Following the signature of the first MLS players' union contract, the MLS Superdraft was limited to four rounds. As a result, the Supplemental Draft was re-incarnated to hold the additional rounds. The 2005 MLS supplemental draft, held on February 4, 2005, was the first re-incarnation of the MLS supplemental draft. The four-round event followed January's 2005 MLS SuperDraft, as teams filled out their developmental rosters. Expansion clubs Real Salt Lake and Chivas USA received the first picks in each round.

The most notable draft picks include fourth round draft picks Chris Wondolowski, who is one of the top career goalscorers in Major League Soccer with over 140 career MLS goals, and Jeff Larentowicz, who has played more than 380 matches in more than 10 seasons in Major League Soccer.

* Denotes player who has been selected for an MLS Best XI team

Round 1 Pick # MLS team Player Affiliation 1 Real Salt Lake Steven Rhyne M Clemson University 2 Chivas USA Javier Barragan GK Cal State Dominguez Hills 3 Chicago Fire Justin Cook F Ohio State University 4 FC Dallas Kevin Wilson M University of San Diego 5 San Jose Earthquakes Brett Rodriguez D Creighton University 6 MetroStars Jason Hernandez D Seton Hall University 7 Colorado Rapids Sasha Gotsmanov F University of Rhode Island 8 Columbus Crew Matt Oliver D University of Virginia 9 Columbus Crew Bill Gaudette GK St. John's University 10 Los Angeles Galaxy Benjamin Benditson D Cal State Northridge 11 Kansas City Wizards Edwin Ruiz F Hartwick College 12 D.C. United Matt Nickell F Drake University

Round 1 trades

Round 2 Pick # MLS team Player Affiliation 13 Real Salt Lake Mike Lookingland D Bucknell University 14 Chivas USA Helmis Matute M Virginia Commonwealth University 15 Chicago Fire David Mahoney GK Cornell University 16 FC Dallas Abe Thompson F University of Maryland 17 New England Revolution Jamie Holmes F Birmingham Southern College 18 San Jose Earthquakes Robby Fulton GK Stanford University 19 Los Angeles Galaxy Drew McAthy F UC Santa Barbara 20 Columbus Crew Eric Vasquez M University of Central Florida 21 New England Revolution Ryan Latham F Southern Methodist University 22 Los Angeles Galaxy Matt Kovar D Loyola Marymount University 23 FC Dallas Aaron Pitchkolan D West Virginia University 24 FC Dallas Drew Cavanagh D College of Charleston

Round 2 trades

Round 3 Pick # MLS team Player Position Affiliation 25 Real Salt Lake Noah Palmer GK University of Maryland 26 Chivas USA Mike Munoz M University of California 27 Chicago Fire Chris Karcz M Rutgers University 28 FC Dallas Christopher Schwarze D University of San Francisco 29 San Jose Earthquakes Noah Merl D University of California 30 MetroStars Patrick Hannigan GK Temple University 31 Colorado Rapids Eugene Sepuya F Alabama A&M University 32 Columbus Crew Ryan Kelly D St. John's University 33 New England Revolution Easton Wilson M University of Connecticut 34 Los Angeles Galaxy Ryan Shaw F University of California, Davis 35 Kansas City Wizards Doug Lascody M Southwest Missouri State University 36 D.C. United Andrew Terris GK Stanford University

Round 3 trades No trades reported.

Round 4 Pick # MLS team Player Affiliation 37 Real Salt Lake Cameron Knowles D University of Akron 38 Chivas USA Dan Kennedy GK UC Santa Barbara 39 Chicago Fire Hollis Ryan Donaldson D Liberty University 40 FC Dallas Sammy Tamporello M Ohio State University 41 San Jose Earthquakes Chris Wondolowski M Chico State University 42 MetroStars Usiel Vasquez F Southern Connecticut State 43 Colorado Rapids Dan Gargan D Georgetown University 44 Columbus Crew Chris Lee F Marquette University 45 New England Revolution Jeff Larentowicz D Brown University 46 Los Angeles Galaxy Jeremiah Gallegos F University of Cincinnati 47 Kansas City Wizards Ryan Caugherty D Wake Forest University 48 D.C. United Shawn Kuykendall M American University

Round 4 trades No trades reported.

Trade Note On 1 February 2005, MetroStars acquired a draft pick and an allocation from Real Salt Lake in exchange for defender Eddie Pope. MetroStars had the choice of swapping first-round selections in the 2005 Supplemental Draft with Real Salt Lake or taking the highest RSL second-round pick in the 2006 MLS SuperDraft. MetroStars chose the latter.

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