2005 United Soccer Leagues#First Division

• 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.
• The Westchester Flames, San Diego Gauchos, and California Gold switched from the Second Division to the PDL.

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Division1

|res_col_header=Q

|loss_before_tie=y|use_tie=y|

|team1=MTL|name_MTL=Montreal Impact

|team2=ROC|name_ROC=Rochester Raging Rhinos

|team3=VAN|name_VAN=Vancouver Whitecaps

|team4=SEA|name_SEA=Seattle Sounders

|team5=POR|name_POR=Portland Timbers

|team6=RIC|name_RIC=Richmond Kickers

|team7=PRI|name_PRI=Puerto Rico Islanders

|team8=ATL|name_ATL=Atlanta Silverbacks

|team9=CHB|name_CHB=Charleston Battery

|team10=MIN|name_MIN=Minnesota Thunder

|team11=VBM|name_VBM=Virginia Beach Mariners

|team12=TOR|name_TOR=Toronto Lynx

|win_MTL=18|draw_MTL=7|loss_MTL=3|gf_MTL=37|ga_MTL=15|status_MTL=S

|win_ROC=15|draw_ROC=6|loss_ROC=7|gf_ROC=45|ga_ROC=27

|win_VAN=12|draw_VAN=9|loss_VAN=7|gf_VAN=37|ga_VAN=21

|win_SEA=11|draw_SEA=11|loss_SEA=6|gf_SEA=33|ga_SEA=25|status_SEA=C

|win_POR=10|draw_POR=9|loss_POR=9|gf_POR=40|ga_POR=42

|win_RIC=10|draw_RIC=9|loss_RIC=9|gf_RIC=28|ga_RIC=30

|win_PRI=10|draw_PRI=8|loss_PRI=10|gf_PRI=46|ga_PRI=43

|win_ATL=10|draw_ATL=3|loss_ATL=15|gf_ATL=40|ga_ATL=52

|win_CHB=9|draw_CHB=5|loss_CHB=14|gf_CHB=27|ga_CHB=36

|win_MIN=7|draw_MIN=10|loss_MIN=11|gf_MIN=37|ga_MIN=42

|win_VBM=7|draw_VBM=7|loss_VBM=14|gf_VBM=26|ga_VBM=39

|win_TOR=3|draw_TOR=8|loss_TOR=17|gf_TOR=26|ga_TOR=50

|hth_POR=POR: 4 pts; RIC: 1 pt

|hth_RIC=POR

|status_text_S=Commissioner's Cup (regular season winner)

|col_SF=green1|text_SF=Semifinal of playoffs

|result1=SF|result2=SF

|col_QF=green2|text_QF=First round of playoffs

|result3=QF|result4=QF|result5=QF|result6=QF

|update=complete|source=

}}

: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.

{{6TeamBracket

| legs = 2/2/1

| aggregate = y

| RD1-seed1=4

| RD1-team1=Seattle Sounders

| RD1-score1-1=1

| RD1-score1-2=2

| RD1-score1-agg=3

| RD1-seed2=5

| RD1-team2=Portland Timbers

| RD1-score2-1=0

| RD1-score2-2=0

| RD1-score2-agg=0

| RD1-seed3=3

| RD1-team3=Vancouver Whitecaps

| RD1-score3-1=0

| RD1-score3-2=0

| RD1-score3-agg=0 (4)

| RD1-seed4=6

| RD1-team4=Richmond Kickers {{pso}}

| RD1-score4-1=0

| RD1-score4-2=0

| RD1-score4-agg={{nowrap|0 (5)}}

| RD2-seed1=1

| RD2-team1=Montreal Impact

| RD2-score1-1=2

| RD2-score1-2=1

| RD2-score1-agg=3

| RD2-seed2=4

| RD2-team2=Seattle Sounders

| RD2-score2-1=2

| RD2-score2-2=2

| RD2-score2-agg=4

| RD2-seed3=2

| RD2-team3={{nowrap|Rochester Raging Rhinos}}

| RD2-score3-1=1

| RD2-score3-2=1

| RD2-score3-agg=2

| RD2-seed4=6

| RD2-team4=Richmond Kickers

| RD2-score4-1=1

| RD2-score4-2=3

| RD2-score4-agg=4

| RD3-seed1=4

| RD3-team1=Seattle Sounders {{pso}}

| RD3-score1={{nowrap|1 (4)}}

| RD3-seed2=6

| RD3-team2=Richmond Kickers

| RD3-score2=1 (3)

