevault event, therefore not having been considered in the published medal count.


2005 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
The 2005 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 34th CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 11 and March 19, 2005. Opening round games were played at campus sites, while all "super six" games were played at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. By winning the tournament, Michigan won the Mason Cup and received the Central Collegiate Hockey Association's automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.


2005 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Format
The tournament featured four rounds of play. In the first round, the first and twelfth seeds, the second and eleventh seeds, the third seed and tenth seeds, the fourth seed and ninth seeds, the fifth seed and eighth seeds, and the sixth seed and seventh seeds played a best-of-three series, with the two highest-seeded winners advancing to the semifinals and the remaining four winners playing in the quarterfinals. In the quarterfinals, the highest and lowest seeds and second highest and second lowest seeds play a single-game, with the winner advancing to the semifinals.


2005 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Format
In the semifinals, the highest and lowest seeds and second highest and second lowest seeds play a single-game, with the winner advancing to the championship game and the loser advancing to the third place game. The tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament.


2005 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Conference Standings
Note: GP = Games Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against


2005 CD Universidad San Martín season
The 2005 season was the 2nd season of competitive football by Universidad San Martín de Porres.


2005 CECAFA Cup
The 2005 CECAFA Cup was the 29th edition of the tournament. It was held in Rwanda, and was won by Ethiopia. The matches were played between November 26—December 10. All matches were played in Stade Amahoro in Kigali.


2005 CECAFA Cup
Kenya was disqualified for failure to pay fees to CECAFA.


2005 CEMAC Cup
The 2005 CEMAC Cup was the second edition of the CEMAC Cup, the football championship of Central African nations


2005 CEMAC Cup, Knockout stage
Chad reached the final after beating hosts Gabon 3-2. The first goal was scored by Hamtouin Djenet (3'), Gaiüs Doumde added the second (10'), while Cyprien Nguembaye added the third (66'). Scorers for Gabon were  René Nsi Akoué (6', pen.) and Serge Mabiala (68'). Cameroon beat Congo 4-3 after penalties shootout. The match had tied 0-0 at the end of full time.


2005 CFL Draft
The 2005 CFL Draft took place on Thursday, April 28, 2005 at 11:30 AM ET. 53 players were chosen from among eligible players from Canadian Universities across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA. Of the 53 draft selections, 33 players were drafted from Canadian Interuniversity Sport institutions.


2005 CFL season
The 2005 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 52nd season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 48th Canadian Football League season.


2005 CFL season, CFL News in 2005
New ownership groups took control of two CFL franchises in the 2005 season. The Calgary Stampeders were sold to an ownership group that is led by Ted Hellard and former Stampeder legend, John Forzani. After going through ownership in-fighting, the Ottawa Renegades announced that a new ownership group led by Bill Smith and former Ottawa Rough Riders owner, Bernie Glieberman, would take over the team.


2005 CFL season, CFL News in 2005
In April, the Toronto Argonauts plans to build a new stadium at York University had been cancelled due to rising costs. However, the owners of the Rogers Centre announced that the Argonauts would be able to remain at the stadium rent-free. Previously, the Argonauts were charged the highest in terms of rent than any other team in the CFL.


2005 CFL season, CFL News in 2005
Before the season began, the CFL through its partnership with Reebok, introduced new home and away uniforms for all nine teams. Third alternate uniforms were created for all of the teams with the exception of the Toronto Argonauts and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.


2005 CFL season, CFL News in 2005
On June 11, the first ever CFL game in Halifax, Nova Scotia is played for the special Touchdown Atlantic pre-season game between the Toronto Argonauts and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, which ended in a 16–16 draw at Huskies Stadium.


2005 CFL season, CFL News in 2005
More than 2,303,455 fans filled the stadiums across the country to catch CFL games in 2005, which was a 4% increase from the 2004 season. The 2005 regular season attendance figure also became the all-time highest grossing regular season attendance record in CFL history, by breaking the previous record of 2,229,834 that was set in the 16-game 1978 season. In addition, it marked the fourth consecutive year of national attendance increases for the league.


2005 CFL season, CFL News in 2005
The 2005 season also saw television audience increases on TSN, CBC and RDS. TSN's CFL broadcast drew an average of 395,000 viewers for its 55 regular season games (and one preseason game), the highest average CFL audience in TSN history. The figure eclipsed the 2004 average minute audience by 27%, with ratings in the male 18–34 demographic specifically, increasing 30% over last season.


2005 CFL season, CFL News in 2005
CFL on CBC recorded a 6% increase in 2005 with an average audience of 462,000 (versus 437,000 in 2004), despite a 50-day Canadian Media Guild strike that left the CBC without access to any announcers between August 20 and October 4. Average audiences in RDS were also on the rise in 2005. With an 18-game schedule, RDS averaged 201,000 viewers (versus 189,000 in 2004), a 6% increase over last season.


2005 CFL season, CFL News in 2005
On October 28, Saskatchewan linebacker, Trevis Smith was charged with aggravated sexual assault in Surrey, BC for allegedly having unprotected sex while knowing that he is HIV positive. Then on November 18, Trevis Smith was charged with the same offence in Regina, Saskatchewan after another woman came forward alleging that Smith did not tell her that he was HIV positive before they had unprotected sex. A court date has been set for 2006.


2005 CFL season, CFL News in 2005
On November 27, the Grey Cup game was decided in overtime for only the second time in its 93-year history, as the Edmonton Eskimos defeated the Montreal Alouettes, 38–35 in double OT, at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, B.C..


2005 CFL season, CFL News in 2005, Records and Milestones
Winnipeg slotback, Milt Stegall surpassed Allen Pitts' mark for most career receiving TDs with 126.


2005 CFL season, CFL News in 2005, Records and Milestones
Eskimos quarterback, Ricky Ray completed 479 passes, which marked the highest single season total for a quarterback.


2005 CFL season, CFL News in 2005, Records and Milestones
Winnipeg Blue Bombers punter, Jon Ryan broke Lui Passaglia's single season average punt record of 50.2 yards by averaging 50.6 yards per punt.


2005 CFL season, CFL News in 2005, Records and Milestones
After setting the CFL historical precedent of four receivers on one team reaching the 1000-yard mark in one season the previous year, the Montreal Alouettes again accomplished the feat in 2005, this time with Kerry Watkins (1364 yards), Terry Vaughn (1113 yards), Ben Cahoon (1067 yards), and Dave Stala (1037 yards).


2005 CFL season, CFL News in 2005, Records and Milestones
The BC Lions started the season by winning 11 consecutive games and were two wins away of breaking the 12–0 record set by the 1948 Calgary Stampeders. The Lions could have broken the record, but eventually lost four straight games and ended their last seven games by going 1–6.


2005 CFL season, Regular season
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points


2005 CFL season, Grey Cup playoffs
The Edmonton Eskimos are the 2005 Grey Cup Champions, defeating the Montreal Alouettes 38–35 in an overtime thriller played in Vancouver's BC Place Stadium. It was the first Grey Cup game in 44 years to go to overtime. The Eskimos' Ricky Ray (QB) was named the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player and the Eskimos' Mike Maurer (FB) was the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian.


2005 CFU Club Championship
2005 Caribbean Football Union Club Championship was an international club football competition held in the Caribbean to determine the region's qualifier to the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. The 2005 edition included 13 teams from 10 football associations, contested on a two-legged basis. Trinidad and Tobago champion North East Stars, which was only in its fourth year of existence, was given a bye to the quarterfinals. The club then withdrew before the quarterfinals due to a lack of financing. This allowed Surinamese champion Robinhood to eventually reach the final despite never playing a team from Jamaica or Trinidad and Tobago. After Robinhood stunned Jamaican champion Portmore United with a first-leg victory, Portmore recovered to win the tournament with a decisive 4-0 win in the return leg, thereby advancing to the 2006 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.


2005 CFU Club Championship, Final
Portmore United 2005 CFU champions, advance to 2006 CONCACAF Champions' Cup quarterfinals.


2005 CHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
The 2005 CHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was played between March 11 and March 13, 2005, at the IRA Civic Center in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. By winning the tournament, Bemidji State received College Hockey America's automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.


2005 CHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Format
The tournament featured six teams. The top two teams from the regular season received byes to the semifinals where they played the winners from the quarterfinal games. The two semifinal winners met in the championship game on March 13, 2005, with the winner receiving an automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.


2005 CHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Format, Conference Standings
Note: GP = Games Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against


2005 CIA interrogation videotapes destruction
The CIA interrogation videotapes destruction occurred on November 9, 2005. The videotapes were made by the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) during interrogations of Al-Qaeda suspects Abu Zubaydah and Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri in 2002 at a CIA black site prison in Thailand. Ninety tapes were made of Zubaydah and two of al-Nashiri. Twelve tapes depict interrogations using "enhanced interrogation techniques", a euphemism for torture. The tapes and their destruction became public knowledge in December 2007. A criminal investigation by a Department of Justice special prosecutor, John Durham, decided in 2010 to not file any criminal charges related to destroying the videotapes.


