Major League Soccer 2005 Season
This is a summary of the 2005 Major League Soccer season.
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[edit] Final standings
| Position | Eastern Conference | Points | Played | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals | Against | Difference | Average attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England Revolution | 59 | 32 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 55 | 37 | +18 | 12,525 |
| 2 | D.C. United | 54 | 32 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 58 | 37 | +21 | 16,664 |
| 3 | Chicago Fire | 49 | 32 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 49 | 50 | -1 | 17,238 |
| 4 | MetroStars | 47 | 32 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 53 | 49 | +4 | 15,077 |
| 5 | Kansas City Wizards | 45 | 32 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 52 | 44 | +8 | 9,691 |
| 6 | Columbus Crew | 38 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 34 | 45 | -11 | 12,916 |
| Position | Western Conference | Points | Played | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals | Against | Difference | Average attendance |
| 1 | San Jose Earthquakes | 64 | 32 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 53 | 31 | +22 | 13,037 |
| 2 | FC Dallas | 48 | 32 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 52 | 44 | +8 | 11,189 |
| 3 | Colorado Rapids | 45 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 13,638 |
| 4 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 45 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 44 | 45 | -1 | 24,204 |
| 5 | Real Salt Lake | 20 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 30 | 65 | -35 | 18,037 |
| 6 | Chivas USA | 18 | 32 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 31 | 67 | -36 | 17,080 |
[edit] MLS Cup Playoffs
Conference Semifinals
| October 22, 2005 | |||
| MetroStars | 1–0 | New England Revolution | Giants Stadium: 10,003 |
| Guevara 34' |
| October 29, 2005 | |||
| New England Revolution | 3–1 | MetroStars | Gillette Stadium: 9,581 |
| Cancela 59' Noonan 73' Smith 83' | Djorkaeff 59' |
New England advance 3-2 on aggregate.
| October 21, 2005 | |||
| Chicago Fire | 0–0 | D.C. United | Soldier Field: 11,493 |
| October 30, 2005 | |||
| D.C. United | 0–4 | Chicago Fire | RFK Stadium: 20,089 |
| Stewart 10' Guerrero 37' Guerrero 45'+ Marsch 67' |
Chicago advance 4-0 on aggregate.
| October 23, 2005 | |||
| Los Angeles Galaxy | 3–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Home Depot Center: 17,466 |
| Gomez 39' Donovan 39' Donovan 87' | Clark 68' |
| October 29, 2005 | |||
| San Jose Earthquakes | 1–1 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Spartan Stadium: 17,824 |
| Ching 42' | Grabavoy 67' |
Los Angeles advance 4-2 on aggregate.
| October 22, 2005 | |||
| Colorado Rapids | 0–0 | FC Dallas | INVESCO Field: 9,625 |
| October 29, 2005 | |||
| FC Dallas | 2–2 (AET) (4-5 PKs) | Colorado Rapids | Pizza Hut Park: 10,104 |
| Ruiz 67' Ruiz 105' | Cunningham 19' Kotschau 105'+ |
| Penalties | |||
| Ruiz scored Nunez scored Pareja scored Vanney scored Mina saved | 4–5 | Mastroeni scored Kirovski scored Cunningham scored Cooke scored Peguero scored |
Colorado advance 5-4 on penalties (2-2 aggregate after extra time).
Conference Finals
| November 5, 2005 | |||
| Colorado Rapids | 0–2 | Los Angeles Galaxy | INVESCO Field: 12,789 |
| Donovan 28' Donovan 88' |
| October 30, 2005 | |||
| New England Revolution | 1–0 | Chicago Fire | Gillette Stadium: 18,118 |
| Dempsey 4' |
| November 13, 2005 | |||
| New England Revolution | 0–1 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Pizza Hut Park: 21,193 |
| Ramírez 105'+ |
Conference champions New England and Los Angeles earn MLS berths to CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2006.
[edit] Top Scorers
| Position | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taylor Twellman | New England Revolution | 17 |
| 2 | Jaime Moreno | D.C. United | 16 |
| 3 | Jeff Cunningham | Colorado Rapids | 12 |
| - | Landon Donovan | Los Angeles Galaxy | 12 |
| 5 | Christian Gomez | D.C. United | 11 |
| - | Herculez Gomez | Los Angeles Galaxy | 11 |
| - | Amado Guevara | MetroStars | 11 |
| - | Carlos Ruiz | FC Dallas | 11 |
| 9 | Clint Dempsey | New England Revolution | 10 |
| - | Youri Djorkaeff | MetroStars | 10 |
| - | Josh Wolff | Kansas City Wizards | 10 |
[edit] Team Awards
- MLS Cup: Los Angeles Galaxy
- U.S. Open Cup: Los Angeles Galaxy
- MLS Supporters' Shield: San Jose Earthquakes
[edit] International Competition
- D.C. United - CONCACAF Champions' Cup - defeat Harbour View F.C. of Jamaica in quarterfinals. Lose to UNAM Pumas of Mexico in semfinals.
- Kansas City Wizards - CONCACAF Champions' Cup - lose to Deportivo Saprissa of Costa Rica in quarterfinals.
- D.C. United - Copa Sudamericana - lose to Universidad Católica of Chile in Round of 16.
[edit] Individual Awards
- Most Valuable Player: Taylor Twellman, New England Revolution
- Golden Boot: Taylor Twellman, New England Revolution (17)
- Defender of the Year: Jimmy Conrad, Kansas City Wizards
- Goalkeeper of the Year: Pat Onstad, San Jose Earthquakes
- Rookie of the Year: Michael Parkhurst, New England Revolution
- Coach of the Year: Dominic Kinnear, San Jose Earthquakes
- Comeback Player of the Year: Chris Klein, Kansas City Wizards
- Goal of the Year: Dwayne De Rosario, San Jose Earthquakes
- Fair Play Award: Ronald Cerritos, San Jose Earthquakes
- Humanitarian of the Year: Brian Kamler, Real Salt Lake
