2005 Chinese Super League, The season, Late dash
Shanghai Shenhua had a late surge of form to secure second with Shandong Luneng Taishan finished third to miss the final Champions League spot by just one point while Tianjin Teda was happy enough with a fourth place.


2005 Chinese Super League, The season, Late dash
Dalian Shide won their eighth top-tier title with a 12 points cushion although they and Shanghai Shenhua had lost the same number of games because they had managed to win 6 games more.


2005 Chinese Super League Cup
The 2005 Chinese Super League Cup (Chinese: 2005中国足球协会超级联赛杯) was the 2nd and the last edition of Chinese Super League Cup.


2005 Chinese Taipei National Football League
The 2005 season of the Chinese Taipei National Football League.


2005 Chinese Taipei National Football League, All-star team
The following players were voted to be the greatest players in the 2005 season of the Chinese Taipei National Football League:


2005 Chinese motorcycle Grand Prix
The 2005 Chinese motorcycle Grand Prix was the third round of the 2005 MotoGP Championship. It took place on the weekend of 29 April-1 May 2005 at the Shanghai International Circuit. It was the first time that MotoGP raced in China.


2005 Chinese motorcycle Grand Prix, MotoGP race report
This race was most notable for the very wet race conditions, as well as Valentino Rossi's win and Olivier Jacque's first and only podium on the Kawasaki.


2005 Chinese motorcycle Grand Prix, MotoGP race report
After two races, it is Valentino Rossi who has a narrow lead in the standings with 45 points, followed by Brazilian veteran Alex Barros with 38 points and Marco Melandri with 29 points.


2005 Chinese motorcycle Grand Prix, MotoGP race report
During Saturday qualifying it was Sete Gibernau who took his first pole position of the year with a time of 1:59.710, followed by Marco Melandri in second and Loris Capirossi in third place. The second row of the grid consists out of John Hopkins, Nicky Hayden and finally Valentino Rossi in fourth, fifth and sixth position. Olivier Jacque only managed to qualify a lowly fifteenth, replacing the injured Alex Hofmann after not racing for seven months and Dutch veteran Jurgen van den Goorbergh replaced the injured Makoto Tamada as well.


2005 Chinese motorcycle Grand Prix, MotoGP race report
All the riders make their way through the warm-up lap, then line up on their respective grid slots. As the lights go out, Hopkins blasts past Melandri and then Gibernau, who goes wide entering Turn 1 to take a surprise lead on the opening lap. Gibernau goes from first to third as teammate Melandri snatches second from him. At the first sector, the top six is as follows: Hopkins, Melandri, Gibernau, Kenny Roberts Jr., Nicky Hayden and Rossi.


2005 Chinese motorcycle Grand Prix, MotoGP race report
At Turn 5, Rossi takes fifth from Hayden and Roberts Jr. picks up two positions at Turn 6 by passing both Gibernau and Melandri on the outside, catapulting him into second behind his teammate. At Turn 8, Rossi also makes quick work of Melandri by going down his inside and effortlessly passing the Movistar Honda rider for fourth place. Rossi then also passes Gibernau for third, going side by side with him at the short straight before Turn 11 but taking the lead by going up his inside.


2005 Chinese motorcycle Grand Prix, MotoGP race report
Hopkins then makes a mistake at Turn 12, going wide and gifting Roberts Jr. the lead and Rossi second place. Gibernau also goes slightly wide, granting Toni Elías - who had worked his way up the field - just enough space to steal fourth place away from him. Elías then goes up the inside and takes third from a now struggling Hopkins at the end of the long straight before Turn 14.


2005 Chinese motorcycle Grand Prix, MotoGP race report
On lap two, Roberts Jr. has pulled a slight gap back to Rossi, who is being pursuited himself by Elías. A gap back to Hopkins now also has formed. Max Biaggi goes up the inside of Gibernau at Turn 1 for fifth place. Coming out of Turn 4, he has a bit of a wobble which allows Gibernau to almost retake the place.


2005 Chinese motorcycle Grand Prix, MotoGP race report
At the entrance of Turn 7, Biaggi then tries a move at the inside on Hopkins for fourth, the American holding on as they go side by side through the corner and winning the battle with Biaggi, who then gets overtaken by Gibernau instead as he exits the corner with poor traction. At Turn 11, Gibernau takes fourth away from Hopkins by diving up his inside, with Biaggi trying likewise and almost clipping the back of Hopkins as a result.


2005 Chinese motorcycle Grand Prix, MotoGP race report
Exiting the swooping Turn 13, Biaggi and Melandri both overtake Hopkins coming up to the long straight, making good use of their superior Honda top speed to pass the Suzuki effortlessly. At the end of the straight, multiple riders make their moves. Hopkins repasses Melandri for sixth, Capirossi passes Hayden for - and runs wide doing so, allowing Jacque to pass both riders for eighth place. Barros also manages to overtake van den Goorbergh for eleventh, with Troy Bayliss trying likewise but the Dutchman holding him off at Turn 16. Jacque then gets passed by Hayden at the short straight before Turn 16, demoting him to ninth position.


2005 Chinese motorcycle Grand Prix, MotoGP race report
Lap three and Rossi has closed the gap to leader Roberts Jr by now. Jacque, making good use of a good exit of the final corner, retakes eighth from Hayden but with Capirossi using his Ducati speed on the start/finish straight before Turn 1, he passes both riders, demoting the Frenchman to ninth and the American to tenth place.


2005 Chinese motorcycle Grand Prix, MotoGP race report
Van den Goorbergh also managed to pass both Barros and Hayden at the first sector, then passes Capirossi on the inside of Turn 7 by taking a tighter line for ninth position, with Jacque also having passed the Italian earlier on to reclaim eighth place. Jacque's teammate Shinya Nakano retires from the race due to technical problems. Jacque then takes two positions in two corners - one by diving down the inside of Melandri at Turn 11 for seventh and the other by exiting better out of Turn 12 to pass Hopkins at the beginning of the long straight. Hopkins goes up the inside of Melandri for sixth at the end of the long straight, with Jacque and Van den Goorbergh right behind the battling duo.


2005 Chinese motorcycle Grand Prix, MotoGP race report
On lap four, the top nine looks as follows: Roberts Jr. - who just set the fastest lap of the race -, Rossi, Elías, Gibernau, Biaggi, Hopkins, Melandri, Jacque and Van den Goorbergh. Gibernau passes Elías and takes third at the entry of Turn 1, with Dutchman Van den Goorbergh taking eighth place from Jacque as well by passing him on the inside of Turn 1. Melandri tries likewise at the exit for sixth place but fails and almost touches the rear of Hopkins in the process.


2005 Chinese motorcycle Grand Prix, MotoGP race report
Roberts Jr. at the front meanwhile has a significant gap back to Rossi, with the Italian having an even bigger gap back to Elías in third. It is then signalled that Barros has jumped the start, meaning he has to come in and serve a penalty. Biaggi has also overtaken Elías for fourth. Elías has also been accredited with a jump start, making him the second rider to have been accredited a jump start.


2005 Chinese motorcycle Grand Prix, MotoGP race report
Lap five and Rossi is now slowly closing the gap to Roberts Jr. 'The Doctor' has a little moment as he touches the white line at Turn 5 but doesn't lose any time or positions from it. Roberts Jr. then runs wide at the Turn 6 hairpin, gifting Rossi the lead of the race. Bayliss has gone down and Roberts Jr. is slowing significantly, stopping on the outside of Turn 11. He then continues, but is practically out of contention due to technical problems. This moves Gibernau up into second and Biaggi up into third place.


2005 Chinese motorcycle Grand Prix, MotoGP race report
On lap six, Hopkins sets the fastest lap of the race in fifth position. Jacque has moved up into sixth and Van den Goorbergh into seventh thanks to the Frenchman overtaking Van den Goorbergh and because of Roberts Jr.'s retirement. Carlos Checa in the back has also crashed out at Turn 16 - sliding very far onto the pit road due to the vast levels of water on the circuit - the rider running to his machine to get back into the race but to no avail. Roberts Jr. now has made it back into the pits, confirming his retirement.


2005 Chinese motorcycle Grand Prix, MotoGP race report
Exiting Turn 9, Jacque has a big moment, almost causing him to crash but somehow holds on and doesn't lose a place. At the end of the long straight before Turn 14, Hopkins passes the now fading Elías for fourth place, Jacque then trying to do the same but running wide, allowing the Spaniard to reclaim fifth place. Just as it looks like Jacque makes a move to take fifth place again, Elías goes straight on into the pits to take his jumpstart penalty, promoting the Frenchman up to fifth without much effort.


2005 Chinese motorcycle Grand Prix, MotoGP race report
Lap seven has started and Rossi now sets the fastest lap of the race. Elías now has taken his penalty and rejoins at the back of the field. Hopkins - comfortably in fourth - goes wide exiting Turn 3 and into the gravel trap. The rider manages to stay on the bike and continue his race, albeit a couple of places down. This promotes Jacque up into fourth position. The gap Rossi has to Gibernau in sector 2 is +5.702 seconds, then it increases to +5.965 seconds at sector 3.


2005 Chinese motorcycle Grand Prix, MotoGP race report
On lap eight, the top nine is as follows: Rossi, Gibernau, Biaggi, Jacque, Van den Goorbergh, Melandri, Barros, Hayden and Capirossi. The gap Rossi has to Gibernau has increased again, this time it is +5.996 seconds. Barros comes into the pits to serve his jumpstart penalty, demoting him to the back of the field as well.


2005 Chinese motorcycle Grand Prix, MotoGP race report
Lap nine and the gap Rossi has to Gibernau has decreased slightly, from +5.996 to +5.898 seconds. Barros exits the pits and is well behind the leading group now. During this lap, Jacque has caught third place Biaggi and overtakes him at the entry of Turn 11 for third, going up his inside and outbreaking him. Biaggi gets back at him by using his superior Honda top end speed at the end of the long straight leading up to Turn 14, retaking the bottom step of the podium. Jacque then retakes third once more by diving down the inside of the Italian at the short left-hand kink of Turn 16.


2005 Chinese motorcycle Grand Prix, MotoGP race report
On lap ten and Jacque sets a surprise fast lap, still being harassed by Biaggi as he does so. Biaggi tries to lunge at his inside at Turn 1 but isn't able to, allowing Jacque to now ride away and hunt down Gibernau for second position. The gap Gibernau has to Jacque is +1.448 seconds in sector 2, diminishing to +1.254 seconds in sector 3.


