2005 RH52, Physical characteristics
According to the Johnston's archive and to American astronomer Michael Brown, 2005 RH52 measures 128 and 130 kilometers in diameter based on an assumed albedo of 0.09 and 0.08, respectively. Due to its small size, it is listed as "probably not" a dwarf planet (100–200 km) on Michael Brown's website, which uses a 5-class taxonomic system that ranges from "nearly certainly" to "possibly" for potential dwarf planet candidates. As of 2018, no rotational lightcurve has been obtained from photometric observations. The body's rotation period, pole and shape remain unknown.


2005 RLIF Awards
The 2005 RLIF Awards were presented on Monday November 21, 2005. The separate Rugby League World Golden Boot Award were incorporated into the proceedings.


2005 RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs Awards
The 28th RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs Awards (Chinese: 第二十八屆十大中文金曲得獎) was held in 2006 for the 2005 music season.


2005 RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs Awards, Top 10 song awards
The top 10 songs (十大中文金曲) of 2006 are as follows.


2005 Race of Champions
The 2005 Race of Champions took place on December 3 again at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis.


2005 Race of Champions
The individual event was won by Sébastien Loeb after Tom Kristensen crashed out of the final, and the Nations Cup event by Tom Kristensen and Mattias Ekström representing Scandinavia.


2005 Race of Champions
Changes from the past included a number of wild card drivers, the use of the Porsche 911 GT3 instead of the Ferrari 360 Modena and the introduction of the Renault Mégane Trophy alongside the Citroën Xsara WRC and now traditional "ROC Buggy" as competition cars.


2005 Race of Champions, Race of Champions, Racing Group
Eight drivers were randomly selected to compete in a first eliminatory round.


2005 Radio Disney Music Awards
The 2005 Radio Disney Music Awards were held at the Radio Disney, studios. Aly & AJ was the biggest winner that year. The award show was broadcast on the Radio Disney network.


2005 Rafael Nadal tennis season
The 2005 Rafael Nadal tennis season started in January. Nadal won eleven singles titles and one doubles title with Albert Costa in 2005.


2005 Rafael Nadal tennis season, Australian Open
At the 2005 Australian Open, Nadal lost in the fourth round to eventual runner-up Lleyton Hewitt.


2005 Rafael Nadal tennis season, Hard court
Nadal reached the final of the 2005 Miami Masters, and despite being two points from a straight-sets victory, he was defeated in five sets by world No. 1 Roger Federer.


2005 Rafael Nadal tennis season, Clay court
Nadal dominated the 2005 clay court season. He won 24 consecutive singles matches, which broke Andre Agassi's Open Era record of consecutive match wins for a male teenager. Nadal won the Torneo Conde de Godó in Barcelona and beat 2004 French Open runner-up Guillermo Coria in the finals of the 2005 Monte Carlo Masters and the 2005 Rome Masters. During the Rome quarterfinals against Radek Stepanek, Nadal hit what is considered by many as the greatest shot of his career, a no-look, running passing shot near the net.


2005 Rafael Nadal tennis season, Clay court
These victories raised his ranking to world No. 5 and made him one of the favorites at his career-first French Open. On his 19th birthday, Nadal defeated Federer in the 2005 French Open semifinals, as one of only four players who defeated the world No. 1 that year (along with Marat Safin, Richard Gasquet, and David Nalbandian). Two days later, he defeated Mariano Puerta in the final, becoming the second male player after Mats Wilander to win the French Open on his first attempt. He also became the first teenager to win a Grand Slam singles title since Pete Sampras won the 1990 US Open at age 19. Winning the French Open improved Nadal's ranking to world No. 3.


2005 Rafael Nadal tennis season, Grass court
Three days after his victory in Paris, Nadal's 24-match winning streak was snapped in the first round of the grass court Gerry Weber Open in Halle, Germany, where he lost to the German Alexander Waske. He then lost in the second round of 2005 Wimbledon to Gilles Müller of Luxembourg.


2005 Rafael Nadal tennis season, Summer hard court
Immediately after Wimbledon, Nadal won 16 consecutive matches and three consecutive tournaments, bringing his ranking to world No. 2 on 25 July 2005. Nadal started his North American summer hard-court season by defeating Agassi in the final of the 2005 Canada Masters, but lost in the first round of the 2005 Cincinnati Masters. Nadal was seeded second at the 2005 US Open, where he was upset in the third round by world No. 49 James Blake in four sets.


2005 Rafael Nadal tennis season, Summer hard court
In September, he defeated Coria in the final of the China Open in Beijing and won both of his Davis Cup matches against Italy. In October, he won his fourth ATP Masters Series title of the year, defeating Ivan Ljubičić in the final of the 2005 Madrid Masters. He then suffered a foot injury that prevented him from competing in the year-ending Tennis Masters Cup.


2005 Rafael Nadal tennis season, Summer hard court
Both Nadal and Federer won eleven singles titles and four ATP Masters Series titles in 2005. Nadal broke Mats Wilander's previous teenage record of nine in 1983. Eight of Nadal's titles were on clay, and the remainder were on hard courts. Nadal won 79 matches, second only to Federer's 81.


2005 Rafael Nadal tennis season, Year-end ranking
Nadal finished the year as the world No. 2 . He also won the ATP Most Improved Player of the Year award. This was also Nadal's best year in terms of titles won (11).


2005 Raleigh mayoral election
The Raleigh mayoral election of 2005 was held on 11 October 2005 to elect a Mayor of Raleigh, North Carolina. It was won by Democratic incumbent Charles Meeker, who defeated Republican J. H. Ross in the first-round primary. Because Meeker won more than 50% in the first round, there was no need for a run-off.


2005 Rally Finland
The 55th Neste Rally Finland, the tenth round of the 2005 World Rally Championship season took place between August 4 and 7, 2005.


2005 Rally Japan
The 2005 Rally Japan was the thirteenth round of the 2005 World Rally Championship. It took place between September 30 and October 2 of 2005. It is also the first rally in 2005 to not feature Markko Märtin since Michael Park's death in the previous rally.


2005 Rally México
The 19º Corona Rally México, the third round of the 2005 World Rally Championship season took place from March 11–13, 2005.


2005 Rally New Zealand
The 35º Propecia Rally New Zealand, the fourth round of the 2005 World Rally Championship season took place from April 8–10, 2005.


2005 Rally d'Italia Sardegna
The 2. Supermag Rally d'Italia Sardinia 2005, the fifth round of the 2005 World Rally Championship season took place from April 29 - May 1, 2005.


2005 Rally of Turkey
The 2005 Rally of Turkey was the seventh round of the 2005 World Rally Championship. It took place between June 2 and 5 of 2005, and was won by Sébastien Loeb.


2005 Ram Janmabhoomi attack
On 5 July 2005, five terrorists attacked the makeshift Ram temple at the site of destroyed Babri Mosque in Ayodhya, India. All five were shot dead in the ensuing gunfight with the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), while one civilian died in the grenade attack that the attackers launched in order to breach the cordoned wall. The CRPF suffered three casualties, two of whom were seriously injured with multiple gunshot wounds.


2005 Ram Janmabhoomi attack, Attack
Following the demolition of the Babri Masjid in 1992, a makeshift temple had been constructed at the Ram Janmabhoomi site, in the city of Ayodhya. According to Hinduism the site was the birthplace of Hindu deity King Rama. On 5 July 2005, the heavily guarded Ram Janmabhoomi - Babri Masjid complex was attacked by heavily armed terrorists. The attack was foiled by security officials and the attackers were killed.


2005 Ram Janmabhoomi attack, Attack
The terrorists were from the Islamic terrorist organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba, and were believed to have entered India through Nepal. They posed as pilgrims on their way to Ayodhya, and boarded a Tata Sumo at Akbarpur near the Kichaucha village in Faizabad. At Faizabad they abandoned the Sumo and hired a jeep driven by a driver, Rehan Alam Ansari. According to a statement by the driver, the terrorists visited the Ram (Temple) at Ayodhya where they prayed, possibly to reinforce the impression that they were indeed pilgrims.


2005 Ram Janmabhoomi attack, Attack
The terrorists then drove the jeep into the Ram Janmabhoomi site, and forced the driver out of the vehicle, banging the jeep against the security cordon. At 9:05 am, they hurled M67 grenades from 50 metres away to breach the cordon fence. Ramesh Pandey, a pilgrim guide who happened to be near the site at this moment, died on the spot as a result of the grenade blast. Firing indiscriminately, the 5 terrorists entered the Mata Sita Rasoi. Returning the gunfire, a platoon of 35 CRPF soldiers killed all five of the terrorists in a gunfight that lasted for over an hour. Three CRPF soldiers also received serious injuries and, as of July 2008, two remain comatose. All the terrorists died within 100 metres of the site.


2005 Ram Janmabhoomi attack, Investigation
The assailants were suspected to belong to the Islamic terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba. The investigating team tracked the phone calls made from the cell phones carried by the terrorists using the IMEI numbers. The Police recovered a single RPG-7 rocket-propelled grenade launcher, five Type 56 assault rifles, five M1911 pistols, several M67 grenades and some jihadi documents. Rehan Alam, the jeep driver, was detained by the police for further investigations.


2005 Ram Janmabhoomi attack, Investigation
On 28 July 2005, four Muslim men from Jammu and Kashmir – Akbar Hussain, Lal Mohammad, Mohmmad Naseer and Mohmmad Rafeeq – were arrested in connection with the attack. On 3 August 2005, another four Muslim men– Asif Iqbal, Mohammed Aziz, Mohammed Nasim and Shaqeel Ahmed– were arrested on suspicion of involvement in the bombing. A fifth man, Irfan Khan, was arrested a few days earlier.


2005 Ram Janmabhoomi attack, Aftermath
Most of India's political organisations condemned the attack as barbaric and requested people to maintain law and order. The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, its affiliates the Vishva Hindu Parishad and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) declared an India-wide protest and bandh on 8 July 2005. BJP president L.K. Advani called for the reinstatement of the Prevention of Terrorist Activities Act in the wake of the attack.


2005 Real Salt Lake season
The 2005 Real Salt Lake season was the first season of the team's existence. The team ended with poor results, being the second lowest of the general table in the league of (5–22–5).


2005 Real Salt Lake season, Squad, 2005 roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2005 Real Salt Lake season, Competitions, Results summary
Last updated: June 18, 2011Source: Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won;  T = Matches tied;  L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference


2005 Recopa Sudamericana
The 2005 Recopa Sudamericana (officially the 2005 Recopa Fox Sports Sudamericana for sponsorship reasons) was the 13th Recopa Sudamericana, an annual football match between the winners of the previous season's Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana competitions. From this edition forward, the Recopa Sudamericana will be contested over two legs.


2005 Recopa Sudamericana
The match was contested by Once Caldas, winners of the 2004 Copa Libertadores, and Boca Juniors, winners of the 2004 Copa Sudamericana and appearing in a second, consecutive final. In a rematch of the Copa Libertadores final in 2004, Boca Juniors managed to avenge that defeat and win their second Recopa Sudamericana after beating Once Caldas 4-3 on goal aggregate.


2005 Red Bull Air Race World Series
The 2005 Red Bull Air Race World Series was the third Red Bull Air Race World Series season. It began on April 8, 2005 and ended on October 8.


2005 Red Bull Air Race World Series
In the 2005 season, the RAF Kemble in the United Kingdom was replaced by Longleat and Reno, Nevada in the United States with San Francisco, California. The number of race locations grew from three  to seven by adding Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, Rotterdam in the Netherlands, Zeltweg in Austria and Rock of Cashel in Ireland.


