The 2005 season in Swedish football, starting January 2005 and ending December 2005:
Events 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 Sweden 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 Official titles TitleTeamReasonSwedish Champions 2005Djurgårdens IFWinners of AllsvenskanSwedish Cup Champions 2005Djurgårdens IFWinners of Svenska Cupen
Competitions LevelCompetitionTeam1st levelAllsvenskan 2005Djurgårdens IF2nd levelSuperettan 2005AIKCupSvenska Cupen 2005Djurgårdens IF
Promotions, relegations and qualifications Promotions Promoted fromPromoted toTeamReasonSuperettan 2005Allsvenskan 2006AIKWinnersÖsters IF2nd teamGAISWinners of qualification play-offDivision 2 2005Superettan 2006Jönköpings Södra IFWinners of promotion play-offQviding FIFWinners of promotion play-offUmeå FCWinners of promotion play-off
Relegations Relegated fromRelegated toTeamReasonAllsvenskan 2005Superettan 2006Landskrona BoISLosers of qualification play-offGIF Sundsvall13th teamAssyriska Föreningen14th teamSuperettan 2005Division 1 2006Bodens BK14th teamVästerås SK15th teamVästra Frölunda IF16th team
International qualifications Qualified forEntersTeamReasonUEFA Champions League 2006–072nd qualifying roundDjurgårdens IFWinners of AllsvenskanUEFA Cup 2006–071st qualifying roundIFK Göteborg2nd team in AllsvenskanÅtvidabergs FFRunners-up of Svenska CupenGefle IFUEFA Fair Play winnersUEFA Intertoto Cup 20061st roundKalmar FF3rd team in AllsvenskanRoyal League 2005–06Group stageDjurgårdens IFWinners of AllsvenskanIFK Göteborg2nd team in AllsvenskanKalmar FF3rd team in AllsvenskanHammarby IF4th team in Allsvenskan
Domestic results
Allsvenskan
2005 Allsvenskan qualification play-off
Superettan
2005 Svenska Cupen Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
National team results
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