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

General

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renamed USL First Division. * Pro Soccer League renamed USL Second Division. * The newly renamed top two divisions each become single table. * The

Syracuse Salty Dogs The Syracuse Salty Dogs (formally Syracuse Football Club) were a professional men's soccer team based in Syracuse, New York. The name of the club originates from "Salty Dog" which is nautical slang for an experienced sailor who has spent much o ...

Milwaukee Wave United The Milwaukee Wave United was an American professional soccer team, which last played in the A-League, the American second division. The Wave United was formed and joined the A-League after the Milwaukee Rampage folded in 2002. The team announced ...

Edmonton Aviators The Edmonton Aviators were a soccer club based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The club was founded in 2003 as a member of the United Soccer League's A-League and folded after playing only one season in 2004. Midway through the season, with the club ...

, 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 Cincinnati Kings were a professional American association football, soccer club based in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. Founded in 2005, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid ...

joined the Second Division, as an expansion club, for the 2005 season. * The

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, San Diego Gauchos, and

California Gold California Gold was an American soccer team which began playing under the Gold moniker in 2002. The club was founded in 1997 as the Stanislaus County Cruisers. The team was a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League (PDL) ...

switched from the Second Division to the

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for the 2005 season.

Honors

First Division

Playoffs

:''Each round except the final was a two-game aggregate goal series decided by

extra time Overtime or extra time is an additional period of play specified under the rules of a sport to bring a game to a decision and avoid declaring the match a tie or draw where the scores are the same. In some sports, this extra period is played onl ...

and a penalty shoot-out immediately following the second game of the series, if necessary. The

away goals rule The away goals rule is a method of tiebreaker, tiebreaking in association football and other sports when teams play each other twice, once at each team's home ground. Under the away goals rule, if the total goals scored by each team are equal, the ...

was not used as a tie-breaker. Tournament was re-seeded after the first round.''

Awards and All-League Teams

First Team
F:

Fabian Dawkins Fabian Dawkins (born 7 February 1981) is a Jamaican former footballer. Club career Dawkins grew up in August Town, St. Andrew and attended Jamaica College. Nicknamed 'Renaldo', the attacking midfielder started his career at Village United F.C. ...

(

Atlanta Silverbacks The Atlanta Silverbacks FC were an American professional soccer club based in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 1998 as Atlanta Ruckus, the club played in many leagues over the years before folding after the 2015 season. The team played its home game ...

); Jason Jordan ( Vancouver Whitecaps) (MVP & Leading Goalscorer);

Mauricio Salles Mauricio Salles de Alencar (born 1 March 1978) is a Brazilian professional footballer. On 20 January 2010, he was ranked 25th in the USL First Division Top 25 of the Decade, which announced a list of the best and most influential players of th ...

( Puerto Rico Islanders)
M:

Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar (born April 6, 1977) is a Mexican football manager and former player, who most recently played for the Seattle Sounders of the USL First Division. During his professional career, he also played for the San Diego Flash and t ...

(

Portland Timbers The Portland Timbers are an American professional men's soccer club based in Portland, Oregon. The Timbers compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member club of the league's Western Conference. The Timbers have played their home games at P ...

);

Mauro Biello Mauro Biello (born August 8, 1972) is a Canadian professional assistant coach and former player who has been an assistant coach of the Canada men's national team since 2018. He played as a forward for several Canadian and American lower divisio ...

( Montreal Impact); Steve Klein ( Vancouver Whitecaps);

Kirk Wilson Kirk Wilson is a retired American soccer player who played professionally in Major League Soccer and the USL A-League. Youth Wilson’s family moved from California to El Paso, Texas when he was a child. He graduated from Coronado High School ...

( Rochester Raging Rhinos)
D:

Gabriel Gervais Gabriel Gervais (born September 18, 1976) is a Canadian retired soccer player who played as a defender for the Montreal Impact and Canada. He was named president of CF Montreal on March 28, 2022. Club career Gervais was born in Montreal, Q ...

( Montreal Impact); Taylor Graham ( Seattle Sounders) (Defender of the Year);

Scot Thompson Scot Thompson (born February 11, 1981 in New York, New York) is an American soccer player. On January 20, 2010 he was ranked 21st in the USL First Division Top 25 of the Decade, which announced a list of the best and most influential players of ...

(

)
G: Greg Sutton ( Montreal Impact) (Goalkeeper of the Year)
Coach:

Nick De Santis Nicolas De Santis (born November 11, 1967) is a former professional soccer player. Club career After beginning his pro career in 1987 with the Montreal Supra of the Canadian Soccer League, he signed for the Montreal Impact in 1993 where he he ...

( Montreal Impact) (Coach of the Year) Second Team
F: Dan Antoniuk (

);

Johnny Menyongar Johnny Menyongar (born 26 June 1980 is a retired Liberian professional footballer who last played for Bengaluru FC in India's I-League. On 27 July 2015, he announced his retirement from competitive football. Career College Menyongar came to th ...

( Minnesota Thunder);

Melvin Tarley Duncan "Melvin" Tarley (born October 31, 1982) is a Liberian professional Association football, footballer. Career Professional Tarley first came to prominence in 2005, during Minnesota Thunder's run to the semi-finals of the 2005 Lamar Hunt U. ...

( Minnesota Thunder)
M:

Darren Caskey Darren Mark Caskey (born 21 August 1974) is an English football coach and former professional footballer. As a player, he was a midfielder who notably played in the Premier League for Tottenham Hotspur. He also played in the Football League for ...

( Virginia Beach Mariners);

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( Minnesota Thunder);

Rodrigo Rios Rodrigo is a Spanish, Portuguese and Italian name derived from the Germanic name ''Roderick'' (Gothic ''*Hroþareiks'', via Latinized ''Rodericus'' or ''Rudericus''), given specifically in reference to either King Roderic (d. 712), the last Vis ...

(

); Petter Villegas ( Puerto Rico Islanders))
D: Ben Hollingsworth ( Charleston Battery);

Peter Luzak Peter Luzak "Louie" is a retired American soccer defender who spent six seasons with the Richmond Kickers in the USL A-League. In 1996, Luzak graduated from Strath Haven High School where he won the 1995 Pennsylvania Class AAA high school champi ...

(

Richmond Kickers Richmond Kickers is an American professional soccer club based in Richmond, Virginia. The Kickers compete as a member of USL League One (USL-1). The club was established in 1993, and began play that same year as a United States Interregional S ...

); Nevio Pizzolitto ( Montreal Impact)
G:

Preston Burpo Preston Burpo (born September 26, 1972 in Bethesda, Maryland) is a retired American soccer player who is currently the goalkeeper coach for Austin FC in Major League Soccer. College Burpo played collegiate soccer at Southern New Hampshire ...

( Seattle Sounders)

Second Division

Playoffs

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Premier Development League

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2005 PDL Season The 2005 PDL season was the 11th USL Premier Development League season. The season began in April and ended in August. Des Moines Menace finished the season as national champions, beating El Paso Patriots 6–5 on penalty kicks, following a 0– ...

References

External links

Official USL Site
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General

Honors

First Division

Playoffs

Awards and All-League Teams

Second Division

Playoffs

Premier Development League

See also

References

External links