2005–06 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 22, 2006, NFC: Seattle Seahawks 34, Carolina Panthers 14
The Seahawks scored another 17 unanswered points. On their first drive after the punt return touchdown, they moved the ball 57 yards and scored with a 39-yard field goal from Brown. Brown missed a field goal on the Seahawks next possession, but on the first drive of the second half, they scored with Hasselbeck's 20-yard touchdown pass to Darrell Jackson. Then in the fourth quarter, they put the game completely out of reach with a 53-yard drive that ended with Alexander's second touchdown. Carolina responded with a 47-yard touchdown pass from Delhomme to receiver Drew Carter, cutting the score to 34–14, but by then there was only five minutes left in the game.


2005–06 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 22, 2006, NFC: Seattle Seahawks 34, Carolina Panthers 14
This was the first postseason meeting between the Panthers and Seahawks.


2005–06 NFL playoffs, Super Bowl XL: Pittsburgh Steelers 21, Seattle Seahawks 10
This was the first Super Bowl meeting between the Seahawks and Steelers.


2005–06 NHL season
The 2005–06 NHL season was the 89th season of operation (88th season of play) of the National Hockey League (NHL). This season succeeded the 2004–05 season which had all of its scheduled games canceled due to a labor dispute with the National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA) over the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between the League and its players.


2005–06 NHL season
A mid-season break in February occurred to allow participation of NHL players in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. Because of the Winter Olympics break, there was no NHL All-Star Game for 2006.


2005–06 NHL season
The 2006 Stanley Cup playoffs began on April 21, 2006, and concluded on June 19, with the Carolina Hurricanes defeating the Edmonton Oilers to win their first Stanley Cup, after which the Oilers would miss the postseason ten consecutive times and the Hurricanes would miss 11 of their next 12.


2005–06 NHL season, League business
On July 13, 2005, the NHL, and NHLPA jointly announced that they had tentatively agreed to a new collective bargaining agreement which would allow the resumption of hockey for the 2005–06 season. The agreement was voted on July 21 by NHLPA members, and approved by a nearly 7 to 1 margin. The following day, the NHL's Board of Governors (owners) voted unanimously to approve the new agreement.


2005–06 NHL season, League business
A new logo for the NHL was also unveiled, with "NHL" printed in upward-reading letters to project a vibrant, optimistic image, and having silver as the dominant color to pay homage to the Stanley Cup. Also, new Eastern and Western Conference logos were unveiled before the Olympic break, with red as the dominant East color, and blue as the dominant West hue.


2005–06 NHL season, League business
American television also had a new look. OLN took over broadcasting rights after ESPN decided not to renew their rights on cable television. The network, owned by Comcast, had Monday and Tuesday night games during the regular season under an exclusivity clause prohibiting local telecasts those nights in the two participating teams' markets. NBC returned as the NHL's over-the-air partner after ABC parted ways following the 2003–04 season. Comcast high-speed cable internet customers could watch at least seven games a week over the Internet as part of the new TV deal.


2005–06 NHL season, League business, Rule changes
The league returned with a revamped rulebook, to the point that many refer to "pre-lockout" and "post-lockout" when comparing statistics. The rule experimentation was based on the previous season of play in the AHL, and was based on creating a more exciting game with more scoring opportunities. Furthermore, a new Competition Committee was formed to discuss future rule changes, and players were invited to participate in the discussion.


2005–06 NHL season, Regular season
In terms of total goals scored during an NHL regular season, the 2005–06 regular season turned out to be the highest-scoring in NHL history, with 7,443 goals scored in 1,230 games. However, the highest-scoring season in terms of goals per game still belonged to the 1992–93 regular season, in which 7,311 goals were scored in only 1,008 games, for an average of 7.25 per game (the average in 2005–06 was 6.05 per game). The record for most shorthanded goals scored in a season, set in 1992–93 and matched in 1993–94 at 312, was broken as 318 shorthanded goals were scored.


2005–06 NHL season, Regular season
A total of 117 shutouts were recorded, down from an all-time high of 192 in 2003–04. The higher offensive numbers were largely attributable, among other things, to greater frequency of power plays. In 2003–04, teams had an average of 348 power plays over 82 games. In 2005–06, the average number of power plays per team over 82 games was 480.


2005–06 NHL season, Regular season
The NHL season began on October 5, and for the first time in the League's history, all of the league's 30 teams played a game on opening night.


2005–06 NHL season, Regular season
In the first period of each game, all teams wore a jersey (sweater) with a special patch as the league and players association auctioned off those jerseys for the benefit of the Red Cross in both the United States and Canada earmarking the proceeds for Hurricane Katrina victims (the Islanders' ECHL affiliate in Biloxi, Mississippi suspended operations for the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons because of this disaster; furthermore, the NHL had a Stanley Cup tour of ECHL cities to raise additional funds for relief efforts.


2005–06 NHL season, Regular season
On opening night of this season, Jean-Pierre Dumont of the Buffalo Sabres scored the first goal of the regular season, and Daniel Alfredsson and Dany Heatley, of the Ottawa Senators became the first players to score the winning goals for a shootout in NHL history, both scoring against Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Ed Belfour. Their sticks were subsequently sent to the nearby Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto.


2005–06 NHL season, Regular season
The All-Star Game, which would have been in Phoenix, did not take place (the city will host the event in a future year as a replacement (if at all)); the league instead took a break in February so that many of its players could participate in the XX Winter Olympic Games in Turin, Italy. The new schedule features more intra-division games in order to promote division rivalries. Consequently, there are whole divisions in the opposite conference that teams never played during the season.


2005–06 NHL season, Regular season
This season saw the much-hyped debuts of (and immediate rivalry between) Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin. It was only the second time that two rookies had over 100 points in a season (Teemu Selanne and Joe Juneau performed the feat in 1992–93). Ovechkin finished with 106 points, which is third best all-time among NHL rookies. Crosby surpassed teammate Mario Lemieux's 100-point rookie season, finishing with 102 points, currently fifth best all-time.


2005–06 NHL season, Regular season
On November 30, 2005, Joe Thornton was traded from the Boston Bruins to the San Jose Sharks in a four-player deal which sent forwards Marco Sturm and Wayne Primeau and defenceman Brad Stuart to Boston. Thornton went on to win the scoring title and to date has consistently been a top ten League scorer. The Bruins would not make the playoffs until 2008.


2005–06 NHL season, Regular season
On November 26, the New York Rangers and Washington Capitals played the second-longest NHL shootout to date. Rangers defenceman Marek Malik scored the winning goal in the 15th round, pulling the puck between his own legs to defeat Capitals goaltender Olaf Kolzig, giving the Rangers the victory by the final score of 3–2.


2005–06 NHL season, Regular season
Three early-season games had to be rescheduled due to various events. Hurricane Wilma had forced the NHL to reschedule two Florida Panthers home games, in which their game against Ottawa Senators scheduled on October 22 was rescheduled to December 5; the game against the Washington Capitals scheduled for October 29 was moved to December 1. The Nashville Predators–Detroit Red Wings game on November 22 was called off with 7:30 left in the first period after Red Wings defenceman Jiri Fischer suffered a seizure and had to be resuscitated. It was rescheduled to January 23, 2006, with the game starting 1–0 for Nashville as Greg Johnson's goal from the original date was allowed to stand. The game that was originally scheduled for January 23 at Nashville between the two teams was moved to March 30, 2006.


2005–06 NHL season, Regular season
On January 12, the New York Rangers retired the number 11 of long-time captain Mark Messier to the rafters of Madison Square Garden. The Rangers would beat Messier's former team, the Edmonton Oilers, 5–4 in overtime.


2005–06 NHL season, Regular season
On January 16 in Phoenix, Washington Capitals rookie winger Alexander Ovechkin  to the league's historical highlight reel by scoring a goal from his back while rolling and sliding past the goal. Ovechkin was checked to the ice by Coyotes defenceman Paul Mara on a breakaway between the Coyotes' faceoff circles, but rolled to his back, reached over his head with his stick and hooked the puck in behind goaltender Brian Boucher.


2005–06 NHL season, Regular season
On January 19, Los Angeles Kings veteran left winger Luc Robitaille scored his 550th, 551st and 552nd goals as a member of the Kings, eclipsing Marcel Dionne's franchise record of 550 goals. The 40-year-old Robitaille retired at season's end.


2005–06 NHL season, Regular season
The season was rocked with scandal in early February when it came to light that Phoenix Coyotes Assistant Coach Rick Tocchet was found to be involved in a $1.6 million illegal sports gambling ring with Mafia ties. Apparently, no betting on NHL games was being done, but bets were being placed on college and professional football and college and professional basketball.


2005–06 NHL season, Regular season
Although Coyotes Head Coach Wayne Gretzky denied any knowledge or involvement in the ring, initial reports stated that wiretapped phone conversations he had proved that he not only knew about the ring, but was trying to find ways to conceal his wife's involvement in it. He was later cleared of these accusations, but long-term implications to his reputation are still unknown.


2005–06 NHL season, Regular season
On April 15, in the Nashville Predators' 81st game of the season, Nashville goaltender Chris Mason was credited with a goal when the Phoenix Coyotes' Geoff Sanderson put the puck in his own net. Mason was awarded credit for the goal, as he was the last Predator to have touched the puck. It was the ninth regular season goal scored by a goaltender in NHL history. The last goal of the regular season was scored by Kyle Calder of the Chicago Blackhawks in overtime in a 3–2 victory over the St. Louis Blues, which ended the 2005–06 regular season at 10:50 EDT on April 18, 2006.


2005–06 NHL season, Regular season
The Tampa Bay Lightning narrowly avoided becoming the first team since the New Jersey Devils in the 1995–96 season to miss the post-season after winning the Stanley Cup the previous season.


2005–06 NHL season, Regular season
This season also marked the first time since the 1978–79 season that the St. Louis Blues did not qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs, ending the third-longest NHL post-season appearance streak at 25 seasons. Only the Chicago Blackhawks (28 seasons) and the Boston Bruins (29 seasons) had longer streaks.


2005–06 NHL season, Regular season
This season also marks the last time to date the Pittsburgh Penguins missed the playoffs. From 2007 to present, they have reached the playoffs every year.


2005–06 NHL season, Regular season, Final standings
The Detroit Red Wings won the Presidents' Trophy and home-ice advantage throughout the playoffs.


2005–06 NHL season, Regular season, Final standings
For ranking in conference, division leaders are automatically ranked 1–3. These three, plus the next five teams in the conference standings, earn playoff berths at the end of the season.


