2005 New England Revolution season

New England Revolution
2005 season
Owner	Robert Kraft (The Kraft Group)
Head coach	Steve Nicol
Stadium	Gillette Stadium; Foxborough, Massachusetts
MLS	Conference: 1st; Overall: 2nd
MLS Cup Playoffs	Runner-up
U.S. Open Cup	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	Taylor Twellman (17)
Average home league attendance	12,525
Biggest win	4-1 (August 10 vs. Real Salt Lake)
Biggest defeat	2-0 (T3)
Home colors	Away colors
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The 2005 New England Revolution season was the tenth season for the New England Revolution both as a club and in Major League Soccer (MLS). The club reached the playoffs after finishing first in the Eastern Conference (MLS). The club also reached the MLS Cup final, where they lost to the LA Galaxy. Additionally, they club participated in the U.S. Open Cup, where they were eliminated in the round of 16.^[1]

Overview

The Revolution's 2005 season would go down as the team's best in history through their first ten years of MLS play. The team set a club-record for wins (17) and also points (59).^[2]

Despite the pre-season retirement of club legend Joe-Max Moore, the team stormed out of the gate, starting the season with an 11 game unbeaten run, at that point the longest in the club's history.^[2]^[3]^[4]

For the second year in a row, a Revolution player would win rookie of the year, with 5th-overall Superdraft selection Michael Parkhurst taking the honors.^[5]

Several other Revolution players would win awards as well in 2005. Netting 17 goals, Taylor Twellman won the league's first-ever golden boot.^[6] He additionally won MLS Player of the week 3 times, was named player of the month for September, and was named MLS Best XI alongside Clint Dempsey and Shalrie Joseph.^[1] Six Revolution players were named to the MLS all-star game, the highest number in the club's history: Clint Dempsey, Shalrie Joseph, Pat Noonan, Michael Parkhurst, Matt Reis, Taylor Twellman. Reis was additionally a finalist for goalkeeper of the year. Twellman was also named MLS all-star game MVP.^[1]^[7]

In August, the Revolution opened play in the 2005 U.S. Open Cup, entering the competition in the fourth round against Chicago Fire FC at Lusitano Stadium in Ludlow, Massachusetts. The Revolution would lose the match 3-2 after extra time. ^[8] The match, described as "suspenseful," featured red cards issued to Jay Heaps and Jesse Marsch in extra time.^[9] August also featured the first-ever match-up between the Revolution and expansion side Real Salt Lake, a match the Revolution went on to win 4-1.

The Revolution finished the regular season atop the Eastern Conference and were thus drawn against the 4th-seeded MetroStars In Eastern Conference Semifinals of the 2005 MLS Cup Playoffs.^[10] The two-leg tie would go down as one of the greatest comebacks in MLS post-season history.^[11]^[12] After dropping the first match of the series 1-0, the Revolution would fall into a 59th-minute 0-2 aggregate hole in the home second leg, when Youri Djorkaeff scored on a break-away counter attack after Parkhurst misread a bounce on the snowy pitch. Behind goals from Jose Cancela and Pat Noonan in the 68th and 73rd minutes, the Revolution came back to tie the fixture on aggregate. They would ultimately win the match when substitute Khano Smith was able to win a foot race to a long-ball forward from Avery John, beat his defender, and curl a left-footed shot past MetroStars keeper Tony Meola.^[11]^[13]^[14]

On November 6, 2005, the Revolution faced off against Chicago Fire FC at Gillette Stadium in the Eastern Conference Finfal. It was the Revolution's fourth-consecutive Eastern Conference Championship in a row. In front of a crowd of 18,118, a 4th-minute goal from Clint Dempsey would prove enough to send the Revolution to their 2nd-ever appearance in the MLS Cup final. The match ended somewhat controversially, when an apparent stoppage time equalizer (90+2) from Gonzalo Segares was subsequently ruled offsides. The resulting protests to the match officials would see Andy Herron sent off, and a brawl between the teams erupted soon after the final whistle. The match served to kick off a rivalry between the two teams, as they would go on to meet in five consecutive MLS post seasons.^[15]

