The 2005 season was the ninth season in D.C. United history, as well as their ninth season in Major League Soccer, the top tier of American soccer. The season covers the period from November 15, 2004, through October 30, 2005.

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D.C. United

2005 season
Owner	D.C. United Holdings
Head coach	Piotr Nowak
MLS	3rd
MLS Cup Playoffs	Conference semifinals
U.S. Open Cup	Quarterfinals
CONCACAF Champions' Cup	Semifinals
Copa Sudamericana	Round of 16
Carolina Challenge Cup	Runners-up
Atlantic Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: All: Eskandarian (10)
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Under Piotr Nowak's tenure as head coach, this was the first and only season where he did not lead D.C. United to a trophy of any kind. D.C. United entered the season as the defending MLS Cup champions defeating Kansas City Wizards 3–2 in last season's championship. During Nowak's second season as head coach, he led the team to a slightly better regular season record, finishing third in the overall standings.

D.C. United made their first appearance in the CONCACAF Champions' Cup (now Champions League) for the first time in three years, earning qualification through winning the 2004 MLS Cup championship. In the continental tournament, D.C. United were the only American club to reach the semifinals of the tournament before losing to Mexico's UNAM Pumas 6–1 on aggregate.

In other external competitions, United finished as runners-up in the preseason Carolina Challenge Cup, reached the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open Cup and won the Atlantic Cup rivalry series against MetroStars.

D.C. United entered the 2005 season as the defending MLS Cup champions, earning their first league championship since 1999. During the 2004 MLS regular season, United finished second in the Eastern Conference table and fourth in the overall regular standings. Their playoff run included a 4–0 aggregate series victory over their Atlantic Cup rivals, MetroStars in the conference semifinals. In the conference final, United defeated the Eastern Conference regular season champions, New England Revolution in a penalty shoot-out, after a 3–3 draw in regulation and extra time. Their playoff campaign culminated in MLS Cup 2004 defeating Kansas City Wizards 3–2 in the final.

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No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		MLS		MLS Cup Playoffs		CONCACAF Champions' Cup		U.S. Open Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	USA	Troy Perkins	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF	USA	David Stokes	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
4	DF	USA	Brandon Prideaux	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
5	DF	ARG	Facundo Erpen	0	1	0+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
6	MF	USA	Nick Van Sicklen	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
9	FW	USA	Freddy Adu	0	4	0+0	4	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
10	MF	ARG	Christian Gomez	0	12	0+0	11	0+0	0	0+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
11	FW	USA	Alecko Eskandarian	0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	1	0+0	0
13	DF	USA	Tim Merritt	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	MF	USA	Ben Olsen	0	2	0+0	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
15	DF	USA	Kenny Arena	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
16	MF	USA	Brian Carroll	0	1	0+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
17	MF	USA	Joshua Gros	0	5	0+0	4	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	1	0+0	0
18	GK	USA	Nick Rimando	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
19	MF	USA	Clyde Simms	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
21	MF	UKR	Dema Kovalenko	0	4	0+0	4	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
22	FW	USA	Jason Thompson	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
23	MF	USA	Jamil Walker	0	3	0+0	2	0+0	0	0+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
24	MF	GHA	Nana Kuffour	0	1	0+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
25	FW	USA	Santino Quaranta	0	5	0+0	5	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
26	DF	USA	Bryan Namoff	0	1	0+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
27	DF	USA	John Wilson	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
28	DF	USA	Shawn Kuykendall	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
29	FW	USA	Matt Nickell	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
30	GK	USA	Andrew Weber	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
31	MF	JAM	Stephen deRoux	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
32	DF	USA	Bobby Boswell	0	3	0+0	3	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
99	FW	BOL	Jaime Moreno	0	17	0+0	16	0+0	0	0+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0

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All transactions sourced to: "MLSnet.com: Transactions". Major League Soccer. D.C. United. April 3, 2005. Archived from the original on February 6, 2006. Retrieved August 25, 2011.