2005–06 Crystal Palace F.C. season, Season summary
Palace faced third-placed Watford in the semi-finals – they were comprehensively beaten 3–0 in the first leg, and were only able to draw the second leg 0–0, consigning Palace to another season in the Championship. Manager Iain Dowie was soon on his way out, leaving by mutual consent on 22 May. Dowie claimed he wanted to be closer to his family in the north; he would take up the vacancy at London rivals Charlton Athletic a mere eight days later. He was followed out of Selhurst Park by Johnson, who snubbed Wigan Athletic and Bolton Wanderers to join Everton for £8.6 million.


2005–06 Crystal Palace F.C. season, Season summary
In June, Palace appointed Hull City manager (and former Palace winger) Peter Taylor as Dowie's successor.


2005–06 Crystal Palace F.C. season, Kit
Italian company Diadora remained Palace's kit manufacturers, and introduced a new home kit for the season. Unlike the previous season's kit, which was mainly red, the new kit was predominantly blue, complemented by a single thick red stripe down the centre of the shirt. For the club's centenary the club wore a commemorative kit on 27 July, 27 September and 22 October: the kit recalled one worn by the club in the 1970s, which featured white shorts and socks and a white shirt with two stripes of sky blue and claret (the club's original colours) in the centre.


2005–06 Crystal Palace F.C. season, Kit
Churchill Insurance remained kit sponsors for the sixth consecutive season.


2005–06 Crystal Palace 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 Crystal Palace 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 Cuban National Series
The 45th season of the Cuban National Series ended with another title for Industriales. Though the  Lions failed to win their division, they won close-fought series throughout the playoffs and won their 11th championship.


2005–06 Cupa României
The 2005–06 Cupa României was the 68th season of the annual Romanian football knockout tournament.


2005–06 Cupa României
The winners of the competition qualified for the first qualifying round of the 2006–07 UEFA Cup.


2005–06 Cupa României, Round of 32
The matches took place on September 20 and 21, 2005.


2005–06 Cupa României, Semi-finals
The 1st leg match took place on March 22, 2006. The 2nd on April 19, 2006.


2005–06 Cupa României (women's football)
The 2005-06 Cupa României was the 3rd annual Romanian women's football knockout tournaments.


2005–06 Cymru Alliance
The 2005–06 Cymru Alliance was the sixteenth season of the Cymru Alliance after its establishment in 1990. The league was won by Glantraeth.


2005–06 Cypriot Cup
The 2005–06 Cypriot Cup was the 64th edition of the Cypriot Cup. A total of 54 clubs entered the competition. It began on 10 September 2005 with the first round and concluded on 13 May 2006 with the final which was held at GSZ Stadium. APOEL won their 18th Cypriot Cup trophy after beating AEK 3–2 (aet) in the final.


2005–06 Cypriot Cup, Format
In the 2005–06 Cypriot Cup, participated all the teams of the Cypriot First Division, the Cypriot Second Division, the Cypriot Third Division and 12 of the 14 teams of the Cypriot Fourth Division.


2005–06 Cypriot Cup, Format
The competition consisted of seven rounds. In the first and in the second round each tie was played as a single leg and was held at the home ground of the one of the two teams, according to the draw results. Each tie winner was qualifying to the next round. If a match was drawn, extra time was following. If extra time was drawn, there was a replay at the ground of the team who were away for the first game. If the rematch was also drawn, then extra time was following and if the match remained drawn after extra time the winner was decided by penalty shoot-out.


2005–06 Cypriot Cup, Format
The third round was played in a two-legged format, each team playing a home and an away match against their opponent. The team which scored more goals on aggregate, was qualifying to the next round. If the two teams scored the same number of goals on aggregate, then the team which scored more goals away from home was advancing to the next round.


2005–06 Cypriot Cup, Format
If both teams had scored the same number of home and away goals, then extra time was following after the end of the second leg match. If during the extra thirty minutes both teams had managed to score, but they had scored the same number of goals, then the team who scored the away goals was advancing to the next round (i.e. the team which was playing away). If there weren't scored any goals during extra time, the qualifying team was determined by penalty shoot-out.


2005–06 Cypriot Cup, Format
In the next round, the teams were drawn into four groups of four. The teams of each group played against each other twice, once at their home and once away. The group winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the next round.


2005–06 Cypriot Cup, Format
The quarter-finals and semi-finals were played over two legs and the same format as in the third round was applied. The final was a single match.


2005–06 Cypriot Cup, Format
The cup winner secured a place in the 2006–07 UEFA Cup.


2005–06 Cypriot Cup, First round
In the first round participated all the teams of the Cypriot Second Division and the Cypriot Third Division and 12 of the 14 teams of the Cypriot Fourth Division. The two fourth division teams which were promoted from the 2005 STOK promotion play-offs to the 2005–06 Cypriot Fourth Division after finishing to the third and fourth place (APEP Pelendriou and Anagennisi Trachoni) did not participate in the Cypriot Cup. FC Episkopi and Kissos Kissonerga which finished  first and second in the 2005 STOK promotion play-offs, participated in the Cypriot Cup.


2005–06 Cypriot Cup, Second round
In the second round participated the winners of the first round ties.


2005–06 Cypriot Cup, Third round
In the third round participated the winners of the second round ties and six teams of the Cypriot First Division (the teams which finished 9th, 10th, 11th in the 2004–05 Cypriot First Division and the three teams which promoted from the 2004–05 Cypriot Second Division). The first eight teams of the 2004-05 Cypriot First Division did not participate in this round.


2005–06 Cypriot Cup, Group stage
In the group stage participated the eight winners of the third round ties and the eight teams of the 2005–06 Cypriot First Division which did not participated in the third round, that were the teams which finished in the first eight places in the 2004–05 Cypriot First Division. The first four teams of the 2004–05 Cypriot First Division (Anorthosis, APOEL, Omonia, Olympiakos) were set heads of each group and the 5th–8th placed teams (Digenis, Nea Salamina, Apollon and Enosis Neon Paralimni) were drawn one per group. The eight teams which advanced from the third round were drawn without limitations.


2005–06 Cypriot Cup, Group stage
The teams of each group played against each other twice, once at their home and once away. The group winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the next round.


2005–06 Cypriot Cup, Quarter-finals
In the quarter-finals participated all the teams which qualified from the group stage. The group winners were drawn against the runners-up, with the group winners hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group could not be drawn against each other.


2005–06 Cypriot Cup, Quarter-finals
The first legs were played on 7 and 8 March. The second legs were played on 31 March, 1 April and 2 April. The second leg match between Anorthosis and AEK was abandoned in the 55th minute due to floodlight failure and was replayed on 19 April.


2005–06 Cypriot Cup, Semi-finals
The first legs were played on 26 April. The second legs were played on 3 May.


2005–06 Cypriot First Division
The 2005–06 Cypriot First Division was the 67th season of the Cypriot top-level football league. Apollon won their 3rd title.


2005–06 Cypriot First Division, Format
Fourteen teams participated in the 2005–06 Cypriot First Division. All teams played against each other twice, once at their home and once away. The team with the most points at the end of the season crowned champions. The last three teams were relegated to the 2006–07 Cypriot Second Division.


2005–06 Cypriot First Division, Format
The champions ensured their participation in the 2006–07 UEFA Champions League and the runners-up in the 2006–07 UEFA Cup.


2005–06 Cypriot First Division, Format
The teams had to declare their interest to participate in the 2006 UEFA Intertoto Cup before the end of the championship. At the end of the championship, the higher placed team among the interested ones participated in the Intertoto Cup (if they had not secured their participation in any other UEFA competition).


2005–06 Cypriot First Division, Format, Point system
Teams received three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss.


2005–06 Cypriot First Division, Changes from previous season
AEP Paphos, Alki Larnaca and Aris Limassol were relegated from previous season and played in the 2005–06 Cypriot Second Division. They were replaced by the first three teams of the 2004–05 Cypriot Second Division, APOP Kinyras, APEP and THOI Lakatamia.


2005–06 Cypriot Fourth Division
The 2005–06 Cypriot Fourth Division was the 21st season of the Cypriot fourth-level football league. Anagennisi Germasogeias won their 1st title.


2005–06 Cypriot Fourth Division, Format
Fourteen teams participated in the 2005–06 Cypriot Fourth Division. All teams played against each other twice, once at their home and once away. The team with the most points at the end of the season crowned champions. The first three teams were promoted to the 2006–07 Cypriot Third Division and the last three teams were relegated to regional leagues.


2005–06 Cypriot Fourth Division, Format, Point system
Teams received three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss.


2005–06 Cypriot Fourth Division, Changes from previous season
1AEK/Achilleas Ayiou Theraponta withdrew from the 2005–06 Cypriot Fourth Division.


2005–06 Cypriot Second Division
The 2005–06 Cypriot Second Division was the 51st season of the Cypriot second-level football league. AEP Paphos won their 1st title.


2005–06 Cypriot Second Division, Format
Fourteen teams participated in the 2005–06 Cypriot Second Division. All teams played against each other twice, once at their home and once away. The team with the most points at the end of the season crowned champions. The first three teams were promoted to 2006–07 Cypriot First Division and the last three teams were relegated to the 2006–07 Cypriot Third Division.


2005–06 Cypriot Third Division
The 2005–06 Cypriot Third Division was the 35th season of the Cypriot third-level football league. AEM Mesogis won their 1st title.


2005–06 Cypriot Third Division, Format
Fourteen teams participated in the 2005–06 Cypriot Third Division. All teams played against each other twice, once at their home and once away. The team with the most points at the end of the season crowned champions. The first three teams were promoted to the 2006–07 Cypriot Second Division and the last three teams were relegated to the 2006–07 Cypriot Fourth Division.


2005–06 Cypriot Third Division, Format, Point system
Teams received three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss.


2005–06 Czech 1. Liga season
The 2005–06 Czech 1.liga season was the 13th season of the Czech 1.liga, the second level of ice hockey in the Czech Republic. 14 teams participated in the league, and HC Slovan Usti nad Labem won the championship.


2005–06 Czech 2. Liga
The 2005–06 Czech 2. Liga was the 13th season of the 2. česká fotbalová liga, the second tier of the Czech football league.


2005–06 Czech Cup
The 2005–06 Czech Cup was the thirteenth season of the annual football knock-out tournament of the Czech Republic. It began on 24 July 2005 with the preliminary round and concluded with the final on 19 May 2006. The competition offered a place in the first round of the 2006–07 UEFA Cup for the winner.


