The following are the association football events of the year 2005 throughout the world.

Events

*January 21 – German referee Robert Hoyzer admits to having accepted large sums of money from a gambling syndicate to fix matches. The resulting scandal was a major embarrassment to Germany as it prepared to host the

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. Eventually Hoyzer would be sentenced to two years and five months in prison. *February 3 – Dutch club Fortuna Sittard has three points deducted for financial mismanagement (failure to settle tax debts); an additional deduction of three points on April 29 was confirmed after an appeal on June 13. *February 4 –

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AXPO Super League – Club Servette FC was declared bankrupt. It had run debts of over 10 million Swiss francs. As a consequence of the bankruptcy the club will be demoted two divisions. *March 20 – Dutch club Go Ahead Eagles has three points deducted for financial mismanagement. *March 26 – Chelsea won the League Cup after beating

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3–2 *April 23 – PSV wins its 18th national title in the Dutch

Eredivisie The Eredivisie (; "Honour Division" or "Premier Division") is a professional association football league in the Netherlands and the highest level of the Dutch football league system. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start o ...

. *April 30 – National Football title assignment in two major European tournaments. In England, Chelsea wins for the second time in the

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; in Germany,

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is won for the 19th time by Bayern Munich. In France, RC Strasbourg won second League Cup. *May 8 –

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–

Lyon Lyon (Franco-Provençal: ''Liyon'') is a city in France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of the French Alps, southeast of Paris, north of Marseille, southwest of Geneva, Switzerland, north ...

win its fourth French title in 2000s (decade). *May 14 – Spain Liga –

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won its 17th league title. *May 18 –

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– CSKA Moscow became the first Russian club to win a major European club competition, defeating

Sporting CP Sporting Clube de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP or simply Sporting (particularly within Portugal), or as Sporting Lisbon in other countries,

3–1 at Sporting's home field in Lisbon. *May 20 – Italian

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– Juventus won its 28th title ("scudetto") without playing following a 3–3 draw between A.C. Milan and

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. *May 21 – Manager Gert Aandewiel receives the Rinus Michels Award for the best coach in Dutch amateur football. *May 21 –

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wins the

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by defeating

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5–4 on penalties after regular time and

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ended 0–0. *May 25 – 2004–05 UEFA Champions League

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come from three goals down, and beat A.C. Milan 3–2 on penalties after a 3–3 draw in

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to win Europe's top prize for the 5th time. *May 26 – Dutch club Sparta Rotterdam fires manager Mike Snoei and names former international Adri van Tiggelen as interim-coach. *June 8 – Goalkeeper and captain Edwin van der Sar plays his 100th international match for the

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, when the side defeats

Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...

(0–4) in

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. *July 9 – Spain's Basque Country wins the fourth

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, beating Bulgaria's South-West Sofia 1–0 in

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. *July 14 – 2005 Copa Libertadores is won by

São Paulo FC São Paulo Futebol Clube () is a professional Association football, football club in the Morumbi, São Paulo, Morumbi district of São Paulo, Brazil. It plays in Campeonato Paulista, São Paulo (state), São Paulo's premier State football lea ...

after defeating Clube Atlético Paranaense on an aggregate score of 5–1. *August 5 –

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wins the Johan Cruijff Schaal, the annual opening of the new season in the

, by a 2–1 win over PSV in the

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. *August 26 – The first match of the inaugural

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in Australia was played. *August 31 – Boca Juniors (

Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...

) won the

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2005 4–3 on aggregate over Once Caldas (

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). (First leg in

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3–1, second leg in Manizales 1–2) *November 21 – Head coach Robert Maaskant is fired by Willem II. *December 9 –

group assignments for the finals in Germany announced. *December 11 – Opening game of the second FIFA World Club Championship, a six team tournament replacing the former Intercontinental Cup. In the

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one week later Brazilian team

won the competition narrowly beating UEFA Champions

1–0. *December 18 – Boca Juniors defeated UNAM Pumas on penalties after the second leg game for the Copa Sudamericana

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. *December 19 – Manager Cees Lok leaves NEC and is replaced by another former player of the Dutch Club, Ron de Groot. *December 19 – Ronaldinho (Brazil, for male footballer) and Birgit Prinz (Germany, for female footballer) were elected

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. *December 31 – Mark Wotte resigns as technical director of

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Winners national championships

National club championships in Africa (CAF)

*: **

Algerian Championnat National The Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 (), known as Championnat National de Première Division or Ligue 1 for short, and formerly known as the Championnat National 1, is the Algerian professional league for association football clubs. It is the co ...

–

USM Alger Union Sportive de la Médina d'Alger (); known as USM Alger or simply USMA for short, is a Association football, football club based in the inner suburbs of Algiers. The club was founded in 1937 and its colours are red and black. Their home sta ...

** Algerian Cup – ASO Chlef *: ** Girabola – Grupo Desportivo Sagrada Esperança ** Angolan Cup – Atlético Sport Aviação *

Benin Benin, officially the Republic of Benin, is a country in West Africa. It was formerly known as Dahomey. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the north-west, and Niger to the north-east. The majority of its po ...

: ** Benin Premier League – ''not playing'' *

Botswana Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory part of the Kalahari Desert. It is bordered by South Africa to the sou ...

: ** Mascom Premier League and FA Challenge Cup – Township Rollers Gaborone *

Burkina Faso Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa, bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Ivory Coast to the southwest. It covers an area of 274,223 km2 (105,87 ...

: ** Burkinabé Premier League – Rail Club du Kadiogo **Burkina Faso Cup – Union Sportive de Ouagadougou *

Burundi Burundi, officially the Republic of Burundi, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is located in the Great Rift Valley at the junction between the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa, with a population of over 14 million peop ...

