2005 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship
The 2005 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship was the 108th staging of the Cork Junior A Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1895. The championship began on 24 September 2005 and 19 November 2005.


2005 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship
On 19 November 2005, Fr. O'Neill's won the championship following a 0-15 to 1-9 defeat of Kilworth in the final. This was their first championship title in the grade.


2005 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship
Kilworth's Paudie Lynch was the championship's top scorer with 1-20.


2005 Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship
The 2005 Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship was the second staging of the Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place at the Cork Convention on 12 December 2004. The championship began on 30 April 2005 and ended on 1 October 2005.


2005 Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship
On 1 October 2005, Ballinhassig won the championship following a 1-16 to 1-11 defeat of Aghada in the final. This was their first championship title in the grade.


2005 Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship
Aghada's Trevor O'Keeffe  was the championship's top scorer with 1-45.


2005 Cork Senior Football Championship
The 2005 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 117th staging of the Cork Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the opening fixtures took place on 12 December 2004. The championship began on 9 April 2005 and ended on 23 October 2005.


2005 Cork Senior Football Championship
On 23 October 2005, Nemo Rangers won the championship following a 1-14 to 0-07 defeat of Muskerry in the final. This was their 14th championship title overall and their first title since 2002.


2005 Cork Senior Football Championship
James Masters from the Nemo Rangers club was the championship's top scorer with 2-40.


2005 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
The 2005 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 117th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the 2005 fixtures took place at the Cork Convention on 12 December 2004. The championship began on 27 May 2005 ended on 16 October 2005.


2005 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Na Piarsaigh were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by University College Cork at the quarter-final stage.


2005 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
On 16 October 2005, Newtownshandrum won the championship following a 0-15 to 0-09 defeat of Cloyne in the final. This was their third championship title overall and their first in two championship seasons.


2005 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Cloyne's Paudie O'Sullivan was the championship's top scorer with 3-19.


2005 Cornell Big Red football team
The 2005 Cornell Big Red football team represented Cornell University in the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Ivy League. They were led by second-year head coach Jim Knowles and played their home games at Schoellkopf Field. Cornell finished the season 6–4 overall and 4–3 in Ivy League play.


2005 Cornwall County Council election
The 2005 Cornwall County Council election took place on 5 May 2005, concurrently with other local elections across England and Wales. It was the first election to take place under new ward boundaries, which increased the number of seats from 79 to 82. Cornwall County Council was a county council that covered the majority of the ceremonial county of Cornwall, with the exception of the Isles of Scilly which had an independent local authority. The Liberal Democrats gained control of the council, which had previously been under no overall control.


2005 Cotton Bowl Classic
The 2005 Cotton Bowl Classic was a post-season college football bowl game between the Tennessee Volunteers and the Texas A&M Aggies on January 1, 2005, at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas. It was the final game of the 2004 NCAA Division I FBS football season for each team and resulted in a 38–7 Tennessee victory. Tennessee represented the Southeastern Conference (SEC) while Texas A&M represented the Big 12 Conference.


2005 Cotton Bowl Classic, Game summary
Tennessee was up 38–0 before A&M scored late to make the final score 38-7 as A&M turned the ball over 5 times (4 on fumbles) and Rick Clausen went 18 of 27 for 222 yards. McNeal went 23 of 38 for 241 yards and set a new school single-season passing yards record, but only had one touchdown while throwing an interception.


2005 Country Music Association Awards
The 2005 Country Music Association Award, 39th Annual Ceremony, took place on November 15, 2005 and was the first ceremony to be held at the Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, hosted by Brooks & Dunn. This was the final ceremony to be distributed by CBS, before the ceremonies' switch to ABC.


2005 County Championship
The 2005 County Championship season, known as the Frizzell County Championship for sponsorship reasons, was contested through two divisions: Division One and Division Two. Each team played all the others in their division both home and away. The top three teams from Division Two were promoted to the first division for 2006, while the bottom three sides from Division 1 were relegated.


2005 County Championship, Division One, Standings
Source: Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd fewest defeatsP = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; L = Matches lost; Tie = Matches tied; D = Matches drawn; Aban = Matches abandoned; Deduct = Points deducted; Pts = Points


2005 County Championship, Division two, Standings
Source: Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd fewest defeatsP = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; L = Matches lost; Tie = Matches tied; D = Matches drawn; Aban = Matches abandoned; Deduct = Points deducted; Pts = Points


2005 Coupe de France Final
The Coupe de France Final 2005 was a football match held at Stade de France, Saint-Denis, on 4 June 2005, that saw Auxerre defeat Sedan 2–1, winning on goals from Benjani and Bonaventure Kalou.


2005 Coupe de la Ligue Final
The Coupe de la Ligue Final 2005 was a football match held at Stade de France, Saint-Denis on 30 April 2005, that saw RC Strasbourg Alsace defeat Stade Malherbe Caen 2–1 thanks to goals by Mamadou Niang and Jean-Christophe Devaux.


2005 Cowansville municipal election
The 2005 Cowansville municipal election was held on November 6, 2005, to elect a mayor and councillors in Cowansville, Quebec. Incumbent mayor Arthur Fauteux was re-elected without opposition.


2005 Cowansville municipal election, Results
Source: "Meet your new municipal councils," Sherbrooke Record, 8 November 2005, p. 7.


2005 Craigavon Borough Council election
Elections to Craigavon Borough Council were held on 5 May 2005 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 26 councillors.


2005 Craigavon Borough Council election, Districts results, Craigavon Central
2001: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP2001–2005 Change: DUP gain from SDLP


2005 Craigavon Borough Council election, Districts results, Loughside
2001: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP2001–2005 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP


2005 Craigavon Borough Council election, Districts results, Lurgan
2001: 4 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP2005: 3 x UUP, 3 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin2001–2005 Change: DUP and Sinn Féin gain from UUP and SDLP


2005 Craigavon Borough Council election, Districts results, Portadown
2001: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent2005: 3 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent2001–2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP


2005 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
The 2005 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré was the 57th edition of the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré cycle race and was held from 5 June to 12 June 2005. The race started in Aix-les-Bains and finished in Sallanches. The race was won by Spanish rider Íñigo Landaluze, who has given positive in a doping test but whose case is still under dispute.


2005 Croatia Open Umag
The 2005 Croatia Open Umag was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 16th edition of the Croatia Open Umag, and was part of the International Series of the 2005 ATP Tour. It took place at the International Tennis Center in Umag, Croatia, from 25 July through 31 July 2005. Second-seeded Guillermo Coria won the singles title.


2005 Croatia Open Umag, Finals, Doubles
Jiří Novák /  Petr Pála defeated  Michal Mertiňák /  David Škoch, 6–3, 6–3


2005 Croatia Open Umag – Doubles
José Acasuso and Flávio Saretta were the defending champions, but none competed this year.


2005 Croatia Open Umag – Doubles
Jiří Novák and Petr Pála won the title by defeating Michal Mertiňák and David Škoch 6–3, 6–3 in the final.


2005 Croatia Open Umag – Singles
Guillermo Cañas was the defending champion, but did not participate.


2005 Croatia Open Umag – Singles
Guillermo Coria won the title, defeating Carlos Moyá 6–2, 4–6, 6–2 in the final.


2005 Croatian Figure Skating Championships
The 2005 Croatian Figure Skating Championships (Croatian: Prvenstvo Hrvatske za 2005) were the National Championships of the 2004–05 figure skating season. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles and ladies' singles.


2005 Croatian Figure Skating Championships, Senior results, Ladies
* Maria Dikanovic and Željka Krizmanić placed first and second respectively in the junior competition, and the ISU recognizes them as the senior silver and bronze medalists.


2005 Croatian Football Cup Final
The 2005 Croatian Cup Final was a two-legged affair played between the Adriatic rivals Rijeka and Hajduk Split. The first leg was played in Rijeka on 11 May 2005, while the second leg on 25 May 2005 in Split.


2005 Croatian Football Cup Final
Rijeka won the trophy with an aggregate result of 3–1.


2005 Croatian Football Super Cup
The 2005 Croatian Football Super Cup was the seventh edition of the Croatian Football Super Cup, a football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Croatian First League and Croatian Football Cup competitions. The match was played on 15 July 2005 at Stadion Poljud in Split between 2004–05 Croatian First League winners Hajduk Split and 2004–05 Croatian Football Cup winners Rijeka.


2005 Croatian presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Croatia in January 2005, the fourth such elections since independence in 1991. They were the first presidential elections held after the constitutional changes of November 2000, which replaced a semi-presidential system with an incomplete parliamentary system, greatly reducing the powers of the President in favor of the Prime Minister and their cabinet. Incumbent president Stjepan Mesić, who had been elected in 2000 as the candidate of the Croatian People's Party, was eligible to seek reelection to a second term and ran as an independent as the constitution prohibits the President from holding party membership while in office.


2005 Croatian presidential election
The elections resulted in the landslide re-election of Mesić for a second five-year term. They were also the first in which a woman, HDZ candidate Jadranka Kosor, took part in the runoff. The percentage of the vote received by Mesić in the second round – 65.93% – is the highest of any president to date.


2005 Croatian presidential election
Mesić had received an absolute majority of the votes cast within Croatia itself in the first round, but the votes of Croatian citizens living abroad forced a run-off by reducing Mesić's overall percentage to just under the necessary 50% + 1 vote threshold needed to win in the first round. Voter turnout was 50.57% in the first round and 51.04% in the second round.


2005 Croatian presidential election
Mesić was sworn in for a second term on 18 February 2005 by the Chief justice of the Constitutional Court.


2005 Croatian presidential election, Background
The Croatian State Elections Committee published a list of potential candidates on 15 December 2004. President Stjepan Mesić stood for re-election, and the governing HDZ nominated cabinet minister Jadranka Kosor. A total of thirteen candidates were accepted, each after having submitted 10,000 citizen signatures, an endorsement required by law.


2005 Croatian presidential election, Background
Mesić won a landslide victory gaining nearly 49% of the vote in the first round, held on 2 January 2005. He only narrowly missed the 50% target for an outright win, with Kosor trailing with 20% and a surprising independent candidate Boris Mikšić with 18% of the vote. The elections went to a second round held on 16 January 2005 in which Mesić and Kosor were the only candidates. This time, Mesić won an overwhelming majority with about 66% of the vote against Kosor's 34%.


