2005 United Soccer Leagues

United Soccer LeaguesSeason| 2005

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Men's soccer
USL First Division| Seattle Sounders
USL Second Division| Charlotte Eagles

<- 2004 A-L
2004 PSL

2006 ->

The 2005 USL season was the first following a rebranding of two United Soccer Leagues operated leagues. The A-League and the Pro Soccer League were renamed to the USL First Division and USL Second Division, respectively. These leagues also became single table this year, ending the use of regional conferences.

## Changes from 2004

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* The Syracuse Salty Dogs, Milwaukee Wave United, Edmonton Aviators, and Calgary Mustangs of the First Division folded following the 2004 season.
* The Utah Blitzz of the Second Division folded following the 2004 season.
* The Cincinnati Kings joined the Second Division as an expansion club.
* The Westchester Flames, San Diego Gauchos, and California Gold switched from the Second Division to the PDL.

## Summary

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Competition  | Champion  | Runner-up  | Regular season champion/best USL team

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USL First Division | Seattle Sounders | Richmond Kickers | Montreal Impact
USL Second Division | Charlotte Eagles | Western Mass Pioneers | Western Mass Pioneers
USL PDL | Des Moines Menace | El Paso Patriots | Orange County Blue Star
U.S. Open Cup | Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS)  | FC Dallas (MLS)  | Minnesota Thunder (lost in semifinal)
Voyageurs Cup | Montreal Impact | Vancouver Whitecaps | n/a

## First Division

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Football league season

USL First DivisionSeason| 2005

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Champions| Seattle Sounders (1st Title)
Regular Season title| Montreal Impact (1st Title)
Matches played| 168
Goals scored| 422 (2.51 per match)
Best Player|  Jason Jordan, Vancouver Whitecaps
Top goalscorer|  Jason Jordan, Vancouver Whitecaps (17 goals)
Best goalkeeper|  Greg Sutton, Montreal Impact

← 2004

2006 →

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

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1  | Montreal Impact (S) | 28  | 18  | 3  | 7  | 37  | 15  | +22  | 61  | Semifinal of playoffs
2  | Rochester Raging Rhinos | 28  | 15  | 7  | 6  | 45  | 27  | +18  | 51
3  | Vancouver Whitecaps | 28  | 12  | 7  | 9  | 37  | 21  | +16  | 45  | First round of playoffs
4  | Seattle Sounders (C) | 28  | 11  | 6  | 11  | 33  | 25  | +8  | 44
5  | Portland Timbers | 28  | 10  | 9  | 9  | 40  | 42  | −2  | 39[a]
6  | Richmond Kickers | 28  | 10  | 9  | 9  | 28  | 30  | −2  | 39[a]
7  | Puerto Rico Islanders | 28  | 10  | 10  | 8  | 46  | 43  | +3  | 38  |
8  | Atlanta Silverbacks | 28  | 10  | 15  | 3  | 40  | 52  | −12  | 33
9  | Charleston Battery | 28  | 9  | 14  | 5  | 27  | 36  | −9  | 32
10  | Minnesota Thunder | 28  | 7  | 11  | 10  | 37  | 42  | −5  | 31
11  | Virginia Beach Mariners | 28  | 7  | 14  | 7  | 26  | 39  | −13  | 28
12  | Toronto Lynx | 28  | 3  | 17  | 8  | 26  | 50  | −24  | 17

Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions; (S) Commissioner's Cup (regular season winner)
Notes:

1. ^ a b POR: 4 pts; RIC: 1 pt

### Playoffs

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Each round except the final was a two-game aggregate goal series decided by extra time and a penalty shoot-out immediately following the second game of the series, if necessary. The away goals rule was not used as a tie-breaker. Tournament was re-seeded after the first round.
| Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals | | | Finals |

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| | | | 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 (p) | 1 (4) |
| | | | | | 6 | Richmond Kickers | 1 (3) |
| | | | 2 | Rochester Raging Rhinos | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | |
| 3 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 0 | 0 | 0 (4) | | | 6 | Richmond Kickers | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Richmond Kickers (p) | 0 | 0 | 0 (5) | |

#### Quarterfinals

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September 16, 2005

7::00 PM ET

Leg 1

Richmond Kickers| 0–0| Vancouver Whitecaps

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* Cephas 13'
* Worthen 69'

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* Clarke 58'
* Dasovic 64'

University of Richmond Stadium
Richmond, Virginia

Attendance: 2,476

Referee: Joe Cardecio

September 18, 2005

10:00 PM ET

Leg 2

Vancouver Whitecaps| 0–0| Richmond Kickers

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* Nash 42'
* Morris 49'
* Lyall 112'

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* Brown 15'
* Williams 99'

Penalties
Corazzin
Franks
Nash
Kindel
Dasovic | 4–5 |  Ssejjemba
Delicate
Gorres
Worthen
Jeffrey

Swangard Stadium
Burnaby, British Columbia

Attendance: 5,332

Referee: Steve De Piero

Richmond Kickers won 5–4 on Penalty kicks after tying both games 0–0.