The 2005 season for the Revolution culminated in a matchup with the LA Galaxy in the 2005 MLS Cup on November 13, 2005 at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas. The game was a rematch of the 2002 MLS Cup final, however the Revolution entered the 2005 final as favorites.^[16] The Galaxy had the upper hand for most of the match, with the Revolution defense struggling to contend with the speed of Landon Donovan, who saw his shot cleared off the line by Parkhurst in the 79th minute. The match ultimately entered extra time, and, unfortunately for the Revolution, the game's only goal came from Guillermo Ramírez in minute 105 + 2, giving the Galaxy their second title.^[16]

Squad

First Team Squad

The New England Revolution's active roster as of October 30, 2005.^[17]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
7	MF	URU	José Cancela
25	MF	WAL	Andy Dorman
5	MF	BRA	Gilberto Flores
6	DF	USA	Jay Heaps
28	FW	USA	Jamie Holmes
21	MF	GRN	Shalrie Joseph
30	MF	USA	Ryan Latham
11	FW	USA	Pat Noonan
28	MF	PAN	Ricardo Phillips
1	GK	USA	Matt Reis
27	MF	BRA	Marcos Romaneiro
32	FW	BER	Khano Smith
20	FW	USA	Taylor Twellman
12	GK	USA	Doug Warren


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	MF	USA	Clint Dempsey
17	MF	NGA	Connally Edozien
8	DF	USA	Joe Franchino
3	MF	USA	Daniel Hernandez
4	DF	TRI	Avery John
31	DF	USA	Jeff Larentowicz
22	MF	USA	Marshall Leonard
15	DF	USA	Michael Parkhurst
14	MF	USA	Steve Ralston
16	DF	USA	James Riley
26	GK	USA	Kyle Singer
34	GK	USA	T.J. Tomasso
23	MF	USA	Luke Vercollone
29	MF	USA	Easton Wilson

Transfers In

Transfers In
Name	Nationality	Position	Date	Acquired Via	Transfer Fee	Prior Club	Reference
Michael Parkhurst	USA	DF	January 14, 2005	2005 MLS SuperDraft	N/A	Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer	^[18]
James Riley	USA	DF	January 14, 2005	Superdraft	N/A	Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer	^[18]
Tony Lochhead	USA	DF	January 14, 2005	Superdraft	N/A	UC Santa Barbara	^[18]
Doug Warren	USA	GK	January 20, 2005	Trade	N/A	D.C. United	^[18]
Jamie Holmes	USA	FW	February 2, 2005	2005 MLS Supplemental Draft	N/A	Birmingham Southern College	^[18]
Ryan Latham	USA	FW	February 2, 2005	Supplemental Draft	N/A	Southern Methodist University	^[18]
Easton Wilson	USA	MF	February 2, 2005	Supplemental Draft	N/A	UConn Huskies men's soccer	^[18]
Jeff Larentowicz	USA	DF	February 2, 2005	Supplemental Draft	N/A	Brown Bears men's soccer	^[18]
Cássio	BRA	MF	February 18, 2005	Undisclosed	N/A	Club Olimpia	^[18]
Connally Edozien	NGA	FW	March 30, 2005	Undisclosed	N/A	Cincinnati Excite	^[18]
Gilberto Flores	BRA	MF	July 9, 2005	Waiver Claim	N/A	MetroStars	^[18]
Daniel Hernandez	USA	MF	August 5, 2005	Undisclosed	N/A	Club Necaxa	^[18]
Ricardo Phillips	PAN	MF	September 9, 2005	Loan	N/A	Tauro F.C.	^[18]

