# 2005 Kansas City Wizards season

The 2005 Kansas City Wizards season was the 10th season for both the club and the league altogether. 2005 marked the entrance of two new clubs, Real Salt Lake and Chivas USA, increasing the league to 12 teams; as a result of these Western additions, the Wizards moved to the Eastern Conference.
In the East, Kansas City attained 45 points (11W 9L 12D), finishing fifth in the East and 12th overall and missing the postseason by two points behind MetroStars. The 2005 season was the first time since 1999 the Wizards did not participate in MLS' large-scale postseason, and Kansas City joined the Western expansion teams and the Columbus Crew as the only teams to not qualify for the 2005 playoffs. In addition, attendance at Arrowhead Stadium, which was higher than most MLS teams at the time despite playing in a large cavernous NFL stadium, dipped below 10,000 after a few years of increases.
Despite these developments, two Kansas City players earned honors. Newly blooded U.S. national team member Jimmy Conrad was named Defender of the Year, and Wizards stalwart Chris Klein recovered from a torn ACL sustained in the prior season to become Comeback Player of the Year.

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | USA | Bo Oshoniyi |
| 3 | DF | USA | Nick Garcia |
| 4 | DF | JAM | Shavar Thomas |
| 5 | MF | USA | Kerry Zavagnin |
| 6 | DF | USA | Jose Burciaga Jr. |
| 7 | MF | USA | Diego Gutierrez |
| 8 | MF | BRA | Diego Walsh |
| 9 | MF | USA | Sasha Victorine |
| 11 | MF | USA | Preki |
| 12 | DF | USA | Jimmy Conrad |
| 13 | DF | USA | Taylor Graham |
| 13/28 | DF | USA | Dustin Branan |
| 14 | MF | USA | Jack Jewsbury |
| 15 | FW | USA | Josh Wolff |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | DF | USA | Brian Roberts |
| 17 | MF | USA | Chris Klein |
| 18 | MF | JAM | Khari Stephenson |
| 18 | FW | FIN | Antti Sumiala |
| 19 | FW | TRI | Scott Sealy |
| 22 | FW | USA | Davy Arnaud |
| 23 | MF | ROU | Alex Zotinca |
| 24 | GK | USA | Will Hesmer |
| 26 | MF | USA | Ryan Raybould |
| 27 | FW | USA | Justin Detter |
| 27 | MF | JAM | Jermaine Hue |
| 29 | FW | USA | Ryan Pore |
| 30 | GK | USA | Martin Hutton |
| 35 | FW | ENG | Stephen Armstrong |

## Competitions
### Major League Soccer

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 2005. Source: Major League Soccer
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers |
| April 2, 2005 | Colorado Rapids | H | 3–2 | Wolff Jewsbury Klein |
| April 16, 2005 | MetroStars | A | 2–2 | Jewsbury Klein |
| April 23, 2005 | San Jose Earthquakes | A | 2–3 | Sealy Klein |
| April 30, 2005 | D.C. United | H | 0–0 | |
| May 7, 2005 | FC Dallas | H | 3–3 | Victorine Wolff Klein |
| May 14, 2005 | Columbus Crew | A | 4–0 | Zotinca Wolff 2 Arnaud |
| May 21, 2005 | D.C. United | A | 2–3 | Own Goal Sealy |
| May 25, 2005 | MetroStars | H | 1–0 | Arnaud |
| May 28, 2005 | San Jose Earthquakes | H | 1–0 | Jewsbury |
| June 1, 2005 | Chivas USA | A | 1–1 | Burciaga Jr. |
| June 4, 2005 | New England Revolution | A | 1–1 | Victorine |
| June 11, 2005 | New England Revolution | H | 0–2 | |
| June 18, 2005 | Chicago Fire S.C. | A | 1–1 | Preki |
| June 25, 2005 | Chivas USA | H | 3–0 | Conrad Arnaud Victorine |
| June 29, 2005 | Columbus Crew | H | 1–1 | Burciaga Jr. |
| July 4, 2005 | Colorado Rapids | A | 1–2 | Klein |
| July 9, 2005 | D.C. United | A | 1–0 | Victorine |
| July 16, 2005 | Real Salt Lake | H | 3–2 | Sealy 2 Own Goal |
| July 20, 2005 | D.C. United | H | 1–1 | Sealy |
| July 23, 2005 | Columbus Crew | A | 0–2 | |
| August 6, 2005 | New England Revolution | A | 2–1 | Klein Sealy |
| August 10, 2005 | Chicago Fire S.C. | A | 3–2 | Wolff 2 Victorine |
| August 13, 2005 | Real Salt Lake | A | 4–2 | Victorine 2 Sealy Klein |
| August 19, 2005 | Chicago Fire S.C. | H | 3–0 | Sealy 2 Jewsbury |
| August 26, 2005 | Columbus Crew | A | 0–1 | |
| September 3, 2005 | MetroStars | A | 2–2 | Pore Wolff |
| September 10, 2005 | MetroStars | H | 0–1 | |
| September 17, 2005 | Los Angeles Galaxy | H | 2–2 | Arnaud Wolff |
| September 25, 2005 | Los Angeles Galaxy | A | 1–2 | Wolff |
| October 1, 2005 | Chicago Fire S.C. | H | 0–1 | |
| October 8, 2005 | New England Revolution | H | 2–2 | Wolff Conrad |
| October 15, 2005 | FC Dallas | A | 2–2 | Arnaud Preki |

### U.S. Open Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| August 3, 2005 | Fourth round | Des Moines Menace | H | 6–1 | Arnaud 2 Wolff 2 Victorine Sealy | |
| August 24, 2005 | Quarterfinals | Minnesota Thunder | H | 1–3 | Pore | |

### CONCACAF Champions' Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| March 9, 2005 | Quarterfinals | Deportivo Saprissa | H | 0–0 | | |
| March 17, 2005 | Quarterfinals | Deportivo Saprissa | A | 1–2 (AET) | Burciaga Jr. | |

## Final Squad statistics

| No. | Pos. | Name | MLS | MLS | USOC | USOC | CCC | CCC | Total | Total | Minutes | Minutes | Discipline | Discipline |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | League | Total | | |
| 17 | MF | Chris Klein | 31 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 7 | 2765 | 3093 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | Davy Arnaud | 31 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 7 | 2527 | 2917 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | GK | Bo Oshoniyi | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 2880 | 3090 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Jose Burciaga Jr. | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 3 | 2667 | 2967 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Nick Garcia | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 2678 | 3023 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | Sasha Victorine | 30 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 8 | 2658 | 2939 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Jack Jewsbury | 29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 4 | 1001 | 1169 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | Kerry Zavagnin | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 2421 | 2784 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Scott Sealy | 28 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 10 | 1669 | 1785 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Jimmy Conrad | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 2241 | 2496 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Shavar Thomas | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 2012 | 2169 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | Josh Wolff | 22 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 12 | 1910 | 2210 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Diego Gutierrez | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1701 | 1963 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Alex Zotinca | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1061 | 1268 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Preki | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 478 | 554 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | Brian Roberts | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 338 | 383 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | Khari Stephenson | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 146 | 313 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | Ryan Pore | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 285 | 312 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | Justin Detter | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Jermaine Hue | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Diego Walsh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 87 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/28 | DF | Dustin Branan | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | Will Hesmer | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | Antti Sumiala | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 116 | 116 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | Ryan Raybould | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 |