to send D.C. to the championship. In the second consecutive final held at the Home Depot Center, D.C. rebounded from an early Jose Burciaga goal by scoring three goals in eight minutes, including two from Alecko Eskandarian to take a 3–1 lead. In the second half, Dema Kovalenko became the first player to be sent off in an MLS Cup final after knocking a shot off the goal line with his hand. Although Josh Wolff converted the penalty kick, D.C. United held on with only 10 men to win its fourth championship in the nine-year history of MLS. Play-off Bracket MLS Cup Playoffs Conference Semifinals New England Revolution advance 2–1 on aggregate.D.C. United advance 4–0 on aggregate.Kansas City Wizards advance 3–2 on aggregate.Los Angeles Galaxy advance 2–1 on aggregate.Conference finalsD.C. United advance 4–3 on penalties (3–3 after full time).'' MLS Cup 2004 D.C. United wins the MLS CupKansas City Wizards and D.C. United earn MLS berths toCONCACAF Champions' Cup 2005. Team Awards MLS Cup – D.C. United U.S. Open Cup – Kansas City Wizards MLS Supporters' Shield – Columbus Crew Individual awards Top goal scorers Goal-Scoring Totals Team Attendance Totals Coaches Eastern Conference D.C. United: Piotr Nowak Western Conference Dallas Burn: Colin Clarke Kansas City Wizards: Bob Gansler San Jose Earthquakes: Dominic Kinnear References Major League Soccer seasons 1