San Jose Earthquakes

Year founded	1995
League	Major League Soccer
Full name	San Jose Earthquakes
Nickname	Earthquakes, Quakes, The Boys in Blue, Los Terremotos de San José
Stadium	Buck Shaw Stadium (2008- )[1] Santa Clara, CA McAfee Coliseum[2] (2008- )[3] Oakland, CA
Coach	Frank Yallop[4][5]
Owner	Earthquakes Soccer, LLC
San Jose Earthquakes Current Uniforms
First Game San Jose Clash 1 - 0 D.C. United (Spartan Stadium; April 6, 1996) Last Game (pre-hiatus) San Jose Earthquakes 1 - 1 Los Angeles Galaxy (Spartan Stadium; October 29, 2005) First Game (post-hiatus) Los Angeles Galaxy - San Jose Earthquakes (The Home Depot Center; April 3, 2008)[6] First Home Game (post-hiatus) San Jose Earthquakes - Chicago Fire (McAfee Coliseum; April 12, 2008)[7]
Largest Win San Jose Clash 6 - 1 New England Revolution (Spartan Stadium; August 11, 1996) San Jose Clash 6 - 1 Miami Fusion (Spartan Stadium; September 19, 1999) San Jose Earthquakes 5 - 0 Dallas Burn (Spartan Stadium; April 22, 2000)
Worst Defeat San Jose Clash 0 - 4 D.C. United (Spartan Stadium; June 3, 1998) Kansas City Wizards 5 - 1 San Jose Clash (Arrowhead Stadium; September 5, 1998) Tampa Bay Mutiny 4 - 0 San Jose Earthquakes (Raymond James Stadium; April 26, 2000)
All-time Top Scorer Ronald Cerritos (61)
Supporter Groups Soccer Silicon Valley, The Casbah, Club Quake, 1906 Ultras
MLS Cup
2001, 2003
US Open Cup
None
Supporters' Shield
2005

The San Jose Earthquakes, a professional soccer team located in San Jose, California, participated in Major League Soccer (MLS) from 1995 to 2005 and resumed operations in 2007.^[8] It is one of the original ten teams in the league, known as the San Jose Clash from 1995 to 1999. The Earthquakes defeated D.C. United 1-0 in the first game in MLS history. It is one of three teams from California to play in the league. San Jose Earthquakes logo, 1974-1975 San Jose Earthquakes logo, 1976-1979 San Jose Earthquakes logo, 1980-1982 Golden Bay Earthquakes logo, 1983-1984 For the MLS franchise, see San Jose Earthquakes. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Major League Soccer (MLS) is a professional soccer league sanctioned by FIFA as the top flight of the American Soccer Pyramid. ... 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The team won the MLS Cup in 2001 and 2003, as well as the MLS Supporters' Shield in 2005. Following the 2005 MLS season in December of that year, the franchise was put on hiatus. The players and head coach Dominic Kinnear moved to Houston, Texas where they play as the Houston Dynamo. On July 18, 2007 it was announced that the San Jose Earthquakes will resume play starting in the 2008 season.^[9] The Earthquakes play most home games at Buck Shaw Stadium in Santa Clara, California. The Alan I. Rothenberg Trophy The MLS Cup is the final game of the Major League Soccer postseason, officially recognized as the championship of the league. ... The MLS Supporters Shield The Major League Soccer Supporters Shield is an annual award given to the Major League Soccer team with the best regular season record, as determined by the MLS points system - much like the Presidents Trophy in the NHL. While MLS is similar to other North American... Houston redirects here. ... Year founded 2005 League Major League Soccer Nickname Dynamo, Orange Crush, La Naranja, The Men in Orange, The Orange Stadium Robertson Stadium Houston, TX Coach Dominic Kinnear, 2006— Owner Anschutz Entertainment Group First Game Houston Dynamo 5–2 Colorado Rapids (Robertson Stadium; April 2, 2006) Largest Win 4-0, three... is the 199th day of the year (200th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Buck Shaw Stadium is a 6,800 expandable to 8,400 seat multipurpose stadium at Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, California. ... Location of Santa Clara within Santa Clara County, California. ...

History

Roots of the Earthquakes

For more information see San Jose Earthquakes (NASL) and San Francisco Bay Blackhawks.

