2005–06 Sussex County Football League, Division One
Division One featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs, promoted from Division Two:


2005–06 Sussex County Football League, Division Two
Division Two featured 13 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with five new clubs.


2005–06 Sussex County Football League, Division Three
Division Three featured eleven clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs:


2005–06 Swansea City A.F.C. season
During the 2005–06 English football season, Swansea City competed in Football League One.


2005–06 Swansea City A.F.C. season, Season summary
Swansea had a good season in League One, finishing in sixth place to take the last play-off spot. After beating Brentford 3–1 on aggregate in the semi-final, the Swans faced Barnsley in the final. After a 2–2 draw at the end of extra time, Barnsley won the penalty shoot-out 4–3. This form did not translate to the cup competitions, being knocked out in the first round of both.


2005–06 Swansea City A.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 Swansea City A.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 Swedish Figure Skating Championships
The 2005–06 Swedish Figure Skating Championships were held in Karlskrona from December 7 through 14, 2005. Because they were held in December, they were officially designated by the Swedish federation as the 2005 Swedish Championships, but the champions are the 2006 Swedish Champions. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles and ladies' singles, with the results among the selection criteria for the 2006 Winter Olympics, the 2006 World Championships, the 2006 European Championships, and the 2006 World Junior Championships.


2005–06 Swedish Figure Skating Championships, Senior results, Men
Michael Chrolenko of Norway was a guest competitor, but had to withdraw during the competition.


2005–06 Swindon Town F.C. season
The 2005–06 season was Swindon Town's sixth season in the League One since their relegation from the second tier of English football in 2000. Alongside the league campaign, Swindon Town will also competed in the FA Cup, League Cup and the Football League Trophy.


2005–06 Swiss Challenge League
Statistics of the 2005–06 season of the Swiss Challenge League. FC Lucerne were the league champions.


2005–06 Swiss Super League
The 2005–06 Swiss Super League season was the 109th season of top-tier football in Switzerland. The competition is officially named AXPO Super League due to sponsoring purposes. It began on 13 July 2005 and has ended on 14 May 2006.


2005–06 Swiss Super League, Teams
The 2005-06 Super League was contested by 10 teams. These being the first eight from the previous season, the winner of the previous season relegation play-off and one promoted team.


2005–06 Swiss Super League, Teams
Basel were the defending champions, Thun were the previous runners-up. The next six teams were Grasshoppers (previous third) and FC Zürich (fifth) both of whom played in the UEFA Cup, Young Boys (fourth) and Neuchâtel Xamax (sixth) both of whom played in the UEFA Intertoto Cup and St. Gallen (seventh) and Aarau (eighth.


2005–06 Swiss Super League, Teams
Because the parent company of Servette FC was declared bankrupt during the previous February and because the consequence was that the team had their license revoked, they did not finish the previous season and were relegated. The Challenge League 2004–05 champions Yverdon-Sport FC replaced them. FC Schaffhausen retained their position in the Super League by beating Challenge League runners-up FC Vaduz 2–1 in a two-legged relegation play-off.


2005–06 Swiss Super League, Overview, Season
The first round of the season was played on 19 July 2005. During the first half of the season the tens teams played a double round robin (home and away round) which was played through till 11 December. Then there was a winter break until the second half began on 12 February 2006. Again the tens teams played a double round robin. The last round of the season was played on 13 May 2006. The highest attendance at a match was 32,712 on the final day of the season in the game Basel against Zürich on 13 May 2006.


2005–06 Swiss Super League, Overview, Season
The league championship was decided by goal difference, with FC Zürich being named champions. Thus Zürich qualified for the 2006–07 Champions League, Basel and Young Boys qualified for the 2006–07 UEFA Cup and the Grasshoppers qualified for the 2006 UEFA Intertoto Cup. Yverdon-Sport were relegated and Xamax played in the Relegation play-off.


2005–06 Swiss Super League, Overview, Basel hooligan incident
On the final day of the season, Basel were in first position in the league table, three points clear, and they had a home fixture in the sold out St. Jakob-Park against their sole remaining rivals for the championship title Zürich. A last-minute goal from Iulian Filipescu gave Zürich their first national championship since the 1980–81 season. The last minute loss of the Championship resulted in subsequent riots, the so-called Basel hooligan incident. Basel were punished because of their inability to control its own fans.


2005–06 Swiss Super League, Results
Teams play each other four times in this league. In the first half of the season each team played every other team twice (home and away) and then do the same in the second half of the season.


2005–06 Sydney FC season
The 2005-06 season was Sydney FC's first season, formed to compete in the new Australian A-League competition. The club finished second on the table in the regular season, and won the first A-League Grand Final, defeating Central Coast Mariners 1-0. Sydney also represented Oceania at the FIFA Club World Championship 2005 where they were placed fifth.


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


2005–06 Sydney FC season, Team kit
All A-League club kits were supplied by Reebok through a sponsorship deal with the A-League, and all clubs initially had a white change strip, Sydney adopting a light blue trim to their away shirts. The home shirt colour of sky blue adopted the NSW representative colour, contrasted with the navy blue and orange trim.


2005–06 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team
The 2005–06 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team represented Syracuse University. The head coach was Jim Boeheim, serving for his 30th year. The team played its home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. The team finished with a 23–12 (7–9) record, while being eliminated in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.


2005–06 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team
The team was led by Gerry McNamara, the team's lone senior. Also seeing time in the starting lineup were juniors Darryl Watkins, Louie McCroskey, Demetris Nichols and Terrence Roberts, and freshman Eric Devendorf.


2005–06 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team
Due to NCAA sanctions for use of ineligible players, all wins from this season have been vacated.


2005–06 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team, Season recap
Syracuse started off the season losing Josh Pace, Hakim Warrick and Craig Forth to graduation, leaving McNamara as the only consistent returning starter from the 2004–05 team. After starting the season 15–2, Syracuse struggled, losing four in a row to Connecticut, Villanova, Pittsburgh and Seton Hall. The Orange would go 4–5 the rest of the way, including an emotional 92–82 loss to Villanova at the Carrier Dome, despite 29 points from McNamara in his final home game.


2005–06 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team, Season recap
After McNamara's home send-off, Syracuse then captured the most unlikely of its Big East Tournament Championships, fueled by the heroics of Gerry McNamara. Prior to the conference tournament two separate publications, Sports Illustrated and the Syracuse Post-Standard conducted polls of Big East players and assistant coaches. In each poll, McNamara was voted the Big East's "Most Overrated" player.


2005–06 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team, Season recap
In the first round he hit a running one-handed three-point shot with less than a second left in the game to spur Syracuse past the University of Cincinnati, 74–73. Following the game Jim Boeheim unleashed a passionate defense of his star player to the attending media.


2005–06 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team, Season recap
The next day McNamara hit a three-pointer in the closing seconds of regulation to tie number-one ranked Connecticut and eventually led Syracuse to an overtime 86–84 upset. McNamara finished with 17 points and 13 assists, one assist shy of the Big East Tournament record.


2005–06 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team, Season recap
Syracuse fell behind Georgetown University in the tournament's semi-finals, Syracuse's third game in three days. McNamara hit five three-pointers in the second half—including one in the last minute of the game—to slash the Hoyas' lead to one. He dished out an assist to freshman guard Eric Devendorf to put Syracuse in the lead following a Georgetown turnover and forced another turnover in the closing seconds to clinch the game, 58–57.


2005–06 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team, Season recap
McNamara had 14 points and 6 assists in Syracuse's 65–61 championship game win over the University of Pittsburgh. Syracuse became the first team to win four games in four days and capture the Big East Tournament Championship.


2005–06 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team, Season recap
However, the thrill of Syracuse's unlikely run to the Big East Championship was dampened by a first round of the 2006 NCAA Tournament. Severely hobbled by his leg injury and exhausted from the run in the Big East tournament, McNamara was only able to score two points in just 23 minutes of play as fifth-seeded Syracuse was upset by 12th-seeded Texas A&M University, 66–58.


2005–06 Süper Lig
The 2005–06 Süper Lig season began with Turkcell signing a 5-year sponsorship deal with the Turkish Football Federation to name the league Turkcell Süper Lig.


2005–06 Süper Lig
Since Turkey dropped from tenth to eleventh place in the UEFA association coefficient rankings at the end of the 2004–05 season,  the champions will not directly be entered into the group stage of the UEFA Champions League any more, but rather have to begin in the third qualification round.


2005–06 Süper Lig
The season also saw a first in Turkish football; for the first time in history the team that entered the last week first, Fenerbahçe, failed to win the title. Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray went into the last week deadlocked at 80 points and Fenerbahçe had a better head-to-head record. Fenerbahçe needed only a win to defend their title and win their third successive championship. However, a 1-1 draw to Denizlispor combined with a 3-0 Galatasaray win against Kayserispor gave Galatasaray their 16th league title. The same day, Gaziantepspor defeated Malatyaspor 1-0 and remained in the Süper Lig. Ankaraspor, with a 1-0 win away to Erciyesspor, managed to remain, but Malatyaspor, Samsunspor and Diyarbakırspor were relegated to TFF First League.


2005–06 TBHSL season
The 2005–06 Turkish Ice Hockey Super League season was the 14th season of the Turkish Ice Hockey Super League, the top level of ice hockey in Turkey. Six teams participated in the league.


2005–06 TFF First League
The 2005–06 Iddaa League A is the fifth edition of the Iddaa League A.


2005–06 TFF First League, Promotion Play-Offs
Promotion Play-Offs were organized in 19 Mayıs Stadium in Ankara between May 20 and May 24


2005–06 TFF First League, Promotion Play-Offs
Sakaryaspor-İstanbulspor: 2-2 (Normal time was 2-2. Sakaryaspor won by penalty shoot as 7-5)


2005–06 TFF First League, Teams promoted/relegated
The teams promoted from the Iddaa League B in 2004–2005 season:


2005–06 TFF First League, Teams promoted/relegated
The teams relegated from the Turkcell Super League in 2004–2005 season:


2005–06 TFF First League, Teams promoted/relegated
The teams relegated to the Iddaa League B in 2004–2005 season:


2005–06 Taiwanese local elections
Local elections were held in Taiwan on 3 December 2005 to elect magistrates of counties and mayors of cities, councillors in county/city councils and mayors of townships and cities, known as the three-in-one elections (Chinese: 三合一選舉), on 10 June 2006 to elect representatives in township/city councils and village chiefs (all except in Taipei City), on 9 December 2006 to elect mayors and councillors of special municipalities, and on 30 December 2006 to elect village chiefs in Taipei City.