2005 Red Bull Air Race World Series
The previous year's competitors from the USA, Michael Goulian and Martin David, did not participate in the 2005 season. British Nigel Lamb joined the Red Bull Air Race from the Longleat leg onwards. American pilot Mike Mangold, won five of the seven races, became champion in 2005 with a total of 36 points followed by Hungarian Péter Besenyei (32 points). Kirby Chambliss from the United States, ranked on third place with 21 points.


2005 Redcliffe state by-election
A by-election was held for the Legislative Assembly of Queensland district of Redcliffe on 20 August 2005. It was triggered by the resignation of sitting Labor member and Speaker Ray Hollis.


2005 Redcliffe state by-election
The by-election was held to coincide with the Chatsworth by-election on the same day. Both contests resulted in the Labor Party losing the seat to the rival Liberal Party. Terry Rogers was elected as the new member for Redcliffe.


2005 Redcliffe state by-election, Background
Ray Hollis first entered parliament at the 1989 state election and held the seat of Redcliffe at every election thereafter. When Labor came to power at the 1998 state election, Hollis was appointed Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland.


2005 Redcliffe state by-election, Background
On 21 July 2005, Hollis announced his retirement from politics, citing ill health. This followed political controversy over whether Hollis's claimed travel expenses had been authorised, although the Crime and Misconduct Commission did not consider the matter suspicious.


2005 Redcliffe state by-election, Candidates
At the 2004 state election, Ray Hollis's two party preferred vote was slashed to 57.1%, down from 67.6% at the previous election. The Liberal candidate who achieved that swing of 10.5% was Terry Rogers. Rogers was chosen unopposed as the Liberal candidate for the Redcliffe by-election.


2005 Redcliffe state by-election, Candidates
The Labor Party chose school teacher Lillian van Litsenburg to defend Redcliffe, a seat they'd held for the past 19 years.


2005 Redcliffe state by-election, Candidates
Also standing at the by-election was independent candidate Rob McJannett who, as the only non-major party candidate to run for Redcliffe, achieved a hefty 14.3% of the primary vote at the 2004 state election.


2005 Redcliffe state by-election, Aftermath
The by-election win of Terry Rogers, along with that of Michael Caltabiano in Chatsworth, was a flip for the Liberal Party, who increased their numbers in the Legislative Assembly from five to seven. However, the Liberal Party's hold on these two seats did not last long; both returned to the Labor fold at the 2006 state election.


2005 Redcliffe state by-election, Aftermath
Labor's unsuccessful candidate for the Redcliffe by-election, Lillian van Litsenburg, was again the Labor candidate for the seat at the 2006 state election when she was elected the member for Redcliffe.


2005 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and the Cellular South Cup
The 2005 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and the Cellular South Cup were tennis tournaments played on indoor hard courts. It was the 30th edition of the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships, the 20th edition of the Cellular South Cup, and was part of the International Series Gold of the 2005 ATP Tour, and of the Tier III Series of the 2005 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Racquet Club of Memphis in Memphis, Tennessee, United States, from February 14 through February 20, 2005.


2005 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and the Cellular South Cup, Finals, Men's Doubles
Simon Aspelin /  Todd Perrey defeated  Bob Bryan /  Mike Bryan, 6–4, 6–4


2005 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and the Cellular South Cup, Finals, Women's Doubles
Miho Saeki /  Yuka Yoshida defeated  Laura Granville /  Abigail Spears 6–3, 6–4


2005 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships – Doubles
Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan were the defending champions, but lost in the final 6–4, 6–4 to tournament winners Simon Aspelin and Todd Perry.


2005 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships – Singles
Joachim Johansson was the defending champion, but did not participate.


2005 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships – Singles
Kenneth Carlsen won the title, defeating Max Mirnyi in the final 7–5, 7–5.


2005 Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom
The 2005 Elf Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom season began at Donington Park on 10 April and finished after 18 races over 9 events at Brands Hatch on 2 October. The Championship was won by Jonathan Adam driving for Total Control Racing.


2005 Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom, Teams & Drivers
All competitors raced in Renault Clio Cup 182s. All teams and drivers were British-registered.


2005 Rhein Fire season
The 2005 Rhein Fire season was the 11th season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Pete Kuharchek in his fifth year, and played its home games at the newly built LTU arena in Düsseldorf, Germany. They finished the regular season in sixth place with a record of three wins and seven losses.


2005 Rhode Island Rams football team
The 2005 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their sixth season under head coach Tim Stowers, the Rams compiled a 4–7 record (2–6 against conference opponents) and finished in a tie for last place in the North Division of the Atlantic 10 Conference.


2005 Rice Owls football team
The 2005 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A college football season. The Owls were led by head coach Ken Hatfield, who resigned at the end of the season. They played their home games at Rice Stadium in Houston, Texas.


2005 Richard Luton Properties Canberra Women's Classic
The 2005 Richard Luton Properties Canberra Women's Classic was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 5th edition of the Canberra International, and part of the WTA Tier V tournaments of the 2005 WTA Tour. It took place at the National Sports Club in Canberra, Australia, from 10 to 16 January 2005.


2005 Richard Luton Properties Canberra Women's Classic, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2005 Richard Luton Properties Canberra Women's Classic, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:


2005 Richard Luton Properties Canberra Women's Classic, Champions, Doubles
Tathiana Garbin /  Tina Križan defeated  Gabriela Navrátilová /  Michaela Paštiková, 7–5, 1–6, 6–4


2005 Richard Luton Properties Canberra Women's Classic – Doubles
Jelena Kostanić and Claudine Schaul were the defending champions, but Kostanic did not compete this year. Schaul was about to team up with Émilie Loit, but had to withdrew because of a left groin strain.


2005 Richard Luton Properties Canberra Women's Classic – Doubles
Tathiana Garbin and Tina Križan won the title by defeating Gabriela Navrátilová and Michaela Paštiková 7–5, 1–6, 6–4 in the final. It was the 8th title for Garbin and the 6th title for Križan in their respective doubles careers.


2005 Richard Luton Properties Canberra Women's Classic – Singles
Paola Suárez was the defending champion of the 2005 Canberra International but did not join the tournament on that year. Ana Ivanovic, a qualifier here won in the final 7–5, 6–1, against Lucky Loser Melinda Czink. It was her first ever WTA title and it was achieved just before she made her Grand Slam début at the 2005 Australian Open.


2005 Richard Luton Properties Canberra Women's Classic – Singles
Ana Ivanovic and Melinda Czink also met in the finals of the qualifying draw here with Ivanovic prevailing 6–1, 6–3. This was the first time two players played each other twice in two finals at a tournament. Ivanovic and Czink battled each other at the Qualifying finals and the Main Draw finals, with Ivanovic winning both times.


2005 Richmond Kickers season
The 2005 Richmond Kickers season was the club's thirteenth season in existence. The club played in the USL First Division, which represented the second-tier of American soccer.


2005 Richmond Kickers season
Playing in the second tier of American soccer for the past nine seasons, this season was the Kickers' final season of playing in the second tier until 2017, as the club self-relegated themselves starting the following season. The reasons primarily emphasized financial stability, stating that the club would be more profitable in the third division rather than the second.


2005 Richmond Kickers season, Background
The Kickers came off a successful 2004 campaign that saw the club finish second in the A-League Eastern Division. Amassing a total of 17 wins, eight losses and three draws, the Kickers posted 54 points that season, having the third strongest overall record in the league, behind Portland Timbers and Montreal Impact. The former VCU standout, McColm Cephas lead the team in scoring during the 2004 season, tallying 10 goals.


2005 Richmond Kickers season, Competitions, USL First Division, Standings
Commissioner's Cup, bye to semifinal round of playoffs  Bye to semifinal round of playoffs  First round of playoffs


2005 Richmond Spiders football team
The 2005 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Richmond competed as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) under second-year head football coach Dave Clawson and played its home games at University of Richmond Stadium.


2005 Richmond Spiders football team
Richmond finished the regular season with an 8–3 overall record and 7–1 record in conference play, sharing the A-10 title with the University of New Hampshire. The Spiders were awarded an at-large berth in the I-AA playoffs. The Spiders defeated third-seeded Hampton University in the first round of the playoffs, but fell in the quarterfinals to Furman University. The Spiders finished the season with a #8 national ranking according to The Sports Network's Division I-AA poll.


2005 Rink Hockey World Championship
The 2005 Rink Hockey World Championship was the 37th edition of the Rink Hockey World Championship, held between 6 and 13 August 2005, in San Jose, United States. It was disputed by 16 countries.


2005 Rink Hockey World Championship, Format
The competition was disputed by 16 countries, divided in four groups of 4 teams each one.


2005 Rink Hockey World Championship, Format
Every game lasted 40 minutes, divided in 2 parts of 20 minutes.


2005 Road America 500
The 2005 Generac 500 was the seventh race for the 2005 American Le Mans Series season held at Road America. It took place on August 21, 2005.


2005 Road America 500, Official results
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).


2005 Robert Morris Colonials football team
The 2005 Robert Morris Colonials football team represented Robert Morris University in the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Colonials were led by 12th-year head coach Joe Walton and played their home games at Joe Walton Stadium. They were a member of the Northeast Conference.


2005 Rochester Knighthawks season
The Rochester Knighthawks were a lacrosse team based in Rochester, New York that played in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2005 season was the 11th in franchise history.


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


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


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


2005 Rochester mayoral election
The 2005 Rochester mayoral election took place on November 8, 2005 in the city of Rochester, New York, United States. Robert Duffy was elected to succeed outgoing mayor William A. Johnson Jr. who chose not to seek a fourth term.


2005 Rochester mayoral election, Candidates, Democratic
Norwood had been selected by the party convention in April and was backed by local party elites such as Joe Morelle and David Gantt. However, he was defeated by Duffy in the primary election.


2005 Roger Federer tennis season
Roger Federer made two Major finals in 2005, winning both at Wimbledon over Andy Roddick, 6–2, 7–6(2), 6–4, and the US Open over Andre Agassi in his last Grand Slam final, 6–3, 2–6, 7–6(1), 6–1. However, Federer failed to make the final at the other two Majors, losing in the semifinals of the Australian Open to Marat Safin and the French Open to Rafael Nadal. Nevertheless, Federer won four ATP Masters Series 1000 at Indian Wells, Miami, and Cincinnati on hard courts and one clay court title at Hamburg. Furthermore, Federer won two ATP 500 series events at Rotterdam and Dubai. Federer lost the Year-End Championships to David Nalbandian in the final.


2005 Roger Federer tennis season, Year summary
The season was statistically one of the most dominant in the Open Era. He won 11 singles titles which tied his 2004 season as the most in over two decades, his 81 match victories were the most since Pete Sampras in 1993, and his record of 81–4 (95.2%) remains the second best winning percentage in the Open Era behind only John McEnroe in 1984.


2005 Roger Federer tennis season, Year summary, Early hard court season
At the start of the year, Federer hired former Australian player Tony Roche to coach him on a limited basis. Federer began the year with a debut appearance at the Qatar Open where he defeated Croatian Ivan Ljubicic in the final. Federer dominated the field and for the first time in career he won a tournament without ever dropping his serve.


2005 Roger Federer tennis season, Year summary, Early hard court season
Federer entered the first Grand Slam of the year on a 21-match winning streak that stretched over a five-month period. Federer swept through the first five rounds of the Australian Open without dropping a set, including a quarterfinal straight set win over Andre Agassi.


