2005 United Soccer Leagues

The 2005 Season was the 19th edition of the United Soccer Leagues season.

General

Honors
Competition Champion Runner-Up Regular Season Champion/Best USL team
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)

First Division
Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source:
(C) Playoff Champion
Notes:
  1. POR: 4 pts; RIC: 1 pt

Playoffs
Each round except the final was a two-game aggregate goal series decided by extra time and a penalty shoot-out immediately following the second game of the series, if necessary. The away goals rule was not used as a tie-breaker. Tournament was re-seeded after the first round.
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)

Quarterfinals
Leg 1
Richmond Kickers0 – 0Vancouver Whitecaps
 Report
Attendance: 2,476
Referee: Joe Cardecio
Leg 2
Vancouver Whitecaps0 – 0Richmond Kickers
 Report
Penalties
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Attendance: 5,332
Referee: Steve De Piero

Richmond Kickers won 5–4 on Penalty kicks after tying both games 0–0.

First Leg
Portland Timbers0–1Seattle Sounders
 Report
Attendance: 5,667
Referee: Yader Reyes
Seattle Sounders2–0Portland Timbers
 Report
Attendance: 2,543
Referee: Fotis Bazakos

Seattle Sounders won 3–0 on Aggregate.

Semifinals
First Leg
Richmond Kickers3–1Rochester Raging Rhinos
 Report
Attendance: 2,672
Referee: Tony Crush
Second Leg
Rochester Raging Rhinos1–1Richmond Kickers
 Report
Attendance: 6,195
Referee: Agusto St Silva

Richmond Kickers won 4–2 on Aggregate.

First Leg
Seattle Sounders2–2Montreal Impact
 Report
Attendance: 2,698
Referee: Ramon Hernandez
Second Leg
Montreal Impact1–2Seattle Sounders
 Report
Attendance: 10,124
Referee: Silviu Petrescu

Seattle Sounders won 4–3 on Aggregate.

Final
Seattle Sounders1–1 (a.e.t.)Richmond Kickers
 Report
Penalties
 4–3
Attendance: 8,011
Referee: Ricardo Valenzuela

Awards and All-League Teams

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)

Second Division
Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: rsssf.com

Playoffs
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

Semifinals
Wilmington Hammerheads1–0Western Mass Pioneers
 Report
Attendance: 1,237
Referee: Kai Goodrich
Second Leg
Western Mass Pioneers3–1Wilmington Hammerheads
  • Willis Yellow card 1'
  • Maciel 18', 72'
  • Krause 75'
 Report
Attendance: 2,970
Referee: Gus St Silva

Western Mass Pioneers won 3–2 on Aggregate.

First Leg
Harrisburg City Islanders1–0Charlotte Eagles
 Report
Attendance: 1,468
Referee: Matt Hamilton
Second Leg
Charlotte Eagles4–1 (a.e.t.)Harrisburg City Islanders
 Report
Attendance: 1,172
Referee: Ken George

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]

Final
Western Mass Pioneers2–2 (a.e.t.)Charlotte Eagles
  • Willis Yellow card 25'
  • McFarlane 43'
  • Fernandes 46' Yellow card 56'
  • Maciel Yellow card 58'
  • Fletcher Yellow card 79'
 Report
Penalties
 4–5
Attendance: 4,722
Referee: Lee Suckle

Premier Development League

See also

References
  1. "2005 USL-2 Season in Review". Archived from the original on July 22, 2013. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
  2. United Soccer Leagues (RSSSF)
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