2005 CIA interrogation videotapes destruction, Creation and destruction
The first high value detainee in CIA custody was Abu Zubaydah. He was held at a black site in Thailand starting in the spring of 2002. Near the beginning of Zubaydah's detention, a video camera was set up to continuously tape him. Tapes were also made of another early CIA detainee, Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, who arrived in October. The tapes were made from April to December 2002. Ninety tapes were made of Zubaydah and two of al-Nashiri. Twelve tapes depict interrogations using "enhanced interrogation" techniques, reportedly including Zubaydah "vomiting and screaming" during a waterboarding session.


2005 CIA interrogation videotapes destruction, Creation and destruction
Soon after the taping had stopped, CIA clandestine operation officers were pushing for the tapes to be destroyed. However, the General Counsel of the CIA, Scott W. Muller, advised the CIA director, George Tenet, to not destroy the tapes on the CIA's authority. Instead, Muller notified the House and Senate Intelligence Committees in February 2003 that the CIA would like to have them destroyed. Representatives Porter Goss (who later served as CIA Director) and Jane Harman thought that would be politically and legally risky.


2005 CIA interrogation videotapes destruction, Creation and destruction
Days after the photographs from Abu Ghraib became public in May 2004, the CIA tapes were discussed among CIA and White House lawyers. Muller, representing the CIA, met with Alberto Gonzales, David Addington and John B. Bellinger III. The three White House lawyers recommended that the tapes not be destroyed.


2005 CIA interrogation videotapes destruction, Creation and destruction
Tenet and Muller left the CIA in mid-2004. By late 2004, several top leadership positions at the CIA had changed. Goss was Director, John A. Rizzo was acting General Counsel, and Jose A. Rodriguez Jr. was chief of the Directorate of Operations. There was also a new White House Counsel, Harriet Miers. In early 2005, Miers told Rizzo not to destroy the tapes without checking with the White House first.


2005 CIA interrogation videotapes destruction, Creation and destruction
On November 4, 2005, just after the Washington Post had printed a story about the existence of secret prisons run by the CIA in Eastern Europe, Rodriguez called two CIA lawyers for their opinions. Steven Hermes, a clandestine service lawyer, told Rodriguez he had the authority to destroy the tapes. Robert Eatinger, the top lawyer at the CIA Counterterrorism Center, said there was no legal requirement to keep the tapes. The AP reported that, as both lawyers knew of standing orders from the White House not to destroy the tapes, neither thought Rodriguez would immediately act based on their advice.


2005 CIA interrogation videotapes destruction, Creation and destruction
Rodriguez sent a cable to the CIA's Bangkok station ordering the destruction of the tapes on November 8, 2005. The cable was not copied to anyone other than Rodriguez's chief of staff. It was against standard procedure to act on the advice of agency lawyers without copying them on a decision. Rodriguez informed Goss and Rizzo on November 10, 2005. Rodriguez was never reprimanded for the destruction of the tapes. According to Rodriguez's memoir, Gina Haspel was responsible for "draft[ing] a cable" ordering the destruction.


2005 CIA interrogation videotapes destruction, Requests for interrogation tapes
Beginning in 2003, lawyers for Zacarias Moussaoui asked for videotapes of interrogations of detainees that might help prove Moussaoui wasn't involved in the September 11 attacks.


2005 CIA interrogation videotapes destruction, Requests for interrogation tapes
In May 2005, Senator Jay Rockefeller made a request on behalf of the Senate Judiciary Committee for the CIA to turn over a hundred documents related to the alleged torture of prisoners in American custody. In September, after Porter Goss was named as the new Director of the CIA, Rockefeller renewed his request. Both times, he also mentioned the videotapes, which "undoubtedly sent a shiver through the agency".


2005 CIA interrogation videotapes destruction, Requests for interrogation tapes
From May to November 2005, Judge Leonie Brinkema was also pressuring the CIA to turn over any videotapes of detainee interrogations as evidence in the trial against Moussaoui. On November 14, the Department of Justice told the court that the CIA did not possess the videotapes that were requested.


2005 CIA interrogation videotapes destruction, Requests for interrogation tapes
The tapes were not provided to the September 11 Commission, which used classified transcripts of interrogations of Zubaydah in writing its report. Philip D. Zelikow, the Executive Director of the Commission, stated, "We believe that we asked for such material and we are sure that we were not provided such material."


2005 CIA interrogation videotapes destruction, Requests for interrogation tapes
The ACLU claimed that at the time they were destroyed, the tapes should have been turned over according to a federal court order to comply with a FOIA request for information about interrogations. A federal judge ruled in 2011 that the CIA would not be sanctioned for the destruction.


2005 CIA interrogation videotapes destruction, Making the destruction of the tapes public, December 2007
On December 6, 2007, The New York Times advised the Bush administration that they had acquired, and planned to publish, information about the destruction of tapes made of Zubaydah's interrogation, believed to show instances of waterboarding and other forms of possible torture.


2005 CIA interrogation videotapes destruction, Making the destruction of the tapes public, December 2007
Michael Hayden, the Director of the CIA, sent a letter to CIA staff the next day, briefing them on the destruction of the tapes. Hayden asserted that key members of Congress had been briefed on the existence of the tapes, and the plans for their destruction. Senator Jay Rockefeller, the chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, disputed Hayden's assertion, saying that he only learned of the tapes in November 2006, a year after their destruction.


2005 CIA interrogation videotapes destruction, Making the destruction of the tapes public, December 2007
Jane Harman, the ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee and one of just four senior members of Congress who was briefed on the existence of the tapes, acknowledged being briefed. Harman responded to Hayden's assertions by saying she had objected, in writing, to the tapes' destruction. "I told the CIA that destroying videotapes of interrogations was a bad idea and urged them in writing not to do it," Harman stated.


2005 CIA interrogation videotapes destruction, Investigation
On December 8, 2007, the CIA Office of Inspector General and the Department of Justice announced a preliminary joint investigation into the destruction of videotapes of interrogations of the first two detainees in the CIA's custody. Attorney General Michael Mukasey announced the appointment of Connecticut federal prosecutor John H. Durham to start a criminal investigation of the destruction of the tapes on January 2, 2008.


2005 CIA interrogation videotapes destruction, Investigation
Hayden claimed that the continued existence of the tapes represented a threat to the CIA personnel involved, saying that if the tapes were leaked they might result in CIA personnel being identified and targeted for retaliation. Hayden stated that the tapes were destroyed "only after it was determined they were no longer of intelligence value and not relevant to any internal, legislative, or judicial inquiries." In February 2009, the Obama administration revealed that the CIA had destroyed ninety-two videotapes that contained hundreds of hours of the interrogations.


2005 CIA interrogation videotapes destruction, Investigation
On November 8, 2010, Durham closed the investigation without recommending any criminal charges be filed.


2005 CIS football season
The 2005 CIS football season began on September 1, 2005, and concluded with the 41st Vanier Cup national championship on December 3 at Ivor Wynne Stadium in Hamilton, Ontario, with the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks winning their second championship. Twenty-seven universities across Canada competed in CIS football this season, the highest level of amateur play in Canadian football, under the auspices of Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS).


2005 CIS football season, Results, Regular season standings
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTL = Overtime Losses, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points


2005 CIS football season, Results, Championships
The Vanier Cup is played between the champions of the Mitchell Bowl and the Uteck Bowl, the national semi-final games. In 2005, according to the rotating schedule, the winners of the Canada West conference Hardy Trophy meet the Dunsmore Cup Quebec champion for the Mitchell Bowl. The winners of the Atlantic conference Loney Bowl championship travel to the Ontario conference's Yates Cup championship team for the Uteck Bowl.


2005 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
The 2005 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 40th. edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CONCACAF region (North America, Central America and the Caribbean), the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. The tournament was also a qualifying event for the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship. Qualifying began September 21, 2004 and final rounds took place in 2005.


2005 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
Costa Rica's Deportivo Saprissa won the title with a 3–2 aggregate win over Mexico's UNAM Pumas in the final. Saprissa had advanced with dramatic wins, once in extra time and once on penalties. Saprissa qualified for the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship in Japan, finishing third.


2005 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
As of 2020, this is the last time a non-Mexican team has won the CONCACAF Champions' Cup, now named the CONCACAF Champions League.


2005 CONCACAF Champions' Cup, Qualified teams, North American zone
UNAM Pumas - 2004 Clausura and 2004 Apertura champion Monterrey - 2004 Apertura runner-up D.C. United - 2004 MLS Cup champion Kansas City Wizards - 2004 MLS Cup runner-up


2005 CONCACAF Champions' Cup, Qualified teams, Central American zone
Municipal - UNCAF champion Saprissa - UNCAF runner-up Olimpia - UNCAF third place


2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup
The 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the eighth edition of the Gold Cup, the football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF). It was contested in the United States in July 2005. The United States emerged victorious in the final against an upstart Panama team led by tournament MVP Luis Tejada. After regulation and 30 minutes of extra time ended scoreless, the USA won 3-1 on penalties.


