Major League Soccer · United States · level 1

2005

Honors
champion LA Galaxy (MLS Cup)
supporters' shield San Jose Earthquakes
mvp Taylor Twellman
golden boot Taylor Twellman

192 games 2.87 goals / game 15,107 avg. attendance closest-club map

Postseason

MLS Cup Playoffs

f · Nov. 13, 2005 Los Angeles Galaxy 1 - 0 New England Revolution

Standings

team GP W T L pts gf ga ppg gf/ga
San Jose Earthquakes 32 18 10 4 64 53 31 2.00 1.71
New England Revolution 32 17 8 7 59 55 37 1.84 1.49
D.C. United 32 16 6 10 54 58 37 1.69 1.57
Chicago Fire 32 15 4 13 49 49 50 1.53 0.98
FC Dallas 32 13 9 10 48 52 44 1.50 1.18
MetroStars 32 12 11 9 47 53 49 1.47 1.08
Colorado Rapids 32 13 6 13 45 40 37 1.41 1.08
Los Angeles Galaxy 32 13 6 13 45 44 45 1.41 0.98
Kansas City Wizards 32 11 12 9 45 52 44 1.41 1.18
Columbus Crew 32 11 5 16 38 34 45 1.19 0.76
Real Salt Lake 32 5 5 22 20 30 65 0.63 0.46
Chivas USA 32 4 6 22 18 31 67 0.56 0.46

Season leaders

complete stats

Goals

  1. Taylor Twellman 17
  2. Jaime Moreno 16
  3. Jeff Cunningham 12
  4. Landon Donovan 12
  5. Amado Guevara 11
  6. Carlos Ruíz 11
  7. Christian Gómez 11
  8. Herculez Gómez 11
  9. Clint Dempsey 10
  10. Josh Wolff 10

Assists

  1. Dwayne De Rosario 13
  2. Ronnie O'Brien 12
  3. Amado Guevara 11
  4. Simon Elliott 11
  5. Josh Wolff 10
  6. Landon Donovan 10
  7. Chris Klein 9
  8. Christian Gómez 9
  9. Clint Dempsey 9
  10. Rónald Cerritos 9

Appearances

  1. Bo Oshoniyi 32
  2. Brian Carroll 32
  3. Michael Parkhurst 32
  4. Pat Onstad 32
  5. Simon Elliott 32
  6. Todd Dunivant 32
  7. Alejandro Moreno 31
  8. Chris Klein 31
  9. Christian Gómez 31
  10. Cobi Jones 31

Most recent games

all games

date season round team score team venue referee attendance sources
Oct. 16, 2005 2005 7 Chivas USA 0 - 2 MetroStars StubHub Center 17394 3
Oct. 15, 2005 2005 7 FC Dallas 2 - 2 Kansas City Wizards Cotton Bowl 18021 3
Oct. 15, 2005 2005 7 Los Angeles Galaxy 1 - 3 San Jose Earthquakes StubHub Center 27000 3
Oct. 15, 2005 2005 7 Chicago Fire 0 - 1 New England Revolution Gillette Stadium 11812 3
Oct. 15, 2005 2005 7 Columbus Crew 2 - 2 D.C. United RFK Stadium 22463 3
Oct. 12, 2005 2005 7 Colorado Rapids 0 - 1 Real Salt Lake Rice-Eccles Stadium 13813 3
Oct. 8, 2005 2005 7 Chicago Fire 1 - 2 Columbus Crew Soldier Field 21097 3
Oct. 8, 2005 2005 7 Colorado Rapids 0 - 0 FC Dallas Cotton Bowl 13011 3
Oct. 8, 2005 2005 7 New England Revolution 2 - 2 Kansas City Wizards Arrowhead Stadium 12546 3
Oct. 8, 2005 2005 7 Real Salt Lake 2 - 2 San Jose Earthquakes Spartan Stadium 19407 3
Oct. 8, 2005 2005 7 D.C. United 1 - 2 MetroStars RFK Stadium 18751 3
Oct. 5, 2005 2005 7 Chivas USA 1 - 1 Colorado Rapids Mile High 28946 3
Oct. 5, 2005 2005 7 D.C. United 3 - 1 Real Salt Lake Rice-Eccles Stadium 14306 3
Oct. 5, 2005 2005 7 Columbus Crew 1 - 2 FC Dallas Cotton Bowl 6961 3
Oct. 5, 2005 2005 7 Chicago Fire 2 - 2 MetroStars Soldier Field 11094 3
Oct. 1, 2005 2005 7 FC Dallas 1 - 2 Los Angeles Galaxy StubHub Center 25557 3
Oct. 1, 2005 2005 7 Chivas USA 1 - 0 Columbus Crew Crew Stadium 20548 3
Oct. 1, 2005 2005 7 Chicago Fire 1 - 0 Kansas City Wizards Arrowhead Stadium 7207 3
Oct. 1, 2005 2005 7 New England Revolution 0 - 2 San Jose Earthquakes Gillette Stadium 14316 3
Oct. 1, 2005 2005 7 Colorado Rapids 2 - 1 Real Salt Lake Mile High 14063 3
Oct. 1, 2005 2005 7 D.C. United 4 - 1 MetroStars Giants Stadium 27670 3
Sept. 25, 2005 2005 6 Los Angeles Galaxy 2 - 1 Kansas City Wizards StubHub Center 22552 3
Sept. 24, 2005 2005 6 Columbus Crew 2 - 1 Real Salt Lake Rice-Eccles Stadium 14352 3
Sept. 24, 2005 2005 6 Chivas USA 1 - 3 Colorado Rapids StubHub Center 11789 3
Sept. 24, 2005 2005 6 New England Revolution 1 - 0 MetroStars Gillette Stadium 15663 3

