2004–05 Croatian First League, League table, First phase
In the first part of the season, 16 teams played single-circuit league (15 matches). After 15 rounds the first six teams qualified for the Championship play-offs - playing for the Championship title and the remaining 10 in the Relegation play-offs - playing to stay in the league.


2004–05 Croatian First League, League table, Championship play-offs
Intermediate matches from the first part of the championship were transferred, and the clubs played three more times (15 matches).


2004–05 Croatian First League, League table, Relegation play-offs
Relegation play-offs determined the placement of clubs that were between 7th and 16th place in the first phase of the championship. 18 matches were played (double league system).


2004–05 Croatian Football Cup
The 2004–05 Croatian Football Cup was the fourteenth season of Croatia's football knockout competition.


2004–05 Croatian Football Cup, First round
First round was held on 21 and 22 September 2004.


2004–05 Croatian Football Cup, Second round
Second round was held between 12 and 27 October 2004.


2004–05 Croatian Football Cup, Quarter-finals
First legs were held between 8 and 15 March and second legs between 15 and 31 March 2005.


2004–05 Croatian Ice Hockey League season
The Croatian Hockey League Season for 2004-2005 ended in a similar manner to the previous one, with KHL Medveščak winning the title for the ninth time in a row. The team went undefeated in both the regular season and the playoffs. In the finals their opponent was KHL Mladost, as opposed to their old rivals KHL Zagreb.


2004–05 Croatian Ice Hockey League season, Regular season
The season officially started with six teams, but due to mostly financial reasons, HK INA Sisak didn't participate. For the same reasons, HASK Zagreb played only two games in the first part of the regular season so the season continued, and finished, with only four teams.


2004–05 Croatian Ice Hockey League season, Playoffs
The first semi-final offered a matchup between Zagreb and Mladost, two teams that developed a rivalry during the season. The tensions were high, but somewhat surprisingly, young players from Mladost showed more composure and won the penalty-filled best-of-three series 2-0, thus advancing to their first final series.


2004–05 Croatian Ice Hockey League season, Playoffs
The other semi-final was pretty much a one-sided affair as Medvescak advanced to the finals with two lopsided wins against their farm team, Medveščak II.


2004–05 Croatian Ice Hockey League season, Playoffs
Medvescak dominated the final, sweeping the series 3-0 against a young team that looked like they were pleased just to reach this stage and failed to show flair and desire that was expected of them. Nevertheless, Mladost should seriously challenge for the title in the coming years, once their young players grow up (there were several fifteen-, sixteen- and seventeen-year-olds on that team) and gain some valuable experience.


2004–05 Croatian Ice Hockey League season, Playoffs
Zagreb won the third-place by winning all 3 games against Medveščak II.


2004–05 Croatian Second Football League
The 2004–05 Druga HNL (also known as 2. HNL) season was the 14th season of Croatia's second level football since its establishment in 1992. The league was contested in two regional groups (North Division and South Division), with 12 clubs each.


2004–05 Croatian Second Football League, Promotion play-off
Cibalia and Novalja, winners of the North and South Division, qualified for a two-legged promotion play-off, which took place on 24 and 28 May 2005. Cibalia won the tie 5–1 on aggregate score, thereby earning promotion to the Prva HNL for the following season.


2004–05 Croatian Second Football League, Promotion play-off
However, Novalja had another chance for promotion, as the losing team from the promotion play-off played another two-legged tie against the 11th placed team of Prva HNL, Međimurje. Međimurje won 3–1 on aggregate.


2004–05 Crystal Palace F.C. season
During the 2004–05 English football season, Crystal Palace competed in the FA Premier League, following promotion from the First Division (renamed the Championship) the previous season.


2004–05 Crystal Palace F.C. season, Season summary
Despite the 21 league goals of striker Andy Johnson, and being just ahead of the relegation zone for most of the season, Palace were unable to remain in the top flight and were relegated on the last day of the season, following a 2–2 draw with South London rivals Charlton Athletic combined with West Bromwich Albion's 2–0 win over Portsmouth. With relegation, speculation reigned over Johnson's future; Johnson even handed in a transfer request, but ultimately the striker would sign a five-year contract with the club with an improved wage, pledging to help the club regain top-flight status.


2004–05 Crystal Palace F.C. season, Season summary
Young winger Wayne Routledge also impressed with 10 assists in the Premier League, making him more productive than the likes of Arjen Robben and Steven Gerrard in terms of creativity, but he was snapped up by Tottenham Hotspur following Palace's relegation.


2004–05 Crystal Palace F.C. season, Kit
Italian company Diadora became Palace's new kit manufacturers, and introduced a new home kit for the season. The home kit featured red shorts and socks (dispensing with the navy attire of the previous two seasons) and predominantly red shirts with blue stripes. The away kit featured white shirts with blue arms.


2004–05 Crystal Palace F.C. season, Kit
Churchill Insurance remained kit sponsors for the fifth consecutive season.


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


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


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


2004–05 Cuban National Series
The 44th Cuban National Series was won by Santiago de Cuba over Havana. Industriales, who had the best regular season record, were eliminated in the first round by Sancti Spíritus.


2004–05 Cupa României
The 2004–05 Cupa României was the 67th season of the annual Romanian football knockout tournament.


2004–05 Cupa României
The winners of the competition qualified for the second qualifying round of the 2005–06 UEFA Cup.


2004–05 Cupa României, Quarter-finals
This phase was programmed on a two leg system. The games took place on 10 November and 1 December 2004.


2004–05 Cupa României, Semi-finals
This phase was programmed on a two leg system. The games took place on 16 March and 13 April 2005.


2004–05 Cupa României (women's football)
The 2004-05 Cupa României was the 2nd annual Romanian women's football knockout tournaments.


2004–05 Cymru Alliance
The 2004–05 Cymru Alliance was the fifteenth season of the Cymru Alliance after its establishment in 1990. The league was won by Buckley Town.


2004–05 Cypriot Cup
The 2004–05 Cypriot Cup was the 63rd edition of the Cypriot Cup. A total of 54 clubs entered the competition. It began on 11 September 2004 with the first round and concluded on 22 May 2005 with the final which was held at GSP Stadium. Omonia won their 12th Cypriot Cup trophy after beating Digenis 2–0 in the final.


2004–05 Cypriot Cup, Format
In the 2004–05 Cypriot Cup, participated all the teams of the Cypriot First Division, the Cypriot Second Division, the Cypriot Third Division and 12 of the 14 teams of the Cypriot Fourth Division.


2004–05 Cypriot Cup, Format
The competition consisted of seven rounds. In the first and in the second round each tie was played as a single leg and was held at the home ground of the one of the two teams, according to the draw results. Each tie winner was qualifying to the next round. If a match was drawn, extra time was following. If extra time was drawn, there was a replay at the ground of the team who were away for the first game. If the rematch was also drawn, then extra time was following and if the match remained drawn after extra time the winner was decided by penalty shoot-out.


2004–05 Cypriot Cup, Format
The third round was played in a two-legged format, each team playing a home and an away match against their opponent. The team which scored more goals on aggregate, was qualifying to the next round. If the two teams scored the same number of goals on aggregate, then the team which scored more goals away from home was advancing to the next round.


2004–05 Cypriot Cup, Format
If both teams had scored the same number of home and away goals, then extra time was following after the end of the second leg match. If during the extra thirty minutes both teams had managed to score, but they had scored the same number of goals, then the team who scored the away goals was advancing to the next round (i.e. the team which was playing away). If there weren't scored any goals during extra time, the qualifying team was determined by penalty shoot-out.


2004–05 Cypriot Cup, Format
In the next round, the teams were drawn into four groups of four. The teams of each group played against each other twice, once at their home and once away. The group winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the next round.


2004–05 Cypriot Cup, Format
The quarter-finals and semi-finals were played over two legs and the same format as in the third round was applied. The final was a single match.


2004–05 Cypriot Cup, Format
The cup winner secured a place in the 2005–06 UEFA Cup.


2004–05 Cypriot Cup, First round
In the first round participated all the teams of the Cypriot Second Division and the Cypriot Third Division and 12 of the 14 teams of the Cypriot Fourth Division. The two fourth division teams which were promoted from the 2004 amateur divisions promotion play-offs to the 2004–05 Cypriot Fourth Division after finishing to the second and third place (Digenis Oroklinis and Th.O.I. Avgorou FC) did not participate in the Cypriot Cup. Atromitos Yeroskipou which finished first in the 2004 STOK promotion play-offs, participated in the Cypriot Cup.


2004–05 Cypriot Cup, First round
1Apollon Lympion did not appear in the stadium. Match was awarded 2–0 to Achyronas Liopetriou.


2004–05 Cypriot Cup, Second round
In the second round participated the winners of the first round ties.


2004–05 Cypriot Cup, Third round
In the third round participated the winners of the second round ties and six teams of the Cypriot First Division (the teams which finished 9th, 10th, 11th in the 2003–04 Cypriot First Division and the three teams which promoted from the 2003–04 Cypriot Second Division). The first eight teams of the 2003-04 Cypriot First Division did not participate in this round.


2004–05 Cypriot Cup, Group stage
In the group stage participated the eight winners of the third round ties and the eight teams of the 2004–05 Cypriot First Division which did not participated in the third round, that were the teams which finished in the first eight places in the 2003–04 Cypriot First Division. The first four teams of the 2003–04 Cypriot First Division (APOEL, Omonia, Apollon, AEL) were set heads of each group and the 5th–8th placed teams (Anorthosis, Ethnikos Achna, AEP and Enosis Neon Paralimni) were drawn one per group. The eight teams which advanced from the third round were drawn without limitations.


2004–05 Cypriot Cup, Group stage
The teams of each group played against each other twice, once at their home and once away. The group winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the next round.


2004–05 Cypriot Cup, Quarter-finals
In the quarter-finals participated all the teams which qualified from the group stage. The group winners were drawn against the runners-up, with the group winners hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group could not be drawn against each other.


2004–05 Cypriot First Division
The 2004–05 Cypriot First Division was the 66th season of the Cypriot top-level football league. Anorthosis won their 12th title.


2004–05 Cypriot First Division, Format
Fourteen teams participated in the 2004–05 Cypriot First Division. All teams played against each other twice, once at their home and once away. The team with the most points at the end of the season crowned champions. The last three teams were relegated to the 2005–06 Cypriot Second Division.


