The 2005 Season was the 19th edition of the United Soccer Leagues season.
Competition | Champion | Runner-Up | Regular Season Champion/Best USL team |
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USL First Division | Seattle Sounders | Richmond Kickers | Montreal Impact |
USL Second Division | Charlotte Eagles | Western Mass Pioneers | Western Mass Pioneers |
USL PDL | Des Moines Menace | El Paso Patriots | Orange County Blue Star |
U.S. Open Cup | Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS) | FC Dallas (MLS) | Minnesota Thunder (Lost in Semi-final) |
Voyageurs Cup | Montreal Impact | Vancouver Whitecaps | n/a |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Montreal Impact | 28 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 15 | +22 | 61 | Commissioner's Cup, bye to semifinal round of playoffs |
2 | Rochester Raging Rhinos | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 45 | 27 | +18 | 51 | Bye to semifinal round of playoffs |
3 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 21 | +16 | 45 | First round of playoffs |
4 | Seattle Sounders (C) | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 33 | 25 | +8 | 44 | |
5 | Portland Timbers | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 40 | 42 | −2 | 39 [lower-alpha 1] | |
6 | Richmond Kickers | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 39 [lower-alpha 1] | |
7 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 38 | |
8 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 28 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 40 | 52 | −12 | 33 | |
9 | Charleston Battery | 28 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 27 | 36 | −9 | 32 | |
10 | Minnesota Thunder | 28 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 31 | |
11 | Virginia Beach Mariners | 28 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 26 | 39 | −13 | 28 | |
12 | Toronto Lynx | 28 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 26 | 50 | −24 | 17 |
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||
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 (p) | 1 (4) | |||||||||||
6 | Richmond Kickers | 1 (3) | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Rochester Raging Rhinos | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
3 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 0 | 0 | 0 (4) | 6 | Richmond Kickers | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||
6 | Richmond Kickers (p) | 0 | 0 | 0 (5) |
Richmond Kickers | 0 – 0 | Vancouver Whitecaps |
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Vancouver Whitecaps | 0 – 0 | Richmond Kickers |
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Corazzin Franks Nash Kindel Dasovic | 4–5 | Ssjjemba Delicate Gorres Worthen Jeffrey |
Richmond Kickers won 5–4 on Penalty kicks after tying both games 0–0.
Portland Timbers | 0–1 | Seattle Sounders |
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Seattle Sounders won 3–0 on Aggregate.
Richmond Kickers | 3–1 | Rochester Raging Rhinos |
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Rochester Raging Rhinos | 1–1 | Richmond Kickers |
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Richmond Kickers won 4–2 on Aggregate.
Seattle Sounders | 2–2 | Montreal Impact |
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Montreal Impact | 1–2 | Seattle Sounders |
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Seattle Sounders won 4–3 on Aggregate.
Seattle Sounders | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Richmond Kickers |
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Penalties | ||
4–3 |
First Team
F: Fabian Dawkins (Atlanta Silverbacks); Jason Jordan (Vancouver Whitecaps) (MVP & Leading Goalscorer); Mauricio Salles (Puerto Rico Islanders)
M: Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar (Portland Timbers); Mauro Biello (Montreal Impact); Steve Klein (Vancouver Whitecaps); Kirk Wilson (Rochester Raging Rhinos)
D: Gabriel Gervais (Montreal Impact); Taylor Graham (Seattle Sounders) (Defender of the Year); Scot Thompson (Portland Timbers)
G: Greg Sutton (Montreal Impact) (Goalkeeper of the Year)
Coach: Nick De Santis (Montreal Impact) (Coach of the Year)
Second Team
F: Dan Antoniuk (Portland Timbers); Johnny Menyongar (Minnesota Thunder); Melvin Tarley (Minnesota Thunder)
M: Darren Caskey (Virginia Beach Mariners); Jeff Matteo (Minnesota Thunder); Rodrigo Rios (Atlanta Silverbacks); Petter Villegas (Puerto Rico Islanders))
D: Ben Hollingsworth (Charleston Battery); Peter Luzak (Richmond Kickers); Nevio Pizzolitto (Montreal Impact)
G: Preston Burpo (Seattle Sounders)
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Western Mass Pioneers | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 22 | +19 | 43 | Regular season champion |
2 | Charlotte Eagles | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 44 | 20 | +24 | 41 | Playoff berth clinched |
3 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 43 | 24 | +19 | 41 | |
4 | Wilmington Hammerheads | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 45 | 23 | +22 | 38 | |
5 | Cincinnati Kings | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 26 | |
6 | Long Island Rough Riders | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 29 | 42 | −13 | 21 | |
7 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 20 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 21 | |
8 | New Hampshire Phantoms | 20 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 29 | 38 | −9 | 21 | |
9 | Northern Virginia Royals | 20 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 16 | 90 | −74 | 6 |
Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||
1 | Western Mass Pioneers | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
4 | Wilmington Hammerheads | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
1 | Western Mass Pioneers | 2 (4) | |||||||||
2 | Charlotte Eagles (aet) (p) | 2 (5) | |||||||||
2 | Charlotte Eagles (aet) | 0 | 4 | 4 | |||||||
3 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Western Mass Pioneers | 3–1 | Wilmington Hammerheads |
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Western Mass Pioneers won 3–2 on Aggregate.
Harrisburg City Islanders | 1–0 | Charlotte Eagles |
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Charlotte Eagles | 4–1 (a.e.t.) | Harrisburg City Islanders |
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Charlotte Eagles won 4–2 on Aggregate. Charlotte lost 0-1 and then on the second leg won 2-1. The tied series in aggregate then went into overtime periods where Charlotte scored 2 goals. [1] [2]
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