UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
     Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934


         Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): May 23, 2005

                          THE SPORTS CLUB COMPANY, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

         Delaware                     1-13290                  95-4479735
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(State or other jurisdiction        (Commission               (IRS Employer
       of incorporation)            File Number)            Identification No.)


     11100 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 300, Los Angeles, California 90025
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               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)


                         Registrant's telephone number,
                              including area code:
                                 (310) 479-5200


                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 2.02         RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

On May 23, 2005, The Sports Club Company, Inc. announced its results of
operations for the quarter ended March 31, 2004. The public announcement was
made by means of a press release attached, the text of which is being furnished
to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

The information contained in this report and the exhibit hereto shall not be
deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or incorporated by reference in any
filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except
as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

The information in this report and the exhibit hereto may contain
"forward-looking statements" that are made pursuant to the safe-harbor
provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and otherwise
may be protected. Such statements are made based on the current beliefs and
expectations of the Company's management and are subject to significant risks
and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. Please
refer to the Company's annual report on Form 10-K/A filed on August 18, 2004
with the Securities and Exchange Commission for information concerning risks,
uncertainties, and other factors that may affect future results.

Item 9.01         FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(c) Exhibits.

99.1 Press Release dated May 23, 2005



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                                   Signatures

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


Dated:    May 23, 2005                         THE SPORTS CLUB COMPANY, INC.


                                               By:   /s/ Timothy M. O'Brien
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                                                     Timothy M. O'Brien
                                                     Chief Financial Officer

                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No. Description

99.1 Press Release dated May 23, 2005.




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                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1

                          THE SPORTS CLUB COMPANY, INC.
                      ANNOUNCES DELAYED FINANCIAL REPORTING


LOS ANGELES, CA (May 23, 2005) - The Sports Club Company, Inc. (AMEX: SCY) today
announced that it will delay reporting its first quarter 2005 results due to
certain issues relative to the application of Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 13, Accounting for Leases ("FAS No. 13"), and Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or
Disposal of Long-Lived Assets ("FAS No. 144"). Substantially all of the work
required to prepare the Company's consolidated financial statements has been
completed, however the complexities associated with accounting for and reporting
of landlord incentives under operating leases and assets held for sale have
precluded the completion of the final financial statements. As a result, the
Company has not filed its required financial reports with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. Further, these matters will result in several
reclassifications of the Company's reported results for the first quarter of
2004. Preliminary operating results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2005,
are included at the conclusion of this press release.

FAS No. 13 requires that leasehold improvements made by a lessee that are funded
by landlord incentives under an operating lease should be recorded by the lessee
as leasehold improvement assets and amortized over their appropriate life and
the incentives should be recorded as deferred rent and amortized to lease
expense over the lease term. The Company had previously recorded landlord
allowances as a reduction of the leasehold improvement asset. The new
methodology will be applied to both the 2004 and 2005 financial statements and
will require the Company to increase its depreciation expense and reduce rent
expense. Since the amount of these adjustments will be the same, there will be
no change to the Company's income (loss) from operations.

FAS No. 144 requires that the results of operations of an entity that has been
disposed of or is classified as held for sale shall be reported in discontinued
operations. On February 10, 2005, the Company announced that it had entered into
a letter of intent to sell six of its nine sports and fitness complexes for
$65.0 million. In accordance with FAS No. 144 these assets will be classified as
held for sale and the 2004 and 2005 operating statements will include the
results of these Clubs as discontinued operations.

Because of the time required to complete the accounting evaluations required by
FAS No. 13 and FAS No. 144, management was not able to finalize the Company's
consolidated financial statements and file the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
the quarter ended March 31, 2005 by the prescribed extended due date of May 23,
2005.

All statements in this press release other than statements of historical fact
are forward looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor"
provisions of the Private Securities Litigation

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Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on management's current
expectations and beliefs and are subject to a number of factors and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
described in this press release, and the Company expressly disclaims any
obligations to release publicly any update or revision to any forward looking
statement contained herein if there are changes in the Company's expectations or
if any events, conditions or circumstances on which any such forward looking
statement is based.

The Sports Club Company, based in Los Angeles, California owns and operates
luxury sports and fitness complexes nationwide under the brand name "The Sports
Club/LA."

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                          THE SPORTS CLUB COMPANY, INC.
         PRELIMINARY CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (1)
               For The Three Months Ended March 31, 2004 and 2005
                (Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)

                                                            Three Months Ended
                                                                  March 31,
                                                             2004       2005
                                                            ----       ----
Revenues:
Membership revenues                                      $   7,087  $   7,737
Products and services                                        3,791      4,114
                                                         ---------  ---------
Total revenues                                              10,878     11,851

Operating expenses:
Club operating costs                                         4,316      4,443
Cost of products and services                                2,989      3,218
Selling and marketing                                          437        418
General and administrative                                   1,985      2,048
Pre-opening expenses                                            46         --
Depreciations and amortization                               1,070      1,212
Non-recurring items                                          1,104         --
                                                         ---------  ---------
Total operating expenses                                    11,947     11,339
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Income (loss) from operations                               (1,069)       512

Other income (expense):
Interest, net                                               (3,650)    (3,643)
Minority interests                                             (38)       (37)
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Loss from continuing operations before income
taxes and loss on discontinued operations                   (4,757)    (3,168)

Provision for income taxes                                      --         --
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Loss from continuing operations before loss
on discontinued operations                                  (4,757)    (3,168)

Income (loss) from discontinued operations                  (1,157)     1,326
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Net loss                                                    (5,914)    (1,842)

Dividends on Preferred Stock                                   381        493
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Net loss attributable to common stockholders              $ (6,295)  $  (2,335)
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Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders:
Basic and diluted                                         $  (0.34)  $   (0.12)
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Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic and diluted                                           18,565     19,131
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     (1) The preliminary operating results have been prepared in accordance with
the text of this press release. The final operating results may vary
significantly from these preliminary operating results.


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