2004–05 Cypriot First Division, Format
The champions ensured their participation in the 2005–06 UEFA Champions League and the runners-up in the 2005–06 UEFA Cup.


2004–05 Cypriot First Division, Format
The teams had to declare their interest to participate in the 2005 UEFA Intertoto Cup before the end of the championship. At the end of the championship, the higher placed team among the interested ones participated in the Intertoto Cup (if they had not secured their participation in any other UEFA competition).


2004–05 Cypriot First Division, Format, Point system
Teams received three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss.


2004–05 Cypriot First Division, Changes from previous season
Anagennisi Deryneia, Onisilos Sotira and Doxa Katokopias were relegated from previous season and played in the 2004–05 Cypriot Second Division. They were replaced by the first three teams of the 2003–04 Cypriot Second Division, Nea Salamina, Aris Limassol and Alki Larnaca.


2004–05 Cypriot Fourth Division
The 2004–05 Cypriot Fourth Division was the 20th season of the Cypriot fourth-level football league. Frenaros FC won their 1st title.


2004–05 Cypriot Fourth Division, Format
Fourteen teams participated in the 2004–05 Cypriot Fourth Division. All teams played against each other twice, once at their home and once away. The team with the most points at the end of the season crowned champions. The first three teams were promoted to the 2005–06 Cypriot Third Division and the last three teams were relegated to regional leagues.


2004–05 Cypriot Fourth Division, Format, Point system
Teams received three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss.


2004–05 Cypriot Second Division
The 2004–05 Cypriot Second Division was the 50th season of the Cypriot second-level football league. APOP Kinyras won their 1st title.


2004–05 Cypriot Second Division, Format
Fourteen teams participated in the 2004–05 Cypriot Second Division. All teams played against each other twice, once at their home and once away. The team with the most points at the end of the season crowned champions. The first three teams were promoted to 2005–06 Cypriot First Division and the last three teams were relegated to the 2005–06 Cypriot Third Division.


2004–05 Cypriot Third Division
The 2004–05 Cypriot Third Division was the 34th season of the Cypriot third-level football league. SEK Agiou Athanasiou won their 2nd title.


2004–05 Cypriot Third Division, Format
Fourteen teams participated in the 2004–05 Cypriot Third Division. All teams played against each other twice, once at their home and once away. The team with the most points at the end of the season crowned champions. The first three teams were promoted to the 2005–06 Cypriot Second Division and the last three teams were relegated to the 2005–06 Cypriot Fourth Division.


2004–05 Cypriot Third Division, Format, Point system
Teams received three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss.


2004–05 Czech 1. Liga season
The 2004–05 Сzech 1.liga season was the 12th season of the Czech 1.liga, the second level of ice hockey in the Czech Republic. Fourteen teams participated in the league, and HC Ceske Budejovice won the championship.


2004–05 Czech 2. Liga
The 2004–05 Czech 2. Liga was the 12th season of the 2. česká fotbalová liga, the second tier of the Czech football league. In February 2005, Bohemians lost their license to play in the league and thus their results were expunged and the second half of the season was played with only 15 teams.


2004–05 Czech Cup
The 2004–05 Czech Cup was the twelfth season of the annual football knock-out tournament of the Czech Republic. The competition offered a place in the first round of the 2005–06 UEFA Cup for the winner.


2004–05 Czech Cup, Quarterfinals
The quarterfinals were played between 20 and 26 April 2005.


2004–05 Czech Cup, Semifinals
The semifinals were played on 11 and 12 May 2005.


2004–05 Czech Extraliga season
The 2004–05 Czech Extraliga season was the 12th season of the Czech Extraliga since its creation after the breakup of Czechoslovakia and the Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League in 1993.


2004–05 Czech First League
The 2004–05 Czech First League, known as the Gambrinus liga for sponsorship reasons, was the twelfth season of top-tier football in the Czech Republic.


2004–05 Cádiz CF season
The 2004–05 season was the 94th season in the existence of Cádiz CF and the club's second consecutive season in the second division of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Cádiz participated in this season's edition of the Copa del Rey. The season covered the period from 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005.


2004–05 DEL season
The 2004–05 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 11th season since the founding of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (English: German Ice Hockey League). The Eisbären Berlin (English: Polar Bears Berlin) became first time German Champion, a feat they will repeat a number of times in the next seasons. The Kassel Huskies was allowed to stay in the league, despite losing the play-down, as Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg lost its DEL license.


2004–05 DEL season
The season was significant, due to the NHL lockout. 22 NHL players came to play the season in the DEL, with the Iserlohn Roosters making the first move by signing up Mike York. Several German national team players came as well -- Marco Sturm, Jochen Hecht and Olaf Kölzig. Other significant signings included Stéphane Robidas and Doug Weight midseason signups for the previous season champion the Frankfurt Lions. Erik Cole, who would have been playing with the Carolina Hurricanes, was named MVP of the playoffs with the Eisbären Berlin.


2004–05 DEL season, Regular season
The regular season was played from September 17, 2004 to March 13, 2005.


2004–05 DEL season, Playdowns
The two last placed, Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg and Kassel Huskies played a "playdown" in a Best-of-seven series starting March 18, 2005.


2004–05 DEL season, Playdowns
The Kassel Huskies were set to be relegated to the 2. Bundesliga, but due to the Grizzly Adams losing their DEL license, they were allowed to stay. The Grizzly Adams lost the license as their new Arena was not finished in time, and the old one did not conform to the DEL rules.


2004–05 DFB-Pokal
The 2004–05 DFB-Pokal was the 62nd season of the annual German football cup competition. 64 teams competed in the tournament of six rounds which began on 20 August 2004 and ended on 28 May 2005. In the final FC Bayern Munich defeated FC Schalke 04 2–1, thereby claiming their twelfth title and completing the double.


2004–05 DFB-Pokal, Matches, First round
* Match awarded 2–0 to 1. FC Köln II as VfL Wolfsburg fielded an ineligible player


2004–05 DFB-Pokal, Top scorers
The following were the top scorers of the 2004–05 DFB-Pokal.


2004–05 DFB-Pokal Frauen
The Frauen DFB-Pokal 2004–05 was the 25th season of the cup competition, Germany's second-most important title in women's football. It was the last time the cup was held over five rounds and also the last time, that clubs were allowed to have more than one side in the tournament. The first round of the competition was held on 28–29 August 2004. In the final which was held in Berlin on 29 April 2006 Turbine Potsdam faced FFC Frankfurt as in the previous year and again Turbine won 3–0, thus claiming their second title.


2004–05 Dallas Mavericks season
The 2004–05 NBA season was the Mavericks' 25th season in the National Basketball Association. During the offseason, the Mavericks acquired Jason Terry from the Atlanta Hawks, and Jerry Stackhouse along with rookie Devin Harris from the Washington Wizards. The Mavericks got off to a fast start winning seven of their first eight games, holding a 35–16 record before the All-Star break. At midseason, the team acquired Keith Van Horn from the Milwaukee Bucks. However, on March 19, head coach Don Nelson stepped down and former Maverick Avery Johnson took over Nelson's duties for the remainder of the season. Under Johnson, the Mavericks won their final nine games of the season, finishing second in the Southwest Division with a 58–24 record, good for fourth place in the Western Conference. Dirk Nowitzki was selected for the 2005 NBA All-Star Game.


2004–05 Dallas Mavericks season
In the first round of the playoffs, the Mavericks lost the first two games against their in-state rival, the Houston Rockets, but managed to defeat them in seven games. The semifinals against the top-seeded Phoenix Suns pitted Nowitzki against former teammate Steve Nash, who was named league MVP following the season. The Mavs would eventually lose the series in six games. Following the season, Michael Finley signed as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs and Shawn Bradley retired.


2004–05 Dallas Mavericks season
For the season, the Mavs added an alternate green uniform, similar to the 1980s road uniform. They were designed by rapper Sean "P. Diddy" Combs.


2004–05 Dallas Stars season
The 2004–05 Dallas Stars season was their 38th National Hockey League season, and their 12th season in Dallas, however its games were cancelled as the 2004–05 NHL lockout could not be resolved in time.


2004–05 Dallas Stars season, Off-season
The Stars chose Mark Fistric with their first-round pick, 28th overall.


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


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


2004–05 Danish 1st Division
The 2004–05 Danish 1st Division season was the 60th season of the Danish 1st Division league championship and the 19th consecutive as a second tier competition governed by the Danish Football Association.


2004–05 Danish 1st Division
The division-champion and runner-up promoted to the 2005–06 Danish Superliga. The teams in the 14th, 15th and 16th places relegated between the 2nd Division east and west, based on location.


2004–05 Danish Cup
The 2004–05 Danish Cup was the 51st version of the Danish Cup. First round was played on about July 28 and the final was played on May 5.


2004–05 Danish Cup
Brøndby IF ended as cup winner, but as they also won the Danish Superliga, the UEFA Cup-spot went to the cup runner-up FC Midtjylland.


2004–05 Danish Cup, Results
The team listed to the left, is the home team.


2004–05 Danish Cup, Results, 1st round
In first round competed 48 teams from the "series" (Denmark's series and lower 2003) and 16 teams from Danish 2nd Division 2003-04.


2004–05 Danish Cup, Results, 2nd round
In second round competed 32 winning teams from 1st round and 8 teams from Danish 1st Division 2003-04 (no. 9 to 16).


2004–05 Danish Cup, Results, 3rd round
In third round competed 20 winning teams from 2nd round, 6 teams from Danish 1st Division 2003-04 (no. 3 to 8) and 2 teams from Danish Superliga 2003-04 (no. 11 and 12).


2004–05 Danish Cup, Results, 4th round
In fourth round competed 14 winning teams from 3rd round, 2 teams from Danish 1st Division 2003-04 (no. 1 and 2) and 4 teams from Danish Superliga 2003-04 (no. 7 to 10).


2004–05 Danish Cup, Results, 5th round
In fifth round competed 10 winning teams from 4th round and 6 teams from Danish Superliga 2003-04 (no. 1 to 6).


2004–05 Danish Cup, Results, Semi finals
The semi finals are played on home and away basis.


2004–05 Danish Superliga
The 2004–05 Danish Superliga season was the 15th season of the Danish Superliga league championship, governed by the Danish Football Association. It took place from 24 July 2004 to 19 June 2005.


