Schedule
Note: Scorelines use the standard U.S. convention of placing the home team on the right-hand side of box scores.
Qualifying round
Teams from USASA and PDL start.
| June 8, 2005 | Salinas Valley Samba (USASA) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 pen) | Cascade Surge (PDL) | Salem, Oregon |
| Jeffery Stepan 33' | (Report) Report 2 | Tony Chavez 26' | Stadium: McCulloch Stadium Attendance: 511 Referee: Eduardo Irigoyen (USA) |
| June 8, 2005 | Dallas Roma F.C. (USASA) | 7–2 | Cocoa Expos (PDL) | Cocoa, Florida |
| Jamie Harrigan 10', 89' Patrick Shamu 24', 38' Carl Bussey 24' Juan Sastoque 46' Matt Williams 59' | (Report) | Janak Altidore 44' James Phillips 47' (pen) | Stadium: Cocoa Expo Sports Center Attendance: 100 Referee: Richard Rodriguez (USA) |
First round
Teams from USASA, PDL, and USL-2.
| June 15, 2005 | Baltimore Colts F.C. (USASA) | 0–3 | Richmond Kickers Future (PDL) | Richmond, Virginia |
| Report | Dominic Oduro 45', 62' Christian Neagu 64' | Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium Attendance: 254 Referee: John Schmitz (USA) |
| June 15, 2005 | Cincinnati Kings (USL-2) | 2–4 | Reggae Boyz (USASA) | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Travis Sobers 85' George Kithas 86' | (Report) | Dave Beck 8', 70' Moussa Zagnogo 25', 49' | Stadium: Kuntz Memorial Stadium Attendance: 293 Referee: Doug Ferguson (USA) |
| June 15, 2005 | Ocean City Barons (PDL) | 3–0 | Greek American Atlas (USASA) | Jamaica, New York |
| Byron Carmichael 63' Mike Todd 65' Tony Donatelli 86' | Report | Stadium: Belson Stadium Attendance: 101 Referee: Steve Karaduzovic (USA) |
| June 15, 2005 | AAC Eagles (USASA) | 1–4 | Chicago Fire Premier (PDL) | Algonquin, Illinois |
| Marek Nowicki 48' | Report | Drew Deguarian 9' Jeffery Rowland 29' David Leung 42' Brandon Moss 84' | Stadium: Jacobs High School Attendance: -- Referee: Abbey Okulaja (USA) |
| June 15, 2005 | Azzurri F.C. (USASA) | 2–5 | Dallas Roma F.C. (USASA) | Bedford, Texas |
| Alex Smith 50' Jay Needham 57' | Report | Carl Bussey 17' Juan Sastoque 36' Matt Williams 63' Mark Rowland 77' Jesus Rodriguez 89' | Stadium: Pennington Field Attendance: -- Referee: Fernando Galvan (USA) |
| June 15, 2005 | Orange County Blue Star (PDL) | 1–3 | El Paso Patriots (PDL) | El Paso, Texas |
| Daniel Frias 90' | Report | Omar Mora 28' Tyson Wahl 42' (og) Tyler Theslof 43' | Stadium: Patriot Stadium Attendance: -- Referee: Jair Marrufo (USA) |
| June 15, 2005 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USL2) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–4 pen) | Des Moines Menace (PDL) | Waukee, Iowa |
| Greg Victor 101' | (Report) | Brian Biggerstaff 111' | Stadium: Waukee Stadium Referee: Hidajet Tica (USA) |
| June 15, 2005 | Salinas Valley Samba (USASA) | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (6–5 pen) | Sonoma County Sol (USASA) | Santa Rosa, California |
| David Frank 90' Chris Bessimer 113' | (Report) | Trevor Hurst 59' D.J. Sigler 108' | Stadium: Ernie Nevers Field Attendance: 550 Referee: Pete Fletcher (USA) |
Second round
Four USL-1 and four USL-2 teams enter.