2005–06 Taiwanese local elections
The largest opposition party Kuomintang (KMT) replaced the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) as the largest party at the local level. Kuomintang, together with other smaller parties in opposition, won control of 16 of the 23 counties and province-administered cities, most of the city and county councils, as well as most of the townships, towns and county-administered cities.


2005–06 Taiwanese local elections
The party chairman of DPP Su Tseng-chang resigned following his promise on the eve of the elections. Premier Frank Hsieh has also submitted his resignation to President Chen Shui-bian, but Chen has stated that he does not plan to accept Hsieh's resignation. Hsieh finally resigned in 2006 and Su replaced him. Chairman Ma Ying-jeou pledged to resign if the KMT failed to win at least 11 of the magistrate and mayor positions and the results were considered a sign of confidence of Ma's leadership reinforced his position in the bid for the presidency in the 2008 presidential election.


2005–06 Taiwanese local elections, Background
The election was seen as a litmus test for the governing Democratic Progressive Party and the incumbent President Chen Shui-bian in the wake of damaging scandals affecting their image. It was also a test for the popularity of the leading opposition party Kuomintang, which Taipei mayor Ma Ying-jeou assumed the chairmanship of in August 2005.


2005–06 Taiwanese local elections, Background
In the months preceding the election the DPP was plagued by a rising unemployment rate and a series of scandals involving the Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit system, stock speculations by two deputy presidential secretaries-general, and "stock market vultures" profiting from insider information. DPP candidates in Taipei County and Ilan County were implicated in vote buying scandals. Publicized scandals concerning several KMT candidates failed to cause similar damage, in part because the DPP had built a reputation on its desire for reform, had the most to lose by the taint of corruption.


2005–06 Taiwanese local elections, Background
DPP planned to discontinue the current 18% pension interest rate for civil servants also backfired on the party. The pension reform plan had been put forward by the Chen administration as a way to stop a drain on the national treasury caused by paying a favored interest rate to long-term KMT officials who had worked relatively short stints in actual public government. Prominent beneficiaries of the high interest rate included KMT honor chairman Lien Chan and current Taichung mayor Jason Hu. The announcement of the reform plan cost the DPP a huge loss of support among civil service employees without the party winning offsetting increases in support from other segments of society.


2005–06 Taiwanese local elections, County/city elections
Cn 3 December 2005, 76 candidates competed for the positions as mayors or magistrates of the 23 provincial cities and counties, 1,690 competed for membership in the city or county councils, and 1786 for the 319 leadership for townships and county-administered cities.


2005–06 Taiwanese local elections, County/city elections
Of the 23 county and city government positions, the Kuomintang won 14 posts, and its Pan-Blue Coalition allies the People First Party and the New Party each won one post. In contrast, the Democratic Progressive Party won only six posts. One post was won by an independent. Overall, the KMT garnered 50.96% of the vote, up from 35.06% in 2001. The DPP won 41.95% of the vote, down from 45.27% in 2001. The PFP and the Taiwan Solidarity Union each won about 1.1% of the votes, but the TSU did not win any posts. The New Party won 0.2% of votes. Independents won 4.65%.


2005–06 Taiwanese local elections, County/city elections
In the 319 township governments at stake, the KMT won 173 posts and the PFP won three, while the DPP won 35 and independents took the remaining 108.


2005–06 Taiwanese local elections, County/city elections
Heavily contested races included the Taipei County and Yilan County magistrate elections. In Taipei, DPP candidate Luo Wen-jia lost by a surprisingly large margin of 190,000 votes over KMT candidate Legislator Chou Hsi-wei, who had previously been with the PFP but left the PFP in favor of the KMT in order to receive the KMT nomination. In Yilan, KMT candidate Lu Kuo-hua won by only 8,000 votes over DPP candidate Chen Ding-nan, gaining control of the traditionally pro-DPP stronghold for the first time in 24 years. Both Luo and Chen had been plagued by allegations of vote buying.


2005–06 Taiwanese local elections, County/city elections
In Chiayi City, which had long been controlled by the independent Hsu clan, the KMT candidate won in a tight race against a DPP-backed former secretary of clan matriarch Hsu Shih-hsien, after current clan leader Chang Po-ya withdrew her endorsement for the DPP over perceived insults by a DPP legislator against the Hsu clan.


2005–06 Taiwanese local elections, County/city elections
KMT also took Keelung City, Taoyuan County, Hualien County, Penghu County, Nantou County, Changhua County, Taichung County, Taichung City, Miaoli County, Hsinchu County, and Hsinchu City.


2005–06 Taiwanese local elections, County/city elections
DPP won six constituencies, all in its traditional southern stronghold: Tainan County, Tainan City, Kaohsiung County, Pingtung County, Yunlin County, and Chiayi County. However, the Tainan County and Pingtung County victories were far closer than originally expected.


2005–06 Taiwanese local elections, County/city elections
PFP and the New Party retained control in Lienchang County and Kinmen County respectively, both outlying islands to the coast of mainland Fujian that have been strongly pro-unification and anti-independence.


2005–06 Taiwanese local elections, County/city elections
In Taitung County, independent Wu Chun-li, a former KMT member, won against two other independents. However, he was disqualified one day after inauguration on 20 December 2005 due to a corruption conviction that led him to be purged from the KMT. Lai Shun-hsien took over the position as acting Magistrate of Taitung County starting 21 December 2005 until 17 April 2006 when his successor Kuang Li-chen was elected to the magistrate office.


2005–06 Taiwanese local elections, Municipal elections, Taipei Mayoral Elections
Hau Lung-pin of the opposition party Kuomintang was elected Mayor of Taipei City, defeating the main opponent, Frank Hsieh of the governing Democratic Progressive Party.


2005–06 Taiwanese local elections, Municipal elections, Kaohsiung City Mayoral Elections
Chen Chu of DPP was elected mayor of Kaohsiung, defeating the major rival, Kuomintang's Huang Chun-ying.


2005–06 Taiwanese local elections, Municipal elections, Kaohsiung City Mayoral Elections
Huang contested the result, claiming that there had been voting irregularities and Chen had violated election law by holding press conferences and rallies well after the lawful time limit, and attacked him during this time period with unconfirmed information. Huang also filed the twin "Annulment of Election Result" and "Annulment of Election" lawsuits with Kaohsiung District Court on the same day Chen was proclaimed Mayor-Elected. Subsequently, the court ordered a complete recount of the votes, starting on 12 March 2007 and completed six days later on 18 March. The result of the recount would be used as evidences in the lawsuits.


2005–06 Taiwanese local elections, Municipal elections, Kaohsiung City Mayoral Elections
On 15 June, the Kaohsiung District Court reached the decision to annulled the results of the Kaohsiung City Mayor Election, while dismissing the "Annulment of Election" lawsuit. Chen had since filed the appeal to the decision of "Annulment of Election Result", while Huang also filed the appeal to the decision of "Annulment of Election" lawsuit. On 16 November 2007, the High Court overturned the earlier decision and validated Chen's election victory, which was a final decision that could not be further appealed.


2005–06 Taiwanese local elections, Aftermath
Su Tseng-chang resigned as DPP chairman soon after election results were announced. Su had pledged to step down if the DPP lost either Taipei County or failed to win 10 of the 23 mayor/magistrate positions. Vice President Annette Lu was appointed acting DPP leader. Presidential Office Secretary-General Yu Shyi-kun was elected in a three-way race against legislator Chai Trong-rong and Wong Chin-chu with 54.4% of the vote.


2005–06 Taiwanese local elections, Aftermath
Premier Frank Hsieh, DPP election organizer and former mayor of Kaohsiung (the city at the center of the MRT scandal) twice tendered a verbal resignation immediately following the election, but his resignation was not accepted by President Chen until January 17, 2006 after the DPP chairmanship election had concluded. The former DPP Chairman Su Tseng-chang was appointed to replace Hsieh as premier. Hsieh and his cabinet resigned en masse on January 24 to make way for Su and his new cabinet. President Chen had offered the position of Presidential Office Secretary-General (vacated by Yu) to the departing premier, but Hsieh refused and left office criticizing President Chen for his tough line stance on dealing with the PRC.


2005–06 Taiwanese local elections, Aftermath
Newly elected KMT chairman Ma Ying-jeou saw his political fortunes bolstered by his party's election success. He had already successfully distanced himself from his predecessor, Lien Chan. Ma had declined to accompany Lien on his visit to mainland China earlier in the year and, as chairman, has appointed fresh faces to a number of party posts. He has now linked his name with the cause of clean government, a prominent KMT 2005 campaign pledge. The election is thus widely read as an expression of voter confidence in Ma's ability to achieve reform within his own party as well as in government. Ma has emerged as an early favorite in the 2008 presidential race.


2005–06 Taiwanese local elections, Aftermath
The PFP's failure to win outside Matsu County has put additional pressure on PFP chairman James Soong to discuss merging the PFP with the KMT. The PFP lost its control of Taitung County to an independent. It also faced a defection in Taipei County where Chou Hsi-wei left the PFP to gain the KMT nomination.


2005–06 Taiwanese local elections, Aftermath
In light of a controversial campaign tactic by DPP legislator Lin Chin-hsin (林進興), a physician, to publicize purported health records of KMT candidate Jason Hu (who won reelection as Taichung mayor), Lin and the other 11 physicians who participated in Lin's press conference have been disciplined by the Taichung City Department of Health. Lin's license was suspended for one year, while one of the physicians who organized the press conference as well, Kao Chia-chun (高嘉君) was suspended for one month. The other physicians received reprimands and mandatory ethics reeducation requirements. Lin, claiming both that the punishment was too severe and that since he practices in Kaohsiung, the Taichung authorities have no jurisdiction, has said that he will appeal the punishment.


2005–06 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals season
The 2005–06 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals season was the 16th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).


2005–06 Tampa Bay Lightning season
The 2005–06 Tampa Bay Lightning season was the 14th National Hockey League season in Tampa, Florida. Due to the cancellation of the 2004–05 season, the Lightning entered the season as defending Stanley Cup champions, which they won in 2003–04.