2004–05 Danish Superliga
The Danish champions qualified for 2005–06 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds and the 2005–06 Royal League. The runners-up qualified for 2005–06 UEFA Cup qualifying rounds and Royal League, while the 3rd and 4th placed teams qualified for Royal League. The 11th and 12th-placed teams were relegated to the 1st Division. The 1st Division champions and runners-up were promoted to the Superliga.


2004–05 Dartmouth Big Green women's ice hockey season
These are the highlights of the 2004-2005 Dartmouth Big Green women's ice hockey season. They qualified for the NCAA Regional Hockey Tournament and participated in the Frozen Four.


2004–05 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team
The 2004–05 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team represented the University of Dayton during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flyers, led by second year head coach Brian Gregory, played their home games at the University of Dayton Arena and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 18–11, 10–6 in A-10 play, finishing second in the A-10's West division. The Flyers advanced to the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 Tournament where their season was ended by Temple. Dayton was not selected to play in a postseason tournament, ending a streak of 5 consecutive postseason appearances.


2004–05 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team, Previous season
The 2003-04 Dayton Flyers finished the season with an overall record of 24–9, with a record of 12–4 in the Atlantic 10 regular season. The Flyers fell to Xavier in the Atlantic 10 Tournament championship game. They received a bid to play in the NCAA Tournament where they fell to DePaul in the first round.


2004–05 Denver Nuggets season
The 2004–05 NBA season was the 29th season for the Denver Nuggets in the National Basketball Association, and their 38th season as a franchise. During the offseason, the Nuggets acquired Kenyon Martin from the New Jersey Nets. Coming off their first playoff appearance in nine years, the Nuggets got off to a shaky start at 13–15. Head coach Jeff Bzdelik was fired and replaced with Michael Cooper as the team lost 10 of their next 14 games.


2004–05 Denver Nuggets season
Cooper was then replaced with George Karl, who then led the Nuggets with a 32–8 record for the remainder of the season, including a ten-game winning streak in April. The Nuggets finished second in the Northwest Division with a 49–33 record. Second-year star Carmelo Anthony led them in scoring with 20.8 points per game.


2004–05 Denver Nuggets season
Entering the playoffs as the #7 seed in the Western Conference, the Nuggets won Game 1 over the 2nd-seeded San Antonio Spurs, but would lose the series in five games. The Spurs then defeated the Detroit Pistons in seven games in the NBA Finals, winning their third championship in franchise history.


2004–05 Deportivo de La Coruña season
During the 2004–05 Spanish football season, Deportivo de La Coruña competed in La Liga.


2004–05 Deportivo de La Coruña season, Season summary
Deportivo suffered a slump and finished eighth. The club also suffered poor form in the Champions League, finishing bottom of their group with only two points and no goals scored. This was a stark contrast to the form the club had shown in Europe the previous season when they reached the Champions League semi-finals.


2004–05 Deportivo de La Coruña season, Kit
Deportivo's kit was manufactured by Joma and sponsored by Fadesa.


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


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


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


2004–05 Derby County F.C. season, Season summary
With little money to spend, Burley played the markets and made two key free signings in Iñigo Idiakez and Grzegorz Rasiak. Idiakez was voted the club's Player of the Season and Rasiak finished top scorer (with 17 goals) as Derby confounded their form of the last 5 years to grab a fourth-placed finish in the newly rebranded Football League Championship and entrance into the 2004–05 play-offs.


2004–05 Derby County F.C. season, Season summary
With a more settled side than he was previously allowed – Burley only used 24 players, 7 of whom were involved in 10 or less games – and a strong mix of academy graduates (Lee Grant, Pablo Mills, Tom Huddlestone, Marcus Tudgay) and inspired purchases (Rasiak, Idiakez, Tommy Smith) Derby enjoyed a splendid second half to the season, recording just 6 defeats in their final 24 fixtures, including a run of 1 defeat in 14, and equalled the club record for away wins in a season and setting a club record of 6 consecutive away victories.


2004–05 Derby County F.C. season, Season summary
However, the club entered the play-offs without the presence of key duo Rasiak and Idiakez – both unavailable through injury – and a 2–0 defeat in the first leg away to Preston North End proved impossible to overturn in the second leg at Pride Park, which finished 0–0 in front of a crowd of over 31,000. Behind the scenes, circumstances were deteriorating, and Burley left his position, citing interference from football agent turned Director of Football Murdo Mackay, and the sale of Huddlestone, to Tottenham Hotspur, against his wishes.


2004–05 Derby County F.C. season, Season summary
Financial circumstances were worsening as the debt spiralled to over £30m, despite Burley building success on the pitch without any transfer funds. A refinancing scheme was put in place which saw Pride Park sold to the "mysterious" Panama-based ABC Corporation and the club paying rent of £1m a year to play there, which local journalist Gerald Mortimer described as "an affront . . . to those who put everything into building (the ground)."


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


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


2004–05 Detroit Pistons season
The 2004–05 NBA season was the 64th season for the Pistons, the 57th in the National Basketball Association, and the 48th in the Detroit area. During the offseason, the Pistons signed free agent Antonio McDyess. Coming off their upset victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Finals, the Pistons began the season playing around .500. However, things would get worse on November 19 in a game against the Indiana Pacers, when a brawl erupted between Pacers players and Pistons fans after Ben Wallace and Ron Artest got into a shoving match.


2004–05 Detroit Pistons season
As the season progressed, the Pistons would post an 11-game winning streak near the end of the season, and would eventually finish first overall in the Central Division, and second overall in the Eastern Conference with a 54–28 record. Ben Wallace was named Defensive Player of the Year for the third time, and was selected for the 2005 NBA All-Star Game.


2004–05 Detroit Pistons season
In the first round of the playoffs, the Pistons defeated the Philadelphia 76ers in five games, then defeated the 6th-seeded Pacers in six games in the second round. The Pistons would then defeat the top-seeded Miami Heat in a full seven game series after trailing 3–2 to advance to the Finals for the second straight year. However, they narrowly missed out on repeating as NBA champions, losing to the San Antonio Spurs in the 2005 NBA Finals in seven games.


2004–05 Detroit Pistons season
After the Finals defeat, Larry Brown and the Pistons parted ways after spending two seasons as head coach. He would later be the head coach of his hometown New York Knicks, but after winning only 23 games in his only season in New York, Brown was fired again before returning to coaching with the Charlotte Bobcats. It was later announced in the off-season that Flip Saunders, who was fired as head coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves at midseason, would be the Pistons head coach for next season.


2004–05 Detroit Red Wings season
The 2004–05 Detroit Red Wings season would have been their 79th National Hockey League season; however, it was cancelled as the 2004–05 NHL lockout could not be resolved in time to save the season.


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


2004–05 Division 1 season (Swedish ice hockey)
2004–05 was the sixth season that Division 1 functioned as the third-level of ice hockey in Sweden, below the second-level Allsvenskan and the top-level Elitserien (now the SHL).


2004–05 Division 1 season (Swedish ice hockey), Format
The league was divided into four regional groups. In each region, the top teams qualified for the Kvalserien till Allsvenskan, for the opportunity to be promoted to the Allsvenskan. The bottom teams in each group were forced to play in a relegation round against the top teams from Division 2 in order to retain their spot in Division 1 for the following season. These were also conducted within each region.


2004–05 División de Honor de Futsal
The 2004–05 season of the División de Honor de Futsal is the 16th season of top-tier futsal in Spain.


2004–05 División de Honor de Futsal, Playoffs, Championship playoffs
The Finals were broadcast in Spain on TVE2 and Teledeporte.


2004–05 Divizia A
The 2004–05 Divizia A was the eighty-seventh season of Divizia A, the top-level football league of Romania. Season began in July 2004 and ended in June 2005. Steaua București became champions on 11 June 2005.


2004–05 Divizia A, Team changes, Relegated
The teams that were relegated to the Divizia B at the end of the previous season:


2004–05 Divizia A, Team changes, Promoted
The teams that were promoted from the Divizia B at the start of the season:


2004–05 Divizia A, Attendances
Updated to games played on 16 August 2019Source: Notes:1: Played last season in Divizia B.2: Steaua București played 1 match out of their stadium.3: Oțelul Galați played 1 match out of their stadium.4: Universitatea Craiova played 1 match out of their stadium.5: Steaua București played 1 game behind closed doors.6: Rapid București played 1 game behind closed doors.


2004–05 Divizia A, Champion squad
Goalkeepers: Vasil Khamutowski  (12 / 0); Martin Tudor (21 / 0). Defenders: Eugen Baciu (17 / 1); Daniel Bălan (1 / 0); Sorin Ghionea (26 / 0); Dorin Goian (4 / 0); Petre Marin (25 / 0); Mihai Neșu (7 / 1); George Ogăraru (28 / 2); Valeriu Răchită (1 / 1); Mirel Rădoi (20 / 1); Pompiliu Stoica (1 / 0).


2004–05 Divizia A, Champion squad
Midfielders: Marian Aliuță (2 / 0); Gabriel Boștină (26 / 5); Nicolae Dică (29 / 11); Florentin Dumitru (20 / 0); Boris Keca  (1 / 0); Florin Lovin (11 / 1); Dorinel Munteanu (28 / 1); Nana Falemi  (5 / 0); Bănel Nicoliță (14 / 2); Sorin Paraschiv (26 / 2); Adrian Pitu (4 / 0). Forwards: Cristian Ciocoiu (4 / 0); Andrei Cristea (28 / 7); Laurențiu Diniță (19 / 2); Alin Lițu (5 / 0); Adrian Neaga (15 / 6); Daniel Oprița (12 / 5); Valentin Simion (3 / 0). (league appearances and goals listed in brackets)


2004–05 Divizia A (women's football)
The 2004-05 season of the Divizia A Feminin was the 15th season of Romania's premier women's football league. Top four places qualified in the Championship play-off.


2004–05 Divizia B
The 2004–05 Divizia B was the 65th season of the second tier of the Romanian football league system.


2004–05 Divizia B
The format has been maintained to three series, each of them consisting of 16 teams. At the end of the season, the winners of the series promoted to Divizia A and the last three places from all the series relegated to Divizia C.


