2005–06 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team, Recap
Mason was atypical of recent Final Four teams not only in being a true mid-major, but also in their unusual scoring balance. The Patriots had five players average in double figures, making them one of only six Final Four teams in the 10 seasons from 1998–99 through 2007–08 with that distinction. (Two of the other five teams in this club are Florida's back-to-back national champions in 2006 and 2007.)


2005–06 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team, Recruits
The following is a list of commitments George Mason received for the 2006–07 season:


2005–06 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team
The 2005–06 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team was an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Big East Conference, representing Georgetown University. The team raced out to an 11–4 record including an 8–2 mark in out of conference play. John Thompson III's first notable win with the team took place on January 21, 2006 in the 16th game of the season when unranked Georgetown upset No. 1 Duke University. This was Georgetown's first win over a No. 1 ranked team in 21 years. The team received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and advanced to the Minneapolis Region Semifinal in the "Sweet Sixteen", where it came the closest of any team to beating the eventual national champion, Florida.


2005–06 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team
The team was ranked No. 23 in final Associated Press Poll of the season and No. 16 in the postseason Coaches' Poll.


2005–06 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Regular season
Sophomore forward Jeff Green led the team in scoring, shooting 44.5 percent from the field and averaging 11.9 points per game, was second in rebounding, with 6.5 per game, and led the team in assists, with 3.27 per game. At Vanderbilt, he scored 14 points and had season highs with nine rebounds and four blocked shots. At 11th-ranked Illinois, he got off to a slow start with only one point in the first half, but then put in a 20-point performance in the second half for a season-high 21 points.


2005–06 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Regular season
He led the team in scoring at 16th-ranked West Virginia with 17 points, also tying his season high with nine rebounds during the game. He scored 13 points and had eight rebounds at fourth-ranked Connecticut, and in an upset of top-ranked Duke he scored 18 points, tied his career high with seven assists, and had three steals. In a double-overtime win at Notre Dame, he played a career-high 46 minutes, during which he scored 12 points and had seven rebounds and six assists.


2005–06 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Regular season
He had a 20-point, seven-rebound, five-assist performance against Cincinnati and scored 15 points and had seven rebounds at DePaul. In a game with Pittsburgh at the MCI Center, he shot 9-got-14 (64.3%) from the field and tied his career high with 22 points. In a rematch with now ninth-ranked West Virginia at the MCI Center, he had his first double-double of the season, scoring 21 points and collecting 10 rebounds, and at fourth-ranked Villanova he scored 15 points, grabbed six rebounds, and had a game-high six assists. He shot a season-high 8-for-12 (66.7%) from the free-throw and led the team in scoring with 18 points in the victory over Syracuse, also collecting seven rebounds and making four assists. He ended the regular season with 10 points at South Florida.


2005–06 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Regular season
Sophomore center Roy Hibbert was second on the team in scoring, shooting 59.0 percent from the field and averaging 11.6 points per game, and he led the team in rebounds with 6.9 per game and in blocked shots with 54 blocks, an average of 1.64 per game. He opened the season with a team-leading 20-point performance against Navy in a game in which he also grabbed seven rebounds and blocked four shots. Three days later, he followed up with a 23-point game against James Madison.


2005–06 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Regular season
In an early-season win at Oregon, he shot 6-for-6 from the free-throw line and scored 16 points. Against Stetson two weeks later, he saw a 25-for-25 free-throw shooting streak end, but he also had his second double-double of the season with 17 points and 10 rebounds. He had a double-double again in his next game, with 16 points and 11 rebounds against Savannah State. As the Big East season started at the beginning of 2006, he had his fourth double-double, scoring 16 points and pulling down 10 rebounds against Providence.


2005–06 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Regular season
He scored 16 points again six days later at 16th-ranked West Virginia, and followed that up with 12 points at fourth-ranked Connecticut, shooting 6-for-9 (66.7%) from the field against the Huskies. He had his fifth double-double in the double-overtime win against Notre Dame, scoring 18 points and grabbing 13 rebounds, and in a win over Cincinnati he scored eight points and had seven rebounds. At DePaul, he shot 7-for-9 (77.8%) from the field, scored 17 points and led the team with eight rebounds, and in a win over St. John's he put in a 14-point, eight-rebound performance.


2005–06 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Regular season
In the rematch with ninth-ranked West Virginia at the MCI Center, Hibbert had a season-high four assists. He led the team with 17 points and grabbed eight rebounds at Marquette, had his sixth double-double of the season with 20 points and 12 rebounds at fourth-ranked Villanova, and in a win over Rutgers shot 10-for-13 (76.9%) from the field, scored a career-high 25 points, and had eight rebounds.


2005–06 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Regular season
Sophomore guard Jonathan Wallace shot 45.7 percent from the field and 42.7 percent from three-point range, scored in double digits 14 times, averaged 8.4 points per game, and led the team in assists with 3.23 per game. His first double-digit scoring performance of the year was against James Madison, when he scored 12 points, and he scored 11 points against Vanderbilt. Against Fairfield he also scored 11 points, and he tied what was then a career-high with six assists.


2005–06 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Regular season
He scored 10 points and had three assists against Savannah State, and against a tough Miners team at Texas-El Paso in the championship game of the Sun Bowl Tournament he scored 13 points, with four rebounds and four assists. He scored a season-high 15 points in the Big East season opener against Providence, and six days later at 16th-ranked West Virginia he scored 12 points, pulled down a season-high five rebounds, and had four assists. In the upset of No. 1 Duke, he scored 12 points and again tied his personal record of six assists. He scored 10 points against Cincinnati, and against Rutgers he again tied his career high with six assists, pulled down a career-best six rebounds, and again scored 10 points. He also scored 10 points both against Syracuse and at South Florida.


2005–06 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Regular season
Senior forward Brandon Bowman started all 33 games – competing his string of starting all 127 games of his collegiate career. He shot 44.9 percent from the field for the year and 52.6 percent from two-point range, but only 28.6 percent from beyond the three-point arc. In the first four Big East games of the season, he averaged 15 points per game, but then began to exhibit the inconsistency that had plagued him through his tenure at Georgetown, shooting only 2-for-6 (33.3%) from the field against South Florida in the fifth conference game.


2005–06 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Regular season
He had perhaps the best game of his career in the upset of Duke, playing excellent defense, shooting 8-for-12 (66.7%) from the field, scoring 23 points, grabbing seven rebounds, and blocking three shots. He scored five of the Hoyas' last six points to put the Hoyas over the top and secure the upset, and he hit two crucial free throws with 29 seconds left to play that forced Duke to attempt three-pointers for the remainder of the game.


2005–06 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Regular season
Unfortunately, in the Hoyas' next game, against Notre Dame, Bowman fouled senior Notre Dame guard Chris Quinn with Georgetown leading by four points as Quinn shot and made a three-pointer; Quinn made the resulting free-throw to complete a four-point play that tied the game and forced overtime, and the Hoyas had to play a second overtime before eking out an 85–82 win. Bowman faltered over the remainder of the regular season, although he did have a double-double against ninth-ranked West Virginia with 15 points and 11 rebounds.


2005–06 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Regular season
Senior guard and team co-captain Ashanti Cook started all 33 games, the third straight season he had started every game. Early in the season in the win at Oregon, he shot 8-for-10 (80.0%) from the field, mostly from long range, and scored a career-high 25 points. In Georgetown's upset of No. 1-ranked Duke, he scored 17 points before a leg cramp forced him to leave the game, and three days later he scored 15 at Notre Dame. After a 4-for-24 (16.7%) shooting slump during the middle of the season, he regained his form; in his last seven games, he shot 58 percent from the field, 52 percent in three-point shots, and 78 percent in free throws, and he averaged only two turnovers per game.


2005–06 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Regular season
Forward and team co-captain Darrel Owens had sat out his freshman year in 2001-02 and opted to use his remaining year of collegiate eligibility by returning for a fifth year at Georgetown this season. No longer a starter, he appeared in all 32 games this season as a reserve in a key "sixth man" role. At Texas-El Paso, he shot 5-for-5 from three-point range and scored 21 points as Georgetown beat the Miners on their home court to win the Sun Bowl Tournament.


2005–06 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Regular season
Eleven days later at Madison Square Garden, he scored 24 points against St. John's, then continued his hot shooting with 20 points against South Florida at the MCI Center. In the upset of Duke four days later, he missed his first shot but then went 6-for-7 (85.7%) from the field. Four days after that, he had an 18-point performance at Notre Dame. His offensive numbers declined for much of the rest of the season, but would improve in the postseason.


2005–06 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Regular season
Freshman guard Jessie Sapp joined the team this season and appeared in all 33 games, averaging 16.0 minutes per game. He scored a season-high 11 points against Savannah State, and in Big East play had a season high of eight points against Rutgers.


2005–06 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Regular season
The Hoyas won the Sun Bowl Tournament in late December 2005 and started the season 10–2, with one of their losses coming on the road against No. 11 Illinois. After two losses to ranked Big East opponents (No. 16 West Virginia and No. 4 Connecticut), they ran off seven straight wins – including upsets of No. 1 Duke and No. 9 Pittsburgh – to push their record to 17–4, and in late January 2006 Georgetown climbed into the national rankings for the first time since early January 2002, remaining a ranked team through the end of the season.


2005–06 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Regular season
The Hoyas faltered down the stretch, losing four of their last six regular-season games, but two of the losses came to ranked opponents (No. 9 West Virginia and No. 4 Villanova). They finished the regular season tied for third place in the Big East, with a 10–6 record in the conference and 19-8 overall.


2005–06 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Regular season
An unusual footnote to the season occurred on February 25, 2006, when a candidate for student government at The George Washington University led a group of George Washington students estimated at between six and 15 people on a walk from George Washington's main campus in Washington, D.C.'s Foggy Bottom neighborhood to the Georgetown campus 1.4 miles (2.3 km) away to protest Georgetown's refusal to schedule the Colonials for a regular-season game since December 1981 and to demand a game between the schools. The George Washington students arrived at Georgetown to find the campus virtually deserted because of the Georgetown-Syracuse game, then underway at the Verizon Center across town. The protesters quietly dispersed.