2005–06 Czech Cup, Quarterfinals
The quarterfinals were played between 12 and 19 April 2006.


2005–06 Czech Extraliga season
The 2005–06 Czech Extraliga season was the 13th season of the Czech Extraliga since its creation after the breakup of Czechoslovakia and the Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League in 1993.


2005–06 Czech Extraliga season, Regular season, Standings
(C) = Playoff champions; (Q) = Qualified to playoffs; (RP) = Relegation playoff; (O) = Relegation playoff winner; (R) = Relegated.


2005–06 Czech First League
The 2005–06 Czech First League, known as the Gambrinus liga for sponsorship reasons, was the thirteenth season of top-tier football in the Czech Republic.


2005–06 Cádiz CF season
The 2005–06 season was the 96th season in Cádiz CF’s history.


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


2005–06 Cádiz CF season, Squad, Left club during season
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2005–06 DEL season
The 2005–06 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 12th season since the founding of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (English: German Ice Hockey League). The German champion Eisbären Berlin defended its title in the final game on 17 April 2005. The Kassel Huskies left the league after losing in the playoff against the new DEL team the Füchse Duisburg.


2005–06 DFB-Pokal
The 2005–06 DFB-Pokal was the 63rd season of the annual German football cup competition. Sixty-four teams competed in the tournament of six rounds which began on 19 August 2005 and ended on 29 April 2006. In the final, Bayern Munich defeated Eintracht Frankfurt 1–0, thereby claiming their 13th title and also winning the double. It was the first time in German football that a team won the double two seasons in a row.


2005–06 DFB-Pokal Frauen
The Frauen DFB-Pokal 2005–06 was the 26th season of the cup competition, Germany's second-most important title in women's football. The first round of the tournament was held on 7 August 2005. In the final which was held in Berlin on 29 April 2006 Turbine Potsdam defeated FFC Frankfurt 2–0, thus claiming their third title. It was the third consecutive final contested between Potsdam and Frankfurt.


2005–06 DFB-Pokal Frauen, 2nd round
All teams from the 2004–05 Bundesliga season entered the competition in this round as well as the best team of the 2. Bundesliga 2004–05, Brauweiler Pulheim.


2005–06 DLF Cup
The DLF Cup was the name for two one-day internationals between India and Pakistan to be held in United Arab Emirates in April. The revenue of the friendship cup matches went to help the victims of the 2005 Kashmir earthquake. The DLF Cup also signifies the return of cricket to the Middle East after a 6-year absence.


2005–06 Dallas Mavericks season
The 2005–06 Dallas Mavericks season was the 26th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The season saw Dallas go to the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history, lost to the Miami Heat, who were led by Shaquille O'Neal and Dwyane Wade, in six games. Dallas and Miami met again in the 2011 NBA Finals, where the Mavericks avenged the loss and defeated the favored Heat in six games to win their first NBA championship. Teammates Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Terry are the only members of both 2006 and 2011 Finals teams.


2005–06 Dallas Mavericks season
Starting the season, the Mavericks earned 35–10 record as Dirk Nowitzki was selected for the 2006 NBA All-Star Game in Houston. The Mavericks finished with a 60–22 record and second place in the Southwest Division. Head coach Avery Johnson was named Coach of The Year. Following the season, Keith Van Horn retired.


2005–06 Dallas Mavericks season, Draft picks
The Mavericks did not have any selections in the 2005 NBA Draft.


2005–06 Dallas Stars season
The 2005–06 Dallas Stars season was the Stars' 13th season in the city of Dallas, the 39th overall of the franchise. This was the season following the 2004–05 season which was canceled due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout.


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


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


2005–06 Dallas Stars season, Farm teams
The Stars American Hockey League Affiliate for the 2005–06 season were the Iowa Stars, based in Des Moines, Iowa. They also became affiliated with the Idaho Steelheads of the ECHL.


2005–06 Danish 1st Division
The 2005–06 Danish 1st Division season was the 61st season of the Danish 1st Division league championship and the 20th consecutive as a second tier competition governed by the Danish Football Association.


2005–06 Danish 1st Division
The division-champion, Vejle BK, and runner-up, Randers FC, promoted to the 2006–07 Danish Superliga. The teams in the 14th, 15th and 16th places, LFA, BK Skjold and Brønshøj BK, relegated to 2006–07 Danish 2nd Divisions, and will be divided between the 2nd Division east and west, based on location.


2005–06 Danish 2nd Divisions
The 2005-2006 season in Danish 2nd Division was divided in two groups. The two winners, Næstved BK and Aarhus Fremad, promoted to the 2006–07 Danish 1st Division, together with the winner of a promotion game, Thisted FC, between the two runners-up.


2005–06 Danish 2nd Divisions
Second squad teams can not promote, or play promotion game.


2005–06 Danish 2nd Divisions, Promotion game
The two runners-up will play promotion game on home and away basis.


2005–06 Danish Cup
The 2005–06 Danish Cup was the 52nd version of the Danish Cup. First round was played on about July 27 and the final was played on May 11. This was the first time in the tournament's modern history that the final wasn't played on the afternoon of the Ascension Day. This was because of a new deadline for domestic competitions, enforced by FIFA.


2005–06 Danish Cup
The cup winner, Randers FC, qualified for UEFA Cup qualification.


2005–06 Danish Cup, Fixtures and results
The team listed to the left, is the home team.


2005–06 Danish Cup, Fixtures and results, First round
In first round competed 48 teams from the "series" (Denmark's series and lower 2004) and 16 teams from Danish 2nd Division 2004-05.


2005–06 Danish Cup, Fixtures and results, Second round
In second round competed 32 winning teams from first round and 8 teams from Danish 1st Division 2004-05 (no. 9 to 16).


2005–06 Danish Cup, Fixtures and results, Third round
In third round competed 20 winning teams from second round, 6 teams from Danish 1st Division 2004-05 (no. 3 to 8) and 2 teams from Danish Superliga 2004-05 (no. 11 and 12).


2005–06 Danish Cup, Fixtures and results, Fourth round
In fourth round competed 14 winning teams from third round, 2 teams from Danish 1st Division 2004-05 (no. 1 and 2) and 4 teams from Danish Superliga 2004-05 (no. 7 to 10).


2005–06 Danish Cup, Fixtures and results, Fifth round
In fifth round competed 10 winning teams from fourth round and 6 teams from Danish Superliga 2004-05 (no. 1 to 6).


2005–06 Danish Cup, Fixtures and results, Semi finals
The semi finals were played on home and away basis.


2005–06 Danish Superliga
The 2005–06 Danish Superliga season was the 16th season of the Danish Superliga league championship, governed by the Danish Football Association. It took place from the first match on July 19, 2005 to the final match on May 14, 2006.


2005–06 Danish Superliga
FC København will, as Danish champions, qualify for UEFA Champions League 2006-07 qualification and the Royal League 2006-07. Brøndby IF will, as runners-up, qualify for UEFA Cup 2006-07 qualification and Royal League. Odense BK will, as 3rd placed, qualify for the UEFA Intertoto Cup 2006 and Royal League, while Viborg FF, as the 4th placed team, just qualify for Royal League. SønderjyskE and AGF relegated to the 1st Division. The 1st Division champions and runners-up will promote to the Superliga.


2005–06 Dartmouth Big Green women's ice hockey season
The Dartmouth Big Green women's ice hockey represented Dartmouth College. Senior Tiffany Hagge was selected to be the Big Green team captain. Hagge was the top returning scorer from the 2004-05 squad and she joined Dartmouth’s 100 point club.


2005–06 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team
The 2005–06 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team represented the University of Dayton during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flyers, led by third year head coach Brian Gregory, played their home games at the University of Dayton Arena and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 14–17, 6–10 in A-10 play, their first losing season since 1998-99 and currently the last time the program finished with a losing record.


2005–06 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team
The Flyers started the season 8-3, including a win at Cincinnati, the program's first win on their rivals home court since 1984, before losing 7 games in a row. The Flyers lost to Saint Joseph's in the first round of the Atlantic 10 Tournament. Dayton was not selected to play in a postseason tournament, the 2nd season in a row that the Flyers did not play in a postseason tournament.


2005–06 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team, Previous season
The 2004–05 Dayton Flyers finished the season 18–11, with a record of 10-6 in the Atlantic 10 regular season. The Flyers season ended in the quarterfinals of the 2005 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament against Temple.


2005–06 Denver Nuggets season
The 2005-06 Denver Nuggets season was the team's 40th in the NBA. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 49-33 output from the previous season. However, they came five games shy of tying it, finishing 44-38, but qualified for the playoffs for the third straight season. However, the Nuggets would be eliminated by the Los Angeles Clippers in the First Round in five games. In spite of regressing from last year’s 49-33, the Nuggets won the division due to the presence of mediocrity.


2005–06 Deportivo Alavés season
The 2005–06 season was the 84th season in the existence of Deportivo Alavés, and the club's first season back in the top flight of Spanish football after winning promotion from the 2004–05 Segunda División. In addition to the domestic league, Alavés participated in this season's edition of the Copa del Rey. The season covered the period from 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006.


2005–06 Deportivo Alavés season, First-team squad
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2005–06 Deportivo Alavés season, First-team squad, Left club during season
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2005–06 Deportivo Alavés season, First-team squad, Out on loan for the full season
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2005–06 Deportivo Toluca F.C. season
The 2005–06 season was Toluca's 88th season in existence and their 53rd consecutive season in the top flight of Mexican football. The club participated in the Apertura and Torneo Clausura tournaments of the Mexican Primera División and in the 2006 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.


2005–06 Deportivo Toluca F.C. season
Toluca won the Torneo Apertura after defeating Monterrey on the final, but failed to achieve the championship for the Torneo Clausura after being eliminated by San Luis in the semifinals. Internationally, Toluca were runners-up of the CONCACAF Champions' Cup, losing in the final against América.


2005–06 Deportivo Toluca F.C. season
This season was also Toluca's first season under Argentine Américo Gallego as manager, who achieved to win the Mexican Primera División title in his first season with the club.


2005–06 Deportivo Toluca F.C. season, Players, Apertura
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.Ordered by squad number.


2005–06 Deportivo Toluca F.C. season, Players, Clausura
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.Ordered by squad number.


2005–06 Deportivo de La Coruña season
The 2005–06 season was Deportivo de La Coruña's 35th season in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football. They also competed in the Copa del Rey and the UEFA Intertoto Cup. The season covered the period 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006.


