2004–05 1. FSV Mainz 05 season

1. FSV Mainz 05

2004–05 season
Manager	Jürgen Klopp
Stadium	Bruchwegstadion
Bundesliga	11th
DFB-Pokal	Second round
← 2003–04 2005–06 →

During the 2004–05 German football season, 1. FSV Mainz 05 competed in the Bundesliga.

Season summary

A solid first-ever season in Germany's top flight saw Mainz comfortably qualify for the next season's Bundesliga with an 11th-placed finish. Furthermore, the team were awarded Germany's fair play award - because Germany were awarded an extra spot in the UEFA Cup through the Fair Play draw, Mainz qualified for the UEFA Cup's first round.

First-team squad

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. Position Player 1 GK Dimo Wache 2 DF Marco Walker 3 MF Michael Falkenmayer 4 DF Nikolče Noveski 6 MF Hanno Balitsch 7 FW Benjamin Auer 8 MF Fabian Gerber 9 MF Dennis Weiland 10 DF Manuel Friedrich 14 MF Jürgen Kramny 15 FW Christoph Teinert 16 FW Claudius Weber[notes 1] 17 DF Marco Rose 18 DF Robert Nikolic 19 MF Christof Babatz

No. Position Player 20 FW Ranisav Jovanović 21 FW Conor Casey 22 FW Niclas Weiland 23 GK Sven Hoffmeister 24 DF Benjamin Weigelt 25 MF Antônio da Silva 26 DF Tamás Bódog 27 FW Michael Thurk 28 DF Mathias Abel 29 GK Christian Wetklo 31 DF Christian Demirtaş 34 DF Christophe Ihm 37 DF Murat Doymus 43 MF Dennis Probst

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 5 DF Peter Neustädter (demoted to second team) 11 FW Markus Dworrak (to RW Erfurt)

No. Position Player 33 MF Mimoun Azaouagh (to Schalke 04[notes 2])

References

1. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/ger/2004-2005/bundes/mainz.htm

Notes

1. Weber was born in Opole, Poland, but also qualified to represent Germany internationally and represented them at U-20 level.
2. Azaouagh was born in Beni Sidel, Morocco, but also qualified to represent Germany internationally and represented them at U-21 level.