2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup
For this edition, the format was switched from four groups of three teams each to the three groups of four teams. As a result, there was one more group stage game for each team, and the likelihood of teams advancing on a coin toss was much less. The top two teams from each group and the two best third-place teams would advance to the quarterfinals.


2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup
As usual for the Gold Cup, several of the top teams fielded less than their top squads, including guest teams Colombia and South Africa. Mexico and the United States were missing at least half their usual starters, and a few top name players on smaller nations (Paulo Wanchope and Amado Guevara, among others) also declined to participate. During the tournament, matches in Miami's Group A had to be postponed because of Hurricane Dennis.


2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Squads
The 12 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 23 players; only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament.


2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final
The 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final was a football match to determine the winners of the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup. The match was held at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on 24 July 2005. It was contested by the winners of the semi-finals, United States and Panama. The game would end in a 0–0 draw after extra time, leading to a penalty shoot-out which the United States would win 3–1 with the decisive kick coming from Brad Davis.


2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup squads
Below are the list of squads who participated in the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup.


2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup squads, Player representation, By club nationality
Nations in bold are represented by their national teams in the tournament.


2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup squads, Player representation, By club nationality
The above table is the same when it comes to league representation, with only the following exception:


2005 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament
The 2005 CONCACAF U-20 Qualifying Tournament was held to determine the four CONCACAF entrants into the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship, which was hosted by the Netherlands. The tournament final was held in two groups of four with the top two from each group advancing. Group A was held in United States and Group B was held in Honduras. On January 16, 2005, the United States and Panama qualified to the U-20 World Cup. On January 30, 2005, Canada and Honduras achieved qualification.


2005 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament, Group A
United States hosted Group A. All of the matches were played at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California between January 12–16.


2005 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament, Group B
Honduras hosted Group B. All of the matches were played at Estadio Francisco Morazán in San Pedro Sula between January 26–30.


2005 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament qualifying
This article features the 2005 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament qualifying stage. Caribbean and Central American teams entered in separate tournaments. The North American teams Canada and Mexico automatically qualified, as well as main tournament hosts Honduras (Central America) and the United States (North America). Nineteen Caribbean teams entered, of which two qualified and five Central American teams entered, of which two qualified.


2005 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament qualifying, Caribbean, Final Round
In this round, Haiti withdrew after one match. The second match was awarded to Jamaica 3–0.


2005 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament squads
The 2005 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament was an eight nation competition arranged to decide which four nations were to qualify for the FIFA 2005 Under 20 World Cup.


2005 CONCACAF U17 Tournament
The 2005 CONCACAF U17 Tournament was played in Costa Rica and Mexico.


2005 CONCACAF U17 Tournament qualification
The qualification for the 2005 CONCACAF U-17 Tournament took place between July and December 2004.


2005 CONCACAF and CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship
The 2005 CONCACAF and CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship, also known as the 2005 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers for (CONCACAF and CONMEBOL), was the first beach soccer championship for the Americas, held in March 2005, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Hosts Brazil won the championship, beating Uruguay in the final, whilst the United States beat Argentina in the third place play off to finish third and fourth respectively. These nations moved on to play in the 2005 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Rio de Janeiro from May 8 to May 15.


2005 COSAFA Cup, Format
In the first round, twelve teams were divided into three groups of four teams each. Each group played a knockout tournament. The winners of each group joined Angola (holders) into the final round.


2005 CSIO Gijón
The 2005 CSIO Gijón was the 2005 edition of the Spanish official show jumping horse show, at Las Mestas Sports Complex in Gijón. It was held as CSIO 5*.


2005 CSIO Gijón
This edition of the CSIO Gijón was held between 27 August to 4 September.


2005 CSIO Gijón, Nations Cup
The competition was a show jumping competition with two rounds. The height of the fences were up to 1.60 meters. The best six teams of the eleven which participated were allowed to start in the second round.


2005 CSIO Gijón, Nations Cup
Grey penalties points do not count for the team result.


2005 CSIO Gijón, Gijón Grand Prix
The Gijón Grand Prix, the Show jumping Grand Prix of the 2005 CSIO Gijón, was the major show jumping competition at this event. It was held on 7 August 2005. The competition was a show jumping competition over two rounds, the height of the fences were up to 1.60 meters.


2005 Cal Poly Mustangs football team
The 2005 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season.


2005 Cal Poly Mustangs football team
Cal Poly competed in the Great West Football Conference (GWFC). The Mustangs were led by fifth-year head coach Rich Ellerson and played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California. The team finished the regular season as co-champion of the GWFC, with a record of eight wins and three losses (8–3, 4–1 GWFC).


2005 Cal Poly Mustangs football team
At the end of the season, the Mustangs qualified for the Division I-AA playoffs. In the first playoff game they defeated Montana. In the quarterfinal playoff game they were defeated by Texas State. That brought their final record to nine wins and four losses (9–4, 4–1 GWFC). The Mustangs outscored their opponents 354–232 for the season.


2005 Cal Poly Mustangs football team, Team players in the NFL
The following Cal Poly Mustang players were selected in the 2006 NFL Draft.


2005 Calabrian regional election
The Calabrian regional election of 2005 took place on 3–4 April 2005.


2005 Calabrian regional election
Agazio Loiero (DL, The Union) was elected President of the Region by a landslide.


2005 Calder Cup playoffs
The 2005 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 19, 2005. The sixteen teams that qualified, eight from each conference, played best-of-7 series for division semifinals, finals and conference finals. The conference champions played a best-of-7 series for the Calder Cup. The Calder Cup Final ended on June 10, 2005 with the Philadelphia Phantoms defeating the Chicago Wolves four games to none to win the second Calder Cup in team history. Philadelphia's Antero Niittymaki won the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as playoff MVP.


2005 Calder Cup playoffs
Philadelphia set an AHL record by winning 11 consecutive home games in a single playoff. By playing the postseason in the Wachovia Center, the team also managed to settle postseason attendance records, with 20,103 spectators in the cup-clinching game 4 against Chicago.


2005 Calder Cup playoffs
As the National Hockey League was in the midst of a lockout that canceled that league's entire 2004–05 season, the 2005 playoffs featured a higher number of players from the NHL.


2005 Calder Cup playoffs, Playoff seeds
After the 2004–05 AHL regular season, 16 teams qualified for the playoffs. The top four teams from each division qualified for the playoffs. The Rochester Americans were the Western Conference regular season champions as well as the Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy winners with the best overall regular season record. The Manchester Monarchs were the Eastern Conference regular season champions.


2005 Calder Cup playoffs, Bracket
In each round the higher seed receives home ice advantage, meaning they can play a maximum of four home games if the series reaches seven games. There is no set series format for each series due to arena scheduling conflicts and travel considerations.


2005 Calder Cup playoffs, Playoff statistical leaders, Leading skaters
These are the top ten skaters based on points. If there is a tie in points, goals take precedence over assists.


2005 Calder Cup playoffs, Playoff statistical leaders, Leading skaters
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalty minutes


2005 Calder Cup playoffs, Playoff statistical leaders, Leading goaltenders
This is a combined table of the top five goaltenders based on goals against average and the top five goaltenders based on save percentage with at least 420 minutes played. The table is initially sorted by goals against average, with the criterion for inclusion in bold.


2005 Calder Cup playoffs, Playoff statistical leaders, Leading goaltenders
GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SV% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts; TOI = Time on ice (in minutes)


2005 Calgary Roughnecks season
The Calgary Roughnecks are a lacrosse team based in Calgary playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2005 season was the 4th in franchise history.


2005 Calgary Roughnecks season
The Roughnecks followed up their Championship season by finishing first in the west in 2005. However, they were not as successful in the playoffs, losing to the Arizona Sting in the division final.


2005 Calgary Roughnecks season, Regular season, Conference standings
x: Clinched playoff berth; c: Clinched playoff berth by crossing over to another division; y: Clinched division; z: Clinched best regular season record; GP: Games PlayedW: Wins; L: Losses; GB: Games back; PCT: Win percentage; Home: Record at Home; Road: Record on the Road; GF: Goals scored; GA: Goals allowedDifferential: Difference between goals scored and allowed; GF/GP: Average number of goals scored per game; GA/GP: Average number of goals allowed per game


2005 Calgary Roughnecks season, Player stats, Runners (Top 10)
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; LB = Loose Balls; PIM = Penalty Minutes


2005 Calgary Roughnecks season, Player stats, Goaltenders
Note: GP = Games Played; MIN = Minutes; W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals Against; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average


2005 Calgary Stampeders season
The 2005 Calgary Stampeders season was the 48th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 67th overall. The Stampeders finished 2nd place in the West division with an 11–7 record. They appeared in the West Semi-Final where they lost to the Edmonton Eskimos.


2005 California Golden Bears football team
The 2005 California Golden Bears football team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California and were coached by Jeff Tedford.


