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California Clásico
LocationCalifornia, United States
Teams
First meetingApril 28, 1996
Los Angeles 2–1 San Jose
Latest meetingJuly 12, 2019
Los Angeles 1–3 San Jose
Next meetingTBA
Statistics
Meetings total87
Most winsLos Angeles (41)[1]
Top scorerLandon Donovan[1]
All-time seriesLos Angeles: 41
Drawn: 16
San Jose: 29
Largest victorySan Jose 5–2 Los Angeles (November 9, 2003)
Los Angeles 5–2 San Jose (July 17, 2015)
Los Angeles 0–3 San Jose (August 27, 2017)
San Jose 3–0 Los Angeles (June 29, 2019)

The California Clasico[2] is the name given to the soccer rivalry between the LA Galaxy and the San Jose Earthquakes. This Major League Soccer rivalry reached its zenith from 2001 to 2005, during which time the Earthquakes and the Galaxy combined to win four MLS Cup titles. The term "Clasico" is commonly used to refer to other rivalries in Spanish-speaking countries, most prominently, the Spanish Clásico between Barcelona and Real Madrid, or the Argentine Superclásico between Boca Juniors and River Plate.

Los Angeles and San Jose is considered to be one of the most historical rivalries in American soccer.[3][4] The British daily newspaper The Guardian rates "the California Clasico is perhaps the most historic and intense rivalry the league has."[5] Todd Dunivant, the retired U.S. national team and MLS player, when asked about the rivalry stated "I think it's the best rivalry in MLS, I think it's got the most history, it's got the most meaningful big games".[6]

The rivalry originated from the historical Northern California vs. Southern California sporting and cultural rivalries, as well as from the relative proximity of the cities, which are about 360 miles (580 km) apart, which allows rival fans to attend each other's games.

History

1996–2005

Donovan with the San Jose Earthquakes at the 2003 MLS Cup
The Earthquakes on the field at the O.co Coliseum in 2008 Clasico

Unified as one single state, Northern California and Southern California share a notorious rivalry. Historically, rivalries have manifested prominently in the state's professional sports including MLB, NBA, NFL and NHL. For some fans, it is traditional to hate teams from Northern or Southern California. In 2001, both teams reached the MLS Cup 2001, with San Jose posting a 2–1 overtime victory on goals by Landon Donovan and Dwayne DeRosario. While next season, Carlos Ruiz led Los Angeles to its first MLS Cup title over the New England Revolution after San Jose was previously upset in the playoffs by the Columbus Crew. While there have been several players to play for both teams beforehand, the rivalry intensified after the Anschutz Entertainment Group (owner of the Los Angeles Galaxy) took sole ownership of the San Jose Earthquakes in December 2002.

The two teams squared off again in the first round of the 2003 MLS Cup playoffs in what would become an epic series. Los Angeles won the first game at home 2–0 in the two-game aggregate-goal series. In the second game in San Jose, the Galaxy scored two early goals to widen its aggregate lead to four goals, only to have San Jose score five unanswered goals to win the series 5–4. Many neutral MLS pundits at the time viewed that game as the best in league history. After eliminating the Galaxy, San Jose went on to defeat the Kansas City Wizards en route to winning its second MLS Cup title (over the Chicago Fire) in three years.

After a rumored buyout of the Quakes by Mexican soccer side Club América in January 2004, Earthquakes general manager Johnny Moore resigned prior to the 2004 season and was replaced by former U.S. and Galaxy defender Alexi Lalas. Under Lalas, 2004 ended up being a down year for the Quakes as it barely made the playoffs on the final day of the regular season. Both San Jose and Los Angeles were eliminated from the playoffs by Kansas City. Afterward, when Earthquakes star player Landon Donovan briefly returned to German club Bayer 04 Leverkusen after his loan agreement with San Jose expired, Lalas traded away his return rights, after which Donovan returned to play for the Galaxy. Many Earthquake fans felt betrayed and welcomed Donovan with a hostile reception when Galaxy would play at Spartan Stadium, he would be often referred to as the "American Luís Figo" as to when Figo made a hugely controversial move from Barcelona to bitter rivals Real Madrid. Several San Jose fans altered their Donovan jerseys name on the back to read "Donowho". They also brought signs with explicit messages like "Landon Judas Donovan", "PrimaDonovan Traitor" and "Donovan Is Traitor Scum."[7]

Following the departure of Lalas to become the general manager of the MetroStars early in 2005, San Jose returned to form and captured the MLS Supporters' Shield, awarded to the league's best team during the regular season. The two clubs met again in the playoffs, with Los Angeles finally winning a playoff series against San Jose thanks largely to the play of Donovan on its way to defeating New England in MLS Cup 2005.

