2004–05 National Football League (India)

The 2004–05 National Football League was the ninth season of the 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 won the league^[1] by scoring 47 points in 22 matches. Sporting Goa won the second position by scoring 45 points in 22 matches.^[1] Dudu Omagbemi of Sporting Clube de Goa was the highest goal scorer of the league (21).^[1]

National Football League

Season	2004–05
Dates	12 January – 21 May 2005
Champions	Dempo 1st NFL title 1st Indian title
Relegated	Churchill Brothers Vasco State Bank of Travancore Tollygunge Agragami
AFC Cup	Dempo
Top goalscorer	Dudu Omagbemi (21 goals)[1]
Biggest home win	East Bengal 5–0 Tollygunge Agragami (15 February 2005)[2] Vasco 5–0 Tollygunge Agragami (23 March 2005)[3]
Biggest away win	Dempo 0–4 Sporting Goa (16 March 2005)[4] Churchill Brothers 0–4 Sporting Goa (31 March 2005)[5] Tollygunge Agragami 0–4 Mohun Bagan (5 May 2005)[6]
Highest scoring	Salgaocar 3–4 State Bank of Travancore (14 January 2005)[7] Sporting Goa 5–2 Vasco (29 April 2005)[8]
← 2003–04 2005–06 →

League standings

JCT Mills

SBT Kerala

Mahindra United

Kolkata

Kolkata clubs:
East Bengal
Mohun Bagan
Tollygunge Agragami

Goa

Goa clubs:
Churchill Brothers
Dempo
Fransa Pax
Salgaocar
Sporting Goa
Vasco

Locations of teams in the 2004–05 National Football League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Dempo	22	14	5	3	28	17	+11	47
2	Sporting Goa	22	14	3	5	46	23	+23	45
3	East Bengal	22	13	4	5	34	16	+18	43
4	Mahindra United	22	8	11	3	29	21	+8	35
5	Fransa Pax	22	8	6	8	24	26	−2	30
6	Salgaocar	22	7	7	8	26	24	+2	28
7	JCT Mills	22	7	7	8	19	19	0	28
8	Mohun Bagan	22	5	8	9	16	19	−3	23
9	Churchill Brothers	22	5	8	9	23	33	−10	23
10	Vasco	22	5	5	12	25	37	−12	20
11	SBT Kerala	22	4	6	12	24	34	−10	18
12	Tollygunge Agragami	22	3	8	11	20	45	−25	17

Source: rsssf.com

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.^[9]

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	JCT Mills