2005 Chinese motorcycle Grand Prix, MotoGP race report
Lap eleven - the halfway point of the race - and Jacque sets another fastest lap, still hunting down Gibernau. Van den Goorbergh is still in fifth place behind Biaggi. Jacque is still closing down the gap to Gibernau.


2005 Chinese motorcycle Grand Prix, MotoGP race report
On lap twelve, Jacque now caught the Spaniard and is right behind him all throughout the lap. Exiting Turn 13, Jacque gets on the kerb and has a bit of a wobble but doesn't crash or lose places.


2005 Chinese motorcycle Grand Prix, MotoGP race report
Lap thirteen and Jacque is still all over the back of Gibernau. However, he is not able to make a move on Frenchman due to the superior top end speed of the Honda.


2005 Chinese motorcycle Grand Prix, MotoGP race report
Crossing the line to start lap fourteen, Rossi now sets the fastest lap of the race. Jacque is still stalking Gibernau's Honda.


2005 Chinese motorcycle Grand Prix, MotoGP race report
On lap fifteen, Melandri sixth placed Melandri now sets the fastest lap of the race. He is right behind Van den Goorbergh but runs his bike wide at Turn 6, making him lose ground to the Dutchman. Rossi's teammate Colin Edwards is shown with a puff of smoke coming out of his engine exiting Turn 14 on the previous lap, but it is unclear whether or not he has engine troubles. It is on this lap that Jacque has also finally managed to pass Gibernau for second position, now setting his sights for race leader Rossi.


2005 Chinese motorcycle Grand Prix, MotoGP race report
Lap sixteen and the top nine consists out of Rossi, Jacque, Gibernau, Biaggi, Van den Goorbergh, Melandri, Hayden, Hopkins and Edwards, who does not seem to have any engine problems. Rossi's gap to Jacque is +6.181 seconds in sector 1, then increases to +6.230 seconds in sector 2. Melandri meanwhile has overtaken Van den Goorbergh and is now right behind Biaggi, chasing down fourth place.


2005 Chinese motorcycle Grand Prix, MotoGP race report
On lap seventeen, Melandri shadows Biaggi, then makes a move by outbreaking him at Turn 6, taking fourth. Rossi's gap to Jacque is now +5.889 seconds.


2005 Chinese motorcycle Grand Prix, MotoGP race report
Lap eighteen and Jacque is still clawing back time from Rossi. The gap Rossi has to Jacque is now +5.201 seconds, then diminishes even more to +5.023 seconds at sector 1. The gap in sector 2 increases again slightly to +5.091 seconds.


2005 Chinese motorcycle Grand Prix, MotoGP race report
As Rossi crosses the line and lap nineteen begins, his gap to Jacque has now decreased even further - from +5.091 to +4.379 seconds. The gap in sector 2 has decreased even further to +3.745, then got cut again to +3.493 in sector 3.


2005 Chinese motorcycle Grand Prix, MotoGP race report
On lap twenty, Rossi's gap to Jacque continues to get slimmer - now only being +3.297 seconds. Jacque also sets the fastest lap of the race as well. In sector 1, the gap decreases slightly to +3.190 seconds. In sector 2, the gap comes down again to +3.141 and in sector 3, the gap increases again slightly to +3.236 due to a slight moment Jacque had coming out of Turn 13.


2005 Chinese motorcycle Grand Prix, MotoGP race report
Lap twenty-one, the penultimate lap, begins and Rossi sets the fastest lap for a brief moment, only for Jacque to set a faster one behind him. Gibernau crosses the line a distant third and is shaking his head, either out of disappointment or to get rid of some of the water on his helmet. In sector 1, Rossi's lead to Jacque continues to diminish - this time it's only +3.031 seconds. In sector 2, Jacque continues his charge and the gap comes down to only +2.599 seconds. In sector 3, the new gap consists out of +2.411 seconds - another slight decrease.


2005 Chinese motorcycle Grand Prix, MotoGP race report
The last lap - lap twenty-two - begins and Rossi's gap to Jacque increases again to +2.557 seconds. The gap increases once again in sector 1 to +2.679 seconds. Behind the duo, Melandri has caught a struggling Gibernau and is all over the back of him as well. The gap Rossi has to Jacque in sector 2 has decreased again, this time it's +2.619 seconds. At Turn 11, Melandri overtakes his teammate and takes third on the last lap. In sector three - the final sector before the finish - Rossi's lead to Jacque has decreased again to +2.502 seconds.


2005 Chinese motorcycle Grand Prix, MotoGP race report
The gap is more than enough for Rossi to cruise to the flag, putting his arms in the air and win the race - his first in China and second of the season - with Jacque coming home in a stunning second place - Jacque's first ever podium in the premier class - with Melandri finishing third. Gibernau crosses the line in fourth, Biaggi in fifth and the other replacement rider Van den Goorbergh finishes in a great sixth place.


2005 Chinese motorcycle Grand Prix, MotoGP race report
On the parade lap back to parc fermé, Rossi stops for some of his fans - who invaded the track - at the outside of Turn 2 to celebrate his win. Gibernau meanwhile has parked up his stricken Gresini Honda at the armco barrier at the end of the start/finish straight before Turn 1, looking at his bike chain to figure out what the problem is, then walks over to the pits. After the celebrations, Rossi gets going again, throwing his arm in the air in celebration.


2005 Chinese motorcycle Grand Prix, MotoGP race report
Fireworks also go off to celebrate Rossi's win, with 'The Doctor' stopping to make sure his number 46 is still attached on the bike. He kisses his bike, then steps back on and continues on. An ecstatic Jacque also talks to a happy Van den Goorbergh on the bike as the fireworks still go off.


2005 Chinese motorcycle Grand Prix, MotoGP race report
Melandri is the first rider to arrive at parc fermé, being awaited by two of his Gresini Honda crewmembers, one of which hugs him for his achievement. Jacque also arrives at parc fermé and immediately goes to hug his team at the fence. Finally, Rossi also arrives and jubilantly puts his arms in air as two Gauloises Yamaha crewmembers hug and congratulate him. Rossi then talks to his team and salutes his fans by looking into the camera and doing a peace sign, showing off the rubber gloves he has on. He then congratulates and hugs Jacque. Rossi takes off his helmet, kisses the camera screen in glee, then goes over to a group of fans at parc fermé to hug them also.


2005 Chinese motorcycle Grand Prix, MotoGP race report
The riders make their way up onto the podium, starting with Melandri, then an ecstatic Jacque and a happy Rossi. He shakes hands with Melandri, then Jacque. Chief mechanic Davide Brivio stands on the podium also to receive the constructors trophy. The respective figures hand out the trophies, then the Italian national anthem plays for Rossi. The champagne get handed out and Rossi cheekily sprays one of the girls on the podium, as well as the other two who by now also spray the champagne. The trio then group together for the final photo shoot for the press.


2005 Chinese motorcycle Grand Prix, MotoGP race report
Rossi's win extends his lead in the championship. The Italian now has 70 points, followed by the other Italian Melandri who overtakes Barros in the title hunt with 45 points, followed by Barros with 43 points.


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


2005 Chinese motorcycle Grand Prix, Notes
This is the last race where no Spanish riders managed to get on the podium in all classes until the 2015 Qatar Grand Prix.


2005 Chivas USA season
The 2005 Chivas USA season was the club's first season of existence, and their first in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. The club competed in the MLS's Western Conference, where they finished in sixth place, or last place, in the Conference.


2005 Chivas USA season, Season review
Thomas Rongen was appointed as Chivas USA's head coach in September 2004, and coached the team until May 2005, when he was replaced with Javier Ledesma on an interim basis. At the end of June, Hans Westerhof was appointed as the permanent manager until the end of the season.


2005 Chivas USA season, Competitions, Major League Soccer, Results summary
Last updated: October 16, 2005Source: Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won;  T = Matches tied;  L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference


2005 Chișinău mayoral election
Elections for the post of mayor of Chișinău were held on 10 July, 24 July, 27 November, and 11 December 2005.


2005 Chișinău mayoral election, July Election
Elections for the post of mayor of Chișinău on 10 July 2005 have been declared invalid, as they participated in only 27% of voters. The by-election on 24 July 2005 was attended by only 19,8% of voters. These elections were also declared invalid because of the participation of less than one-third of voters on the electoral lists.


2005 Chișinău mayoral election, November–December Election
Following elections were held on 27 November 2005. 22,42 % of the voters was not enough to recognize the election. Another attempt to elect the mayor of the capital was made on 11 December 2005. At this time the polls were 22.62% of the inhabitants of Chişinău. The mayor was not elected. From 2005 to 2007 mayor was Vasile Ursu. On 25 January 2007 Vasile Ursu was appointed Minister of Transport and acting mayor of Chișinău became Veaceslav Iordan, former deputy of Ursu.


2005 Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party leadership election
A leadership election for Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party (KDU-ČSL) was held on 12 November 2005. The incumbent leader Miroslav Kalousek received almost 80% of votes and was reelected. Kalousek didn't have a rival.


2005 Christy Ring Cup
The 2005 Christy Ring Cup was the inaugural staging of the Christy Ring Cup, the Gaelic Athletic Association's second-tier hurling championship. Competing teams, from Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster were divided into two groups of five, in which teams played each other only once, meaning two home games and two away games per team. The top two teams of each group qualified for the knock-out stages.


2005 Christy Ring Cup
On 14 August 2005, Westmeath won the Christy Ring Cup following a 1-23 to 2-18 defeat of Down in the final.


2005 Christy Ring Cup
Kildare's Mattie Dowd was the Christy Ring Cup top scorer with 2-39.


2005 Christy Ring Cup Final
The 2005 Christy Ring Cup final was a hurling match played at Croke Park on 14 August 2005 to determine the winners of the 2005 Christy Ring Cup, the inaugural season of the Christy Ring Cup, a tournament organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association for the second tier hurling teams. The final was contested by Westmeath of Leinster and Down of Ulster, with Westmeath winning by 1-23 to 2-18.


2005 Christy Ring Cup Final
The Christy Ring Cup final between Westmeath and Down was the second championship meeting between the two teams, with Down failing to beat Westmeath in the earlier group stage.