2005–06 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Big East Tournament
Seeded fifth in the 2006 Big East Tournament, Georgetown defeated 12th-seeded Notre Dame in the first round, with Bowman recovering from his late-season slump to score 25 points, Wallace putting in an eight-point, six-rebound, four-assist performance, and Green scoring 13 points and pulling down nine rebounds. Hibbert scored only four points but had 11 rebounds and four assists. In the quarterfinals, Green led the team with 16 points, nine rebounds, and five assists and Bowman scored 11 as the Hoyas upset fourth-seeded Marquette. Sapp scored only two points but grabbed a career-high seven rebounds in the game.


2005–06 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Big East Tournament
Georgetown faced its archrival, ninth-seeded and 16th-ranked Syracuse, in the semifinals. Wallace had 10 points and tied his season high with six assists, Green also scored 10 points and had seven rebounds, and Hibbert had a nine-point, 13-rebound performance, but Ashanti Cook lost the ball twice in the final seconds of a close game and Syracuse prevailed 58–57 to knock the Hoyas out of the tournament.


2005–06 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, NCAA Tournament
Boasting a 21–9 record and two wins against ranked teams, Georgetown received an invitation to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since the 2000-01 team appeared in the 2001 tournament and only the second time since the 1996-97 team played in the 1997 tournament. Seeded seventh in the Minneapolis Region in the 2006 tournament, the Hoyas faced Northern Iowa in the first round. Hibbert led the team with 17 points and nine rebounds and Ashanti Cook hit crucial free throws as Georgetown won.


2005–06 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, NCAA Tournament
In the second round, Georgetown upset the region's No. 2 seed, sixth-ranked Ohio State, with Green scoring 19 points, collecting eight rebounds, and dealing out six assists, Hibbert posting his seventh double-double of the year with 20 points, 14 rebounds, and three blocked shots, Darrel Owens scoring 13 points, and Cook playing 37 minutes in which he shot 7-for-11 (63.6%) from the field, scored 17 points, grabbed five rebounds, dished out five assists, and committed only one turnover.


2005–06 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, NCAA Tournament
Georgetown's season came to an end in the Minneapolis Region semifinals against the region's No. 3 seed and eventual national champion, 11th-ranked Florida. Green put in a 15-point, six-rebound, four-assist effort, Hibbert scored 10 points, grabbed seven rebounds, and blocked three shots, and Owens played a tough defense in the losing effort, and Florida was not able to secure the win until Owens missed a key three-pointer late in the game. The Hoyas came closer than any other team to beating Florida during the Gators' national championship tournament run.


2005–06 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, NCAA Tournament
The Hoyas′ 23–10 record gave Georgetown its first 20-plus win season since 2000-01. They were ranked No. 23 in the final Associated Press Poll of the year and No. 16 in the postseason Coaches' Poll, the first Georgetown team to finish the season with a national ranking since 2000–01.


2005–06 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, NCAA Tournament
In October 2006, just before the following season began, sophomore guard Josh Thornton opted to leave the team, and he transferred from Georgetown to Towson at the end of the fall 2006 semester. He had not appeared in a game since the February 9, 2006, meeting with St. John's, and he transferred in search of greater playing time.


2005–06 Georgian Cup
The 2005–06 Georgian Cup (also known as the David Kipiani Cup) was the sixty-second season overall and sixteenth since independence of the Georgian annual football tournament. The competition began on 23 August 2005 and ended with the Final held on 13 May 2006. The defending champions are Locomotive Tbilisi.


2005–06 Glasgow Warriors season
The 2005-06 season is the tenth in the history of the Glasgow Warriors as a professional side. Since the professional side began in 1996 it had used a warrior logo; with a warrior clutching a rugby ball in one hand - and in the other a Scottish targe ordained with a long steel spike originating from its central boss. The warrior is wearing a simple Spangenhelm conical peaked nasal helmet illustrating an early warrior from the Kingdom of Strathclyde.


2005–06 Glasgow Warriors season
The warrior logo was formalised into Glasgow's name from this season onwards. The team was now officially known as Glasgow Warriors and formally competed as such.


2005–06 Glasgow Warriors season
The 2005-06 season saw Glasgow Warriors compete in the competitions: the Magners Celtic League and the European Champions Cup, the Heineken Cup for sponsorship reasons.


2005–06 Glasgow Warriors season, Team, Staff
Media Manager: Sarah NiblockMarketing Manager: Fraser BedwellTeam Facilitators: Dougie Mills, Kim GraySales & Promotions Executive: Colin MarrBusiness Manager: Diane MurphyTeam Doctor: Gerry HaggertyPhysiotherapists: Bob Stewart, Lisa Casey


2005–06 Glasgow Warriors season, Team, Squad
Props Lloyd Campbell-McBride Lee Harrison Andrew Kelly Euan Murray Ben Prescott Kevin Tkachuk


2005–06 Glasgow Warriors season, Team, Squad
Loose Forwards Johnnie Beattie Paul Dearlove Donnie Macfadyen Jon Petrie Steve Swindall Andrew Wilson


2005–06 Glasgow Warriors season, Team, Squad
Half Backs  Graeme Beveridge Graham Calder Calum Cusiter Alasdhair McFarlane Sam Pinder


2005–06 Glasgow Warriors season, Team, Squad
Centres Scott Barrow Ben Cairns Andy Craig Spencer Davey Andrew Henderson Graeme Morrison


2005–06 Glasgow Warriors season, Team, Squad
Back Three Ben Addison Rory Lamont Hefin O'Hare Steven Manning Eddie McLaughlin Mike Roberts Colin Shaw Graydon Staniforth Gavin Dodd


2005–06 Glasgow Warriors season, Player statistics
During the 2005–06 season, Glasgow have used 38 different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and points scored by each player.


2005–06 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitions, Pre-season and friendlies, Match 1
Glasgow Warriors: Stuart Corsar, Fergus Thomson, Ben Prescott, Tim Barker, Dan Turner, Paul Dearlove, Andy Wilson, Jon Petrie, Sam Pinder, Scott Barrow, Ben Addison, Iain Kennedy, Andy Craig, Rory Lamont, Graydon StaniforthReplacements: Scott Lawson, Steve Swindall, Dan Parks, Graham Calder, Mike Roberts, Gregor Hayter, Craig Hamilton, Colin Shaw,Andrew Henderson, Lee Harrison, John Barclay


2005–06 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitions, Pre-season and friendlies, Match 2
Glasgow Warriors: Kevin Tkachuk, Scott Lawson, Lee Harrison, Craig Hamilton, Steve Swindall, Andy Wilson, Jon Petrie (captain)Graeme Beveridge, Dan Parks, Mike Roberts, Andrew Henderson, Andy Craig, Rory Lamont, Colin ShawReplacements: (all used) Fergus Thomson, Paul Dearlove, Dan Turner, Colin Gregor, Eddie McLaughlin, Gregor Hayter, John Barclay,Alasdhair MacFarlane, Graydon Staniforth, Stuart Corsar, Calvin Howarth


2005–06 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitions, Pre-season and friendlies, Match 2
Rotherham Titans:Anthony Carter; David Strettle, Lee Blackett (captain), Tom Allen, Errie Classens; Mike Whitehead, Joe Bedford; Attie Pienaar, Neil Hannah, Jarleth Carey, Rob Walton, Nathan Pike, Hendre Fourie, Scott Donald, Neil CochraneReplacements: Morne Jonker, Lodewyk Strauss, N D Monye, Jon Golding, Adam Hopcroft, Lewi McGowan, Ben Wade


2005–06 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitions, Pre-season and friendlies, Match 3
Glasgow Warriors: Stuart Corsar, Fergus Thomson, Lee Harrison, James Eddie, Dan Turner, Gregor Hayter, John Barclay, Paul Dearlove, Alasdhair MacFarlane, Calvin Howarth, Rory Lamont, Scott Barrow, Iain Kennedy, Eddie McLaughlin, Graydon StaniforthReplacements: Scott Lawson, Tim Barker, Andy Wilson, Colin Gregor, Eric Milligan, Calum Cusiter, Kevin Tkachuk, Jon Petrie, Stephen Manning, Ben Addison, Stephen Duffy


2005–06 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitions, Pre-season and friendlies, Match 3
Edinburgh Gunners: Ben Cairns, Andrew Easson, Peter Jorgensen, Matt Dey, Michael Pyke, Duncan Hodge, Rory Lawson, Grant Anderson, Andrew Kelly, Allan Jacobsen, Fergus Pringle, Scott Murray, captain, Simon Cross, Allan Macdonald, Ally Strokosch. Replacements: Nick De Luca, Simon Webster, Ander Monro, Jamie Blackwood, Craig Smith, Steven Lawrie, Dave Hewett, Ally Dickinson, Steven Turnbull, Matt Mustchin, Apolosi Satala


2005–06 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitions, Pre-season and friendlies, Match 4
Newcastle Falcons: M Burke; T May, J Noon, M Mayerhofler, A Elliott; D Walder, H CharltonI Peel, A Long, T Paoletti, A Perry, G Parling, P Dowson, C Harris, C CharvisReplacements: (all used) M Ward, R Morris, M Thompson, M Wilkinson, J Grindal, S Grimes, L GrossE Williamson, M Tait, J Hoyle, T Flood, M McCarthy, B Woods


2005–06 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitions, Pre-season and friendlies, Match 4
Glasgow Warriors: Kevin Tkachuk, Scott Lawson, Lee Harrison, Gregor Hayter, Craig Hamilton, Paul Dearlove, Andy Wilson, Jon Petrie,Sam Pinder, Dan Parks, Mike Roberts, Andrew Henderson, Andy Craig, Rory Lamont, Colin ShawReplacements: Fergus Thomson, Tim Barker, John Barclay, Graeme Beveridge, Calvin Howarth, Scott Barrow, Eddie McLaughlin, Graydon Staniforth, Stuart Corsar, Dan Turner


2005–06 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitions, Pre-season and friendlies, Match 5
Newcastle Falcons Academy: Andrew Skeen, Cameron Johnston, Mark Laycock, Mark Wilkinson, Gareth Kerr, Joe Shaw, Lee Dickson, Grant Anderson, Matt Thompson, David Wilson, Ben Marshall, Andy Buist, Eni Gesinde, Jamie Rennie, Greg IrvinReplacements: Ross Batty, Danny Brown, Jonny Williams, Stuart Mackie, Phil Dawson, Phil Ludford, Tom Jokelson, Gavin Beasley,James Shiel


2005–06 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitions, Pre-season and friendlies, Match 5
Glasgow Warriors: Stuart Corsar, Fergus Thomson, Lee Harrison, Tim Barker, Dan Turner, Steve Swindall, Gregor Hayter, Paul Dearlove,Graeme Beveridge, Colin Gregor, Colin Shaw, Scott Barrow, Graeme Morrison, Hefin O'Hare, Graydon StaniforthReplacements: Eric Milligan, Scott Forrest, Sam Pinder, Steven Duffy, Gavin Dodd


2005–06 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitions, Magners Celtic League
Teams played 20 matches each but were deemed as playing 22 with 8 pts added to their score.