2005 California Golden Bears football team
At the beginning of the season quarterback Nate Longshore was chosen to succeed Aaron Rodgers as the starting quarterback. However he was injured during the first game of the season and replaced by Joe Ayoob for the next nine games. The Bears got off to their best start, at 5–0, since Steve Mariucci coached them in 1996. But then stumbled and lost four of their next five games. Third string quarterback Steve Levy, replaced Ayoob, and was named as the starter for the Big Game. Levy played as fullback during the previous season, in his first time as a starter he led the team to defeat Stanford 27-3. The team ended up in the 2005 Las Vegas Bowl, where they beat BYU, 35–28.


2005 California Golden Bears football team, Schedule, Game summaries, USC
Cal then hosted the #1-ranked USC Trojans, led by head coach Pete Carroll and an offense including Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Matt Leinart and running back Reggie Bush. The Trojans scored first after Ayoob's first of four interceptions in the game, on a LenDale White rush. Ayoob recovered after the interception, and led the Bears to a field goal to cut their deficit to four at the end of the first quarter. In the second quarter, Leinart rushed for a pair of touchdowns to give the Trojans a 21–3 lead at half-time. After a pair of White rushing touchdowns, the Bears scored again on a Chris Manderino rush that ended scoring in the game, with the Trojans winning 35–10. With the win, the Trojans clinched at least a share of the Pac-10 title.


2005 California Golden Bears football team, Schedule, Game summaries, Stanford
Steve Levy had 125 yards passing and Marshawn Lynch had 123 yards running.


2005 California Proposition 73
Proposition 73, the Parental Notification Initiative, would have amended the California Constitution to bar abortion on an unemancipated minor until 48 hours after physician notifies minor's parent/legal guardian, except in medical emergency or with parental waiver. The amendment permitted a judicial waiver of notice based on clear and convincing evidence of the minor's maturity or best interests. The minor's physician must report abortions performed on minors and State shall compile statistics. The amendment authorized monetary damages for violation. The minor must consent to abortion unless mentally incapable or in medical emergency. Permits judicial relief if minor's consent to abortion is coerced.


2005 California Proposition 73, State official summary
Proposition 73: Termination of Minor's Pregnancy. Waiting Period and Parental Notification. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.


2005 California Proposition 73, State official summary, Ballot Summary
Amends California Constitution to bar abortion on unemancipated minor until 48 hours after physician notifies minor's parent/legal guardian, except in medical emergency or with parental waiver. However, the abortion can still be enacted by the minor with or without the parent's approval after the parents have been notified. Permits judicial waiver of notice based on clear and convincing evidence of minor's maturity or minor's best interests. Physician must report abortions performed on minors and State shall compile statistics. Authorizes monetary damages for violation. Minor must consent to abortion unless mentally incapable or in medical emergency.


2005 California Proposition 73, State official summary, Ballot Summary
Permits judicial relief if minor's consent to abortion is coerced. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local governments:  The net costs of this measure to Medi-Cal and other programs are unknown, but are probably not significant in the context of the total expenditures for these programs.


2005 California Proposition 74
Proposition 74 (2005) was a ballot proposition in the 2005 California special election that intended to extend probationary periods for the state's public school teachers from two years to five before attaining tenure. It failed at the polls, with 55% of voters rejecting it.


2005 California Proposition 74, Background
New Jersey actually became the first state to pass tenure legislation when, in 1910, it granted fair-dismissal rights to college professors. The Incumbent law, passed in 1983, required that teachers be evaluated for performance during a two-year probationary period before gaining tenure. In the winter of 2004, California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger sponsored a bill to amend the state Constitution to require merit pay for teachers. The state legislature voted against the bill in February 2005. The next month, Governor Schwarzenegger formally endorsed the Put Kids First Act, written and submitted by Assemblymember Bonnie Garcia (Republican, Cathedral City). That act laid out the conditions for Proposition 74, including increasing probationary period from two to five years and allowing school districts to dismiss teachers who receive two consecutive negative job evaluations. It qualified for the ballot June 6.


2005 California Proposition 74, Summary (From the State Attorney General)
Proposition 74: Public School Teachers. Waiting Period for Permanent Status. Dismissal. Initiative Statute.


2005 California Proposition 74, Summary (From the State Attorney General)
Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local governments:


2005 California Proposition 74, Campaign, Support
Governor Schwarzenegger, along with former United States Secretary of State and economic advisor to the governor George Shultz and Fresno County Superintendent of Schools Pete Mehas, supported Proposition 74. Prop 74 was one of four propositions (the other three were 73, 75, and 76) the governor touted as his reform package.


2005 California Proposition 74, Campaign, Support
One major point the proponents constantly cited was a horror story: A Riverside teacher swore at her students, showed them R-rated movies, and generally was a bad teacher; however, due to tenure rules, the district had to pay the teacher $25,000 USD to quit. They said that Proposition 74 would make it easier to fire these kinds of teachers because they had a longer tenure period and less paperwork and procedures to fire a teacher.


2005 California Proposition 74, Campaign, Opposition
California's two teachers unions, the California Teachers Association and California Federation of Teachers, as well as state superintendent of education Jack O'Connell, opposed the measure. Arguments that the unions presented against Proposition 74 included that its new requirements would discourage new teachers and encourage school districts to lay off older teachers for costing more in salary and benefits, all while doing little to nothing to improve classrooms.


2005 California Proposition 74, Result
On November 8, 2005, California voters soundly rejected the proposition, with 44.8% voting for and 55.2% voting against.


2005 California Proposition 75
Proposition 75 was a ballot proposition in the California special election, 2005.


2005 California Proposition 75, Summary (Prepared by the Attorney General)
Proposition 75: Public Employee Union Dues. Required Employee Consent for Political Contributions. Initiative Statute.


2005 California Proposition 75, Summary (Prepared by the Attorney General)
Summary of Legislature Analyst's estimate of net state and local government fiscal impact:


2005 California Proposition 75, Reaction
Opponents of this proposition portrayed it as a measure to "silence the unions," since private corporations would not be affected. They also cited a Supreme Court case in which union members could not be forced to join a union, and said that union members could already restrict their dues (opt-out process) towards political purposes.


2005 California Proposition 75, Reaction
The proponents cited this as a "Paycheck Protection" proposition, saying that this would help check union abuse.


2005 California Proposition 75, Reaction
The proposition was rejected on November 8, 2005 by 7% or about 500,000 votes statewide


2005 California Proposition 75, Reaction
SEIU's use of compulsory fees on nonmembers to fund its campaign against Prop. 75 was later found illegal by the U.S. Supreme Court in Knox v. Service Employees International Union, Local 1000. The Court was disturbed that "SEIU's procedure was to force many nonmembers to subsidize a political effort designed to restrict their own rights."


2005 California Proposition 76
Proposition 76 was a ballot proposition in the state of California in the referendum election. It involves school funding, state spending, and is an initiative constitutional amendment.


2005 California Proposition 76, Official summary (From the Attorney General)
Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local governments:


2005 California Proposition 76, Results
The proposition was defeated with a 24.6% margin or about 1 876 383 voters rejecting it.


2005 California Proposition 77
Proposition 77 was a California ballot proposition on the 2005 California special election ballot.


2005 California Proposition 77, Official summary
Summary of Legislative Analyst's estimate of net state and local government fiscal impact:


2005 California Proposition 77, Results
The proposition was rejected with a margin of 19.4% of voters rejecting it (About 1,474,930 ballots).


2005 California Proposition 78
California Proposition 78, the Prescription Drug Discounts Initiative, was rejected by voters in the California special election, 2005.


2005 California Proposition 78, Summary
According to a press release from the office of the California Secretary of State, Bruce McPherson the proposition summary was:


2005 California Proposition 78, Summary
Establishes a discount drug program, overseen by the Department of Health Services. Enables certain low- and moderate- income California residents to purchase prescription drugs at reduced prices. Imposes $15 application fee, renewable annually. Requires Department’s prompt determination of residents’ eligibility, based on listed qualifications. Authorizes Department to contract with pharmacies to sell prescription drugs at agreed-upon discounts negotiated in advance, and to negotiate rebate agreements with drug manufacturers. Permits outreach programs to increase public awareness. Creates state fund for deposit of rebate payments from drug manufacturers. Allows program to be terminated under specified conditions.


2005 California Proposition 78, Summary
Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local governments:  One time and ongoing state costs, potentially in the millions to low tens of millions of dollars annually, for administration and outreach activities to implement the new drug discount program. A significant share of these costs would probably be borne by the state General Fund.


2005 California Proposition 78, Summary
A largely one-time state cost, potentially in the low tens of millions of dollars, to cover the funding gap between the time when drug rebates are collected by the state and when the state pays funds to pharmacies for drug discounts provided to consumers. Any such costs not covered through advance rebate payments from drug manufacturers would be borne by the state General Fund. Unknown savings on state and county health program costs due to the availability of drug discounts.