2005 Christy Ring Cup Final
Down led 0-5 to 0-2 after eight minutes, but inspired by some excellent play from defenders Brendan Murtagh and Darren McCormack and Enda Loughlin, Westmeath retired 0-12 to 0-9 up at half-time. The referee, however, seemed to have made a timekeeping error an only thirty-three minutes and 24 seconds had been played. Unaware, the players headed for the dressing room, although a Down selector did approach referee Denis Richardson with his stopwatch to bring the mistake to his attention, however, he was waved away.


2005 Christy Ring Cup Final
An opportunist goal from Gareth Johnson on 43 minutes, after Westmeath goalkeeper, Mark Briody, had saved from Martin Coulter, edged Down 1-12 to 0-14 in front. But, on 54 minutes, a similar score from John Shaw after a point attempt from Barry Kennedy had come back off the bar, made it 1-18 to 1-14 for the midlanders, who, by the 61st minute, had stretched their advantage to 1-21 to 1-15.


2005 Christy Ring Cup Final
However, in the space of three minutes, Down were only a point adrift, with their second goal coming from Stephen Clarke, who drilled the sliotar to the top right-hand corner of the net. On 70 minutes, Martin Coulter levelled from a free, only for Westmeath to crucially hit the last two points.


2005 Chrono des Herbiers
The 2005 Chrono des Herbiers was the 24th edition of the Chrono des Nations cycle race and was held on 16 October 2005. The race started and finished in Les Herbiers. The race was won by Ondřej Sosenka.


2005 Churchill Cup
The 2005 Churchill Cup was held between 14 June and 21 June 2005 in  Edmonton, Canada. It was the third edition of the Churchill Cup competition. three of the four rugby union teams taking part in the 2004 men's competition,  Canada, England A, the USA, returned to compete, while Argentina A replaced the Māori.


2005 Churchill Cup
There was no women's event, although a similar event, the 2005 Canada Cup did take place.


2005 Churchill Cup, Format
The competition took on a straight 'knock-out' format. Four teams played in two semi-final matches, with the North American sides kept apart. The winners of each semi final competed in the final match, while the losers took part in a 3rd/4th place playoff. Four matches were played over a period of two weeks.


2005 Cincinnati Bearcats football team
The 2005 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 2005 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team, coached by Mark Dantonio, played its home games in Nippert Stadium, as it has since 1924.


2005 Cincinnati Bengals season
The 2005 Cincinnati Bengals season was the franchise's 36th season in the National Football League, the 38th overall, and the third under head coach Marvin Lewis. It was the team's first season with a winning record, playoff berth, and division title since 1990. In the fourteen seasons and 224 games in between (1991–2004), the Bengals' record was 71–153, a 0.317 winning percentage. It would be the Bengals' lone playoff appearance in a span of 18 years (1991–2008).


2005 Cincinnati Bengals season
QB Carson Palmer got off to a strong start on his way to a solid 3836-yard season with 32 Touchdown passes, earning a trip to the Pro Bowl. Receiving many of Palmer's passes was Chad Johnson, who followed teammate Palmer to the Pro Bowl in Hawaii, racking up an impressive 1,432 yards in receiving with nine TDs, many of which were followed by unique celebrations that made him a regular star on the sports highlight shows.


2005 Cincinnati Bengals season
Following a 42–29 win over the Baltimore Ravens, the Bengals faced the Steelers again, this time in Pittsburgh, where the Bengals offense continued to fly behind Carson Palmer, who had three touchdown passes and 227 yards passing in an impressive 38–31 win that gave the Bengals first place in the AFC North at 9–3. The Bengals would not relinquish first place, winning the next two games to clinch the division with two weeks to go. On December 18, with a 41–17 win over the Detroit Lions, the Bengals clinched a playoff spot. After clinching the division the Bengals played cautiously and dropped their final two games to finish with an 11–5 record, beating out the eventual Super Bowl champion Steelers, who finished with an identical record, on a tiebreaker situation.


2005 Cincinnati Bengals season
However, a costly loss to the Steelers in the wild card round extended their playoff win drought to 16 years.


2005 Cincinnati Bengals season, Regular season
In addition to their regular games with AFC North rivals, the Bengals played teams from the AFC South and NFC North as per the schedule rotation, and also played intraconference games against the Bills and the Chiefs based on divisional positions from 2004.


2005 Cincinnati Bengals season, Postseason, Wild Card vs Steelers
On January 8, 2006, the Cincinnati Bengals took on the Pittsburgh Steelers in the opening round of the playoffs, making it the Bengals’ first playoff appearance of the decade. Early in the game, disaster struck for the Bengals when Steelers lineman Kimo von Oelhoffen hit Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer's knee, resulting in a tear of Palmer's anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). Backup quarterback Jon Kitna took over and did very well, giving Cincinnati leads of 10–0 and 17–7 at points of the game. All seemed well for the Bengals until the Steelers came back  with 24 unanswered points and upset the Cincinnati Bengals with a final score of 31–17. The Steelers went on to win the Super Bowl.


2005 Cincinnati Bengals season, Postseason, Wild Card vs Steelers
With the costly loss, the Bengals season ended at 11–6, thus once again it extended their playoff win drought to 16 years.


2005 Cincinnati Reds season
The Cincinnati Reds' 2005 season consisted of the Reds finishing in fifth place in the National League Central Division. The Reds were managed by Dave Miley for most of the season, and after being fired, was followed by Jerry Narron.


2005 Cincinnati Reds season
The Reds missed the playoffs for the tenth straight season, tying a record set between 1980-89.


2005 Cincinnati Reds season, Regular season, Season information
The Reds finished with an overall record of 73-89, 16 games under .500, and in 5th place behind the division winner, the St. Louis Cardinals. They were 27 games behind the Cardinals in their division, and 16 games behind the second place team, the Houston Astros, the eventual National League champions. The Reds finished 8 games behind the third place team, the Milwaukee Brewers, and 6 games behind the fourth place team, the Chicago Cubs. The Reds were six games ahead of the last place team, the Pittsburgh Pirates.


2005 Cincinnati Reds season, Regular season, Season information
Sean Casey led the team in batting average with an average of .312. Adam Dunn led the team in both home runs and RBI, with 40 and 101, respectively. Aaron Harang led the team in wins with 11. Felipe López was the only Red to make the National League All-Star team.


2005 Cincinnati Reds season, Regular season, Season information
The Reds finished in 13th out of 16 teams in the National League in attendance. The Reds scored 820 runs and allowed 889 runs. Ken Griffey, Jr. led the team in season salary.


2005 Cincinnati Reds season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


2005 Cincinnati Reds season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


2005 Cincinnati Reds season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


2005 Cincinnati Reds season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


2005 Cincinnati Reds season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


2005 Cincinnati mayoral election
The 2005 Cincinnati mayoral election took place on November 8, 2005, to elect the Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio. The election was officially nonpartisan, with the top two candidates from the September 13 primary advancing to the general election, regardless of party.


2005 Cincinnati mayoral election
While the election was nonpartisan, both Mallory and Pepper were known Democrats. Also a known Democrat was Alicia Reece, who was eliminated in the primary. Sylvan Grisco and Charlie Winburn, who were both eliminated in the primary, were known Republicans


2005 Claxton Shield, Results, Round 2 Make-up: Thursday, 27 January 2005
Games 1 and 2 on 23 January were rained out, so a make up round was called.


2005 Clemson Tigers football team
The 2005 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Tommy Bowden and played their homes game at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.


2005 Clemson Tigers football team, Season
Clemson started off its season with wins over a ranked Texas A&M team and the Maryland Terrapins. However, Clemson then lost the following three games to Miami, Boston College, and Wake Forest. The losses to Miami and Boston College came in overtime. Clemson then rebounded to win the next two games against NC State and Temple. The next week, Clemson lost a close game to Georgia Tech. Clemson then closed out the regular season with three straight wins over Duke, ACC rival Florida State, and instate rival South Carolina. In the post-season, Clemson received an invitation to play in the 2005 Champs Sports Bowl against Colorado. Clemson won the game, 19–10, to finish the season at 8–4.


2005 Clemson Tigers football team, Season
Clemson finished the season ranked in the top 25 (21st in both the AP and the Coaches' Poll) for the second time in three years. Clemson also recorded wins against three AP top 20 teams in the 2005 season for just the fourth time in school history. Clemson lost its four games by a combined 14 points.


2005 Cleveland Browns season
The 2005 season was the Cleveland Browns' 53rd in the National Football League (NFL) and their 57th overall. It was their first season under general manager Phil Savage and head coach Romeo Crennel. They posted a record of 6–10, improving upon their 2004 record of 4–12. However, the Browns failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third consecutive season.


2005 Cleveland Browns season, Schedule
In addition to their regular games with AFC North rivals, the Browns played teams from the AFC South and NFC North as per the schedule rotation, and also played intraconference games against the Miami Dolphins and the Oakland Raiders based on divisional positions from 2004.


2005 Cleveland Indians season
The 2005 Cleveland Indians season was the 105th season for the franchise. It involved the Indians attempting to win the American League Central division.


2005 Cleveland Indians season
They had a very good September (with 17 wins and 9 losses), and went into a season-closing series with the Chicago White Sox with a chance to tie the White Sox record (though the White Sox held the tiebreaker and had already won the division) and make it into the playoffs, but lost three close games to finish 6 games behind the White Sox, who were the eventual World Series winners, eliminating Cleveland from the possibility to go to the playoffs.


2005 Cleveland Indians season, Player stats, Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases


2005 Cleveland Indians season, Player stats, Pitching
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts


2005 Cleveland mayoral election
The 2005 Cleveland mayoral election took place on November 8, 2005, to elect the Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio. The election was officially nonpartisan, with the top two candidates from the October 4 primary advancing to the general election, regardless of party.


2005 Cleveland mayoral election
Incumbent Democratic Mayor Jane L. Campbell ran for re-election to a second term in office, but lost the general election to Cleveland City Council President Frank G. Jackson.


2005 Clipsal 500
The 2005 Clipsal 500 Adelaide was a motor race for V8 Supercars held on the weekend of 17 - 20 March 2005. The event was held at the Adelaide Street Circuit in Adelaide, South Australia, and consisted of two races of 250 kilometres in length. It was the first round of thirteen in the 2005 V8 Supercar Championship Series.


