2005 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres
The Women's 60 metres event at the 2005 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 4–5.


2005 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres, Results, Heats
First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.


2005 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres, Results, Semifinals
First 4 of each semifinals qualified directly (Q) for the final.


2005 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres hurdles
The women's 60 metres hurdles event at the 2005 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 5–6.


2005 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres hurdles, Results, Heats
First 4 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.


2005 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres hurdles, Results, Semifinals
First 4 of each semifinals qualified directly (Q) for the final.


2005 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres
The Women's 800 metres event at the 2005 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 4–6.


2005 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres, Results, Heats
First 2 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.


2005 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres, Results, Semifinals
First 3 of each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.


2005 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's high jump
The Women's high jump event at the 2005 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 4–5.


2005 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's high jump, Results, Qualification
Qualification: Qualification Performance 1.95 (Q) or at least 8 best performers advanced to the final.


2005 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's long jump
The Women's long jump event at the 2005 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 4–5.


2005 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's long jump, Medalists
(*) Bianca Kappler had originally won the competition with a jump measured as 6.96 metres. The measurement, however, was incorrect. Kappler pointed out the mistake and was awarded a bronze medal for fair play.


2005 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's long jump, Results, Qualification
Qualifying perf. 6.63 (Q) or 8 best performers (q) advanced to the Final.


2005 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's pentathlon
The Women's pentathlon event  at the 2005 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 4.


2005 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's pole vault
The Woen's pole vault event at the 2005 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 4–6.


2005 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's pole vault, Results
Qualification: Qualification performance 4.50 (Q) or at least 8 best performers advanced to the final.


2005 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's shot put
The Women's shot put event at the 2005 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 4–5.


2005 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's shot put, Results, Qualification
Qualifying perf. 18.15 (Q) or 8 best performers (q) advanced to the Final.


2005 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's triple jump
The Women's triple jump event  at the 2005 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 4–6.


2005 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's triple jump, Results, Qualification
Qualifying perf. 14.30 (Q) or 8 best performers (q) advanced to the Final.


2005 European Athletics Junior Championships
The 2005 European Athletics Junior Championships was the 18th edition of the biennial athletics competition for European under-20 athletes, which was held in Kaunas, Lithuania on 21–24 July.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships
The 5th European Athletics U23 Championships were held in Erfurt, Germany, at Steigerwaldstadion between 14–17 July 2005.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 748 athletes from 41 countries participated in the event.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 10,000 metres
The men's 10,000 metres event at the 2005 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Erfurt, Germany, at Steigerwaldstadion on 15 July.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 10,000 metres, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 100 metres
The men's 100 metres event at the 2005 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Erfurt, Germany, at Steigerwaldstadion on 14 and 16 July.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 100 metres, Results, Heats
14 JulyQualified: first 3 in each heat and 2 best to the Final


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 100 metres, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 16 athletes from 8 countries participated in the event.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 110 metres hurdles
The men's 110 metres hurdles event at the 2005 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Erfurt, Germany, at Steigerwaldstadion on 15 and 17 July.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 110 metres hurdles, Results, Heats
15 JulyQualified: first 2 in each heat and 2 best to the Final


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 110 metres hurdles, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 1500 metres
The men's 1500 metres event at the 2005 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Erfurt, Germany, at Steigerwaldstadion on 15 and 17 July.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 1500 metres, Results, Heats
15 JulyQualified: first 4 in each heat and 4 best to the Final


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 1500 metres, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 21 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 20 kilometres walk
The men's 20 kilometres race walk event at the 2005 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Erfurt, Germany, on 16 July.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 20 kilometres walk, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 14 athletes from 9 countries participated in the event.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 200 metres
The men's 200 metres event at the 2005 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Erfurt, Germany, at Steigerwaldstadion on 15 and 17 July.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 200 metres, Results, Heats
15 JulyQualified: first 2 in each heat and 2 best to the Final


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 200 metres, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 17 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
The men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 2005 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Erfurt, Germany, at Steigerwaldstadion on 14 and 16 July.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase, Results, Heats
14 JulyQualified: first 4 in each heat and 4 best to the Final


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 21 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
The men's 4 x 100 metres relay event at the 2005 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Erfurt, Germany, at Steigerwaldstadion on 17 July.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 28 athletes from 7 countries participated in the event.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
The men's 4 x 400 metres relay event at the 2005 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Erfurt, Germany, at Steigerwaldstadion on 16 and 17 July.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay, Results, Heats
16 JulyQualified: first 3 in each heat and 2 best to the Final


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 55 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 400 metres
The men's 400 metres event at the 2005 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Erfurt, Germany, at Steigerwaldstadion on 14, 15, and 16 July.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 400 metres, Results, Semifinals
15 JulyQualified: first 4 in each heat to the Final


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 400 metres, Results, Heats
14 JulyQualified: first 3 in each heat and 4 best to the Semifinal


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 400 metres, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 26 athletes from 16 countries participated in the event.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 400 metres hurdles
The men's 400 metres hurdles event at the 2005 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Erfurt, Germany, at Steigerwaldstadion on 15 and 16 July.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 400 metres hurdles, Results, Heats
15 JulyQualified: first 2 in each heat and 2 best to the Final


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 400 metres hurdles, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 19 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 5000 metres
The men's 5000 metres event at the 2005 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Erfurt, Germany, at Steigerwaldstadion on 17 July.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 5000 metres, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 21 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 800 metres
The men's 800 metres event at the 2005 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Erfurt, Germany, at Steigerwaldstadion on 14 and 16 July.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 800 metres, Results, Heats
14 JulyQualified: first 2 in each heat and 2 best to the Final


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 800 metres, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's decathlon
The men's decathlon event at the 2005 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Erfurt, Germany, at Steigerwaldstadion on 14 and 15 July.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's decathlon, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 23 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's discus throw
The men's discus throw event at the 2005 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Erfurt, Germany, at Steigerwaldstadion on 14 and 16 July.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's discus throw, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 23 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's hammer throw
The men's hammer throw event at the 2005 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Erfurt, Germany, at Steigerwaldstadion on 16 July.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's hammer throw, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 12 athletes from 8 countries participated in the event.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's high jump
The men's high jump event at the 2005 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Erfurt, Germany, at Steigerwaldstadion on 15 and 17 July.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's high jump, Results, Qualifications
15 JulyQualifying perf. 2.21 or 12 best to the Final


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's high jump, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 29 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's javelin throw
The men's javelin throw event at the 2005 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Erfurt, Germany, at Steigerwaldstadion on 15 and 17 July.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's javelin throw, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 15 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's long jump
The men's long jump event at the 2005 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Erfurt, Germany, at Steigerwaldstadion on 15 and 16 July.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's long jump, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's pole vault
The men's pole vault event at the 2005 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Erfurt, Germany, at Steigerwaldstadion on 14 and 16 July.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's pole vault, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 22 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's shot put
The men's shot put event at the 2005 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Erfurt, Germany, at Steigerwaldstadion on 15 and 17 July.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's shot put, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 17 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's triple jump
The men's triple jump event at the 2005 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Erfurt, Germany, at Steigerwaldstadion on 15 and 17 July.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's triple jump, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 16 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 10,000 metres
The women's 10,000 metres event at the 2005 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Erfurt, Germany, at Steigerwaldstadion on 16 July.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 10,000 metres, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 7 athletes from 7 countries participated in the event.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 100 metres
The women's 100 metres event at the 2005 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Erfurt, Germany, at Steigerwaldstadion on 14 and 16 July.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 100 metres, Results, Heats
14 JulyQualified: first 2 in each heat and 2 best to the Final


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 100 metres, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 19 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 100 metres hurdles
The women's 100 metres hurdles event at the 2005 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Erfurt, Germany, at Steigerwaldstadion on 15 and 17 July.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 100 metres hurdles, Results, Heats
15 JulyQualified: first 2 in each heat and 2 best to the Final


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 100 metres hurdles, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 21 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 1500 metres
The women's 1500 metres event at the 2005 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Erfurt, Germany, at Steigerwaldstadion on 16 July.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 1500 metres, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 12 athletes from 9 countries participated in the event.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 20 kilometres walk
The women's 20 kilometres race walk event at the 2005 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Erfurt, Germany, on 15 July.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 20 kilometres walk, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 18 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 200 metres
The women's 200 metres event at the 2005 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Erfurt, Germany, at Steigerwaldstadion on 15 and 17 July 2005.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 200 metres, Results, Heats
15 July 2005Qualified: first 3 in each heat and 2 best to the Final


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 200 metres, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 12 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 3000 metres steeplechase
The women's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 2005 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Erfurt, Germany, at Steigerwaldstadion on 14 and 16 July.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 3000 metres steeplechase, Results, Heats
14 JulyQualified: first 4 in each heat and 4 best to the Final


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 3000 metres steeplechase, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 22 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
The women's 4 x 100 metres relay event at the 2005 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Erfurt, Germany, at Steigerwaldstadion on 17 July.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 28 athletes from 7 countries participated in the event.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay
The women's 4 x 400 metres relay event at the 2005 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Erfurt, Germany, at Steigerwaldstadion on 17 July.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 6 countries participated in the event.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 400 metres
The women's 400 metres event at the 2005 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Erfurt, Germany, at Steigerwaldstadion on 15 and 16 July.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 400 metres, Results, Heats
15 JulyQualified: first 2 in each heat and 2 best to the Final