2005–06 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitions, Magners Celtic League, League Table
Under the standard bonus point system, points are awarded as follows:


2005–06 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitions, Magners Celtic League, League Table
Due to the uneven number of participating teams, each team had two free weekends and were awarded 4 match points each time.


2005–06 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitive debuts this season
A player's nationality shown is taken from the nationality at the highest honour for the national side obtained; or if never capped internationally their place of birth. Senior caps take precedence over junior caps or place of birth; junior caps take precedence over place of birth. A player's nationality at debut may be different from the nationality shown. Combination sides like the British and Irish Lions or Pacific Islanders are not national sides, or nationalities.


2005–06 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitive debuts this season
Players in BOLD font have been capped by their senior international XV side as nationality shown.


2005–06 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitive debuts this season
Players in Italic font have capped either by their international 7s side; or by the international XV 'A' side as nationality shown.


2005–06 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitive debuts this season
Players in normal font have not been capped at senior level.


2005–06 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitive debuts this season
A position in parentheses indicates that the player debuted as a substitute. A player may have made a prior debut for Glasgow Warriors in a non-competitive match, 'A' match or 7s match; these matches are not listed.


2005–06 Golden State Warriors season
The 2005–06 Golden State Warriors season was the team's 60th in the NBA, and their 44th in Oakland. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 34-48 output from the previous season. They tied it exactly, finishing 34-48 again, but failed to qualify for the playoffs for the twelfth straight season.


2005–06 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team
The 2005–06 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gonzaga University in the NCAA men's Division I competition.


2005–06 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final
The 2005–06 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final was an elite figure skating competition held at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan from December 16 to 18, 2005. Medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.


2005–06 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final
The Grand Prix Final was the culminating event of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series, which consisted of Skate America, Skate Canada International, Cup of China, Trophée Éric Bompard, Cup of Russia, and NHK Trophy competitions. The top six skaters from each discipline competed in the final.


2005–06 Grasshopper Club Zürich season
During the 2005–06 Swiss football season, Grasshopper Club Zürich competed in the Swiss Super League.


2005–06 Grasshopper Club Zürich season, Season summary
Manager Hanspeter Latour left in early January to take charge of German club Köln. Bulgarian legend Krasimir Balakov was appointed to replace him. Balakov led the Zürich club to 4th place, one place lower than the previous season.


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


2005–06 Grasshopper Club Zürich season, First-team squad, Left club during season
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2005–06 Greek Basket League
The 2005–06 Greek Basket League season was the 66th season of the Greek Basket League, the highest tier professional basketball league in Greece. The winner of the league was Panathinaikos, which beat Olympiacos in the league's playoff's finals. The teams Iraklis and Kolossos Rodou were relegated to the Greek A2 League.


2005–06 Greek Basket League, Regular season, Standings
Pts=Points, P=Matches played, W=Matches won, L=Matches lost, F=Points for, A=Points against, D=Points difference


2005–06 Greek Football Cup
The 2005–06 Greek Football Cup was the 64th edition of the Greek Football Cup, competition. This season's edition was the first to be entitled "SINCO Greek Cup" after SINCO Insurance Brokers. The competition started on 20 August 2005 and concluded on 10 May 2006 with the Final, held at Pankritio Stadium. Olympiacos won the trophy with a 3-0 victory over AEK Athens.


2005–06 Greek Football Cup, Final
The 62nd Greek Cup Final was played at the Pankritio Stadium and it was the first Greek Cup Final to be played in Heraklion since 1931. Similarly to the semi-finals, there would be no replay even if the match was drawn; instead, extra time would be used to decide the winners. If extra time failed to separate the two sides, the match would go to penalty kicks.


2005–06 Gretna F.C. season
During the 2005–06 season, the Scottish football club Gretna F.C. became champions of the Scottish Second Division. The team also reached the final of the Scottish Cup, the biggest match of their history losing on penalties to Hearts.


2005–06 Grimsby Town F.C. season
The 2005–06 season is Grimsby Town's 128th season in their existence. They competed in Football League Two, alongside competing in the FA Cup, Football League Cup and the Football League Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006.


2005–06 Grimsby Town F.C. season, League table
Carlisle United were another side who earned a second successive promotion, only two years after a relegation from the League that some predicted would see the end of the club. Northampton Town joined them, making up for two seasons of play-off disappointment, and Leyton Orient ended a decade in the bottom division by earning promotion on nearly the last minute of the season. Wycombe started the season with a 21-game unbeaten run that saw 5 of their players named in the PFA LG2 team of the year. Two tragic off the fields events however saw them fall away in the second part of the season before losing to Cheltenham Town in the playoff semi-finals. Grimsby Town lost 1–0 to Cheltenham in the final at the Millennium Stadium.


2005–06 Grimsby Town F.C. season, League table
Rushden and Diamonds failed to improve on the previous season, and paid the price with relegation to the Conference. Oxford United joined them, despite the return of manager Jim Smith, and became the first former winners of a major trophy to be relegated to the Conference.


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


2005–06 Grimsby Town F.C. season, First Team Squad, Most frequent starting line-up
Most frequent starting line-up uses the team's most used formation: 4–4–2. The players used are those who have played the most games in each respective position, not necessarily who have played most games out of all the players.


2005–06 Guildford Flames season
During the 2005–06 season, the Guildford Flames played their inaugural season in the EPIHL. It was the 14th year of Ice Hockey played by the Guildford Flames.


2005–06 Guildford Flames season
The Flames had a 20-game winning streak to start of the season. The club did not suffer their first league loss until 19 November 2005, when the Swindon Wildcats beat the Flames 7–4.


2005–06 Guildford Flames season
The Flames would end up finishing the regular league season with 39 wins, 6 losses and 3 ties to claim the EPL league title.


2005–06 HKFA Chairman's Cup
Hong Kong Football Association Chairman's Cup 2005-06 is the 31st staging of the competition. The reserve teams of 6 First Division League clubs entered the competition.


2005–06 HKFA Chairman's Cup
Buler Rangers Reserve captured the champion by winning South China Reserve by 1-0 in the final.


2005–06 HNK Hajduk Split season
The 2005–06 season was the 95th season in Hajduk Split’s history and their fifteenth in the Prva HNL. Their 1st place finish in the 2004–05 season meant it was their 15th successive season playing in the Prva HNL.


2005–06 HNK Hajduk Split season, First-team squad
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2005–06 HNK Hajduk Split season, First-team squad, Left club during season
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2005–06 HNK Rijeka season
The 2005–06 season was the 60th season in Rijeka's history. It was their 15th season in the Prva HNL and 32nd successive top tier season.


2005–06 HNK Rijeka season, Matches, Squad statistics
Competitive matches only. Appearances in brackets indicate numbers of times the player came on as a substitute.


2005–06 Hamburger SV season
The 2005–06 season was the 86th season in the existence of Hamburger SV and the club's 43rd consecutive season in the top flight of German football. In addition to the domestic league, Hamburger SV participated in this season's edition of the DFB-Pokal and the UEFA Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006.


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


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


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


2005–06 Hartlepool United F.C. season
The 2005–06 season was Hartlepool United's 97th year in existence and their third consecutive season in League One. Along with competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and League Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006.


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


2005–06 Harvard Crimson women's ice hockey season
The 2005-06 Harvard Crimson women's ice hockey team represented Harvard University. The Crimson won the ECAC tournament championship and appeared in the NCAA tournament. The Crimson had to endure the absence of three players (Caitlin Cahow, Julie Chu, Sarah Vaillancourt) during the entire season as they were in training to participate in ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics.


2005–06 Harvard Crimson women's ice hockey season, Player stats
Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; A= Assists; PTS = Points; GW = Game Winning Goals; PPL = Power Play Goals; SHG = Short Handed Goals


2005–06 Hazfi Cup
The Hazfi Cup 2005-06 is the 19th staging of Iran's football knockout competition.


2005–06 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season
The 2005–06 season was the 109th season of competitive football by Heart of Midlothian, and their 23rd consecutive season in the top level of Scottish football, competing in the Scottish Premier League. Hearts also competed in the Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup.


2005–06 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season, Season Overview
Romanov said that his ultimate aim is for Hearts to win the Champions League. His early actions included bringing in former Rugby Union chief Phil Anderton as CEO on 3 March 2005. On 9 May 2005, manager John Robertson resigned, a move which was greeted with much dismay among supporters because Robertson had been a great player for Hearts. Former Ipswich Town and Derby County manager George Burley was hired on 30 June 2005 to replace him.


2005–06 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season, Season Overview
As the season began, the combination of Romanov's financial backing and the appointment of Burley led many Hearts fans to believe that they could win the SPL championship in 2005–06. Signings such as Edgaras Jankauskas, Rudi Skácel and Takis Fyssas, allied to existing players Andy Webster, Steven Pressley, Craig Gordon, and Paul Hartley meant that Hearts built a team which made an outstanding start to the season. Hearts won their first eight SPL games, including a 1–0 win over reigning champions Rangers.


2005–06 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season, Season Overview
After leading the Jambos through ten undefeated SPL appearances, and guiding them to the top of the league table, Hearts and Burley parted ways on 22 October 2005, just hours before their Premier League match with Dunfermline Athletic. A club statement after the game declared that the departure of Burley had been mutually agreed and that there were "irreconcilable differences" between Burley and the Hearts board. Throughout his short spell in charge rumours had persisted that the relationship between Burley and Romanov was uneasy. It had also been reported that Romanov had signed players without Burley's consent.


2005–06 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season, Season Overview
John McGlynn was put in temporary charge of the team following Burley's abrupt departure. Chief executive Phil Anderton was dismissed on 31 October 2005. The chairman, George Foulkes resigned in protest at Anderton's dismissal. Romanov's son, Roman Romanov, was appointed as chairman and acting chief executive.