2005 California Proposition 79
California Proposition 79 (2005) was an initiative (a.k.a. Initiative Statute) in the November 8, 2005 elections that covers the areas of Prescription Drug Discounts and  State-Negotiated Rebates.


2005 California Proposition 79, Summary
Provides for prescription drug discounts to Californians who qualify based on income-related standards, to be funded through rebates from participating drug manufacturers negotiated by California Department of Health Services. Rebates must be deposited in State Treasury fund, used only to reimburse pharmacies for discounts and to offset administration costs. At least 95% of rebates must go to fund discounts. Prohibits new Medi-Cal contracts with manufacturers not providing the Medicaid best price to this program, except for drugs without therapeutic equivalent. Establishes oversight board. Makes prescription drug profiteering, as defined, unlawful.


2005 California Proposition 79, Summary
Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local governments:  One-time and ongoing state costs, potentially in the millions to low tens of millions of dollars annually, for administration and outreach activities for a new drug discount program. A significant share of these costs would probably be borne by the state General Fund. A largely one-time state cost, potentially in the low tens of millions of dollars, to cover the funding gap between the time when drug rebates are collected by the state and when the state pays funds to pharmacies for drug discounts provided to consumers.


2005 California Proposition 79, Summary
Any such costs not covered through advance rebate payments from drug makers would be borne by the state General Fund. Unknown costs and savings as a result of provisions linking drug prices for the new drug discount program to Medi-Cal prices, including the potential effect on the state's receipt of supplemental rebates; unknown savings on state and county health program costs due to the availability of drug discounts; and unknown costs and offsetting revenues from the anti-profiteering provisions.


2005 California Proposition 80
California Proposition 80 was a proposition on the ballot for California voters in a special election to be held November 8, 2005. Of the eight propositions on the ballot, all of which failed, Proposition 80 failed by the largest margin, with 2,580,536  (34.4%) yes votes and 4,920,679 (65.6%) no votes.


2005 California Proposition 80
Despite being on the special election called by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, the measure was not related to the Schwarzenegger initiatives, nor was the placement on the November ballot intended by proponents.


2005 California Proposition 80, Text from California Voter Information Guide, Summary
Subjects electric service providers to regulation by California Public Utilities Commission. Restricts electricity customers' ability to switch from private utilities to other providers. Requires all retail electric sellers to increase renewable energy resource procurement by 2010.


2005 California Proposition 80, Text from California Voter Information Guide, Summary
Fiscal Impact: Potential annual administrative costs ranging from negligible to $4 million, paid by fees. Unknown net impact on state and local costs and revenues from uncertain impact on electricity rates.


2005 California Proposition 80, Text from California Voter Information Guide, What Your Vote Means
A YES vote on this measure means: The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) would have broadened authority to regulate electric service providers. The PUC's current policies related to the electricity procurement process, resource adequacy requirements, and the renewables portfolio standard would be put into law. Small electricity customers in existing buildings could not be required to accept time-differentiated electricity rates without their consent. The current prohibition on new "direct access" for electricity service would be continued beyond 2015.


2005 California Proposition 80, Text from California Voter Information Guide, What Your Vote Means
A NO vote on this measure means: The PUC would not have broadened authority to regulate electric service providers. The PUC's current policies related to the electricity procurement process, resource adequacy requirements, and the renewables portfolio standard would not be put into law. The PUC would determine whether and how small electricity customers in existing buildings would be required to have time-differentiated electricity service. New "direct access" for electricity service would continue to be prohibited until 2015, after which time it would be allowed.


2005 California special election
The California special election of 2005 was held on November 8, 2005 after being called by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on June 13, 2005.


2005 California special election, Summary
The California special election of 2005 was held on November 8, 2005 after being called by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on June 13, 2005. California voters rejected all eight ballot propositions. Propositions 73, 76, and 77 were initiative constitutional amendments while the others were initiative statutes. The election was believed to have been the most expensive in California history. Lobby groups spent hundreds of millions of dollars on gathering signatures and advertising for this election.


2005 California special election, Summary
Schwarzenegger called the election to allow voters to decide on propositions regarding teacher tenure requirements (Proposition 74), the use of union dues for political campaign contributions (Proposition 75), state budgetary spending limits (Proposition 76), and redistricting (Proposition 77). Schwarzenegger originally proposed a fifth proposition on the issue of public pension, but dropped that proposition amid criticism that the proposition would eliminate death benefits to widows of police and firefighters who died in the line of duty  The four propositions that made it to the ballot eventually came to be known as Governor Schwarzenegger's Reform Agenda. The Governor claimed his agenda would clear the way for correction of the problems he was elected to solve.


2005 California special election, Summary
An alliance of public sector unions expended $24 million campaigning against Schwarzenegger's fiscal reform, with the California Teachers Association expending an additional $56 million and going so far as to mortgage its Sacramento headquarters to fund more campaign spending. Schwarzenegger likewise spent nearly $8 million of his own fortune campaigning. The tenor was highly divisive, with Schwarzenegger calling his opponents “stooges” and at one point Warren Beatty leading a bus full of public employees to follow the governor and shout down his events.


2005 California special election, Summary
All Governor Schwarzenegger’s other fiscal reform agenda initiatives were defeated by wide margins. It had been the most expensive election in California history. As the results came out in Sacramento a public union boss waived a broom over his head while state employees chanted “sweep, sweep, sweep”. SEIU's use of compulsory fees on nonmembers to fund its campaign was later found illegal by the U.S. Supreme Court in Knox v. Service Employees International Union, Local 1000.


2005 California special election, Summary
Four other propositions appeared on the ballot because they qualified for the next statewide elections. The four other propositions were:


2005 California special election, Propositions, Proposition 73: Parental Notification, Summary
Amends California Constitution to bar abortion on unemancipated minor until 48 hours after physician notifies minor's parent/legal guardian, except in medical emergency or with parental waiver. Permits judicial waiver of notice based on clear and convincing evidence of minor's maturity or minor's best interests. Physician must report abortions performed on minors and State shall compile statistics. Authorizes monetary damages for violation. Minor must consent to abortion unless mentally incapable or in medical emergency. Permits judicial relief if minor's consent to abortion is coerced.


2005 California special election, Propositions, Proposition 74: Public School Teachers Tenure, Summary
Increases length of time required before a teacher may become a permanent employee from two complete consecutive school years to five complete consecutive school years; measure applies to teachers whose probationary period commenced during or after the 2003-2004 fiscal year. Authorizes school boards to dismiss a permanent teaching employee who receives two consecutive unsatisfactory performance evaluations.


2005 California special election, Propositions, Proposition 75: Union Dues - Political Contributions, Summary
Prohibits public employee labor organizations from using dues or fees for political contributions unless the employee provides prior consent each year on a specified written form. Prohibition does not apply to dues or fees collected for charitable organizations, health care insurance, or other purposes directly benefiting the public employee. Requires labor organizations to maintain and submit to the California Fair Political Practices Commission records concerning individual employees' and organizations' political contributions; those records are not subject to public disclosure.


2005 California special election, Propositions, Proposition 76: State Spending Limits, Summary
Changes state minimum school funding requirements (Proposition 98), permitting suspension of minimum funding, but terminating repayment requirement, and eliminating authority to reduce funding when state revenues decrease. Excludes above-minimum appropriations from schools' funding base. Limits state spending to prior year total plus revenue growth. Shifts excess revenues from schools/tax relief to budget reserve, specified construction, debt repayment. Requires Governor to reduce state appropriations, under specified circumstances, including employee compensation, state contracts. Continues prior year appropriations if new state budget delayed. Prohibits state special funds borrowing. Requires payment of local government mandates.


2005 California special election, Propositions, Proposition 77: Redistricting, Summary
Amends state Constitution’s process for redistricting California’s Senate, Assembly, Congressional and Board of Equalization districts. Requires three-member panel of retired judges, selected by legislative leaders, to adopt new redistricting plan if measure passes and again after each national census. Panel must consider legislative, public proposals/comments and hold public hearings. Redistricting plan becomes effective immediately when adopted by judges’ panel and filed with Secretary of State. If voters subsequently reject redistricting plan, process repeats. Specifies time for judicial review of adopted redistricting plan; if plan fails to conform to requirements, court may order new plan.


2005 California special election, Propositions, Proposition 78: Drug Discounts, Summary
Establishes discount prescription drug program, overseen by the Department of Health Services. Enables certain low - and moderate - income California residents to purchase prescription drugs at reduced prices. Imposes $15 application fee, renewable annually. Requires Department's prompt determination of residents' eligibility, based on listed qualifications. Authorizes Department to contract with pharmacies to sell prescription drugs at agreed-upon discounts negotiated in advance, and to negotiate rebate agreements with drug manufacturers. Permits outreach programs to increase public awareness. Creates state fund for deposit of rebate payments from drug manufacturers. Allows program to be terminated under specified conditions.


