| Team: | Berlin Thunder |
| Year: | 2005 |
| Record: | 7–3 |
| Division Place: | 1st |
| Coach: | Rick Lantz |
| General Manager: | Michael Lang |
| Stadium: | Olympic Stadium |
| Playoffs: | Lost World Bowl XIII |
| Previous: | 2004 |
| Next: | 2006 |
The 2005 Berlin Thunder season was the seventh season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Rick Lantz in his second year, and played its home games at Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany. They finished the regular season in first place with a record of seven wins and three losses. In World Bowl XIII, Berlin lost to the Amsterdam Admirals 27–21.
| Draft order | Player name | Position | College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Choice | ||||
| 1 | 6 | DeAngelo Lloyd | DE | Tennessee | |
| 2 | 12 | Darrell Lee | DE | Florida | |
| 3 | 13 | Dante Ellington | T | Alabama | |
| 4 | 24 | James Thornton | CB | Morris Brown | |
| 5 | 25 | David Porter | T | Iowa | |
| 6 | 36 | Greg Taplin | DE | Michigan State | |
| 7 | 37 | Regis Crawford | C | Arizona State | |
| 8 | 45 | Reggie Rhodes | DT | Valdosta State | |
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Game site | Attendance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final score | Team record | |||||||
| 1 | Saturday, April 2 | 6:00 p.m. | Frankfurt Galaxy | W 30–7 | 1–0 | Olympic Stadium | 16,199 | |
| 2 | Sunday, April 10 | 4:00 p.m. | Hamburg Sea Devils | W 15–13 | 2–0 | Olympic Stadium | 14,312 | |
| 3 | Saturday, April 16 | 7:00 p.m. | at Amsterdam Admirals | L 27–31 | 2–1 | Amsterdam ArenA | 10,131 | |
| 4 | Saturday, April 23 | 7:00 p.m. | at Rhein Fire | W 30–28 | 3–1 | LTU arena | 20,399 | |
| 5 | Saturday, April 30 | 6:00 p.m. | Amsterdam Admirals | W 27–16 | 4–1 | Olympic Stadium | 16,109 | |
| 6 | Sunday, May 8 | 4:00 p.m. | at Cologne Centurions | L 17–23 | 4–2 | RheinEnergieStadion | 9,485 | |
| 7 | Saturday, May 14 | 6:00 p.m. | Rhein Fire | W 24–15 | 5–2 | Olympic Stadium | 16,695 | |
| 8 | Sunday, May 22 | 4:00 p.m. | at Hamburg Sea Devils | W 27–17 | 6–2 | AOL Arena | 16,889 | |
| 9 | Saturday, May 28 | 7:00 p.m. | at Frankfurt Galaxy | W 31–24 | 7–2 | Waldstadion | 40,109 | |
| 10 | Sunday, June 5 | 4:00 p.m. | Cologne Centurions | L 13–17 | 7–3 | Olympic Stadium | 20,927 | |
| World Bowl XIII | ||||||||
| 11 | Saturday, June 11 | 5:00 p.m. | Amsterdam Admirals | L 21–27 | 7–4 | LTU arena | 35,134 | |
See main article: World Bowl XIII.