2005 Croatian presidential election, Results, Analysis
Most polls before the first round were predicting the incumbent president Stjepan Mesić would be reelected without a runoff, securing 50% + 1 vote. However, Jadranka Kosor benefited from the votes coming from the citizens living abroad, which narrowed the president's victory by only a couple of points, but enough to secure a second round. The greatest surprise of the election was the independent candidate Boris Mikšić, a Croatian businessman and entrepreneur living in the United States.


2005 Croatian presidential election, Results, Analysis
His campaign was heavily based on the message of a 'Croatian dream', similar to the American dream he said he achieved during his career in the US. On the night of the election, the first exit polls indicated president Mesić might secure a second term without the need of a runoff, while Kosor and Mikšić were shown battling for second place. As the first results started coming in it was evident that Mesić was not going to secure 50% + 1 vote and that a runoff is inevitable.


2005 Croatian presidential election, Results, Analysis
As votes from the citizens living abroad were tallied, Kosor overtook Mikšić, placing second and qualifying for the second round. The campaign began immediately the next day and during the two-week-long campaign, three presidential debates were held, one on each of Croatia's three major television networks. Despite most observers and post debate polls indicating Kosor won the debates, Mesić maintained his lead in the polls. As Election Day neared, the Kosor campaign exceeded all previous campaign spending records, trying to motivate the conservative base.


2005 Croatian presidential election, Results, Analysis
On Election Day, as polls around the country closed at 7 pm, all television networks announced Mesić won a landslide victory based on the exit polls, which official results later confirmed. Kosor conceded and congratulated Mesić on his victory. After the elections, Boris Mikšić claimed the elections were fraud and that Mesić and Prime Minister Ivo Sanader made a deal of "bringing" Kosor in the second round. He claimed to have received 15,000 election ballots with serial numbers that were not evidented.


2005 Cronulla riots
The 2005 Cronulla riots were a race riot in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It began in the beachside suburb of Cronulla on 11 December, and spread over to additional suburbs the next few nights.


2005 Cronulla riots
The riots were triggered by an event the previous Sunday, when an altercation turned physical between a group of youths of Middle-Eastern appearance (referred to as "Lebanese" or "Lebos" by their opponents) and Anglo-Australian lifeguards on the beach. Following the reporting of this event by the tabloid media and "shock jocks" on local radio, a racially motivated gathering was organised via chain texting for the following weekend.


2005 Cronulla riots
A crowd gathered at Cronulla on the morning of Sunday, 11 December, and, by midday, approximately 5,000 people had gathered near the beach. The police eventually intervened. Violence spread to other southern suburbs of Sydney, where assaults occurred, including two stabbings and attacks on ambulances and police officers. Travel warnings for Australia were issued by some countries but were later removed.


2005 Cronulla riots
The riots were widely condemned by local, state and federal members of parliament, police, local community leaders, and residents of Cronulla and adjacent areas. A large number of arrests were made over the subsequent months, from both the initial riot on 11 December and the retaliations over the subsequent nights. Some media were criticised and well-known radio personality Alan Jones was formally censured and fined for his inflammatory broadcasts during that week.


2005 Cronulla riots
The far-right Australia First Party, in particular its youth wing the Patriotic Youth League, were involved in the riots.


2005 Cronulla riots, Chronology, Background
New South Wales Police had been recording racial and ethnic tensions and incidents in and around Cronulla since October 2005. There is also a history of conflict between Cronulla locals and visiting beachgoers from the western suburbs ("Westies") with "bashings" common since the 1960s as part of a turf war between Westies and local surfers. The previous summer on Australia Day (26 January 2005), a non-racial riot occurred with around 2,000 to 3,000 young people in the Cronulla area engaged in "civil disobedience", at one stage hurling missiles at police attempting to control the crowd.


2005 Cronulla riots, Chronology, 4 December 2005
Just after 3 pm on Sunday, 4 December 2005, police were called to North Cronulla Beach following a report of an assault on two off-duty surf lifesavers by four members of a group of eight Middle Eastern men. A verbal exchange had taken place after three lifesavers approached a group of four young Lebanese men on Cronulla Beach with both groups accusing the other of staring at them. One of the Lebanese men reportedly responded to the accusations, "I'm allowed to; now fuck off and leave our beach", to which a lifesaver responded, "I come down here out of my own spare time to save you cunts from drowning".


2005 Cronulla riots, Chronology, 4 December 2005
The verbal exchange escalated with one Lebanese youth attempting to defuse the situation. Another then threw a punch, missing, prompting a pushing match that escalated into a fight. One of the lifesavers was badly hurt after falling and striking his head. One of the lifesavers later informed police that the four were part of a group of eight Lebanese that had been on the beach most of the day and that there had been no problems with their prior behaviour. Despite media reports to the contrary, no Middle Eastern men converged on the area and there were no more than the original eight present.


2005 Cronulla riots, Chronology, Media reporting
What kind of grubs? Well I'll tell you what kind of grubs this lot were. This lot were Middle Eastern grubs.


2005 Cronulla riots, Chronology, Media reporting
One media report stated that there was already tension between the community and Lebanese youths before this event and people, particularly women, claimed to have been harassed, almost daily, by "groups of young Lebanese men" attempting to "pick them up" and describing the women as being "Aussie sluts".


2005 Cronulla riots, Chronology, Media reporting
The events were reported widely across the Sydney media, particularly tabloid; also generating discussions on talkback radio. When a listener identified as "Berta" commented to shock jock Alan Jones of Sydney's 2GB Radio that she had heard "really derogatory remarks" aimed at Middle Eastern people, Jones interrupted stating "We don't have Anglo-Saxon kids out there raping women in Western Sydney".


2005 Cronulla riots, Chronology, Media reporting
Jones also broadcast and endorsed one listener's suggestion that bikie gangs be brought down to Cronulla railway station to deal with "Lebanese thugs" and that the event be televised, arguing that despite their notoriety bikie gangs do "a lot of good things". By Thursday, Jones had stirred significant discussion, and stated "I'm the person that's led this charge here. Nobody wanted to know about North Cronulla, now it's gathered to this."


2005 Cronulla riots, Chronology, Media reporting
After the riots, Jones was found to have breached the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) Code of Conduct section 1.3(a), as his comments were "likely to encourage violence or brutality and to vilify people of Lebanese and Middle-Eastern backgrounds on the basis of ethnicity". In December 2009, the NSW Administrative Decisions Tribunal found Jones and radio station 2GB guilty of vilifying Lebanese Muslims in earlier "Cronulla Riot" broadcasts. A fine of $10,000 was imposed.


2005 Cronulla riots, Chronology, Media reporting
Police were concerned about the repercussions of these events. Later investigations revealed that over 270,000 individual SMS text messages were transmitted inciting a racially motivated confrontation at North Cronulla Beach the following Saturday.


2005 Cronulla riots, Chronology, 11 December 2005
Over the course of Sunday, 11 December 2005, approximately 5,000 people gathered in and around North Cronulla Beach. Early in the morning, people began to gather and impromptu barbecues and "partying" took place. However at 12:59, a young man of "Middle Eastern appearance" was spotted on the beach and the crowds began "chanting stuff [and] yelling out things" before rushing him. The man attempted to avoid the crowd by quickly entering "Northies", a local pub, but the crowd forcibly dragged him out and attacked him. The police, having been in Cronulla since the early morning (including police helicopters and patrol boats), quickly intervened and resolved the situation. A Cronulla High School teacher later claimed that the crowd had attacked the man after he had shouted "I'm going to blow youse all up".


2005 Cronulla riots, Chronology, 11 December 2005
At 13:30, two women verbally argued with a small group; the police arrived and both parties left. However, an hour later, they again met and a scuffle ensued. At 13:45, another two boys from Bangladesh were surrounded by the crowd, and had bottles thrown at them, with the crowd repeatedly chanting "Fuck off Lebs!". The two boys escaped by car, which were smashed, stomped on and pelted with objects along the way. Chants and slogans such as "Fuck off Lebs! ", "We grew here, you flew here", "Aussie Pride", "Fuck off wogs! ", were repeated and displayed throughout the day by the crowd. The crowd also attacked the police by throwing beer bottles. Police vehicles were also prevented from entering the area. Around 14:00 another three males were assaulted on the beach with the crowd throwing sausages and beer bottles at them.


2005 Cronulla riots, Chronology, 11 December 2005
Rumours had persisted throughout the day that an additional 600 people would arrive by train, mostly from the west of Cronulla, to join the crowds. At approximately 15:00, "two young men of Middle Eastern appearance" arrived at Cronulla train station with the crowd outside chanting "Fuck off wogs!". The two men (one of whom was an Russian-born Afghan) took refuge in the train. However, the mob entered the carriage and began assaulting them; a police officer entered the train and violently cleared the crowd, later being found to have used excessive force.


2005 Cronulla riots, Chronology, 11 December 2005
At 15:20, two separate assaults took place; one involved a crowd attacking a man of "Middle Eastern appearance" and throwing beer bottles. In this case an officer intervened and removed the victim as they were both struck by the bottles. A second assault took place outside a takeaway restaurant; three men were taken inside the restaurant as refuge and the diners already inside were moved towards the back. The glass doors and windows were broken and those inside were moved outside without incident.


2005 Cronulla riots, Chronology, Injuries and arrests
By the end of the day, 26 people had been treated for injuries. The 15:20 assault required the victim and the police officer to receive hospital treatment. A total of 16 were arrested and charged with 42 offences including: malicious damage, assaulting a police officer, affray, offensive conduct, resisting arrest and numerous driving offences.


2005 Cronulla riots, Chronology, Injuries and arrests
One police officer was hit by a car and two ambulance officers were also amongst the injured as their ambulance, under mounted police escort, was surrounded and beer bottles were thrown, with one of the ambulance officers being hit on the head by a bottle and the other receiving lacerations on the arm.


2005 Cronulla riots, Chronology, Evening retaliation
At 19:45, around 100 locals of Punchbowl (a suburb 20 kilometres [12 mi] to Cronulla's northwest) gathered together at the local Punchbowl Park. Additional groups, armed with baseball bats, also gathered at The Promenade and Arncliffe Park. Between 20:30 and 21:00, the groups formed a convoy of "more than 40 cars" and drove down to the beaches "to get revenge" with many of the cars ending up in Maroubra. At 22:45, police were ordered "not to approach convoys of men of Middle Eastern appearance"; however car details and registration details were to be recorded.