2005–06 NHL season, Regular season, Final standings, Eastern Conference
Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast


2005–06 NHL season, Regular season, Final standings, Eastern Conference
Z –  Clinched Conference; Y –  Clinched Division; X –  Clinched Playoff spot


2005–06 NHL season, Regular season, Final standings, Western Conference
Divisions: CE – Central, PA – Pacific, NW – Northwest


2005–06 NHL season, Regular season, Final standings, Western Conference
P –  Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y –  Clinched Division; X –  Clinched Playoff spot


2005–06 NHL season, Regular season, Final standings, Tiebreaking procedures
If two or more clubs are tied in points during the regular season, the standing of the clubs is determined in the following order:


2005–06 NHL season, Playoffs
In the first round, all of the Eastern series went to the higher-seeded team. In the Western Conference, however, the opposite was the case, and every series went to the lower seed. In the semi-finals, the first-seeded Ottawa Senators were upset by the Buffalo Sabres, while in the Western Conference, the eighth-seeded Edmonton Oilers defeated the fifth seeded San Jose Sharks. The East's second seed, the Carolina Hurricanes, advanced to the Conference Final and defeated Buffalo in a seven-game series. The sixth-seeded Mighty Ducks of Anaheim defeated the Colorado Avalanche to advance to the Western Conference Final. Edmonton continued its Cinderella story by defeating Anaheim in five games.


2005–06 NHL season, Playoffs, Stanley Cup Final
The 2006 Stanley Cup Final was contested between the Eastern Conference champion Carolina Hurricanes and the Western Conference champion Edmonton Oilers. It was Carolina's second appearance in the Final, the other being in 2002, a loss to the Detroit Red Wings. It was Edmonton's seventh appearance in the Final and their first since their fifth Cup win in 1990. Carolina defeated Edmonton in seven games to win the franchise's first Stanley Cup, becoming the tenth post-1967 expansion team and third former World Hockey Association (WHA) franchise to win the Cup.


2005–06 NHL season, Player statistics, Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes


2005–06 NHL season, Player statistics, Leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games Played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/Shootout Losses; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average


2005–06 NHL season, Milestones, Debuts
The following are players of note who played their first NHL game in 2005-06:


2005–06 NHL season, Milestones, Last games
The following is a list of players of note who played their last NHL game in 2005–06, listed with their team:


2005–06 NHL transactions
The following is a list of all team-to-team transactions that occurred in the National Hockey League during the 2005–06 NHL season. It lists what team each player has been traded to, or claimed by, and for which players or draft picks, if applicable.


2005–06 NOFV-Oberliga
The 2005–06 season of the NOFV-Oberliga was the twelfth season of the league at tier four (IV) of the German football league system.


2005–06 NOFV-Oberliga
The NOFV-Oberliga was split into two divisions, NOFV-Oberliga Nord and NOFV-Oberliga Süd. The champions of each, 1. FC Union Berlin and 1. FC Magdeburg, were directly promoted to the 2006–07 Regionalliga Nord.


2005–06 NTFL season
The 2005/06 NTFL season was the 85th season of the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL).


2005–06 NTFL season
Darwin have won there 23rd premiership title while defeating St Marys in the grand final by 42 points.


2005–06 NWHL season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points.


2005–06 Nashville Predators season
The 2005–06 Nashville Predators season was the eighth season of the Nashville Predators in the National Hockey League. The Predators qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the second consecutive season.


2005–06 Nashville Predators season, Regular season
The Predators were the last team to record their first regulation loss of the regular season. They opened the season with an 8–0–1 stretch before losing at home to the Edmonton Oilers on October 29, 2005, 5–1.


2005–06 Nashville Predators season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.


2005–06 Nashville Predators season, Regular season, Final standings
Divisions: CE – Central, PA – Pacific, NW – Northwest


2005–06 Nashville Predators season, Regular season, Final standings
P –  Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y –  Clinched Division; X –  Clinched Playoff spot


2005–06 Nashville Predators season, Player stats, Playoffs
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T/OT = Ties/overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;


2005–06 Nashville Predators season, Draft picks
Nashville's draft picks at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft held at the Westin Hotel in Ottawa, Ontario.


2005–06 National Division One
The 2005–06 National Division One was the 19th full season of rugby union within the second tier of the English league system, currently known as the RFU Championship. New teams to the division included Harlequins who had been relegated from the 2004–05 Zurich Premiership, while Doncaster and Newbury were promoted from the 2004–05 National Division Two.


2005–06 National Division One
Additional changes saw Penzance & Newyln RFC rebrand themselves as the Cornish Pirates as well as moving from their home ground, the Mennaye Field in Penzance, to a more central location in Truro at the Kenwyn Rugby Ground (a temporary stadium built in the city) with the aim to appeal more to Cornish fans on the whole as well as making home games more accessible. Rotherham Titans also rebranded themselves as 'Earth Titans' for sponsorship purposes for this season.


2005–06 National Division One
After only one season Harlequins won the National Division One at the first attempt and returned to the Guinness Premiership for season 2006–07. Bedford Blues finished in second place and there was no relegation to National Division Two following the RFU's decision to expand National Division One from 14 to 16 teams for the 2006–07 season.


2005–06 National Division One, Season records, Team
70 - 5 Harlequins at home to Exeter Chiefs on 22 October 2005


2005–06 National Division One, Season records, Team
68 - 16 Bedford Blues away to Pertemps Bees on 11 March 2006


2005–06 National Division One, Season records, Team
79 - 22 Bedford Blues at home to Newbury on 29 April 2006


2005–06 National Division One, Season records, Team
Harlequins at home to Exeter Chiefs on 22 October 2005Bedford Blues at home to Newbury on 29 April 2006


2005–06 National Division One, Season records, Team
Bedford Blues at home to Newbury on 29 April 2006


2005–06 National Division One, Season records, Team
Plymouth Albion at home to Exeter Chiefs on 3 September 2005


2005–06 National Division One, Season records, Player
Alastair Hepher for Bedford Blues at home to Newbury on 29 April 2006


2005–06 National Division One, Season records, Player
Richard Welding for Cornish Pirates at home to Earth Titans on 18 September 2005 Ugo Monye for Harlequins at home to Exeter Chiefs on 22 October 2005


2005–06 National Division One, Season records, Player
James Moore for Coventry at home to Newbury on 11 March 2006


2005–06 National Division One, Season records, Attendances
Harlequins at home to Plymouth Albion on 29 April 2006


2005–06 National Division One, Season records, Attendances
Sedgley Park at home to Newbury on 18 February 2006


2005–06 National Division Three North
The 2005–06 National Division Three North was the sixth season (eighteenth overall) of the fourth division (north) of the English domestic rugby union competition using the name National Division Three North. New teams to the division included Nuneaton who were relegated from the 2004–05 National Division Two while Leicester Lions came up as champions of Midlands Division 1 along with Preston Grasshoppers (champions) and Hull Ionians (playoffs) who were promoted from North Division 1.


2005–06 National Division Three North
The league system was 4 points for a win, 2 points for a draw and additional bonus points being awarded for scoring 4 or more tries and/or losing within 7 points of the victorious team. In terms of promotion the league champions would go straight up into National Division Two while the runners up would have a one-game playoff against the runners up from National Division Three South (at the home ground of the club with the superior league record) for the final promotion place.


2005–06 National Division Three North
After just missing out on the playoffs last season, Bradford & Bingley went two places better by winning the championship, finishing 13 points clear of runners up Nuneaton to gain promotion to the 2006–07 National Division Two. Nuneaton would, however, make an instance return to National Division Two after their relegation a season ago, by defeating  2005–06 National Division Three South runners up North Walsham away in the north-south playoff. There were only two relegation spots this year with the two teams to go down being Kendal and New Brighton. They  were easily the weakest in the division with 13th placed New Brighton finishing 41 points behind 12th placed Leicester Lions. Both sides would drop down to North Division 1.


2005–06 National Division Three North, Results, Promotion play-off
The league runners up of National Division Three South and North would meet in a playoff game for promotion to National Division Two. North Walsham were the southern division runners up and as they had a superior league record than northern runners-up, Nuneaton, they hosted the play-off match.


2005–06 National Division Three North, Season records, Team
74 - 0 Nuneaton at home to Kendal on 22 April 2006


2005–06 National Division Three North, Season records, Team
68 - 7 Preston Grasshoppers away to New Brighton on 22 October 2005


2005–06 National Division Three North, Season records, Team
90 - 21 Bradford & Bingley at home to New Brighton on 18 February 2006


2005–06 National Division Three North, Season records, Team
Bradford & Bingley at home to New Brighton on 18 February 2006


2005–06 National Division Three North, Season records, Team
Fylde at home to Preston Grasshoppers on 7 January 2006


2005–06 National Division Three North, Season records, Player
Paul Bailey for Preston Grasshoppers at home to Fylde on 10 September 2005


2005–06 National Division Three North, Season records, Player
Mark Kirkby  for Fylde away to Leicester Lions on 25 February 2006


2005–06 National Division Three North, Season records, Player
Tom Rhodes for Bradford & Bingley at home to New Brighton on 18 February 2006


2005–06 National Division Three North, Season records, Player
Mike Scott for Fylde away to Leicester Lions on 25 February 2006


2005–06 National Division Three North, Season records, Player
Mike Scott for Fylde at home to Preston Grasshoppers on 7 January 2006


2005–06 National Division Three North, Season records, Attendances
Fylde at home to Preston Grasshoppers on 7 January 2006


2005–06 National Division Three North, Season records, Attendances
Leicester Lions at home to Cleckheaton on 7 January 2006


2005–06 National Division Three South
The 2005–06 National Division Three South was the sixth season (19th overall) of the fourth division (south) of the English domestic rugby union competition using the name National Division Three South. New teams to the division included Bracknell and Rosslyn Park who were relegated from 2004–05 National Division Two while Cambridge came up as champions of London Division 1 along with Cinderford (champions) and Bridgwater & Albion (playoffs) who were promoted from South West Division 1.


2005–06 National Division Three South
The league system was 4 points for a win, 2 points for a draw and additional bonus points being awarded for scoring 4 or more tries and/or losing within 7 points of the victorious team. In terms of promotion the league champions would go straight up into National Division Two while the runners up would have a one-game playoff against the runners up from National Division Three North (at the home ground of the club with the superior league record) for the final promotion place.