On hiatus

The Earthquakes took a two-year hiatus from the league in 2006 and 2007 due to stadium and ownership issues. During that period, the Quakes' players and head coach were relocated to Houston, where they won two additional MLS Cup titles as the Houston Dynamo. Meanwhile, shortly after Lalas' brief stint with the MetroStars, he moved on to become the general manager of the Galaxy, who failed to make the playoffs during both years of San Jose's hiatus from the league.

2008–present

Scuffles between the two teams

The San Jose Earthquakes franchise was revived by Lewis Wolff and Earthquakes Soccer, LLC, restarting the rivalry in 2008.[8] Ignominiously, both the Quakes and Galaxy tied for the worst record that season. The Quakes lost the series and thus received the dubious distinction.

On June 25, 2011, Josh Saunders came in for injured goalie Donovan Ricketts. Saunders received a red card for what appeared to be an intentional elbow to the face of Steven Lenhart. Galaxy had no more substitute goalies and were forced to use forward Mike Magee as a last resort. Magee kept a shutout as the game ended 0-0.[9]

The rivalry further intensified in 2012 when the Galaxy hosted the Earthquakes at The Home Depot Center with Galaxy taking the lead 2–0 but with 15 minutes left the Earthquakes came back and won the game 3–2. In late June, the Earthquakes played the Galaxy in front of 50,391 spectators at Stanford Stadium marking an attendance record for the Earthquakes franchise.[10] Once again the Galaxy took the lead 3–2 at half time but the Earthquakes managed to score two goals to defeat the Galaxy 4–3, David Beckham was involved in scuffles during and after the match, he was awarded a one-match ban by the MLS Disciplinary Committee.[11] The match itself was credited as one of the best MLS games in history.[12] Galaxy's Omar Gonzalez expressed that the Earthquakes were "embarrassing", "obnoxious" and "a bunch of jokes" after a 2-2 draw.[3]

The two teams met again in the Western Conference Semi-finals. San Jose defeated Los Angeles 1–0 in the first leg but the Galaxy came back and defeated the Earthquakes 3–1 at Buck Shaw Stadium, (3–2 on aggregate). It was the Earthquakes only loss at Buck Shaw all season.

In June 2013, the Clasico returned to Stanford Stadium and in stunning comeback fashion, the Earthquakes defeated the Galaxy with two goals by Shea Salinas and Alan Gordon in stoppage time (92',93') to win the game 3–2. San Jose became the first MLS team ever to win a game in extra time with 10 men after Victor Bernardez was red carded in the 77' minute.

For the first time, the California Clasico was hosted in Fresno, California, as part of the inaugural Central California Cup on February 15, 2014. The preseason exhibition match marked the first time two MLS franchises played each other in the city of Fresno.[13]

In June 2015, the Earthquakes hosted the Galaxy at Stanford in front of 50,422 spectators. The June 2016 match set a new attendance record of 50,816.

The first Clasico of 2017 took place during preseason, at Cashman Field in Las Vegas on February 11, and San Jose won after Olmes García, acquired by San Jose in the Waiver Draft but released later on during preseason, scored in the 89th minute.[14] The Earthquakes lost the first regular season Clasico of 2017 at home by a score of 4-2. During this match, new Earthquake Danny Hoesen scored his first goal for the club, Giovani dos Santos scored a penalty after a foul in the box by Kofi Sarkodie, and Víctor Bernárdez scored an own goal to give Los Angeles the 3-2 lead just before halftime.[15] The two teams met again a month later at Stanford on July 1 in front of a crowd of 50,617. Jelle van Damme opened the scoring for LA in the 11th minute off of a corner kick set piece, and LA remained in the lead until the 75th minute, when San Jose goalkeeper David Bingham earned an assist on Chris Wondolowski's equalizer. Shea Salinas scored the winner in the third minute of stoppage time, bringing his total of stoppage time Clasico winners up to two, and he received a yellow card for taking off his shirt in celebration as a tribute to former teammate and fellow stoppage time hero Alan Gordon.[16] The third official Clasico was fought just a week later on July 10, when San Jose and Los Angeles met again at Avaya Stadium, this time in the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open Cup. LA captain van Damme once again opened the scoring off of a corner kick, and once again San Jose came back to win, this time 3-2, on a Chris Wondolowski brace assisted entirely by Tommy Thompson and Hoesen's winner scored on a counter launched by Jahmir Hyka, with LA's second tally coming after an own goal that deflected off the back of San Jose keeper Andrew Tarbell. San Jose advanced to the semifinals of the tournament for the first time since 2004 and only the second time in franchise history. This match also saw Wondolowski tie Ronald Cerritos for the team's top goalscorer in the Open Cup.[17]

Supporter groups

Although historically there have been rivalries between Northern California and Southern California supporters, a bitter rivalry exists between the San Jose Ultras and the Angel City Brigade, who support Los Angeles. Supporters from both teams taunt each other with elaborate tifo displays and chants due to the passion and hate there is. Heightened security is used to ensure no violence between the opposing groups.[18] Social networking sites such as Facebook have also been used to jeer rival fans ensuring the rivalry continues outside of soccer.

