2004–05 2. Bundesliga

31st season of the second-tier football league in Germany

Football league season

2. Bundesliga
Season	2004–05
Champions	1. FC Köln
Promoted	1. FC Köln MSV Duisburg Eintracht Frankfurt
Relegated	Eintracht Trier Rot-Weiß Oberhausen Rot-Weiss Essen Rot-Weiß Erfurt
Matches played	306
Goals scored	842 (2.75 per match)
Top goalscorer	Lukas Podolski (24)
← 2003–04 2005–06 →

The 2004–05 2. Bundesliga was the 31st season of the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of the German football league system. 1. FC Köln, MSV Duisburg and Eintracht Frankfurt were promoted to the Bundesliga while Eintracht Trier, Rot-Weiß Oberhausen, Rot-Weiss Essen and Rot-Weiß Erfurt were relegated to the Regionalliga.

League table

For the 2004–05 season Rot-Weiß Erfurt, 1. FC Saarbrücken, Rot-Weiss Essen and Dynamo Dresden were newly promoted to the 2. Bundesliga from the Regionalliga while Eintracht Frankfurt, TSV 1860 Munich and 1. FC Köln had been relegated to the league from the Bundesliga.^[1]

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Locations of the participating teams of the 2004–05 season

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	1. FC Köln (C, P)	34	20	7	7	62	33	+29	67	Promotion to Bundesliga
2	MSV Duisburg (P)	34	19	5	10	50	37	+13	62
3	Eintracht Frankfurt (P)	34	19	4	11	65	39	+26	61
4	1860 Munich	34	15	12	7	52	39	+13	57
5	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	34	17	5	12	51	42	+9	56
6	Alemannia Aachen	34	16	6	12	60	40	+20	54
7	Erzgebirge Aue	34	15	6	13	49	40	+9	51
8	Dynamo Dresden	34	15	4	15	48	53	−5	49
9	Wacker Burghausen	34	13	9	12	48	55	−7	48
10	SpVgg Unterhaching	34	14	3	17	40	43	−3	45
11	Karlsruher SC	34	11	10	13	46	47	−1	43
12	1. FC Saarbrücken	34	11	7	16	44	50	−6	40
13	LR Ahlen	34	10	9	15	43	49	−6	39
14	Energie Cottbus	34	10	9	15	35	48	−13	39
15	Eintracht Trier (R)	34	9	12	13	39	53	−14	39	Relegation to Regionalliga^[a]
16	Rot-Weiß Oberhausen (R)	34	8	10	16	40	62	−22	34
17	Rot-Weiss Essen (R)	34	6	15	13	35	51	−16	33
18	Rot-Weiß Erfurt (R)	34	7	9	18	34	60	−26	30

Source: Bundesliga.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Rot-Weiss Essen, Rot-Weiß Erfurt and Rot-Weiß Oberhausen were relegated to Regionalliga Nord. Eintracht Trier was relegated to Regionalliga Süd.

