2005 Major League Soccer season

10th season of Major League Soccer June 2017 June 2017 MLS 10th season logo.png 2005 12 Los Angeles Galaxy (2nd title) S.J. Earthquakes (1st shield) 2006 CONCACAF Champions' Cup Los Angeles GalaxyNew England Revolution Taylor TwellmanN.E. RevolutionGoals: 17 192 551 CHV 5–1 RSLDCU 5–1 RSL CLB 0–4 KCW NY 5–4 NE N.E. RevolutionGames: 6(04/09 – 05/14)S.J. EarthquakesGames: 6(08/20 – 09/21) S.J. EarthquakesGames: 14(07/20/2005) Real Salt LakeGames: 10(08/10 – 10/05) Los Angeles GalaxySeason: 387,256Game Avg.: 24,204 Kansas City WizardsSeason: 155,060Game Avg.: 9,691 2,900,716 15,108 2004 2006 United States 525 right Locations of teams for the 2005 Major League Soccer season8px Western Conference   8px Eastern Conference United States 38.889722 -76.971667 D.C. United bottom ButtonBlue.svg United States 40.737411 -74.153763 MetroStars left ButtonBlue.svg United States 40.009444 -82.991111 Columbus left ButtonBlue.svg United States 42.090833 -71.264444 New England top ButtonBlue.svg United States 41.742432 -87.806789 Chicago top ButtonBlue.svg United States 39.1218 -94.8237 Kansas City bottom ButtonBlue.svg United States 39.35 -104.8918 Colorado top ButtonRed.svg United States 33.154444 -96.835278 Dallas right ButtonRed.svg United States 33.864444 -118.261111 Chivas USA top ButtonRed.svg United States 33.864444 -118.261111 Galaxy bottom ButtonRed.svg United States 37.350556 -121.936667 San Jose top ButtonRed.svg United States 40.582923 -111.893156 Salt Lake bottom ButtonRed.svg The 2005 Major League Soccer season was the tenth season of Major League Soccer. It was also the 93rd season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer in the United States, and the 27th with a national first-division league. At MLS Cup 2004, two new expansion teams were announced to start play in 2005, Real Salt Lake and Chivas USA. Since both teams were assigned to the Western Conference, the Kansas City Wizards moved to the Eastern Conference to maintain regional balance. The Dallas Burn re-branded as FC Dallas and moved to the league's newest soccer-specific stadium when Pizza Hut Park opened on August 6, 2005. The league returned to a 32-game schedule which marked the most games played since the 2000 season. The regular season began on April 2, and concluded on October 16. The 2005 MLS Cup Playoffs began on October 22, and concluded with MLS Cup 2005 on November 13. For the second time in four years, the Los Angeles Galaxy beat the New England Revolution to win MLS Cup before a sell-out crowd at Pizza Hut Park. Overview Season format The season began on April 2 and concluded with MLS Cup on November 13. The 12 teams were split evenly into two conferences. Each team played 32 games that were evenly divided between home and away. Each team played every other team in their conference four times, and every team in the opposite conference twice. The top four teams from each conference qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs. In the first round, aggregate goals over two matches determined the winners. The conference finals were played as a single match, and the winners advanced to MLS Cup. In all rounds, draws were broken with two 15-minute periods of extra time, followed by penalty kicks if necessary. The away goals rule was not used in any round. The team with the most points in the regular season was awarded the