| Year: | 2004 |
| Dates: | March 19 - March 25 |
| Country: | United States |
| Num Teams: | 4 |
| Confederations: | 1 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Champion Other: | San Jose Earthquakes |
| Count: | 3 |
| Second Other: | D.C. United |
| Third Other: | Columbus Crew |
| Matches: | 6 |
| Goals: | 13 |
| Top Scorer: |  Brad Davis (3) |
| Prevseason: | 2004 |
| Nextseason: | 2006 |
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.
Four clubs competed in the tournament:
| Team | League | Appearance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston Battery (hosts) | USL-1 | 2nd | |
| Columbus Crew | MLS | 2nd | |
| D.C. United | MLS | 2nd | |
| San Jose Earthquakes | MLS | 1st | |
| 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 |
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