2005 Clásica de Almería
The 2005 Clásica de Almería was the 20th edition of the Clásica de Almería cycle race and was held on 27 February 2005. The race started in El Ejido and finished in Almería. The race was won by Iván Gutiérrez.


2005 Clásica de San Sebastián
The 2005 Clásica de San Sebastián was the 25th edition of the Clásica de San Sebastián cycling classic. Constantino Zaballa gave Saunier Duval-Prodir their second win in this race.


2005 Clásico RCN
The 45th edition of the annual Clásico RCN was held from October 2 to October 9, 2005 in Colombia. The stage race started in Cúcuta and finished with an individual time trial in Manizales. RCN stands for "Radio Cadena Nacional" – one of the oldest and largest radio networks in the nation.


2005 Coahuila state election, 2005 Coahuila state election
On September 24 elections took place in the Mexican state of Coahuila to elect its governor, deputies in the state legislature and presidents for the 38 municipios the state is divided in.


2005 Coahuila state election, Results
With 98% of polling stations accounted for by September 25 the results are:


2005 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team
The 2005 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team represented Coastal Carolina University in the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Chanticleers were led by third-year head coach David Bennett and played their home games at Brooks Stadium. Coastal Carolina competed as a member of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 9–2 with a 3–1 record in conference play, winning a share of the Big South championship.


2005 Coca-Cola 600
The 2005 Coca-Cola 600, the 46th running of the race, was a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race held on May 29, 2005, at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina. The race was the twelfth of the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season. The pole position was won by Penske Racing's Ryan Newman, while the race was won by Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports. The race featured the most caution flags in Cup history, as well as the most lap leaders (21) in track history.


2005 Coca-Cola 600
For the first time since 2001, the race received lower TV ratings than the Indianapolis 500, which occurred earlier that day.


2005 Coca-Cola 600, Background
Lowe's Motor Speedway is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina, United States 13 miles from Charlotte, North Carolina. The complex features a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend and the NEXTEL All-Star Challenge, as well as the UAW-GM Quality 500. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the Charlotte area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) with Marcus G. Smith (son of Bruton Smith) as track president.


2005 Coca-Cola 600, Qualifying
53 drivers attempted to qualify for the race, the most since the 2005 Daytona 500, which featured 57 cars attempting to make the field. The pole position was won by Ryan Newman, his 18th career pole, after recording a lap time of 27.981 seconds and speed of 192.988 miles per hour (310.584 km/h), surpassing Mike Bliss' record of 28.540 seconds and 189.280 miles per hour (304.617 km/h) set at the NEXTEL Open held six days earlier; the top 18 qualifiers eventually passed Bliss' record. Jason Leffler, Bobby Hamilton, Jr., Hermie Sadler, Boris Said, Jeff Fuller, Carl Long, Tony Raines, Mike Garvey, Kirk Shelmerdine and Greg Sacks failed to qualify for the race.


2005 Coca-Cola 600, Race recap
The race was marred by a Cup Series record 22 caution flags. The first flew on lap 7 for Martin Truex, Jr.'s accident in turn 2, followed by Kurt Busch's crash on lap 11. Another caution was flown for debris on lap 94, and on lap 102, five cars (Jimmy Spencer, Scott Riggs, Mike Skinner, Robby Gordon, and Michael Waltrip) crashed on the backstretch.


2005 Coca-Cola 600, Race recap
Another debris caution was flown on lap 115, and on the 140th lap, Johnny Sauter crashed in turn 3. Elliott Sadler's spin on lap 151 brought out another caution, and on lap 163, Busch was involved in another crash in turn 2. On lap 201, Scott Wimmer was spun, and Travis Kvapil's crash on lap 210 caused the tenth caution of the race. On lap 217, Truex, Sterling Marlin, and Casey Mears crashed in turn 2, and on lap 228, Marlin and Mears' Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Jamie McMurray crashed in turn 2.


2005 Coca-Cola 600, Race recap
On lap 235, Gordon was involved in an accident in turn 4, and six laps later, McMurray was spun in turn 4. On lap 247, Waltrip, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Matt Kenseth, and Terry Labonte were involved in a crash on the frontstretch. The crash caused Labonte to be taken to the Carolinas Medical Center, where he was eventually released. After a debris caution on lap 267, Dave Blaney was spun on the frontstretch on lap 290. On lap 308, another caution was flown for an oil spill on the track, and another debris caution was flown on lap 357.


2005 Coca-Cola 600, Race recap
The twentieth caution of the race occurred on lap 368 when Blaney's car stalled while entering pit road. On lap 380, Jeff Gordon, Brian Vickers (who led the most laps of the race with 98), Kevin Harvick, Mark Martin, and Bill Elliott crashed in turn 1, while the final and 22nd caution was thrown on lap 392 for Joe Nemechek and Wimmer's accident in turn 4. The last caution eventually forced the red flag to be flown, temporarily pausing the race.


2005 Coca-Cola 600, Race recap
Meanwhile, Jimmie Johnson, the only Hendrick Motorsports driver in contention after teammates Jeff Gordon, Brian Vickers, and Terry Labonte had crashed and Kyle Busch had fallen back, was in fourth for the final restart with five laps remaining. After passing pole-sitter Ryan Newman and Carl Edwards, Johnson beat Bobby Labonte to the finish by .027 seconds, the closest finish in Lowe's Motor Speedway history since the introduction of electronic scoring. The win was Johnson's third consecutive 600, a NASCAR record, passing six drivers (Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt, Darrell Waltrip (twice), Neil Bonnett, and Buddy Baker) for the record. Edwards, Jeremy Mayfield and Newman rounded out the top five, Greg Biffle, Martin Truex, Jr., Dale Jarrett, Ken Schrader, and Rusty Wallace closed out the Top 10.


2005 Coleraine Borough Council election
Elections to Coleraine Borough Council were held on 5 May 2005 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 22 councillors.


2005 Coleraine Borough Council election, Districts results, Bann
2001: 3 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP2005: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP2001-2005 Change: DUP and Sinn Féin gain from UUP and SDLP


2005 Coleraine Borough Council election, Districts results, Coleraine Central
2001: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP2005: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP2001-2005 Change: No change


2005 Coleraine Borough Council election, Districts results, Coleraine East
2001: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP2001-2005 Change: No change


2005 Coleraine Borough Council election, Districts results, The Skerries
2001: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent2005: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP


2005 Colgate Raiders football team
The 2005 Colgate Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Colgate won the Patriot League co-championship but lost in the first round of the NCAA Division I-AA national playoffs.


2005 Colgate Raiders football team
In its 10th season under head coach Dick Biddle, the team compiled a 8–4 record (8–3 in the regular season). Jared Nepa and Mike Saraceno were the team captains.


2005 Colgate Raiders football team
The Raiders outscored opponents 283 to 245. Colgate's 5–1 conference record tied with Lafayette for first in the Patriot League standings. Colgate was awarded the Patriot League's automatic berth in the national playoffs, though co-champion Lafayette also participated, as an at-large selection. Both teams lost their first-round games.


2005 Colgate Raiders football team
Throughout the regular season, Colgate was unranked in the Division I-AA national top 25. Just before the start of the playoffs, the Raiders entered the poll at No. 24. In the year-end rankings, they rose to No. 23.


2005 Colgate Raiders football team
Colgate played its home games at Andy Kerr Stadium in Hamilton, New York.


2005 Colima gubernatorial election
An extraordinary gubernatorial election was held in the Mexican state of Colima on 10 April 2005. The election was necessitated by the death of incumbent governor Gustavo Vázquez Montes of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) in a plane crash on 24 February 2005.


2005 Colima gubernatorial election, Results
Turnout was around 55% of the registered electorate, which both candidates described as disappointingly low.


2005 College Baseball All-America Team
An All-American team is an honorary sports team composed of the best amateur players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American athletes", or simply "All-Americans". Although the honorees generally do not compete together as a unit, the term is used in U.S. team sports to refer to players who are selected by members of the national media. Walter Camp selected the first All-America team in the early days of American football in 1889.


2005 College Baseball All-America Team
The NCAA recognizes four different All-America selectors for the 2005 college baseball season: the American Baseball Coaches Association (since 1947), Baseball America (since 1981), Collegiate Baseball (since 1991), and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (since 2001).


2005 College Football All-America Team
The 2005 College Football All-America Team is composed of the following All-American Teams: Associated Press, Football Writers Association of America, American Football Coaches Association, Walter Camp Foundation, The Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, Pro Football Weekly, ESPN, CBS Sports, College Football News, and Rivals.com.


2005 College Football All-America Team
The College Football All-America Team is an honor given annually to the best American college football players at their respective positions. The original usage of the term All-America seems to have been to such a list selected by football pioneer Walter Camp in the 1890s. The NCAA officially recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, and the WCFF to determine Consensus All-Americans.


2005 College Football All-America Team
Eighteen players were recognized as consensus All-Americans for 2005, 12 of them unanimously. Unanimous selections are followed by an asterisk (*)


2005 Cologne Centurions season
The 2005 Cologne Centurions season was the second season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Peter Vaas in his second year, and played its home games at RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne, Germany. They finished the regular season in third place with a record of six wins and four losses.


2005 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament
The 2005 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament was held at Brooks Field in Wilmington, North Carolina from May 26 through May 29. The event determined the champion of the Colonial Athletic Association for the 2005 season. Third-seeded VCU won the tournament for the third time and earned the CAA's automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.


2005 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament
Entering the event, former member East Carolina had won the most championships, with seven. Among active members, Old Dominion led with three titles while George Mason and VCU had each won twice and UNC Wilmington and William & Mary had won once.


2005 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament, Format and seeding
The top six teams from the CAA's round-robin regular season qualified for the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference winning percentage. They played a double-elimination tournament.


2005 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament, All-Tournament Team, Most Valuable Player
Tim St. Clair was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. St. Clair was a first baseman and designated hitter for VCU.


2005 Colorado Buffaloes football team
The 2005 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. The previous year's team won the Big 12 North Conference. That marked the third Big 12 North championship for the Buffaloes in four years. The team had expectations to improve on their winning and appeared to be on the right track with a 7–2 record to begin the season.