2004–05 Divizia B, Team changes, Note (**)
CSM Medgidia sold its Divizia B place to Liberty Salonta.


2004–05 Divizia B, Team changes, Note (**)
Metalul Plopeni sold its Divizia B place to Dinamo II București.


2004–05 Divizia B, Team changes, Renamed teams
FC Craiova was moved from Craiova to Caracal and renamed as FC Caracal.


2004–05 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
The 2004–05 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 4th year head coach Bruiser Flint, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association.


2004–05 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team
The 2004–05 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University during the 2004-05 men's college basketball season. Mike Krzyzewski had turned down a $40 million offer in the offseason to become the head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers to return for his 25th season and rebuild a team that lost Chris Duhon to graduation, Luol Deng to the pros and recruit Shaun Livingston altogether for the NBA Draft. For the first time in five years, Duke was not picked to win the ACC.


2004–05 Duleep Trophy
The 2004–05 Duleep Trophy was the 44th season of the Duleep Trophy, a first-class cricket tournament contested by five zonal teams of India: Central Zone, East Zone, North Zone, South Zone and West Zone. In addition to these five teams, a guest team (Bangladesh Cricket Board XI) also featured in the tournament.


2004–05 Duleep Trophy
Central Zone won the title, defeating North Zone in the final.


2004–05 Dumbarton F.C. season
Season 2004–05 was the 121st football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 99th time, the Scottish Cup for the 110th time, the Scottish League Cup for the 58th time and the Scottish Challenge Cup for the 14th time.


2004–05 Dumbarton F.C. season, Overview
The near miss in gaining promotion the previous season had ensured that there was considerable confidence in the team going into season 2004-05 to make that further step. However, despite a successful opening spell, results were not as good as anticipated, and in December Brian Fairlie would make way for Paul Martin in the manager's seat. There was to be no great resurgence in results and in the end a disappointing 7th place was achieved.


2004–05 Dumbarton F.C. season, Overview
In the Scottish Cup, after defeating Cowdenbeath in the first round, it would be Berwick Rangers that would advance from the second round tie, after a drawn match.


2004–05 Dumbarton F.C. season, Overview
In the League Cup, Ross County would prove to be too strong in the first round.


2004–05 Dumbarton F.C. season, Overview
Finally, in the Scottish Challenge Cup, it was another first round exit, this time to Stirling Albion.


2004–05 Dumbarton F.C. season, Overview
Locally, in the Stirlingshire Cup, Dumbarton won one and lost one of their opening group ties, and would take no further part in the competition.


2004–05 Dundee F.C. season
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2004–05 Dundee F.C. season
The 2004–05 season saw Dundee compete in the Scottish Premier League where they finished in 12th position with 33 points and were relegated to the Scottish First Division.


2004–05 Dundee United F.C. season
The 2004–05 season was the 96th year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005. United finished in ninth place which meant the previous season's top-six finish was the only one in the five seasons since the split was introduced.


2004–05 Dundee United F.C. season
United finished the 2004–05 SPL season in 9th place with 36 points, in which an eventful final day could have relegated themselves, Livingston or Dunfermline, before eventually consigning Dundee to the drop. United managed only eight wins, with twelve draws and eighteen defeats. Between March and early-April, United lost five consecutive games, although most were to teams who would finish in the top half of the league.


2004–05 Dundee United F.C. season
The cup campaigns brought contrasting fortunes. a 7–1 defeat to Rangers in the League Cup semi-final was remedied by a fighting display against Celtic in the Scottish Cup final, where United lost 1–0. Despite having fewer chances, United had more possession and it took a deflected free-kick to give Celtic the win. Defender Alan Archibald struck the bar in the final minute as United pushed for an equaliser.


2004–05 Dundee United F.C. season
A strong league finish secured United's top-flight status, with four wins from the final seven games, including victories against Rangers, Hearts and rivals Dundee.


2004–05 Dundee United F.C. season, Season review
United began pre-season with James Grady as the only pre-season signing, the striker arriving on a Bosman transfer from relegated Partick Thistle. First-team regulars Paul Gallacher and Charlie Miller left by the same method during the summer, with Scotland keeper Gallacher heading for Norwich City and Miller joining Norwegian side SK Brann. Veteran Owen Coyle also cut short his second Tannadice stay to return to Airdrie Utd. During August, Paul Ritchie and goalkeeper Lars Hirschfeld arrived on six-month deals following releases from Walsall and Tottenham respectively. Surprisingly, Grant Brebner was also allowed to sign for free from fellow SPL side Hibernian.


2004–05 Dundee United F.C. season, Season review
A home defeat to derby rivals Dundee just two games in was not the ideal way to start the season and United managed only one win in August, with a 2–1 home victory over Inverness CT. During August, youngsters Aaron Conway and Karim Kerkar arrived from Clyde in early-September but the month brought little to cheer about, with a CIS Insurance Cup win over Clyde providing the only win.


2004–05 Dundee United F.C. season, Season review
Into October and the winless streak continued, although a last-minute draw at Rangers brought some optimism. Another derby defeat in early November was tempered firstly by a CIS Cup quarter-final win over Hibs, then a home league success over Livingston but more defeats followed and only one more win arrived before Christmas, courtesy of a 3–0 triumph at home to Kilmarnock.


2004–05 Dundee United F.C. season, Season review
United entered New Year with no away wins but finally won on the road, thanks to a 4–3 thriller at Gretna in the Scottish Cup. The third derby match was drawn 2–2 with Steve Lovell's late leveller denying United three points, in a game where Nick Colgan – signed 24 hours previously – was given a debut. February started in dismal fashion, with Colgan's second (and final) match resulting in a 7–1 defeat against Rangers in the CIS Cup semi-final.


2004–05 Dundee United F.C. season, Season review
In a match screened live on BBC Scotland, United rallied from 2–0 down with Jason Scotland scoring, and had Jim McIntyre's long-range strike not hit both posts and ran along the line at 2–1 down, the game might have been different. United did recover by winning three of the remaining four matches that month, albeit two in the Scottish Cup. Queen of the South were beaten first, followed by a first away league win at Livingston and then a 4–1 home rout of Aberdeen in the quarter-final. With the match shown live on Sky Sports, it was a chance for United to gain television revenge for the Hampden horror show just three weeks previously.


2004–05 Dundee United F.C. season, Season review
Aberdeen were back at Tannadice three days later for a league match and won 2–1, starting a run of four straight defeats in March. After Kilmarnock's 3–0 victory, United lay bottom and Ian McCall was sacked, with Assistant Gordon Chisholm handed temporary control. Chisholm's first match was a live television affair at home to Celtic and only a Craig Bellamy hat-trick denied United a point, who equalised twice only to lose 3–2.


2004–05 Dundee United F.C. season, Season review
United went into April with a league/cup double-header against Hibs and lost the league match 3–2 at Easter Road to another late goal. The cup semi-final brought cheer, as Jason Scotland's winner ensured a final appearance in May, along with European football. The buzz from the win carried on, with successive impressive league victories at Rangers and at home to Hearts. A home draw to Livingston brought a blip but a 2–1 derby win at Dens Park closed the month in style, with caretaker-manager Gordon Chisholm winning the Manager of the Month award in his first full month in charge.


2004–05 Dundee United F.C. season, Season review
Into May and a lack of wins scared United fans, with only a home draw against Kilmarnock and a last-minute defeat to Dunfermline. This left United going into final game at Inverness as one of four clubs who could be relegated, along with Livingston, Dunfermline and Dundee. Dundee's early goal against Livingston moved them out of bottom spot, only for ex-United player Craig Easton to equalise. With no further goals and Barry Robson's penalty winner in Inverness, United survived, finishing in 9th place.


2004–05 Dundee United F.C. season, Season review
The Cup Final was a tense occasion, with Martin O'Neill's last match in charge bringing an edge to the 50,635 crowd. Alan Thompson's 9th-minute deflected free-kick ultimately won it for Celtic, with Chris Sutton missing a late penalty before Alan Archibald's injury-time drive nearly securing extra-time.


2004–05 Dundee United F.C. season, Match results
Dundee United played a total of 47 competitive matches during the 2004–05 season, as well as six pre-season friendlies, making a total of over fifty games played. The team finished ninth in the Scottish Premier League.


2004–05 Dundee United F.C. season, Match results
In the cup competitions, United were runners-up in the Tennent's Scottish Cup, losing 1–0 to Celtic, qualifying for the UEFA Cup in the process. The club lost heavily in the CIS Insurance Cup semi-finals, losing 7–1 to Rangers as Nick Colgan – playing only his second match in his loan spell – played his last game for the club.


2004–05 Dundee United F.C. season, Player details
During the 2004–05 season, United used 26 different players comprising five nationalities, with a further six named as unused substitutes. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.


2004–05 Dundee United F.C. season, Player details, Goalscorers
United had 13 players score with the team scoring 41 goals in total. The top goalscorer was Jim McIntyre, who finished the season with fifteen goals.


2004–05 Dundee United F.C. season, Player details, Discipline
During the 2004–05 season, three United players were sent off, and 17 players received at least one yellow card. In total, the team received three dismissals and 78 cautions.


2004–05 Dundee United F.C. season, Transfers, In
The club signed four players during the season, as well as loaning one for the latter part. Only one player – Stevie Crawford – was signed for a fee (£80k).


2004–05 Dundee United F.C. season, Transfers, Out
Seven players were released by the club during the season. Four players were also loaned with Andy McLaren going on loan twice to different clubs.


2004–05 Dundee United F.C. season, Playing kit
The jerseys were sponsored by Morning, Noon and Night for a second season.


2004–05 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season
The 2004–05 season saw Dunfermline Athletic compete in the Scottish Premier League where they finished in 11th position with 34 points.


2004–05 Dynamo Dresden season
The 2004–05 season was Dynamo Dresden's first in the 2. Bundesliga, a return to fully professional national football after a nine-year absence. They were in relegation contention for much of the first half of the season, but finished strongly to finish in eighth place.


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


2004–05 ECHL season
The 2004–05 ECHL season was the 17th season of the ECHL. The Brabham Cup regular season champions were the Pensacola Ice Pilots and the Kelly Cup playoff champions were the Trenton Titans.


