2005 in American soccer

The 2005 season was the 93rd year of competitive soccer in the United States.

Soccer in the United States
Season2005
Men's soccer
Supporters' ShieldSan Jose Earthquakes
MLS CupLos Angeles Galaxy
← 2004 United States 2006 →

National team edit

Wins Losses Draws
14 3 3

The home team or the team that is designated as the home team is listed in the left column; the away team is in the right column.

  Win   Draw   Loss

February 9 World Cup Qualifying 3rd Round Trinidad and Tobago   1 – 2   United States Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
15:30 UTC−04 Eve   89' (Report) Johnson   30'
Lewis   54'
Stadium: Queen's Park Oval
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico)
March 9 International Friendly United States   3 – 0   Colombia Fullerton, California
Noonan   25'
Marshall   33' Mathis   66'
Stadium: Titan Stadium
Attendance: 7,086
Referee: Marco Antonio Rodriguez (Mexico)
March 27 World Cup Qualifying 3rd Round Mexico   2 – 1   United States Mexico City, Mexico
12:00 UTC−06 Borgetti   32'
Naelson   35'
(Report) Lewis   59' Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 110,000
Referee: Rodolfo Sibrian (El Salvador)
May 28 International Friendly United States   1 – 2   England Chicago, Illinois
14:06 UTC−05 Dempsey   79' (Report) Richardson   4', 44' Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico)
July 7 Gold Cup Group Stage Cuba   1 – 4   United States Seattle, Washington
19:30 UTC−07 Moré   18' (Report) Dempsey   45'
Donovan   20', 90'
Beasley   89'
Stadium: Qwest Field
Attendance: 15,831
Referee: José Pineda (Honduras)
July 9 Gold Cup Group Stage United States   2 – 0   Canada Seattle, Washington
12:30 UTC−07 Hutchinson   48' (o.g.)
Donovan   90'
(Report) Stadium: Qwest Field
Attendance: 15,109
Referee: Neal Brizan (Trinidad & Tobago)
July 16 Gold Cup Quarterfinals United States   3 – 1   Jamaica Foxborough, Massachusetts
19:30 UTC−04 Wolff   6'
Beasley   42', 83'
(Report) Fuller   88' Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 22,108
Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala)
July 21 Gold Cup Semifinals Honduras   1 – 2   United States East Rutherford, New Jersey
18:00 UTC−04 Guerrero   31' (Report) O'Brien   86'
Onyewu   90'
Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 41,721
Referee: Peter Prendergast (Jamaica)
July 24 Gold Cup Final United States   0 – 0 (a.e.t.)
(3 – 1 p)
  Panama East Rutherford, New Jersey
15:00 UTC−04 (Report) Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 31,018
Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala)
Penalties
Quaranta  
Armas  
Donovan  
Davis  
Tejada  
Valdés  
Baloy  
Blanco  
September 3 World Cup Qualifying 3rd Round United States   2 – 0   Mexico Columbus, Ohio
19:30 UTC−04 Ralston   55'
Beasley   62'
(Report) Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 24,685
Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala)
November 12 International Friendly Scotland   1 – 1   United States Glasgow, Scotland
16:00 UTC−0 Webster   37' (Report) Wolff   9' (pen.) Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 9,192
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)

Major League Soccer edit

Standings edit

Position Eastern Conference Points Played Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Difference Average attendance
1 New England Revolution 59 32 17 7 8 55 37 +18 12,525
2 D.C. United 54 32 16 10 6 58 37 +21 16,664
3 Chicago Fire 49 32 15 13 4 49 50 -1 17,238
4 MetroStars 47 32 12 9 11 53 49 +4 15,077
5 Kansas City Wizards 45 32 11 9 12 52 44 +8 9,691
6 Columbus Crew 38 32 11 16 5 34 45 -11 12,916
Position Western Conference Points Played Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Difference Average attendance
1 San Jose Earthquakes 64 32 18 4 10 53 31 +22 13,037
2 FC Dallas 48 32 13 10 9 52 44 +8 11,189
3 Colorado Rapids 45 32 13 13 6 40 37 +3 13,638
4 Los Angeles Galaxy 45 32 13 13 6 44 45 -1 24,204
5 Real Salt Lake 20 32 5 22 5 30 65 -35 18,037
6 Chivas USA 18 32 4 22 6 31 67 -36 17,080

Playoffs edit

Conference Semifinals Conference Finals MLS Cup 2005
          
E1 New England Revolution 0 3
E4 MetroStars 1 1
E1 New England Revolution 1
Eastern Conference
E3 Chicago Fire 0
E3 Chicago 0 4
E2 D.C. United 0 0
E1 New England Revolution 0
W4 Los Angeles Galaxy 1
W1 San Jose Earthquakes 1 1
W4 Los Angeles Galaxy 3 1
W4 Los Angeles Galaxy 2
Western Conference
W3 Colorado Rapids 0
W3 Colorado Rapids (a.e.t.) 0 2(5)
W2 FC Dallas 0 2(4)

