| Season | 2005 |
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| MLS Cup | Los Angeles Galaxy |
| Supporters' Shield | San Jose Earthquakes |
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The 2005 Major League Soccer season was the tenth season of MLS, which began on April 2, 2005, and concluded on November 13, 2005 with a second MLS Cup victory for the Los Angeles Galaxy.
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Changes from 2004 Season
- At the previous MLS Cup, two new expansion franchises were announced to start play in 2005, Real Salt Lake and C.D. Chivas USA (based at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California).
2005 in Summary
The New England Revolution and FC Dallas began the year as the league's dominant teams, especially when Dallas acquired Carlos Ruiz in a trade after Landon Donovan returned from a disappointing stint with Bayer Leverkusen and wanted to play with his hometown Los Angeles Galaxy. Injuries and inconsistent play slowed FC Dallas down as the season wore on, and the 2001 and 2003 MLS Cup champion San Jose Earthquakes eventually won the regular-season Supporters' Shield with the third-best record in the league's 10-year history. FC Dallas opened its new stadium, Pizza Hut Park, in August, although it did not operate at full capacity until November. As he did at the Home Depot Center, Ruiz scored the first two goals in the new stadium in a 2-2 tie against the MetroStars.
Expansion franchises Real Salt Lake and Chivas USA struggled in their first season, making playoff qualification a routine matter for the other four Western Conference teams. Chivas USA proved a disappointment in terms of consistent attendance, but its derbies against Los Angeles added excitement and intensity to the calendar, even though the Galaxy won all five (four regular season and one U.S. Open Cup) meetings. Real Salt Lake finished second in the league in attendance.
The MetroStars fired head coach Bob Bradley late in the season and qualified for the playoffs with a 2-0 win over Chivas USA on the final day of the season. Their campaign was boosted by former French international Youri Djorkaeff, who proved one of the league's most successful international signings and took over as MetroStars captain.
In the playoffs, Western Conference No. 4 seed Los Angeles knocked off rival San Jose behind inspired play from former Earthquake Donovan. Colorado edged Dallas on penalty kicks after a classic overtime that saw each team score in overtime and Ruiz hit the post with a penalty kick. In the Eastern Conference, New England rallied from a 2-0 aggregate deficit with three goals in the game's final 25 minutes to beat the MetroStars in snowy Gillette Stadium. Defending champion D.C. United crashed out after a 4-0 home loss to the Chicago Fire.
In the conference finals, Donovan scored twice to lead the Galaxy past Colorado, and an early Clint Dempsey goal carried New England into the final. Fire players thought they had tied the game in stoppage time, but a linesman's controversial offside call (proven correct by video replay) denied them the equalizer.
For the second time in four years, Los Angeles beat New England 1-0 in overtime to win MLS Cup. Maligned Guatemalan forward Pando Ramirez, whose only goal on the season came on a penalty kick that hit the post and went in off Joe Cannon's back, scored the game's only goal before a sellout crowd at Pizza Hut Park.
Final standings
| Position | Eastern Conference | Points | Played | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals | Against | Difference | Average attendance |
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| 1 | New England Revolution | 59 | 32 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 55 | 37 | +18 | 12,525 |
| 2 | D.C. United | 54 | 32 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 58 | 37 | +21 | 16,664 |
| 3 | Chicago Fire | 49 | 32 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 49 | 50 | -1 | 17,238 |
| 4 | MetroStars | 47 | 32 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 53 | 49 | +4 | 15,077 |
| 5 | Kansas City Wizards | 45 | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 52 | 44 | +8 | 9,691 |
| 6 | Columbus Crew | 38 | 32 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 34 | 45 | -11 | 12,916 |
| Position | Western Conference | Points | Played | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals | Against | Difference | Average attendance |
| 1 | San Jose Earthquakes | 64 | 32 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 53 | 31 | +22 | 13,037 |
| 2 | FC Dallas | 48 | 32 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 52 | 44 | +8 | 11,189 |
| 3 | Colorado Rapids | 45 | 32 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 13,638 |
| 4 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 45 | 32 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 44 | 45 | -1 | 24,204 |
| 5 | Real Salt Lake | 20 | 32 | 5 | 22 | 5 | 30 | 65 | -35 | 18,037 |
| 6 | Chivas USA | 18 | 32 | 4 | 22 | 6 | 31 | 67 | -36 | 17,080 |
MLS Cup Playoffs
Conference Semifinals
| October 22, 2005 |
New England Revolution | 0–1 | MetroStars | Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey Attendance: 10,003 Referee: Ricardo Valenzuela |
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Joseph  43' |
Report | Guevara  34'Stammler 41'Djorkaeff 74' |
| October 29, 2005 |
MetroStars | 1–3 | New England Revolution | Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts Attendance: 9,581 Referee: Brian Hall |
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| Djorkaeff 59' |
Report | Hednandez 31' Cancela 68'Noonan 73'Smith 83' |
New England advance 3-2 on aggregate.
