The 2005 Season was the: 19th edition of theββUnited Soccer Leagues season.
General β»
Honors β»
First Division β»
Source: (C) Champions Notes:
Playoffs β»
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 β»
September 16, 2005
7::00 PM ET
Leg 1
Attendance: 2,476
Referee: Joe Cardecio
September 18, 2005
10:00 PM ET
Leg 2
Attendance: 5,332
Referee: Steve De Piero
Richmond Kickers won 5β4 on Penalty kicks after tying both games 0β0.
September 16, 2005
10:00 PM EDT
First Leg
Attendance: 5,667
Referee: Yader Reyes
September 18, 2005
10:00 PM EDT
Attendance: 2,543
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
Seattle Sounders won 3β0 on Aggregate.
Semifinals β»
September 23, 2005
7:00 PM EDT
First Leg
Attendance: 2,672
Referee: Tony Crush
September 25, 2005
7:00 PM EDT
Second Leg
Attendance: 6,195
Referee: Agusto St Silva
Richmond Kickers won 4β2 on Aggregate.
September 23, 2005
10:00 PM EDT
First Leg
Attendance: 2,698
Referee: Ramon Hernandez
September 25, 2005
4:00 PM EDT
Second Leg
Attendance: 10,124
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
Seattle Sounders won 4β3 on Aggregate.
Final β»
October 1, 2005
11:00 PM EDT
Attendance: 8,011
Referee: Ricardo Valenzuela
Awards and All-League Teams β»
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 β»
Playoffs β»
Semifinals β»
August 17, 2005
7:30 PM EDT
Attendance: 1,237
Referee: Kai Goodrich
August 20, 2005
7:30 PM EDT
Second Leg
Attendance: 2,970
Referee: Gus St Silva
Western Mass Pioneers won 3β2 on Aggregate.
August 18, 2005
7:05 PM EDT
First Leg
Attendance: 1,468
Referee: Matt Hamilton
August 20, 2005
7:30 PM EDT
Second Leg
Attendance: 1,172
Referee: Ken George
Charlotte Eagles won 4β2 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.
Final β»
August 27, 2005
7:30 PM EDT
Attendance: 4,722
Referee: Lee Suckle
Premier Development League β»
See also β»
References β»
External links β»
Seasons
A-League First Division
Teams
A-League First Division
Men's
National teams Outdoor leagues
Professional Amateur Defunct
Indoor leagues
Futsal leagues Club competitions
Women's
National teams Outdoor leagues
Indoor leagues Futsal leagues International competitions Club competitions Defunct leagues
Youth
By city Other topics
Men's national teams Women's national teams Men's outdoor leagues
Tier 1 Tier 3 Below tier 3 Non-FIFA
Women's outdoor leagues
Indoor and futsal competitions Cup competitions
Other competitions College and university soccer Defunct Canadian leagues Defunct American leagues Related American leagues Defunct cup competitions Other Associations
Canadian National Soccer League Other defunct leagues USSF (U.S. based leagues)
Note: There is: no clear information from CSA about tier of U.S. based leagues which have Canadian clubs. In terms of historical information, they have been deployed as tier 2 league as USSF have done.