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


2005–06 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Regular season, Final standings
Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast


2005–06 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Regular season, Final standings
Z –  Clinched Conference; Y –  Clinched Division; X –  Clinched Playoff spot


2005–06 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Playoffs
The Tampa Bay Lightning ended the 2005–06 regular season as the Eastern Conference's eighth seed.


2005–06 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Player stats, Forwards
Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points


2005–06 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Player stats, Defencemen
Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points


2005–06 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Player stats, Goaltending
Note: GP= Games played; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against


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


2005–06 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Roster
1 – Burke 40 – Grahame 47 – Eklund 50 – Coleman


2005–06 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Roster
3 – Helbling 5 – Sydor 13 – Kubina 21 – Sarich 22 – Boyle 39 – O'Brien 44 – Pratt 54 – Ranger


2005–06 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Roster
4 – Lecavalier •8 – Cibak •11 – Dingman •14 – Milley •16 – Campbell •17 – Fedotenko •18 – DiMaio •19 – Richards •20 – Prospal •25 – Andreychuk •26 – St. Louis •27 – Taylor •29 – Afanasenkov •33 – Modin •34 – Craig •46 – Reid •74 – Tarnasky •76 – Artyukhin


2005–06 Taça de Portugal
The 2005–06 Taça de Portugal was the 66th edition of the Portuguese football knockout tournament, organized by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). The 2005–06 Taça de Portugal began on 4 September 2005. The final was played on 14 May 2006 at the Estádio Nacional.


2005–06 Taça de Portugal
Vitória de Setúbal were the previous holders, having defeated Benfica 2–1, in the previous season's final. However, Vitória de Setúbal was not able to regain their title as they were defeated in the final by Porto. Porto defeated Vitória de Setúbal, 1–0 to win their fourth title in seven seasons and claim their 13th Taça de Portugal in their history.


2005–06 Taça de Portugal
Since Porto had already qualified for the 2006–07 UEFA Champions League as domestic title holders, Vitória by reaching the final of the Taça de Portugal, had guaranteed a place in the 2006–07 UEFA Cup. As Porto won both the league and cup in the same season, Vitória would qualify for the 2006 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira as the cup runner-up.


2005–06 Taça de Portugal, First round
For the first round draw, teams were drawn against each other in accordance to their geographical location. The draw was split up into four sections: teams from the north, the center, the south and the Azores region. Ties were played on 4 September. In the first round, three sides forfeited their respective matches thus allowing their opponents to proceed to the next round. The first round of the cup saw teams from the Terceira Divisão (IV) start the competition alongside some teams who registered to participate in the cup from the Portuguese District Leagues (V).


2005–06 Taça de Portugal, Second round
The second round ties were played on 18 September. Maria da Fonte's cup tie against Felgueiras, saw Felgueiras forfeit the match with the Portuguese Football Federation awarding the victory to Maria da Fonte. The second round saw teams from the Portuguese Second Division (III) enter the competition.


2005–06 Taça de Portugal, Third round
The draw for the third round took place on 22 September. Most of the third round ties were played on 5 October. The cup ties involving Imortal and Freamunde, Nelas and Moreirense and Oliveirense and Esmoriz were played on 8 October. Due to the odd number of games in the third round, Pontassolense progressed to the next round due to having no opponent to face at this stage of the competition. The third round saw teams from the Liga de Honra (II) enter the competition.


2005–06 Taça de Portugal, Fourth round
The draw for the fourth round took place on 10 October. The majority of games were played on 26 October. Parades's cup tie against Nelas was played on 30 October whilst the ties involving Paços de Ferreira and Tourizense, and Naval and Pontassolense were played on 12–13 November. Due to the odd number of games in the third round, Vitória de Guimarães progressed to the next round due to having no opponent to face at this stage of the competition. The fourth round, saw teams from the Primeira Liga (I) enter the competition.


2005–06 Taça de Portugal, Fifth round
The draw for the fifth round took place on 17 November. The fifth round ties were all played on 11 January.


2005–06 Taça de Portugal, Sixth round
Ties were played on 8 February. Due to the odd number of games in the sixth round, Porto progressed to the quarter-finals due to having no opponent to face at this stage of the competition.


2005–06 Taça de Portugal, Quarter-finals
Ties were played on 15 March. All eight quarter-finalists were from the Primeira Liga.


2005–06 Taça de Portugal, Semi-finals
Ties were played on 22–23 March. All four semi-finalists were from the Primeira Liga.


2005–06 Temple Owls men's basketball team
The 2005–06 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University in the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach John Chaney and played their home games at the Liacouras Center. The Owls are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 17–15, 8–8 in A-10 play, and reached the 2006 National Invitation Tournament. Chaney retired at the conclusion of the season.


2005–06 Terceira Divisão
The 2005–06 Terceira Divisão season was the 56th season of the competition and the 16th season of recognised fourth-tier football in Portugal.


2005–06 Terceira Divisão, Overview
The league was contested by 115 teams in 7 divisions of 10 to 18 teams.


2005–06 Tercera División
During the 2005–06 season, the Tercera División—the fourth tier of professional football in Spain—consisted of eighteen regional groups.


2005–06 Ternana Calcio season
The 2005–06 season was the 81st season in the existence of Ternana Calcio and the club's eighth consecutive season in the second division of Italian football. In addition to the domestic league, Ternana participated in this season's edition of the Coppa Italia.


2005–06 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team
The 2005–06 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team represented Texas A&M University during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Billy Gillispie, and played their home games at Reed Arena in College Station, Texas as a member of the Big 12 Conference.


2005–06 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team
The 2005–06 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represented The University of Texas at Austin in NCAA Division I intercollegiate men's basketball competition as a member of the Big 12 Conference. The 2005–06 team shared the Big 12 championship, won a then-school-record 30 games, and reached the Elite Eight of the 2006 NCAA Tournament.


2005–06 Top 14 season
The 2005–06 Top 14 competition was the 107th French domestic rugby union club competition operated by the Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR) and the 1st using the name Top 14. Previously the league was known as Top 16 but the restructuring of the league at the end of the 2004–05 season meant that it shrank from 16 to 14 clubs. Toulon were the only promoted team having won the 2004–05 Pro D2.


2005–06 Top 14 season
During the season attendance records in the league were broken with 79,502 spectators attending the Round 9 clash between Stade Français and Toulouse at the Stade de France, shattering the attendance record for any regular league season game in France (not just rugby union). However, that record was short-lived when 79,604 spectators attended the Round 17 match between Stade Français and Biarritz Olympique.


2005–06 Top 14 season
The regular season finished in late May 2006, with Biarritz finishing at the top of the ladder. The semi-finals and final were contested in June, with Biarritz defeating Toulouse to claim back-to-back titles, and their fifth overall. Two teams were relegated with newly promoted Toulon, who had easily the poorest record in top 14 with just 3 wins from 26 games, being the first to go down, followed by Pau who were much more competitive but not quite good enough to stay up, finishing 3 points from safety. Both clubs would drop to the 2006–07 Pro D2.


2005–06 Top 14 season, Table
Blue background Fifth to seventh also qualify for the 2006–07 Heineken Cup. Pink background Bottom two places are relegated to the 2006–07 Rugby Pro D2


2005–06 Top League
The 2005–06 Top League was the third season of Japan's domestic rugby union competition, the Top League.


2005–06 Top League
Toshiba Brave Lupus won both the league round-robin and the Microsoft Cup knockout competitions.


2005–06 Top League, Top League season, Final standings
•  The top 8 teams qualified for the Microsoft Cup play-offs. • The top 4 teams also qualified for entry into the All-Japan Rugby Football Championship. •  The bottom 4 teams went through to the promotion and relegation play-offs against regional challengers.


2005–06 Top League, Top League season, Final standings
Four points for a win, two for a draw, one bonus point for four tries or more (BP1) and one bonus point for losing by seven or less (BP2). If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: •  Difference between points for and against •  Total number of points for •  Number of matches won •  Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams •  Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled


2005–06 Top League, Microsoft Cup play-offs
The top eight teams in the league played off for the Microsoft Cup (2006) knock out tournament, which was won by Toshiba Brave Lupus.


2005–06 Top League, Top League Challenge Series
Coca-Cola West Red Sparks and IBM Big Blue won promotion to the 2006–07 Top League via the 2006 Top League Challenge Series, while Honda Heat, Kintetsu Liners, Kyuden Voltex and NTT Communications Shining Arcs progressed to the promotion play-offs.


2005–06 Top League, Promotion and relegation play-offs
Four promotion/relegation matches (Irekaesen) were played with the winner of each qualifying for the 2006–07 Top League. The 9th, 10th, and 11th placed team from the Top League played against the 3rd, 2nd, and 1st placed teams, respectively, from Challenge 2. The 12th placed team from the Top League played against the 3rd placed team from Challenge 1.


2005–06 Top League, Promotion and relegation play-offs
So Fukuoka, Ricoh, Secom, and World all remained in the Top League for 2006–07.


2005–06 Torino F.C. season
The 2005–06 season was the 100th season in the existence of Torino F.C. and the club's third consecutive season in the second division of Italian football.


2005–06 Torneo Argentino A
The 2005–06 Argentine Torneo Argentino A was the eleventh season of third division professional football in Argentina. A total of 24 teams competed; the champion was promoted to Primera B Nacional.


2005–06 Toronto Maple Leafs season
The 2005–06 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 89th season of the franchise, 79th season as the Maple Leafs.


2005–06 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Regular season
The Maple Leafs would go on to lead all 30 teams with most power-play goals scored during the regular season, with 107. Captain Mats Sundin, who scored only 13 goals in his first 49 games of the season, scored 18 goals in his final 21 games, for the 12th 30-goal season of his career. The 32-year-old veteran Eric Lindros, signed by the Maple Leafs on August 11, 2005, had a solid start to the season, scoring seven goals in his first eight games. However, wrist injuries would limit him to 33 games played for the year; he finished with 11 goals and 11 assists for 22 points. Tomas Kaberle, Bryan McCabe and Darcy Tucker would all have career years, finishing with 68, 67 and 61 points, respectively.


