2005 Major League Soccer season

The 2005 Major League Soccer season was the tenth season of Major League Soccer. The season began on April 2, 2005, and concluded on November 13, 2005 with the first Supporters' Shield victory for the San Jose Earthquakes and a second MLS Cup victory for the Los Angeles Galaxy.

2005 Major League Soccer season
Season2005
MLS CupLos Angeles Galaxy (2nd title)
Supporters' ShieldS.J. Earthquakes (1st shield)
Matches played192
Goals scored551 (2.87 per match)
Top goalscorerTaylor Twellman
N.E. Revolution
Goals: 17
Biggest home winCHV 5–1 RSL
DCU 5–1 RSL
Biggest away winCLB 0–4 KCW
Highest scoringNY 5–4 NE
Longest winning runN.E. Revolution
Games: 6
(04/09 – 05/14)
S.J. Earthquakes
Games: 6
(08/20 – 09/21)
Longest unbeaten runS.J. Earthquakes
Games: 14
(07/20/2005)
Longest losing runReal Salt Lake
Games: 10
(08/10 – 10/05)
Highest attendanceLos Angeles Galaxy
Season: 387,256
Game Avg.: 24,204
Lowest attendanceK.C. Wizards
Season: 155,060
Game Avg.: 9,691
Average attendanceMLS
Season: 2,900,716
Game Avg.: 15,108
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Changes from 2004 Season
  • At the previous MLS Cup, two new expansion franchises were announced to start play in 2005, Real Salt Lake (based at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah) and Club Deportivo Chivas USA (based at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California).
  • Because there were now more teams in the west than in the east, the Kansas City Wizards moved to the Eastern Conference.
  • The Dallas Burn re-branded as FC Dallas.

2005 in Summary

The New England Revolution and FC Dallas began the year as the league's dominant teams, especially when Dallas acquired Carlos Ruiz in a trade after Landon Donovan returned from a disappointing stint with Bayer Leverkusen and wanted to play with his hometown Los Angeles Galaxy. Injuries and inconsistent play slowed FC Dallas down as the season wore on, and the 2001 and 2003 MLS Cup champion San Jose Earthquakes eventually won the regular-season Supporters' Shield with the third-best record in the league's 10-year history. FC Dallas opened its new stadium, Pizza Hut Park, in August, although it did not operate at full capacity until November. As he did at the Home Depot Center, Ruiz scored the first two goals in the new stadium in a 2-2 tie against the MetroStars.

Expansion franchises Real Salt Lake and Chivas USA struggled in their first season, making playoff qualification a routine matter for the other four Western Conference teams. Chivas USA proved a disappointment in terms of consistent attendance, but its derbies against Los Angeles added excitement and intensity to the calendar, even though the Galaxy won all five (four regular season and one U.S. Open Cup) meetings. Real Salt Lake finished second in the league in attendance.

The MetroStars fired head coach Bob Bradley late in the season and qualified for the playoffs with a 2-0 win over Chivas USA on the final day of the season. Their campaign was boosted by former French international Youri Djorkaeff, who proved one of the league's most successful international signings and took over as MetroStars captain.

In the playoffs, Western Conference No. 4 seed Los Angeles knocked off rival San Jose behind inspired play from former Earthquake Donovan. Colorado edged Dallas on penalty kicks after a classic overtime that saw each team score in overtime and Ruiz hit the post with a penalty kick. In the Eastern Conference, New England rallied from a 2-0 aggregate deficit with three goals in the game's final 25 minutes to beat the MetroStars in snowy Gillette Stadium. Defending champion D.C. United crashed out after a 4-0 home loss to the Chicago Fire.

In the conference finals, Donovan scored twice to lead the Galaxy past Colorado, and an early Clint Dempsey goal carried New England into the final. Fire players thought they had tied the game in stoppage time, but a linesman's controversial offside call (proven correct by video replay) denied them the equalizer.

For the second time in four years, Los Angeles beat New England 1-0 in overtime to win MLS Cup. Maligned Guatemalan forward Pando Ramirez, whose only goal on the season came on a penalty kick that hit the post and went in off Joe Cannon's back, scored the game's only goal before a sellout crowd at Pizza Hut Park.