Transfers Out

Transfers Out
Name	Nationality	Position	Date	Left Via	Transfer Fee	Next Club	Reference
Joe-Max Moore	USA	FW	January 27, 2005	Retirement	N/A	N/A	^[18]
Félix Brillant	CAN	FW	June 28, 2005	Waived	N/A	Virginia Beach Mariners	^[18]
Cássio	BRA	MF	June 28, 2005	Waived	N/A	Ceará Sporting Club	^[18]
Kyle Singer	USA	GK	September 15, 2005	Waived	N/A	N/A	^[18]
Connally Edozien	NGA	FW	November 16, 2005	Waived	N/A	Rochester Raging Rhinos	^[18]
Gilberto Flores	BRA	MF	November 16, 2005	Waived	N/A	N/A	^[18]
Jamie Holmes	USA	FW	November 16, 2005	Waived	N/A	Wilmington Hammerheads FC	^[18]
Ricardo Phillips	PAN	MF	November 16, 2005	Waived	N/A	San Francisco F.C.	^[18]
Marcos Romaniero	BRA	MF	November 16, 2005	Waived	N/A	N/A	^[18]
Luke Vercollone	USA	MF	November 16, 2005	Waived	N/A	Charleston Battery	^[18]
Easton Wilson	USA	DF	November 16, 2005	Waived	N/A	N/A	^[18]

Squad Statistics

Adapted from FBref on May 12, 2024.^[19]

Player	Nationality	Position	Age	MP	Starts	Min	90s	Gls	Ast	G+A	G-PK	PK	PKatt	Yellow Cards	Red Cards	Gls	Ast	G+A	G-PK	G+A-PK
Michael Parkhurst	USA	DF	21	32	32	2,880	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jay Heaps	USA	DF,MF	28	31	31	2,790	31	1	4	5	1	0	0	7	0	0.03	0.13	0.16	0.03	0.16
Shalrie Joseph	GRN	DF,MF	26	31	31	2,788	31	6	5	11	4	2	2	8	0	0.19	0.16	0.36	0.13	0.29
Matt Reis	USA	GK	29	31	31	2,784	30.9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Clint Dempsey	USA	FW,MF	21	26	26	2,319	25.8	10	5	15	10	0	0	7	0	0.39	0.19	0.58	0.39	0.58
Taylor Twellman	USA	FW	24	25	25	2,226	24.7	17	3	20	17	0	0	1	0	0.69	0.12	0.81	0.69	0.81
Marshall Leonard	USA	DF	24	27	25	1,923	21.4	1	2	3	1	0	0	5	0	0.05	0.09	0.14	0.05	0.14
Joe Franchino	USA	DF,MF	28	24	23	2,011	22.3	0	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0.09	0.09	0	0.09
José Cancela	URU	MF	28	25	22	1,643	18.3	2	2	4	2	0	0	0	0	0.11	0.11	0.22	0.11	0.22
Steve Ralston	USA	MF	30	21	21	1,857	20.6	1	3	4	1	0	0	1	0	0.05	0.15	0.19	0.05	0.19
Pat Noonan	USA	FW	24	21	21	1,843	20.5	8	5	13	8	0	0	4	0	0.39	0.24	0.63	0.39	0.63
Andy Dorman	WAL	MF	22	30	19	1,960	21.8	2	4	6	2	0	0	4	0	0.09	0.18	0.28	0.09	0.28
Avery John	TRI	DF	29	14	13	1,167	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
James Riley	USA	DF	22	23	12	1,294	14.4	1	3	4	1	0	0	3	0	0.07	0.21	0.28	0.07	0.28
Khano Smith	BER	FW,MF	23	23	8	928	10.3	3	1	4	3	0	0	4	0	0.29	0.1	0.39	0.29	0.39
Daniel Hernández	USA	DF,MF	28	7	7	557	6.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Cássio Oliveira	BRA	DF,MF	25	3	2	112	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Connally Edozien	USA	FW	26	9	1	220	2.4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ryan Latham	USA	FW	22	6	1	157	1.7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Doug Warren	USA	GK	23	2	1	96	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Luke Vercollone	USA	MF	22	3	0	38	0.4	0	0	0				0	0	0	0	0
Ricardo Phillips	PAN	FW,MF	30	4	0	34	0.4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jamie Holmes	USA	FW	21	1	0	20	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jeff Larentowicz	USA	DF,MF	21	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Annual Leaders

