2005 Amsterdam Admirals season

2005 Amsterdam Admirals season
2005 Amsterdam Admirals season
General manager	Ronald Buys
Head coach	Bart Andrus
Home stadium	Amsterdam ArenA
Results
Record	6–4
Division place	2nd
Playoffs	World Bowl XIII champions
	← 2004 ; Admirals seasons ; 2006 →;

Last updated December 28, 2025

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	Player name	Position	College
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 Head Coach – Bart Andrus Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers – John Allen Tight Ends – Robert Hunt Offensive Line – Don Lawrence			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 7 Casey Clausen 5 Gibran Hamdan 15 Kurt Kittner Running backs 33 Jarrett Payton 21 Jonathan Smith Wide receivers 81 John Booth 80 Ataveus Cash 85 Ruvell Martin 82 Carlos Perez Tight ends 87 Tony Donald 83 Mike Gomez		Offensive linemen 60 Ben Archibald T 77 Ulish Booker T 71 Ben Herrell T 61 Trevor Hutton G 70 Ben Johnson T 65 Andy King G 72 Tyler Lenda G 59 Matt Miller G 63 Chad Setterstrom C Defensive linemen 96 Jeremy Caudill DT 94 Earl Cochran DE 91 Omari Hand DE 90 Norman Heuer DT 98 Josh Mallard DE 95 Clint Mitchell DE 99 Matt Mitrione DT 99 Derrius Monroe DT		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 23 Scott Connot S 38 Dewitt Ellerbe CB 35 Ron Israel S 29 Chonn Lacey S 36 Norman LeJeune S 24 Sam Massey CB 40 Jonathan Palafox CB 20 Jeff Sanchez CB 30 B. J. Tucker CB Special teams 8 Ryan Dutton P 9 Chris Snyder K		National players 50 Carl-Johan Björk LB 52 Shurendy ConcetionLB 35 Amilcar GrotCB 18 Noriaki Kinoshita WR 97 Mauricio LopezDT 79 Cesar LoredoT 22 Sandino Octobre RB 88 Yoan Schnee TE 86 Satoshi ShimizuWR Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff ^{[n 1]}	Opponent	Results		Game site	Attendance
Week	Date	Kickoff ^{[n 1]}	Opponent	Final score	Team record	Game site	Attendance
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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rhein	0	3	3	8	14
Amsterdam	7	0	3	14	24

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Amsterdam	14	0	0	0	14
Frankfurt	0	7	13	3	23

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Berlin	3	3	7	14	27
Amsterdam	0	3	14	14	31

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Amsterdam	7	20	7	3	37
Cologne	10	7	0	7	24

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Amsterdam	3	7	3	3	16
Berlin	7	3	7	10	27

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Frankfurt	3	0	7	0	10
Amsterdam	7	24	14	3	48

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Amsterdam	14	3	0	7	0	24
Hamburg	0	13	3	8	6	30

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cologne	6	6	0	0	12
Amsterdam	0	17	7	6	30

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Hamburg	0	3	0	7	10
Amsterdam	3	3	14	7	27

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Amsterdam	0	0	0	14	14
Rhein	0	10	3	14	27

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

World Bowl XIII: Amsterdam Admirals vs Berlin Thunder – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Amsterdam	7	10	7	3	27
Berlin	0	7	0	14	21

at LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany

Date: Saturday, June 11
Game time: 5:05 p.m. CEST
Game weather: 57 °F (13.9 °C), roof closed
Game attendance: 35,134
Referee: Scott Green
TV announcers (FOX): Curt Menefee and Brian Baldinger

Notes

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

References

↑ 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.
↑ "2005 NFLE Standings". The Football Database. Retrieved October 30, 2013.

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[2] All times are in Central European Summer Time (CEST).

[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.

[3] "2005 NFLE Standings". The Football Database. Retrieved October 30, 2013.

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v t e Amsterdam Admirals
Founded in 1995 Folded in 2007 Based in Amsterdam , Netherlands
The Franchise	Franchise Coaches
Stadiums	Olympisch Stadion De Meer Stadion Johan Cruyff Arena
Head coaches	Al Luginbill Bart Andrus
World Bowl appearances (3)	'95 XIII XIV
League championships (1)	2005
Seasons	1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

2005 Amsterdam Admirals season

Contents

Offseason

Free agent draft

Personnel

Staff

Roster

Schedule

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

Notes

References