2005–06 Deportivo de La Coruña season, Season summary
The season began with Deportivo searching for a new manager, following the departure of Javier Irureta after seven highly successful seasons. He was replaced by Joaquín Caparrós, who joined from Sevilla. Caparrós lead Depor to 8th in his first La Liga campaign, the same result as Irureta had achieved the previous year.


2005–06 Deportivo de La Coruña season, Season summary
Greater success was to be had in cup competitions, as they reached the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey for the first time since 2002–03, before being defeated by eventual champions Espanyol. They also reached the final stage of the 2005 UEFA Intertoto Cup, where they lost to French side Olympique de Marseille.


2005–06 Deportivo de La Coruña season, Kit
Deportivo's kit was manufactured by Joma and sponsored by Fadesa.


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


2005–06 Deportivo de La Coruña season, Players, Squad, Left club during season
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2005–06 Derby County F.C. season
During the 2005–06 English football season, Derby County competed in the Football League Championship.


2005–06 Derby County F.C. season, Season summary
Derby County had high hopes going into the season after finishing fourth the previous season, but manager George Burley, who had transformed Derby from relegation candidates into promotion hopefuls, quit in June following the sale of young midfielder Tom Huddlestone to Tottenham Hotspur, without Burley's knowledge nor consent. His replacement, Phil Brown (in his first full-time managerial position) was unable to build on Burley's good work and their poor form dragged them into the relegation mire instead.


2005–06 Derby County F.C. season, Season summary
He was sacked in January after a 6–1 thrashing against Coventry City in the league and a 3–1 defeat against League One side Colchester United in the FA Cup, with Derby languishing in 19th. Former coach Terry Westley stepped up as caretaker manager; despite no wins in his first five games, he was named as caretaker manager for the remainder of the season - Westley promptly won his first game two days later, 1–0 at home to Plymouth. Westley marginally improved Derby's form and they managed to confirm their Championship survival with a few games of the season to spare. Westley, however, was not offered the role of permanent manager; that went to former Preston North End boss Billy Davies.


2005–06 Derby County F.C. season, Season summary
Derby's form was especially poor away from home, with only 2 away wins all season, a complete contrast from the previous season from which they won 12 away games including six in a row.


2005–06 Derby County F.C. season, Kit
Derby changed both their kit manufacturer and sponsor this season, with Spanish company Joma producing the kits and the Derbyshire Building Society sponsoring the kits.


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


2005–06 Derby County F.C. season, Players, Left club during season
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2005–06 Derby County F.C. season, Players, Reserve squad
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2005–06 Derby County F.C. season, Statistics, Starting 11
These charts below depict the most used starters in the most used starting formation. The most recent starters/formations are listed when total starts are equal between two players/formations.


2005–06 Detroit Pistons season
The 2005–06 Detroit Pistons season was the 65th season of the franchise, the 58th in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 49th in the Detroit area. The Pistons began the season hoping to improve upon their 54–28 output from the previous season and have another chance of going to the NBA Finals after losing to the San Antonio Spurs in last season's NBA Finals in seven games. They bested it by ten games, finishing 64–18—their best record in franchise history—and qualifying for the playoff for the fifth straight season.


2005–06 Detroit Pistons season
The Pistons defeated the Milwaukee Bucks in five games in the first round, and the Cleveland Cavaliers in a tough, hard-fought seven-game series to reach the Eastern Conference Finals for the fourth consecutive year before losing to the eventual NBA champions Miami Heat, whom they had beaten in a seven-game playoff series the year before. Detroit's offseason was soon marked by the departure of star defensive player Ben Wallace, who signed a free-agent deal with the Chicago Bulls.


2005–06 Detroit Pistons season
For the season, the Pistons had a new logo, and, though they kept the uniforms, the horse logo was replaced by the letter 'P' on the left side of the shorts.


2005–06 Detroit Pistons season
Ben Wallace won his fourth and final Defensive Player of the Year award and he along with Rasheed Wallace, Richard Hamilton, and Chauncey Billups were selected as reserves for the 2006 NBA All-Star Game.


2005–06 Detroit Red Wings season
The 2005–06 Detroit Red Wings season was the 80th National Hockey League season in Detroit, Michigan. The Wings once again found themselves having the best regular season record, scoring 124 points for the second-highest point total in franchise history.


2005–06 Detroit Red Wings season
The Red Wings began the season with a conflict in goal as recent pickup Chris Osgood was injured in preseason activities and unproven Manny Legace was to start in goal. Legace played great, winning 10 of his first 11 games, and quickly earned the starting goaltender job. The Red Wings decided to start Legace in the playoffs but his inexperience quickly showed and Detroit was knocked out in the first round by the Edmonton Oilers (who'd go on to win the conference) in six games.


2005–06 Detroit Red Wings season
Detroit defenseman, Jiri Fischer, suffered a cardiac arrest in the first period of a game against the Nashville Predators on November 21. The game was stopped and eventually called as many fans in Joe Louis Arena either could not see what was going on or looked on in horror. Fischer was given CPR on the Wings' bench and then carried out on a stretcher. Nashville had a 1–0 lead within the game and it was decided that the score would be added onto the rescheduled game later in the season.


2005–06 Detroit Red Wings season
The Red Wings sold out all 41 home games in 2005–06, as 20,066 fans packed Joe Louis Arena for every regular season and playoff game played in Detroit.


2005–06 Detroit Red Wings season
There was no All-Star Game this year as the Winter Olympics in Turin took place in February 2006, where nine Red Wings players represented their countries. Kris Draper represented Canada, Chris Chelios represented the United States, Robert Lang represented the Czech Republic, Pavel Datsyuk represented Russia, and Nicklas Lidstrom, Mikael Samuelsson, Henrik Zetterberg, Niklas Kronwall and Tomas Holmstrom represented Sweden. Team Canada Head Coach Wayne Gretzky told Steve Yzerman it was his decision as to whether he wanted to play in the 2006 Olympics. Citing his age and playing ability, Yzerman bowed out to give up his roster spot to a "more deserving player."


2005–06 Detroit Red Wings season
Sweden won the gold medal in ice hockey, as all three goals scored in the gold medal game were by Red Wing players. Red Wings' Head Coach Mike Babcock decided to give the five gold medal winners from Detroit time to return to Sweden to celebrate. They only missed one game, February 28 against the San Jose Sharks. In that game, Detroit suffered their worst loss of the season, losing by four goals.


2005–06 Detroit Red Wings season
For the first time in 10 years, Detroit was not shut out in any of their 82 regular season games. Offensively, Detroit trailed only the Ottawa Senators in scoring and shots on goal, with 301 goals (305 including the four shootout-winning goals) and 2,796 shots, respectively. Furthermore, for the first time since the 1992–93 season, the Red Wings scored more than 100 power play goals during the regular season, this time with 102. Detroit had eight players on its roster that scored at least twenty goals each during the regular season.


2005–06 Detroit Red Wings season
Defensively, the Red Wings finished second in most shutouts for, with nine and allowed only 206 goals (209 including three shootout-winning goals), good enough for third overall.


2005–06 Detroit Red Wings season, Regular season
The Red Wings finished the regular season with the League's best power-play percentage, at 22.13% (102 for 461).


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


2005–06 Detroit Red Wings season, Regular season, Season standings
Divisions: CE – Central, PA – Pacific, NW – Northwest


2005–06 Detroit Red Wings season, Regular season, Season standings
P –  Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y –  Clinched Division; X –  Clinched Playoff spot


2005–06 Detroit Red Wings season, Schedule and results, November
† Game was cancelled with 7:31 left in the first period after Jiri Fischer suffered heart failure on the bench. Nashville was ahead 1–0 and the score would be added to a January 23 rescheduled game. Fischer was tended to and would soon after retire due to an enlarged heart and complications resulting thereof. He currently is director of player development for the Red Wings organization.


2005–06 Detroit Red Wings season, Schedule and results, January
†Makeup date for the November 21st game that was postponed. Nashville started the game with a 1–0 lead.


2005–06 Detroit Red Wings season, Playoffs
The Detroit Red Wings ended the 2005–06 regular season as the Western Conference's first seed and played Edmonton in the first round. Edmonton would go on to defeat Detroit and reach the Stanley Cup Finals, losing in Game 7 to the Carolina Hurricanes.


2005–06 Detroit Red Wings season, Player stats, Skaters
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes


2005–06 Detroit Red Wings season, Player stats, Goaltending
Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average


2005–06 Detroit Red Wings season, Awards and records, Milestones
Nicklas Lidstrom recorded his 600th career assist on March 7, 2006.


2005–06 Detroit Red Wings season, Transactions
The Red Wings were involved in the following transactions during the 2005–06 season.


2005–06 Detroit Red Wings season, Transactions, Draft picks
As there was no 2004–05 season to set the order for the draft, a lottery was held in which teams were assigned a number of balls, between one and three, based on the number of playoff appearances the team had had in the past three seasons. As the Red Wings had made the playoffs three consecutive seasons, they were given only one ball in the lottery. The Red Wings ended up with the 19th overall pick.


2005–06 Detroit Red Wings season, Transactions, Draft picks
Detroit's picks at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa, Ontario:


2005–06 Detroit Red Wings season, Farm teams, Grand Rapids Griffins
The Griffins were Detroit's top affiliate in the American Hockey League in 2005–06.


2005–06 Detroit Red Wings season, Farm teams, Toledo Storm
The Storm were the Red Wings' ECHL affiliate for the 2005–06 season.


2005–06 Detroit Red Wings season, Farm teams, Toledo Storm
Two players were signed to short deals from the storm this year including, G. Moore Sr. And A. McCarthy. Neither of which saw playing time.


2005–06 Division 1 season (Swedish ice hockey)
2005–06 was the seventh season that Division 1 functioned as the third-level of ice hockey in Sweden, below the second-level HockeyAllsvenskan and the top-level Elitserien (now the SHL).


2005–06 Division 1 season (Swedish ice hockey), Format
The league was divided into six regional groups. In each region, the top teams qualified for the playoffs, from which the winners advanced to the Kvalserien till HockeyAllsvenskan, for the opportunity to be promoted to the HockeyAllsvenskan. The bottom teams in each group were forced to play in a relegation round against the top teams from Division 2 in order to retain their spot in Division 1 for the following season. These were also conducted within each region.


2005–06 División de Honor Juvenil de Fútbol
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2005–06 División de Honor Juvenil de Fútbol
The 2005–06 División de Honor Juvenil de Fútbol season was the 20th since its establishment.


2005–06 División de Honor de Futsal
The 2005–06 season of the División de Honor de Futsal is the 17th season of top-tier futsal in Spain.