2005 Cronulla riots, Chronology, Evening retaliation
A local of Maroubra reported that each of the cars that arrived was "full, you know, had four passengers". The convoy was reportedly armed with bars and bats, knives, machetes and guns. The group assaulted several people, knocking one unconscious and threatening another with rape, and damaged between 60 and 100 cars, setting at least one on fire. Police in riot gear moved to contain the violence and the crowds responded by throwing bricks and glass. Residents reported that in some streets "every car" had had their windows smashed, with glass covering the streets. Police also confiscated 40 iron bars and arrested 14 people.


2005 Cronulla riots, Chronology, Evening retaliation
At approximately 22:25, a 26-year-old mechanic referred to as "Dan" was stabbed in the back three times and twice in the thigh with a 9.8 cm (3.9 in) blade. The incident occurred outside Woolooware golf club when two cars carrying a group of males "described as being of Mediterranean or Middle Eastern appearance" approached the man and his friends. Dan and his friends attempted to flee from the group, who were shouting "Get the Aussie dogs... get the Aussie sluts". Dan was knocked to the ground and was repeatedly kicked in the head.


2005 Cronulla riots, Chronology, Evening retaliation
The attack ended when the knife snapped off in the victim's back. He was taken to hospital in a serious condition as the blade had narrowly missed his spine and lungs. The getaway driver for the attack was arrested and held in jail for 9 months, after which he was paroled 5 months later for good behaviour.


2005 Cronulla riots, Chronology, Evening retaliation
A man named Jake Schofield was attacked by a group of four men of "Middle Eastern appearance", who beat him repeatedly, stabbing him twice and hitting him with a piece of concrete before stealing his wallet and keys. The attack left him with a fractured eye socket and nose. All four assailants were arrested and charged.


2005 Cronulla riots, Chronology, Evening retaliation
A woman wearing a headscarf had her car stopped by a group of white males and was then abused and threatened by this group.


2005 Cronulla riots, Aftermath
Additional smaller riots occurred on the following nights in the suburbs of Maroubra, Brighton-le-Sands and Cronulla. Text messages similar to the earlier 270,000 inciting racial violence had also turned up in other states including Queensland, Victoria and Western Australia.


2005 Cronulla riots, Aftermath
On 12 December, rioters had written various messages including; "Aussi [sic] to Die", "Intifada", "It's war", "Sunday cowards die, Soldiers rize [sic]", "Never rest assie [sic] dog", "We came in planes yous came by chains u convict dogs", and "We fear no ozy [ sic] pigs" before continuing to destroy cars and local shops. Approximately 2000 people gathered inside Lakemba Mosque with another 800 gathered outside the evening after the riot. Sheikh Shady Alsuleiman spoke to the crowd and called for calm. However some were armed with Glock pistols which were displayed to the media.


2005 Cronulla riots, Aftermath
At least some of the people gathered were reported to have planned to go on to Maroubra; however the police blocked roads leading into Maroubra and 20 police cars surrounded the mosque. The Uniting Church in Auburn, a predominantly Tongan congregation, was burned and those attending Christmas carols were abused and threatened. More than 30 Molotov cocktails were also confiscated by police.


2005 Cronulla riots, Aftermath
Eight hundred police officers formed Operation Seta and were on patrol on the following nights, with up to 450 police officers blockading Cronulla on the night of 13 December and an additional 11 people were arrested; five were arrested in relation to a replica pistol and six were arrested for property damage. An additional seven people were injured including another police officer. A husband and wife were taken to hospital after the wife was struck in the head and the husband tried to defend her, and another man was struck by a baseball bat and suffered a fractured forearm.


2005 Cronulla riots, Groups involved in the riots
The far-right political party known as the Australia First Party claimed that 120 members and supporters attended the riots, and both members of the AFP and their youth wing, the Patriotic Youth League, were seen handing out anti-immigration leaflets and supplying alcohol there. The now defunct Patriotic Youth League also played a part by distributing white power leaflets in the days prior to the riots, and held banners saying "Aussies fighting back" during the riots.


2005 Cronulla riots, Criminal prosecutions
By 19 July 2006, police had laid 285 charges against 104 people, 51 having been arrested as a result of the original Cronulla riot and 53 arrested from the retaliation riots. These persons were charged with, amongst other things: malicious damage, possession or use of a prohibited weapon, assaulting police, rioting, resisting arrest, threatening violence and affray.


2005 Cronulla riots, Criminal prosecutions, Strike Force Enoggera
Strike Force Enoggera was established on 13 December 2005, tasked with investigating the riots. The strike force initially consisted of 28 members under the command of Superintendent Dennis Bray, but was increased to 100 officers on 20 January 2006. During a radio interview, New South Wales Police Commissioner Ken Moroney claimed to have no video footage of the retaliatory attacks on 11 December; however it was later revealed that the police had had a video for five weeks, leading Moroney to sack Bray, who was later reinstated to a lesser role, having been replaced by Detective Superintendent Ken Mckay.


2005 Cronulla riots, Responses, Media and community responses
We knew always there was racism, but we never knew it was to this extent. I mean, all your life you've been – you've been raised to be Australian. I mean, you carry the Australian flag. When you go to sports events and all that, you're happy to be Australian and all that. And all of sudden people reject you. "Go home!" They shout your names. Like, "Go home, you Middle Eastern Lebs," or whatever. "Go home." I mean, that's a shock to us. "Go home." I mean, like, you get cut inside your heart, you know. Like you feel like you're not part of society no more.


2005 Cronulla riots, Responses, Media and community responses
Brian Wilshire, a 2GB radio host, stated the following weekend on air, "Many of them have parents who are first cousins whose parents are first cousins, the result of this inbreeding — the result of which is uneducationable [sic] people... and very low IQ", comments for which he later apologised.


2005 Cronulla riots, Responses, Media and community responses
An anti-racism rally, attended by 2,000 people, was held in Bourke Street, Melbourne, Victoria. Apologies for the riots at Cronulla were later issued on behalf of some local surf clubs, arguing their members rejected racism and violence. The gathering was justified as a protest against "ethnic gangs" with blame for the rioting and violence largely placed on alcohol and the agitation of far-right groups. During a press conference along with the Comancheros MC (which has a large number of Middle Eastern members), an apology from the Maroubra "Bra Boys" was also issued to leaders of the Islamic community. Apologies from several others involved were also issued to Sydney's Lebanese community, though the earlier "protest" part of the day was still defended.


2005 Cronulla riots, Responses, Media and community responses
Writing a year after the riots, novelist Hsu-Ming Teo of Macquarie University was worried that Australian multiculturalism was being eroded, stating that multiculturalism was one of Australia's defining features that allowed it to broker differences with its geographical neighbours, and that it was almost unique in its ethnic and cultural origins. She suggested that in recent years multiculturalism had begun to be derided with conservative politicians calling for one homogeneous, non-diverse culture, citing amongst others the "popularity and success" of Pauline Hanson and her One Nation Party.


2005 Cronulla riots, Responses, Media and community responses
In 2008, Australian portrait photographer Michel Lawrence published All of Us, a book containing photographs of people born in 200 other countries, but who were now living in Australia. Lawrence said the All of Us project was wholly inspired by the Cronulla riots. “You watch this stuff on TV and you wonder why people are doing this – this is no way for a multicultural society to behave,” said Lawrence.


2005 Cronulla riots, Responses, Government responses
The New South Wales parliament convened on 15 December to pass laws giving police new powers including: the ability to seize cars and mobile phones for up to seven days, close licensed premises and prohibit bringing alcohol into lock–down zones. A new offence of "assault during a public disorder" was also introduced and both rioting and affray had their minimum sentences increased. New South Wales Premier Morris Iemma called the attacks "disgusting, cowardly behaviour" and condemned the rioters. He also called on the community leaders to use "their influence to get the hot heads to cool it".


2005 Cronulla riots, Responses, Government responses
New South Wales Police Commissioner Ken Moroney called the riots "absolutely totally un-Australian", saying that "I saw, in my 40 years of police service, some of the most disgraceful behaviour and conduct by adults that I'd ever seen." New South Wales Opposition leader Peter Debnam called it "a real disgrace" and called for a tougher police response.


2005 Cronulla riots, Responses, Government responses
Australian Prime Minister John Howard condemned the violence describing it as "sickening and deplorable" but denied any racial undertones, saying the events were primarily an issue of law and order — a view echoed by the Treasurer Peter Costello, who described the Sydney riots as "an example of hoodlums who got out of control". However this was viewed by many people who live in Sydney as the government burying its head in the sand over racial tension so foreign ownership in Australia would not be affected. Federal opposition leader Kim Beazley described the attacks as "simply criminal behaviour, that's all there is to it".


2005 Cronulla riots, Responses, Government responses
One Nation NSW figure David Oldfield blamed the riots on the “failed social policy of multiculturalism” and called for an alternative assimilationist approach that highlights "the principles of unity given by a single national identity."


2005 Cronulla riots, Responses, Economic impacts
Look at what a beautiful day it is. The weekend before Christmas. Over there should be absolutely packed, but there's just a sea of empty tables.


2005 Cronulla riots, Responses, Economic impacts
Many of the small businesses in and around Terrigal on the New South Wales Central Coast (two hours north of Cronulla) reported that a police lockdown of the beach caused business to drop to 10% of normal levels on a Saturday, with only 25% of Christmas shopping crowds turning up on the Sunday. Tourism and hospitality workers in the area were laid off or had their hours cut. The New South Wales state government announced a A$250,000 tourism campaign after authorities in Great Britain, Canada and Indonesia issued travel warnings to their citizens.


2005 Cronulla riots, Tenth anniversary
The Party for Freedom (PFF)  planned to mark the tenth anniversary of the events with a rally on Saturday, 12 December 2015. PFF chairman Nicholas Folkes was refused permission in the Supreme Court of New South Wales "on the grounds it would stir up racial hatred". In a separate case, the Federal Court of Australia ruled that no other person or groups could commemorate the anniversary. The Federal ruling was in response to a joint application by Jamal Rifi, a prominent member of the Lebanese Muslim community in Australia, and the Sutherland Shire Council who applied for the Federal Court ruling.


2005 Cronulla riots, Tenth anniversary
In place of the rally a "halal-free" barbecue, attended by about 50, was held on Don Lucas Reserve near Wanda Beach. A larger number of counter protesters in "the hundreds", including Antifa members, were also present. A heavy police presence included the riot squad, mounted police and helicopter, and the two groups were mostly kept apart. Two anti-racism protesters were arrested. The majority of the anti-racism protesters were escorted by police to Cronulla Railway station and onto trains headed towards Sydney city. They were accompanied by riot police.