Final standings

Eastern Conference
Eastern Conference
Pos Club Pts GP W L T GF GA GD
1 New England Revolution 59 32 17 7 8 55 37 +18
2 D.C. United 54 32 16 10 6 58 37 +21
3 Chicago Fire 49 32 15 13 4 49 50 –1
4 MetroStars 47 32 12 9 11 53 49 +4
5 Kansas City Wizards 45 32 11 9 12 52 44 +8
6 Columbus Crew 38 32 11 16 5 34 45 –11
MLS Supporters' Shield Runner up, 2005 MLS Cup Playoffs
2005 MLS Cup Playoffs

Western Conference
Western Conference
Pos Club Pts GP W L T GF GA GD
1 San Jose Earthquakes 64 32 18 4 10 53 31 +22
2 FC Dallas 48 32 13 10 9 52 44 +8
3 Colorado Rapids 45 32 13 13 6 40 37 +3
4 Los Angeles Galaxy 45 32 13 13 6 44 45 –1
5 Real Salt Lake 20 32 5 22 5 30 65 –35
6 Chivas USA 18 32 4 22 6 31 67 –36
MLS Supporters' Shield, 2005 MLS Cup Playoffs
2005 MLS Cup Playoffs

Overall
Pos Club Pts GP W L T GF GA GD
1 San Jose Earthquakes (W1) 64 32 18 4 10 53 31 +22
2 New England Revolution (E1) 59 32 17 7 8 55 37 +18
3 D.C. United (E2) 54 32 16 10 6 58 37 +21
4 Chicago Fire (E3) 49 32 15 13 4 49 50 –1
5 FC Dallas (W2) 48 32 13 10 9 52 44 +8
6 MetroStars 47 32 12 9 11 53 49 +4
7 Colorado Rapids (W3) 45 32 13 13 6 40 37 +3
8 Los Angeles Galaxy 45 32 13 13 6 44 45 –1
9 Kansas City Wizards 45 32 11 9 12 52 44 +8
10 Columbus Crew 38 32 11 16 5 34 45 –11
11 Real Salt Lake 20 32 5 22 5 30 65 –35
12 Chivas USA 18 32 4 22 6 31 67 –36
MLS Supporters' Shield, 2005 MLS Cup Playoffs
MLS Supporters' Shield runner up, 2005 MLS Cup Playoffs
2005 MLS Cup Playoffs

MLS Cup Playoffs

Bracket
  Conference Semifinals Conference Finals MLS Cup 2005
                             
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
New England Revolution0–1MetroStars
Joseph  43' Report Guevara  34'
Stammler  41'
Djorkaeff  74'
Attendance: 10,003
Referee: Ricardo Valenzuela
MetroStars1–3New England Revolution
Djorkaeff  59' Report Hednandez  31'
Cancela  68'
Noonan  73'
Smith  83'
Attendance: 9,581
Referee: Brian Hall

New England Revolution advance 3-2 on aggregate.

D.C. United0–0Chicago Fire
Kovalenko  28'
Quaranta  31'
Carroll  47'		 Report Brown  24'
Attendance: 11,493
Referee: Brian Hall
Chicago Fire4–0D.C. United
Stewart  10'
Guerrero  37'
Guerrero  45+5'
Segares  52'
Marsch  67'		 Report Olsen  21'
Gómez  55'
Filomeno  71'
Adu  80'
RFK Stadium
Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 20,089
Referee: Kevin Stott

Chicago Fire advance 4-0 on aggregate.

San Jose Earthquakes1–3Los Angeles Galaxy
Barrett  12'
Clark  26'
Robinson  63'
Clark  68'		 Report Gomez  13'
Nagamura  33'
Donovan  39'
Dunivant  68'
Albright  71'
Gomez  79'
Donovan  87'
Attendance: 17,466
Referee: Abiodun Okulaja
Los Angeles Galaxy1–1San Jose Earthquakes
Grabavoy  67' Report Ching  42'
Gray  44'
Clark  89'
Spartan Stadium
San Jose, California
Attendance: 17,824
Referee: Alex Prus

Los Angeles Galaxy advance 4-2 on aggregate.