: ** Burundi Premier League – InterStar Bujumbura *

Cameroon Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa. It shares boundaries with Nigeria to the west and north, Chad to the northeast, the Central African Republic to the east, and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the R ...

: ** Cameroon Premiere Division – Cotonsport Garoua **Cameroon Cup – Imports FC Yaoundé *

Cape Verde Cape Verde or Cabo Verde, officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an island country and archipelagic state of West Africa in the central Atlantic Ocean, consisting of ten volcanic islands with a combined land area of about . These islands ...

: **

Premier League The Premier League is a professional association football league in England and the highest level of the English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Football Lea ...

– Derby FC Mindelo *

Central African Republic The Central African Republic (CAR) is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to Central African Republic–Chad border, the north, Sudan to Central African Republic–Sudan border, the northeast, South Sudan to Central ...

: ** Central African Republic League – Anges de Fatima *

Chad Chad, officially the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of North Africa, North and Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to Chad–Libya border, the north, Sudan to Chad–Sudan border, the east, the Central Afric ...

: ** Chad Premier League – Renaissance FC *

Comoros The Comoros, officially the Union of the Comoros, is an archipelagic country made up of three islands in Southeastern Africa, located at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city is Moroni, ...

: ** Comoros Premier League – Coin Nord Mitsamiouli * Congo: ** Congo Premier League – ''not assigned'' **Congolan Cup – Diables Noirs Brazzaville * Congo DR: ** Linafoot – DC Motema Pembe **Republic of Congo Cup – AS Vita Kabasha *

Djibouti Djibouti, officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country in the Horn of Africa, bordered by Somalia to the south, Ethiopia to the southwest, Eritrea in the north, and the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden to the east. The country has an area ...

: **

– AS Compagnie Djibouti-Ethiopie **Djiboutian Cup – Poste de Djibouti *

Egypt Egypt ( , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country spanning the Northeast Africa, northeast corner of Africa and Western Asia, southwest corner of Asia via the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to northe ...

: **

Egyptian Premier League The Egyptian Premier League (), also known as the Nile League () for sponsorship reasons, after the addition of title sponsor Nile Developments, is a professional association football league in Egypt and the highest level of the Egyptian football ...

and Super Cup – Al-Ahly ** Egyptian Soccer Cup – ENPPI *

Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea, officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. It has an area of . Formerly the colony of Spanish Guinea, its post-independence name refers to its location both near the Equ ...

** Equatoguinean Premier League – Renacimiento FC *

Eritrea Eritrea, officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa, with its capital and largest city being Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia in the Eritrea–Ethiopia border, south, Sudan in the west, and Dj ...

: **Eritrean Premier League, Premier League – Red Sea FC Asmara *Ethiopia: **Ethiopian Premier League, Premier League – Saint George SA Addis Abeba **Ethiopian Cup – Awassa Kenema *Gabon: **Gabon Championnat National D1, Premier League and Cup – AS Mangasport Moanda *Gambia: **Gambian Championnat National D1, Premier League – Wallidan Banjul **Gambian Cup – Bakan United *Ghana: **Ghana Telecom Premier League – Accra Hearts of Oak Sporting Club **Ghanaian Cup – Asante Kotoko *Guinea: **Guinée Championnat National, Premier League – Satellite FC Conakry **Guinean Cup – AS Kaloum Stars Conakry *Guinea Bissau: **Campeonato Nacional da Guiné-Bissau, Premier League – Sporting Clube de Bissau *Ivory Coast: **Côte d'Ivoire Premier Division, Premier League and Cup – ASEC Mimosas *Kenya: **Kenyan Premier League, Premier League – Ulinzi Stars **Kenyan Cup – World Hope *Lesotho: **Lesotho Premier League, Premier League – Likohpo Masem *Liberia: **Liberian Premier League, Premier League and Cup – LPRC Oilers Monrovia *Libya: **2004–05 Libyan Premier League, Premier League and Cup – Al Ittihad *Madagascar: **Malagasy Premier League, Premier League and Cup – USCA Foot *Malawi: **Malawi Premiere Division, Premier League – ''not playing'' *Mali: **Malien Premiere Division, Premier League – Stade Malien Bamako **Malian Cup – AS Bamako *Mauritania: **Mauritanean Premier League – ASC Nasr de Sebkha **Mauritanean Cup – ASC Entente *Mauritius: **Mauritian League, Premier League and Cup – AS Port-Louis 2000 *Morocco: **GNF 1, Premier League – FAR Rabat **Moroccan Cup – Raja Casablanca *Mozambique: **Moçambola – Clube Ferroviário de Maputo, Ferroviário de Maputo **Taça de Moçambique – Ferroviário de Beira *Namibia: **Namibia Premier League, Premier League – Civics FC Windhoek **Namibian Cup – Ramblers Windhoek *Niger: **Niger Premier League, Premier League – ''unknown'' *Nigeria: **Nigerian Premier League, Premier League and Nigerian FA Cup, Cup – Enyimba, Enyimba FC Aba *Rwanda: **Rwandan Premier League, Premier League – APR FC Kigat **Rwandan Cup – Rayon Sports Butare *São Tomé and Príncipe: **São Tomé and Príncipe Championship, Premier League – ''not held'' *Senegal: **Senegal Premier League, Premier League – ASC Port Autonome Dakar **Senegal Cup – AS Donanes Dakar *Seychelles: **Seychelles League, Premier League – La Passe FC **Seychelles Cup – Seychelles Marketing Board *Sierra Leone: **Sierra Leone League, Premier League – East End Lions Freetown *Somalia: **Somalia League, Premier League – ''not held'' *South Africa: **2004–05 Premier Soccer League, Premier Soccer League – Kaizer Chiefs Football Club *Sudan: **Sudan Premier League, Premier League – Al Hilal Omdurman *Swaziland: **Swazi Premier League, Premier League – Green Mamba Big Bend **Swazilandian Cup – Hub Sundowns *Tanzania: **Tanzanian Premier League, Premier League – Young Africans Dar es Salaam *Togo: **Togolese Championnat National, Premier League – AS Douanes Lomé **Togolese Cup – Dynamic Tongolais Lomé *Tunisia: **2004–05 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1, Premier League – Sfaxien FC **Tunisian Cup – ES Zarzis *Uganda: **2005 Uganda Super League, Premier League – Police FC Jinja **Uganda Cup – Uganda Revenus Authority SC Kampala *Zambia: **Zambian Premier League, Premier League – Zanaco Lusaka *Zimbabwe: **Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League, Premier League – CAPS United Harare

