2004–05 FC Basel season, The Campaign, Europe, Champions League
The first leg was played in St. Jakob-Park and was arbitrated by English referee Graham Poll. Pushed on by the sold-out 30,000 spectator crowd the Swiss champions Basel took the early initiative and it was their Argentinian attacking duo Christian Giménez and Julio Hernán Rossi dictating the flow of the game from the very beginning. Inter defended well in the early stage and after they had withstood the early storm, they started to get their game together, stringing their passes together and it was the away side who made the first strike.


2004–05 FC Basel season, The Campaign, Europe, Champions League
In the 19th minutes, Adriano powered past two Basel defenders and placed his shot low beyond the onrushing goalkeeper Pascal Zuberbühler. Basel were not shocked by this early strike against them, and countered this just six minutes later. Mario Cantaluppi surprised the Inter defence by lobbing a free-kick high to the near post, here it was controlled by Rossi who then, with a smart overhead kick, played it into the danger area. Benjamin Huggel was ready and headed in from close range. Inter reacted immediately, but Dejan Stanković's powerful long-range shot rebounded off the post.


2004–05 FC Basel season, The Campaign, Europe, Champions League
Then the game opened and Basel could have scored again as Huggel's right-footed volley from about 12 yards narrowly flashed wide. However, it was Inter who had the best opportunity before the break. Again, it was Adriano rushing towards goal, Zuberbühler rushed out against him but could only parry the ball straight into the path of Zé Maria, but his shot from close range hit the bar. Basel started into the second period as they had started in the first, pushing forwards with tempo.


2004–05 FC Basel season, The Campaign, Europe, Champions League
Francesco Toldo made to good saves, first parrying a long-range lob from Matías Delgado and then a hard hit shot from Rossi. The Italian championship had not yet started and the Swiss season had already been going for a month, therefore the Inter players were tired towards the end, however Basel failed to take advantage of this, Huggel coming closest in the 78th minute as he hit a low drive from the edge of the penalty area, but the visitors were saved by the post. The game ended with a 1–1 draw.


2004–05 FC Basel season, The Campaign, Europe, Champions League
In the second leg it was Inter who were quickly into play, with Álvaro Recoba forcing Basel goalkeeper Pascal Zuberbühler into a good save a few seconds after kick-off. Only a few seconds later the home crowd were able to celebrate as Adriano put Inter ahead with a low shot precise inside the far post after a pass from Dejan Stanković. Inter controled the game in the early stages and scored their second goal after just 13 minutes. A superb shot from Stankovic, following a neat combination with Adriano gave the home team a two goal advantage.


2004–05 FC Basel season, The Campaign, Europe, Champions League
Despite the two-goal lead, the home side refused to sit back and Zuberbühler had to make another good save after a long distance left-foot shot by Recoba. After 26 minutes, Inter goalie Francesco Toldo deflected a powerful free-kick from Basel captain Murat Yakin wide. Inter went close to scoring a third goal just minutes later as Stankovic shot wide from a good position after a combination between Zé Maria and Adriano on the right wing. Basel had another dangerous free-kick shortly before half-time, Mario Cantaluppi's kick was slighty wide. Basel faught themselves back into the game.


2004–05 FC Basel season, The Campaign, Europe, Champions League
Just four minutes into the second half as Austrainlien midfielder Mile Sterjovski, just inside the penalty area, controlled a cross from his left to dribble past Stankovic and score with an exact right-foot shot. However, the home team restored their two-goal lead only four minutes later as Adriano took on a ball from Stankovic outside the penalty area. He took a few paces forward and fired low, left footed, beyong keeper Zuberbühler. The home team secured their victory a few minutes later, this time Recoba's left footed shot dropped into the net. The Uruguayan forward controlled a long pass from Juan Sebastián Verón, he turned towards the Basel goal and shot from about 18 metres and the game ended for Basel with an undeserved high 1–4 defeat.


2004–05 FC Basel season, The Campaign, Europe, Champions League
Basel lost 5–2 on aggregate and subsequently dropped into the 2004–05 UEFA Cup.


2004–05 FC Basel season, The Campaign, Europe, UEFA Cup
In the First Round of the UEFA Cup Basel defeated the Russian side FC Terek Grozny 3–1 on aggregate. In the Group Stage they faced considerably tougher opponents, being drawn in Group E with Feyenoord Rotterdam, FC Schalke 04, Ferencvárosi TC and Heart of Midlothian. They drew 1–1 away to Schalke, but were defeated 2–1 at home by Hearts. In the away tie at the Stadium Puskás Ferenc they beat Ferencváros 2–1 and finally winning 1–0 at home against Feyenoord. They finished third in the group on seven points and qualified for the Round of 32 where they were defeated 2–0 on aggregate by Lille OSC. Despite this defeat, the aim for this campaign could be considered as achieved. CSKA Moscow won the 2004–05 UEFA Cup.


2004–05 FC Basel season, Players, First team squad
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2004–05 FC Basel season, Results and fixtures, Friendlies, Sempione Cup
The Sempione Cup was a club football tournament played in summer at Sportanlage Moos, Balsthal, during the years 1987 to 2004.


2004–05 FC Basel season, Results and fixtures, Friendlies, Uhrencup
The Uhrencup is a club football tournament, held annually in Grenchen.


2004–05 FC Basel season, Results and fixtures, Swiss Super League, First half of season
The Swiss Super League season was originally contested by ten teams.


2004–05 FC Basel season, Results and fixtures, Swiss Super League, Second half of season
On 4 February 2005 the parent company of Servette FC was declared bankrupt. It had run debts of over 10 million Swiss francs, having not paid the players since the previous November, and consequently the club suffered an exodus of players looking for paying clubs. As a consequence of the bankruptcy Servette FC had their license revoked, the club's second half matches were entirely cancelled. The second half of the season was therefore competed with only nine clubs. These each played another double round-robin schedule. Each of the nine clubs had played 34 matches at the end of the season.


2004–05 FC Bayern Munich season
FC Bayern Munich won the German double for the second time in three seasons, ensuring the first season for Felix Magath as manager was a successful one. With several German clubs suffering from financial difficulties at the time, the title race was a casual stroll for Bayern's star-filled squad, winning by 14 points, since sole rival Schalke 04 fell apart in the last month of the season. Among the key players in the success were Roy Makaay and playmaker Michael Ballack.


2004–05 FC Bayern Munich season, First-team squad
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2004–05 FC Bayern Munich season, First-team squad, Left club during season
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2004–05 FC Bihor Oradea season
The 2004–05 season was Bihor Oradea's 46th season in the Romanian football league system, and their 26th season in the Divizia B. At the end of the season the team finished on 3rd place, far away from the promotion place, which was the goal of the team at the start of the season. The season was a tumultuous one for the management, technical staff and players, the club's management being vehemently criticized for defective management and being dismissed with 5 rounds before the end of the season. Also 3 head coaches were changed during this season. This was the last season when FC Bihor was known as FC Oradea.


2004–05 FC Bihor Oradea season, First team squad
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2004–05 FC Dinamo București season
The 2004–05 season was FC Dinamo București's 56th season in Liga I. For the 2004–05 season Dinamo's ambitions grew, but still many players left the club. Dinamo played a thrilling game vs. Manchester United in Bucharest in the third qualification round of the UEFA Champions League, but lost 1–2. This game was significant because it showed considerable progress from the last attempts to qualify for the group phase of the Champions League. The second leg was lost at Old Trafford 3–0. In the UEFA Cup 2004–05 season Dinamo was eliminated by Partizan Belgrade.


2004–05 FC Dinamo București season
This time Dinamo had a better evolution during the season after the title victory. However, Dinamo lost the title to Steaua Bucharest on a costly error by Lucian Goian in the last seconds of the game with Rapid Bucharest close to the end of the season.


2004–05 FC Dinamo București season
Dinamo won the Romanian Cup for the 12th time in history.


2004–05 FC Dinamo București season, Squad
Goalkeepers: Vladimir Gaev (12/0), Cristian Munteanu (6/0), Bogdan Stelea (13/0).


2004–05 FC Dinamo București season, Squad
Defenders: Angelo Alistar (18/0), Ionuţ Bălan (14/1), Ovidiu Burcă (14/0), Liviu Ciobotariu (8/0), George Galamaz (22/0), Lucian Goian (6/0), Alin Ilin (2/0), Adrian Iordache (14/1), Cristian Irimia (11/0), Cristian Pulhac (11/2), Ştefan Radu (2/0), Dorin Semeghin (16/0), Gabriel Tamaș (13/0).


2004–05 FC Dinamo București season, Squad
Midfielders: Ionuț Badea (18/0), Adrian Cristea (10/0), Ştefan Grigorie (25/10), Andrei Mărgăritescu (29/2), Vlad Munteanu (4/0), Leonard Naidin (1/0), Alexandru Păcurar (14/1), Florentin Petre (24/2), Dennis Şerban (3/0), Iulian Tameş (11/0).


2004–05 FC Dinamo București season, Squad
Forwards: Alexandru Bălţoi (18/3), Ionel Dănciulescu (15/11), Claudiu Drăgan (2/0), Adrian Mihalcea (17/1), Tibor Moldovan (5/1), Claudiu Niculescu (28/21), Ianis Zicu (13/3).


2004–05 FC Dinamo București season, Transfers
New players: Summer break - Matache (Metalul Plopeni), Galamaz (Rapid București), Irimia (Rapid București), Ciobotariu (Royal Antwerp), Onuț, Bălan and Bălțoi (Farul Constanța), Goian (Ceahlăul Piatra-Neamț), Mărgăritescu (Unirea Focșani), Păcurar (Universitatea Cluj-Napoca), D.Șerban (Petrolul Ploiești)


2004–05 FC Dinamo București season, Transfers
Winter break - Tamaș (Spartak Moskva), Ad.Cristea (Politehnica Iași), T.Moldovan (Apulum Alba-Iulia), Zicu (AC Parma)


2004–05 FC Dinamo București season, Transfers
Left team: Summer break - Șt. Preda (FC Argeș Pitești), Alexa (Beijing Guan), Bărcăuan (Shakhtar Donetsk), Onuț (Politehnica Iași), Cr.Ciubotariu (Politehnica Iași), Perenyi (Politehnica Iași)


2004–05 FC Dinamo București season, Transfers
Winter break - Cr.Munteanu (FC Național București), Cr.Irimia (Dinamo Kyiv), Naidin (Poli Timișoara), D.Șerban (Larissa), Vl.Munteanu (FC Național București), Tameș (Alania Vladikavkaz), Cl.Drăgan (Universitatea Craiova), Dănciulescu (Shandong Luneng Taishan), Cigan (Liberty Salonta)


2004–05 FC Energie Cottbus season
During the 2004–05 German football season, FC Energie Cottbus competed in the 2. Bundesliga.