2005 Roger Federer tennis season, Year summary, Early hard court season
He reached the semifinals in a repeat of the previous year's final, before falling to eventual winner Marat Safin, 7–5, 4–6, 7–5, 6–7(6), 7–9. Federer had held a match point at 6–5 in the fourth-set tiebreaker and rushed the net, however, Safin responded with a lob; Federer rushed back to retrieve the ball and hit an aggressive between-the-legs trick shot which failed to clear the net. Safin went on to win the tiebreaker and the 80-minute fifth set.


2005 Roger Federer tennis season, Year summary, Early hard court season
Federer pulled out of the first round of Davis Cup for the first time in his career and would not participate again in the World Group until 2012. Federer next entered the Rotterdam Open seeking his first title in the Netherlands after making the final in 2001. In the second round he played Swiss compatriot and future Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka, easily defeating the teenager in straight sets. In the final he again played Ljubicic, who pushed Federer to the limit, with the Swiss prevailing in a final-set tiebreaker.


2005 Roger Federer tennis season, Year summary, Early hard court season
Federer next flew to the Middle East, where he was the two-time defending champion at the prestigious Dubai Tennis Championships. Federer and Agassi attracted worldwide headlines with a publicity stunt that saw the two tennis legends play on a helipad almost 700 feet above sea level at the world-famous seven-star luxury hotel the Burj al-Arab. Federer fought through final-set tiebreakers in his first two matches, the second of which, against former world number one Juan-Carlos Ferrero, saw Federer fend off a match point. Federer went on to defeat Agassi in the semifinals and defeated a red-hot Ljubicic in a third final of the young season. This was the first tournament that Federer was able to win three times, and consequently it was also the first he was able to win three times consecutively.


2005 Roger Federer tennis season, Year summary, Early hard court season
Federer continued to dominate with the commencement of the Masters series. Federer flew from one desert to another and arrived at the Indian Wells Masters in California as the defending champion. He played Ljubicic for the fourth time in five tournaments, again defeating the streaking Croat. In the finals Federer faced the number two player in the world and twice former champion Lleyton Hewitt, easily defeating the Australian in straight sets.


2005 Roger Federer tennis season, Year summary, Early hard court season
Federer next arrived in the luxury island resort of Key Biscayne seeking his first victory at the Miami Open. Federer reached the finals beating top ten players Tim Henman and Andre Agassi along the way. In the championship match Federer met the player who had knocked him out of Miami the previous year, an 18-year-old Spaniard named Rafael Nadal. Nadal showed why he would become Federer's top rival over the next decade by sweeping the opening two sets.


2005 Roger Federer tennis season, Year summary, Early hard court season
Federer responded by winning a third-set tiebreaker and going on to win the championship in a five set epic  2–6, 6–7(4), 7–6(5), 6–3, 6–1, after being down two sets to love, and two points from defeat. The victory made Federer only sixth man to complete the Indian Wells/Miami "double" and the first since Agassi in 2001. With this victory Federer had won 8 of the last 10 Masters tournaments he had entered.


2005 Roger Federer tennis season, Year summary, Early hard court season
Federer compiled an astounding 27–1 record in the early hard court season with 5 titles.


2005 Roger Federer tennis season, Year summary, Clay court season
Federer next transitioned to the clay courts of the Monte-Carlo Masters, entering the tournament for the first time since 2002. His 25-match winning streak was halted in the quarterfinals by 18 year old Frenchman Richard Gasquet who survived three match points and a final-set tiebreaker to defeat the world number one.


2005 Roger Federer tennis season, Year summary, Clay court season
Federer skipped the Rome Masters, instead taking three weeks off to treat tendonitis in his feet that had troubled him since the Australian Open.


2005 Roger Federer tennis season, Year summary, Clay court season
He won his third Hamburg Masters clay-court title in May by defeating Gasquet without the loss of a set throughout the tournament.


2005 Roger Federer tennis season, Year summary, Clay court season
After his victory in Germany Federer flew to Lisbon, Portugal to attend the Laureus Awards. Federer won the prestigious award for "World Sportsman of the Year" and was presented with the Cartier trophy by Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Martina Navratilova before a television audience estimated at 500 million.


2005 Roger Federer tennis season, Year summary, Clay court season
Federer, for the first time, entered the French Open with a chance to become only the sixth man to win the Career Grand Slam. He flew through the first five rounds without the loss of a set to reach his first semifinal in Paris. There he met Rafael Nadal who had dominated the clay courts in 2005 with titles in Costa do Sauípe, Acapulco, Monte-Carlo, Barcelona, and Rome. The match did not start until 6:20 pm local time.


2005 Roger Federer tennis season, Year summary, Clay court season
They split the first two sets with Nadal breaking in the last game of the third set to seize the two sets to one lead. Due to the late start time darkness began to fall in the fourth set and Federer requested for the match to be suspended until the next day. They played on in the near darkness, however, and Nadal broke in the eighth game of the set and served out the match. One positive Federer took from the match was that he now believed he had the game to someday win the clay Grand Slam.


2005 Roger Federer tennis season, Year summary, Clay court season
Additionally the crowds in Paris had taken a great liking to Federer's stylish and flamboyant style of play giving him enormous support and encouragement throughout the tournament; none more so than against Nadal, who the Parisian crowds had nicknamed him "l'Ogre" for what they deemed to be his ugly and unstylish grinding manner of play.


2005 Roger Federer tennis season, Year summary, Grass court season
Federer began the grass swing with his usual warm-up tournament in Halle, Germany, where he was the two-time defending champion. After surviving a difficult first round against the Swede Robin Soderling, Federer swept past three Germans to reach the final. In the final he took revenge on the Australian Open champion Marat Safin, defeating the Russian 6–4, 6–7(6), 6–4.


2005 Roger Federer tennis season, Year summary, Grass court season
Federer entered Wimbledon as the overwhelming favorite with a 29-match winning streak on grass which spanned back to 2003. Federer glided into the semifinals where he faced world number 2 and former Wimbledon champion Lleyton Hewitt. Although they were the top two players in the world, the special grass seedings of Wimbledon elevated Andy Roddick as the second seed over Hewitt. This created the strange and rare circumstance of the world's top 2 players meeting before a tournament final.


2005 Roger Federer tennis season, Year summary, Grass court season
Federer defeated Hewitt in straight sets and advanced to the final where Andy Roddick awaited a rematch of the previous year's final. For a third consecutive year Federer defeated Roddick at the All-England Club and notched his third consecutive Wimbledon crown with a clear 6–2, 7–6(2), 6–4 victory. This marked Federer's fifth Grand Slam championship and remarkably his first of the season. He also became only the third man in the Open Era to win three consecutive Wimbledon Championships along with Björn Borg (1976–78) and Pete Sampras (1993–95 and 1997–99).


2005 Roger Federer tennis season, Year summary, Summer hard court season
Upon doctors orders Federer was forced to skip the Canadian Open because of lingering foot issues, instead focusing on recovery for the American hard court summer.


2005 Roger Federer tennis season, Year summary, Summer hard court season
After a six-week hiatus Federer returned to the Cincinnati Masters seeking his first title on the lightning quick courts of the American midwest. Strangely, Federer had only won a single match in his four previous appearances at the tournament. Federer was able to navigate his way to the finals where he faced a familiar foe in Andy Roddick, defeating the American in straight sets. This victory was historic as Federer became the first player in ATP history to win four masters titles in a single season. He also was able to sweep all three of the American Masters tournaments for the first time in his career, with victories in Indian Wells, Miami, and Cincinnati.


2005 Roger Federer tennis season, Year summary, Summer hard court season
Federer arrived in New York and once again found himself in another Grand Slam semifinal. By making the semifinals of all four Grand Slams that year he became only the fourth man to accomplish the feat in the Open Era along with Rod Laver, Ivan Lendl and his coach Tony Roche. He dismissed Hewitt once again in the semifinals, this time in four sets. In the finals he faced American legend and 8 time Grand Slam champion Andre Agassi.


2005 Roger Federer tennis season, Year summary, Summer hard court season
Federer stated prior to the final that playing Agassi in New York in the finals of the US Open would be "the highlight of my career." Celebrities such as Robin Williams, Dustin Hoffman, Lance Armstrong and Donald Trump flocked to Arthur Ashe Stadium to witness a historic generation clash of tennis superstars. The final was played on the fourth anniversary of 9/11 and patriotic fervor was in the air; it would be one of the last matches in Federer's career where the New York crowd would be pulling for his opponent.


2005 Roger Federer tennis season, Year summary, Summer hard court season
They split the first two sets, and Agassi led 4–2 in the third set before Federer leveled and the match went to a pivotal third-set tiebreaker. Federer elevated his game and won the final six points of the set to capture the tiebreaker 7–1. Federer then rolled through the fourth set to capture his second championship at the US Open. Agassi praised Federer after match, saying "Pete (Sampras) was great, no question, but there was a place to get to with Pete. It could be on your terms. There's no such place with Roger.


2005 Roger Federer tennis season, Year summary, Summer hard court season
I think he's the best I've played against." With his 6th Grand Slam championship, Federer equaled his childhood idols Stefan Edberg and Boris Becker. He became only the third man to win both Wimbledon and the US Open for two consecutive years, along with Bill Tilden (1920–21) and Don Budge (1937-38). He also became the first man in 72 years to win his first six Grand Slam finals. Federer appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman who asked him the question many were beginning to wonder: was Sampras' all-time record of 14 Grand Slams, set only three years before, starting to look approachable?


2005 Roger Federer tennis season, Year summary, Fall indoor season
Federer immediately flew back to Geneva in order to play the Davis Cup playoffs and keep Switzerland in the World Group. Switzerland easily crushed Great Britain to remain in the World Group for the twelfth consecutive year.


2005 Roger Federer tennis season, Year summary, Fall indoor season
Federer then traveled to Bangkok for the Thailand Open, where he was the defending champion. In the finals he defeated Scottish teenager and future rival Andy Murray in straight sets. Federer extended his incredible record of 24 consecutive victories in tournament finals, a streak dating back to October 2003. This victory clinched the year-end No. 1 ranking which made him only the fifth man to spend every week of a calendar season as the world No. 1.


2005 Roger Federer tennis season, Year summary, Fall indoor season
While training in Switzerland in preparation for his home tournament the Swiss Indoors Basel among others, Federer once again suffered a significant injury which hampered his fall season. During a training session he severely injured his ankle, falling to the ground and needing to be helped off the court. He was diagnosed with torn ligaments in his ankle, which forced him to withdraw from Madrid, Basel, and Paris. This injury would prove to be the most significant injury of his young career, and his status for the remainder of the year was doubtful.


2005 Roger Federer tennis season, Year summary, Fall indoor season
Federer was in a cast and crutches for several weeks and underwent an ultrasound and lymph drainage in order to be fit to compete for the Year-End Championships, where he was the two-time defending champion. Federer traveled to Shanghai but was unsure if he would be able to play even two days before the start of the tournament.


2005 Roger Federer tennis season, Year summary, Fall indoor season
The tournament appeared to be in shambles as many of the top eight including Marat Safin, Andy Roddick, Rafael Nadal, and Andre Agassi had already withdrawn with various injuries, and Lleyton Hewitt chose not to compete in order to spend time with his wife and his newborn child. A hobbled Federer struggled throughout all three of his round robin matches but was able to make the semifinals. In the semifinals he faced Gastón Gaudio, the 2004 French Open champion, and delivered an inexplicable demolition of the Argentine 6–0, 6–0.


2005 Roger Federer tennis season, Year summary, Fall indoor season
In the final he faced long-time nemesis David Nalbandian who prevailed in a fifth-set tiebreaker to deny Federer his third consecutive Masters Cup. This loss ended his 35-match winning streak that stretched back to the French Open and his record 24 consecutive finals won. Had he won the match, Federer would have tied John McEnroe's 1984 record for the highest yearly winning percentage in the open era (82–3).