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 400 metres, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 18 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 400 metres hurdles
The women's 400 metres hurdles event at the 2005 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Erfurt, Germany, at Steigerwaldstadion on 15 and 16 July.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 400 metres hurdles, Results, Heats
15 JulyQualified: first 3 in each heat and 2 best to the Final


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 400 metres hurdles, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 12 athletes from 8 countries participated in the event.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 5000 metres
The women's 5000 metres event at the 2005 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Erfurt, Germany, at Steigerwaldstadion on 17 July.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 5000 metres, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 12 athletes from 9 countries participated in the event.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 800 metres
The women's 800 metres event at the 2005 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Erfurt, Germany, at Steigerwaldstadion on 15 and 17 July.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 800 metres, Results, Heats
15 JulyQualified: first 2 in each heat and 2 best to the Final


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 800 metres, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's discus throw
The women's discus throw event at the 2005 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Erfurt, Germany, at Steigerwaldstadion on 16 and 17 July.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's discus throw, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 18 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's hammer throw
The women's hammer throw event at the 2005 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Erfurt, Germany, at Steigerwaldstadion on 16 and 17 July.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's hammer throw, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 22 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's heptathlon
The women's heptathlon event at the 2005 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Erfurt, Germany, at Steigerwaldstadion on 14 and 15 July.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's heptathlon, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's high jump
The women's high jump event at the 2005 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Erfurt, Germany, at Steigerwaldstadion on 16 July.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's high jump, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 11 athletes from 8 countries participated in the event.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's javelin throw
The women's javelin throw event at the 2005 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Erfurt, Germany, at Steigerwaldstadion on 16 July.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's javelin throw, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 11 athletes from 7 countries participated in the event.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's long jump
The women's long jump event at the 2005 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Erfurt, Germany, at Steigerwaldstadion on 17 July.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's long jump, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 11 athletes from 9 countries participated in the event.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's pole vault
The women's pole vault event at the 2005 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Erfurt, Germany, at Steigerwaldstadion on 17 July.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's pole vault, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 16 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's shot put
The women's shot put event at the 2005 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Erfurt, Germany, at Steigerwaldstadion on 16 July.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's shot put, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 12 athletes from 9 countries participated in the event.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's triple jump
The women's triple jump event at the 2005 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Erfurt, Germany, at Steigerwaldstadion on 14 and 16 July.


2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's triple jump, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 15 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.


2005 European Baseball Championship
The 2005 European Baseball Championship was won by the Netherlands. It was held in the Czech Republic. The top 4 qualified for the 2007 Baseball World Cup.


2005 European Canoe Slalom Championships
The 2005 European Canoe Slalom Championships took place at the Tacen Whitewater Course in Tacen, Slovenia between 24 and 26 June 2005 under the auspices of the European Canoe Association (ECA). It was the 6th edition.


2005 European Championship of American football
The 2005 European Championship of American football was hosted by Sweden between 28 July to 30 July 2005. The tournament was played between the three nations from the A-pool and the champion from B-pool played on 2004. The tournament had round-robin qualification. The two top teams won the qualification for the 2007 IFAF World Championship.


2005 European Championship of Ski Mountaineering
The 2005 European Championship of Ski Mountaineering (Catalan: Campionat d’Europa d’Esquí de Muntanya 2005) was the sixth European Championship of ski mountaineering and was held in Andorra from March 1, 2005 to March 5, 2005. The competition was organized by the International Council for Ski Mountaineering Competitions (ISMC) of the Union Internationale des Associations d'Alpinisme (UIAA).


2005 European Championship of Ski Mountaineering, Results, Nation ranking and medals
Compared to the 2003 European Championship a vertical race and a relay race event were held but were not added to the total ranking of the Federació Andorrana de Muntanyisme (FAM).


2005 European Championship of Ski Mountaineering, Results, Team
Event held in the Gran Valira on March 2, 2005


2005 European Championship of Ski Mountaineering, Results, Combination ranking
combination ranking including the results of the individual and team races


2005 European Cross Country Championships
The 12th European Cross Country Championships were held at Tilburg in Netherlands on 11 December 2005. Serhiy Lebid won the men's competition for the sixth time and Lornah Kiplagat won the women's race.


2005 European Cup (athletics)
The 2005 European Cup was the 26th edition of the European Cup of athletics.


2005 European Cup (athletics)
The Super League Finals were held in Florence, Italy from 17 to 19 June, like two years before the 2003 European Cup.


2005 European Cup Winter Throwing
The 2005 European Cup Winter Throwing was held on 12 and 13 March at Macit Özcan Sports Complex in Mersin, Turkey. It was the fifth edition of the athletics competition for throwing events organised by the European Athletics Association. A total of 174 athletes from 29 countries entered the competition. It was the first time that the competition was held with the Cup name, changing from the European Winter Throwing Challenge moniker it had since its initial edition in 2001.


2005 European Cup Winter Throwing
The competition featured men's and women's contests in shot put, discus throw, javelin throw and hammer throw. Athletes were seeded into "A" and "B" groups in each competition. Lada Chernova of Russia was the sole "B" seeded athlete to take a medal, finishing as runner-up in the women's javelin throw.


2005 European Cup Winter Throwing
Two national records were broken during the competition: men's shot put winner Rutger Smith of the Netherlands set a new Dutch record with his throw of 21.00 m (68 ft 10 3⁄4 in) and women's hammer throw gold medallist Ivana Brkljačić broke the Croatian record for the event with 71.00 m (232 ft 11 1⁄4 in).


2005 European Cup Winter Throwing
Russia was easily the best performing nation of the tournament, taking the men's and women's titles on points and having the most medals, with three of each colour. Germany was runner-up in both men's and women's divisions and had the next most medals with one gold medal and three bronze.


2005 European Cup Winter Throwing
Women's hammer bronze medallist Olga Kuzenkova was retrospectively found to be doping around 2004 to 2005, but due to limitations of retesting her disqualification was only for the period of August 2005 to 2007 and her mark in Mersin still stands.


2005 European Curling Championships
The 2005 European Curling Championships were held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany from December 9 to 17.


2005 European Curling Championships, Men's, Challenge series
(Best of Three. Winner gets a berth in the 2006 World Men's Curling Championship along with the top 7 A-tournament teams)


2005 European Curling Championships, Women's, Challenge series
(Best of Three. Winner gets a berth in the 2006 Ford World Women's Curling Championship along with the top 7 A-tournament teams)


2005 European Dressage Championships
The 2005 FEI European Dressage Championships, was the 24th edition of the European Dressage Championship. It was held at Hof Kasselmann in Hagen, Germany, from 28 July to 31 July 2005. The 2005 European Dressage Championships was previously allocated to Moscow, Russia but due financial problems of the organizer they were not able to organise the Championships and had to witdraw two weeks before the start. Ulrich Kasselmann jumped in as last minute organizer of the European Championships and organised the show at the same date as Moscow was supposed to organise.


2005 European Dressage Championships, Medal summary, Medalists
SpainIgnacio Rambla on Distiguido 2Beatriz Ferrer-Salat on BeauvalaisJosé Ignacio López on Nevado Santa ClaraJuan Antonio Jimenez on Guizo


2005 European Fencing Championships
The 2005 European Seniors Fencing Championships were held in Zalaegerszeg, Hungary from 27 June to 3 July 2005.


2005 European Figure Skating Championships
The 2005 European Figure Skating Championships was a senior international figure skating competition in the 2004–05 season. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. The event was held at the Palavela in Turin, Italy from 25 January through 30, 2005.


2005 European Figure Skating Championships
The Turin event was the official site-testing competition, or test event, for the 2006 Winter Olympics, which would be held in the same arena. It was the first European Championship to use the IJS which replaced the 6.0 system.


2005 European Figure Skating Championships, Qualifying
The competition was open to skaters from European ISU member nations who had reached the age of 15 before 1 July 2004. The corresponding competition for non-European skaters was the 2005 Four Continents Championships. National associations selected their entries based on their own criteria. Based on the results of the 2004 European Championships, each country was allowed between one and three entries per discipline.


2005 European Figure Skating Championships, Competition notes
Evgeni Plushenko won his fourth European title, Irina Slutskaya her sixth, Tatiana Totmianina / Maxim Marinin their fourth, and Tatiana Navka / Roman Kostomarov their second. Susanna Pöykiö (silver) became the first Finn to medal in ladies' singles at the European Championships.


2005 European Figure Skating Championships, Results, Pairs
Totmianina / Marinin defended their European title three months after the 2004 Skate America accident.


2005 European Grand Prix
The 2005 European Grand Prix (officially the 2005 Formula 1 Grand Prix of Europe) was a Formula One motor race held on 29 May 2005 at the Nürburgring in Nürburg, Germany. The 59-lap race was the seventh round of the 2005 Formula One season, the 49th running of the European Grand Prix, and the 15th European Grand Prix as a standalone event (i.e. not an honorific title awarded to an existing event). It was the second of a series of six races held within eight weeks.


2005 European Grand Prix
The race was won by championship leader Fernando Alonso for the Renault team. McLaren driver Kimi Räikkönen was leading the race at the start of the final lap, but crashed out with a suspension failure caused by a flat-spotted front tyre. Winner Alonso started in sixth position whilst Nick Heidfeld took the first and only pole position of his career for the Williams team. He eventually finished second in front of the Ferrari of Rubens Barrichello, who completed the podium in third position.


2005 European Grand Prix, Report, Background
The race saw the return of the BAR-Honda team, who had been suspended for two races following the San Marino Grand Prix, due to a fuel tank irregularity. However, due to the 2005 engine regulations, they had to use engines from the San Marino race, which had been untouched for five weeks. Red Bull Racing decided that Vitantonio Liuzzi would retain his race seat for one round, before Christian Klien would take over for the Canadian Grand Prix and onwards.


