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1998 San Jose Clash season

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San Jose Clash
1998 season
OwnerMajor League Soccer
CoachBrian Quinn
StadiumSpartan Stadium
Major League SoccerDivision: 5th
Overall: 10th
MLS CupDid not qualify
U.S. Open CupQuarterfinals
California Clásico2nd
Top goalscorerRonald Cerritos (13)
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The 1998 San Jose Clash season was the third season of the team's existence.

About

The 1998 season was one of excitement tempered by frustration. Quinn led the team to a 13-19 record, good for 33 points in MLS. San Jose was forced to play the first three home games of the season at Stanford University after winter rains delayed the renovation on Spartan Stadium. When the club returned to Spartan, they faced the New England Revolution May 3, 1998 on a newly widened field that was 70 yards wide and 110 yards long.

Ronald Cerritos again led the team, putting in 13 goals to finish the season as the eighth leading goal-scorer in the league. During the 1998 season the pieces of the eventual 2001 MLS Cup Champions began to form at Spartan Stadium. San Jose drafted eventual 2002 MLS all-star Wade Barrett was drafted in the first round of the 1998 College Draft, along with Alberto Montoya and Caleb Porter. Ben Parry was the 3rd overall selection in the 1998 College Draft but was forced into an early retirement with a rare stomach virus. San Jose picked up Francisco Uribe, Harut Karapetyan, and Brian Sebapole hoping to boost the Clash offense that already had Eddie Lewis, Jeff Baicher, Ronald Cerritos and Eric Wynalda, but failed to help lead the team to the playoffs. Karapetyan would return in 2000. Troy Dayak was shelved most of the season with a herniated disc in his neck and would be forced into retirement until 2001. Joe Cannon was called to the club from the A-League to serve as a back up for ten days before returning to soccer's minor leagues, he played the final 45 minutes against Toluca yielding 1 goal in an exhibition. Defender Richard Gough enjoyed an all-star season in 1998, as he was the only member of the team selected to play in the mid-season classic. The club was forced to play through May and June without forward Eric Wynalda, who was with the United States National Team at the World Cup in France. Wynalda appeared in two matches for the U.S. during the World Cup. John Doyle continued to be a dominant defender and captained the squad in 1998. Caleb Porter had to miss the entire 1998 season with a knee injury but would return for 1999. He eventually went on to lead the Portland Timbers to an MLS Cup Championship.

Squad

Current squad

[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK United States USA Andy Kirk
2 DF United States USA Ben Parry
3 DF United States USA John Doyle
4 DF Scotland SCO Richard Gough
5 DF United States USA Oscar Draguicevich
6 MF United States USA Martín Vásquez
7 FW United States USA Braeden Cloutier
8 FW United States USA Jeff Baicher
9 FW Armenia ARM Harut Karapetyan
9 FW United States USA Lawrence Lozzano
10 MF United States USA Alberto Montoya
10 FW United States USA Francisco Uribe
11 FW United States USA Eric Wynalda
12 DF United States USA Troy Dayak
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 FW United States USA Shawn Medved
14 FW United States USA Esmundo Rodriguez
15 FW Chile CHI Victor Mella
16 DF United States USA Tim Weaver
17 DF United States USA Tim Martin
18 GK United States USA David Kramer
20 FW El Salvador SLV Ronald Cerritos
21 MF United States USA Eddie Lewis
24 DF United States USA Wade Barrett
NA MF United States USA John Cariel
NA MF United States USA Caleb Porter
11 FW Mexico MEX Juan Pablo Rodriguez
NA GK United States USA Kevin Rueda

Competitions

Major League Soccer

Matches

March 21, 1998 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–3 (SO) San Jose Clash Pasadena, California
Machón 17'
Hurtado 27'
Wélton 48'
Report Lozzano 43'
Mella 61'
Wynalda 78'
Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 36,281
April 5, 1998 San Jose Clash 2–2 (SO) Dallas Burn San Jose, California
Wynalda 13'
Mella 83'
Report Eck 5'
Kreis 48'
Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 10,069
April 18, 1998 Dallas Burn 1–2 San Jose Clash Dallas, Texas
Elliott 52' Report Mella 71'
Lozzano 76'
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 12,939
April 29, 1998 D.C. United 3–1 San Jose Clash Washington, D.C.
Harkes 11'
Harkes 59'
Lassiter 70'
Report Lozzano 25' Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 9,755
June 11, 1998 Chicago Fire 5–2 San Jose Clash Chicago
Razov 4'
Nowak 33'
Nowak 49'
Kotschau 52'
Wolff 74'
Report Uribe[2] 76'
Cerritos 80'
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 7,598
August 15, 1998 Chicago Fire 2–1 San Jose Clash Chicago
Kosecki 15'
Wolff 80'
Report Cerritos 7' Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 16,610
August 22, 1998 San Jose Clash 1–1 (SO) Dallas Burn San Jose, California
Cerritos 32' Report Haynes 76' Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 11,706
August 29, 1998 San Jose Clash 1–3 Colorado Rapids San Jose, California
Uribe[3] 75' Report Paule 23'
Vermes 25'
White 46'
Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 15,101

(SO) = Shootout[4]

U.S. Open Cup

July 7, 1998 Third Round El Paso Patriots 0–2 San Jose Clash El Paso, Texas
Report Doyle 38'
Doyle 78'
Attendance: 3,175

Source:[5]

Standings

  • 3 points were awarded for a win.
  • 1 point was awarded for a shootout win and considered a win in the standings.
  • No points were awarded for a loss or a shootout loss, with the latter being considered a loss in the standings
  • The top four teams in each conference advanced to the playoffs.

Western Conference

Western Conference P W SW SL L WIR SO LIR GF GA GD APts Pts
Los Angeles Galaxy 32 24 <2 2> 8 22 4 6 85 44 41 70 68
Chicago Fire 32 20 <2 1> 12 18 3 11 62 45 17 57 56
Colorado Rapids 32 16 <2 2> 16 14 4 14 62 69 -7 46 44
Dallas Burn 32 15 <4 2> 17 11 6 15 43 59 -16 39 37
San Jose Clash 32 13 <3 5> 19 10 8 14 48 60 -12 38 33
Kansas City Wizards 32 12 <2 4> 20 10 6 16 45 50 -5 36 32

References

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ es:Francisco Uribe
  3. ^ es:Francisco Uribe
  4. ^ "The Year in American Soccer, 1996". American Soccer History Archives. Archived from the original on July 13, 2013. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
  5. ^ "San Jose Earthquakes Game Results". Retrieved April 7, 2014.