San Jose Earthquakes

This article is about the MLS franchise. For the NASL/MISL/WSA club, see San Jose Earthquakes (NASL). For the MLS franchise see San Jose Earthquakes. The San Jose Earthquakes was a professional soccer club that played from 1974

Full name

San Jose Earthquakes

Nickname(s)

Earthquakes, Quakes,
The Boys in Blue,
Los Terremotos de San José

Founded

April 17, 1995 (as San Jose Clash)

Stadium

Buck Shaw Stadium (2008- )^[1]
Santa Clara, CA
(Capacity 10,300 seated,
215 standing)
McAfee Coliseum^[2] (2008- )
Oakland, CA (big game venue)
(Capacity 34,077)

Owner

Earthquakes Soccer, LLC

Coach

Frank Yallop

League

Major League Soccer

2005

1st (Western Conference)
Playoffs: Conference Semifinals

First game

D.C. United 0 - 1 San Jose Clash
(Spartan Stadium; April 6, 1996)

Largest win

6-1, two times
5-0 once

Largest defeat

D.C. United 4 - 0 San Jose Clash
(Spartan Stadium; June 3, 1998)
San Jose Clash 1 - 5 Kansas City Wizards
(Arrowhead Stadium; September 5, 1998)
San Jose Earthquakes 0 - 4 Tampa Bay Mutiny
(Raymond James Stadium; April 26, 2000)

All-time top scorer

Ronald Cerritos (61)

Supporters groups

Soccer Silicon Valley,
The Casbah,
Club Quake, 1906 Ultras

Honors

MLS Cup (2)
Supporters' Shield (1)
Carolina Challenge Cup (2)





Home colors





Away colors

The San Jose Earthquakes is a professional soccer team located in San Jose, California that participates in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top soccer league in the United States. Football club names are a part of the sport 's culture reflecting century-old traditions This is a of lists of the use of Nicknames in football (soccer. Buck Shaw Stadium is a 10300 seat Soccer stadium at Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, California. Santa Clara California (ˌsæntəˈklærə founded in 1777 and incorporated in 1852 is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Oakland (ˈoʊklənd founded in 1852 is the eighth-largest city in the U California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The following is a list of Association football stadia. They are ordered by their capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the The San Jose Earthquakes professional soccer team is located in San Jose California and participates in the top level soccer league in the United States Frank Walter Yallop (born April 4, 1964 in Watford, Hertfordshire) is a former English - Canadian professional footballer Major League Soccer ( MLS) is the top-flight professional Soccer league in the United States and Canada with 14 teams 13 in the U The 2005 Major League Soccer season was the tenth season of MLS which began on April 2 2005 and concluded on November 13 2005 with a second MLS Cup DC United is a professional soccer club located in Washington D Spartan Stadium, located in San Jose California, is the football stadium of the San José State University Spartans. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) DC United is a professional soccer club located in Washington D Spartan Stadium, located in San Jose California, is the football stadium of the San José State University Spartans. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The Kansas City Wizards are a professional soccer club based in Kansas City, Kansas that participates in Major League Soccer. Arrowhead Stadium is a Stadium located in Kansas City Missouri, and home to the National Football League 's Kansas City Chiefs. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The Tampa Bay Mutiny was a professional soccer club located in Tampa Florida that participated in Major League Soccer from 1996-2001 Raymond James Stadium is a multi-purpose football stadium located in Tampa Florida. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Ronald Cerritos (born January 3, 1975 in San Salvador, El Salvador) currently plays for the Carolina Railhawks of the USL The History of "1906 Ultras" San Jose Ultras The San Jose Ultras occupied the South End and Section 135 of Spartan Stadium from 2003-2005 The MLS Cup is the annual championship game of Major League Soccer. 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 The Carolina Challenge Cup is a four-team round robin pre-season competition hosted by the Charleston Battery. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Major League Soccer ( MLS) is the top-flight professional Soccer league in the United States and Canada with 14 teams 13 in the U The Earthquakes participated in MLS from 1995 to 2005, and resumed operations in 2007. ^[3] 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. DC United is a professional soccer club located in Washington D It is one of three teams from California to play in the league. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean.