2005 Cronulla riots, Film
The 2016 film Down Under is set in the aftermath of the riots.


2005 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season
This article details the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks rugby league football club's 2005 season.


2005 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season, Season summary
The Sharks started season 2005 brightly; at one stage they were joint ladder leaders after round 11. Early season highlights included wins over the 2003 premiers Penrith in the opening round, Parramatta in round three at Parramatta Stadium, 2004 premiers the Bulldogs at home in round four, North Queensland in round five, the Melbourne Storm in Melbourne in round eight, the New Zealand Warriors in Perth in round nine, the Canberra Raiders at Canberra Stadium in round ten and again over the Penrith Panthers at Penrith in round eleven.


2005 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season, Season summary
However, the season would fall apart with losses to Parramatta at home (the Sharks trailed 22-0 at halftime before rallying in the second half to go down 34-26), North Queensland in Townsville, the eventual premiers Wests Tigers at Campbelltown in round 14 before winning against the Sydney Roosters at home in round fifteen.


2005 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season, Season summary
Three more wins followed; a thrilling 30-26 golden point win over the struggling but resurgent Newcastle Knights at home with Vince Mellars scoring the winning try, a 40-16 hammering of the Melbourne Storm at home in what was now-Dragons premiership player Beau Scott's debut match and a massive 68-6 annihilation of Manly in round 24. Late season losses to Souths, St. George Illawarra, the Wests Tigers, Sydney Roosters and the Newcastle Knights in Newcastle all proved costly. The Sharks finished seventh, equal with Manly but higher courtesy of the round 24 result, making the finals for the first time since 2002 but eliminated by the Dragons 28-22 in front of a massive Wollongong crowd in the first round.


2005 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season, Season summary
The Sharks' round two loss to the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles was marred by the sickening injury suffered by Keith Galloway as a result of a high elbow shot from Manly winger John Hopoate. Galloway missed a huge part of the 2005 season partly  as a result from the injury and due to limited opportunities at Cronulla he signed with the Wests Tigers for the 2006 season onwards. For his part, Hopoate was sacked by the Sea Eagles after receiving a mammoth 17-week ban by the NRL Judiciary.


2005 Crystal Skate of Romania
The 2005 Crystal Skate of Romania was the 7th edition of an annual senior-level international figure skating competition held in Romania. It was held between November 4 and 5, 2005 in Bucharest. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles and ladies' singles.


2005 Cumbria County Council election
Elections to Cumbria County Council were held on 5 May 2005. This was on the same day as other UK county council elections. The Labour Party lost their majority and the council fell under no overall control.


2005 Cup of China
The 2005 Cup of China was the third event of six in the 2005–06 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Capital Gymnasium in Beijing on November 2–6. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 2005–06 Grand Prix Final. The compulsory dance was the Tango Romantica.


2005 Cup of Russia
The 2005 Cup of Russia was the fifth event of six in the 2005–06 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Ice Palace in Saint Petersburg on November 24–27. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 2005–06 Grand Prix Final. The compulsory dance was the Yankee Polka.


2005 Cupa României Final
The 2005 Cupa României Final was the 67th final of Romania's most prestigious cup competition. The final was played at the Stadionul Cotroceni in Bucharest on 11 May 2005 and was contested between Divizia A sides Dinamo București and Farul Constanţa. The cup was won by Dinamo.


2005 Curaçao status referendum
A status referendum was held on the island of Curaçao on 8 April 2005. The option of becoming an autonomous area within the Kingdom of the Netherlands was approved by 68% of voters.


2005 Curaçao status referendum, Background
After the 1993 referendum failed to show support for a separate status for Curaçao, the government of the Netherlands Antilles tried to restructure the Netherlands Antilles and attempted to forge closer ties between the islands, as is exemplified by the adoption of an anthem of the Netherlands Antilles in 2000. A new referendum on Sint Maarten, which was in favour of a separate status for Sint Maarten as a country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, sparked a new series of referendums across the Netherlands Antilles, however. Curaçao was the last island to vote.


2005 Currie Cup
The 2005 Currie Cup (known as the ABSA Currie Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 67th season in the South African Currie Cup competition since it started in 1889.


2005 Currie Cup
In a rematch of the 2004 final, the  Free State Cheetahs reversed the result, coming from behind to defeat the  Blue Bulls 29–25 and win their first Currie Cup since 1976.


2005 Currie Cup, Qualification Round, Competition
The fourteen provincial teams were divided in two equal strength sections (Section X and Section Y) according to the standings of the teams at the end of the 2004 competition.


2005 Currie Cup, Qualification Round, Competition
All the teams played a single round of games within their section, meaning every team played six matches – three at home and three away.


2005 Currie Cup, Qualification Round, Competition
Teams received four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points were awarded to teams that scored 4 or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lost a match by 7 points or less. Teams were ranked by points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).


2005 Currie Cup, Qualification Round, Competition
The top four teams in each section qualified to the Premier Division, while the bottom three teams in each section qualified to the First Division. No points from the qualifying round were carried over to the Premier Division or First Division.


2005 Currie Cup, Premier Division, Competition
The eight teams that qualified to the Premier Division remained in the same sections (Section X and Section Y) as they were during the Qualifying Round.


2005 Currie Cup, Premier Division, Competition
All the teams played a double round of games against teams in the other section, meaning every team played eight matches – four at home and four away.


2005 Currie Cup, Premier Division, Competition
Teams received four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points were awarded to teams that scored 4 or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lost a match by 7 points or less. Teams were ranked by points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).


2005 Currie Cup, Premier Division, Competition
The top two teams in each section qualified to the title play-offs, where the section winners would have home advantage against the runners-up.


2005 Currie Cup, Premier Division, Player Statistics
The following table contain only points which have been scored in competitive games in the 2005 Currie Cup Premier Division:


2005 Currie Cup, First Division, Competition
The six teams that qualified to the First Division remained in the same sections (Section X and Section Y) as they were during the Qualifying Round.


2005 Currie Cup, First Division, Competition
All the teams played a double round of games against teams in the other section, meaning every team played six matches – three at home and three away.


2005 Currie Cup, First Division, Competition
Teams received four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points were awarded to teams that scored 4 or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lost a match by 7 points or less. Teams were ranked by points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).


2005 Currie Cup, First Division, Competition
The top two teams in each section qualified to the title play-offs, where the section winners would have home advantage against the runners-up in the same section.


2005 Cyberathlete Professional League World Tour
The 2005 CPL World Tour was a year-long gaming competition held by the Cyberathlete Professional League (CPL). This competition took place throughout 2005, with a total of nine international stops and a finals event held in the New York City, United States and televised by MTV.


2005 Cyberathlete Professional League World Tour
The total purse was US$1,000,000, with $50,000 at each international stop, and a $500,000 final. The official game of the 2005 World Tour was Painkiller. The CPL's "strategic partners", organizations designated to operate regional World Tour stops, also chose to hold smaller tournaments for other popular competitive games, such as Counter-Strike.


2005 Cyberathlete Professional League World Tour
The World Tour Grand Finals took place between November 20 and 22 2005 and were hosted in New York City, New York, United States. The Finals hosted the top 32 Painkiller winners from all stops around the globe. They pitted in a one versus one tournament for the largest first place prize in the CPL's history: US$150,000. The total prize fund for the finals tournament was $500,000, the largest ever for a Painkiller tournament.


2005 Cyberathlete Professional League World Tour
The champion of the 2005 CPL World Tour was Johnathan 'Fatal1ty' Wendel, who took the grand prize of $150,000. Sander "Vo0" Kaasjager was named the MVP of the tour, an award worth $20,000, and took $100,000 for becoming the runner-up in the finals. By this, Wendel took his fourth CPL World Championship, taking the crown back from Kaasjager, who had taken it from him a year earlier.


2005 Cyprus Rally
The 2005 Cyprus Rally was the sixth round of the 2005 World Rally Championship season. It took place between May 13–15, 2005.


2005 Czech Figure Skating Championships
The 2005 Czech Figure Skating Championships were held in Ostrava between December 16 and 19, 2004. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, and ice dancing.


2005 Czech Lion Awards
2006 Czech Lion Awards ceremony was held on 25 February 2006.


2005 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix
The 2005 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix was the eleventh round of the 2005 MotoGP Championship. It took place on the weekend of 26–28 August 2005 at the Masaryk Circuit located in Brno, Czech Republic. The race saw the beginning of the end of tobacco advertising in Grand Prix motorcycle racing due to a Europe-wide ban.


2005 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix, Championship standings after the race (motoGP)
Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round eleven has concluded.


2005 Czech Social Democratic Party leadership election
The Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD) leadership election of 2005 happened when incumbent Vladimír Špidla resigned as a result of party's poor performance in European Parliament election. Stanislav Gross and Zdeněk Škromach duelled in the election. Gross was front-runner and was endorsed by 12 regional organisations while Škromach was supported by only 1 region.


2005 Czech Social Democratic Party leadership election
Gross defeated Škromach when he received votes of 291 delegates. 552 delegates were allowed to vote.


2005 D.C. United season
The 2005 season was the ninth season in D.C. United history, as well as their ninth season in Major League Soccer, the top tier of American soccer. The season covers the period from November 15, 2004 through October 30, 2005.


2005 D.C. United season
Under Piotr Nowak's tenure as head coach, this was the first and only season where he did not lead D.C. United to a trophy of any kind. D.C. United entered the season as the defending MLS Cup champions defeating Kansas City Wizards 3–2 in last season's championship. During Nowak's second season as head coach, he led the team to a slightly better regular season record, finishing third in the overall standings.


2005 D.C. United season
D.C. United made their first appearance in the CONCACAF Champions' Cup (now Champions League) for the first time in three years, earning qualification through winning the 2004 MLS Cup championship. In the continental tournament, D.C. United were the only American club to reach the semifinals of the tournament before losing to Mexico's UNAM Pumas 6–1 on aggregate.


2005 D.C. United season
In other external competitions, United finished as runners-up in the preseason Carolina Challenge Cup, reached the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open Cup and won the Atlantic Cup rivalry series against MetroStars.