The franchise's roots trace back to 1974, when the North American Soccer League (NASL) awarded an expansion franchise to San Jose, named the Earthquakes. The NASL folded after the 1984 season, and the Earthquakes played in the Western Soccer League (WSL) from 1985-88, under the ownership of Peter Bridgwater. San Jose Earthquakes logo, 1974-1975 San Jose Earthquakes logo, 1976-1979 San Jose Earthquakes logo, 1980-1982 Golden Bay Earthquakes logo, 1983-1984 For the MLS franchise, see San Jose Earthquakes. ... The San Francisco Bay Blackhawks were a professional soccer team which came into existence in 1989 as a team in the Western Soccer League (WSL). ... North American Soccer League or (NASL) was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984. ... The Western Soccer League (formerly the Western Soccer Alliance) was a professional soccer league in the United States in the mid-1980s. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

In 1988, Bridgwater sold the team. When the new owner ran the team into the ground, leading to its folding later that year, the WSL awarded a franchise to Dan Van Voorhis, a local real estate lawyer. Van Voorhis named his new team the Blackhawks, after a real estate development of his. The San Francisco Bay Blackhawks entered the WSL for the 1989 season. In 1991, Van Voorhis hired a former Earthquakes' player, Laurie Calloway, as coach. Calloway coached a team full of players that would later play for San Jose in MLS, including John Doyle, Troy Dayak, Paul Bravo and Eric Wynalda. In a preview of what was to come later in MLS, bitter disagreements between Calloway and Wynalda led to Calloway kicking Wynalda off the team in 1992. Blackhawks owner Dan Van Voorhis later pulled his team out of the WSL's successor league, the American Professional Soccer League, after which they played as the San Jose Hawks in the USISL in 1993. The team folded at the end of the 1993 season. The San Francisco Bay Blackhawks were a professional soccer team which came into existence in 1989 as a team in the Western Soccer League (WSL). ... Laurie Calloway (born Birmingham, England) is a retired English-U.S. soccer defender who spent thirteen years in the English leagues and six years in the North American Soccer League. ... John Doyle (born April 16, 1966) played as a central defender for five years for the San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer from the start of the inaugural season in 1996 until his retirement in 2000. ... Troy Dayak (born January 21, 1971 in Walnut Creek, California) is an American soccer player who plays as central fullback for the San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer. ... Paul Bravo (born June 19, 1968 in Campbell, California) is a former American soccer midfielder and forward. ... Eric Wynalda (born June 9, 1969 in Fullerton, California) is a former American international center forward, and the joint all-time leading scorer for the U.S. National Team (along with Landon Donovan). ... A-League redirects here. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with SISL. (Discuss) The USISL began life in 1986 as the Southwest Indoor Soccer League. ...

Major League Soccer

In 1994, Van Voorhis successfully led a San Jose bidding group which was awarded one of Major League Soccer's inaugural teams. At that time, he handed over all existing Hawks player contracts, front-office resources and the rights to play in Spartan Stadium to MLS in exchange for Type C stock in the league. He also became the franchise's investor/operator until outside concerns forced him to divest himself of these positions prior to the league's launch and accept a buyout from the league, leaving the franchise league-owned for several years. Meanwhile, a direct connection to the earlier Earthquakes came in the person of Peter Bridgwater, named as General Manager of the MLS team. Although Bridgwater, at the time, still owned the rights to the Earthquakes' name and logo, the team became known as the Clash at the urging of Nike, a major investor in MLS. Nike, Inc. ...

On December 7, 1995, Bridgwater hired Calloway as the team's first coach, providing a second direct connection with the NASL Earthquakes, as well as a connection with the Blackhawks. Ignoring the past history between Calloway and Wynalda with the Blackhawks, the team acquired Wynalda just over a month later, on January 23, 1996. The Clash's connections to the Blackhawks continued when the Clash made the first trade in MLS history, sending Rhett Harty to the MetroStars for Troy Dayak, both players having spent several years with the team. Despite the presence of Calloway and much of his former team, the Clash failed to achieve the dominance achieved by the Blackhawks. is the 341st day of the year (342nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 23rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Rhett Harty (born March 8, 1970 in Pasadena, California) was an American soccer defender, one of the most popular players in the history of the MetroStars of Major League Soccer. ... MetroStars logo 2002-2005 The MetroStars was the name of a soccer club based in New Jersey that participated in Major League Soccer between 1996 and 2005. ... Troy Dayak (born January 21, 1971 in Walnut Creek, California) is an American soccer player who plays as central fullback for the San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer. ...

Wynalda scored the first goal in MLS history. However, he and Calloway were soon at each other's throats. The tensions on the team led eventually led to a locker room brawl between Wynalda and John Doyle. On top of that was an infamous incident in which Wynalda hired an aircraft towing a banner demanding the Clash fire Calloway.^[10] John Doyle (born April 16, 1966) played as a central defender for five years for the San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer from the start of the inaugural season in 1996 until his retirement in 2000. ...