The team won the MLS Cup in 2001 and 2003, as well as the MLS Supporters' Shield in 2005. The MLS Cup is the annual championship game of Major League Soccer. 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 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. Houston Dynamo is an American professional soccer team based in Houston, Texas, United States. On July 18, 2007 it was announced that the San Jose Earthquakes would resume play starting in the 2008 season. Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ^[4] The Earthquakes play most home games at Buck Shaw Stadium in Santa Clara, California. Buck Shaw Stadium is a 10300 seat Soccer stadium at Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, California. Santa Clara California (ˌsæntəˈklærə founded in 1777 and incorporated in 1852 is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U

History

Roots of the Earthquakes

For more information see San Jose Earthquakes (NASL) and San Francisco Bay Blackhawks. For the MLS franchise see San Jose Earthquakes. The San Jose Earthquakes was a professional soccer club that played from 1974 The San Francisco Bay Blackhawks was a professional Soccer team which came into existence in 1989 as a team in the Western Soccer League (WSL

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. North American Soccer League (NASL was a professional soccer League with teams in the United States of America (U 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. The Western Soccer Alliance is a defunct United States Professional Soccer league. Peter Bridgwater (7th March 1935 - 21 June 2005 was the first President of the San Jose Clash.

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. The San Francisco Bay Blackhawks was a professional Soccer team which came into existence in 1989 as a team in the Western Soccer League (WSL In 1991, Van Voorhis hired a former Earthquakes' player, Laurie Calloway, as coach. Laurence John "Laurie" Calloway (born June 17, 1945 in Birmingham, England) is a retired English-U 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. John Doyle (born April 16, 1966) is a retired US Soccer defender who played professionally in both the U Troy Dayak (born January 21, 1971 in Walnut Creek, California) is a former American Soccer player who played as central defender 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 an American international center forward currently playing for Bakersfield 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 original A-League (formerly the American Professional Soccer League) was a professional men's Soccer league in North America. The United Soccer Leagues ( USL) is the parent organization for the men's lower division leagues of US and Canadian soccer USL First Division (second division The team folded at the end of the 1993 season.

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 ('naɪki ( is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States.

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. Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Ignoring the past history between Calloway and Wynalda with the Blackhawks, the team acquired Wynalda just over a month later, on January 23, 1996. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) 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. Rhett Stowe Harty (born March 8, 1970 in Pasadena, California) was an American Soccer defender who spent one season in Red Bull New York is an American professional soccer organization based in New Jersey that fields a team in Major League Soccer called the Troy Dayak (born January 21, 1971 in Walnut Creek, California) is a former American Soccer player who played as central defender Despite the presence of Calloway and much of his former team, the Clash failed to achieve the dominance achieved by the Blackhawks.

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. John Doyle (born April 16, 1966) is a retired US Soccer defender who played professionally in both the U On top of that was an infamous incident in which Wynalda hired an aircraft towing a banner demanding the Clash fire Calloway. ^[5]

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. Brian Quinn (born May 24 1960 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a former professional Soccer player and coach 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. Charles Richard Gough (born April 5, 1962, in Stockholm, Sweden) is a former Scottish football central defender By the end of 1999, Quinn was done and the team released him to hire Lothar Osiander. Lothar Osiander (born November 8 1939 in Munich, Germany) is a U

Return of the Earthquakes name

The franchise's official name changed from Clash to Earthquakes on October 27, 1999. Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar)

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. Frank Walter Yallop (born April 4, 1964 in Watford, Hertfordshire) is a former English - Canadian professional footballer The 2001 Major League Soccer SuperDraft. Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 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. Dominic Kinnear (born in July 26 1967 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish - American football manager Landon Timothy Donovan (born March 4 1982 in) is an American professional Soccer player on the Los Angeles Galaxy and is the all-time leading scorer for the Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball is a German football club based in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Los Angeles Galaxy (aka LA Galaxy) is an American soccer club based in Los Angeles California.

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. 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 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. The Canadian men's national soccer team is overseen by the Canadian Soccer Association and represents Canada in international competitions at the senior 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. John Doyle (born April 16, 1966) is a retired US Soccer defender who played professionally in both the U

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) is an American professional Soccer player on the Los Angeles Galaxy and is the all-time leading scorer for the

On the field, Kinnear led the team to two more playoff appearances, including a MLS Supporters' Shield win in 2005. 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

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 Anschutz Entertainment Group ( AEG) is a sporting and music entertainment presenter and a subsidiary of The Anschutz Corporation. Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Soccer-specific stadium (or football-specific stadium) is a term used mainly in the United States and Canada, coined by Lamar Hunt, to refer The franchise was renamed to Houston 1836, then to Houston Dynamo. Houston Dynamo is an American professional soccer team based in Houston, Texas, United States. 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. Don Garber (born October 9, 1957 in Queens New York) is the Commissioner of Major League Soccer and CEO of Soccer A wordmark subset of the term Logotype ' is a standardized graphic representation of the name of a company institution or product name used for purposes of identification The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. The Houston Dynamo is technically considered an expansion team by MLS just as the Baltimore Ravens is by the NFL. Houston Dynamo is an American professional soccer team based in Houston, Texas, United States. The Baltimore Ravens are a professional American football team based in Baltimore Maryland.