2005–06 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Regular season
Defensively, the Maple Leafs finished 21st out of 30 in goaltending, allowing 263 goals (excluding seven shootout goals allowed). It was the most goals allowed by a Maple Leafs team since the 1996–97 squad allowed 273. Toronto finished 26th in power-play goals allowed, with 99 and 24th in penalty killing, with 80.04%. While goaltender Jean-Sebastien Aubin posted a 9–0–2 record with a .924 save percentage and a 2.22 goals against average (GAA), this was at the end of the season, and it proved too little too late to get the Leafs into the playoffs. Starter Ed Belfour finished with a .892 save percentage and a 3.29 GAA with one shutout, while Mikael Tellqvist posted a save percentage of 3.13, with a GAA of 3.13. Furthermore, for the first time since the 1988–89 season, Belfour did not record a shutout during the regular season.


2005–06 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Regular season
The Maple Leafs finished the regular season with a 41–33–8 record for 90 points, two points behind the Tampa Bay Lightning, who captured the eighth spot in the Eastern Conference. Their ninth-place finish meant that the Maple Leafs would miss the playoffs for the first time since 1998. Throughout the season, Toronto struggled against their provincial and divisional rivals, the Ottawa Senators, winning only one game out of eight meetings with a 1–5–2 record. Excluding shootout goals, the Maple Leafs were outscored 39 to 19 and were shut-out twice. Goaltender Ed Belfour went 0–5–2 against the Senators with 34 goals allowed, a 5.20 GAA and a save percentage of .834.


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


2005–06 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Regular season, Season standings
Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast


2005–06 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Regular season, Season standings
Z –  Clinched Conference; Y –  Clinched Division; X –  Clinched Playoff spot


2005–06 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Torino Olympics
Six members of the Maple Leafs competed in Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. Bryan McCabe represented Canada; Nik Antropov competed for Kazakhstan; Aki Berg competed for Finland; Tomas Kaberle for the Czech Republic; and Mats Sundin and Mikael Tellqvist captured the gold medal while representing Sweden. Sundin also held the distinction of serving as captain for Sweden.


2005–06 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Playoffs
This marked the first time since the Maple Leafs joined the Eastern Conference in the 1998–99 season that the team did not make the playoffs.


2005–06 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Transactions
The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 2005–06 season.


2005–06 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Draft picks
The 2005 NHL Entry Draft was the 43rd NHL Entry Draft. As a lockout cancelled the 2004–05 NHL season, the draft order was determined by lottery on July 22, 2005. Teams were assigned 1 to 3 balls based on their playoff appearances and first overall draft picks from the past three years. According to the draft order, the selection worked its way up to 30 as usual; then instead of repeating the order as in past years, the draft "snaked" back down to the team with the first pick. Therefore, the team with the first pick overall would not pick again until the 60th pick. The team with the 30th pick would also get the 31st pick. The draft was only seven rounds in length, compared to nine rounds in years past. The labor dispute caused the shortened draft.


2005–06 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Farm teams, American Hockey League
The Maple Leafs were also affiliated with the Pensacola Ice Pilots of the ECHL.


2005–06 Toronto Raptors season
General manager Bryan Colangelo was hired mid-season to replace fired Rob Babcock.


2005–06 Toto Cup Al
The 2005–06 Toto Cup Al was the 22nd season of the third most important football tournament in Israel since its introduction and the second edition to be played with clubs of the Israeli Permier League only.


2005–06 Toto Cup Al
The competition was held in two stages. First, the 12 Premier League teams were divided into two groups. The group winners and runners-up advanced to the semi-finals, which, as was the final, were held as one-legged matches.


2005–06 Toto Cup Al
The competition was won by Maccabi Haifa who had beaten F.C. Ashdod 3–0 in the final.


2005–06 Toto Cup Artzit
The 2005–06 Toto Cup Artzit was the 7th time the cup was being contested. The final was played at Herzliya Municipal Stadium on 17 January 2006.


2005–06 Toto Cup Artzit
The winners were Hapoel Ramat Gan, beating Maccabi Ironi Tirat HaCarmel 2–0 in the final.


2005–06 Toto Cup Leumit
The 2005–06 Toto Cup Leumit was the 17th time the cup was being contested. The final was played at Ramat Gan Stadium on 31 January 2006.


2005–06 Toto Cup Leumit
The winners were Hapoel Acre, beating Hapoel Be'er Sheva on penalties in the final after 0–0 in 120 minutes.


2005–06 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season
The 2005–06 season was Tottenham Hotspur's 14th season in the Premier League and 28th successive season in the top division of the English football league system.


2005–06 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season summary
During the 2005–06 English football season, Tottenham Hotspur participated in the English Premier League. The club had a mixed, short season, securing what was their highest place finish in the Premier league at the time, but exiting both cup competitions at the earliest possible stage against lower league opposition, therefore playing just 40 games.


2005–06 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season summary
In September Tottenham faced Grimsby Town in the League Cup, losing 1–0 at Blundell Park. Their FA cup draw pitted the team against Leicester City, but the side let a two-goal lead slip, and an injury time goal saw them defeated 3–2 at Walkers Stadium.


2005–06 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season summary
In the league Tottenham had occupied the crucial fourth place in the table for much of the latter half of the season. Their win in their penultimate game of the season against Bolton Wanderers on 30 April meant they were seven points ahead of their nearest rivals Arsenal in the race for possible Champions League qualification. Despite Arsenal winning their two games in hand, Tottenham only had to match their result in the final game of the season in order to secure fourth spot.


2005–06 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season summary
On the morning of the decisive match against West Ham United a number of Tottenham players were taken ill with suspected food poisoning, the players having stayed the night at the Marriott Hotel in Canary Wharf and eaten lasagne. The club appealed for the Premier League to delay the kick off, but the police would not allow a kick off any later than 5pm, due to crowd control concerns, so the club decided to play at the scheduled time.


2005–06 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season summary
Despite the scoreline being 1–1 for much of the game, Tottenham looked set to clinch fourth spot due to Arsenal trailing 2–1 at Highbury against Wigan Athletic. But Arsenal went on to win their fixture 4–2, with a Thierry Henry hat-trick, meaning Tottenham also required a win. Their fate was sealed when Yossi Benayoun scored a winner for West Ham, meaning Tottenham fell to fifth place and therefore would only play in the following season's UEFA Cup.


2005–06 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season summary
Tottenham appealed to the Premier League to have the match against West Ham replayed, but this was rejected as no grounds were found for accepting the request. Club chairman Daniel Levy called in the police to investigate the Marriott Hotel and threatened to sue the hotel chain and Premier League over the incident, having wrongly suspected foul play. Tests by the Health Protection Agency on the food at the hotel soon proved to be negative for sources of food poisoning and instead players were identified as having norovirus.


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


2005–06 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Statistics, Goal scorers
The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.


2005–06 Toyota Racing Series
The 2005–06 Toyota Racing Series was the second Toyota Racing Series season. It began on November 4, 2005 at Pukekohe and ended on April 23, 2006, also at Pukekohe.


2005–06 Toyota Racing Series, Teams and drivers
The following teams and drivers have competed during the 2005–06 Toyota Racing Series. All teams used Tatuus TT104ZZ chassis with Toyota engine.


2005–06 Toyota Racing Series, Teams and drivers
*Competed in one round only. * *Competed in two rounds only.


2005–06 Toyota Racing Series, Teams and drivers, International Drivers
The 2005/06 Toyota Racing Series featured four overseas drivers. Two British drivers (Jay Howard, Ben Clucas), Stefen Møller from Denmark and Hamad Al Fardan from Bahrain.


2005–06 Trabzonspor season
In the 2005–06 season, Trabzonspor finished in fourth place in the Süper Lig. The top scorer of the team was Fatih Tekke, who scored 28 goals.


2005–06 Trabzonspor season
This article shows statistics of the club's players and matches during the season.


2005–06 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1
The 2005–06 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 season was the 80th season of top-tier football in Tunisia.


2005–06 Turkish Basketball League
The 2005-06 Turkish Basketball League was the 40th season of the top-tier professional basketball league in Turkey. The season started on October 15, 2005. Ülkerspor won their fourth national championship this season.


2005–06 Turkish Basketball League, Regular season standings
Unfortunately, after this season Tuborg Pilsener and Büyük Kolej decided to withdraw from the Turkish Basketball League because of the financial problems. Erdemirspor and İ.T.Ü. relegated to Turkish Second Basketball League. Tofaş, Oyak Renault, Casa TED Kolejliler and Mutlu Akü Selçuk Üniversitesi have been promoted to the Turkish Basketball First League for the 2006-07 season.


2005–06 Turkish Basketball League, Turkish Basketball League 2005-06 Play-offs
The 2006 Turkish Basketball League Play-offs is the final phase of the 2005-06 regular season.


2005–06 Turkish Basketball League, Turkish Basketball League 2005-06 Play-offs
Quarterfinal and Semifinal series are 5-match series. The teams reaches the first 3 wins is through to the next round. The team which has won both regular season matchups starts with a 1-0 lead to the series.


2005–06 Turkish Basketball League, Turkish Basketball League 2005-06 Play-offs
Final series are 7-match series and the team reaches first 4 wins is the champion of the Turkish Basketball League.


2005–06 Turkish Basketball League, 2005-06 Play-off seedings, results and schedules, Quarter finals
(1) Ülkerspor (25-5) vs. (8) Galatasaray Café Crown (16-14) (Series starts 1-0)


2005–06 Turkish Basketball League, 2005-06 Play-off seedings, results and schedules, Quarter finals
(2) Efes Pilsen (24-6) vs. (7) Fenerbahçe (18-12) (Series starts 1-0)


2005–06 Turkish Basketball League, 2005-06 Play-off seedings, results and schedules, Quarter finals
(3) Beşiktaş Cola Turka (23-7) vs. (6) Tekelspor (18-12) (Series starts 0-0)


2005–06 Turkish Basketball League, 2005-06 Play-off seedings, results and schedules, Quarter finals
(4) Bandırma Banvit (21-9) vs. (5) Türk Telekom (21-9) (Series starts 1-0)


2005–06 Turkish Basketball League, 2005-06 Play-off seedings, results and schedules, Semifinals
(1) Ülkerspor (25-5) vs. (4) Bandırma Banvit (21-9) (Series starts 0-0)


2005–06 Turkish Basketball League, 2005-06 Play-off seedings, results and schedules, Semifinals
(2) Efes Pilsen (24-6) vs. (3) Beşiktaş Cola Turka (23-7) (Series starts 0-1)


2005–06 Turkish Basketball League, 2005-06 Play-off seedings, results and schedules, League Finals
(1) Ülkerspor (25-5) vs. (2) Efes Pilsen (24-6) (Series starts 1-0)


2005–06 Turkish Cup
The 2005–2006 Turkish Cup was the 44th edition of the annual tournament that determined the association football Super League (Süper Lig) Turkish Cup (Turkish: Türkiye Kupası) champion under the auspices of the Turkish Football Federation (Turkish: Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu; TFF). Beşiktaş J.K. beat Fenerbahçe SK 3–2 in the final at İzmir. This tournament adopted the UEFA Cup system, replacing the former standard knockout competition scheme. The results of the tournament also determined which clubs would be promoted or relegated.