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


2005 European Grand Prix, Report, Qualifying
The race marked yet another change in the qualifying system, with the aggregate system being discarded for a single session on Saturday, with cars in full race set-up (including fuel), and running in reverse order to the classification from the previous Grand Prix. This disadvantaged the BAR team significantly, as they were required to be the first two cars on the track. German Williams driver Nick Heidfeld took his only career pole position in front of his home fans, ahead of McLaren's Kimi Räikkönen and Heidfeld's teammate Mark Webber.


2005 European Grand Prix, Report, Race
With an ambient temperature of 25 °C (77 °F) and a track temperature of 45 °C (113 °F), the cars lined up for the start of the race. However, as the lights turned on to signal the start, Renault's Giancarlo Fisichella signalled that his car had stalled, and the start had to be aborted. As the field set off for another formation lap, Fisichella's car was pushed into the pitlane, and the race distance was reduced by 1 lap to 59.


2005 European Grand Prix, Report, Race
At the start, both Williams' got away from the line slowly, with Heidfeld beaten into the first corner by Räikkönen, and Webber overtaken by both Jarno Trulli and Juan Pablo Montoya before the first turn. Desperate to keep Trulli behind, Webber braked very late for the corner, and locked his front-right brake. Montoya turned in towards the apex of the corner, but made contact with Webber, who was forced to retire with suspension damage. Montoya's car was undamaged, but he lost several places as a result of being forced off line, and finished the first lap in 13th place.


2005 European Grand Prix, Report, Race
Several other cars were forced to take evasive action, with both Ferraris losing a large amount of time, and Ralf Schumacher breaking his front wing as he ran into the back of another car. During the first lap, Takuma Sato also damaged his front wing, and along with Schumacher, was forced to pit at the end of the lap, leaving both cars at the back of the field. Red Bull Racing's David Coulthard managed to avoid the confusion, and was in 4th place at the end of the first lap after starting 12th. Both Jordan drivers made good starts also, sitting in 10th and 11th. Räikkönen pushed away to a 1.9 second lead by the end of lap 1.


2005 European Grand Prix, Report, Race
As the Jordans and Minardis were forced back down the field by faster cars, Toyota's Jarno Trulli was handed a drive-through penalty because his mechanics were still on the grid within 15 seconds of the race start. He dropped down from 3rd to 9th upon taking the penalty. On lap 6, Rubens Barrichello had an excellent battle with Jenson Button, taking 8th position after attempting to pass through 3 corners. Button lost a small amount of time as a result of the pass, which was enough for Montoya to close up behind and subsequently take 9th place.


2005 European Grand Prix, Report, Race
Barrichello, on a charge, overtook Vitantonio Liuzzi for 7th place on lap 8, but showed he was on light fuel, being the first driver to take their scheduled stop, which dropped him down to 12th position. On the very next lap, Heidfeld took his first stop, showing that his pole position was helped by having less fuel than several of the front-runners. The rest of the field began their pit stop sequences around lap 18, allowing Montoya to leapfrog Liuzzi for 8th place, while Barrichello put in some quick laps to move into an outright 4th position. David Coulthard, who led the race for 1 lap as the pit stop sequence unfolded, was given a drive-through penalty for exceeding the pitlane speed limit. With all the stops complete, Räikkönen retained a 2-second lead over Heidfeld, followed by Alonso, Barrichello, Coulthard, Felipe Massa, Michael Schumacher and Montoya.


2005 European Grand Prix, Report, Race
On lap 30, Räikkönen appeared to lose concentration, going wide through the Ford chicane, allowing Heidfeld into the lead for one lap before the German had to pit. As he ran off road, Räikkönen damaged his bargeboard. The mistake allowed Alonso to gain 4 seconds. Heidfeld rejoined in 3rd after his second pit stop, and Barrichello, also on a 3-stop strategy, retained 4th. A few laps later whilst lapping Jacques Villeneuve, who ignored blue flags, Räikkönen locked his front-right tyre and ran wide, causing a "flat spot" and losing a small amount of time to Alonso.


2005 European Grand Prix, Report, Race
Due to the 2005 regulations, Räikkönen was unable to change the tyre and continue in the race, causing severe problems later in the race. Ralf Schumacher became only the second retirement of the race, losing his car at the Ford chicane, and spinning into the gravel trap. On lap 36, Räikkönen held a 15.2 second lead back to Alonso, who had an 8-second gap back to Heidfeld, followed by Barrichello, Coulthard, Massa, Michael Schumacher and Montoya.


2005 European Grand Prix, Report, Race
Räikkönen was able to continue posting competitive lap times and retain his lead over Alonso, but had to take his second pit stop on lap 43, handing Alonso the lead and a chance to decrease the gap. Alonso set the fastest lap of the race on lap 44, but then lost around 7 seconds after running off the road at the Dunlop hairpin. All of the front-runners pitted and held their positions, while Fisichella was able to move ahead of Montoya after some good laps.


2005 European Grand Prix, Report, Race
Meanwhile, Massa, in 6th position, ran off the road and lost a large amount of time, also damaging his tyres. With 8 laps remaining, Räikkönen held a 7.4 second lead over Alonso, and had victory in sight, but the tyre damage was causing major vibrations throughout the car and suspension, causing him trouble under braking and through corners. Alonso, with a clearly faster car at that stage, was able to close the gap quickly, and with 2 laps left, he had reduced it to just 2.7 seconds. Räikkönen's tyre began showing signs of imminent failure, and the vibrations in the car became increasingly severe. The McLaren team decided not to change the tyre, instead opting to go for the victory.


2005 European Grand Prix, Report, Race
As Räikkönen started the final lap of the race, he was 1.5 seconds ahead of Alonso, and there was a chance for Alonso to perhaps catch the Finnish driver. However, under braking for turn 1, Räikkönen's suspension broke under the increasing pressure, sending him spinning narrowly past Jenson Button and into the gravel trap, ending his race. Alonso was able to take the last lap easily, winning the race ahead of Heidfeld and Barrichello. It was Alonso's fourth win for the season, increasing his championship lead to 32 points ahead of Räikkönen and Trulli.


2005 European Grand Prix, Report, Race
The failure on the final lap had denied Räikkönen his third successive victory. Heidfeld's third podium for the year meant he moved into fourth place in the championship standings. David Coulthard picked up a valuable fourth place for Red Bull, followed by Michael Schumacher, Fisichella, Montoya and Trulli. Felipe Massa finished 14th after his front wing failed with four laps remaining, damaging his left-front tyre, forcing him to pit to change both. Trulli and Coulthard were not the only ones to receive penalties, as Tiago Monteiro and Christijan Albers were issued drive-through penalties for ignoring blue flags.


2005 European Judo Championships
The 2005 European Judo Championships were the 16th edition of the European Judo Championships, and were held in Rotterdam, Netherlands from 20 May to 22 May 2005.


2005 European Judo Open Championships
The 2005 European Judo Open Championships were the 2nd edition of the European Judo Open Championships, and were held in Moscow, Russia on 3 December 2005.


2005 European Judo Open Championships
The European Judo Open Championships was staged because the open class event had been dropped from the European Judo Championships program from 2004. Unlike the regular European Judo Championships, several competitors from each country are allowed to enter.


2005 European Junior Badminton Championships
The 2005 European Junior Badminton Championships were held in Den Bosch, Netherlands, between March 19 and March 27, 2005.


2005 European Junior Swimming Championships
The 2005 European Junior Swimming Championships were held in Budapest, Hungary 14–17 July.


2005 European Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom Championships
The 2005 European Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom Championships took place in Kraków, Poland from 18 to 21 August 2005 under the auspices of the European Canoe Association (ECA) at the Kraków-Kolna Canoe Slalom Course. It was the 7th edition of the competition for Juniors (U18) and the 3rd edition for the Under 23 category. A total of 16 medal events took place.


2005 European Karate Championships
The 2005 European Karate Championships, the 40th edition, were held  in San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain from 13 to 15 May 2005.


2005 European Mixed Curling Championship
The inaugural 2005 European Mixed Curling Championship was held from October 18 to 22, 2005 at the Canillo Ice Arena in Canillo, Andorra.


2005 European Mixed Curling Championship
Finland, skipped by Markku Uusipaavalniemi, won its first title, defeating Sweden in the final.


2005 European Mountain Running Championships
The 2005 European Mountain Running Championships were held in Heiligenblut am Großglockner, Austria,


2005 European Nations Cup
The 2005 European Nations Cup saw France secure their first win over Wales in 24 years, winning 38–16 and taking the European Nations Cup back to France.


2005 European Nations Cup
The revamped competition involved six teams competing in two groups of three. Five of the teams: France, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Russia qualified automatically for the tournament, whilst new entrant Georgia came through a qualifying tournament.


2005 European Pairs Speedway Championship
The 2005 European Pairs Speedway Championship was the second edition of the European Pairs Speedway Championship. The final was held in Gdańsk, Poland on 12 June. Poland won their first title.


2005 European Pairs Speedway Championship, Semifinal 1
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fellns - non-starter • nc - non-classify


2005 European Pairs Speedway Championship, Final
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fellns - non-starter • nc - non-classify


2005 European Race Walking Cup
The 2005 European Race Walking Cup was held in Miskolc, Hungary, on May 21, 2005.


2005 European Race Walking Cup
Complete results were published. The junior events are documented on the World Junior Athletics History webpages. Medal winners were published on the Athletics Weekly website,


2005 European Race Walking Cup, Participation
The participation of 268 athletes ( men/ women) from 29 countries is reported.