2004–05 ECHL season
During this season, the National Hockey League cancelled its season due to the player lockout. This led to many players who would normally be in the American Hockey League pushed out of roster spots by the younger NHL players back into the ECHL. Some NHL players also found work in the ECHL, some as a way to return to their hometowns (or their wives'), and others to give back to the league which gave them a start.


2004–05 ECHL season
Scott Gomez chose to return home to his Anchorage roots and played for the Alaska Aces. Curtis Brown played for his wife's hometown in San Diego. Jeremy Stevenson, who played his first professional season with Greensboro ten years before, returned to the Carolinas with the South Carolina Stingrays. Stevenson's NHL teammate Shane Hnidy, who played 21 games with the former Baton Rouge Kingfish as a rookie, returned to the South playing for the Florida Everblades. Hnidy and Stevenson would find themselves playing against each other in the first round of the Kelly Cup Playoffs. Bates Battaglia joined his younger brother Anthony on the Mississippi Sea Wolves of the ECHL.


2004–05 ECHL season, League changes
After the 2003–04 season, the Columbus Cottonmouths, Greensboro Generals, and Roanoke Express franchises all ceased operations as their franchises were revoked. The Columbus organization joined the Southern Professional Hockey League for 2004–05 as one of its inaugural members. Their ECHL franchise had planned to be in Bradenton, Florida, as the Gulf Coast Swords but eventually had its franchise revoked in the September 2006 ECHL Board of Governors meeting after several issues led to them never completing their arena. The Cincinnati Cyclones requested a voluntary suspension of franchise, which was lifted for the 2006–07 season, when the Cyclones ownership failed to secure an American Hockey League franchise.


2004–05 ECHL season, League changes
The league added one team for the season, their first Canadian franchise, the Victoria Salmon Kings. The Salmon Kings purchased the defunct Baton Rouge Kingfish franchise and relocated its home territory to Victoria.


2004–05 ECHL season, League changes, Realignment
The league also adopted a "Mason-Dixon" format, as the conferences were split on the Mason–Dixon line, with the National Conference teams being north of the line and American Conference teams south of the line creating a "North vs South" format.


2004–05 ECHL season, League changes, All-Star Game
The ECHL All-Star Game was held at the Sovereign Center in Reading, Pennsylvania, and was hosted by the Reading Royals. The National Conference All-Stars defeated the American Conference All-Stars 6–2, with Idaho's Frank Doyle named Most Valuable Player.


2004–05 ECHL season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L= Losses; OTL = Overtime Losses; SOL = Shootout Losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = PointsGreen shade = Clinched playoff spot; Blue shade = Clinched division; (z) = Clinched home-ice advantage


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


2004–05 ECHL season, Regular season, Leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average


2004–05 EHF Champions League
The 2004–05 EHF Champions League was the 45th edition of Europe's premier club handball tournament.


2004–05 EHF Women's Cup Winners' Cup
The 2004–05 EHF Women's Cup Winners' Cup was the twenty-ninth edition of EHF's competition for women's handball national cup champions. It ran from October 8, 2004 to May 21, 2005.


2004–05 EHF Women's Cup Winners' Cup
1996 EHF Cup runner-up Larvik HK defeated 1996 Champions League champion Podravka Koprivnica to win its first European trophy. It was the third Cup Winners' Cup that went to Norway, after Bækkelagets SK's two titles in the late 1990s.


2004–05 EIHL season
The 2004–05 Elite Ice Hockey League season was the second season of the British Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL). Manchester Phoenix did not ice due as they could not agree a deal with the Manchester Evening News Arena.


2004–05 EIHL season
The second season of the EIHL saw a series of games between the EIHL clubs and the members of the British National League (BNL). In addition to three home games and three away games against their Elite opponents, each club also played one home game and one away game against the BNL clubs in crossover matchups. Results in these crossover games would count towards a team's points tally. The NHL lockout also saw a number of National Hockey League (NHL) players join British clubs. Coventry Blaze won a Grand Slam of all three titles, winning the Championship with an overtime victory over the Nottingham Panthers.


2004–05 EIHL season
The crossover games with the BNL clubs were seen by many to be the first stage towards the amalgamation of the two organisations into one league. However, early in the season it was revealed that teams including Edinburgh Capitals and Newcastle Vipers were seeking to resign from the BNL and join the Elite League. A withdrawal of  these clubs would leave the BNL with only a small number of participating teams. This situation led to the resigning teams temporarily withdrawing their Elite League applications and entering into collective discussions on the entire BNL joining the EIHL instead.


2004–05 EIHL season
The Elite League offered the BNL clubs invitations to join the EIHL structure, which were declined due to unfavourable terms. Subsequently Edinburgh and Newcastle resubmitted individual applications to the Elite League, both of which were accepted. A combination of this and Bracknell Bees owner John Nike's announcement that he was withdrawing funding from the BNL team prompted the collapse of the BNL at the end of the 2004–05 season.


2004–05 EIHL season, Challenge Cup
During the early part of the season, the results from league games also counted towards a separate Challenge Cup table. However, in a change to the previous season, there were two groups of teams, Group A with three teams and Group B with four teams. After each team had played each team in their group once at home and once away, the top two teams of each group qualified for the semi finals.


2004–05 EIHL season, Elte League Play Offs
The top six teams qualified for the playoffs. Group A consisted of Coventry, Nottingham and London while Group B consisted of Belfast, Cardiff and Sheffield. Each team played the other teams in its group twice at home and twice away. The top two of each group then qualified for the playoff weekend at the National Ice Centre in Nottingham.


2004–05 EWWL Trocal League
EWWL Trocal League for the season 2004–05 was the fourth season of the WABA League. Attended by nine teams from four countries, a champion for the first time in history, became the team Šibenik Jolly. In this season participating clubs from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia, Macedonia and from Austria.


2004–05 EWWL Trocal League, Regular season
The League of the season was played with 9 teams and play a dual circuit system, each with each one game at home and away. The four best teams at the end of the regular season were placed in the Final Four.


2004–05 EWWL Trocal League, Final four
Final Four to be played 15 and 16 February 2005 in the Dvorana Baldekin in Šibenik, Croatia.


2004–05 Eastern Counties Football League
The 2004–05 Eastern Counties Football League season was the 63rd in the history of Eastern Counties Football League a football competition in England.


2004–05 Eastern Counties Football League, Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 19 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs, promoted from Division One:


2004–05 Eastern Counties Football League, Division One
Division One featured 16 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs:


2004–05 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team
The 2004–05 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team represented Eastern Michigan University during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fifth year head coach Jim Boone, who was fired at the end of the season. The Eagles played their home games at the Eastern Michigan University Convocation Center and were members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 12–18, 5–13 in MAC play. They finished sixth in the MAC West. They were knocked out in the first round of the MAC Tournament by Akron.


2004–05 Edmonton Oilers season
The 2004–05 Edmonton Oilers season was the Oilers' 26th season in the NHL, however, the 2004–05 NHL lockout, which began a day after the 2004 World Cup of Hockey, cancelled the playing of any games.


2004–05 Edmonton Oilers season, Edmonton Roadrunners
With the NHL season wiped out, the Oilers would move their AHL team, the Toronto Roadrunners, to Edmonton, rename the club the Edmonton Roadrunners, and they played out of Rexall Place. The Roadrunners would finish with the 3rd highest attendance figure in the league, averaging 8854 fans per game.


2004–05 Eerste Divisie
The 2004–05 season of the Eerste Divisie began in August 2004 and ended in April 2005. The title was won by Heracles Almelo.


2004–05 Eerste Divisie, Promoted teams
The following teams were promoted to the Eredivisie at the end of the season:


2004–05 Eerste Divisie, New teams
These teams were relegated from the Eredivisie at the start of the season:


2004–05 Eerste Klasse
2004–05 Eerste Klasse was a Dutch association football season of the Eerste Klasse.


2004–05 Egyptian Premier League
In the 2004–05 Egyptian Premier League, 14 teams participated. The first-placed team was the champion, and qualified to the CAF Champions League 2006 along with the team finishing in second place. The third-placed team qualified to the CAF Confederation Cup. Finally, the bottom three in the league are relegated to play the next season in the second division.


2004–05 Egyptian Premier League
Each team played 26 matches from September 2004 to April 2005. Al Ahly were crowned champions by a 31-point margin and did not lose a game during the campaign (only dropping four points via two draws), a feat they repeated the following season.


2004–05 Egyptian Super Cup
The 2004–05 Egyptian Super Cup was the 4th Egyptian Super Cup, an annual football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Egyptian Premier League and Egypt Cup competitions, Al Mokawloon Al Arab won the game 4–2.


2004–05 Eintracht Frankfurt season
Eintracht Frankfurt competed in the 2nd Bundesliga and in the DFB Pokal in the 2004–05 season.


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


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


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


2004–05 Ekstraklasa
The 2004–05 Ekstraklasa is the 79th season of the Polish Football Championship and the 71st season of the Ekstraklasa, the top Polish professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1927.


2004–05 Ekstraklasa, Overview
14 teams competed in the 2004-05 season. Wisła Kraków won the championship.


2004–05 Ekstraklasa, Relegation playoffs
13th placed Odra Wodzisław retained their position in the Ekstraklasa by defeating second division Widzew Łódź 4:1 on aggregate in two matches.


2004–05 Elche CF season
The 2004–05 season was the 82nd season in the existence of Elche CF and the club's sixth consecutive season in the second division of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Elche participated in this season's edition of the Copa del Rey. The season covered the period from 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005.


2004–05 Elitserien (men's handball)
The 2004–05 Elitserien was the 71st season of the top division of Swedish handball. 14 teams competed in the league. The eight highest placed teams qualified for the playoffs, whereas teams 11–12 had to play relegation playoffs against teams from the second division, and teams 13–14 were relegated automatically. IFK Skövde won the regular season, but IK Sävehof won the playoffs and claimed their second Swedish title.


2004–05 Elitserien season
The 2004–05 Elitserien season was the 30th season of Elitserien. It started on September 20, 2004, with the regular season ending March 1, 2005. The playoffs of the 81st Swedish Championship ended on April 11, with Frölunda HC taking the championship.


2004–05 Elitserien season, Regular season, Final standings
GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTW = Overtime Wins, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points


2004–05 Elitserien season, Regular season, Final standings
x - clinched playoff spot, y - clinched regular season league title, e - eliminated from playoff contention, r - play in relegation series


2004–05 Elitserien season, Regular season, Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes


2004–05 Elitserien season, Regular season, Leading goaltenders
GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average


2004–05 Elitserien season, Playoffs
After the regular season, the standard of 8 teams qualified for the playoffs.


