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. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  GER Roman Weidenfeller
3 DF  ARG Juan Ramón Fernández
4 DF  GER Christian Wörns
5 MF  GER Sebastian Kehl
6 MF  GER Florian Kringe
7 DF  CIV Guy Demel
9 FW  CZE Jan Koller
10 MF  CZE Tomáš Rosický
11 MF  GHA Otto Addo[1]
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
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
24 MF  GER David Odonkor
26 GK  FRA Guillaume Warmuz
28 DF  NOR André Bergdølmo
29 DF  GER Sascha Rammel
31 DF  GER Patrick Kohlmann
33 MF  GER Salvatore Gambino
34 DF  GER Uwe Hünemeier
35 DF  GER Markus Brzenska
36 GK  GER Matthias Kleinsteiber
37 FW  TUR Mahir Saglik
39 FW  GER Marcus Steegmann
40 GK  GER Sören Pirson
41 MF  GER 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. Pos. Nation Player
2 MF  BRA Evanílson (to Atlético Mineiro)
25 FW  GER Sahr Senesie (on loan to Grasshoppers)
No. Pos. Nation Player
30 FW  BRA Thiago (released)
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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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