Soccer in the United States
Season2005
Men's soccer
Supporters' ShieldSan Jose Earthquakes
MLS CupLos Angeles Galaxy
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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  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 19 International Friendly United States  1 – 0  Honduras Albuquerque, New Mexico
14:00 UTC−07 Johnson 45' (Report) Stadium: University Stadium
Attendance: 9,222
Referee: Mauricio Navarro (Canada)
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)
March 30 World Cup Qualifying 3rd Round United States  2 – 0  Guatemala Birmingham, Alabama
19:00 UTC−06 Johnson 11'
Ralston 71'		 (Report) Stadium: Legion Field
Attendance: 31,624
Referee: Ramesh Ramdhan (Trinidad & Tobago)
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)
June 4 World Cup Qualifying 3rd Round United States  3 – 0  Costa Rica Salt Lake City, Utah
17:30 UTC−06 Donovan 6', 62'
McBride 87'		 (Report) Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium
Attendance: 40,586
Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala)
June 8 World Cup Qualifying 3rd Round Panama  0 – 3  United States Panama City, Panama
21:30 UTC−04 (Report) Bocanegra 6'
Donovan 20'
McBride 40'		 Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Mauricio Navarro (Canada)
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 12 Gold Cup Group Stage United States  0 – 0  Costa Rica 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  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 soccer ball with check mark
Armas soccer ball with red X
Donovan soccer ball with check mark
Davis soccer ball with check mark		 Tejada soccer ball with red X
Valdés soccer ball with red X
Baloy soccer ball with check mark
Blanco soccer ball with red X
August 17 World Cup Qualifying 3rd Round United States  1 – 0  Trinidad and Tobago East Hartford, Connecticut
20:00 UTC−04 McBride 3' (Report) Stadium: Rentschler Field
Attendance: 25,488
Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez (Mexico)
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)
September 7 World Cup Qualifying 3rd Round Guatemala  0 – 0  United States 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  United States San José, Costa Rica
14:00 UTC−06 Wanchope 32'
Hernández 60', 87'		 (Report) Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico)
October 12 World Cup Qualifying 3rd Round United States  2 – 0  Panama Foxborough, Massachusetts
18:58 UTC−04 Martino 53'
Twellman 59'		 (Report) Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 9,192
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá (Mexico)
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

Main article: 2005 Major League Soccer season

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 Revolution0 – 1 (a.e.t.)Los Angeles Galaxy
(Report) Ramírez 105'
Pizza Hut Park, Frisco, Texas
Attendance: 21,193

USL First Division

Main article: 2005 United Soccer Leagues

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

USL Second Division

Main article: 2005 United Soccer Leagues

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 Pioneers2 – 2 (a.e.t.)Charlotte Eagles
McFarlane 43'
Fernandes 46'		 Coggins 1'
Meek 90+2'
Penalties
4 – 5
Lusitano Stadium, Ludlow, Massachusetts
Attendance: 4,722

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2005 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 Galaxy1 – 0FC Dallas
Gomez 5'
Home Depot Center, Carson, California
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Alex Prus

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 United States 2 – 1 Jamaica Harbour View Germantown, Maryland
Eskandarian 5'
Gros 64'		 Shelton 23' Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 3,825
March 16 Champions Cup Quarterfinal Harbour View Jamaica 1 – 2 United States D.C. United Kingston, Jamaica
Stewart 45' Walker 74'
Moreno 77'		 Stadium: Harbour View Stadium
April 6 Champions Cup Semifinal D.C. United United States 1 – 1 Mexico UNAM Washington, D.C.
Gómez 10' Aílton 51' (pen.) Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 21,185
April 13 Champions Cup Semifinal UNAM Mexico 5 – 0 United States 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

March 9 Champions Cup Quarterfinal Kansas City Wizards United States 0 – 0 Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa Kansas City, Missouri
Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium
Attendance: 1,207
March 16 Champions Cup Quarterfinal Deportivo Saprissa Costa Rica 0 – 0 (a.e.t.) United States Kansas City Wizards San José, Costa Rica
Drummond 90', 96' Burciaga 79' Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa

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