2005 Canadian Professional Soccer League season

Canadian Professional Soccer League
Season	2005
Champions	Oakville Blue Devils
Regular Season title	Vaughan Shooters (Eastern Conference); Hamilton Thunder (Western Conference);
Matches played	132
Goals scored	411 (3.11 per match)
Top goalscorer	Aaron Byrd (Windsor Border Stars)
Best goalkeeper	Haidar Al-Shaïbani
Biggest home win	Toronto Supra 8-2 North York Astros (June 19, 2005)
Biggest away win	Durham Storm 1-12 Oakville Blue Devils (September 22, 2005)
	← 2004 CSL 2006 →

The 2005 Canadian Professional Soccer League season was the 8th season for the Canadian Professional Soccer League. The season began on May 21, 2005 and concluded on October 10, 2005 with Oakville Blue Devils defeating Vaughan Shooters 2-1 to win their first CPSL Championship. The final was played at Esther Shiner Stadium, which gave North York Astros a playoff wildcard match. In the regular season the Vaughan Shooters won their first Eastern Conference title, while Hamilton Thunder secured their third Western Conference title. The league increased in membership with the return of the Laval Dynamites. For the first time in the league's history the CPSL introduced a Women's Canada Cup tournament, which included 6 district all-star teams from the existing men's soccer districts.

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