2004–05 FC Energie Cottbus season, Season summary
Energie escaped relegation to the 3. Bundesliga by the slimmest of margins, with their goal difference only 1 goal greater than 15th-placed Eintracht Trier.


2004–05 FC Energie Cottbus season, First-team squad
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2004–05 FC Energie Cottbus season, First-team squad, Left club during season
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2004–05 FC Girondins de Bordeaux season
The 2004–05 season was the 124th season in the existence of FC Girondins de Bordeaux and the club's 14th consecutive season in the top flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Bordeaux participated in this season's edition of the Coupe de France and the Coupe de la Ligue. The season covered the period from 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005.


2004–05 FC Istres season
The 2004–05 season was the 85th season in the existence of FC Istres and the club's first season back in the top flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Istres participated in this season's edition of the Coupe de France and the Coupe de la Ligue. The season covered the period from 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005.


2004–05 FC Istres season, First-team squad
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2004–05 FC Istres season, First-team squad, Left club during season
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2004–05 FC Metz season
The 2004–05 season was the 73rd season in the existence of FC Metz and the club's second consecutive season in the top flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Metz participated in this season's edition of the Coupe de France and the Coupe de la Ligue. The season covered the period from 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005.


2004–05 FC Nantes season
The 2004–05 season was the 63rd season in the existence of FC Nantes and the club's 43rd consecutive season in the top flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Nantes participated in this season's edition of the Coupe de France and the Coupe de la Ligue. The season covered the period from 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005.


2004–05 FC Oțelul Galați season
In December 2004, with 2 months left on his contract, Sorin Cârţu and president Nicu Boghici agreed for a departure. January 2005 came with rumors which said that Mittal Steel would take over the team, for which they already were shirt sponsors. Soon after, Viorel Anghelinei, former player of Oțelul and referee, was appointed as the new president of the club. The new manager of Oțelul, Mihai Stoichiţă was announced on the 23rd of January.


2004–05 FC Oțelul Galați season, Transfers, Out
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable.


2004–05 FC Porto season
FC Porto followed up its UEFA Champions League victory with a chaotic season, following the departure of coach José Mourinho and several key players. Initial coach Luigi Delneri was sacked even before the season started, due to too little presence in his new town in pre-season. New signings Ricardo Quaresma, Pepe, Giourkas Seitaridis, Luís Fabiano, Raul Meireles and Diego looked spectacular on paper, but in reality, Porto had a miserable offensive performance, culminating in just 39 league goals and a loss of the league title to arch rivals Benfica. As a consolation, it won the Intercontinental Cup title with a victory against Once Caldas on penalties.


2004–05 FC Schalke 04 season
FC Schalke 04 had a surprise title tilt at Bundesliga, in spite of a poor start to the season and the resultant dismissal of manager Jupp Heynckes. With largely unproven Ralf Rangnick taking over, Schalke went about level with title rivals Bayern Munich after a 1–0 win thanks to a goal from Lincoln. From there on, Bayern dominated, leaving Schalke a full 14 points behind, albeit good enough for runners-up, qualifying the team for the Champions League.


2004–05 FC Schalke 04 season, First-team squad
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2004–05 FC Schalke 04 season, First-team squad, Left club during season
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2004–05 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard season
The 2004–05 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard season was the club's 77th season in existence and the club's fourth consecutive season in the first division of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Sochaux participated in this season's edition of the Coupe de France, the Coupe de la Ligue and the UEFA Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005.


2004–05 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard season, Season summary
Sochaux dropped five places in the table to finish 10th, their lowest finish since promotion in 2001. Manager Guy Lacombe left at the end of the season to manage Paris Saint-Germain. He was replaced by former Ajaccio manager Dominique Bijotat.


2004–05 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard season, First-team squad
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2004–05 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard season, First-team squad, Left club during season
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2004–05 FC Steaua București season
The 2004–05 season was the 57th season in the existence of FC Steaua București and the club's 57th consecutive season in the top flight of Romanian football. In addition to the domestic league, Steaua București participated in this season's edition of the Cupa României and the UEFA Cup.


2004–05 FC Steaua București season, First-team squad
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2004–05 FC Thun season
This article covers the results and statistics of FC Thun during the 2004–05 season. During the season Thun competed in the Swiss Super League and the Swiss Cup.


2004–05 FC Thun season, Swiss cup, Round 1
Teams from Super League and Challenge League were seeded in this round. In a match, the home advantage was granted to the team from the lower league, if applicable.


2004–05 FC Vaslui season
The 2004–05 season is FC Vaslui's 3rd season of its existence, and its 2nd in a row, in Divizia B. After failing in the previous season to promote, the team's objective this season, was the same. From the beginning of the championship, FC Vaslui started very well, and finished 1st, with 10 points in front of the 2nd team. And so, FC Vaslui promoted in Divizia A, for the first time in its history, this being the most important achievement in its history.


2004–05 FC Vaslui season, Squad
As of 11 June 2005Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2004–05 FIBA Europe Cup
The 2004–05 FIBA Europe Cup was the third season of the  FIBA Europe Cup, Europe's fourth level professional club basketball tournament. The season started on 2 November 2004, and ended on 11 April 2005. A total number of 32 teams participated in the competition.


2004–05 FIBA Europe Cup, Pan-European playoffs
In the pan-European play-offs, teams played in two-legged series in the quarterfinals. The Final Four was held in Ploiești from 9 until 10 April 2005.


2004–05 FIBA Europe League
The 2004–05 FIBA Europe League was the second season of the third tier in European basketball. A total of 32 teams participated in the regular season. BC Dynamo Saint Petersburg won its first FIBA Europe League title.


2004–05 FIBA Europe League, Teams
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round


2004–05 FINA Swimming World Cup
The 2004–2005 FINA Swimming World Cup was a series of eight short-course (25m) meets, held in 8 different cities from November 2004 through February 2005.


2004–05 FINA Swimming World Cup
South Africa's Ryk Neethling (male) and Sweden's Anna-Karin Kammerling (female) were named the top swimmers of the series.


2004–05 FINA Swimming World Cup, Event Winners
Note: Time listed in the heading are the series records at the start of the 2004-05 World Cup. Bettered records are marked with a "WC" following the time.


2004–05 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup
The 39th World Cup season began in October 2004 in Sölden, Austria, and concluded in March 2005 at the World Cup finals in Lenzerheide, Switzerland. The overall winners were Bode Miller of the U.S. and Anja Pärson of Sweden.


2004–05 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup
The break in the schedule was for the 2005 World Championships, held in Bormio, Italy, between 28 January and 13 February 2005. The women's competition was held in the neighboring skiing area of Santa Caterina.


2004–05 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Men
At the World Cup finals in Lenzerheide only the best racers were allowed to compete and only the best 15 finishers were awarded with points.


2004–05 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Men, Downhill
In Men's Downhill World Cup 2004/05 the all results count.


2004–05 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Men, Super G
In Men's Super G World Cup 2004/05 all results count.


2004–05 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Men, Giant Slalom
In Men's Giant Slalom World Cup 2004/05 all results count.


2004–05 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Men, Super combined
In Men's Combined World Cup 2004/05 only one competition was held.


2004–05 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Ladies
At the World Cup finals in Lenzerheide only the best racers were allowed to compete and only the best 15 finishers were awarded with points.


2004–05 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Ladies, Downhill
In Women's Downhill World Cup 2004/05 all results count. Renate Götschl won her fourth Downhill World Cup.


2004–05 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Ladies, Super G
In Women's Super G World Cup 2004/05 all results count.


2004–05 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Ladies, Giant Slalom
In Women's Giant Slalom World Cup 2004/05 all results count.


2004–05 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Ladies, Women's Super combined
In Women's Combined World Cup 2004/05 only one competition was held.


2004–05 FIS Cross-Country World Cup
The 2004–05 FIS Cross-Country World Cup was the 24th official World Cup season in cross-country skiing for men and ladies. The season began in Düsseldorf, Germany on 23 October 2004 and was concluded in Falun, Sweden on 20 March 2005. The overall winners were Marit Bjørgen and Axel Teichmann.


2004–05 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup
The 2004/05 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup was the twenty sixth World Cup season in freestyle skiing organised by International Ski Federation. The season started on 4 September 2004 and ended on 11 March 2005. This season included three disciplines: aerials, moguls and ski cross. Halfpipe was also on schedule but all events were cancelled and so crystal globes were not awarded.


2004–05 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup
There were no dual mogul events on world cup calendar this season.


2004–05 FIS Nordic Combined World Cup
The 2004/05 FIS Nordic Combined World Cup was the 22nd world cup season, a combination of ski jumping and cross-country skiing organized by FIS. It started on 27 Nov 2004 in Kuusamo, Finland and ended on 13 March 2005 in Oslo, Norway.


2004–05 FIS Nordic Combined World Cup, Calendar, Men
*=planned team event replaced with individual; **=planned individual event replaced with sprint


2004–05 FIS Ski Jumping Continental Cup
The 2004/05 FIS Ski Jumping Continental Cup was the 14th in a row (12th official) Continental Cup winter season and the 3rd summer season in ski jumping for men. This was also the 1st winter season for ladies and for the first time ladies team event was organized this season.


2004–05 FIS Ski Jumping Continental Cup
Other competitive circuits this season included the World Cup and Grand Prix.


2004–05 FIS Ski Jumping Continental Cup, Europa Cup vs. Continental Cup
This was originally last Europa Cup season and is also recognized as the first Continental Cup season by International Ski Federation although under this name began its first official season in 1993/94.


