2004–05 Alemannia Aachen season

Alemannia Aachen

2004–05 season
Manager	Dieter Hecking
Stadium	Old Tivoli (domestic matches) RheinEnergieStadion (European matches)
2. Bundesliga	6th
DFB-Pokal	Second round
UEFA Cup	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	Kai Michalke (11)
Home colours Away colours

During the 2004–05 German football season, Alemannia Aachen competed in the 2. Bundesliga.

Season summary

Alemannia Aachen failed to gain promotion to the Bundesliga or even repeat their cup run of the previous season, but still enjoyed a decent run in the UEFA Cup, making it through the group stages before being knocked out in the round of 32 by eventual semi-finalists AZ.

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  GER Stephan Straub 2 DF  GER Frank Paulus 3 DF  GER Alexander Klitzpera 4 DF  GER Thomas Hengen 5 MF  GER Dennis Brinkmann 6 DF  GER Willi Landgraf 7 MF  GER Reiner Plaßhenrich 8 MF  GER Simon Rolfes 9 FW  FRA Daniel Gomez 10 MF  SCG Ivan Petrović 11 FW  NED Erik Meijer 12 DF  ZAM Moses Sichone 13 MF  GER Florian Bruns

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 GK  GER Marcus Hesse 16 FW  SCO Chris Iwelumo 17 DF  GER Thomas Stehle 18 MF  POR Sergio Pinto 19 FW  GER Jan Schlaudraff 20 FW  GER Jens Scharping 21 MF  GER Cristian Fiél 22 FW  GER Kai Michalke 23 MF  ROU Laurențiu Reghecampf 24 GK  GER Kristian Nicht 27 DF  COD Emil Noll 28 DF  GER Mirko Casper 29 DF  GHA Edwin Bediako[2]

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 33 DF  GER Stefan Blank (to Kaiserslautern)

Transfers

In

• Emil Noll - VfR Aalen
• Mirko Casper - Yurdumspor Köln
• Moses Sichone - Köln
• Thomas Hengen - 1. FC Kaiserslautern
• Thomas Stehle - 1. FC Nürnberg
• Jan Schlaudraff - Borussia Mönchengladbach, January
• Sergio Pinto - FC Schalke 04
• Jens Scharping - VfB Lübeck
• Cristian Fiél - VfL Bochum
• Kristian Nicht - 1. FC Nürnberg
• Florian Bruns - 1. FC Union Berlin
• Chris Iwelumo - unattached (last at Stoke City), 12 July[3]
• Simon Rolfes - Werder Bremen
• Ivan Petrović - Napredak Kruševac

Out

Results

UEFA Cup

First round

Group stage

Round of 32

• Alemannia Aachen 0-0 AZ
• AZ 2-1 Alemannia Aachen

References

1. "FootballSquads - Alemannia Aachen - 2004/05".
2. Bediako previously wore the #19 shirt before being allocated #29.
3. "Iwelumo joins Aachen". BBC Sport. 12 July 2004. Retrieved 11 July 2013.