# 2005 Chivas USA season

The 2005 Chivas USA season was the club's first season of existence, and their first in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. The club competed in the MLS's Western Conference, where they finished in sixth place, or last place, in the Conference.

## Season review

Thomas Rongen was appointed as Chivas USA's head coach in September 2004, and coached the team until May 2005, when he was replaced with Javier Ledesma on an interim basis. At the end of June, Hans Westerhof was appointed as the permanent manager until the end of the season.

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Number | Position | Player | Previous club | Fee/notes |
| November 19, 2004 | 22 | DF | Arturo Torres | LA Galaxy | Expansion Draft First pick |
| November 19, 2004 | 2 | DF | Orlando Perez | Chicago Fire | Expansion Draft Third pick |
| November 19, 2004 | 5 | DF | Ezra Hendrickson | D.C. United | Expansion Draft Fifth pick |
| November 19, 2004 | 8 | MF | Francisco Gomez | LA Galaxy | Expansion Draft Seventh pick |
| November 19, 2004 | | MF | Antonio de la Torre | Colorado Rapids | Expansion Draft Ninth pick |
| November 19, 2004 | 19 | FW | Matt Taylor | Kansas City Wizards | Expansion Draft Eleventh pick |
| November 19, 2004 | | DF | Craig Ziadie | MetroStars | Expansion Draft Thirteenth pick |
| November 19, 2004 | | FW | Jamil Walker | San Jose Earthquakes | Expansion Draft Fifteenth pick |
| November 19, 2004 | 99 | FW | Thiago Martins | D.C. United | Expansion Draft Seventeenth pick |
| November 19, 2004 | | DF | Jeff Stewart | Colorado Rapids | Expansion Draft Nineteenth pick |
| January 14, 2005 | 18 | GK | Brad Guzan | Generation Adidas | SuperDraft Round one |
| January 14, 2005 | 17 | MF | Christian Jimenez | South Florida Bulls | SuperDraft Round two |
| January 14, 2005 | 4 | DF | Aaron Lopez | UCLA Bruins | SuperDraft Round three |
| January 14, 2005 | 20 | DF | Esteban Arias | Connecticut Huskies | SuperDraft Round four |
| February 26, 2005 | 27 | DF | Douglas Sequeira | Real Salt Lake | Trade |
| July 2005 | 4 | MF | Juan Pablo García | Atlas | |
| August 19, 2005 | 19 | FW | Francisco Palencia | Guadalajara | |
| | 1 | GK | Martín Zúñiga | Veracruz | |
| | 21 | GK | Shaun Kalnasy | Spokane Shadow | |
| | 59 | GK | Sergio García | Loan from Guadalajara | |
| | 3 | DF | Ryan Suarez | LA Galaxy | |
| | 23 | DF | Armando Begines | Guadalajara | |
| | 6 | MF | Francisco Mendoza | Guadalajara | |
| | 7 | MF | Ramón Ramírez | Guadalajara | |
| | 10 | MF | Héctor Cuadros | Guadalajara | |
| | 11 | MF | Milton Blanco | Fresno Fuego | |
| | 12 | MF | Mike Muñoz | | |
| | 13 | MF | Rodrigo López | Guadalajara | |
| | 16 | MF | Antonio Martínez | Necaxa | |
| | 26 | MF | Jesús Ochoa | Lagartos de Tabasco | |
| | 9 | FW | Isaac Romo | Loan from Guadalajara | |

### Out

| Date | Number | Position | Player | New club | Fee/notes |
| November 24, 2004 | | DF | Jeff Stewart | Real Salt Lake | Trade |
| March 8, 2005 | | FW | Jamil Walker | D.C. United | Trade |
| June 27, 2005 | 3 | DF | Ryan Suarez | MetroStars | Waived |
| August 29, 2005 | 1 | GK | Martín Zúñiga | Retired | Retired |
| | 4 | DF | Aaron Lopez | | |
| | 47 | DF | Alfonso Loera | CD Tapatio | |
| | | DF | Craig Ziadie | | |
| | | MF | Antonio de la Torre | | |

