2005 Kansas City Wizards season

Kansas City Wizards
2005 season
Head coachBob Gansler
Major League SoccerEast: 5th
Overall: 7th
U.S. Open CupQuarterfinals
CONCACAF Champions' CupQuarterfinals
Top goalscorerLeague: Josh Wolff (10)
All: Josh Wolff (12)
Average home league attendance9,691
Main article: List of Sporting Kansas City seasons

The 2005 Kansas City Wizards season was the 10th season for both the club and the league altogether. 2005 marked the entrance of two new clubs, Real Salt Lake and Chivas USA, increasing the league to 12 teams; as a result of these Western additions, the Wizards moved to the Eastern Conference.

In the East, Kansas City attained 45 points (11W 9L 12D), finishing fifth in the East and 12th overall and missing the postseason by two points behind MetroStars. The 2005 season was the first time since 1999 the Wizards did not participate in MLS' large-scale postseason, and Kansas City joined the Western expansion teams and the Columbus Crew as the only teams to not qualify for the 2005 playoffs. In addition, attendance at Arrowhead Stadium, which was higher than most MLS teams at the time despite playing in a large cavernous NFL stadium, dipped below 10,000 after a few years of increases.

Despite these developments, two Kansas City players earned honors. Newly blooded U.S. national team member Jimmy Conrad was named Defender of the Year,[1] and Wizards stalwart Chris Klein recovered from a torn ACL sustained in the prior season to become Comeback Player of the Year.

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  USA Bo Oshoniyi
3 DF  USA Nick Garcia
4 DF  JAM Shavar Thomas
5 MF  USA Kerry Zavagnin
6 DF  USA Jose Burciaga Jr.
7 MF  USA Diego Gutierrez
8 MF  BRA Diego Walsh
9 MF  USA Sasha Victorine
11 MF  USA Preki
12 DF  USA Jimmy Conrad
13 DF  USA Taylor Graham
13/28 DF  USA Dustin Branan
14 MF  USA Jack Jewsbury
15 FW  USA Josh Wolff
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF  USA Brian Roberts
17 MF  USA Chris Klein
18 MF  JAM Khari Stephenson
18 FW  FIN Antti Sumiala
19 FW  TRI Scott Sealy
22 FW  USA Davy Arnaud
23 MF  ROU Alex Zotinca
24 GK  USA Will Hesmer
26 MF  USA Ryan Raybould
27 FW  USA Justin Detter
27 MF  JAM Jermaine Hue
29 FW  USA Ryan Pore
30 GK  USA Martin Hutton
35 FW  ENG Stephen Armstrong

Competitions

Major League Soccer

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
32 11 12 9 52 44  +8 45 6 6 4 23 18  +5 5 6 5 29 26  +3

Last updated: 2005.
Source: Major League Soccer

Date Opponents H / A Result
F – A 		Scorers Attendance
April 2, 2005 Colorado Rapids H 3–2 Wolff
Jewsbury
Klein
April 16, 2005 MetroStars A 2–2 Jewsbury
Klein
April 23, 2005 San Jose Earthquakes A 2–3 Sealy
Klein
April 30, 2005 D.C. United H 0–0
May 7, 2005 FC Dallas H 3–3 Victorine
Wolff
Klein
May 14, 2005 Columbus Crew A 4–0 Zotinca
Wolff 2
Arnaud
May 21, 2005 D.C. United A 2–3 Own Goal
Sealy
May 25, 2005 MetroStars H 1–0 Arnaud
May 28, 2005 San Jose Earthquakes H 1–0 Jewsbury
June 1, 2005 Chivas USA A 1–1 Burciaga Jr.
June 4, 2005 New England Revolution A 1–1 Victorine
June 11, 2005 New England Revolution H 0–2
June 18, 2005 Chicago Fire S.C. A 1–1 Preki
June 25, 2005 Chivas USA H 3–0 Conrad
Arnaud
Victorine
June 29, 2005 Columbus Crew H 1–1 Burciaga Jr.
July 4, 2005 Colorado Rapids A 1–2 Klein
July 9, 2005 D.C. United A 1–0 Victorine
July 16, 2005 Real Salt Lake H 3–2 Sealy 2
Own Goal
July 20, 2005 D.C. United H 1–1 Sealy
July 23, 2005 Columbus Crew A 0–2
August 6, 2005 New England Revolution A 2–1 Klein
Sealy
August 10, 2005 Chicago Fire S.C. A 3–2 Wolff 2
Victorine
August 13, 2005 Real Salt Lake A 4–2 Victorine 2
Sealy
Klein
August 19, 2005 Chicago Fire S.C. H 3–0 Sealy 2
Jewsbury
August 26, 2005 Columbus Crew A 0–1
September 3, 2005 MetroStars A 2–2 Pore
Wolff
September 10, 2005 MetroStars H 0–1
September 17, 2005 Los Angeles Galaxy H 2–2 Arnaud
Wolff
September 25, 2005 Los Angeles Galaxy A 1–2 Wolff
October 1, 2005 Chicago Fire S.C. H 0–1
October 8, 2005 New England Revolution H 2–2 Wolff
Conrad
October 15, 2005 FC Dallas A 2–2 Arnaud
Preki

