2005 MLS Supporters' Shield
San Jose Earthquakes won the 2005 MLS Supporters' Shield race on 64 points, 5 points ahead of New England Revolution.
🏆The 2005 playoffs, matchup by matchup
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Supporters' Shield standings, 2005
| Team | W | L | T | PTS | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| San Jose Earthquakes (SJ) s | 18 | 4 | 10 | 64 | 8-0-2 | W1 |
| New England Revolution (NE) x | 17 | 7 | 8 | 59 | 5-3-2 | W1 |
| D.C. United (DC) x | 16 | 10 | 6 | 54 | 5-4-1 | T1 |
| Chicago Fire FC (CHI) x | 15 | 13 | 4 | 49 | 4-5-1 | L2 |
| FC Dallas (DAL) x | 13 | 10 | 9 | 48 | 3-3-4 | T2 |
| New York/New Jersey MetroStars (RBNY) x | 12 | 9 | 11 | 47 | 5-2-3 | W2 |
| Colorado Rapids (COL) x | 13 | 13 | 6 | 45 | 6-2-2 | W1 |
| LA Galaxy (LA) x | 13 | 13 | 6 | 45 | 4-5-1 | L1 |
| Kansas City Wizards (SKC) | 11 | 9 | 12 | 45 | 2-4-4 | T2 |
| Columbus Crew (CLB) | 11 | 16 | 5 | 38 | 4-4-2 | T1 |
| Real Salt Lake (RSL) | 5 | 22 | 5 | 20 | 0-9-1 | L1 |
| Chivas USA (CHV) | 4 | 22 | 6 | 18 | 1-6-3 | L1 |
Final standings.
Clinch key- x
- clinched a playoff place
- s
- clinched the Supporters' Shield
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 10 times.
- San Jose Earthquakes trailed by as many as 12 points on June 22, 2005.
- San Jose Earthquakes took first place for good on September 17, 2005.
- San Jose Earthquakes won 6 games in a row from August 20, 2005 to September 21, 2005, the longest run of the race.
- New England Revolution led by 7 points as late as May 17, 2005.
- San Jose Earthquakes went 5-1-1 from June 28, 2005 to August 6, 2005, turning a deficit of 12 points into a lead of 1 point.
- The top two ended the day within three points of each other on 49 of the 61 days played.
- Seven teams held first place.
- San Jose Earthquakes spent 34 of the season's 198 charted days in first place.