## Roster

| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 18 | Brad Guzan | GK | (1984-09-09)September 9, 1984 (aged 21) | Generation Adidas | 2005 | |
| 21 | Shaun Kalnasy | GK | (1981-11-04)November 4, 1981 (aged 23) | Spokane Shadow | 2005 | |
| 59 | Sergio García | GK | (1982-09-19)September 19, 1982 (aged 23) | loan Guadalajara | 2005 | |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | Orlando Perez | DF | (1977-07-12)July 12, 1977 (aged 28) | Chicago Fire | 2005 | |
| 5 | Ezra Hendrickson | DF | (1972-01-16)January 16, 1972 (aged 33) | D.C. United | 2005 | |
| 20 | Esteban Arias | DF | (1982-08-26)August 26, 1982 (aged 23) | Connecticut Huskies | 2005 | |
| 22 | Arturo Torres | DF | (1980-12-11)December 11, 1980 (aged 24) | LA Galaxy | 2005 | |
| 23 | Armando Begines | DF | (1983-03-26)March 26, 1983 (aged 22) | Guadalajara | 2005 | |
| 27 | Douglas Sequeira | DF | (1977-08-23)August 23, 1977 (aged 28) | Saprissa | 2005 | |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 6 | Francisco Mendoza | MF | (1985-04-29)April 29, 1985 (aged 20) | Guadalajara | 2005 | |
| 7 | Ramón Ramírez | MF | (1969-12-05)December 5, 1969 (aged 35) | Guadalajara | 2005 | |
| 8 | Francisco Gomez | MF | (1979-01-25)January 25, 1979 (aged 26) | Kansas City Wizards | 2005 | |
| 10 | Héctor Cuadros | MF | (1983-03-20)March 20, 1983 (aged 22) | Guadalajara | 2005 | |
| 11 | Milton Blanco | MF | (1984-04-27)April 27, 1984 (aged 21) | Fresno Fuego | 2005 | |
| 12 | Mike Muñoz | MF | (1983-09-14)September 14, 1983 (aged 22) | California Golden Bears | 2005 | |
| 13 | Rodrigo López | MF | (1987-05-10)May 10, 1987 (aged 18) | Guadalajara | 2005 | |
| 16 | Antonio Martínez | MF | (1977-07-09)July 9, 1977 (aged 28) | Necaxa | 2005 | |
| 17 | Christian Jimenez | MF | (1986-11-03)November 3, 1986 (aged 18) | South Florida Bulls | 2005 | |
| 26 | Jesús Ochoa | MF | (1981-10-12)October 12, 1981 (aged 24) | Lagartos de Tabasco | 2005 | |
| 44 | Juan Pablo García | MF | (1981-11-24)November 24, 1981 (aged 23) | Atlas | 2005 | |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | Isaac Romo | FW | (1983-03-23)March 23, 1983 (aged 22) | loan from Guadalajara | 2005 | 2006 |
| 15 | Francisco Palencia | FW | (1973-04-28)April 28, 1973 (aged 32) | Guadalajara | 2005 | |
| 19 | Matt Taylor | FW | (1981-10-17)October 17, 1981 (aged 23) | Kansas City Wizards | 2005 | |
| 99 | Thiago Martins | FW | (1976-09-04)September 4, 1976 (aged 29) | D.C. United | 2005 | |

## Competitions
### Major League Soccer
#### League table

| 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 | 18 | 4 | 22 | 6 | 31 | 67 | −36 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 15 | 30 | −15 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 16 | 37 | −21 |
Last updated: October 16, 2005 Source: ESPNSoccernet.com Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

#### Results
### U.S. Open Cup
## Statistics

    As of Match played October 16, 2005

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | MLS | MLS | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 2 | DF | USA | Orlando Perez | 27 | 0 | 24+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | VIN | Ezra Hendrickson | 31 | 3 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | MEX | Francisco Mendoza | 24 | 0 | 20+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | MEX | Ramón Ramírez | 31 | 3 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | USA | Francisco Gomez | 12 | 0 | 8+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | MEX | Isaac Romo | 25 | 2 | 11+14 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | MEX | Héctor Cuadros | 26 | 4 | 18+8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | USA | Milton Blanco | 5 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | USA | Mike Muñoz | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | USA | Rodrigo López | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | MEX | Francisco Palencia | 9 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | USA | Antonio Martínez | 25 | 2 | 16+9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | USA | Brad Guzan | 24 | 0 | 23+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | USA | Matt Taylor | 21 | 2 | 14+7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | USA | Esteban Arias | 15 | 1 | 14+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | USA | Arturo Torres | 23 | 2 | 15+8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | MEX | Armando Begines | 22 | 0 | 18+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | MEX | Jesús Ochoa | 16 | 0 | 12+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | CRC | Douglas Sequeira | 23 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | MEX | Juan Pablo García | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | GK | MEX | Sergio García | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | BRA | Thiago Martins | 22 | 3 | 21+1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Players away from Chivas USA on loan: ||||||||||
| Players who left Chivas USA during the season: ||||||||||
| 1 | GK | MEX | Martín Zúñiga | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | USA | Ryan Suarez | 15 | 1 | 14+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | USA | Aaron Lopez | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | DF | MEX | Alfonso Loera | 12 | 0 | 9+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | MLS | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
| 1 | MF | 10 | Héctor Cuadros | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 1 | FW | 99 | Thiago Martins | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 1 | MF | 7 | Ramón Ramírez | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | DF | 5 | Ezra Hendrickson | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | FW | 15 | Francisco Palencia | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | DF | 27 | Douglas Sequeira | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | FW | 9 | Isaac Romo | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | MF | 16 | Antonio Martínez | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | FW | 19 | Matt Taylor | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | DF | 22 | Arturo Torres | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | | | Own goal | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | DF | 20 | Esteban Arias | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | DF | 3 | Ryan Suarez | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | 44 | Juan Pablo García | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 31 | 5 | 36 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | MLS | MLS | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Total | Total |
| 2 | DF | Orlando Perez | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | Ryan Suarez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Aaron Lopez | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | Ezra Hendrickson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Francisco Mendoza | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Ramón Ramírez | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Francisco Gomez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Isaac Romo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Héctor Cuadros | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | Francisco Palencia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Antonio Martínez | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | Brad Guzan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Matt Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Esteban Arias | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 22 | DF | Arturo Torres | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Armando Begines | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | Jesús Ochoa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | Douglas Sequeira | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | Juan Pablo García | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | DF | Alfonso Loera | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 99 | FW | Thiago Martins | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 69 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 4 |