Due to the relative proximity of the cities, which are about 360 miles (580 km) apart, charter buses and shuttle vans are used to allow rival fans to attend each other's games.

Incidents

On October 21, 2012 during a regular season game at Buck Shaw Stadium, several LA Galaxy fans were arrested after violent altercations erupted in the stands and smoke bombs were set off during half time. In fear of causing a riot, Santa Clara and Sunnyvale police officers, some dressed in riot uniforms, arrived and cleared the Galaxy supporters section during the game.[19]

Player transfers

While the transfer of Landon Donovan from San Jose to Los Angeles caused an uproar amongst the fans, the rivalry between the two teams has not prevented players from switching teams.[citation needed]

Landon Donovan playing for Los Angeles
  • United States Curt Onalfo – with Galaxy: 1996; with Earthquakes: 1997
  • United States David Kramer – with Galaxy: 1996–1997; with Earthquakes: 1997–1999
  • Armenia Harut Karapetyan – with Galaxy: 1996–1998; with Earthquakes: 1998, 2000
  • United States Dan Calichman – with Galaxy: 1996–1998; with Earthquakes: 2000
  • United States Eddie Lewis – with Earthquakes: 1996–1999; with Galaxy: 2008–2010
  • United States Lawrence Lozzano – with Earthquakes: 1997–1998; with Galaxy: 1998–1999
  • United States Gabe Eastman – with Galaxy: 1999; with Earthquakes: 2000
  • United States Adam Frye – with Earthquakes: 1999; with Galaxy: 2000–2002
  • United States Zak Ibsen – with Galaxy: 1999–2000; with Earthquakes: 2001–2002
  • United States Joe Cannon – with Earthquakes: 1999–2002, 2008–2010; with Galaxy: 2007
  • New Zealand Simon Elliott – with Galaxy: 1999–2003; with Earthquakes: 2009
  • United States Danny Califf – with Galaxy: 2000–2004; with Earthquakes: 2005
  • United States Ian Russell – with Earthquakes: 2000–2005; with Galaxy: 2007
  • United States Brian Ching – with Galaxy: 2001; with Earthquakes: 2003–2005
  • United States Brian Mullan – with Galaxy: 2001–2002; with Earthquakes: 2003–2005
  • United States Craig Waibel – with Galaxy: 2001–2002; with Earthquakes: 2003–2005
  • United States Landon Donovan – with Earthquakes: 2001–2004; with Galaxy: 2005–2014, 2016
  • Turks and Caicos Islands Gavin Glinton – with Galaxy: 2002–2003, 2006–2007; with Earthquakes: 2008
  • Venezuela Alejandro Moreno – with Galaxy: 2002–2004; with Earthquakes: 2005
  • United States Todd Dunivant – with Earthquakes: 2003–2004; with Galaxy: 2005–2006, 2009–2015
  • United States Chris Aloisi – with Galaxy: 2004; with Earthquakes: 2005
  • United States Jovan Kirovski – with Galaxy: 2004–2005, 2009–2011; with Earthquakes: 2008
  • United States Ned Grabavoy – with Galaxy: 2004–2006; with Earthquakes: 2008
  • United States Alan Gordon – with Galaxy: 2004–2010, 2014–2016; with Earthquakes: 2011–2014
  • United States Kelly Gray – with Earthquakes: 2005, 2008–2009; with Galaxy: 2007
  • Trinidad and Tobago Cornell Glen – with Galaxy: 2006; with Earthquakes: 2009–2010
  • United States Ty Harden – with Galaxy: 2007; with Earthquakes: 2013–2015
  • United States Brandon McDonald – with Galaxy: 2008; with Earthquakes: 2009–2011
  • United States Dan Gargan – with Earthquakes: 2013; with Galaxy: 2014–2015
  • United States David Bingham – with Earthquakes: 2011–2017; with Galaxy: 2018–

Record

Frank Yallop is the second coach to have managed both teams

Games

LA wins Draws San Jose wins LA goals San Jose goals
MLS Regular season 31 15 24 110 98
MLS Playoffs 5 1 3 12 12
MLS Cup 0 0 1 1 2
U.S. Open Cup 5 0 1 9 5
Total 41 16 29 132 117