2005–06 División de Honor de Futsal, Playoffs, Championship playoffs matches, Semifinals
ElPozo Murcia Turística wins the series 3-0 and qualifies to Finals


2005–06 División de Honor de Futsal, Playoffs, Championship playoffs matches, Semifinals
Polaris World Cartagena wins the series 3-1 and qualifies to Finals


2005–06 Divizia A
The 2005–06 Divizia A was the eighty-eighth season of Divizia A, the top-level football league of Romania. Season began in August 2005 and ended in June 2006. Steaua București became champions on 7 June 2006.


2005–06 Divizia A, Team changes, Relegated
The teams that were relegated to the Divizia B at the end of the previous season:


2005–06 Divizia A, Team changes, Promoted
The teams that were promoted from the Divizia B at the beginning of the season:


2005–06 Divizia A, Attendances
Updated to games played on 27 August 2019Source: Notes:1:


2005–06 Divizia A, Attendances
Played last season in Divizia B.2: Argeș Pitești played 13 matches out of their stadium.3: Oțelul Galați played 8 matches out of their stadium.4: Gloria Bistrița played 2 matches out of their stadium.5: CFR Cluj played 3 matches out of their stadium.6: Dinamo București played 1 match out of their stadium.7: Steaua București played 8 matches out of their stadium.8: Argeș Pitești played 1 game behind closed doors.9: Steaua București played 4 games behind closed doors.10: Dinamo București played 2 games behind closed doors.11: Rapid București played 3 games behind closed doors.


2005–06 Divizia A, Champion squad
Goalkeepers: Carlos Fernandes  (13 / 0); Cornel Cernea (2 / 0); Vasil Khamutowski  (15 / 0). Defenders: Eugen Baciu (9 / 0); Daniel Bălan (6 / 0); Florentin Dumitru (7 / 0); Sorin Ghionea (26 / 0); Dorin Goian (23 / 2); Petre Marin (14 / 0); Mihai Neșu (20 / 0); George Ogăraru (28 / 1). Midfielders: Gabriel Boștină (27 / 4); Florin Lovin (23 / 1); Bănel Nicoliță (29 / 7); Daniel Oprița (24 / 1); Sorin Paraschiv (26 / 3); Mirel Rădoi (24 / 4); Răzvan Ochiroșii (1 / 0). Forwards: Andrei Cristea (24 / 3); Vasilică Cristocea (14 / 2); Nicolae Dică (29 / 15); Laurențiu Diniță (8 / 0); Victoraș Iacob (22 / 5). (league appearances and goals listed in brackets)


2005–06 Divizia A (women's football)
The 2005-06 season of the Divizia A Feminin was the 16th season of Romania's premier women's football league. Two divisions (West/South) with four teams each played a double round robin. First two places in each division qualified in the Championship play-off (4 teams playing a single round-robin). Clujana won the title.


2005–06 Divizia B
The 2005–06 Divizia B was the 66th season of the second tier of the Romanian football league system.


2005–06 Divizia B
The format has been maintained to three series, each of them consisting of 16 teams. At the end of the season, the winners of the series promoted to Divizia A and the last six places from all the series relegated to Divizia C. A promotion play-off was played between the runners-up of the Divizia B series to decide the fourth promoted team. A special ranking was made between the 10th place teams of every series and the team with the worst ranking in this standing was relegated, as well. These changes in promotion and relegation rules were made because starting with the next season, Romanian football league system was reformed.


2005–06 Divizia B, Team changes, Note (**)
Tricotaje Ineu sold its Divizia B place to FCM Reșița.


2005–06 Divizia B, Team changes, Note (**)
Internațional Pitești sold its Divizia B place to Astra Ploiești, club which split from Petrolul Ploiești, after only one season since their merge.


2005–06 Divizia B, Team changes, Note (**)
CS Deva sold its Divizia B place to Corvinul 2005 Hunedoara, an unofficial successor of Corvinul Hunedoara, club which was dissolved at the end of the previous season.


2005–06 Divizia B, Team changes, Renamed teams
Altay Constanța was moved from Constanța to Medgidia and renamed as Altay Medgidia.


2005–06 Divizia B, Team changes, Renamed teams
CSM Reșița split from the merge with FC U Craiova, which second team was in the last season of the third tier and was renamed as FCM Reșița.


2005–06 Divizia B, Promotion play-off
In the following season, the Liga I was expanded from 16 teams to 18 teams, therefore the Romanian Football Federation decided that a promotion playoff group would be played at the end of the season, between the second placed teams from each series of the Liga II, in order to establish the fourth promoted team (in exchange to the two teams relegated from the Liga I). The winner of this group, Unirea Urziceni, promoted to the Liga I, along with the three winners of the series.


2005–06 Divizia B, Possible relegation
At the end of the season, a special table was made between 10th places from the 3 series. The last team in this table was also relegated in the Liga III. In this table, 10th place teams are included without the points obtained against teams that relegated in their series.


2005–06 Divizia D
The 2005–06 Divizia D was the 64th season of the Liga IV, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system. The champions of each county association play against one from a neighboring county in a play-off match played on a neutral venue. The winners of the play-off matches promoted to 2006–07 Liga III.


2005–06 Divizia D, 2005–2006 Promotion Play-Off
The matches was scheduled to be played on 17 June 2006.


2005–06 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
The 2005–06 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 5th year head coach Bruiser Flint, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association.


2005–06 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team
The 2005–06 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University. The head coach was Mike Krzyzewski. The team played its home games in the Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina, and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.


2005–06 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team, Regular season, Wake Forest
JJ Redick set the NCAA record for career three-pointers made.


2005–06 Duleep Trophy
The 2005–06 Duleep Trophy was the 45th season of the Duleep Trophy, a first-class cricket tournament contested by five zonal teams of India: Central Zone, East Zone, North Zone, South Zone and West Zone. In addition to these five teams, a guest team (Zimbabwe Cricket Union President's XI) also featured in the tournament.


2005–06 Duleep Trophy
West Zone won the title, defeating East Zone in the final.


2005–06 Dumbarton F.C. season
Season 2005–06 was the 122nd football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 100th time, the Scottish Cup for the 111th time, the Scottish League Cup for the 59th time and the Scottish Challenge Cup for the 15th time.


2005–06 Dumbarton F.C. season, Overview
Paul Martin's first full season in charge was not to be a happy one. The league campaign did not start well with only 1 win recorded from the first 9 matches. There was a temporary improvement in results from mid October to mid November, but thereafter success was hard to come by, and from February onwards just 2 draws were salvaged from 13 league encounters, meaning that Dumbarton would be anchored at the bottom of the table and relegation was assured long before the season's end. It also meant the end of Paul Martin's tenure in the manager's seat.


2005–06 Dumbarton F.C. season, Overview
In the Scottish Cup, a first round win over Highland League opponents Forres Mechanics was followed by an embarrassing defeat to Third Division Arbroath.


2005–06 Dumbarton F.C. season, Overview
In the League Cup, it was another first round exit, this time to Hamilton.


2005–06 Dumbarton F.C. season, Overview
Finally, in the Scottish Challenge Cup, Dumbarton's dismal record in this competition was extended by a further year with a second round defeat to Raith Rovers.


2005–06 Dumbarton F.C. season, Overview
Locally, in the Stirlingshire Cup, Dumbarton lost both of their opening group ties, and failed to score too.


2005–06 Dumbarton F.C. season, Overview
Despite the disappointing end, the season had in fact started brightly with an invite to the pre-season Keyline Tournament run by Oban Saints. This was duly won, with 3 wins and 2 draws from 5 matches, against strong opposition including Hearts, Dundee United and St Johnstone.


2005–06 Dundee F.C. season
The 2005–06 season saw Dundee compete in the Scottish First Division after being relegated the season prior. Dundee finished in 7th position with 43 points, the lowest position the club had ever finished in. The club made it to the semi-finals of the Scottish Cup, before falling to Second Division side Gretna.


2005–06 Dundee United F.C. season
The 2005–06 season was the 97th year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006. United finished in ninth place for the second consecutive season and meant they had only finished in the top six once in the six seasons since the split was introduced.


2005–06 Dundee United F.C. season
United finished the 2005/06 SPL season in 9th place with 33 points, narrowly beating Falkirk (10th) and Dunfermline Athletic (11th) on goal difference. United exited all three cup competitions at the first stage. Between April and early-May, United lost six consecutive games, including losses to the three clubs which finished below them in the league.


2005–06 Dundee United F.C. season
The much-anticipated UEFA Cup campaign ended in disappointment with an away-goals defeat to Finnish side MyPa (after United surrendered a two-goal lead), and a Scottish League Cup defeat to Inverness CT followed, although an incredible 5–4 away win over Motherwell brought some early-season cheer. United also exited the Scottish Cup at the first hurdle, bowing out 3–2 to Aberdeen after again throwing away a two-goal lead.


2005–06 Dundee United F.C. season
Little league success followed, and the Terrors finished ninth on goal difference, thanks to a late Collin Samuel equaliser against Motherwell on the season's final day. In mid-January, Gordon Chisholm was sacked, with United favourite Craig Brewster leaving Inverness CT to take over. Brewster would go on to win just one league game all season and leave United before 2006 was out.


2005–06 Dundee United F.C. season, Season review
Pre -season preparations went well, with United winning the inaugural City of Discovery Cup. The league season started disappointingly, however, with the surprise UEFA Cup exit in August to MyPa a notable downpoint. After drawing the away leg 0–0, United threw away a 2–0 first-half home lead, and went out on away goals. An incredible 5–4 win at Motherwell – in which United were two goals behind on three occasions – was the only high point in a disappointing month. United also lost to Celtic and Hearts in August.


2005–06 Dundee United F.C. season, Season review
United lost at Hibernian and exited the Scottish League Cup in September, going out to Inverness Caledonian Thistle in the second round. Prior to the cup exit, a 2–0 win over Livingston had brought the first home win. Immediately after going out of the cup, United lost at Dunfermline, to close out September in disappointing fashion.


2005–06 Dundee United F.C. season, Season review
In October, United a three-game unbeaten run, indicating a small improvement. The spell – which included a televised draw against Rangers and a win at Falkirk – was unfortunately followed by three successive defeats, which saw nine goals conceded. United then avoided defeat in four of the next five matches.