| June 29, 2005 | Charleston Battery (USL1) | 2–3 | Des Moines Menace (PDL) | Waukee, Iowa |
| Greg Simmonds 60' Lazo Alavanja 65' | (Report) | Tomas Boltnar 8' Michael Kraus 14' Armin Mujdzic 80' | Stadium: Waukee Stadium Attendance: 1,492 Referee: Doug Jotzke (USA) |
| June 29, 2005 | Charlotte Eagles (USL2) | 4–1 | El Paso Patriots (PDL) | El Paso, Texas |
| Patrick Daka 12 Chris Lemons 47' Dustin Swinehart 71', 77' | (Report) | Miguel Larrosa 90' | Stadium: Patriot Stadium Attendance: -- Referee: Fernando Galvan (USA) |
| June 29, 2005 | Long Island Rough Riders (USL2) | 0–4 | Ocean City Barons (PDL) | Ocean City, New Jersey |
| (Report) | Ruben Mingo 30' Tony Donatelli 64' (pen) Christopher Williamson 67' Steven Wacker 70' | Stadium: Carey Stadium Attendance: -- Referee: Hossam Saad (USA) |
| June 29, 2005 | Dallas Roma F.C. (USASA) | 0–5 | Wilmington Hammerheads (USL2) | Wilmington, North Carolina |
| (Report) | Kenny Bundy 9' Paul Chase 11' Ben Hill 25' James Gledhill 75' Junior Zarate 90' | Stadium: Legion Stadium Attendance: -- Referee: Kenneth George (USA) |
| June 29, 2005 | Richmond Kickers Future (PDL) | 0–3 | Virginia Beach Mariners (USL1) | Virginia Beach, Virginia |
| (Report) | David Castellanos 5' Darren Caskey 23' Tim O'Neill 71' | Stadium: Virginia Beach Sportsplex Attendance: 530 Referee: Dan Stead (USA) |
| June 29, 2005 | Reggae Boyz (USASA) | 0–5 | Western Mass Pioneers (USL2) | Ludlow, Massachusetts |
| (Report) | Omar McFarlane 5', 61' Kyle Fletcher 41' Rigel Qosa 59' Kevin McMenamin 79' | Stadium: Lusitano Stadium Attendance: 1,250 Referee: Guido Gonzalez (USA) |
| June 29, 2005 | Chicago Fire Premier (PDL) | 1–2 | Minnesota Thunder (USL1) | Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| Brandon Moss 90' | (Report) | Johnny Menyongar 62' 89' (og) | Stadium: James Griffin Stadium Attendance: 1,115 Referee: Troy Cohrs (USA) |
| June 29, 2005 | Salinas Valley Samba (USASA) | 1–3 | Seattle Sounders (USL1) | Tukwila, Washington |
| Adam Smart 51' | (Report) [ usurped ] | Brent Whitfield 65', 90' Roger Levesque 75' | Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex Attendance: 521 Referee: Jeff Hosking (USA) |
Third round
Four USL-1 and four MLS teams enter.
