The 2005 season was the ninth season in D.C. United

D.C. United

D.C. United is an American professional soccer club based in Washington, D.C. which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having competed in the league since its inception, in 1996.Over the...

 history

History of D.C. United

The History of D.C. United spans 17 years from 1995 to 2011 from Major League Soccer granting an MLS franchise in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. The club has spent their entire history playing in RFK Stadium located in the city's seventh ward near the Eastland Gardens neighborhood and D.C...

, as well as their ninth season in Major League Soccer

Major League Soccer

Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...

, the top tier of American soccer

Soccer in the United States

Soccer, fully known as association football,See the articles Football and Names for association football#North America for more detailed explanations of the differing names for soccer. has long been a popular sport in the United States...

. The season covers the period from November 15, 2004 through October 30, 2004.

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

MLS Cup

The MLS Cup is the championship match of Major League Soccer, the highest tier of professional soccer in the United States and Canada. As the final match of the MLS Cup playoffs, the winner is crowned the season champion in the same manner as other North American sports leagues...

 champions defeating Kansas City Wizards

MLS Cup 2004

The 2004 MLS Cup was a soccer match that took place at 12:30 EST on November 14, 2004 at The Home Depot Center in Carson, California to determine the champion of the 2004 Major League Soccer season. D.C. United defeated the Kansas City Wizards 3-2. The winning goal for United came from an own goal...

 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.

Background

Legend

Win

Loss

Tie

CONCACAF Champions' Cup

Round	Leg	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Score F–A	Goalscorers	Attendance	Ref
QF	1	March 9, 2005	Harbour View Harbour View F.C. Harbour View Football Club is a Jamaican football club that currently plays in the Digicel Premier League. Harbour View is nicknamed the "Stars of the East" or "Easters" and plays home games at Harbour View Stadium.-History:...	H	W	2–1		3,825	Eskandarian Alecko Eskandarian Alecko Eskandarian is a former American soccer player who last played for Los Angeles Galaxy. He currently is the youth technical director for Philadelphia Union.-High School and College:... , Gros
	2	March 16, 2005		A	W	2–1	Walker Jamil Walker Jamil Walker is a retired American soccer forward and midfielder, who played professionally in Major League Soccer and the USL First Division.-College:... , Moreno Jaime Moreno Jaime Moreno Morales is a former Bolivian footballer now serving as Youth Academy Technical Training Coach for D.C. United in Major League Soccer, and as the head coach of D.C. United's U-23 side....	600
SF	1	April 6, 2005	UNAM Club Universidad Nacional Club Universidad Nacional A.C., more commonly known as Pumas de la UNAM, or just Pumas, is a Mexican professional football club based in Mexico City...	H	T	1–1	Gómez Christian Gómez Christian Gómez is an Argentine footballer currently playing for Nueva Chicago.-Argentina:Gómez began playing professional soccer at the age of 17 with Argentine club Nueva Chicago, which was at the time playing in the second division. He played with the team from 1991 to 1996, appearing in 155...	21,185
	2	April 13, 2005		A	L	0–5		22,000