2005–06 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season, Season Overview
Vladimir Romanov's concerns with the fairness of refereeing developed during this period. This started after Hearts made complaints after a match with Rangers in the 2004–05 season during which the referee Hugh Dallas controversially awarded a decisive penalty kick late in the match on the basis of advice from his linesman Andy Davis. There were also complaints after the dismissals of Craig Gordon against Falkirk, Edgaras Jankauskas against Hibs and Saulius Mikoliunas against Rangers. Romanov called for a replay of each of these matches, but this was refused and Romanov was rebuked by the SFA.


2005–06 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season, Season Overview
On 7 November, Graham Rix was appointed as head coach. Hearts' title ambitions suffered a major setback when they lost 3–2 to Celtic on 1 January 2006. On 7 February 2006, reports were made indicating that Rix had told players who were apparently disgruntled at being left out of the team before a match against Dundee United that Romanov himself was picking the team and was "pulling the strings". While it was well known that Rix was not in charge of player transfer policy, it had not previously been confirmed that he was not in charge of selecting the team either.


2005–06 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season, Season Overview
Part of the fallout from this match was that the agent of Andy Webster indicated that Webster would not extend his contract with Hearts, which was due to expire at the end of 2006–07 season. During April 2006, Vladimir Romanov put Andy Webster on the transfer list, claiming that he could not trust the player.


2005–06 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season, Season Overview
Graham Rix was sacked as Hearts manager on 22 March 2006 along with the club's Director of Football, Jim Duffy, who had only been appointed one month previously. Shortly afterwards, former FBK Kaunas coach Valdas Ivanauskas was appointed interim head coach of the first team until the end of the season.


2005–06 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season, Season Overview
Nonetheless, on 2 April 2006 Hearts eased into the Scottish Cup Final. A 1–0 win over Aberdeen on 3 May at Tynecastle guaranteed second place in the SPL behind Celtic and a place in the Champions League qualifying rounds for the following season. It also meant that Hearts were the first club to break the total dominance of the Scottish Premier League by the Old Firm since Motherwell in 1995. Hearts then won the Scottish Cup by beating Scottish Second Division side Gretna in a penalty shootout after the final had finished 1–1.


2005–06 Heineken Cup
The 2005–06 Heineken Cup was the eleventh edition of the European Heineken Cup rugby union club tournament. 24 teams from 7 different countries took part, with the opening game played on Friday October 21, 2005. Munster won the tournament, beating Biarritz in the final held at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, on 20 May 2006.


2005–06 Heineken Cup
The teams were divided into six pools of four, in which teams played home and away matches against each other. The winners of the pools, together with the two best runners-up, qualified for the knock-out stage.


2005–06 Heineken Cup, Format
Ties between two teams are broken in the following order:


2005–06 Heineken Cup, Format
The quarterfinals are seeded from 1 to 8. The six pool winners receive the top six seeds, based on their point totals. The top two second-place finishers are seeded 7 and 8. The seeds of the qualifying teams are in parentheses next to their names in the tables.


2005–06 Heineken Cup, Pool stage
Full results can be found at 2005–06 Heineken Cup pool stage. All times are local to the match location.


2005–06 Heineken Cup, Pool stage, Pool 1
Note: Munster took first place over Sale Sharks on competition points in head-to-head matches, 5–4.


2005–06 Heineken Cup pool stage
The 2005–06 Heineken Cup was contested by 24 teams from England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales, divided into six pools of four teams each. Each team would play the others in their pool on a home-and-away basis, with four points awarded for each win and two points for a draw. Bonus points were also awarded to teams who scored four or more tries in a match and/or lost by a margin of seven points or fewer. The team with the most points in each group at the end of the pool stage qualified directly for the knockout phase, joined by the two second-placed teams with the most points.


2005–06 Hellas Verona F.C. season
The 2005–06 season was the 103rd season in the existence of Hellas Verona F.C. and the club's fourth consecutive season in the second division of Italian football. In addition to the domestic league, Hellas Verona participated in this season's edition of the Coppa Italia.


2005–06 Hellenic Football League
The 2005–06 Hellenic Football League season was the 53rd in the history of the Hellenic Football League, a football competition in England.


2005–06 Hellenic Football League, Premier Division
Premier Division featured 19 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs:


2005–06 Hellenic Football League, Division One East
Division One East featured 16 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two clubs:


2005–06 Hellenic Football League, Division One West
Division One West featured 14 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with five new clubs:


2005–06 Hertha BSC season
The 2005–06 season was the 114th season in the existence of Hertha BSC and the club's fourth consecutive season in the top flight of German football. In addition to the domestic league, Hertha BSC participated in this season's edition of the DFB-Pokal. The season covered the period from 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006.


2005–06 Hibernian F.C. season
Season 2005–06 was a season of missed opportunities for Hibernian. The team started strongly in the league, winning 10 of their first 14 games, but this form dipped after Christmas. The Scottish Cup seemed to be opening up for Hibs after they defeated Rangers 3–0 at Ibrox in the fourth round, but they then lost 4–0 in an Edinburgh derby semi–final against Hearts. Hibs lost 3–0 in the quarter–final of the Scottish League Cup at Dunfermline, and were well beaten by Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk in the UEFA Cup.


2005–06 Hibernian F.C. season, Pre-season
Hibs went on a three match tour of Ireland in early July, beating St Patrick's Athletic and drawing with Cork City and Shamrock Rovers. This was followed by a series of friendly matches against Scottish Football League clubs. Unusually, two of these matches were played on the same day as Hibs split their squad between matches at Ayr United and Queen of the South. Hibs then played a match against Rot-Weiss Essen to mark the 50th anniversary of the first European Cup competition before completing their pre-season schedule with a 1–0 win against Hartlepool United.


2005–06 Hibernian F.C. season, League season
Hibs began the season inauspiciously, drawing 1–1 at home to Dunfermline, although a draw represented something of a recovery having been a goal and a man down at half time. The second match was an Edinburgh derby at Tynecastle, where Hibs felt the full brunt of a powerful new Hearts side under the management of George Burley. Hibs lost 4–0 as Hearts went on to start the season with eight consecutive league wins.


2005–06 Hibernian F.C. season, League season
Hibs themselves then went on a run of form, winning four league games in a row. The obvious highlight of this run was a 3–0 win at Ibrox, which was Hibs' first win there since 1995. Ivan Sproule, who had been thinking of returning to his native Northern Ireland, scored all the goals as a second-half substitute for Garry O'Connor. Sproule became the first visiting player to score a hat-trick at Ibrox since Allan Johnston did it for Hearts in 1996, and the first Hibs player to achieve the feat in more than 100 years.


2005–06 Hibernian F.C. season, League season
Although Hibs then lost home matches to Celtic and Inverness immediately after their European ties, they then went on another run of victories, this time five in succession. The highlight of this run was the 2–0 Edinburgh derby win against Hearts, which ended their unbeaten start to the season. Despite a home defeat by Falkirk where Hibs had led 2–0, a convincing 2–1 win against Rangers led to media speculation that Hibs could challenge for the league title, which Tony Mowbray played down.


2005–06 Hibernian F.C. season, UEFA Cup
Having finished third in the Scottish Premier League table in the previous season, Hibs qualified directly into the first round proper of the UEFA Cup. They were drawn against Ukrainian Premier League side Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, with Hibs due to play at home first. The match at Easter Road was a goalless draw, although Hibs hit the woodwork twice. Dnipro took the lead early in the return match thanks to a deflected goal, but Derek Riordan equalised midway through the first half. Hibs conceded two goals before half-time, however, and Dnipro added two more late goals on the counter-attack. This eliminated Hibs at the first hurdle, as they had been in their previous entry in 2001.


2005–06 Hibernian F.C. season, Scottish League Cup
As one of the European qualifiers from the previous season, Hibs were given a bye to the last 16 of the competition. In that round they defeated Ayr United 2–1 at Somerset Park. In the quarter-final, Hibs were drawn to play Dunfermline Athletic at East End Park. Dunfermline were struggling in the SPL and had recently lost at home to Hibs in the league, but they turned this form on its head to comfortably beat Hibs 3–0 in the League Cup, ending Hibs' involvement in the competition.


2005–06 Hibernian F.C. season, Scottish Cup
Hibs had a straightforward win in the last 32 of the Scottish Cup at home to Arbroath. In the last 16 they were given the daunting task of facing Rangers at Ibrox, although Hibs had won 3–0 at Ibrox earlier in the season thanks to Ivan Sproule's hat-trick. Their preparations for the game were not helped when Rangers made an offer to sign Derek Riordan, Hibs' top scorer, in the week before the match. Hibs rejected Rangers' offer, but accepted offers from foreign clubs that Riordan himself turned down.


2005–06 Hibernian F.C. season, Scottish Cup
This transfer activity led Tony Mowbray to decide to leave Riordan on the bench for the match at Ibrox, just as he had done before the previous match at that ground that season. Riordan ended up making a cameo appearance, setting up the third goal for Chris Killen in a second 3–0 win for Hibs at Ibrox, and their third victory in all over Rangers that season. Garry O'Connor and Sproule had scored Hibs' first two goals early in the second half, with Simon Brown gaining some credit for producing an excellent save from Bob Malcolm during the first half.


2005–06 Hibernian F.C. season, Scottish Cup
With Celtic having already been eliminated in a shock defeat by Clyde in the last 32, the Scottish Cup had been opened up for a first winner from outside the Old Firm since Hearts in 1998. The first Scottish Cup Final without an Old Firm club present since 1997 was also guaranteed by those two results. In the quarter-final, Hibs were drawn to play SPL club Falkirk away. Hibs progressed through to the semi-final after a 5–1 victory at the Falkirk Stadium.


2005–06 Hibernian F.C. season, Scottish Cup
Hibs were joined in the semi-finals by Edinburgh derby rivals Hearts and Scottish Football League clubs Dundee and Gretna. Gretna beat Dundee 3–0 in the first semi-final, leaving Hibs and Hearts to contest the right to face a Second Division side in a Cup Final where they would be heavy favourite.