2005–06 U.C. AlbinoLeffe season
The 2005–06 season was the eighth season in the existence of U.C. AlbinoLeffe and the club's third consecutive season in the second division of Italian football. In addition to the domestic league, AlbinoLeffe participated in this season's edition of the Coppa Italia.


2005–06 U.C. Sampdoria season
During the 2005-06 season, Sampdoria dropped to 12th position in the Coppa Italia and failed to progress from the UEFA Cup's Group's stage.


2005–06 U.C. Sampdoria season, Kit
Sampdoria's kit was manufactured by Kappa and sponsored by ERG.


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


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


2005–06 U.S. Arezzo season
The 2005–06 season was the 83rd season in the existence of U.S. Arezzo and the club's second consecutive season in the second division of Italian football. In addition to the domestic league, Arezzo participated in this season's edition of the Coppa Italia.


2005–06 U.S. Avellino 1912 season
The 2005–06 season was the 94th season in the existence of U.S. Avellino 1912 and the club's first season back in the second division of Italian football. In addition to the domestic league, Avellino participated in this season's edition of the Coppa Italia.


2005–06 U.S. Catanzaro season
The 2005–06 season was the 77th season in the existence of U.S. Catanzaro and the club's second consecutive season in the second division of Italian football. In addition to the domestic league, Catanzaro participated in this season's edition of the Coppa Italia.


2005–06 U.S. Città di Palermo season
U.S. Città di Palermo played the season 2005-06 in the Serie A league, the second consecutive time since the 2004 promotion. During this season, Palermo also competed in the UEFA Cup, thus making its historical first appearance in a European competition.


2005–06 U.S. Città di Palermo season, Review and events
After having ended the 2004-05 Serie A campaign in sixth place, Palermo automatically qualified to the next UEFA Cup for an historical first time. Meanwhile, Francesco Guidolin resigned following the last matchday and Luigi Delneri was appointed to replace him. The summer market was heavily conditioned by the sale of powerful striker Luca Toni to Fiorentina for €10mln in a highly controversial move. Two young strikers, Andrea Caracciolo from Brescia and Stephen Makinwa from Atalanta, were signed as potential replacements for Toni.


2005–06 U.S. Città di Palermo season, Review and events
Palermo had a good start in the season, showing a spectacular style of playing with impressive results, with an exciting 3-2 home win against Inter Milan as the highest point of the first half of the season. Palermo also successfully passed to the UEFA Cup group stage, after having defeated Cypriot side Anorthosis Famagusta FC in a 6-1 aggregate win. The club also succeeded to win its UEFA Cup round against the likes of RCD Espanyol, FC Lokomotiv Moscow, Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. and Brøndby IF.


2005–06 U.S. Città di Palermo season, Review and events
However, the initial successes were not repeated at the domestic one, as the team gradually lost touch with the top sides of the Serie A table. Despite intensive activity during the January football market, which brought David Di Michele, Federico Agliardi, Cristiano Lupatelli and Denis Godeas to the club, Palermo continued not to win matches, and a 3-1 home loss against Siena convinced Maurizio Zamparini to sack Delneri and replace him with Giuseppe Papadopulo. The new Palermo boss made an astonishing debut in a 3-0 home win to AC Milan in the quarter-finals of Coppa Italia, thus overturning the 1-0 defeat in the first leg and qualifying to the semi-finals of Coppa Italia with AS Roma as its opponent.


2005–06 U.S. Città di Palermo season, Review and events
In the meanwhile Palermo also qualified to the UEFA Cup round of 16 after having defeated SK Slavia Praha. In the round of 16, Palermo challenged FC Schalke 04: a 1-0 home win in the first leg, with a goal by Franco Brienza, was followed by a 3-0 loss at Gelsenkirchen, with Palermo playing the whole second half in 10 players after team captain Eugenio Corini was sent off. Just six days after the UEFA Cup loss, Palermo won the first leg of the Coppa Italia semifinal over AS Roma by 2-1. The return match, played at the Stadio Olimpico of Rome on April 12, ended in a 1-0 win for AS Roma which eliminated the rosanero.


2005–06 U.S. Città di Palermo season, Review and events
Palermo ended the season in eighth place, being initially qualified for the UEFA Intertoto Cup 2006. However, following the 2006 Serie A scandal, the team was admitted to play UEFA Cup for the next season.


2005–06 U.S. Cremonese season
The 2005–06 season was the 103rd season in the existence of U.S. Cremonese and the club's first season back in the second division of Italian football. In addition to the domestic league, Cremonese participated in this season's edition of the Coppa Italia.


2005–06 U.S. Triestina Calcio 1918 season
The 2005–06 season was the 66th season in the existence of U.S. Triestina Calcio 1918 and the club's second consecutive season in the second division of Italian football. In addition to the domestic league, Triestina participated in this season's edition of the Coppa Italia.


2005–06 UAE Football League, Overview
It was contested by 12 teams, and Al-Ahli Football Club - Dubai won the championship.


2005–06 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team
The 2005–06 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by 9th year head coach Pat Douglass and played at the Bren Events Center. They were members of the Big West Conference.


2005–06 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team, Previous season
The 2004–05 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team finished the season with a record of 16–13 and 8–10 in Big West play.


2005–06 UCF Golden Knights men's basketball team
The 2005–06 UCF Golden Knights men's basketball team was an NCAA Division I college basketball team that represented the University of Central Florida and competed in Conference USA. They played their home games at the UCF Arena in Orlando, Florida, and were led by head coach Kirk Speraw who was in his 13th season with the team. In the previous year, the Golden Knights finished the season 24–9, 13–7 in A-Sun play.


2005–06 UCF Golden Knights men's basketball team
The 2005–06 season marked the first year that UCF played as members of Conference USA. From 1992–2005, the Golden Knights were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference, making four appearances in the NCAA tournament during that time.


2005–06 UCI Africa Tour
The 2005–06 UCI Africa Tour was the second season of the UCI Africa Tour. The season began on 26 October 2005 with the Tour du Faso and ended on 17 September 2006 with the Tour du Sénégal.


2005–06 UCI Africa Tour
The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Africa Tour cycling jersey. Tiaan Kannemeyer from South Africa was the defending champion of the 2005 UCI Africa Tour. Rabaki Jeremie Ouedraogo of Burkina Faso was crowned as the 2005–06 UCI Africa Tour champion.


2005–06 UCI Africa Tour
Throughout the season, points are awarded to the top finishers of stages within stage races and the final general classification standings of each of the stages races and one-day events. The quality and complexity of a race also determines how many points are awarded to the top finishers, the higher the UCI rating of a race, the more points are awarded. The UCI ratings from highest to lowest are as follows:


2005–06 UCI America Tour
The 2005–06 UCI America Tour was the second season for the UCI America Tour. The season began on 2 October 2005 with the Clasico Ciclistico Banfoandes and ended on 9 September 2006 with the Univest Grand Prix.


2005–06 UCI America Tour
The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI America Tour cycling jersey. Edgardo Simón of Argentina was the defending champion of the 2005 UCI America Tour. José Serpa of Colombia was crowned as the 2005–06 UCI America Tour champion.


2005–06 UCI America Tour
Throughout the season, points are awarded to the top finishers of stages within stage races and the final general classification standings of each of the stages races and one-day events. The quality and complexity of a race also determines how many points are awarded to the top finishers, the higher the UCI rating of a race, the more points are awarded.


2005–06 UCI America Tour
The UCI ratings from highest to lowest are as follows:


2005–06 UCI Asia Tour
The 2005–06 UCI Asia Tour was the second season of the UCI Asia Tour. The season began on 28 September 2005 with the Tour of Milad du Nour and ended on 16 September 2006 with the 2006 Asian Cycling Championships.


2005–06 UCI Asia Tour
The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Asia Tour cycling jersey. Andrey Mizurov from Kazakhstan was the defending champion of the 2005 UCI Asia Tour. Ghader Mizbani of Iran was crowned as the 2005–06 UCI Asia Tour champion.


2005–06 UCI Asia Tour
Throughout the season, points are awarded to the top finishers of stages within stage races and the final general classification standings of each of the stages races and one-day events. The quality and complexity of a race also determines how many points are awarded to the top finishers, the higher the UCI rating of a race, the more points are awarded.


2005–06 UCI Asia Tour
The UCI ratings from highest to lowest are as follows:


2005–06 UCI Europe Tour
The 2005–06 UCI Europe Tour was the second season of the UCI Europe Tour. The season began on 16 October 2005 with the Chrono des Nations and ended on 12 October 2006 with the Giro del Piemonte.


2005–06 UCI Europe Tour
The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Europe Tour cycling jersey. Murilo Fischer of Brazil was the defending champion of the 2005 UCI Europe Tour. Niko Eeckhout of Belgium was crowned as the 2005–06 UCI Europe Tour.


2005–06 UCI Europe Tour
Throughout the season, points are awarded to the top finishers of stages within stage races and the final general classification standings of each of the stages races and one-day events. The quality and complexity of a race also determines how many points are awarded to the top finishers, the higher the UCI rating of a race, the more points are awarded.


2005–06 UCI Europe Tour
The UCI ratings from highest to lowest are as follows:


2005–06 UCI Europe Tour, Final standings
There is a competition for the rider, team and country with the most points gained from winning or achieving a high place in the above races.


2005–06 UCI Oceania Tour
The 2005–06 UCI Oceania Tour was the second season of the UCI Oceania Tour. The season began on 9 October 2005 with the Herald Sun Tour and ended on 29 January 2006 with the Trust House Cycle Classic.


