| Competition: | National Football League |
| Season: | 2004–05 |
| Dates: | 12 January – 21 May 2005 |
| Winners: | Dempo 1st NFL title 1st Indian title |
| Runners-Up: | Sporting Goa |
| Relegated: | Churchill Brothers Vasco State Bank of Travancore Tollygunge Agragami |
| Continentalcup2: | AFC Cup |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Dempo |
| League Topscorer: | Dudu Omagbemi (21 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | East Bengal 5–0 Tollygunge Agragami [1] Vasco 5–0 Tollygunge Agragami [2] |
| Biggest Away Win: | Dempo 0–4 Sporting Goa [3] Churchill Brothers 0–4 Sporting Goa [4] Tollygunge Agragami 0–4 Mohun Bagan [5] |
| Highest Scoring: | [6] Sporting Goa 5–2 Vasco [7] |
| Prevseason: | 2003–04 |
| Nextseason: | 2005–06 |
The 2004–05 National Football League was the ninth season of the National Football League, the top Indian professional league for association football clubs, since its inception in 1996. 12 teams took part in the season. Dempo won the league[8] by scoring 47 points in 22 matches. Sporting Goa won the second position by scoring 45 points in 22 matches.[8] Dudu Omagbemi of Sporting Clube de Goa was the highest goal scorer of the league (21).[8]
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the season. Dudu Omagbemi of Sporting Clube, who scored 21 goals, was named the best player and best forward for the season.[9]
| Award | Recipient | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Best Player | Dudu Omagbemi | Sporting Goa |
| Best Forward | Dudu Omagbemi | Sporting Goa |
| Best Midfielder | Climax Lawrence | East Bengal |
| Best Goalkeeper | Satish Kumar | Dempo |
| Best Defender | Mahesh Gawli | Mahindra United |
| Fair Play | JCT Mills |