2005–06 Hibernian F.C. season, Scottish Cup
The problem for Hibs was that they had been seriously weakened by the time of that semi-final. Derek Riordan had not been sold in the January window, but was suspended for the semi-final after collecting a second yellow card of the competition against Falkirk. Garry O'Connor had been sold to Lokomotiv Moscow straight after the quarter-final win. Chris Killen had failed a late fitness test and Paul Dalglish was cup-tied to Livingston. Midfielders Scott Brown and Michael Stewart were also unavailable due to injury.


2005–06 Hibernian F.C. season, Scottish Cup
These selection problems, particularly in attack, meant that Mowbray drafted in Moroccan youngster Abdessalam Benjelloun for his debut, and also started with youngster Steven Fletcher in attack. He also juggled the other areas of the team by moving Gary Caldwell into midfield and bringing Chris Hogg into defence. The makeshift Hibs side lost the match 4–0 and had Sproule and Gary Smith sent off. Former Hibs player Paul Hartley scored a hat-trick, leaving Mowbray to wonder whether Hibs would have won if the absent players had been available.


2005–06 Hibernian F.C. season, Transfers
Hibs did not make many major changes from the squad that had finished third in the SPL in the previous season. Captain Ian Murray moved to Rangers under freedom of contract, while Hibs signed Michael Stewart, who had been on loan at Hearts. Tony Mowbray also signed Zbigniew Małkowski to play in goal, as Simon Brown had made some errors towards the end of the previous season.


2005–06 Hibernian F.C. season, Transfers
During the winter, Hibs brought in Chris Killen, Oumar Kondé and Paul Dalglish in an attempt to strengthen a squad that was being stretched by injuries. The only major transfer during the season was the sale of Garry O'Connor to Lokomotiv Moscow at the start of March 2006. This transfer went ahead outside of the normal British transfer windows because the Russian Premier League transfer window was still open. O'Connor's transfer started a trend of Hibs selling players, as Kevin Thomson, Scott Brown, Steven Whittaker and David Murphy all moved for fees in excess of £1.5M over the course of the next two years.


2005–06 Hibernian F.C. season, Player stats
During the 2005–06 season, Hibs used 31 different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.


2005–06 Highland Football League
The 2005–06 Highland Football League was won by Deveronvale. Fort William finished bottom.


2005–06 HockeyAllsvenskan season
The 2005–06 HockeyAllsvenskan season was the first season of the HockeyAllsvenskan, the second level of ice hockey in Sweden. The season originally featured 16 teams, but due to Halmstad Hammers HC's bankruptcy mid-season in November 2005, the season only featured 15 teams. The top four teams qualified for the Kvalserien, with the opportunity to be promoted to the Elitserien.


2005–06 HockeyAllsvenskan season, Relegation round
*Due to Halmstad Hammers HC's bankruptcy, the relegation round's third-place team, Hammarby IF, also qualified for the following HockeyAllsvenskan season.


2005–06 Honduran Liga Nacional
The 2005–06 season in the Honduran Liga Nacional was the 41st in its history and determined the 47th and 48th champions in the league.


2005–06 Honduran Liga Nacional, Apertura
The Apertura tournament was played from 6 August to 18 December 2005. C.D. Olimpia obtained its 19th national championship.


2005–06 Honduran Liga Nacional, Clausura
Honduras Clausura 2005-06 is the closing season of Liga Nacional de Honduras, the first division national football league in Honduras. It followed the Honduras 05-06 apertura opening season. The winner competes in the 2006 UNCAF Club Tournament. The league games started 21 January 2006 and it finished on 28 May 2006.


2005–06 Honduran Liga Nacional de Ascenso
The 2005–06 Honduran Liga Nacional de Ascenso was the 39th season of the Second level in Honduran football and the fourth one under the name Liga Nacional de Ascenso. Under the management of Dennis Allen, Atlético Olanchano won the tournament after defeating C.D. Lenca in the promotion series and obtained promotion to the 2006–07 Honduran Liga Nacional.


2005–06 Hong Kong Elite Youth League
The 2005–06 Hong Kong Elite Youth League was the second of the Hong Kong Elite Youth League.


2005–06 Hong Kong FA Cup
The 2005–06 Hong Kong FA Cup was the 32nd staging of the Hong Kong FA Cup. The cup was won by Xiangxue Sun Hei who won 1-0 against Happy Valley in the final.


2005–06 Hong Kong FA Cup
The competition started on 1 April 2006 with 8 Hong Kong First Division clubs. All matches were held in Mongkok Stadium.


2005–06 Hong Kong FA Cup
The competition was officially known as 2007/2008 HKFA Lanwa International FA Cup due to sponsorship from LANWA Group Company Limited.


2005–06 Hong Kong First Division League
The 2005–06 Hong Kong First Division League season was the 94th since its establishment.


2005–06 Hong Kong First Division League, No relegation
According to regulations, the bottom two teams, Hong Kong 08 and South China, were required to be relegated to the Second Division. However, both teams were retained in the top flight next season via HKFA exempted. Reason for retaining Hong Kong 08 is to give the team better preparation of 2008 Olympics Qualification games. South China was retained because the club promised to expand its next season's budget and sign new quality players. HKFA accepted this and hoped this would improve the competitiveness and attractiveness of the league.


2005–06 Hong Kong League Cup
Hong Kong League Cup 2005–06 is the 6th staging of the Hong Kong League Cup.


2005–06 Hong Kong Second Division League
2005–06 Hong Kong Second Division League was the 92nd season of Hong Kong Second Division League.


2005–06 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield
The Hong Kong Senior Shield 2005–06, also known as the 2005/2006 HKFA Senior Shield, is the 104th staging of the Hong Kong's oldest football knockout competition.


2005–06 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield
The competition started on 4 March 2006 with 8 Hong Kong First Division League clubs and concluded on 18 March 2006 with the final.


2005–06 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield
Kitchee captured their 5th title of the competition after beating Happy Valley by 3-0 in the final.


2005–06 Houston Rockets season
The 2005-06 Houston Rockets season was the team's 39th in the NBA. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 51–31 output from the previous season. However, they came up seventeen games shy of tying it, finishing 34–48, and failing to qualify for the playoffs for the first time in three seasons. Tracy McGrady played in only 47 games after complaining about back spasms while Yao Ming missed time due to foot injuries. Despite their injuries, they were still voted to play in the 2006 NBA All-Star Game held in Houston.


2005–06 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season
The 2005–06 season of Huddersfield Town A.F.C. was their second competitive campaign in the restructured Football League One. They finished in 4th place, qualifying them for the play-offs, but, after beating Barnsley 1–0 in the first leg at Oakwell, they lost the second leg 3–1 at the Galpharm Stadium, to lose 3–2 on aggregate.


2005–06 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season
Their season was also noted for their cup campaigns in the Football League Cup and FA Cup. They managed a respectable 3–1 loss to Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park, where around half of the 12,000 crowd were Town fans. Then in the FA Cup, the Terriers were 8 minutes away from forcing a replay against José Mourinho's Chelsea, before succumbing to a goal by Eiður Guðjohnsen.


2005–06 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Squad at the start of the season
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2005–06 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review
Before the start of the season 2005–06, the club launched the controversial 'Young Guns' campaign. The players, manager Peter Jackson, assistant manager Terry Yorath, and coach Martyn Booty posed for the 2006 calendar in cowboy outfits. Six of the younger players featured on the cover of the corporate hospitality brochure. Basing the cover around the 'Young Guns' theme was widely considered to be a mistake and caused the booklet to be adversely linked with the Brokeback Mountain film.


2005–06 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review
Despite losing to Nottingham Forest on the opening day of the season, Huddersfield started the 2005–06 season brightly and were top of the table by mid-October. During the season they got the chance to show their pedigree by playing at Blackburn Rovers in the Carling Cup, which they lost 3–1.


2005–06 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review
Then they had a big money-spinning FA Cup match at Chelsea in January. They showed superb spirit to only lose 2–1, but many predicted it could be the turning point in Town's season, as they hadn't won a game since being drawn against them, a month earlier.


2005–06 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review
Gerry Murphy won the Football League's Contribution to Football award on 5 March 2006 selected by listeners of BBC Radio Five Live's Sport on Five.


2005–06 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review
With the season heading towards its climax, Town had to prepare for the play-offs after a disappointing April, which saw them lose out on automatic promotion to the Championship. The goals of Paweł Abbott, Gary Taylor-Fletcher, Andy Booth, Danny Schofield and Sheffield Wednesday loan signing David Graham helped Town to have the joint-second best scoring record in the division behind Swansea City.


2005–06 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review
Huddersfield beat Barnsley 1–0 at Barnsley in the play-off semi-final first leg but lost 1–3 (2–3 on aggregate) in the return. Season highlights included an away victory against local rivals Bradford City and a league double over fellow neighbours Oldham Athletic.


2005–06 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Squad at the end of the season
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2005–06 Hull City A.F.C. season
During the 2005–06 English football season, Hull City A.F.C. competed in the Football League Championship.


2005–06 Hull City A.F.C. season, Season summary
The 2005–06 season was hardly the most exciting in Hull City's history and it was more a season of consolidation after two successive promotions. Hull finished the Championship season in 18th place – a comfortable 10 points clear of relegation and their highest league finish for 16 years.


2005–06 Hull City A.F.C. season, Season summary
The successful stint at Hull City saw Taylor linked with the Charlton Athletic manager's job before it was given to Iain Dowie. On 13 June 2006, Taylor left Hull to take up the job vacated by Dowie at Crystal Palace, a club at which he had enjoyed considerable success as a player.


2005–06 Hull City A.F.C. season, Squad
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2005–06 Hull City A.F.C. season, Squad, Left club during season
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2005–06 Hyderabad C.A. season
The 2005–06 season is Hyderabad cricket team's 72nd competitive season. The Hyderabad cricket team is senior men's domestic cricket team based in the city of Hyderabad, India, run by the Hyderabad Cricket Association. They represent the region of Telangana in the state of Andhra Pradesh in domestic competitions.


2005–06 Hyderabad C.A. season, Squads
Rayudu and Suman moved from the Hyderabad to the Andhra ahead of the 2005–06 season.


2005–06 Hyderabad C.A. season, Squads
Laxman got picked to the India A squad for the 2005-06 NKP Salve Challenger Trophy, a List-A cricket tournament in India.


2005–06 Hyderabad C.A. season, Squads
Laxman, Anirudh, Ojha, Arjun Yadav and Khaleel got selected to the South Zone squad for the 2005-06 Duleep Trophy, a first-class cricket tournament in India. But, Laxman later withdrew himself from the squad.