Games Played: Michael Parkhurst (32)^[1]
Games Started: Michael parkhurst (32)^[1]
Goals: Taylor Twellman (17)^[1]
Assists: Clint Dempsey (9)^[1]
Minutes Played: Michael Parkhurst (2,880)^[1]
Shots: Taylor Twellman (82)^[1]
Shots on Target: Taylor Twellman (51)^[1]
Fouls Committed: Shalrie Joseph (65)^[1]
Fouls Suffered: Clint Dempsey (71)^[1]
Cautions: Shalrie Joseph (8)^[1]

Coaches, Management, and Staff

Management, Coaches, and Staff
Title	Name	Reference
Investor / Operator	Robert Kraft	^[20]^[21]
Investor / Operator	Jonathan Kraft	^[20]
Director of Soccer	Mike Burns	^[20]
General Manager	Craig Tornberg	^[20]
President, Kraft Soccer	Sunil Gulati	^[20]
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer	Lou Imbriano	^[20]
Head Coach	Steve Nicol	^[21]
Assistant Coach	Paul Mariner	^[21]
Assistant Coach	David Vanole	^[21]

Standings

Eastern Conference

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	New England Revolution	32	17	7	8	55	37	+18	59	MLS Cup Playoffs
2	D.C. United	32	16	10	6	58	37	+21	54
3	Chicago Fire	32	15	13	4	49	50	−1	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	32	11	16	5	34	45	−11	38

Source: MLS

Overall standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	San Jose Earthquakes (S)	32	18	4	10	53	31	+22	64
2	New England Revolution	32	17	7	8	55	37	+18	59	CONCACAF Champions' Cup
3	D.C. United	32	16	10	6	58	37	+21	54
4	Chicago Fire	32	15	13	4	49	50	−1	49
5	Dallas Burn	32	13	10	9	52	44	+8	48
6	MetroStars	32	12	9	11	53	49	+4	47
7	Colorado Rapids	32	13	13	6	40	37	+3	45
8	Los Angeles Galaxy (C)	32	13	13	6	44	45	−1	45	CONCACAF Champions' Cup
9	Kansas City Wizards	32	11	9	12	52	44	+8	45
10	Columbus Crew	32	11	16	5	34	45	−11	38
11	Real Salt Lake	32	5	22	5	30	65	−35	20
12	Chivas USA	32	4	22	6	31	67	−36	18

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield

Results

2005 MLS Regular Season

April 2, 2005 1	San Jose Earthquakes	2-2	New England Revolution	San Jose, California
	Brian Ching 13' Ronald Cerritos 21' Brian Mullan 44' Ricardo Clark 35' Eddie Robinson 70'	Report	Shalrie Joseph 15' Matt Reis 20' Pat Noonan 52' Marshall Leonard 64' Jay Heaps 66' Taylor Twellman 73'	Stadium: Spartan Stadium Referee: Baldomero Toledo

April 9, 2005 2	New England Revolution	3-0	Columbus Crew	Foxborough, Massachusetts
	Clint Dempsey 64' James Riley 80' Pat Noonan 82' Andy Dorman 85'	Report	Simon Elliott 45' Danny Szetela 57' Manny Lagos 61'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Referee: Terry Vaughn

April 23, 2005 3	D.C. United	3-4	New England Revolution	Washington, D.C.
	Brian Carroll 24' Santino Quaranta 57' Ben Olsen 79' Jaime Moreno 45+5' 82'	Report		Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: * Taylor Twellman 26' Shalrie Joseph 28' Marshall Leonard 31' James Riley 34' Pat Noonan 45+5' Clint Dempsey 77' 86' Referee: Mark Geiger

April 27, 2005 4	Chicago Fire FC	3-0	New England Revolution	Chicago, Illinois
18:00	Samuel Caballero 14' Jesse Marsch 28' C. J. Brown 72'	Report	Clint Dempsey 32' Pat Noonan 43' Jay Heaps 48' Shalrie Joseph 70' Taylor Twellman 90+5'	Stadium: Soldier Field Referee: Abbey Okulaja

April 30, 2005 5	New England Revolution	1-0	Chivas USA	Foxborough, Massachusetts
	Clint Dempsey 88'	Report	Héctor Cuadros 61' Matt Taylor 72' Ryan Suarez 78' Thiago Martins 73' Isaac Romo 83'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Referee: Kevin Terry