2005 Colorado Buffaloes football team
But in the end, head coach Gary Barnett had his contract bought out and Colorado suffered four straight losses including an embarrassing 70–3 loss to Texas in the Big 12 Championship Game. They finished the season 7–6. In the 2005 Champs Sports Bowl against Clemson, Mike Hankwitz acted as interim head coach, even though Dan Hawkins had been hired as the new head coach. Hawkins coached his final game with Boise State in the MPC Computers Bowl game the day after Colorado played.


2005 Colorado Buffaloes football team, Pre-season
Colorado had plenty of returning players (they graduated only 11 seniors, returned 50 letterman and 17 starters) and were ranked in the Top 25 in 4 pre-season polls. They were also picked to win the Big 12 North in 9 rankings.


2005 Colorado Buffaloes football team, Pre-season
QB Joel Klatt had a solid lock on his starting position. But there was uncertainty of who would be the starting RB, through TB Lawrence Vickers had the inside chance and main competition from Hugh Charles. The shining part of the team was Special Teams, with kicker Mason Crosby and punter John Torp. Other notable returners on offense were tight ends Joe Klopfenstein and Quinn Sypniewski, wide receiver Evan Judge, and most of the offensive line: Brian Daniels, Jr.; Mark Fenton,  Clint O'Neal and Gary Moore.


2005 Colorado Buffaloes football team, Pre-season
Defense was also solid with few key losses and most returning: (line) James Garee, Alex Ligon, Vaka Manupuna; (linebackers) Thaddaeus Washington, Jordon Dizon, Akarika Dawn, Brian Iwuh; (backs) Terrence Wheatley,  Lorenzo Sims, Tyrone Henderson, Dominique Brooks.


2005 Colorado Buffaloes football team, Season summary
Although Colorado won the Big 12 North, they back-doored their way in because they lost their two final conference games and needed Iowa State to lose their final game in order to win. Iowa State missed a field goal in OT and thus, Colorado won the Big 12 Conference North Division Title. In the Big 12 Conference Title game, Joel Klatt suffered a concussion and was taken to a hospital. His career at Colorado was then over, as he sat out the bowl game. The key game of the season was Colorado's game against Iowa State. Colorado was leading the game into the fourth quarter, but gave up two touchdowns late in the game to go on and lose. It seemed their spirit was broken as they never pulled it together after that and were never really in any game they played afterwards.


2005 Colorado Buffaloes football team, Season summary
They also ended up setting the school records for most penalties in a season with 123 (since 1996) and most penalty yards in a season with 1084 yards. They were the most penalized team in NCAA Division I-A and 116th (of 117 teams) in penalty yards per game with 83.38 (Texas Tech was 117th with 83.42). They had 35 flags thrown in the last four games of the season which helped with their downfall. Penalties often came at bad times to stop a drive or assist an opponent's drive just when they needed it.


2005 Colorado Buffaloes football team, Roster
S=Scholarship; WO=Walk-On; #/#—clock as of 2005 season, i.e., 3/2: three years available to play two in eligibility. #L=indicates number of letters earned through 2004; HS=high school; JC=junior college transfer; RS=freshman redshirt in 2004; TR=transfer;VR=varsity reserve performer.


2005 Colorado Mammoth season
The Colorado Mammoth are a lacrosse team based in Colorado playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2005 season was the 19th in franchise history and 3rd as the Mammoth (previously the Washington Power, Pittsburgh Crossefire, and Baltimore Thunder).


2005 Colorado Mammoth season
The 2005 season was lacrosse legend Gary Gait's final season as a player. He led the Mammoth to an 8-8 record, 3rd in the Western division, but they were eliminated from the playoffs by the Arizona Sting in the division finals. Gait would take over as the Mammoth's head coach the next season.


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


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


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


2005 Colorado Rockies season
The Colorado Rockies' 2005 season was the 13th for the Rockies. They tried to win the National League West. Clint Hurdle was the manager. They played home games at Coors Field. They finished with a record of 67-95, last in the NL West.


2005 Colorado Rockies season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


2005 Colorado Rockies season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


2005 Colorado Rockies season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


2005 Colorado Rockies season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


2005 Colorado Rockies season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


2005 Colorado State Rams football team
The 2005 Colorado State Rams football team  represented Colorado State University in the college football 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Hughes Stadium in Fort Collins, CO  and were led by head coach Sonny Lubick.


2005 Columbia Lions football team
The 2005 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Columbia finished last in the Ivy League.


2005 Columbia Lions football team
In their third and final season under head coach Bob Shoop, the Lions compiled a 2–8 record and were outscored 337 to 116. Bill Beechum, Prosper Nwokocha and Joe Winters were the team captains.


2005 Columbia Lions football team
The Lions' winless (0–7) conference record placed eighth in the Ivy League standings. Columbia was outscored 293 to 63 by Ivy opponents.


2005 Columbia Lions football team
Columbia played its homes games at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium in Upper Manhattan, in New York City.


2005 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
The 2005 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting was the 19th Meeting of the Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Nations. It was held in Valletta, Malta, between 25 November and 27 November 2005, and hosted by Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi.


2005 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
Malta is the smallest country to have hosted a CHOGM, committing the country to a major undertaking. Nonetheless, the event passed smoothly, marked by the visit of both Queen Elizabeth II, Head of the Commonwealth, and the British aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious.


2005 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group
The Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) put much emphasis on the position held by Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, and overcame opposition from Pakistan to declare that his holding the two positions of President and Chief of Army Staff were "incompatible with the basic principles of democracy and the spirit of the Harare Commonwealth principles" and that "until the two offices are separated, the process of democratization will not be irreversible".


2005 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group
Of note to commentators and the media was the non-discussion of Uganda, where opposition leader Kizza Besigye was arrested days before the CHOGM, and two months before the country's first multiparty elections since Yoweri Museveni took power in 1986. Uganda's capital, Kampala, had been arranged to host the 2007 CHOGM, and the Commonwealth leaders were keenly aware that to hold the CHOGM in a country that was deemed undemocratic would reflect badly on the Commonwealth Secretariat and undermine the Commonwealth's commitment to human rights and good governance.


2005 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group
CMAG membership rotated once again, with Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Saint Lucia, and the United Kingdom joining it, as the Bahamas, India, Samoa, and Nigeria left.


2005 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup
The 2005 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup was the thirteenth edition of the competition between the champions of former republics of Soviet Union. It was won by Lokomotiv Moscow for the first time.


2005 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup, Format
This edition of the tournament featured a unique one-off format. In attempt to persuade Russian and Ukrainian champions to field their strongest squads, Lokomotiv Moscow and Dynamo Kyiv were given a straight bye to the Semifinal, avoiding Group phase and Quarterfinal. As a result, two of four groups featured only three clubs, and only four group winners advanced to the knock-out round. Ultimately, the change did not make desirable effect on Dynamo, who brought a reserve squad, and the format was reverted since next year.


2005 Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia leadership election
The Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (KSČM) held a leadership election on 1 October 2005. It was held following the resignation of the incumbent leader Miroslav Grebeníček. Vojtěch Filip defeated Václav Exner and became the new leader of KSČM. Filip was considered the candidate who is more similar to Grebeníček.


2005 Concertación presidential primary
The presidential primaries of the Concertation of Parties for Democracy of the year 2005 was the electoral system to define the presidential candidate of such Chilean coalition for the presidential election of 2005. It confronted Michelle Bachelet Jeria, candidate by the Socialist Party (PS), the Party for Democracy (PPD), and the Radical Social Democratic Party (PRSD), and Soledad Alvear Valenzuela, candidate for the Christian Democratic Party of Chile (PDC). However, the process remained unfinished after Alvear retired from competition months before the completion of the primary.


2005 Concertación presidential primary, Campaign and Alvear withdrawal
After defining the two presidential candidates  (a unique event in the history of the country, since the Concertación would present a woman who has real chances of getting elected), began a series of meetings between both commands to define the system of election of the candidate only. Finally, on March 22, an open national election was agreed for all registered voters (except those registered in parties of another coalition), on July 31, 2005.


2005 Concertación presidential primary, Campaign and Alvear withdrawal
In addition, a series of debates were scheduled in each of the regions, of which only two would be televised nationally; The first, in Hualpén (Concepción), scheduled for April 28, 2005, 7 and the last, scheduled for July 27 of the same year in the city of Santiago. The other regional debates were scheduled in the following order: Valparaiso (May 18), note 1 Temuco (May 26), Puerto Montt (May 27), Antofagasta (June 9), Iquique (June 10), Rancagua (23 June), Talca (24 June), Copiapó (7 July), La Serena (8 July), Punta Arenas (21 July) and Coyhaique (22 July).


2005 Concertación presidential primary, Campaign and Alvear withdrawal
The campaign was not without friction between the "progressive" bloc (PS-PPD-PRSD) and the PDC, especially after statements by President Ricardo Lagos in March, when he gave a glimpse of his support for Bachelet in an interview with Televisión Nacional. Alvear reacted by stating that "I do not deserve this attitude; I trust that the President, in the course of this morning, rectify his sayings ", and received the support of his party. Lagos had to refine his comments, stating that "There are two candidates of the Concertación. They both worked loyally with me. I therefore have two candidates".


2005 Concertación presidential primary, Campaign and Alvear withdrawal
After holding two of the thirteen regional debates—those of Hualpén and Valparaíso--, on 24 May, the Christian Democratic banner declined to continue in the presidential race, leaving the only candidacy in the Concertacion to the socialist Michelle Bachelet.


2005 Concertación presidential primary, Campaign and Alvear withdrawal
Both met the next day, when Bachelet failed to get Alvear to join his command PDC Senator Jorge Pizarro, declared that Alvear's resignation "has to do with the finding of a political picture that at one point could jeopardize the possibility of a new government of the Concertación" referring to the possible dispute of votes of center by the candidate of National Renovation, Sebastián Piñera, who came from a family that had strong ties with the Christian Democratic Party.


2005 Conference National play-off Final
The 2005 Football Conference play-off Final took place on 14 May 2005 and was contested between Stevenage Borough and Carlisle United. It was held at the Britannia Stadium, Stoke and had an attendance of 13,422.


