| 2004–05 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Peter Mast |
| Manager | Hans-Peter Zaugg |
| Stadium | Wankdorf Stadium |
| Swiss Super League | 4th |
| Swiss Cup | Semi-finals |
| UEFA Champions League | Second qualifying round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Stéphane Chapuisat (15) All: Stéphane Chapuisat (15) |
| Average home league attendance | 7,385[1] |
| Biggest win | Martigny 0–6 Young Boys |
The2004–05 BSC Young Boys season was the club's 107th season in existence and the club's fourth consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football. In addition to the domestic league, Young Boys participated in this season's editions of the Swiss Cup and the UEFA Champions League.
Win Draw Loss
During pre-season, the team competed in the Burkhalter Cup, winning both games to claim the title.[2]
| 19 June 2004Friendly | Young Boys | 3–2 | Bern | |
| CEST (UTC+2) | Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Cyril Zimmermann |
| 2 July 2004Burkhalter Cup | Young Boys | 1–0 | Bern | |
| CEST (UTC+2) |
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| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Swiss Super League | 17 July 2004 | 29 May 2005 | Matchday 1 | 4th | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 60 | 52 | +8 | 035.29 |
| Swiss Cup | 17 September 2004 | 20 April 2005 | Round of 64 | Semi-finals | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 080.00 |
| UEFA Champions League | 28 July 2004 | 4 August 2004 | Second qualifying round | Second qualifying round | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 000.00 |
| Total | 41 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 74 | 61 | +13 | 039.02 | ||||
Source:Competitions
Note: It should be mentioned that Young Boys and Servette were scheduled to play two matches, but they were canceled after Servette withdrew from the league at the conclusion of the first round.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Thun | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 69 | 42 | +27 | 60 | Qualification toChampions League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Grasshopper | 34 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 51 | 50 | +1 | 50 | Qualification toUEFA Cup second qualifying round |
| 4 | Young Boys | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 60 | 52 | +8 | 49 | Qualification toIntertoto Cup second round |
| 5 | Zürich | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 55 | 57 | −2 | 48 | Qualification toUEFA Cup second qualifying round[a] |
| 6 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 36 | 48 | −12 | 38 | Qualification toIntertoto Cup first round |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source:[citation needed]
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 |
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| Ground | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | B | H | A | B | A | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | W | D | L | D | W | D | W | L | L | D | W | W | L | D | L | L | W | L | D | W | D | W | W | L | B | L | D | B | D | W | D | D | W | D | W |
| Position | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 17 July 20041 | St. Gallen | 3–3 | Young Boys | St. Gallen |
| CEST (UTC+2) |
| 23 July 20042 | Young Boys | 6–1 | Schaffhausen | Bern |
| CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium:Wankdorf Stadium |
| 25 August 20043 | Young Boys | 1–1 | Grasshopper | Bern |
| CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium:Wankdorf Stadium |
| 22 September 20049 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 3–1 | Young Boys | Xamax |
| CEST (UTC+2) |
| 25 September 200410 | Young Boys | 0–1 | St. Gallen | Bern |
| CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium:Wankdorf Stadium |
| 3 October 200411 | Schaffhausen | 1–1 | Young Boys | Schaffhausen |
| CEST (UTC+2) |
| 17 October 200412 | Grasshopper | 0–1 | Young Boys | Zürich |
| CEST (UTC+2) |
| 12 December 200418 | Young Boys | 2–1 | Neuchâtel Xamax | Bern |
| CET (UTC+1) | Stadium:Wankdorf Stadium |
| 27 February 200520 | Grasshopper | 1–1 | Young Boys | Zürich |
| CEST (UTC+2) |
| 16 March 200524 | Young Boys | 1–0 | Neuchâtel Xamax | Bern |
| CET (UTC+1) | Stadium:Wankdorf Stadium |
| 20 March 200525 | Young Boys | 2–3 | St. Gallen | Bern |
| CET (UTC+1) | Stadium:Wankdorf Stadium |
| 6 April 200521 | Schaffhausen | 0–1 | Young Boys | Schaffhausen |
| CEST (UTC+2) |
| 23 April 200530 | St. Gallen | 2–2 | Young Boys | St. Gallen |
| CEST (UTC+2) |
| 1 May 200531 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 0–1 | Young Boys | Xamax |
| CEST (UTC+2) |
| 18 May 200534 | Young Boys | 3–2 | Grasshopper | Bern |
| CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium:Wankdorf Stadium |
| 29 May 200536 | Young Boys | 4–1 | Schaffhausen | Bern |
| CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium:Wankdorf Stadium |
Source:[3]
| 17 September 2004Round 1 | FC Martigny-Sports | 0–6 | Young Boys | Martigny |
| 14:30CEST (UTC+2) |
| 23 October 2004Round 2 | Wohlen | 0–1 | Young Boys | Wohlen |
| CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium:Stadion Niedermatten |
| 13 February 2005Quarter-finals | Young Boys | 2–0 | Thun | Bern |
| 14:30CET (UTC+1) | Stadium:Stadion Neufeld |
| 20 April 2005Semi-finals | Zürich | 3–1 | Young Boys | Zürich |
| 20:15CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium:Letzigrund |
| 28 July 2004First leg | Young Boys | 2–2 | Hardturm,Zürich[note 1] | |
| 20:15 | Chapuisat Eugster | Report | Žigić | Attendance: 10,350 Referee:Pieter Vink (Netherlands) |
| 4 August 2004Second leg | Red Star Belgrade | 3–0 | Red Star Stadium,Belgrade | |
| 20:15 | Miladinović Dudić Žigić | Report | Attendance: 38,500 Referee:Damien Ledentu (France) |
Red Star Belgrade won 5–2 on aggregate.