2004–05 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup
The 2004/05 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup was the 26th World Cup season. It begun in Kuusamo, Finland on 27 November 2004 and finished in Planica, Slovenia on 20 March 2005. The individual World Cup was won by Janne Ahonen, Finland.


2004–05 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup
Lower competitive circuits this season included the Grand Prix and Continental Cup.


2004–05 FK Austria Wien season
During the 2004–05 Austrian football season, Austria Wien competed in the Bundesliga.


2004–05 FK Austria Wien season, Season summary
Austria Wien finished in third and reached the UEFA Cup quarter-finals. They also won the Austrian Cup.


2004–05 FK Austria Wien season, First-team squad
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2004–05 FK Austria Wien season, First-team squad, Left club during season
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2004–05 FK Austria Wien season, Matches, UEFA Cup, Group stage
The group stage draw was held on 5 October 2004.


2004–05 FK Partizan season
The 2004–05 season was the 59th season in FK Partizan's existence. This article shows player statistics and all matches (official and friendly) that the club played during the 2004–05 season.


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


2004–05 FedEx Express season
The 2004-2005 FedEx Express season was the third season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).


2004–05 FedEx Express season, Occurrences
April 4, 2004: The Philippine team 20-and-under mentor Joe Lipa became the new head coach of FedEx, replacing Bonnie Garcia, PBA Commissioner Noli Eala set conditions that the veteran coach must severe his ties with the national team after the SEABA championships in September, or if coincides with the PBA, coach Joe Lipa must file a leave of absence from the FedEx ballclub.


2004–05 Fencing World Cup
The 34th FIE Fencing World Cup began on October 2004 and concluded on October 2005 at the 2005 World Fencing Championships in Leipzig, Germany.


2004–05 Feyenoord season
During the 2004–05 Dutch football season, Feyenoord competed in the Eredivisie.


2004–05 Feyenoord season, Season summary
Feyenoord were the Eredivisie's top scorers but they did not improve on last's seasons results and finished 4th, way off challenging for the title. The club made it to the semi-finals in the domestic KNVB cup, losing to the winner of the KNVB Cup PSV Eindhoven after penalties. In the UEFA cup they made it to the 3rd round (last 32 clubs) losing to the later finalist Sporting CP from Portugal.


2004–05 Feyenoord season, Kits
Feyenoord's kits were manufactured by Italian company Kappa and sponsored by Belgian financial company Fortis.


2004–05 Feyenoord season, Squad
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2004–05 Feyenoord season, Squad, Left club during season
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2004–05 Feyenoord season, Squad, Left club at the end of previous season
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2004–05 First Division (Guinea-Bissau)
The 2004-05 First Division season was the 27th of the amateur  competition of the first-tier football in Guinea-Bissau. The tournament was organized by the Football Federation of Guinea-Bissau. The season began on 27 November 2004 and finished on 21 May 2005, this was their next in two years. SC de Bissau won their twelfth title and finished with 42 points and to financial reasons did not qualified and competed in the 2006 CAF Champions League the following season. As SC Bissau won the 2005 Guinea-Bissau Cup, the second placed club did not participate in the 2006 CAF Confederation Cup the following season also to financial concerns.


2004–05 First Division (Guinea-Bissau)
Originally a 22 match season and would be 232, three later matches were cancelled and reduced its number to 228.


2004–05 First Division (Guinea-Bissau)
SC de Bissau was the defending team of the title. SC Bissau finished with 45 points and also scored the most goals and numbered 40. 5


2004–05 First Division (Guinea-Bissau), Overview
The league was contested by 12 teams with SC de Bissau winning the championship.


2004–05 First League of Serbia and Montenegro
The 2004–05 First League of Serbia and Montenegro (officially known as the Meridian PrvaLiga for sponsorship reasons) was the third season of the Serbia and Montenegro's top-level football league since its establishment. It was contested by 16 teams, and FK Partizan won the championship.


2004–05 First League of Serbia and Montenegro, Teams
Budućnost Banatski Dvor, Napredak Kruševac and Radnički Obrenovac were relegated to the 2004–05 Serbian First League while Kom was relegated to the 2004–05 Montenegrin First League after the last season for finishing last.


2004–05 First League of Serbia and Montenegro, Teams
The relegated teams were replaced by 2003–04 Second League of Serbia and Montenegro east, west, south and north champions Radnički Beograd, Hajduk Beograd, Budućnost Podgorica and Čukarički Stankom.


2004–05 First League of Serbia and Montenegro, Winning squad
12  Nemanja Jovšić (1/0) 25  Ivica Kralj (24/0) 27  Đorđe Pantić (7/0)


2004–05 First League of Serbia and Montenegro, Winning squad
02  Milivoje Ćirković (9/0) 04  Zoran Mirković (23/2) 05  Branimir Bajić (4/0) 13  Kim Chi-Woo (8/0) 14  Nenad Đorđević (27/2) 16  Ifeanyi Emeghara (24/0) 20  Milovan Milović (15/1) 24  Nemanja Rnić (17/2) 03  Dragoljub Jeremić (2/0)*


2004–05 First League of Serbia and Montenegro, Winning squad
01  Simon Vukčević (26/10) 07  Nenad Brnović (25/6) 10  Dragan Ćirić (13/3) 11  Miroslav Radović (19/3) 18  Branimir Petrović (18/1) 21  Ivan Tomić (24/0) 22  Saša Ilić (22/16) 28  Albert Nađ (20/2) 43  Milan Srećo (1/0) 44  Stefan Babović (9/1) 47  Milan Smiljanić (2/0) 17  Branislav Atanacković (2/0)*


2004–05 First League of Serbia and Montenegro, Winning squad
08  Pierre Boya (22/3) 09  Srđan Radonjić (17/10) 15  Obiora Odita (12/6) 34  Nikola Grubješić (23/11) 23  Bojan Brnović (1/0)* 50  Nenad Marinković (1/0)*


2004–05 First League of Serbia and Montenegro, Winning squad
Note: * Played only in the first part of the championship.


2004–05 First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The 2004–05 First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina season was the fifth since its establishment.


2004–05 First League of the Republika Srpska
The First League of the Republika Srpska 2004-05 was the 10th since its establishment.


2004–05 Florida Gators men's basketball team
The 2004–05 Florida Gators men's basketball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of basketball during the 2004–05 college basketball season. The Gators competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by head coach Billy Donovan, and played their home games in the O'Connell Center on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus.


2004–05 Florida Gators men's basketball team
The Gators finished the regular season with a 20–7 record and entered the SEC Tournament. They swept through the SEC Tournament, beating Kentucky in the final. They then entered NCAA Tournament. They beat Ohio University in the first round 67–62. The Gators then played Villanova University in the second round and lost 65–76.


2004–05 Florida Panthers season
The 2004–05 Florida Panthers season was cancelled due to the lock-out of the players of the National Hockey League.


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


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


2004–05 Football Conference
The 2004–05 season was the 26th season of the Football Conference, and the 1st season following its expansion from one division to three divisions.


2004–05 Football Conference, Overview
This season saw the Conference expanded to three divisions with the addition of the Conference North and Conference South added to the existing (and renamed) Conference National.


2004–05 Football Conference, Overview
The North and South Divisions were filled by teams finishing 1st–13th in the Northern Premier League Premier Division and 2nd–13th in the Isthmian League Premier Division and Southern League Premier Division the previous season (the champions were all promoted to the Conference National), together with winners of play-offs between the 14–18th placed clubs in the Southern League Premier, 14th–20th in the Isthmian and Northern Premier League Premier, as well as the top clubs from the divisions immediately below.


2004–05 Football Conference, Overview
The Conference National was joined by Carlisle United and York City, who had been relegated from the Football League. Carlisle became the first club to compete in all top five tiers of English football, having reached the old First Division in 1974–75.


2004–05 Football Conference, Overview
In addition to the winners and the teams that qualified for the play-offs, Exeter City fought gallantly in the FA Cup against Manchester United, holding them to a goalless draw in the third round on Old Trafford and finally going down 0–2 on home turf.


2004–05 Football Conference, Conference National
A total of 22 teams contest the division, including 18 sides from last season, two relegated from the Football League Two, one promoted from the Southern Football League and one promoted from the Isthmian League. Winners and runners-up of Northern Premier League were unable to qualify in Conference National.


2004–05 Football Conference, Conference North
First Conference North/South season saw competition of best 44 teams by the results of previous season from Northern Premier League, Southern Football League and Isthmian League, except Crawley Town and Canvey Island, promoted directly to Conference National. Teams were divided by geographical criteria.


2004–05 Football Conference, Conference South
First Conference North/South season saw competition of best 44 teams by the results of previous season from Northern Premier League, Southern Football League and Isthmian League, except Crawley Town and Canvey Island, promoted directly to Conference National. Teams were divided by geographical criteria.


2004–05 Football Conference, Conference South, Promotion
At the start of the season Ford United was given new name Redbridge F.C.


2004–05 Football League
The 2004–05 Football League (known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 106th completed season of The Football League.


2004–05 Football League
2004–05 was the first season of the rebranded Football League, with the First, Second and Third Divisions becoming the Football League Championship, Football League One and Football League Two respectively. Coca-Cola replaced the Nationwide Building Society as title sponsor.


2004–05 Football League
Wigan Athletic were promoted to the Premier League as Championship runners-up. They had only been elected to the Football League in 1978, had been the league's fourth-lowest placed club in the 1993–94 season, and before 2003 had never reached the second tier of English football.


2004–05 Football League
Nottingham Forest were relegated from the Championship to League One, becoming the first former European Cup winners to be relegated to the third tier of their domestic league – having won two straight European Cups a quarter of a century earlier. Only ten seasons previously, in 1994–95, they had finished third in the Premier League, and had reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup the following season.


2004–05 Football League, Final league tables and results
The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at  website, with home and away statistics separated. Play-off results are from the same website.


2004–05 Football League Championship
The 2004–05 Football League Championship (known as the Coca-Cola Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the thirteenth season under its current league division format. It began in August 2004 and concluded in May 2005, with the promotion play-off finals. This was the first season to feature the rebranded Football League. The First Division, Second Division and Third Division were renamed the Football League Championship, Football League One and Football League Two respectively. Coca-Cola replaced the Nationwide Building Society as title sponsor.