2005 California special election, Propositions, Proposition 79: Drug Discounts (Consumer Groups Backed), Summary
Provides for prescription drug discounts to Californians who qualify based on income-related standards, to be funded through rebates from participating drug manufacturers negotiated by California Department of Health Services. Rebates must be deposited in State Treasury fund, used only to reimburse pharmacies for discounts and to offset administration costs. At least 95% of rebates must go to fund discounts. Prohibits new Medi-Cal contracts with manufacturers not providing the Medicaid best price to this program, except for drugs without therapeutic equivalent. Establishes oversight board. Makes prescription drug profiteering, as defined, unlawful.


2005 California special election, Propositions, Proposition 80: Electricity Regulation, Summary
Subjects electric service providers, as defined, to control and regulation by California Public Utilities Commission. Imposes restrictions on electricity customers' ability to switch from private utilities to other electric providers. Provides that registration by electric service providers with Commission constitutes providers' consent to regulation. Requires all retail electric sellers, instead of just private utilities, to increase renewable energy resource procurement by at least 1% each year, with 20% of retail sales procured from renewable energy by 2010, instead of current requirement of 2017. Imposes duties on Commission, Legislature and electrical providers.


2005 California wildfires
The 2005 California wildfires were a series of wildfires that were active in the state of California during the year 2005. In total, there were 7,162 fires that burned 222,538 acres (900.58 km2) of land.


2005 California wildfires, Fires
Below is a list of all fires that exceeded 1,000 acres (4.0 km2) during the 2005 fire season. The list is taken from CAL FIRE's list of large fires.


2005 California wildfires, Labor Day brush fire
On Labor Day Monday, September 5, 2005, a small brush fire erupted and burned parts of Rancho Peñasquitos and Black Mountain Open Space Park. The wildfire quickly grew to 200 acres (0.81 km2), and triggered the evacuation of 200 homes in Rancho Peñasquitos, before further growth was stopped by firefighters. The fire was fully extinguished by September 7. Despite its small size, the brush fire was the worst wildfire to affect San Diego City in two years, since the Cedar Fire of 2003. The wildfire resulted in 6 injuries, but did not result in structural damages. The brush fire determined to have been started by a teenage boy, who was subsequently arrested.


2005 California's 48th congressional district special election
In the fall of 2005, a special election was held in California's 48th congressional district to choose a United States Representative to replace Republican Christopher Cox, who resigned effective August 2, 2005, to become Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. A Special primary election was held on October 4. Because no candidate received more than 50% of the vote, a runoff general election took place on December 6, 2005. The top vote getter from each party moved to the runoff contest, which only required a candidate to receive a plurality of the vote. Republican candidate John Campbell ultimately won the runoff with only 44% of the vote, as there were three major candidates.


2005 California's 48th congressional district special election, District geography
The district is located in Orange County in southern California, and includes the cities of Aliso Viejo, Dana Point, Irvine, Laguna Beach, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Woods Lake Forest (formerly known as El Toro), Tustin, and parts of Newport Beach, San Juan Capistrano, and Santa Ana.


2005 California's 48th congressional district special election, Candidates
Ten Republicans qualified for the special primary election. California State Senator John Campbell won the Republican nomination by coming in first in the special primary election. Former State Assemblywoman Marilyn Brewer came in second. Other Republican candidates included dentist David R. Crouch, former Tustin councilman John Kelly, attorney Scott MacCabe, attorney Guy E. Mailly, real estate agent Masha A. Morris, businessman Marshall Samuel Sanders, businessman Edward A. Suppe, and physician Don A. Udall.


2005 California's 48th congressional district special election, Candidates
Four Democrats qualified for the special primary election. Attorney Steve Young, UCI professor John Graham (who ran for the seat in three previous elections against Chris Cox: 2000, 2002 and 2004), teacher Bea Foster, and marketing consultant Tom Pallow.


2005 California's 48th congressional district special election, Candidates
Real estate agent Bruce D. Cohen of the Libertarian Party and teacher Béa Tiritilli of the Green Party were both unopposed for the nominations of their respective parties. Minuteman Project founder Jim Gilchrist was eventually chosen for the American Independent Party nomination. Former Republican Congressman Bob Dornan also briefly tried to capture the nomination of the American Independent Party, but was rebuffed by the party's leaders. Dornan would later endorse Gilchrist.


2005 California's 48th congressional district special election, Candidates
Campbell and Brewer were generally considered the frontrunners, with Gilchrist viewed as a possible spoiler against Campbell in the special primary election. Campbell had the backing of many major Republican officeholders, including Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, and closely identified with the policies of President George W. Bush. Brewer was considered the more moderate alternative, in favor of abortion and stem cell research and endorsed by Senator John McCain. A sore point for some conservatives in the district was Campbell's position on illegal immigration. Gilchrist ran as a third party candidate primarily on his support for stronger immigration laws.


2005 California's 48th congressional district special election, Candidates, Political climate
The district is overwhelmingly conservative, with Republicans enjoying a 2 to 1 voter registration advantage (Christopher Cox won his last bid for re-election with 65% of the vote). Most pundits therefore viewed the contest as which Republican candidate would get the honor of filling the vacant seat. Because John Campbell obtained the majority of the endorsements within the Republican establishment, and was able to raise over $2,000,000, it quickly became apparent that Campbell would be destined to win.


2005 California's 48th congressional district special election, Candidates, Political climate
Campbell's strategy was to ensure that Jim Gilchrist would not "steal" too many votes that would have otherwise gone to him had Gilchrist not run. Gilchrist for his part, spent $500,000 to ensure that the topic of illegal immigration is prominent in the race. Democratic attorney Steve Young spent a large amount of his own money in the hope that Gilchrist and Campbell will split the conservative vote to a point which would allow him to edge both of them. Although Gilchrist spent more than twice the amount Young spent, Young edged Gilchrist for second place by two percentage points in the December 6 general election.


2005 California's 48th congressional district special election, Candidates, Political climate
Campbell's confidence in his victory was quite evident. In September, he skipped a candidate forum, and in November he attended a fundraiser for himself in Washington D.C. in which Dick Cheney was the guest of honor. He also bought a December 7 early morning airplane ticket to Washington days before the December 6 runoff.


2005 California's 48th congressional district special election, Results of special primary election
On October 4, Republican John Campbell garnered 45.5 percent of the vote, 4.5 percent short of the majority necessary to avoid a runoff race. He faced the leading vote getter from the four other parties participating: American Independent Jim Gilchrist, Democrat Steve Young, Green Béa Tiritilli, and Libertarian Bruce Cohen in a December 6 runoff.


2005 California's 48th congressional district special election, Results of special general election
The result of the December 6 general election are notable in that Campbell's plurality actually decreased by more than a point, and the combined Democratic total nearly doubled in the general election, with Gilchrist additionally gaining ten points. This would seem to indicate that a large majority of the voters who voted for a Republican candidate other than Campbell in the October 4 special primary election, did not rally behind Campbell in the special general election.


2005 California's 48th congressional district special election, Postscript
Campbell's victory caused a vacancy in the 35th State Senate district. A special primary election was scheduled for April 11, 2006. Two Republicans: Assemblymember and former Huntington Beach, California councilmember Tom Harman, and Dana Point, California councilmember Diane Harkey raised $330,000 and $800,000 respectively for the race (Harkey spent $620,000 of her own money). The Democratic candidate, Larry Caballero, spent virtually nothing. In a race that was largely centered on the issue of illegal immigration, Harman edged Harkey by 236 votes, out of over 98,000 votes cast.


2005 California's 48th congressional district special election, Postscript
Harkey sought a recount of the official results, at a cost of $14,000 (which she had to pay for). The recount did not change the outcome, with Harman's lead shrinking to 225 votes. Harman faced Caballero in a runoff on June 6 and won the race to succeed Campbell by a 2-1 margin.


2005 California's 48th congressional district special election, Postscript
Harman's election to the State Senate left a vacancy in the State Assembly, which stayed vacant until December 4, 2006, when Jim Silva was sworn in after winning the regularly scheduled election for the seat on November 7.


2005 California's 5th congressional district special election
On March 8, 2005, a special election was held in the California's 5th congressional district to choose a U.S. Representative to replace Bob Matsui, who had died of pneumonia shortly after being re-elected in the 2004 elections. Matsui's wife, Doris, was quickly able to win support from the Democratic Party officials, and ended up winning over two-thirds of the vote in the special primary election, meaning a run-off would not be needed. As of 2021, this is the last time a widow succeeded their spouse in Congress.


2005 Cambridgeshire County Council election
An election to Cambridgeshire County Council took place on 5 May 2005 as part of the 2005 United Kingdom local elections. The election took place on the same day as the 2005 United Kingdom General Election. 69 councillors were elected from 60 electoral divisions, which returned either one or two county councillors each by first-past-the-post voting. New electoral division boundaries were brought in for this election, increasing the number of seats from the 59 seats at the 2001 Cambridgeshire County Council election. The Conservative Party retained their majority on the council, while the Labour Party lost all their rural councillors with their representation limited to the city of Cambridge.


2005 Cambridgeshire County Council election, Party strength by electoral division
The following maps show the percentage of the vote each party obtained by electoral division. A colour key for each map can be viewed by clicking on the image.