}}

{{football box

|date = September 16, 2005

|time = 7::00 PM ET

|team1 = Richmond Kickers

|team2 = Vancouver Whitecaps

|stadium = University of Richmond Stadium
Richmond, Virginia

|score = 0–0

|report = [http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2005/100686.html Report]

|goals1 =

• Cephas {{yel|13}}
• Worthen {{yel|69}}

|goals2 =

• Clarke {{yel|58}}
• Dasovic {{yel|64}}

|attendance = 2,476

|referee = Joe Cardecio

|round= Leg 1

}}

{{football box

|date = September 18, 2005

|time = 10:00 PM ET

|team1 = Vancouver Whitecaps

|team2 = Richmond Kickers

|stadium = Swangard Stadium
Burnaby, British Columbia

|score = 0–0

|goals1 =

• Nash {{yel|42}}
• Morris {{yel|49}}
• Lyall {{yel|112}}

|goals2 =

• Brown {{yel|15}}
• Williams {{yel|99}}

|attendance = 5,332

|report = [http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2005/100689.html Report]

|referee = Steve De Piero

|round= Leg 2

|penalties1 = Corazzin {{pengoal}}
Franks {{penmiss}}
Nash {{pengoal}}
Kindel {{pengoal}}
Dasovic {{pengoal}}

|penaltyscore = 4–5

|penalties2 = {{ pengoal }} Ssejjemba
{{pengoal}} Delicate
{{ pengoal }} Gorres
{{ pengoal }} Worthen
{{pengoal}} Jeffrey

}}

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

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{{football box

|date = September 16, 2005

|time = 10:00 PM EDT

|round= First Leg

|team1 = Portland Timbers

|score = 0–1

|report= https://web.archive.org/web/20060216062458/http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2005/100687.html

|team2 = Seattle Sounders

|goals1 =

• Miranda {{yel|30}}

|goals2 =

• Levesque {{goal|2}}
• Scott {{yel|32}}
• Sleeth {{yel|45}}
• O'Brien {{yel|72}}
• Gregor {{yel|90}}

|aet =

|stadium = PGE Park
Portland, Oregon

|attendance = 5,667

|referee = Yader Reyes

}}

{{football box

|date = September 18, 2005

|time = 10:00 PM EDT

|team1 = Seattle Sounders

|score = 2–0

|report= https://web.archive.org/web/20051226092842/http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2005/100688.html

|team2 = Portland Timbers

|goals1 =

• Levesque {{goal|5||54}}
• O'Brien {{yel|29}}

|goals2 =

• Marcum {{yel|17}}
• Alvarez {{yel|22}}
• Lines {{sent off|2|25|27}}

|aet =

|stadium = Starfire Sports Complex
Tukwila, Washington

|attendance = 2,543

|referee = Fotis Bazakos

}}

Seattle Sounders won 3–0 on Aggregate.

{{football box

|date = September 23, 2005

|round= First Leg

|time = 7:00 PM EDT

|team1 = Richmond Kickers

|score = 3–1

|report= https://web.archive.org/web/20060216075902/http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2005/100690.html

|team2 = Rochester Raging Rhinos

|goals1 =

• Delicate {{goal|12||55}}
• Brown {{yel|41}}
• Worthen {{goal|65}}

|goals2 =

• {{goal|15|o.g.}}
• Sedgewick {{yel|56}}
• Miller {{yel|68}}
• Howes {{yel|70}}

|aet =

|stadium = University of Richmond Stadium
Richmond, Virginia

|attendance = 2,672

|referee = Tony Crush

}}

{{football box

|date = September 25, 2005

|round= Second Leg

|time = 7:00 PM EDT

|team1 = Rochester Raging Rhinos

|score = 1–1

|report= https://web.archive.org/web/20060216075908/http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2005/100693.html

|team2 = Richmond Kickers

|goals1 =

• Carrieri {{yel|55}}
• Bobo {{yel|88}}
• Carabajal {{sent off|0|90}}
• Miller {{goal|90+5|pen.}}

|goals2 =

• Delicate {{goal|51}}
• Vallow {{yel|55}}
• Schweitzer {{yel|81}}
• Cephas {{sent off|0|90}}

|aet =

|stadium = Frontier Field
Rochester, New York

|attendance = 6,195

|referee = Agusto St Silva

}}

Richmond Kickers won 4–2 on Aggregate.

