Every 2005 MLS playoff matchup, three ways: the season race carried on into the postseason, who beat their seeding, and the bracket.
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The same race these clubs ran all season, carried on through the postseason on one scale and on real dates.
Where each club finished the season against how far it went, ranked on record rather than seed.
Who played whom, round by round, which no line chart can say.
LA Galaxy won the 2005 title from a regular season record of 13-13-6. 8 teams reached the playoffs and the bracket ran 3 rounds. Every matchup below is taken from the MLS stats API; nothing on this page is estimated.
| Round | Won by | Result | Opponent | Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conference Semifinals | LA Galaxy | 4-2 on aggregate | San Jose Earthquakes | October 23 to October 29, 2005 |
| Conference Semifinals | New England Revolution | 3-2 on aggregate | New York/New Jersey MetroStars | October 22 to October 29, 2005 |
| Conference Semifinals | Chicago Fire FC | 4-0 on aggregate | D.C. United | October 21 to October 30, 2005 |
| Conference Semifinals | Colorado Rapids | 2-2 on aggregate, 5-4 on penalties | FC Dallas | October 22 to October 29, 2005 |
| Conference Finals | New England Revolution | 1-0 | Chicago Fire FC | November 6, 2005 |
| Conference Finals | LA Galaxy | 2-0 | Colorado Rapids | November 5, 2005 |
| MLS Cup | LA Galaxy | 1-0 | New England Revolution | November 13, 2005 |
The left column ranks this field by regular season record, not by seed number: seeding rules differ by era, so this site uses records everywhere instead. The right column groups clubs by the round they went out in, which is not the same as the number of rounds they won, because a bye carries a club further without it winning anything. The figure beside a name is places moved between the two columns, and part of it is only where a club sat inside its band. Nothing here is a prediction. The data notes carry the whole method.