2005 Major League Soccer season

10th season of Major League Soccer

Football league season

2005 Major League Soccer season

Season| 2005
MLS Cup| Los Angeles Galaxy (2nd title)
Supporters' Shield| S.J. Earthquakes (1st shield)
2006 CONCACAF Champions' Cup| Los Angeles Galaxy
New England Revolution
Matches played| 192
Goals scored| 551 (2.87 per match)
Top goalscorer| Taylor Twellman
N.E. Revolution
Goals: 17
Biggest home win| CHV 5–1 RSL
DCU 5–1 RSL
Biggest away win| CLB 0–4 KCW
Highest scoring| NY 5–4 NE
Longest winning run| N.E. Revolution
Games: 6
(04/09 – 05/14)
S.J. Earthquakes
Games: 6
(08/20 – 09/21)
Longest unbeaten run| S.J. Earthquakes
Games: 14
(07/20/2005)
Longest losing run| Real Salt Lake
Games: 10
(08/10 – 10/05)
Highest attendance| Los Angeles Galaxy
Season: 387,256
Game Avg.: 24,204
Lowest attendance| K.C. Wizards
Season: 155,060
Game Avg.: 9,691
Total attendance| 2,900,716
Average attendance| 15,108

← 2004

2006 →

D.C. United

MetroStars

Columbus

New England

Chicago

Kansas City

Colorado

Dallas

Chivas USA

Galaxy

San Jose

Salt Lake

class=notpageimage|

Locations of teams for the 2005 Major League Soccer season
Western Conference Eastern Conference

The 2005 Major League Soccer season was the 10th season of Major League Soccer. It was also the 93rd season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer in the United States, and the 27th with a national first-division league.

At MLS Cup 2004, two new expansion teams were announced to start play in 2005, Real Salt Lake and Chivas USA. Since both teams were assigned to the Western Conference, the Kansas City Wizards moved to the Eastern Conference to maintain regional balance.

The Dallas Burn re-branded as FC Dallas and moved to the league's newest soccer-specific stadium when Pizza Hut Park opened on August 6, 2005.

The league returned to a 32-game schedule which marked the most games played since the 2000 season.

The regular season began on April 2, and concluded on October 16. The 2005 MLS Cup Playoffs began on October 22, and concluded with MLS Cup 2005 on November 13. For the second time in four years, the Los Angeles Galaxy beat the New England Revolution to win MLS Cup before a sell-out crowd at Pizza Hut Park.

## Overview

[edit]

### Season format

[edit]

The season began on April 2 and concluded with MLS Cup on November 13. The 12 teams were split evenly into two conferences. Each team played 32 games that were evenly divided between home and away. Each team played every other team in their conference four times, and every team in the opposite conference twice.

The top four teams from each conference qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs. In the first round, aggregate goals over two matches determined the winners. The conference finals were played as a single match, and the winners advanced to MLS Cup. In all rounds, draws were broken with two 15-minute periods of extra time, followed by penalty kicks if necessary. The away goals rule was not used in any round.

The team with the most points in the regular season was awarded the MLS Supporters' Shield. Additionally, the winner of MLS Cup and the runner-up qualified for the CONCACAF Champions' Cup.

### Stadiums and locations

[edit]

Main article: List of Major League Soccer stadiums

Team  | Stadium  | Capacity

|
|

Chicago Fire | Soldier Field | 61,500
Chivas USA | Home Depot Center | 27,000
Colorado Rapids | Invesco Field at Mile High | 76,125
Columbus Crew | Columbus Crew Stadium | 22,555
D.C. United | RFK Stadium | 46,000
FC Dallas | Cotton Bowl
Pizza Hut Park | 92,100
21,193
Kansas City Wizards | Arrowhead Stadium | 81,425
Los Angeles Galaxy | Home Depot Center | 27,000
MetroStars | Giants Stadium | 80,200
New England Revolution | Gillette Stadium | 68,756
Real Salt Lake | Rice-Eccles Stadium | 45,017
San Jose Earthquakes | Spartan Stadium | 30,456

### Personnel and sponsorships

[edit]

Team  | Head coach  | Captain  | Shirt sponsor

|
|
|

Chicago Fire |  Dave Sarachan |  | Honda
Chivas USA |  Thomas Rongen |  | —
Colorado Rapids |  Fernando Clavijo |  | —
Columbus Crew |  Greg Andrulis |  Robin Fraser | —
D.C. United |  Piotr Nowak |  | Sierra Mist
FC Dallas |  Colin Clarke |  | RadioShack
Kansas City Wizards |  Bob Gansler |  | U.S. Soccer Foundation
Los Angeles Galaxy |  Steve Sampson |  | Budweiser
MetroStars |  Bob Bradley |  Youri Djorkaeff | —
New England Revolution |  Steve Nicol |  | —
Real Salt Lake |  John Ellinger |  Jason Kreis | —
San Jose Earthquakes |  Dominic Kinnear |  Wade Barrett | —