MLS Cup edit

USL First Division edit

Standings edit

Place Team P W L T GF GA Points
1 Montreal Impact 28 18 3 7 37 15 61
2 Rochester Raging Rhinos 28 15 7 6 45 27 51
3 Vancouver Whitecaps 28 12 7 9 37 15 45
4 Seattle Sounders 28 11 6 11 33 25 44
5 Portland Timbers 28 10 9 9 40 42 39
6 Richmond Kickers 28 10 9 9 28 30 39
7 Puerto Rico Islanders 28 10 10 8 46 43 38
8 Atlanta Silverbacks 28 10 15 3 40 52 33
9 Charleston Battery 28 9 14 5 27 36 32
10 Minnesota Thunder 28 7 11 10 37 42 31
11 Virginia Beach Mariners 28 7 14 7 26 39 28
12 Toronto Lynx 28 3 17 8 26 50 17

Playoffs edit

Quarterfinals
September 15/17
Semifinals
September 22/24
Final
October 1
1 Montreal Impact 2-1-3
4 Seattle Sounders 1-2-3 4 Seattle Sounders 2-2-4
5 Portland Timbers 0-0-0 4 Seattle Sounders (a.e.t) 1(4)
6 Richmond Kickers 1(3)
2 Rochester Raging Rhinos 1-1-2
3 Vancouver Whitecaps 0-0-0(4) 6 Richmond Kickers 3-1-4
6 Richmond Kickers (a.e.t) 0-0-0(5)

Final edit

Seattle Sounders1 – 1 (a.e.t.)Richmond Kickers
Galindo   73' Görres   24'
Penalties
Gregor  
O'Brien  
Levesque  
Somoza  
Graham  
Saskuda  
Jenkins  
4 – 3   Delicate
  Ssejjemba
  Görres
  Williams
  Jeffrey
  Pauls
  Pascale
Attendance: 8,011

USL Second Division edit

Standings edit

Purple indicates regular season champion
Green indicates playoff berth clinched

Place Team P W L T GF GA Points
1 Western Mass Pioneers 20 13 3 4 41 22 43
2 Charlotte Eagles 20 13 5 2 44 20 41
3 Harrisburg City Islanders 20 12 3 5 43 24 41
4 Wilmington Hammerheads 20 12 6 2 45 23 38
5 Cincinnati Kings 20 7 8 5 28 23 26
6 Long Island Rough Riders 20 7 13 0 29 42 21
7 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 20 6 11 3 32 25 21
8 New Hampshire Phantoms 20 6 11 3 29 38 21
9 Northern Virginia Royals 20 2 18 0 16 90 6

Playoffs edit

Semifinals 2-game aggregate

Semifinals
August 17/20
Finals
August 27
      
1 Western Mass Pioneers 0-3-3
4 Wilmington Hammerheads 1-1-2
1 Western Mass Pioneers 2(4)
2 Charlotte Eagles(a.e.t.) 2(5)
3 Harrisburg City Islanders 1-1-2
2 Charlotte Eagles 0-2-2

Final edit

Western Mass Pioneers2 – 2 (a.e.t.)Charlotte Eagles
McFarlane   43'
Fernandes   46'
Coggins   1'
Meek   90+2'
Penalties
4 – 5

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup edit

Bracket edit

Home teams listed on top of bracket

Third Round Fourth Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
USL1 Portland 2
USL1 Seattle 0
USL1 Portland 0
MLS San Jose 2
 
 
MLS San Jose 1
MLS Los Angeles 2
USL2 Charlotte 2
MLS Chivas USA (AET) 3
MLS Chivas USA 2
MLS Los Angeles 5
 
 
MLS Los Angeles 5
USL1 Minnesota 2
 
 
MLS Kansas City 6
PDL Des Moines 1
USL1 Atlanta 1
PDL Des Moines 5
MLS Kansas City 1
USL1 Minnesota 3
USL1 Minnesota (AET) 6
MLS Real Salt Lake 4
USL1 Minnesota 4
MLS Colorado 1
 
 
MLS Los Angeles 1
MLS FC Dallas 0
USL1 Richmond 8
PDL Ocean City 4
USL1 Richmond 1
MLS D.C. United 3
 
 
MLS D.C. United 1 (1)
MLS FC Dallas (AET, PEN) 1 (4)
 
 
MLS Columbus 1
MLS FC Dallas (AET) 3
MLS FC Dallas (AET) 3
USL2 Wilmington 2
MLS FC Dallas 1
MLS Chicago 0
USL1 Rochester 2
USL1 Virginia Beach 1
USL1 Rochester 3
MLS MetroStars 1
 
 
USL1 Rochester 1 (4)
MLS Chicago (AET, PEN) 1 (5)
 
 
MLS New England 2
MLS Chicago (AET) 3
USL2 Western Mass 1
MLS Chicago 3

Final edit

Los Angeles Galaxy1 – 0FC Dallas
Gomez   5'

American clubs in international competitions edit

Club Competition Final round
D.C. United 2005 CONCACAF Champions' Cup Semifinals
Kansas City Wizards 2005 CONCACAF Champions' Cup Quarterfinals

D.C. United edit

April 6 Champions Cup Semifinal D.C. United   1 – 1   UNAM Washington, D.C.
Gómez   10' Aílton   51' (pen.) Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 21,185
April 13 Champions Cup Semifinal UNAM   5 – 0   D.C. United Mexico City, Mexico
Marioni   11'
Beltrán   48', 73'
Toledo   85'
Lozano   88'
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Attendance: 22,000

Kansas City Wizards edit

References edit