Regular season

Regular season results source

Game	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Score F–A	Goalscorers	Attendance	Ref
1	April 2, 2005	Chivas USA C.D. Chivas USA Club Deportivo Chivas USA is an American professional soccer club based in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California that competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States of America and Canada....	A	W	2–0	Gros, Gómez Christian Gómez Christian Gómez is an Argentine footballer currently playing for Nueva Chicago.-Argentina:Gómez began playing professional soccer at the age of 17 with Argentine club Nueva Chicago, which was at the time playing in the second division. He played with the team from 1991 to 1996, appearing in 155...	18,493
2	April 9, 2005	Chicago Fire	H	T	1–1	Petke Mike Petke Mike Petke is a former American soccer player who is now an assistant coach with New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer.-College:...	19,052
3	April 15, 2005	Columbus Crew Columbus Crew The Columbus Crew is an American professional soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada...	A	L	0–1		12,449
4	April 23, 2005	New England Revolution New England Revolution The New England Revolution is an American professional association football club based in Foxborough, Massachusetts which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada...	H	L	3–4	Moreno Jaime Moreno Jaime Moreno Morales is a former Bolivian footballer now serving as Youth Academy Technical Training Coach for D.C. United in Major League Soccer, and as the head coach of D.C. United's U-23 side....  (2), Quaranta Santino Quaranta Santino Quaranta is an American soccer player.-Youth:Quaranta partially attended Baltimore's Archbishop Curley High School for his freshman and sophomore years, where he started both years, and was recognized as one of the top soccer players in the state...	13,691
5	April 30, 2005	Kansas City Wizards	A	T	0–0		12,008
6	May 7, 2005	Columbus Crew Columbus Crew The Columbus Crew is an American professional soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada...	H	W	3–1		14,894
7	May 14, 2005	New England Revolution New England Revolution The New England Revolution is an American professional association football club based in Foxborough, Massachusetts which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada...	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 FC Dallas FC Dallas is an American professional soccer club based in the Dallas suburb of Frisco, Texas which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States of America and Canada...	H	L	0–2		16,684
10	June 4, 2005	San Jose Earthquakes San Jose Earthquakes The San Jose Earthquakes professional soccer team is located in the San Jose, California, United States suburb of Santa Clara, and participates in Major League Soccer , the top level soccer league in the United States and Canada....	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 New England Revolution The New England Revolution is an American professional association football club based in Foxborough, Massachusetts which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada...	H	W	2–0		17,611
14	June 29, 2005	Chicago Fire	A	L	3–4		8,202
15	July 2, 2005	Columbus Crew Columbus Crew The Columbus Crew is an American professional soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada...	A	W	1–0	Marshall Chad Marshall Chad Marshall is an American soccer player who currently captains the Columbus Crew in Major League Soccer.-Youth and College:...  (o.g. Own goal An own net occurs in goal-scoring games when a player scores a goal that is registered against his or her own team. It is usually accidental, and may be a result of an attempt at defensive play that failed or was spoiled by opponents.... )	12,988

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

Round	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Score F–A	Goalscorers	Attendance	Ref
R4	August 3, 2005	Richmond Kickers Richmond Kickers The Richmond Kickers are an American professional soccer club based in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Founded in 1993, the team plays in the American Division of the USL Professional Division, the third tier of the American Soccer Pyramid...	A	W	3–1	Adu Adu ADU or Adu may refer to:* Freddy Adu, American Football player* Sade Adu, Nigerian-English singer* Ardabil Airport * In metadata the acronym Application Discovery and Understanding* Ammonium Diuranate Ammonium diuranate... , Gómez Christian Gómez Christian Gómez is an Argentine footballer currently playing for Nueva Chicago.-Argentina:Gómez began playing professional soccer at the age of 17 with Argentine club Nueva Chicago, which was at the time playing in the second division. He played with the team from 1991 to 1996, appearing in 155...  (2)	8,412
QF	August 24, 2005	FC Dallas FC Dallas FC Dallas is an American professional soccer club based in the Dallas suburb of Frisco, Texas which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States of America and Canada...	H	L	1–1 (1–4 pen.)	Gómez Christian Gómez Christian Gómez is an Argentine footballer currently playing for Nueva Chicago.-Argentina:Gómez began playing professional soccer at the age of 17 with Argentine club Nueva Chicago, which was at the time playing in the second division. He played with the team from 1991 to 1996, appearing in 155...	4,258

Conference

	Club
1	New England Revolution New England Revolution The New England Revolution is an American professional association football club based in Foxborough, Massachusetts which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada...	32	17	7	8	55	37	18	59
2	D.C. United D.C. United D.C. United is an American professional soccer club based in Washington, D.C. which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having competed in the league since its inception, in 1996.Over the...	32	16	10	6	58	37	21	54
3	Chicago Fire	32	15	13	4	49	50
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 Columbus Crew The Columbus Crew is an American professional soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada...	32	11	16	5	34	45
38