May 7, 2005 6	New England Revolution	2-0	Chicago Fire FC	Foxborough, Massachusetts
	Pat Noonan 34' Clint Dempsey 58'	Report	Jesse Marsch 82'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Referee: Brian Hall

May 14, 2005 7	New England Revolution	1-0	D.C. United	Foxborough, Massachusetts
	Taylor Twellman 59' Andy Dorman 76'	Report	Mike Petke 73'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Referee: Michael Kennedy

May 21, 2005 8	MetroStars	2-2	New England Revolution	Foxborough, Massachusetts
	Eddie Gaven 16' Abdoul Aziz Ibrahim 41' 66' John Wolyniec 83'	Report	Taylor Twellman 6' 89' Jay Heaps 25' Avery John 59' Shalrie Joseph 63'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Referee: Baldomero Toledo

May 28, 2005 9	New England Revolution	0-0	Colorado Rapids	Foxborough, Massachusetts
	Avery John 76'	Report	Mike Petke 13' Guy Melamed 19' 79'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Referee: Ben Jones

June 4, 2005 10	New England Revolution	1-1	Kansas City Wizards	Foxborough, Massachusetts
	Khano Smith 17' Marshall Leonard 77'	Report	Shavar Thomas 45+2' Jimmy Conrad 48' Sasha Victorine 51'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Referee: Alex Prus

June 11, 2005 11	Kansas City Wizards	2-0	New England Revolution	Kansas City, Missouri
	Nick Garcia 84'	Report	Sasha Victorine 8' (o.g.) Pat Noonan 49' Khano Smith 63'	Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium Referee: Kevin Stott

June 18, 2005 12	D.C. United	0-2	New England Revolution	Washington, D.C.
	Santino Quaranta 10' Jaime Moreno 12' Nick Rimando 49' Joshua Gros 50'	Report	Shalrie Joseph 75'	Stadium: RFK Stadium Referee: Brian Hall

June 22, 2005 13	Columbus Crew	1-3	New England Revolution	Columbus, Ohio
	Edson Buddle 4' Chris Wingert 9'	Report	Clint Dempsey 9' 45+2' Pat Noonan 24' 68' Jay Heaps 27' Marshall Leonard 56' Khano Smith 72'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Referee: Kevin Terry

June 25, 2005 14	New England Revolution	4-2	MetroStars	Foxborough, Massachusetts
	Jose Cancela 1' Jay Heaps 72' Steve Ralston 86' Pat Noonan 90+1'		Chris Leitch 4 4' Amado Guevara 26 26' Youri Djorkaeff 67' (pen) Sergio Galván Rey 68' Seth Stammler 90+3'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Referee: Ricardo Salazar

July 4, 2005 15	LA Galaxy	1-1	New England Revolution	Carson, California
	Paulo Nagamura 86' Michael Enfield 87' Naldo 90+5'	Report	Shalrie Joseph 81' Andy Dorman 90+4'	Stadium: Home Depot Center Referee: Michael Kennedy

July 9, 2005 16	Chicago Fire FC	0-1	New England Revolution	Chicago, Illinois
	Gonzalo Segares 58'	Report	Matt Reis 62'	Stadium: Soldier Field Referee: Jair Marrufo

July 16, 2005 17	New England Revolution	3-2	FC Dallas	Foxborough, Massachusetts
	Marshall Leonard 20' Taylor Twellman 44' 90' 90+2' Michael Parkhurst 70'	Report	Arturo Álvarez 7' Simo Valakari 35' Ronnie O'Brien 45+1' Aaron Pitchkolan 53'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Referee: Abbey Okulaja

July 22, 2005 18	Chivas USA	0-1	New England Revolution	Carson, California
19:30	Douglas Sequeira 38'	Report	Jay Heaps 81' Joe Franchino 87' Andy Dorman 90+1'	Stadium: Home Depot Center Referee: Alex Prus

July 27, 2005 19	New England Revolution	1-1	LA Galaxy	Foxborough, Massachusetts
	Jay Heaps 21' Shalrie Joseph 26' (pen) Clint Dempsey 82' James Riley 87'	Report	Herculez Gomez 16' Landon Donovan 69' Peter Vagenas 90'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Referee: Marcel Yonan

