# 2005 in American soccer

The 2005 season was the 93rd year of competitive soccer in the United States.

## National team

| Wins | Losses | Draws |
| 14 | 3 | 3 |
The home team or the team that is designated as the home team is listed in the left column; the away team is in the right column.
Win  Draw  Loss

## Major League Soccer
### Standings

| Position | Eastern Conference | Points | Played | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals | Against | Difference | Average attendance |
| 1 | New England Revolution | 59 | 32 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 55 | 37 | +18 | 12,525 |
| 2 | D.C. United | 54 | 32 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 58 | 37 | +21 | 16,664 |
| 3 | Chicago Fire | 49 | 32 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 49 | 50 | -1 | 17,238 |
| 4 | MetroStars | 47 | 32 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 53 | 49 | +4 | 15,077 |
| 5 | Kansas City Wizards | 45 | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 52 | 44 | +8 | 9,691 |
| 6 | Columbus Crew | 38 | 32 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 34 | 45 | -11 | 12,916 |
| Position | Western Conference | Points | Played | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals | Against | Difference | Average attendance |
| 1 | San Jose Earthquakes | 64 | 32 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 53 | 31 | +22 | 13,037 |
| 2 | FC Dallas | 48 | 32 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 52 | 44 | +8 | 11,189 |
| 3 | Colorado Rapids | 45 | 32 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 13,638 |
| 4 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 45 | 32 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 44 | 45 | -1 | 24,204 |
| 5 | Real Salt Lake | 20 | 32 | 5 | 22 | 5 | 30 | 65 | -35 | 18,037 |
| 6 | Chivas USA | 18 | 32 | 4 | 22 | 6 | 31 | 67 | -36 | 17,080 |

### Playoffs

| Conference Semifinals | Conference Semifinals | Conference Semifinals | Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | Conference Finals | Conference Finals | MLS Cup 2005 | MLS Cup 2005 | MLS Cup 2005 |
| E1 | New England Revolution | 0 | 3 | | | | | | |
| E4 | MetroStars | 1 | 1 | | | | | | |
| E4 | MetroStars | 1 | 1 | E1 | New England Revolution | 1 | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | E1 | New England Revolution | 1 | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | E3 | Chicago Fire | 0 | | | |
| E3 | Chicago | 0 | 4 | E3 | Chicago Fire | 0 | | | |
| E2 | D.C. United | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| E2 | D.C. United | 0 | 0 | | | | E1 | New England Revolution | 0 |
| | | | | | | | W4 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 1 |
| W1 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | W4 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 1 |
| W4 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 3 | 1 | | | | | | |
| W4 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 3 | 1 | W4 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 2 | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | W4 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 2 | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | W3 | Colorado Rapids | 0 | | | |
| W3 | Colorado Rapids (a.e.t.) | 0 | 2(5) | W3 | Colorado Rapids | 0 | | | |
| W2 | FC Dallas | 0 | 2(4) | | | | | | |

### MLS Cup
## USL First Division
### Standings

| Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | Points |
| 1 | Montreal Impact | 28 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 15 | 61 |
| 2 | Rochester Raging Rhinos | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 45 | 27 | 51 |
| 3 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 15 | 45 |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 33 | 25 | 44 |
| 5 | Portland Timbers | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 40 | 42 | 39 |
| 6 | Richmond Kickers | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 30 | 39 |
| 7 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 46 | 43 | 38 |
| 8 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 28 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 40 | 52 | 33 |
| 9 | Charleston Battery | 28 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 27 | 36 | 32 |
| 10 | Minnesota Thunder | 28 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 37 | 42 | 31 |
| 11 | Virginia Beach Mariners | 28 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 26 | 39 | 28 |
| 12 | Toronto Lynx | 28 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 26 | 50 | 17 |

### Playoffs

| Quarterfinals September 15/17 | Quarterfinals September 15/17 | Quarterfinals September 15/17 | Semifinals September 22/24 | Semifinals September 22/24 | Semifinals September 22/24 | Final October 1 | Final October 1 | Final October 1 |
| | | | 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 (a.e.t) | 1(4) |
| | | | | | | 6 | Richmond Kickers | 1(3) |
| | | | 2 | Rochester Raging Rhinos | 1-1-2 | | | |
| 3 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 0-0-0(4) | 6 | Richmond Kickers | 3-1-4 | | | |
| 6 | Richmond Kickers (a.e.t) | 0-0-0(5) | | | | | | |