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September 16, 2005

10:00 PM EDT

First Leg

Portland Timbers| 0–1| Seattle Sounders

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* Miranda 30'

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* Levesque 2'
* Scott 32'
* Sleeth 45'
* O'Brien 72'
* Gregor 90'

PGE Park
Portland, Oregon

Attendance: 5,667

Referee: Yader Reyes

September 18, 2005

10:00 PM EDT

Seattle Sounders| 2–0| Portland Timbers

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* Levesque 5', 54'
* O'Brien 29'

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* Marcum 17'
* Alvarez 22'
* Lines 25' 27'

Starfire Sports Complex
Tukwila, Washington

Attendance: 2,543

Referee: Fotis Bazakos

Seattle Sounders won 3–0 on Aggregate.

#### Semifinals

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September 23, 2005

7:00 PM EDT

First Leg

Richmond Kickers| 3–1| Rochester Raging Rhinos

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* Delicate 12', 55'
* Brown 41'
* Worthen 65'

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* 15' (o.g.)
* Sedgewick 56'
* Miller 68'
* Howes 70'

University of Richmond Stadium
Richmond, Virginia

Attendance: 2,672

Referee: Tony Crush

September 25, 2005

7:00 PM EDT

Second Leg

Rochester Raging Rhinos| 1–1| Richmond Kickers

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* Carrieri 55'
* Bobo 88'
* Carabajal 90'
* Miller 90+5' (pen.)

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* Delicate 51'
* Vallow 55'
* Schweitzer 81'
* Cephas 90'

Frontier Field
Rochester, New York

Attendance: 6,195

Referee: Agusto St Silva

Richmond Kickers won 4–2 on Aggregate.

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September 23, 2005

10:00 PM EDT

First Leg

Seattle Sounders| 2–2| Montreal Impact

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* Sturm 10'
* O'Brien 22' 34'
* Sleeth 44'

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* Gervais 21'
* Vincello 22'
* Burpo 62'
* Gbeke 86', 88'

Starfire Sports Complex
Tukwila, Washington

Attendance: 2,698

Referee: Ramon Hernandez

September 25, 2005

4:00 PM EDT

Second Leg

Montreal Impact| 1–2| Seattle Sounders

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* Pizzolitto 28'
* Gervais 67'

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* Edwards 32'
* Levesque 52' 90'
* Whitfield 59'
* Gregor 78'
* Sakuda 90'

Claude Robillard Sports Complex
Montreal, Quebec

Attendance: 10,124

Referee: Silviu Petrescu

Seattle Sounders won 4–3 on Aggregate.

#### Final

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October 1, 2005

11:00 PM EDT

Seattle Sounders| 1–1 (a.e.t.)| Richmond Kickers

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* Scott 19'
* Edwards 45'
* Klaas 65'
* Galindo 73'
* Gregor 79'

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* Carrieri 17'
* Brown 19'
* Gorres 24'
* Burke 29'

Penalties

* Gregor
* O'Brien
* Levesque
* Somoza
* Graham
* Sakuda
* Jenkins

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* Delicate
* Ssejjemba
* Gorres
* Williams
* Jeffrey
* Pauls
* Pascale

Qwest Field
Seattle, Washington

Attendance: 8,011

Referee: Ricardo Valenzuela

#### Awards and All-League Teams

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First Team
F: Fabian Dawkins (Atlanta Silverbacks); Jason Jordan (Vancouver Whitecaps) (MVP & Leading Goalscorer); Mauricio Salles (Puerto Rico Islanders)
M: Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar (Portland Timbers); Mauro Biello (Montreal Impact); Steve Klein (Vancouver Whitecaps); Kirk Wilson (Rochester Raging Rhinos)
D: Gabriel Gervais (Montreal Impact); Taylor Graham (Seattle Sounders) (Defender of the Year); Scot Thompson (Portland Timbers)
G: Greg Sutton (Montreal Impact) (Goalkeeper of the Year)
Coach: Nick De Santis (Montreal Impact) (Coach of the Year)

Second Team
F: Dan Antoniuk (Portland Timbers); Johnny Menyongar (Minnesota Thunder); Melvin Tarley (Minnesota Thunder)
M: Darren Caskey (Virginia Beach Mariners); Jeff Matteo (Minnesota Thunder); Rodrigo Rios (Atlanta Silverbacks); Petter Villegas (Puerto Rico Islanders))
D: Ben Hollingsworth (Charleston Battery); Peter Luzak (Richmond Kickers); Nevio Pizzolitto (Montreal Impact)
G: Preston Burpo (Seattle Sounders)