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{{football box

|date = September 23, 2005

|round= First Leg

|time = 10:00 PM EDT

|team1 = Seattle Sounders

|score = 2–2

|report= https://web.archive.org/web/20051226102542/http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2005/100691.html

|team2 = Montreal Impact

|goals1 =

• Sturm {{goal|10}}
• O'Brien {{goal|22}} {{yel|34}}
• Sleeth {{yel|44}}

|goals2 =

• Gervais {{yel|21}}
• Vincello {{yel|22}}
• Burpo {{yel|62}}
• Gbeke {{goal|86||88}}

|aet =

|stadium = Starfire Sports Complex
Tukwila, Washington

|attendance = 2,698

|referee = Ramon Hernandez

}}

{{football box

|date = September 25, 2005

|round= Second Leg

|time = 4:00 PM EDT

|team1 = Montreal Impact

|score = 1–2

|report= https://web.archive.org/web/20051226101747/http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2005/100692.html

|team2 = Seattle Sounders

|goals1 =

• Pizzolitto {{yel|28}}
• Gervais {{yel|67}}

|goals2 =

• Edwards {{yel|32}}
• Levesque {{yel|52}} {{goal|90}}
• Whitfield {{goal|59}}
• Gregor {{yel|78}}
• Sakuda {{yel|90}}

|aet =

|stadium = Claude Robillard Sports Complex
Montreal, Quebec

|attendance = 10,124

|referee = Silviu Petrescu

}}

Seattle Sounders won 4–3 on Aggregate.

{{football box

|date = October 1, 2005

|time = 11:00 PM EDT

|team1 = Seattle Sounders

|score = 1–1

|report= https://web.archive.org/web/20051226094611/http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2005/105271.html

|team2 = Richmond Kickers

|goals1 =

• Scott {{yel|19}}
• Edwards {{yel|45}}
• Klaas {{yel|65}}
• Galindo {{goal|73}}
• Gregor {{yel|79}}

|goals2 =

• Carrieri {{yel|17}}
• Brown {{yel|19}}
• Gorres {{goal|24}}
• Burke {{yel|29}}

|penalties1=

• Gregor {{pengoal}}
• O'Brien {{pengoal}}
• Levesque {{penmiss}}
• Somoza {{penmiss}}
• Graham {{penmiss}}
• Sakuda {{pengoal}}
• Jenkins {{pengoal}}

|penaltyscore=4–3

|penalties2=

• {{penmiss}} Delicate
• {{penmiss}} Ssejjemba
• {{pengoal}} Gorres
• {{pengoal}} Williams
• {{penmiss}} Jeffrey
• {{pengoal}} Pauls
• {{penmiss}} Pascale

|aet = y

|stadium = Qwest Field
Seattle, Washington

|attendance = 8,011

|referee = Ricardo Valenzuela

}}

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)

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=Q

|loss_before_tie=y

|team1=WMP|name_WMP=Western Mass Pioneers

|team2=CHE|name_CHE=Charlotte Eagles

|team3=HAR|name_HAR=Harrisburg City Islanders

|team4=WIL|name_WIL=Wilmington Hammerheads

|team5=CIN|name_CIN=Cincinnati Kings

|team6=LIR|name_LIR=Long Island Rough Riders

|team7=PIT|name_PIT=Pittsburgh Riverhounds

|team8=NHP|name_NHP=New Hampshire Phantoms

|team9=NVR|name_NVR=Northern Virginia Royals

|win_WMP=13|draw_WMP=4|loss_WMP=3|gf_WMP=41|ga_WMP=22|status_WMP=S

|win_CHE=13|draw_CHE=2|loss_CHE=5|gf_CHE=44|ga_CHE=20|status_CHE=C

|win_HAR=12|draw_HAR=5|loss_HAR=3|gf_HAR=43|ga_HAR=24

|win_WIL=12|draw_WIL=2|loss_WIL=6|gf_WIL=45|ga_WIL=23

|win_CIN=7|draw_CIN=5|loss_CIN=8 |gf_CIN=28|ga_CIN=23

|win_LIR=7|draw_LIR=0|loss_LIR=13|gf_LIR=29|ga_LIR=42

|win_PIT=6|draw_PIT=3|loss_PIT=11|gf_PIT=32|ga_PIT=25

|win_NHP=6|draw_NHP=3|loss_NHP=11|gf_NHP=29|ga_NHP=38

|win_NVR=2|draw_NVR=0|loss_NVR=18|gf_NVR=16|ga_NVR=90

|status_text_S=Regular season winner

|col_Q=green1|text_Q=Playoff berth clinched

|result1=Q|result2=Q|result3=Q|result4=Q

|update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/usadave/usisl.html rsssf.com]

}}

{{4TeamBracket|legs=2/1|aggregate=score|nowrap=y

| RD1-seed1 =1

| RD1-team1 =Western Mass Pioneers

| RD1-score1-1=0

| RD1-score1-2=3

| RD1-seed2 =4

| RD1-team2 =Wilmington Hammerheads

| RD1-score2-1=1

| RD1-score2-2=1

| RD1-seed3 =2

| RD1-team3 =Charlotte Eagles {{aet}}

| RD1-score3-1=0

| RD1-score3-2=4

| RD1-seed4 =3

| RD1-team4 =Harrisburg City Islanders

| RD1-score4-1=1

| RD1-score4-2=1

| RD2-seed1 =1

| RD2-team1 =Western Mass Pioneers

| RD2-score1 = 2 (4) 

| RD2-seed2 =2

| RD2-team2 =Charlotte Eagles {{aet}} {{pso}}

| RD2-score2 = 2 (5) 