2005–06 National Division Three South
At the end of the season Cambridge made it two successive promotions in a row, finishing league champions just 2 points ahead of runners up North Walsham (who actually beat them home and away) and gaining promotion to the 2006–07 National Division Two. North Walsham were unable to join Cambridge in National Division Two as they lost their promotion playoff at home to the 2005–06 National Division Three North runners up Nuneaton.


2005–06 National Division Three South
At the other end of the table, Bracknell were the first side to be relegated, going down for the second year in a row with just two wins all season. They were followed by Reading who were more competitive but still two wins off the 12th placed team Old Patesians. Both Reading and Bracknell would drop down to South West Division 1.


2005–06 National Division Three South, Results, Promotion play-off
The league runners up of National Division Three South and North would meet in a playoff game for promotion to National Division Two. North Walsham were the southern division runners up and as they had a superior league record than northern runners-up, Nuneaton, they hosted the play-off match.


2005–06 National Division Three South, Season records, Team
71 - 0 Bridgwater & Albion at home to Cinderford on 4 March 2006


2005–06 National Division Three South, Season records, Team
47 - 5 North Walsham away to Bracknell on 28 January 2006


2005–06 National Division Three South, Season records, Team
75 - 14 Bridgwater & Albion at home to Bracknell on 1 April 2006


2005–06 National Division Three South, Season records, Team
Bridgwater & Albion at home to Bracknell on 1 April 2006


2005–06 National Division Three South, Season records, Team
North Walsham at home to Bracknell on 22 October 2005Cambridge at home to Cinderford on 5 November 2005Bridgwater & Albion at home to Cinderford on 4 March 2006


2005–06 National Division Three South, Season records, Team
Lydney at home to Bridgwater & Albion on 24 September 2005


2005–06 National Division Three South, Season records, Team
Rosslyn Park at home to Westcombe Park on 11 February 2006


2005–06 National Division Three South, Season records, Player
Andy Frost for Southend at home to Hertford on 1 April 2006


2005–06 National Division Three South, Season records, Player
Altus Laubscher for Cambridge at home to Hertford on 11 February 2006 Mike Griffiths for Bridgwater & Albion at home to Cinderford on 4 March 2006 Adam Roberts for Hertford at home to Cinderford on 8 April 2006


2005–06 National Division Three South, Season records, Player
Andrew Dickson for North Walsham at home to Bracknell on 22 October 2005


2005–06 National Division Three South, Season records, Player
Adam Westall for Lydney at home to Bridgwater & Albion on 24 September 2005


2005–06 National Division Three South, Season records, Player
Richard Mahony for Rosslyn Park at home to Westcombe Park on 11 February 2006


2005–06 National Division Three South, Season records, Attendances
Cambridge at home to North Walsham on 11 March 2006


2005–06 National Division Three South, Season records, Attendances
Old Patesians at home to Southend on 7 January 2006


2005–06 National Division Two
The 2005–06 National Division Two was the sixth version (nineteenth overall) of the third division of the English rugby union league system using the name National Division Two. New teams to the division included Henley Hawks and Orrell who were relegated from the 2004–05 National Division One, Halifax who were promoted from the 2004–05 National Division Three North as well as Barking (champions) and Redruth (runners up) who were promoted from the 2004–05 National Division Three South. Only one team would be relegated at the end of this season (instead of the usual three).


2005–06 National Division Two
By the end of the season Moseley were league champions beating Waterloo to first place by just 2 points, with both sides being promoted to the 2006–07 National Division One. Orrell finished as the league's bottom side behind 13th place Harrogate and were relegated to the 2006–07 National Division Three North, making it two consecutive relegations for the Wigan based club.


2005–06 National Division Two, Season records, Team
59 - 6 Esher at home to Halifax on 28 January 2006


2005–06 National Division Two, Season records, Team
43 - 3 Waterloo away to Stourbridge on 29 October 2005


2005–06 National Division Two, Season records, Team
Barking at home to Manchester on 17 September 2005Launceston at home to Blackheath on 21 January 2006


2005–06 National Division Two, Season records, Team
Henley Hawks at home to Barking on 11 February 2006


2005–06 National Division Two, Season records, Player
Corrado Pilat for Barking at home to Manchester on 17 September 2005 Stuart Alred for Launceston at home to Blackheath on 21 January 2006


2005–06 National Division Two, Season records, Player
Felise Ah-Ling for Barking at home to Launceston on 3 September 2005 Nathan Bressington for Moseley away to Harrogate on 18 February 2006


2005–06 National Division Two, Season records, Player
Matthew Leek for Esher at home to Halifax on 28 January 2006


2005–06 National Football Championship (Bangladesh)
The 2005-06 Shere Bangla National Football Championship was the 5th season of the annual domestic national club football tournament hosted by the Bangladesh Football Federation. A total of 52 participants including 5 services teams across the country competed for the tournament.


2005–06 National Football Championship (Bangladesh)
Dhaka Mohammedan is the current champions. The club have beaten Dhaka Abahani 2-0 on 8 January 2016 at Dhaka.


2005–06 National Football League (India)
The 2005–06 National Football League, also known as the ONGC National Football League for sponsorship reasons, was the tenth season of the National Football League, the top Indian professional league for association football clubs, since its inception in 1996. It started on 10 January 2006 and concluded on 21 May.


2005–06 National Football League (India)
East Bengal's Bhaichung Bhutia was named the best player of the league.


2005–06 National Football League (India), Overview
It was contested by 10 teams, and Mahindra United won the championship under the coach Derrick Pereira and this was their first title. East Bengal came second while Mohun Bagan came as third. Fransa Pax and Salgaocar were relegated from the National Football League 2006-07.


2005–06 National Football League (India), Season awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the season. Mohun Bagan's Bhaichung Bhutia was voted the best player of the season by the coaches and captains of all participating teams of the season. JCT Mills received the fairplay award for receiving the lowest number of cards (8).


2005–06 National Twenty20 Cup
The 2005–06 ABN-AMRO Twenty-20 Cup was the second edition of the ABN-AMRO Twenty-20 Cup, a domestic Twenty20 competition in Pakistan. It was held in Karachi from 24 February to 4 March 2006. This edition featured an expanded format, with an increase from 19 to 39 matches and from 11 to 13 teams; the new teams being the Islamabad Leopards and the Abbottabad Rhinos. The Sialkot Stallions won the tournament by defeating the defending champions the Faisalabad Wolves in the final.


2005–06 National Twenty20 Cup, Format
The 13 teams are divided into two groups: Pool A with seven teams and Pool B with six. Each group plays a single round-robin tournament and the top two teams from each group advance to the semi-finals. The winners of each group play the runners-up of the other group in the semi-finals. The winners of the semi-finals play the final.


2005–06 National Twenty20 Cup, Format
The position of the teams in the points table is determined by:


2005–06 National Twenty20 Cup, Results, Teams and standings
The top two teams from each group qualify for the semi-finals.


2005–06 National Twenty20 Cup, Media coverage
Ten Sports was covering the tournament until a bomb blast in Karachi. PTV 1 covered some of the remaining matches afterwards.


2005–06 Nationalliga A season
The 2005–06 Nationalliga A season was the 68th regular season of the Nationalliga A, the main professional ice hockey league in Switzerland.


2005–06 Nationalliga A season
The season started on September 9, 2005, and the last league qualification game was played on April 17, 2006.


2005–06 Nationalliga A season, Regular season, Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points;  PIM = Penalty Minutes


2005–06 Nationalliga A season, Playoffs, Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points;  PIM = Penalty Minutes


2005–06 Nemzeti Bajnokság I
The 2005–06 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, also known as NB I, was the 104th season of top-tier football in Hungary. The league was officially named Borsodi Liga for sponsoring reasons. The season started on 30 July 2005 and ended on 2 June 2006.


2005–06 Nemzeti Bajnokság II
The 2005–06 Nemzeti Bajnokság II was Hungary's 55th season of the Nemzeti Bajnokság II, the second tier of the Hungarian football league system.


2005–06 Netball Superleague season
The 2005–06 figleaves.com Netball Superleague season was the inaugural season of the new Netball Superleague which replaced the Super Cup as the top level netball competition in England. The inaugural champions were Team Bath, who defeated Galleria Mavericks in the grand final.


2005–06 Netball Superleague season, Overview
The Netball Superleague replaced the Super Cup as the top level netball competition in England. Four of the six Super Cup teams – Brunel Hurricanes, Northern Thunder, Team Bath and Team Northumbria – were joined by four new teams – Celtic Dragons, Galleria Mavericks, Leeds Carnegie and Loughborough Lightning – to become the eight founder members of the Netball Superleague. The season started in October 2005 and was concluded in June 2006. Its main sponsor was figleaves.com. With a squad that included Pamela Cookey, Rachel Dunn, Stacey Francis, Jess Garland, Tamsin Greenway and Geva Mentor, Team Bath won the inaugural Netball Superleague title.


2005–06 New Jersey Devils season
The 2005–06 New Jersey Devils season was the team's 24th in the National Hockey League since the franchise moved to New Jersey. It was the team's first season back after the NHL canceled the previous season, due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout. The Devils rallied from a poor first half of the season to win the Atlantic Division title on the last day of the season. For the first time, the Devils defeated the New York Rangers in a playoff series, sweeping their rivals in their opening-round matchup.


2005–06 New Jersey Devils season, Season overview
Many of the Devils' players had played in other leagues while the NHL was inactive due to the lockout. Most notably was Patrik Elias, who missed the first 39 games of the season due to catching Hepatitis A while playing for the Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the Russian Superleague (RSL). With many new rule changes for the 2005–06 season, the Devils had to change their style of play. Martin Brodeur, one of the best puck-handling goalies, could no longer use this to his advantage as before, since restrictions were placed on where goalies could handle the puck. The Devils also lost long-time captain Scott Stevens and his physically punishing style of play to retirement, as well as another longtime defenseman, Scott Niedermayer, to free agency. Eventually, Niedermeyer signed with the Anaheim Ducks, joining his brother, Rob.


2005–06 New Jersey Devils season, Season overview
In July 2005, the team announced that Head Coach Pat Burns would not return for the season after being diagnosed with cancer for the second time in little more than a year. Assistant Coach Larry Robinson, the team's head coach from 2000 to 2002, was promoted to start the season.