Trophies

Team MLS Cup Supporters' Shield U.S. Open Cup Champions' Cup Total
LA Galaxy 5 4 2 1 12
San Jose Earthquakes 2 2 0 0 4

Results

  Los Angeles victory
  San Jose victory
  Draw

MLS Regular season

April 28, 1996 Los Angeles 2–1 San Jose Pasadena, California
Vasquez 26'
Cienfuegos 44'		 Report Bravo 77' Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 40,347
May 12, 1996 San Jose 1–2 Los Angeles San Jose, California
Bravo 75' Report Hurtado 9'
Vanney 82'		 Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 31,728
September 1, 1996 San Jose 1–1
(1–3 p)		 Los Angeles San Jose, California
Espinoza 26' Report Jones 53' Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 26,184
September 15, 1996 Los Angeles 4–2 San Jose Pasadena, California
Karapetyan 12'
Armas 32'
Hurtado 78', 83'		 Report Bravo 69'
Wynalda 86'		 Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 14,179
April 12, 1997 San Jose 4–1 Los Angeles San Jose, California
Kinnear 9'
Doyle 61'
Cerritos 70'
Urbanyi 89'		 Report Cienfuegos 38' Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 17,628
May 18, 1997 Los Angeles 1–1
(3–2 p)		 San Jose Pasadena, California
Melo 32' Report Lozzano 47' Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 10,338
August 17, 1997 Los Angeles 2–3 San Jose Pasadena, California
Lozzano 15'
Baicher 27', 36'		 Report Machón 48'
Cienfuegos 80'		 Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 22,621
September 21, 1997 San Jose 2–3 Los Angeles San Jose, California
Cerritos 22'
Lewis 68'		 Report Vasquez 71', 76', 80' Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 20,117
March 21, 1998 Los Angeles 3–3
(3–1 p)		 San Jose Pasadena, California
Machón 17'
Hurtado 27'
Melo 48'		 Report Lozzano 43'
Mella 61'
Wynalda 78'		 Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 36,281
June 27, 1998 San Jose 1–2 Los Angeles San Jose, California
Gough 15' Report Caligiuri 64'
Karapetyan 85'		 Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 22,694
September 16, 1998 San Jose 0–0
(3–4 p)		 Los Angeles San Jose, California
Report Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 15,893
September 20, 1998 San Jose 1–0 Los Angeles San Jose, California
Cerritos 41' Report Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 11,123
April 3, 1999 San Jose 1–1
(4–2 p)		 Los Angeles San Jose, California
Arce 9' Report Mathis 86' Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 12,017
April 24, 1999 Los Angeles 1–0 San Jose Pasadena, California
Caligiuri 58' Report Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 16,700
August 7, 1999 San Jose 1–4 Los Angeles San Jose, California
Cloutier 84' Report Ibsen 14'
Jones 74'
Cienfuegos 79'
George 82'		 Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 15,648
September 1, 1999 Los Angeles 3–1 San Jose Pasadena, California
Myers 2', 58'
Vanney 71'		 Report Sequeira 59' Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 8,662
May 17, 2000 San Jose 0–0 Los Angeles San Jose, California
Report Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 12,692
May 27, 2000 Los Angeles 1–1 San Jose Pasadena, California
Elliott 22' Report Solís 32' Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 17,831
August 26, 2000 San Jose 0–3 Los Angeles San Jose, California
Report Elliott 29', 61'
Hernández 75'		 Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 15,683
August 30, 2000 Los Angeles 2–1 San Jose Pasadena, California
George 40'
Vorbe 93'		 Report Brose 89' Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 11,974
April 7, 2001 Los Angeles 2–3 San Jose Pasadena, California
Victorine 80'
Frye 83'		 Report Dayak 9'
Cerritos 24'
De Rosario 27'		 Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 17,386
June 9, 2001 San Jose 3–1 Los Angeles San Jose, California
Donovan 31', 91'
Russell 55'		 Report Victorine 68' Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 13,361
July 4, 2002 Los Angeles 2–1 San Jose Pasadena, California
Ruiz 34', 87' Report Lagos 30' Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 55,234
July 7, 2002 San Jose 1–0 Los Angeles San Jose, California
Donovan 35' Report Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 12,528
September 14, 2002 Los Angeles 1–0 San Jose Pasadena, California
Ruiz 94' Report Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 32,874
September 21, 2002 San Jose 0–1 Los Angeles San Jose, California
Report Ruiz 94' Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 26,229
April 26, 2003 San Jose 1–0 Los Angeles San Jose, California
Donovan 54' Report Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 9,187
June 18, 2003 Los Angeles 1–1 San Jose Carson, California
Victorine 21' Report Walker 63' Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 13,867
October 18, 2003 Los Angeles 3–0 San Jose Carson, California
Moreno 6', 35'
Elliott 61'		 Report Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 27,000
October 25, 2003 San Jose 1–1 Los Angeles San Jose, California
Walker 80' Report Moreno 56' Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 16,282
May 22, 2004 San Jose 4–2 Los Angeles San Jose, California