2005 Rogers Cup
The 2005 Canada Masters (also known as the 2005 Rogers Masters and 2005 Rogers Cup for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 116th edition of the Canada Masters, and was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 2005 ATP Tour, and of the Tier I Series of the 2005 WTA Tour. The men's event took place at the Uniprix Stadium in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, from August 8 through August 14, 2005, and the women's event at the Rexall Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, from August 15 through August 21, 2005.


2005 Rogers Cup
The men's field was led by ATP No. 2 and French Open champion Rafael Nadal, Australian Open and Indian Wells finalist Lleyton Hewitt, and Wimbledon runner-up and Washington winner Andy Roddick. Among other seeds were former World No. 1 and recent Los Angeles champion Andre Agassi, Pörtschach titlist Nikolay Davydenko, Gastón Gaudio, Guillermo Coria and Mariano Puerta.


2005 Rogers Cup
The women's draw featured WTA No. 2 and Rome winner Amélie Mauresmo, Warsaw runner-up Svetlana Kuznetsova, and Roland-Garros champion Justine Henin-Hardenne. Other top seeds were Australian Open champion Serena Williams, Berlin finalist Nadia Petrova, Kim Clijsters, Anastasia Myskina and Nathalie Dechy.


2005 Rogers Cup, Finals, Men's Doubles
Wayne Black /  Kevin Ullyett defeated  Jonathan Erlich /  Andy Ram, 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–0


2005 Rogers Cup, Finals, Women's Doubles
Anna-Lena Grönefeld /  Martina Navratilova defeated  Conchita Martínez /  Virginia Ruano Pascual, 5–7, 6–3, 6–4


2005 Rogers Cup – Doubles
Shinobu Asagoe and Ai Sugiyama were the defending champions. They were both present but did not compete together. Asagoe partnered with Tathiana Garbin, but lost in the semifinals to Conchita Martínez and Virginia Ruano Pascual. Sugiyama partnered with Daniela Hantuchová, but lost in the semifinals to Anna-Lena Grönefeld and Martina Navratilova.


2005 Rogers Cup – Doubles
Anna-Lena Grönefeld and Martina Navratilova won in the final 5–7, 6–3, 6–4, against Conchita Martínez and Virginia Ruano Pascual.


2005 Rogers Cup – Doubles, Seeds
The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.


2005 Rogers Cup – Singles
Amélie Mauresmo was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Justine Henin-Hardenne.


2005 Rogers Cup – Singles
Kim Clijsters won in the final 7–5, 6–1, against Justine Henin-Hardenne.


2005 Rogers Cup – Singles, Seeds
The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.


2005 Rogers Masters – Doubles
Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes were the defending champions. They were both present but did not compete together. Bhupathi partnered with Martin Damm, but lost in the quarterfinals to Wayne Black and Kevin Ullyett. Paes partnered with Nenad Zimonjić, but lost in the second round to Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram.


2005 Rogers Masters – Doubles
Wayne Black and Kevin Ullyett won in the final 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–0, against Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram.


2005 Rogers Masters – Singles
Rafael Nadal defeated Andre Agassi in the final, 6–3, 4–6, 6–2, to win the Singles title at the 2005 Canadian Open.


2005 Rogers Masters – Singles
Roger Federer was the defending champion, but chose not to participate.


2005 Rolex Sports Car Series
The 2005 Rolex Sports Car Series season was the sixth season of the Rolex Sports Car Series run by the Grand American Road Racing Association. The format was reduced to two classes, Daytona Prototypes (DP) and Grand Touring (GT). 14 races were run from February 5, 2005 to November 5, 2005. Laguna-Seca and Hermanos Rodríguez were added. It set the record for the longest Rolex season.


2005 Rolex Sports Car Series, Schedule
† - The DP and GT classes ran separate, individual races at Phoenix.


2005 Rolex Sports Car Series, Results
† - The DP and GT classes ran separate, individual races for DP and GT.


2005 Rolex Transatlantic Challenge
The 2005 Rolex Transatlantic Challenge was celebrated at the 100th anniversary of the 1905 race for the Kaiser's Cup also known as "The Great Ocean Race". In this race, there was a skipper named Charlie Barr who raced the 3-masted schooner called Atlantic across the ocean for nearly 3,000 nautical miles (6,000 km) of the North Atlantic to set a monohull unbeaten record for the 1905 course of exactly only 12 days, 4 hours, 1 minute and 19 seconds.


2005 Rolex Transatlantic Challenge
In the years that followed, other yachts made the same west-east Atlantic crossing in much faster times but not, however, in any official race, this was not to happen until the 2005 Rolex Transatlantic Challenge. The Atlantic held her title for 100 years, making it the oldest record recognized by the World Sailing Speed Record Council of the ISAF.


2005 Rolex Transatlantic Challenge, Four records were up for grabs in the 2005 Rolex Transatlantic Challenge
In addition to some official records, there were also a number of impressive silver cups to be passed along for various titles and classes, and some major pre- and post-race festivities held respectively by the New York Yacht Club and the Royal Yacht Squadron at Cowes, on the Isle of Wight.


2005 Rolex Transatlantic Challenge, The Race Course
The 2005 Rolex Transatlantic Challenge began May 22 at a point near Ambrose Tower off Sandy Hook, New Jersey, in the vicinity of the former Sandy Hook Lightship. Though she is no longer with us, the old Lightship Ambrose was a starting point for many transatlantic record attempts. Entrants raced north and eastward toward The Lizard, on the southwestern tip of Cornwall. There was a northern course boundary of sorts, established by the International Ice Patrol.


2005 Rolex Transatlantic Challenge, The Race Course
Yachts were required to pass through a "gate" (imaginary line) extending from the Lizard Point Lighthouse to a point four miles (6 km) offshore. The course then ran another 142 nautical miles (263 km) farther to the second finish near the Needles Channel entrance at the western end of The Isle of Wight. Yachts


2005 Rolex Transatlantic Challenge, The Race Course
The 2005 Rolex Transatlantic Challenge was open to monohull yachts whose deck lengths were 70 feet (21 m) long or greater. There was no upper size limit. The 21 entries in the 2005 Rolex Transatlantic Challenge ranged in size from the 70-foot (21 m) Swan sloop Stay Calm up to the 252-foot (77 m) square-rigged clipper ship Stad Amsterdam.


2005 Rolex Transatlantic Challenge, The Race Course
Four divisions started: "Classic" (including the Fife-designed ketchSumurun), "Performance Cruising", "Classes 1 and 2" (including the luxurious ketchTiara) and "Grand Prix" (the line-honours prize for the match between the maxi yachts Mari-Cha IV and Maximus). The Classic division's handicap system was a modification of a previous NYYC Cruising Rule.


2005 Rolex Transatlantic Challenge, The Race Course
Performance Cruising and Grand Prix divisions operated under Americap II and IRC handicap systems.


2005 Romanian Figure Skating Championships
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2005 Romanian Figure Skating Championships
The 2005 Romanian Figure Skating Championships were the national championships of the 2004–05 figure skating season. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles and ladies' singles. The results were used to choose the Romanian teams to the 2005 World Championships and the 2005 European Championships.


2005 Rose Bowl
The 2005 Rose Bowl Game was the 91st edition of the  college football bowl game, held on January 1, 2005 at the self-named stadium in Pasadena, California. The Texas Longhorns, second-place finishers in the Big 12 Conference's South Division, defeated the Michigan Wolverines, co-champions of the Big Ten Conference, 38-37. Texas quarterback Vince Young and Michigan linebacker LaMarr Woodley were named the Rose Bowl Players of the Game, the first time that the Rose Bowl separately recognized an offensive and defensive player of the game.


2005 Rose Bowl
The contest marked the first time Texas and Michigan faced each other in football, despite the long history of each school's football program,  and also marked the first Rose Bowl in which a Big Ten team appeared without an opponent from the  Pacific-10 Conference. ABC broadcast the game nationally in 720p format, the first time the Rose Bowl was telecast in HDTV in the United States.


2005 Rose Bowl, Teams
The USC Trojans and the Oklahoma Sooners were invited to play in the BCS Championship game in the 2005 Orange Bowl. This gave the Rose Bowl an at-large pick, as it gave up its traditional Pacific-10 Conference champion representative. The 2005 Fiesta Bowl also got an at-large pick, having given up Oklahoma to the Orange Bowl. Because the BCS non-AQ Utah Utes team had finished  ranked in the top eight, either the Fiesta Bowl or Rose Bowl had to select them. That left one other slot open for the highest BCS ranked team. The Rose Bowl had first choice of this team over Utah, having given up the higher-ranked team.


2005 Rose Bowl, Teams
There was a BCS controversy in the remaining at-large team that was selected to play in the BCS bowl games. The California Golden Bears expected to get the invitation, having only lost one game to the top-ranked and undefeated Trojans. Meanwhile, the Texas Longhorns had lost only one game as well - to the #2 and undefeated Oklahoma Sooners. In the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football rankings on November 27, Cal was in the #4 BCS position and Texas was #5.


2005 Rose Bowl, Teams
Texas remained idle the next Saturday, but Cal had defeated the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles in a makeup game from Hurricane Ivan on December 4. Going into the game, the Golden Bears were made aware that while margin of victory did not affect computer rankings, it did affect human polls and just eight voters changing their vote could affect the final standings.


2005 Rose Bowl, Teams
In a dramatic twist, Texas, who had been left out of the BCS the year before because of the Oklahoma loss in the Big 12 championship, got enough voters to change their mind in the final vote and more computer points to slide into the BCS #4 slot. When the December 4 rankings came out, Texas was in the #4 BCS position and Cal was in the #5 position. Texas edged California out of the #4 spot by a mere .0102 points. The final poll positions had been unchanged with Cal at #4 AP, #4 coaches, and #6 computers polls and Texas at #6 AP, #5 coaches, and #4 computer polls.


2005 Rose Bowl, Teams, Michigan Wolverines
A 28-20 loss at Notre Dame took the Wolverines out of contention for the BCS championship. They went through the Big Ten schedule, playing close games except for a 42-20 blowout of the Northwestern Wildcats. In the Michigan-Ohio State rivalry game, the Buckeyes defeated the Wolverines 37-21. Iowa and Michigan shared the Big Ten Conference title with identical 7-1 records. A 30-17 Michigan win over Iowa on September 25 ultimately decided the conference's Rose Bowl participant. Michigan was awarded the traditional Big Ten Rose Bowl selection by virtue of the victory in head-to-head competition over Iowa.


2005 Rose Bowl, Teams, Texas Longhorns
Texas lost only one game, to the 2004 Oklahoma Sooners football team. In the Big 12 South division, this meant that Oklahoma would face Colorado in the Big 12 Championship Game. Oklahoma was invited to the National Championship game. Because the Longhorns were not conference champions, their next bowl game would be arbitrarily picked, and the outcome heavily depended on the play of other teams.


2005 Rose Bowl, Teams, Texas Longhorns
Texas would eventually gain an automatic bid to a BCS bowl game by virtue of its  #4 BCS ranking (the top four BCS teams are guaranteed spots in a BCS bowl game if the first three teams are conference champions). As USC was participating in the Orange Bowl (that year's BCS Championship Game), the Longhorns were chosen to play in "The Granddaddy of 'em All" by the Tournament of Roses Rose Bowl Committee as an at-large team.