National club championships in Asia (AFC)

*: **2004–05 Bahraini Premier League, Premier League – Riffa Club **Bahrain Cup – Al Muharraq Club *: **Premier League – Mohammedan Sporting Club (Bangladesh), Mohammeddan SC Dhaka *: **Premier League – Transport United *: **2005 Chinese Super League, Chinese Super League – Dalian Shide *: **Hong Kong First Division League, HKFA Coolpoint Ventilation First Division League and HKFA Cup – Xiangxue Sun Hei *: **National Football League (India), NFL – Dempo Sports Club **Durand Cup – Mahindra United *: **Liga Indonesia, Premier League – Persipura Jayapura **Piala Indonesia, Indonesian Cup – Arema Malang *: **Iran's Premier Football League – Foolad, Foolad Ahvaz **2004–05 Azadegan League, Azadegan League – Tarbiat Badani Yazd F.C., Shahid Ghandi Yazd **2004–05 Hazfi Cup, Hazfi Cup – Saba Battery F.C., Saba Battery Tehran *: **Iraq Super League – Al Quwa Al Jawiya *: **2005 J.League Division 1, J.League Division 1 – Gamba Osaka **2005 J.League Cup, J.League Cup – JEF United Ichihara Chiba **2005 Emperor's Cup, Emperor's Cup – Urawa Reds (played 1 January 2006) *: **2004–05 Jordan League, Premier League – Al Wahdat Al Quwaysinah **Jordanian Cup – Al Faysali Amman *: **2005 Kyrgyzstan League, Premier League and Cup – Dordoy Dinamo Naryn *: **2004–05 Kuwaiti Premier League, Premier League – Al Qadisiya **Kuwaitian Cup – Al Arabi *: **2005 Lao League, Premier League – Vientiane FC *: **2004–05 Lebanese Premier League, Premier League – Al Nejmeh **Lebanon Cup – Al Ansar *: **Premier League – Policia de Segurança Pública *: **2005 Malaysia Super League, Super League – Perlis FA, Perlis FA Kangar **2005 Malaysia Premier League, Premier League and Malaysia Cup, Cup – Selangor MPPJ, Selangor MPPJ Kelana Jaya *: **Premier League – Khoromkon Ulan Baatov *: **2005 Myanmar Premier League, Premier League – Finance and Revenue Yangon *: **Premier League and Cup – Dhofar Salala *: **2004–05 Pakistan Premier League, Premier League – Pakistan Army Rawalpindi *: **2004–05 Qatar Stars League, Premier League – Al Gharrafa **Qatarian Cup – Al Sadd *: **2004–05 Saudi Premier League, Premier League – Al Hilal Riyad *: **2005 S.League, S.League – Tampines Rovers FC **Singapore Cup – Home United FC *: **Premier League – Saunders SC **Sri Lanka Cup – Ratnam SC *: **Samsung Hauzen 2005 K League, 2005 K-League – Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i **Samsung 2005 Korean League Cup, 2005 Hauzen Cup – Suwon Samsung Bluewings **Korean FA Cup – Chonbuk Hyundai Motors *: **Premier League and Cup – Al Ittihad Alep *: **Premier League – Tatung *: **2004–05 Thai League, Premier League – Thailand Tobacco Monopoly *: **Premier League – Al Wahda Abu Dhabi **UAE Cup – Al Ayn Club *: **Premier League and Cup – Paktakor Tashkent *: **Premier League and Cup – Gach Dong Tam Long An *: **Premier League – Al Tilal Aden **Yemenites Cup – Al Hilal Hudaydah

National club championships in Europe (UEFA)

