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European Indoor Championships 2005

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Greece are champions
Greek captain George Stogiannos with the trophy
Greek captain George Stogiannos with the European Indoor Championship trophy after his side won the 2005 title with a last ball victory over hosts Denmark in a thrilling final in Herning.

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Playoff Matches
Quarter-finals
  • Denmark - bye
  • Hellas 125-3 beat Luxembourg 63 by 58 runs [Scorecard]
  • Belgium 93 lost to Portugal 96-0 by 5 wickets [Scorecard]
  • Spain 103-4 lost to France 106-4 by 1 wicket [Scorecard]
Semi-finals
  • Portugal 82 lost to Denmark 85-2 by 3 wickets [Scorecard]
  • France 86 lost to Hellas 87-4 by 1 wicket [Scorecard]
5th-6th Place 3rd-4th Place
  • France 112-3 lost to Portugal 113-3 by 2 wickets [Scorecard]
Final
  • Hellas 98-3 beat Denmark by 3 runs [Scorecard]
Previous winners
  • 2004 (Schiedam, Netherlands) Winners: Denmark [details]
  • 2003 (Herning, Denmark) Winners: Denmark [details]
  • 2002 (Mechelen, Belgium) Winners: Greece [details]
  • 2001 (Lisbon, Portugal) Winners: Portugal [details]
  • 2000 (Javea, Spain) Winners: Holland [details]
  • 1999 (Mechelen, Belgium) Winners: Portugal [details]
  • 1998 (Versailles, France) Winners: Portugal
The 2005 Tournament

Herning Sports CenterHerning, Denmark
11-13 February 2005

The tournament took place at the Sports Centre in the city of Herning in central Jutland, the venue also for the 2003 Championships.

All seven teams played each other in a 'round robin' league followed by play-offs for semi-final positions and then finals and play-offs for placings. 

League Table
                            P    W    T    L   BP  Pts
Denmark                     6    6    0    0   33   81
Hellas                      6    5    0    1   29   69
Portugal                    6    4    0    2   27   59
France                      6    3    0    3   23   47
Spain                       6    1    0    5   23   31
Belgium                     6    1    0    5   22   30
Luxembourg                  6    1    0    5   17   25
League Results
  • Denmark (14) 115-4 beat Belgium (4) 86 by 29 runs [Scorecard]
  • France (1) 52 lost to Hellas (13) 56-1 by 4 wickets [Scorecard]
  • Luxembourg (1) 60-4 lost to Portugal (13) 61-0 by 5 wickets [Scorecard]
  • Belgium (14) 120-4 beat Spain (4) 97 by 23 runs [Scorecard]
  • Luxembourg (1) 63 lost to Hellas (14) 66-0 by 5 wickets [Scorecard]
  • France (3) 105 lost to Denmark (14) 109-0 by 5 wickets [Scorecard]
  • Portugal (13) 133-2 beat Spain (4) 105-4 by 28 runs [Scorecard]
  • France (13) 130-3 beat Belgium (4) 127-4 by 3 runs [Scorecard]
  • Greece (2) 92-3 lost to Denmark (12) 94-1 by 4 wickets [Scorecard]
  • Spain (14) 113-4 beat Luxembourg (5) 101 by 12 runs [Scorecard]
  • Belgium (2) 87 lost to Luxembourg (14) 91-1 by 4 wickets [Scorecard]
  • France (3) 103 lost to Portugal (14) 106-0 by 5 wickets [Scorecard]
  • Spain (3) 97-4 lost to Denmark (13) 98-3 by 2 wickets [Scorecard]
  • Hellas (14) 134-4 beat Belgium (3) 55 by 79 runs [Scorecard]
  • Luxembourg (2) 65 lost to France (13) 67-3 by 2 wickets [Scorecard]
  • Portugal (1) 70 lost to Hellas (13) 72-1 by 4 wickets [Scorecard]
  • Belgium (3) 95 lost to Portugal (14) 96-2 by 3 wickets [Scorecard]
  • Luxembourg (2) 86 lost to Denmark(14) 87-0 by 5 wickets [Scorecard]
  • France (14) 120-3 beat Spain (3) 94 by 26 runs [Scorecard]
  • Denmark 121-2 beat Portugal (4) 109 by 12 runs [Scorecard]
  • Hellas (13) 159-1 beat Spain (3) 103-4 by 56 runs [Scorecard]