2005 European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships
The 21st Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships were held in Moscow, Russia, from 10 to 12 April 2005. Medals were contested in three disciplines : team competition, junior groups and senior individual with four apparatus.


2005 European Road Championships
The 2005 European Road Championships were held in Moscow, Russia, between July 7 and July 10, 2005. Regulated by the European Cycling Union. The event consisted of a road race and a time trial for men and women under 23 and juniors.


2005 European Seniors Tour
The 2005 European Seniors Tour was the 14th season of the European Seniors Tour, the professional golf tour for men aged 50 and above operated by the PGA European Tour.


2005 European Seniors Tour, Tournament results
The numbers in brackets after the winners' names show the number of career wins they had on the European Seniors Tour up to and including that event. This is only shown for players who are members of the tour.


2005 European Seniors Tour, Tournament results
For the tour schedule on the European Senior Tour's website, including links to full results, click .


2005 European Seniors Tour, Leading money winners
There is a complete list on the official site .


2005 European Sevens Championship
The 2005 European Sevens Championship was a rugby sevens competition, with the final held in Moscow, Russia. It was the fourth edition of the European Sevens championship. The event was organised by rugby's European governing body, the FIRA – Association of European Rugby (FIRA-AER).


2005 European Short Course Swimming Championships
The European Short Course Championships 2005 were held in Trieste, Italy, from 8–11 December.


2005 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships
The 2005 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place between 14 and 16 January 2005 in Turin, Italy.


2005 European Speed Skating Championships
The 2005 European Speed Skating Championships were held at Thialf in Heerenveen, Netherlands, from 7 January until 9 January 2005. Jochem Uytdehaage and  Anni Friesinger won the titles.


2005 European Speed Skating Championships, Men's championships, Allround results
NQ = Not qualified for the 10000 m (only the best 12 are qualified)DNS = Did not startDQ = Disqualified


2005 European Speed Skating Championships, Rules
All participating skaters are allowed to skate the first three distances; 12 skaters may take part on the fourth distance. These 12 skaters are determined by taking the standings on the longest of the first three distances, as well as the samalog standings after three distances, and comparing these lists as follows:


2005 European Team Judo Championships
The 2005 European Team Judo Championships were held in Debrecen, Hungary on 22-23 October. The men's competition won by Israel, and the women's by France.


2005 European Tour
The 2005 European Tour was the 34th golf season since the European Tour officially began in 1972.


2005 European Tour
The Order of Merit race came down to the final tournament, and was won by Colin Montgomerie for a record eighth time, and the first since 1999. The Player of the Year award was given to Order of Merit runner up and U.S. Open champion Michael Campbell of New Zealand. The Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year was Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño of Spain, who won his first title, the KLM Open during his début season.


2005 European Tour, Major tournaments
For a summary of the major tournaments and events of 2005, including the major championships and the World Golf Championships, see 2005 in golf.


2005 European Tour, Schedule
The 2005 season began with three tournaments held in late 2004 and consisted of 47 official money events, which was a new record total. This included four major championships and three World Golf Championships, which were also sanctioned by the PGA Tour. 27 events took place in Europe, 10 in Asia, six in the United States, two in South Africa and one each in Australia and New Zealand. Total prize money exceeded €97 million, including nearly €40 million in the four major championships and three individual World Golf Championships events.


2005 European Tour, Schedule
Changes from the 2004 season included five new tournaments: the Volvo China Open and TCL Classic in China, making a total of five events in the country, the Indonesia Open, the New Zealand Open and the Abama Open de Canarias, as the tour retained a stop in the Canary Islands. The ANZ Championship, Open de Sevilla and The Heritage were lost from the schedule.


2005 European Tour, Order of Merit
In 2005, the European Tour's money list was known as the "Order of Merit". It was calculated in euro, although around half of the events had prize funds which were fixed in other currencies, mostly either British pounds or U.S. dollars. In these instances the amounts were converted into euro at the exchange rate for the week that the tournament was played. The top 10 golfers in 2005 were:


2005 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
This is a list of the 32 players who earned their 2006 European Tour card through Q School in 2005.


2005 European Tour Qualifying School graduates, 2006 results
* European Tour rookie in 2006T = Tied   The player retained his European Tour card for 2007 (finished inside the top 118). The player did not retain his European Tour card for 2007, but retained conditional status (finished between 119–150). The player did not retain his European Tour card for 2007 (finished outside the top 150).


2005 European Touring Car Cup
The 2005 FIA European Touring Car Cup was the first running of the FIA European Touring Car Cup. It was held on 16 October 2005 at the ACI Vallelunga Circuit near Rome in Italy.


2005 European Union Amateur Boxing Championships
The Men's 2005 European Union Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy from June 4 to June 11. The 3rd edition of the annual competition was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA. A total number of 92 fighters from across Europe competed at these championships.


2005 European Weightlifting Championships
The 2005 European Weightlifting Championships were held in Sofia, Bulgaria from April 19 to April 24, 2005. It was the 84th edition of the event. There were a total number of 185 athletes competing, from 30 nations.


2005 European Weightlifting Championships – Women's 48 kg
The Women's Flyweight (– 48 kg) Weightlifting Event is the lightest women's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 48 kilograms of body mass. The competition at the 2005 European Weightlifting Championships took place on 2005-04-22 in Sofia, Bulgaria.


2005 European Women Sevens Championship
The 2004 European Women Sevens Championship was the third edition of the European Women's Sevens Championship.


2005 European Women Sevens Championship, Qualification Tournament
Venue/Date: Prague, 14–15 May 2005 Bosnia failed to appear and were replaced by Czech Republic II. .


2005 European Wrestling Championships
The 2005 European Wrestling Championships was held from 12 to 17 April 2005 in Varna, Bulgaria.


2005 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival
The 2005 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival was held in Monthey, Switzerland,  between 24 and 28 January 2005.


2005 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival
The 2005 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival was held in Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy.


2005 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival, Mascot
The mascot for the 2005 European Youth Olympic Festival is Coki, a seagull.


2005 European floods
The 2005 European floods hit mainly Romania, Switzerland, Austria and Germany, as well as several other countries in Central Europe and Eastern Europe during August 2005. The disaster came at a time when Portugal was suffering from intense forest fires which left 15 dead and days before the powerful Hurricane Katrina hit the United States.


2005 European floods, Death toll
The death toll was 62, with 31 dead in Romania, 20 in Bulgaria, 6 in Switzerland, and 5 in Austria and Germany. Thousands were evacuated from their homes; the rains were the worst flooding to hit Europe since the 2002 floods.


2005 European floods, Affected regions, Romania
Romania was the most affected by the 2005 floods, as it was faced with the most powerful and widespread floods and also the highest loss of life, with 31 dead. Total damages are estimated to be valued at more than 5 billion lei (€1.5 billion).


2005 European floods, Affected regions, Romania
In mid August, the North-East region of Romania was heavily affected, with 1,473 evacuated from their homes in Iaşi, Suceava and Botoşani starting from August 16. In Suceava county, 555 km of roads were affected, while nearly 600 bridges were flooded, resulting in the flooding of 520 houses, 16 of which were significantly destroyed. Several communications networks, particularly electric cables and optical fibres, were also affected.


2005 European floods, Affected regions, Romania
Before it had ended, on August 22, 2005, the Ministry of Interior was reported as saying that floods and landslides affected over 500 villages in 31 districts: 200 homes completely destroyed, 2,000+ other structures affected, 11,000 households flooded, 9,000 wells flooded with rainfall and groundwater displacement, 34,000+ hectares of farmland and 2,000+ hectares of forests and grasslands destroyed, 9 kilometers of highway, 265 kilometers of county roads and 906 other roads were all severely damaged, and 25 cities lost power.


2005 European floods, Affected regions, Romania
Floods were particularly acute in the central county of Harghita, where flooding hit the town of Odorheiu Secuiesc and surrounding localities in mid-to-late August. The flooding was most intense in the period from 24 to 25 August, when ten people were killed, a further five were declared missing and 1,400 households were flooded. Other counties significantly affected in late August were Mureș, Prahova and Bistriţa. The city of Târgu Mureş, an important regional centre, was also affected by the rising of waters on the Târnava River, even though there wasn't a significant amount of damage caused to infrastructure.


2005 European floods, Affected regions, Romania
In northwestern Romania, the counties of Bihor and Cluj were also affected, although on a smaller scale than Harghita. In Cluj county, over 100 houses were flooded, with the flooding centred on the town of Turda. Railway lines in the county were also closed. The localities of Popeşti, Suplacu de Barcău and Valea lui Mihai were affected in Bihor county.


2005 European floods, Affected regions, Central Europe and the Alpine region
The Swiss capital of Bern was also heavily hit after the Aar burst its banks, and the town of Brienz saw 400 residents evacuated. The village of Lauterbrunnen in the Bernese Alps was completely cut off. The only exit from the town is by a very narrow gorge just wide enough to take the river, road and railway, and the river expanded to fill the entire gorge. This stranded thousands of tourists in the village, and the only way out was by helicopter or by crossing one of the high Alpine passes.


2005 European floods, Affected regions, Central Europe and the Alpine region
The Tyrol and Vorarlberg states of Austria saw many areas cut off by flooded roads. The lower part of the Rhine overflowed, affecting the Swiss Graubünden Canton, as well as parts of Vorarlberg. The river Danube and its tributaries overflowed in many places, flooding parts of Germany, Bavaria in particular. Several floodings and landslides were reported in Lower Austria and Styria.


