The 2005 Chivas USA season was the club's first season of existence, and their first in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. The club competed in the MLS's Western Conference, where they finished in sixth place, or last place, in the Conference.
Season review Thomas Rongen was appointed as Chivas USA's head coach in September 2004, and coached the team until May 2005, when he was replaced with Javier Ledesma on an interim basis. At the end of June, Hans Westerhof was appointed as the permanent manager until the end of the season.
Transfers
In DateNumberPositionPlayerPrevious clubFee/notesRefNovember 19, 200422DF Arturo TorresLA GalaxyExpansion Draft First pickNovember 19, 20042DF Orlando PerezChicago FireExpansion Draft Third pickNovember 19, 20045DF Ezra HendricksonD.C. UnitedExpansion Draft Fifth pickNovember 19, 20048MF Francisco GomezLA GalaxyExpansion Draft Seventh pickNovember 19, 2004MF Antonio de la TorreColorado RapidsExpansion Draft Ninth pickNovember 19, 200419FW Matt TaylorKansas City WizardsExpansion Draft Eleventh pickNovember 19, 2004DF Craig ZiadieMetroStarsExpansion Draft Thirteenth pickNovember 19, 2004FW Jamil WalkerSan Jose EarthquakesExpansion Draft Fifteenth pickNovember 19, 200499FW Thiago MartinsD.C. UnitedExpansion Draft Seventeenth pickNovember 19, 2004DF Jeff StewartColorado RapidsExpansion Draft Nineteenth pickJanuary 14, 200518GK Brad GuzanGeneration AdidasSuperDraft Round oneJanuary 14, 200517MF Christian JimenezSouth Florida BullsSuperDraft Round twoJanuary 14, 20054DF Aaron LopezUCLA BruinsSuperDraft Round threeJanuary 14, 200520DF Esteban AriasConnecticut HuskiesSuperDraft Round fourFebruary 26, 200527DF Douglas SequeiraReal Salt LakeTradeJuly 20054MF Juan Pablo García AtlasAugust 19, 200519FW Francisco Palencia Guadalajara1GK Martín Zúñiga Veracruz21GK Shaun KalnasySpokane Shadow59GK Sergio GarcíaLoan from Guadalajara3DF Ryan SuarezLA Galaxy23DF Armando Begines Guadalajara6MF Francisco Mendoza Guadalajara7MF Ramón Ramírez Guadalajara10MF Héctor Cuadros Guadalajara11MF Milton BlancoFresno Fuego12MF Mike Muñoz13MF Rodrigo López Guadalajara16MF Antonio Martínez Necaxa26MF Jesús Ochoa Lagartos de Tabasco9FW Isaac RomoLoan from Guadalajara
Out DateNumberPositionPlayerNew clubFee/notesRefNovember 24, 2004DF Jeff StewartReal Salt LakeTradeMarch 8, 2005FW Jamil WalkerD.C. UnitedTradeJune 27, 20053DF Ryan SuarezMetroStarsWaivedAugust 29, 20051GK Martín ZúñigaRetired4DF Aaron Lopez47DF Alfonso Loera CD TapatioDF Craig ZiadieMF Antonio de la Torre
Roster No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 18 Brad Guzan GK Generation Adidas 2005 21 Shaun Kalnasy GK Spokane Shadow 2005 59 Sergio García GK loan Guadalajara 2005 Defenders 2 Orlando Perez DF Chicago Fire 2005 5 Ezra Hendrickson DF D.C. United 2005 20 Esteban Arias DF Connecticut Huskies 2005 22 Arturo Torres DF LA Galaxy 2005 23 Armando Begines DF Guadalajara 2005 27 Douglas Sequeira DF Saprissa 2005 Midfielders 6 Francisco Mendoza MF Guadalajara 2005 7 Ramón Ramírez MF Guadalajara 2005 8 Francisco Gomez MF Kansas City Wizards 2005 10 Héctor Cuadros MF Guadalajara 2005 11 Milton Blanco MF Fresno Fuego 2005 12 Mike Muñoz MF California Golden Bears 2005 13 Rodrigo López MF Guadalajara 2005 16 Antonio Martínez MF Necaxa 2005 17 Christian Jimenez MF South Florida Bulls 2005 26 Jesús Ochoa MF Lagartos de Tabasco 2005 44 Juan Pablo García MF Atlas 2005 Forwards 9 Isaac Romo FW loan from Guadalajara 2005 2006 15 Francisco Palencia FW Guadalajara 2005 19 Matt Taylor FW Kansas City Wizards 2005 99 Thiago Martins FW D.C. United 2005
Competitions
Major League Soccer
League table
Results summary
Results
U.S. Open Cup
Statistics
Appearances and goals
|colspan="14"|Players away from Chivas USA on loan: |- |colspan="14"|Players who left Chivas USA during the season:
Goal scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNameMLSU.S. Open CupTotal1 MF10Héctor Cuadros404FW99Thiago Martins314MF7 Ramón Ramírez3144 DF5 Ezra Hendrickson303FW15Francisco Palencia303DF27Douglas Sequeira213FW9 Isaac Romo2138 MF16Antonio Martínez202FW19Matt Taylor202DF22Arturo Torres202 Own goal202DF20Esteban Arias11213DF3 Ryan Suarez101MF44Juan Pablo García101TOTALS31536
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNameMLSU.S. Open CupTotal2 DFOrlando Perez2100213 DFRyan Suarez2000204 DFAaron Lopez2100215 DFEzra Hendrickson4000406 MFFrancisco Mendoza3000307 MFRamón Ramírez6000608 MFFrancisco Gomez2000209 FWIsaac Romo40004010MFHéctor Cuadros50005015FWFrancisco Palencia40004016MFAntonio Martínez50005018GKBrad Guzan10001019FWMatt Taylor10001020DFEsteban Arias41004122DFArturo Torres30003023DFArmando Begines40004026MFJesús Ochoa20002027DFDouglas Sequeira50005044MFJuan Pablo García20002047DFAlfonso Loera31003199FWThiago Martins500050TOTALS69400694
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