Although the Clash made the postseason in the inaugural 1996 MLS season, and Doyle earned recognition as the best MLS defender, the team floundered in 1997. By the middle of the 1997 season, the team was sinking fast and Bridgwater fired Calloway, to be replaced by Brian Quinn. The Clash finished 1997 with a 12-20 and at the bottom of the Western Conference standings. In 1998 things got no better as the team finished 13-19 and well out of playoff contention. During the 1999 pre-season, the saga of player-coach antagonism continued when Richard Gough left the team after an argument with Quinn. By the end of 1999, Quinn was done and the team released him to hire Lothar Osiander. Brian Quinn (born in Belfast) is a former professional soccer player. ... Charles Richard Gough (born April 5, 1962, in Stockholm, Sweden) is a former Scottish football central defender who enjoyed great success as captain of Rangers before entering management. ... Lothar Osiander (born November 8, 1939 in Munich, Germany) is a U.S.-German soccer coach who has served as head coach to the U.S. national and Olympic teams as well as the Atlanta Ruckus, Los Angeles Galaxy and San Jose Clash. ...

Return of the Earthquakes name

The franchise's official name changed from Clash to Earthquakes on October 27, 1999. is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ...

San Jose Earthquakes players, 2005

After missing four consecutive post-seasons with three different coaches, the Earthquakes hired head coach Frank Yallop days before the 2001 MLS SuperDraft. Yallop's personnel changes and deft coaching with the help of assistant coach Dominic Kinnear and goalkeeper coach Tim Hanley, along with the allocation of star forward Landon Donovan on loan from Bayer Leverkusen, quickly turned around the Earthquakes' on-field fortunes, spurring the biggest regular season turnaround in league history (from 29 points in 2000 to 45 points in 2001) and leading the team to a 2-1 MLS Cup 2001 overtime victory over the arch rival Los Angeles Galaxy. Image File history File linksMetadata SanJosePlayers. ... Image File history File linksMetadata SanJosePlayers. ... Frank Walter Yallop (born April 4, 1964 in Watford, England) is a former English-Canadian footballer, and the current manager of the Los Angeles Galaxy. ... The 2001 Major League Soccer SuperDraft. ... Dominic Kinnear (born in July 26, 1967 in Glasgow, Scotland) is the current head coach of the Houston Dynamo of U.S. Major League Soccer. ... Landon Timothy Donovan (born March 4, 1982 in Ontario, California), is an American professional soccer player on the Los Angeles Galaxy, who is the joint all-time leading scorer for the U.S. National Team (along with Eric Wynalda). ... Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball is a German football club based in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia. ... Date October 21, 2001 Stadium Columbus Crew Stadium City Columbus, Ohio MVP Dwayne De Rosario Attendance 21,626 The 2001 Major League Soccer Cup was the 6th MLS Cup. ... Year founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Nickname Galaxy, The Gs, Los Galacticos de Los Angeles, Stadium The Home Depot Center (HDC) Carson, CA Coach vacant[1] Owner Philip Anschutz (AEG) First Game Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 MetroStars (Rose Bowl; April 13, 1996) Largest Win Dallas Burn 1...

The Quakes followed with two consecutive runners-up finishes for the MLS Supporters' Shield and a 4-2 MLS Cup 2003 win over the Chicago Fire. Prior to reaching the 2003 final, the Earthquakes had rallied from four goals down to beat the Galaxy, 5-4 on aggregate, in a first-round playoff that many MLS observers described as the greatest in MLS history. Following the season, Yallop returned to his native Canada to coach the Canadian men's national soccer team. Assistant coach Kinnear was then promoted as the team's next head coach, and former San Jose player John Doyle was named as his assistant. The MLS Supporters Shield The Major League Soccer Supporters Shield is an annual award given to the Major League Soccer team with the best regular season record, as determined by the MLS points system - much like the Presidents Trophy in the NHL. While MLS is similar to other North American... Date November 23, 2003 Stadium Home Depot Center City Carson, California MVP Landon Donovan Referee Brian Hall Attendance 27,000 The 2003 Major League Soccer Cup was the 8th MLS Cup. ... Year founded 1997 League Major League Soccer Nickname La Maquina Roja, Men in Red, CF97 Stadium Toyota Park Bridgeview, IL Coach Juan Carlos Osorio[1] Owner Andell Holdings First Game Miami Fusion 0–2 Chicago Fire (Lockhart Stadium; March 21, 1998) Largest Win Kansas City Wizards 0–7 Chicago Fire... First International USA 0 - 1 Canada (Newark, USA; November 28, 1885) Largest win USA 0 - 7 Canada (St. ... John Doyle (born April 16, 1966) played as a central defender for five years for the San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer from the start of the inaugural season in 1996 until his retirement in 2000. ...