2005–06 New Jersey Devils season, Season overview
The Devils struggled early in the 2005–06 season, ending the 2005 calendar year with a 16–18–5 record. Robinson resigned as head coach on December 19, and Lamoriello moved down to the bench. Once Elias returned from his bout with hepatitis, the team quickly turned around with a nine-game winning streak, finishing 46–27–9 after a season-ending 11-game winning streak capped with a dramatic 4–3 win over the Montreal Canadiens. During that final victory, which clinched the Devils' sixth division title, Brian Gionta set a new team record for goals in a season with 48, topping Pat Verbeek's 46. The win streak to close the year was also an NHL record.


2005–06 New Jersey Devils season, Season overview
On April 29, 2006, the Devils won their first round Stanley Cup playoff series against the New York Rangers four games to none, extending their winning streak to 15 games and marking the first time the Devils defeated their cross-river rival in a playoff series. The team's season ended in the next round with a 4–1 Game 5 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes, who eventually won the Stanley Cup.


2005–06 New Jersey Devils season, Regular season
The Devils were the most disciplined team in the League, with just 349 power-play opportunities against. They also scored the fewest short-handed goals in the League, with just 3.


2005–06 New Jersey Devils season, Regular season, Season standings
Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast


2005–06 New Jersey Devils season, Regular season, Season standings
Z –  Clinched Conference; Y –  Clinched Division; X –  Clinched Playoff spot


2005–06 New Jersey Devils season, Playoffs, Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, (E3) New Jersey Devils vs. (E6) New York Rangers
The first two games of the series were held at Continental Airlines Arena in New Jersey. The Devils took commanding victories in Games 1 and 2, 6–1 and 4–1, respectively. Games 3 and 4 were held at Madison Square Garden. The Devils won Game 3 (3–0) and swept the series in Game 4 by a score of 4–2.


2005–06 New Jersey Devils season, Playoffs, Eastern Conference Semifinals, (E3) New Jersey Devils vs. (E2) Carolina Hurricanes
The series opened at RBC Center in Raleigh. The Hurricanes won Game 1, 6–0, and Game 2, 3–2, in overtime. Games 3 and 4 shifted to Continental Airlines Arena. The Hurricanes took a 3–2 win in Game 3, but the Devils won 5–1 in Game 4. Game 5 shifted back to Raleigh and Carolina beat New Jersey 4–1, winning the series 4–1.


2005–06 New Jersey Devils season, Media
Television broadcasts were now under the Fox Sports Networks (aka FSN) with Mike Emrick commentating the play-by-play, Chico Resch serving as color commentator, and Matt Loughlin serving as the TV host. Radio broadcasts were now on WFAN (AM) 660 still called John Hennessy as play-by-play commentator with Randy Velischek as color commentator. This was Hennessy's final season as a radio play-by-play commentator for the Devils, as Loughlin took his place the following season. This was also Velischek's final season as a radio color commentator as Sherry Ross returned the following year.


2005–06 New Jersey Devils season, Player statistics, Playoffs
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T/OT = Ties/overtime losses; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;


2005–06 New Jersey Devils season, Draft picks
New Jersey's picks at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft at The Westin Ottawa in Ottawa, Ottawa.


2005–06 New Jersey Nets season
The 2005–06 New Jersey Nets season was the team's 39th season in the NBA. Without Brian Scalabrine, who was signed as a free agent with the Boston Celtics in the offseason. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 42-40 output from the previous season. They bested it by seven wins, finishing 49-33 and qualifying for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season. The Nets lost in the second round to the eventual champions, the  Miami Heat.


2005–06 New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets season
The 2005–06 New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets season was the team's 4th season in the NBA. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 18-64 record from the previous season (worst in the Western Conference that year). They finished the season with a 38–44 record, missing the playoffs for the second year in a row.


2005–06 New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets season
Before the commencement of training camp, the City of New Orleans was hit by Hurricane Katrina. With the New Orleans Arena partly damaged and the city's infrastructure in need of repair the Hornets signed a deal to play most of their games in Oklahoma City, becoming the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets for this season. In Oklahoma City, the Hornets enjoyed sell out crowds at the Ford Center.


2005–06 New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets season
The addition of draft pick Chris Paul resulted in the team competing for a playoff spot. In January and February, the club played winning basketball despite losing Chris Andersen to a two-year suspension for illegal drugs. Paul showed the poise and play making skills of a veteran finishing second in steals and seventh in assists as he posted a terrific 3.34 assist to turnover ratio, while leading all rookies with 16.1 ppg.


2005–06 New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets season
On March 8 the Hornets returned to New Orleans with a near sell out crowd on hand to watch the Hornets lose to the Los Angeles Lakers 113–107. In March, the Hornets went into a tail spin winning just 3 of 14 games. The Hornets went on to finish in 4th place in their division. Chris Paul was named Rookie of the Year.


2005–06 New York Islanders season
The 2005–06 New York Islanders season was the 34th season in the franchise's history. The Islanders replaced head coach Steve Stirling, replacing him with Brad Shaw. On March 14, 2006, the Islanders trailed the Montreal Canadiens by five points for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, but won only five of their final 18 games to finish 12th in the East. Their 12th place finish meant that, for the first time since the 2000–01 season, the team would not qualify for the playoffs.


2005–06 New York Islanders season, Offseason
Forward Alexei Yashin is named team captain, replacing the departed Michael Peca.


2005–06 New York Islanders season, Regular season, Final standings
Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast


2005–06 New York Islanders season, Regular season, Final standings
Z –  Clinched Conference; Y –  Clinched Division; X –  Clinched Playoff spot


2005–06 New York Islanders season, Draft picks
New York's draft picks at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft held at the Westin Hotel in Ottawa, Ontario.


2005–06 New York Knicks season
The 2005–06 New York Knicks season was the 60th season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Knicks had the eighth pick in the 2005 NBA draft, and selected Channing Frye from the University of Arizona. During the off-season, the Knicks hired head coach Larry Brown, acquired Eddy Curry and Antonio Davis from the Chicago Bulls, and acquired Quentin Richardson and rookie guard Nate Robinson from the Phoenix Suns.


2005–06 New York Knicks season
At mid-season, they traded Anfernee Hardaway and second-year forward Trevor Ariza to the Orlando Magic in exchange for All-Star guard Steve Francis, and dealt Davis back to his former team, the Toronto Raptors in exchange for Jalen Rose. The Knicks finished with a 23–59 record, which left them in last place in the Atlantic Division. They had the fewest wins in the Eastern Conference in the 2005–06 season, and only the Portland Trail Blazers had fewer wins in the NBA with a 21–61 record. The Knicks' payroll for the 2005-2006 season was $124 million, putting them $74.5 million above the salary cap, and $62.3 million above the luxury tax line.


2005–06 New York Knicks season
Stephon Marbury led the team with 16.3 points and 6.4 assists  per game, while Jamal Crawford finished second on the team in scoring with 14.3 points per game, and Curry provided them with 13.6 points and 6.0 rebounds per game. Frye averaged 12.3 points per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team, and Robinson won the Slam Dunk Contest during the All-Star Weekend in Houston. Following the season, Brown was fired after spending only one season with the team. Isiah Thomas, the Knicks' General Manager, was named head coach for the 2006–07 season.


2005–06 New York Rangers season
The 2005–06 New York Rangers season was the National Hockey League franchise's 79th season of play and their 80th season overall. It marked a resurgence for the Rangers, with the team finishing the season having recorded 100 points, the sixth time in franchise history that the team had reached the 100-point plateau and their highest point total since their 1993–94 championship season, and a return to the playoffs for the first time since 1996–97. Jaromir Jagr also broke several Rangers single-season records including goals (54), points (123), power-play goals (24) and shots on goal (368).


2005–06 New York Rangers season
The Rangers missed out on winning the Atlantic Division on the last day of the regular season when the Devils defeated the Montreal Canadiens and the Rangers lost to the Ottawa Senators. The Rangers qualified for the playoffs as the sixth seed but were swept by their rivals the New Jersey Devils in the first round.


2005–06 New York Rangers season, Regular season, Season standings
Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast


2005–06 New York Rangers season, Regular season, Season standings
Z –  Clinched Conference; Y –  Clinched Division; X –  Clinched Playoff spot


2005–06 New York Rangers season, Playoffs
The Rangers qualified for the playoffs for the first time since the 1997 Stanley Cup playoffs.


2005–06 New York Rangers season, Player statistics
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers. Stats reflect time with Rangers only. ‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.


2005–06 New York Rangers season, Draft picks
New York's picks at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada at the Westin Hotel.


2005–06 New Zealand Figure Skating Championships
The 2005–06 New Zealand Figure Skating Championships was held in Dunedin from 26 through 30 September 2005. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles and ladies' singles across many levels, including senior, junior, novice, adult, and the pre-novice disciplines of juvenile, pre-primary, primary, and intermediate.


2005–06 New Zealand Football Championship
The 2005–06 New Zealand Football Championship was the second season of the New Zealand Football Championship. The final was won by Auckland City, who defended the title they won in 2005.


2005–06 New Zealand Football Championship, New Format
In the regular season, all teams played each other three times, as before. But the playoff stage was changed slightly, with the top five teams now going through to the playoffs (as opposed to the previous three).


2005–06 New Zealand Football Championship, Finals
In this season's extended playoff system, the games are broken up into several rounds.


2005–06 New Zealand Football Championship, Finals, Round 1
The second place team plays the third place team in Game 1; and fourth place plays fifth place in Game 2. The second and fourth placed teams get home advantage. The winners of each game progress to Round 2, as does the loser of Game 1. The Game 2 loser is eliminated.


2005–06 New Zealand Football Championship, Finals, Round 2
Auckland City, as Premiers, receive a bye straight to Round 2 where they face the winner from Game 1. The loser of Game 1 gets a second chance by going into Round 2 to face the Game 2 winner.


2005–06 New Zealand Football Championship, Finals, Round 2
The winner of Game 3 (Auckland) now goes into the Grand Final - and with home advantage. The loser of Game 3 (Canterbury) gets a second chance to make the Grand Final by playing the winner of Game 4 (Wellington). The Game 4 loser is eliminated.


2005–06 New Zealand Football Championship, Finals, Round 3
Canterbury, as winners, go on to face Auckland City in the Grand Final.


2005–06 New Zealand Football Championship, Finals, Grand Final
Auckland City are the champions of the 2005–06 New Zealand Football Championship and, along with league runners up YoungHeart Manawatu, will go on to represent New Zealand in the Oceania Club Championship 2006


2005–06 New Zealand Knights FC season
The 2005–06 New Zealand Knights FC season was the club's inaugural season in the Australian A-League. Picking up just one win and three draws out of the 21 regular season matches, the Knights finished at the bottom of the table, 20 points behind 7th placed Melbourne Victory.