*: **Albanian First Division, Superliga and 2005 Albanian Supercup, Supercup – SK Tirana, SK Tiranë **2004–05 Albanian Cup, Albanian Cup – KS Teuta, KS Teuta Durrës *: **2004–05 Primera Divisió, Primera División – UE Sant Julià **Andorran Cup, Copa Constitució and Andorran Supercup, Supercopa – FC Santa Coloma, Santa Coloma *: **2005 Armenian Premier League, Armenian Premier League – FC Pyunik, Pyunik **2005 Armenian Cup, Armenian Cup – FC Mika, MIKA *: **2004–05 Austrian Football Bundesliga, Bundesliga – SK Rapid Wien, Rapid Wien **2004–05 Austrian Cup, Austrian Cup – FK Austria Wien, Austria Wien *: **2004–05 Azerbaijan Top League, AFFA Supreme League – PFC Neftchi, Neftchi Baku **2004–05 Azerbaijan Cup, Azerbaijan Cup – FK Baku *: **2005 Belarusian Premier League, Belarusian Premier League – FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk **2004–05 Belarusian Cup, Belarusian Cup – FC Partizan Minsk, MTZ-RIPO Minsk *: ''for fuller coverage, see: 2004–05 in Belgian football'' **2004–05 Belgian First Division, Jupiler League and 2005 Belgian Super Cup, Supercup – Club Brugge **Belgian Cup – K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot, Germinal Beerschot *: **2004–05 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Premier League – NK Zrinjski Mostar **2004–05 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup, Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup – FK Sarajevo *: **2004–05 A Group, Bulgarian A Professional Football Group – CSKA Sofia **2004–05 Bulgarian Cup, Bulgarian Cup and 2005 Bulgarian Supercup, Supercup – PFC Levski Sofia *: **Prva HNL and 2005 Croatian Football Super Cup, Croatian Supercup – Hajduk Split **2004–05 Croatian Football Cup, Croatian Cup – NK Rijeka *: **2004–05 Cypriot First Division, Cypriot First Division – Anorthosis Famagusta **2004–05 Cypriot Cup, Cypriot Cup and Cyprus FA Shield, Supercup – Omonia Nicosia *: **2004–05 Czech First League, Gambrinus liga – AC Sparta Prague, Sparta Prague **2004–05 Czech Cup, Czech Cup – Baník Ostrava *: ''for fuller coverage, see: 2004–05 in Danish football'' **2004–05 Danish Superliga, Superliga and 2004–05 Danish Cup, DONG Cup – Brøndby IF, Brøndby *: ''for fuller coverage, see: 2004–05 in English football'' **2004–05 FA Premier League, Premiership and 2004–05 Football League Cup, League Cup – Chelsea **

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*: **2005 Meistriliiga, Meistriliiga – FC TVMK Tallinn **2005 Esiliiga, Esiliiga – JK Vaprus Pärnu, FC Levadia Tallinn, FC Ajax Lasnamäe **Estonian Cup – FC Levadia Tallinn *: **2005 Faroe Islands Premier League, 1. Deild – B36 Tórshavn **Faroe Islands Cup – GÍ Gøta *: **2005 Veikkausliiga, Veikkausliiga – MyPa, MyPa 47 Anjalankoski **Finnish Cup – FC Haka, FC Haka Valkeakoski **Finnish League Cup – AC Allianssi, AC Allianssii Vantaa *: **

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**2004–05 Coupe de France, French Cup – AJ Auxerre, Auxerre **2004–05 Coupe de la Ligue, French League Cup – RC Strasbourg, Strasbourg *: **2004–05 Umaglesi Liga, Georgian Premier League – FC Dinamo Tbilisi **2004–05 Georgian Cup, Georgian Cup – FC Lokomotivi Tbilisi *: **2004–05 Bundesliga, Bundesliga and 2004–05 DFB-Pokal, German Cup – Bayern Munich *: **2004–05 Alpha Ethniki, Greek National Division and 2004–05 Greek Football Cup, Greek Cup – Olympiacos F.C., Olympiacos *: **2004–05 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Arany Ászok Liga – Debreceni VSC **2004–05 Magyar Kupa, Hungarian Cup – MFC Sopron, Mátav FC Sopron *: **2005 Úrvalsdeild, Icelandic Premier League – Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar, FH **2005 Icelandic Cup, Icelandic Cup – Valur men's football, Valur **2005 Icelandic Men's Football League Cup, Icelandic League Cup – Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur, KR *: **2005 League of Ireland Premier Division, League of Ireland and Munster Senior Cup (association football), Munster Senior Cup – Cork City Football Club, Cork City **2005 FAI Cup, FAI Cup – Drogheda United **2005 League of Ireland Cup, League of Ireland Cup – Derry City FC, Derry City *: **Football in Israel, Israeli Football Leagues ***2004–05 Israeli Premier League, Israeli Premier League – Maccabi Haifa F.C., Maccabi Haifa ***2004–05 Liga Leumit, Liga Leumit – Hapoel Kfar Saba F.C., Hapoel Kfar Saba ***2004–05 Liga Artzit, Liga Artzit – Hapoel Ashkelon F.C., Hapoel Ashkelon **2004–05 Toto Cup Al, Toto Cup – Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C., Hapoel Petah Tikva (Al), Maccabi Natanya F.C., Maccabi Natanya (Leumit) and Hapoel Ashkelon F.C., Hapoel Ashkelon (Artzit) **2004–05 Israel State Cup, Israel State Cup – Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C., Maccabi Tel Aviv *: **2004–05 Serie A, Serie A – Juventus (stripped of title on July 14, 2006) ''see also 2004–05 Serie A and 2006 Serie A scandal'' **2004–05 Coppa Italia, Italian Cup – Internazionale Milano F.C., Internazionale **2005 Supercoppa Italiana, Italian Super Cup – A.C. Milan *: **2005 Kazakhstan Premier League, Kazakhstan Super League – FC Aktobe-Lento **Kazakhstan Cup – FC Zhenis, FC Zhenis Astana *: **2005 Latvian Higher League, Virsliga – FK Liepājas Metalurgs **Latvian football Cup, Latvian Cup – FK Ventspils *: **2004–05 Liechtenstein Cup, Liechtenstein Football Cup – FC Vaduz *: **2005 A Lyga, Lithuanian Premier League – FK Ekranas **Lithuanian Cup – FBK Kaunas *: **2004–05 Luxembourg National Division, Premier League – F91 Dudelange **Luxembourg football Cup, Cup – CS Pétange *: **2004–05 Macedonian First Football League, Macedonian First League – FK Rabotnički, FK Rabotnički Kometal Skopje **Macedonian Cup – FK Bashkimi (1947–2008), FK Bashkimi Kumanovo *: **Maltese Football League and Supercup – Sliema Wanderers F.C., Sliema Wanderers **Maltese Cup – Birkirkara F.C. *: **2004–05 Moldovan National Division, Moldavian Premier League – FC Sheriff Tiraspol **2004–05 Moldovan Cup, Moldavian Cup – FC Nistru Otaci * **