2004–05 Elitserien season, Playoffs, Playoff bracket
In the first round, the highest remaining seed chose which of the four lowest remaining seeds to be matched against. In each round the higher-seeded team was awarded home ice advantage. Each best-of-seven series followed a 1–1–1–2–1–1 format: the higher-seeded team played at home for games 2 and 4 (plus 5 and 7 if necessary), and the lower-seeded team was at home for game 1, 3 and 6 (if necessary).


2004–05 Elitserien season, Playoffs, Playoff bracket, Playoff scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes


2004–05 Elitserien season, Playoffs, Playoff bracket, Playoff leading goaltenders
GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average


2004–05 Elitserien season, NHL lockout players
Due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout that ultimately cancelled the entirety of the 2004–05 NHL season, the following then-NHL players represented these Elitserien teams during the season:


2004–05 England Hockey League season
The 2004–05 English Hockey League season took place from September 2004 until May 2005.


2004–05 England Hockey League season
The men's title was won by Cannock for the third consecutive year. The women's title went to Leicester who were known as Fyffes Leicester for sponsorship purposes. There were no play offs to determine champions after the regular season but there was a competition for the top four clubs called the Super Cup which was held at Guildford Hockey Club from 30 April - 2 May.


2004–05 England Hockey League season
The Men's Cup was won by Cannock and the Women's Cup was won by Leicester.


2004–05 Eredivisie
The 2004–05 season of the Eredivisie started on August 13, 2004 and ended on May 22, 2005. The title was won by PSV. FC Den Bosch and De Graafschap were relegated to the Eerste Divisie at the end of the season.


2004–05 Eredivisie (basketball)
The 2004–05 Eredivisie season was the 45th season of the Eredivisie in basketball, the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands. Demon Astronauts from Amsterdam won their 5th national title.


2004–05 Eredivisie (ice hockey) season
The 2004–05 Eredivisie season was the 45th season of the Eredivisie, the top level of ice hockey in the Netherlands. Six teams participated in the league, and the Amsterdam Bulldogs won the championship.


2004–05 Ergotelis F.C. season
The 2004–05 season was Ergotelis' 75th season in existence and the club's first season ever in the Greek Alpha Ethniki, later renamed the Superleague Greece. Ergotelis also participated in the Greek cup, entering the competition in the First Round. The content of this article covers club activities from 1 July 2004 until 31 May 2005.


2004–05 Ergotelis F.C. season
Despite achieving notable victories over traditional Greek giants Olympiacos and PAOK, the team was relegated in the end of the season, finishing in the 15th place.


2004–05 Ergotelis F.C. season, Players, The following players have departed in mid-season
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2004–05 Essex Senior Football League
The 2004–05 Essex Senior Football League season was the 34th in the history of Essex Senior Football League, a football competition in England.


2004–05 Essex Senior Football League, Clubs
The league featured 15 clubs which competed in the league last season, no new clubs joined the league this season.


2004–05 Essex Senior Football League, Clubs
Additionally, Bowers United merged with Pitsea, renaming to Bowers & Pitsea, whilst Brentwood renamed to Brentwood Town.


2004–05 Esteghlal F.C. season
The 2004–05 season are the Esteghlal Football Club's 4th season in the Iran Pro League, and their 11th consecutive season in the top division of Iranian football. They are also competing in the Hazfi Cup and 60th year in existence as a football club.


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


2004–05 Euro Hockey Tour
The 2004-05 Euro Hockey Tour was the ninth season of the Euro Hockey Tour. The season consisted of three tournaments, the Karjala Tournament, Rosno Cup, and the LG Hockey Games. The top two teams met in the final, and the third and fourth place teams met for the third place game.


2004–05 Euroleague
The 2004–05 Euroleague was the fifth season of the professional basketball competition for elite clubs throughout Europe, organised by Euroleague Basketball Company, and it was the 48th season of the premier competition for European men's clubs overall. The 2004–05 season featured 24 competing teams, from 13 different countries. The final of the competition was held in Olimpiisky Arena, Moscow, Russia, with the defending champions, Maccabi Tel Aviv, defeating Tau Cerámica by a score of 90-78.


2004–05 Euroleague, Regular season
The first phase was a regular season, in which the competing teams were drawn into three groups, each containing eight teams. Each team played every other team in its group at home and away, resulting in 14 games for each team in the first stage. The top 5 teams in each group and the best sixth-placed team advanced to the next round. The complete list of tiebreakers was provided in the lead-in to the Regular Season results.


2004–05 Euroleague, Regular season
If one or more clubs were level on won-lost record, tiebreakers were applied in the following order:


2004–05 Euroleague, Top 16
The surviving teams were divided into four groups of four teams each, and again a round robin system was adopted, resulting in 6 games each, with the two top teams advancing to the quarterfinals. Tiebreakers were identical to those used in the Regular Season.


2004–05 Euroleague, Top 16
Level 1: The three group winners, plus the top-ranked second-place team


2004–05 Euroleague, Top 16
Level 2: The remaining second-place teams, plus the top two third-place teams


2004–05 Euroleague, Top 16
Level 3: The remaining third-place team, plus the three fourth-place teams


2004–05 Euroleague, Top 16
Level 4: The fifth-place teams, plus the top ranked sixth-place team


2004–05 Euroleague, Top 16
Each Top 16 group included one team from each pool. The draw was conducted under the following restrictions:


2004–05 Euroleague, Quarterfinals
Each quarterfinal was a best-of-three series between a first-place team in the Top 16 and a second-place team from a different group, with the first-place team receiving home advantage.


2004–05 European Badminton Circuit season
The 2004–05 European Badminton Circuit season started in September 2004 and ended in April 2005.


2004–05 European Badminton Circuit season, Results, Performance by countries
Tabulated below are the Circuit performances based on countries. Only countries who have won a title are listed:


2004–05 European Challenge Cup
The 2004–05 European Challenge Cup (known as the Parker Pen Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 9th season of the European Challenge Cup, Europe's second tier club rugby union competition below the Heineken Cup. A total of 28 teams participated, representing seven countries.


2004–05 European Challenge Cup
The competition began with a series of matches on 23 October 2004 and culminated in the final at the Kassam Stadium in Oxford on 21 May 2005.


2004–05 European Challenge Cup
As in the previous two seasons, the competition was organised in a knockout format. Teams played each other on a home and away basis, with the aggregate points winner proceeding to the next round. The final was a single leg. This was the final season with a pure knockout format; in subsequent seasons the competition reverted to a pool stage followed by a knockout.


2004–05 European Challenge Cup
For the third and final time, a third tier tournament was held - the European Shield. This was contested between the first round losers from the European Challenge Cup. As there were only 28 teams involved, the 2 "best" 1st Round losers were reprieved and proceeded to the 2nd Round.


2004–05 European Challenge Cup
The defending champions, England's NEC Harlequins, did not have a chance to defend their crown because they qualified to play in the Heineken Cup. Sale Sharks claimed a comfortable victory over Pau in the final and picked up their second piece of European Club silverware.


2004–05 European Shield
The 2004–05 European Shield (known as the Parker Pen Shield for sponsorship reasons) was the 3rd, and final, season of the European Shield, Europe's third-tier club rugby union competition below the Heineken Cup and European Challenge Cup. A total of 15 teams participated, representing six countries.


2004–05 European Shield
This competition was intended to be contested between 12 first round losers from the 2004–05 European Challenge Cup plus 4 other Clubs entering directly into the 1st Round. The structure of the competition was a purely knockout format; teams played each other on a home and away basis, with the aggregate points winner proceeding to the next round. The final was a single leg.


2004–05 European Shield
The competition began on 4 December 2004 and culminated in the final at Kassam Stadium in Oxford on 21 May 2005. Auch secured a victory over Worcester Warriors in the final and picked up their first piece of European Club silverware.


2004–05 European Shield
After this season, the European Challenge Cup reverted to its previous "pool and knockout" format and the European Shield was discontinued.


2004–05 European Shield, Teams
This competition was intended to be contested between 12 first round losers from the 2004–05 European Challenge Cup, plus 4 other Clubs that joined directly at the 1st Round of the Shield. AA Coimbra subsequently declined to play in the competition.


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


2004–05 Everton F.C. season, Season summary
Many pundits had tipped Everton for relegation that season: having escaped relegation from the Premier League by six points the previous season, Everton's task to stay in English football's top flight only seemed harder after the multimillion-pound transfer of teenage striker Wayne Rooney to Manchester United after setting the summer's European Championships alight. However, the season turned out to be Everton's most successful in Premier League history as they placed fourth in the league with 61pts.


2004–05 Everton F.C. season, Season summary
Everton kept pace with the likes of Chelsea (95pts) and Arsenal (83pts) at the Premier League summit for the first half of the season, finishing 2004 only a few points adrift of leaders Chelsea. Although Everton's title challenge eventually fizzled out following the sale of out-of-contract midfielder Thomas Gravesen to Spanish giants Real Madrid, they were able to see off competition from arch-rivals Liverpool (58pts) and fellow northwesterners Bolton Wanderers (58pts) to finish in fourth place, three points ahead of both teams.


2004–05 Everton F.C. season, Season summary
This secured the Toffees qualification to the 2005–06 Champions League, in which they would enter the tournament in the third qualifying round. In the summer, manager David Moyes splashed the cash on the likes of Netherlands and Inter Milan winger Andy van der Meyde in a bid to keep Everton in a position to make a serious challenge for European qualification the following season.


2004–05 Everton F.C. season, Season summary
Despite their high league finish, Everton had the unwanted distinction of finishing with a negative goal difference, as a result of an embarrassing 7–0 humbling at Arsenal in the penultimate game of the season.


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


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


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


2004–05 F.C. Copenhagen season
FCK ended second in the Danish Superliga in the season 2004-05.


2004–05 F.C. Copenhagen season
They won on May 26 the Royal League again, after an exciting final against IFK Göteborg, which were decided in a penalty shootout.


2004–05 F.C. Copenhagen season
FCK were knocked out of the UEFA Champions League by ND Gorica on August 4 after an embarrassing defeat on 5-0 home after FCK won 2-1 away.