MLS Supporters' Shield. Additionally, the winner of MLS Cup and the runner-up qualified for the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. Stadiums and locations List of Major League Soccer stadiums Team Stadium Capacity Chicago Fire Soldier Field 61,500 Chivas USA Home Depot Center 27,000 Colorado Rapids Invesco Field at Mile High 76,125 Columbus Crew Columbus Crew Stadium 22,555 D.C. United RFK Stadium 46,000 FC Dallas Cotton Bowl Pizza Hut Park 92,100 21,193 Kansas City Wizards Arrowhead Stadium 81,425 Los Angeles Galaxy Home Depot Center 27,000 MetroStars Giants Stadium 80,200 New England Revolution Gillette Stadium 68,756 Real Salt Lake Rice-Eccles Stadium 45,017 San Jose Earthquakes Spartan Stadium 30,456 Personnel and sponsorships Team Head coach Captain Shirt sponsorChicago FireUSA Dave SarachanHonda Chivas USA NED Hans Westerhof — Colorado Rapids USA Fernando Clavijo — Columbus Crew POL Robert Warzycha USA Robin Fraser— D.C. United POL Piotr Nowak Sierra Mist FC Dallas NIR Colin Clarke RadioShackKansas City WizardsUSA Bob GanslerU.S. Soccer Foundation Los Angeles Galaxy USA Steve Sampson Budweiser MetroStars SCO Mo Johnston FRA Youri Djorkaeff— New England Revolution SCO Steve Nicol — Real Salt Lake USA John Ellinger USA Jason Kreis— San Jose Earthquakes USA Dominic Kinnear USA Wade Barrett— Coaching changes Team Outgoing coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Incoming coach Date of appointment Chivas USA NED Thomas Rongen Reassigned May 30, 2005 MEX Javier Ledesma May 30, 2005 Chivas USA MEX Javier Ledesma End of interim period June 3, 2005 NED Hans Westerhof June 3, 2005 Columbus Crew USA Greg Andrulis Fired July 16, 2005 POL Robert Warzycha July 16, 2005 MetroStars USA Bob Bradley Fired October 4, 2005 SCO Mo Johnston October 4, 2005 Standings Eastern Conference Western Conference Overall standings MLS Cup playoffs Bracket 2/1/1 Conference semifinals Conference finals MLS Cup Eastern Conference Western Conference 220px E1 New England 0 3 E4 MetroStars 1 1 E3 Chicago 0 4 E2 D.C. United 0 0 W1 San Jose 1 1 W4 Los Angeles 3 1 W3 Colorado 0 2(5) W2 Dallas 0 2(4) E1 New England 1 E3 Chicago 0 W4 Los Angeles 2 W3 Colorado 0 E1 New England 0 W4 Los Angeles 1 Conference semifinals October 22, 2005 New England Revolution 0–1 MetroStars Guevara 34 Giants StadiumEast Rutherford, New Jersey 10,003 Ricardo Valenzuela Report October 29, 2005 MetroStars 1–3 New England Revolution Djorkaeff 59 Cancela 68 Noonan 73 Smith 83 Gillette StadiumFoxborough, Massachusetts 9,581 Brian Hall Report New England Revolution advance 3-2 on aggregate. October 21, 2005 D.C. United 0–0 Chicago Fire Soldier FieldChicago, Illinois 11,493 Brian Hall Report October 30, 2005 Chicago Fire 4–0 D.C. United Stewart 10 Guerrero 37 45+5 Marsch 67 Gómez 0 55 RFK StadiumWashington, D.C. 20,089 Kevin Stott Report Chicago Fire advance 4-0 on aggregate. October 23, 2005 San Jose Earthquakes 1–3 Los Angeles Galaxy Clark 68 Gomez 13 Donovan 39 87 Home Depot CenterCarson, California 17,466 Abiodun Okulaja Report October 29, 2005 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes Grabavoy 67 Ching 42 Spartan StadiumSan Jose, California 17,824 Alex Prus Report Los Angeles Galaxy advance 4-2 on aggregate. October 22, 2005 FC Dallas 0–0 Colorado Rapids INVESCO Field at Mile HighDenver, Colorado 9,625 Michael Kennedy Report October 29, 2005 Colorado Rapids 