# 2005 Real Salt Lake season

The 2005 Real Salt Lake season was the first season of the team's existence. The team ended with poor results, being the second lowest of the general table in the league of (5–22–5).

## Squad
### 2005 roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 0 | GK | USA | Noah Palmer |
| 1 | GK | USA | D.J. Countess |
| 2 | DF | USA | Nelson Akwari |
| 3 | DF | USA | Rusty Pierce |
| 4 | DF | TRI | Marlon Rojas |
| 5 | MF | USA | Brian Kamler |
| 6 | MF | USA | Jordan Cila |
| 7 | MF | JAM | Andy Williams |
| 9 | FW | USA | Jason Kreis (team captain) |
| 10 | MF | USA | Clint Mathis |
| 11 | MF | USA | Chris Brown |
| 12 | DF | TRI | Leslie Fitzpatrick |
| 13 | DF | USA | Brian Dunseth |
| 14 | FW | BOT | Dipsy Selolwane |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | MF | USA | Leighton O'Brien |
| 16 | - | USA | Matt Behncke |
| 17 | MF | USA | Kenny Cutler |
| 18 | GK | USA | Jay Nolly |
| 19 | MF | USA | Luke Kreamalmeyer |
| 20 | MF | USA | Nikolas Besagno |
| 21 | MF | USA | Sergio Flores |
| 22 | FW | USA | Jamie Watson |
| 23 | DF | USA | Eddie Pope |
| 24 | MF | USA | Seth Trembly |
| 27 | DF | USA | Kevin Novak |
| 31 | - | USA | Mike Lookingland |
| 32 | DF | NZL | Cameron Knowles |
| 99 | FW | USA | Dante Washington |

## Competitions
### Major League Soccer

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | |

#### Western Conference

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| 3 | Colorado Rapids | 32 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 45 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| 4 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 32 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 44 | 45 | −1 | 45 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| 5 | Real Salt Lake | 32 | 5 | 22 | 5 | 30 | 65 | −35 | 20 | |
| 6 | Chivas USA | 32 | 4 | 22 | 6 | 31 | 67 | −36 | 18 | |

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| Pld | Pts | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
| 32 | 20 | 5 | 22 | 5 | 30 | 65 | −35 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 24 | −5 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 41 | −30 |
Last updated: June 18, 2011 Source:
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

## Regular season

Win  Tie  Loss