Football
- Football World Cup 2006 Qualification
- England 4 – 0 Northern Ireland (26 March)
- Poland 1 - 0 Northern Ireland (30 March)
- Northern Ireland 2 - 0 Azerbaijan (3 September)
- Northern Ireland 1 - 0 England (7 September)
- Northern Ireland 2 - 3 Wales (8 October)
- Austria 2 - 0 Northern Ireland (12 October)
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- Northern Ireland failed to qualify
- Other international matches
- Northern Ireland 1 - 4 Germany (4 June)
- Northern Ireland 1 - 1 Portugal (15 November)
- Setanta Cup
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- Winners: Linfield
- Irish League
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- Winners: Glentoran
- Irish Cup
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- Winners: Portadown 5–1 Larne
- The IFA celebrated its 125th anniversary.
- The UEFA under 19 European championship was hosted by Ireland, with the final won by France in Windsor Park on 29 July.
- There was an all-Irish clash in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League. Shelbourne defeated Glentoran 6–2 on aggregate.
Read more about this topic: 2005 In Northern Ireland, Sport
Famous quotes containing the word football:
“In this dream that dogs me I am part
Of a silent crowd walking under a wall,
Leaving a football match, perhaps, or a pit,
All moving the same way.”
—Philip Larkin (1922–1986)
“Idon’t enjoy getting knocked about on a football field for other people’s amusement. I enjoy it if I’m being paid a lot for it.”
—David Storey (b. 1933)