Having won two MLS Cup titles in three years, the Earthquakes were poised for greater success both on and off the field. However, in January 2004, General Manager Johnny Moore, whose roots with the club dated back to his days as a player for the NASL Earthquakes, resigned after AEG and MLS considered allowing the team to be rebranded as "San Jose America" (with ownership to transfer to the owners of Mexico's Club America). Earthquake fans were similarly outraged at the proposed rebranding, coming just months after the MLS Cup. Former Los Angeles Galaxy defender Alexi Lalas was named as his replacement. Under Lalas' management, the club planned a move to Houston. Meanwhile, when the Quakes' star player, Landon Donovan, played briefly in Germany while Lalas traded away his rights, thus allowing Lalas' former team, the Galaxy, to acquire him. Landon Timothy Donovan (born March 4, 1982 in Ontario, California), is an American professional soccer player on the Los Angeles Galaxy, who is the joint all-time leading scorer for the U.S. National Team (along with Eric Wynalda). ...

On the field, Kinnear led the team to two more playoff appearances, including a MLS Supporters' Shield win in 2005. The MLS Supporters Shield The Major League Soccer Supporters Shield is an annual award given to the Major League Soccer team with the best regular season record, as determined by the MLS points system - much like the Presidents Trophy in the NHL. While MLS is similar to other North American...

Move to Houston

The owner of the San Jose Earthquakes, Anschutz Entertainment Group, announced on December 15, 2005 that the team was moving to Houston for the 2006 season due to the failure of securing a new soccer-specific stadium for the team in San Jose. The franchise was renamed to Houston 1836, then to Houston Dynamo. However, MLS Commissioner Don Garber said that the Earthquakes' name, colors, logo, wordmark, history and competitive records would not be transferred, similarly to the Cleveland Browns deal in the National Football League. The Houston Dynamo is technically considered an expansion team by MLS just as the Baltimore Ravens is by the NFL. The Anschutz Entertainment Group is a sporting and music entertainment presenter and a subsidiary of The Anschutz Corporation. ... is the 349th day of the year (350th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Houston redirects here. ... Columbus Crew Stadium opened in 1999 as the first of a growing number of American stadiums built for soccer Soccer-specific stadium (SSS) is a term used mainly in the United States and Canada. ... Year founded 2005 League Major League Soccer Nickname Dynamo, Orange Crush, La Naranja, The Men in Orange, The Orange Stadium Robertson Stadium Houston, TX Coach Dominic Kinnear, 2006— Owner Anschutz Entertainment Group First Game Houston Dynamo 5–2 Colorado Rapids (Robertson Stadium; April 2, 2006) Largest Win 4-0, three... Don Garber (born October 9, 1957 in Johannesburg, Africa) is the commissioner of Major League Soccer, succeeding Doug Logan. ... A fictive wordmark illustrating how typographic treatment and color can make a name more visually memorable. ... Browns redirects here. ... NFL redirects here. ... Year founded 2005 League Major League Soccer Nickname Dynamo, Orange Crush, La Naranja, The Men in Orange, The Orange Stadium Robertson Stadium Houston, TX Coach Dominic Kinnear, 2006— Owner Anschutz Entertainment Group First Game Houston Dynamo 5–2 Colorado Rapids (Robertson Stadium; April 2, 2006) Largest Win 4-0, three... City Baltimore, Maryland Team colors Purple, Black, and Gold Head Coach Brian Billick Owner Steve Bisciotti General manager Ozzie Newsome Mascot The Ravens: Edgar, Allan, & Poe League/Conference affiliations National Football League (1996–present) American Football Conference (1996-present) AFC Central (1996-2001) AFC North (2002-present) Team history Baltimore...

Return of the Earthquakes

On May 24, 2006, an agreement was reached between Major League Soccer and the principal owners of the Oakland Athletics baseball team. Lewis Wolff and John Fisher have a three year exclusive option to develop a soccer-specific stadium and bring an expansion franchise to the San Francisco Bay Area.^[11] is the 144th day of the year (145th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) West Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 9, 27, 34, 42, 43, (As) Name Oakland Athletics (1968–present) Kansas City Athletics (1955-1967) Philadelphia Athletics (1901-1954) (Referred to as As) Other nicknames The As, The White Elephants, The... This article is about the sport. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Bay Area redirects here. ...

In September 2006, after nearly nine months of inactivity (displaying only Commissioner Garber's December 2005 letter of condolence to Earthquakes fans over the team's relocation), the team's website was revived to display updates on the progress of starting up the expansion San Jose Earthquakes franchise and to allow fans to sign up for the Earthquakes Soccer, LLC e-newsletter.