and 2004–05 KNVB Cup, KNVB Cup – PSV **2004–05 Eerste Divisie, Eerste Divisie – Heracles Almelo *: **2004–05 Irish Premier League, Irish Premier League and Irish League Cup – Glentoran F.C. **2004–05 Irish Cup, Irish Cup – Portadown F.C. **2005 Setanta Cup, Setanta Cup – Linfield F.C. *: ''for fuller coverage, see: 2005 in Norwegian football'' **2005 Tippeligaen, Tippeligaen – Vålerenga I.F. Fotball, Vålerenga **2005 Norwegian Football Cup, Norwegian Cup – Molde FK, Molde *: **2004–05 Ekstraklasa, Ekstraklasa – Wisła Kraków **2004–05 Polish Cup, Puchar Polski – Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski *: **2004–05 Primeira Liga, SuperLiga – S.L. Benfica, Benfica **2004–05 Taça de Portugal, Cup of Portugal – Vitória FC, Vitória Setúbal *: ''for fuller coverage, see: 2004–05 in Romanian football'' **2004–05 Divizia A, Romanian Premier League – FC Steaua București, Steaua București **2004–05 Cupa României, Romanian Cup and 2005 Supercupa României, Romanian Super Cup – FC Dinamo București, Dinamo București *: ''for fuller coverage, see: 2005 in Russian football'' **2005 Russian Premier League, Russian Premier League and Russian Cup – CSKA Moscow *: **Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio, Premier League – F.C. Domagnano **Coppa Titano, Titano Cup – S.S. Pennarossa, S.S. Pennarossa Chiesanuova **San Marino Federal Trophy, Supercup – S.P. Tre Penne, S.P. Tre Penne Serravalle *: ''for fuller coverage, see: 2004–05 in Scottish football'' **2004–05 Scottish Premier League, Scottish Premier League and 2004–05 Scottish League Cup, League Cup – Rangers F.C., Rangers **2004–05 Scottish Cup, Scottish Cup – Celtic F.C., Celtic *: **2004–05 First League of Serbia and Montenegro, Meridian Superliga – FK Partizan, FK Partizan Belgrade **Serbia and Montenegro Cup – FK Voždovac, FK Voždovac Belgrade *: **2004–05 Slovak Superliga, Slovakian Premier League – FC Artmedia Bratislava **2004–05 Slovak Cup, Slovakian Cup – FK Dukla Banská Bystrica *: **2004–05 Slovenian PrvaLiga, Slovenian PrvaLiga – ND Gorica, Gorica **2004–05 Slovenian Football Cup, Slovenian Cup – NK Celje, NK Publikum Celje *: **2004–05 La Liga, La Liga – FC Barcelona, Barcelona **2004–05 Copa del Rey, Copa del Rey – Real Betis *: ''for fuller coverage, see: 2005 in Swedish football'' **2005 Allsvenskan, Allsvenskan and 2005 Svenska Cupen, Svenska Cupen – Djurgårdens IF Fotboll, Djurgårdens IF *: ** AXPO Super League and 2004–05 Swiss Cup, Swisscom Cup – FC Basel *: **2004–05 Süper Lig, Premier Super League – Fenerbahçe SK, Fenerbahçe **2004–05 Turkish Cup, Turkish Cup – Galatasaray S.K. (football team), Galatasaray *: **2004–05 Vyshcha Liha, Ukrainian Premier League – FC Shakhtar Donetsk **Ukrainian Cup – FC Dynamo Kyiv *: **2004–05 Welsh Premier League, League of Wales and Welsh Cup – The New Saints F.C., Total Network Solutions **2004–05 FAW Premier Cup, FAW Premier Cup – Swansea City A.F.C., Swansea City

National club championships in North and Central America (CONCACAF)

*: **Premier League – Bassa FC All Saint's Village *: **Premier League – SV Britannia *: **Premier League – Caledonia Celtic *: **Premier League – Notre Dame SC Bayville *: **Cingular Wireless Premier Division – Devonshire Cougars **Bermudian Football Cup – North Village Rams *: **Canadian Soccer League (2006–present), CPSL – Oakville Blue Deville **Cascadia Cup – Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010), Vancouver Whitecaps *: **Premier League – Western Union FC George Town *: **Primera División de Costa Rica, Primera División – LD Alajuelense, Liga Deportiva Alajuelense *: **Premier League – Villa Clara *: **Premier League – RC Grand Bazaar Dublanc *: **Salvadoran Primera División ***2004–05 Clausura – Club Deportivo FAS, Club Deportivo Futbolistas Asociados Santanecos, Santa Ana ***2005–06 Apertura – C.D. Vista Hermosa, Club Deportivo Vista Hermosa *: **Premier League – ASOMS Paradise *: **Premier League – Deportivo Municipal *: **Premier League – AS Mirebalais *: **Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras ***Honduras Clausura 2004–05, 2004–05 Clausura – Club Olimpia Deportivo, Olimpia ***Honduras Apertura 2005–06, 2005–06 Apertura – Club Olimpia Deportivo, Olimpia *: **Jamaican National Premier League, Wray & Nephew National Premier League – Portmore United F.C. *: **Mexican Primera División ***2004–05 Apertura – Club Universidad Nacional ***2004–05 Clausura – Club América *: **Premier League – FC Diriangén Diriamba *: **Premier League – CD Plaza Amador Panama **Premier League – San Francisco F.C., San Francisco *: **Premier League – Northern United Gros Islet *: **Premier League – SV Robinhood *: **2005 Major League Soccer season, MLS Cup and 2005 U.S. Open Cup, U.S. Open Cup – Los Angeles Galaxy

