2005 Carolina Challenge Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | United States | 
| Dates | March 19 – March 25 | 
| Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) | 
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions | San Jose Earthquakes (3rd title) | 
| Runners-up | D.C. United | 
| Third place | Columbus Crew | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 | 
| Goals scored | 13 (2.17 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) | |
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The 2005 Carolina Challenge Cup was a four-team round robin pre-season competition hosted by the Charleston Battery. It was the second edition of the tournament.
Teams
Four clubs competed in the tournament:
| Team | League | Appearance | 
|---|---|---|
| USL-1 | 2nd | |
| MLS | 2nd | |
| MLS | 2nd | |
| MLS | 1st | 
Standings
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose Earthquakes | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | 
| D.C. United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | 
| Columbus Crew | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 4 | 
| Charleston Battery | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 1 | 
Matches
| Charleston Battery | 0 – 1 | Columbus Crew | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Buddle  | 
| D.C. United | 0 – 2 | San Jose Earthquakes | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Davis  | 
| Columbus Crew | 1 – 1 | San Jose Earthquakes | 
|---|---|---|
| Moreno  | 
Report | Cameron  | 
| D.C. United | 2 – 2 | Charleston Battery | 
|---|---|---|
| Moreno  Quintanilla  | 
Report | Simmonds  Khamalu  | 
| D.C. United | 3 – 0 | Columbus Crew | 
|---|---|---|
| Petke  Gómez Moreno  | 
Report | 
Scorers
- 3 goals
 
- Brad Davis (San Jose Earthquakes)
 
- 2 goals
 
- Jaime Moreno (D.C. United)
 
- 1 goal
 
- Edson Buddle (Columbus Crew)
 - Knox Cameron (San Jose Earthquakes)
 - Christian Gómez (D.C. United)
 - Boyzz Khamalu (Charleston Battery)
 - Alejandro Moreno (Columbus Crew)
 - Mike Petke (D.C. United)
 - Eliseo Quintanilla (D.C. United)
 - Gregory Simmonds (Charleston Battery)