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

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.

First-team squad
Squad at end of season

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

No. Position Player
1 GK Roman Weidenfeller
3 DF Juan Ramón Fernández
4 DF Christian Wörns
5 MF Sebastian Kehl
6 MF Florian Kringe
7 DF Guy Demel
9 FW Jan Koller
10 MF Tomáš Rosický
11 MF Otto Addo[1]
12 FW Ewerthon
14 FW Ebi Smolarek (on loan from Feyenoord)
15 DF Niclas Jensen
16 MF Sunday Oliseh
17 DF Dedê
18 MF Lars Ricken
19 MF Mehmet Akgün
20 DF Malte Metzelder
No. Position Player
21 DF Christoph Metzelder
22 MF Marc-André Kruska
23 DF Ahmed Reda Madouni
24 MF David Odonkor
26 GK Guillaume Warmuz
28 DF André Bergdølmo
29 DF Sascha Rammel
31 DF Patrick Kohlmann
33 MF Salvatore Gambino
34 DF Uwe Hünemeier
35 DF Markus Brzenska
36 GK Matthias Kleinsteiber
37 FW Mahir Saglik
39 FW Marcus Steegmann
40 GK Sören Pirson
41 MF Marc Heitmeier

Left club during season

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

No. Position Player
2 MF Evanílson (to Atlético Mineiro)
25 FW Sahr Senesie (on loan to Grasshoppers)
No. Position Player
30 FW Thiago (released)

References
  1. Addo was born in Hamburg, Germany, but qualified to represent Ghana internationally and made his international debut for Ghana in 1999.
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