2005–06 New Zealand Knights FC season, Season overview
In their debut season, the Knights scored only 15 goals in their 21 fixtures. Their joint leading scorers were Englishman Simon Yeo and teenage whizkid Jeremy Brockie, with four apiece. Sean Devine scored three goals, while Joshua Rose, Jeremy Christie, Neil Emblen and Xiaobin Zhang all managed to find the back of the net once. Former Walsall right-back Darren Bazeley was the only Knight to start in all 21 of their games.


2005–06 New Zealand Knights FC season, Season overview
The club was plunged into turmoil in late 2005, as club captain Danny Hay apparently fell out with Knights bosses and coach John Adshead, and was released just before Christmas. This followed the departures of UK signings Ronnie Bull and former Lincoln City striker Simon Yeo.


2005–06 New Zealand Knights FC season, Season overview
The Knights may have had poor crowds in their inaugural A-League season but they did have loyal support from their supporters group, Bloc-5. Supporters who formerly supported the now-defunct Football Kingz franchise, are known for dressing up in the team's colours, chanting loudly and attending all home fixtures.


2005–06 New Zealand Knights FC season, Season overview
Immediately after the season, the Knights fired assistant coach Tommy Mason. Former Fulham reserve team and academy head coach Paul Nevin was named head coach to assist current manager John Adshead as Mason's replacement.


2005–06 New Zealand Knights FC season, Season overview
One positive to come out of the Knights' horrific debut season was 17-year-old New Zealander Jeremy Brockie. The dreadlocked midfielder-cum-striker was originally selected as one of the Knights three under-20 players in their squad. By the end of the season though, he had become a regular starter, scoring a brilliant double at home against the Newcastle Jets. This was followed up by a fantastic strike to earn a draw with Sydney FC, and a goal in the Knights' final game of the season, versus Melbourne Victory.


2005–06 New Zealand V8 season
The 2005–06 New Zealand V8 season (the leading motorsport category in New Zealand) consisted of seven rounds beginning on 4 November 2005 and ending 23 April 2006. The defending champion was Andy Booth, although it would be Kayne Scott who would win his first New Zealand V8 Touring Car championship.


2005–06 Newcastle Jets FC season
The 2005–06 A-League season was the first for the newly branded Newcastle United Jets. The Jets finished 4th at the conclusion of the regular season and were knocked out in the semi finals by Adelaide United after a two-leg home and away series.


2005–06 Newcastle Jets FC season, Players, First team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2005–06 Newcastle United F.C. season
During the 2005–06 season, Newcastle United participated in the Premier League.


2005–06 Newcastle United F.C. season, Season summary
In July 2005 rumours circulated that Newcastle was being stalked with a new buyer, but this later emerged to be the Shepherds consolidating their interests. On the pitch, Newcastle were eliminated from the Intertoto Cup after a 4–2 aggregate loss to Deportivo La Coruna in the semi-final, eliminating the club from European competition for the season.


2005–06 Newcastle United F.C. season, Season summary
Upon Craig Bellamy's return from his loan to Celtic, it was reported that he had not resolved his differences with Souness or Shearer, and was sold to Blackburn Rovers for £5 million. During the summer transfer window, Patrick Kluivert, Jermaine Jenas, Aaron Hughes and Andy O'Brien were sold by Souness. Laurent Robert and James Milner were loaned out, to Portsmouth and Aston Villa respectively (Robert would be transferred to Benfica in January). The club signed Emre, Scott Parker, Craig Moore and Albert Luque.


2005–06 Newcastle United F.C. season, Season summary
In August, the club signed Michael Owen from Real Madrid, despite strong interest from Owen's former club Liverpool. The fee, £17 million, surpassed Newcastle's previous record of £15 million for Alan Shearer from Blackburn in 1996. In the closing hours of the transfer window, the club re-signed Nolberto Solano from Aston Villa.


2005–06 Newcastle United F.C. season, Season summary
Souness's decision to pair Shearer and Owen together up front proved to be lethal, but Owen broke his fourth metatarsal bone in his foot after a clash with Paul Robinson in a match against Tottenham Hotspur, keeping him out for the rest of the season. With Owen injured the team's form dipped.


2005–06 Newcastle United F.C. season, Season summary
Souness was sacked as manager following a 3–0 defeat to Manchester City in early February. Shay Given, Robbie Elliott and Alan Shearer have since stated that the fans never really took to him, with his favouritism of players damaging morale and a series of injuries leading to poor form.


2005–06 Newcastle United F.C. season, Season summary
United's youth academy director, former West Ham United manager Glenn Roeder, was put in charge as caretaker manager. Upon Roeder's first game in charge, against Portsmouth, Alan Shearer scored his 201st goal for the club, breaking Jackie Milburn's record of 200 goals for the club and becoming the club's highest ever goalscorer.


2005–06 Newcastle United F.C. season, Season summary
Despite speculation that Bolton Wanderers manager Sam Allardyce was interested in taking charge, Roeder guided Newcastle from 15th place to 7th place by the end of the season, winning 9 out of their remaining 14 Premier League games to see the club qualify for the UEFA Intertoto Cup - a great way for club legend Alan Shearer to end his playing career. Despite the exit from the FA Cup at the hands of Chelsea, Roeder was praised for amazingly achieving a European spot, having seen the prospect of a relegation battle when he joined. At the end of the season he was given a two-year contract by chairman Freddie Shepherd.


2005–06 Newcastle United F.C. season, Kit
Newcastle's kit for the 2005–06 season was produced by German company Adidas. The main shirt sponsor was British bank Northern Rock.


2005–06 Newcastle United F.C. season, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2005–06 Newcastle United F.C. season, First-team squad, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2005–06 Newcastle United F.C. season, First-team squad, Reserve squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2005–06 Newcastle United F.C. season, First-team squad, Trialists
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2005–06 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team
The 2005–06 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Roy Williams. The team played its home games in the Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.


2005–06 North West Counties Football League
The 2005–06 North West Counties Football League season was the 24th in the history of the North West Counties Football League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions: Division One and Division Two.


2005–06 Northern Counties East Football League
The 2005–06 Northern Counties East Football League season was the 24th in the history of Northern Counties East Football League, a football competition in England.


2005–06 Northern Counties East Football League, Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 18 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with two new clubs, promoted from Division One:


2005–06 Northern Counties East Football League, Division One
Division One featured 14 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with two new clubs:


2005–06 Northern Football League
The 2005–06 Northern Football League season was the 108th in the history of Northern Football League, a football competition in England.


2005–06 Northern Football League, Division One
Division One featured 18 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs, promoted from Division Two:


2005–06 Northern Football League, Division One
Also, Newcastle Benfield Saints changed name to Newcastle Benfield (Bay Plastics).


2005–06 Northern Football League, Division Two
Division Two featured 14 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with six new clubs.


2005–06 Northern Premier League
The 2005–06 Northern Premier League season was the 38th in the history of the Northern Premier League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions; the Premier and the First.


2005–06 Northern Premier League, Premier Division, Play-offs
The Premier Division playoffs saw the second to fifth placed sides in the Division compete for one place in the Conference North.


2005–06 Northern Premier League, Division One, Play-offs
The First Division playoffs saw the third to sixth placed sides in the First Division compete for a place in the Premier Division.


2005–06 Northern Premier League, Promotion and relegation
In the thirty-eighth season of the Northern Premier League Blyth Spartans (as champions) and Farsley Celtic (as play-off winners) were promoted to the Conference North. Wakefield, Bradford Park Avenue and Runcorn Halton were relegated to the First Division; these three clubs were replaced by relegated Conference North side Hednesford Town, First Division winners Mossley, second placed Fleetwood Town and play-off winners Kendal Town. In the First Division Bishop Auckland were relegated and were replaced by Buxton, Cammell Laird, Harrogate Railway Athletic, Alsager Town and Skelmersdale United.


2005–06 Northern Premier League, Cup Results
President's Cup: 'Plate' competition for losing teams in the NPL Cup.


2005–06 Northern Premier League, Cup Results
Chairman's Cup: 'Plate' competition for losing teams in the NPL Cup.


2005–06 Northern Premier League, Cup Results
Peter Swales Shield: Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the NPL Cup.


2005–06 Norwich City F.C. season
The 2005–06 season was Norwich City's first year back in the Football League Championship after being relegated from the Premier League in the previous season. This article shows statistics and lists all matches that Norwich City played in the season.


2005–06 Norwich City F.C. season, Players, First team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth.


2005–06 Norwich City F.C. season, Players, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth.


2005–06 Nottingham Forest F.C. season
During the 2005–06 English football season, Nottingham Forest F.C. competed in the Football League One where they finished in 7th position on 69 points. It was a disappointing season for Forest who failed to make the play-offs by two points, with a failure to win any of their last three games costing them a play-off spot, though even 7th was something of an achievement considering they had been in the bottom half of the table when manager Gary Megson was dismissed on February after a bad run of form. In the three cup competitions they went in early rounds to Macclesfield, Chester and Woking .


2005–06 OB I bajnoksag season
The 2005–06 OB I bajnokság season was the 69th season of the OB I bajnokság, the top level of ice hockey in Hungary. Seven teams participated in the league, and Alba Volan Szekesfehervar won the championship.


2005–06 OHL season
The 2005–06 OHL season was the 26th season of the Ontario Hockey League. The Canadian Hockey League adopted the new playing rules and enforcement recently adopted by the National Hockey League in efforts to speed up the game, and make it more exciting for fans. Twenty teams each played 68 games. The J. Ross Robertson Cup was won by the Peterborough Petes, who defeated the London Knights in the final.


2005–06 OHL season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: DIV = Division; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime Losses; SL = Shootout Losses; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched conference title


2005–06 OHL season, Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes


2005–06 OHL season, Leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games Played; Mins = Minutes Played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime Losses; SL = Shootout Losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against Average


2005–06 OHL season, CHL Canada/Russia Series
After these two games, the OHL had an all-time record of 6–0 against the Russian Selects since the tournament began in 2003–04.


2005–06 OHL season, 2006 OHL Priority Selection
On May 6, 2006, the OHL conducted the 2006 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection. The Sarnia Sting held the first overall pick in the draft, and selected Steven Stamkos from the Markham Waxers. Stamkos was awarded the Jack Ferguson Award, awarded to the top pick in the draft.


