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{{Short description|9th season of National Football League}}
{{Infobox football league season
| competition = [[National Football League (India)|National Football League]]
| season = 2004–05
| dates = 12 January – 21 May 2005
| winners = [[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]]<br/>1st NFL title<br/>1st [[List of Indian football champions|Indian title]]
| runners-up = [[Sporting Clube de Goa|Sporting Goa]]
| relegated = [[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]<br>[[Vasco S.C.|Vasco]]<br>[[SBI Kerala (Football Club)|State Bank of Travancore]]<br>[[Tollygunge Agragami F.C.|Tollygunge Agragami]]
| continentalcup1 =
| continentalcup1 qualifiers =
| continentalcup2 = [[2006 AFC Cup|AFC Cup]]
| continentalcup2 qualifiers = Dempo<br>Mahindra United
| continentalcup3 =
| continentalcup3 qualifiers =
| league topscorer = [[Dudu Omagbemi]] (21 goals)<ref name="rediff1"/>
| biggest home win = [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]] 5–0 Tollygunge Agragami<br/>{{small|(15 February 2005)}}<ref>{{cite news |title=East Bengal crush Tollygunge 5-0 |url=http://in.rediff.com/sports/2005/feb/15nfl.htm |access-date=22 October 2018 |work=Rediff.com |date=15 February 2005}}</ref><br/>Vasco 5–0 Tollygunge Agragami<br/>{{small|(23 March 2005)}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Vasco thrash Tollygunge |url=http://in.rediff.com/sports/2005/mar/23nfl.htm |access-date=22 October 2018 |work=Rediff.com |date=23 March 2005}}</ref>
| biggest away win = Dempo 0–4 [[Sporting Clube de Goa|Sporting Goa]]<br/>{{small|(16 March 2005)}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Sporting rout Dempo |url=http://in.rediff.com/sports/2005/mar/16nfl.htm |access-date=22 October 2018 |work=Rediff.com |date=16 March 2005}}</ref><br/>Churchill Brothers 0–4 Sporting Goa<br/>{{small|(31 March 2005)}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Sporting thrash Churchill Brothers |url=http://in.rediff.com/sports/2005/apr/01nfl.htm |access-date=22 October 2018 |work=Rediff.com |date=1 April 2005}}</ref><br/>Tollygunge Agragami 0–4 [[Mohun Bagan]]<br/>{{small|(5 May 2005)}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Bagan rout Tollygunge |url=http://in.rediff.com/sports/2005/may/05nfl.htm |access-date=22 October 2018 |work=Rediff.com |date=5 May 2005}}</ref>
| highest scoring = {{nobreak|[[Salgaocar F.C.|Salgaocar]] 3–4 State Bank of Travancore}}<br/>{{small|(14 January 2005)}}<ref>{{cite news |title=SBT back with a bang |url=http://in.rediff.com/sports/2005/jan/14nfl1.htm |access-date=22 October 2018 |work=Rediff.com |date=14 January 2005}}</ref><br/>Sporting Goa 5–2 Vasco<br/>{{small|(29 April 2005)}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Sporting Clube rout Vasco |url=http://in.rediff.com/sports/2005/apr/29nfl1.htm |access-date=22 October 2018 |work=Rediff.com |date=29 April 2005}}</ref>
| total goals =
| average goals =
| longest wins =
| longest unbeaten =
| longest losses =
| highest attendance =
| lowest attendance =
| average attendance =
| prevseason = [[2003–04 National Football League (India)|2003–04]]
| nextseason = [[2005–06 National Football League (India)|2005–06]]
}}
The '''2004–05 National Football League''' was the ninth season of the [[National Football League (India)|National Football League]], the top Indian professional league for association football clubs, since its inception in 1996. 12 teams took part in the season. [[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]] won the league<ref name="rediff1">{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/nflroll.htm |title=National Football League |publisher=rediff.com |access-date=2014-04-07}}</ref> by scoring 47 points in 22 matches. [[Sporting Clube de Goa|Sporting Goa]] won the second position by scoring 45 points in 22 matches.<ref name="rediff1"/> [[Dudu Omagbemi]] of Sporting Clube de Goa was the highest goal scorer of the league (21).<ref name="rediff1"/>

==Overview==
It was contested by 12 teams,State Bank of Travancore (SBT) and Fransa FC were promoted from NFL 2. [[Dempo|Dempo]] won the championship and this was their first title. Sporting Goa came second and East Bengal came third. Churchill Brothers Sc, Vasco S C, State Bank of Travancore (SBT) and Tollygunge Agragami were relegated from the National Football League -2.
==League standings==
{{Location map+|India |width=400|float=right|caption=Locations of teams in the 2004–05 National Football League|places={{Location map~ |India |lat=31.22000|long=75.77000 |label=[[JCT FC|JCT Mills]]|position=right }}
{{Location map~ |India |lat=8.5241|long=76.9366 |label=[[SBI Kerala (football team)|SBT Kerala]]|position=left}}
{{Location map~ |India |lat=18.97500|long=72.82583 |label=[[Mahindra United FC|Mahindra United]]|position=left}}