On July 18, 2007, Commissioner Don Garber announced, at his annual state of the league address, that the San Jose Earthquakes will resume play starting in the 2008 season after Lew Wolff exercised his option to purchase the new expansion team. The expansion team however retains all records, logos, colors and titles of the 1996-2005 franchise and is in essence a continuation of that franchise, while functionally being the 14th franchise to join MLS. is the 199th day of the year (200th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

In October 2007 the Earthquakes announced they would be moving their offices from the Fairmont Hotel in downtown San Jose to an office park across the street from their temporary home, Buck Shaw Stadium, and across the Caltrain tracks from the location of the FMC site.^[12] Fairmont San Jose Hotel is a large, luxurious and stylish hotel in the very center of San José, California. ... Caltrain is a commuter rail line on the San Francisco Peninsula and the Santa Clara Valley in the United States. ...

On November 6, 2007, the team announced that former Earthquakes coach Frank Yallop was returning to the team as head coach. According to ESPN.com, the Earthquakes compensated Yallop's previous employer, the Los Angeles Galaxy, with a third-round pick in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft.^[13] is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Frank Walter Yallop (born April 4, 1964 in Watford, England) is a former English-Canadian footballer, and the current manager of the Los Angeles Galaxy. ... Year founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Nickname Galaxy, The Gs, Los Galacticos de Los Angeles, Stadium The Home Depot Center (HDC) Carson, CA Coach vacant[1] Owner Philip Anschutz (AEG) First Game Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 MetroStars (Rose Bowl; April 13, 1996) Largest Win Dallas Burn 1... The MLS SuperDraft is an annual event in which the Major League Soccer teams select players who have graduated from college or otherwise been signed by the league. ...

Logo

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New stadium

On January 13, 2007, the San Jose Mercury News reported that the city of San Jose, San Jose State University and the Earthquakes owners were in negotiations to build a 22,000 permanent seat (with the option to increase the total capacity to 30,000 seats for any given game) soccer/football stadium just east of the Earthquakes' previous home of Spartan Stadium. The new facility would be privately built by Lewis Wolff and John Fisher, the primary owners of the Earthquakes, with San Jose State providing the needed land. Additionally, the team and the university would build community soccer fields across Senter Road in Kelley Park using still-unspent San Jose municipal bond money approved years earlier for such community soccer fields.^[14] The plan was for the new version of the San Jose Earthquakes to play in Spartan Stadium during the 2008 MLS season, then to move into the new stadium in 2009. Plans for the stadium collapsed on April 19 of that year after the Earthquakes and SJSU could not come to an agreement on revenue sharing for the stadium. is the 13th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... The Mercs sections vary by day of the week, but Business, Sports, and The Valley are standard daily fare. ... New San Jose State Stadium (tentative name) was a planned a multi-use stadium in San Jose, California. ... Kelley Park welcome sign Kelley Park in San Jose, California, USA is 156 acres (631,000 m²), including diverse facilities such as Happy Hollow Park & Zoo, the Japanese Friendship Garden, History Park at Kelley Park, and the Portuguese Historical Museum within the history park. ... Spartan Stadium, located in San Jose, California, is the football stadium of the San José State University Spartans. ...

On May 8, the city of San Jose and Earthquakes Soccer, LLC confirmed that their new primary focus was on a site near San Jose International Airport on the site of the former FMC plant. The new site is owned by the city, which is exploring either leasing it to Earthquakes Soccer, LLC or selling it outright. The 75 acre site is adjacent to not only the airport but the planned BART extension to Santa Clara and the existing Santa Clara Caltrain station in addition to being in proximity to both Interstate 880 and US Highway 101. On June 12, 2007, the San Jose City Council voted unanimously to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding to explore construction of a new stadium to bring MLS back to San Jose and adopted a resolution authorizing the city manager to enter into an Exclusive Right to Negotiate agreement with Wolff and his partners regarding the potential development of the FMC site. The preliminary designs have yet to be released to the public. For the Costa Rican airport, see Juan Santamaría International Airport. ... FMC Corporation is a chemical manufacturing company headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... Bart can refer to: A diminutive of Bartholomew Barts is the frequently used abbreviation for St Bartholomews Hospital in the City of London. ... Caltrain is a commuter rail line on the San Francisco Peninsula and the Santa Clara Valley in the United States. ... Interstate 880 (abbreviated I-880) is an interstate highway in the San Francisco Bay Area. ... U.S. Highway 101, or U.S. Route 101 (U.S. 101), is a north-south highway that is aligned along the Pacific West Coast of the United States. ... is the 163rd day of the year (164th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

Until the completion of a new soccer specific stadium, which may be as early as the 2010 season, the team will play its home games at one or two venues around the Bay Area.^[15] Reports originally stated that games expected to attract large crowds, such as those against the Los Angeles Galaxy, would be played at McAfee Coliseum in Oakland or Stanford Stadium in Palo Alto.^[16] New Earthquakes Stadium is the working name of a proposed soccer specific stadium that would be built in San Jose, California for Major League Soccers San Jose Earthquakes. ... Year founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Nickname Galaxy, The Gs, Los Galacticos de Los Angeles, Stadium The Home Depot Center (HDC) Carson, CA Coach vacant[1] Owner Philip Anschutz (AEG) First Game Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 MetroStars (Rose Bowl; April 13, 1996) Largest Win Dallas Burn 1... For other uses, see Coliseum. ... Oakland redirects here. ... Stanford Stadium (capacity 50,000 as of 2006) is a stadium on the Stanford University campus. ... Location in Santa Clara County and the state of California Coordinates: , Country State County Santa Clara Government  - Mayor Yoriko Kishimoto[1] Area  - City 25. ...

