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2005 United Soccer Leagues
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The 2005 USL season was the first following a rebranding of two United Soccer Leagues operated leagues. The A-League and the Pro Soccer League were renamed to the USL First Division and USL Second Division, respectively. These leagues also became single table this year, ending the use of regional conferences.
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Changes from 2004
- The Syracuse Salty Dogs, Milwaukee Wave United, Edmonton Aviators, and Calgary Mustangs of the First Division folded following the 2004 season.
- The Utah Blitzz of the Second Division folded following the 2004 season.
- The Cincinnati Kings joined the Second Division as an expansion club.
- The Westchester Flames, San Diego Gauchos, and California Gold switched from the Second Division to the PDL.
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First Division
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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.
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||
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 (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 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||
6 | Richmond Kickers (p) | 0 | 0 | 0 (5) |
Quarterfinals
Leg 1
Leg 2
Richmond Kickers won 5–4 on Penalty kicks after tying both games 0–0.
First Leg
Seattle Sounders won 3–0 on Aggregate.
Semifinals
First Leg
Second Leg
Richmond Kickers won 4–2 on Aggregate.
First Leg
Second Leg
Seattle Sounders won 4–3 on Aggregate.
Final
Awards and All-League Teams
First Team
F: Fabian Dawkins (Atlanta Silverbacks); Jason Jordan (Vancouver Whitecaps) (MVP & Leading Goalscorer); Mauricio Salles (Puerto Rico Islanders)
M: Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar (Portland Timbers); Mauro Biello (Montreal Impact); Steve Klein (Vancouver Whitecaps); Kirk Wilson (Rochester Raging Rhinos)
D: Gabriel Gervais (Montreal Impact); Taylor Graham (Seattle Sounders) (Defender of the Year); Scot Thompson (Portland Timbers)
G: Greg Sutton (Montreal Impact) (Goalkeeper of the Year)
Coach: Nick De Santis (Montreal Impact) (Coach of the Year)
Second Team
F: Dan Antoniuk (Portland Timbers); Johnny Menyongar (Minnesota Thunder); Melvin Tarley (Minnesota Thunder)
M: Darren Caskey (Virginia Beach Mariners); Jeff Matteo (Minnesota Thunder); Rodrigo Rios (Atlanta Silverbacks); Petter Villegas (Puerto Rico Islanders))
D: Ben Hollingsworth (Charleston Battery); Peter Luzak (Richmond Kickers); Nevio Pizzolitto (Montreal Impact)
G: Preston Burpo (Seattle Sounders)
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Second Division
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Playoffs
Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||
1 | Western Mass Pioneers | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
4 | Wilmington Hammerheads | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
1 | Western Mass Pioneers | 2 (4) | |||||||||
2 | Charlotte Eagles (a.e.t.) (p) | 2 (5) | |||||||||
2 | Charlotte Eagles (a.e.t.) | 0 | 4 | 4 | |||||||
3 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Semifinals
Second Leg
Western Mass Pioneers won 3–2 on Aggregate.
First Leg
Second Leg
Charlotte Eagles won 4–2 on Aggregate. 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]
Final
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