2005 Amsterdam Admirals season
General managerRonald Buys
Head coachBart Andrus
Home fieldAmsterdam ArenA
Results
Record6–4
Division place2nd
Playoff finishWorld Bowl XIII champions

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 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

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Personnel

Staff

2005 Amsterdam Admirals staff
Front office
  • General Manager – Ronald Buys

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches
  • Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Darryl Sims
  • Defensive Line – Rex Norris
  • National Coach/Linebackers – John Leijten
  • Defensive Backs/Special Teams – Richard Kent
  • Assistant Defensive Backs – Antonio Banks

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Joseph Benes

Roster

2005 Amsterdam Admirals roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

  • 87 Tony Donald
  • 83 Mike Gomez
 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers
  • 45 Phil Archer MLB
  • 44 Derrick Ballard OLB
  • 52 Josh Buhl OLB
  • 43 Greg Carothers OLB
  • 55 Travis Carroll OLB
  • 57 John Garrett OLB

Defensive backs

Special teams

  •  8 Ryan Dutton P
  •  9 Chris Snyder K
 National players
  • 50 Carl-Johan Björk LB Sweden
  • 52 Shurendy Concetion LB Netherlands
  • 35 Amilcar Grot CB Netherlands
  • 18 Noriaki Kinoshita WR Japan
  • 97 Mauricio Lopez DT Mexico
  • 79 Cesar Loredo T Mexico
  • 22 Sandino Octobre RB France
  • 88 Yoan Schnee TE France
  • 86 Satoshi Shimizu WR Japan


Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week Date Kickoff [n 1] 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 OT 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

NFL Europe League
Team W L T PCT PF PA Home Road STK
Berlin Thunder 7 3 0 .700 241 191 4–1 3–2 L1
Amsterdam Admirals 6 4 0 .600 265 204 5–0 1–4 L1
Cologne Centurions 6 4 0 .600 188 212 3–2 3–2 W1
Hamburg Sea Devils 5 5 0 .500 213 196 4–1 1–4 W1
Frankfurt Galaxy 3 7 0 .300 163 246 2–3 1–4 L2
Rhein Fire 3 7 0 .300 203 224 2–3 1–4 W2

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Game summaries

Week 1: vs Rhein Fire

Week One: Rhein Fire at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Rhein 0 3 3814
Amsterdam 7 0 31424

at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Date: Saturday, April 2
  • Game time: 7:07 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 55 °F (12.8 °C), roof open, clear skies
  • Game attendance: 10,234
  • Referee: Walt Anderson

Week 2: at Frankfurt Galaxy

Week Two: Amsterdam Admirals at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Amsterdam 14 0 0014
Frankfurt 0 7 13323

at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, April 9
  • Game time: 7:09 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 53 °F (11.7 °C), overcast
  • Game attendance: 31,644
  • Referee: Gene Steratore

Week 3: vs Berlin Thunder

Week Three: Berlin Thunder at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Berlin 3 3 71427
Amsterdam 0 3 141431

at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Date: Saturday, April 16
  • Game time: 7:07 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 62 °F (16.7 °C), roof closed
  • Game attendance: 10,131
  • Referee: John Parry

Week 4: at Cologne Centurions

Week Four: Amsterdam Admirals at Cologne Centurions – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Amsterdam 7 20 7337
Cologne 10 7 0724

at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, April 23
  • Game time: 6:08 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 59 °F (15.0 °C), cloudy
  • Game attendance: 8,863
  • Referee: Alberto Riveron

Week 5: at Berlin Thunder

Week Five: Amsterdam Admirals at Berlin Thunder – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Amsterdam 3 7 3316
Berlin 7 3 71027

at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, April 30
  • Game time: 6:05 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 72 °F (22.2 °C), cloudy
  • Game attendance: 16,109
  • Referee: Craig Wrolstad

Week 6: vs Frankfurt Galaxy

Week Six: Frankfurt Galaxy at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Frankfurt 3 0 7010
Amsterdam 7 24 14348

at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Date: Sunday, May 8
  • Game time: 3:05 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 13,227
  • Referee: Larry Nemmers

Week 7: at Hamburg Sea Devils

Week Seven: Amsterdam Admirals at Hamburg Sea Devils – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Amsterdam 14 3 07024
Hamburg 0 13 38630

at AOL Arena, Hamburg, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, May 14
  • Game time: 7:05 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 61 °F (16.1 °C), cloudy
  • Game attendance: 16,415
  • Referee: Jerome Boger

Week 8: vs Cologne Centurions

Week Eight: Cologne Centurions at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cologne 6 6 0012
Amsterdam 0 17 7630

at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Date: Monday, May 23
  • Game time: 8:17 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 62 °F (16.8 °C), roof open, sunny
  • Game attendance: 14,423
  • Referee: Gene Steratore

Week 9: vs Hamburg Sea Devils

Week Nine: Hamburg Sea Devils at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Hamburg 0 3 0710
Amsterdam 3 3 14727

at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Date: Sunday, May 29
  • Game time: 3:05 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 72 °F (22.2 °C), roof closed
  • Game attendance: 16,371
  • Referee: Carl Cheffers

Week 10: at Rhein Fire

Week Ten: Amsterdam Admirals at Rhein Fire – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Amsterdam 0 0 01414
Rhein 0 10 31427

at LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, June 4
  • Game time: 7:08 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 68 °F (20.16 °C), roof closed
  • Game attendance: 20,203
  • Referee: Gene Steratore

World Bowl XIII

Main article: World Bowl XIII
World Bowl XIII: Amsterdam Admirals vs Berlin Thunder – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Amsterdam 7 10 7327
Berlin 0 7 01421

at LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany

Notes

  1. ^ All times are in Central European Summer Time (CEST).

References

  1. ^ NFL Europe League (February 14, 2005). "NFL allocates record 265 to NFLEL" (Press release). Archived from the original on June 16, 2006. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
  2. ^ "2005 NFLE Standings". The Football Database. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
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