2005 Cameroonian Premier League
In the 2005 Cameroonian Premier League season, 18 teams competed. Cotonsport Garoua won the championship.


2005 Campania regional election
The Campania regional election of 2005 took place on 3–4 April 2005.


2005 Campania regional election
Antonio Bassolino (Democrats of the Left, then Democratic Party) was re-elected defeating Italo Bocchino (National Alliance) by a landslide.


2005 Campbell's Hall of Fame Championships
The 2005 Campbell's Hall of Fame Championships was the 30th edition of the tennis tournament Hall of Fame Tennis Championships. It was played on outdoor grass courts at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island in the United States and was part of the ATP International Series of the 2005 ATP Tour. It took place from July 4 through July 10, 2005. Third-seeded Greg Rusedski won the final  over Vince Spadea.


2005 Campbell's Hall of Fame Championships, Finals, Doubles
Jordan Kerr /  Jim Thomas defeated  Graydon Oliver /  Travis Parrott 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–5)


2005 Campbell's Hall of Fame Tennis Championships – Singles
Greg Rusedski was the defending champion. Rusedski successfully defended his title, beating Vincent Spadea in the final, 7–6(7–3), 2–6, 6–4.


2005 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby, Campeonato
New formula: 8 eight teams divided in two pools. The first two of each pool admitted to semifinals. The fourth teams to a play-out to avoid relegation.


2005 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby, Ascenso
Sixteen team divided in 4 pools . The first two of each pool to play-offs


2005 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
The 2005 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (officially the Taça Nestlé Brasileirão 2005 for sponsorship reasons) was the 49th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. Corinthians claiming their fourth national title. The season officially kicked off on April 23, 2005 and concluded on December 4.


2005 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, The season, Champion and contenders
Pre -season favorites Corinthians captured their fourth national championship edition despite a turbulent early season and a campaign that went through 3 different head coaches. Key players Carlos Tevez, Carlos Alberto, Roger and Gustavo Nery led the team to a result of 81 points in 42 games. Despite early season turmoil, Corinthians benefited from being one of the few teams in Brazil who could afford to maintain their talent base throughout the season without having to sell key players. The legitimacy of their title was disputed late in the season due to several scandals on and off the field. As 2005 champions, Corinthians received berth into the first round of the Libertadores Cup as well as the South American Cup in 2006.


2005 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, The season, Champion and contenders
Internacional of Rio Grande du Sul executed a strong campaign, finishing with a total of 78 points. Coach Muricy Ramalho led a team with Rafael Sobis, Fernandão, and Tinga to the best performance of any team in the second half, narrowly missing the opportunity for their own fourth national title, but also securing a place in the first round of the Libertadores.


2005 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, The season, Champion and contenders
Goiás and Palmeiras were awarded pre-Libertadores qualifying matches with teams to be determined by Conmebol for their 3rd (Goiás's best ever) and 4th-place finishes.


2005 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, The season, Consolation prize
In the top middle of the pack Fluminense, Atlético/PR, Paraná, Cruzeiro, Botafogo, Santos, and São Paulo were awarded allocations in the 2006 Copa Sul-Americana; with São Paulo, who cannot participate due to Libertadores commitments, ceding their spot to 12th placed Vasco da Gama. Santos in particular saw their season nose-dive as star player Robinho was transferred to Real Madrid mid season (a similar fate encountered by Cruzeiro as striker Fred was shipped off to Lyon). Atlético/PR and São Paulo both suffered for having to dedicate their primary attention to the 2005 Libertadores Finals.


2005 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, The season, The bottom
Finishing in the bottom four and relegated to Série B for 2006 are storied franchise Atlético Mineiro as well as perennial mid-majors Coritiba, Paysandu, and Brasiliense. Série B champions and runner-up Grêmio and Santa Cruz took their place.


2005 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Turmoil on and off the field
The season experienced significant turmoil off the field, marred by a match fixing scandal, which resulted in the replay of 11 série A matches between rounds 31 and 37.


2005 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Statistics, Mid-season transactions
While the CBF and Clube dos 13 continue to modify the league format in the hopes of decreasing the number of mid-season departures and improve the overall quality of play, the 2006 edition saw a significant number of players depart for Europe and elsewhere.


2005 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série B 2005, the second level of the Brazilian National League, was played from April 23 to November 26, 2005. The competition had 22 clubs, of which two were promoted to the Série A and six were relegated to the Série C.


2005 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
In the first round, every team played against each other, much like what happens in the Série A. Differently from the Série A, each team played against the other only once. Thus, each team played 21 games, 11 home and 10 away (or the opposite), for a total of 231 games. The eight best ranked teams advanced to the second round, where they were divided into two groups of four. Teams in each group played against each other home and away. The two best ranked teams in each group advanced to the final round. Those four teams were put into a single group, and played against each other home and away.


2005 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
The Grêmio finished with the most points, advancing to the Série A along with Santa Cruz. The six last ranked teams in the first round (Anapolina, Bahia, Caxias, Criciúma, União Barbarense and Vitória) were relegated to play the Série C in 2006.


2005 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
In 2005, the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C was composed of five rounds. In the first one, the 64 teams were divided in 16 groups of 4 teams each. Teams in each group played against each other in home and away games. The two best ranked teams of each group advanced to the second round, where they were paired 2-by-2 and played home and away games. The 32 teams played such rounds until there were just four teams left. The four eventual finalists were put in a single group, and played against each other in home and away games. América (RN) and Remo (PA) were promoted to the Série B, beating Novo Hamburgo (RS) and Ipatinga (MG).


2005 Campeonato Carioca
The 2005 edition of the Campeonato Carioca kicked off on January 22 and ended on April 17, 2005. It is the official tournament organized by FFERJ (Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, or Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation. Only clubs based in the Rio de Janeiro State are allowed to play. Twelve teams contested this edition. Fluminense won the title for the 30th time. Olaria was relegated.


2005 Campeonato Catarinense
The 80th season of the Campeonato Catarinense began on January 23, 2005, and ended on April 17, 2005.


2005 Campeonato Catarinense, Format
The winner of the third stage is crowned the champion. The champion qualify to Campeonato Brasileiro Série C 2005 and qualify to Copa do Brasil 2006


2005 Campeonato Catarinense, Format
The teams that do not participate in Brazilian Série A and Brazilian Série B will participate in Série A2.


2005 Campeonato Catarinense, Third stage, Semi-Finals
*The first games were played in Team 1 StadiumItalic: Teams qualify to Final


2005 Campeonato Catarinense, Third stage, Final
* The Game 2 was played in Ibirama, because the Clube Atlético Hermann Aichinger (Atlético de Ibirama) had better Punctuation in the two stages (Stage 1 points + Stage 2 points).


2005 Campeonato Catarinense, Final standings
* Atlético de Ibirama qualify to Série C, because Criciúma already was qualify to Serie B.


2005 Campeonato Catarinense, Other Divisions
* Marcílio Dias qualify to Série C, because Joinville already  was qualify to Serie C


2005 Campeonato Catarinense, Other Divisions
*The Serie A2 transformed in 2006 in Divisão Especial and Série B1 in Divisão de Accesso


2005 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A
The 2005 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol de la Serie A 2005, known as 2005 Copa Pílsener Serie A for sponsorship reasons, was the 48th season of the Serie A, the top level of professional football in Ecuador. The season was divided into two tournaments, called the Apertura and Clausura, with the winner of each earning separate national titles. To date, it marks the only time in Serie A history that two titles were awarded in one year.


2005 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A, Campeonato Apertura
The Apertura tournament was set into two stages. The First Stage was a double round-robin tournament where each team plays the other nine teams twice, once at home and once away. The top eight teams advanced to a two-leg single elimination knockout stage. The last team in the First Stage was relegated to Serie B. The winner of the knockout stage is the Apertura champion, and qualifies as the Ecuador 1 berth in the 2006 Copa Libertadores.


2005 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A, Campeonato Apertura, Playoff stage
(*) Barcelona and D. Cuenca advance because of better First Stage records.


2005 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A, Campeonato Clausura
The Clausura tournament was set into two stages. The First Stage was a double round-robin tournament where each team played the other nine teams twice, once at home and once away. The top six teams in the First Stage advanced to the Liguilla Final, with the top three earning bonus points (3, 2, and 1 point respectively). The last team in the First Stage was relegated to Serie B. The winner of the Liguilla Final was the Clausura champion. The champion and runner-up qualified as the Ecuador 2 and Ecuador 3 berth in the 2006 Copa Libertadores. ESPOLI was promoted to Serie A at the end of Serie B's 2005 Apertura tournament.


2005 Campeonato Gaúcho
The 2005 Campeonato Gaúcho kicked off on January 30, 2005 and ended June 12, 2005. The 85th season of the league saw eighteen teams participating, with holders Internacional beating 15 de Novembro in the finals for their 37th title. Guarani de Venâncio Aires and São Gabriel were relegated.


