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2005 D.C. United season

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club	D.C. United
season	2005
league	MLS
league result	3rd
chrtitle	Owner
chairman	D.C. United Holdings
mgrtitle	Head coach
manager	Piotr Nowak
cup1	MLS Cup Playoffs
cup1 result	Conference semifinals
cup2	U.S. Open Cup
cup2 result	Quarterfinals
cup3	CONCACAF Champions' Cup
cup3 result	Semifinals
cup4	Copa Sudamericana
cup4 result	Round of 16
cup5	Carolina Challenge Cup
cup5 result	Runners-up
cup6	Atlantic Cup
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The 2005 season was the ninth season in D.C. United history, as well as their ninth season in Major League Soccer, the top tier of American soccer. The season covers the period from November 15, 2004, through October 30, 2005.

Under Piotr Nowak's tenure as head coach, this was the first and only season where he did not lead D.C. United to a trophy of any kind. D.C. United entered the season as the defending MLS Cup champions defeating Kansas City Wizards 3–2 in last season's championship. During Nowak's second season as head coach, he led the team to a slightly better regular season record, finishing third in the overall standings.

D.C. United made their first appearance in the CONCACAF Champions' Cup (now Champions League) for the first time in three years, earning qualification through winning the 2004 MLS Cup championship. In the continental tournament, D.C. United were the only American club to reach the semifinals of the tournament before losing to Mexico's UNAM Pumas 6–1 on aggregate.

In other external competitions, United finished as runners-up in the preseason Carolina Challenge Cup, reached the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open Cup and won the Atlantic Cup rivalry series against MetroStars.

Background

Main article: 2004 D.C. United season

D.C. United entered the 2005 season as the defending MLS Cup champions, earning their first league championship since 1999. During the 2004 MLS regular season, United finished second in the Eastern Conference table and fourth in the overall regular standings. Their playoff run included a 4–0 aggregate series victory over their Atlantic Cup rivals, MetroStars in the conference semifinals. In the conference final, United defeated the Eastern Conference regular season champions, New England Revolution in a penalty shoot-out, after a 3–3 draw in regulation and extra time. Their playoff campaign culminated in MLS Cup 2004 defeating Kansas City Wizards 3–2 in the final.

Match results

Legend

Win	Loss	Tie

Carolina Challenge Cup

Main article: 2005 Carolina Challenge Cup

Game	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Score
F–A	Goalscorers	Attendance	Ref
1	March 19, 2005	San Jose Earthquakes	N	L	0–2		title=CCC 2005 matchday 1	url=http://www.charlestonbattery.com/news.asp?id=169	publisher=CharlestonBattery.com	accessdate=September 21, 2012	date=March 19, 2005	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207145838/http://www.charlestonbattery.com/news.asp?id=169	archive-date=February 7, 2012	url-status=dead	df=mdy-all}}
2	March 23, 2005	Charleston Battery	A	T	2–2	Moreno, Quintanilla
3	March 25, 2005	Columbus Crew	N	W	3–0	Gomez (2), Moreno	title=CCC 2005 matchday 3	url=http://www.charlestonbattery.com/news.asp?id=173	publisher=CharlestonBattery.com	accessdate=September 21, 2012	date=March 25, 2005	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207145912/http://www.charlestonbattery.com/news.asp?id=173	archive-date=February 7, 2012	url-status=dead	df=mdy-all}}

CONCACAF Champions' Cup

Main article: 2005 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

Round	Leg	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Score
F–A	Goalscorers	Attendance	Ref
QF	1	March 9, 2005	JAM Harbour View	H	W	2–1	Eskandarian, Gros	3,825
2	March 16, 2005	A	W	2–1	Walker, Moreno	600
SF	1	April 6, 2005	MEX UNAM	H	T	1–1	Gómez	21,185
2	April 13, 2005	A	L	0–5		22,000

Major League Soccer

Main article: 2005 Major League Soccer season

Regular season

Regular season results source

Game	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Score
F–A	Goalscorers	Attendance	Ref
1	April 2, 2005	Chivas USA	A	W	2–0	Gros, Gómez	18,493	last=Bueno	first=Danny	title=Defending champs knock off Chivas USA	url=http://dcunited.mlsnet.com/MLS/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20050402&content_id=25439&vkey=news_dcu&fext=.jsp&team=dcu	publisher=MLSnet.com	accessdate=August 18, 2011	archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051210101343/http://dcunited.mlsnet.com/MLS/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20050402&content_id=25439&vkey=news_dcu&fext=.jsp&team=dcu	archivedate=December 10, 2005	date=April 2, 2005}}
2	April 9, 2005	Chicago Fire	H	T	1–1	Petke	19,052	last=Garriott	first=Omar	title=United, Fire tied down at RFK Stadium	url=http://dcunited.mlsnet.com/MLS/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20050409&content_id=26179&vkey=news_dcu&fext=.jsp&team=dcu	work=MLSnet.com	publisher=D.C. United	accessdate=August 18, 2005	archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051212003326/http://dcunited.mlsnet.com/MLS/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20050409&content_id=26179&vkey=news_dcu&fext=.jsp&team=dcu	archivedate=December 12, 2005	date=April 9, 2005}}
3	April 15, 2005	Columbus Crew	A	L	0–1		12,449	last=Kuhn	first=John	title=Youthful United fall to Crew in Columbus	url=http://dcunited.mlsnet.com/MLS/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20050415&content_id=26782&vkey=news_dcu&fext=.jsp&team=dcu	work=MLSnet.com	publisher=D.C. United	accessdate=August 18, 2011	archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051212003706/http://dcunited.mlsnet.com/MLS/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20050415&content_id=26782&vkey=news_dcu&fext=.jsp&team=dcu	archivedate=December 12, 2005	date=April 15, 2005}}
4	April 23, 2005	New England Revolution	H	L	3–4	Moreno (2), Quaranta	13,691	last=Boehm	first=Charles	title=Hole proves too deep for United	url=http://dcunited.mlsnet.com/MLS/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20050423&content_id=27593&vkey=news_dcu&fext=.jsp&team=dcu	work=MLSnet.com	publisher=D.C. United	accessdate=August 20, 2011	archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051217120007/http://dcunited.mlsnet.com/MLS/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20050423&content_id=27593&vkey=news_dcu&fext=.jsp&team=dcu	archivedate=December 17, 2005	date=April 23, 2005}}
5	April 30, 2005	Kansas City Wizards	A	T	0–0		12,008	last=Rusert	first=Robert	title=MLS Cup rematch ends in stalemate	url=http://dcunited.mlsnet.com/MLS/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20050430&content_id=28292&vkey=news_dcu&fext=.jsp&team=dcu	work=MLSnet.com	publisher=D.C. United	accessdate=August 20, 2011	archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051212004805/http://dcunited.mlsnet.com/MLS/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20050430&content_id=28292&vkey=news_dcu&fext=.jsp&team=dcu	archivedate=December 12, 2005}}
6	May 7, 2005	Columbus Crew	H	W	3–1		14,894	last=Boehm	first=Charles	title=D.C. dominant in victory over Crew	url=http://dcunited.mlsnet.com/MLS/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20050507&content_id=29041&vkey=news_dcu&fext=.jsp&team=dcu	work=MLSnet.com	publisher=D.C. United	accessdate=August 20, 2011	archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051212003950/http://dcunited.mlsnet.com/MLS/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20050507&content_id=29041&vkey=news_dcu&fext=.jsp&team=dcu	archivedate=December 12, 2005	date=May 7, 2005}}
7	May 14, 2005	New England Revolution	A	L	0–1		13,662
8	May 21, 2005	Kansas City Wizards	H	W	3–2		18,731
9	May 28, 2005	FC Dallas	H	L	0–2		16,684
10	June 4, 2005	San Jose Earthquakes	A	T	0–0		11,989
11	June 12, 2005	MetroStars	A	T	0–0		15,125
12	June 15, 2005	Chicago Fire	H	W	4–3		14,198
13	June 18, 2005	New England Revolution	H	W	2–0		17,611
14	June 29, 2005	Chicago Fire	A	L	3–4		8,202
15	July 2, 2005	Columbus Crew	A	W	1–0	Marshall (o.g.)	12,988	last=Halpin	first=Jason	title=Gift victory is just what United ordered	url=http://dcunited.mlsnet.com/MLS/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20050702&content_id=35304&vkey=news_dcu&fext=.jsp&team=dcu	work=MLSnet.com	publisher=D.C. United	accessdate=September 18, 2011	archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051212005355/http://dcunited.mlsnet.com/MLS/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20050702&content_id=35304&vkey=news_dcu&fext=.jsp&team=dcu	archivedate=December 12, 2005	date=July 2, 2005}}
16	July 9, 2005	Kansas City Wizards	H	L	0–1		18,379
17	July 15, 2005	San Jose Earthquakes	H	W	3–0		13,978
18	July 20, 2005	Kansas City Wizards	A	D	1–1		7,560
19	July 23, 2005	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	W	1–0		27,000
20	August 6, 2005	Chicago Fire	A	W	3–2		14,478
21	August 10, 2005	MetroStars	H	W	3–0		11,883
22	August 13, 2005	Chivas USA	H	W	3–0		16,169
23	August 20, 2005	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	L	2–3		16,863
24	August 27, 2005	New England Revolution	A	L	1–2		18,049
25	August 31, 2005	Real Salt Lake	A	W	5–1		11,455
26	September 3, 2005	Colorado Rapids	A	L	0–1		17,044
27	September 10, 2005	FC Dallas	A	W	2–1		1,308
29	October 1, 2005	AFC Wimbledon	A	L	0–1		3,532
30	October 5, 2005	Fleetwood Town	H	W	1–0	Reed	2,220
31	October 8, 2005	Altrincham	A	D	0–0		1,143
32	October 15, 2005	Hayes & Yeading United	A	W	2–1	J. Smith, Rankine	458

Playoffs

Main article: 2005 MLS Cup Playoffs

Round	Leg	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Score
F–A	Goalscorers	Attendance	Ref
Conf. SF	1	October 21, 2005	Chicago Fire	A	T	0–0
2	October 30, 2005	H	L	0–4		20,089

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2005 U.S. Open Cup

Round	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Score
F–A	Goalscorers	Attendance	Ref
R4	August 3, 2005	Richmond Kickers	A	W	3–1	Adu, Gómez (2)	8,412	last=Boehm	first=Charles	title=D.C. United give Kickers the boot	url=http://www.mlsnet.com/MLS/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20050804&content_id=38732&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp	publisher=MLSnet.com	accessdate=August 18, 2011	archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051109102420/http://www.mlsnet.com/MLS/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20050804&content_id=38732&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp	archivedate=November 9, 2005}}
QF	August 24, 2005	FC Dallas	H	L	1–1
(1–4 pen.)	Gómez	4,258	last=Boehm	first=Charles	title=FCD's Thompson finishes off United	url=http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20050825&content_id=40912&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp	publisher=MLSnet.com	accessdate=August 18, 2011	archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070819001345/http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20050825&content_id=40912&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp	archivedate=August 19, 2007 }}

Copa Sudamericana

Main article: 2005 Copa Sudamericana

Round	Leg	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Score
F–A	Goalscorers	Attendance	Ref
R16	1	September 17, 2005	CHI Universidad Católica	H	T	1–1	Walker
2	September 23, 2005	A	L	2–3	Gomez (2)	14,118	last1=Kluepfel	first1=Brian	title=Sudamericana heartbreak for D.C. United	url=http://mlsnet.com/MLS/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20050923&content_id=43680&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp	website=Major League Soccer	publisher=MLSnet.com	accessdate=May 18, 2016	archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051113145230/http://mlsnet.com/MLS/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20050923&content_id=43680&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp	archivedate=November 13, 2005	date=September 23, 2005	url-status=dead }}

League standings

Conference

Pos	Club	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	New England Revolution	32	17	7	8	55	37	18	59
2	D.C. United	32	16	10	6	58	37	21	54
3	Chicago Fire	32	15	13	4	49	50	-1	49
4	MetroStars	32	12	9	11	53	49	4	47
5	Kansas City Wizards	32	11	9	12	52	44	8	45
6	Columbus Crew	32	11	16	5	34	45	-11	38

:1Earns top-seed in MLS Cup Playoffs

Overall

Pos	Club	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	San Jose Earthquakes	32	18	4	10	53	31	22	64
2	New England Revolution	32	17	7	8	55	37	18	59
3	D.C. United	32	16	10	6	58	37	21	54
4	Chicago Fire	32	15	13	4	49	50	-1	49
5	FC Dallas	32	13	10	9	52	44	8	48
6	MetroStars	32	12	9	11	53	49	4	47
7	Kansas City Wizards	32	11	9	12	52	44	8	45
8	Colorado Rapids	32	13	13	6	40	37	3	45
9	Los Angeles Galaxy	32	13	13	6	44	45	-1	45
10	Columbus Crew	32	11	16	5	34	45	-11	38
11	Real Salt Lake	32	5	22	5	30	65	-35	20
12	Chivas USA	32	4	22	6	31	67	-36	18

;Notes

Note 1: The San Jose Earthquakes earn the top-seed in the Western Conference bracket of the MLS Cup Playoffs.
Note 2: The Columbus Crew earn the top-seed in the Eastern Conference bracket of the MLS Cup Playoffs.

