The 2005 League of Ireland season began on Friday 18 March 2005, and ended with the FAI Cup Final on Sunday 4 December. This season saw the Premier Divsision expanded to include twelve teams with the First Division now reduced to ten. This was the opposite to what it had been before. The league's management committee also announced changes regarding the prize money for the season. The total fund was increased from €100,000 to around €450,000. At the end of the season, Cork City became league champions, but were beaten in the cup final by Drogheda United.
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