| July 12, 2005 | Seattle Sounders (USL1) | 0–2 | Portland Timbers (USL1) | Portland, Oregon |
| (Report) |  15' Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar 59' Dan Antoniuk | Stadium: PGE Park Attendance: 2,462 Referee: Yader Reyes (USA) |
| July 13, 2005 | C.D. Chivas USA (MLS) | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Charlotte Eagles (USL2) | Davidson, North Carolina |
| Esteban Arias 3' Thiago Martins 84'Isaac Romo 20' | (Report) Report 2 | 24' Jacob Coggins 81' Dustin Swinehart | Stadium: Richardson Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Andrew Chapin (USA) |
| July 13, 2005 | Des Moines Menace (PDL) | 5–1 | Atlanta Silverbacks (USL1) | Clarkston, Georgia |
| Matthew Kreikemeyer 8' Tomas Boltnar 12' (PK) Michael Kraus 26'51'Edwin Disang 50' | (Report) | 33' David Hayes | Stadium: DeKalb Memorial Stadium Attendance: -- Referee: Roni Canales (USA) |
| July 13, 2005 | Real Salt Lake (MLS) | 4–6 (a.e.t.) | Minnesota Thunder (USL1) | Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| Jason Kreis 9' (PK) 50'70' Jamie Watson 38' | (Report) | 16'66' Melvin Tarley 17' Johnny Menyongar 89'107' Aaron Paye 96' Matt Schmidt | Stadium: James Griffin Stadium Attendance: 2,218 Referee: Abbey Okulaja (USA) |
| July 13, 2005 | Ocean City Barons (PDL) | 4–8 | Richmond Kickers (USL1) | Richmond, Virginia |
| Byron Carmichael 4'41' Tony Donatelli 54'Matthew Delicate 84' | (Report) | 12' Peter Luzak 13'16'28' McColm Cephas 69' Kevin Jeffrey 77' Tim Brown 82' Matt Bobo 84' Michael Todd 84' | Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium Attendance: 702 Referee: Ben Jones (USA) |
| July 13, 2005 | Wilmington Hammerheads (USL2) | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | FC Dallas (MLS) | Dallas, Texas |
| Derek Popovich 18' | (Report) | 35' Abe Thompson 98' Carey Talley 112' Roberto Mina | Stadium: UT-Dallas Attendance: -- Referee: Jair Marrufo (USA) |
| July 13, 2005 | Virginia Beach Mariners (USL1) | 1–2 | Rochester Raging Rhinos (USL1) | Rochester, New York |
| John Barry Nusum 43' | (Report) Report 2 | 50' (PK) Rene Rivas 80' Kirk Wilson | Stadium: Frontier Field Attendance: 7,838 Referee: Kenneth Heller (USA) |
| July 13, 2005 | Chicago Fire (MLS) | 3–1 | Western Mass Pioneers (USL2) | Ludlow, Massachusetts |
| Will John 16'45' Lubos Reiter 24' | (Report) Report 2 | 5' Neil Krause | Stadium: Lusitano Stadium Attendance: 3,124 Referee: Erich Simmons (USA) |
Fourth round
| August 3, 2005 | San Jose Earthquakes (MLS) | 2–0 | Portland Timbers (USL1) | Portland, Oregon |
| Wade Barrett 27' Brian Mullan 63' | (Report) | Stadium: PGE Park Attendance: 6,607 Referee: Alex Prus (USA) |
| August 3, 2005 | C.D. Chivas USA (MLS) | 2–5 | Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS) | Carson, California |
| Douglas Sequeira 4' Ramon Ramirez 20' | (Report) | Cobi Jones 16' Joseph Ngwenya 36' Herculez Gomez 45' Landon Donovan 89' Paulo Nagamura 90'+ | Stadium: Home Depot Center Track & Field Stadium Attendance: -- Referee: Michael Kennedy (USA) |
| August 3, 2005 | Des Moines Menace (PDL) | 1–6 | Kansas City Wizards (MLS) | Parkville, Missouri |
| Matt Wieland 12' | (Report) | Davy Arnaud 9' Josh Wolff 16' (pen), 65' (pen) Sasha Victorine 31' Scott Sealy 75' Davy Arnaud 83' | Stadium: Julian Field Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Roni Canales (USA) |
| August 3, 2005 | Colorado Rapids (MLS) | 1–4 | Minnesota Thunder (USL1) | Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| Alain Nkong 69' | (Report) | Melvin Tarley 38', 48', 72', 76' | Stadium: James Griffin Stadium Attendance: 3,191 Referee: Marcel Yonan (USA) |