Player details

Sources:{{cite web

Transfers

All transactions sourced to:

In

Date	Pos	Name	From	Fee/notes	Ref.
January 14, 2005	MF	Nick Van Sicklen	Wisconsin Badgers	Drafted in the 2005 MLS SuperDraft second round	title=D.C. United Lands Nick Van Sicklen, Tim Merritt in Draft	url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3117069	publisher=OurSportsCentral.com	accessdate=August 18, 2011	date=January 14, 2005}}
January 14, 2005	DF	Tim Merritt	North Carolina Tar Heels	Drafted in the 2005 MLS SuperDraft fourth round
February 4, 2005	FW	Matt Nickell	Drake Bulldogs	Drafted in the 2005 MLS Supplemental Draft first round	title=2005 MLS Supplemental Draft Results	url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/docs/home/2005%20mls%20supplemental%20draft%20results.pdf	work=Major League Soccer	publisher=USLSoccer.com	accessdate=August 18, 2011	url-status=dead	archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610133526/http://www.uslsoccer.com/docs/home/2005%20mls%20supplemental%20draft%20results.pdf	archivedate=June 10, 2011 }}
February 4, 2005	GK	Andrew Terris	Stanford Cardinal	Drafted in the 2005 MLS Supplemental Draft third round
February 4, 2005	MF	Shawn Kuykendall	American Eagles	Drafted in the 2005 MLS Supplemental Draft fourth round

Out

Date	Pos	Name	To	Fee/notes	Ref.
November 19, 2004	MF	Ezra Hendrickson	Chivas USA	Acquired through 2004 MLS Expansion Draft	last=St. Clair	first=Mark	title=2004 MLS Expansion Draft	url=http://mls.webstrider.com/2004/ExpansionDraft.html	accessdate=August 18, 2011	date=November 19, 2004	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330225457/http://mls.webstrider.com/2004/ExpansionDraft.html	archive-date=March 30, 2012	url-status=dead	df=mdy-all}}
November 19, 2004	FW	Thiago Martins	Chivas USA	Acquired through 2004 MLS Expansion Draft
November 19, 2004	MF	Kevin Ara	Real Salt Lake	Acquired through 2004 MLS Expansion Draft
January 20, 2005	MF	Doug Warren	New England Revolution	Traded for fourth round pick in the 2006 MLS SuperDraft
April 4, 2005	POS	Tim Laweson	No club	Waived
May 23, 2005	DF	Mike Petke	Colorado Rapids	Traded for Chris Henderson
May 24, 2005	MF	Chris Henderson	Columbus Crew	Traded to Columbus for partial allocation money
May 24, 2005	GK	Andrew Terris	None	Released

1/20: Trades the rights of goalkeeper Doug Warren to the New England Revolution in exchange for New England's natural fourth round pick in the 2006 SuperDraft 1/28: Re-signs veteran defender Mike Petke 2/4: Acquires MetroStars defender Kenny Arena in exchange for future considerations

2005 Supplemental Draft Matt Nickell (1/12), Andrew Terris (3/36), Shawn Kuykendall (4/48)

2/21: Signs midfielder Clyde Simms, formerly of the Richmond Kickers and East Carolina University 3/8: Signs forward Jamil Walker, goalkeeper Andrew Terris, forward Matt Nickell, and defender Bobby Boswell to developmental contracts 3/8: Signs forward Nick Van Sicklen to the 18-man roster 3/9: Signs defenders Tim Merritt and Bobby Boswell to developmental contracts 3/10: Signs rookie midfielder Shawn Kuykendall to a developmental contract 3/15: Signs English midfielder Steve Guppy as senior international player 4/4: Waives midfielder Tim Lawson 4/20: Upgrades the contract of defender Bobby Boswell from developmental to the 18-man roster 4/26: Signs forward Matt Nickell to a developmental contract 5/23: Trades defender Mike Petke to the Colorado Rapids for midfielder Chris Henderson 5/24: Trades Chris Henderson to Columbus for partial allocation 5/24: Signs defender John Wilson from Rochester Rhinos of the USL First Division 5/24: Releases goalkeeper Andrew Terris 5/31: Releases midfielder Eliseo Quintanilla 6/3: Signs goalkeeper Andrew Weber to developmental roster 8/1: Releases midfielder Steve Guppy (OUT) 8/5: Signs defender Facundo Erpen as junior international 8/15: Signs forward Lucio Filomeno as senior international 11/15: Waives Kenny Arena, Nana Kuffour, Tim Merritt and Jason Thompson

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