¹Earns top-seed in MLS Cup Playoffs

Overall

	Club
1	San Jose Earthquakes San Jose Earthquakes The San Jose Earthquakes professional soccer team is located in the San Jose, California, United States suburb of Santa Clara, and participates in Major League Soccer , the top level soccer league in the United States and Canada....	32	18	4	10	53	31	22	64
2	New England Revolution New England Revolution The New England Revolution is an American professional association football club based in Foxborough, Massachusetts which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada...	32	17	7	8	55	37	18	59
3	D.C. United D.C. United D.C. United is an American professional soccer club based in Washington, D.C. which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having competed in the league since its inception, in 1996.Over the...	32	16	10	6	58	37	21	54
4	Chicago Fire	32	15	13	4	49	50
49
5	FC Dallas FC Dallas FC Dallas is an American professional soccer club based in the Dallas suburb of Frisco, Texas which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States of America and Canada...	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 Colorado Rapids The Colorado Rapids are an American professional soccer club based in the Denver suburb of Commerce City, Colorado which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having competed in the league...	32	13	13	6	40	37	3	45
9	Los Angeles Galaxy Los Angeles Galaxy The Los Angeles Galaxy are an American professional soccer team, based in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California, which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, and the league's second...	32	13	13	6	44	45
45
10	Columbus Crew Columbus Crew The Columbus Crew is an American professional soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada...	32	11	16	5	34	45
38
11	Real Salt Lake Real Salt Lake Real Salt Lake is an American professional soccer club based in Sandy, Utah, a suburb of Salt Lake City. The team competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. They currently play their home games at Rio Tinto Stadium. Real Salt Lake won...	32	5	22	5	30	65
20
12	Chivas USA	32	4	22	6	31	67
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

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Transfers

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In

Date	Pos	Name	From	Fee/Notes	Ref.
January 14, 2005	MF	Nick Van Sicklen	Wisconsin Badgers Wisconsin Badgers The Wisconsin Badgers are the collegiate athletic teams from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. This NCAA Division I athletic program has teams in football, basketball, ice hockey, volleyball, soccer, cross country, tennis, swimming, wrestling, track and field, rowing, golf, and softball...	Drafted in the 2005 MLS SuperDraft 2005 MLS SuperDraft The 2005 MLS SuperDraft, held in Baltimore, Maryland on January 14, 2005, was the sixth incarnation of the annual Major League Soccer SuperDraft. Expansion club Real Salt Lake had the first pick as the result of a coin toss . RSL drafted Under-17 midfielder Nikolas Besagno with the first selection...  second round
January 14, 2005	DF	Tim Merritt Tim Merritt Tim Merritt is an American soccer player who currently plays for USASA amateur team CASL Elite.-High School and College:...	North Carolina Tar Heels North Carolina Tar Heels The North Carolina Tar Heels are the athletic teams for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The name Tar Heel is a nickname used to refer to individuals from the state of North Carolina, the Tar Heel State...	Drafted in the 2005 MLS SuperDraft 2005 MLS SuperDraft The 2005 MLS SuperDraft, held in Baltimore, Maryland on January 14, 2005, was the sixth incarnation of the annual Major League Soccer SuperDraft. Expansion club Real Salt Lake had the first pick as the result of a coin toss . RSL drafted Under-17 midfielder Nikolas Besagno with the first selection...  fourth round
February 4, 2005	FW	Matt Nickell Matt Nickell Matt Nickell is an American soccer player, who last played forward for D.C. United in Major League Soccer....	Drake Bulldogs Drake Bulldogs men's soccer The Drake Bulldogs men's soccer team represent Drake University in the Missouri Valley Conference of NCAA Division I soccer. The team plays its home matches at Cownie Sports Complex on the south side of Des Moines, Iowa and is currently coached by Swiss-Canadian Sean Holmes.-History:The Drake...	Drafted in the 2005 MLS Supplemental Draft 2005 MLS Supplemental Draft Following the signature of the first MLS players' union contract, the MLS Superdraft was limited to four rounds. As a result, the Supplemental Draft was re-incarnated to hold the additional rounds. The 2005 MLS Supplemental Draft, held on February 4, 2005, was the first re-incarnation of the MLS...  first round
February 4, 2005	GK	Andrew Terris	Stanford Cardinal Stanford Cardinal The Stanford Cardinal is the nickname of the athletic teams at Stanford University.-Nickname and mascot history:Following its win over Cal in the first-ever Big Game in 1892, the color cardinal was picked as the primary color of Stanford's athletic teams...	Drafted in the 2005 MLS Supplemental Draft 2005 MLS Supplemental Draft Following the signature of the first MLS players' union contract, the MLS Superdraft was limited to four rounds. As a result, the Supplemental Draft was re-incarnated to hold the additional rounds. The 2005 MLS Supplemental Draft, held on February 4, 2005, was the first re-incarnation of the MLS...  third round
February 4, 2005	MF	Shawn Kuykendall Shawn Kuykendall Shawn Kuykendall is a former American soccer player.His parents are Kurt and Sherry Kuykendall. His father was inducted into the American University Athletics Hall of Fame in 1997 and was a 1973 All-American goalkeeper. Kurt Kuykendall played for the Washington Diplomats and the New York Cosmos in...	American Eagles	Drafted in the 2005 MLS Supplemental Draft 2005 MLS Supplemental Draft Following the signature of the first MLS players' union contract, the MLS Superdraft was limited to four rounds. As a result, the Supplemental Draft was re-incarnated to hold the additional rounds. The 2005 MLS Supplemental Draft, held on February 4, 2005, was the first re-incarnation of the MLS...  fourth round

