2005 IIHF European Championship (WFAC)

The 2005 IIHF European Championship was the 63rd European ice hockey championships arranged by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The tournament was held in Riga, Latvia.

One of the requirements of the IIHF for Latvia to host the event was that a new arena would be constructed. Sweden was the stand-by organizer in case the arena was delayed, but the construction was completed on schedule, marking the first time Latvia and first time a former Soviet state had hosted the event.

In the gold medal game, Czechoslovakia won against Soviet Union. In the bronze medal game, Sweden defeated Finland.

Seeding
The seeding in the preliminary round was based on the 2004 IIHF World Ranking:

A1-B4 URS - GER A2-B3 FIN - SUI A3-B2 NOR - SWE A4-B1 TCH - LAT

B1-A2 TCH - FIN A1-B2 URS - SWE