The 2005 Amsterdam Admirals season was the 11th season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Bart Andrus in his fifth year, and played its home games at Amsterdam ArenA in Amsterdam, Netherlands. They finished the regular season in second place with a record of six wins and four losses. In World Bowl XIII, Amsterdam defeated the Berlin Thunder 27–21. The victory marked the franchise's first and only World Bowl championship.
Offseason Free agent draft + 2005 Amsterdam Admirals NFLEL free agent draft selections Draft order Player name Position College Round Choice 1 4 Andy King G Illinois State 2 10 Jeremy Caudill DT Kentucky 3 15 Clint Mitchell DE Florida 4 22 Tyler Lenda G Penn State 5 27 Dewitt Ellerbe CB South Carolina State 6 34 Derrius Monroe DE Virginia Tech 7 39 Phil Archer LB Western Illinois 8 43 Greg Carothers LB Washington
Personnel Staff
Roster
Schedule Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results Game site Attendance Final score Team record 1 Saturday, April 2 7:00 p.m. Rhein Fire W 24–14 1–0 Amsterdam ArenA 10,234 2 Saturday, April 9 7:00 p.m. at Frankfurt Galaxy L 14–23 1–1 Waldstadion 31,644 3 Saturday, April 16 7:00 p.m. Berlin Thunder W 31–27 2–1 Amsterdam ArenA 10,131 4 Saturday, April 23 6:00 p.m. at Cologne Centurions W 37–24 3–1 RheinEnergieStadion 8,863 5 Saturday, April 30 6:00 p.m. at Berlin Thunder L 16–27 3–2 Olympic Stadium 16,109 6 Sunday, May 8 3:00 p.m. Frankfurt Galaxy W 48–10 4–2 Amsterdam ArenA 13,227 7 Saturday, May 14 7:00 p.m. at Hamburg Sea Devils L 24–30 4–3 AOL Arena 16,415 8 Monday, May 23 8:00 p.m. Cologne Centurions W 30–12 5–3 Amsterdam ArenA 14,423 9 Sunday, May 29 3:00 p.m. Hamburg Sea Devils W 27–10 6–3 Amsterdam ArenA 16,371 10 Saturday, June 4 7:00 p.m. at Rhein Fire L 14–27 6–4 LTU arena 20,203 World Bowl XIII 11 Saturday, June 11 5:00 p.m. Berlin Thunder W 27–21 7–4 LTU arena 35,134
Standings
Game summaries Week 1: vs Rhein Fire
Week 2: at Frankfurt Galaxy
Week 3: vs Berlin Thunder
Week 4: at Cologne Centurions
Week 5: at Berlin Thunder
Week 6: vs Frankfurt Galaxy
Week 7: at Hamburg Sea Devils
Week 8: vs Cologne Centurions
Week 9: vs Hamburg Sea Devils
Week 10: at Rhein Fire
World Bowl XIII
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