2005–06 UCI Oceania Tour
The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Oceania Tour cycling jersey. Robert McLachlan of Australia was the defending champion of the 2005 UCI Oceania Tour. Gordon McCauley of New Zealand was crowned as the 2005–06 UCI Oceania Tour champion.


2005–06 UCI Oceania Tour
Throughout the season, points are awarded to the top finishers of stages within stage races and the final general classification standings of each of the stages races and one-day events. The quality and complexity of a race also determines how many points are awarded to the top finishers, the higher the UCI rating of a race, the more points are awarded. The UCI ratings from highest to lowest are as follows:


2005–06 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics
The 2005–2006 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics is a multi race tournament over a season of track cycling. The season ran from November 4, 2005 to May 16, 2006. The World Cup is organised by the UCI.


2005–06 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
The 2005–06 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The UCLA Bruins finished the regular season with a 14–4 record in conference play. After winning the Pac-10 Tournament, the Bruins conference record was 17–4. The team reached the 2006 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament championship game, losing to the Florida Gators. The Bruins finished with 32 wins (14 more than the previous season).


2005–06 UE Lleida season
This is a complete list of appearances by members of the professional playing squad of UE Lleida during the 2005–06 season.


2005–06 UEFA Champions League
The 2005–06 UEFA Champions League was the 51st season of UEFA's premier European club football tournament, the UEFA Champions League and the 14th since it was rebranded from the European Cup in 1992. 74 teams from 50 football associations took part, starting with the first qualifying round played on 12 July 2005.


2005–06 UEFA Champions League
The tournament ended with a final between Arsenal and Barcelona at Stade de France, Paris, on 17 May 2006. Barcelona won 2–1 with Juliano Belletti scoring a late winner. Arsenal had taken the lead through a Sol Campbell header in the 37th minute, despite Jens Lehmann being sent off in the 18th minute. Samuel Eto'o brought Barcelona back on level terms in the 76th minute before Belletti scored the winner five minutes later.


2005–06 UEFA Champions League
The defending champions were Liverpool and as they did not qualify by their league position, UEFA gave them special dispensation and allowed them to defend their title from the first qualifying round of the competition. They made the group stage and progressed but were eliminated by Benfica in the first knockout round.


2005–06 UEFA Champions League, Association team allocation
A total of 74 teams from 49 of the 52 UEFA member associations participated in the 2005–06 UEFA Champions League (the exception being Liechtenstein, which does not organise a domestic league, Andorra and San Marino). The association ranking based on the UEFA country coefficients was used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:


2005–06 UEFA Champions League, Association team allocation, Association ranking
For the 2005–06 UEFA Champions League, the associations are allocated places according to their 2004 UEFA country coefficients, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 1999–2000 to 2003–04.


2005–06 UEFA Champions League, Association team allocation, Association ranking
Apart from the allocation based on the country coefficients, associations may have additional teams participating in the Champions League, as noted below:


2005–06 UEFA Champions League, Association team allocation, Distribution
Since the title holder group stage spot was not used as originally intended and was vacated, while extra team (Liverpool) was added to the First qualifying round, the following changes to the default access list were made:


2005–06 UEFA Champions League, Association team allocation, Teams
League positions of the previous season shown in parentheses (TH: Champions League title holders).


2005–06 UEFA Champions League, Round and draw dates
The schedule of the competition is as follows (all draws are held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, unless stated otherwise).


2005–06 UEFA Champions League, Qualifying rounds, First qualifying round
Title-holders Liverpool, as well as 23 league champions from countries ranked 27 or lower on the 2004 UEFA ranking, were drawn against each other and played two matches, home and away, with the winners advancing to the second qualifying round. Though they finished fifth in the Premier League in 2004–05 (usually only four English teams are allowed in), Liverpool were granted a special exemption by UEFA as the holders, whereby they were placed into the first qualification round.


2005–06 UEFA Champions League, Qualifying rounds, Second qualifying round
The 12 winners from the first qualifying round, 10 champions from countries ranked 17–26, and six second–placed teams from countries ranked 10–15 were drawn against each other and played two matches, home and away, with the winners advancing to the third qualifying round.


2005–06 UEFA Champions League, Qualifying rounds, Third qualifying round
The 14 winners from the second qualifying round, six champions from countries ranked 11–16, three second–placed teams from countries ranked 7–9, six third–placed teams from countries ranked 1–6, and three fourth–placed teams from countries ranked 1–3 were drawn to play 2 matches, home and away, with the winners advancing to the group stage and losers advancing to the first round of the UEFA Cup.


2005–06 UEFA Champions League, Group stage
16 winners from the third qualifying round, 10 champions from countries ranked 1–10, and 6 second-placed teams from countries ranked 1–6 were drawn into 8 groups of 4 teams each. Normally two teams from the same association cannot be drawn in the same group.


2005–06 UEFA Champions League, Group stage
However, because of the abnormal qualification of Liverpool as title holders despite not having finished in the top four of the English league, Liverpool were not given "association protection" in the draw for the group stages (the only team from the same association they could be drawn with was Chelsea, as the rest were in the same seeding pot). The top 2 teams in each group advanced to the Champions League knock-out stage, while the third-placed teams advanced to the Round of 32 in the UEFA Cup.


2005–06 UEFA Champions League, Group stage
Real Betis, Villarreal, Udinese, Thun and Artmedia made their debut appearance in the group stage.


2005–06 UEFA Champions League group stage
The 2005–06 UEFA Champions League group stage matches took place between 13 September and 7 December 2005.


2005–06 UEFA Champions League group stage, Seeding structure
The 32 teams were divided into four pots. Seeding was determined by the UEFA coefficients. Clubs from the same association were paired up to split the matchdays between Tuesday and Wednesday. Clubs with the same pairing letter would play on different days, ensuring that teams from the same city (e.g. Milan and Internazionale, who also share a stadium) did not play on the same day.


2005–06 UEFA Champions League group stage, Tie-breaking criteria
Based on paragraph 4.05 in the UEFA regulations for the current season, if two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings:


2005–06 UEFA Champions League group stage, Groups
Times are CET/CEST, as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses).


2005–06 UEFA Champions League knockout stage
The knockout stage of the 2005–06 UEFA Champions League featured the 16 teams who finished in the top two positions in each of the eight groups in the group stage. It was played as a single-elimination tournament, with ties in the round of 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals played over two legs. The first matches of the round of 16 were played on 21 February 2006 and the final was played on 17 May 2006 at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, near Paris, France.


2005–06 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds
The qualifying rounds for the 2005–06 UEFA Champions League began on 12 July 2005. In total, there were three qualifying rounds which provided 16 clubs to join the group stage.


2005–06 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds, First qualifying round
The draw for this round was performed on 24 June 2005 in Nyon, Switzerland.


2005–06 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds, First qualifying round, Seeding
Glentoran Total Network Solutions F91 Dudelange Neftçi Baku HB Tórshavn Kairat


2005–06 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds, First qualifying round, Summary
Title-holders Liverpool, as well as 23 league champions from countries ranked 27 or lower on the 2004 UEFA ranking, were drawn against each other and played two matches, home and away, with the winners advancing to the second qualifying round. Though they finished fifth in the Premier League in 2004–05 (at the time, only four teams from an association were allowed to compete in the Champions League), Liverpool was granted a special exemption by UEFA as the holders, whereby they were placed into the first qualification round.


2005–06 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds, Second qualifying round
The draw for this round was performed on 24 June 2005 in Nyon, Switzerland.


2005–06 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds, Second qualifying round, Seeding
Liverpool Celtic Anderlecht Dynamo Kyiv Lokomotiv Moscow Partizan Maccabi Haifa


2005–06 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds, Second qualifying round, Seeding
Steaua București Brøndby Rapid Wien CSKA Sofia Debrecen Trabzonspor Vålerenga


2005–06 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds, Second qualifying round, Seeding
Hajduk Split  Thun Malmö FF Artmedia Bratislava Anorthosis Tirana Dinamo Tbilisi


2005–06 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds, Second qualifying round, Seeding
Haka  Neftçi Baku Shelbourne F91 Dudelange Rabotnički Sheriff Tiraspol  FBK Kaunas


2005–06 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds, Second qualifying round, Summary
The 12 winners from the first qualifying round, 10 champions from countries ranked 17–26, and six second–placed teams from countries ranked 10–15 were drawn against each other and played two matches, home and away, with the winners advancing to the third qualifying round.


2005–06 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds, Third qualifying round
The draw for this round was performed on 29 July 2005 in Nyon, Switzerland.


2005–06 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds, Third qualifying round, Seeding
Liverpool Manchester United  Internazionale Panathinaikos Artmedia Bratislava Villarreal  Sporting CP Monaco


2005–06 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds, Third qualifying round, Seeding
Ajax Club Brugge Anderlecht Rangers Thun Werder Bremen Lokomotiv Moscow Rosenborg


2005–06 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds, Third qualifying round, Seeding
Slavia Prague Real Betis  Basel Wisła Kraków Udinese Partizan Shakhtar Donetsk Everton


2005–06 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds, Third qualifying round, Seeding
Malmö FF Steaua București Brøndby Rapid Wien CSKA Sofia Debrecen Anorthosis Vålerenga


2005–06 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds, Third qualifying round, Summary
The 14 winners from the second qualifying round, six champions from countries ranked 11–16, three second–placed teams from countries ranked 7–9, six third–placed teams from countries ranked 1–6, and three fourth–placed teams from countries ranked 1–3 were drawn to play 2 matches, home and away, with the winners advancing to the group stage and losers advancing to the first round of the UEFA Cup.


2005–06 UEFA Cup
The 2005–06 UEFA Cup,  the 35th edition of the UEFA Cup, was won by Sevilla FC, beating Middlesbrough F.C. in the final. It was the first victory for Sevilla in a European competition, and the first appearance by Middlesbrough in a European final. The final took place at Philips Stadion, in Eindhoven, Netherlands. The match was refereed by Herbert Fandel. Middlesbrough sealed their place in the final on the back of two dramatic comebacks.


2005–06 UEFA Cup
In the quarter finals they beat FC Basel of Switzerland 4–3 on aggregate (after losing the first leg 2–0 and being 1–0 down in the second leg, they scored 4 goals), this put them into the semi–final to face Steaua București. The first leg finished 1–0 to Steaua, and the second leg (at the Riverside Stadium again) finished 4–2 (after being 2–0 down). Sevilla went on to defend the trophy the following year.