Ching 45', 48'
Mullan 54'
De Rosario 79'		 Report Herzog 61'
Ngwenya 74'		 Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 12,207
July 4, 2004 Los Angeles 2–1 San Jose Carson, California
Ruiz 45', 55' Report De Rosario 41' Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 27,000
September 11, 2004 Los Angeles 2–1 San Jose Carson, California
Victorine 36'
Torres 75'		 Report Ekelund 77' Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 27,000
September 25, 2004 San Jose 0–0 Los Angeles San Jose, California
Report Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 27,030
May 21, 2005 Los Angeles 2–1 San Jose Carson, California
Kirovski 39'
Vagenas 77'		 Report Cerritos 69' Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 22,207
June 25, 2005 San Jose 3–0 Los Angeles San Jose, California
Davis Yellow card 18'
Moreno 37'
Umana 65' (o.g.)
Marshall 68' (o.g.)
Califf Yellow card 69'
Clark Yellow card 76'		 Report Jones Yellow card 25'
Ramirez Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 15,917
August 27, 2005 San Jose 2–1 Los Angeles San Jose, California
17:00 PDT Moreno 23'
Gray Yellow card 45'
Califf 75'		 Report Donovan 37'
Albright Yellow card 45'
Marshall Yellow card 51'
da Conceicao Yellow card 68'		 Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 24,112
October 15, 2005 Los Angeles 1–3 San Jose Carson, California
16:00 PDT Jones Yellow card 13'
Marshall Red card 17'
Donovan 68'
Albright Yellow card 80'		 Report Goldthwaite Red card 22'
Chung 42', Yellow card 67'
De Rosario 45'
Ching 51'
Mullan 77'
Califf Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 27,000
April 3, 2008 Los Angeles 2–0 San Jose Carson, California
19:30 PDT Randolph Yellow card 7'
Beckham 9'
Donovan 37'		 Report Kamara Yellow card 78' Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 27,000
June 14, 2008 San Jose 0–3 Los Angeles Oakland, California
19:00 PDT Buddle 6', 63', 68'
Allen Yellow card 60'
Álvaro Yellow card 62'		 Report Cunliffe Yellow card 40'
Smarte Yellow card 45'
Johnson Yellow card 63'		 Stadium: McAfee Coliseum
Attendance: 39,872
August 3, 2008 San Jose 3–2 Los Angeles Oakland, California
12:00 PDT Álvarez 8'
Huckerby 40'
Cochrane Yellow card 90', 90'		 Report Donovan 42', Yellow card 73'
Buddle 76'		 Stadium: McAfee Coliseum
Attendance: 26,701
April 18, 2009 San Jose 1–1 Los Angeles Santa Clara, California
19:30 PDT Campos 5'
Corrales Yellow card 67'
Garcia Yellow card 90'
Amarikwa Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Kovalenko Yellow card 25'
Miglioranzi Yellow card 73'
Jordan 76'		 Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 15,862
June 20, 2009 San Jose 2–1 Los Angeles Santa Clara, California
13:30 PDT Campos 6'
Pitchkolan Yellow card 24'
Johnson Yellow card 48', 54'
Huckerby Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Kirovski Yellow card 28', 65' Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 17,128
October 24, 2009 Los Angeles 2–0 San Jose Carson, California
19:30 PDT Burling 24' (o.g.)
Donovan 77'
Gonzalez Yellow card 79'		 Report Convey Yellow card 17'
Álvarez Yellow card 69'		 Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 27,000
July 22, 2010 Los Angeles 2–2 San Jose Carson, California
19:30 PDT Buddle 58'
Donovan Yellow card 70', 90'
Juninho Yellow card 90'		 Report Convey 1'
Burling Yellow card 53'
McDonald Yellow card 71'		 Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 17,712
August 21, 2010 San Jose 1–0 Los Angeles Santa Clara, California
13:00 PDT Wondolowski 4'
Álvarez Yellow card 54'		 Report Gonzalez Yellow card 48' Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 10,799
June 25, 2011 San Jose 0–0 Los Angeles Santa Clara, California
15:30 PDT Lenhart Yellow card 44'
Corrales Yellow card 48'		 Report Dunivant Yellow card 36'
Saunders Red card 43'		 Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 10,872
Referee: Juan Guzmán
August 20, 2011 Los Angeles 2–0 San Jose Carson, California
Keane 21'
Magee 90'		 Report Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Andrew Chapin
May 23, 2012 Los Angeles 2–3 San Jose Carson, California
Jiménez 3'
Magee 73'		 Report Lenhart 76'
Stephenson 82'
Gordon 90'		 Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 16,512
Referee: Jair Marrufo
June 30, 2012 San Jose 4–3 Los Angeles Stanford, California
Lenhart 7'
Corrales Yellow card 27'
Bernárdez 44', Yellow card 51'
Cronin 47'
Lenhart Yellow card 47'
Wondolowski 61'		 Report Juninho Yellow card 24'
Beckham 31'
Hernandez 36' (o.g.)
Donovan 41'
Lopes Yellow card 86'
Beckham Yellow card 93'		 Stadium: Stanford Stadium
Attendance: 50,391
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
October 21, 2012 San Jose 2–2 Los Angeles Santa Clara, California
Chávez 61'
Wondolowski 73'		 Report Keane 59'
Buddle 69'
Juninho Yellow card 70'		 Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 10,744
Referee: Jair Marrufo
June 29, 2013 San Jose 3–2 Los Angeles Stanford, California
Gordon 68', 93', Yellow card 94'
Bernárdez Yellow card 69' Yellow-red card 77'
Salinas 92'		 Report Sarvas 20', Yellow card 79'
Jiménez 65'		 Stadium: Stanford Stadium