2–2 FC Dallas Cunningham 19 Nkong 0 58 Kotschau 106 Ruiz 67 105 Pizza Hut ParkFrisco, Texas 10,104 Terry Vaughn Report Mastroeni Kirovski Cunningham Cooke Philippe 5–4 Ruiz Núñez Pareja Vanney Miña Colorado Rapids advance 5-4 on penalties (2-2 on aggregate). Conference finals November 5, 2005 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–0 Colorado Rapids Donovan 28 88 INVESCO Field at Mile HighDenver, Colorado 12,789 Brian Hall Report November 6, 2005 Chicago Fire 0–1 New England Revolution Herron 0 90+2 Dempsey 4 Gillette StadiumFoxborough, Massachusetts 18,118 Terry Vaughn Report MLS Cup MLS Cup 2005 November 13, 2005 New England Revolution 0–1 y Los Angeles Galaxy Ramírez 105+1 Pizza Hut ParkFrisco, Texas 21,193 Kevin Stott Report Player statistics Goals Rank Player Club Goals 1USA Taylor Twellman New England Revolution 17 2BOL Jaime Moreno D.C. United 163USA Jeff Cunningham Colorado Rapids12USA Landon Donovan Los Angeles Galaxy 5ARG Christian Gómez D.C. United11USA Herculez Gomez Los Angeles GalaxyHON 1949 Amado Guevara MetroStarsGUA Carlos Ruiz FC Dallas9USA Clint Dempsey New England Revolution 10FRA Youri Djorkaeff MetroStarsUSA Josh Wolff Kansas City Wizards Assists Rank Player Club Assists 1USA Josh Wolff Kansas City Wizards 10 2USA Landon Donovan FC Dallas 93IRE Ronnie O'Brien Colorado Rapids 84ARG Christian Gómez D.C. United 7HON 1949 Amado Guevara MetroStarsCAN Dwayne De Rosario San Jose EarthquakesSLV Ronald Cerritos San Jose EarthquakesUSA Brad Davis San Jose Earthquakes 9USA Chris Rolfe Chicago Fire 61016 players5 Clean sheets RankPlayerClubCleansheets1CAN Pat OnstadSan Jose Earthquakes122USA Nick RimandoD.C. United113USA Matt ReisNew England Revolution104USA Joe CannonColorado Rapids85USA Bo OshoniyiKansas City Wizards76USA Scott GarlickFC Dallas6USA Kevin HartmanLos Angeles GalaxyUSA Zach ThorntonChicago Fire9USA Jonny WalkerColumbus Crew510USA D.J. CountessReal Salt Lake4USA Zach WellsMetroStars Awards Individual awards AwardPlayerClubMost Valuable PlayerUSA Taylor TwellmanNew England RevolutionDefender of the YearUSA Jimmy ConradKansas City WizardsGoalkeeper of the YearCAN Pat OnstadSan Jose EarthquakesCoach of the YearUSA Dominic KinnearSan Jose EarthquakesRookie of the YearUSA Michael ParkhurstNew England Revolution Comeback Player of the YearUSA Chris KleinKansas City WizardsGolden BootUSA Taylor Twellman New England RevolutionGoal of the YearCAN Dwayne De RosarioSan Jose EarthquakesFair Play AwardSLV Ronald CerritosSan Jose EarthquakesHumanitarian of the YearUSA Brian KamlerReal Salt Lake Best XI GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwardsCAN Pat Onstad, San Jose USA Chris Albright, LA GalaxyUSA Danny Califf, San JoseUSA Jimmy Conrad, Kansas City USA Clint Dempsey, New EnglandCAN Dwayne De Rosario, San JoseARG Christian Gómez, D.C. UnitedGRN Shalrie Joseph, New EnglandIRE Ronnie O'Brien, DallasBOL Jaime Moreno, D.C. UnitedUSA Taylor Twellman, New England Attendance ClubGames TotalAverageLos Angeles Galaxy16387,25624,204Real Salt Lake16288,58618,037 Chicago Fire16275,81117,238 Chivas USA 16273,28417,080 D.C. United 16266,61716,664MetroStars16241,23015,077Colorado Rapids16218,20613,638San Jose Earthquakes16 208,59413,037Columbus Crew 16206,65412,916New England Revolution16200,39712,525 FC Dallas 16179,02111,189 Kansas City Wizards 16155,0609,691 Totals1922,900,71615,108 References 2005 1 United States