Results

Home \ Away	AAC	LRA	AUE	WBU	FCE	SGD	DUI	ERF	RWE	SGE	SGF	KSC	KOE	M60	RWO	FCS	TRI	UNT
Alemannia Aachen	—	0–2	1–5	3–1	4–0	5–1	0–0	5–1	1–1	1–1	0–1	4–0	2–3	5–1	2–1	3–1	2–0	2–3
LR Ahlen	1–1	—	1–2	1–3^[a]	3–1	2–0	2–0	2–3	3–1	3–2	2–4	2–2	1–0	1–0	0–1	2–3	2–2	1–2
Erzgebirge Aue	1–1	0–0	—	2–0	2–0	4–1	1–3	3–2	1–1	0–5	2–1	1–0	1–2	3–1	2–0	2–0	1–2	1–0
Wacker Burghausen	2–3	1–0	2–2	—	0–0	2–1	0–0	0–2	3–2	0–3	0–1	1–1	4–2	0–3	2–2	1–2	0–0	2–0
Energie Cottbus	1–2	0–0	1–0	0–2	—	2–1	1–0	3–0	0–0	0–3	2–0	4–1	3–5	1–1	1–0	1–1	2–1	0–0
Dynamo Dresden	2–0	3–1	1–0	1–1	0–1	—	3–1	2–1	1–0	2–1	2–2	1–2	2–1	0–4	3–1	2–1	4–1	1–0
MSV Duisburg	1–0	1–0	1–1	4–3	2–0	4–2	—	4–0	1–0	1–1	1–0	1–4	1–0	0–1	4–1	2–1	4–3	3–1
Rot-Weiß Erfurt	1–0	1–1	0–3	1–0	3–3	1–1	0–0	—	1–1	0–3	1–2	4–2	0–1	0–0	1–1	0–1	3–0	0–2^[b]
Rot-Weiss Essen	0–2	1–0	1–5	1–2	4–2	2–1	1–0	0–0	—	4–4	0–2	2–1	2–2	0–0	2–2	2–0	2–2	0–1
Eintracht Frankfurt	1–0	2–3	2–0	3–0	3–1	2–1	0–1	2–1	1–0	—	1–0	2–1	1–0	1–2	6–2	3–0	2–0	3–0
Greuther Fürth	3–2	1–0	1–0	1–1	2–0	0–1	1–3	2–0	3–2	2–1	—	1–0	0–1	2–3	3–2	2–0	3–3	3–1
Karlsruher SC	0–1	0–0	0–1	1–1	3–2	1–1	0–3	2–0	4–1	3–0	2–2	—	0–1	1–1	3–0	1–1	1–0	1–0
1. FC Köln	1–0	3–0	1–0	8–1	0–0	3–2	4–0	1–1	0–0	2–0	3–2	2–2	—	2–0	3–2	3–1	1–2	1–0
1860 Munich	3–0	3–4	1–0	2–4	1–0	2–0	1–0	3–1	0–0	2–1	2–1	1–1	0–0	—	5–1	1–1	2–0	2–2
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen	0–0	2–2	1–1	1–2	0–1	2–0	0–2	4–3	1–1	0–3	1–0	1–0	0–3	0–0	—	3–0	1–1	3–1
1. FC Saarbrücken	1–2	0–0	2–1	2–4	0–0	0–1	4–1	0–2	0–0	3–0	2–1	3–4	2–0	4–1	3–0	—	1–1	0–1
Eintracht Trier	0–4	2–0	1–0	0–2	2–1	2–4	1–0	2–0	1–1	2–2	0–0	0–2	0–0	2–2	2–2	2–1	—	2–0
SpVgg Unterhaching	0–2	2–1	4–1	0–1	2–1	1–0	0–1	4–0	4–0	2–0	1–2	2–0	1–3	1–1	0–2	1–3	1–0	—

Source: DFB
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:

^ The LR Ahlen v Wacker Burghausen match from 22 October 2004, which finished with a score of 1–0, was annulled by the DFB on 15 February 2005 and was required to be replayed due to match fixing by referee Robert Hoyzer. The replay took place on 27 April 2005 and finished with a score of 1–3.
^ The Rot-Weiß Erfurt v SpVgg Unterhaching match from 6 April 2005, which finished with a score of 2–0, was later awarded to SpVgg Unterhaching with a score of 0–2 due to Rot-Weiß Erfurt player Senad Tiganj testing positive for doping.

Top scorers

The league's top scorers:^[2]

Goals	Player	Team
24	Lukas Podolski	1. FC Köln
17	Abdelaziz Ahanfouf	MSV Duisburg
17	Klemen Lavrič	Dynamo Dresden
16	Francisco Copado	SpVgg Unterhaching
16	Arie van Lent	Eintracht Frankfurt
15	Michal Kolomazník	TSV 1860 Munich
15	Stefan Reisinger	SV Wacker Burghausen
13	Nico Patschinski	SV Eintracht Trier 05
12	Henrich Benčík	1. FC Saarbrücken
11	Markus Kurth	MSV Duisburg
	Kai Michalke	Alemannia Aachen
	Matthias Scherz	1. FC Köln
	Stanko Svitlica	LR Ahlen

References

^ 2. Bundesliga 2004/2005 (in German) Weltfussball.de – League table 2004-05, retrieved 16 August 2012
^ 2. Bundesliga 2004/2005 .:. Torschützenliste (in German) Weltfussball.de – Top scorers 2004–05, retrieved 16 August 2012