2004–05 F.C. Copenhagen season, Squad
The following squads, are lists with all the players, who have played in F.C. Copenhagen in the 2004-05 season.


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


2004–05 FA Cup
The 2004–05 FA Cup was the 124th season of the world's oldest football competition, the FA Cup. The competition began on 28 August 2004, with the lowest-ranked of the entrants competing in the Extra Preliminary Round. For England's top 44 clubs, from the 2004–05 Premier League and 2004–05 Football League Championship, the FA Cup began at the third round in January.


2004–05 FA Cup
Ties were all single-legged and took place at the stadium of the club drawn first. If scores were level at the end of a match, the match was replayed at the away club's stadium, usually in the middle of the following week. If the scores are still level, extra-time and penalties (if necessary) are used to determine a winner. From the semi-finals onwards, the ties take place at a neutral stadium, and there are no replays. That is to say, extra-time and penalties are played if necessary to determine a winner in a single match.


2004–05 FA Cup
The new Wembley Stadium was still at least a year away from being ready for use, so the final was staged at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff on 21 May 2005. The final was won by Arsenal on penalties after a goalless draw with holders Manchester United, the first time that the FA Cup Final had been decided on penalties.


2004–05 FA Cup, First round proper
This round is the first in which Football League teams from League One and League Two compete with non-league teams.


2004–05 FA Cup, Third round proper
This round marks the first time Championship and Premier League (top-flight) teams play. Matches were played on the weekend of Saturday, 8 January 2005.


2004–05 FA Cup, Third round proper
One of the surprise results of this round came at Old Trafford where holders Manchester United were held to a 0-0 home draw against Conference National side Exeter City, although United won the replay 2-0.


2004–05 FA Cup, Third round proper
United's neighbours City suffered humiliation at the hands of League One strugglers Oldham Athletic, who defeated them 1-0 at Boundary Park.


2004–05 FA Cup, Fifth round proper
Matches played weekend of 19 February 2005 - replays played week commencing 28 February 2005.


2004–05 FA Cup, Fifth round proper
The only non-Premiership side to win in this round were Leicester City, who triumphed 2-1 at Premier League side Charlton Athletic.


2004–05 FA Cup, Sixth round proper
Matches played on the weekend of Saturday, 12 March 2005.


2004–05 FA Cup, Sixth round proper
Leicester City, the only remaining non-Premiership side in the competition, lost 1–0 to Blackburn Rovers.


2004–05 FA Cup, Final
The 2005 FA Cup Final was contested between Manchester United and Arsenal at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. Manchester United dominated the game but failed to take any of their opportunities and ultimately they went on to lose in the first FA Cup Final penalty shoot-out. Paul Scholes had his kick saved by Jens Lehmann, leaving Patrick Vieira with the opportunity to win the Cup for the Gunners.


2004–05 FA Cup, Media coverage
In the United Kingdom, the BBC were the free to air broadcasters for the fourth consecutive season while Sky Sports were the subscription broadcasters for the seventeenth consecutive season.. In this new contract period of television rights, the BBC's coverage increased further to three live matches from rounds 3 to 6, plus one live replay in the same rounds where applicable.


2004–05 FA Cup, Media coverage
The matches shown live on the BBC were Thurrock 0–1 Oldham Athletic (R1); Hinckley United 0–0 Brentford (R2); Sheffield United 3–1 Aston Villa, Plymouth Argyle 1–3 Everton and Yeading 0–2 Newcastle United (R3); Exeter City 0–2 Manchester United (R3 replay); Southampton 2–1 Portsmouth, Manchester United 3–0 Middlesbrough and Oldham Athletic 0–1 Bolton Wanderers; Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 West Bromwich Albion (R4 replay); Arsenal 1–1 Sheffield United, Everton 0–2 Manchester United and Burnley 0–0 Blackburn Rovers (R5); Sheffield United 0–0 Arsenal (R5 replay); Bolton Wanderers 0–1 Arsenal, Southampton 0–4 Manchester United and Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Leicester City (QF); Newcastle United 1–4 Manchester United (SF); and Arsenal 0–0 Manchester United (Final).


2004–05 FA Cup qualifying rounds
The 2004–05 FA Cup Qualifying Rounds opened the 124th season of competition in England for 'The Football Association Challenge Cup' (FA Cup), the world's oldest association football single knockout competition. A total of 661 clubs were accepted for the competition, unchanged from the previous season.


2004–05 FA Cup qualifying rounds
The large number of clubs entering the tournament from lower down (Levels 5 through 10) in the English football pyramid meant that the competition started with six rounds of preliminary (2) and qualifying (4) knockouts for these non-League teams. The 32 winning teams from Fourth Round Qualifying progressed to the First Round Proper, where League teams tiered at Levels 3 and 4 entered the competition.


2004–05 FA Cup qualifying rounds, 2004–05 FA Cup
See 2004-05 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the First Round Proper onwards.


2004–05 FA Premier Academy League
The 2004–05 Premier Academy League Under–18 season was the 8th edition since the establishment of The Premier Academy League, and the 1st under the current make-up. The first match of the season was played in August 2004, and the season ended in May 2005.


2004–05 FA Premier League
The 2004–05 FA Premier League (known as the FA Barclays Premiership for sponsorship reasons) began on 14 August 2004 and ended on 15 May 2005. Arsenal were the defending champions after going unbeaten the previous season. Chelsea won the title with a then record 95 points, which was previously set by Manchester United in the 1993–94 season, and later surpassed by Manchester City in the 2017–18 season (100), securing the title with a 2–0 win at the Reebok Stadium against Bolton Wanderers. Chelsea also broke a number of other records during their campaign, most notably breaking the record of most games won in a single Premier League campaign, securing 29 wins in the league in home and away matches, which was later surpassed by themselves in the 2016–17 season.


2004–05 FA Premier League, Season summary
Arsenal were the favourites to defend their title after finishing the previous season unbeaten, but they also faced competition in the form of regular challengers Manchester United and Chelsea, the latter under the new management of Portuguese José Mourinho, who had just won the UEFA Champions League with Porto. Liverpool also had a new manager in Spaniard Rafael Benítez, who had just won La Liga and the UEFA Cup with Valencia and were expected to challenge for the title too. Another managerial change at a club aiming for the top was at Tottenham Hotspur, who appointed Jacques Santini, who had just led France to the quarter-finals of the 2004 European Championship.


2004–05 FA Premier League, Season summary
At the other end of the table, amongst those tipped for relegation were Norwich City, Crystal Palace and West Bromwich Albion, having all just been promoted from the First Division (which was rebranded this season as the Championship). Everton, Manchester City, Blackburn Rovers and Portsmouth were also tipped to struggle, the first three finishing just outside the relegation places the previous season and Portsmouth being in their second season.


2004–05 FA Premier League, Season summary
Arsenal's record-breaking unbeaten streak of 49 games was ended on 24 October 2004, when Manchester United beat them 2–0 at Old Trafford.


2004–05 FA Premier League, Season summary
For the first time since the advent of the Premier League in 1992, no team was mathematically relegated before the final day of the season. In each of the last three weekends of the season, the team that was bottom of the table at the start of the weekend finished it outside the drop zone. The final round of the season started on 15 May with West Bromwich Albion at the bottom, Southampton and Crystal Palace one point ahead and Norwich City a further point ahead, in the last safe spot.


2004–05 FA Premier League, Season summary
West Brom, who had been bottom of the table and eight points from safety on Christmas Day, did their part by defeating Portsmouth at home 2–0. Norwich, the only side to have their fate completely in their own hands, lost 6–0 at Fulham and went down. Southampton lost 2–1 at home to Manchester United and were relegated after 27 years in the top flight and never returned to the top flight until 7 years.


2004–05 FA Premier League, Season summary
Palace, away to Charlton Athletic, were leading 2–1 after 71 minutes, but with eight minutes to go, Charlton's Jonathan Fortune equalised to relegate Palace and did not returned until 8 years when they finally avoiding relegation for the first time in Premier League era. Thus, West Brom stayed up, becoming the first club in Premier League history to avoid relegation after being bottom of the table at Christmas.


2004–05 FA Premier League, Season summary
At the end of the 90 minutes in all four matches, cameras focused on West Brom's home ground, The Hawthorns, as confirmation of other results began to filter through. Once the realisation dawned on the players and fans that survival had been achieved, a mass pitch invasion was sparked, with huge celebrations. The Portsmouth fans joined in the celebrations as, through losing, they had "helped" relegate arch-rivals Southampton.


2004–05 FA Premier League, Teams
Twenty teams competed in the league – the top seventeen teams from the previous season and the three teams promoted from the First Division. The promoted teams were Norwich City, West Bromwich Albion and Crystal Palace, returning to the top flight after an absence of nine, one and six years respectively. They replaced Leicester City, Leeds United and Wolverhampton Wanderers, who had been relegated to the Championship. Leicester City and Wolverhampton Wanderers were relegated after a season's presence while Leeds United ended their top flight spell of fourteen years.


2004–05 FA Premier League, Awards, Annual awards, PFA Players' Player of the Year
The PFA Player's Player of the year award was won by Chelsea captain John Terry.


2004–05 FA Premier League, Awards, Annual awards, PFA Young Player of the Year
Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney was the recipient for this award.


2004–05 FA Premier League, Awards, Annual awards, PFA Fans' Player of the Year
Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard won this award for the first time.


2004–05 FA Premier League, Awards, Annual awards, PFA Team of the year
Goalkeeper – Petr Čech Defenders – Gary Neville, John Terry, Rio Ferdinand, Ashley Cole Midfielders – Shaun Wright-Phillips, Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard, Arjen Robben Strikers – Thierry Henry, Andy Johnson


2004–05 FA Premier League, Awards, Annual awards, Premier League Player of the Season
Chelsea's midfielder Frank Lampard won the Premier League Player of the Season award.


2004–05 FA Premier League, Awards, Annual awards, Premier League Golden Boot
Arsenal and French striker Thierry Henry won the Premier League Golden Boot award for the third time in his career with an impressive 25 goals.


2004–05 FA Premier League, Awards, Annual awards, Premier League Golden Glove
Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Čech won the Premier League Golden Glove, for 25 clean sheets, in his debut season as he set a remarkable record of 10 consecutive clean sheets, as Chelsea won the title.


