Spartan Stadium, located in San Jose, California, is the football stadium of the San José State University Spartans. It is currently the home of the Spartan football team. Spartan Stadium was the home of the San Jose Earthquakes (originally San Jose Clash) of Major League Soccer from the league's inception in 1996 through the 2005 season. Past tenants have included the old San Jose Earthquakes of the North American Soccer League from 1974 to 1984, and the San Jose CyberRays of the Women's United Soccer Association from 2001 to 2003. United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... ... City nickname: Capital of Silicon Valley Location Location of San Jose within Santa Clara County, California. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... San José State University San José State University, commonly shortened to San Jose State and SJSU, is the founding campus of what became the California State University system. ... Year Founded 1995 - 2005 League Major League Soccer Stadium Spartan Stadium Coach - All-Time Leaders* Games Richard Mulrooney, 163 Goals Ronald Cerritos, 61 Assists Ronald Cerritos, 47 Shutouts Pat Onstad, 27 First Game San Jose Clash 1 - 0 D.C. United (Spartan Stadium; April 6, 1996) Largest Win San Jose... MLS logo This article refers to the current outdoor soccer league and should not be confused with the earlier indoor soccer league, the Major Soccer League. ... NASL logo In 1967, two pro soccer leagues started in the United States: the FIFA-sanctioned United Soccer Association and the unsanctioned National Professional Soccer League. ... The San Jose CyberRays was a professional soccer team that played in the Womens United Soccer Association. ... The Womens United Soccer Association formed in 2001 as a soccer league for women in the United States. ...

Stadium history

Spartan Stadium

Originally built in 1933 as a 4,000-seat facility, it has been renovated and expanded over the years to its present 31,000 seat capacity, with private boxes and upper seating areas for additional fans. The most recent additions came in the late 1980s with the capacity of the stadium increased from 18,000 to its present capacity of over 30,000. For MLS games however capacity is limited to 26,525. Image File history File links Spartanabove. ... Image File history File links Spartanabove. ...

In recent years the stadium has come under critcism from the Earthquakes management. The field is narrow by soccer standards (70 yards wide), since it was designed for NCAA football. In addition the stadium's eastern bleachers are still made partly of wood and the stadium has no jumbotron style video boards. The team has expressed interest in a new soccer-specific stadium in San José or elsewhere. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often said NC-Double-A) is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletics programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ... 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. ... City nickname: Capital of Silicon Valley Location Location of San Jose within Santa Clara County, California. ...

Spartan Stadium has played host to numerous FIFA events. Most notably the stadium was used as one of the venues for the 1999 Women's World Cup. // S.O.S FIFA The economic power is buying the Brazilian Championship. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) is a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The FIFA Womens World Cup is the most important competition in international football (soccer) for women. ...

The stadium also hosts the commencement ceremonies of San Jose State University every spring. In addition several concerts have been played in the stadium over the years. Spartan Stadium is only 1 block from San Jose Municipal Stadium, home of the San Jose Giants, the High A minor league baseball affiliate of the San Francisco GiantsMunicipal Stadiumis also home to the San Jose State University Spartans college baseball team for some regular season games (other regular season games and practice are played across Alma Avenue at Blethen Field). San Jose State University San José State University, commonly shortened to San Jose State and SJSU, is the oldest university in what became the California State University system. ... The San Jose Municipal Stadium, or Muni Stadium in common usage, is the home of the minor league baseball San Jose Giants, the Advanced A league affiliate of the San Francisco Giants located in San Jose, California. ... League California League Division North Year founded 1988 Home ballpark San Jose Municipal Stadium Previous home ballparks None City San Jose, California Current team colors Black, White, Dark Grey,Light Grey, and Orange Previous team colors Orange, Black, and White: 1988-2000 Logo design An intertwined SJ. The team also... A Class A California League game in San Jose, California (1994) Minor baseball leagues are North American professional baseball leagues that compete at a level below that of Major League Baseball. ... Major league affiliations National League (1883-present) West Division (1969-present) Major league titles World Series titles (5) 1954 â€¢ 1933 â€¢ 1922 â€¢ 1921 1905 â€¢ 1894 â€¢ 1889 â€¢ 1888 NL Pennants (20) 2002 â€¢ 1989 â€¢ 1962 â€¢ 1954 1951 â€¢ 1937 â€¢ 1936 â€¢ 1933 1924 â€¢ 1923 â€¢ 1922 â€¢ 1921 1917 â€¢ 1913 â€¢ 1912 â€¢ 1911 1905 â€¢ 1904 â€¢ 1889 â€¢ 1888 West... Municipal Stadium can refer to Municipal Stadium (Baltimore) not be confused with Memorial Stadium (Baltimore) Bartlesville Municipal Stadium in Oklahoma Cleveland Stadium also known as Municipal Stadium Municipal Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri John F. Kennedy Stadium originially Philadelphia Municipal Stadium Municipal Stadium in Waterbury, Connecticut Municipal Stadium in Hagarstown... San Jose State University San José State University, commonly shortened to San Jose State and SJSU, is the oldest university in what became the California State University system. ... Picture of Fenway Park. ...