2005–06 UEFA Cup
CSKA Moscow were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the group stage.


2005–06 UEFA Cup, Association team allocation
113 teams qualified directly for the 2005–06 UEFA Cup from 52 UEFA associations. An additional three teams qualified via the UEFA Fair Play league, while 27 further teams qualified at various stages from the UEFA Intertoto Cup and the UEFA Champions League.


2005–06 UEFA Cup, Association team allocation
Below is the final qualification scheme for the 2005–06 UEFA Cup:


2005–06 UEFA Cup, Association team allocation, Distribution
Each association enters a certain number of teams to the UEFA Cup based on its league coefficient. Through domestic competitions (national championships and cups and league cups in certain countries) an association may qualify up to four teams. The following amendments were made to the 2005–06 qualification scheme:


2005–06 UEFA Cup, Association team allocation, Teams
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:


2005–06 UEFA Cup, Group stage
Based on paragraph 4.06 in the UEFA regulations for the current season, tiebreakers, if necessary, are applied in the following order:


2005–06 UEFA Cup, Group stage
Teams that have clinched a spot in the round of 32 are highlighted in green.


2005–06 UEFA Cup, Knockout stage, Round of 32
The top 3 teams from each group were joined by the 8 teams which finished third in their groups in the Champions League.


2005–06 UEFA Cup final phase
The final phase of the 2005–06 UEFA Cup began on 15 February 2006, and concluded with the final at the Philips Stadion in Eindhoven, Netherlands, on 10 May 2006. The final phase involved the 24 teams that finished in the top three in each group in the group stage and the eight teams that finished in third place in the UEFA Champions League group stage.


2005–06 UEFA Cup final phase
Each tie in the final phase, apart from the final, was played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that had the higher aggregate score over the two legs progressed to the next round. In the event that aggregate scores finished level, the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs progressed. If away goals are also equal, 30 minutes of extra time were played. If goals were scored during extra time and the aggregate score was still level, the visiting team qualified by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals were scored during extra time, there would be a penalty shootout after extra time.


2005–06 UEFA Cup final phase
In the final, the tie was played over just one leg at a neutral venue. If scores were level at the end of normal time in the final, extra time was played, followed by penalties if scores had remained tied.


2005–06 UEFA Cup final phase, Seedings
In the draw for the Round of 32, matches were played between the winner of one group and the third-placed team of a different group, and between the runners-up of one group and the third-placed team from a Champions League group. The only restriction on the drawing of teams in the Round of 32 was that the teams must not be from the same national association or have played in the same group in the group stages. From the Round of 16 onwards, these restrictions did not apply.


2005–06 UEFA Cup final phase, Round of 32
The top three teams from each group were joined by the eight teams which finished third in their groups in the Champions League.


2005–06 UEFA Cup first round
The first round of the 2005–06 UEFA Cup began on 15 September 2005, which narrowed clubs down to 40 teams in preparation for the group stage.


2005–06 UEFA Cup first round, First round, Second leg
1–1 on aggregate; Red Star Belgrade won on away goals.


2005–06 UEFA Cup group stage
The group stage of the 2005–06 UEFA Cup is the second stage of the competition proper. Group stage matches began on 20 October 2005 and concluded on 15 December 2005. The top three teams in each group progressed to the Round of 32, to be joined by the eight third-place finishers from the Champions League group stage.


2005–06 UEFA Cup group stage, Tie-breaking criteria
Based on paragraph 6.06 in the UEFA regulations for the current season, if two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings:


2005–06 UEFA Cup qualifying rounds
The qualifying rounds for the 2005–06 UEFA Cup began on 14 July 2005. In total, there were two qualifying rounds which narrowed clubs down to 80 teams in preparation for the first round.


2005–06 UEFA Cup qualifying rounds, First qualifying round, First leg
Match awarded 3-0 to Baskimi due to Žepče fielding an ineligible player


2005–06 UEFA Cup qualifying rounds, Second qualifying round, Second leg
3–3 on aggregate, Zenit St. Petersburg win on away goals


2005–06 UEFA Futsal Cup
The 2005–06 UEFA Futsal Cup was the 20th edition of Europe's premier club futsal tournament and the 5th edition under the current UEFA Futsal Cup format.


2005–06 UEFA Women's Cup
The UEFA Women's Cup 2005–06 was the fifth edition of the UEFA Women's Cup football club tournament. It was won by 1. FFC Frankfurt in an all-German final against defending champions FFC Turbine Potsdam for their second title in the competition.


2005–06 UHL season
The 2005–06 United Hockey League season was the 15th season of the United Hockey League (Colonial Hockey League before 1997), a North American minor professional league. 14 teams participated in the regular season and the Kalamazoo Wings won the league title.


2005–06 UHL season, Offseason
The Port Huron Flags joined as an expansion team. The Flags are named after the IHL team of the same name.


2005–06 UHL season, Offseason
The Port Huron Beacons relocated to Roanoke, Virginia to become the Roanoke Valley Vipers. This came after the Roanoke Express was revoked by the ECHL in 2004.


2005–06 UHL season, Offseason
The Kansas City Outlaws suspended operations and folded due to poor attendance followed by a failed attempt to relocate to Toledo, Ohio and a lawsuit by Superior Color Graphics for non payment.


2005–06 ULEB Cup
The 2005–06 ULEB Cup was the fourth season of the second-tier level European professional club basketball competition, the EuroCup. The EuroCup is the European-wide league level that is one tier below the EuroLeague level. Dynamo Moscow won the trophy, by defeating Aris TT Bank in the final, by a score of 73–60.


2005–06 UPC-ligaen season
The 2005–06 UPC-ligaen season began on 22 September 2005 and ended 19 February 2006.


2005–06 UPC-ligaen season, Regular season, Final standings
GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTW = Overtime Wins; OTL = Overtime Losses; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against; PTS = Points; (C)=ChampionsSource:


2005–06 UPC-ligaen season, Regular season, Statistics, Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty MinutesSource:


2005–06 UPC-ligaen season, Regular season, Statistics, Leading goaltenders
GP = Games Played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against AverageSource:


2005–06 UPC-ligaen season, Promotion/Relegation
GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTW = Overtime Wins; OTL = Overtime Losses; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against; PTS = PointsSource:


2005–06 USA Team Handball rankings
This was the first season ateam handball ranking for the men's clubs was created.


2005–06 USHL season
The 2005–06 USHL season was the 27th season of the United States Hockey League as an all-junior league. The regular season began on September 23, 2005, and concluded on March 1, 2006, with the regular season champion winning the Anderson Cup.


2005–06 USHL season
The Clark Cup playoffs featured the top four teams from each division competing for the league title.


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


2005–06 USM Alger season
In the 2005–06 season, USM Alger competed in the Ligue 1 for the 26th time, as well as the Algerian Cup. It was their 11th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. They were competing in Ligue 1, the CAF Champions League and the Algerian Cup.


2005–06 USM Alger season, Squad information, Playing statistics
Appearances (Apps.) numbers are for appearances in competitive games only including sub appearancesRed card numbers denote: Numbers in parentheses represent red cards overturned for wrongful dismissal.


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


2005–06 Ukrainian Cup
The Ukrainian Cup 2005–06 is the 15th annual edition of Ukraine's football knockout competition, known as the Ukrainian Cup. The winner of this competition was Dynamo Kyiv.


2005–06 Ukrainian Cup, Team allocation, Round and draw dates
All draws held at FFU headquarters (Building of Football) in Kyiv unless stated otherwise.


2005–06 Ukrainian Cup, Competition Schedule, First round
The First Round took place on August 13, 2005. However, the match between PFC Olexandria and Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk took place on August 14.


2005–06 Ukrainian Cup, Competition Schedule, Third Round (1/8)
The third round matches took place on October 26, 2005.


2005–06 Ukrainian Cup, Competition Schedule, Quarterfinals
In the Quarterfinals, there were four pairs of teams, and each pair plays a single match. The match schedule stretched from November 13, 2005 to December 14, 2005.


2005–06 Ukrainian Cup, Competition Schedule, Semifinals
The Semifinals took place on March 22, 2006 and April 12, 2006.


2005–06 Ukrainian First League
The 2005–06 Ukrainian First League is the fifteenth since its establishment. There were 20 teams competing. Two teams were relegated from the 2004–05 Vyshcha Liha. Four teams were promoted from the 2004–05 Ukrainian Second League.


2005–06 Ukrainian First League, Teams
In 2005-06 season, the Ukrainian First League consists of the following teams:


2005–06 Ukrainian First League, Teams, Promoted teams
These four teams were promoted from Druha Liha at the start of the season:


2005–06 Ukrainian Hockey Championship
The 2005–06 Ukrainian Hockey League season was the 13th season of the Ukrainian Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Ukraine. 13 teams participated in the league, and HC Sokil Kyiv won the championship.


2005–06 Ukrainian Second League
The 2005–06 Ukrainian Second League is the 15th season of 3rd level professional football in Ukraine. The competitions are divided into three regional groups – A, B, C. This season was known for a high volume of withdrawals from the competition.


2005–06 Ukrainian Second League, Team changes, Newly admitted
The following team was promoted from the 2005 Ukrainian Football Amateur League:


2005–06 Umaglesi Liga
The 2005–06 Umaglesi Liga was the seventeenth season of top-tier football in Georgia. It began on 30 July 2005 and ended on 9 May 2006. Dinamo Tbilisi were the defending champions.


2005–06 United Counties League
The 2005–06 United Counties League season was the 99th in the history of the United Counties League, a football competition in England.


2005–06 United Counties League, Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 21 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with one new club:


2005–06 United Counties League, Division One
Division One featured 16 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs:


2005–06 United States network television schedule
The following is the 2005–06 network television schedule for the six major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States. The schedule covers primetime hours from September 2005 through August 2006. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the 2004–05 season. All times are Eastern and Pacific, with certain exceptions, such as Monday Night Football.


2005–06 United States network television schedule
This would be the final season of broadcasting for both UPN and The WB. They would merge to form The CW next season. The famous Monday Night Football would move to ESPN from ABC after the 2005 NFL season ended with Super Bowl XL.


2005–06 United States network television schedule
Each of the 30 highest-rated shows is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research.


2005–06 United States network television schedule
PBS is not included, as member television stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcast times for network shows may vary.


2005–06 United States network television schedule
From February 10 to 26, 2006, all of NBC's primetime programming was preempted in favor of coverage of the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.


2005–06 United States network television schedule, Sunday
NOTE: On September 17, 2006, The WB aired The Night of Favorites and Farewells starting at 5:00 pm ET. The special included the pilot episodes of Felicity, Angel, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Dawson's Creek. The special served as the network's last nationally scheduled broadcast.


2005–06 United States network television schedule, By network, The WB
Note: The * indicates that the program was introduced in midseason.


2005–06 United States network television schedule (daytime)
The 2005–06 daytime network television schedule for the five major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States in operation during that television season covers the weekday daytime hours from September 2005 to August 2006. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series canceled after the 2004–05 season.


2005–06 United States network television schedule (daytime)
Affiliates fill time periods not occupied by network programs with local or syndicated programming. PBS – which offers daytime programming through a children's program block, PBS Kids – is not included, as its member television stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcast times for network shows may vary. Also not included are UPN (as the network did not offer any daytime programs this season), and i: Independent Television, as its schedule was composed mainly of syndicated reruns.


2005–06 United States network television schedule (late night)
These are the late night schedules for the four United States broadcast networks that offer programming during this time period, from September, 2005 to August 2006. All times are Eastern or Pacific. Affiliates will fill non-network schedule with local, syndicated, or paid programming. Affiliates also have the option to preempt or delay network programming at their discretion.


2005–06 Uruguayan Primera División
The 2005-06 season in the Primera División Uruguaya saw Nacional defend and win a back-to-back-title by defeating the surprise of the championship, Rocha F.C., on two consecutive finals, thus winning their 41st title in Uruguayan football. Two teams were relegated, Deportivo Colonia and Cerro, but this time only one team, Progreso, was promoted.


2005–06 Uruguayan Primera División, Overview
It was contested by 20 teams, and Nacional won the championship.


2005–06 Uruguayan Primera División, Play-offs, Championship
Nacional winners of semifinal; the team should play the final against the best team of the aggregate table 2005–06; as that is also Nacional, they are champions of Uruguay 2005–06.


2005–06 Utah Jazz season
The 2005-06 Utah Jazz season was the team's 32nd in the NBA. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 26-56 output from the previous season. They managed to improve by 15 games, finishing 41-41, but failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third straight season.


2005–06 Utah Jazz season
On March 23, 2006, the Jazz' retired Karl Malone's jersey number 32 on his rafters reunited with his former teammate John Stockton, Frank Layden, his son Scott Layden, Jeff Hornacek, Mark Eaton, Antoine Carr, and head coach Jerry Sloan.


2005–06 V-League (South Korea)
The 2005-6 V-League season was the 2nd season of the V-League, the highest professional volleyball league in South Korea. The season started on 2 November 2005 and finished on 2 April 2006. Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs were the defending champions in the men's league and Daejeon KT&G the defending female champions.


2005–06 VB Series
The 2005–06 edition of the VB Series (so-called because of sponsor Victoria Bitter) was a three-team One Day International men's cricket tournament held in Australia in January and February 2006, between the hosting nation's team, South Africa and Sri Lanka. (Although all the matches were held in 2006, the convention is to refer to series using the name of the season, in this case the 2005–06 season). The teams played each other four with five points awarded for a win and a possible bonus point awarded either to the winners or losers depending on run rate. The top two teams on points went through to the best-of-three finals series. All matches were day-night matches except the final meeting between South Africa and Sri Lanka.


2005–06 VB Series
South Africa had already been touring Australia for a month, but did not win any of their four first-class matches, and lost the Test series 0–2. Before that, they had been playing 14 successive ODIs, with their last series being a 2–2 draw in India. Sri Lanka were touring New Zealand immediately before this series, completing a tour that should have been played in 2004–05 but was postponed because of the Asian tsunami; they lost three ODIs and won only one. Their last ODI series before that was a 1–6 loss in India. At the start of the series, they were seventh on the ICC ODI Championship table; South Africa were second, 17 points behind leaders Australia and 12 points ahead of Sri Lanka.


2005–06 VB Series, Warm-up matches, Queensland v South Africans, 10 January
South Africans won by 94 runsThe South Africans scored almost twice as much as Queensland in this match, as both Boeta Dippenaar and Jacques Rudolph outscored Queensland's first eight partnerships. Mitchell Johnson, Andy Bichel and Michael Kasprowicz had taken a wicket each in the first twelve overs, and the tourists were three for 44, but Dippenaar and Rudolph added 88 for the fourth wicket before Rudolph was caught behind off Kasprowicz. Though Johnson added two more wickets, Dippenaar ended with 80 from the opening position, and the South Africans' innings totalled 205.


2005–06 VB Series, Warm-up matches, Queensland v South Africans, 10 January
Then, during the first 61 balls off the innings, Queensland lost six wickets. Five batsmen went for single-figure scores, as Garnett Kruger and Shaun Pollock shared the six scalps between them. A five-over partnership worth 22 between Bichel and wicket-keeper Chris Hartley took Queensland past 50, before Monde Zondeki had two men caught in the sixteenth over. Eventually, Queensland were bowled out for 111, Bichel sharing a 50-run stand with Nathan Hauritz before he was caught off Johan Botha's bowling. Charl Langeveldt, South Africa's substitute whose main asset was his bowling, was not used.


2005–06 VB Series, Warm-up matches, Victoria v Sri Lankans, 11 January
Victoria, who had qualified for the Twenty20 Big Bash final three days earlier, had Allan Wise take five wickets when they hosted the Sri Lankans at the Central Reserve in Glen Waverley, Melbourne. After rain had proceedings delayed early on, and reduced each team's innings to 40 overs, Wise got a wicket in his opening over, and continued to end with figures of 8–2–25–5. Seven of the conceded runs were due to wides.


2005–06 VB Series, Warm-up matches, Victoria v Sri Lankans, 11 January
When Wise had his final wicket – that of Chamara Kapugedera – the Sri Lankans were six for 57, and though Kumar Sangakkara put on 43 with Farveez Maharoof for the seventh wicket, the total was still 120. Nearly a third of that was due to extras, as 25 wides and eight leg-byes were conceded by Victoria. The hosts lost three for 44 in the first 11 overs, but Michael Klinger and Andrew McDonald saw the Bushrangers home with an unbroken partnership of 77.


2005–06 VB Series, Warm-up matches, Queensland Academy of Sports v South Africans, 13 January
Half-centuries from Jacques Kallis and Ashwell Prince, who shared a fourth-wicket stand worth 109, took the visitors to a total of seven for 234 after losing two wickets in the first four overs, and though captain Chris Simpson took three for 40 and top-scored with 55 in the reply, the Academy team was bowled out for 188, with Andrew Hall and Johan Botha taking three wickets each. The 14 overs sent down by Garnett Kruger and Kallis cost an aggregate of 92 runs to the two bowlers, while the other 29.3 cost 95.


2005–06 VB Series, Group stage matches, 1st match: Australia v Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka's two most experienced bowlers, Chaminda Vaas and Muttiah Muralitharan, had combined bowling figures of 20–1–140–0, and Australia's total of five for 318 was eventually enough in securing a bonus point. Damien Martyn, playing his first international for three months after he was dropped from the Test side and missed the Chappell–Hadlee Trophy through injury, top-scored with 70, and Simon Katich and Andrew Symonds also hit half-centuries. 80 runs came off the sixth-wicket partnership between Michael Clarke and Mike Hussey, which lasted 66 balls.


2005–06 VB Series, Group stage matches, 1st match: Australia v Sri Lanka
When Sri Lanka replied, they lost both openers within the first three overs, and Michael Vandort, who batted at three, made his 48 runs at a run rate of just below 2.5 an over, 40% of the required rate. Though Mahela Jayawardene made a half-century, Sri Lanka's final total was not enough to prevent Australia from gaining a bonus point.


2005–06 VB Series, Group stage matches, 2nd match: Australia v South Africa
Australia won the toss, batted, and had Adam Gilchrist drag a ball from Shaun Pollock onto his own stumps with the very first ball of the match, to see Ricky Ponting at the crease in the first over. Pollock also took the next two wickets, Katich for 0 and Martyn for 12, and ended with bowling figures of 10–2–30–3, and Andrew Hall backed up Pollock's efforts with wickets in successive overs to leave Australia at six for 71.


2005–06 VB Series, Group stage matches, 2nd match: Australia v South Africa
Michael Hussey and Brett Lee then added 123 in nearly 27 overs, making half-centuries in the process, before two run outs left Australia all out for 228. South Africa's first 45 overs yielded 182 runs, leaving them 47 to get off the last 30 deliveries, with Boeta Dippenaar's 74 coming at a rate just above 4 an over, but Justin Kemp and Mark Boucher took 17 off Lee's final over, including one six from Kemp over long on, and with ten balls remaining South Africa needed five runs. A tropical storm caused a "brief delay" before Kemp secured victory with seven balls to spare when he drove a ball from Nathan Bracken through the off side.


2005–06 VB Series, Group stage matches, 3rd match: Sri Lanka v South Africa
South Africa won the toss and elected to field first. This decision was criticised after the game, with Cricinfo journalist Jenny Thompson claiming the toss would "probably be first up" on the list of reasons why South Africa lost. South Africa got a wicket in the sixth over when Garnett Kruger dismissed Upul Tharanga, but half-centuries from Jehan Mubarak and Kumar Sangakkara carried the team to 145 for 2, and a further five batsmen made it into double figures as the Sri Lankans closed on six for 282. Chaminda Vaas then served up bowling figures of 8–2–21–2, removing Graeme Smith and Shaun Pollock, and two run outs and three wickets from Malinga Bandara helped bowl South Africa out for 188 with 34 balls remaining.


2005–06 VB Series, Group stage matches, 4th match: Australia v South Africa
The South African middle order collapsed due mostly to the bowling of Brett Lee, who took five wickets, four of which were bowled. Shaun Pollock had some good batting with several sixes but it was not enough. Australia received a bonus point because they won by more than 50 runs.


2005–06 VB Series, Group stage matches, 5th match: Sri Lanka v Australia
Adam Gilchrist and Glenn McGrath had both been rested in this game.