2004–05 FA Premier League, Awards, Annual awards, Premier League Manager of the Season
José Mourinho was awarded the Premier League Manager of the Season award after he led Chelsea to their first Premier League title, second Top division title in their history. During his first season at the club, Chelsea won the Premier League title (their first league title in 50 years) and the League Cup. The season was also notable for the number of records set during the season: Fewest goals against in a Premier League season (15), most clean sheets kept in a season (25), most wins in a season (29), most consecutive away wins (9) and the most points in a season (95).


2004–05 FA Premier League, Awards, Annual awards, Premier League Fair Play Award
The Premier League Fair Play Award is merit given to the team who has been the most sporting and best behaved team. Arsenal won the award for the second year in a row, ahead of Tottenham. The least sporting side for 2004–05 was Blackburn Rovers, who achieved a significantly lower fair play score than any other side.


2004–05 FA Premier Reserve League
The 2004-05 Premier Reserve League season was the sixth since its establishment and featured 15 teams in the Northern League - won by Manchester United Reserves - and 15 teams in the Southern League - won by Charlton Athletic Reserves.


2004–05 FA Premier Reserve League, League table
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points


2004–05 FA Trophy
The 2004–05 FA Trophy was the thirty-fifth season of the FA Trophy, the Football Association's cup competition for teams at levels 5–8 of the English football league system.


2004–05 FA Women's Cup
The 2004–05 FA Women's Cup was the 35th edition of the FA Women's Cup, a knockout cup competition for women's football teams in England. It was sponsored by Nationwide, and known as The FA Women's Cup in partnership with Nationwide for sponsorship purposes. 210 clubs were accepted into the tournament.


2004–05 FA Women's Cup
National Division side Arsenal were the defending champions, but they were eliminated by Everton in the semi-finals. Charlton Athletic won their first FA Women's Cup title after a 1–0 win over Everton in the final.


2004–05 FA Women's Cup, Qualifying rounds, First Round Qualifying
The matches were played on Sunday 5 September 2004, the only exception being Luton Town Belles v Brentford, which took place on Monday 6 September 2004.


2004–05 FA Women's Cup, First Round Proper
The draw took place on Monday 27 September 2004. The matches were scheduled to be played on Sunday 24 October 2004.


2004–05 FA Women's Cup, First Round Proper
Fourteen matches (Bath City v Swindon Town, Bolton Wanderers v Doncaster Parklands Rovers, Buxton v Ilkeston Town, Cardiff City Bluebirds v AFC Bournemouth, CEFI v Reading, Crewe Alexandra v Scunthorpe United, Garswood Saints v Bradford City, Lewes v Brentford, Plymouth Argyle v Ashdown Rovers, Preston North End v Bury, Redhill v Chesham United, Shrewsbury Town v Leicester City Ladies, Wembley v Thatcham Town and Wigan Athletic v Blackpool Wren Rovers) were postponed and rescheduled for the following Sunday (31 October 2004). One match (Newton Abbot v Forest Green Rovers) was played on Monday 8 November 2004.


2004–05 FA Women's Cup, Second Round Proper
The matches were played on Sunday 14 November 2004, the only exception being Norwich City v Colchester United, which took place on Sunday 21 November 2004.


2004–05 FA Women's Cup, Third Round Proper
The draw was held on Monday 15 November 2004. All matches were played on Sunday 5 December 2004.


2004–05 FA Women's Cup, Third Round Proper
Watford won 5–2 against Cardiff City. However, Watford played an ineligible player and the match was awarded to Cardiff City.


2004–05 FA Women's Cup, Fourth Round Proper
The draw was held on Monday 6 December 2004. All matches were played on Sunday 9 January 2005.


2004–05 FA Women's Cup, Fifth Round Proper
The draw was held on Monday 10 January 2005. All matches were played on Sunday 30 February 2005.


2004–05 FA Women's Cup, Quarter-finals
The draw was held on Monday 31 January 2005. The matches were played on Sunday 13 February 2005, the only exception being Birmingham City v Arsenal, which took place on Sunday 20 February 2005.


2004–05 FA Women's Premier League
The 2004–05 FA Women's Premier League season was the 14th season of the FA Women's Premier League.


2004–05 FA Women's Premier League, National Division
The season started on 15 August 2004 and ended on 7 May 2005. Arsenal were the defending champions, while Liverpool and Bristol City entered as the promoted teams from the 2003–04 Northern and Southern Divisions. Arsenal won their second consecutive league title, and seventh overall.


2004–05 FA Women's Premier League, Northern Division
The season began on 15 August 2004 and ended on 2 May 2005.


2004–05 FA Women's Premier League, Southern Division
The season began on 15 August 2004 and ended on 24 April 2005. Cardiff City qualified for the European Cup by winning the Welsh Women's Cup.


2004–05 FA Women's Premier League Cup
The 2004–05 FA Women's Premier League Cup was the 14th edition of the FA Women's Premier League's league cup competition, which began in 1991. It was sponsored by Nationwide and was officially known as the FA Nationwide Women's Premier League Cup. The competition was contested by all 34 teams of the three divisions of the FA Women's Premier League (National Division, Northern Division and Southern Division). Arsenal won their eight title after a 3–0 win over Charlton Athletic in the final.


2004–05 FA Women's Premier League Cup, Results
All results listed are published by The Football Association (FA). The division each team play in is indicated in brackets after their name: (NA)=National Division; (NO)=Northern Division; (S)=Southern Division.


2004–05 FAW Premier Cup
The 2004–05 FAW Premier Cup was the eighth season of the tournament since its founding in 1997.


2004–05 FC Barcelona season
The 2004–05 season saw Futbol Club Barcelona end their six-year wait for the La Liga title, having not won the league or, indeed, any trophy since the 1998–99 season and thus La Liga trophy returned to Barcelona's trophy room. Having finished second in La Liga the previous season, Barcelona once again competed in the UEFA Champions League as well as the Copa del Rey.


2004–05 FC Barcelona season
The squad was restructured significantly following the retirement of key players Luis Enrique and Marc Overmars, as well as the return of Edgar Davids to Juventus and first team regulars Patrick Kluivert and Phillip Cocu moving onto new clubs. Ronaldinho's and new signing Samuel Eto'o's performances won them places in FIFPro's XI of 2004–05. Ronaldinho was later named FIFA World Player of the Year for 2005 for the second time in succession and with the highest points total ever; Eto'o came third. This season was also notable for the debut of Lionel Messi.


2004–05 FC Barcelona season, Players, Squad
Correct as of 30 September 2009. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2004–05 FC Basel season
The 2004–05 season was Fussball Club Basel 1893's 112th in existence and the club's 11th consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football. FC Basel started the season of with various warm-up matches. These included teams from the Swiss lower league as well as teams from Liechtenstein, France and Germany. The FC Basel aims for the 2004–05 season were to defend their league title, to win the cup and as well as to qualify for the UEFA Champions League group stage.


2004–05 FC Basel season, Overview
As reigning champions Basel were favourites to retain their title and as Swiss champions, they entered the UEFA Champions League in third qualifying round. Basel's biggest signing in advance of the 2004–05 season was Kléber from Hannover 96. But in the other direction the Cameroonian international Timothée Atouba and Swiss international Mario Cantaluppi left the club. During the winter break they signed Patrick Müller from Mallorca.


2004–05 FC Basel season, The Campaign, Domestic League
The Swiss Football Association (ASF-SFV) had changed the format of the domestic league the previous season and this format called Swiss Super League remains unaltered this season. There were ten teams competing in the top tier 2004–05 Swiss Super League. The teams played a double round-robin in the first half of the season and then another double round-robin in the second half. There were three points for a victory and one each for a draw. The champions and runners-up would enter the qualifying rounds of the [2005–06 Champions League, the third placed team would enter the UEFA Cup second qualifying round. The bottom placed team would be relegated, the second last team would play a play-off against relegation.


2004–05 FC Basel season, The Campaign, Domestic League
Basel's priority aim for the season was to win the championship for the second time in a row. The season started somewhat difficult, of the first four home matches only two were won. Nevertheless, Basel moved to the top of the league table. During September the team lost two away games in a row, but despite this they led the league table by seven points by the winter break.


2004–05 FC Basel season, The Campaign, Domestic League
The league was originally contested by ten teams. On 4 February 2005 the parent company of Servette FC was declared bankrupt. As a consequence of the bankruptcy Servette FC had their license revoked. The eighteen results from the team's first half of the season remained in the league table. The club's second half matches were cancelled entirely and so the second half of the season was competed with only nine clubs.


2004–05 FC Basel season, The Campaign, Domestic League
Basel completed all the season's seventeen home ties undefeated, winning thirteen and drawing four. The highest home attendance being 31,383 in the 4–1 win against their title rivals Thun on 7 May 2005. Just four days later Basel secured the championship in their third last round of the season. At the end of the season they completed their championship aim, winning the title ten points clear of Thun, who were their closest rivals. Servette were subsequently demoted to the Second Tier. Schaffhausen played the play-off against relegation and were able to remain in the top flight.


2004–05 FC Basel season, The Campaign, Domestic League
One of the season's highlights for the team, was the 8–1 home win on 12 September against Grasshoppers in which Giménez scored four goals. Matías Delgado, Mladen Petrić, Djamel Mesbah and César Carignano each netted once. On 20 April Giménez also scored for goals in the away game against Aarau as Basel won 5–0. He also managed at hat-trick on 4 May as Basel won 5–0 in the away game against Xamax. Giménez was the teams and the leagues top goal scorer with 27 goals. Matías Delgado was the teams second top scorer with 11 league goals. César Carignano scored seven and Julio Hernán Rossi scored six.


2004–05 FC Basel season, The Campaign, Domestic Cup
Basel's clear aim for the Swiss Cup was to win it. In the first two rounds of the 2004–05 Swiss Cup Basel were drawn away games against lower league teams. In the third round they were drawn away against Thun, but lost 5–4 after penalties. Thus Basel missed their aim. The Cup final was played on 16 May 2005 and Zürich beat Luzern to win the trophy.


2004–05 FC Basel season, The Campaign, Europe, Champions League
Because Basel entered the 2004–05 UEFA Champions League in the third qualifying round their aim was to reach the group stage. However, they were drawn against Internazionale.