### Coaching changes

[edit]

Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming coach | Date of appointment

|
|
|
|
|

Chivas USA |  Thomas Rongen | Reassigned  | May 30, 2005  |  Javier Ledesma | May 30, 2005
Chivas USA |  Javier Ledesma | End of interim period  | June 3, 2005  |  Hans Westerhof | June 3, 2005
Columbus Crew |  Greg Andrulis | Fired  | July 16, 2005  |  Robert Warzycha | July 16, 2005
MetroStars |  Bob Bradley | Fired  | October 4, 2005  |  Mo Johnston | October 4, 2005

## Standings

[edit]

### Eastern Conference

[edit]

Pos | Team

* v
* t
* e

| Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|

1  | New England Revolution | 32  | 17  | 7  | 8  | 55  | 37  | +18  | 59  | MLS Cup Playoffs
2  | D.C. United | 32  | 16  | 10  | 6  | 58  | 37  | +21  | 54
3  | Chicago Fire | 32  | 15  | 13  | 4  | 49  | 50  | −1  | 49
4  | MetroStars | 32  | 12  | 9  | 11  | 53  | 49  | +4  | 47
5  | Kansas City Wizards | 32  | 11  | 9  | 12  | 52  | 44  | +8  | 45  |
6  | Columbus Crew | 32  | 11  | 16  | 5  | 34  | 45  | −11  | 38

Source: MLS

### Western Conference

[edit]

Pos | Team

* v
* t
* e

| 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

### Overall standings

[edit]

Pos | Team

* v
* t
* e

| 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

## MLS Cup Playoffs

[edit]

### Bracket

[edit]

| Conference semifinals | | | Conference finals | | | MLS Cup |

|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|

|  |  |  |  | | |  |  |  | | |  |  |  |
| E1 | New England | 0 | 3 | | |
| E4 | MetroStars | 1 | 1 |
| | E1 | New England | 1 |
| Eastern Conference |
| | | E3 | Chicago | 0 |
| E3 | Chicago | 0 | 4 |

| E2 | D.C. United | 0 | 0 |
| | E1 | New England | 0 |
|  |
| | | W4 | Los Angeles | 1 |
| W1 | San Jose | 1 | 1 | |

| W4 | Los Angeles | 3 | 1 |
| | W4 | Los Angeles | 2 |
| Western Conference |
| | | W3 | Colorado | 0 |
| W3 | Colorado | 0 | 2(5) |

| W2 | Dallas | 0 | 2(4) |

* * *

### Conference semifinals

[edit]

October 22, 2005

New England Revolution| 0-1| MetroStars

|
|

| Report | Guevara 34'

Giants Stadium
East Rutherford, New Jersey

Attendance: 10,003

Referee: Ricardo Valenzuela

October 29, 2005

MetroStars| 1-3| New England Revolution

|
|

Djorkaeff 59' | Report | Cancela 68'
Noonan 73'
Smith 83'

Gillette Stadium
Foxborough, Massachusetts

Attendance: 9,581

Referee: Brian Hall

New England Revolution advance 3-2 on aggregate.

* * *

October 21, 2005

D.C. United| 0-0| Chicago Fire

|
|

| Report |

Soldier Field
Chicago, Illinois

Attendance: 11,493

Referee: Brian Hall

October 30, 2005

Chicago Fire| 4-0| D.C. United

|
|

Stewart 10'
Guerrero 37'
Guerrero 45+5'
Marsch 67' | Report | Gómez 55'

RFK Stadium
Washington, D.C.

Attendance: 20,089

Referee: Kevin Stott

Chicago Fire advance 4-0 on aggregate.

* * *

October 23, 2005

San Jose Earthquakes| 1-3| Los Angeles Galaxy

|
|

Clark 68' | Report | Gomez 13'
Donovan 39', 87'

Home Depot Center
Carson, California

Attendance: 17,466

Referee: Abiodun Okulaja

October 29, 2005

Los Angeles Galaxy| 1-1| San Jose Earthquakes

|
|

Grabavoy 67' | Report | Ching 42'

Spartan Stadium
San Jose, California

Attendance: 17,824

Referee: Alex Prus

Los Angeles Galaxy advance 4-2 on aggregate.