2005 D.C. United season, Background
D.C. United entered the 2005 season as the defending MLS Cup champions, earning their first league championship since 1999. During the 2004 MLS regular season, United finished second in the Eastern Conference table and fourth in the overall regular standings. Their playoff run included a 4–0 aggregate series victory over their Atlantic Cup rivals, MetroStars in the conference semifinals. In the conference final, United defeated the Eastern Conference regular season champions, New England Revolution in a penalty shoot-out, after a 3–3 draw in regulation and extra time. Their playoff campaign culminated in MLS Cup 2004 defeating Kansas City Wizards 3–2 in the final.


2005 D.C. United season, League standings, Conference
Eastern Conference regular season champion2  Qualify for 2005 MLS Cup Playoffs


2005 D.C. United season, League standings, Overall
MLS Supporters' Shield, Western Conference regular season champion1  Eastern Conference regular season champion2  Qualify for 2005 MLS Cup Playoffs


2005 D1 Grand Prix series, 2005 Schedules, 2005 D1 Grand Prix Point Series
Round 1 - February 26/27 - Irwindale Speedway, Irwindale, California, USA - Yasuyuki Kazama (S15)Round 2 - April 16 - Metropolitan Parking, Odaiba, Japan - Katsuhiro Ueo (AE86)Round 3 - May 7/8 - Sports Land SUGO, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan - Yasuyuki Kazama (S15)Round 4 - August 6/7 - Autopolis, Ōita Prefecture, Japan - Toshiki Yoshioka (AE85)Round 5 - August 20/21 - Ebisu South Course, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan - Yasuyuki Kazama (S15)Round 6 - October 22/23 - Fuji Speedway, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan - Masao Suenaga (FD3S)Round 7 - November 20 - Tsukuba Circuit, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan - Youichi Imamura (FD3S)


2005 D1 Grand Prix series, 2005 Schedules, 2005 D1 Grand Prix Exhibition Matches
D1 Odaiba Allstar Exhibition - April 17 - Metropolitan Parking, Odaiba, Japan - Youichi Imamura (FD3S)D1 Street Legal Exhibition - August 20/21 - Ebisu South Course, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan - Naoto Suenaga (S15)D1 UK Exhibition - October 2 - Silverstone, England - Ryuji Miki (S15)D1 Street Legal Exhibition 2 - November 20 - Tsukuba Circuit, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan - Kazuto Ichiyanagi (RPS13)D1 USA vs Japan Allstar Exhibition - December 17 - Irwindale Speedway, Irwindale, California, USA - Vaughn Gittin Jr. (MUSTANG)


2005 D1 Grand Prix series, Race Reports, USA vs Japan All Star Exhibition
This event was originally were to be run at the same Auto Club Speedway as a double bill of the GT Live event, but due to unforeseen circumstances. The JGTC organisers cancelled the event and the D1GP event were moved to Irwindale.


2005 D1 Grand Prix series, Race Reports, USA vs Japan All Star Exhibition
During the USA vs Japan All Star Exhibition event in December, the organisers, rather than running the course the usual anti-clockwise route that is found in ovals, the course was run in the other direction. Many drivers had trouble adjusting to the new track change, including Ken Nomura, the Import drag racing star Stephan Papadakis on his debut drifting season and Rhys Millen who all crashed during qualifying.


2005 D1 Grand Prix series, Race Reports, USA vs Japan All Star Exhibition
One notable debuts was the father of Rhys, Rod Millen, the rallying and Pikes Peak legend, with all the thirty year motorsport experiences he gained, he broke into the last 16 on his first ever D1 outing in his Mazda RX-8. After a long break from his Last 16 appearance at round 1 in 2004 due to competing in a Dodge Viper Competition Coupe, which rendered him ineligible for participation, Samuel Hubinette would make a return with his SRT-10 at the last 16 along with Alex Pfeiffer and Tanner Foust.


2005 D1 Grand Prix series, Race Reports, USA vs Japan All Star Exhibition
The event was mainly noted for having a non Japanese driver and car to win over the Japanese who usually dominates all the D1 events. Vaughn Gittin Jr took first place after defeating Tatsuya Sakuma, who was driving an APP Racing Silvia S15 with his Falken Tire sponsored Ford Mustang GT through a One More Time rerun. He also defeated two championship winners (Yasuyuki Kazama and Youichi Imamura) en route.


2005 DFB-Pokal Final
The 2005 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 2004–05 DFB-Pokal, the 62nd season of Germany's premier knockout football cup competition. It was played on 28 May 2005 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin. Bayern Munich won the match 2–1 against Schalke 04, giving them their 12th cup title.


2005 DFB-Pokal Final, Route to the final
The DFB-Pokal began with 64 teams in a single-elimination knockout cup competition. There were a total of five rounds leading up to the final. Teams were drawn against each other, and the winner after 90 minutes would advance. If still tied, 30 minutes of extra time was played. If the score was still level, a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner.


2005 DFB-Pokal Final, Route to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).


2005 DFL-Ligapokal
The 2005 DFL-Ligapokal was the ninth edition of the Ligapokal, now under control of the Deutsche Fußball Liga (DFL) as opposed to the German Football Association (DFB). The competition saw some format changes, with the preliminary round matches being played consecutively in the same stadium, and the final moved to the new Zentralstadion in Leipzig. Schalke 04 won their first title, beating VfB Stuttgart 1–0 in the final.


2005 DFL-Ligapokal, Participating clubs
A total of six teams qualified for the competition. The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:


2005 DFL-Ligapokal Final
The 2005 DFL-Ligapokal Final decided the winner of the 2005 DFL-Ligapokal, the 9th edition of the reiterated DFL-Ligapokal, a knockout football cup competition.


2005 DFL-Ligapokal Final
The match was played on 2 August 2005 at the Zentralstadion in Leipzig. Schalke 04 won the match 1–0 against VfB Stuttgart for their 1st title.


2005 DFL-Ligapokal Final, Route to the final
The DFL-Ligapokal is a six team single-elimination knockout cup competition. There are a total of two rounds leading up to the final. Four teams enter the preliminary round, with the two winners advancing to the semi-finals, where they will be joined by two additional clubs who were given a bye. For all matches, the winner after 90 minutes advances. If still tied, extra time, and if necessary penalties are used to determine the winner.


2005 DFS Classic
The 2005 DFS Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham in the United Kingdom that was part of Tier III of the 2005 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from 6 June until 12 June 2005. First-seeded Maria Sharapova won the singles tile.


2005 DFS Classic, Finals, Doubles
Daniela Hantuchová /  Ai Sugiyama defeated  Eleni Daniilidou /  Jennifer Russell 6–2, 6–3


2005 DFS Classic – Doubles
Maria Kirilenko and Maria Sharapova were the defending champions but lost in the first round to Marion Bartoli and Tamarine Tanasugarn.


2005 DFS Classic – Doubles
Daniela Hantuchová and Ai Sugiyama won in the final 6–2, 6–3 against Eleni Daniilidou and Jennifer Russell.


2005 DFS Classic – Doubles, Seeds
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.


2005 DFS Classic – Singles
Maria Sharapova was the defending champion, and successfully defended her title, defeating Jelena Janković 6–2, 4–6, 6–1 in the final.


2005 DFS Classic – Singles, Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top nine seeds received a bye to the second round.


2005 DPR Korea Football League
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2005 DPR Korea Football League
Statistics of DPR Korea Football League in the 2005 season.


2005 DPR Korea Football League, Overview
Pyongyang City Sports Club won the championship, their second in a row.


2005 Daegu FC season
The 2005 season was Daegu F.C. 's third season in the South Korean K-League.


2005 Daegu FC season, Season summary
As with the 2004 season, the 2005 K-League season was split up into first and second stages. Following the conclusion of the first stage, it did not bode well for a successful season for Daegu. They had won a mere 2 games of the first stage, placing the club 12th, ahead of only Gwangju in the first stage table. However, they fared much better for the second stage, winning 6 games, drawing 3, and losing 3. These results placed them third in the second stage table, and this translated into 8th place in the overall table.


2005 Daegu FC season, Season summary
Their offensive spearhead was Brazilian import, Sandro Hiroshi, brought in for the 2005 season with Nonato and Jefferson having been loaned out for 2005 (to FC Seoul and Seongnam Ilhwa respectively). Hiroshi scored 10 goals from 24 games, which was the equal third highest overall for the season. Jin Soon-Jin finished the season as captain, after Hong Soon-Hak moved to one of Austria's most successful clubs, Grazer AK. Hong would ultimately only play 3 games in two years for his new club, before returning to Korea.


2005 Daegu FC season, Season summary
Hiroshi was the leading goal scorer (7 goals) in the Samsung Hauzen Cup, although this didn't translate into sustained success in the competition itself, as Daegu placed only 7th. In the FA Cup, after defeating University and National League sides, Daegu were knocked out in the quarterfinals in a 1-2 loss to another K-League side, the Chunnam Dragons.


2005 Daegu FC season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2005 Daegu FC season, K-League, Standings
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2005 Dakar Rally
2005 Dakar Rally also known as the 2005 Paris-Dakar Rally was the 27th running of the Dakar Rally event. The 2005 event was 5,565 miles (8,956 km) long, began in Barcelona on 31 December 2004 and passed through Morocco, Mauritania and Mali before ending at Dakar in Senegal on 16 January 2005. The course was shorter than in 2004 but was more challenging. A record number of competitors, 696 cars, motorbikes and trucks (including assistance vehicles) in total, entered the rally.


2005 Dakar Rally
Robby Gordon and Colin McRae swapped the lead in the early stages of the rally, until McRae suffered a crash during the sixth stage between Smara and Zouerat and retired from the event. Stephane Peterhansel took the lead after winning the seventh stage. The eighth stage between Tichit and Tidjikja across the Mauritanian desert was cancelled due to stormy weather. Luc Alphand won the ninth stage although Peterhansel retained the overall lead. Peterhansel won the tenth stage around the town of Atar in Mauritania, and retained his lead after the twelfth stage.


2005 Dakar Rally
The motorcycle stage was cancelled as a mark of respect for Fabrizio Meoni, twice winner of the motorcycle category, who died following an accident on the 11th stage. Peterhansel also won the thirteenth stage from Bamako to Kayes in Mali. The 14th stage was won by Ari Vatanen, the 51st of his career, the 15th was won by Giniel de Villiers, and the final stage by Bruno Saby. The overall title was won by Stephane Peterhansel for the second successive year. The motorcycle category was won by Cyril Despres.


