The 2005 season in Swedish football, starting January 2005 and ending December 2005:
Events edit
- 26 May 2005: IFK Göteborg loses the historical first final of the Royal League against FC København after 1–1 in full-time and 26 penalties in the shoot-out.
- 6 June 2005: AFC Ajax signs Malmö FF's Markus Rosenberg, the transfer being concluded when Ajax offered approximately 5.3 million Euros for Rosenberg, who joined the Dutch club July 4.
- 13 June 2005: Around 30 AIK fans starts a fight on Gamla Ullevi before the start of the game in Superettan against GAIS.
- 23 August 2005: Malmö FF are beaten twice (0–1, 0–3) by Swiss team FC Thun in the second qualification round to the UEFA Champions League. Discussions about the bad standard of Swedish club football take place.
- 12 October 2005: The Swedish national team secures a place in the 2006 FIFA World Cup by winning 3-1 against Iceland.
- 17 October 2005: Djurgårdens IF wins their 11th national championship in the second last round of Allsvenskan by drawing against Örgryte IS while IFK Göteborg lost against Hammarby IF.
- 24 October 2005: IF Elfsborg announce that as an apology for their "unacceptable" performance they will repay the admission fees and travelling expenses of the approximately 200 fans who travelled to Stockholm and witnessed their 8–1 thrashing by Djurgårdens IF on the last day of the season.
- 29 October 2005: Djurgårdens IF manages to win "the double" by beating Åtvidabergs FF in the final of Svenska Cupen.
- 9 December 2005: The final draw for the 2006 FIFA World Cup took place, Sweden being drawn to play Trinidad and Tobago, Paraguay and England.
Honours edit
Official titles edit
| Title | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Swedish Champions 2005 | Djurgårdens IF | Winners of Allsvenskan |
| Swedish Cup Champions 2005 | Djurgårdens IF | Winners of Svenska Cupen |
Competitions edit
| Level | Competition | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1st level | Allsvenskan 2005 | Djurgårdens IF |
| 2nd level | Superettan 2005 | AIK |
| Cup | Svenska Cupen 2005 | Djurgårdens IF |
Promotions, relegations and qualifications edit
Promotions edit
| Promoted from | Promoted to | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Superettan 2005 | Allsvenskan 2006 | AIK | Winners |
| Östers IF | 2nd team | ||
| GAIS | Winners of qualification play-off | ||
| Division 2 2005 | Superettan 2006 | Jönköpings Södra IF | Winners of promotion play-off |
| Qviding FIF | Winners of promotion play-off | ||
| Umeå FC | Winners of promotion play-off |
Relegations edit
| Relegated from | Relegated to | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allsvenskan 2005 | Superettan 2006 | Landskrona BoIS | Losers of qualification play-off |
| GIF Sundsvall | 13th team | ||
| Assyriska Föreningen | 14th team | ||
| Superettan 2005 | Division 1 2006 | Bodens BK | 14th team |
| Västerås SK | 15th team | ||
| Västra Frölunda IF | 16th team |
International qualifications edit
| Qualified for | Enters | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Champions League 2006–07 | 2nd qualifying round | Djurgårdens IF | Winners of Allsvenskan |
| UEFA Cup 2006–07 | 1st qualifying round | IFK Göteborg | 2nd team in Allsvenskan |
| Åtvidabergs FF | Runners-up of Svenska Cupen | ||
| Gefle IF | UEFA Fair Play winners | ||
| UEFA Intertoto Cup 2006 | 1st round | Kalmar FF | 3rd team in Allsvenskan |
| Royal League 2005–06 | Group stage | Djurgårdens IF | Winners of Allsvenskan |
| IFK Göteborg | 2nd team in Allsvenskan | ||
| Kalmar FF | 3rd team in Allsvenskan | ||
| Hammarby IF | 4th team in Allsvenskan |
Domestic results edit
Allsvenskan edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Djurgårdens IF (C) | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 60 | 26 | +34 | 53 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | IFK Göteborg | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 38 | 22 | +16 | 49 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 3 | Kalmar FF | 26 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 36 | 21 | +15 | 43 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round |
| 4 | Hammarby IF | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 43 | 30 | +13 | 43 | |
| 5 | Malmö FF | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 27 | +11 | 41 | |
| 6 | Helsingborgs IF | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 32 | 38 | −6 | 39 | |
| 7 | IF Elfsborg | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 35 | 43 | −8 | 37 | |
| 8 | BK Häcken | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 36 | |
| 9 | Örgryte IS | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 35 | |
| 10 | Halmstads BK | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 32 | |
| 11 | Gefle IF | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 27 | 33 | −6 | 31 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round[a] |
| 12 | Landskrona BoIS (R) | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 44 | −18 | 30 | Qualification to Relegation play-offs |
| 13 | GIF Sundsvall (R) | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 31 | 46 | −15 | 25 | Relegation to Superettan |
| 14 | Assyriska FF (R) | 26 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 17 | 52 | −35 | 14 |
Source: svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Sweden was among the best three associations in the UEFA Fair Play ranking and thus received an additional spot in the first qualifying round of the Europa League, Gefle received the qualifying spot for their ranking in Allsvenskans Fair Play ranking.
2005 Allsvenskan qualification play-off edit
Superettan edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AIK (C, P) | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 56 | 27 | +29 | 64 | Promotion to Allsvenskan |
| 2 | Östers IF (P) | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 48 | 36 | +12 | 55 | |
| 3 | GAIS (O, P) | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 52 | 35 | +17 | 52 | Qualification to Promotion playoffs |
| 4 | Ljungskile SK | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 41 | 29 | +12 | 50 | |
| 5 | Örebro SK | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 40 | 32 | +8 | 45 | |
| 6 | IF Brommapojkarna | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 48 | 42 | +6 | 44 | |
| 7 | IFK Norrköping | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 44 | |
| 8 | Falkenbergs FF | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 38 | 43 | −5 | 41 | |
| 9 | FC Väsby United | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 32 | 40 | −8 | 39 | |
| 10 | Åtvidabergs FF | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 36 | 32 | +4 | 38 | |
| 11 | Trelleborgs FF | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 36 | |
| 12 | Mjällby AIF | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 44 | 49 | −5 | 35 | |
| 13 | Degerfors IF | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 31 | 36 | −5 | 34 | |
| 14 | Boden (R) | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 28 | 48 | −20 | 32 | Relegation to Division 1 |
| 15 | Västerås SK (R) | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 35 | 62 | −27 | 27 | |
| 16 | Västra Frölunda (R) | 30 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 32 | 54 | −22 | 25 |
Source: svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
2005 Svenska Cupen edit
- Quarter-finals
| Assyriska Föreningen | 1–1 2–2 (aet) 12–13 (apen) | IFK Norrköping |
|---|---|---|
| Åtvidabergs FF | 0–0 1–1 (aet) 6–5 (apen) | GAIS |
|---|---|---|
- Semi-finals
- Final
National team results edit
References edit
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Online
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- "SFS-Bolletinen". Sveriges Fotbollshistoriker och Statistiker. 2006. Archived from the original on 7 April 2007. Retrieved 2007-03-21.
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