2005 European floods, Affected regions, Central Europe and the Alpine region
The floods also meant the temporary closure of many mountain passes, amongst them the Gotthard in Switzerland, and the Arlberg in Austria. On a section of the Arlberg, the road and rail were washed away. Austrian Federal Railways have issued a  that the rail line reconstruction will take at least a month. The main phone and data line between Vorarlberg and the rest of Austria was destroyed and had to be replaced by a radio communication. With rain and flood waters subsiding on August 27, people started to return to their homes, rail and road routes reopened and the cleanup began.


2005 European floods, Affected regions, Central Europe and the Alpine region
Town of Jaša Tomić in Serbia was devastated by floods. Poland, where seven bridges collapsed, and Slovenia were was also affected by flooding in August.


2005 European floods, Affected regions, Other countries
Bulgaria and Moldova were also affected, though to a lesser extent. In Bulgaria, three months of rain and flooding killed 20 people and left 14,000 homeless. The country was hit by further floods in August (normally a very dry month), though these did not cause such widespread damage, but caused damage to the year's crops, causing an increase in the price of fruit and vegetables. Moldova was also hit by torrential rains in August.


2005 F1 Powerboat World Championship
The 2005 UIM F1 World Championship was the 22nd season of Formula 1 Powerboat racing. The calendar consisted of six events, beginning in Portimão, Portugal on 22 May 2005, and ending in Sharjah, UAE on 16 December 2005. Guido Cappellini, driving for the Tamoil F1 Team, clinched his ninth world title, re-taking the championship from defending champion Scott Gillman.


2005 F1 Powerboat World Championship, Results and standings
Points were awarded to the top 10 classified finishers. A maximum of two boats per team were eligible for points in the teams' championship.


2005 F1 Powerboat World Championship, Results and standings, Drivers standings
† Half points were awarded at the Grand Prix of Singapore as less than 70% of the race distance had been completed.


2005 F1 Powerboat World Championship, Results and standings, Teams standings
Only boats with results eligible for points counting towards the teams' championship are shown here.


2005 F1 Powerboat World Championship, Results and standings, Teams standings
† Half points were awarded at the Grand Prix of Singapore as less than 70% of the race distance had been completed.


2005 FA Community Shield
The 2005 FA Community Shield (also known as The FA Community Shield in partnership with McDonald's for sponsorship reasons) was the 83rd staging of the FA Community Shield, an annual football match contested by the reigning champions of the Premier League and the holders of the FA Cup. It was held at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on 7 August 2005. The game was played between Chelsea, champions of the 2004–05 Premier League and Arsenal, who beat Manchester United on penalties to win the 2005 FA Cup Final. Chelsea won the match 2–1 in front of a crowd of 58,014.


2005 FA Community Shield
This was Chelsea's fifth Community Shield appearance to Arsenal's 19th. Relations between the two clubs were hostile before the match, given Chelsea's illicit attempts to sign Arsenal defender Ashley Cole. In the game Chelsea took the lead when striker Didier Drogba scored in the eighth minute. He scored again in the second half, before Cesc Fàbregas replied for Arsenal with a goal in the 64th minute. José Mourinho praised Chelsea in his post-match interview and felt the team looked comfortable in defence. Opposing manager Arsène Wenger admitted Drogba had presented problems for Arsenal and likened his opponents to a long ball team, who on the day played "very direct".


2005 FA Community Shield, Background and pre-match
Founded in 1908 as a successor to the Sheriff of London Charity Shield, the FA Community Shield began as a contest between the respective champions of the Football League and Southern League, although in 1913, it was played between an Amateurs XI and a Professionals XI. In 1921, it was played by the league champions of the top division and FA Cup winners for the first time. Cardiff's Millennium Stadium was hosting the Shield for the fifth time; it took over as the venue for the event while Wembley Stadium underwent a six-year renovation between 2001 and 2006.


2005 FA Community Shield, Background and pre-match
Chelsea qualified for the 2005 FA Community Shield as winners of the 2004–05 FA Premier League. It was their first league title in 50 years, remembered for the records broken such as the most wins, fewest goals conceded in a league season and most points accumulated. The other Community Shield place went to Arsenal, who beat Manchester United on penalties to win the final of the 2004–05 FA Cup. Arsenal was making its 19th Community Shield appearance and held the Shield after beating Manchester United 3–1 a year previously. By contrast this was Chelsea's fifth appearance, their first since 2000. It was also the first meeting between both sides in the Shield.


2005 FA Community Shield, Background and pre-match
Chelsea manager José Mourinho described relations between the two clubs as "non-existent", given his club's approach to sign (tapping up) Arsenal defender Ashley Cole. The player had met Mourinho and chief executive Peter Kenyon at a London hotel in January 2005, without Arsenal's consent. Chelsea, Mourinho and Cole were all later found guilty by an independent commission and fined accordingly; the club was charged the most amount – £300,000.


2005 FA Community Shield, Background and pre-match
The ownership of Chelsea by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich also caused friction between both clubs. Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger said in May 2005: "They are a financially doped club. They have enhancement of performances through financial resources which are unlimited. For me, it's a kind of doping because it's not in any way linked to their resources. It puts pressure on the market that is not very healthy.


2005 FA Community Shield, Background and pre-match
They can go to Steven Gerrard or Rio Ferdinand and 'say how much do you earn, we'll give you twice as much.'" Wenger admitted this put Arsenal at a disadvantage in the transfer market; in the case of Shaun Wright-Phillips, a long-term target, Chelsea's interest meant Arsenal needed to wait before making a bid. The player eventually joined Chelsea from Manchester City for £21 million.


2005 FA Community Shield, Match, Team selection
Chelsea fielded a full-strength team, which lined up in a 4–3–3 formation; an attacking three of Didier Drogba, Damien Duff and Arjen Robben. Asier Del Horno was named as left back, which meant William Gallas moved to central defence. Wright-Phillips began the match on the substitute bench. Arsenal's line up by contrast was relatively inexperienced in midfield – Gilberto Silva was on the bench and Mathieu Flamini partnered Cesc Fàbregas in the centre. Up front Dennis Bergkamp started alongside striker Thierry Henry. The team played in a 4–4–2 formation.


2005 FA Community Shield, Match, Summary
The stadium observed a period of silence in memory of the victims of the July bombings in London, and a mark of respect to Arsenal fan Anthony Walker, killed on Merseyside the previous week. Arsenal in their away strip of yellow kicked off the match; they won a corner after four minutes, but their threat was averted by Chelsea. In the eighth minute Del Horno hit a long pass to the edge of Arsenal’s right area. Drogba controlled the ball with his chest and went beyond his marker Philippe Senderos.


2005 FA Community Shield, Match, Summary
He shot the ball past goalkeeper Jens Lehmann in the Arsenal goal to give Chelsea a 1–0 lead. Arsenal began to dominate proceedings, but struggled to make use of their advantage. A slip by Senderos in the 20th minute invited Robben to make a run down the right side of the pitch, but the chance for Chelsea was brief as Senderos won the ball back. Four minutes later Fàbregas and Claude Makélélé were each shown a yellow card for clashing with one another.


2005 FA Community Shield, Match, Summary
Arsenal in the 36th minute fashioned their best chance of the game through Kolo Touré, whose shot forced goalkeeper Petr Čech to save acrobatically. Six minutes before the interval Drogba was ruled offside, but continued to run in the direction of Arsenal’s goal. He went down on a challenge from Lauren and proceeded to roll around Arsenal’s penalty area once Lehmann got involved – the "farce" was brought to a close after words from the referee.


2005 FA Community Shield, Match, Summary
Arsenal made a host of changes before the match restarted – Gilberto, Robin van Persie and Alexander Hleb were substituted on for Bergkamp, Robert Pires and Flamini. Robben made a run down the right side of the pitch, but failed to get past Senderos in what was the first notable action of the second half. Moments after, Freddie Ljungberg's attempt on goal was cleared by the Chelsea defence following good play by Van Persie. In the 57th minute Chelsea increased their lead. A long pass found Drogba, who once more held off Senderos in pursuit of the ball.


2005 FA Community Shield, Match, Summary
He was forced wide by Lehmann, but on the turn shot the ball through the net to score his second goal of the game. Drogba was then replaced by Hernán Crespo, and Tiago came on for Eiður Guðjohnsen. Arsenal scored in the 64th minute; Ljungberg crossed the ball from the left and Fàbregas evaded the Chelsea defence to slot it past Čech in the goal. Both clubs made mass substitutions in the final third of the game, notably Wright-Phillips coming on for his Chelsea debut in place of Robben.


2005 FA Community Shield, Match, Summary
Arsenal continued to push for an equaliser the longer the match went on, which meant they were culpable to Chelsea countering. A free-kick by Van Persie was saved by Čech and it was not until the 86th minute that Henry fashioned his first chance of the half – it too was dealt with by Čech. Chelsea continued to withstand Arsenal’s pressure in injury time and came close to scoring a third goal, but for Touré’s intervention.


2005 FA Community Shield, Post-match and aftermath
Mourinho believed his team deserved to win and said after scoring the first goal, "we looked comfortable and solid in the defence and good on the counter-attack." He did not believe the result would have any consequences for either team, but said "...it is better to win than to lose and we can go home happy and with a smile on our faces." John Terry described the victory as a "perfect start", and added it gave Chelsea a psychological edge over Arsenal. Drogba felt the result was good for the team's confidence, though confessed Chelsea did not play well – particularly in midfield.