2005 Dakar Rally, Entries, Bikes
Note: Number one was not issued as a mark of respect Richard Sainct, who was killed during the Rally of the Pharaohs in Egypt in September 2004. The reigning champion in the category, Nani Roma, switched to the car category for this year.


2005 Dallas Cowboys season
The 2005 season was the Dallas Cowboys' 46th in the National Football League (NFL), their 17th under the ownership of Jerry Jones, their 34th playing their home games at Texas Stadium, and their third season under head coach Bill Parcells. Despite the Cowboys being 7–3 by Week 11 and tying the Giants for first in the NFC East, the Cowboys suffered a season collapse going 2–4 during the last six games. The Cowboys missed the playoffs for the second consecutive season after the  Washington Redskins  beat the Philadelphia Eagles. However, the Cowboys were able to improve on their 6–10 record from last season and finished the season at 9–7.


2005 Dallas Cowboys season, Offseason
During the 2005 offseason, the team found a temporary solution to the quarterback situation by signing former Buffalo Bills quarterback Drew Bledsoe. Earlier in his career, Bledsoe played for Bill Parcells while he was the coach for the New England Patriots. The Cowboys also signed cornerbacks Aaron Glenn and Anthony Henry.


2005 Dallas Cowboys season, Offseason
Also, during free agency, the Cowboys signed former Green Bay Packers guard Marco Rivera and former New York Jets defensive tackle Jason Ferguson.


2005 Dallas Cowboys season, Offseason
The Cowboys also lost their last remaining three-time Super Bowl champion when Darren Woodson announced his retirement just before the offseason began.


2005 Dallas Cowboys season, Offseason
The Cowboys installed a 3–4 defensive scheme, marking the first departure from the 4–3 defense since the clubwas founded in 1960. In their first year in the new system the team finished tenth in the NFL in total defense and opponents completed just 54.7 percent of their passes against the Cowboys’ secondary, the second-lowest number in the NFL that year.


2005 Dallas Cowboys season, Regular season, Week 1: at San Diego Chargers
After losing on opening weekend for five straight years, the Cowboys looked to end the streak on opening weekend against the San Diego Chargers. The defending AFC West Champion Chargers just had a 12–4 season and they were at home. The game was not decided until the final 30 seconds, when looking to score the game-winning touchdown on the Dallas 7-yard line, San Diego Quarterback Drew Brees threw an interception to Aaron Glenn. Both teams would go on to finish with 9–7 record. This was the Cowboys' last win against the Chargers until 2021.


2005 Dallas Cowboys season, Regular season, Week 2: vs. Washington Redskins
Going into the game, the Dallas Cowboys had won 14 of the last 15 meetings between the two teams. After holding a 13–0 lead with 3:46 remaining in the fourth quarter, the Redskins came out with an extremely improbable rally late in the fourth quarter to stun the Cowboys 14–13 when Mark Brunell threw two touchdown passes to Santana Moss. It was the first time (after 77 times) that Coach Parcells lost after going into the fourth quarter with at least a 13-point lead. The Redskins had won in Texas Stadium for the first time in a decade.


2005 Dallas Cowboys season, Regular season, Week 3: at San Francisco 49ers
The Dallas Cowboys did the exact opposite of what they did a week earlier by scoring 15 unanswered point in the fourth quarter to shock the 49ers 34–31, in a game that was decided with less than 2 minutes remaining.


2005 Dallas Cowboys season, Regular season, Week 4: at Oakland Raiders
Despite staying in the Bay area over the week to prepare for the game against the Raiders game, the Cowboys were unable to take advantage of the winless Oakland Raiders, and failed to score on a potential game saving drive late in the fourth quarter.


2005 Dallas Cowboys season, Regular season, Week 5: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
The Cowboys exploded offensively in what Parcells said was the best performance he has seen since coming to Dallas. The Cowboys would not let the Eagles offense score a single touchdown (they had one defensive touchdown), and the Cowboys outscored the Eagles 27–3 in the first half to put the game out of reach.


2005 Dallas Cowboys season, Regular season, Week 6: vs. New York Giants
Dallas hoped to continue playing great offensively as they did in the previous week by beating the New York Giants at home. Instead, they played very sloppily and Coach Parcells said his team was "fortunate" to win. The Cowboys were sacked 4 times for a loss of 36 yards and turned over the ball 4 times.


2005 Dallas Cowboys season, Regular season, Week 6: vs. New York Giants
The Cowboys lost left tackle Flozell Adams for the remainder of the season when he tore an ACL in his knee. With an immobile quarterback like Drew Bledsoe, this would be devastating for the Dallas Cowboys later in the Season because Bledsoe would be sacked 36 more times over the course of ten games (3.6 sacks per game), compared to having been sacked 13 times during the first six games (2.17 sacks per game). Bledsoe would also throw 13 more interceptions after this game (while throwing only 4 picks during the first six games).


2005 Dallas Cowboys season, Regular season, Week 7: at Seattle Seahawks
The Cowboys came to Seattle for a defensive showdown. After scoring a touchdown early in the first quarter, the Cowboys had the lead until 59 minutes and 20 second into the game when Seattle tied the game at 10–10. Trying to win with 14 seconds left in regulation, Drew Bledsoe threw an interception and Seahawks kicker Josh Brown kicked the game-winning field goal, taking their first lead of the game as time expired.


2005 Dallas Cowboys season, Regular season, Week 7: at Seattle Seahawks
Jose Cortez missed a field goal which cost Dallas the game, and he was fired after the game. Ryan Hannam, who scored a game-tying touchdown late in the fourth quarter signed with the Dallas Cowboys as a free agent the following season.


2005 Dallas Cowboys season, Regular season, Week 8: vs. Arizona Cardinals
The Dallas Cowboys bounced back from a loss a week earlier and routed the Arizona Cardinals. The Cowboys had a new kicker on their roster, rookie Shaun Suisham, and another rookie making his first start was Marion Barber, who was starting in place of injured Julius Jones. He ran for 127 yards and scored two touchdowns in his breakout game.


2005 Dallas Cowboys season, Regular season, Week 10: at Philadelphia Eagles
The Cowboys came to Philadelphia hoping to sweep the Eagles for the first time since 1998, and beat them at Philadelphia for the first time since 1998. After trailing by 13 points late in the fourth quarter, the Cowboys stunned the Eagles by scoring two touchdowns (one of which was an interception return) to win the game 21–20. Also, Donovan McNabb injured his knee and he would leave for the remainder of the season.


2005 Dallas Cowboys season, Regular season, Week 10: at Philadelphia Eagles
This was the last Cowboys game to air on ABC as the network's relationship with the NFL  ended after the 2005 season.


2005 Dallas Cowboys season, Regular season, Week 11: vs. Detroit Lions
Earlier in the week, Coach Parcells hung mousetraps in the locker room to warn his players that this game was a "trap game". Dallas rushed for 149 yards and 2 touchdowns, and kicker Billy Cundiff kicked a franchise record 56-yard field goal. After the game, the Cowboys were 7–3 and tied for second place in the NFC. The Cowboys had already won more games than they did in the previous season


2005 Dallas Cowboys season, Regular season, Week 12: vs. Denver Broncos
In the annual Thanksgiving Day Game, the Dallas Cowboys hosted the Denver Broncos. The Cowboys offense had 314 yards, greater than Denver's 293 yards, but Cowboys kicker Billy Cundiff a missed field goal in the fourth quarter so the game went into overtime. Denver won the coin toss and Broncos backup runningback Ron Dayne ran 55 yards on the second play in overtime and Jason Elam kicked the game-winning field goal.


2005 Dallas Cowboys season, Regular season, Week 13: at New York Giants
In this season's rematch, the New York Giants made the Dallas Cowboys pay for an overtime 16–13 win earlier in the season, but both teams had a sloppy performance overall. Both teams threw two interceptions, but the Cowboys lost two fumbles. Drew Bledsoe was sacked 4 times for a loss of 21 yards, both quarterbacks completed under 40% of their passes, and both teams missed a field goal. The Giants ran for 127 yards rushing (including 115 yards by Tiki Barber) and one rushing touchdown which made the difference in the game.


2005 Dallas Cowboys season, Regular season, Week 14: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
In a back-and-forth offensive thriller, Kansas City running back Larry Johnson scored three touchdowns and Drew Bledsoe threw for three touchdowns. The Chiefs offense had 493 yards, more than the Cowboys 445 yards, but the Chiefs mistakes (including a lost fumble) made the difference in the game.


2005 Dallas Cowboys season, Regular season, Week 15: at Washington Redskins
Washington gave Bill Parcells his biggest loss ever as an NFL coach. Tight end Chris Cooley had a career day catching three touchdown passes. After being down 35–0 early in the fourth quarter, Dallas prevented a shutout by throwing a consolation touchdown pass to Jason Witten. Drew Bledsoe was sacked seven times and threw three interceptions. Only the Danny White-led Dallas 44–14 victory on September 9, 1985, had a larger margin of victory between the two teams.


2005 Dallas Cowboys season, Regular season, Week 16: at Carolina Panthers
Going into the game, the Panthers needed a win to secure a playoff spot. The Cowboys needed a win to stay alive in the playoff race after losing three out of the last four games. Despite falling behind 0–10 early in the game, the Cowboys rallied to outscore Carolina 17–3 for almost three quarters, including two Julius Jones touchdowns. Julius Jones rushed for 194 yards, the fourth best in franchise history. Late in the fourth quarter while trailing 17–20, Billy Cundiff attempted to tie the game on a 33-yard field goal, but missed.


2005 Dallas Cowboys season, Regular season, Week 16: at Carolina Panthers
The only reason Dallas still managed to win the game was because Carolina was penalized for "running into the kicker" (Carolina contended that they had slightly blocked the kick but replays proved inconclusive) and Terry Glenn scored a touchdown with one hand to take the lead (he dislocated his hand early in the game).


2005 Dallas Cowboys season, Regular season, Week 16: at Carolina Panthers
Billy Cundiff had a 32-yard field goal attempt blocked, and missed a 33-yard attempt. He already missed two field goals earlier in the season, including one that cost Dallas the game on Thanksgiving against Denver, so two days after the game he was fired by coach Parcells . Carolina won next week to secure a wildcard spot in the playoffs, but despite several likely playoff scenarios Dallas was eliminated from the playoffs before their last game when the Panthers, the Redskins, and the Giants all won a week later.