FC Dallas0–0Colorado Rapids
Jolley  65'
O'Brien  74'		 Report Beckerman  29'
INVESCO Field
Denver, Colorado
Attendance: 9,625
Referee: Michael Kennedy
Colorado Rapids2–2FC Dallas
Cunningham  19'
Mastroeni  48'
Nkong  58'
Denton  68'
Cannon  90+1'
Kirovski  92'
Kotschau  106'		 Report Rhine  57'
Valakari  63'
Ruíz  67'
Gbandi  90+2'
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
Los Angeles Galaxy2–0Colorado Rapids
Ihemelu  25'
Donovan  28'  88'
Marshall  71'		 Report Mastroeni  22'
INVESCO Field
Denver, Colorado
Attendance: 12,789
Referee: Brian Hall
Chicago Fire0–1New England Revolution
Jaqua  27'
Barrett  73'
Marsch  80'
Segares  83'
Caballero  89'
Herron  90+2'		 Report Dempsey  4'
Attendance: 18,118
Referee: Terry Vaughn

MLS Cup 2005
New England Revolution0–1
(AET)		Los Angeles Galaxy
Hernández  15'
Franchino  22'
Joseph  37'
Riley  54'
Heaps  76'		 Report Dunivant  33'
Nagamura  56'
Marshall  69'
Gomez  78'
Albright  81'
Ramírez  105'
Pizza Hut Park
Frisco, Texas
Attendance: 21,193
Referee: Kevin Stott

Conference champions New England Revolution and Los Angeles Galaxy
earn MLS berths to CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2006.

Team Awards

Individual awards
AwardPlayerClub
Most Valuable Player Taylor TwellmanNew England Revolution
Scoring Champion Taylor Twellman (17) pointsNew England Revolution
Defender of the Year Jimmy ConradKansas City Wizards
Goalkeeper of the Year Pat OnstadSan Jose Earthquakes
Rookie of the Year Michael ParkhurstNew England Revolution
Coach of the Year Dominic KinnearSan Jose Earthquakes
Comeback Player of the Year Chris KleinKansas City Wizards
Goal of the Year Dwayne De RosarioSan Jose Earthquakes
Fair Play Award Ronald CerritosSan Jose Earthquakes
Humanitarian of the Year Brian KamlerReal Salt Lake

Top Goal Scorers
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 12
5 Christian Gomez D.C. United 11
Herculez Gomez Los Angeles Galaxy 11
Amado Guevara MetroStars 11
Carlos Ruiz FC Dallas 11
9 Clint Dempsey New England Revolution 10
Youri Djorkaeff MetroStars 10
Josh Wolff Kansas City Wizards 10

Goal-Scoring Totals
ClubOverall
Record		Goals
For		Goals
For Avg.		Goals
Against		Goals
Against Avg.
D.C. United16-10-6581.81 (1st)271.16 (2nd)
New England Revolution17-7-8551.72 (2nd)371.16 (2nd)
MetroStars12-9-11531.66 (3rd)491.53 (9th)
San Jose Earthquakes18-4-10531.66 (4th)310.97 (1st)
FC Dallas13-10-9521.63 (5th)441.38 (5th)
Kansas City Wizards11-9-12521.63 (6th)441.38 (5th)
Chicago Fire15-13-4491.53 (7th)501.56 (10th)
Los Angeles Galaxy13-13-6441.38 (8th)451.41 (7th)
Colorado Rapids13-13-6401.25 (9th)371.16 (2nd)
Columbus Crew11-16-5341.06 (10th)451.41 (7th)
CD Chivas USA4-22-6310.97 (11th)672.09 (12th)
Real Salt Lake5-22-5300.94 (12th)652.03 (11th)
Overall Totals5512.87

Team Attendance Totals
Club Stadium Games Season Game Avg.
Chicago Fire Soldier Field 16 275,811 17,238
Colorado Rapids INVESCO Field 16 218,206 13,638
Columbus Crew Columbus Crew Stadium 16 206,654 12,916
MetroStars Giants Stadium 16 241,230 15,077
Kansas City Wizards Arrowhead Stadium 16 155,060 9,691
D.C. United Robert F. Kennedy Stadium 16 266,617 16,664
New England Revolution Gillette Stadium 16 200,397 12,525
Los Angeles Galaxy Home Depot Center 16 387,256 24,204
San Jose Earthquakes Spartan Stadium 16 208,594 13,037
FC Dallas Pizza Hut Park 16 179,021 11,189
CD Chivas USA Home Depot Center 16 273,284 17,080
Real Salt Lake Rice-Eccles Stadium 16 288,586 18,037
MLS Totals 192 2,900,716 15,108

Coaches

Eastern Conference

Western Conference
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