2005 Rose Bowl, Game summary
The scoring was even 14-14 at halftime. The second half began with quarterback Vince Young scoring on the Wolverines with a 60-yard touchdown run. Michigan held a 10-point lead in the third quarter. Both teams traded scores and it looked as though Michigan would take the game with a late go-ahead field goal in the fourth quarter. But enough time remained for Texas to win. Driving 47 yards in ten plays, Texas had one final chance. Dusty Mangum's 37-yard field goal wobbled through the uprights as time expired.


2005 Rose Bowl, Aftermath
Texas coach Mack Brown was criticized for publicly politicking voters to put Texas ahead of California. Cal coach Jeff Tedford called for coaches' votes to be made public. California's cause was hurt when it was less than impressive in a 26-16 victory over Southern Miss in Hattiesburg, Mississippi the night before bowl bids were extended. This game was rescheduled from September due to Hurricane Ivan. Weakening Cal's cause after the fact was its 45-31 loss to Texas Tech University in the 2004 Holiday Bowl. Cal played without two of the highest performing receivers in the NCAA, however, this loss was attributed in many press reports to the Bears' disappointment over being denied their first Rose Bowl appearance in 45 years.


2005 Rose Bowl, Aftermath
The Associated Press, as a result of two consecutive seasons of BCS controversy, pulled its poll out of the BCS formula. The AP poll was replaced by the Harris poll, and the AP continues to give out its own national-championship trophy.


2005 Rose Bowl, Aftermath
Many in the press consider the 2005 Rose Bowl to be one of the most exciting contests the Bowl has ever produced. Ratings were spectacularly high and the game itself was an instant classic. Many players from the game (e.g. Young, Edwards, Breaston, Henne, Woodley, Johnson) would move on to prominent roles in the National Football League.


2005 Rose Bowl, Aftermath
This win set the stage for Texas to return to the Rose Bowl for the BCS Championship in the 2006 Rose Bowl. Vince Young would be the Offensive MVP for a second consecutive year.


2005 Rosno Cup
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2005 Rosno Cup
The 2005 Rosno Cup took place from 15–18 December 2005. Five games were played in Russia and one was played in the Czech Republic. The tournament was part of the 2005–06 Euro Hockey Tour.


2005 Royal Air Force Hercules shootdown
On 30 January 2005 a Royal Air Force Lockheed C-130K Hercules C3, serial number XV179, callsign Hilton 22, was shot down in Iraq, probably by Sunni insurgents, killing all 10 personnel on board. At the time, the incident was the largest single loss of life suffered by the British military during Operation Telic.


2005 Royal Air Force Hercules shootdown
The Board of Inquiry report in December 2005 identified the lack of a fire-suppressant system as a contributory factor. In September 2006, the British Channel 4 News aired an article criticising the Ministry of Defence for having fitted only one C-130 Hercules with a foam fire-suppressant system. The RAF had ordered a retrofit of this system to all front-line C130 aircraft, a system which could well have prevented the loss of aircraft XV179 and its crew.


2005 Royal Air Force Hercules shootdown, Attack
On 30 January 2005, Hercules XV179 of No. 47 Squadron RAF took off from Baghdad at 1624 local time. It was to fly at low level to Balad to deliver freight and the single passenger, Squadron Leader Marshall. Another supernumerary service person on board was a Safety Equipment Fitter. Everyone on board was on active service. Six minutes later it was reported that the aircraft had a fire on board with the Royal Signaller, L/Cpl Jones (the only non-RAF service person aboard) stating: "No duff, no duff, We are on fire, we are on fire!" It was confirmed that the aircraft was "missing" at 16:55 local time (13:55 Zulu time in the report).


2005 Royal Air Force Hercules shootdown, Attack
American Apache helicopters located the crash site 45 minutes after the distress call, which was located 25 miles (40 km) north west of Baghdad. As the site was in a hostile area, the priority was for the recovery of the passengers and crew, personal effects and classified material. Part of the right hand wing was found to have separated from the body of the aircraft, and it was located 1.3 miles (2.1 km) south-southwest of the main crash site. The Board of Inquiry (BoI) investigating team travelled to the crash site 65 hours after the loss of the aircraft.


2005 Royal Air Force Hercules shootdown, Attack
They were only able to spend a short time at both sites due to local hostilities with a cordon and security being provided by 150 United States Marine Corps personnel. The BoI team had all the remaining wreckage dragged into a canal to deter further looting by locals. The tailfin of the aircraft was destroyed on site on orders of the BoI team, to prevent its use as a backdrop in propaganda videos.


2005 Royal Air Force Hercules shootdown, Attack
G Squadron of the 22nd SAS Regiment immediately began hunting down the insurgents responsible, after a long intelligence operation, supported by US JSTARS, that led to operations later in that year in which the SAS captured some of those responsible. By 3 February the site had been looted and the wreckage taken; it was decided not to attempt to recover the wreckage from the looters.


2005 Royal Air Force Hercules shootdown, Attack
Those killed were eight crew from No. 47 Squadron, based at RAF Lyneham in Wiltshire; another RAF serviceman and one soldier.


2005 Royal Air Force Hercules shootdown, Board of Inquiry
The Board of Inquiry was convened on 31 January 2005 and reported in August. Without witnesses, no in-flight data recorder (ADR) and lacking evidence, the investigation worked by eliminating possible causes for the crash and then analysing remaining possibilities. The Board came to the conclusion that the aircraft had been shot down by ground fire; a projectile had penetrated the starboard wing fuel tank, causing a fire in the wing, the subsequent explosion leading to the loss of 23 ft of wing including the aileron. Therefore, the aircraft became uncontrollable and crashed.


2005 Royal Air Force Hercules shootdown, Board of Inquiry
The Board found that there were contributory factors: flying low in daylight, lack of fire retarding technology in the fuel tanks, and a lack of up-to-date information on threats in the area. It was later discovered that two American Black Hawk helicopters had been targeted by surface-to-air missiles in the region where the Hercules was shot down. This information was not passed on to the crew of the Hercules because the Intelligence Officer in the area was unaware of the Hercules' presence, let alone the flight plan that had been filed for its journey.


2005 Royal Air Force Hercules shootdown, Board of Inquiry
The aircraft was fitted with various defences including a Directional Infra-Red Countermeasures system, flares, chaff and a missile warning system.


2005 Royal Air Force Hercules shootdown, Board of Inquiry
An internal RAF investigation concluded that a foam suppressant system might have prevented the loss of the aircraft and that "as a matter of urgency" all aircraft exposed to such risks should be so fitted, at a cost of £600,000 each.


2005 Royal Air Force Hercules shootdown, Controversy
Most United States Air Force (USAF) Hercules aircraft were fitted with Explosion Suppressant Foam (ESF) since the Vietnam war. Similarly, the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Hercules aircraft were fitted with the foam system in 2004. Pilots from these air forces serving on exchange had expressed grave concerns about the safety of RAF Hercules, as did some RAF pilots, such as Squadron Leader Chris Seal who had written a memo in 2002 detailing lessons learned in Afghanistan and the necessity to fit ESF in all Hercules aircraft.


2005 Royal Air Force Hercules shootdown, Controversy
As an example, one USAF aircraft was shot 19 times while overflying Iraq, but managed to land safely because of the ESF. However, most accepted that there was a degree of military risk in their jobs, and like Steady and his crew, got on with it. At the inquest, an Air Force witness who remained unidentified and was called 'EA' admitted that he had sacked a US Air Force pilot who had refused to carry out daylight low flying.


2005 Royal Air Force Hercules shootdown, Controversy
Air Marshal Sir John Baird, writing to a relative of a killed serviceman, called the situation a national disgrace. He said fitting the foam system now was "too little, too late". The later Chief of the Air Staff, Sir Glenn Torpy, writing to a relative of one killed, stated that all British servicemen are given all necessary safety equipment for their mission and that "until the loss of XV179, the Hercules aircraft was not judged vulnerable to this kind of attack". It was also noted in a Channel 4 programme that XV179 was not the first Hercules flying in Iraq to be hit in the fuel tank by ground fire.


2005 Royal Air Force Hercules shootdown, Controversy
No-one from the MOD was available to be interviewed by Channel 4 News, though a statement was issued:


2005 Royal Air Force Hercules shootdown, Controversy
Our aircraft are fitted with defence and survivability aids to reflect the operational environment in which they are deployed, however, no operational flying can ever be risk free. Since the loss of XV179 the MOD has started fuel tank inerting as a matter of urgency and we have decided to fit the explosive suppressant foam to some of our aircraft. The first aircraft is now fully fitted.


2005 Royal Air Force Hercules shootdown, Inquest
An inquest was opened in April 2008 and was presided over by the Wiltshire Coroner, David Masters, who delivered his verdict 22 October of the same year. His narrative verdict recorded that the men had died as a result of "unlawful killing by terrorist insurgents". He also found that the Royal Air Force and the Ministry of Defence let the families down by their failure [to fit the ESF] and accused them both of having "serious systemic failures".


2005 Royal Air Force Hercules shootdown, Inquest
The president of the Board of Inquiry, Wing Commander John Reid, gave evidence in court to the effect that while he considered the lack of fitting the ESF to aircraft was bad enough, the fact that intelligence reports had not been properly disseminated to the crew was a "failure of intelligence", which he regarded as a bigger blunder.


2005 Royal Bank Cup
The Royal Bank Cup 2005 was the 35th Junior "A" 2005 ice hockey National Championship for the Canadian Junior A Hockey League.


2005 Royal Bank Cup
The Royal Bank Cup was competed for by the winners of the Doyle Cup, Anavet Cup, Dudley Hewitt Cup, the Fred Page Cup and a host city.


2005 Royal Bank Cup
The tournament was hosted and won by the Weyburn Red Wings in Weyburn, Saskatchewan. Late in the third period of the Final. tied 2-2, the Camrose goaltender attempted to cover the puck but it was poked loose and into the empty net by the Weyburn forechecker, Rick Woods. The goal stood up and ended up being the winning goal.


2005 Royal Bank Cup, The Playoffs, Round Robin
Note: x- denotes teams who have advanced to the semi-final.


2005 Royal Bank Cup, The Playoffs, Semi and Finals
Note: In the semi-final, Weyburn defeated Hawkesbury in Triple Overtime.


2005 Royal League Final
The final in Royal League 2004–05 season was between IFK Göteborg and F.C. Copenhagen.


2005 Royal League Final
The match was played on May 26, 2005 on Ullevi Stadium in Gothenburg.


2005 Rugby League National Leagues
The 2005 National Leagues (known as the LHF Healthplan National Leagues due to sponsorship) were the second, third and fourth divisions of rugby league in the UK.


2005 Rugby League Tri-Nations
The majority of the 2005 Rugby League Tri-Nations was played in Great Britain and Australasia. The final was played between Australia and New Zealand at Elland Road on Saturday 26 November. New Zealand won the match 24-0 and were crowned 2005 Tri-Nations champions, breaking Australia's 27-year undefeated international tournament record.


2005 Rugby League Tri-Nations
The tournament was officially known as the 2005 Gillette Tri-Nations due to sponsorship from Gillette.


2005 Rugby League Tri-Nations, Participating teams
Each team was to play the other three twice during the round robin tournament. The top two finishing teams would then contest the final.


2005 Rugby League Tri-Nations, Officials
One referee from each participating nation was appointed to control matches in the Tri-Nations:


2005 Rugby League Tri-Nations, Venues
The games were played at the following venues in Australia, New Zealand and England.