August 6, 2005 20	New England Revolution	1-2	Kansas City Wizards	Foxborough, Massachusetts
	Shalrie Joseph 48' Clint Dempsey 87'	Report	Kerry Zavagnin 41' Chris Klein 47' Scott Sealy 73' Jose Burciaga Jr. 88' Jack Jewsbury 90+2'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Referee: Ben Jones

August 10, 2005 21	New England Revolution	4-1	Real Salt Lake	Foxborough, Massachusetts
	Clint Dempsey 12' Taylor Twellman 16' Brian Dunseth 76' (o.g.) Khano Smith 90'	Report	Jason Kreis 31' Seth Trembly 53'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Referee: Ricardo Valenzuela

August 13, 2005 22	FC Dallas	1-2	New England Revolution	Frisco, Texas
	Ronnie O'Brien 31' Simo Valakari 39' Carlos Ruiz 58'	Report	Clint Dempsey 33' Taylor Twellman 61' Shalrie Joseph 80' Khano Smith 90'	Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Referee: Baldomero Toledo

August 17, 2005 23	Colorado Rapids	2-0	New England Revolution	Denver, Colorado
	Alain N'Kong 32' 78' Peguero Jean Philippe 86'	Report	Clint Dempsey 38' Shalrie Joseph 74' Matt Reis 83'	Stadium: INVESCO Field at Mile High Referee: Alex Prus

August 27, 2005 24	New England Revolution	2-1	D.C. United	Foxborough, Massachusetts
	Pat Noonan 27' Bobby Boswell 48' (o.g.) Jay Heaps 60' Andy Dorman 79' Daniel Hernandez 80' Taylor Twellman 90+4'	Report	Santino Quaranta 36' Ben Olsen 85' Facundo Erpen 88' Demo Kovalenko 90+1'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Referee: Michael Kennedy

September 3, 2005 25	Real Salt Lake	1-0	New England Revolution	Salt Lake City, Utah
	Jason Kreis 23' Brian Dunseth 44' Clint Mathis 70' Paul Broome 80' Andy Williams 90+1'	Report	Clint Dempsey 30' Marshall Leonard 59' Khano Smith 76'	Stadium: Rice–Eccles Stadium Referee: Ramon Hernandez

September 10, 2005 26	New England Revolution	3-1	Columbus Crew	Foxborough, Massachusetts
	Taylor Twellman 6' 39' 63' Shalrie Joseph 9'	Report	Robin Fraser 41' Frankie Hejduk 63' Simon Elliot 77'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Referee: Abbey Okulaja

September 17, 2005 27	MetroStars	5-4	New England Revolution	East Rutherford, New Jersey
	Mike Magee 7' 76' Carlos Mendes 48' Youri Djorkaeff 51' 63' 86' Amado Guevara 59' Jeff Agoos 62' Tim Ward 90'	Report	Shalrie Joseph 29' 61' Joe Franchino 44' Clint Dempsey 71' Taylor Twellman 74' Pat Noonan 90'	Stadium: Giants Stadium Referee: Mark Geiger

September 21, 2005 28	Columbus Crew	1-1	New England Revolution	Columbus, Ohio
	Knox Cameron 66' Mark Rodriguez 72'	Report	Taylor Twellman 90+3'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Referee: Richard Heron

September 24, 2005 29	New England Revolution	1-0	MetroStars	Foxborough, Massachusetts
	Clint Dempsey 29' Daniel Hernandez 83' James Riley 85' Pat Noonan 70'	Report	Amado Guevara 17'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Referee: Brian Hall

October 1, 2005 30	New England Revolution	0-2	San Jose Earthquakes	Foxborough, Massachusetts
	Shalrie Joseph 51' Daniel Hernandez 61'	Report	Dwayne De Rosario 15' 80' Alejandro Moreno 33' Brian Ching 60' Ryan Cochrane 75'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Referee: Ricardo Salazar

