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Encyclopedia > San Jose Earthquakes (NASL)
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 Jose Earthquakes was a professional soccer club that played from 1974 to 1984 in the North American Soccer League. The team was known as the Golden Bay Earthquakes from 1983 to 1984, and resurfaced (once again as the San Jose Earthquakes) in the Western Soccer Alliance from 1985 to 1988. The franchise also played indoor soccer in the original MISL and in the NASL's indoor circuit. The name Earthquakes came from a newspaper contest in the San Jose Mercury News.[citation needed] Year founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Nickname Earthquakes, Quakes, The Boys in Blue, Los Terremotos de San José Stadium Formerly Spartan Stadium Coach None Owner Earthquakes Soccer, LLC First Game San Jose Clash 1 - 0 D.C. United (Spartan Stadium; April 6, 1996) Largest Win San Jose Clash 6... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... 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. ... An indoor soccer game in Mexico. ... This article is about the 1978-1992 Major Indoor Soccer League. ... The Mercs sections vary by day of the week, but Business, Sports, and The Valley are standard daily fare. ...

Contents

Year-by-year

Outdoor:

Season League W L T GF GA Finish Playoffs
1974 NASL 9 3 8 43 38 2nd West Lost Quarterfinal
1975 NASL 8 14 37 48 5th West did not qualify
1976 NASL 14 10 47 30 1st South Lost Conference Finals
1977 NASL 14 12 37 44 2nd South Lost in 1st round
1978 NASL 8 22 36 81 4th American West did not qualify
1979 NASL 8 22 41 74 4th American West did not qualify
1980 NASL 9 23 45 68 4th American West did not qualify
1981 NASL 11 21 44 78 4th West did not qualify
1982 NASL 13 19 47 62 5th West did not qualify
1983 NASL 20 10 71 54 2nd West Lost Semifinal
1984 NASL 8 16 61 62 5th West did not qualify
1985 WSA 4 2 1 10 9 1st N/A
1986 WSA 3 4 7 13 23 6th N/A
1987 WSA 6 7 21 13 3rd Lost Championship
1988 WSA 7 5 20 19 3rd Lost Championship

Note: The team played as the Golden Bay Earthquakes in the 1983 and 1984 seasons.

Indoor:

Season League W L GF GA Place Playoffs
1980/81 NASL 10 18 118 115 3rd West did not qualify
1981/82 NASL 5 12 83 141 3rd National West did not qualify
1982/83 MISL 17 31 240 290 5th West did not qualify
1983/84 NASL 19 13 206 190 4th Lost Semifinal

Note: The team played the 1982/83 and 1983/84 seasons as the Golden Bay Earthquakes.


Notable players

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Average attendance

Year Average attendance
1974 16,584
1975 17,927
1976 19,826
1977 17,739
1978 14,281
1979 15,092
1980 13,169
1981 12,400
1982 11,012
1983 11,933
1984 10,676

Sources

  • NASL year-by-year standings
  • MISL year-by-year standings
  • Western Soccer League year-by-year standings

 

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