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. Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each 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. Lewis N Wolff (commonly shortened to Lew) is an American real estate developer. The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, or the Bay, is a geographically and ethnically diverse metropolitan region that surrounds the ^[6]

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. Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. 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.

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. Fairmont San Jose Hotel is a large luxury High-rise hotel in the center of San José California. Caltrain ( AAR reporting marks JPBX) is a California Commuter rail line on the San Francisco Peninsula and the Santa Clara ^[7]

On November 6, 2007, the team announced that former Earthquakes coach Frank Yallop was returning to the team as head coach. Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Frank Walter Yallop (born April 4, 1964 in Watford, Hertfordshire) is a former English - Canadian professional footballer 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. Los Angeles Galaxy (aka LA Galaxy) is an American soccer club based in Los Angeles California. 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 ^[8]

Logo

San Jose Clash logo (1995-1999)	San Jose Earthquakes logo (2000-2001)	San Jose Earthquakes logo with MLS Cup 2001 Championship star (2002-2003)	San Jose Earthquakes logo with MLS Cups 2001 & 2003 Championship stars (2004-2007)
San Jose Earthquakes logo with MLS Cups 2001 & 2003 Championship stars (2007- )

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. Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The San Jose Mercury News is the major daily Newspaper in San Jose California and Silicon Valley. New San Jose State Stadium (tentative name was a planned a multi-use Stadium in San Jose California. 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. Kelley Park in San Jose California, USA is 156 acres (631000 m² including diverse facilities such as Happy Hollow Park & Zoo, the Japanese Friendship ^[9] 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. Spartan Stadium, located in San Jose California, is the football stadium of the San José State University Spartans. 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.

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. Norman Y Mineta San José International Airport in Santa Clara County, California, United States. FMC Corporation is a Chemical manufacturing company headquartered in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. 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 U.S. Route 101. Caltrain ( AAR reporting marks JPBX) is a California Commuter rail line on the San Francisco Peninsula and the Santa Clara Interstate 880 (I-880 is an Interstate highway in the San Francisco Bay Area connecting San Jose and Oakland, running parallel to the southeastern In the US state of California, US Route 101 (also known as Highway 101, The 101, or simply 101) is one of the last remaining and 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. Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The preliminary designs have yet to be released to the public.

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. New Earthquakes Stadium is the working name of a proposed Soccer specific stadium that would be built in San Jose California for Major League Soccer 's ^[10] 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. Los Angeles Galaxy (aka LA Galaxy) is an American soccer club based in Los Angeles California. Oakland (ˈoʊklənd founded in 1852 is the eighth-largest city in the U Stanford Stadium (capacity 50000 as of 2006 is a Stadium on the Stanford University campus Palo Alto (ˌpæloʊˈæltoʊ from Spanish: palo: "stick" and alto: "high" i ^[11]

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 10300 seat Soccer stadium at Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, California. Santa Clara California (ˌsæntəˈklærə founded in 1777 and incorporated in 1852 is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U

Television and radio

Earthquakes games are televised locally on CSN Bay Area and CSN West, with John Shrader providing the play-by-play and Troy Dayak providing the color analysis. Comcast SportsNet Bay Area ( CSN Bay Area for short is the regional sports network that serves cable outlets throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, as well as John Shrader is an American sports broadcaster currently working for Comcast SportsNet Bay Area. Troy Dayak (born January 21, 1971 in Walnut Creek, California) is a former American Soccer player who played as central defender ^[12]

On radio, all Earthquakes games are broadcast in Spanish on KLOK-AM. KLOK (1170 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Spanish News/Talk format

