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

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

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

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

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