2004–05 Football League Championship
The winners of the Championship in 2005 are Sunderland. Wigan Athletic reached the Premiership as Championship runners-up and became the first club to make a debut in the top tier of English football since Barnsley's promotion after the 1996–97 season. They had been elected to the Football League only 27 years earlier, had been the league's fourth lowest club eleven years earlier and had never played in the upper half of The Football League until two years before reaching the Premier League.


2004–05 Football League Championship
Nottingham Forest were relegated from the Championship to League One, becoming the first former European Cup winners to slide into the third tier of their domestic league – having won two straight European Cups a quarter of a century earlier. Just ten years ago they had finished third in the Premiership and reached the following season's UEFA Cup quarter finals.


2004–05 Football League Cup
The 2004–05 Football League Cup (known as the Carling Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 45th staging of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs. The competition name reflects a sponsorship deal with lager brand Carling.


2004–05 Football League Cup
The competition began in August 2004 and ended with the final on 25 February 2005. The Millennium Stadium in Cardiff hosted the final match, as it had done since 2001, with the new Wembley Stadium still not complete.


2004–05 Football League Cup
The winners were Chelsea, beating Liverpool in the final 3–2 thanks to an own goal from Steven Gerrard, and goals in extra-time from Didier Drogba and Mateja Kežman in extra-time after the match finished 1–1.


2004–05 Football League One
The 2004–05 Football League One was the first season of the renamed Football League Second Division, the third tier of English football.


2004–05 Football League One, Play-offs, Semi-finals
Tranmere Rovers 2–2 Hartlepool United on aggregate. Hartlepool United won 6–5 on penalties.


2004–05 Football League Trophy
The 2004–05 Football League Trophy, known as the LDV Vans Trophy for sponsorship reasons, was the 22nd season in the history of the competition. A straight knockout competition for English football clubs in the third and fourth tiers of the English football league system.


2004–05 Football League Trophy
In all, 60 clubs entered the competition. It was split into two sections, Northern and Southern, with the winners of each section contesting the final at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff. The competition began on 28 September 2004 and concluded on 10 April 2005.


2004–05 Football League Trophy, First round
The First Round ties took place on 28 and 29 September 2004. Four clubs received a bye into the Second Round. Oldham Athletic and Tranmere Rovers in the Northern section, and Northampton Town and Swindon Town in the Southern section.


2004–05 Football League Trophy, Second round
The Second Round ties took place on 2 and 3 November 2004.


2004–05 Football League Trophy, Quarter finals
The Quarter final ties took place on 30 November 2004.


2004–05 Football League Trophy, Semi finals
The Semi final ties took place on 25 January 2005.


2004–05 Football League Two
The 2004–05 Football League Two season was the first season since the Football League Third Division was renamed League Two, following a sponsorship deal with Coca-Cola. The league was made up of eighteen teams from the Third Division who were neither promoted nor relegated, the four relegated teams from the Second Division, and the two promoted from the Football Conference (all from the 2003–04 season).


2004–05 Four Hills Tournament
The 53rd edition of the annual Four Hills Tournament was held in the traditional venues: Oberstorf and Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Germany, and Innsbruck and Bischofshofen in Austria.


2004–05 Four Hills Tournament
The Four Hills tournament counts as part of the World Cup season. Before the competition in Oberstorf, eight out of twenty-eight events were already held. Janne Ahonen had won seven of them, and placed second in the only one he did not. This early-season dominance of the Finnish athlete, who had already won the Four Hills tournament twice before, made him the favourite for the title, and Ahonen did not disappoint. He won the first three events, though he failed to become the second ski jumper after Sven Hannawald to win all four events of the tournament when runners-up  Martin Höllwarth snatched the victory at the final event in Bischofshofen.


2004–05 Four Hills Tournament, Format
At each of the four events, a qualification round would be held. The 50 best jumpers would qualify for the competition. The fifteen athletes leading the World Cup at the time would qualify automatically. In case of an omitted qualification or a result that would normally result in elimination, they would instead qualify as 50th.


2004–05 Four Hills Tournament, Format
Unlike the procedure at normal World Cup events, the 50 qualified athletes would be paired up for the first round of the final event, with the winner qualifying for the second round. The rounds start with the duel between #26 and #25 from the qualification round, followed by #27 vs #24, up to #50 vs #1. The five best duel losers, so-called 'Lucky Losers' also qualify for the second round.


2004–05 Four Hills Tournament, Format
For the tournament ranking, the total points earned from each jump are added together. The World Cup points collected during the four events are disregarded in this ranking.


2004–05 Four Hills Tournament, World Cup Standings
The standings at the time of the tournament, after seven out of twenty-two events, were as follows:


2004–05 Four Hills Tournament, Participating nations and athletes
The number of athletes a nation was allowed to nominate was dependent on previous results. In addition, a "national group" from the host nation is added to each event.


2004–05 Four Hills Tournament, Participating nations and athletes
The defending champion was Sigurd Pettersen. Six other competitors had also previously won the Four Hills tournament: Andreas Goldberger in 1992-93 and 1994-95, Janne Ahonen in 1998-99 and 2002-03, Primož Peterka in 1996-97, Kazuyoshi Funaki in 1997-98, Andreas Widhölzl in 1999-00 and Adam Małysz in 2000-01.


2004–05 Four Hills Tournament, Results, Oberstorf
Defending champion Sigurd Pettersen was not among the fifteen pre-qualified jumpers, and only placed 63rd in the qualification round. Thus, he failed to qualify.


2004–05 Four Hills Tournament, Results, Oberstorf
In the final event, Roar Ljøkelsøy's jump over 140.0 meters catapulted him from 18th place after the first round onto 2nd place overall.


2004–05 Four Hills Tournament, Final Ranking
After failing to qualify in Oberstorf, the defending Four Hills champion, Sigurd Pettersen, ultimately ranked 22nd overall (678.1 points).


2004–05 Frauen-Bundesliga
The Frauen-Bundesliga 2004–05 was the 15th season of the Frauen-Bundesliga, Germany's premier football league. It began on 5 September 2004 and ended on 10 May 2005.


2004–05 Fulham F.C. season
The 2004–05 season was Fulham F.C. 's fourth consecutive season in the top flight of English football, the Premier League. They were managed by former player, Chris Coleman, who managed to guide them into a mid-table position of 13th.


2004–05 Fulham F.C. season
Despite not being involved in a relegation dogfight at the end of the season, they still had a big say in deciding who went down as they beat Norwich City 6–0 on the last day to relegate the East Anglians and save West Bromwich Albion.


2004–05 Fulham F.C. season
In other competitions, they reached the quarter finals of the League Cup, where they lost to Chelsea, and also reached the fifth round of the FA Cup.


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


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


2004–05 Galatasaray S.K. season
The 2004–05 season was Galatasaray's 101st in existence and the 47th consecutive season in the Süper Lig. This article shows statistics of the club's players in the season, and also lists all matches that the club have played in the season.


2004–05 Gamma Ethniki
The 2004–05 Gamma Ethniki was the 22nd season since the official establishment of the third tier of Greek football in 1983. Thrasyvoulos and Veria were crowned champions in South and North Group respectively, thus winning promotion to Beta Ethniki. Haidari also won promotion as a best runner-up of the both groups.


2004–05 Gamma Ethniki
Pamisos Messini, PANO Malia, Irodotos, Athinaida Kypselis, Marko, Pavlos Melas, Pandramaikos, Apollon Larissa and ILTEX Lykoi were relegated to Delta Ethniki.


2004–05 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team
The 2004–05 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team began their 39th season of collegiate play on November 11, 2004 versus Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne at the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic tournament in Memphis, TN. The Patriots won that game, and finished the season with a record of 16 wins and 13 losses.


2004–05 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team
The 2004–05 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University in the 2004–05 NCAA Division I college basketball season. The Hoyas were coached by John Thompson III – his first year at Georgetown – and played their home games at the MCI Center in Washington, DC. The Hoyas are members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 19–13, 8–8 in Big East play. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2005 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament before losing to Connecticut  They played in the 2005 National Invitation Tournament and advanced to the quarterfinals before losing to South Carolina.


2004–05 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
John Thompson III, the son of legendary Georgetown head coach John Thompson, Jr., arrived from Princeton, where he had served as head coach for four seasons, as only the second person with prior head coaching experience to take over the Georgetown's men's basketball program. He made a decisive change in Georgetown's style of basketball.


2004–05 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
John Thompson, Jr., and his successor Craig Esherick had emphasized fast, running, very physical play over their combined 32 years as head coach at Georgetown, but, upon taking over the program from Esherick, John Thompson III introduced the "Princeton offense" he had learned as a player and assistant coach under Pete Carril at Princeton and had himself employed at Princeton during his four years as head coach there. The Princeton offense emphasizes ball movement, dribbling, passing, and backdoor cuts to set up more deliberate, and often more slowly developing, scoring opportunities.


2004–05 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Junior forward and team co-captain Brandon Bowman started all 32 games – as he would all 127 games of his collegiate career. The Princeton offense suited him, and his scoring improved from his first two years with the team. Over the first four games of the season, he averaged 22 points, and he went on to lead the team in scoring in 15 games and in rebounding 13 times.


2004–05 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
He scored on a layup with eight seconds remaining in the game to give the Hoyas an upset win over 16th-ranked Pittsburgh on January 5, 2005, their only win over a ranked opponent during the season. Against seventh-ranked Syracuse 13 days later, he scored to tie the game and force overtime, narrowly missing winning the game with the shot when officials determined that his foot had been on the three-point line when he launched it and ruled it a two-pointer. In a game against Seton Hall on February 2, 2005, he scored 28 points and shot 14-for-15 (93.3%) from the free-throw line.


2004–05 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
The change in the team's offensive philosophy also played to the strengths of junior guard and team co-captain Ashanti Cook, who started all 32 games, the second straight season he had started every game. He averaged 32 minutes a game and emerged as a leader on the floor, displaying expertise on defense and impressive shooting accuracy. He had his best offensive season as a Hoya, averaging 10.8 points a game and scoring in double figures 19 times. He shot 4-for-4 from three-point range and scored a career-high 23 points at Pittsburgh on January 5, 2005, and he again scored 23 points in the game against Seton Hall on February 2, 2005.