2005–06 Hyderabad C.A. season, Squads
Inder Shekar, Vinay Kumar and Khaleel got selected to the South Zone squad for the 2005-06 Deodhar Trophy, a List-A cricket competition in India.


2005–06 Hyderabad C.A. season, Ranji Trophy
The Hyderabad team, led by Arjun Yadav, began their campaign in the Ranji Trophy, the premier first-class cricket tournament in India, with a draw against the Andhra at Anantapur on 1 December 2005. The Hyderabad captain, Arjun Yadav attacked his opponent and former teammate Ambati Rayudu with stumps following his dismissal and altercation between Rayudu and Hyderabad players during the Hyderabad's second innings on the final day of the match against Andhra. They finished fourth in Group B of the Elite League and failed to advance to the knockout stage with a win, three losses and two draws.


2005–06 Hyderabad C.A. season, Ranji One–Day Trophy
The Hyderabad team, led by Arjun Yadav, began their campaign in the Subbaiah Pillai Trophy as part of the South Zone Ranji One–Day Trophy, a List-A cricket tournament in India, with a loss against the Goa at Hyderabad on 10 February 2006. The century from Chandrashekar Raghu and five-wickets shared between Sunil Joshi and Balachandra Akhil ensured the Karnataka win by 72 runs.


2005–06 Hyderabad C.A. season, Ranji One–Day Trophy
The Hyderabad lost in a low-scoring thriller to the Andhra by one run in the second match as the half-centuries from Ambati Rayudu and Gnaneswara Rao completed the chase for the Andhra despite 123-run partnership between Devishetty Vinay Kumar and Ibrahim Khaleel for the Hyderabad. The century from Hemang Badani and tight bowling by the Tamil Nadu bowlers with Ganapathi Vignesh and Sridharan Sriram taking the key wickets gave the Hyderabad their third loss of the tournament as the Tamil Nadu defeated the Hyderabad by 66 runs.


2005–06 Hyderabad C.A. season, Ranji One–Day Trophy
Sony Cheruvathur's four-wicket haul and the century from Somasetty Suresh ensured the Kerala defeat the Hyderabad by seven wickets in their fourth match of the tournament. The Hyderabad top-order collapsed but the 100-run stand between Amol Shinde and Syed Quadri helped them recover to 189 before Suresh completed the chase for the Kerala. The Hyderabad suffered their fifth straight loss in the tournament as the collective effort from the Goa and the half-century from Sagun Kamat and brisk scoring at the end by Kapil Angle helped the Goa win over the Hyderabad by one wicket. The Hyderabad finished last in the South Zone and failed to qualify to the knockout stage with no wins and five losses.


2005–06 IIHF Continental Cup
The Continental Cup 2005–06 was the ninth edition of the IIHF Continental Cup. The season started on September 23, 2005, and finished on January 9, 2006.


2005–06 IIHF Continental Cup
The tournament was won by Lada Togliatti, who led the final group.


2005–06 ISU Junior Grand Prix
The 2005–06 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the ninth season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was the junior-level complement to the Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which was for senior-level skaters. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance. The top skaters from the series met at the Junior Grand Prix Final.


2005–06 ISU Junior Grand Prix
Skaters who reached the age of 13 by July 1, 2005 but had not turned 19 (singles and females of the other two disciplines) or 21 (male pair skaters and ice dancers) were eligible to compete on the junior circuit.


2005–06 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Competitions
The locations of the JGP events change yearly. In the 2005–06 season, the series was composed of the following events:


2005–06 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Junior Grand Prix Final qualifiers
The following skaters qualified for the 2005–06 Junior Grand Prix Final, in order of qualification.


2005–06 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Junior Grand Prix Final qualifiers
Pavel Kaška was given the host wildcard spot to the Junior Grand Prix Final.


2005–06 ISU World Standings
The 2005–06 ISU World Standings, are the World Standings published by the International Skating Union (ISU) during the 2005–06 season.


2005–06 ISU World Standings
The 2005–06 ISU World Standings for single & pair skating and ice dance, are taking into account results of the 2003–04, 2004–05 and 2005–06 seasons.


2005–06 ISU World Standings, World Standings for single & pair skating and ice dance, Season-end standings
The remainder of this section is a list, by discipline, published by the ISU.


2005–06 Icelandic Hockey League season
The 2005-06 Icelandic Hockey League season was the 15th season of the Icelandic Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Iceland. Four teams participated in the league, and Skautafelag Reykjavikur won the championship.


2005–06 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team
The 2005–06 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. New members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), the Vandals were led by fifth-year head coach Leonard Perry and played their home games on campus at Cowan Spectrum in Moscow, Idaho.


2005–06 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team
The Vandals were 4–24 overall in the regular season and 1–15 in conference play, eighth in the standings.


2005–06 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team
They drew top seed and host Nevada in the quarterfinal of the conference tournament in Reno and lost to the Wolf Pack by thirteen points. Perry was fired shortly after the game, and assistant George Pfeifer was promoted to head coach in late March.


2005–06 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
The 2005–06 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Bruce Weber's third season at Illinois. The team finished with 11–5 conference and 26–7 overall records. The Illini lost in its first game of the Big Ten Tournament and were eliminated in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.


2005–06 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, Season, Overview
With the departure of junior Deron Williams and senior Luther Head to the NBA draft, returning seniors Dee Brown and James Augustine led Illinois back to the NCAA tournament. Brown took over the helm of the offense at point guard, a role he had played in high school. As in the previous year, Illinois relied heavily upon three-point shooting, but with more of an emphasis upon the post play of James Augustine.


2005–06 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, Awards and honors
Dee Brown was named to the Consensus All-American 2nd Team, the Associated Press 2nd team, the United States Basketball Writers Association 2nd team and the National Association of Basketball Coaches 2nd team for the 2005–06 season.


2005–06 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
The 2005–06 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by third year head coach Porter Moser, played their home games at Redbird Arena and competed as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference.


2005–06 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
They finished the season 9–19, 4–14 in conference play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They were the number ten seed for the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament. They were defeated by the University of Evansville in their opening round game.


2005–06 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
The 2005–06 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University in the 2005–06 college basketball season. Their head coach was Mike Davis, in his sixth and final season in charge of the Hoosiers. The team played its home games at Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.


2005–06 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
Indiana finished the season with an overall record of 19–12 and a conference record of 9–7, good for 4th place in the Big Ten Conference. After beating Wisconsin in the quarterfinals, the Hoosiers fell to Ohio State in the semifinal of the Big Ten Tournament. The Hoosiers then defeated San Diego State Aztecs in the first round of the NCAA Tournament before losing to the Gonzaga Bulldogs in the second round. That game would end the season for the Hoosiers, and be the final game at IU for Mike Davis. Coach Davis resigned at the end of the season and in April he accepted the head coaching position at UAB. Davis was replaced by Oklahoma head coach Kelvin Sampson.


2005–06 Indiana Pacers season
The 2005–06 Indiana Pacers season was the 30th season completed by the Indiana Pacers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). This was also the Pacers first since the 1986-87 season that All-Star guard Reggie Miller was not on the roster as he retired following the 2004-05 season.


2005–06 Indiana Pacers season, Season summary
In Summer 2005, the Pacers introduced new, completely re-designed jerseys to replace the pinstripe jerseys that they had worn since 1997. However, the pinstripe jerseys continued to be worn through the pre-season, while the new jerseys debuted at the regular season opener, a win against the Orlando Magic on November 2.


2005–06 Indiana Pacers season, Season summary
The Pacers made a major move for the 2005–06 season by signing Šarūnas Jasikevičius, the floor leader of two-time defending Euroleague champions Maccabi Tel Aviv.


2005–06 Indiana Pacers season, Season summary
The first game of the 2005–06 season was Ron Artest's first game back with his team after his suspension the previous year for his role in the November 19, 2004, brawl between Pacers players and Pistons fans.


2005–06 Indiana Pacers season, Season summary
In 2005, the Pacers got off to an average start. On December 10, 2005, Ron Artest told a reporter for the Indianapolis Star that he wanted to be traded, saying "the team would be better off without me". Various Pacers, including Jermaine O'Neal, soon denounced him, as O'Neal did not want to talk about it. On December 12, the Pacers placed Artest on their inactive list and began seeking a trade for the troubled star. On December 16, the NBA fined Ron Artest $10,000 for publicly demanding a trade, which is similar to "degrading the league".


2005–06 Indiana Pacers season, Season summary
After that, the team had gone on a 9-12 tailspin and was 22-22, a far cry from the beginning where people mentioned that the Pacers would be one of the NBA's elite. On January 24, 2006, it was said that Artest would be traded to the Sacramento Kings for Predrag Stojaković, when the trade was declined suddenly without any explanation. The following day, however, the trade was accepted, and Indiana finally cut ties with the troubled All-Star. On February 1, 2006, they managed to beat the Kobe Bryant-led Lakers, keeping the high-scorer below his average. Jermaine O'Neal was also sidelined with a torn left groin and missed two months. The Pacers finished the season 41-41.


2005–06 Indiana Pacers season, Season summary
Despite the Artest saga and many key injuries the Pacers made the playoffs for the 14th time in 15 years. They also were the only road team to win Game 1 of a first-round playoff series. However New Jersey won game 2 to tie the series at 1-1 heading back to Indiana. In game 3 Jermaine O'Neal scored 37 points as the Pacers regained a 2-1 series lead. The Nets, however, won games four and five to take a 3-2 series lead. In Game 6 Anthony Johnson scored 40 points but the Pacers' season came to an end as the Nets won 96-90. The 2005–06 season was the last time the Indiana Pacers qualified for the NBA playoffs until the 2010–11 NBA season.


2005–06 Indiana Pacers season, Season summary
On March 30, during a game against the Phoenix Suns, the Pacers organization honored Reggie Miller by retiring his #31 jersey, and presenting him with a Bentley Continental GT. Miller had spent his entire 18-year career with the Pacers and had retired following the 2004–05 season.


2005–06 Inter Milan season
The 2005–06 season was Football Club Internazionale Milano's 97th in existence and 90th consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football.