2005 Conference National play-off Final, Match, Summary
Carlisle had the first major chance when the ball fell to Derek Holmes and he turned and shot, but Alan Julian in the Stevenage goal saved comfortably. Stevenage's first chance came when they had a corner which they took quickly and Anthony Elding shot just wide from outside the area. The same corner routine had paid off in the semi-final as it had led to Dino Maamria's winning goal against Hereford.


2005 Conference National play-off Final, Match, Summary
At the other end, Holmes flicked on a long ball for Glenn Murray who controlled the ball on his chest and shot in one movement from 14 yards out, but Julian again saved well. Carlisle then took the lead in the 23rd minute after Tom Cowan's cross was headed into the bottom corner by Peter Murphy. Stevenage pressed forward looking for the equalising goal with Jon Brady finding Darryn Stamp at the back post with a good cross, whose header was deflected over. At the other end, Goodliffe cleared a header off the line to keep Stevenage in the match.


2005 Conference National play-off Final, Match, Summary
The second half saw Stevenage try everything to get an equaliser. Elding blazed over from just inside the area, George Boyd hit a well worked free kick over the crossbar while Michael Warner had a good run into the area, cutting inside onto his left foot before seeing his goalbound shot saved by the feet of Matt Glennon. In stoppage time there was a late flurry with the ball bouncing around in the Carlisle penalty area with shots raining in from all angles. But Stevenage could not break down Carlisle and it was they who won and gained promotion back to the Football League at first invitation.


2005 Conference USA Baseball Tournament
The 2005 Conference USA Baseball Tournament was the 2005 postseason college baseball championship of the NCAA Division I Conference USA, held at Pete Taylor Park in Hattiesburg, Mississippi from May 25 through May 29, 2005. Both TCU and Tulane were declared co-champions due to inclement weather but Tulane was given the automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. The tournament consisted of eight teams, with two double-elimination brackets, and a single-game final that was cancelled due to inclement weather.


2005 Conference USA Baseball Tournament, Finish order
† - Winner of the tournament and received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. # - Received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament.


2005 Conference USA Football Championship Game
The 2005 Conference USA Football Championship Game was played on December 3, 2005, at the Citrus Bowl, now known as Camping World Stadium, in Orlando, Florida to determine the 2005 football champion of Conference USA (C-USA). The game featured the UCF Golden Knights, the East Division champions, and the Tulsa Golden Hurricane, the West Division champions. The game kicked off at 12:00pm EST and was televised by ESPN.


2005 Conference USA Football Championship Game, Game summary
With the win, the Tulsa Golden Hurricane won the first-ever Conference USA championship game.


2005 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2005 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 9–12 at the FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee.


2005 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament
Top-seeded Louisville defeated hosts Memphis in the championship game, 75–74, to clinch their second Conference USA men's tournament championship. It was the Cardinals' second title in three years.


2005 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament
The Cardinals, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA Tournament. They were joined in the tournament by fellow C-USA members UAB, Charlotte, and Cincinnati, all of whom earned at-large bids. Louisville would ultimately advance to the Final Four.


2005 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament, Format
There were no changes to the tournament format from the previous year.


2005 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament, Format
The top four teams were given byes into the quarterfinal round while the next eight teams were placed into the first round. The two teams with the worst conference records were not invited to the tournament. All remaining tournament seeds were determined by regular season conference records.


2005 Conference USA Men's Soccer Tournament
The 2005 Conference USA Men's Soccer Tournament was the eleventh edition of the Conference USA Men's Soccer Tournament. The tournament decided the Conference USA champion and guaranteed representative into the 2005 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. The tournament was hosted by Southern Methodist University and the games were played at Westcott Field.


2005 Connecticut Huskies football team
The 2005 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Big East Conference. The team was led by seventh-year head coach Randy Edsall and played its home games at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut.


2005 Connecticut Sun season
The 2005 WNBA season was their seventh season and their third in Connecticut. The Sun attempted to return to the postseason for the third consecutive season and were successful. They also attempted to return to the WNBA Finals for the second consecutive year and were successful.


2005 Connecticut Sun season, Schedule, Playoffs
In the first round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs, the Sun had to face the Detroit Shock. Since the Sun had the better record, the series would be played with game 1 at Detroit, game 2 at Connecticut, and game 3 (if needed) at Connecticut. Even though Detroit had won three of the four regular season meetings, the Sun swept the Shock and game 3 was not needed. In the second round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs, the Sun had to face the Indiana Fever.


2005 Connecticut Sun season, Schedule, Playoffs
Again, the Sun had the better record and the series would be played with game 1 at Indiana and games 2 and 3 (if needed) at Connecticut. The Sun swept the Fever and game 3 was not needed. The Sun advanced to the WNBA Finals. The team would be facing off against the Sacramento Monarchs. The Sun had the better record so the series would be played with games 1, 2, and 5 at Connecticut and games 3 and 4 at Sacramento. In the regular season, the Sun had beaten the Monarchs in both meetings. It was not enough, however. The Monarchs beat the Sun 3 games to 1 to win the WNBA Finals.


2005 Connecticut false evacuation alert
On February 1, 2005, the Emergency Alert System was activated in portions of Connecticut calling for the immediate evacuation of the entire state. The activation was in error. Later studies showed that residents did not evacuate, and that the most common response was to 'change the channel' or seek other confirmation.


2005 Connecticut false evacuation alert, Background Info
The Emergency Alert System (EAS) is a public warning system in the United States that allows designated government authorities to suspend and preempt terrestrial radio and television broadcasts when needed to issue urgent public safety alerts. The highest priority alert that can be issued is an Emergency Action Notification (EAN), sometimes called a "presidential alert". An EAN sets into motion a series of events that causes all of the United States' television and radio stations to become networked together to simulcast the President of the United States, or another federal official. An Emergency Action Notification has never been used for an actual event. However, local and state-level activations of the EAS routinely occur for emergencies such as tornadoes, 911 system outages, and other, localized, exigent events.


2005 Connecticut false evacuation alert, Incident
At 2:10 p.m. on Tuesday, February 1, 2005, a state-level activation of the EAS occurred in Connecticut. A scheduled, unannounced test of the system had been planned for that day. However, the system instead informed television and radio stations that an evacuation of the state was underway. Both the Connecticut Office of Emergency Management and Governor Jodi Rell issued statements shortly after the broadcast confirming the activation had been in error and there was no evacuation underway, though clarifications were not issued until more than an hour after the transmission.


2005 Connecticut false evacuation alert, Incident
Officials initially blamed hackers for the misactivation, though an employee of the state's Office of Emergency Management later said they had accidentally registered the incorrect code prior to what should have been an EAS test, prompting the broadcast of the evacuation notification instead of the test message.


2005 Connecticut false evacuation alert, Incident
According to media reports, the message broadcast began, "civil authorities have issued an immediate evacuation order for all of Connecticut, beginning at 2:10 p.m. and ending at 3:10 p.m".


2005 Connecticut false evacuation alert, Reaction
Despite the critical nature of the message, officials from the Connecticut State Police reported they received no calls from the public inquiring as to its authenticity or the circumstances that would require the evacuation of Connecticut. Though some local police reportedly received calls from members of the public, the message "failed to set off a noticeable exodus into Massachusetts, Rhode Island or New York".


2005 Connecticut false evacuation alert, Reaction
A study conducted after the activation discovered that 11 percent of the state's residents had received the warning while it was being broadcast. Of those persons, 63 percent reported they were "a little or not at all concerned" when receiving it. The most common reaction reported by residents was to seek confirmation of the emergency by changing channels; other common reactions were looking outside or consulting neighbors, and only one percent of persons surveyed who heard the broadcast actually attempted to flee Connecticut.


2005 Connecticut false evacuation alert, Reaction
The most common reasons given by people for not following the evacuation orders were because no specific threat was described in the broadcast, because no specific area was mentioned other than "the entire state of Connecticut", and because there was no observable activity indicative of an emergency.


2005 Conservative Party leadership election
The 2005 Conservative Party leadership election was called by party leader Michael Howard on 6 May 2005, when he announced that he would be stepping down as Leader of the Conservative Party in the near future. However, he stated that he would not depart until a review of the rules for the leadership election had been conducted, given the high level of dissatisfaction with the current system. Ultimately, no changes were made and the election proceeded with the existing rules, which were introduced in 1998.


2005 Conservative Party leadership election
The contest formally began on 7 October 2005, when the Chairman of the 1922 committee, Michael Spicer, received a letter of resignation from Howard. Nominations for candidates opened immediately, and closed on 13 October.


2005 Conservative Party leadership election
The first round of voting amongst Conservative Members of Parliament took place on 18 October and Kenneth Clarke was eliminated (38 votes) leaving David Davis (62 votes), David Cameron (56 votes) and Liam Fox (42 votes) to go through to the second ballot on 20 October. In the second ballot, Fox was eliminated (51 votes), leaving Cameron (90 votes) and Davis (57 votes) to go through to a postal ballot. The ballot, whose result was declared on 6 December, saw Cameron win 68% of votes to Davis' 32%.


2005 Conservative Party leadership election, Candidates
The following candidates declared their intention to seek the leadership, but withdrew before voting began after gathering limited support:


2005 Conservative Party leadership election, Candidates
Alan DuncanMP for Rutland and Melton, Shadow Secretary for Transport


2005 Conservative Party leadership election, Results
The first ballot of MPs was held on 18 October. The results were announced, ten minutes later than expected, at 5:30 pm by Sir Michael Spicer, the Chairman of the 1922 Committee.


2005 Conservative Party leadership election, The rules of the contest
Much speculation surrounded the review of the rules, as it is widely estimated that the system eventually adopted could prove a help or hindrance to particular candidates with strong support in certain areas of the party. However, on 27 September 2005, the proposal to change the rules was rejected.


2005 Conservative Party leadership election, The rules of the contest, The existing rules
Under the rules adopted in 1998, under which both Iain Duncan Smith and Michael Howard were elected, a leadership contest can be initiated either by the incumbent leader resigning or by the Parliamentary Party passing a vote of no confidence in the present leader. The latter is called if 15% of the Parliamentary Party write to the Chairman of the 1922 Committee. If a vote of no confidence is passed, a leadership election is called and the incumbent is barred from standing in it.


2005 Conservative Party leadership election, The rules of the contest, The existing rules
The returning officer is the Chairman of the 1922 Committee. Candidates must be nominated by any two MPs taking the Conservative whip. If only one candidate stands (as happened in the 2003 leadership election) then they are elected nem con (uncontested).