Attendance: 50,028
Referee: Armando Villareal
August 31, 2013 Los Angeles 3–0 San Jose Carson, California
Donovan 26'
Keane 43', 67'		 Report Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Kevin Stott
October 20, 2013 Los Angeles 0–0 San Jose Carson, California
Juninho Yellow card 70' Report Cronin Yellow card 20'
Bernárdez Yellow card 53'		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 25,418
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
June 28, 2014 San Jose 0–1 Los Angeles Stanford, California
Report Zardes 61'
Gargan Yellow card 67'
Donovan Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Stanford Stadium
Attendance: 50,006
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
August 8, 2014 Los Angeles 2–2 San Jose Carson, California
19:30 PDT Zardes 29'
Gonzalez 49'		 Report Wondolowski 18'
Pérez García 31'
Francis Yellow card 51'
Cronin Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 19,719
Referee: Alan Kelly
September 14, 2014 San Jose 1–1 Los Angeles Santa Clara, California
12:00 PDT Hernandez Yellow card 37'
Harris Yellow card 63'
Lenhart Yellow card 64'
Wondolowski 65'
Pierazzi Yellow card 69'
Cronin Yellow card 74'		 Report Gonzalez Yellow card 26', 28'
Rogers Yellow card 60'
Sarvas Yellow card 75'
Keane Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 10,525
Referee: Sorin Stoica
June 27, 2015 San Jose 3–1 Los Angeles Stanford, California
19:30 PDT Nyassi Yellow card 13'
Bernárdez Yellow card 23'
Wondolowski 28'
Goodson 53'
Cato 72'		 Report Juninho 17'
Ishizaki Yellow card 19'
Gordon Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Stanford Stadium
Attendance: 50,422
July 17, 2015 Los Angeles 5–2 San Jose Carson, California
20:00 PDT Keane 30', 64', 80'
Robbie Rogers Yellow card 36'
Gerrard 37'
Lletget 90+2'		 Report Amarikwa 22', 25'
Thompson Yellow card 30'
Salinas Yellow card 55'
Bingham Yellow card 69'
Stewart Yellow card 70'		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Alan Kelly
August 28, 2015 San Jose 1–0 Los Angeles San Jose, California
20:00 PDT Salinas 18'
Bernárdez Yellow card 90'		 Report Leonardo Red card 47'
Rogers Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
March 19, 2016 Los Angeles 3–1 San Jose Carson, California
19:30 PDT Magee Yellow card 11'
Van Damme Yellow card 21'
de Jong Yellow card 22'
Zardes 56', 62'
Keane 90+1'
Gordon Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Imperiale Yellow card 41'
Dawkins Red card 45+3'
Alashe Yellow card 52'
Wynne Yellow card 56'
Wondolowski 89'		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 25,667
Referee: Ismail Elfath
May 22, 2016 Los Angeles 1–1 San Jose Carson, California
16:00 PDT Wynne 83' (o.g.) Report Quintero Yellow card 23'
Alashe 87'		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 27,162
Referee: Kevin Stott
June 25, 2016 San Jose 1–1 Los Angeles Stanford, California
19:00 PDT Barrett 90' Report Van Damme Yellow card 45+1'
dos Santos 69', Yellow card 89'
Cole Yellow card 90+6' Yellow-red card 90+7'		 Stadium: Stanford Stadium
Attendance: 50,816
Referee: Kevin Stott
May 27, 2017 San Jose 2–4 Los Angeles San Jose, California
19:00 PDT Wondolowski 10', Yellow card 69'
Hoesen Yellow card 37'		 Report João Pedro 19'
dos Santos 35', 64'
Bernárdez 44' (o.g.)
Diallo Yellow card 66'
McInerney Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
July 1, 2017 San Jose 2–1 Los Angeles Stanford, California
19:30 PDT Wondolowski 75'
Salinas 90+3', Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Van Damme 11', Yellow card 84' Yellow-red card 90+5'
João Pedro Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Stanford Stadium
Attendance: 50,617
Referee: Allen Chapman
August 27, 2017 Los Angeles 0–3 San Jose Carson, California
16:00 PDT Diallo Yellow card 45'
Smith Red card 57'		 Report Alashe Yellow card 20'
Vako 45+3'
Ureña 80'
Hoesen Yellow card 87'
Wondolowski 90+2'		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 19,237
Referee: Chris Penso
May 26, 2018 Los Angeles 1–0 San Jose Carson, California
20:00 PDT Alessandrini 82'
Kamara Yellow card 85'		 Report Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 23,118
Referee: Kevin Stott
July 1, 2018 San Jose 3–3 Los Angeles Stanford, California
19:00 PDT Wondolowski 15', 69'
Vako 39'
Jimmy Ockford Yellow card 48'		 Report Ibrahimovic 1', 25', Yellow card 90'
Alessandrini 20', Yellow card 82'
Bradford Jamieson IV Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Stanford Stadium
Attendance: 50,743
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
June 29, 2019 San Jose 3–0 Los Angeles Stanford, California
19:00 PDT Vako 11'
Salinas 82' Yellow card 83'
Thompson 85'		 Report Polenta Yellow card 51'
Álvarez Yellow card 67'		 Stadium: Stanford Stadium
Attendance: 50,850
Referee: Kevin Stott
July 12, 2019 Los Angeles 1–3 San Jose Carson, California
20:00 PDT Feltscher 2'
Corona Yellow card 31'
Skjelvik Yellow card 32'
Ibrahimovic Yellow card 89'		 Report Thompson Yellow card 7'
Judson Yellow card 56'
Vako 61'
Hoesen 63'
López Yellow card 68'
Yueill 85'		 Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 22,508
Referee: Nima Saghafi