| August 3, 2005 | D.C. United (MLS) | 3–1 | Richmond Kickers (USL1) | Richmond, Virginia |
| Freddy Adu 26' Christian Gomez 76' (pen), 81' | (Report) | McColm Cephas 69' | Stadium: University of Richmond Stadium Attendance: 8,412 Referee: Abbey Okulaja (USA) |
| August 3, 2005 | FC Dallas (MLS) | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Columbus Crew (MLS) | Columbus, Ohio |
| Carey Talley 29' Abe Thompson 113' Eddie Johnson 116' | (Report) | Kyle Martino 36' | Stadium: Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium Attendance: -- Referee: Ricardo Salazar (USA) |
| August 3, 2005 | MetroStars (MLS) | 1–3 | Rochester Raging Rhinos (USL1) | Rochester, New York |
| Sergio Galvan Rey 85' | (Report) | Scott Palguta 20' Mauro Carabajal 30' Rene Rivas 58' (pen) | Stadium: Frontier Field Attendance: 10,547 Referee: Erich Simmons (USA) |
| August 3, 2005 | Chicago Fire (MLS) | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | New England Revolution (MLS) | Ludlow, Massachusetts |
| Andy Herron 18', 99' C.J. Brown 96' | (Report) Report 2 | Shalrie Joseph 22' Andy Dorman 120' | Stadium: Lusitano Stadium Attendance: 3,866 Referee: Terry Vaughn (USA) |
Quarterfinals
| August 24, 2005 | Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS) | 2–1 | San Jose Earthquakes (MLS) | San Jose, California |
| Herculez Gomez 5', 31' | (Report) | Ronald Cerritos 76' | Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 5,134 Referee: Terry Vaughn (USA) |
| August 24, 2005 | Minnesota Thunder (USL1) | 3–1 | Kansas City Wizards (MLS) | Parkville, Missouri |
| Johnny Menyongar 33', 58' Shavar Thomas 54' (og) | (Report) | Ryan Pore 71' | Stadium: Julian Field Attendance: 1,551 Referee: Michael Kennedy (USA) |
| August 24, 2005 | FC Dallas (MLS) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–1 p) | D.C. United (MLS) | Germantown, Maryland |
| Carlos Ruiz 90+4' | (Report) | Christian Gomez 47' | Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 4,258 Referee: Abbey Okulaja (USA) | |
| Penalties | ||||
| Carlos Ruiz: scored Greg Vanney: scored Bobby Rhine: scored Abe Thompson: scored | Freddy Adu: scored John Wilson: missed Joshua Gros: saved | |||
| August 24, 2005 | Chicago Fire (MLS) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | Rochester Raging Rhinos (USL1) | Rochester, New York |
| Samuel Caballero 34' | (Report) | Doug Miller 60' | Stadium: Frontier Field Attendance: 11,121 Referee: Alex Prus (USA) | |
| Penalties | ||||
| Thiago: scored Chad Barrett: scored Iván Guerrero: scored Zach Thornton: scored Chris Armas: scored | Doug Miller: scored Tenywa Bonseu: scored Jonathan Bolaños: missed Greg Howes: scored Rene Rivas: scored | |||
Semifinals
| September 14, 2005 | Minnesota Thunder (USL1) | 2–5 | Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS) | Carson, California |
| Johnny Menyongar 54' Chad Dombrowski 85' | (Report) | Landon Donovan 29' Herculez Gomez 44', 81' Tyrone Marshall 77' Joseph Ngwenya 82' | Stadium: Home Depot Center Attendance: 4,373 Referee: Jair Marrufo (USA) |
| September 14, 2005 | Chicago Fire (MLS) | 0–1 | FC Dallas (MLS) | Frisco, Texas |
| (Report) | Ronnie O'Brien 20' | Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 7,311 Referee: Baldomero Toledo (USA) |
Final
| FC Dallas (MLS) | 0–1 | Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS) |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Herculez Gomez 25' |
         FC Dallas |   Los Angeles Galaxy |