2005–06 Dundee United F.C. season, Season review
Boxing Day saw a last-minute defeat at Kilmarnock and United also lost heavily at Ibrox to Rangers. Incredibly, United exited the third cup tournament immediately, throwing away a two-goal home lead to lose 3–2 to Aberdeen. In the game in which on-loan Charles Mulgrew debuted, David Fernandez scored twice in the first half, only for ex-Tangerine Stevie Crawford to equalise. It proved to be the final straw and manager Gordon Chisholm left, with immediate rumours naming Craig Brewster as Eddie Thompson's man of choice for the hot seat. Brewster was appointed shortly after.


2005–06 Dundee United F.C. season, Season review
Caretaker-manager Billy Dodds took charge for his only game as United recovered to beat Falkirk 2–1, with newly appointed Brewster watching from the stands. It would also be Mark Wilson's final match, as he moved to Celtic for £500,000 shortly afterwards.


2005–06 Dundee United F.C. season, Season review
Brewster made his second United debut against Aberdeen but lasted under half an hour due to injury, which ended his playing season. He guided United to three draws in his first three matches but had to wait until his eighth match to secure his first win, at the expense of Livingston. During this time, on-loan Charlie Mulgrew won the Young Player of the Month award for February. United lost six of the final eight games to end a thoroughly disappointing season, which brought just one league win for the new manager.


2005–06 Dundee United F.C. season, Match results
Dundee United played a total of 42 competitive matches during the 2005–06 season, as well as four pre-season friendlies, making a total of nearly fifty games played. The team finished ninth in the Scottish Premier League.


2005–06 Dundee United F.C. season, Match results
In the cup competitions, United were knocked out of the Scottish Cup at the third round stage, losing 3–2 at home to Aberdeen, despite being two goals ahead at half time. The club also exited early in the League Cup, losing 2–0 away to Inverness CT in the second round. United fell to an early exit in the UEFA Cup after losing on away goals to Finnish team MyPa, completing an immediate exit in all three cup competitions.


2005–06 Dundee United F.C. season, Player details
During the 2005–06 season, United used 27 different players, with a further seven named as unused substitutes. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.


2005–06 Dundee United F.C. season, Player details, Goalscorers
United had 15 players score with the team scoring 45 goals in total. The top goalscorers were Lee Miller and Collin Samuel, who finished the season with eight goals each.


2005–06 Dundee United F.C. season, Player details, Discipline
During the 2005–06 season, two United players were sent off, and 18 players received at least one yellow card. In total, the team received two dismissals and 64 cautions.


2005–06 Dundee United F.C. season, Transfers, In
The club signed six players during the season, as well as loaning one for the latter part. Only one player – Lee Miller – was signed for a fee (£225k).


2005–06 Dundee United F.C. season, Transfers, Out
Six players left the club during the season with only one transfer involving a fee: Mark Wilson's £500k move to Celtic. The others were released before the end of their contracts.


2005–06 Dundee United F.C. season, Playing kit
The home strip remained unchanged from the previous season but the away kit was changed to a new white and black outfit, separated diagonally. As mentioned at the end of the previous season, the limited edition third kit would be used for the European campaign. The jerseys were sponsored by Morning, Noon and Night for the third and final season. Originally sponsored for the 2003–04 season, the firm – operating under the banner of Scotmid since August 2004 – sponsored the club for a final time. The sponsor logo was again displayed as a simple font across the chest, with white logo for the home and third tops and orange logo on the change strip.


2005–06 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season
The 2005–06 season saw Dunfermline Athletic compete in the Scottish Premier League where they finished in 11th position with 33 points. They also reached the 2006 Scottish League Cup Final where they lost 3–0 to Celtic.


2005–06 Dynamo Dresden season
The 2005–06 season saw Dynamo Dresden relegated from the  2. Bundesliga. After a strong start, they went on a run of 13 matches without a win, which put them in relegation danger and cost manager Christoph Franke his job. Former Austria international Peter Pacult took over, and made major changes to the squad in mid-season. Results improved, but Dynamo were unable to avoid the drop, finishing 15th.


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


2005–06 ECHL season
The 2005–06 ECHL season is the 18th season of the ECHL, a professional ice-hockey league based in the United States. The season ran from late October 2005 to early June 2006. The Brabham Cup regular season champions and Kelly Cup playoff champions were the Alaska Aces.


2005–06 ECHL season, League changes
At the end of the 2004–05 season, the Pee Dee Pride and Louisiana IceGators franchises ceased operations, with the Florence-based Pride announcing a move to nearby Conway (in the Myrtle Beach area; the cities of Florence and Myrtle Beach are considered one market for television purposes) while awaiting completion of the new Atlantic Center Arena that eventually never happened. The ECHL eventually revoked the franchise at the 2009 Board of Governors meeting. The Peoria Rivermen franchise also ceased operations when the ownership acquired an AHL franchise and under the same name.


2005–06 ECHL season, League changes
The league also approved of Barry Kemp's Ontario, California, expansion franchise rights to be transferred to play in Bloomington, Illinois, in May 2004. After an apparent fallout among the Bloomington Partners and the nearby Peoria Rivermen transferring to the AHL, the Bloomington ECHL franchise was sold to Legacy Partners, LLC, headed by Phoenix Suns' majority owner Robert Sarver and the franchise was relocated as the Phoenix RoadRunners as the only expansion team for the season.


2005–06 ECHL season, League changes
The Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies were sold and relocated to Stockton, California, as the Stockton Thunder. The Utah Grizzlies' new ownership also bought the former Lexington Men O' War franchise that had been dormant since 2003 after the American Hockey League's Grizzlies ceased operations.


2005–06 ECHL season, League changes
Just prior to the start of the season, the Texas Wildcatters and the Mississippi Sea Wolves were both forced to sit out the season due to damage caused by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The Wildcatters were given permission to re-enter the league for the 2006–07 season, while the Sea Wolves were allowed to return for the 2007–08 season.


2005–06 ECHL season, League changes
While most leagues adopted the entire NHL rule change package for 2005–06 (based on the 2004–05 AHL rule changes), the ECHL kept the shootout at five players, and kept the automatic icing rule which has been used in the league.


2005–06 ECHL season, All-Star Game
The ECHL All-Star Game was held at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, California, and was hosted by the Fresno Falcons. The National Conference All-Stars defeated the American Conference All-Stars 7–6, with Fresno's Luke Curtin named Most Valuable Player.


2005–06 ECHL season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L= Losses; OTL = Overtime Losses; SOL = Shootout Losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points; Green shade = Clinched playoff spot; Blue shade = Clinched division; (z) = Clinched home-ice advantage


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


2005–06 ECHL season, Regular season, Leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average


2005–06 EHF Champions League
The EHF Champions League 2005–06 was the 2005–2006 edition of the EHF Champions League who is managed by EHF.


2005–06 EHF Champions League, Top scorers
The top scorers from the 2005–06 EHF Champions League are as follows:


2005–06 EHF Women's Cup Winners' Cup
The 2005–06 EHF Women's Cup Winners' Cup was the thirtieth edition of EHF's competition for women's handball national cup champions. It ran from October 1, 2005 to May 20, 2006.


2005–06 EHF Women's Cup Winners' Cup
1985 champion Budućnost Podgorica, now representing Serbia and Montenegro, won its third European trophy and the first one since the break-up of Yugoslavia, beating Győri ETO, which defeated defending champion Larvik HK in the semifinals. It was Győri ETO's fourth lost European final in five years.


2005–06 EIHL season
The 2005–06 Elite Ice Hockey League season ran from September 9, 2005, through April 9, 2006. The Edinburgh Capitals and Newcastle Vipers joined the Elite League from the British National League while the Manchester Phoenix did not participate for a second season due to a lack of suitable ice facility.


2005–06 EIHL season
The Sheffield Steelers changed ownership, with Bob Phillips purchasing the club from Norton Lea while Mike Blaisdell surprised many amongst the British ice hockey community by returning to coach the Nottingham Panthers, several years after an acrimonious departure.


2005–06 EIHL season
The London Racers withdrew their team mid way through the season citing concerns that the Lee Valley Ice Centre was unsafe for Elite League level ice hockey to be played on after a series of incidents involving players and spectators.


2005–06 EIHL season
Regulations regarding the number of non-British trained players remained at the same level as the 2004–05 season while the collapse of the British National League during the close season prevented the return of the previous season's 'crossover' games between the teams of the two leagues.


2005–06 EIHL season
The Coventry Blaze entered the Continental Cup as the United Kingdom's representative while the 2006 Winter Olympics provided the opportunity for the Kölner Haie and Iserlohn Roosters to play a series of games against three of the Elite League's members.


2005–06 EIHL season, Challenge Cup
The format of the previous season's Challenge Cup remained the same with a separate round-robin group stage at the beginning of the season. Belfast decided not to take part in the competition due to the lack of available dates on which to play games at the Odyssey Arena. The eight participating teams were divided into two groups of four, with the winner and runner-up of each group progressing into a knockout semi final.


2005–06 EIHL season, Challenge Cup, Final
In the repeat of the previous season's final, the Cardiff Devils claimed their first piece of silverware since the British Championship in 1999 by turning around a 3-0 first leg deficit to win the Cup on penalty shots after a 4-1 victory in the second leg.


2005–06 EIHL season, Elite League Table
Belfast's decision to withdraw from the Challenge Cup allowed them to establish a commanding lead before the rest of the league had entered into their full league schedule. The Giants never relinquished first place and claimed the title on March 5, 2006 following nearest rival Newcastle's 5-2 defeat to Edinburgh.


2005–06 EIHL season, Elite League Play Offs
All eight teams qualified for the playoffs, with final league standings determining which group each team was placed in. Group A consisted of the 1st, 4th, 5th and 8th placed teams while Group B comprised the 2nd, 3rd, 6th and 7th placed teams. The winner and runner-up from each group qualified for the finals weekend at Nottingham's National Ice Centre.


2005–06 EIHL season, Elite League Play Offs, Final
Before a capacity crowd at the National Ice Centre, the Newcastle Vipers crowned their first season in the Elite Ice Hockey League with the Playoff Championship title.


2005–06 EIHL season, Other Competitions, Knockout Cup
After London withdrew from the league in November 2005, a number of clubs were left with a shortfall in the number of games covered by season tickets. The British Ice Hockey Cup (or Knockout Cup as it became popularly known as) was hastily arranged in order to allow for teams to fulfil ticket commitments.


2005–06 EIHL season, Other Competitions, Knockout Cup
After Nottingham decided not to take part, citing the lack of availability of the National Ice Centre as a reason, the Hull Stingrays were invited and agreed to take part in the competition.