2005 Dallas Cowboys season, Regular season, Week 17: vs. St. Louis Rams
Only minutes before the game, the Cowboys were eliminated from the playoff race when the Washington Redskins beat the Philadelphia Eagles  The deflated Cowboys only managed to score 10 points against the St. Louis Rams, who came into the game 5–10. After running for a meager 35 yards, Julius Jones had 993 yards for the season, painfully just 7 yards short of 1,000 yards.


2005 Dallas Cowboys season, Regular season, Week 17: vs. St. Louis Rams
Just days after the game, head coach Bill Parcells announced he was staying for at least one more season, and his contract was extended through 2007. At the time, there had been some speculation he would be retiring.


2005 Dally M Awards
The 2005 Dally M Awards were presented on Tuesday 6 September 2005 at the Sydney Town Hall in Sydney and broadcast on Fox Sports. Warren Smith presided as Master of Ceremonies.


2005 Dally M Awards, Hall of Fame Inductees
Jimmy Craig, Chris McKivat, Brian Carlson, Ron Coote, Duncan Thompson and Brian Bevan.


2005 Danish Cup Final
The 2005 Danish Cup Final was the final and deciding match of the Danish Cup 2004-05. It took place on Thursday 5 May 2005 at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen and saw the Superliga leaders Brøndby IF beat no. 3 in the league FC Midtjylland after extra time.


2005 Danish Cup Final
Brøndby have won the Cup on four previous occasions (1989, 1994, 1998 and 2003). Midtjylland have never won the Cup.


2005 Danish Figure Skating Championships
The 2005 Danish Figure Skating Championships (Danish: Danmarks Mesterskaberne 2005) was held in December 2004. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles and ladies' singles. Not all disciplines were held on all levels due to a lack of participants.


2005 Danish general election
General elections were held in Denmark on 8 February 2005. Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen's Venstre retained the largest number of seats in parliament. The governing coalition between the Venstre and the Conservative People's Party remained intact, with the Danish People's Party providing the parliamentary support needed for the minority government. The Danish Social Liberal Party made the biggest gains of any party, although it remains outside the governing group of parties. The election marked the second time in a row that the Social Democrats were not the largest party in the parliament, a change from most of the 20th century. The party lost 5 seats and leader Mogens Lykketoft resigned immediately after the election.


2005 Danish general election
The prime minister called the elections on 18 January. He claimed that he would have called it earlier, but the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake which killed a number of Danes delayed it. Rasmussen still had almost a year left in his term, but said he wanted to call the election before municipal elections in November. His reasoning was that he wanted a clear mandate for the municipal and county government restructuring that his government was implementing.


2005 Danish general election
From the last election the governing coalition of Venstre and the Conservative People's Party had 94 of the 175 seats together with the supporting Danish People's Party. This number was unchanged after the 2005 election. Voter turnout was 84.5% in Denmark proper, 73.0% in the Faroe Islands and 59.4% in Greenland. This was the last election in which counties were used as constituencies.


2005 Danish general election, Campaign
Venstre campaigned on their municipal restructuring plan, as well as a continuation of the "tax-freeze" and tight immigration requirements. They also promised to see 60,000 jobs created during a second term.


2005 Danish general election, Campaign
The largest opposition party, the Social Democratic Party led by Mogens Lykketoft focused on employment, which they claim has decreased under the current government.


2005 Danish general election, Campaign
The Danish People's Party, who support the Venstre–Conservative coalition, criticized the "tax-freeze" but agreed, conditionally, to support it for another parliamentary term. They also wanted increasingly tough immigration restrictions.


2005 Danish general election, Results
63 out of the 179 members of the new folketing were newly elected. Although women made up 38% of the total, several women held prominent positions, notably Pia Kjærsgaard, leader of the third largest party, Danish People's Party. Marianne Jelved (leader of the Danish Social Liberal Party), Connie Hedegaard (Minister of the Environment), Pernille Rosenkrantz-Theil (front figure of Enhedslisten) and Helle Thorning-Schmidt (later elected as leader of Social Democrats) were other important woman in the parliament. A couple of parties, including the Social Democrats were holding leadership races, which might have been won by women. 9 of the top 20 candidates, in terms of personal votes, were women.


2005 Danish general election, Aftermath
Following the election, Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen reformed his liberal-conservative cabinet as the Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen II with parliamentary support from Danish People's Party.


2005 Danish local elections
The Danish local elections of 2005 were held on 15 November 2005. 2522 municipal council members were elected in Denmark's 98 municipalities and 205 regional council members in the five regions. Most of these were newly formed municipalities, namely 66 municipalities, that would only begin working from Monday 1 January 2007, as would the newly formed regions, and one municipality, Ærø, which was also part of the reform, which was allowed by the government to commence work for the first time already Sunday 1 January 2006.


2005 Danish local elections
So the first term of office in this newly created municipality was the whole period of four years from 2006 until 2009. The reform was approved 26 June 2005 by the lawmakers in the Folketing and signature by the head of state (when?). The 238 municipal councils (Danish: kommunalbestyrelser; singular: kommunalbestyrelse) and 13 county councils that were to be abolished 1 January 2007 just continued their work one year more than the term of office (2002-2005) they were elected for until 31 December 2006 and then ceased to exist.


2005 Danish local elections
Among the remaining 31 municipalities having their new councils elected was Bornholm Regional Municipality that was formed and began its work 1 January 2003. This was only the second time it had a new council elected, the first time being on 29 May 2002, and it was the first time its council served the whole term of office. Bornholm's merger was not a part of the reform, having been decided by the island's voters already on 29 May 2001. It was the new center-right government elected at the end of 2001 that drove the reform through parliament. The 30 municipalities that remained were not merged with other municipalities, so their newly elected councils served the whole term of office 1 January 2006 until 31 December 2009.


2005 Danish local elections, Results, Results of regional elections
The Ministry of interior informed that voter turnout was 69.4%. The regions are not municipalities, and are not allowed to levy any taxes, but are financed only through block grants from the central government and the municipalities within each region. The results of the regional elections:


2005 Danish local elections, Results, Results of municipal elections
The Ministry of interior informed that voter turnout was 69.5%. The results of the municipal elections:


2005 Danish local elections, Results, Results of municipal elections, Mayors in the municipalities
The mayors (Danish:Borgmester; plural:Borgmestre) of the 98 municipalities heads the council meetings and is the chairman of the finance committee in each of their respective municipalities. Only in Copenhagen, this mayor - the head of the finance committee and council meetings - is called the Lord Mayor (Danish:Overborgmester).


2005 Danish local elections, Results, Old and new mayors in the municipalities
The term of office for the mayors elected by the majority of councillors among its members in each municipal council is the same as for the councils elected. The correct name for the municipality on the somewhat remote island of Bornholm is Regional Municipality, because the municipality also handles several tasks not carried out by the other Danish municipalities but by the regions.


2005 Danmark Rundt
The 2005 Danmark Rundt was ridden from 3 August to 7 August 2005. This edition is remembered for the complete dominance of Ivan Basso, who won 4 of the 6 stages, and the overall classification. It was the 15th edition of the men's stage race, which was established in 1985.


2005 Danmark Rundt, Final classifications, Overall classement (yellow jersey)
Ivan Basso's average speed for the race was 42.489 km/h.


2005 Dartmouth Big Green football team
The 2005 Dartmouth Big Green football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Dartmouth finished second-to-last in the Ivy League.


2005 Dartmouth Big Green football team
The Big Green compiled a 2–8 record and were outscored 260 to 126. Joshua Dooley and Anthony Gargiulo were the team captains. Head coach Eugene "Buddy" Teevens returned to lead the Big Green for the 2005 season. He had previously been the head coach at Dartmouth from 1987 to 1991.


2005 Dartmouth Big Green football team
The Big Green's 1–6 conference record placed seventh in the Ivy League standings. Dartmouth was outscored 162 to 64 by Ivy opponents.


2005 Dartmouth Big Green football team
Dartmouth played its home games at Memorial Field on the college campus in Hanover, New Hampshire.


2005 Davidoff Swiss Indoors
The 2005 Davidoff Swiss Indoors was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 36th edition of the event known that year as the Davidoff Swiss Indoors, and was part of the International Series of the 2005 ATP Tour. It took place at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, from 24 October through 30 October 2005.


2005 Davidoff Swiss Indoors
The singles line up included ATP No. 7, US Open quarterfinalist, Rome and Monte Carlo Masters runner-up, Umag champion Guillermo Coria, Australian Open, Wimbledon, US Open quarterfinalist, Munich titlist David Nalbandian, and former World No. 1, Barcelona, Vienna finalist Juan Carlos Ferrero. Also seeded were Auckland, Amersfoort winner Fernando González, Australian Open quarterfinalist Dominik Hrbatý, Tim Henman, Jiří Novák and Tommy Haas.


2005 Davidoff Swiss Indoors, Finals, Doubles
Agustín Calleri /  Fernando González defeated  Stephen Huss /  Wesley Moodie, 7–5, 7–5


2005 Davidoff Swiss Indoors – Doubles
Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan were the defending champions, but lost in the semifinals to Agustín Calleri and Fernando González.


2005 Davidoff Swiss Indoors – Doubles
Agustín Calleri and Fernando González won in the final 7–5, 7–5, against Stephen Huss and Wesley Moodie.


2005 Davidoff Swiss Indoors – Singles
Jiří Novák was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Paradorn Srichaphan.


2005 Davidoff Swiss Indoors – Singles
Fernando González won in the final 6–7(8–10), 6–3, 7–5, 6–4, against Marcos Baghdatis.


2005 Davis Cup
The 2005 Davis Cup was the 94th edition of the most important tournament between nations in men's tennis. A total of 130 teams participated in the tournament. The final took place 2–4 December at the Sibamac Arena in Bratislava, Slovakia, with Croatia defeating Slovakia for their first title.


2005 Davis Cup, World Group, Draw
First round losers compete in Play-off ties with Zonal Group I Qualifiers.


2005 Davis Cup Americas Zone
The Americas Zone was one of three Zones of Davis Cup competition in 2005.


2005 Davis Cup Americas Zone, Group III
Venue: Club de Tenis La Paz, La Paz, Bolivia (clay)Date: Week of 28 February


2005 Davis Cup Americas Zone, Group IV
Played July 13–17 in San Jose, Costa Rica, on outdoor hard courts.


2005 Davis Cup Americas Zone, Group IV, Results of Individual Ties
Trinidad & Tobago and Costa Rica promoted to Group III for 2006.