2005 Campeonato Mineiro
The 2005 Campeonato Mineiro de Futebol do Módulo I was the 91st season of Minas Gerais's top-flight professional football league. The season began on January 23 and ended on April 17. Ipatinga won the title for the 1st time.


2005 Campeonato Paulista
The 2005 Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Profissional da Primeira Divisão - Série A1 was the 104th season of São Paulo's top professional football league. The competition began on 19 January and ended on 17 April. São Paulo were the champions for the 21st time in history.


2005 Campeonato da 1ª Divisão do Futebol
Statistics of Campeonato da 1ª Divisão do Futebol in the 2005 season.


2005 Campeón de Campeones
The 2005 Campeon de Campeones was the 41st edition of this Mexican Super Cup football two leg match played by:


2005 Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia
The 2005 Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia was a men's tennis tournaments played on outdoor clay courts in Palermo, Italy that was part of the International Series of the 2005 ATP Tour. It was the 27th edition of the tournament and was held from 26 September until 2 October 2005. Unseeded Igor Andreev won the singles title.


2005 Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia, Finals, Doubles
Martín García /  Mariano Hood defeated  Mariusz Fyrstenberg /  Marcin Matkowski 6–2, 6–3


2005 Canada Cup
The 2005 Canada Cup was a women's rugby union competition held in Ottawa, Canada, between 29 June 2005 – 8 July 2005. It was the sixth tournament held, and the fourth to be called the "Canada Cup"; for the first time the USA did not take part — Canada's opponents were New Zealand and Scotland.


2005 Canada Cup
The competition returned to the 2003 format with a three nation round-robin, followed by a final between the top two.


2005 Canada Cup of Curling
The 2005 Strauss Canada Cup of Curling was held March 15–20, 2005, at Sport Mart Place in Kamloops, British Columbia. The winning teams received berths into the 2005 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials.


2005 Canada Cup of Curling
Future Olympic champion Kevin Martin won the men's event, while 2006 Olympic bronze medalist Shannon Kleibrink won the women's event, which aided her path to reach the Olympics. She had already qualified for the Trials, so the runner-up Jan Betker rink earned a berth.


2005 Canada Cup of Curling
The total purse for the event was $180,000. Martin's team won $37,750, while Team Kleibrink took home $37,250.


2005 Canada Cup of Curling
While it was the third edition of the Canada Cup, the 2005 event was the first to be a part of Curling Canada's Season of Champions programme.


2005 Canada Summer Games
The 2005 Canada Summer Games were held in Regina, Saskatchewan, from August 6–20, 2005.


2005 Canada rugby union tour of France and Romania
The 2005 Canada rugby union tour of France and Romania was a series of matches played in November 2005 in France and Romania by the Canada national rugby union team.


2005 Canada rugby union tour of France and Romania, Results, Against France
France: 15.Thomas Castaignede, 14.Aurelien Rougerie, 13.David Marty, 12.Yannick Jauzion, 11.Cedric Heymans, 10.Frederic Michalak, 9.Dimitri Yachvili, 8.Thomas Lievremont, 7.Remy Martin, 6.Julien Bonnaire, 5.Jerome Thion (capt), 4.Lionel Nallet, 3.Pieter de Villiers, 2.Sebastien Bruno, 1.Sylvain Marconnet,  – replacements: 16.Raphael Ibanez, 17.Olivier Milloud, 18.Gregory Lamboley, 19.Yannick Nyanga, 20.Pierre Mignoni, 22.Julien Laharrague    –  No entry : 21.Yann DelaigueCanada: 15.Derek Daypuck, 14.Mike Pyke, 13.Ryan Smith, 12.John Cannon, 11.Brodie Henderson, 10.Ed Fairhurst, 9.Morgan Williams (capt), 8.Aaron Carpenter, 7.Stan McKeen, 6.Mike Webb, 5.Jamie Cudmore, 4.Mike James, 3.Garth Cooke, 2.Aaron Abrams, 1.Kevin Tkachuk,  – replacements: 16.Mark Lawson, 17.Casey Dunning, 18.Forrest Gainer, 19.Mike Burak, 20.Adam Kleeberger, 21.Matt Weingart, 22.Ryan McWhinney


2005 Canada rugby union tour of France and Romania, Results, The test against Romania
Romania: 15.Catalin Fercu, 14.Gabriel Brezoianu, 13.Valentin Maftei, 12.Romeo Gontineac, 11.Ion Teodorescu, 10.Ionut Dimofte, 9.Lucian Sirbu, 8.Ovidiu Tonita, 7.Alex Manta, 6.Florin Corodeanu, 5.Sorin Socol (capt), 4.Cristian Petre, 3.Petrisor Toderasc, 2.Marius Tincu, 1.Petru Balan,  – replacements: 16.Marcel Socaciu, 17.Cezar Popescu, 18.Valentin Ursache, 19.Cosmin Ratiu, 20.Dan Vlad, 21.Dan Dumbrava Canada: 15.Mike Pyke, 14.Ryan Stewart, 13.Ryan Smith, 12.Ryan McWhinney, 11.Brodie Henderson, 10.Dave Spicer, 9.Morgan Williams (capt. ), 8.Aaron Carpenter, 7.Stan McKeen, 6.Josh Jackson, 5.Scott Hunter, 4.Mike Burak, 3.Garth Cooke, 2.Mark Lawson, 1.Kevin Tkachuk,  – replacements: 16.Aaron Abrams, 17.Casey Dunning, 18.Forrest Gainer, 19.Adam Kleeberger, 21.Dean van Camp     –  No entry: 20.Matt Weingart, 22.Derek Daypuck


2005 Canadian Figure Skating Championships
The 2005 Canadian Figure Skating Championships took place from January 17 through 23rd, 2005 at the John Labatt Centre in London, Ontario. It is a figure skating national championship held annually to determine the national champions of Canada and is organized by Skate Canada, the nation's figure skating governing body. Skaters competed at the senior and junior levels in the disciplines of men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.


2005 Canadian Figure Skating Championships
Although the official ISU terminology for female skaters in the singles category is ladies, Skate Canada's official terminology is women and that is the term used in the official results. Due to the number of entries, the men's and women's competition had a qualifying round and the qualifying round was split in half to accommodate all the skaters. The results of this competition were used to pick the Canadian teams to the 2005 World Championships, the 2005 Four Continents Championships, and the 2005 World Junior Championships.


2005 Canadian Grand Prix
The 2005 Canadian Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 Grand Prix du Canada 2005) was a Formula One motor race held on 12 June 2005 at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The 70-lap race was the eighth round of the 2005 Formula One season, the 43rd running of the Canadian Grand Prix, and the 37th running as a round of the World Championship. It set a ratings record and was the most watched F1 race in history. It was also the first of two consecutive North American rounds.


2005 Canadian Grand Prix
The race was won by McLaren driver Kimi Räikkönen, taking his third win from four races. The two Ferrari cars completed the podium, with Michael Schumacher in second place and Rubens Barrichello in third. Both Renaults failed to finish the race, but the team maintained their lead in the Constructors' Championship; their driver, Fernando Alonso also kept his lead in the Drivers' Championship, despite the gap between himself and nearest rival Räikkönen closing by ten points.


2005 Canadian Grand Prix, Report, Friday drivers
The bottom 6 teams in the 2004 Constructors' Championship were entitled to run a third car in free practice on Friday. These drivers drove on Friday but did not compete in qualifying or the race.


2005 Canadian Grand Prix, Report, Practice and qualifying
Christian Klien returned for the first of four confirmed races in the Red Bull Racing car, with American Scott Speed filling in the Friday testing role.


2005 Canadian Grand Prix, Report, Practice and qualifying
After retiring on the last lap of the European Grand Prix, Kimi Räikkönen was the 11th driver on the track in qualifying, and he managed to line up 7th on the grid. Ferrari's Rubens Barrichello suffered a gearbox failure before the start of his qualifying lap, and was forced to abort his run. Jenson Button managed to take pole position, with Michael Schumacher second, and both Renault drivers on the second row.


2005 Canadian Grand Prix, Report, Race
Barrichello, who would have been last on the grid, decided to start the race from pitlane, putting extra fuel in his car. At race start, both Button and Schumacher got away slowly, and Giancarlo Fisichella and Fernando Alonso took off well to move into first and second by the first corner. The McLarens of Juan Pablo Montoya and Räikkönen were also able to pass Schumacher, moving into 4th and 5th behind Button. Further back in the field, BAR's Takuma Sato made a small mistake, but did not lose a large amount of time.


2005 Canadian Grand Prix, Report, Race
On the second lap, Fisichella was able to widen the gap back to Alonso, while local driver Jacques Villeneuve was forced to pit for a new front wing, leaving him at the back of the field. As the race continued, the Renault's pulled further away from the pack, and Barrichello was constantly moving up the field, up to 15th position by the end of lap 8. Narain Karthikeyan had a spin after a mistake in turn 1, allowing Jordan teammate Tiago Monteiro past.