Kaiserslautern rose to 12th in the final table. The highlight of the season was undoubtedly the team's 15–0 victory at fifth-tier FC Schönberg 95, which saw striker Carsten Jancker break the German record for the most goals scored in a DFB-Pokal match. However, manager Kurt Jara quit before the end of the season, citing irreconcilable differences with the club management. After a brief caretaker spell under 1. FC Kaiserslautern Amateure manager Hans-Werner Moser, the club turned to Michael Henke, former assistant coach of Bayern Munich, as his permanent successor.
Source: [citation needed] Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. Notes:
^UEFA awarded another UEFA Cup place to the Bundesliga via a random draw among the fairest associations in 2004–05. The place was given to Mainz 05 for winning the national Fair-play competition in this season.
^Zandi was born in Emden, West Germany, and represented Germany at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Iran internationally and made his international debut for Iran in February 2005.
^Altıntop was born in Gelsenkirchen, West Germany, but also qualified to represent Turkey internationally and represented Turkey at U-18, U-20, U-21 and B level before making his international debut for Turkey in 2005.
^Grammozis was born in Wuppertal, West Germany, but also qualified to represent Greece internationally through his parents and represented Greece at U-21 level.