2004–05 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Senior forward Darrel Owens started the first 12 games of the year, but then moved to the bench to make room for freshman center Roy Hibbert on the starting roster. Owens started only three more games during his collegiate career, and at first struggled in his new reserve role; during a nine-game stretch at midseason after coming out of the starting lineup, he shot only 28 percent from the field and averaged only one field goal per game. For his part, Hibbert started 17 games during the season, averaging 15.8 minutes, 5.1 points, and 3.5 rebounds per game.


2004–05 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
He had two double-doubles during the year and finished the season second on the team in blocked shots with 40. Against Notre Dame at the MCI Center on January 23, 2005, he scored on a game-winning slam-dunk to give the Hoyas a 55–54 win, and he went on to achieve what were then various career highs for him, including a 15-point game at Notre Dame, a 14-rebound game at Syracuse, a five-assist game against San Jose State, a three-steal game against West Virginia, and three blocked shots in four different games.


2004–05 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Freshman guard Jonathan Wallace was another addition to the team. He started all 32 games and averaged 30.4 minutes, 6.5 points, 2.2 assists, 2.1 rebounds, and 1.2 steals per game. He had a season-high 20 points at Davidson, twice had six assists, had four steals against St. John's, and over the course of the year shot 78.8 percent in free throws.


2004–05 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Freshman forward Jeff Green quickly emerged as a star of the team. He started all 32 games and averaged 33.8 minutes per game. In December 2004 he was selected to the Rainbow Classic All-Tournament Team. Over the course of the season he shot 50.2 percent from the field and had five double-doubles. He finished the year as the team's second-leading scorer, averaging 13.1 points per game overall and 13.4 in Big East play, and as its leader in rebounding with 6.6 per game, assists with 2.9 per game, and blocked shots with 1.6 per game. His season highs were 22 points against Connecticut on January 8, 2005, 12 rebounds at Villanova a week later, seven assists at Boston College on January 29, 2005, six blocked shots against Penn State, and four steals against Long Beach State.


2004–05 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
The team lost its first game of the season, extending Georgetown's losing streak to 10 games dating back to the previous season, but then began to win, and it completed the non-conference portion of its schedule at 8–3. It then began Big East play, pushing its record to 16–6 overall and 8–3 in the conference before dropping its final five games to finish the regular season with a 16–11 overall record and 8–8 in the conference, good for a tie for seventh place in the Big East standings. The Hoyas beat Seton Hall in the first round of the 2005 Big East Tournament with Darrel Owens emerging from his midseason slump to score 14 points against the Pirates, but lost to 12th-ranked Connecticut in the quarterfinals.


2004–05 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
With a 17–12 record after the loss to Connecticut, Georgetown missed the NCAA Tournament for the fourth straight year and seventh time in the previous eight years. However, the Hoyas returned to post-season tournament play for the first time since the 2002-03 season when they were invited to the 2005 National Invitation Tournament (NIT), their third invitation to and second appearance in the NIT in four years and sixth invitation to and fifth appearance in the NIT in eight years.


2004–05 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Georgetown easily defeated Boston University at the MCI Center in the first round and had a 17-point win over Cal State Fullerton at McDonough Gymnasium in the second round in a game in which Ashanti Cook tied his career high with 10 rebounds. In the quarterfinals, Darrel Owens scored a career-high 26 points to push his per-game scoring average over the three NIT games to 18 points, but the Hoyas lost in a close game at eventual tournament champion South Carolina to finish the season with a record of 19–15.


2004–05 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
After the season, senior forward/guard Darrell Owens graduated and freshman forward Cornelio Guibunda left the team to transfer to American.


2004–05 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
The 2004–2005 season saw the end of the annual series between Georgetown and Boston College that had begun in the 1958–1959 season. The longtime rivalry between the schools came to end with the departure of Boston College from the Big East at the end of the season to join the Atlantic Coast Conference.


2004–05 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Rankings
The team was not ranked in the Top 25 in either the AP Poll or the Coaches' Poll at any time.


2004–05 Georgian Cup
The 2004–05 Georgian Cup (also known as the David Kipiani Cup) was the sixty-first season overall and fifteenth since independence of the Georgian annual football tournament. The competition began on 25 August 2004 and ended with the Final held on 26 May 2005. The defending champions are Dinamo Tbilisi.


2004–05 Georgian Cup, Round of 32
The first legs were played on 25 August and the second legs were played on 3 September 2004.


2004–05 Georgian Cup, Round of 16
In this round entered winners from the previous round as well as three teams that finished at the top four in last year's Umaglesi Liga: WIT Georgia, Dinamo Tbilisi, FC Tbilisi and Dila Gori. The first legs were played on 20 October and the second legs were played on 3 November 2004.


2004–05 Georgian Cup, Quarterfinals
The matches were played on 1 December (first legs) and 9 December 2004 (second legs).


2004–05 Georgian Cup, Semifinals
The matches were played on 6 April (first legs) and 4 May 2005 (second legs).


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


2004–05 Gillingham F.C. season, Season summary
John Gorman was appointed to help Hessenthaler as the side started the 2004–05 season poorly, but as the team continued to struggle at the wrong end of the table Hessenthaler resigned as manager in late November. Somewhat unusually he continued to be employed as a player. Gorman succeeded Hessenthaler in a caretaker capacity but left the club to take the manager's job at Wycombe Wanderers. Gillingham then appointed former Burnley boss Stan Ternent as manager, but despite a late run of positive results, he couldn't prevent the Gills' relegation to League One on the last day of the season. In a reversal of the previous season's fortunes, Crewe Alexandra, the team immediately above Gillingham in the table, survived by just one goal.


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


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


2004–05 Glasgow Warriors season
The 2004-05 season is the ninth in the history of the Glasgow Warriors as a professional side. During this season the young professional side competed as Glasgow Rugby.


2004–05 Glasgow Warriors season
The 2004-05 season saw Glasgow Rugby compete in the competitions:- the Celtic League; and the European Champions Cup, the Heineken Cup for sponsorship reasons; and the second and final season of the Celtic Cup.


2004–05 Glasgow Warriors season, Team, Squad
Loose Forwards Paul Dearlove Donnie Macfadyen Cameron Mather Alex Mockford Jon Petrie Andrew Wilson


2004–05 Glasgow Warriors season, Team, Squad
Half Backs  Graeme Beveridge Alasdhair McFarlane Richard McKnight Sam Pinder


2004–05 Glasgow Warriors season, Team, Squad
Centres Scott Barrow Alan Bulloch Andy Craig Andrew Henderson Graeme Morrison


2004–05 Glasgow Warriors season, Team, Squad
Back Three Rory Kerr Rory Lamont Sean Lamont Kenny Logan Gareth Maclure Dave Millard


2004–05 Glasgow Warriors season, Player statistics
During the 2004–05 season, Glasgow have used 39 different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and points scored by each player.


2004–05 Glasgow Warriors season, Player movements, Player transfers, In
Andy Craig from  Orrell Kevin Tkachuk from  Birmingham & Solihull Kenny Logan from  Wasps Dan Turner from  Canterbury John Barclay from  Dollar Academy Johnnie Beattie from  Aberdeen GSFP RFC Steven Duffy from  Glasgow Hawks James Eddie from  Glasgow Hutchesons Aloysians Colin Gregor from  Watsonians RFC Fergus Thomson from  Glasgow Hawks Scott Barrow from  Rotherham Rory Lamont from  Glasgow Hawks


2004–05 Glasgow Warriors season, Player movements, Player transfers, Out
Rory McKay to  Manly RUFC Glenn Metcalfe to  Castres Olympique Jon Steel to  Border Reivers Stuart Moffat to  Border Reivers Joe Naufahu to  Glasgow Hutchesons Aloysians Alan Bulloch to  Glasgow Hutchesons Aloysians Kenny Sinclair to  Glasgow Hawks Simon Gunn released Roland Reid to  London Irish Mark McMillan to  Yorkshire Carnegie Matt Proudfoot released


2004–05 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitions, Pre-season and friendlies, Match 1
Glasgow Warriors:G Beveridge, A Bulloch, C Gregor, A Henderson, C Howarth, R Lamont, S Lamont, K Logan, R McKnight, D Millard, C Shaw, J Beardshaw,J Beattie, G Bulloch, P Dearlove, A Hall, L Harrison, A Kelly, S Lawson, E Milligan, J Petrie, S Renwick, N Ross, S Swindall, K Tkachuk, D Turner. Replacements:


2004–05 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitions, Pre-season and friendlies, Match 2
Glasgow Warriors:Kevin Tkachuk, Scott Lawson, Lee Harrison, Nathan Ross, Andy Hall, Paul Dearlove, Jon Petrie (captain), Shawn Renwick,Graeme Beveridge, Calvin Howarth, Kenny Logan, Andrew Henderson, Graeme Morrison, Rory Kerr, Rory LamontReplacements: used: Scott Barrow, Alex Mockford, Alasdhair McFarlane, Dan Turner, Colin Gregor, Dave Millard, Sean Lamont, Johnnie Beattie; not used: Fergus Thomson, Gordon Bulloch, Andy Kelly, Donnie Macfadyen


2004–05 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitions, Pre-season and friendlies, Match 2
Sale Sharks:Chris Mayor; Mark Cueto, Jos Baxendell (captain), Robert Todd, Steve Hanley; Mike Hercus, Bryan Redpath; Trevor Woodman, Sebastien Bruno, Andrew Sheridan, Dean Schofield, Christian Day, Jason White, Sebastian Chabel, John CarterReplacements: Stuart Turner, Andrew Titterell, Barry Stewart, Pierre Caillet, Hugh Perrett, Sililo Martens, Charlie Hodgson, Mike Bartlett, Chris Jones, James Moore, Richard Wigglesworth


2004–05 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitions, Pre-season and friendlies, Match 3
Sale Sharks:Jason Robinson (captain); Mark Cueto, Jos Baxendell, Robert Todd, Steve Hanley; Charlie Hodgson, Sililo MartensTrevor Woodman, Andy Titterrell, Barry Stewart, Dean Schofield, Chris Day, Jason White, Sebastien Chabal, Magnus LundReplacements: Chris Mayor, Chris Rhys Jones, Mike Hercus, Bryan Redpath, Andrew Sheridan, Stuart Turner, Pierre Caillet, Sebastien Bruno, John Carter, Hugh Perrett