| October 21, 2005 |
D.C. United | 0–0 | Chicago Fire | Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois Attendance: 11,493 Referee: Brian Hall |
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| Kovalenko 28' Quaranta 31'Carroll 47' |
Report | Brown 24' |
| October 30, 2005 |
Chicago Fire | 4–0 | D.C. United | RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. Attendance: 20,089 Referee: Kevin Stott |
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| Stewart 10' Guerrero 37'Guerrero 45+5'Segares 52'Marsch 67' |
Report | Olsen 21' Gómez  55'Filomeno 71'Adu 80' |
Chicago advance 4-0 on aggregate.
| October 23, 2005 |
San Jose Earthquakes | 1–3 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Home Depot Center, Carson, California Attendance: 17,466 Referee: Abiodun Okulaja |
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| Barrett 12' Clark 26'Robinson 63'Clark 68' |
Report | Gomez 13' Nagamura 33'Donovan 39'Dunivant 68'Albright 71'Gomez 79'Donovan 87' |
| October 29, 2005 |
Los Angeles Galaxy | 1–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Spartan Stadium, San Jose, California Attendance: 17,824 Referee: Alex Prus |
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| Grabavoy 67' |
Report | Ching 42' Gray 44'Clark 89' |
Los Angeles advance 4-2 on aggregate.
| October 22, 2005 |
FC Dallas | 0–0 | Colorado Rapids | INVESCO Field, Denver, Colorado Attendance: 9,625 Referee: Michael Kennedy |
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| Jolley 65' O'Brien 74' |
Report | Beckerman 29' |
| October 29, 2005 |
Colorado Rapids | 2–2 | FC Dallas | Pizza Hut Park, Frisco, Texas Attendance: 10,104 Referee: Terry Vaughn |
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| Cunningham 19' Mastroeni 48'Nkong 58'Denton 68'Cannon 90+1'Kirovski 92'Kotschau 106' |
Report | Rhine 57' Valakari 63'Ruíz 67'Gbandi 90+2'Ruiz 105' |
| Penalties | |||
| Mastroeni Kirovski Cunningham Cooke Philippe |
5–4 | Ruíz Núñez Pareja Vanney Miña  |
Colorado advance 5-4 on penalties (2-2 on aggregate).
Conference Finals
| November 5, 2005 |
Los Angeles Galaxy | 2–0 | Colorado Rapids | INVESCO Field, Denver, Colorado Attendance: 12,789 Referee: Brian Hall |
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| Ihemelu 25' Donovan 28' 88'Marshall 71' |
Report | Mastroeni 22' |
| November 6, 2005 |
Chicago Fire | 0–1 | New England Revolution | Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts Attendance: 18,118 Referee: Terry Vaughn |
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| Jaqua 27' Barrett 73'Marsch 80'Segares 83'Caballero 89'Herron 90+2' |
Report | Dempsey 4' |
MLS Cup 2005
| November 13, 2005 |
New England Revolution | 0–1 (OT) |
Los Angeles Galaxy | Pizza Hut Park, Frisco, Texas Attendance: 21,193 Referee: Kevin Stott |
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| Hernandez 15' Franchino 22'Joseph 37'Riley 54'Heaps 76' |
Report | Dunivant 33' Nagamura 56'Marshall 69'Gomez 78'Albright 81'Ramírez 105' |
Conference champions New England and Los Angeles earn MLS berths to CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2006.
Top scorers
| Position | Player | Club | Goals |
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| 1 | Taylor Twellman | New England Revolution | 17 |
| 2 | Jaime Moreno | D.C. United | 16 |
| 3 | Jeff Cunningham | Colorado Rapids | 12 |
| - | Landon Donovan | Los Angeles Galaxy | 12 |
| 5 | Christian Gomez | D.C. United | 11 |
| - | Herculez Gomez | Los Angeles Galaxy | 11 |
| - | Amado Guevara | MetroStars | 11 |
| - | Carlos Ruiz | FC Dallas | 11 |
| 9 | Clint Dempsey | New England Revolution | 10 |
| - | Youri Djorkaeff | MetroStars | 10 |
| - | Josh Wolff | Kansas City Wizards | 10 |
Team Awards
- MLS Cup: Los Angeles Galaxy
- U.S. Open Cup: Los Angeles Galaxy
- MLS Supporters' Shield: San Jose Earthquakes
- MLS Reserve Division: DC United
International Competition
- D.C. United - CONCACAF Champions' Cup - defeat Harbour View F.C. of Jamaica in quarterfinals. Lose to UNAM Pumas of Mexico in semifinals.
- Kansas City Wizards - CONCACAF Champions' Cup - lose to Deportivo Saprissa of Costa Rica in quarterfinals.
- D.C. United - Copa Sudamericana - lose to Universidad Católica of Chile in Round of 16.
Individual Awards
- Most Valuable Player: Taylor Twellman, New England Revolution
- Golden Boot: Taylor Twellman, New England Revolution (17)
- Defender of the Year: Jimmy Conrad, Kansas City Wizards
- Goalkeeper of the Year: Pat Onstad, San Jose Earthquakes
- Rookie of the Year: Michael Parkhurst, New England Revolution
- Coach of the Year: Dominic Kinnear, San Jose Earthquakes
- Comeback Player of the Year: Chris Klein, Kansas City Wizards
- Goal of the Year: Dwayne De Rosario, San Jose Earthquakes
- Fair Play Award: Ronald Cerritos, San Jose Earthquakes
- Humanitarian of the Year: Brian Kamler, Real Salt Lake
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