National club championships in Oceania (OFC)

*: **A-League – ''not playing'' *: **2004–05 New Zealand Football Championship, NZFC – Auckland City FC **2005 Chatham Cup, Chatham Cup – Central United

National club championships in South America (CONMEBOL)

*: **Argentine Primera División, Primera División ***2004–2005 in Argentine football#Torneo Clausura ("Closing" Tournament), 2004–05 Clausura – Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield, Vélez Sársfield ***2005–2006 in Argentine football#Torneo Apertura ("Opening" Tournament), 2005–06 Apertura – Boca Juniors *: **Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano ***2004–05 Adecuaciòn – Club Bolívar ***2004–05 Apertura – Club Blooming, Blooming *: **Campeonato Brasileiro Série A – Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, Corinthians **Copa do Brasil – Paulista Futebol Clube, Paulista F.C. *: **Liga Chilena de Fútbol: Primera División ***2004–05 Apertura – Unión Española ***2004–05 Clausura – Club Deportivo Universidad Católica * **Mustang Cup ***2004–05 Apertura – Atlético Nacional ***2004–05 Clausura – Deportivo Cali *: **2005 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A, Serie A de Ecuador ***Apertura – Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito ***Clausura – Club Deportivo El Nacional *: **Liga Paraguaya – Cerro Porteño *: **2005 Torneo Descentralizado, Peruvian Primera División – Sporting Cristal *: **2005 Uruguayan Primera División, Primera División Uruguaya – Club Nacional de Football *: **2004–05 Venezuelan Primera División season, Primera División Venezolana – Unión Atlético Maracaibo

National club championships in non-FIFA-affiliated French dependencies

* (CONCACAF) **Premier League – Association Sportive Le Gosier * (CONCACAF) **Premier League – ASC Le Geldar Kourou * (AFC) **Premier League – AS Tefana Faa'a **Cup – AS Manu Ura Paea * (CONCACAF) **Premier League and Cup – Club Franciscain Le François * (OFC) **Premier League and Cup – AS Magenta Nickel Nouméa * Réunion (CAF): **Réunion Premier League, Premier League – US Stade Tamponnaise Le Tampon **Réunion Cup – SS Excelsior Saint-Joseph

International tournaments

*February 3–12: CEMAC Cup 2005 – Winner: Cameroon national football team, Cameroon (Participating countries: Cameroon national football team, Cameroon, Chad national football team, Chad, Gabon national football team, Gabon, Congo national football team, Congo, Equatorial Guinea national football team, Equatorial Guinea and Central African Republic national football team, Central African Republic) *February 8–9: Cyprus International Tournament 2005 – Winner:

(Participating countries:

, Cyprus national football team, Cyprus, Latvia national football team, Latvia, Austria national football team, Austria) *February 9: Carlsberg Cup 2005 – Winner: Brazil national football team, Brazil (Participating countries: Brazil and Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong) * UNCAF Nations Cup 2005, UNCAF Nations Cup in Guatemala City, Guatemala (February 19 – 27, 2005) *# *# *# *February 20–24: CONCACAF Gold Cup 2005 Caribbean Preliminary Competition – Winners: Cuba national football team, Cuba, Jamaica national football team, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago national football team, Trinidad and Tobago (Participating Countries: Barbados national football team, Barbados, Cuba national football team, Cuba, Jamaica national football team, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago national football team, Trinidad and Tobago) *February 26 – August 14: Cosafa Castle Cup 2005 (Participating countries: Group A: South Africa, Mauritius, Madagascar and Seychelles Group B:

, Namibia, Mozambique and Zimbabwe Group C: Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland and Zambia) *March 5–13: East Asian Football Championships 2005 Preliminary Competition – Winner: Democratic People's Republic of Korea, North Korea (Participating Countries: Democratic People's Republic of Korea, North Korea, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong, Chinese Taipei, Mongolia and Guam) * Baltic Cup 2005, Baltic Cup in Kaunas (May 21, 2005) *# *# *UEFA Women's Euro 2005, UEFA Women's Championship in England (June 5–19, 2005) *# *# * 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship, FIFA U-20 World Cup in Netherlands (June 10 – July 2, 2005) *# *# *# * Confederations Cup 2005, FIFA Confederations Cup in Germany (June 15–29, 2005) *# *# *# * CONCACAF Gold Cup 2005, CONCACAF Gold Cup in United States (July 6–24, 2005) *# *# * 2005 East Asian Football Championship, East Asian Football Championship in Chinese Taipei & South Korea *# *# * 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship, FIFA U-17 World Championship in Peru (September 16 – October 2, 2005) *# *# *# * 2005 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup in Pakistan (7 Dec 2005 – 17 Dec 2005) *# *#