2005 FA Community Shield, Post-match and aftermath
Two weeks after the Community Shield match, both teams played each other in the league at Chelsea's home ground, Stamford Bridge. Drogba scored the only goal of the game, which marked Arsenal's first league defeat against their opponents in ten years. Chelsea also beat Arsenal away from home and went on to retain the Premier League. Whereas Arsenal's league form was indifferent and the team finished fourth (outside of the top two for the first time under Wenger), their performances in the UEFA Champions League were appreciable. They became the first London team to participate in a European Cup final, though lost 2–1 to Barcelona in the Stade de France, Paris.


2005 FA Cup Final
The 2005 FA Cup Final was a football match played between Arsenal and Manchester United on 21 May 2005 at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff. It was the final match of the 2004–05 FA Cup, the 124th season of English football’s primary cup competition, the FA Cup. Arsenal became the first team to win the FA Cup via a penalty shoot-out, despite being outplayed throughout the game, after neither side managed to score in the initial 90 minutes or in 30 minutes of extra time. The shoot-out finished 5–4 to Arsenal, with Patrick Vieira scoring the winning penalty after Paul Scholes' shot was saved by Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann.


2005 FA Cup Final
As both teams were in the highest tier of English football, the Premier League, Arsenal and Manchester United entered the competition in the third round. Matches up to the semi-final were contested on a one-off basis, with a replay taking place if the match ended in a draw. Both clubs only needed one replay along the way to the final; Arsenal's tie against Sheffield United in the fifth round was decided by a penalty shootout, whereas Manchester United overcame non-league Exeter City in the third round, after the original tie ended goalless.


2005 FA Cup Final
Protests over the impending takeover of Manchester United by American businessman Malcolm Glazer had threatened to overshadow the final, though demonstrations in Cardiff required little intervention from the police. Both managers for the final made surprising changes to their team; Arsène Wenger unconventionally deployed a defensive formation, while Sir Alex Ferguson left midfielder Ryan Giggs on the bench. Manchester United dominated the match, creating four times as many shots as their opponents, but struggled to find the breakthrough. In extra time, Arsenal's José Antonio Reyes was sent off for a second bookable offence, becoming only the second player to be sent off in an FA Cup final.


2005 FA Cup Final
The British press unanimously agreed that Arsenal were fortunate to win; Wenger himself admitted so in his press conference afterwards. A television audience of over 480 million worldwide watched the final; in the United Kingdom, coverage of the match peaked at 12.8 million, making it the highest-rated game in Cup history since the 1996 final. The departures of captains Patrick Vieira and Roy Keane before the year end, coupled with the changing objectives of both clubs, meant the 2005 final is considered as the natural end point in the rivalry between Arsenal and Manchester United under Ferguson and Wenger.


2005 FA Cup Final, Route to the final
The FA Cup is English football's primary cup competition. Clubs in the Premier League enter the FA Cup in the third round and are drawn randomly with the remaining clubs. If a match is drawn, the tie is replayed at the ground of the away team from the original match. As with league fixtures, FA Cup matches are subject to change in the event of games being selected for television coverage and this often can be influenced by clashes with other competitions. In September 2004, it was announced that the Millennium Stadium was chosen as the venue for the semi-finals, in addition to the final.


2005 FA Cup Final, Route to the final, Arsenal
Arsenal's cup run started with a home tie against Stoke City. The visitors took the lead just before the break, but goals from José Antonio Reyes and Robin van Persie in the second half meant Arsenal won 2–1. They then faced Wolverhampton Wanderers at home in the next round; a goal apiece from Patrick Vieira and Freddie Ljungberg secured a comfortable 2–0 victory.


2005 FA Cup Final, Route to the final, Arsenal
Arsenal's opponent in the fifth round was Sheffield United. After 35 minutes Dennis Bergkamp was sent off for his apparent push on Danny Cullip. With eleven minutes of normal time remaining, Robert Pires scored for Arsenal, but the team conceded a late penalty which Andy Gray converted. The equaliser for Sheffield United meant the match was replayed at Bramall Lane on 1 March 2005. Both teams played out a goalless draw after full-time and throughout extra-time, so the tie was decided by a penalty shootout. Arsenal goalkeeper Manuel Almunia saved two penalties, which ensured progress into the quarter-finals.


2005 FA Cup Final, Route to the final, Arsenal
Bolton Wanderers hosted Arsenal at the Reebok Stadium in the sixth round of the competition. Ljungberg scored the only goal of the tie after just three minutes; he had an opportunity to extend Arsenal's lead in stoppage time, but hit the ball over from six yards. It was described by BBC Sport as the "most glaring miss of the match, if not the entire season."


2005 FA Cup Final, Route to the final, Arsenal
Arsenal faced Blackburn Rovers in the semi-final which was played on 16 April 2005. Two goals from Van Persie and one from Pires gave Arsenal a 3–0 win, in a match marred by Blackburn's aggressive tactics.


2005 FA Cup Final, Route to the final, Manchester United
Manchester United, the holders of the FA Cup, began their defence of the trophy with a home tie against non-league Exeter City. United had made several first team changes and struggled to find a breakthrough in the tie. Even with the second half introductions of Paul Scholes and Cristiano Ronaldo, the visitors held on for a goalless draw. The match was replayed at Exeter's home ground, St James Park on 19 January 2005. Ronaldo scored the opening goal of the match in the ninth minute and Wayne Rooney added a second, three minutes from normal time.


2005 FA Cup Final, Route to the final, Manchester United
Manchester United's opponents in the fourth round was Middlesbrough. Rooney scored twice in the team's 3–0 victory – he lobbed the ball over goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer for his first goal and volleyed it for his second. Middlesbrough manager Steve McClaren credited Rooney's performance afterwards and said he made the difference in the tie. Everton hosted Manchester United in the next round at Goodison Park. A goal apiece from Quinton Fortune and Ronaldo in either half ensured a 2–0 win.


2005 FA Cup Final, Route to the final, Manchester United
Southampton was Manchester United's opponent in the sixth round. After two minutes at St Mary's United took the lead; a shot by Roy Keane near the penalty area hit Southampton's Peter Crouch and deflected into the goal. Ronaldo scored United's second and additional goals from Scholes meant they progressed into the last four of the competition; the final score was 4–0.


2005 FA Cup Final, Route to the final, Manchester United
In the semi-final Manchester United faced Newcastle United at the Millennium Stadium. They took the lead in the 19th minute when Ruud van Nistelrooy scored, and Scholes extended the team's advantage just before half time. Van Nistelrooy made it 3–0 in the 58th minute, before Shola Ameobi scored what proved a mere consolation a minute later, as Ronaldo added United's fourth late on.


2005 FA Cup Final, Pre-match
The final marked the fifth meeting between the two clubs in the 2004–05 season. Despite finishing six points ahead of Manchester United in the league, Arsenal had lost both league fixtures between the clubs, as well as a League Cup fifth-round tie, which was played out by the clubs' fringe and reserve team players. Arsenal had won the season's first encounter in the FA Community Shield, also at the Millennium Stadium, by a 3–1 scoreline.


2005 FA Cup Final, Pre-match
The clubs had met in an FA Cup final before – in 1979, when Arsenal won 3–2. Manchester United were appearing in their 17th FA Cup Final, their second in as many years, and had won the FA Cup on 11 of their previous 16 appearances (including beating Milwall in the 2004 final). Two of these victories had yielded a domestic double (in 1994 and 1996) and in 1999 they had won the FA Cup as part of a unique Treble, consisting of the cup, the Premier League and the UEFA Champions League. Arsenal were also appearing in their 17th Cup final – their fourth in five years. They had won the cup nine times previously, most recently in 2003, when they beat Southampton in the final.


2005 FA Cup Final, Pre-match
Meetings between Arsenal and Manchester United were keenly contested during the 2000s and highly publicised by the media; the cup final this season had added significance as neither club won the league after a decade of dominance, and it was their only chance of silverware. The emergence of Chelsea, who were crowned league champions in April, had presented a long-term threat to Arsenal and Manchester United's duopoly on English football, as they were financed by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich. Chelsea were accused of "tapping-up" Arsenal defender Ashley Cole in January, and were linked to Manchester United's Rio Ferdinand.


2005 FA Cup Final, Pre-match
Wenger welcomed Chelsea's emergence, describing them as the "third force" in English football, but he raised concerns over their conduct and what he perceived as artificial growth. Asked whether Chelsea could dominate for the foreseeable, Wenger said: "I feel yes, because they are a financially doped club. They have enhancement of performances through financial resources which are unlimited. For me, it's a kind of doping because it's not in any way linked to their resources."


2005 FA Cup Final, Pre-match
Despite the absence of Thierry Henry, ruled out through injury, and Arsenal's poor recent record against Manchester United, Wenger believed his team were more than capable of winning the match: "What is good in football is that it is not predictable. [ …] You act now like it is a decade that we haven’t beaten Manchester United – it's not true. It's two games." It was reported on the eve of the final that Philippe Senderos would start ahead of first-teamer Sol Campbell.


2005 FA Cup Final, Pre-match
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson dismissed suggestions that his team had been over physical in previous meetings against Arsenal. Referring back to the league fixture in October 2004, he told reporters: "We committed three fouls on Reyes, for instance, but that hardly constitutes The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, does it? There were six by them on Cristiano Ronaldo." He questioned the character of Arsenal's players after they lost their unbeaten record, and likened their protest to propaganda, as a way to disguise their crisis – "...it was convenient for them to say they were kicked off the park." United had struggled to score goals in the lead up to the final, and Ferguson stressed the importance of his team taking their chances. "Big games are usually decided that way. They are so close so that whoever gets in front has an advantage," he said.


2005 FA Cup Final, Pre-match, Planned protests
The build-up to the final had focused upon many Manchester United fans' discontent at their takeover by American businessman and sports tycoon Malcolm Glazer, and large demonstrations were planned inside and outside the Millennium Stadium. Despite this, the final was played in the rain and only a small group of around 100 supporters held protests and sang anti-Glazer songs. The police were out in force but did not have any trouble to deal with.


2005 FA Cup Final, Match, Team selection
Wenger opted for a 4–5–1 formation, with Bergkamp playing as a lone striker. The absence of Henry also opened a place in midfield for Gilberto Silva, while José Antonio Reyes and Pires were selected on the wings ahead of Ljungberg and Robin van Persie, who were both named as substitutes. As anticipated, Senderos's form saw him selected at centre-back ahead of Campbell, despite the England international's return from injury.


2005 FA Cup Final, Match, Team selection
Ferguson had a defensive selection dilemma ahead of the final, with both of his starting full-backs, Gabriel Heinze (ankle) and Gary Neville (groin), having suffered injuries. Neville eventually recovered enough to make the substitutes' bench, despite only playing in one of the team's last five games, but Heinze missed the game entirely, Mikaël Silvestre taking his place at left-back. Neville's absence meant that John O'Shea started at right-back.


2005 FA Cup Final, Match, Team selection
Neville was joined on the bench by winger Ryan Giggs and goalkeeper Tim Howard; Giggs' omission was a surprise, and it meant that Darren Fletcher started on the right wing, while Ronaldo played on the left. Howard, on the other hand, had been competing for the number 1 jersey with Roy Carroll all season, and it was ultimately the Northern Irishman who was picked.


2005 FA Cup Final, Match, Team selection
Roy Keane was appearing in his seventh FA Cup Final having previously played in the 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999 and 2004 finals. This was the most number of finals for a player in the post-war period; by 2010 however, Ashley Cole had reached his eighth final.


2005 FA Cup Final, Match, Summary, First half
Manchester United kicked the game off, and also fashioned the first chance of the game; Ronaldo beat Lauren on the left wing to put over a cross, only for Scholes to head the ball over the crossbar after losing his marker. Two minutes later, a break from José Antonio Reyes had Carroll scampering across from his goal to meet the Spaniard, forcing Reyes wide enough to allow the United defence time to get back.


2005 FA Cup Final, Match, Summary, First half
Manchester United had the ball in the back of the net on 27 minutes, when Ferdinand turned in the rebound after Jens Lehmann saved from Rooney, but the assistant referee ruled that Ferdinand was offside. After a brief Arsenal attack, Silvestre played a long, diagonal ball to Van Nistelrooy on the right wing. The Dutch forward controlled the ball and then outpaced Cole to the goal line; he then cut the ball back to Rooney, whose first-time shot was turned over the bar by Lehmann.


2005 FA Cup Final, Match, Summary, First half
The consequent corner broke to Rooney on the edge of the penalty area, but his shot was deflected behind for another corner, which Scholes took. The England midfielder floated the ball over to the edge of the penalty area, where Rooney was waiting, only to volley it just over the bar.


2005 FA Cup Final, Match, Summary, First half
In the closing stages of the first half, Van Nistelrooy got his first shot on goal, turning Senderos only to send the ball trickling along the floor for Lehmann to save comfortably. The first half finished with a foul on Rooney, who had done well to break free of challenges from Cole, Vieira and Senderos, who eventually brought Rooney down. The English forward took the free kick himself, but it went over the bar to cheers from the Arsenal fans and the sound of the referee's half-time whistle.


2005 FA Cup Final, Match, Summary, Second half
Manchester United fashioned the first chance of the second half after just three minutes, when Rooney cut inside from the right along the face of the penalty area, but his left-footed shot was blocked away for a corner kick. Soon after, Van Nistelrooy received the ball on the edge of the penalty area and held it up before playing a through-ball to Keane, but the Irishman's low cross was diverted behind by Kolo Touré before it reached Rooney. United then had their third chance in the space of five minutes when Ronaldo shot just wide from 25 yards, from the left corner of the penalty area.


2005 FA Cup Final, Match, Summary, Second half
Throughout the match, Lauren committed several fouls on Ronaldo, and confronted the Portuguese winger early in the second half, before finally being booked for persistent fouling in the 62nd minute. Ronaldo took the free kick himself but put it just over the bar from 30 yards. In the 64th minute, Arsenal were awarded a free kick for an O'Shea foul on Reyes; Bergkamp took the kick, which was headed away by Ferdinand, but only as far as Pires, whose side-footed volley went over the bar. The free kick was to be Bergkamp's last contribution to the final, as he was then substituted by Ljungberg in the 65th minute.


2005 FA Cup Final, Match, Summary, Second half
United then went back downfield and Ronaldo took on Lauren, who dared not dive in for a tackle and risk a second yellow card. Ronaldo got past the Cameroonian full-back and then chipped a cross into the penalty area, but Van Nistelrooy was unable to make enough contact with the ball to force his header on target. A minute later, Silvestre found Rooney with another diagonal pass; Rooney attempted to drive in a low cross, but it ended up heading towards goal and came back off the foot of the post.


2005 FA Cup Final, Match, Summary, Second half
Fletcher was first to the ball but he fired a shot across the face of the goal and out for a goal kick. With their very next attack, United sent Ronaldo away down the left wing again; he sent over another cross, but it was again too far in front of Van Nistelrooy.


2005 FA Cup Final, Match, Summary, Second half
Reyes received his first yellow card in the 76th minute, when he was late in tackling Silvestre after the French defender had played a backpass to Carroll. The break in play allowed Manchester United to make their first substitution, bringing on Fortune for O'Shea, who appeared to be struggling with a calf injury. With six minutes left in normal time, United won a corner on the left hand side, which Ronaldo played short to Scholes. Scholes returned the ball to Ronaldo, who crossed it into the penalty area, where Keane was unmarked at the back post.


2005 FA Cup Final, Match, Summary, Second half
The ball eventually broke to the United captain, who shot, only to see four Arsenal players between him and the goal, ready to block his effort behind for another corner. Lehmann came to meet the second corner kick, but missed the ball, allowing it to go all the way through to Van Nistelrooy; the Dutchman headed the ball goalwards, but Ljungberg was on the line and headed it up onto the crossbar and away.


2005 FA Cup Final, Match, Summary, Second half
Arsenal then made their second substitution, bringing on Van Persie in place of Cesc Fàbregas. As the match entered injury time at the end of the second half, Ronaldo made yet another run down the left wing, outpacing Lauren to Rooney's through-ball. The ball broke back to Rooney 30 yards from goal, but his shot went over the bar. The second half finished with a Wes Brown cross from the right wing that made its way across the penalty area to Ronaldo, but the Portuguese could only head the ball straight at Lehmann.


2005 FA Cup Final, Match, Summary, Extra time
Manchester United brought Giggs on at the start of extra time, the Welshman taking Fletcher's place in the midfield. They immediately tried to play him in down the left wing, but the pass was over-hit and went beyond Giggs. Arsenal finally got their first shot on target in the seventh minute of extra time, when a Van Persie free kick – awarded for a foul by Silvestre – forced a diving save from Carroll.


2005 FA Cup Final, Match, Summary, Extra time
Four minutes later, Manchester United appealed for a penalty kick when a cross from Giggs struck Cole, but replays showed that the ball hit the Arsenal full-back in the midriff. United sustained their attack, and the ball came to Scholes in the penalty area, but his shot on the turn was well saved by Lehmann. The resultant corner was taken short by Scholes, before it was played back to him; his cross found Van Nistelrooy unmarked in the area, but the Dutchman headed over the bar from the edge of the goal area. United then had another penalty shout when Giggs volleyed a long ball from Scholes into Touré's body and up onto the Ivorian's hand, but referee Rob Styles turned their claims down. Arsenal then brought on Edu to replace Pires for the remaining 15 minutes.


2005 FA Cup Final, Match, Summary, Extra time
The second half of extra time began with yet another chance for Manchester United, this time constructed from a Giggs break down the left wing, but Van Nistelrooy failed in his attempt to back-heel Giggs' cross into the goal and the opportunity was wasted. Five minutes into the second half, Reyes committed another late tackle on Silvestre, for which he received a final warning from referee Styles. Reyes himself was then the victim of a late tackle by Scholes, who was shown a yellow card.


2005 FA Cup Final, Match, Summary, Extra time
The match threatened to descend into a mass brawl soon after, when Fortune caught Ljungberg in the face with a flailing arm and then committed a high tackle on Edu, provoking a reaction from the Arsenal players. A shoulder-charge by Rooney on Cole resulted in an Arsenal free kick on the left wing; Van Persie swung the ball over and it was only cleared as far as Ljungberg, but the Swede struck a shot with his shin and the ball spun wide.


2005 FA Cup Final, Match, Summary, Extra time
With a couple of minutes left in the extra period, Manchester United won a free kick on the left corner of the Arsenal penalty area when Vieira lazily tripped Ronaldo and received a booking, but Giggs' cross from the free kick was headed away. Meanwhile, Manchester United's substitute goalkeeper, Howard, was seen warming up behind the goal, suggesting that he was preparing to come on for Carroll in the event of a penalty shootout; however, no substitution was made.


