Tournament details | |
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Host country | Lithuania |
Dates | 21 May 2005 |
Teams | 2 |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 1 |
Goals scored | 2 (2 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() |
The 2005 Baltic Cup football competition took place without one of the usual contenders in this Baltic states' championship: Estonia. Therefore, the event was reduced to a single match between Lithuania and Latvia. [1]
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2005 Baltic Football Cup winners |
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![]() Lithuania Ninth title |
There were 2 goals scored in 1 match, for an average of 2 goals per match.
2 goals
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