2005 Rugby League Tri-Nations, Results, Tournament matches
AUSTRALIA1. Anthony Minichiello · 2. Matt King · 3. Mark Gasnier · 4. Brent Tate · 5. Timana Tahu · 6. Darren Lockyer (c) · 7. Andrew Johns · 8. Petero Civoniceva · 9. Danny Buderus · 10. Steve Price · 11. Luke O'Donnell · 12. Craig Fitzgibbon · 13. Ben KennedyInterchange:14. Craig Gower · 15. Jason Ryles · 16. Andrew Ryan · 17. Trent WaterhouseCoach: Wayne Bennett


2005 Rugby League Tri-Nations, Results, Tournament matches
NEW ZEALAND1. Brent Webb · 2. Jake Webster · 3. Paul Whatuira · 4. Clinton Toopi · 5. Manu Vatuvei · 6. Nigel Vagana · 7. Stacey Jones · 8. Paul Rauhihi · 9. Lance Hohaia · 10. Ruben Wiki (c) · 11. David Kidwell · 12. Frank Pritchard · 13. Louis AndersonInterchange:14. David Faiumu · 15. Roy Asotasi · 16. Nathan Cayless · 17. David SolomonaCoach: Brian McClennan


2005 Rugby League Tri-Nations, Results, Tournament matches
NEW ZEALAND1. Brent Webb · 2. Jake Webster · 3. Paul Whatuira · 4. Shontayne Hape · 5. Manu Vatuvei · 6. Nigel Vagana · 7. Stacey Jones · 8. Paul Rauhihi · 9. Motu Tony · 10. Ruben Wiki (c) · 11. David Kidwell · 12. David Solomona · 13. Louis AndersonInterchange:14. David Faiumu · 15. Roy Asotasi · 16. Iafeta Palea'aesina · 17. Tony PuletuaCoach: Brian McClennan


2005 Rugby League Tri-Nations, Results, Tournament matches
AUSTRALIA1. Anthony Minichiello · 2. Matt King · 3. Mark Gasnier · 4. Matt Cooper · 5. Brent Tate · 6. Darren Lockyer (c) · 7. Andrew Johns · 8. Petero Civoniceva · 9. Danny Buderus · 10. Steve Price · 11. Luke O'Donnell · 12. Craig Fitzgibbon · 13. Ben KennedyInterchange:14. Trent Barrett · 15. Jason Ryles · 16. Mark O'Meley · 17. Trent WaterhouseCoach: Wayne Bennett


2005 Rugby League Tri-Nations, Results, Tournament matches
GREAT BRITAIN1. Paul Wellens · 2. Brian Carney · 3. Martin Gleeson · 4. Keith Senior · 5. Leon Pryce · 6. Kevin Sinfield · 7. Paul Deacon · 8. Stuart Fielden · 9. Keiron Cunningham · 10. Jamie Peacock (c) · 11. Lee Gilmour · 12. Paul Johnson · 13. Gareth EllisInterchange:14. Rob Burrow · 15. Adrian Morley · 16. Chev Walker · 17. Nick FozzardCoach: Brian Noble


2005 Rugby League Tri-Nations, Results, Tournament matches
NEW ZEALAND1. Brent Webb · 2. Jake Webster · 3. Paul Whatuira · 4. Clinton Toopi · 5. Manu Vatuvei · 6. Nigel Vagana · 7. Stacey Jones · 8. Paul Rauhihi · 9. Motu Tony · 10. Ruben Wiki (c) · 11. David Kidwell · 12. David Solomona · 13. Awen GuttenbeilInterchange:14. Louis Anderson · 15. Roy Asotasi · 16. Frank Pritchard · 17. Ali Lauiti'itiCoach: Brian McClennan


2005 Rugby League Tri-Nations, Results, Tournament matches
GREAT BRITAIN1. Paul Wellens · 2. Brian Carney · 3. Martin Gleeson · 4. Keith Senior · 5. Leon Pryce · 6. Iestyn Harris · 7. Paul Deacon · 8. Stuart Fielden · 9. Keiron Cunningham · 10. Adrian Morley · 11. Jamie Peacock (c) · 12. Paul Johnson · 13. Kevin SinfieldInterchange:14. Lee Gilmour · 15. Chev Walker · 16. Jamie Thackray · 17. Mickey HighamCoach: Brian Noble


2005 Rugby League Tri-Nations, Results, Tournament matches
AUSTRALIA1. Anthony Minichiello · 2. Matt King · 3. Mark Gasnier · 4. Matt Cooper · 5. Brent Tate · 6. Darren Lockyer (c) · 7. Scott Prince · 8. Petero Civoniceva · 9. Danny Buderus · 10. Steve Price · 11. Luke O'Donnell · 12. Craig Fitzgibbon · 13. Ben KennedyInterchange:14. Trent Barrett · 15. Jason Ryles · 16. Mark O'Meley · 17. Willie MasonCoach: Wayne Bennett


2005 Rugby League Tri-Nations, Results, Tournament matches
GREAT BRITAIN1. Paul Wellens · 2. Brian Carney · 3. Martin Gleeson · 4. Keith Senior · 5. Leon Pryce · 6. Iestyn Harris · 7. Paul Deacon · 8. Stuart Fielden · 9. Keiron Cunningham · 10. Adrian Morley · 11. Jamie Peacock (c) · 12. Paul Johnson · 13. Gareth EllisInterchange:14. Mickey Higham · 15. Chev Walker · 16. Jamie Thackray · 17. Richard HorneCoach: Brian Noble


2005 Rugby League Tri-Nations, Results, Tournament matches
NEW ZEALAND1. Brent Webb · 2. Jake Webster · 3. Shontayne Hape · 4. Clinton Toopi · 5. Manu Vatuvei · 6. Nigel Vagana · 7. Stacey Jones · 8. Paul Rauhihi · 9. Motu Tony · 10. Ruben Wiki (c) · 11. David Kidwell · 12. David Solomona · 13. Awen GuttenbeilInterchange:14. David Faiumu · 15. Roy Asotasi · 16. Louis Anderson · 17. Ali Lauiti'itiCoach: Brian McClennan


2005 Rugby League Tri-Nations, Results, Tournament matches
GREAT BRITAIN1. Leon Pryce · 2. Brian Carney · 3. Martin Gleeson · 4. Keith Senior · 5. Gareth Raynor · 6. Iestyn Harris · 7. Richard Horne · 8. Stuart Fielden · 9. Keiron Cunningham · 10. Adrian Morley · 11. Jamie Peacock (c) · 12. Paul Johnson · 13. Gareth EllisInterchange:14. Mickey Higham · 15. Chev Walker · 16. Jamie Thackray · 17. Kevin SinfieldCoach: Brian Noble


2005 Rugby League Tri-Nations, Results, Tournament matches
AUSTRALIA1. Anthony Minichiello · 2. Matt King · 3. Mark Gasnier · 4. Matt Cooper · 5. Brent Tate · 6. Trent Barrett · 7. Craig Gower · 8. Petero Civoniceva · 9. Danny Buderus (c) · 10. Jason Ryles · 11. Luke O'Donnell · 12. Craig Fitzgibbon · 13. Ben KennedyInterchange:14. Craig Wing · 15. Willie Mason · 16. Mark O'Meley · 17. Trent WaterhouseCoach: Wayne Bennett


2005 Rugby League Tri-Nations, Results, Final
The historic win by the Kiwis over an Australian 17 containing only 3 Queensland players and one player from the previous month's 2005 NRL grand final put an end to the Kangaroos' dominance in international rugby league. It was the first time Australia, hot favourites for the match, had failed to win a series or tournament since France defeated them in both Tests of the 1978 Kangaroo tour.


2005 Rugby League Tri-Nations, Results, Final
The win by New Zealand was the first time the Kiwis had beaten Australia in a test series or tournament (not including one-off test wins in 1971, 1987 and 1998) since 1952. Australian coach Wayne Bennett resigned from the national coaching post just over a week after the final.


2005 Rugby League Tri-Nations, Player statistics, Non-series tests
During the series, Australia and New Zealand played additional Tests against France. This was the first time the two teams had met in a test match since Australia's 74–0 win in Béziers in the last game of the 1994 Kangaroo tour.


2005 Rugby League Tri-Nations, Player statistics, Non-series tests
Australia: 1 Anthony Minichiello, 2 Eric Grothe, Jr., 3 Mark Gasnier, 4 Matt Cooper, 5 Brent Tate, 6 Scott Prince, 7 Craig Gower (c), 8 Jason Ryles, 9 Craig Wing, 10 Mark O'Meley, 11 Ben Creagh, 12 Willie Mason, 13 Trent WaterhouseInterchange: 14 Steve Price, 15 Petero Civoniceva, 16 Andrew Ryan, 17 Matt King


2005 Rugby League Tri-Nations, Player statistics, Non-series tests
France: 1 Renaud Guigue, 2 Frédéric Zitter, 3 Christophe Moly, 4 Jérôme Hermet, 5 Olivier Charles, 6 Laurent Frayssinous, 7 Julien Rinaldi, 8 David Ferriol, 9 David Berthezène, 10 Jérôme Guisset, 11 Aurélien Cologni, 12 Jamal Fakir, 13 Grégory MounisInterchange: 14 Maxime Grésèque, 15 Adel Fellous, 16 Jean Christophe Borlin, 17. Sébastien Raguin


2005 Rugby League Tri-Nations, Player statistics, Non-series tests
For this match, Craig Gower was given the honour of captaining Australia for the first time.


2005 Rugby League Tri-Nations, Player statistics, Non-series tests
Australia 44 (A Minichiello 2, T Waterhouse 2, M Cooper, S Prince, C Gower, W Mason tries; S Prince 6 goals) defeatedFrance 12 (L Frayssinous, M Gresqueu tries; L Frayssinous 2 goals)


2005 Rugby League Tri-Nations, Player statistics, Other game
New Zealand played a midweek match against England "A" which did not count as a test match. Halftime was 12-all.


2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens
The 2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens or the Melrose Cup was the fourth edition of the Rugby World Cup Sevens. The tournament was held in Hong Kong at Hong Kong Stadium. Fiji defeated New Zealand in the final to take the Melrose Cup for the second time, becoming the first team to win the competition twice.


2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens qualifying
The qualification process of men's teams for the 2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens. Automatic qualification was extended to the host and the eight quarterfinalists of the previous World Cup. The remaining spots were contested in each of the six regions' respective tournaments.


2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens qualifying, Africa
From 25−26 September 2004, there were two tournaments for the North and South zones, with the champions of each qualifying.


2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens qualifying, North America and the West Indies
Ten teams competed in the 2004 NAWIRA Sevens for a spot in the World Cup.


2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens qualifying, South America
On 24–25 January 2004, seven nations took part in the CONSUR Sevens tournament to determine the one spot for the World Cup.


2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens qualifying, Asia
From 10–11 September 2004, twelve teams competed in Sri Lanka for three spots in the World Cup.


2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens qualifying, Europe
From 16−17 July 2004, sixteen teams participated in the FIRA-AER European Sevens, where seven of the top placing teams qualified.


2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens qualifying, Oceania
In the 6–7 February Wellington Sevens of the 2003–04 World Sevens Series, Cook Islands, Niue, Papua New Guinea and Tonga contested the one remaining Oceania qualifying slot by placing the highest of the four. Tonga won by placing in the Plate Final.


2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens squads
Here is an overview of the teams which took part at the 2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens.


2005 Ruichang earthquake
The 2005 Ruichang earthquake occurred at 8:49 am local time on 26 November in Ruichang, Jiangxi, China. The United States Geological Survey reported the event's moment magnitude as 5.2. At least fourteen people died, including five in Ruichang, seven in neighboring Jiujiang, and two across the river in Wuxue, Hubei. At least 370 people were injured, including twenty seriously so. Hundreds of buildings were destroyed and thousands damaged. Residents temporarily fled homes, businesses, and even hospitals for fear of aftershocks. Local temperatures were mild at the time, around 10 °C. Shockwaves were felt as far away as Shangrao, Changsha, and Wuhan.