The final venues were announced to be smaller attendance games at Buck Shaw Stadium in Santa Clara while larger venue games are going to be played at the Coliseum in Oakland. Buck Shaw Stadium is a 6,800 expandable to 8,400 seat multipurpose stadium at Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, California. ... Location of Santa Clara within Santa Clara County, California. ... For other uses, see Coliseum. ...

Honors

Domestic

League

• MLS Cup:
  • Winners (2): 2001, 2003

• MLS Supporters' Shield:
  • Winners (1): 2005
  • Runners-up (2): 2002, 2003

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Invitational

• Carolina Challenge Cup (pre-season):
  • Winners (2): 2005, 2008

The Carolina Challenge Cup is a four-team round robin pre-season competition hosted by the Charleston Battery. ...

Rivalries

Main article: California Clasico

The team's main historic and geographic rival is the Los Angeles Galaxy. From 1996 to 2005, they competed each season in the California Clasico, a derby which was put on hold following the 2005 MLS season. The California Clasico will resume in 2008. The California Clasico is a soccer rivalry between two Major League Soccer teams, Los Angeles Galaxy and San Jose Earthquakes, which existed from 1996 to 2005 and will resume from 2008 onwards. ... Year founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Nickname Galaxy, The Gs, Los Galacticos de Los Angeles, Stadium The Home Depot Center (HDC) Carson, CA Coach vacant[1] Owner Philip Anschutz (AEG) First Game Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 MetroStars (Rose Bowl; April 13, 1996) Largest Win Dallas Burn 1... MLS 10 Seasons Logo The 2005 Major League Soccer season was the tenth season of MLS culminating in a second MLS Cup victory for the Los Angeles Galaxy. ... The 2008 Major League Soccer season will be the 13th season in league history. ...

A possible rivalry might also develop with both the Houston Dynamo (the franchise previously known as the San Jose Earthquakes) and Southern California based CD Chivas USA. Year founded 2005 League Major League Soccer Nickname Dynamo, Orange Crush, La Naranja, The Men in Orange, The Orange Stadium Robertson Stadium Houston, TX Coach Dominic Kinnear, 2006— Owner Anschutz Entertainment Group First Game Houston Dynamo 5–2 Colorado Rapids (Robertson Stadium; April 2, 2006) Largest Win 4-0, three... Year Founded 2004 League Major League Soccer Stadium Home Depot Center Coach Thomas Rongen, 2005- All-Time Leaders* Games - Goals - Assists - Points - Shutouts - First Game - Largest Win - Worst Defeat - MLS Cup None US Open Cup None *all stats for MLS regular season only Club Deportivo Chivas USA is a Major...

Current roster

As of March 22, 2008^{[17][18][19][20][21][22]}

The players in bold have senior international caps

No. Position Player 1 GK Joe Cannon 3 DF Nick Garcia 4 DF James Riley 5 DF Ryan Cochrane 6 MF Joe Vide 7 MF Ronnie O'Brien 9 FW Gavin Glinton 11 MF Ned Grabavoy 12 DF Ramiro Corrales 13 DF Chris Pozniak

No. Position Player 15 MF Shea Salinas 16 FW Kei Kamara 21 DF Jason Hernandez 22 GK Preston Burpo 23 DF Iván Guerrero 24 FW Jamil Walker 25 FW Conrad Smith 31 MF Matt Taylor MF Jay Ayres DF Eric Denton

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Changes for the 2008 MLS Season

In

• Tim Bohnenkamp Drafted 15th overall in 2008 MLS Supplemental Draft

• Preston Burpo Trade with CD Chivas USA

• Joe Cannon Trade with Los Angeles Galaxy

• Brian Carroll Expansion draft pick from D.C. United

• Ryan Cochrane Expansion draft pick from Houston Dynamo

• Ramiro Corrales Trade with Houston Dynamo for league rights after return from SK Brann

