title: 2004–05 Dundee F.C. season
text: # 2004–05 Dundee F.C. season
  
  The 2004–05 season saw Dundee compete in the Scottish Premier League where they finished in 12th position with 33 points and were relegated to the Scottish First Division.
  
  ## Final league table
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Rangers | 38 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 78 | 22 | +56 | 93 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
  | 2 | Celtic | 38 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 85 | 35 | +50 | 92 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
  | 3 | Hibernian | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 64 | 57 | +7 | 61 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
  | 4 | Aberdeen | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 44 | 39 | +5 | 61 | |
  | 5 | Heart of Midlothian | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 43 | 41 | +2 | 50 | |
  | 6 | Motherwell | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 48 | |
  | 7 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 49 | 55 | −6 | 49 | |
  | 8 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 41 | 47 | −6 | 44 | |
  | 9 | Dundee United | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 41 | 59 | −18 | 36 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup second qualifying round |
  | 10 | Livingston | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 34 | 61 | −27 | 35 | |
  | 11 | Dunfermline Athletic | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 34 | 60 | −26 | 34 | |
  | 12 | Dundee | 38 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 37 | 71 | −34 | 33 | Relegation to the Scottish First Division |
  
  * ↑ Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.
  * ↑ As Celtic, the 2004–05 Scottish Cup winners, qualified for the UEFA Champions League via their league position, the place in the UEFA Cup was passed onto Dundee United, the cup runners-up.
  
  ## Results
  
  Dundee's score comes first
  
  ### Legend
  
  | Win | Draw | Loss |
  | - | - | - |
  
  ### Scottish Premier League
  
  | Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 7 August 2004 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 0–1 | 7,770 | |
  | 2 | 15 August 2004 | Dundee United | A | 2–1 | 11,118 | Lovell 17', Sutton 47' |
  | 3 | 21 August 2004 | Motherwell | H | 1–2 | 4,849 | Lovell 78' |
  | 4 | 28 August 2004 | Hibernian | A | 4–4 | 9,344 | Sutton 7', Brady 65', Atle Larsen 79', Hernández 90' |
  | 5 | 11 September 2004 | Celtic | A | 0–3 | 56,936 | |
  | 6 | 18 September 2004 | Livingston | H | 0–0 | 4,387 | |
  | 7 | 26 September 2004 | Rangers | H | 0–2 | 9,404 | |
  | 8 | 2 October 2004 | Aberdeen | A | 1–1 | 11,217 | Sutton 1' |
  | 9 | 16 October 2004 | Kilmarnock | H | 3–1 | 4,367 | Robb 30', Sutton 63', Anderson 87' |
  | 10 | 23 October 2004 | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 1–2 | 5,456 | Anderson 52' |
  | 11 | 27 October 2004 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | A | 1–2 | 1,254 | Lovell 72' |
  | 12 | 30 October 2004 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–3 | 10,172 | |
  | 13 | 6 November 2004 | Dundee United | H | 1–0 | 9,845 | Sutton 86' |
  | 14 | 13 November 2004 | Motherwell | A | 0–3 | 4,406 | |
  | 15 | 20 November 2004 | Hibernian | H | 1–4 | 5,274 | Lovell 62' |
  | 16 | 28 November 2004 | Celtic | H | 2–2 | 9,539 | Lovell (2) 35', 76' |
  | 17 | 4 December 2004 | Livingston | A | 0–1 | 4,509 | |
  | 18 | 11 December 2004 | Rangers | A | 0–3 | 48,114 | |
  | 19 | 18 December 2004 | Aberdeen | H | 1–0 | 7,310 | Barrett 57' |
  | 20 | 27 December 2004 | Kilmarnock | A | 1–3 | 5,468 | Sutton 39' |
  | 21 | 1 January 2005 | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 1–3 | 4,426 | Barrett 40' |
  | 22 | 15 January 2005 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | H | 3–1 | 5,567 | Robb 28', McManus 48', Sutton 56' |
  | 23 | 22 January 2005 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 1–1 | 5,780 | Caballero 54' |
  | 24 | 29 January 2005 | Dundee United | A | 2–2 | 12,703 | McManus 71', Lovell 85' |
  | 25 | 12 February 2005 | Motherwell | H | 2–1 | 5,746 | Lovell (2) 45', 55' |
  | 26 | 19 February 2005 | Hibernian | A | 0–4 | 10,938 | |
  | 27 | 2 March 2005 | Celtic | A | 0–3 | 52,500 | |
  | 28 | 5 March 2005 | Livingston | H | 0–1 | 5,830 | |
  | 29 | 13 March 2005 | Rangers | H | 0–2 | 9,876 | |
  | 30 | 19 March 2005 | Aberdeen | A | 1–1 | 10,474 | McManus 73' |
  | 31 | 2 April 2005 | Kilmarnock | H | 1–0 | 5,494 | Lovell 63' |
  | 32 | 9 April 2005 | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 2–1 | 5,995 | Lovell 56', Sancho 62' |
  | 33 | 16 April 2005 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | A | 2–3 | 4,786 | McManus 74', Sutton 80' |
  | 34 | 23 April 2005 | Kilmarnock | A | 0–1 | 3,770 | |
  | 35 | 30 April 2005 | Dundee United | H | 1–2 | 11,263 | Lovell 64' |
  | 36 | 7 May 2005 | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 0–5 | 8,313 | |
  | 37 | 14 May 2005 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | H | 1–1 | 6,691 | Sancho 49' |
  | 38 | 21 May 2005 | Livingston | A | 1–1 | 8,968 | MacDonald 18' |
  
  ### Scottish Cup
  
  | Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | R3 | 8 January 2005 | Hibernian | A | 0–2 | 9,706 | |
  
  ### Scottish League Cup
  
  | Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | R2 | 24 August 2004 | Forfar Athletic | H | 4–0 | 3,047 | Lovell (3) 66', 82', 90', Anderson 87' |
  | R3 | 21 September 2004 | Livingston | A | 1–2 | 1,736 | Robb 67' |
  