2005 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone
The Asia/Oceania Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 2005 Davis Cup.


2005 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone, Group III
Venue: Victoria Park Tennis Centre, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard)Date: 13–17 July


2005 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone, Group IV
Venue: Thein Byu Tennis Club, Yangon, Myanmar (hard)Date: Week of 25 April


2005 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I
The Asian and Oceanian Zone is one of the three zones of regional Davis Cup competition in 2005.


2005 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I
In the Asian and Oceanian Zone there are four different groups in which teams compete against each other to advance to the next group.


2005 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone
The Europe/Africa Zone was one of three groups of Davis Cup competition in 2005.


2005 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone, Group III, Venue 1
Venue: Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt (clay)Date: 27 April-1 May


2005 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone, Group IV
Venue: Lugogo Tennis Club, Kampala, Uganda (clay)Date: Week of 28 February


2005 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I
The European and African Zone was one of the three zones of regional Davis Cup competition in 2005.


2005 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I
In the European and African Zone there were four different groups in which teams competed against each other to advance to the next group.


2005 Davis Cup World Group
The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 2005. The first-round losers went into the Davis Cup World Group Play-offs, and the winners progress to the quarterfinals. The quarterfinalists were guaranteed a World Group spot for 2006.


2005 Davis Cup World Group
On February 13, 2006 the International Tennis Federation (ITF) announced that Karol Beck had tested positive for the beta agonist clenbuterol during the semifinal for Slovakia against Argentina. As a consequence, the ITF suspended him from the game for two years.


2005 Davis Cup World Group Play-offs
The World Group Play-offs were the main play-offs of 2005 Davis Cup. Winners advanced to the World Group, and loser were relegated in the Zonal Regions I.


2005 Davis Cup World Group Play-offs, Teams
Bold indicates team has qualified for the 2006 Davis Cup World Group.


2005 Daytona 500
The 2005 Daytona 500, the 47th running of the event, was held on February 20, 2005 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida as the first race of the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup season. Dale Jarrett won the pole and Jeff Gordon won the race, making this his third Daytona 500 win. Kurt Busch finished second and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. finished third.


2005 Daytona 500
As the result of NASCAR's implementation of the green-white-checker finish rule the previous season, the race had three extra laps due to a caution with three laps to go, reaching a total distance of 203 laps and 507.5 miles (816.7 km). Because of that, this was the first Daytona 500 to go longer than 500 miles. It was also the first Daytona 500 to end at sunset, around 6:18 pm EST.


2005 Daytona 500
A crowd of 200,000 people were estimated to have attended this race.


2005 Daytona 500, Qualifying and Gatorade Duels
Three-time Daytona 500 champion Dale Jarrett won his third pole for this race with a speed of 188.312 miles per hour (303.059 km/h). 2001 and 2003 winner Michael Waltrip won the first Gatorade Duel and 2002 Cup Series champion Tony Stewart won the second. The main story focusing on the Gatorade Duels was an accident involving Jimmie Johnson and Kevin Harvick, which turned into a minor feud.


2005 Daytona 500, Race summary
The green flag waved with Dale Jarrett leading the field, but he lost the first lap to Jimmie Johnson and fell back through the field after a small bump from behind from defending Daytona 500 champion Dale Earnhardt, Jr.. Tony Stewart took the lead from Johnson on lap 4 and led 12 laps.


2005 Daytona 500, Race summary
The first caution came out on lap 15 halfway through the first fuel run when Bobby Labonte blew an engine. Scott Wimmer, who had only changed two tires, led when the race restarted.


2005 Daytona 500, Race summary
The second caution flew on lap 28 when Ricky Rudd spun out in the middle of the field, collecting five cars. On lap 36, Matt Kenseth, one of the pre-race favorites in trouble with a smoking exhaust, pitted under green.


2005 Daytona 500, Race summary
On lap 61, there came to the start of green-flag pit stops, with the Dodges coming in first, as they did not get as good fuel mileage as others. Earnhardt, Jr. was pushed by Jeff Burton coming into his pit stop, and had to back up to get out after his tires were changed, causing him to drop down through the field. There was a total of seven speeding violations on pit road during these pit stops, most notably Johnson. Once the green flag pit stops cycled through on lap 64, Jeff Gordon had the lead.


2005 Daytona 500, Race summary
Debris on the racetrack brought out the third caution on lap 86, with Gordon still out in front. Stewart led the race at the restart, and he was still leading at halfway and when the fourth caution came out on lap 105 for debris.


2005 Daytona 500, Race summary
On lap 137, there came another round of green-flag pit stops, with Stewart still taking the lead. The fifth caution came out on lap 144 and the sixth one came on lap 155. Waltrip brought out the seventh caution, allowing him to leave the race and led to another round of pit stops on lap 164. Jason Leffler and Kasey Kahne came together on pit road, dropping them both down the field. The wreck on pit road occurred when Kasey Kahne, who was 4th when the pit stops began, was exiting his pit stall, and Leffler was turning into his, unbeknownst to Kahne. Kahne would later rebound before becoming a victim of a couple of crashes not of his own making.


2005 Daytona 500, Race summary
With 32 laps to go, John Andretti, running three-wide and following a group of cars going four-wide, crashed and turned into Leffler, taking that driver out of the race. This would bring up the eight caution, with Stewart still out in front.


2005 Daytona 500, Race summary
Stewart became the first driver since Bobby Allison in 1981 and 1982 to lead the most laps in two consecutive Daytona 500's.


2005 Daytona 500, Race summary
The "Big One" occurred on lap 184. This began when Greg Biffle ran into Scott Riggs, collecting 11 cars in turn 3. Scott Wimmer's car took the worst of it, as his car went onto the apron, flipped over four times, spun on its nose, and crashed hard on its wheels. This crash brought out the ninth caution. Only some cars chose to pit, and Stewart and the others stayed out. Earnhardt, Jr., who had languished in midfield for the earlier part of the race, was now up to third place. Kasey Kahne was right in the middle of this crash in his #9 mango colored Dodge Charger, but managed to miss it. Kahne charged again back up through the field when the race went back green.


2005 Daytona 500, Race summary
When the race restarted on lap 187, Andretti drove straight into Mike Skinner, starting a chain reaction crash (another "Big One") involving at least eight cars, bringing out the immediate 10th caution. This crash was the result of someone (possibly Skinner) missing a gear at the restart. Kasey Kahne was also involved in this crash, because as he checked up Dale Jarrett in the 88 accidentally punted him into the infield grass.


2005 Daytona 500, Race summary
Kahne spent a lot of time on pit road, but he did not lose a lap, and apparently his car was, or should have been being checked for fender rubs, when the race restarted Kahne made his way from about the 20th position to about the 8th position, but there was clearly still a tire rub on his right front fender; because it was clearly smoking, and FOX commentator Darrel Waltrip even made mention of it, as he made his way back up through the field again.


2005 Daytona 500, Race summary
The race restarted with six laps to go. With five to go, Earnhardt, Jr. briefly took the lead, but Stewart retook it on the next lap. The two drivers raced side-by-side until Earnhardt, Jr. retook the lead. Gordon took the lead before the 11th caution came out with three laps to go.


2005 Daytona 500, Race summary
The caution came out when Kasey Kahne was on the outside moving forward from the 8th position trying keep his momentum up and move into the top 6 or so, as Kurt Busch made a pass on Tony Stewart, who was in the lead; but Jeff Gordon was also fighting on the outside with Stewart for the lead; Kahne slid up the race track hard probably due to a cut tire and as he did so, his teammate Jeremy Mayfield in the 19 car apparently got into the back of him as well and Kahne went into the wall.


2005 Daytona 500, Race summary
He could not get off the wall until about the middle of the backstretch, when NASCAR finally brought out the caution. Kahne would end up scored 22nd after being crashed while running 7th and possibly moving up into the top 5 to contend for the win. Oddly as the cars came around for the green flag Kahne's teammate Jeremy Mayfield came down to pit road from running 9th on the track, but apparently returned to the race and would end up finishing a position behind his teammate.


2005 Daytona 500, Race summary
The race length of 200 laps and 500 miles (800 km) was completed under yellow, so a green-white-checker finish would take place. The race restarted on lap 202 with two laps to go. Despite much activity behind him, Gordon was able to hold off Kurt Busch and Earnhardt, Jr. to win his third Daytona 500 victory.


2005 Daytona 500, Race summary
This was the third-slowest Daytona 500 to go the distance, with only both the 1960 and 2011 races were slower. Two other runnings of this race in the 2000s were also slower, but they both were rain-shortened.


2005 December Chennai stampede
The 2005 December Chennai stampede incident happened on 18 December 2005 in a school at MGR Nagar in Chennai, the capital of the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, where the relief supplies were distributed by the state government for the people affected by severe flooding. There were 42 deaths in the accident, which left another 37 injured. The state government appointed a one-man commission under retired justice A. Raman to look into the enquiry. The state government also announced a compensation of ₹100,000 for all the victims and ₹15,000 for the injured.


2005 December Chennai stampede
During 2005, there were heavy rains in Tamil Nadu and its coastal areas were flooded. Many people were rendered homeless by flooding during November and December. Relief measures were announced by the government that necessitated collecting tokens from authorities in different centres across the city.


2005 December Chennai stampede, Background
During 2005, there were heavy rains in Chennai and the surrounding areas that resulted in severe flooding. Most coastal areas of the state were flooded. Many people were rendered homeless by the floods during the months of November and December. Relief measures were announced by the government that necessitated collecting tokens from authorities in different centres across the city. The government centres were distributing ₹ 2,000, 10 kg of rice, dhotis and saris to the people affected by the floods.


2005 December Chennai stampede, Background
The relief measures were to be originally distributed from the ration shop in the area, but the street being narrow, the venue was changed to Arignar Anna Government School. On Saturday 17 December 2005, the day before the accident, 3,452 families were issued tokens and the authorities were planning to distribute for 4,5000 families on Sunday. The announcement was made with the help of public addressing system.


2005 December Chennai stampede, The accident
On 18 December 2005, Sunday, around 4,500 people were gathered around the Arignar Anna Government High school in MGR Nagar where the tokens to the relief measures were about to be distributed for people under the jurisdiction of three ration shops. The people assembled from 3 a.m., while the relief was planned to be distributed at 9 a.m. There was a sudden downpour at 3:45 a.m., and there were rumours that the relief measures would be given only on first come first basis to 1,000 families.