U.S. Open Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F – A 		Scorers Attendance
August 3, 2005 Fourth round Des Moines Menace H 6–1 Arnaud 2
Wolff 2
Victorine
Sealy
August 24, 2005 Quarterfinals Minnesota Thunder H 1–3 Pore

CONCACAF Champions' Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F – A 		Scorers Attendance
March 9, 2005 Quarterfinals Deportivo Saprissa H 0–0
March 17, 2005 Quarterfinals Deportivo Saprissa A 1–2
(AET) 		Burciaga Jr.

Final Squad statistics

No. Pos. Name MLS USOC CCC Total Minutes Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals League Total
17 MF Chris Klein 31 7 2 0 2 0 35 7 2765 3093 0 0
22 FW Davy Arnaud 31 5 2 2 2 0 35 7 2527 2917 0 0
1 GK Bo Oshoniyi 32 0 0 0 2 0 34 0 2880 3090 0 0
6 DF Jose Burciaga Jr. 31 2 1 0 2 1 34 3 2667 2967 0 0
3 DF Nick Garcia 30 0 2 0 2 0 34 0 2678 3023 0 0
9 MF Sasha Victorine 30 7 1 1 2 0 33 8 2658 2939 0 0
14 MF Jack Jewsbury 29 4 2 0 2 0 33 4 1001 1169 0 0
5 MF Kerry Zavagnin 28 0 2 0 2 0 32 0 2421 2784 0 0
19 FW Scott Sealy 28 9 2 1 0 0 30 10 1669 1785 0 0
12 DF Jimmy Conrad 25 2 1 0 2 0 28 2 2241 2496 0 0
4 DF Shavar Thomas 25 0 2 0 0 0 27 0 2012 2169 0 0
15 FW Josh Wolff 22 10 2 2 2 0 26 12 1910 2210 0 0
7 MF Diego Gutierrez 21 0 1 0 2 0 24 0 1701 1963 0 0
23 MF Alex Zotinca 16 1 1 0 2 0 19 1 1061 1268 0 0
11 FW Preki 16 2 2 0 0 0 18 2 478 554 0 0
16 DF Brian Roberts 11 0 1 0 0 0 12 0 338 383 0 0
24 MF Khari Stephenson 6 0 2 0 2 0 10 0 146 313 0 0
29 FW Ryan Pore 8 1 1 1 0 0 9 2 285 312 0 0
27 FW Justin Detter 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 41 41 0 0
27 MF Jermaine Hue 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 55 55 0 0
8 MF Diego Walsh 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 16 87 0 0
13/28 DF Dustin Branan 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 43 0 0
24 GK Will Hesmer 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 180 0 0
18 FW Antti Sumiala 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 116 116 0 0
26 MF Ryan Raybould 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 11 0 0

References

  1. ^ "Former Bruin Jimmy Conrad Named MLS Defender Of The Year". UCLA Bruins. October 25, 2005. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
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