2005 Russian Cup Final
The 2005 Russian Cup Final decided the winner of the 2004–05 Russian Cup, the 13th season of Russia's main football cup. It was played on 29 May 2005 at the Lokomotiv Stadium in Moscow, between CSKA Moscow and Khimki. CSKA Moscow emerged victorious with a 1-0 win thanks to a 68th minute header from Yuri Zhirkov.


2005 Russian Figure Skating Championships
The 2005 Russian Figure Skating Championships (Russian: Чемпионат России по фигурному катанию на коньках 2005) took place in Saint Petersburg from January 5 through 8th, 2005. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. The results were one of the criteria used to pick the Russian teams to the 2005 World Championships and the 2005 European Championships.


2005 Russian First Division
The 2006 Russian First Division was the 14th edition of Russian First Division. There were 22 teams.


2005 Russian Premier League
The 2005 Russian Premier League was the 14th season of the premier football competition in Russia since the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the 4th under the current Russian Premier League name.


2005 Russian Premier League, Teams
As in the previous season, 16 teams are playing in the 2005 season. After the 2004 season, Kuban Krasnodar and Rotor Volgograd were relegated to the 2005 Russian First Division. They were replaced by Terek Grozny and Tom Tomsk, the winners and runners up of the 2004 Russian First Division.


2005 Russian Premier League, Awards
On December 9 Russian Football Union named its list of 33 top players:


2005 Russian Premier League, Medal squads
Goalkeepers: Igor Akinfeev (29), Veniamin Mandrykin (1). Defenders: Deividas Šemberas  (28), Aleksei Berezutski (27 / 2), Vasili Berezutski (27 / 2), Sergei Ignashevich (22 / 5), Bohdan Shershun  (1). Midfielders: Elvir Rahimić  (30 / 1), Daniel Carvalho  (29 / 4), Evgeni Aldonin (29 / 1), Chidi Odiah  (27 / 2), Miloš Krasić  (27 / 2), Rolan Gusev (25 / 4), Dudu  (21 / 3), Yuri Zhirkov (20 / 2), Juris Laizāns  (3 / 1), Osmar Ferreyra  (2), Ivan Taranov (1). Forwards: Vágner Love  (21 / 7), Ivica Olić  (20 / 10), Sergey Samodin (12), Aleksandr Salugin (5 / 1), Sergei Pravosud (5). (league appearances and goals listed in brackets)


2005 Russian Premier League, Medal squads
One own goal scored by Denis Kovba  (FC Krylia Sovetov Samara).


2005 Russian Premier League, Medal squads
Transferred out during the season: Juris Laizāns  (to FC Torpedo Moscow), Osmar Ferreyra  (on loan to  PSV Eindhoven), Bohdan Shershun  (to  FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk).


2005 Russian Premier League, Medal squads
Goalkeepers: Wojciech Kowalewski  (29), Aleksei Zuev (1). Defenders: Nemanja Vidić  (27 / 2), Clemente Rodríguez  (25 / 1), Martin Jiránek  (22), Ignas Dedura  (18 / 1), Adrian Iencsi  (13 / 1), Emanuel Pogatetz  (11), Florin Şoavă  (7), Dmytro Parfenov  (2). Midfielders: Yegor Titov (28 / 4), Denis Boyarintsev (27 / 4), Radoslav Kováč  (27 / 4), Serghei Covalciuc  (21 / 2), Maksym Kalynychenko  (18 / 4), Vladimir Bystrov (15 / 3), Aleksandr Samedov (11), Dmitri Alenichev (8), Mozart  (7), Andrejs Rubins  (5). Forwards: Roman Pavlyuchenko (25 / 11), Fernando Cavenaghi  (25 / 6), Mihajlo Pjanović  (17 / 1), Aleksandr Pavlenko (14 / 2), Nikita Bazhenov (10 / 1).


2005 Russian Premier League, Medal squads
Transferred out during the season: Aleksandr Samedov (to FC Lokomotiv Moscow), Emanuel Pogatetz  (to  Middlesbrough).


2005 Russian Premier League, Medal squads
Goalkeepers: Sergei Ovchinnikov (29), Aleksei Poliakov  (1). Defenders: Dmitri Sennikov (29 / 1), Malkhaz Asatiani  (28 / 3), Sergei Gurenko  (26), Vadim Evseev (21 / 2), Oleg Pashinin  (18 / 1), Sergei Omelyanchuk  (13), Dmitri Kruglov  (8), Aleksei Bugayev (8). Midfielders: Dmitri Khokhlov (30 / 3), Diniyar Bilyaletdinov (29 / 8), Francisco Lima  (26), Dmitri Loskov (22 / 6), Vladimir Maminov (20), Marat Izmailov (16 / 4), André Bikey  (9), Aleksandr Samedov (9). Forwards: Igor Lebedenko (23 / 6), Dmitri Sychev (21 / 6), Francesco Ruopolo  (7), Winston Parks  (5), Essau Kanyenda  (3), Maksim Buznikin (2), Mikheil Ashvetia  (2), Giorgi Chelidze  (2), Ruslan Pimenov (1).


2005 Russian Premier League, Medal squads
One own goal scored by Mykhaylo Starostyak  (FC Shinnik Yaroslavl).


2005 Russian Premier League, Medal squads
Transferred out during the season: Winston Parks  (on loan to FC Saturn Moscow Oblast), Essau Kanyenda  (on loan to FC Rostov), Maksim Buznikin (to FC Rostov), Mikheil Ashvetia  (to FC Rostov), Ruslan Pimenov (to FC Alania Vladikavkaz).


2005 Russian Professional Rugby League season
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2005 Russian Professional Rugby League season
This was the first season of the new Russian Professional Rugby League, replacing the former Super League.


2005 Russian Super Cup
The 2005 Russian Super Cup was the 3rd Russian Super Cup match, a football match which was contested between the 2004 Russian Premier League champion, Lokomotiv Moscow and the winner of 2003–04 Russian Cup, Terek Grozny. The match was held on 6 March 2005 at the Lokomotiv Stadium in Moscow, Russia. Lokomotiv Moscow beat Terek Grozny 1–0 to win their second Russian Super Cup.


2005 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team
The 2005 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 2005 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Scarlet Knights were led by fifth-year head coach Greg Schiano and played their home games at Rutgers Stadium. They are a member of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 7–5, 4–3 in Big East play to finish in a tie for third place. After the season, they were invited to their first Bowl game since 1978. They would lose 45–40 to the Arizona State Sun Devils in the Insight Bowl.


2005 S.League
2005 S.League was the tenth season of Singapore's professional football league. It was won by Tampines Rovers, which was their second league title.


2005 S.League, Foreign players
Each club is allowed to have up to a maximum of 4 foreign players.


2005 SANFL Grand Final
The 2005 South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Grand Final saw the Central District Bulldogs defeat Woodville-West Torrens by 28 points to claim the club's fifth premiership victory.


2005 SANFL Grand Final
The match was played on Sunday 2 October 2005 at Football Park in front of a crowd of 28,637.


2005 SANFL season
The 2005 South Australian National Football League season was the 126th season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia.


2005 SAP Open
The 2005 SAP Open was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 116th edition of the event and was part of the International Series of the 2005 ATP Tour. It took place at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, United States, from February 7 through February 13, 2005. First-seeded Andy Roddick won the singles title.


2005 SAP Open, Finals, Doubles
Wayne Arthurs /  Paul Hanley defeated  Yves Allegro /  Michael Kohlmann, 7–6(7–4), 6–4


2005 SAP Open – Doubles
James Blake and Mardy Fish were the defending champions, but lost in the quarterfinals this year.


2005 SAP Open – Doubles
Wayne Arthurs and Paul Hanley won the title, defeating Yves Allegro and Michael Kohlmann 7–6(7–4), 6–4 in the final.


2005 SAP Open – Singles
Andy Roddick was the defending champion, and won in the final 6–0, 6–4, against Cyril Saulnier.


2005 SASF season
The South Australian Soccer Federation 2005 season was the final season ran by the SASF, which was replaced by the Football Federation South Australia. The competition consisted of two divisions of twelve teams each, across the State of South Australia.


2005 SASF season, 2005 SASF Premier League
The 2005 South Australian Premier League was the final season of the SASF Premier League, the top level domestic association football competition in South Australia. It was contested by 12 teams in a single 22 round league format, each team playing all of their opponents twice.


2005 SASF season, 2005 SASF State League
The 2005 South Australian State League was the final season of the SASF State League, as the second highest domestic level association football competition in South Australia. It was contested by 12 teams in a single 22 round league format, each team playing all of their opponents twice.


2005 SCSA season
The 2005 SCSA Season was the 5th season of United Kingdom-based NASCAR style stock car racing, originally known as ASCAR. From this season, 'Stock Car Speed Association' was adopted as the new brand of the series.


2005 SCSA season, Race calendar
All races were held at the Rockingham Motor Speedway in Corby, Northamptonshire.


2005 SCSA season, Race calendar
The season consisted of six meetings of two races taking place on the first Sunday of each month from May to October. The grid for the opening race of each meeting was set by a qualifying session with the second race grid being set by the finishing order of the first.


2005 SCSA season, Race calendar
A meeting at the EuroSpeedway in Germany was scheduled for late August but was cancelled due to concerns with travel costs.


2005 SCSA season, Final points standings
The 2005 season saw a change in the points system. Rather than every driver taking the start of the race being eligible for full points as before, now only those that complete at least 60% distance and are running at the end of the race get full points for their finishing position. Anyone that completes less than 60% race distance scores 10 points as long as they take the start and are not excluded from the final result.


2005 SEAT Cupra Championship
The 2005 Smartnav SEAT Cupra Championship season was the third season of the SEAT Cupra Championship. It began on 10 April at Donington Park, and ended on 2 October at Brands Hatch, after eighteen rounds held in England and Scotland. Cars were now entered by independent teams rather than SEAT themselves, meaning less performance parity but involving more people in the series.


2005 SEAT Cupra Championship
After finishing third in 2004, Tom Boardman won the title, by 15 points from Mat Jackson. Tom Ferrier was third on 219 points, fourth was Carl Breeze on 191 points and fifth was Alan Blencowe who finished on 116.


2005 SEC Championship Game
The 2005 Dr. Pepper SEC Championship Game was played on December 3, 2005 in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia. The game determined the 2005 football champion of the Southeastern Conference. The Georgia Bulldogs, winners of the Eastern division of the SEC, defeated the LSU Tigers, who won the Western division, by a score of 34-14. This was the second time the two teams have met in the conference championship game. The first time was in 2003 when LSU defeated Georgia by the score 34-13.


2005 SEC Championship Game, Selection process
The SEC Championship Game matches up the winner of the Eastern and Western divisions of the Southeastern Conference. The game was first played in 1992, when the conference expanded from 10 to 12 teams with the addition of Arkansas and South Carolina. The SEC was the first conference in college football to have a conference championship game. By 2005, four other conferences had conference championship games (Big 12, ACC, CUSA & MAC).


2005 SEC Championship Game, Regular season, SEC East
The battle for the SEC East was a three-way battle for the entire conference season among the Georgia Bulldogs, Florida Gators, and South Carolina Gamecocks. The Georgia Bulldogs entered the season with high hopes and rattled off a 5-0 conference record (South Carolina, Mississippi State, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, and Arkansas) before heading to Jacksonville for the annual battle with the Florida Gators. Georgia was ranked #4 in both polls, and a win would have sealed the SEC East crown.


