2004–05 Borussia Dortmund season

During the 2004–05 German football season, Borussia Dortmund competed in the Bundesliga.

Borussia Dortmund
2004–05 season
ManagerBert van Marwijk
Bundesliga7th
DFB-PokalThird round
Intertoto CupThird round
Top goalscorerJan Koller (15)

Season summary

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New boss Bert van Marwijk failed to turn Dortmund's fortunes around and they finished 7th, a place lower than last season, despite earning the same number of points. However, this season they were only four points off Champions League qualification, giving hope that next season they could qualify.

Players

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First-team squad

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Squad at end of season[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   GER Roman Weidenfeller
3 DF   ARG Juan Fernández
4 DF   GER Christian Wörns
5 MF   GER Sebastian Kehl
6 MF   GER Florian Kringe
7 DF   CIV Guy Demel[notes 1]
9 FW   CZE Jan Koller
10 MF   CZE Tomáš Rosický
11 MF   GHA Otto Addo[notes 2]
12 FW   BRA Ewerthon
14 FW   POL Ebi Smolarek (on loan from Feyenoord)
15 DF   DEN Niclas Jensen
16 MF   NGA Sunday Oliseh
17 DF   BRA Dedê
18 MF   GER Lars Ricken
19 MF   TUR Mehmet Akgün[notes 3]
20 DF   GER Malte Metzelder
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF   GER Christoph Metzelder
22 MF   GER Marc-André Kruska
23 DF   ALG Ahmed Reda Madouni[notes 4]
24 MF   GER David Odonkor
26 GK   FRA Guillaume Warmuz
28 DF   NOR André Bergdølmo
29 DF   GER Sascha Rammel
31 DF   IRL Patrick Kohlmann[notes 5]
33 MF   GER Salvatore Gambino
34 DF   GER Uwe Hünemeier
35 DF   GER Markus Brzenska
36 GK   GER Matthias Kleinsteiber
37 FW   TUR Mahir Sağlık[notes 6]
39 FW   GER Marcus Steegmann
40 GK   GER Sören Pirson
41 MF   GER Marc Heitmeier

Left club during season

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF   BRA Evanílson (to Atlético Mineiro)
25 FW   GER Sahr Senesie[notes 7] (on loan to Grasshoppers)
No. Pos. Nation Player
30 FW   BRA Thiago (released)

Competitions

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Bundesliga

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
5 VfB Stuttgart 34 17 7 10 54 40 +14 58 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round[a]
6 Bayer Leverkusen 34 16 9 9 65 44 +21 57
7 Borussia Dortmund 34 15 10 9 47 44 +3 55 Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round
8 Hamburger SV 34 16 3 15 55 50 +5 51 Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round
9 VfL Wolfsburg 34 15 3 16 49 51 −2 48
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Since DFB Cup winners Bayern Munich and finalists Schalke 04 both qualified for the Champions League, the UEFA Cup place for the cup-winners was given to 6th placed Bayer Leverkusen.

References

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  1. ^ "FootballSquads - Borussia Dortmund - 2004/05".

Notes

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  1. ^ Demel was born in Orsay, France, but also qualified to represent the Ivory Coast internationally and made his international debut for Ivory Coast in 2004.
  2. ^ Addo was born in Hamburg, Germany, but also qualified to represent Ghana internationally and made his international debut for Ghana in February 1999.
  3. ^ Akgün was born in Bielefeld, Germany, but also qualified to represent Turkey internationally and represented them at U-17 level.
  4. ^ Madouni was born in Casablanca, Morocco, but also qualified to represent Algeria internationally and made his international debut for Algeria in June 2005.
  5. ^ Kohlmann was born in Dortmund, West Germany, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his mother and represented them at U-21 level.
  6. ^ Sağlık was born in Paderborn, West Germany, but also qualified to represent Turkey internationally through his parents and represented them at U-17, U-18, U-19 and U-20 level.
  7. ^ Senesie was born in Koindu, Sierra Leone, but was raised in Germany from the age of 12 and represented them at U-20 and U-21 level.