Domestic Honors

League

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

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

Invitational

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

Rivalries

Main article: California Clasico

The team's main historic and geographic rival is the Los Angeles Galaxy. The MLS Cup is the annual championship game of Major League Soccer. 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 The Carolina Challenge Cup is a four-team round robin pre-season competition hosted by the Charleston Battery. SanJoseEarthquakesTwoStarsjpg|thumb|right|120px]] The California Clasico, also known as the Interstate 5 Rivalry, is a soccer rivalry between two Major League Los Angeles Galaxy (aka LA Galaxy) is an American soccer club based in Los Angeles California. From 1996 to 2005, they competed each season in the California Clasico, which was put on hold following the 2005 MLS season. SanJoseEarthquakesTwoStarsjpg|thumb|right|120px]] The California Clasico, also known as the Interstate 5 Rivalry, is a soccer rivalry between two Major League The 2005 Major League Soccer season was the tenth season of MLS which began on April 2 2005 and concluded on November 13 2005 with a second MLS Cup The California Clasico was resumed in 2008. The 2008 Major League Soccer season is the 13th season in league history

Team management

General Manager: John Doyle
Head Coach: Frank Yallop
Assistant Coach: Ian Russell
Goalkeeper Coach: Jason Batty
Technical Advisor: Ronnie Ekelund
Athletic Trainer: Bruce Morgan
Equipment Manager: Alan Kakinami
Team Administrator: Joe Dincecco

Players

Current roster

As of May 27, 2008. John Doyle (born April 16, 1966) is a retired US Soccer defender who played professionally in both the U Frank Walter Yallop (born April 4, 1964 in Watford, Hertfordshire) is a former English - Canadian professional footballer Ian Russell (born August 30, 1975 in Seattle, Washington) is an American Soccer Midfielder who was last with the Jason Batty (born in Auckland, March 23, 1971) is a retired successful New Zealand football goalkeeper who frequently Ronnie Michael Ekelund (born August 21, 1972 in Glostrup, Denmark) is a Danish Football (soccer player who plays for the California Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Joe Cannon
2	DF	Eric Denton
3	DF	Nick Garcia (captain)
4	DF	James Riley
5	DF	Ryan Cochrane
6	MF	Joe Vide
7	MF	Ronnie O'Brien
8	FW	Adam Smarte
9	FW	Gavin Glinton
11	MF	Ned Grabavoy
12	DF	Ramiro Corrales
13	DF	Adam Sloustcher
14	MF	Matt Hatzke
15	FW	Shea Salinas

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16	FW	Kei Kamara
17	DF	Greg Curry
18	DF	Jamil Roberts
19	MF	Ryan Johnson
20	FW	John Cunliffe
21	DF	Jason Hernandez
22	MF	Kelly Gray
23	DF	Iván Guerrero
24	GK	Michael Gustavson
25	DF	Amir Lowery
27	DF	Jay Ayres
31	GK	Dan Benton
77	FW	Jovan Kirovski

Notable players

Canada

Dwayne De Rosario (2001-2005)
Pat Onstad (2003-2005)

Costa Rica

Mauricio Solis (1999-2000)
Mauricio Wright (1999-2000)

Denmark

Ronnie Ekelund (2001-2004)

Ecuador

Ariel Graziani (2002)

El Salvador

Ronald Cerritos (1997-2001, 2005)
Raul Diaz Arce (1999)

Ghana

Junior Agogo (2001)

Guatemala

Jorge Rodas (1996)

Iran

Khodadad Azizi (2000)

Ireland

Ronnie O'Brien (2008- )

Mexico

Missael Espinoza (1996)
Francisco Uribe (1998)

Nigeria

Michael Emenalo (1996-1997)
Ben Iroha (1996-1997)

Scotland

Richard Gough (1998)

Sierra Leone

Abdul Thompson Conteh (2000)

United States

Jeff Agoos (2001-2004)
Jeff Baicher (1996-1999)
Wade Barrett (1998-2002, 2005)
Scott Bower (1999-2002)
Paul Bravo (1996)
Dario Brose (1999-2001)
Danny Califf (2005)
Joe Cannon (1999-2002, 2008- )
Brian Ching (2003-2005)
Ryan Cochrane (2004-2005, 2008- )
Jimmy Conrad (1999-2002)
Ramiro Corrales (1996-1997, 2001-2004, 2008- )
Troy Dayak (1996-1998, 2001-2005)
Landon Donovan (2001-2004)
John Doyle (1996-2000)
Todd Dunivant (2003-2004)
Dominic Kinnear (1997)
David Kramer (1997-1999)
Tom Liner (1996-1997)
Manny Lagos (2001-2003)
Lawrence Lozzano (1997-1998)
Eddie Lewis (1996-1999)
Brian Mullan (2003-2005)
Richard Mulrooney (1999-2004)
Curt Onalfo (1997)
Eddie Robinson (2001-2005)
Ian Russell (2000-2005)
Christopher Sullivan (1997)
Craig Waibel (2003-2005)
Eric Wynalda (1996-1999)