2005 SEC Championship Game, Regular season, SEC East
But, with starting quarterback D.J. Shockley sidelined with an injury suffered in the Homecoming victory against Arkansas, Joe Tereshinski, III the Gators prevailed, 14-10 and dealt the Bulldogs their first loss of the season. Brandon Coutu missed two field goals late in the game which proved the difference in the game.


2005 SEC Championship Game, Regular season, SEC East
Again with the SEC East crown on the line, the Bulldogs played the Auburn Tigers at home in a series which traditionally favors the road-team. Auburn won the game on a John Vaughn 20 yard field goal with six seconds remaining, 31-30. On the third attempt to punch their ticket to Atlanta, the Bulldogs defeated Kentucky 45-13 on Senior Day. A loss to the Wildcats would have created a three-way tie (Florida and South Carolina) for the SEC East Crown. Georgia's win clinched their 5th SEC East crown, and 3rd trip to the title game.


2005 SEC Championship Game, Regular season, SEC West
The SEC West race was decided in Baton Rouge on October 22 when the LSU Tigers defeated the Auburn Tigers 20-17 in overtime. LSU had one conference loss coming into the game (an overtime loss against Tennessee) and Auburn was unblemished. Both teams remained tied with one conference loss through the rest of the season. Auburn was awarded its 5th Divisional Title, LSU its 5th as well, and LSU represented the SEC West in the title game for the 3rd time.


2005 SEC Championship Game, Game summary
The Bulldogs' senior quarterback D. J. Shockley threw for 112 yards and two touchdowns while also running for a score. After LSU QB JaMarcus Russell left the game in the third quarter with an injury, backup Matt Flynn threw an interception returned for the touchdown by Tim Jennings to seal Georgia's 34–14 victory.


2005 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2005 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 10–13, 2005 in Atlanta, Georgia at the Georgia Dome. The SEC Championship Game was televised by CBS.


2005 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
The top two teams in both the Eastern and Western Divisions receive byes in the first round, which were Kentucky, Alabama, LSU, and Florida and played their second-round games on March 11, 2005. The winner of the tournament, Florida, received the SEC's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. This was Florida's first SEC tournament championship.


2005 SEC Women's Basketball Tournament
The 2005 SEC Women's Basketball Tournament took place from March 3–6, 2005 at the Bi-Lo Center, now known as Bon Secours Wellness Arena, in Greenville, South Carolina.


2005 SEC Women's Basketball Tournament
Tennessee won the tournament by beating LSU in the championship game.


2005 SFA Season
The 2005 SFA season was the seventh regular season of the Texas Sixman Football League.


2005 SFA Season
2005 saw the most changes to the team roster since 2001 with having one team bought out and have its name changed, one team splitting into three and the addition of another bringing the season total to the highest yet of fifteen teams vying for a championship. The 2005 season was also the longest regular season with 12 weeks of competition.


2005 SFA Season, Teams
The Wolf Pack both returned for their seventh consecutive season of SFA football and being the last remaining original team of the SFA. The Red Raiders and Rhinos continued for their sixth seasons. The Bandits, Bucs, Longhorns, Mad Dogs, Rage and Wolverines are entered their fifth year of competition. The Six-Pack entered into their fourth season of play. Players from the Mean Machine split creating the Hit Squad, Hurricanes and Wrecking Crew. The Seminoles had the rights to their spot bought out and renamed to the Ruff Ryders and the Punishers joined the league.


2005 SFA Season, Teams
The Northern Conference consisted of the Bandits, Bucs, Hit Squad, Hurricanes, Longhorns, Six-Pack and Wolf Pack. The Southern Conference consisted of the Mad Dogs, Punishers, Rage, Red Raiders, Rhinos, Ruff Ryders, Wolverines and Wrecking Crew.


2005 SFA Season, Regular season
The seventh year of the SFA lasted twelve weeks from January 28, 2005 to May 1, 2005.


2005 SFA Season, Regular season, Week 1
January 29, 2005Rage 30 - Wolf Pack 20Hurricanes 20 - Mad Dogs 19Bucs 38 - Wolverines 30Rhinos 27 - Six-Pack 12Longhorns 18 - Wrecking Crew 12Ruff Ryders 39 - Hit Squad 20Bandits 16 - Punishers 12


2005 SFA Season, Regular season, Week 2
February 5, 2005Wrecking Crew 24 - Hurricanes 0Longhorns 27 - Mad Dogs 21Bandits 35 - Wolverines 0Bucs 18 - Rhinos 16Hit Squad 40 - Rage 36Wolf Pack 38 - Ruff Ryders 25Red Raiders 19 - Six-Pack 12


2005 SFA Season, Regular season, Week 3
February 13, 2005Red Raiders 39 - Wolf Pack 20Ruff Ryders 34 - Six-Pack 26Longhorns 38 - Wolverines 21Punishers 35 - Hurricanes 34Rage 32 - Bucs 12Bandits 37 - Mad Dogs 19Rhinos 22 - Hit Squad 7


2005 SFA Season, Regular season, Week 4
February 20, 2005Rage 48 - Hurricanes 0Ruff Ryders 41 - Longhorns 28Bandits 26 - Red Raiders 6Wolf Pack 48 - Punishers 21Hit Squad 38 - Wrecking Crew 13Mad Dogs 25 - Bucs 13Six-Pack 25 - Wolverines 20


2005 SFA Season, Regular season, Week 5
February 26, 2005Rage 26 - Wolverines 19Bandits 27 - Hit Squad 20Red Raiders 21 - Wrecking Crew 6Six-Pack 39 - Hurricanes 0Rhinos 7 - Mad Dogs 0Longhorns 13 - Bucs 12Ruff Ryders 31 - Punishers 0


2005 SFA Season, Regular season, Week 6
March 13, 2005Bandits 35 - Six-Pack 19Hit Squad 45 - Hurricanes 6Longhorns 52 - Wolf Pack 26Rhinos 26 - Punishers 15Wolverines 32 - Red Raiders 26Rage 32 - Wrecking Crew 30Ruff Ryders 38 - Mad Dogs 14


2005 SFA Season, Regular season, Week 7
March 26, 2005Wolf Pack 46 - Bucs 16Bandits 1 - Hurricanes 0Hit Squad 39 - Six-Pack 33Mad Dogs 28 - Punishers 20Ruff Ryders 27 - Rhinos 8Wrecking Crew 30 - Wolverines 26Rage 21 - Red Raiders 20


2005 SFA Season, Regular season, Week 8
April 3, 2005Hit Squad 35 - Bucs 18Wolf Pack 40 - Six-Pack 27Bandits 31 - Longhorns 18Rage 38 - Rhinos 30Ruff Ryders 36 - Red Raiders 0Wrecking Crew 45 - Punishers 26Mad Dogs 20 - Wolverines 13


2005 SFA Season, Regular season, Week 9
April 10, 2005Bandits 36 - Bucs 12Hit Squad 35 - Wolf Pack 19Longhorns 32 - Hurricanes 6Rhinos 35 - Wolverines 12Rage 30 - Ruff Ryders 25Red Raiders 28 - Punishers 6Mad Dogs 39 - Wrecking Crew 19


2005 SFA Season, Regular season, Week 10
April 17, 2005Bandits 38 - Wolf Pack 20Six-Pack 1 - Longhorns 0Hurricanes 40 - Bucs 6Ruff Ryders 58 - Wolverines 12Wrecking Crew 32 - Rhinos 30Rage 46 - Punishers 0Red Raiders 14 - Mad Dogs 6


2005 SFA Season, Regular season, Week 11
April 24, 2005Six-Pack 1 - Bucs 0Longhorns 25 - Hit Squad 6Wolf Pack 40 - Hurricanes 19Rage 32 - Mad Dogs 12Ruff Ryders 24 - Wrecking Crew 0Red Raiders 27 - Rhinos 21Punishers 26 - Wolverines 19


2005 SFA Season, Regular season, Week 12
May 1, 2005Bucs 32 - Wrecking Crew 18Punishers 1 - Wolf Pack 0Longhorns 13 - Rhinos 12Six-Pack 47 - Hurricanes 19


2005 SFA Season, Playoffs
The seventh year of playoffs for the SFA consisted of the top 6 from each conference making the playoffs with the top 2 of each conference getting a 1st round bye.


2005 SFA Season, Playoffs, Round 1
May 8, 2005Rhinos 35 - Mad Dogs 24 Wrecking Crew 35 - Red Raiders 24Wolf Pack 26 - Six-Pack 12Hit Squad 34 - Hurricanes 25


2005 SFA Season, Playoffs, Conference Semi-Finals
May 15, 2005Bandits 53 - Wolf Pack 45Ruff Ryders 28 - Rhinos 18Rage 46 - Wrecking Crew 0Longhorns 32 - Hit Squad 14


2005 SFA Season, Playoffs, Conference Championships
May 22, 2005Bandits 26 - Longhorns 6Ruff Ryders 40 - Rage 24


2005 SFA Season, Epler Cup VII, Epler Cup VII Summary
The Ruff Riders came out strong and took a commanding lead in the first half by going up by two scores. Unfortunately, for the Riders some untimely turnovers did them in, in the second half as the defending champions, led by Epler VII MVP #7 George Garza, converted on the forced turnovers. George Garza, had the game winning score as he leaped over a Ruff Rider tackler and into the endzone. The Ruff Riders could have tied the game but their extra point attempt was no good. The Bandits then took a knee and as the clock expired their claim as the 4 time SFA Epler Cup Champions became a reality. Congratulations, to the Eddie Flores and the Ruff Riders on a great season and congratulations to the Bandits on their 4-peat!


2005 SFA Season, Regular Season Awards
Northern Conference Offensive Player of the Year: Daniel Potter - #23 Wolf PackNorthern Conference Defensive Player of the Year: Eric Martinez - #32 BanditsSouthern Conference Offensive Player of the Year: Ray Raynald - #47 Ruff RidersSouthern Conference Defensive Player of the Year: Roger Riojas - #98 Rage SFA Regular Season MVP: Daniel Potter - #23 Wolf Pack


2005 SFL Premier League season
The 2005 AFL Southern Tasmania (SFL) Premier League premiership season was an Australian Rules football competition, staged across Southern Tasmania, Australia over eighteen roster rounds and six finals series matches between 9 April and 10 September 2005. The competition's major sponsors for the season were Toyota and Hobart radio station Magic 107.3 FM


2005 SFL Premier League season, 2005 AFLST Premier League Ladder, Round 6
Note: Hobart wore their Black & Gold Tiger heritage strip for this match.


2005 SFL Premier League season, 2005 AFLST Premier League Ladder, Round 9
Note: Clarence wore their Maroon and White heritage strip for this match.


2005 SK Brann season
The 2005 season was SK Brann's 97th season as a club and their 19th consecutive season in the Norwegian Premier League. The year started with a 2-0 loss to Malmø in Royal League 2004-2005, and the Norwegian league opened with a win 2-0 home at Brann Stadion over Molde, in a match best remembered by Paul Scharners efforts for Brann even though his wife was expecting a baby at any minute. Paul Scharner scored and was appointed Man of the match and got a daughter the day after.


2005 SK Brann season
On October 29 Brann finished the season with a draw against Ham-Kam and finished 6th in the Premier League. After the season finished Scharner was named Player of the year. The Norwegian cup ended by being eliminated by Vålerenga at Ullevaal Stadion in the Quarter finals. After the season ended in October construction work started in The Clock End at Brann stadion, where a new stand was built during the winter.


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


2005 SVL season
The 2005 Shakey's V-League (SVL) season was the 2nd season of the Shakey's V-League.