MLS Cup Playoffs

September 26, 1996 Conference Semifinal San Jose 1–0 Los Angeles San Jose, California
Ianni 36'
Wynalda Yellow card 90'		 Report Onalfo Yellow card 30'
Calichman Yellow card 38'
Salcedo Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 17,209
Referee: Kevin Stott
September 29, 1996 Conference Semifinal Los Angeles 2–0 San Jose Pasadena, California
Hurtado Yellow card 29', 90'
Fraser 84'		 Report Emenalo Yellow card 1'
Rodas Yellow card 28'
Wynalda Red card 67'
Draguicevich Red card 90'		 Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 27,833
Referee: Joshua Patlak
October 2, 1996 Conference Semifinal Los Angeles 2–0 San Jose Pasadena, California
Hurtado 31'
Cienfuegos 36'		 Report Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 30,231
Referee: Esse Baharmast
October 21, 2001 MLS Cup San Jose 2–1 Los Angeles Columbus, Ohio
Conrad Yellow card 28'
Donovan 43'
Ekelund Yellow card 78'
Ibsen Yellow card 83'
De Rosario gold-colored soccer ball 96'		 Report Hernandez 21'
Caligiuri Yellow card 48'
Califf Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 21,626
Referee: Kevin Stott
November 1, 2003 Conference Semifinal Los Angeles 2–0 San Jose Carson, California
Califf Yellow card 32'
Hong Yellow card 55'
Victorine 59'
Ruiz 62'		 Report Mullan Yellow card 22'
Waibel Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 20,201
November 9, 2003 Conference Semifinal San Jose 5–2 Los Angeles San Jose, California
Agoos 21'
Mulrooney Yellow card 27'
Donovan 35'
Walker 50'
Mullan Yellow card 51'
Roner 90'
Faria gold-colored soccer ball 96'		 Report Ruiz 7'
Vagenas 13'
Marshall Yellow card 14'
Hartman Yellow card 36'		 Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 14,145
Referee: Alex Prus
October 23, 2005 Conference Semifinal Los Angeles 3–1 San Jose Carson, California
Gomez 13', Yellow card 79'
Nagamura Yellow card 33'
Donovan 39', 87'
Dunivant Yellow card 68'
Albright Yellow card 71'		 Report Barrett Yellow card 12'
Clark Yellow card 26', 68'
Robinson Yellow card 63'		 Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 17,466
Referee: Abiodun Okulaja
October 29, 2005 Conference Semifinal San Jose 1–1 Los Angeles San Jose, California
Ching 42'
Gray Yellow card 44'
Clark Yellow card 89'		 Report Grabavoy 67' Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 17,824
Referee: Alex Prus
November 4, 2012 Conference Semifinal Los Angeles 0–1 San Jose Carson, California
18:00 PST Report Chavez Yellow card 17'
Bernardez 90'		 Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
November 7, 2012 Conference Semifinal San Jose 1–3 Los Angeles Santa Clara, California
20:00 PST Bernardez Yellow card 4'
Lenhart Yellow card 42'
Gordon 82'		 Report Beckham Yellow card 17'
Keane 21', 34'
Magee 39'
Gonzalez Yellow card 41'		 Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 10,744
Referee: Kevin Stott