2005 Conservative Party leadership election, The rules of the contest, The existing rules
If two candidates stand, then the election immediately proceeds to a ballot of all members of the party. If more than two candidates stand, then MPs first hold a series of ballots to reduce the number to two. On each round, the candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated. (If two or more candidates tie for last place, as happened in the 2001 contest, then the ballot is repeated, and if the tie remains, all bottom-placed candidates are eliminated.) Candidates may also withdraw between rounds (this also happened in the 2001 contest).


2005 Conservative Party leadership election, The rules of the contest, The existing rules
The series of ballots by MPs continues until there are only two candidates remaining. At this point the all-member ballot begins; this lasts for some weeks. To be eligible to vote, an individual has to have been a paid-up member of the party for at least three months. The candidate who tops the poll is declared leader.


2005 Conservative Party leadership election, The rules of the contest, The existing rules, Criticisms of the existing rules
Many criticisms have been made of the rules, in light of some problems encountered in previous elections:


2005 Conservative Party leadership election, The rules of the contest, The existing rules, Criticisms of the existing rules
Many have criticised the system as having been devised to try to answer those who believed that a leader should have the backing of the bulk of MPs, to answer demands for ordinary party members to have a say, and to allow for the removal of a failing leader.


2005 Conservative Party leadership election, The rules of the contest, The existing rules, Criticisms of the existing rules
It is possible for a candidate to reach the final two with the support of barely a third of MPs in the final ballot (or even less if the rival candidate has overwhelming support in the Parliamentary Party) and then be elected leader by the party members. Conversely, they are then vulnerable to being removed as leader by the MPs.


2005 Conservative Party leadership election, The rules of the contest, The existing rules, Criticisms of the existing rules
Some have argued that party members are unrepresentative of the electorate at large and are prone to elect a leader reflecting their views rather than those of the country at large.


2005 Conservative Party leadership election, The rules of the contest, Proposals to change the leadership election process, Initial proposals for electing a new leader
Following the Conservative Party's defeat at the 2005 general election, in a speech on 6 May 2005, Howard announced his intention to retire as leader of the Conservative Party. However, he indicated that before he stood down he wanted to oversee changes to the Party’s process of electing a new leader. These new proposals were set out in principle in the Conservative Party document A 21st Century Party:


2005 Conservative Party leadership election, The rules of the contest, Proposals to change the leadership election process, Initial proposals for electing a new leader
This proposal was put to the 1922 Committee on 15 May 2005, but rejected. About 100 of the 180 backbenchers that attended the meeting instead endorsed a motion drawn up by the executive of the committee. The 1922 Committee proposal included a consultative period with all local associations, but the choice of leader would ultimately be decided by the parliamentary party.


2005 Conservative Party leadership election, The rules of the contest, Proposals to change the leadership election process, Revised proposals for electing a new leader
Under the 1922 Committee proposed system, Sir Michael Spicer, Chairman of the 1922 Committee of MPs, would seek nominations for leader from Conservative Members of Parliament. Contenders would need the support of 5% of the party, or 10 MPs (in the current Parliament), in order to stand. Once nominations had closed MPs would then start a two-week consultation process with their constituencies, MEPs and local councillors to ascertain their preferred candidates. They would then report back to Sir Michael, who would assess their findings and inform MPs of the two candidates who gained most support, in order of preference. MPs would then hold the first ballot, in which all nominated candidates would be able to participate. As in the current system the MP with the lowest number of votes would be eliminated. The process would then be repeated, as required, until one candidate remained.


2005 Conservative Party leadership election, The rules of the contest, Proposals to change the leadership election process, Revised proposals for electing a new leader
Andrew Tyrie, the Conservative MP for Chichester hailed the decision by the parliamentary party to accept the new proposals, by 127 votes to 50 on 20 July 2005 at a meeting of the 1922 committee, as a "victory for common sense". The 1922 Committee proposal was then put to the Conservative Party Board which duly supported it. Following this result Party Chairman, Francis Maude commented; "I am pleased that these changes, agreed by the Party Board and the 1922 Committee, are going to be put forward.


2005 Conservative Party leadership election, The rules of the contest, Proposals to change the leadership election process, Revised proposals for electing a new leader
If these changes go through, the Conservative Party will have a new Leader in place by the middle of November." However, other MPs were less enthusiastic about the new system. In a letter to the Daily Telegraph a number of MPs including David Willetts, Michael Ancram, Andrew Lansley, Theresa May and Iain Duncan Smith, wrote: "It is not too late for the parliamentary party to find a way of involving grassroots members in the Conservative Party’s most important decisions. Any proposals that do not facilitate democratic involvement deserve to be defeated."


2005 Conservative Party leadership election, The rules of the contest, Proposals to change the leadership election process, Proposal not backed by the Constitutional College
When the results of the ballot of the Constitutional College of the Conservative Party were announced on 27 September 2005, the proposals had failed to gain enough backing. A total of 1,001 (87.7% of full membership) ballots were returned, the votes in each section were:


2005 Conservative Party leadership election, The rules of the contest, Proposals to change the leadership election process, Proposal not backed by the Constitutional College
This equated to a total of 61 per cent of the constitutional college in favour. For the changes to be approved, 50 per cent of all those eligible to vote were required to vote in favour, along with 66 per cent of MPs who voted and 66 per cent of the National Convention members who voted; it is this final threshold that was not reached.


2005 Conservative Party leadership election, The rules of the contest, Proposals to change the leadership election process, Proposal not backed by the Constitutional College
As a result of the Constitutional College ballot, no changes were made to the party’s rules on electing a leader.


2005 Conservative Party leadership election, Party Conference
At the 2005 Conservative Party conference, each of the five announced candidates at the time was allowed a 20-minute speech. This was seen by many as the start of the leadership campaign by each of the candidates and their speeches were closely analysed by party members and the media. Many felt that front-runner (at the time of his speech) David Davis had performed rather poorly, while the speeches of Kenneth Clarke, Liam Fox, Sir Malcolm Rifkind and David Cameron were much better.


2005 Conservative Party leadership election, Party Conference
This led to a rapid change in the odds of the five candidates on the betting markets – on the morning of 6 October, David Davis was the clear leader and David Cameron third, but by the evening of the same day the two had swapped places. By the end of the conference, David Cameron had become the front runner, with Ken Clarke and David Davis closely behind.


2005 Conservative Party leadership election, Party Conference
The conference was also seen as similar to the Conservatives' 1963 conference, where there was also a race to become leader.


2005 Conservative Party leadership election, Polling
The Sunday Times and YouGov polled 746 members of the Conservative Party just after the conference. The poll showed support slipping away from David Davis (14%) and Ken Clarke (26%) and moving to Liam Fox (13%) and David Cameron (39%) instead.


2005 Conservative Party leadership election, Polling
The Daily Telegraph and YouGov polled 665 members of the Conservative Party just after the first ballot, where Clarke was eliminated leaving only three contestants. The poll showed that 59 percent backed David Cameron, against 18 percent for Liam Fox and 15 per cent for Mr Davis. This poll showed support for Mr Cameron being strong amongst the grassroots of the party on the eve of the final (membership) ballot.


2005 Conservative Party leadership election, Polling
In a YouGov poll published on 12 November, more than two-thirds of party members looked set to vote for the younger candidate as party leader. Around 68 per cent of voters who had already returned their ballot papers had opted for Mr Cameron, while 66 per cent of those still to vote said they were likely to choose him over the then-Shadow Home Secretary David Davis. 57 per cent of those still to vote said they may change their minds between then and the postal ballot deadline on 5 December.


2005 Cook Islands Round Cup
The 2005 season of the Cook Islands Round Cup was the thirty second recorded season of top flight association football competition in the Cook Islands, with any results between 1951 and 1969 and also in 1986 and 1988–1990 currently unknown. Nikao Sokattack won the championship, their third recorded championship. Either Tupapa Maraerenga or Matavera were runners up, with Takuvaine finishing in third place following a seven match unbeaten run at the end of the season.


2005 Cookstown District Council election
Elections to Cookstown District Council were held on 5 May 2005 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used three district electoral areas to elect a total of 16 councillors.


2005 Cookstown District Council election, Districts results, Ballinderry
2001: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP2005: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP2001-2005 Change: No change


2005 Cookstown District Council election, Districts results, Cookstown Central
2001: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP2005: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP2001-2005 Change: SDLP gain from Sinn Féin


2005 Cookstown District Council election, Districts results, Drum Manor
2001: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent2005: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from Independent


2005 Copa Aerosur
Following are the results of the 2005 Copa Aerosur, the Bolivian football tournament held in La Paz, Cochabamba and Santa Cruz, sponsored by AeroSur airline.


2005 Copa América de Ciclismo
The 5th edition of the Copa América de Ciclismo was held on 9 January 2005 in São Paulo, Brazil.


2005 Copa Colsanitas Seguros Bolivar
The 2005 Copa Colsanitas Seguros Bolivar was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Club Campestre El Rancho in Bogotá, Colombia that was part of Tier III of the 2005 WTA Tour. It was the eighth edition of the tournament and ran from 14 February through 20 February 2005. Second-seeded Flavia Pennetta won the singles title and earned $27,000 first-prize money.


2005 Copa Colsanitas Seguros Bolivar, Finals, Doubles
Emmanuelle Gagliardi /  Tina Pisnik defeated  Ľubomíra Kurhajcová /  Barbora Strýcová 6–4, 6–3


2005 Copa Colsanitas Seguros Bolivar – Doubles
Barbara Schwartz and Jasmin Wöhr were the defending champions, but Schwartz did not compete this year. Wöhr teamed up with Émilie Loit and lost in semifinals to runners-up Ľubomíra Kurhajcová and Barbora Strýcová.


2005 Copa Colsanitas Seguros Bolivar – Doubles
Emmanuelle Gagliardi and Tina Pisnik won the title by defeating Ľubomíra Kurhajcová and Barbora Strýcová 6–4, 6–3 in the final.


2005 Copa Colsanitas Seguros Bolivar – Singles
Four-time champion Fabiola Zuluaga failed to defend her title after losing to Lourdes Domínguez Lino in the semifinals. The loss also ends Zuluaga's 17-match winning streak at her home soil.