External links

Official Bundesliga site Archived 23 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine (in German and English)
2. Bundesliga @ DFB (in English and German)
kicker.de (in German)

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2. Bundesliga (1981–present)	Alemannia Aachen VfR Aalen Rot Weiss Ahlen Viktoria Aschaffenburg Erzgebirge Aue FC Augsburg SV Babelsberg 03 SpVgg Bayreuth Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin Tennis Borussia Berlin Union Berlin Arminia Bielefeld VfL Bochum Stahl Brandenburg Werder Bremen Wacker Burghausen VfR Bürstadt SC Charlottenburg Chemnitzer FC Energie Cottbus Darmstadt 98 Dynamo Dresden MSV Duisburg Rot-Weiß Erfurt Rot-Weiss Essen Eintracht Frankfurt FSV Frankfurt Freiburger FC SC Freiburg FC Gütersloh Hallescher FC TSV Havelse 1. FC Heidenheim 1899 Hoffenheim FC Homburg FC Ingolstadt Carl Zeiss Jena Hessen Kassel TuS Koblenz 1. FC Köln Fortuna Köln RB Leipzig VfB Leipzig VfB Lübeck 1. FSV Mainz 05 Waldhof Mannheim SV Meppen Borussia Mönchengladbach TSV 1860 Munich Preußen Münster Kickers Offenbach Rot-Weiß Oberhausen VfB Oldenburg Jahn Regensburg FC Remscheid SSV Reutlingen Hansa Rostock 1. FC Saarbrücken FSV Salmrohr SV Sandhausen TuS Schloß Neuhaus 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 Sportfreunde Siegen Union Solingen VfB Stuttgart Stuttgarter Kickers Eintracht Trier KFC Uerdingen 05 SSV Ulm 1846 SpVgg Unterhaching Wattenscheid 09 VfL Wolfsburg Wormatia Worms Wuppertaler SV Würzburger Kickers FSV Zwickau
2. Bundesliga Nord (1974–1981)	HSV Barmbek-Uhlenhorst Wacker 04 Berlin 1. FC Bocholt Bonner SC OSC Bremerhaven Borussia Dortmund SpVgg Erkenschwick Schwarz-Weiß Essen 1. SC Göttingen 05 DJK Gütersloh Arminia Hannover OSV Hannover SC Herford Westfalia Herne Viktoria Köln Bayer Leverkusen Rot-Weiß Lüdenscheid 1. FC Mülheim Spandauer SV DSC Wanne-Eickel Olympia Wilhelmshaven
2. Bundesliga Süd (1974–1981)	Eintracht Bad Kreuznach KSV Baunatal VfB Eppingen FC Hanau 93 VfR Heilbronn Bayern Hof ESV Ingolstadt MTV Ingolstadt VfR Mannheim Borussia Neunkirchen FK Pirmasens BSV 07 Schwenningen Röchling Völklingen Würzburger FV

2004–05 in German football

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League competitions

Men

Level 1 & 2	Bundesliga 2. Bundesliga
Level 3	Regionalliga
Level 4	Baden-Württemberg Bayern Hessen Nord Nordrhein Nordost Südwest Westfalen

Women

Cup competitions

Men	DFB-Pokal (Final) DFB-Ligapokal (Final)
Women	DFB-Pokal

Team seasons
Men's Bundesliga	Arminia Bielefeld Bayer Leverkusen Bayern Munich Borussia Dortmund VfL Bochum SC Freiburg Hamburger SV Hannover 96 Hansa Rostock Hertha BSC 1. FC Kaiserslautern Mainz 05 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1. FC Nürnberg Schalke 04 VfB Stuttgart Werder Bremen VfL Wolfsburg
Men's 2. Bundesliga	Alemannia Aachen LR Ahlen Erzgebirge Aue Wacker Burghausen Energie Cottbus MSV Duisburg Dynamo Dresden FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt Rot-Weiss Essen Eintracht Frankfurt SpVgg Greuther Fürth Karlsruher SC 1. FC Köln TSV 1860 Munich Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 1. FC Saarbrücken Eintracht Trier SpVgg Unterhaching