October 8, 2005 31	Kansas City Wizards	2-2	New England Revolution	Kansas City, Missouri
	Josh Wolff 28' Jimmy Conrad 39'	Report	Andy Dorman 38' Clint Dempsey 58' José Cancela 41' Connally Edozien 77'	Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium Referee: Michael Kennedy

October 15, 2005 32	New England Revolution	1-0	Chicago Fire FC	Foxborough, Massachusetts
	Steve Ralston 3' Taylor Twellman 35' Khano Smith 90+2'	Report	Jack Stewart 15' Thiago 84'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Referee: Abbey Okulaja

2005 MLS Cup Playoffs

October 22, 2005 Conference Semifinal Leg 1	MetroStars	0-1	New England Revolution	East Rutherford, New Jersey
19:00	Amado Guevara 34' Seth Stammler 41' Youri Djorkaeff 74'	Report	Shalrie Joseph 43'	Stadium: Giants Stadium Referee: Ricardo Valenzuela

October 28, 2005 Conference Semifinal Leg 2	New England Revolution	3-1	MetroStars	Foxborough, Massachusetts
	Daniel Hernandez 31' José Cancela 68' Pat Noonan 73' Khano Smith 83'	Report	Youri Djorkaeff 59'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 9,581 Referee: Brian Hall

November 6, 2005 Conference Final	New England Revolution	1-0	Chicago Fire FC	Foxborough, Massachusetts
15:00	Clint Dempsey 4'	Report	Gonzalo Segares 83' Jesse Marsch 80' Samuel Caballero 89' Nate Jaqua 27' Chad Barrett 73' Andy Herron 90+2'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 18,118 Referee: Terry Vaughn

November 13, 2005 Championship	New England Revolution	0-1 (a.e.t.)	LA Galaxy	Frisco, Texas
14:30	Daniel Hernández 15' Joe Franchino 22' Shalrie Joseph 37' James Riley 54' Jay Heaps 76'	Report	Todd Dunivant 33' Paulo Nagamura 56' Tyrone Marshall 69' Herculez Gomez 78' Chris Albright 81' Guillermo Ramírez 105+2'	Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 21,193 Referee: Kevin Stott

2005 US Open Cup

August 3, 2005 4th Round	New England Revolution	2-3	MetroStars	Ludlow, Massachusetts
18:30	Shalrie Joseph 22' Jay Heaps 27' Ryan Latham 30' Khano Smith 71' Jay Heaps 108' 108' Andy Dorman 120'	Report	Andy Herron 18' 99' Jesse Marsch 59' 102' Samuel Caballero 74' C. J. Brown 96'	Stadium: Lusitano Stadium Attendance: 3,000

Honors

League Awards and Honors

Most Valuable Player: Taylor Twellman (winner)^[1]
MLS Golden Boot: Taylor Twellman (17g, 7a)^[1]
MLS Goalkeeper of the Year: Matt Reis (finalist)^[1]
MLS Coach of the Year: Steve Nicol (Finalist)^[1]
MLS Rookie of the Year: Michael Parkhurst^[1]
MLS "Best XI" Selections: Clint Dempsey, Shalrie Joseph, Taylor Twellman^[1]
MLS Player of the Month: Clint Dempsey (April), Taylor Twellman (September)^[1]
MLS Player of the Week: Clint Dempsey (Week 4), Pat Noonan (Week 13), Taylor Twellman (Week 16, Week 22, Week 24)^[1]
MLS Allstar Selections: Clint Dempsey, Shalrie Joseph, Pat Noonan, Michael Parkhurst, Matt Reis, Taylor Twellman^[1]
MLS Allstar Game MVP: Taylor Twellman^[1]
MLS Goal of the Week: Clint Dempsey (Week 5 vs. CHI), Taylor Twellman (Week 1 vs. SJ), Taylor Twellman (Week 24 vs. CLB)^[1]
MLS Goal of the Year: 2005 Clint Dempsey (Finalist)^[1]

Club Awards and Honors

Revolution Most Valuable Player: Shalrie Joseph^[1]
Revolution Defender of the Year: Michael Parkhurst^[1]
Revolution Humanitarian of the Year: Matt Reis^[1]
Revolution Golden Boot: Taylor Twellman (16g, 7a)^[1]