2005–06 EIHL season, Other Competitions, Knockout Cup
The competition was won by the Sheffield Steelers, who defeated the Coventry Blaze on penalty shots after a 1-1 draw on aggregate in the two-legged final.


2005–06 EIHL season, Other Competitions, Ahearne Cup
The 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin meant that a number of Europe's biggest leagues took a two-week break while national teams were participating in the competition in Italy. The EIHL saw this as the perfect opportunity to revive the Ahearne Cup tournament last played in 2003. The Cologne Sharks and Iserlohn Roosters of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga played four games against Coventry, Nottingham and Sheffield.


2005–06 EIHL season, Other Competitions, Ahearne Cup
In the end, the German sides defeated the EIHL with the DEL winning all four contests.


2005–06 EWWL Trocal league
EWWL Trocal League for season 2005–06 was the fifth season of WABA League. The study included ten teams from five countries, a champion for the second time in team history became Šibenik Jolly. In this season participating clubs from Serbia and Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,  Slovenia and Macedonia.


2005–06 EWWL Trocal league, Regular season
The League of the season was played with 10 teams and play a dual circuit system, each with each one game at home and away. The four best teams at the end of the regular season were placed in the Final Four.


2005–06 EWWL Trocal league, Final four
Final Four to be played 24 and 25 February 2006 in the SPC Vojvodina in Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro.


2005–06 East Bengal FC season
The 2005–06 season was East Bengal's 10th season in the National Football League and 86th season in existence.


2005–06 East Bengal FC season, Competitions, Calcutta Football League
East Bengal finished the 2005 Calcutta Premier Division as runner-up with 34 points from 14 matches, 6 points behind champions Mohun Bagan.


2005–06 East Bengal FC season, Competitions, Federation Cup
East Bengal started the Federation Cup campaign in the Pre-Quarter Finals against Air India and won 3–1 with goals from Sydney Nkalanga, Dipankar Roy and Mike Okoro. Syed Rahim Nabi scored an own-goal in the dying minutes to give consolation to Air India. In the quarter-final, however, East Bengal lost to Churchill Brothers in the sudden-death after the game ended 0–0 after 120 minutes.


2005–06 East Bengal FC season, Competitions, IFA Shield
East Bengal was grouped alongside the other two Kolkata Giants Mohun Bagan and Mohammedan Sporting in Group A. East Bengal lost 2–3 against Mohammedan Sporting in the opening game. However, in the second game, against arch-rivals Mohun Bagan, East Bengal registered a 4–1 win with goals from Chandan Das, Mike Okoro and a brace from Alvito D'Cunha. In the semi-finals, East Bengal faced EverReady and surprisingly lost 2–1 with Chibueze Francis Maduako scoring a brace for EverReady after Kalia Kulothungan put East Bengal ahead in the 3rd minute.


2005–06 East Bengal FC season, Competitions, Durand Cup
East Bengal was grouped alongside JCT and HAL in Group D. East Bengal won 2–0 against HAL in the opening fixture withgoals from RC Prakash and Jatin Singh Bisht. However, they lost 1–2 against JCT as they were eliminated from the group stages.


2005–06 East Bengal FC season, Competitions, Super Cup
Since Mahindra United won both the 2005-06 National Football League and the 2005 Federation Cup, National League runner-up East Bengal faced them in the 2006 Indian Super Cup and won 2–1 with goals from Ndem Guy Herve and Alvito D'Cunha.


2005–06 Eastern Counties Football League
The 2005–06 Eastern Counties Football League season was the 64th in the history of Eastern Counties Football League a football competition in England.


2005–06 Eastern Counties Football League, Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 19 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs, promoted from Division One:


2005–06 Eastern Counties Football League, Division One
Division One featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with five new clubs:


2005–06 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team
The 2005–06 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team represented Eastern Michigan University during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by 1st year head coach Charles E. Ramsey, played their home games at the Eastern Michigan University Convocation Center and were members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 7–21, 3–15 in MAC play. They were knocked out in the 1st round of the MAC Tournament by Western Michigan.


2005–06 Eccellenza
This is a list of round winners and playoff matches in the regionally organized Eccellenza 2005/2006.


2005–06 Eccellenza
Like the 2011–12 season, there were 48 groups into 9 squads a one.


2005–06 Eccellenza, Division winners
* a second team promoted via playoffs – see below


2005–06 Eccellenza, Coppa Italia Dilettanti
2005/2006 Final: Esperia Viareggio (Tuscany – A) 2:0 Real Ippogrifo (Campania – B)


2005–06 Eccellenza, Coppa Italia Dilettanti
Since Esperia Viareggio won its Eccellenza division, being therefore already promoted, Real Ippogrifo is automatically promoted to Serie D.


2005–06 Edmonton Oilers season
The 2005–06 Edmonton Oilers season was the Oilers' 27th season in the NHL, and they were coming off a 36–29–12–5 record with 89 points and finishing 9th in the Western Conference in 2003–04 and missed the playoffs. In 2005–06, the Oilers qualified for the playoffs in eighth place, and put on a playoff run that brought them to the Stanley Cup Final finishing with a loss in Game 7 to the victorious Carolina Hurricanes by a score of 3–1. This was the first time an eighth seeded team reached the Stanley Cup finals (which was repeated in 2012 and 2017).


2005–06 Edmonton Oilers season, Offseason
Due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout, the 2004–05 NHL season was cancelled when the players and owners could not agree to a new CBA. The two sides would come to agreement, and there would be many changes for both the Oilers and the NHL as a whole.


2005–06 Edmonton Oilers season, Offseason
The NHL introduced a salary cap of $39 million for the 2005–06, which meant the teams above that figure would cut salary to fit under the cap. The Oilers, who had a lot of cap room, took advantage of this, and the St. Louis Blues would trade former Hart- and Norris Trophy-winning Chris Pronger to the Oilers in exchange for Eric Brewer, Jeff Woywitka and Doug Lynch. Pronger would then sign a five-year, $31.25 million contract with Edmonton. The Oilers would then make another blockbuster trade, this time acquiring former Frank J. Selke Trophy winner Michael Peca from the New York Islanders for Mike York and a fourth-round draft pick.


2005–06 Edmonton Oilers season, Offseason
The NHL also made a number of rule changes, such as adding a shootout to determine the winner of a game that was tied after five minutes of overtime to eliminate ties, goaltenders were not allowed to play the puck in the corners of the ice surface and the referees would crack down on obstruction.


2005–06 Edmonton Oilers season, Regular season
The Oilers would start off the season rather slowly, sitting with a 9–9–1 record after 19 games, but the club would get hot, going 21–9–7 in their next 37 games. As the trade deadline approached, the club did not have a clear number one goaltender, and they addressed this issue by trading their first-round draft pick in 2006 to the Minnesota Wild for Dwayne Roloson. Edmonton would also add former Calder Memorial Trophy winner Sergei Samsonov to the club, sending Marty Reasoner, Yan Stastny and a second-round draft pick (Milan Lucic) to the Boston Bruins to acquire him. The Oilers played mediocre hockey for the rest of the season, but nonetheless managed to finish in eighth place in the Western Conference and qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 2003.


2005–06 Edmonton Oilers season, Regular season
Offensively, Ryan Smyth would lead the club with 36 goals, his highest total since scoring 39 goals in 1996–97, and 22-year-old Ales Hemsky would break-out, earning a club-high 58 assists and 77 points. Shawn Horcoff would also have a breakout season, scoring 22 goals and 73 points, as would Jarret Stoll, who scored 22 goals and earned 68 points. On defence, Chris Pronger would anchor the blueline, earning a defenceman-high 56 points, while Marc-Andre Bergeron would score 15 goals and 35 points from the blueline. Ethan Moreau had a club-high 87 penalty minutes.


2005–06 Edmonton Oilers season, Regular season
In goal, Edmonton would use a trio of goaltenders until the arrival of Dwayne Roloson at the trade deadline. Mike Morrison would win ten games and have a 2.83 goals against average (GAA), but he would not last the season with the Oilers; he was claimed off waivers by the Ottawa Senators. Ty Conklin, the starter from 2003 to 2004, would appear in only 18 games, going 8–5–1 with a 2.80 GAA, before being sent to the minors. Jussi Markkanen won a club-high 15 games, and would serve as Dwayne Roloson's backup when the club acquired him. Roloson would post a team-best 2.43 GAA and have an 8–7–4 record with the team.


2005–06 Edmonton Oilers season, Regular season
The Oilers allowed the fewest shorthanded goals in the NHL, with just five.


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


2005–06 Edmonton Oilers season, Regular season, Season standings
Divisions: CE – Central, PA – Pacific, NW – Northwest


2005–06 Edmonton Oilers season, Regular season, Season standings
P –  Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y –  Clinched Division; X –  Clinched Playoff spot


2005–06 Edmonton Oilers season, Schedule and results
Legend:   Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)


2005–06 Edmonton Oilers season, Playoffs
Edmonton would open up the playoffs against the Presidents' Trophy winners, the Detroit Red Wings, who finished with 124 points during the season. Hockey experts almost unanimously predicted a Detroit victory; however, the Oilers had played the season in a tougher division than the Red Wings, who played 24 of their 82 games against the Columbus Blue Jackets, Chicago Blackhawks and St. Louis Blues, who had finished 25th, 28th and 30th, respectively, in the standings.


2005–06 Edmonton Oilers season, Playoffs
In Game 1 at Joe Louis Arena, the Oilers played a tight defensive style and took the Wings to double overtime before losing 3–2, despite being outshot 57–25 in the game. The Oilers tied the series with a solid 4–2 win in Game 2 to return home with a split. Game 3 at Rexall Place saw the Oilers squander a late two-goal lead as the Wings forced the game to double overtime, where the Oilers won on a goal by Jarret Stoll.


2005–06 Edmonton Oilers season, Playoffs
Game 4 saw the Red Wings score three powerplay goals and tie the series with a 4–2 win, and the teams returned to Detroit for Game 5. With the series tied 2–2, the Oilers jumped out to an early 3–0 lead and hung on for a 3–2 win, behind the strong two-way play of defenceman Chris Pronger. The Oilers returned home looking to complete the upset in Game 6, but fell behind the Red Wings 2–0 by the second intermission. Then the Oilers caught fire in the third period, tying the game on two goals from Fernando Pisani.