}}

{{football box

|round=

|date = August 17, 2005

|time = 7:30 PM EDT

|team1 = Wilmington Hammerheads

|score = 1–0

|report= https://web.archive.org/web/20060211041613/http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2005/84114.html

|team2 = Western Mass Pioneers

|goals1 =

• Miller {{yel|45}}
• Bagley {{goal|57}}
• Krupnik {{yel|64}}
• Corrie {{yel|86}}
• Webb {{yel|90}}

|goals2 =

• Augustine {{yel|12}}
• Mahoney {{sent off|0|41}}
• Fletcher {{yel|69}}
• Maciel {{yel|90}}

|aet =

|stadium = Legion Stadium
Wilmington, North Carolina

|attendance = 1,237

|referee = Kai Goodrich

}}

{{football box

|round= Second Leg

|date = August 20, 2005

|time = 7:30 PM EDT

|team1 = Western Mass Pioneers

|score = 3–1

|report= https://web.archive.org/web/20060211041639/http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2005/84116.html

|team2 = Wilmington Hammerheads

|goals1 =

• Willis {{yel|1}}
• Maciel {{goal|18||72}}
• Krause {{goal|75}}

|goals2 =

• Chase {{yel|28}}
• Bagley {{goal|53}}
• Nylen {{yel|57}}
• Gledhill {{yel|81}}

|aet =

|stadium = Lusitano Stadium
Ludlow, Massachusetts

|attendance = 2,970

|referee = Gus St Silva

}}

Western Mass Pioneers won 3–2 on Aggregate.

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{{football box

|round= First Leg

|date = August 18, 2005

|time = 7:05 PM EDT

|team1 = Harrisburg City Islanders

|score = 1–0

|report= https://web.archive.org/web/20060215142728/http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2005/84115.html

|team2 = Charlotte Eagles

|goals1 =

• Potteiger {{goal|83}}

|goals2 =

• Swinehart {{yel|88}}

|aet =

|stadium = Skyline Sports Complex
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

|attendance = 1,468

|referee = Matt Hamilton

}}

{{football box

|round= Second Leg

|date = August 20, 2005

|time = 7:30 PM EDT

|team1 = Charlotte Eagles

|score = 4–1

|report= https://web.archive.org/web/20060215142843/http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2005/84117.html

|team2 = Harrisburg City Islanders

|goals1 =

• Coggins {{goal|3||102}} {{yel|28}}
• Johnson {{goal|64}}
• Guastaferro {{goal|96}}

|goals2 =

• Severs {{goal|25}}
• Bixler {{yel|48}}
• Potteiger {{yel|75}}

|aet = y

|stadium = Waddell Stadium
Charlotte, North Carolina

|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.{{Cite web |url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/aboutusl/history/285970.html |title=2005 USL-2 Season in Review |access-date=2014-08-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130722125848/http://www.uslsoccer.com/aboutusl/history/285970.html |archive-date=2013-07-22 |url-status=dead }}[https://www.rsssf.org/usadave/usisl.html United Soccer Leagues (RSSSF)]

{{football box

|date = August 27, 2005

|time = 7:30 PM EDT

|team1 = Western Mass Pioneers

|score = 2–2

|report= https://web.archive.org/web/20051128000629/http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2005/98841.html

|team2 = Charlotte Eagles

|goals1 =

• Willis {{yel|25}}
• McFarlane {{goal|43}}
• Fernandes {{goal|46}} {{yel|56}}
• Maciel {{yel|58}}
• Fletcher {{yel|79}}

|goals2 =

• Coggins {{goal|1}} {{yel|81}}
• Swinehart {{yel|57}}
• DiNunzio {{yel|58}}
• Meek {{yel|67}} {{goal|90+3}}

|penalties1=

• Fletcher {{pengoal}}
• Maciel {{pengoal}}
• Fernandes {{pengoal}}
• Deren {{pengoal}}
• Augustine {{penmiss}}
• Moya {{penmiss}}

|penaltyscore=4–5

|penalties2=

• {{pengoal}} Swinehart
• {{pengoal}} Coggins
• {{pengoal}} Guastaferro
• {{pengoal}} DiNunzio
• {{penmiss}} Watkins
• {{pengoal}} Meek

|aet = y

|stadium = Lusitano Stadium
Ludlow, Massachusetts

|attendance = 4,722

|referee = Lee Suckle

}}

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• [http://www.uslsoccer.com Official USL Site]

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