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San Jose Earthquakes - Definition and Overview |
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San Jose Earthquakes
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| Year Founded | 1995
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| League | Major League Soccer
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| Stadium | Spartan Stadium
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| Coach | Dominic Kinnear, 2004-
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| All-Time Leaders*
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| Games | Richard Mulrooney, 163
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| Goals | Ronald Cerritos, 55
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| Assists | Richard Mulrooney, 44
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| Points | Ronald Cerritos, 148
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| Shutouts | Joe Cannon, 26
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First Game
San Jose Clash 1 - 0 D.C. United
(Spartan Stadium; April 6, 1996)
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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 E'quakes 5 - 0 Dallas Burn
(Spartan Stadium; April 22, 2000)
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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 E'quakes
(Raymond James Stadium; April 26, 2000)
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| MLS Cup
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| 2001, 2003
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| US Open Cup
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| None
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*all stats for MLS regular season only
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The San Jose Earthquakes are San Jose, California's Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise. The Earthquakes won the MLS Cup in 2001 and 2003. The Earthquakes play their home games at Spartan Stadium on the South Campus of San Jose State University. They were known as the San Jose Clash from 1994 to 1999.
The San Jose Earthquakes was also the name of a North American Soccer League (NASL) team from 1974 to 1982 and a Western Soccer Alliance team from 1985 to 1988. The NASL San Jose Earthquakes were known as the Golden Bay Earthquakes from 1983 to 1984. The team also played indoor soccer in the orginial MISL. The name Earthquakes originally came from a newspaper contest in the San Jose Mercury News.
Honors
Current Roster
Past Rosters
Notable Players
Head Coaches
General Managers
- Peter Bridgwater (1995-1998)
- Lynne Meterparel (1999-2000)
- Tom Neale (2001)
- Johnny Moore (2002-2004)
- Alexi Lalas (2004-)
Ownership
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