• Greg Curry Drafted 29th overall in 2008 MLS Supplemental Draft

• Nick Garcia Trade with Kansas City Wizards

• Gavin Glinton Expansion draft pick from Los Angeles Galaxy

• Clarence Goodson Expansion draft pick from FC Dallas

• Ned Grabavoy Expansion draft pick from Columbus Crew

• Iván Guerrero Expansion draft pick from Chicago Fire

• Jason Hernandez Expansion draft pick from Chivas USA

• Tim Jepson Drafted 43rd overall in 2008 MLS Supplemental Draft

• Kei Kamara Trade with Columbus Crew

• Ronnie O'Brien Trade with Toronto FC

• Chris Pozniak Expansion draft pick from Toronto FC

• James Riley Expansion draft pick from New England Revolution

• Shea Salinas Drafted 15th overall in 2008 MLS SuperDraft

• Adam Smarte Drafted 1st overall in 2008 MLS Supplemental Draft

• Joe Vide Expansion draft pick from New York Red Bulls

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• Brian Carroll Trade with Columbus Crew

• Clarence Goodson Signed with IK Start

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Notable players

Jeffrey (Jeff) Alan Agoos (born May 2, 1968 in Geneva, Switzerland) is a former American soccer defender, and one of the all-time appearance leaders for the United States national team. ... Jeff Baicher (born November 16, 1968 in Sunnyvale, California) is a retired U.S. soccer forward whose professional career took him through multiple U.S. leagues, including the Western Soccer League, American Professional Soccer League, Continental Indoor Soccer League and Major League Soccer. ... Wade Barrett (born June 23, 1976 in Virginia Beach, Virginia) is an American soccer defender, who currently plays for Houston of Major League Soccer. ... Scott Bower (born June 27, 1978, Port Angeles, Washington) is an American soccer player, who most recently played for the San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer. ... Paul Bravo (born June 19, 1968 in Campbell, California) is a former American soccer midfielder and forward. ... Dario Brose (born January 27, 1970 in Raleigh, North Carolina) is a former soccer midfielder from the United States, who was part of the US team that competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. ... Daniel (Danny) Benjamin Califf (born March 17, 1980 in Montclair, California) is an American professional football (soccer) player, who plays as a defender for Aalborg BK in the Danish Superliga. ... Joe Cannon (b. ... Brian Ching (Chinese: 程拜仁, pinyin: Chéng Bàirén born May 24, 1978 in Haleiwa, Hawaii) is a U.S. soccer player, who currently plays forward for Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer. ... Ryan Cochrane (born August 8, 1983 in Portland, Oregon) is an American soccer player, who currently plays for Houston of Major League Soccer. ... Jimmy Conrad (born February 12, 1977 in Arcadia, California) is an American soccer defender, who currently plays for the Kansas City Wizards of Major League Soccer. ... Ramiro Corrales (born March 12, 1977,in Salinas, California),is an American soccer player of Mexican heritage, who currently plays left midfielder for Hamarkameratene of the Norwegian Premier League. ... Troy Dayak (born January 21, 1971 in Walnut Creek, California) is an American soccer player who plays as central fullback for the San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer. ... Landon Timothy Donovan (born March 4, 1982 in Ontario, California), is an American professional soccer player on the Los Angeles Galaxy, who is the joint all-time leading scorer for the U.S. National Team (along with Eric Wynalda). ... John Doyle (born April 16, 1966) played as a central defender for five years for the San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer from the start of the inaugural season in 1996 until his retirement in 2000. ... Todd Dunivant (born December 26, 1980 in Wheat Ridge, Colorado) is an American soccer defender, who currently plays for the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer. ... Dominic Kinnear (born in July 26, 1967 in Glasgow, Scotland) is the current head coach of the Houston Dynamo of U.S. Major League Soccer. ... David Kramer (born August 1, 1972 in Cupertino, California) is a retired U.S. soccer goalkeeper. ... Manuel (Manny) Lagos (born June 11, 1971 in St. ... Lawrence Lozzano (born July 25, 1970 in Los Angeles, California) is a former U.S. soccer player who earned earned seven caps with the U.S. national team. ... Edward James (Eddie) Lewis (born May 17, 1974, in Cerritos, California) is an American footballer, who currently plays for Derby County as a left midfielder in the English Premier League. ... Brian Mullan (born April 23, 1978 in Mineola, New York) is an American soccer player, who currently plays right midfield for Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer. ... Richard eight euro for a sandwich Mulrooney Born and raised in the back of a fried chicken outlet in Toronto Canada, Richard is currently residing in the tranquil surroundings of Belgrove Student Res, UCD, Ireland. ... Curt Onalfo (born November 19, 1969 in Sao Paulo, Brazil) is a former American soccer player and the current head coach of the Kansas City Wizards in Major League Soccer. ... Eddie Robinson (born June 19, 1978 in Orlando, Florida) is an American soccer defender, who currently plays for Houston of Major League Soccer. ... Ian Russell (born August 30, 1975 in Seattle, Washington) is an American soccer midfielder who was last with the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer. ... Christopher (Chris) Sullivan (born April 18, 1965 in Redwood City, California) is a retired U.S. soccer midfielder/forward and current soccer trainer and sports broadcaster. ... Craig Waibel (born August 21, 1975 in Portland, Oregon) is an American soccer defender, who currently plays for Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer. ... Eric Wynalda (born June 9, 1969 in Fullerton, California) is a former American international center forward, and the joint all-time leading scorer for the U.S. National Team (along with Landon Donovan). ...