2005–06 Inter Milan season, Season overview
The 2005–06 Serie A season opened with success in the Supercoppa Italiana, beating Juventus 1–0 in extra time with a goal scored by Verón. During the Champions League group stage, the side managed to have a line-up of 11 foreign players on the pitch: the only European was Luís Figo, playing the second time. Despite a good first half (also including a 3–2 win in derby, that lacked since 2002) Inter did not have a great second half, and knocked out in the Champions League by Villareal.


2005–06 Inter Milan season, Season overview
On the pitch, the season finished like the previous with third place and the win of the Coppa Italia against Roma. However, during the summer after the World Cup, Juventus and A.C. Milan were caught in the Calciopoli scandal: in late July, a few weeks after Italian national team triumph in Germany, Juventus was stripped of the title, and Inter was awarded the 2005–06 title. Further, the relegation of Juventus to Serie B made Inter the only club to be present in all seasons of the modern Serie A (from 1929–30).


2005–06 Inter Milan season, Players, Squad information, From youth squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2005–06 Interliga season
The 2005–06 Interliga season was the seventh season of the multi-national ice hockey league. Seven teams participated in the league, and Jesenice from Slovenia have won the championship.


2005–06 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season
Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. in their 12th season in Scottish football competing in the Scottish Premier League, Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup in season 2005–06.


2005–06 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
The 2005–06 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by seventh-year head coach Steve Alford and played their home games at Carver–Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 25–9 overall and 11–5 in Big Ten play. The Hawkeyes won the Big Ten Tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as #3 seed in the Atlanta Regional. The season ended in disappointment with an opening round loss at the buzzer to #14 seed Northwestern State, 64–63.


2005–06 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team, Rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll. *AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings


2005–06 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
The 2005–06 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represents Iowa State University during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Wayne Morgan, who was in his 3rd season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa and competed in the Big 12 Conference.


2005–06 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team, Previous season
The Cyclones finished 19-12, 9-7 in Big 12 play to finish 5th the regular season conference standings. They lost to Texas Tech in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Minnesota and lost to North Carolina.


2005–06 Ipswich Town F.C. season
During the 2005–06 English football season, Ipswich Town competed in the Football League Championship.


2005–06 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Season summary
Although Ipswich had been pre-season promotion favourites for the 2005–06 season, they finished 15th, the club's lowest finish in the English football pyramid since 1966, and Joe Royle resigned on 11 May 2006.


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


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


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


2005–06 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Pre-season
Ipswich spent time on a pre-season tour of Hungary in July 2005 as part of preparations for the 2005–06 season.


2005–06 Iran 2nd Division
The 2005–06 season in the second division of Iranian football ended with promotion to the Azadegan League for Pegah Tehran, Nassaji Mazandaran, Etka Gorgan and Shahrdari Tabriz.


2005–06 Iran Pro League
The 2005–06 Iran Pro League was the 23rd season of Iran's Football League and fifth as Iran Pro League since its establishment in 2001. Foolad were the defending champions. The season featured 14 teams from the 2004–05 Iran Pro League and two new teams promoted from the 2004–05 Azadegan League: Shahid Ghandi as champions and Rah Ahan as runner-up. The league started on 2 September 2005 and ended on 21 April 2006. Esteghlal won the Pro League title for the first time in their history (total sixth Iranian title).


2005–06 Iran Pro League, Attendance, Average home attendances
Updated to games played on 21 April 2006Source: Notes:Matches with spectator bans are not included in average attendancesRah Ahan and Shahid Ghandi played last season in Azadegan League


2005–06 Iranian Basketball Super League
The following is the final results of the Iran Super League 2005/06 basketball season. The powerhouse Saba Battery were crowned champions of Iran's Super League, beating Petrochimi of Mahshahr 3 times in a row in the final phase of the competitions which was 3 out of 5. Saba had only one loss through the whole season in a game against Pegah of Shiraz, and it kept its dominancy over the other teams. In the third and last clash, Garth Joseph, the tallest import in the Iranian Super League (218 cm) made the last shot in just 1 second to the end of the match, and changed the score to 66-64.


2005–06 Iranian Futsal Super League
The 2005–06 Iranian Futsal Super League will be the 3rd season of the Futsal Super League.


2005–06 Iranian Volleyball Super League
The following is the final results of the Iranian Volleyball Super League (The Promised Cup) 2005/06 season.


2005–06 Iraqi Premier League
The 2005–06 Iraqi Premier League kicked off on October 28, 2005. The 28 teams were split into four groups of seven. At the end of the group stage, the top three teams from each group (a total of 12 teams) advanced to the Elite Stage. In the Elite Stage, these 12 teams were split into four groups of three, with teams playing home and away against each team in their group respectively. The top team in each of the four groups moved on to the semi-finals, followed by a third place match and the final. Al-Zawraa won the league without losing a match.


2005–06 Irish Cup
The 2005–06 Irish Cup was the 126th edition of Northern Ireland's premier football knock-out cup competition. It concluded on 6 May 2006 with the final.


2005–06 Irish Cup
Portadown were the defending champions, winning their 3rd Irish Cup last season after a 5–1 win over Larne in the 2005 final. This season Portadown reached the quarter-finals, but were defeated by Glentoran. Linfield went on to lift the cup for the 37th time, defeating archrivals Glentoran 2–1 in the final. This was the 15th and to date, last time that both clubs have met in the final.


2005–06 Irish League Cup
The 2005–06 Irish League Cup (known as the CIS Insurance Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 20th edition of Northern Ireland's secondary football knock-out cup competition. It concluded on 10 December 2005 with the final.


2005–06 Irish League Cup
Glentoran were the defending champions after their fifth League Cup win last season; a 2–1 victory over Linfield in the previous final. This season both clubs reached the final again but this time Linfield came out on top by defeating the Glens 3–0 to lift the cup for the eighth time, with Glenn Ferguson scoring a Hat-trick. This was the seventh, and to date, last time that both clubs met in the final.


2005–06 Irish League Cup
The 16 clubs taking part were divided into four groups of four clubs. The clubs in each group played each other at home and away. The top two clubs from each group then advanced to the quarter-finals where they played a single knock-out tie against another quarter-finalist. The semi-finals were played in the same format with the two winners of the ties advancing to the single match final.


2005–06 Irish Premier League
The Irish Premier League in season 2005–06 comprised 16 teams, and Linfield won the championship. Ards were relegated after finishing bottom of the table, and Institute were relegated after a 3-1 defeat on aggregate to Donegal Celtic in the promotion play-off.


2005–06 Irish Premier League, Results
Each team played every other team twice (home and away) for a total of 30 games.


2005–06 Irish Premier League, Promotion/relegation play-off
Institute, the club that finished in the relegation play-off place, faced Donegal Celtic, the runners-up of the 2005-06 Intermediate League First Division in a two-legged tie for a place in next season's Irish Premier League.


2005–06 Irish Premier League, Promotion/relegation play-off
Donegal Celtic won 3–1 on aggregate and were promoted, Institute were relegated.


2005–06 Isle of Man League
Laxey completed the 'Grand Slam' of Manx football this season by winning the league championship, FA Cup, Railway Cup and Hospital Cup.


2005–06 Isle of Man League
The Manx National team won the FA National League System Cup, allowing them to compete in the 2007 UEFA Regions' Cup.


2005–06 Israel State Cup
The 2005–06 Israel State Cup (Hebrew: גביע המדינה, Gvia HaMedina) was the 67th season of Israel's nationwide football cup competition and the 52nd after the Israeli Declaration of Independence.


2005–06 Israel State Cup
The competition was won by Hapoel Tel Aviv, who had beaten Bnei Yehuda 1–0 at the final.


2005–06 Israel State Cup
By winning, Hapoel Tel Aviv qualified for the second round of the UEFA Cup.


2005–06 Israeli Basketball Super League
The 2005–2006 Israeli Basketball Super League season was the 52nd season of top division basketball in Israel.


2005–06 Israeli Basketball Super League, Regular season, Standings
Source: Pts=Points, P=Matches played, W=Matches won, L=Matches lost, F=Points for, A=Points against, D=Points difference.


2005–06 Israeli Hockey League season
The 2005–06 Israeli Hockey League season was the 15th season of Israel's hockey league. Five teams participated in the league, and the Haifa Hawks won the championship.


2005–06 Israeli Noar Leumit League
The 2005–06 Israeli Noar Leumit League was the 12th season since its introduction in 1994 as the top-tier football in Israel for teenagers between the ages 18–20.


2005–06 Israeli Noar Leumit League
Hapoel Haifa won the title, whilst Hapoel Kfar Saba and Hapoel Jerusaelm were relegated.


2005–06 Israeli Premier League
The 2005–06 Israeli Premier League season saw Maccabi Haifa win their third consecutive title. It took place from the first match on 26 August 2005 to the final match on 14 May 2006.


2005–06 Israeli Premier League
Two teams from Liga Leumit were promoted at the end of the previous season: Hapoel Kfar Saba and Maccabi Netanya. The two teams relegated were Hapoel Haifa and Hapoel Be'er Sheva.


2005–06 Israeli Premier League, Teams and Locations
Twelve teams took part in the 2005-06 Israeli Premier League season, including ten teams from the 2004-05 season, as well as two teams which were promoted from the 2004-05 Liga Leumit.


2005–06 Israeli Premier League, Teams and Locations
Hapoel Kfar Saba were promoted as champions of the 2004-05 Liga Leumit. Maccabi Netanya were promoted as runners up. Hapoel Kfar Saba and Maccabi Netanya returned to the top flight after an absence of two and one seasons respectively.


2005–06 Israeli Premier League, Teams and Locations
Hapoel Haifa and Hapoel Be'er Sheva were relegated after finishing in the bottom two places in the 2004-05 season.


2005–06 Israeli Women's Cup
The 2005–06 Israeli Women's Cup (Hebrew: גביע המדינה נשים, Gvia HaMedina Nashim) was the 8th season of Israel's women's nationwide football cup competition.


2005–06 Israeli Women's Cup
The competition was won, for the third consecutive time, by Maccabi Holon, who had beaten ASA Tel Aviv University 5–1 in the final.


2005–06 Isthmian League
The 2005–06 season was the 91st in the history of the Isthmian League, which is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from London, East and South East England.


2005–06 Isthmian League
It was the last season in which the Isthmian League consisted of three tiers. At the end of the season Division Two was disbanded, and most of the Division Two clubs were distributed between lower level leagues, while Division One was divided into Division One North and Division One South.


