2005 D.C. United season

The 2005 season was the ninth season in D.C. United history, as well as their ninth season in Major League Soccer, the top tier of American soccer. The season covers the period from November 15, 2004 through October 30, 2005.

D.C. United
2005 season
OwnerD.C. United Holdings
Head coachPiotr Nowak
MLS3rd
MLS Cup PlayoffsConference semifinals
U.S. Open CupQuarterfinals
CONCACAF Champions' CupSemifinals
Copa SudamericanaRound of 16
Carolina Challenge CupRunners-up
Atlantic CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
All: Eskandarian (10)

Under Piotr Nowak's tenure as head coach, this was the first and only season where he did not lead D.C. United to a trophy of any kind. D.C. United entered the season as the defending MLS Cup champions defeating Kansas City Wizards 3–2 in last season's championship. During Nowak's second season as head coach, he led the team to a slightly better regular season record, finishing third in the overall standings.

D.C. United made their first appearance in the CONCACAF Champions' Cup (now Champions League) for the first time in three years, earning qualification through winning the 2004 MLS Cup championship. In the continental tournament, D.C. United were the only American club to reach the semifinals of the tournament before losing to Mexico's UNAM Pumas 6–1 on aggregate.

In other external competitions, United finished as runners-up in the preseason Carolina Challenge Cup, reached the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open Cup and won the Atlantic Cup rivalry series against MetroStars.

Background

D.C. United entered the 2005 season as the defending MLS Cup champions, earning their first league championship since 1999. During the 2004 MLS regular season, United finished second in the Eastern Conference table and fourth in the overall regular standings. Their playoff run included a 4–0 aggregate series victory over their Atlantic Cup rivals, MetroStars in the conference semifinals. In the conference final, United defeated the Eastern Conference regular season champions, New England Revolution in a penalty shoot-out, after a 3–3 draw in regulation and extra time. Their playoff campaign culminated in MLS Cup 2004 defeating Kansas City Wizards 3–2 in the final.

Match results

Legend

Win Loss Tie

Carolina Challenge Cup

Game Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A
Goalscorers Attendance Ref
1 March 19, 2005 San Jose EarthquakesN L0–2 [1]
2 March 23, 2005 Charleston BatteryA T2–2Moreno, Quintanilla [2]
3 March 25, 2005 Columbus CrewN W3–0Gomez (2), Moreno [3]

CONCACAF Champions' Cup

Round Leg Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A
Goalscorers Attendance Ref
QF 1 March 9, 2005 Harbour ViewH W2–1Eskandarian, Gros 3,825
2 March 16, 2005 A W2–1Walker, Moreno 600
SF 1 April 6, 2005 UNAMH T1–1Gómez 21,185
2 April 13, 2005 A L0–5 22,000

Major League Soccer

Regular season

D.C. United recorded the fifth highest average attendance during the 2005 Major League Soccer season.[4]

Regular season results source

Game Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A
Goalscorers Attendance Ref
1 April 2, 2005 Chivas USAA W2–0Gros, Gómez 18,493 [5]
2 April 9, 2005 Chicago FireH T1–1Petke 19,052 [6]
3 April 15, 2005 Columbus CrewA L0–1 12,449 [7]
4 April 23, 2005 New England RevolutionH L3–4Moreno (2), Quaranta 13,691 [8]
5 April 30, 2005 Kansas City WizardsA T0–0 12,008 [9]
6 May 7, 2005 Columbus CrewH W3–1 14,894 [10]
7 May 14, 2005 New England RevolutionA L0–1 13,662
8 May 21, 2005 Kansas City WizardsH W3–2 18,731
9 May 28, 2005 FC DallasH L0–2 16,684
10 June 4, 2005 San Jose EarthquakesA T0–0 11,989
11 June 12, 2005 MetroStarsA T0–0 15,125
12 June 15, 2005 Chicago FireH W4–3 14,198
13 June 18, 2005 New England RevolutionH W2–0 17,611
14 June 29, 2005 Chicago FireA L3–4 8,202
15 July 2, 2005 Columbus CrewA W1–0Marshall (o.g.) 12,988 [11]
16 July 9, 2005 Kansas City WizardsH L0–1 18,379
17 July 15, 2005 San Jose EarthquakesH W3–0 13,978
18 July 20, 2005 Kansas City WizardsA D1–1 7,560
19 July 23, 2005 Los Angeles GalaxyA W1–0 27,000
20 August 6, 2005 Chicago FireA W3–2 14,478
21 August 10, 2005 MetroStarsH W3–0 11,883
22 August 13, 2005 Chivas USAH W3–0 16,169
23 August 20, 2005 Los Angeles GalaxyH L2–3 16,863
24 August 27, 2005 New England RevolutionA L1–2 18,049
25 August 31, 2005 Real Salt LakeA W5–1 11,455
26 September 3, 2005 Colorado RapidsA L0–1 17,044
27 September 10, 2005 FC DallasA W2–1 1,308

Playoffs

Round Leg Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A
Goalscorers Attendance Ref
Conf. SF 1 October 21, 2005 Chicago FireA T0–0
2 October 30, 2005 H L0–4 20,089

U.S. Open Cup

Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A
Goalscorers Attendance Ref
R4 August 3, 2005 Richmond KickersA W3–1Adu, Gómez (2) 8,412 [12]
QF August 24, 2005 FC DallasH L1–1
(1–4 pen.)
Gómez 4,258 [13]