References

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^ "A Look Back At A Dozen Memorable Revolution Home Openers". March 2, 2022. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
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^ "Wednesday, August 03, 2005 6:30 PM New England Revolution 2 @ Chicago Fire 3 aet". January 2, 2012. Archived from the original on January 23, 2013. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
^ Dell'Apa, Frank (March 19, 2022). "FROM LUSITANOS TO PIONEERS: AN OLD MILL TOWN'S ENDURING PASSION". Retrieved May 22, 2024.
^ "2005 MLS Cup Playoffs matchups and dates are set". Retrieved May 17, 2024.
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^ Stejskal, Sam (November 6, 2016). "Five of the most memorable comebacks in MLS Cup Playoffs history". Retrieved May 17, 2024.
^ Dell'Apa, Frank (October 29, 2018). "Oct. 29, 2005 – Revolution 3:1 (3:2) NY/NJ MetroStars, MLS playoffs (Att.: 9,581)". Retrieved May 17, 2024.
^ "Revolution Gets Past MetroStars". October 30, 2005. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
^ Crandall, Jeff (October 29, 2005). "Playoff History 2005". Retrieved May 17, 2024.
^ ^a ^b Jones, Grahame (November 14, 2005). "Galaxy Is the Biggest Fish Again". Retrieved May 17, 2024.
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[2024_Media_Guide-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac 2024 Media Guide. New England Revolution. Retrieved March 22, 2024.

[Revolution_History-2] "New England Revolution History - 1996-2007". Archived from the original on February 14, 2016. Retrieved May 16, 2024.

[3] "A Look Back At A Dozen Memorable Revolution Home Openers". March 2, 2022. Retrieved May 17, 2024.

[4] "Joe-Max Moore #9". Archived from the original on January 9, 2005.

[5] "MLS Announces Coach, Rookie of the Year". November 1, 2005. Archived from the original on May 20, 2006. Retrieved May 17, 2024.

[6] "Former Terp Taylor Twellman Wins MLS Golden Boot". October 17, 2005. Retrieved May 17, 2024.

[7] "2005 MLS Allstar Game". Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved May 17, 2024.

[8] "Wednesday, August 03, 2005 6:30 PM New England Revolution 2 @ Chicago Fire 3 aet". January 2, 2012. Archived from the original on January 23, 2013. Retrieved May 22, 2024.

[9] Dell'Apa, Frank (March 19, 2022). "FROM LUSITANOS TO PIONEERS: AN OLD MILL TOWN'S ENDURING PASSION". Retrieved May 22, 2024.

[10] "2005 MLS Cup Playoffs matchups and dates are set". Retrieved May 17, 2024.

[2005_Semifinal-11] Lemieux, Jeff (November 18, 2014). "Playoff Nostalgia: Khano Smith recalls the Revs' epic comeback vs. NY in 2005". Retrieved May 17, 2024.

[12] Stejskal, Sam (November 6, 2016). "Five of the most memorable comebacks in MLS Cup Playoffs history". Retrieved May 17, 2024.

[13] Dell'Apa, Frank (October 29, 2018). "Oct. 29, 2005 – Revolution 3:1 (3:2) NY/NJ MetroStars, MLS playoffs (Att.: 9,581)". Retrieved May 17, 2024.

[14] "Revolution Gets Past MetroStars". October 30, 2005. Retrieved May 17, 2024.

[15] Crandall, Jeff (October 29, 2005). "Playoff History 2005". Retrieved May 17, 2024.

[2005_MLS_Cup-16] Jones, Grahame (November 14, 2005). "Galaxy Is the Biggest Fish Again". Retrieved May 17, 2024.

[17] "The Team". Archived from the original on October 30, 2005. Retrieved May 12, 2024.

[ClubHistory_CoachandPlayerRegistry.pdf-18] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x "ClubHistory_CoachandPlayerRegistry.pdf" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 12, 2018. Retrieved May 10, 2024.

[19] "2005 New England Revolution Stats". Retrieved May 11, 2024.

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