### Final
## USL Second Division
### Standings

Purple indicates regular season champion
Green indicates playoff berth clinched
| Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | Points |
| 1 | Western Mass Pioneers | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 22 | 43 |
| 2 | Charlotte Eagles | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 44 | 20 | 41 |
| 3 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 43 | 24 | 41 |
| 4 | Wilmington Hammerheads | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 45 | 23 | 38 |
| 5 | Cincinnati Kings | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 26 |
| 6 | Long Island Rough Riders | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 29 | 42 | 21 |
| 7 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 20 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 32 | 25 | 21 |
| 8 | New Hampshire Phantoms | 20 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 29 | 38 | 21 |
| 9 | Northern Virginia Royals | 20 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 16 | 90 | 6 |

### Playoffs

Semifinals 2-game aggregate
| Semifinals August 17/20 | Semifinals August 17/20 | Semifinals August 17/20 | Finals August 27 | Finals August 27 | Finals August 27 |
| 1 | Western Mass Pioneers | 0-3-3 | | | |
| 4 | Wilmington Hammerheads | 1-1-2 | | | |
| 4 | Wilmington Hammerheads | 1-1-2 | 1 | Western Mass Pioneers | 2(4) |
| | | | 2 | Charlotte Eagles(a.e.t.) | 2(5) |
| 3 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 1-1-2 | 2 | Charlotte Eagles(a.e.t.) | 2(5) |
| 2 | Charlotte Eagles | 0-2-2 | | | |

### Final
## Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
### Bracket

Home teams listed on top of bracket
| Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Fourth Round | Fourth Round | Fourth Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| USL1 | Portland | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| USL1 | Seattle | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| USL1 | Seattle | 0 | USL1 | Portland | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | San Jose | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | MLS | San Jose | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | MLS | Los Angeles | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| USL2 | Charlotte | 2 | | | | | | | MLS | Los Angeles | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | Chivas USA (AET) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | Chivas USA (AET) | 3 | MLS | Chivas USA | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | Los Angeles | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | MLS | Los Angeles | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | USL1 | Minnesota | 2 | | | | |
| | | | MLS | Kansas City | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | PDL | Des Moines | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| USL1 | Atlanta | 1 | PDL | Des Moines | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PDL | Des Moines | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PDL | Des Moines | 5 | | | | MLS | Kansas City | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | USL1 | Minnesota | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| USL1 | Minnesota (AET) | 6 | | | | | | | USL1 | Minnesota | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | Real Salt Lake | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | Real Salt Lake | 4 | USL1 | Minnesota | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | Colorado | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MLS | Los Angeles | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MLS | FC Dallas | 0 |
| USL1 | Richmond | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MLS | FC Dallas | 0 |
| PDL | Ocean City | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PDL | Ocean City | 4 | USL1 | Richmond | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | D.C. United | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | MLS | D.C. United | 1 (1) | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | MLS | FC Dallas (AET, PEN) | 1 (4) | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | Columbus | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | FC Dallas (AET) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | FC Dallas (AET) | 3 | MLS | FC Dallas (AET) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| USL2 | Wilmington | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| USL2 | Wilmington | 2 | | | | | | | | MLS | FC Dallas | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | MLS | Chicago | 0 | | | | |
| USL1 | Rochester | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | MLS | Chicago | 0 | | | | |
| USL1 | Virginia Beach | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| USL1 | Virginia Beach | 1 | USL1 | Rochester | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | MetroStars | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | USL1 | Rochester | 1 (4) | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | MLS | Chicago (AET, PEN) | 1 (5) | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | New England | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | Chicago (AET) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| USL2 | Western Mass | 1 | MLS | Chicago (AET) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | Chicago | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Final
## American clubs in international competitions

| Club | Competition | Final round |
| D.C. United | 2005 CONCACAF Champions' Cup | Semifinals |
| Kansas City Wizards | 2005 CONCACAF Champions' Cup | Quarterfinals |