The 2005 Season was the 19th edition of the United Soccer Leagues season.
General A-League renamed USL First Division. Pro Soccer League renamed USL Second Division. The newly renamed top two divisions each become single table. The Syracuse Salty Dogs, Milwaukee Wave United, Edmonton Aviators, and Calgary Mustangs of the First Division folded following the 2004 season. The Utah Blitzz of the Second Division folded following the 2004 season. The Cincinnati Kings joined the Second Division, as an expansion club, for the 2005 season. The Westchester Flames, San Diego Gauchos, and California Gold switched from the Second Division to the PDL for the 2005 season.
Honors
First Division
Source: [citation needed ] (C) Champions Notes:
^ a b 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 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 5–4 on Penalty kicks after tying both games 0–0.
September 16, 2005
10:00 PM EDT
First Leg
Portland Timbers 0–1 Seattle Sounders Report
Attendance: 5,667
Referee: Yader Reyes
September 18, 2005
10:00 PM EDT
Seattle Sounders 2–0 Portland Timbers Report
Attendance: 2,543
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
Seattle Sounders won 3–0 on Aggregate.
Semifinals 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 4–2 on Aggregate.
September 23, 2005
10:00 PM EDT
First Leg
Seattle Sounders 2–2 Montreal Impact Report
Attendance: 2,698
Referee: Ramon Hernandez
September 25, 2005
4:00 PM EDT
Second Leg
Montreal Impact 1–2 Seattle Sounders Report
Attendance: 10,124
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
Seattle Sounders won 4–3 on Aggregate.
Final October 1, 2005
11:00 PM EDT
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 Source: rsssf.com
Playoffs
Semifinals 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 3–2 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 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 August 27, 2005
7:30 PM EDT
Attendance: 4,722
Referee: Lee Suckle
Premier Development League
See also
References ^ "2005 USL-2 Season in Review". Archived from the original on July 22, 2013. Retrieved August 6, 2014 . ^ United Soccer Leagues (RSSSF)
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