Copa Sudamericana

Round Leg Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A
Goalscorers Attendance Ref
R16 1 September 17, 2005 Universidad CatólicaH T1–1Gómez (2)
2 September 23, 2005 A L2–3 14,118 [14]

League standings

Conference

  Eastern Conference regular season champion2
  Qualify for 2005 MLS Cup Playoffs

Pos Club GP W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 New England Revolution 32177855371859
2 D.C. United 321610658372154
3 Chicago Fire 32151344950-149
4 MetroStars 32129115349447
5 Kansas City Wizards 32119125244845
6 Columbus Crew 32111653445-1138
1Earns top-seed in MLS Cup Playoffs

Overall

  MLS Supporters' Shield, Western Conference regular season champion1
  Eastern Conference regular season champion2
  Qualify for 2005 MLS Cup Playoffs

Pos Club GP W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 San Jose Earthquakes 321841053312264
2 New England Revolution 32177855371859
3 D.C. United 321610658372154
4 Chicago Fire 32151344950-149
5 FC Dallas 32131095244848
6 MetroStars 32129115349447
7 Kansas City Wizards 32119125244845
8 Colorado Rapids 32131364037345
9 Los Angeles Galaxy 32131364445-145
10 Columbus Crew 32111653445-1138
11 Real Salt Lake 3252253065-3520
12 Chivas USA 3242263167-3618
Notes
  • Note 1: The San Jose Earthquakes earn the top-seed in the Western Conference bracket of the MLS Cup Playoffs.
  • Note 2: The Columbus Crew earn the top-seed in the Eastern Conference bracket of the MLS Cup Playoffs.

Player details

Sources:[15][16]

No. Pos Nat Player TotalMLSMLS Cup PlayoffsCONCACAF
Champions' Cup
U.S. Open Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Troy Perkins 000+000+000+000+000+00
2 DF David Stokes 000+000+000+000+000+00
4 DF Brandon Prideaux 000+000+000+000+000+00
5 DF Facundo Erpen 010+010+000+000+000+00
6 MF Nick Van Sicklen 000+000+000+000+000+00
9 FW Freddy Adu 040+040+000+000+000+00
10 MF Christian Gomez 0120+0110+000+010+000+00
11 FW Alecko Eskandarian 010+000+000+000+010+00
13 DF Tim Merritt 000+000+000+000+000+00
14 MF Ben Olsen 020+020+000+000+000+00
15 DF Kenny Arena 000+000+000+000+000+00
16 MF Brian Carroll 010+010+000+000+000+00
17 MF Joshua Gros 050+040+000+000+010+00
18 GK Nick Rimando 000+000+000+000+000+00
19 MF Clyde Simms 000+000+000+000+000+00
21 MF Dema Kovalenko 040+040+000+000+000+00
22 FW Jason Thompson 000+000+000+000+000+00
23 MF Jamil Walker 030+020+000+010+000+00
24 MF Nana Kuffour 010+010+000+000+000+00
25 FW Santino Quaranta 050+050+000+000+000+00
26 DF Bryan Namoff 010+010+000+000+000+00
27 DF John Wilson 000+000+000+000+000+00
28 DF Shawn Kuykendall 000+000+000+000+000+00
29 FW Matt Nickell 000+000+000+000+000+00
30 GK Andrew Weber 000+000+000+000+000+00
31 MF Stephen deRoux 000+000+000+000+000+00
32 DF Bobby Boswell 030+030+000+000+000+00
99 FW Jaime Moreno 0170+0160+000+010+000+00

Transfers

All transactions sourced to: "MLSnet.com: Transactions". Major League Soccer. D.C. United. April 3, 2005. Archived from the original on February 6, 2006. Retrieved August 25, 2011.

In

Date Pos Name From Fee/Notes Ref.
January 14, 2005 MF Nick Van Sicklen Wisconsin Badgers Drafted in the 2005 MLS SuperDraft second round [17]
January 14, 2005 DF Tim Merritt North Carolina Tar Heels Drafted in the 2005 MLS SuperDraft fourth round [17]
February 4, 2005 FW Matt Nickell Drake Bulldogs Drafted in the 2005 MLS Supplemental Draft first round [18]
February 4, 2005 GK Andrew Terris Stanford Cardinal Drafted in the 2005 MLS Supplemental Draft third round [18]
February 4, 2005 MF Shawn Kuykendall American Eagles Drafted in the 2005 MLS Supplemental Draft fourth round [18]

Out

Date Pos Name To Fee/Notes Ref.
November 19, 2004 MF Ezra Hendrickson Chivas USA Acquired through 2004 MLS Expansion Draft [19]
November 19, 2004 FW Thiago Martins Chivas USA Acquired through 2004 MLS Expansion Draft [19]
November 19, 2004 MF Kevin Ara Real Salt Lake Acquired through 2004 MLS Expansion Draft [19]
January 20, 2005 MF Doug Warren New England Revolution Traded for fourth round pick in the 2006 MLS SuperDraft
April 4, 2005 POS Tim Laweson No club Waived
May 23, 2005 DF Mike Petke Colorado Rapids Traded for Chris Henderson
May 24, 2005 MF Chris Henderson Columbus Crew Traded to Columbus for partial allocation money
May 24, 2005 GK Andrew Terris None Released


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