* * *

October 22, 2005

FC Dallas| 0-0| Colorado Rapids

|
|

| Report |

INVESCO Field at Mile High
Denver, Colorado

Attendance: 9,625

Referee: Michael Kennedy

October 29, 2005

Colorado Rapids| 2-2| FC Dallas

|
|

Cunningham 19'
Nkong 58'
Kotschau 106' | Report | Ruíz 67'
Ruiz 105'
Penalties
Mastroeni
Kirovski
Cunningham
Cooke
Philippe | 5-4 |  Ruíz
Núñez
Pareja
Vanney
Miña

Pizza Hut Park
Frisco, Texas

Attendance: 10,104

Referee: Terry Vaughn

Colorado Rapids advance 5-4 on penalties (2-2 on aggregate).

* * *

### Conference finals

[edit]

November 5, 2005

Los Angeles Galaxy| 2-0| Colorado Rapids

|
|

Donovan 28', 88' | Report |

INVESCO Field at Mile High
Denver, Colorado

Attendance: 12,789

Referee: Brian Hall

* * *

November 6, 2005

Chicago Fire| 0-1| New England Revolution

|
|

Herron 90+2' | Report | Dempsey 4'

Gillette Stadium
Foxborough, Massachusetts

Attendance: 18,118

Referee: Terry Vaughn

* * *

### MLS Cup

[edit]

Main article: MLS Cup 2005

November 13, 2005

New England Revolution| 0-1
(AET)| Los Angeles Galaxy

|
|

| Report | Ramírez 105+1'

Pizza Hut Park
Frisco, Texas

Attendance: 21,193

Referee: Kevin Stott

## Player statistics

[edit]

### Goals

[edit]

Rank | Player | Club | Goals

|
|
|

1  |  Taylor Twellman | New England Revolution | 17
2  |  Jaime Moreno | D.C. United | 16
3  |  Jeff Cunningham | Colorado Rapids | 12
Landon Donovan | Los Angeles Galaxy
5  |  Christian Gómez | D.C. United | 11
Herculez Gomez | Los Angeles Galaxy
Amado Guevara | MetroStars
Carlos Ruiz | FC Dallas
9  |  Clint Dempsey | New England Revolution | 10
Youri Djorkaeff | MetroStars
Josh Wolff | Kansas City Wizards

### Assists

[edit]

Rank | Player | Club | Assists

|
|
|

1  |  Josh Wolff | Kansas City Wizards | 10
2  |  Landon Donovan | FC Dallas | 9
3  |  Ronnie O'Brien | Colorado Rapids | 8
4  |  Christian Gómez | D.C. United | 7
Amado Guevara | MetroStars
Dwayne De Rosario | San Jose Earthquakes
Ronald Cerritos | San Jose Earthquakes
Brad Davis | San Jose Earthquakes
9  |  Chris Rolfe | Chicago Fire | 6
10  | 16 players | 5

### Clean sheets

[edit]

Rank  | Player  | Club  | Clean
sheets

|
|
|

1  |  Pat Onstad | San Jose Earthquakes | 12
2  |  Nick Rimando | D.C. United | 11
3  |  Matt Reis | New England Revolution | 10
4  |  Joe Cannon | Colorado Rapids | 8
5  |  Bo Oshoniyi | Kansas City Wizards | 7
6  |  Scott Garlick | FC Dallas | 6
Kevin Hartman | Los Angeles Galaxy
Zach Thornton | Chicago Fire
9  |  Jonny Walker | Columbus Crew | 5
10  |  D.J. Countess | Real Salt Lake | 4
Zach Wells | MetroStars

## Awards

[edit]

### Individual awards

[edit]

Award | Player | Club

|
|

Most Valuable Player |  Taylor Twellman | New England Revolution
Defender of the Year |  Jimmy Conrad | Kansas City Wizards
Goalkeeper of the Year |  Pat Onstad | San Jose Earthquakes
Coach of the Year |  Dominic Kinnear | San Jose Earthquakes
Rookie of the Year |  Michael Parkhurst | New England Revolution
Comeback Player of the Year |  Chris Klein | Kansas City Wizards
Golden Boot |  Taylor Twellman | New England Revolution
Goal of the Year |  Dwayne De Rosario | San Jose Earthquakes
Fair Play Award |  Ronald Cerritos | San Jose Earthquakes
Humanitarian of the Year |  Brian Kamler | Real Salt Lake

### Best XI

[edit]