2005–06 OHL season, 2006 OHL Priority Selection
Below are the players who were selected in the first round of the 2006 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection.


2005–06 OHL season, 2006 CHL Import Draft
On June 28, 2006, the Canadian Hockey League conducted the 2006 CHL Import Draft, in which teams in all three CHL leagues participate in. The Toronto St. Michael's Majors held the first pick in the draft by a team in the OHL, and selected Kaspars Daugavins from Latvia with their selection.


2005–06 OHL season, 2006 CHL Import Draft
Below are the players who were selected in the first round by Ontario Hockey League teams in the 2006 CHL Import Draft.


2005–06 OHL season, 2006 NHL Entry Draft
On June 24, 2006, the National Hockey League conducted the 2006 NHL Entry Draft held at General Motors Place in Vancouver, British Columbia. In total, 29 players from the Ontario Hockey League were selected in the draft. Jordan Staal of the Peterborough Petes was the first player from the OHL to be selected, as he was taken with the second overall pick by the Pittsburgh Penguins.


2005–06 OHL season, 2006 NHL Entry Draft
Below are the players selected from OHL teams at the NHL Entry Draft.


2005–06 OK Liga
The 2005–06 OK Liga was the 37th season of the top-tier league of rink hockey in Spain.


2005–06 OK Liga, Competition format
The eight first teams at the end of the regular season qualified for the playoffs while the three last teams were relegated to Primera División.


2005–06 OK Liga, Playoffs
Quarterfinals were played with a best-of-three format, while semifinals and final were played with a best-of-five series.


2005–06 OK Liga, Playoffs
Seeded teams played games 1, 2 and 5 of the series at home.


2005–06 OK Liga, Copa del Rey
The 2006 Copa del Rey was the 63rd edition of the Spanish men's roller hockey cup. It was played in Lloret de Mar between the seven first qualified teams after the first half of the season and Lloret as host team.


2005–06 OK Liga, Copa del Rey
23 years after its last title, Alnimar Reus Deportiu won its 6th cup.


2005–06 OPJHL season
The 2005–06 OPJHL season is the 13th season of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League (OPJHL). The thirty-six teams of the North, South, East, and West divisions will compete in a 49-game schedule.


2005–06 OPJHL season
Come February, the top eight teams of each division competed for the Frank L. Buckland Trophy, the OJHL championship. The winner of the Buckland Cup, the St. Michael's Buzzers, competed in the Central Canadian Junior "A" championship, the Dudley Hewitt Cup, and finished. If they had been successful against the winners of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League and Superior International Junior Hockey League, the champion Buzzers would have then moved on to play in the Canadian Junior A Hockey League championship, the 2006 Royal Bank Cup.


2005–06 OPJHL season, Final standings
as of February 6, 2006Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime Losses; SL = Shootout Losses; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched conference title


2005–06 OPJHL season, 2005-06 Frank L. Buckland Trophy Playoffs, Division Playdowns, West/North
Note: E is East, S is South, W is West, N is North, WC is Wild Card.


2005–06 OPJHL season, 2005-06 Frank L. Buckland Trophy Playoffs, Division Playdowns, West/North
Playoff results are listed by Pointstreak on the official league website .


2005–06 OPJHL season, Dudley Hewitt Cup Championship
Hosted by Fort William North Stars in Thunder Bay, Ontario. St. Michael's finished fourth.


2005–06 OPJHL season, 2006 Royal Bank Cup Championship
Hosted by Streetsville Derbys in Brampton, Ontario. Streetsville finished in the semi-final.


2005–06 OPJHL season, Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes


2005–06 OPJHL season, Leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games Played; Mins = Minutes Played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime Losses; SL = Shootout Losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against Average


2005–06 Oddset Ligaen season
The 2005–06 Oddset Ligaen season was the 49th season of ice hockey in Denmark. Nine teams participated in the league, and SønderjyskE Ishockey won the championship.


2005–06 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team
The 2005–06 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University in the college basketball season of 2005–06. The team was coached by Tim O'Shea and played their home games at the Convocation Center.


2005–06 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team
The 2005–06 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University in the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by their second-year head coach, Thad Matta, and played their home game at the Value City Arena, in Columbus, Ohio as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Buckeyes finished the season 26–6, 12–4 in Big Ten play to win the regular season championship. As the No. 1 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, they defeated Penn State and Indiana before losing to Iowa in the championship game. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 2 seed in the Minneapolis regional. There they defeated Davidson in the First Round before being upset by Georgetown in the Second Round.


2005–06 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team, Previous season
The Buckeyes finished the 2004–05 season 20–12, 8–8 in Big Ten play to finish in sixth place. They beat Penn State in the Big Ten Tournament before losing to Wisconsin in the quarterfinals.


2005–06 Oldham Athletic A.F.C. season
During the 2005–06 English football season, Oldham Athletic competed in Football League One where they finished in 10th position with 65 points.


2005–06 Olympiacos F.C. season
The 2005–06 season was Olympiacos's 47th consecutive season in the Alpha Ethniki and their 9th consecutive season in the UEFA Champions League. In the beginning of the summertime Olympiacos named Norwegian Trond Sollied coach.


2005–06 Olympiacos F.C. season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2005–06 Olympique Lyonnais season
The 2005–06 season was the 107th season in the existence of Olympique Lyonnais and the club's 17th consecutive season in the top flight of French football. They participated in the Ligue 1, the Coupe de France, the Coupe de la Ligue, the Trophée des Champions and UEFA Champions League.


2005–06 Olympique Lyonnais season, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2005–06 Olympique Lyonnais season, First-team squad, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2005–06 Olympique de Marseille season
Olympique de Marseille just missed out on Champions League qualification, but recorded 60 league points, an improvement on previous seasons. New signing Franck Ribéry got an international breakthrough, being linked to transfers to several European top clubs and being instrumental in France reaching the final of the World Cup. In spite of all rumours, Ribéry would stay at the club for a further season. That did not apply to manager Jean Fernandez, who left for Auxerre at the end of the season.


2005–06 Omani League
The 2005–06 Omani League was the 30th edition of the top football league in Oman. It began on 9 November 2005 and finished on 19 May 2006. Dhofar S.C.S.C. were the defending champions, having won the previous 2004–05 Omani League season. On Friday, 19 May 2006, Muscat Club won 4-3 at home in their final league match against Dhofar S.C.S.C. and emerged as the champions of the 2005–06 Omani League with a total of 45 points.


2005–06 Omani League, Teams
This season the league had decreased from 13 to 12 teams. Al-Ahli Club, Al-Ittihad Club and Al-Khaboura SC were relegated to the Second Division League after finishing in the relegation zone in the 2004–05 season. The three relegated teams were replaced by Second Division League teams Al-Suwaiq Club and Mjees SC.


2005–06 Orlando Magic season
The 2005–06 Orlando Magic season was the team's 17th in the NBA. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 36–46 output from the previous season. They matched it exactly, finishing 36–46, but failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second straight season. This season preceded six straight playoff appearances for the Magic. In the off-season, the Magic re-hired head coach Brian Hill for his second stint with the team.


2005–06 Orlando Magic season
Grant Hill, who was voted as an All-Star last year, was hampered by injuries and was only able to play 21 games this season. In February, Steve Francis was suspended for conduct detrimental to the club and the Magic eventually traded him to the New York Knicks.


2005–06 Országos Bajnokság I (men's water polo)
2005–06 Országos Bajnokság I (men's water polo) was the 100th water polo championship in Hungary.


2005–06 Országos Bajnokság I (men's water polo), First stage
Pld - Played; W - Won; L - Lost; PF - Points for; PA - Points against; Diff - Difference; Pts - Points.


2005–06 Országos Bajnokság I (men's water polo), Championship Playoff
István Gergely, Bulcsú Székely, Olivér Kovács, Márton Szivós, Rajmund Fodor,Attila Bárány, Gergely Kiss, Tibor Benedek, Tamás Molnár, Attila Vári,Viktor Paján, Balázs Hárai, Péter Biros, Zsolt GyörkeCoach: István Kovács


2005–06 Ottawa Senators season
The 2005–06 Ottawa Senators season was the 14th season of the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). After one of their franchise-best regular seasons, finishing with 113 points, the Senators made it to the Eastern Conference Semi-final, in which the Buffalo Sabres eliminated Ottawa in five games.


2005–06 Ottawa Senators season, Off-season
Changes occurred to the Senators roster before the season. First, Ottawa acquired the playoff-experienced goaltender Dominik Hasek for his Stanley Cup experience. Second, a blockbuster trade on August 23, 2005 involved Marian Hossa and Greg de Vries being sent to the Atlanta Thrashers for Dany Heatley. The trade occurred on the day that Hossa had signed a new contract. The value of Hossa's contract was beyond what General Manager John Muckler felt that Hossa was worth and so he was dealt away. Marian had led the Senators in scoring.


2005–06 Ottawa Senators season, Regular season
Dany Heatley, together with Daniel Alfredsson and Jason Spezza, formed one of the NHL's top offensive lines, dubbed the "CASH line" by fans in a contest held by the Ottawa Citizen. The name is made from the initials of Captain Alfredsson, Spezza, and Heatley. Cash Line won out over finalists 'Dash Line' and 'Dazzle Line,' which Spezza reputedly despised and wanted to veto. Another nickname the line picked up was the "Pizza Line", used by the Ottawa Sun, a rival to the Citizen. However, during the press conference to introduce the teams for the 2007 Stanley Cup Final, Heatley went on record to say he likes the "CASH line" name.


2005–06 Ottawa Senators season, Regular season
The Senators team sent nine players to the 2006 Winter Olympics as part of the NHL's commitment. Daniel Alfredsson, Zdeno Chara, Martin Havlat, Dany Heatley, Andrej Meszaros, Wade Redden, Christoph Schubert and Anton Volchenkov all played for their respective country's national teams, while Jason Spezza was named a substitute for Canada. The experience, however, was poor for the Senators: Dominik Hasek was having an impressive season prior to Olympic play, but the team lost him to a hamstring injury he suffered while playing for the Czech Republic. He would not play again for the Senators.


2005–06 Ottawa Senators season, Regular season
In addition to leading the NHL with most goals for (312, excluding shootout-winning goals), the Senators also led the NHL in shorthanded goals (25), scoring points (840) and shots on goal (2,811).