2005–06 Isthmian League, Premier Division
The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 14 clubs from the previous season and eight new clubs.


2005–06 Isthmian League, Premier Division
Braintree Town won the division and were promoted to the Conference South along with play-off winners Fisher Athletic, who earned a second consecutive promotion. Maldon Town, Windsor & Eton and Redbridge were relegated, while Hendon were initially relegated too as the worst 19th-placed club among the seventh level leagues, but were reprieved after Canvey Island resigned from the Conference.


2005–06 Isthmian League, Division One
The 2005–06 season was the last of two seasons in which the Isthmian League consisted of a single Division One.


2005–06 Isthmian League, Division One
Division One consisted of 23 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and six new clubs:


2005–06 Isthmian League, Division One
Ramsgate won the division and were promoted to the Premier Division along with runners-up Horsham, and play-off winners Tonbridge Angels who returned to the Premier Division at the first attempt. There was no relegation from the division this season, though Banstead Athletic resigned from the league at the end of the season.


2005–06 Isthmian League, Division One
At the end of the season Division One North and Division One South were created to replace Division One. Most of the clubs remaining in the division were transferred to the new Division One South.


2005–06 Isthmian League, Division Two
The 2005–06 season was the last Isthmian League Division Two season. Division Two consisted of 16 clubs, including 13 clubs from the previous season and three new clubs:


2005–06 Isthmian League, Division Two
The four top clubs were promoted: Ware, Witham Town and Flackwell Heath moved to Division One North, while Brook House were transferred to the Southern League. Following this season, clubs remaining in the division were distributed between local ninth tier leagues. Clapton, who were one of the league founder members, were transferred to the Essex Senior League losing their place in the Isthmian League after 101 years.


2005–06 Isthmian League, League Cup
The Isthmian League Cup 2005–06 was the 32nd season of the Isthmian League Cup, the league cup competition of the Isthmian League. Sixty-one clubs took part. The competition commenced on 6 September 2005 and finished on 12 April 2006.


2005–06 Isthmian League, League Cup, Fixtures and results
Fixtures are listed in alphabetical order, not that which they were drawn in.


2005–06 Isthmian League, League Cup, Fixtures and results, First round
In the First round, the thirty-eight lowest ranked clubs in the Isthmian League played each other for a place in the Second round.


2005–06 Isthmian League, League Cup, Fixtures and results, Second round
The nineteen clubs to have made it through the First round were entered into the Second round draw with Cray Wanderers, making twenty teams.


2005–06 Isthmian League, League Cup, Fixtures and results, Third round
The ten clubs to have made it through the Second round were entered into the Third round draw with the twenty-two Premier Division clubs, making thirty-two teams.


2005–06 Ivy League men's basketball season
The 2005–06 Ivy League men's basketball season was the Ivy League's 52nd season of basketball. The team with the best record (Penn Quakers) progressed to play in the 2006 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. Ibrahim Jaaber, who played point guard for the Penn Quakers, won the Ivy League Men's Basketball Player of the Year. He averaged 18.2 points, 3.4 rebounds, 3.3 steals, and 2.2 assists.


2005–06 JS Kabylie season
The 2005–06 season was JS Kabylie's 41st season in the Algerian top flight. They competed in National 1, the Algerian Cup and the Champions League.


2005–06 JS Kabylie season, Squad list
Players and squad numbers last updated on 25 September 2005.Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2005–06 JS Kabylie season, Squad information, Goalscorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.


2005–06 Japan Figure Skating Championships
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2005–06 Japan Figure Skating Championships
The 2005–06 Japan Figure Skating Championships were the 74th edition of the event. They were held between December 23 and 25, 2005 at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, and ice dancing on the senior level. This event was used to determine the teams for the 2006 Winter Olympics, the 2006 World Championships, and the 2006 Four Continents Championships. The level of competition was Senior-level only. Juniors competed at the Japan Junior Figure Skating Championships, where the top three advanced to the 2006 World Junior Championships.


2005–06 Japan Figure Skating Championships, Japan Junior Figure Skating Championships
The 2005–06 Japan Junior Figure Skating Championships were held between December 10 and 11, 2005 at the Big Hat in Nagano.


2005–06 Japan Figure Skating Championships, Japan Junior Figure Skating Championships
The following skaters placed high enough at Novice Nationals to be invited to compete here: Satoshi Nakamura (1st in novice A boys, 20th in junior), Ayane Nakamura (1st in novice A girls, 9th in junior), Yuki Nishino (2nd in novice A girls, 16th in junior), and Miruku Matsushita (3rd in novice A girls, 14th in junior).


2005–06 Japan Figure Skating Championships, International team selections, Winter Olympics
The picking of the Olympic Ladies team used a complicated formula that took into consideration the season as a whole along with other previous competitions, not just the results of the National Championships. Therefore, sixth-place finisher Miki Ando was chosen ahead of fourth-place finisher Yoshie Onda and fifth-place finisher Yukari Nakano. However, Nakano was picked ahead of Ando for the World team.


2005–06 Jordan FA Cup
The 2005–06 Jordan FA Cup is the 26th edition of the Jordan FA Cup since its establishment in 1980. It started on 9 August 2005 and ended on 27 May 2006. The winner of the competition will earn a spot in the 2007 AFC Cup.


2005–06 Jordan FA Cup
Shabab Al-Ordon won their first title after a 2–1 win over Al-Faisaly in the final on 27 May 2006.


2005–06 Jordan FA Cup, Participating teams
A total of 22 teams participated in this season. 10 teams from the 2005–06 Jordan League, 12 teams from the First Division.


2005–06 Jordan FA Cup, First round
In this round, each tie was played as a single match. Extra time and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary . The six winners of this round advanced to the round of 16 to join the 10 direct entrants.


2005–06 Jordan FA Cup, Round of 16
The Round of 16 matches were played between 28 August and 1 September 2005.


2005–06 Jordan FA Cup, Quarter-finals
The Quarter-finals matches were played between 1 October and 29 December 2005.


2005–06 Jordan FA Cup, Semi-finals
The four winners of the quarter-finals progressed to the semi-finals. The semi-finals were played on 11 and 12 May 2006.


2005–06 Jordan League
The 2005–06 Jordan League was the 54th season of Jordan Premier League, the top-flight league for Jordanian association football clubs. Shabab Al-Ordon won the championship for the first time, while Kfarsoum was relegated and Shabab Al-Hussein were expelled. A total of 10 teams participated.


2005–06 Juventus F.C. season
The 2005–06 season was Juventus Football Club's 108th in existence and 104th consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football before the 2006 Italian football scandal stripped the club of its previous league title as well as this season's league title, later awarded to Internazionale, and relegated to Serie B.


2005–06 Juventus F.C. season
Following the enforced relegation, Juventus lost Fabio Cannavaro and Emerson to Real Madrid, Lilian Thuram and Gianluca Zambrotta to Barcelona, Adrian Mutu to Fiorentina, and Patrick Vieira and Zlatan Ibrahimović to Internazionale. The rest of the squad did however stay including Alessandro Del Piero, Gianluigi Buffon, Pavel Nedvěd, David Trezeguet, Giorgio Chiellini, and Mauro Camoranesi, for the following 2006–07 Serie B season.


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


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


2005–06 KBL season
The 2005–06 KCC Professional Basketball season was the tenth season of the Korean Basketball League.


2005–06 KF Tirana season
The 2005-06 season was Klubi i Futbollit Tirana's 67th competitive season, 67th consecutive season in the Kategoria Superiore and 85th year in existence as a football club.


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


2005–06 KFC Cup
The 2005–06 KFC Cup was the 32nd edition of the Regional Super50, the domestic limited-overs cricket competition for the countries of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB). The competition was the first to be sponsored by KFC, with a sponsorship contract only being signed after the opening round had already been played.


2005–06 KFC Cup
The six teams participating in the competition were Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, the Leeward Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, and the Windward Islands. The round-robin stage was played in Barbados, with the semi-finals and final all played in Guyana, at Georgetown's Bourda. Guyana were undefeated in the round-robin, and eventually defeated Barbados in the final to win their ninth domestic one-day title. Guyanese batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan led the tournament in runs, while Barbadian fast bowler Corey Collymore took the most wickets.


2005–06 KFC Cup, Statistics, Most runs
The top five run scorers (total runs) are included in this table.


2005–06 KFC Cup, Statistics, Most wickets
The top five wicket takers are listed in this table, listed by wickets taken and then by bowling average.


2005–06 KFC Twenty20 Big Bash
The 2005–06  KFC Twenty20 Big Bash was the inaugural season of the official Twenty20 domestic cricket competition in Australia. The six states were represented by six teams. The Queensland Bulls and the Tasmanian Tigers played in the first match, with no result being declared due to rain. The six teams were split into two groups of three, with Victoria finishing on top of Group A and New South Wales on top of Group B. It consisted of seven matches, including the final. The Victorian Bushrangers won the inaugural tournament, defeating the New South Wales Blues in the final at North Sydney Oval.


2005–06 KML season
The 2005–06 SEB Korvpalli Meistriliiga was the 15th season of the Estonian basketball league and the second under the title sponsorship of SEB. Including the competition's previous incarnations, this was the 81st season of the Estonian men's basketball league.


2005–06 KML season
The season started on 5 October 2005 and concluded on 30 May 2006 with Kalev/Cramo defeating TÜ/Rock 4 games to 3 in the 2006 KML Finals to win their 2nd Estonian League title.


2005–06 KNVB Cup
The 2005–06 KNVB Cup was the 88th edition of the premier knockout tournament in the Netherlands. The tournament started on 2 August 2005 and the final was held on 7 May 2006. Ajax beat PSV 2–1 in the final, winning the trophy for the sixteenth time.


2005–06 KNVB Cup, Last 16
Six Eredivisie teams entered the tournament this round. They had previously been playing in the Champions League and UEFA Cup.


2005–06 KNVB Cup, Final
Both Ajax and PSV already secured a Champions League spot in the national competition. Therefore, the UEFA Cup ticket the winner of this tournament would win, could now be won in the Eredivisie play-offs.


2005–06 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
The 2005–06 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas Jayhawks for the NCAA Division I men's intercollegiate basketball season of 2005–06. The team was led by Bill Self in his third season as head coach. The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas.