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2005 season.

The 2005 MLS season had 12 clubs, each playing 32 regular-season matches. San Jose Earthquakes won the Supporters' Shield with 64 points. LA Galaxy won MLS Cup 2005, beating New England Revolution in the final. Chivas USA and Real Salt Lake were new to the league. All 203 of its matches are listed below, each with its own page.

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Standings

2005 MLS standings
1San JoseShield32184105331+22642.00
2New EnglandFinalist3217785537+18591.84
3D.C.32161065837+21541.69
4Chicago32151344950−1491.53
5Dallas32131095244+8481.50
6MetroStars32129115349+4471.47
7Colorado32131364037+3451.41
8LA GalaxyMLS Cup32131364445−1451.41
9Kansas City32119125244+8451.41
10Columbus32111653445−11381.19
11Salt Lake3252253065−35200.63
12Chivas USASpoon3242263167−36180.56

Overall rank uses the modern MLS tiebreak (points, wins, GD, GF); exact at the top and bottom, best-effort in the middle for older seasons.

Honors

Supporters’ Shield

Wooden SpoonRetroactive

Chivas USA

18 pts · 4-22-6 · −36 GD

Structure

Clubs12
Conferences2East · West
Points3-1-0Win 3 · draw 1 · loss 0
Matches per club32regular season

Movement

Notes

  • Chivas USA and Real Salt Lake join (12 clubs)
  • Dallas Burn become FC Dallas

Leading scorers

Who scored the goals.

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2005 scorers

Player statistics begin in 2013. Scoring charts for earlier seasons are coming.

Results · 203 matches

Every 2005 MLS match, by month.

Regular season, playoffs and MLS Cup. Open a month to see every result; each match has its own page.

April29 matches
May30 matches
June31 matches
July28 matches
August27 matches
September26 matches
October29 matches
November3 matches