2005–06 Ottawa Senators season, Regular season, Highlights
The "CASH line" made a dramatic and historic debut, playing in the first game of the 2005–06 season on October 5, 2005, against the Toronto Maple Leafs in Toronto. In the pre-season, right winger Brandon Bochenski had been playing on the line as he had played with Spezza in the American Hockey League (AHL) during the 2004–05 NHL lockout. But with five minutes to go, with the Senators trailing, then Senators' Head Coach Bryan Murray replaced Bochenski with Daniel Alfredsson, who scored a game-tying goal with 62 seconds left. Heatley and Alfredsson would then go on to score the first shootout goals in NHL history to win the game that night.


2005–06 Ottawa Senators season, Regular season, Highlights
Other highlights of the Senators' season included an 8–0 road win over their Ontario rivals, the Maple Leafs, on October 29, 2005. Dany Heatley scored four consecutive goals in that game. Just four nights later, the Senators defeated the Buffalo Sabres in Buffalo, 10–4. Martin Havlat and Daniel Alfredsson each scored four goals and Jason Spezza provided four assists. It was the first time that an NHL team had scored ten goals in a regular-season game since January 11, 2003, when the Washington Capitals defeated the Florida Panthers at home by a score of 12–2.


2005–06 Ottawa Senators season, Regular season, Highlights
It was also the first time that the Senators had scored ten goals in a regular-season game since November 13, 2001, when they defeated the Capitals 11–5 away in Washington, D.C. On November 29, 2005, the Senators defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4–0 and, in doing so, improved to a 19–3–0 record through their first 22 games of the regular season. Over that span, Ottawa outscored its opponents 102–45. Spezza had reached 41 points (11 goals and 30 assists) and Alfredsson had reached 40 points (20 goals and 20 assists) by this point. Heatley recorded a point in every one of these games and had 17 goals and 21 assists for 38 points.


2005–06 Ottawa Senators season, Regular season, Highlights
In an 8–2 win over Toronto on December 17, 2005, the Senators set a franchise record for most power play goals scored in one game, with six. On February 2, 2006, the Senators scored three short-handed goals in a 7–2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. It was the second time in franchise history that the Senators scored three shorthanded goals in a single game, as the Senators had scored three shorthanded goals in a 5–2 home win over the Florida Panthers on November 18, 2000.


2005–06 Ottawa Senators season, Regular season, Highlights
Dany Heatley became the first Senator in franchise history to reach 100 points on April 13, 2006, recording two assists during a 5–4 overtime loss to the Florida Panthers and five days later became the first Senator to score 50 goals in a season. Meanwhile, defenceman Wade Redden became the first Senator to win the NHL Plus/Minus Award, tied with New York Ranger Michal Rozsival, with a +35 rating. Despite missing 14 games, Jason Spezza finished second in the NHL in assists, with 71.


2005–06 Ottawa Senators season, Regular season, Season standings
Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime/Shootout loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.


2005–06 Ottawa Senators season, Regular season, Season standings
Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast


2005–06 Ottawa Senators season, Regular season, Season standings
Z –  Clinched Conference; Y –  Clinched Division; X –  Clinched Playoff spot


2005–06 Ottawa Senators season, Playoffs
The Ottawa Senators ended the 2005–06 regular season as the Eastern Conference's first seed, qualifying for the playoffs for the ninth time in the franchise's 13 seasons of play.


2005–06 Ottawa Senators season, Playoffs
Ray Emery took over the starting goaltender duties; he became the first rookie netminder since Philadelphia's Brian Boucher in 2000 to win a playoff series when the Senators defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs, four games to one. The Senators were then defeated by the Buffalo Sabres in the second round, four games to one.


2005–06 Ottawa Senators season, Playoffs
After the playoff loss, Senators owner Eugene Melnyk comforted fans in an open letter by saying that their team would not only win the Stanley Cup in the future but, once they had it, they would, he boasted, "hoard" it year after year.


2005–06 Ottawa Senators season, Draft picks
Ottawa's picks at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa, Ontario.


2005–06 PAOK FC season
The 2005–06 season was PAOK Football Club's 80th in existence and the club's 47th consecutive season in the top flight of Greek football. The team will enter the Greek Football Cup in the Fourth round and will also enter in 2005–06 UEFA Cup  starting from the 1st Round.


2005–06 PAOK FC season, Players, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2005–06 PAOK FC season, Statistics, Squad statistics
Appearances denote players in the starting lineup, with the numbers in parentheses denoting appearances as substitute.


2005–06 PBA Fiesta Conference
The 2005-06 Philippine Basketball Association Fiesta Conference or known as the 2005-06 San Mig Coffee PBA Fiesta Conference for sponsorship reasons, is the first conference of the 2005-06 PBA season. It started on October 2, 2005 and ended on February 19, 2006.


2005–06 PBA Fiesta Conference
The tournament has five rounds, the survivor playoff, the wildcard playoffs, quarterfinals, semi-finals and the Finals. All nine teams are included in the playoffs.


2005–06 PBA Fiesta Conference, Semifinals, (1) Purefoods vs. (5) Air21
Purefoods won the first two games, with Marquin Chandler scoring 46 points in Game 1, and 29 in Game 2 to put the Giants up, 2–0. In Game 3, Air21's Ren-Ren Ritualo scored 40 points to prevent a sweep at Antipolo. The Express had an awful shooting night on Game 4 to pave way for a 3– series lead for Purefooods.


2005–06 PBA Fiesta Conference, Semifinals, (1) Purefoods vs. (5) Air21
In the closing minutes of Game 5, Air21 had a 17–9 run, but Purefoods had their run thanks to a rare four-point play from Kerby Raymundo. Ranidel de Ocampo split his free-throws to pad Air21's lead into three. With Air21 up by one, Raymundo rebounded the ball with 11 seconds remaining, but Roger Yap flubbed his pass and missed his lay-up against Shawn Daniels to give Air21 the victory. Purefoods erected a 20-point lead in Game 7, and Air21's run came up short as they entered the PBA Finals for the first time in four years.


2005–06 PBA Fiesta Conference, Semifinals, (2) Barangay Ginebra vs. (3) Red Bull
After losing Game 1, James Penny converted clutch three-pointers to prevent a 0–2 hole for Red Bull. Clutch plays from former Ateneo teammates Enrico Villanueva and Larry Fonacier prevented a Ginebra run late in the fourth quarter in Games 3 to 4 that placed Red Bull in an imposing 3–1 series lead. With Penny resting on Game 6, Ginebra had a difficult win to close the series gap to one game; Ginebra's defensive stand forced a Game 7, which put them on the way of replicating the Ginebra team of 15 seasons earlier when they won the championship after trailing 3–1.


2005–06 PBA Fiesta Conference, Semifinals, (2) Barangay Ginebra vs. (3) Red Bull
With a seesaw battle ongoing throughout the game, Ginebra import Chris Porter slam dunked to put Ginebra up, 75–73. Barako Celino Cruz converted a three-point shot to put Red Bull by a point, 76–75. Following a Ginebra turnover, Red Bull import James Penny converted his own 3-point jumper, to put Red Bull up for good, 79–75.


2005–06 PBA Fiesta Conference, Finals, Series scoring summary
The following scoring summary is written in a line score format, except that the quarter numbers are replaced by game numbers.


2005–06 PBA Fiesta Conference, Finals, Game One
After conquering their respective semi-final rivals, the Giants and the Barako are both itching to win their first PBA titles in 4 years. Purefoods haven't won since the 2002 Governors' Cup, while Red Bull haven't won since the 2002 Commissioner's Cup.


2005–06 PBA Fiesta Conference, Finals, Game One
The game was close throughout, with neither team pulling away. However, Red Bull ignited a run that would make them lead by 8 points at the third, but the Giants inched closer as they lessened the gap to a point. In the fourth quarter, Red Bull tried to pull away, but Purefoods fought back. In the dying seconds of regulation, with the score tied at 89-all, Purefoods import Marquin Chandler failed to convert an open jumper at the paint that could've won them the game.


2005–06 PBA Fiesta Conference, Finals, Game One
In Overtime, Red Bull raced to an eight-point lead. In the final minute, Purefoods' Noy Castillo converted two three-pointers that cut the lead to two. But a crucial turnover down low cost Purefoods the game.


2005–06 PBA Fiesta Conference, Finals, Game One
In the marquee matchup, former Ateneo Blue Eagle Enrico Villanueva, with 25 points, won the matchup against former Letranite Kerby Raymundo, who finished with 11 markers.


2005–06 PBA Fiesta Conference, Finals, Game Two
With a masterful conquest of Purefoods at Game One, third seed Red Bull Barako aimed to have a commanding 2-0 lead at the best of seven series.


2005–06 PBA Fiesta Conference, Finals, Game Two
The Barakos opened the game with relative ease, with the Chunkee Giants within striking distance. Purefoods stayed close through the efforts of import Marquin Chandler. However, Red Bull's import James Penny appeared to have an answer on every shot made by Chandler. By the start of the fourth, Purefoods led by a point, 71-70, after Red Bull erased an 8-point deficit.


2005–06 PBA Fiesta Conference, Finals, Game Two
The fourth quarter began with Purefoods keeping close with Red Bull. However, Red Bull answered with a 12-0 run, capped off by a three-pointer by Larry Fonacier. Purefoods weren't able to erase the lead, leading to a 2-0 lead for Red Bull.


2005–06 PBA Fiesta Conference, Finals, Game Two
Chandler led all scorers with 32 points while Red Bull's former NU standout Lordy Tugade outscored all locals with 30 points.


2005–06 PBA Fiesta Conference, Finals, Game Three
The last time Purefoods was down 0-2 at the Finals, they've rallied and won the next four games, clinching the 2002 Governors' Cup at the expense of the Alaska Aces.


2005–06 PBA Fiesta Conference, Finals, Game Three
Red Bull, on the other hand, is seeking for their third PBA championship, and the stopping of the four-conference championship streak of San Miguel Corporation teams (in which Purefoods is a subsidiary).


2005–06 PBA Fiesta Conference, Finals, Game Three
The first quarter saw easy baskets from Red Bull against a virtually nonexistent Purefoods defense. Purefoods, on the other hand, had to work for their every basket. Purefoods then had problems when their import, Marquin Chandler, got into foul trouble, forcing the Chunkee Giants to play All-Filipino for a great part of the first half. The quarter ended with the score tied, 26-all.