San Jose Earthquakes Hall of Fame

• John Doyle (inducted 2005)

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Head coaches

• Laurie Calloway (1996-1997)
• Brian Quinn (1997-1999)
• Jorge Espinoza (1999; interim)
• Lothar Osiander (1999-2000)
• Frank Yallop (2001-2003)
• Dominic Kinnear (2004-2005)
• Frank Yallop (2007- )

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Team records

• Games: Richard Mulrooney, 163
• Goals: Ronald Cerritos, 100
• Assists: Ronald Cerritos, 47
• Shutouts: Pat Onstad, 27

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Home stadiums

• Spartan Stadium (1996-2005)
• Buck Shaw Stadium (2008- )
• McAfee Coliseum (2008- ) (big game venue)^[23]
• Earthquakes Stadium (2010 planned)

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General Managers

• Peter Bridgwater (1995-1998)
• Lynne Meterparel (1999-2000)
• Tom Neale (2001)
• Johnny Moore (2002-2003)
• Alexi Lalas (2004-2005)
• Kate McAllister (2005; interim)
• Ken Freccero (2005; interim)
• John Doyle (2007- ) ^[24][25]

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Ownership

• Major League Soccer (1996-1998)
• Kraft Sports Group (1999-2000)
• Silicon Valley Sports & Entertainment (2001)
• Silicon Valley Sports & Entertainment (Operations) / Anschutz Entertainment Group (Investment) (2002)
• Anschutz Entertainment Group (2003-2005)
• Earthquakes Soccer, LLC (2007- )

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Mascots

• José Clash (1996-1999)
• Rikter the CyberDog (2000-2002)
• Q (2004-2005)

Year-by-year

* Won MLS Supporters' Shield The MLS Supporters Shield The Major League Soccer Supporters Shield is an annual award given to the Major League Soccer team with the best regular season record, as determined by the MLS points system - much like the Presidents Trophy in the NHL. While MLS is similar to other North American...

International competition

• 2002 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
  • First Round v. CD Olimpia -- 1:0, 3:1 (Earthquakes advance 4:1 on aggregate)
  • Quarterfinals v. CF Pachuca -- 0:3, 1:0 (Pachuca advances 3:1 on aggregate)
• 2003 La Manga Cup
  • Group Stage v. Rosenborg Trondheim -- 0:2
  • Group Stage v. Rubin Kazan -- 1:1
  • Group Stage v. Viking Stavanger -- 1:3
  • Seventh Place Match v. Lyn Oslo -- 3:1
• 2003 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
  • First Round v. CSD Municipal -- 2:4, 2:1 (Municipal advances 5:4 on aggregate)
• 2004 La Manga Cup
  • Group Stage v. GIF Sundsvall -- 3:1
  • Group Stage v. Stabæk -- 2:1
  • Semifinals v. Viking Stavanger -- 1:1 (Viking Stavanger advances 5:3 on penalties)
  • Third Place Match v. Dynamo Kyiv -- 1:1 (Earthquakes win 6:5 on penalties)
• 2004 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
  • Quarterfinals v. LD Alajuelense -- 0:3, 1:0 (Alajuelense advances 3:1 on aggregate)

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Average attendance

regular season / playoffs

• 1996: 17,232 / 17,209
• 1997: 13,597 / missed playoffs
• 1998: 13,653 / missed playoffs
• 1999: 14,959 / missed playoffs
• 2000: 12,460 / missed playoffs
• 2001: 9,635 / 13,269
• 2002: 11,150 / 8,069
• 2003: 10,465 / 15,127
• 2004: 13,001 / 8,659
• 2005: 13,037 / 17,824
• 2006: On hiatus
• 2007: On hiatus
• 2008:
• All-Time: 13,022 / 13,569

See also

• 2007 MLS Expansion Draft

The 2007 MLS Expansion Draft was held on November 21, 2007, and is a special draft for the MLS expansion team San Jose Earthquakes. ...

Notes

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External links

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• www.sjearthquakes.com Team's official website
• www.sjultras.com Supporters' Club website
• www.clubquake.org Supporters' Club website
• www.thecasbah.org Supporters' Club website
• www.bigsoccer.com BigSoccer's online community for Earthquakes fans
• www.SoccerSiliconValley.com Grassroots group working to help create a permanent home for the team