Awards

award winner
Best XI Dwayne De Rosario
Best XI Chris Albright
Best XI Shalrie Joseph
Best XI Taylor Twellman
Best XI Jaime Moreno
Best XI Christian Gómez
Best XI Ronnie O'Brien
Best XI Pat Onstad
Best XI Clint Dempsey
Best XI Dan Califf
Best XI Jimmy Conrad
Coach of the Year Dominic Kinnear
Comeback Player of the Year Chris Klein
Defender of the Year Jimmy Conrad
Fair Play Award Rónald Cerritos
Goalkeeper of the Year Pat Onstad
Humanitarian of the Year Brian Kamler
MVP Taylor Twellman
Referee of the Year Brian Hall
Rookie of the Year Michael Parkhurst
Supporters' Shield San Jose Earthquakes

Where the minutes came from

United States: 265,698 minutes, 70.2%United States: 265,698 minutes, 70.2%United States: 265,698 minutes, 70.2%Mexico: 14,874 minutes, 3.9%Jamaica: 9,288 minutes, 2.5%Zimbabwe: 921 minutes, 0.2%Venezuela: 2,167 minutes, 0.6%Uruguay: 1,703 minutes, 0.4%Bermuda: 925 minutes, 0.2%England: 4,588 minutes, 1.2%Ukraine: 2,056 minutes, 0.5%Uganda: 18 minutes, 0.0%Trinidad and Tobago: 5,287 minutes, 1.4%Trinidad and Tobago: 5,287 minutes, 1.4%Togo: 575 minutes, 0.2%Switzerland: 2,150 minutes, 0.6%Slovakia: 771 minutes, 0.2%Serbia: 475 minutes, 0.1%Serbia: 475 minutes, 0.1%Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 2,745 minutes, 0.7%Romania: 1,060 minutes, 0.3%Panama: 34 minutes, 0.0%Nigeria: 217 minutes, 0.1%New Zealand: 3,226 minutes, 0.9%New Zealand: 3,226 minutes, 0.9%New Zealand: 3,226 minutes, 0.9%Liberia: 2,248 minutes, 0.6%Israel: 1,268 minutes, 0.3%Ireland: 2,512 minutes, 0.7%Honduras: 6,037 minutes, 1.6%Haiti: 1,962 minutes, 0.5%Guatemala: 4,808 minutes, 1.3%Grenada: 2,788 minutes, 0.7%Ghana: 180 minutes, 0.0%France: 1,986 minutes, 0.5%France: 1,986 minutes, 0.5%Finland: 2,587 minutes, 0.7%El Salvador: 2,308 minutes, 0.6%Ecuador: 1,269 minutes, 0.3%Ecuador: 1,269 minutes, 0.3%Costa Rica: 7,067 minutes, 1.9%Colombia: 658 minutes, 0.2%Canada: 5,416 minutes, 1.4%Cameroon: 1,731 minutes, 0.5%Brazil: 7,455 minutes, 2.0%Botswana: 401 minutes, 0.1%Bolivia: 2,445 minutes, 0.6%Argentina: 4,823 minutes, 1.3%
  • 25% and over
  • 10-25%
  • 5-10%
  • 2-5%
  • under 2%
Minutes by country of origin. Each country is shaded by its share of the minutes; the bands are fixed, so one season can be compared with another. Hover or focus a country for its figures, and read the table below for all of them. A country too small to draw at this crop is marked with a dot.
minutes by country of origin
countryminutesshare
United States 265,698 70.2%
Mexico 14,874 3.9%
Jamaica 9,288 2.5%
Brazil 7,455 2.0%
Costa Rica 7,067 1.9%
Honduras 6,037 1.6%
Canada 5,416 1.4%
Trinidad and Tobago 5,287 1.4%
Argentina 4,823 1.3%
Guatemala 4,808 1.3%
England 4,588 1.2%
New Zealand 3,226 0.9%
Grenada 2,788 0.7%
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2,745 0.7%
Finland 2,587 0.7%
Ireland 2,512 0.7%
Bolivia 2,445 0.6%
El Salvador 2,308 0.6%
Liberia 2,248 0.6%
Venezuela 2,167 0.6%
Switzerland 2,150 0.6%
Ukraine 2,056 0.5%
France 1,986 0.5%
Haiti 1,962 0.5%
Cameroon 1,731 0.5%
Uruguay 1,703 0.4%
Ecuador 1,269 0.3%
Israel 1,268 0.3%
Romania 1,060 0.3%
Bermuda 925 0.2%
Zimbabwe 921 0.2%
Slovakia 771 0.2%
Colombia 658 0.2%
Togo 575 0.2%
Serbia 475 0.1%
Botswana 401 0.1%
Nigeria 217 0.1%
Ghana 180 0.0%
Panama 34 0.0%
Uganda 18 0.0%

No birthplace is on record for 292,921 of these minutes, so they go by the player's recorded nationality instead.

Totals are summed from what the record holds — see the coverage note.