Out

Date	Pos	Name	To	Fee/Notes	Ref.
November 19, 2004	MF	Ezra Hendrickson Ezra Hendrickson Ezra Hendrickson is a retired Vincentian footballer. He played professionally in the United States' Major League Soccer with New York MetroStars, Los Angeles Galaxy, Dallas Burn, and Chivas USA, and was also a member of the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines national team...	Chivas USA C.D. Chivas USA Club Deportivo Chivas USA is an American professional soccer club based in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California that competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States of America and Canada....	Acquired through 2004 MLS Expansion Draft 2004 MLS Expansion Draft The 2004 MLS Expansion Draft was held on November 19, 2004 and consisted of 10 rounds. The two new teams, C.D. Chivas USA and Real Salt Lake, drafted players from the other 10 Major League Soccer teams....
November 19, 2004	FW	Thiago Martins Thiago Martins Thiago Martins is a retired Brazilian football striker.-Early Life and Amateur Career:Martins was born on the east side of São Paulo, Brazil, and came to the United States in 1996. He landed in Los Angeles, California, at 19 years old and with little money...	Chivas USA C.D. Chivas USA Club Deportivo Chivas USA is an American professional soccer club based in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California that competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States of America and Canada....	Acquired through 2004 MLS Expansion Draft
November 19, 2004	MF	Kevin Ara Kevin Ara Kevin Ara is an American soccer player, who played defensive midfielder for Clint Greenwood Soccer Academy.Ara played his college soccer at Harvard University, where he had a rather distinguished career. While at Harvard, he was named first team All-Ivy twice, second team once, was named first...	Real Salt Lake Real Salt Lake Real Salt Lake is an American professional soccer club based in Sandy, Utah, a suburb of Salt Lake City. The team competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. They currently play their home games at Rio Tinto Stadium. Real Salt Lake won...	Acquired through 2004 MLS Expansion Draft
January 20, 2005	MF	Doug Warren Doug Warren Douglas Patrick "Doug" Warren is an American soccer goalkeeper, who last played for the New England Revolution in Major League Soccer. He was a member of the U.S. team at the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship....	New England Revolution New England Revolution The New England Revolution is an American professional association football club based in Foxborough, Massachusetts which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada...	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 Mike Petke Mike Petke is a former American soccer player who is now an assistant coach with New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer.-College:...	Colorado Rapids Colorado Rapids The Colorado Rapids are an American professional soccer club based in the Denver suburb of Commerce City, Colorado which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having competed in the league...	Traded for Chris Henderson Chris Henderson Christopher "Chris" Henderson is a former American soccer midfielder who earned 79 caps with the U.S. national team. He was part of the U.S...
May 24, 2005	MF	Chris Henderson Chris Henderson Christopher "Chris" Henderson is a former American soccer midfielder who earned 79 caps with the U.S. national team. He was part of the U.S...	Columbus Crew Columbus Crew The Columbus Crew is an American professional soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada...	Traded to Columbus for partial allocation money
May 24, 2005	GK	Andrew Terris	None	Released