2005 Copa Colsanitas Seguros Bolivar – Singles
Flavia Pennetta won the title by defeating Lourdes Domínguez Lino 7–6(7–4), 6–4 in the final.


2005 Copa Indonesia
The 2005 Copa Indonesia was the first edition of Piala Indonesia, the nationwide football cup tournament in Indonesia, involving clubs from Premier Division, First Division and Second Division. The winner of the tournament qualified to play for 2006 AFC Champions League.


2005 Copa Indonesia
Arema Malang became champions after a victory over Persija Jakarta in the final match at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta.


2005 Copa Indonesia Final
The 2005 Copa Indonesia Final was a football match that took place on 19 November 2005 at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta. It was the inaugural final of Piala Indonesia, Indonesia's premier football cup competition. The match was contested by Persija Jakarta and Arema Malang. Arema won the match 4–3 after extra time and entered the group stage of the 2006 AFC Champions League.


2005 Copa Libertadores
The 2005 Copa Libertadores was the 46th edition of the Copa Libertadores. The champion also qualified for the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship.


2005 Copa Libertadores
It was the first time ever that two teams from the same country reached the final. This year's tournament was also the first Copa Libertadores to employ the away goals rule in knockout ties. São Paulo won the tournament, becoming the first Brazilian team to win the cup on three occasions.


2005 Copa Libertadores, Preliminary round
12 teams from 11 football associations dispute 6 places in the Group Stage.


2005 Copa Libertadores, Group stage
The six winners from the preliminary round join the other twenty-six teams in the group stage. The top 2 teams in each group advanced to the knockout stage.


2005 Copa Libertadores, Knockout Round, Qualified teams
The teams seeded 1 to 8 (first placed teams of each group) and 9 to 16 (second placed teams of each group) and the ties were 1 vs 16, 2 vs 15, etc.


2005 Copa Libertadores, Knockout Round, Round of 16
First leg matches were played between May 17, 2005 and May 19, 2005. Second leg matches were played between May 24, 2005 and May 26, 2005.


2005 Copa Libertadores, Knockout Round, Quarterfinals
First leg matches were played on June 1, 2005 and June 2, 2005. Second leg matches were played between June 14, 2005 and June 16, 2005.


2005 Copa Libertadores, Knockout Round, Semifinals
First leg matches were played on June 22, 2005 and June 23, 2005. Second leg matches were played on June 29, 2005 and June 30, 2005.


2005 Copa Libertadores, Knockout Round, Finals
First leg match was played on July 6, 2005. Second leg match was played on July 14, 2005.


2005 Copa Libertadores Finals
The 2005 Copa Libertadores Final was a two-legged football match-up to determine the 2005 Copa Libertadores champion.


2005 Copa Libertadores Finals, Final summary, Second leg
Assistant referees: Rodolfo Otero Juan Carlos RebolloFourth official: Sergio Pezzotta


2005 Copa Perú
The 2005 Copa Perú season (Spanish: Copa Perú 2005), the promotion tournament of Peruvian football.


2005 Copa Perú
The tournament has 5 stages. The first four stages are played as mini-league round-robin tournaments, except for third stage in region IV, which is played as a knockout stage. The final stage features two knockout rounds and a final four-team group stage to determine the two promoted teams.


2005 Copa Perú
The 2005 Peru Cup started with the District Stage (Spanish: Etapa Distrital) on February. The next stage was the Provincial Stage (Spanish: Etapa Provincial) which started, on June. The tournament continued with the Departamental Stage (Spanish: Etapa Departamental) on July. The Regional Staged followed. The National Stage (Spanish: Etapa Nacional) started on November. The winner  of the National Stage will be promoted to the First Division.


2005 Copa Perú, Departmental Stage
The following list shows the teams that qualified for the Regional Stage.


2005 Copa Perú, Regional Stage
The following list shows the teams that qualified for the Regional Stage.


2005 Copa Perú, Regional Stage, Region I
Region I includes qualified teams from Amazonas, Lambayeque, Tumbes and Piura region.


2005 Copa Perú, Regional Stage, Region II
Region II includes qualified teams from Ancash, Cajamarca, La Libertad and San Martín region.


2005 Copa Perú, Regional Stage, Region IV
Region IV includes qualified teams from Lima, Loreto, Callao and Ucayali region.


2005 Copa Perú, Regional Stage, Region V
Region V includes qualified teams from Ayacucho, Huancavelica and Ica region.


2005 Copa Perú, Regional Stage, Region VI
Region VI includes qualified teams from Huanuco, Junin and Pasco region. Two teams qualified from this stage.


2005 Copa Perú, Regional Stage, Region VII
Region VII includes qualified teams from Arequipa, Moquegua and Tacna region.


2005 Copa Perú, Regional Stage, Region VIII
Region VIII includes qualified teams from Apurímac, Cusco, Madre de Dios and Puno region.


2005 Copa Perú, National Stage
The National Stage started in November. The winners of the National Stage will be promoted to the First Division.


2005 Copa Petrobras Santiago
The 2005 Copa Petrobras Santiago was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It was part of the 2005 ATP Challenger Series. It took place in Santiago de Chile, Chile between 24 and 30 October 2005.


2005 Copa Petrobras Santiago, ATP entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2005 Copa Petrobras Santiago, Champions, Doubles
Daniel Köllerer /  Oliver Marach def. Lucas Arnold Ker /  Giovanni Lapentti, 6–4, 6–3


2005 Copa Petrobras Santiago – Doubles
Enzo Artoni and Ignacio González King were the defending champions, but did not compete this year.


2005 Copa Petrobras Santiago – Doubles
Daniel Köllerer and Oliver Marach defeated Lucas Arnold Ker and Giovanni Lapentti 6–4, 6–3 in the final.


2005 Copa Petrobras Santiago – Singles
Óscar Hernández was the defending champion, but lost in semifinals to Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo.


2005 Copa Petrobras Santiago – Singles
Júlio Silva defeated Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo 6–2, 6–3 in the final.


2005 Copa Sudamericana
The 2005 Copa Sudamericana, also known as the 2005 Copa Nissan Sudamericana de Clubes for sponsorship reasons, was the 4th edition of the international football cup competition played annually by clubs of CONMEBOL, and starting with this edition invited teams from CONCACAF. Boca Juniors successfully defended the Sudamericana trophy, winning the tournament for the second time.


2005 Copa Sudamericana Finals
The 2005 Copa Sudamericana Finals was a two-legged football match-up to determine the 2005 Copa Sudamericana champion. It was contested by Mexican club UNAM and Argentinian club Boca Juniors. Boca was defending their trophy and Pumas UNAM were playing in their first Copa Sudamericana finals.


2005 Copa Sudamericana Finals
The first leg was played in Estadio Olímpico Universitario in Mexico D.F. on 6 December 6, and the match was tied 1–1. The second leg was played in La Bombonera ("Estadio Alberto J. Armando"), in Buenos Aires on December 18, and, again, the match was tied 1–1, so in the penalty shoot-out Boca won 4–3 and was thus crowned the champions, successfully defending their title. As the winner, Boca earned the right to play in the 2006 Recopa Sudamericana against the winner of the 2005 Copa Libertadores.


2005 Copa de la Reina de Fútbol
The 2005 Copa de S.M. La Reina de Fútbol was the 23rd edition of Spain's women's football national cup. The previous edition's reduction to four teams was reverted, and the cup was contested by the top eight teams in the 2004-05 Superliga from May 15 to June 12, 2005.


2005 Copa de la Reina de Fútbol
Defending champion Levante UD defeated CFF Puebla in the final to win its fifth title in six years. AD Torrejón and Rayo Vallecano also reached the semifinals.


2005 Copa del Rey Final
The 2005 Copa del Rey Final was the 103rd final of the Spanish cup competition, the Copa del Rey. The match was played at Vincente Calderon in Madrid, on 11 June 2005.


2005 Copa del Rey Final
Real Betis beat Osasuna 2–1 in extra time, to win the tournament for the second time.


2005 Copa del Rey Juvenil
The 2005 Copa del Rey Juvenil was the 55th staging of the tournament. The competition began on May 15, 2005 and ended on June 26, 2005 with the final.


2005 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto
The 2005 Copa del Rey was the 69th edition of the Spanish basketball Cup. It was organized by the ACB and was disputed in Zaragoza in the Pabellón Príncipe Felipe between days 17 and 20 of February. The winning team was Unicaja.


2005 Copa del Rey de Balonmano
The 2004/2005 edition of Copa del Rey de Balonmano was held in Pontevedra, Galicia. The champion was BM Valladolid.


2005 Copa do Brasil
The Copa do Brasil 2005 was the 17th staging of the Copa do Brasil.


2005 Copa do Brasil
The competition started on February 2, 2005 and concluded on June 22, 2005 with the second leg of the final, held at the Estádio São Januário in Rio de Janeiro, in which Paulista lifted the trophy for the first time after a 0-0 draw with Fluminense.


2005 Copa do Brasil
Fred, of Cruzeiro, with 15 goals, was the competition's topscorer.


2005 Copa do Brasil, Format
The competition was contested by 64 clubs in a knock-out format where all rounds were played over two legs and the away goals rule was used, but in the first two rounds if the away team won the first leg with an advantage of at least two goals, the second leg was not played and the club automatically qualified to the next round.


2005 Coppa Italia Final
The 2005 Coppa Italia Final was the final of the 2004–05 Coppa Italia, the 58th season of the top cup competition in Italian football. The match was played over two legs between Roma and Internazionale. This was the 12th Coppa Italia final played by Roma and the 8th by Inter. It was the first meeting of these two clubs in the finals. The first leg was played in Rome on 12 June 2005, in which Inter won 2–0. The second leg was played on 15 June 2006 in Milan and Inter won 1–0 to seal the trophy on an aggregate result of 3–0.


2005 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship
The 2005 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 96th staging of the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1909. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 12 December 2004. The championship began on 1 May 2005 and ended on 9 October 2005.


2005 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship
On 9 October 2005, Argideen Rangers won the championship after a 2–08 to 1–08 defeat of Nemo Rangers in a final replay at Páirc Uí Rinn. It remains their only championship title in the grade.


2005 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship
Nemo Rangers' James Masters was the championship's top scorer with 3-35.