{{Location map~ |India3 |lat=22.56972 |long=88.36972 |label= <div style="font-size:90%;">{{nobreak|Kolkata}}</div>|mark=Blue pog.svg|position=left}}

{{Location map~ |India3 |mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png |marksize=1 |lat=19.00 |long=86.00 |label=<div style="font-size:90%;">'''{{nobreak|[[Football in Kolkata|Kolkata]] clubs:}}'''<br>
{{nobreak|[[East Bengal FC|East Bengal]]}}<br>
{{nobreak|[[Mohun Bagan Super Giant|Mohun Bagan]]}}<br>
{{nobreak|[[Tollygunge Agragami FC|Tollygunge Agragami]]}}<br>
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|position=right}}


{{Location map~ |India3 |lat=15.49300|long=73.81800 |label= <div style="font-size:90%;">{{nobreak|Goa}}</div>|mark=Blue pog.svg|position=left}}

{{Location map~ |India3 |mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png |marksize=1 |lat=13.00 |long=86.00 |label=<div style="font-size:90%;">'''{{nobreak|[[Goa]] clubs:}}'''<br>
{{nobreak|[[Churchill Brothers FC Goa|Churchill Brothers]]}}<br>
{{nobreak|[[Dempo SC|Dempo]]}}<br>
{{nobreak|[[Fransa-Pax FC|Fransa Pax]]}}<br>
{{nobreak|[[Salgaocar FC|Salgaocar]]}}<br>
{{nobreak|[[SC de Goa|Sporting Goa]]}}<br>
{{nobreak|[[Vasco SC|Vasco]]}}<br>
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|position=right}}}}{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|show_limit=5
|sortable_table=y

|team1=DEM|name_DEM=[[Dempo Sports Club|Dempo]]
|team2=SCG|name_SCG=[[Sporting Clube de Goa|Sporting Goa]]
|team3=EB |name_EB =[[East Bengal FC|East Bengal]]
|team4=MAH|name_MAH=[[Mahindra United]]
|team5=FP |name_FP =[[Fransa Pax FC|Fransa Pax]]
|team6=SAL|name_SAL=[[Salgaocar Sports Club|Salgaocar]]
|team7=JCT|name_JCT=[[JCT FC|JCT Mills]]
|team8=MB |name_MB =[[Mohun Bagan]]
|team9=CB |name_CB =[[Churchill Brothers Sports Club|Churchill Brothers]]
|team10=VAS|name_VAS=[[Vasco Sports Club|Vasco]]
|team11=SBT|name_SBT=[[SBI Kerala (football team)|SBT Kerala]]
|team12=TA |name_TA =[[Tollygunge Agragami]]

|win_DEM=14|draw_DEM=5|loss_DEM=3|gf_DEM=28|ga_DEM=17
|win_SCG=14|draw_SCG=3|loss_SCG=5|gf_SCG=46|ga_SCG=23
|win_EB =13|draw_EB =4|loss_EB =5|gf_EB =34|ga_EB =16
|win_MAH=8|draw_MAH=11|loss_MAH=3|gf_MAH=29|ga_MAH=21
|win_FP =8|draw_FP =6|loss_FP =8|gf_FP =24|ga_FP =26
|win_SAL=7|draw_SAL=7|loss_SAL=8|gf_SAL=26|ga_SAL=24
|win_JCT=7|draw_JCT=7|loss_JCT=8|gf_JCT=19|ga_JCT=19
|win_MB =5|draw_MB =8|loss_MB =9|gf_MB =16|ga_MB =19
|win_CB =5|draw_CB =8|loss_CB =9|gf_CB =23|ga_CB =33
|win_VAS=5|draw_VAS=5|loss_VAS=12|gf_VAS=25|ga_VAS=37
|win_SBT=4|draw_SBT=6|loss_SBT=12|gf_SBT=24|ga_SBT=34
|win_TA =3|draw_TA =8|loss_TA =11|gf_TA =20|ga_TA =45

|update=complete
|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india05.html rsssf.com]
|status_CB=R|status_SBT=R|status_TA=R|status_VAS=R|status_DEM=C
}}

== Season awards ==
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the season. [[Dudu Omagbemi]] of Sporting Clube, who scored 21 goals, was named the best player and best forward for the season.<ref>{{cite news |title=Omagbemi adjudged best |url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/2005/may/27nfl.htm |access-date=21 October 2018 |work=Rediff.com |date=27 May 2005}}</ref>

{| class=wikitable
! Award
! Recipient
! Club
|-
| Best Player
| [[Dudu Omagbemi]]
| Sporting Goa
|-
| Best Forward
| Dudu Omagbemi
| Sporting Goa
|-
| Best Midfielder
| [[Climax Lawrence]]
| East Bengal
|-
| Best Goalkeeper
| Satish Kumar
| Dempo
|-
| Best Defender
| [[Mahesh Gawli]]
| Mahindra United
|-
| Fair Play
| colspan=2 style="text-align:center;"|JCT Mills
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india05.html 9th National Football League] at [[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]]
* [http://www.rediff.com/sports/nfl04-05.htm League home] at [[Rediff.com]]

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Doonedu at 18:11, 27 April 2026