Goalkeeper  | Defenders  | Midfielders  | Forwards

|
|
|

Pat Onstad, San Jose |  Chris Albright, LA Galaxy
Danny Califf, San Jose
Jimmy Conrad, Kansas City |  Clint Dempsey, New England
Dwayne De Rosario, San Jose
Christian Gómez, D.C. United
Shalrie Joseph, New England
Ronnie O'Brien, Dallas |  Jaime Moreno, D.C. United
Taylor Twellman, New England

## Attendance

[edit]

Club  | Games  | Total  | Average

|
|
|

Los Angeles Galaxy | 16  | 387,256  | 24,204
Real Salt Lake | 16  | 288,586  | 18,037
Chicago Fire | 16  | 275,811  | 17,238
Chivas USA | 16  | 273,284  | 17,080
D.C. United | 16  | 266,617  | 16,664
MetroStars | 16  | 241,230  | 15,077
Colorado Rapids | 16  | 218,206  | 13,638
San Jose Earthquakes | 16  | 208,594  | 13,037
Columbus Crew | 16  | 206,654  | 12,916
New England Revolution | 16  | 200,397  | 12,525
FC Dallas | 16  | 179,021  | 11,189
Kansas City Wizards | 16  | 155,060  | 9,691
Totals | 192 | 2,900,716 | 15,108

## References

[edit]

* v
* t
* e

Major League Soccer

* Seasons
* 2025 season
* Records and statistics
* 400 or more appearances
* 100 or more goals
* Hat-tricks
* Players Association
* Rivalry cups
* History
* Timeline
* Expansion
* U.S. Soccer
* Canada Soccer

Eastern Conference|

* Atlanta United FC
* Charlotte FC
* Chicago Fire FC
* FC Cincinnati
* Columbus Crew
* D.C. United
* Inter Miami CF
* CF Montréal
* Nashville SC
* New England Revolution
* New York City FC
* New York Red Bulls
* Orlando City SC
* Philadelphia Union
* Toronto FC

Western Conference|

* Austin FC
* Colorado Rapids
* FC Dallas
* Houston Dynamo FC
* Sporting Kansas City
* LA Galaxy
* Los Angeles FC
* Minnesota United FC
* Portland Timbers
* Real Salt Lake
* San Diego FC
* San Jose Earthquakes
* Seattle Sounders FC
* St. Louis City SC
* Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Former teams|

* Tampa Bay Mutiny (1996–2001)
* Miami Fusion (1998–2001)
* Chivas USA (2005–2014)

Personnel|

* Foreign players
* National team players
* International slots
* Designated Players
* Homegrown Players
* Generation Adidas Cup
* Transfers
* Coaches
* Owners
* Professional Referee Organization

Competition|

* MLS Cup
* Playoffs
* Finals
* Trophy
* Supporters' Shield
* SuperDraft
* Stadiums
* Attendance
* Television
* Broadcasters
* All-Star Game
* MLS Cup

Associated
competitions|

* All-Star Game
* MLS Next
* CONCACAF Champions Cup
* Campeones Cup
* Leagues Cup
* U.S. Open Cup
* Canadian Championship
* Reserve League
* eMLS Cup
* MLS is Back Tournament
* MLS Next
* MLS Next Pro

Other|

* Generation Adidas
* Performance in Champions Cup
* Hall of Fame
* Valuations
* Central Division (2000–2001)
* Fraser v. Major League Soccer (2002)

* Category
* Portal
* Multimedia

* v
* t
* e

2005 MLS season by team

* SuperDraft
* Supplemental Draft
* All-Star Game
* Playoffs
* MLS Cup
* Transfers

Eastern|

* Chicago Fire
* Columbus Crew
* D.C. United
* Kansas City Wizards
* MetroStars
* New England Revolution

Western|

* Chivas USA
* Colorado Rapids
* FC Dallas
* Los Angeles Galaxy
* Real Salt Lake
* San Jose Earthquakes

* v
* t
* e

Major League Soccer seasons

1990s|

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  1996 |  1997 |  1998 |  1999

|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|

2000s|

|  2000 |  2001 |  2002 |  2003 |  2004 |  2005 |  2006 |  2007 |  2008 |  2009

|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|

2010s|

|  2010 |  2011 |  2012 |  2013 |  2014 |  2015 |  2016 |  2017 |  2018 |  2019

|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|

2020s|

|  2020 |  2021 |  2022 |  2023 |  2024 |  2025 |  |  |  |

|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|

*[Pos]: Position
*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template
*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
*[L]: Lost
*[T]: Tied
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Pts]: Points