2004–05 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitions, Pre-season and friendlies, Match 3
Glasgow Warriors:Kevin Tkachuk, Scott Lawson, Lee Harrison, Nathan Ross, Dan Turner, Andy Hall, Donnie Macfadyen, Paul Dearlove,Sam Pinder, Colin Gregor, Kenny Logan (captain), Scott Barrow, Graeme Morrison, Sean Lamont, Rory KerrReplacements: used: Joe Beardshaw, Andy Kelly, Calvin Howarth, Steve Swindall, Graeme Beveridge, Andrew Henderson, Andy HallDave Millard; not used: Gordon Bulloch


2004–05 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitions, Pre-season and friendlies, Match 4
Glasgow Warriors:Rory Lamont; Steven Manning, Andy Craig, Ally Maclay, David Millard; Calvin Howarth, Graeme Beveridge; Elliot McLaren,Ferguson Thomson, Fraser Mackinnon, James Eddie, Sandy Warnock, John Beattie, Shawn Renwick, Neil McKenzie. Replacements: Colin Shaw, Colin Gregor, Alasdhair McFarlane, Andrew Kelly, Stuart Fenwick, Donald Malcolm, Andrew Wilson, Alan Kelly, Stevie Swindall (all used)


2004–05 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitions, Pre-season and friendlies, Match 4
Newcastle Falcons: Ed Burrill; Amarveer Ladhar, Adam Dehaty, Mark Laycock, Stephen Jones; Toby Flood, Lee Dickson; Jonny Williams, Rob Vickers, Ed Kalman, Andy Buist, Goeff Parling, Eni Gesinde, Greg Irwin, Ed WilliamsonReplacements:  Danny Brown, Rupert Neville, Mark Darlington, Gareth Kerr, Jason Smithson, Jack Harrison, Jamie Rennie, Stuart Walker


2004–05 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitions, Pre-season and friendlies, Match 5
Sale Sharks: Alex Davies; Matt Riley, Adam Robson, Jason Duffy, Olly Viney; David Blair, Ben Foden; Danny Greenhalgh, Neil Dowridge, Martin Halsall, Steve Burns, Ben Lloyd, Stuart Coackley, Mike Hills, Adam Newton. Replacements: Chris Leck, Mark Simpson-Daniel, Chris Briers, Tom Mantell, Aled Davies, Matt Sheen, Dan Hall, Daniel Fernandez-Arias.


2004–05 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitions, Pre-season and friendlies, Match 5
Glasgow Warriors: Andy Kelly (Glasgow), Fergus Thomson (Apprentice & Glasgow Hawks), Donald Malcolm (Academy & GHA), Elliot McLaren (Biggar), Stuart Fenwick (Ayr), Euan Murray (Glasgow), Jonathan van der Schyff (Currie), Steve Swindall (Glasgow Hawks), Andy Wilson (Glasgow), John Beattie (Apprentice & GHA), Shawn Renwick (Stirling County), Andy Dunlop (Biggar), Graeme Beveridge (Glasgow), Alasdhair McFarlane (Hillhead/Jordanhill), Calvin Howarth (Glasgow), Colin Gregor (Apprentice & Watsonians), Andy Craig (Glasgow), Rory Lamont (Glasgow), Dave Millard (Glasgow), Colin Shaw (Hawks), Steven Manning (Ayr)Replacements: all used.


2004–05 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitions, Magners Celtic League, League Table
Under the standard bonus point system, points are awarded as follows:


2004–05 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitions, Celtic Cup
Only 8 sides contested this year's Celtic Cup so the competition effectively began at the Quarter Final stage.


2004–05 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitions, Celtic Cup
The match pairings were decided by the finishes in the previous year's Celtic League.


2004–05 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitive debuts this season
A player's nationality shown is taken from the nationality at the highest honour for the national side obtained; or if never capped internationally their place of birth. Senior caps take precedence over junior caps or place of birth; junior caps take precedence over place of birth. A player's nationality at debut may be different from the nationality shown. Combination sides like the British and Irish Lions or Pacific Islanders are not national sides, or nationalities.


2004–05 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitive debuts this season
Players in BOLD font have been capped by their senior international XV side as nationality shown.


2004–05 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitive debuts this season
Players in Italic font have capped either by their international 7s side; or by the international XV 'A' side as nationality shown.


2004–05 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitive debuts this season
Players in normal font have not been capped at senior level.


2004–05 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitive debuts this season
A position in parentheses indicates that the player debuted as a substitute. A player may have made a prior debut for Glasgow Warriors in a non-competitive match, 'A' match or 7s match; these matches are not listed.


2004–05 Golden State Warriors season
The 2004–05 NBA season was the Warriors' 59th season in the National Basketball Association, and 43rd season in the San Francisco Bay Area. During the offseason, the Warriors signed free agent Derek Fisher. Under new head coach Mike Montgomery, the Warriors stumbled out of the gate losing their first six games on their way to an awful 3–12 start. Their struggles continued posting a nine-game losing streak in January, losing 14 of their 15 games during the month.


2004–05 Golden State Warriors season
At midseason, the team traded Speedy Claxton to the New Orleans Hornets for All-Star guard Baron Davis, and dealt Clifford Robinson to the New Jersey Nets. The deal to acquire Davis would have an immediate impact as suddenly the Warriors became competitive, winning eight straight games between March and April, finishing tied in last place in the Pacific Division with a 34–48 record. Jason Richardson led the team in scoring with 21.7 points per game.


2004–05 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team
The 2004–05 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gonzaga University in the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.


2004–05 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final
The 2004–05 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final was an elite figure skating competition held at the Capital Gymnasium in Beijing, China from December 16 to 19, 2004. Medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.


2004–05 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final
The Grand Prix Final was the culminating event of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series, which consisted of Skate America, Skate Canada International, Cup of China, Trophée Éric Bompard, Cup of Russia, and NHK Trophy competitions. The top six skaters from each discipline competed in the final.


2004–05 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, Results, Pairs
Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo from China set a new world record under the ISU Judging System for the short program (70.52), for the free skating (136.02), and for the combined total (206.54).


2004–05 Grazer AK season
The 2004–05 Grazer AK season was the 56th season of competitive football played by Grazer AK. AK Grazer finished second in the Austrian Football Bundesliga, one point behind champions Rapid Wien.


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


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


2004–05 Grazer AK season, Matches, UEFA Cup, Group stage
The group stage draw was held on 5 October 2004.


2004–05 Greek Basket League
The 2004–05 Greek Basket League season was the 65th season of the Greek Basket League, the highest tier professional basketball league in Greece. It was also the 13th season of Greek Basket League that was regulated by HEBA (ESAKE). The winner of the league was Panathinaikos, which beat AEK Athens in the league's playoff's finals series. The clubs MENT and Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia were relegated to the Greek A2 League. The top scorer of the league was Nikos Oikonomou, a player of Panionios.


2004–05 Greek Football Cup
The 2004–05 Greek Football Cup was the 63rd edition of the Greek Football Cup. The competition started on 10 September 2004 and concluded on 21 May 2005 with the Greek Cup Final, held at the Pampeloponnisiako Stadium. Olympiacos earned the trophy with a 3–0 victory over Aris.


2004–05 Greek Football Cup, Quarter-finals, Matches, Second leg
Apollon Kalamaria Aris 1–1 on aggregate. Aris won on away goals.


2004–05 Gretna F.C. season
During the 2004–05 season, the Scottish football club Gretna F.C. became champions of the Scottish Third Division. The team reached the quarterfinal round of the Scottish Challenge Cup, and the third round of the Scottish Cup.


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


2004–05 Guildford Flames season
During the 2004–05 season, the Guildford Flames participated in the British National League. It was the 13th year of Ice Hockey played by the Guildford Flames.


2004–05 Guildford Flames season
The majority of the team from the previous season returned to the Flames including: Paul Dixon, Neil Liddiard, Peter Michnac, Marian Smerciak, Milos Melicherik, Rastislav Palov, Jozef Kohut, Nick Cross and Peter Konder.


2004–05 Guildford Flames season
Stevie Lyle left Guildford to join the Bracknell Bees and was replaced by Miroslav Bielik. Other departures included Ryan Vince, Scott Levins, Tony Redmond and Mark Galazzi.


2004–05 Guildford Flames season
Some new arrivals included Neil Adams and Adam Walker, who spent the previous season with the Fife Flyers. Jason Baird also joined from the Central Hockey League's Indianapolis.


2004–05 Guildford Flames season, Results, Play-offs
The top four teams from the playoff group stage meet in the semi-finals, which are a best of 3 series. The finals are a best of 5 series.


2004–05 HNK Hajduk Split season
The 2004–05 season was the 94th season in Hajduk Split’s history and their fourteenth in the Prva HNL. Their 1st place finish in the 2003–04 season meant it was their 14th successive season playing in the Prva HNL.


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


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


2004–05 HNK Rijeka season
The 2004–05 season was the 59th season in Rijeka's history. It was their 14th season in the Prva HNL and 31st successive top tier season.


2004–05 HNK Rijeka season, Matches, Squad statistics
Competitive matches only. Appearances in brackets indicate numbers of times the player came on as a substitute.


2004–05 Hamburger SV season
The 2004–05 season was the 85th season in the existence of Hamburger SV and the club's 42nd consecutive season in the top flight of German football. In addition to the domestic league, Hamburger SV participated in this season's edition of the DFB-Pokal and the Intertoto Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005.


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


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


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


2004–05 Hartlepool United F.C. season
The 2004–05 season was Hartlepool United's 96th year in existence and their second consecutive season in League One. Along with competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and League Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005.


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


2004–05 Harvard Crimson women's ice hockey season
The 2004-05 Harvard Crimson women’s ice hockey team played in the NCAA championship game for the third consecutive season. In addition, the Crimson won their seventh straight Beanpot and third league tournament title. Harvard was ranked No. 2 in the nation for the third consecutive season.


2004–05 Harvard Crimson women's ice hockey season, Postseason, NCAA Frozen Four
In the NCAA quarterfinal. the Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey program had the lead versus Harvard. Nicole Corriero would score four goals, including the game-tying goal to force overtime. The Crimson would eliminate the Lakers in triple-overtime.


2004–05 Harvard Crimson women's ice hockey season, Postseason, NCAA Frozen Four
In the NCAA Championship game, the Crimson were facing a 4-3 deficit. With four seconds remaining, Nicole Corriero shot the puck in hopes of tying the game. The shot was blocked by Minnesota defenseman Lyndsay Wall as the Golden Gophers won the match.


2004–05 Hazfi Cup
The Hazfi Cup 2004-05 is the 18th staging of Iran's football knockout competition.


2004–05 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season
The 2004–05 season was the 108th season of competitive football by Heart of Midlothian, and their 22nd consecutive season in the top level of Scottish football, competing in the Scottish Premier League. Hearts also competed in the UEFA Cup, Scottish Cup, League Cup and the Festival Cup.


2004–05 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season, Managers
Over the course of the season Hearts had 4 Management teams. They started the season under Craig Levein who left the club on 29 October to join Leicester City. His assistant Peter Houston took charge as care taker manager for 1 game before John Robertson took on the role for 7 months before a fall out with Romanov who dismissed him after he refused to accept a demotion to assistant head coach created a vacancy once again. Steven Pressley and John McGlynn jointly took the role of care taker managers for the final two games of the season.


2004–05 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season, Stadium
Hearts used two stadiums over the course of the season Tynecastle Stadium for domestic fixtures and Murrayfield Stadium for international fixtures. This was due to Tynecastle not meeting Uefa requirements for holding international fixtures.


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


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


2004–05 Heineken Cup
The 2004–05 Heineken Cup was the tenth edition of the Heineken Cup. Competing teams, from England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales, were divided into six pools of four, in which teams played home and away matches against each other. The winners of the pools, together with the two best runners-up, qualified for the knock-out stage. The French club Toulouse won a nail-biting final over fellow French side Stade Français by 18-12 after extra time. Toulouse became the first club to win the event three times.


2004–05 Heineken Cup, Format
The teams that qualified for the knockout stage are indicated in bold type on a green background. Their seeds in the knockout stage are indicated next to the team name.


2004–05 Hellenic Football League
The 2004–05 Hellenic Football League season was the 52nd in the history of the Hellenic Football League, a football competition in England.


2004–05 Hellenic Football League, Premier Division
Premier Division featured 18 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs:


2004–05 Hellenic Football League, Division One East
Division One East featured 14 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four clubs:


2004–05 Hellenic Football League, Division One West
Division One West featured 15 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs:


2004–05 Hertha BSC season
The 2004–05 season was the 113th season in the existence of Hertha BSC and the club's eighth consecutive season in the top flight of German football. In addition to the domestic league, Hertha BSC participated in this season's edition of the DFB-Pokal. The season covered the period from 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005.


2004–05 Hibernian F.C. season
Season 2004–05 was a relative success for Hibernian, as the team performed well in the league, finishing third and qualifying for the UEFA Cup in Tony Mowbray's first season as manager. Hibs lost to league strugglers Dundee United in both cup competitions; 2–1 in a Scottish Cup semi-final, and 2–1 after extra time in the League Cup quarter-final. The season also saw the development of a number of promising young players, particularly strikers Derek Riordan and Garry O'Connor. This relative success came after the club had been disappointingly beaten by FK Vetra in the UEFA Intertoto Cup.


2004–05 Hibernian F.C. season, League season
Hibs enjoyed a successful first season under new manager Tony Mowbray, as the club finished 3rd in the league and qualified for the next season's UEFA Cup competition. Hibs were pushed for third place by Aberdeen and only clinched the position on the final day of the season. The final day match was against Rangers, who needed to win to have a chance of winning the championship, while Hibs needed to avoid a heavy defeat to prevent Aberdeen overtaking them on goal difference.


2004–05 Hibernian F.C. season, League season
Rangers took a 1–0 lead after 59 minutes, and the later stages of the game were played out without either team chasing a goal as it suited their needs. Highlights of the season included wins at Tynecastle and Celtic Park, which were big steps towards finishing in such a high position.


2004–05 Hibernian F.C. season, Intertoto Cup
Despite having finished in the bottom half of the Scottish Premier League table in the previous season, Hibs volunteered to enter the Intertoto Cup. They were drawn against Lithuanian A Lyga side FK Vetra, with Hibs due to play at home first. New manager Tony Mowbray was faced with only having 12 players available for the first training session of the season, just 12 days before the first match with Vetra.


2004–05 Hibernian F.C. season, Intertoto Cup
The first match, which was played in "farcical conditions after a thunderstorm flooded the Easter Road pitch", ended in a 1–1 draw. In the return match, Vetra sat back and allowed Hibs the majority of ball possession, but they were unable to create more than a few goalscoring chances from this. A goal resulting from an error by young goalkeeper Alistair Brown condemned Hibs to defeat. The Edinburgh Evening News described Hibs' participation as "a gamble" that had "backfired"; former Hibs player Stuart Lovell questioned the motives of the Hibs board, and the point of giving short term contracts to players just to play in the matches against Vetra.


2004–05 Hibernian F.C. season, Scottish League Cup
As one of the SPL clubs who had not automatically qualified for European competition, Hibs entered at the last 32 stage (second round) of the competition, in which they defeated Alloa Athletic 4–0 at Easter Road. Hibs were then given a favourable draw against Albion Rovers in the last 16. Despite the underdogs taking a shock lead, Hibs ran out 3–1 winners in a game that was played on a neutral venue (Hamilton). In the quarter-final, Hibs were drawn to play Dundee United at Tannadice. Hibs took the lead through a Derek Riordan goal in the first half and held it for most of the game, but Jim McIntyre scored a late equaliser in normal time, and then scored the winner in extra time.


2004–05 Hibernian F.C. season, Scottish Cup
Hibs reached the semi-final of the Scottish Cup, where they met Dundee United. Hibs went into the match as favourites due to the contrasting league form of the two sides; indeed, Hibs had beaten United 3–2 in the league at Easter Road the previous week. Hibs took the lead in the cup match thanks to a Derek Riordan penalty, but then collapsed to a 2–1 defeat, with the winner scored by Jason Scotland.


2004–05 Hibernian F.C. season, Scottish Cup
A curious postscript to the defeat was that Jason Scotland was denied a renewal of a UK work permit the following summer by an expert panel, which included former Hibs players Murdo MacLeod, Tony Higgins, Pat Stanton, Peter Cormack and Tommy McIntyre. The panel was hearing an appeal against a decision to reject the application to renew Scotland's work permit, which had been made automatically because Scotland had only played in two of Trinidad and Tobago's international matches in the preceding two years. The decision forced Scotland to leave United; he signed later that summer for Scottish First Division club St Johnstone, and has subsequently played in the Premier League for Wigan Athletic.


2004–05 Hibernian F.C. season, Player stats
During the 2004–05 season, Hibs used 32 different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.


2004–05 Highland Football League
The 2004–05 Highland Football League was won by Huntly. Brora Rangers finished bottom.


2004–05 Honduran Liga Nacional
The 2004–05 Honduran Liga Nacional was the 40th season in the Honduran football top division; it determined the 46th and 47th national champions in the league's history.


2004–05 Honduran Liga Nacional, Relegation table
Relegation was determined by the aggregate table of both Apertura and Clausura tournaments.


2004–05 Honduran Liga Nacional de Ascenso
The 2004–05 Honduran Liga Nacional de Ascenso was the 38th season of the Second level in Honduran football and the third one under the name Liga Nacional de Ascenso. Under the management of Carlos Martínez, Hispano won the tournament after defeating Deportes Savio in the promotion series and obtained promotion to the 2005–06 Honduran Liga Nacional.


2004–05 Hong Kong FA Cup
2004–05 Hong Kong FA Cup was the 31st staging of the Hong Kong FA Cup. The cup was won by Sun Hei, who won 2-1 against Happy Valley in the final.


2004–05 Hong Kong FA Cup
The competition started on 28 April 2005 with 9 Hong Kong First Division clubs. Although most of the matches were held in Mongkok Stadium, the final was held in Hong Kong Stadium on 22 April 2005.


2004–05 Hong Kong FA Cup
The competition was officially known as Xiangxue Pharmaceutical FA Cup 2004/2005 due to sponsorship from Xiangxue Pharmaceutical Factory Co Ltd.


2004–05 Hong Kong FA Cup, Fixtures and results, Bracket
Note *: Fukien beat Xiangxue Pharmaceutical by 1-0 in the Preliminary Round.


2004–05 Hong Kong First Division League
The 2004–05 Hong Kong First Division League season was the 93rd since its establishment.


2004–05 Hong Kong League Cup
Hong Kong League Cup 2004–05 is the 5th staging of the Hong Kong League Cup.


2004–05 Hong Kong League Cup
Sun Hei captured the champion for 3 consecutive times after beating Happy Valley by 1-0 in the final.


2004–05 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield
The Hong Kong Senior Shield 2004–05, also known as the Sunray Cave Senior Shield 2004/2005, is the 103rd staging of the Hong Kong's oldest football knockout competition.


2004–05 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield
The competition started on 9 April 2005 with 9 Hong Kong First Division League clubs and concluded on 13 April 2005 with the final.


2004–05 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield
Sun Hei captured their 1st title of the competition after beating Happy Valley by 4-2 in the final.


2004–05 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield, Fixtures and results, Bracket
Note *: Buler Rangers beat Fukien by 1-0 in the Preliminary Round.


2004–05 Houston Rockets season
The 2004–05 NBA season was the Rockets' 38th season in the National Basketball Association, and their 34th season in the city of Houston. During the offseason, the Rockets acquired All-Star forward Tracy McGrady and Juwan Howard from the Orlando Magic, acquired All-Star center Dikembe Mutombo from the Chicago Bulls, who acquired him from the New York Knicks, and signed free agent Bob Sura. The Rockets struggled with a 6–11 start to the season, then played around .500 as they traded Jim Jackson to the New Orleans Hornets for David Wesley in late December. The Rockets would later on win eight straight games in February, as McGrady and Yao Ming were both selected to play in the 2005 NBA All-Star Game at Denver. At midseason, the team traded Maurice Taylor to the New York Knicks, and acquired Mike James from the Milwaukee Bucks.