## Second Division

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Football league season

USL Second DivisionSeason| 2005

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Champions| Charlotte Eagles (2nd Title)
Regular Season title| Western Mass Pioneers (2nd Title)
Matches played| 90
Goals scored| 307 (3.41 per match)
Best Player| Jacob Coggins, Charlotte Eagles
Top goalscorer| Jacob Coggins, Charlotte Eagles (14 goals)
Best goalkeeper| Chris McClellan, Charlotte Eagles

← 2004

2006 →

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  | Western Mass Pioneers (S) | 20  | 13  | 3  | 4  | 41  | 22  | +19  | 43  | Playoff berth clinched
2  | Charlotte Eagles (C) | 20  | 13  | 5  | 2  | 44  | 20  | +24  | 41
3  | Harrisburg City Islanders | 20  | 12  | 3  | 5  | 43  | 24  | +19  | 41
4  | Wilmington Hammerheads | 20  | 12  | 6  | 2  | 45  | 23  | +22  | 38
5  | Cincinnati Kings | 20  | 7  | 8  | 5  | 28  | 23  | +5  | 26  |
6  | Long Island Rough Riders | 20  | 7  | 13  | 0  | 29  | 42  | −13  | 21
7  | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 20  | 6  | 11  | 3  | 32  | 25  | +7  | 21
8  | New Hampshire Phantoms | 20  | 6  | 11  | 3  | 29  | 38  | −9  | 21
9  | Northern Virginia Royals | 20  | 2  | 18  | 0  | 16  | 90  | −74  | 6

Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (S) Regular season winner

### Playoffs

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| Semifinals | | | Finals |

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| 1 | Western Mass Pioneers | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Wilmington Hammerheads | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| | 1 | Western Mass Pioneers |  2 (4) |
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| | | 2 | Charlotte Eagles (a.e.t.) (p) |  2 (5) |
| 2 | Charlotte Eagles (a.e.t.) | 0 | 4 | 4 |

| 3 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 1 | 1 | 2 |

#### Semifinals

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August 17, 2005

7:30 PM EDT

Wilmington Hammerheads| 1–0| Western Mass Pioneers

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* Miller 45'
* Bagley 57'
* Krupnik 64'
* Corrie 86'
* Webb 90'

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* Augustine 12'
* Mahoney 41'
* Fletcher 69'
* Maciel 90'

Legion Stadium
Wilmington, North Carolina

Attendance: 1,237

Referee: Kai Goodrich

August 20, 2005

7:30 PM EDT

Second Leg

Western Mass Pioneers| 3–1| Wilmington Hammerheads

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* Willis 1'
* Maciel 18', 72'
* Krause 75'

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* Chase 28'
* Bagley 53'
* Nylen 57'
* Gledhill 81'

Lusitano Stadium
Ludlow, Massachusetts

Attendance: 2,970

Referee: Gus St Silva

Western Mass Pioneers won 3–2 on Aggregate.

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August 18, 2005

7:05 PM EDT

First Leg

Harrisburg City Islanders| 1–0| Charlotte Eagles

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* Potteiger 83'

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* Swinehart 88'

Skyline Sports Complex
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Attendance: 1,468

Referee: Matt Hamilton

August 20, 2005

7:30 PM EDT

Second Leg

Charlotte Eagles| 4–1 (a.e.t.)| Harrisburg City Islanders

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* Coggins 3', 102' 28'
* Johnson 64'
* Guastaferro 96'

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* Severs 25'
* Bixler 48'
* Potteiger 75'

Waddell Stadium
Charlotte, North Carolina

Attendance: 1,172

Referee: Ken George

Charlotte Eagles won 4–2 on Aggregate. Charlotte lost 0–1 and then on the second leg won 2–1. The tied series in aggregate then went into overtime periods where Charlotte scored 2 goals.[1][2]

#### Final

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August 27, 2005

7:30 PM EDT

Western Mass Pioneers| 2–2 (a.e.t.)| Charlotte Eagles

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* Willis 25'
* McFarlane 43'
* Fernandes 46' 56'
* Maciel 58'
* Fletcher 79'

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* Coggins 1' 81'
* Swinehart 57'
* DiNunzio 58'
* Meek  67' 90+3'

Penalties

* Fletcher
* Maciel
* Fernandes
* Deren
* Augustine
* Moya

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* Swinehart
* Coggins
* Guastaferro
* DiNunzio
* Watkins
* Meek

Lusitano Stadium
Ludlow, Massachusetts

Attendance: 4,722

Referee: Lee Suckle

## See also

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* 2005 PDL season

## References

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1. ^ "2005 USL-2 Season in Review". Archived from the original on July 22, 2013. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
2. ^ United Soccer Leagues (RSSSF)

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