2005 in American soccer
| Season | 2005 | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's soccer | ||
| Supporters' Shield | San Jose Earthquakes | |
| MLS Cup | Los Angeles Galaxy | |
The 2005 season was the 93rd year of competitive soccer in the United States.
National team
| 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 |   | Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago | 
| 15:30 UTC−04 | Eve  | 
(Report) | Johnson  Lewis  | 
Stadium: Queen's Park Oval Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico)  | 
| March 9 International Friendly |  United States  | 3 – 0 |   | Fullerton, California | 
| Noonan  Marshall  | 
Stadium: Titan Stadium Attendance: 7,086 Referee: Marco Antonio Rodriguez (Mexico)  | 
| March 19 International Friendly |  United States  | 1 – 0 |   | Albuquerque, New Mexico | 
| 14:00 UTC−07 | Johnson  | 
(Report) | Stadium: University Stadium Attendance: 9,222 Referee: Mauricio Navarro (Canada)  | 
| March 27 World Cup Qualifying 3rd Round |  Mexico  | 2 – 1 |   | Mexico City, Mexico | 
| 12:00 UTC−06 | Borgetti  Naelson  | 
(Report) | Lewis  | 
Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 110,000 Referee: Rodolfo Sibrian (El Salvador)  | 
| March 30 World Cup Qualifying 3rd Round |  United States  | 2 – 0 |   | Birmingham, Alabama | 
| 19:00 UTC−06 | Johnson  Ralston  | 
(Report) | Stadium: Legion Field Attendance: 31,624 Referee: Ramesh Ramdhan (Trinidad & Tobago)  | 
| May 28 International Friendly |  United States  | 1 – 2 |   | Chicago, Illinois | 
| 14:06 UTC−05 | Dempsey  | 
(Report) | Richardson  | 
Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico)  | 
| June 4 World Cup Qualifying 3rd Round |  United States  | 3 – 0 |   | Salt Lake City, Utah | 
| 17:30 UTC−06 | Donovan  McBride  | 
(Report) | Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium Attendance: 40,586 Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala)  | 
| June 8 World Cup Qualifying 3rd Round |  Panama  | 0 – 3 |   | Panama City, Panama | 
| 21:30 UTC−04 | (Report) | Bocanegra  Donovan McBride  | 
Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Mauricio Navarro (Canada)  | 
| July 7 Gold Cup Group Stage |  Cuba  | 1 – 4 |   | Seattle, Washington | 
| 19:30 UTC−07 | Moré  | 
(Report) | Dempsey  Donovan Beasley  | 
Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 15,831 Referee: José Pineda (Honduras)  | 
| July 9 Gold Cup Group Stage |  United States  | 2 – 0 |   | Seattle, Washington | 
| 12:30 UTC−07 | Hutchinson  Donovan  | 
(Report) | Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 15,109 Referee: Neal Brizan (Trinidad & Tobago)  | 
| July 12 Gold Cup Group Stage |  United States  | 0 – 0 |   | Foxborough, Massachusetts | 
| 19:30 UTC−04 | (Report) | Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 15,211 Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico)  | 
| July 16 Gold Cup Quarterfinals |  United States  | 3 – 1 |   | Foxborough, Massachusetts | 
| 19:30 UTC−04 | Wolff  Beasley  | 
(Report) | Fuller  | 
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 22,108 Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala)  | 
| July 21 Gold Cup Semifinals |  Honduras  | 1 – 2 |   | East Rutherford, New Jersey | 
| 18:00 UTC−04 | Guerrero  | 
(Report) | O'Brien  Onyewu  | 
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)  |   | 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  | 
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| August 17 World Cup Qualifying 3rd Round |  United States  | 1 – 0 |   | East Hartford, Connecticut | 
| 20:00 UTC−04 | McBride  | 
(Report) | Stadium: Rentschler Field Attendance: 25,488 Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez (Mexico)  | 
| September 3 World Cup Qualifying 3rd Round |  United States  | 2 – 0 |   | Columbus, Ohio | 
| 19:30 UTC−04 | Ralston  Beasley  | 
(Report) | Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 24,685 Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala)  | 
| September 7 World Cup Qualifying 3rd Round |  Guatemala  | 0 – 0 |   | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 
| 21:00 UTC−06 | (Report) | Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez (Mexico)  | 
| October 8 World Cup Qualifying 3rd Round |  Costa Rica  | 3 – 0 |   | San José, Costa Rica | 
| 14:00 UTC−06 | Wanchope  Hernández  | 
(Report) | Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico)  | 
| October 12 World Cup Qualifying 3rd Round |  United States  | 2 – 0 |   | Foxborough, Massachusetts | 
| 18:58 UTC−04 | Martino  Twellman  | 
(Report) | Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 9,192 Referee: Gilberto Alcalá (Mexico)  | 
| November 12 International Friendly |  Scotland  | 1 – 1 |   | Glasgow, Scotland | 
| 16:00 UTC−0 | Webster  | 
(Report) | Wolff  | 
Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 9,192 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)  | 
Major League Soccer
Standings
| 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
| 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
| New England Revolution | 0 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Los Angeles Galaxy | 
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Ramírez  | 
Attendance: 21,193
USL First Division
Standings
| 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
| 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
| Seattle Sounders | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Richmond Kickers | 
|---|---|---|
| Galindo  | 
Görres  | 
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| Penalties | ||
| Gregor  O'Brien Levesque Somoza Graham Saskuda Jenkins  | 
4 – 3 | |
Attendance: 8,011
USL Second Division
Standings
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
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
| Western Mass Pioneers | 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) | Charlotte Eagles | 
|---|---|---|
| McFarlane  Fernandes  | 
Coggins  Meek  | 
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| Penalties | ||
| 4 – 5 | ||
Attendance: 4,722
Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
Bracket
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
| Los Angeles Galaxy | 1 – 0 | FC Dallas | 
|---|---|---|
| Gomez  | 
American clubs in international competitions
| Club | Competition | Final round | 
|---|---|---|
| D.C. United | 2005 CONCACAF Champions' Cup | Semifinals | 
| Kansas City Wizards | 2005 CONCACAF Champions' Cup | Quarterfinals | 
D.C. United
| March 9 Champions Cup Quarterfinal |  D.C. United  | 2 – 1 |   | Germantown, Maryland | 
| Eskandarian  Gros  | 
Shelton  | 
Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 3,825  | 
| March 16 Champions Cup Quarterfinal |  Harbour View  | 1 – 2 |   | Kingston, Jamaica | 
| Stewart  | 
Walker  Moreno  | 
Stadium: Harbour View Stadium | 
| April 6 Champions Cup Semifinal |  D.C. United  | 1 – 1 |   | Washington, D.C. | 
| Gómez  | 
Aílton  | 
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 21,185  | 
| April 13 Champions Cup Semifinal |  UNAM  | 5 – 0 |   | Mexico City, Mexico | 
| Marioni  Beltrán Toledo Lozano  | 
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario Attendance: 22,000  | 
Kansas City Wizards
| March 9 Champions Cup Quarterfinal |  Kansas City Wizards  | 0 – 0 |   | Kansas City, Missouri | 
| Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium Attendance: 1,207  | 
| March 16 Champions Cup Quarterfinal |  Deportivo Saprissa  | 0 – 0 (a.e.t.) |   | San José, Costa Rica | 
| Drummond  | 
Burciaga  | 
Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa |