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2005 Real Salt Lake season

The 2005 Real Salt Lake season was the first season of the team's existence. The team ended with poor results, being the second lowest of the general table in the league of (5–22–5).

Real Salt Lake
2005 season
OwnerUnited States SCP Worldwide
Head coachUnited States John Ellinger
StadiumRice-Eccles Stadium
Major League Soccer11th
MLS CupDNQ
2005 U.S. Open CupThird Round
Rocky Mountain CupRunners-Up
Average home league attendance18,037
Biggest winRSL 3-0 DAL (7/23)
Biggest defeatDC 5-1 RSL (8/30)
2006 →

Squad edit

2005 roster edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
0 GK   USA Noah Palmer
1 GK   USA D.J. Countess
2 DF   USA Nelson Akwari
3 DF   USA Rusty Pierce
4 DF   TRI Marlon Rojas
5 MF   USA Brian Kamler
6 MF   USA Jordan Cila
7 MF   JAM Andy Williams
9 FW   USA Jason Kreis (team captain)
10 MF   USA Clint Mathis
11 MF   USA Chris Brown
12 DF   TRI Leslie Fitzpatrick
13 DF   USA Brian Dunseth
14 FW   BOT Dipsy Selolwane
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF   USA Leighton O'Brien
16 -   USA Matt Behncke
17 MF   USA Kenny Cutler
18 GK   USA Jay Nolly
19 MF   USA Luke Kreamalmeyer
20 MF   USA Nikolas Besagno
21 MF   USA Sergio Flores
22 FW   USA Jamie Watson
23 DF   USA Eddie Pope
24 MF   USA Seth Trembly
27 DF   USA Kevin Novak
31 -   USA Mike Lookingland
32 DF   NZL Cameron Knowles
99 FW   USA Dante Washington

Competitions edit

Major League Soccer edit

See also: 2005 Major League Soccer season
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 San Jose Earthquakes (S) 32 18 4 10 53 31 +22 64
2 New England Revolution 32 17 7 8 55 37 +18 59 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
3 D.C. United 32 16 10 6 58 37 +21 54
4 Chicago Fire 32 15 13 4 49 50 −1 49
5 Dallas Burn 32 13 10 9 52 44 +8 48
6 MetroStars 32 12 9 11 53 49 +4 47
7 Colorado Rapids 32 13 13 6 40 37 +3 45
8 Los Angeles Galaxy (C) 32 13 13 6 44 45 −1 45 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
9 Kansas City Wizards 32 11 9 12 52 44 +8 45
10 Columbus Crew 32 11 16 5 34 45 −11 38
11 Real Salt Lake 32 5 22 5 30 65 −35 20
12 Chivas USA 32 4 22 6 31 67 −36 18
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield

Western Conference edit

Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 San Jose Earthquakes 32 18 4 10 53 31 +22 64 MLS Cup Playoffs
2 FC Dallas 32 13 10 9 52 44 +8 48
3 Colorado Rapids 32 13 13 6 40 37 +3 45
4 Los Angeles Galaxy 32 13 13 6 44 45 −1 45
5 Real Salt Lake 32 5 22 5 30 65 −35 20
6 Chivas USA 32 4 22 6 31 67 −36 18
Source: MLS

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD
32 20 5 22 5 30 65  −35 5 8 3 19 24  −5 0 14 2 11 41  −30

Last updated: June 18, 2011
Source: [1]
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Regular season edit

  Win   Tie   Loss

April edit

April 2, 2005 MetroStars 0–0 Real Salt Lake East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States
Stadium: Giants Stadium
April 9, 2005 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–1 Real Salt Lake Carson, California
Stadium: The Home Depot Center
April 16, 2005 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Colorado Rapids Salt Lake City
7:00 p.m. MT Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium
April 23, 2005 FC Dallas 3–0 Real Salt Lake Frisco, Texas
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
Attendance: 20,344
Referee: Mark Geiger
April 30, 2005 Real Salt Lake 2–2 San Jose Earthquakes Salt Lake City
9:30 p.m. ET Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium

May edit

May 7, 2005 Chivas USA 1–0 Real Salt Lake Carson, California
10:00 p.m. MT Stadium: The Home Depot Center
May 14, 2005 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy Salt Lake City
9:30 p.m. ET Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium
May 18, 2005 Real Salt Lake 2-0 Chivas USA Salt Lake City
9:30 p.m. ET Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium
May 21, 2005 Columbus Crew 2-0 Real Salt Lake Columbus, Ohio
7:30 p.m. ET Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
May 28, 2005 Real Salt Lake 0-3 Chicago Fire Salt Lake City
9:30 p.m. ET Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium

June edit

June 4, 2005 Real Salt Lake 0–2 FC Dallas Salt Lake City
10:00 p.m. ET Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium
June 11, 2005 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–0 Real Salt Lake Carson, California
10:00 p.m. ET Stadium: The Home Depot Center
June 18, 2005 San Jose Earthquakes 3–0 Real Salt Lake San Jose, California
10:00 p.m. ET Stadium: Spartan Stadium
June 22, 2005 Real Salt Lake 1-1 Los Angeles Galaxy Salt Lake City
9:30 p.m. ET Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium
June 26, 2005 Chicago Fire 3–1 Real Salt Lake Chicago
7:00 p.m. ET Stadium: Soldier Field

July edit

July 4, 2005 Real Salt Lake 2–2 MetroStars Salt Lake City
9:30 p.m. ET Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium
July 9, 2005 Chivas USA 5–1 Real Salt Lake Carson, California
10:00 p.m. ET Stadium: The Home Depot Center
July 16, 2005 Kansas City Wizards 3–2 Real Salt Lake Kansas City, Missouri
8:00 p.m. ET Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium
July 23, 2005 Real Salt Lake 3–0 FC Dallas Salt Lake City
9:30 p.m. ET Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium

August edit

August 6, 2005 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Chivas USA Salt Lake City
6:00 p.m. ET Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium
August 10, 2005 New England Revolution 4-1 Real Salt Lake Foxboro, Massachusetts
7:30 ET Stadium: Gillette Stadium
August 13, 2005 Real Salt Lake 2–4 Kansas City Wizards Salt Lake City
9:30 p.m. ET Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium
August 20, 2005 Real Salt Lake 0-1 San Jose Earthquakes Salt Lake City
9:30 p.m. ET Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium
August 30, 2005 D.C. United 5–1 Real Salt Lake Washington, D.C.
Stadium: RFK Stadium

September edit

September 3, 2005 Real Salt Lake 0-1 New England Revolution Salt Lake City
9:30 p.m. ET Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium
September 18, 2005 FC Dallas 2–1 Real Salt Lake Frisco, Texas
2:00 p.m. ET Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
September 21, 2005 Colorado Rapids 2-0 Real Salt Lake Denver
9:30 p.m. ET Stadium: Invesco Field at Mile High
September 24, 2005 Real Salt Lake 1-2 Columbus Crew Salt Lake City
9:30 p.m. ET Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium

October edit

October 1, 2005 Colorado Rapids 2-1 Real Salt Lake Denver
9:00 p.m. ET Stadium: Invesco Field at Mile High
October 5, 2005 Real Salt Lake 1-3 D.C. United Salt Lake City
Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium
October 8, 2005 San Jose Earthquakes 2-2 Real Salt Lake San Jose, California
10:00 p.m. ET Stadium: Spartan Stadium
October 12, 2005 Real Salt Lake 0-1 Colorado Rapids Salt Lake City
9:30 p.m. ET Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium

[1]

U.S. Open Cup edit

Third round edit

See also: 2005 U.S. Open Cup
July 13, 2005   Minnesota Thunder 6–4 (a.e.t.)   Real Salt Lake James Griffin Stadium, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Melvin Tarley   16', 66'
Johnny Menyongar   17'
Aaron Paye   89', 107'
Matt Schmidt   96'		 Jason Kreis   9' (pen.), 50', 70'
Jamie Watson   38'		 Attendance: 2,218
Referee: Abbey Okulaja

References edit

  1. ^ "MLS Regular Season - 2005 Real Salt Lake". www.mlssoccer.com. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
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