2005–06 PBA Fiesta Conference, Finals, Game Three
On the second quarter, Purefoods made key defensive adjustments that limited Red Bull's scoring opportunities. The Chunkee Giants also had big contributions from their bench, especially from Marc Pingris, who scattered 8 markers at the 2nd quarter. The Barakos still relied on the frontline of Villanueva and Tugade, with the former Ateneo standout scoring 15 points at the first half. Purefoods, however, seized the momentum and erected a ten-point lead by halftime, 54-44.


2005–06 PBA Fiesta Conference, Finals, Game Three
The two teams settled down at the third quarter. James Penny, the former Texas Christian and Oklahoma Storm player posted big plays, including a three-point play. Red Bull utilized the foul problems of Purefoods. Nevertheless, the Giants still led, 77-68.


2005–06 PBA Fiesta Conference, Finals, Game Three
In the payoff period, Red Bull inched closer on every possession. With Red Bull down by six, Chandler and Fonacier had a scuffle at the half court line. This led to a technical foul for Chandler. Red Bull nipped the lead to four. But when the Chunkee Giants raised the lead back to ten, Chandler fouled out at the 3:49 mark, which led to a 5-0 run by Red Bull. A Raymundo assist to Jondan Salvador raised the lead by seven at the 1:00 mark, and Purefoods never looked back as they clinched their first victory in the Fiesta Conference Finals.


2005–06 PBA Fiesta Conference, Finals, Game Three
Chunkee Giant Kerby Raymundo finished the game with 13 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists, a near triple-double. Villanueva led all locals with 25 points, while teammate Tugade had zero points in the second half to finish with 14 points. Penny won the battle of the imports, outscoring Chandler 31-26.


2005–06 PBA Fiesta Conference, Finals, Game Three
The halftime show featured the first part of the interview of ABC Sports' Richard del Rosario to Kris Aquino and Purefoods sophomore James Yap, who are engaged to each other.


2005–06 PBA Fiesta Conference, Finals, Game Four
Before the game started, the league handed out its Best Player and Best Import of the Conference Award. The Best Player, restricted to Filipinos had a tighter race among Purefoods' Kerby Raymundo, Air21's Renren Ritualo, and Red Bull's Enrico Villanueva. The Best Import award, on the other hand, was contested between Purefoods' Marquin Chandler and Air21's Shawn Daniels.


2005–06 PBA Fiesta Conference, Finals, Game Four
Villanueva eventually won the Best Player award, when the PBA Press Corps voted him over Raymundo and Ritualo. The Best Import award, was in reality a no-contest since although Chandler and Daniels stayed with their clubs all-conference long, only Chandler was able to lead his team to the Finals.


2005–06 PBA Fiesta Conference, Finals, Game Four
On the game proper, just like in the previous three games, Red Bull got off to a good start when Chunkee Giant Jondan Salvador injured his knee. Penny and Villanueva combined for 25 points by halftime. However, Purefoods caught up with them at the third quarter, thanks to good shooting from Chandler and Noy Castillo.


2005–06 PBA Fiesta Conference, Finals, Game Four
On the fourth period, James Yap, who was celebrating his 24th birthday made clutch freethrows, much to the delight of fiancée Kris Aquino. Further freethrows from Raymundo, James and Roger (not related) Yap gave the advantage to Purefoods. A dribbling violation by Red Bull import James Penny sealed the win for Purefoods.


2005–06 PBA Fiesta Conference, Finals, Game Four
In the post-game interview, Raymundo said that for him, he should be the MVP, his coach Ryan Gregorio, agreed wholeheartedly, as Raymundo brought Villanueva to school in the dying minutes of the game, especially at the low post. Raymundo finished the game with 21 points and 9 rebounds, and was chosen as the player of the game. Villanueva led all scorers with 25 points, and 14 rebounds.


2005–06 PBA Fiesta Conference, Finals, Game Five
Red Bull Barako seemed intent from the get-go to prevent a 3-2 Purefoods series lead, as they, like in previous games, surged ahead at the first half. Red Bull, through the effort of import James Penny and locals Lordy Tugade and Junthy Valenzuela each converted a trey, to give the Bulls their biggest lead 50-34.


2005–06 PBA Fiesta Conference, Finals, Game Five
Best Player of the Conference Enrico Villanueva, although he finished with nine points, his lowest yet in the series, he grabbed a team-high 11 rebounds. Penny and Rookie of the Year candidate Larry Fonacier carried the scoring load for the Bulls.


2005–06 PBA Fiesta Conference, Finals, Game Five
Best Import of the Conference Marquin Chandler had another day in the office with a series-high 43 points, but he did not receive support from the locals, especially when the Bulls won the battle of the bench, 40-13.


2005–06 PBA Fiesta Conference, Finals, Game Five
The Barako never looked back in the second half on their way for a 91-86 Game Five win. Tugade led all locals with 17 points, followed closely by Raymundo with 16.


2005–06 PBA Fiesta Conference, Finals, Game Six
Red Bull put down the defensive clamps in the stretch and got several clutch plays from an array of heroes to finally send the Giants down to their knees and capture the PBA Fiesta Conference crown before a roaring crowd of 10,755.


2005–06 PBA Fiesta Conference, Finals, Game Six
James Penny was in the zone in the third quarter but solid contributions coming from Mick Pennisi, Cyrus Baguio, Topex Robinson and Finals' Most Valuable Player Lordy Tugade also help the Bulls clinch their third franchise title since joining the league in 2000.


2005–06 PBA Fiesta Conference, Finals, Game Six
Pennisi had big shots in the end, including two three-pointers and a long two, while Baguio, Celino Cruz and Junthy Valenzuela made great stops that rendered the Giants scoreless in the final one minute and 33 seconds.


2005–06 PBA Fiesta Conference, Broadcasters
The Associated Broadcasting Company televised the games on Philippine TV.


2005–06 PBA Fiesta Conference, Broadcasters
The play-by-play commentators are Mico Halili and Ed Picson, while the color commentators are Norman Black and Quinito Henson. The courtside reporters are Richard del Rosario, Eric Reyes, Jason Webb and Patricia Bermudez-Hizon.


2005–06 PBA season
The 2005–06 PBA season was the 31st season of the Philippine Basketball Association. It began on October 2, 2005 and ended on July 21, 2006. The season had two conferences played, the import-laiden 2005–06 San Mig Coffee Fiesta Conference and the season-ending 2006 Gran Matador Brandy Philippine Cup.


2005–06 PBA season, 2005–06 Fiesta Conference
Red Bull Barako won the 2005–06 Fiesta Conference defeating the Purefoods Chunkee Giants in six games. The Air21 Express defeated Barangay Ginebra Kings to capture third place in a one-game playoff.


2005–06 PBA season, 2005–06 Fiesta Conference
Enrico Villanueva of Red Bull won the Best Player of the Conference honors while Purefoods' import Marquin Chandler won the Best Import Award. The league introduced a Give Me 5 Promo, in which tickets for Upper Box B and General Admission seats would cost only five pesos. The marketing scheme paid off as the league had multiple soldout games during the conference.


2005–06 PBA season, 2005–06 Fiesta Conference
In the 2005 PBA All-Star Game held in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte on November 26, 2005, the North All-Stars defeated the South All-Stars. Ginebra's Jayjay Helterbrand won the All-Star Game MVP honors.


2005–06 PBA season, 2006 Philippine Cup
The Purefoods Chunkee Giants defeated the Red Bull Barako, 4-2, in their best-of-seven Finals series to win the Philippine Cup. On the third place playoff, the Alaska Aces defeated the San Miguel Beermen.


2005–06 PBA season, 2006 Philippine Cup
The South All-Stars defeated the North All-Stars 122–120 in the All-Star Game held in Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental on April 29, 2006. Asi Taulava was named as the All-Star Game MVP.


2005–06 PBA season, 2006 Philippine Cup
On May 14, 2006, an incident occurred when Purefoods' Eugene Tejada suffered a career-threatening injury against Red Bull, suffering extensive neck and spinal cord injuries.


2005–06 PFC CSKA Sofia season
The 2005–06 season was PFC CSKA Sofia's 55th season in A Group.


2005–06 PFC CSKA Sofia season, Club, Team kits
The team kits for the 2005–06 season are produced by Uhlsport and sponsored by Vivatel.


2005–06 PFC CSKA Sofia season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2005–06 PFC CSKA Sofia season, Matches, League
* - On 18 August 2005 Pirin Blagoevgrad was removed from A PFG after Round 2 because of outstanding obligations to National Insurance Institute. All results of Pirin so far are canceled and their opponents in the next meetings will rest. PFC Pirin has the right to renew its participation in the league for season 2005/2006 in South-West V AFG.


2005–06 PFC CSKA Sofia season, Matches, Bulgarian Supercup
CSKA lost the game on penalty shoot-out after the extra time.


2005–06 PFC Cherno More Varna season
This page covers all relevant details regarding PFC Cherno More Varna for all official competitions inside the 2005–06 season. These are A Group and Bulgarian Cup.


2005–06 PFC Levski Sofia season
The 2005–06 season was Levski Sofia's 84th season in the First League. This article shows player statistics and all matches (official and friendly) that the club has played during the 2005–06 season.


2005–06 PFC Levski Sofia season, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2005–06 PFC Levski Sofia season, First-team squad, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2005–06 PFF National League
The 2005–06 PFF National League (now known as PFF League) was the 2nd season of Pakistan Football Federation League, second tier of Pakistan Football Federation. The season started on 28 December 2005 and concluded on 4 February 2006.


2005–06 PSV Eindhoven season
During the 2005–06 Dutch football season, PSV competed in the Eredivisie.


2005–06 PSV Eindhoven season, Season summary
Despite the loss of several key players following their unexpected run to the UEFA Champions League semi-final, PSV secured a second successive Eredivise title. However, they were unable to defend the KNVB Cup, losing to Ajax in the final, and were knocked out in the Champions League first knockout round by Lyon.


2005–06 PSV Eindhoven season, Season summary
At the end of the season, manager Guus Hiddink, who had concurrently managed the Australia national team, left to manage the Russia national team. He was succeeded as PSV manager by Ronald Koeman.


2005–06 PSV Eindhoven season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2005–06 PSV Eindhoven season, Squad, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2005–06 Pakistan Premier League
The 2005–06 Pakistan Premier League season was the 2nd season of Pakistan Premier League and 51st season of Pakistan domestic football.


2005–06 Pakistan Premier League
WAPDA were the defending champions, winning their 1st Pakistan Premier League and 5th Pakistani title last season.