2005 Real Salt Lake season

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).

Real Salt Lake
2005 season
Owner SCP Worldwide
Head coach John Ellinger
Major League Soccer11th
Average home league attendance18,037

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
See also: 2005 Major League Soccer season
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
Western Conference
Pos Club Pts GP W L T GF GA GD
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
OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
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:
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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
See also: 2005 U.S. Open Cup
July 13, 2005 Minnesota Thunder 6–4 (aet) Real Salt Lake James Griffin Stadium, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Jason Kreis 9' (pen), 50', 70'
Jamie Watson 38'		 Melvin Tarley 16', 66'
Johnny Menyongar 17'
Aaron Paye 89', 107'
Matt Schmidt 96'		 Attendance: 2,218
Referee: Abbey Okulaja

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