2005–06 Edmonton Oilers season, Playoffs
After the Red Wings scored to re-take the lead, the Oilers again tied the game on a crease-crashing goal from Ales Hemsky. In the final minute of play, Hemsky roofed a pass from Sergei Samsonov behind Detroit goaltender Manny Legace, and the Edmonton crowd exploded in jubilation. The Oilers hung on to win the game 4–3, eliminating the heavily-favoured Red Wings in six games. It was the Oilers' first playoff series win since eliminating the Colorado Avalanche in 1998.


2005–06 Edmonton Oilers season, Playoffs
The opening round of the 2006 NHL playoffs had an unprecedented development in the Western Conference: in each of the four series played, the team with the lower points total had emerged as the victor. As a result, in the Conference Semifinals, the eighth-place Oilers would face the fifth-place San Jose Sharks, who finished the season with only four more points than Edmonton, at 99. Still, the Sharks were considered a tough opponent, having NHL MVP and scoring leader Joe Thornton, along with League goals leader Jonathan Cheechoo among their stars.


2005–06 Edmonton Oilers season, Playoffs
Game 1 at the HP Pavilion ended in a 2–1 San Jose victory as the Sharks executed a physical forechecking gameplan and outshot the Oilers 30–16. In Game 2, the Sharks entered the ice to a cheer that eclipsed 109 decibels, and they rode their fans' emotion to another slim 2–1 victory. The Sharks had taken a two-game lead in the series, but were now missing Milan Michalek, one of their best offensive forwards. Michalek had been blasted in open ice by Oilers' forward Raffi Torres in Game 2.


2005–06 Edmonton Oilers season, Playoffs
When the teams returned to Rexall Place for Game 3, the Edmonton crowd exploded; the noise in the building eclipsed 114 decibels as the Oilers came onto the ice. The Oilers parlayed the noise into inspired play, running roughshod all over the ice and outshooting the Sharks 15–2 by the end of the first period. Sharks goaltender Vesa Toskala held tough, however, and the Oilers only took a 1–0 lead into the first intermission.


2005–06 Edmonton Oilers season, Playoffs
By the third period, the Sharks had taken a 2–1 lead, and it stood until Torres tied the game with a wrist-shot as he came down the wing. The game went into overtime, and the Sharks nearly ended it on a 2-on-1 rush, as Thornton passed to Cheechoo for the shot, but Dwayne Roloson dove across the crease and sniped the puck out of mid-air.


2005–06 Edmonton Oilers season, Playoffs
The game finally ended in the third overtime, as the Oilers' top line of Horcoff, Hemsky and Smyth worked a passing play into the San Jose crease, where Horcoff jammed the puck in the San Jose goal for the Edmonton win. In Game 4 in Edmonton, the Oilers were trailing 3–2 in the second period when Sergei Samsonov's penalty expired and he was sent in alone on Toskala. To everyone's shock, Toskala came charging out of the net to get the puck before Samsonov.


2005–06 Edmonton Oilers season, Playoffs
Toskala lost the puck and Samsonov slid a backhand into the open net to tie the game. The Edmonton crowd exploded in delight, and the Oilers never looked back, cruising to a 6–3 win. Game 5 in San Jose was the site of an unfortunate incident: the American feed of the Game 4 broadcast in Edmonton had picked up background noise during the playing of the American National Anthem. San Jose fans had thought it was booing, and in Game 5, a majority of San Jose fans booed the entire Canadian National Anthem.


2005–06 Edmonton Oilers season, Playoffs
The game itself saw the Oilers carry over the momentum they gained from Game 4, and they struck for three powerplay goals and one shorthanded goal en route to another 6–3 win. In Game 6 in Edmonton, the Edmonton crowd loudly cheered the singing of the American anthem, and then joined anthem singer Paul Lorieau in a throaty and passionate rendition of "O Canada."


2005–06 Edmonton Oilers season, Playoffs
The Oilers picked up where they had left off in the previous game – they stymied the Sharks' high-scoring forwards and Dwayne Roloson made 24 saves for his first career playoff shutout as the Oilers eliminated the Sharks in six games. The Oilers had earned a trip to the Western Conference Finals for the first time since 1991–92.


2005–06 Edmonton Oilers season, Playoffs
In the Conference Finals, the Oilers faced the sixth-seeded Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, with the series to open at the Arrowhead Pond. In Game 1, Michael Peca extended his playoff goal-scoring streak to three games, and Roloson stopped 31 of 32 shots as the Oilers stunned the Anaheim crowd into silence with a 3–1 victory. Peca would extend his goal streak in Game 2, scoring an empty-netter as the Oilers again iced the Ducks in their home rink, 3–1. Raffi Torres and Marc-Andre Bergeron missed the game, as a bad flu had hit the Oilers' dressing room.


2005–06 Edmonton Oilers season, Playoffs
The Oilers returned home with a 2–0 series lead, and the Edmonton fans stole the show in Game 3. The crowd was in bedlam by the time the Oilers hit the ice, prompting TV analyst Don Cherry to scream, "This is unbelievable! I don't know how they can lose with this crowd!" Then during the national anthem, after the opening verse, anthem singer Paul Lorieau spontaneously turned the microphone over to the crowd, who finished the song. It was hailed as one of the most touching moments of the entire year in sports.


2005–06 Edmonton Oilers season, Playoffs
When the game started, the Mighty Ducks attempted to literally fight their way back into the series, as skirmishes ensued after nearly every whistle. By the end of the first period, the Oilers held a slim 1–0 lead, which held until the third period when the Oilers got goals from Peca, Steve Staios and Chris Pronger. By now, the effects of the flu were noticeable on the Oilers, and late in the game the Ducks fought back to make it close, but the Oilers prevailed with a 5–4 win despite being outshot 38–22.


2005–06 Edmonton Oilers season, Playoffs
In Game 4, the Mighty Ducks started Jean-Sebastien Giguere for the first time in the playoffs and avoided the series sweep by outskating the Oilers, winning the game 6–3 off the strength of two goals by Dustin Penner. The Ducks again outshot the Oilers 45–23 in the tilt. In Game 5 in Anaheim, the Ducks jumped out to an early 1–0 lead, but second period goals by Torres and Ethan Moreau put the Oilers in front. The Oilers would never relinquish their lead as the Ducks pressed furiously for the equalizer. Edmonton would win the Clarence Campbell Trophy for the seventh time in team history and claim the series in five games. The win earned the Oilers their first trip to the Stanley Cup Finals since their last Cup win in 1990.


2005–06 Edmonton Oilers season, Playoffs
Edmonton would face the Eastern Conference champion Carolina Hurricanes in the Finals. In the opening game, goaltender Dwayne Roloson would go down to injury midway through the third period with the score tied 4–4, and Ty Conklin came in to replace Roloson. Conklin, however, would allow the winning goal as Carolina won the game 5–4. With Jussi Markkanen starting in Game 2, the Hurricanes dominated the Oilers, winning the game 5–0.


2005–06 Edmonton Oilers season, Playoffs
Edmonton would rebound in Game 3, playing their first home game in the Stanley Cup Finals since May 22, 1990, with a 2–1 victory, but the Hurricanes would take Game 4 2–1 to take a commanding 3–1 series lead. The Oilers, facing elimination, would take Game 5 to overtime, and eventually win 4–3 score to stay alive in the series. The series then returned to Edmonton for Game 6, and the Oilers shut out Carolina 4–0, setting up the Stanley Cup-deciding Game 7.


2005–06 Edmonton Oilers season, Playoffs
The Hurricanes, led by goaltender Cam Ward, played a solid defensive game and held the Oilers to just a single goal (scored by Fernando Pisani, his 14th of the playoffs), while the Hurricanes managed to put two behind Jussi Markkanen, as well as score an empty-netter, to seal the game and their first Stanley Cup victory in team history.


2005–06 Eerste Divisie
The 2005–06 season of the Eerste Divisie began on August 12, 2005 and ended on April 7, 2006. The title was won by Excelsior Rotterdam.


2005–06 Eerste Divisie, Promoted teams
The following team was promoted to the Eredivisie at the end of the season:


2005–06 Eerste Divisie, Newly admitted teams
These teams were relegated from the Eredivisie at the start of the season:


2005–06 Eerste Divisie, Newly admitted teams
The following team was admitted to the Eerste Divisie at the start of the season:


2005–06 Eerste Divisie, League standings, Period winners
The competition is divided into six periods (Dutch: periode) of six matches each. The winner of each period (Dutch: periodekampioen) qualifies for the playoffs at the end of the season. If the winner of a period has already won a prior period in the season, the second placed team in the period is awarded the playoff slot. If the second placed team has also won a prior period, no winner is called, and the playoff slot is decided by league standing at the end of the season. If a team that has won a period goes on to win the league title and secure promotion to the Eredivisie, the playoff spot is awarded to the highest placed team on the final league standings that hasn't already qualified for the playoffs.


2005–06 Eerste Klasse
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2005–06 Eerste Klasse
2005–06 Eerste Klasse was a Dutch association football season of the Eerste Klasse.


2005–06 Egyptian Premier League
In the 2005–06 Egyptian Premier League, Al Ahly were crowned champions for the second year in a row and for the thirty-first time in total since the league started in 1948. As in the previous campaign, they went unbeaten throughout their 26 matches.


2005–06 Egyptian Second Division
Egyptian Second Division 2005-06 is the 2005-06 season of the Egyptian Second Division competition. A total of 40 teams are divided into groups based on geographical distribution. The top team of each group promotes to the highest Egyptian football level; Egyptian Premier League.


2005–06 Egyptian Super Cup
The 2005–06 Egyptian Super Cup was the 5th edition of the Egyptian Super Cup, an annual football match between the winners of the previous season's Egyptian Premier League and Egypt Cup. The match is usually contested by the winners of the Premier League and the Egypt Cup, Al Ahly won the 2004–05 Egyptian Premier League and ENPPI won the 2004–05 Egypt Cup. The match was played at the Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium in Cairo. Al Ahly won the match 1–0 at extra time, after the match finished 0–0 after 90 minutes.


2005–06 Egyptian protests
The 2005-2006 Egyptian protests was a wave of protests and massive General strikes and opposition protests against president Hosni Mubarak and his cabinet, the military and the results of the 2005 Egyptian presidential election. Hundreds of thousands took to the streets for months in 2005, protesting the re-run of Hosni Mubarak and demanded the fall of the regime. The unrest and civil disturbances were mostly peaceful apart from some acts of civil violence during massive demonstrations in September, denouncing the results of the 2005 Egyptian presidential election.