Qualifying for 2006 World Cup

*''Note: for fuller coverage, see: 2006 FIFA World Cup (qualification)'' *October 2004 – October 2005: 2006 FIFA World Cup (qualification CAF), Africa Qualifying **Qualified teams : Angola national football team, Angola, Ghana national football team, Ghana, Ivory Coast national football team, Ivory Coast, Togo national football team, Togo, Tunisia national football team, Tunisia ***Participating countries: Algeria national football team, Algeria, Angola national football team, Angola, Benin national football team, Benin, Botswana national football team, Botswana, Burkina Faso national football team, Burkina Faso, Burundi national football team, Burundi, Cameroon national football team, Cameroon, Cape Verde national football team, Cape Verde, Central African Republic national football team, Central African Republic, Chad national football team, Chad, Congo national football team, Congo, Congo DR national football team, Congo DR, Djibouti national football team, Djibouti, Egypt national football team, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea national football team, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea national football team, Eritrea, Ethiopia national football team, Ethiopia, Gabon national football team, Gabon, Gambia national football team, Gambia, Ghana national football team, Ghana, Guinea national football team, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau national football team, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast national football team, Ivory Coast, Kenya national football team, Kenya, Lesotho national football team, Lesotho, Liberia national football team, Liberia, Libya national football team, Libya, Madagascar national football team, Madagascar, Malawi national football team, Malawi, Mali national football team, Mali, Mauritania national football team, Mauritania, Mauritius national football team, Mauritius, Morocco national football team, Morocco, Mozambique national football team, Mozambique, Namibia national football team, Namibia, Niger national football team, Niger, Nigeria national football team, Nigeria, Rwanda national football team, Rwanda, Senegal national football team, Senegal, Seychelles national football team, Seychelles, Sierra Leone national football team, Sierra Leone, Somalia national football team, Somalia, South Africa national football team, South Africa, Sudan national football team, Sudan, Swaziland national football team, Swaziland, São Tomé and Príncipe national football team, São Tomé e Príncipe, Tanzania national football team, Tanzania, Togo national football team, Togo, Tunisia national football team, Tunisia, Uganda national football team, Uganda, Zambia national football team, Zambia and Zimbabwe national football team, Zimbabwe *November 2003 – August 2005: 2006 FIFA World Cup (qualification AFC), Asia Qualifying **Qualified teams: Iran national football team, Iran, Japan national football team, Japan, Saudi Arabia national football team, Saudi Arabia, South Korea national football team, South Korea ***Participating countries: Afghanistan national football team, Afghanistan, Bahrain national football team, Bahrain, Bangladesh national football team, Bangladesh, Bhutan national football team, Bhutan, Brunei national football team, Brunei, Cambodia national football team, Cambodia, China national football team, China, Chinese Taipei national football team, Chinese Taipei, Guam national football team, Guam, Hong Kong national football team, Hong Kong, India national football team, India, Indonesia national football team, Indonesia, Iran national football team, Iran, Iraq national football team, Iraq, Japan national football team, Japan, Jordan national football team, Jordan, North Korea national football team, North Korea, South Korea national football team, South Korea, Kuwait national football team, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan national football team, Kyrgyzstan, Laos national football team, Laos, Lebanon national football team, Lebanon, Macau national football team, Macau, Malaysia national football team, Malaysia, Maldives national football team, Maldives, Mongolia national football team, Mongolia, Myanmar national football team, Myanmar, Nepal national football team, Nepal, Oman national football team, Oman, Pakistan national football team, Pakistan, Palestine national football team, Palestine, Philippines national football team, Philippines, Qatar national football team, Qatar, Saudi Arabia national football team, Saudi Arabia, Singapore national football team, Singapore, Sri Lanka national football team, Sri Lanka, Syria national football team, Syria, Tajikistan national football team, Tajikistan, Thailand national football team, Thailand, Turkmenistan national football team, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates national football team, UAE, Uzbekistan national football team, Uzbekistan, Vietnam national football team, Vietnam and Yemen national football team, Yemen *February 2004 – October 2005: 2006 FIFA World Cup (qualification CONCACAF), CONCACAF Qualifying **Qualified teams : United States men's national soccer team, USA, Mexico national football team, Mexico, Costa Rica national football team, Costa Rica, Trinidad and Tobago national football team, Trinidad and Tobago (defeated Bahrain in an inter-regional playoff) ***Participating countries: Anguilla national football team, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda national football team, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba national football team, Aruba, Bahamas national football team, Bahamas, Barbados national football team, Barbados, Belize national football team, Belize, Bermuda national football team, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands national football team, British Virgin Islands, Canada men's national soccer team, Canada, Cayman Islands national football team, Cayman Islands, Costa Rica national football team, Costa Rica, Cuba national football team, Cuba, Dominica national football team, Dominica, Dominican Republic national football team, Dominican Republic, El Salvador national football team, El Salvador, Grenada national football team, Grenada, Guatemala national football team, Guatemala, Guyana national football team, Guyana, Haiti national football team, Haiti, Honduras national football team, Honduras, Jamaica national football team, Jamaica, Mexico national football team, Mexico, Montserrat national football team, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles national football team, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua national football team, Nicaragua, Panama national football team, Panama, Puerto Rico national football team, Puerto Rico, St. Kitts and Nevis national football team, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia national football team, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines national football team, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Surinam national football team, Surinam, Trinidad and Tobago national football team, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands national football team, Turks and Caicos, U.S. Virgin Islands national soccer team, US Virgin Islands and United States men's national soccer team, USA *August 2004 – October 2005: 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA), Europe Qualifying **Automatic qualifiers: Germany national football team, Germany (as hosts) **Qualified teams : Group winners Croatia national football team, Croatia, England national football team, England, France national football team, France, Italy national football team, Italy,

, Portugal national football team, Portugal, Serbia and Montenegro national football team, Serbia and Montenegro, Ukraine national football team, Ukraine; two best second-place sides Poland national football team, Poland, Sweden men's national football team, Sweden; playoff winners Czech Republic national football team, Czech Republic, Spain national football team, Spain, Switzerland national football team, Switzerland ***Participating countries: Albania national football team, Albania, Andorra national football team, Andorra, Armenia national football team, Armenia, Austria national football team, Austria, Azerbaijan national football team, Azerbaijan, Belarus national football team, Belarus, Belgium national football team, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina national football team, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria national football team, Bulgaria, Croatia national football team, Croatia, Cyprus national football team, Cyprus, Czech Republic national football team, Czech Republic, Denmark national football team, Denmark, England national football team, England, Estonia national football team, Estonia, Faroe Islands national football team, Faroe Islands,