2004–05 Houston Rockets season
The Rockets won their final seven games finishing third in the Southwest Division with a 51–31 record, which was their first 50-win season since 1997. However, in the first round of the playoffs, they lost to their in-state rival, the Dallas Mavericks in seven games after taking a 2–0 series lead. Following the season, Sura retired.


2004–05 Houston Rockets season, Regular season, Tracy McGrady: 13 points in 35 seconds
One notable game during the season was the Rockets' December 9 matchup against the San Antonio Spurs. In the fourth quarter, at 44 seconds left, the score was 76-68 and the Spurs had the lead. With 35 seconds remaining, Tracy McGrady made a three-pointer. Four seconds later, Devin Brown was fouled and made both of his free throws. With 24 seconds remaining, McGrady made another three-pointer. He was fouled by Tim Duncan when he shot the ball. He went to the free throw line and made a free throw, converting a four-point play.


2004–05 Houston Rockets season, Regular season, Tracy McGrady: 13 points in 35 seconds
With 16 seconds remaining, Scott Padgett intentionally fouled Tim Duncan, and, because the Rockets were over the foul limit, Duncan went to the free throw line and made both of his free throws. Five seconds later, McGrady made yet another three-pointer, this time over Bruce Bowen. This left the Rockets in a two-point deficit. San Antonio took a timeout. At 7.9 seconds remaining, Brent Barry inbounded the ball to Devin Brown. McGrady stole the ball from Brown and ran to the three-point line, where he made another three-pointer, which would be the game-winning shot. The performance is considered by some to be one of McGrady's career highlights and become a Hall of Famer in 2017.


2004–05 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season
Huddersfield Town's 2004–05 campaign was their first competitive campaign in the restructured Coca-Cola League One. They finished 9th with 70 points, just one point less than Hartlepool United in 6th, the lowest playoff position.


2004–05 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Squad at the start of the season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2004–05 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review
Town beat Stockport County on the opening day, but then failed to score in their next 4 games, including a 1–0 defeat to Leeds United in the first round of the League Cup at Elland Road. The season included victories away at eventual champions Luton Town and at home over runners-up Hull City but also included two derby defeats against Bradford City. However, a disastrous mid-season spell of form (including seven successive away league defeats and having Efe Sodje stripped of the captaincy after his red card against Blackpool in the Football League Trophy) saw the side slump and in real danger of a relegation battle.


2004–05 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review
Jon Worthington was made captain after the Blackpool game, but then Huddersfield gained a recovery in form with the loan signing of Luke Beckett from Sheffield United, but he was then recalled by Sheffield in mid-February.


2004–05 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review
The team were in deep trouble in mid-March, with relegation being a big possibility, but the play-offs were still possible, although Town had to win all their final 10 games to have a realistic chance of reaching the play-offs and all was going well, until Town played Colchester United at the Galpharm Stadium. With 1 minute to go, Town were leading 2–1, but then a goalkeeping error by Paul Rachubka (signed earlier in the season from Charlton Athletic) let Colchester equalise the game. That proved to be fatal, Town did win all the other 9 games and they missed out on the play-offs by one point.


2004–05 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review
During the season, many graduates from Town's own academy started to cement first-team places, such as Andy Holdsworth, David Mirfin, Nathan Clarke, Tom Clarke, Adnan Ahmed and Michael Collins. Beckett departed to join local rivals Oldham Athletic before the transfer deadline.


2004–05 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Squad at the end of the season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2004–05 Hull City A.F.C. season
The 2004–05 season saw Hull City compete in Football League One where they finished in 2nd position with 86 points, gaining automatic promotion to the Championship.


2004–05 Hyderabad C.A. season
The 2004–05 season is Hyderabad cricket team's 71st competitive season. The Hyderabad cricket team is senior men's domestic cricket team based in the city of Hyderabad, India, run by the Hyderabad Cricket Association. They represent the region of Telangana in the state of Andhra Pradesh in domestic competitions.


2004–05 Hyderabad C.A. season, Squads
Rayudu got selected to the Rest of India squad for the 2004 Irani Cup, a first-class cricket competition in India.


2004–05 Hyderabad C.A. season, Squads
Laxman, Arjun and Vishnuvardhan got selected to the South Zone squad for the 2004-05 Deodhar Trophy, a List-A cricket competition in India.


2004–05 Hyderabad C.A. season, Squads
Laxman and Rayudu got picked to the India B squad for the 2004-05 NKP Salve Challenger Trophy, a List-A cricket tournament in India.


2004–05 Hyderabad C.A. season, Squads
Laxman got selected to the South Zone squad for the 2004-05 Duleep Trophy, a first-class cricket tournament in India.


2004–05 Hyderabad C.A. season, Ranji Trophy
The Hyderabad team, led by Venkatapathy Raju, began their campaign in the Ranji Trophy, the premier first-class cricket tournament in India, with a loss against Tamil Nadu at Chennai on 7 November 2004. The Hyderabad captain, Raju announced his retirement from the first-class cricket during the third day of the match against the Uttar Pradesh. V. V. S. Laxman replaced Raju as the captain of the Hyderabad for the remaining two matches. They finished inside top-2 in Group B of the Elite League to advance to the Elite semi-final with four wins and two losses. They were eliminated in the semi-final where the Railways defeated the Hyderabad by 7 wickets.


2004–05 Hyderabad C.A. season, Ranji One–Day Trophy
The Hyderabad team, led by Arjun Yadav, began their campaign in the Subbaiah Pillai Trophy as part of the South Zone Ranji One–Day Trophy, a List-A cricket tournament in India, with a loss against the Karnataka at Margao on 9 January 2005. The Hyderabad troubled the Karnataka top-order with three quick wickets but the middle-order helped the Karnataka to recover to 244 while the tight-bowling by the Karnataka bowlers ensured them a 15-run win despite the half-centuries from Daniel Manohar, Arjun and Ambati Rayudu.


2004–05 Hyderabad C.A. season, Ranji One–Day Trophy
In a 42-over reduced rain-hit match, the top-order and lower-order collapse despite the half-centuries from Rayudu and Anirudh Singh restricted the Hyderabad to 166 while an unbeaten half-century from Sreekumar Nair helped the Kerala chase the target with five-wickets to spare. In the third match, the century from Abhinav Kumar along with an unbeaten half-century from Anirudh helped the Hyderabad post 288 but an unbeaten half-century from Sridharan Sharath and the half-century from Subramaniam Badrinath helped the Tamil Nadu chase the target with six-wickets to spare.


2004–05 Hyderabad C.A. season, Ranji One–Day Trophy
In the fourth match, the Hyderabad top-order failed once again but the half-century from Rayudu and collective effort from the others helped them recover to 254 while the three-wicket haul from Inder Shekar Reddy along with the two-wicket hauls from Sankinani Vishnuvardhan and Pagadala Niranjan helped the Hyderabad win their first match of the tournament against the Goa by 78 runs despite the half-century from Mandar Phadke.


2004–05 Hyderabad C.A. season, Ranji One–Day Trophy
In the final zonal match, Yalaka Venugopal Rao's five wicket haul helped the Andhra bowl the Hyderabad out for 144 while an unbeaten half-century from M. S. K. Prasad helped the Andhra chase the target with four-wickets to spare despite two-wicket hauls and tight bowling from Inder Shekar and Shivaji. This loss resulted the Hyderabad finish at fourth in the South Zone and failed to advance to the knockout stage with a win and four losses.


2004–05 IIHF Continental Cup
The Continental Cup 2004–05 was the eighth edition of the IIHF Continental Cup. The season started on September 24, 2004, and finished on January 9, 2005.


2004–05 IIHF Continental Cup
The tournament was won by HKm Zvolen, who led the final group.


2004–05 ISU Junior Grand Prix
The 2004–05 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the eighth season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was the junior-level complement to the Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which was for senior-level skaters. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance. The top skaters from the series met at the Junior Grand Prix Final.


2004–05 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Competitions
The locations of the JGP events change yearly. In the 2004–05 season, the series was composed of the following events:


2004–05 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Junior Grand Prix Final qualifiers
The following skaters qualified for the 2004–05 Junior Grand Prix Final, in order of qualification.


2004–05 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Junior Grand Prix Final qualifiers
Kiira Korpi, who missed the third alternate position by one spot, was given the host wildcard spot to the Junior Grand Prix Final. She placed 4th at the Final.


2004–05 ISU World Standings
The 2004–05 ISU World Standings, are the World Standings published by the International Skating Union (ISU) during the 2004–05 season.


2004–05 ISU World Standings
The 2004–05 ISU World Standings for single & pair skating and ice dance, are taking into account results of the 2002–03, 2003–04 and 2004–05 seasons.


2004–05 ISU World Standings, World Standings for single & pair skating and ice dance, Season-end standings
The remainder of this section is a list, by discipline, published by the ISU.


2004–05 Icelandic Hockey League season
The 2004-05 Icelandic Hockey League season was the 14th season of the Icelandic Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Iceland. Four teams participated in the league, and Skautafelag Akureyrar won the championship.


2004–05 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team
The 2004–05 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Members of the Big West Conference, the Vandals were led by fourth-year head coach Leonard Perry and played their home games on campus at Cowan Spectrum in Moscow, Idaho.


2004–05 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team
The Vandals were 8–21 overall in the regular season and 6–12 in conference play, eighth in the standings. They met fifth seed UC Irvine in the first round of the conference tournament in Anaheim and lost to the Anteaters by thirteen points.


2004–05 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team
This was Idaho's ninth and final season in the Big West and their overall record in the conference tourney was 1–7; they moved to the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) over the summer.


2004–05 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
The 2004–05 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, the 100th season of men's basketball at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, enjoyed one of the most successful seasons in recent college history. After starting the regular season with a record of 29–0 and winning the Big Ten Conference regular season title outright at 15–1, the Illini were Big Ten Tournament champions. They advanced in the NCAA Tournament to the national championship, but lost to North Carolina, 75–70, and ended the season at 37–2.


2004–05 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
Nine years later in 2014, Sports Illustrated voted the 2005 Illinois team as the best ever not to win a national title.