2005 United Soccer Leagues

The 2005 Season was the 19th edition of the United Soccer Leagues season.

General

Honors

Competition Champion Runner-Up Regular Season Champion/Best USL team
USL First Division Seattle Sounders Richmond Kickers Montreal Impact
USL Second Division Charlotte Eagles Western Mass Pioneers Western Mass Pioneers
USL PDL Des Moines Menace El Paso Patriots Orange County Blue Star
U.S. Open Cup Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS) FC Dallas (MLS) Minnesota Thunder (Lost in Semi-final)

First Division

  Commissioner's Cup, bye to semifinal round of playoffs
  Bye to semifinal round of playoffs
  First round of playoffs

Pos Club Pts Pld W L T GF GA GD H2H Pts
1Montreal Impact 612818373715+22
2Rochester Raging Rhinos 512815764527+18
3Vancouver Whitecaps 452812793721+16
4Seattle Sounders 4428116113325+8
5Portland Timbers 392810994042−2POR: 4 pts
RIC: 1 pt
6Richmond Kickers 392810992830−2
7Puerto Rico Islanders 3828101084643+3
8Atlanta Silverbacks 3328101534052−12
9Charleston Battery 322891452736−9
10Minnesota Thunder 3128711103742−5
11Virginia Beach Mariners 282871472639−13
12Toronto Lynx 172831782650−24

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.
  First Round     Semifinals     Final
                                   
      1  Montreal Impact 2 1 3  
  4  Seattle Sounders 1 2 3     4  Seattle Sounders 2 2 4    
  5  Portland Timbers 0 0 0         4  Seattle Sounders (aet) (p) 1 (4)
      6  Richmond Kickers 1 (3)
      2  Rochester Raging Rhinos 1 1 2    
  3  Vancouver Whitecaps 0 0 0 (4)     6  Richmond Kickers 3 1 4  
  6  Richmond Kickers (aet) (p) 0 0 0 (5)  

Second Division

Place Team P W L T GF GA Points
1 Western Mass Pioneers 20 13 3 4 41 22 43
2 Charlotte Eagles 20 13 5 2 44 20 41
3 Harrisburg City Islanders 20 12 3 5 43 24 41
4 Wilmington Hammerheads 20 12 6 2 45 23 38
5 Cincinnati Kings 20 7 8 5 28 23 26
6 Long Island Rough Riders 20 7 13 0 29 42 21
7 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 20 6 11 3 32 25 21
8 New Hampshire Phantoms 20 6 11 3 29 38 21
9 Northern Virginia Royals 20 2 18 0 16 90 6

Playoffs

  Semifinals Final
                         
1  Western Mass Pioneers 0 3 3  
4  Wilmington Hammerheads 1 1 2  
    1  Western Mass Pioneers  2 (4) 
  2  Charlotte Eagles (aet) (p)  2 (5) 
2  Charlotte Eagles 0  4 (aet) 4
3  Harrisburg City Islanders 1 1        2  

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]

Premier Development League

See also

References

  1. ↑ 2005 USL-2 Season in Review
  2. ↑ United Soccer Leagues (RSSSF)

External links

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