2005–06 Egyptian protests
The protests continued into 2006, while massive journalist and artist protest movements were rocking Egypt. Worker protests and student demonstrations were also erupting along towns nationwide, protesting tuition fee hikes and Inflation. Pro -democratic opposition protests were also taking place in the first 4 months of 2006. In September, 10 were killed in clashes at protests against Corruption and cartoons. Unemployment and Poverty also led to massive labour protests across Egypt throughout October-December. A Massive labour uprising occurred in El Mahalla El Kubra in December, in which one was killed in the bloody clashes that followed the worker protests demanding better wages and more better living conditions in working places. A strike wave led to the deaths of 13 in 2007.


2005–06 Eintracht Frankfurt season
The 2005–06 Eintracht Frankfurt season was the 106th season in the club's football history. In 2005–06 the club played in the Bundesliga, the first tier of German football. It was the club's 101st season in the first tier.


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


2005–06 Ekstraklasa
The 2005–06 Ekstraklasa season started on 24 July 2005 and ended 13 May 2006. Legia Warsaw were crowned champions after ending Wisła Kraków's three season winning streak. This was Legia's first title since 2002.


2005–06 Ekstraklasa, Relegation Play-Offs
Jagiellonia Białystok relegated to Polish Second League and Arka Gdynia promoted to 2006–07 Ekstraklasa.


2005–06 Elite Women's Hockey League
The 2005–06 Elite Women's Hockey League season was the second season of the Elite Women's Hockey League, a multi-national women's ice hockey league. HC Slovan Bratislava of Slovakia won the league title.


2005–06 Elitserien (men's handball)
The 2005–06 Elitserien was the 72nd season of the top division of Swedish handball. 14 teams competed in the league. The eight highest placed teams qualified for the playoffs, whereas teams 11–12 had to play relegation playoffs against teams from the second division, and teams 13–14 were relegated automatically. IK Sävehof won the regular season, but Hammarby IF won the playoffs and claimed their first Swedish title.


2005–06 Elitserien season
The 2005–06 Elitserien season was the 31st season of Elitserien. It ran from September 26, 2005 until March 6, 2006, with the Elitserien playoffs, the 82nd Swedish Championship, to April 18, with Färjestads BK taking the championship.


2005–06 Elitserien season, Regular season, Final standings
GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points


2005–06 Elitserien season, Regular season, Final standings
x - clinched playoff spot, y - clinched regular season league title, e - eliminated from playoff contention, r - play in relegation series


2005–06 Elitserien season, Playoffs
After the regular season, the standard of 8 teams qualified for the playoffs.


2005–06 Elitserien season, Playoffs, Playoff bracket
In the first round, the highest remaining seed chose which of the four lowest remaining seeds to be matched against. In the second round, the highest remaining seed was matched against the lowest remaining seed. In each round the higher-seeded team was awarded home ice advantage. Each best-of-seven series followed a 1–1–1–2–1–1 format: the higher-seeded team played at home for games 2 and 4 (plus 5 and 7 if necessary), and the lower-seeded team was at home for game 1, 3 and 6 (if necessary).


2005–06 England Hockey League season
The 2005–06 English Hockey League season took place from September 2005 until June 2006.


2005–06 England Hockey League season
The men's title was won by Cannock for the fourth consecutive year with the women's title going to Leicester. There were no play offs to determine champions after the regular season but there was a competition for the top four clubs called the Super Cup which was held at Cannock Hockey Club from June 16–18.


2005–06 England Hockey League season
The Men's Cup was won by Reading and the Women's Cup was won by Bowdon Hightown.


2005–06 Eredivisie
The 2005–06 season of the Eredivisie began in August 2005 and ended in May 2006. PSV Eindhoven became champion on April 9, 2006. The season was overshadowed by the death of FC Utrecht player David di Tommaso.


2005–06 Eredivisie, Promoted teams
These teams were promoted from the Eerste Divisie at the start of the season:


2005–06 Eredivisie, Relegated teams
These team was relegated to the Eerste Divisie at the end of the season:


2005–06 Eredivisie, The 2005-06 Eredivisie play-offs
Prior to finishing on 4th place in the regular season, Ajax had already reached the KNVB Cup final. In this final, they faced and defeated Eredivisie champions PSV. Ajax would have qualified for the UEFA Cup via the cup even if they had lost the final. This had consequences for the play-off schedule. Games F and H were not played. The teams ranked 2 to 5 instead played for one Champions League qualifier ticket and three UEFA Cup tickets.


2005–06 Eredivisie, The 2005-06 Eredivisie play-offs
The fourth and final UEFA Cup ticket went to the winner of matches C, D and G, between the teams who finished from 6th to 9th place in the regular season. The loser of match G played the winner of a play-off between positions 10 to 13 of the regular league for a place in the UEFA Intertoto Cup. All rounds were played in two legs, one home match and one away match, with away goals as the first tiebreaker.


2005–06 Eredivisie, The 2005-06 Eredivisie play-offs, For UEFA competitions
For one Champions League ticket and three UEFA Cup tickets


2005–06 Eredivisie, The 2005-06 Eredivisie play-offs, For UEFA competitions
For one UEFA Cup ticket and possibly one Intertoto Cup ticket


2005–06 Eredivisie (basketball)
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2005–06 Eredivisie (basketball)
The 2005–06 Eredivisie season was the 46th season of the Eredivisie in basketball, the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands. EiffelTowers Den Bosch won their 13th national title after defeating MPC Capitals in the finals, 4–3.


2005–06 Eredivisie (ice hockey) season
The 2005–06 Eredivisie season was the 46th season of the Eredivisie, the top level of ice hockey in the Netherlands. Six teams participated in the league, and the Nijmegen Emperors won the championship.


2005–06 Ergotelis F.C. season
The 2005–06 season was Ergotelis' 76th season in existence, first season in the Greek Beta Ethniki following the club's relegation during last year's Alpha Ethniki, and 8th season overall in the competition. Ergotelis also participated in the Greek cup, entering the competition in the Third Round. The content of this article covers club activities from 1 June 2005 until 31 May 2006.


2005–06 Ergotelis F.C. season
The club managed to win the Championship title for the first time in its history, thus achieving its first ever professional domestic title. Furthermore, Ergotelis impressed with their performance in the Greek Football Cup, where they managed to eliminate Greek giants Panathinaikos, advancing all the way to the competition's Round of 16 (Fifth Round) for the first time since the mid-80s.


2005–06 Ergotelis F.C. season, Players, Out of Team
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2005–06 Essex Senior Football League
The 2005–06 Essex Senior Football League season was the 35th in the history of Essex Senior Football League a football competition in England.


2005–06 Essex Senior Football League, Clubs
The league featured 14 clubs which competed in the league last season, along with two new clubs:


2005–06 Esteghlal F.C. season
The 2005–06 season are the Esteghlal Football Club's 5th season in the Iran Pro League, and their 12th consecutive season in the top division of Iranian football. They are also competing in the Hazfi Cup and 61st year in existence as a football club.


2005–06 Esteghlal F.C. season, Player
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2005–06 Euro Hockey Tour
The 2005-06 Euro Hockey Tour was the tenth season of the Euro Hockey Tour. The season consisted of four tournaments, the Česká Pojišťovna Cup, Karjala Tournament, Rosno Cup, and the LG Hockey Games. The top two teams met in the final, and the third and fourth place teams met for the third place game.


2005–06 Euro Hockey Tour, Final tournament
The EHT finals 2005–06 were played in Globe Arena, Stockholm, Sweden, on May 1, 2006. Russia beat Sweden in the final with 2-1 and won the EHT. Finland won over Czech Republic with 3-2 and clinched the 3rd place.


2005–06 Euroleague
The 2005–06 Euroleague was the 6th season of the professional basketball competition for elite clubs throughout Europe, organised by Euroleague Basketball Company, and it was the 49th season of the premier competition for European men's clubs overall.


2005–06 Euroleague
The 2005–06 season featured 24 competing teams from 13 different countries. The Final Four was held at the Sazka Arena in Prague, Czech Republic on April 30, 2006. CSKA Moscow defeat the defending champions, Maccabi Elite by a score of 73–69 in the Final.


2005–06 Euroleague, Regular season
The first phase was a regular season, in which the competing teams were drawn into three groups, each containing eight teams. Each team played every other team in its group at home and away, resulting in 14 games for each team in the first stage. The top 5 teams in each group and the best sixth-placed team advanced to the next round. The complete list of tiebreakers was provided in the lead-in to the Regular Season results.


2005–06 Euroleague, Regular season
If one or more clubs were level on won-lost record, tiebreakers were applied in the following order:


2005–06 Euroleague, Regular season
3-5 are used to break ties between 6th place teams


2005–06 Euroleague, Top 16
The surviving teams were divided into four groups of four teams each, and again a round robin system was adopted, resulting in 6 games each, with the two top teams advancing to the quarterfinals. Tiebreakers were identical to those used in the Regular Season.


2005–06 Euroleague, Top 16
Level 1: The three group winners, plus the top-ranked second-place team


2005–06 Euroleague, Top 16
Level 2: The remaining second-place teams, plus the top two third-place teams


2005–06 Euroleague, Top 16
Level 3: The remaining third-place team, plus the three fourth-place teams


2005–06 Euroleague, Top 16
Level 4: The fifth-place teams, plus the top ranked sixth-place team


2005–06 Euroleague, Top 16
Each Top 16 group included one team from each pool. The draw was conducted under the following restrictions:


2005–06 Euroleague, Top 16
Another draw was held to determine the order of fixtures. In the case of two teams from the same city in the Top 16 (Panathinaikos and Olympiacos, Efes Pilsen and Ülker) they were scheduled so that every week, only one team would be at home.


2005–06 Euroleague, Quarterfinals
Each quarterfinal was a best-of-three series between a first-place team in the Top 16 and a second-place team from a different group, with the first-place team receiving home advantage.


2005–06 European Badminton Circuit season
The 2005–06 European Badminton Circuit season started in September 2005 and ended in April 2006.


2005–06 European Badminton Circuit season, Results, Performance by countries
Tabulated below are the Circuit performances based on countries. Only countries who have won a title are listed:


2005–06 European Challenge Cup
The 2005–06 European Challenge Cup was the tenth year of the European Challenge Cup, the second tier rugby union cup competition below the Heineken Cup. The tournament was held between October 2005 and May 2006.


2005–06 European Challenge Cup pool stage
The 2005–06 European Challenge Cup pool stage was the opening stage of the tenth season of the European Challenge Cup, the second-tier competition for European rugby union clubs. It began with all twenty teams playing on 22 October 2005 and ended when Bristol hosted Narbonne on 22 January 2006.