U.S. Open Cup

August 9, 2000 Quarterfinal Los Angeles 2–0 San Jose Fullerton, California
Cienfuegos 77', Yellow card 83'
George 81'		 Report Conrad Yellow card 66'
Brose Yellow card 84'
Mulraine Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Titan Stadium
Attendance: 4,345
Referee: Gus St. Silva
July 24, 2001 Quarterfinal San Jose 1–1
(9–10 p)		 Los Angeles San Francisco, California
Bower Yellow card 10'
Robinson Yellow card 17'
Corrales Yellow card 42'
Agoos Yellow card 78'
Agogo 81'
Russell Yellow card 88'		 Report Waibel Yellow card 21'
Elliott Yellow card 41', 73'
Califf Yellow card 60'		 Stadium: Negoesco Stadium
Attendance: 1,881
Referee: Michael Kennedy
Penalties
Agoos soccer ball with check mark
Lagos soccer ball with check mark
Corrales soccer ball with check mark
Cerritos soccer ball with check mark
De Rosario soccer ball with check mark
Agogo soccer ball with check mark
Ibsen soccer ball with check mark
Russell soccer ball with check mark
Conrad soccer ball with check mark
Barrett soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark Vanney
soccer ball with check mark Vagenas
soccer ball with check mark Elliott
soccer ball with check mark Cienfuegos
soccer ball with check mark Hendrickson
soccer ball with check mark Waibel
soccer ball with check mark Caligiuri
soccer ball with check mark Jones
soccer ball with check mark Bardales
soccer ball with check mark Califf
August 7, 2002 Quarterfinal San Jose 0–1 Los Angeles San Jose, California
Conrad Yellow card 62'
Mulrooney Yellow card 64'		 Report Jones Yellow card 45'
Victorine Yellow card 84'
Lalas Yellow card 97'
Ruiz gold-colored soccer ball 101'		 Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 6,481
Referee: Terry Vaughn
August 24, 2005 Quarterfinal San Jose 1–2 Los Angeles Galaxy San Jose, California
Cerritos 76' Report Gómez 5', 31' Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 5,134
Referee: Terry Vaughn
July 1, 2015 Fifth Round San Jose 0–1 Los Angeles San Jose, California
19:30 PT Pierazzi Yellow card 84'
Fucito Yellow card 87'		 Report Villarreal 6'
Mendiola Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 13,329
Referee: Allen Chapman
July 10, 2017 Quarterfinal San Jose 3–2 Los Angeles San Jose, California
19:30 PT Wondolowski 16', 51'
Hoesen 62'
Sarkodie Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Van Damme 3'
Villarreal Yellow card 28'
McBean Yellow card 64'
Garcia Yellow card 70'
Tarbell 84' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 14,056
Referee: Allen Chapman

Winners

Each season, a cup is awarded to the team that won the most points in the California Clasico during the regular season. Between 1996 and 1999, matches ending in draws were culminated in a penalty shootout with the winner of the shootout gaining one point while the losing team left with no points. This system was abolished starting with the 2000 season; a draw awarded each team 1 point.

Key
† Tie broken on goal difference
Season Winner Aggregate
1996 Los Angeles 10:0
1997 San Jose 6:4
1998 Los Angeles 5:3
1999 Los Angeles 9:1
2000 Los Angeles 8:2
2001 San Jose 6:0
2002 Los Angeles 9:3
2003 Los Angeles 5:5 (5–3)†
2004 Los Angeles 7:4
2005 San Jose 9:3
2008 Los Angeles 7:3
2009 Los Angeles 5:5 (4–3)†
2010 San Jose 4:1
2011 Los Angeles 4:1
2012 San Jose 7:1
2013 Los Angeles 4:4 (5–3)†
2014 Los Angeles 5:2
2015 San Jose 6:3
2016 Los Angeles 5:2
2017 San Jose 6:3
2018 Los Angeles 4:1
2019 San Jose 6:0

On October 13, 2013, the California Clasico was highlighted on the TV series, MLS Insider, explaining the history of the rivalry from the different perspectives of players such as Chris Wondolowski and Landon Donovan.[20]

See also

References

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