2005 FA Cup Final, Match, Summary, Extra time
The referee added two minutes of injury time at the end of extra time, during which time Manchester United won another free kick, but Scholes' shot was straight at the Arsenal defensive wall. Then, with just seconds left in regulation time, Ronaldo made a break towards the Arsenal half, only to be cynically body-checked by Reyes. Referee Styles made no hesitation and showed Reyes a second yellow card, making the Spaniard the second player to be sent off in an FA Cup Final, after Manchester United's Kevin Moran in 1985. The full-time whistle went immediately after Reyes' dismissal, and the match finished at 0–0, making it the first FA Cup Final to result in a penalty shootout.


2005 FA Cup Final, Match, Summary, Penalty shootout
Van Nistelrooy took the first penalty for Manchester United, in front of the United fans, and sent Lehmann the wrong way to give United the early advantage. Lauren then converted the next penalty for Arsenal, before Scholes stepped up to take United's second, only to see it saved by Lehmann, diving low to his right. The next six penalties were all scored – Ljungberg, Van Persie and Cole for Arsenal, Ronaldo, Rooney and Keane for Manchester United – leaving Vieira with the opportunity to win the FA Cup for his team. Although Carroll guessed the correct way to dive, Vieira's kick was just out of his reach, giving Arsenal their 10th FA Cup.


2005 FA Cup Final, Post-match
As the Arsenal players ran towards Vieira and Lehmann to celebrate, Ferguson and Keane were seen consoling various players and staff members. Mark Lawrenson, the BBC's co-commentator for the final, summarised to his counterpart John Motson: "Well, we must congratulate Arsenal on the way they took the penalties – they were excellent [...] But I have to say over the course of the 120 minutes, Manchester United have been mugged."


2005 FA Cup Final, Post-match
Wenger conceded his opponents were the better side, but praised his team's resolve, telling reporters: "It was important to score the first goal and with neither team scoring it remained tight for a long, long period. There were some times in the second half when we were a bit lucky but we defended very well and to keep a clean sheet is good." He admitted his players had practised taking penalties, but was quick to point out "you don't score because of the practising – keeping your nerve is more important."


2005 FA Cup Final, Post-match
Lehmann, who had been side-lined by Wenger during the course of the season, credited his teammates for scoring all five penalties, and described it as a "big mental achievement." Cole called Arsenal's win a "…great team performance, we didn't have too many chances but we defended really well and battled really hard." Henry, who sat out the final due to injury expressed sympathy for Manchester United, and recollected a similar experience from his early Arsenal career: "I know how they feel because we lost against Liverpool and did not deserve to lose. If your name is on the cup you win it."


2005 FA Cup Final, Post-match
"The coach decided to change the system to 4–5–1. It was different. We used to win by scoring lots of goals, but this time we won by being strong mentally and defensively. The only way we were going to win this final was on penalties."


2005 FA Cup Final, Post-match
Ferguson was proud of his team's performance, but admitted their failure throughout the season to convert chances into goals, had cost them once more. Of the game, he continued: "In cup football, you need a break and we didn't get one. We've had luck in the past, so you understand it can happen. It's not a nice experience but it's one you have to accept." Ferguson criticised the referee for failing to send Vieira off during extra-time as he fouled Rooney, and labelled Arsenal as "boring" for deploying negative tactics. Keane, like his manager, rued the missed opportunities and said it was a small consolation: "We dominated but I'm sure the Arsenal players won't be too bothered about that – they've got the winners' medals and the cup and we haven't."


2005 FA Cup Final, Post-match
Writing for The Daily Telegraph, pundit Alan Hansen felt the ease in which Manchester United dominated the final and Arsenal's inability to vary tactics highlighted why Wenger needed to make changes in the close season. Hansen agreed with Ferguson that United's lack of goal threat cost them on the day, but felt their future was rosier than Arsenal's. Nonetheless, he was of the opinion that Chelsea manager José Mourinho had little to be concerned about, concluding his piece with the sentence: "A London club did come away from Cardiff as big winners but it was not Arsenal, it was Chelsea."


2005 FA Cup Final, Post-match
In the same newspaper, Paul Hayward praised the performances of Rooney and Ronaldo – "surely the best one-club pairing of under-21s in world football," while ex-Arsenal player Alan Smith noted his former club's win demonstrated how Wenger "for the first time, practically, in his nine-year Highbury tenure, had set up his side with the opposition in mind." Capturing United's sombre mood, The Times football correspondent Matt Dickinson wrote: "The black shirts turned out not to be in protest at Glazer but a reflection of their mood after the first FA Cup Final to be decided by a penalty shoot-out."


2005 FA Cup Final, Post-match
The match was broadcast live in the United Kingdom by both the BBC and Sky Sports, with BBC One providing the free-to-air coverage and Sky Sports 1 being the pay-TV alternative. BBC One held the majority of the viewership, with a peak audience of 12.8 million (67.1% viewing share), which made it the most-watched final in nine years. The match itself was watched by 10 million viewers (61%), and coverage of the final averaged at 7.3 million (50.5%). Viewing figures compiled by The Guardian showed the BBC's coverage was second only to ITV's broadcast of the 2005 UEFA Champions League Final between Liverpool and A.C. Milan, which amassed 13.9 million viewers. Global audience figures for the 2005 FA Cup Final totalled 484 million.


2005 FA Cup Final, Aftermath and legacy
The 2005 final was Vieira's last match as an Arsenal player; he joined Juventus in the close season for a combined total fee of €20 million. Wenger's decision to sell his captain was made so the team could benefit from Fàbregas, who broke into the first eleven during the season. In later years, Wenger deviated from his usual counter-attacking style, and imposed a fluent system, with less emphasis on physicality.


2005 FA Cup Final, Aftermath and legacy
The immediate seasons after Arsenal relocated to the Emirates Stadium in 2006 saw Wenger sell several experienced players, and integrate more young talent, as a means of fostering an identity with the club. Financing for the stadium however meant Arsenal prioritised its expenditure instead of the squad and trophies. Though Wenger managed to solidify the club’s position in the Premier League's top four and secure the necessary funds to pay back its debtors, the 2005 Cup win represented Arsenal's last silverware for nine years. In 2014, he led Arsenal to a record-equalling 11th FA Cup, and became the record equalling most successful manager in the competition's history a year later, as his side beat Aston Villa.


2005 FA Cup Final, Aftermath and legacy
Like Arsenal, Manchester United endured a period of transition after the final. The Glazer's takeover of the club resulted in disaffected fans setting up F.C. United of Manchester, which, as of 2016, has become the largest supporter-owned football club in the United Kingdom. On the pitch, Manchester United began the 2005–06 season poorly; they were eliminated in the group stages of the Champions League and the manager was booed at home after United lost to Blackburn Rovers.


2005 FA Cup Final, Aftermath and legacy
Journalist Henry Winter in December 2005 opined that Ferguson needed to resign, writing in his column: "Under Ferguson, United became football's answer to the Magic Circle. But the magic now drains away and so, next summer, must Ferguson." He stayed, however, and having already called time on Keane's career at United, he began reinvigorating his squad, by signing defenders Nemanja Vidić and Patrice Evra. United returned to the Millennium Stadium eight months after the FA Cup loss, and beat Wigan Athletic to win the 2006 Football League Cup Final. Ferguson guided his team to their first League title in four years the following season, after stern competition from Chelsea, and won a further 13 competitive honours until his retirement in 2013.


2005 FA Cup Final, Aftermath and legacy
Kevin McCarra regards the final as a turning point in the rivalry between the two clubs: "...Arsenal and United, who could barely be prised apart in 2005, have since gone their separate ways. The signs of divergence were already apparent that afternoon." The match is considered an example of Wenger setting his team up pragmatically and going against his ideals. Having later asserted he would never use the 4–5–1 system again, Wenger adopted the formation for Champions League matches and his approach resulted in Arsenal reaching the 2006 UEFA Champions League Final.


2005 FA Premier League Asia Trophy
The FA Premier League Asia Cup 2005 was the second edition of the Premier League Asia Trophy, a four-team football (soccer) tournament held every two years. The second edition was competed by Thailand national football team, Bolton Wanderers, Everton and Manchester City at the 49,749-capacity Rajamangala Stadium. The semi-finals took place on 20 July and both third-place play-off and final on 26 July 2005.


2005 FA Premier League Asia Trophy
Both semifinals were decided on spot kicks with the scores levelled on 1–1 at full-time. Thailand defeated Everton 5–3 while Bolton Wanderers edged Manchester City 5–4 on the spot-kicks.


2005 FA Premier League Asia Trophy
The third place play-off was also decided via spot-kicks after a 1–1 stalemate. Manchester City beat Everton 4–2 on spot-kicks. The final was won through a penalty converted by Diouf on the 79th minute as Bolton Wanderers clinched the title with a slim 1–0 win over Thailand.


2005 FA Premier League Asia Trophy, Competition format
The competition used a knock-out format. On 20 July 2005, Thailand played Everton while Bolton played Man. City. The winners competed in the final while the losers competed for 3rd place play-off, both on 23 July 2005.


2005 FA Women's Cup Final
The 2005 FA Women's Cup Final was the 35th final of the FA Women's Cup, England's primary cup competition for women's football teams. It was the 12th final to be held under the direct control of the Football Association (FA) and was known as the FA Women's Cup Final in partnership with Nationwide for sponsorship reasons. The final was contested between Charlton Athletic and Everton on 2 May 2005.