, France national football team, France, Germany national football team, Germany, Georgia national football team, Georgia, Greece national football team, Greece, Hungary national football team, Hungary, Iceland national football team, Iceland, Republic of Ireland national football team, Republic of Ireland, Israel national football team, Israel, Italy national football team, Italy, Kazakhstan national football team, Kazakhstan, Latvia national football team, Latvia, Liechtenstein national football team, Liechtenstein, Lithuania national football team, Lithuania, Luxembourg national football team, Luxembourg, Republic of Macedonia national football team, Republic of Macedonia, Malta national football team, Malta, Moldova national football team, Moldova,

, Northern Ireland national football team, Northern Ireland, Norway national football team, Norway, Poland national football team, Poland, Portugal national football team, Portugal, Romania national football team, Romania, Russia national football team, Russia, San Marino national football team, San Marino, Scotland national football team, Scotland, Serbia and Montenegro national football team, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia national football team, Slovakia, Slovenia national football team, Slovenia, Spain national football team, Spain, Sweden men's national football team, Sweden, Switzerland national football team, Switzerland, Turkey national football team, Turkey, Ukraine national football team, Ukraine and Wales national football team, Wales *May 2004 – September 2005: 2006 FIFA World Cup (qualification OFC), Oceania Qualifying **Qualified team: Australia men's national soccer team, Australia (defeated Uruguay on penalty kicks in an inter-regional playoff) ***Participating countries: American Samoa national football team, American Samoa, Australia men's national soccer team, Australia, Cook Islands national football team, Cook Islands, Fiji national football team, Fiji, New Caledonia national football team, New Caledonia, New Zealand national soccer team, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea national football team, Papua New Guinea, Samoa national football team, Samoa, Solomon Islands national football team, Solomon Islands, Tahiti national football team, Tahiti, Tonga national football team, Tonga and Vanuatu national football team, Vanuatu *September 2003 – October 2005: 2006 FIFA World Cup (qualification CONMEBOL), South America Qualifying **Qualified teams : Argentina national football team, Argentina, Brazil national football team, Brazil, Ecuador national football team, Ecuador, Paraguay national football team, Paraguay ***Participating countries: Argentina national football team, Argentina, Bolivia national football team, Bolivia, Brazil national football team, Brazil, Chile national football team, Chile, Colombia national football team, Colombia, Ecuador national football team, Ecuador, Paraguay national football team, Paraguay, Peru national football team, Peru, Uruguay national football team, Uruguay and Venezuela national football team, Venezuela

National team results

Europe

South America

Movies

*Real, The Movie

Births

* February 4 – Saïd Saber, French professional footballer * April 19 – Kobbie Mainoo, English footballer * April 24 – Muhammet Arda Uzun, Turkish professional footballer * October 28 – Darnell Bile, French professional footballer

Deaths

January

* January 6 – Jean-Luc Fugaldi (59), French footballer * January 8 – Suvad Katana (35), Bosnia-Herzegovina footballer * January 17 – Youssouf Samiou (17), Benin footballer * January 18 – Bernard Béreau (64), French footballer

February

* February 14 – Ron Burgess (footballer), Ron Burgess (87), Welsh footballer and coach * February 17 – Omar Sívori (69), Argentinian-Italian footballer * February 24 – Thadée Cisowski (78), French footballer

March

* March 3 – Rinus Michels (77), Dutch footballer and manager * March 9 – István Nyers (80), Hungarian-French footballer * March 15 – Armand Seghers (78), Belgian footballer * March 15 – Bill McGarry (footballer), Bill McGarry (77), English footballer and manager

April

* April 3 – Kader Firoud (85), French footballer and manager * April 8 – Maurice Lafont (78), French footballer * April 11 – Lucien Laurent (97), French footballer

May

* May 5 – Willy Steffen (80), Swiss footballer * May 7 – Otilino Tenorio (25), Ecuadorian footballer * May 8 – Gianpietro Zappa (49), Swiss footballer * May 8 – Wolfgang Blochwitz (64), German footballer * May 23 – Sígfrid Gràcia (73), Spanish footballer * May 29 – Gé van Dijk (81), Dutch footballer and manager * May 29 – Svatopluk Pluskal (74), Czech footballer

June

* June 25 – Hugo Cunha (28), Portugal footballer

July

* July 26 – Mario David (footballer), Mario David (71), Italian footballer * July 28 – Jair da Rosa Pinto, Brazilian midfielder, runner-up at the 1950 FIFA World Cup. (84)

August

* August 16 – Michel Pavic (83), Yugoslavian footballer and coach * August 19 – Oscar Muller (48), French footballer

September

* September 8 – Noel Cantwell (72), Northern Ireland footballer and coach * September 12 – Alain Polaniok (47), French footballer and coach * September 13 – Toni Fritsch (60), Austrian footballer (later an American football placekicker) * September 27 – Karl Decker (footballer), Karl Decker (84), Austrian footballer and coach * September 28 – Enric Gensana (69), Spanish footballer

October

* October 3 – Francesco Scoglio (64), Italian coach * October 9 – Sergio Cervato (76), Italian footballer * October 17 – Carlos Gomes (footballer), Carlos Gomes (73), Portuguese footballer * October 18 – Johnny Haynes (71), English footballer * October 26 – George Swindin (90), English footballer

November

* November 2 – Ferruccio Valcareggi (86), Italian footballer and coach of Italy national football team * November 9 – Marceau Sommerlynck (83), French footballer * November 14 – Erich Schanko (86), German footballer * November 25 – George Best (59), Northern Ireland footballer * November 29 – David di Tommaso (26), French footballer

References

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