2005 Real Salt Lake season

Real Salt Lake
2005 season
Owner	SCP Worldwide
Head coach	John Ellinger
Stadium	Rice-Eccles Stadium
Major League Soccer	11th
MLS Cup	DNQ
2005 U.S. Open Cup	Third Round
Rocky Mountain Cup	Runners-Up
Average home league attendance	18,037
Biggest win	RSL 3-0 DAL (7/23)
Biggest defeat	DC 5-1 RSL (8/30)
Home colors	Away colors
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The 2005 Real Salt Lake season was the first season of the team's existence. The team ended with poor results, being the second lowest of the general table in the league of (5–22–5).

Squad

2005 roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
0	GK	USA	Noah Palmer
1	GK	USA	D.J. Countess
2	DF	USA	Nelson Akwari
3	DF	USA	Rusty Pierce
4	DF	TRI	Marlon Rojas
5	MF	USA	Brian Kamler
6	MF	USA	Jordan Cila
7	MF	JAM	Andy Williams
9	FW	USA	Jason Kreis (team captain)
10	MF	USA	Clint Mathis
11	MF	USA	Chris Brown
12	DF	TRI	Leslie Fitzpatrick
13	DF	USA	Brian Dunseth
14	FW	BOT	Dipsy Selolwane


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	MF	USA	Leighton O'Brien
16	-	USA	Matt Behncke
17	MF	USA	Kenny Cutler
18	GK	USA	Jay Nolly
19	MF	USA	Luke Kreamalmeyer
20	MF	USA	Nikolas Besagno
21	MF	USA	Sergio Flores
22	FW	USA	Jamie Watson
23	DF	USA	Eddie Pope
24	MF	USA	Seth Trembly
27	DF	USA	Kevin Novak
31	-	USA	Mike Lookingland
32	DF	NZL	Cameron Knowles
99	FW	USA	Dante Washington

Competitions

Major League Soccer

Pos	Club	Pts	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
1	San Jose Earthquakes (W1)	64	32	18	4	10	53	31	+22
2	New England Revolution (E1)	59	32	17	7	8	55	37	+18
3	D.C. United (E2)	54	32	16	10	6	58	37	+21
4	Chicago Fire (E3)	49	32	15	13	4	49	50	–1
5	FC Dallas (W2)	48	32	13	10	9	52	44	+8
6	MetroStars	47	32	12	9	11	53	49	+4
7	Colorado Rapids (W3)	45	32	13	13	6	40	37	+3
8	Los Angeles Galaxy	45	32	13	13	6	44	45	–1
9	Kansas City Wizards	45	32	11	9	12	52	44	+8
10	Columbus Crew	38	32	11	16	5	34	45	–11
11	Real Salt Lake	20	32	5	22	5	30	65	–35
12	Chivas USA	18	32	4	22	6	31	67	–36


	MLS Supporters' Shield, 2005 MLS Cup Playoffs
	MLS Supporters' Shield runner up, 2005 MLS Cup Playoffs
	2005 MLS Cup Playoffs

Western Conference

Pos	Club	Pts	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
Western Conference v t e
1	San Jose Earthquakes	64	32	18	4	10	53	31	+22
2	FC Dallas	48	32	13	10	9	52	44	+8
3	Colorado Rapids	45	32	13	13	6	40	37	+3
4	Los Angeles Galaxy	45	32	13	13	6	44	45	–1
5	Real Salt Lake	20	32	5	22	5	30	65	–35
6	Chivas USA	18	32	4	22	6	31	67	–36


	MLS Supporters' Shield, 2005 MLS Cup Playoffs
	2005 MLS Cup Playoffs

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
32	20	5	22	5	30	65	−35	5	8	3	19	24	−5	0	14	2	11	41	−30

Last updated: June 18, 2011
Source: [1]
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Regular season

Win Tie Loss

April

April 2, 2005	MetroStars	0–0	Real Salt Lake	East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States
				Stadium: Giants Stadium

April 9, 2005	Los Angeles Galaxy	3–1	Real Salt Lake	Carson, California, USA
				Stadium: The Home Depot Center

April 16, 2005	Real Salt Lake	1–0	Colorado Rapids	Salt Lake City, USA
7:00pm MT				Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium

April 23, 2005	FC Dallas	3–0	Real Salt Lake	Frisco, Texas, USA
				Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 20,344 Referee: Mark Geiger

April 30, 2005	Real Salt Lake	2–2	San Jose Earthquakes	Salt Lake City, USA
9:30pm ET				Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium

May

May 7, 2005	Chivas USA	1–0	Real Salt Lake	Carson, California, USA
10:00pm MT				Stadium: The Home Depot Center

May 14, 2005	Real Salt Lake	2–1	Los Angeles Galaxy	Salt Lake City, USA
9:30pm ET				Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium

May 18, 2005	Real Salt Lake	2-0	Chivas USA	Salt Lake City, USA
9:30pm ET				Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium

May 21, 2005	Columbus Crew	2-0	Real Salt Lake	Columbus, Ohio, USA
7:30pm ET				Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium

May 28, 2005	Real Salt Lake	0-3	Chicago Fire	Salt Lake City, USA
9:30pm ET				Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium

June

June 4, 2005	Real Salt Lake	0–2	FC Dallas	Salt Lake City, USA
10:00pm ET				Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium

June 11, 2005	Los Angeles Galaxy	1–0	Real Salt Lake	Carson, California, USA
10:00pm ET				Stadium: The Home Depot Center

June 18, 2005	San Jose Earthquakes	3–0	Real Salt Lake	San Jose, California, USA
10:00pm ET				Stadium: Spartan Stadium

June 22, 2005	Real Salt Lake	1-1	Los Angeles Galaxy	Salt Lake City, USA
9:30pm ET				Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium

June 26, 2005	Chicago Fire	3–1	Real Salt Lake	Chicago, USA
7:00pm ET				Stadium: Soldier Field

July

July 4, 2005	Real Salt Lake	2–2	MetroStars	Salt Lake City, USA
9:30pm ET				Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium

July 9, 2005	Chivas USA	5–1	Real Salt Lake	Carson, California, USA
10:00pm ET				Stadium: The Home Depot Center

July 16, 2005	Kansas City Wizards	3–2	Real Salt Lake	Kansas City, Missouri, USA
8:00pm ET				Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium

July 23, 2005	Real Salt Lake	3–0	FC Dallas	Salt Lake City, USA
9:30pm ET				Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium

August

August 6, 2005	Real Salt Lake	2–1	Chivas USA	Salt Lake City, USA
6:00pm ET				Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium

August 10, 2005	New England Revolution	4-1	Real Salt Lake	Foxboro, Massachusetts, USA
7:30 ET				Stadium: Gillette Stadium

August 13, 2005	Real Salt Lake	2–4	Kansas City Wizards	Salt Lake City
9:30pm ET				Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium

August 20, 2005	Real Salt Lake	0-1	San Jose Earthquakes	Salt Lake City, USA
9:30pm ET				Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium

August 30, 2005	D.C. United	5–1	Real Salt Lake	Washington, D.C., USA
				Stadium: RFK Stadium

September

September 3, 2005	Real Salt Lake	0-1	New England Revolution	Salt Lake City, USA
9:30pm ET				Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium

September 18, 2005	FC Dallas	2–1	Real Salt Lake	Frisco, Texas, USA
2:00PM ET				Stadium: Pizza Hut Park

September 21, 2005	Colorado Rapids	2-0	Real Salt Lake	Denver, USA
9:30PM ET				Stadium: Invesco Field at Mile High

September 24, 2005	Real Salt Lake	1-2	Columbus Crew	Salt Lake City, USA
9:30PM ET				Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium

October

October 1, 2005	Colorado Rapids	2-1	Real Salt Lake	Denver, USA
9:00pm ET				Stadium: Invesco Field at Mile High

October 5, 2005	Real Salt Lake	1-3	D.C. United	Salt Lake City, USA
				Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium

October 8, 2005	San Jose Earthquakes	2-2	Real Salt Lake	San Jose, California, USA
10:00pm ET				Stadium: Spartan Stadium

October 12, 2005	Real Salt Lake	0-1	Colorado Rapids	Salt Lake City, USA
9:30pm ET				Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium

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U.S. Open Cup

Third round

July 13, 2005	Minnesota Thunder	6–4 (a.e.t.)	Real Salt Lake	James Griffin Stadium, Saint Paul, Minnesota
	Melvin Tarley 16', 66' Johnny Menyongar 17' Aaron Paye 89', 107' Matt Schmidt 96'		Jason Kreis 9' (pen.), 50', 70' Jamie Watson 38'	Attendance: 2,218 Referee: Abbey Okulaja

References

^ "MLS Regular Season - 2005 Real Salt Lake". www.mlssoccer.com. Retrieved 26 December 2013.

[1] "MLS Regular Season - 2005 Real Salt Lake". www.mlssoccer.com. Retrieved 26 December 2013.

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