San Jose Earthquakes (1974–1988)
Full name | San Jose Earthquakes | ||
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Founded | December 11, 1973 | ||
Dissolved | 1988 | ||
Ground | Outdoor: Spartan Stadium (18,155) Indoor: Cow Palace (11,089) Oakland Coliseum Arena (13,601) | ||
League | NASL (1974–1984) MISL (1982–1983) WSA (1985–1988) | ||
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San Jose Earthquakes was a professional soccer club that played from 1974 to 1988. The team began as an expansion franchise in the North American Soccer League. From 1983 to 1984, the team was known as the Golden Bay Earthquakes. They played their home games at Spartan Stadium. During this time, it also played in the original Major Indoor Soccer League and in the NASL's indoor circuit. Their indoor games were first played at the Cow Palace and later at the Oakland Coliseum Arena.
Following the collapse of the NASL in 1984, the team's name reverted to San Jose Earthquakes prior to joining the Western Soccer Alliance in 1985, where it played until the league's folding after the 1988 season.
The name Earthquakes was created by general manager Dick Berg, but was criticized due to San Jose's proximity to the San Andreas Fault.[1]
Year-by-year
Outdoor:
Season | League | W | L | T | GF | GA | Finish | Playoffs | Avg. Attend. |
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1974 | NASL | 9 | 8 | 3 | 43 | 38 | 2nd West | Lost Quarterfinal | 16,584 |
1975 | NASL | 8 | 14 | 37 | 48 | 5th West | did not qualify | 17,927 | |
1976 | NASL | 14 | 10 | 47 | 30 | 1st South | Lost Conference Finals | 19,826 | |
1977 | NASL | 14 | 12 | 37 | 44 | 2nd South | Lost in 1st round | 17,739 | |
1978 | NASL | 8 | 22 | 36 | 81 | 4th American West | did not qualify | 14,281 | |
1979 | NASL | 8 | 22 | 41 | 74 | 4th American West | did not qualify | 15,092 | |
1980 | NASL | 9 | 23 | 45 | 68 | 4th American West | did not qualify | 13,169 | |
1981 | NASL | 11 | 21 | 44 | 78 | 4th West | did not qualify | 12,400 | |
1982 | NASL | 13 | 19 | 47 | 62 | 5th West | did not qualify | 11,012 | |
1983 | NASL | 20 | 10 | 71 | 54 | 2nd West | Lost Semifinal | 11,933 | |
1984 | NASL | 8 | 16 | 61 | 62 | 5th West | did not qualify | 10,676 | |
1985 | WACS | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1st | N/A | |
1986 | WSA | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 6th | N/A | |
1987 | WSA | 6 | 7 | 21 | 13 | 3rd | Runners-up | ||
1988 | WSA | 7 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 3rd | Runners-up |
Note: The team played as the Golden Bay Earthquakes in the 1983 and 1984 seasons.
NASL and MISL Indoor Soccer
In the winter of 1975, the NASL ran a two-tiered, 16 team indoor tournament with four regional winners meeting in a "final-four" style championship. Not only did San Jose host their region at the Cow Palace, but the final four as well. The Quakes swept through the tournament unscathed, defeating the Tampa Bay Rowdies 8–5 in the final to the delight of their fans. San Jose teammates Paul Child and Gabbo Garvic were named co-MVPs. In 1976 the Earthquakes again advanced to the final four before losing to the Rochester Lancers at the Bayfront Center in Florida. They would rebound the following day to win the 3rd Place match 5–2 over Dallas. The NASL would not begin playing full indoor seasons until 1979–80, but San Jose did not fare nearly as well in that format.[2] The NASL canceled their 1982–83 indoor season. As a result, the Earthquakes along with Chicago and San Diego played in the MISL that winter.[3]
Season | League | W | L | GF | GA | Place | Playoffs |
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1975 | NASL | 4 | 0 | 37 | 17 | 1st West | NASL Champions |
1976 | NASL | 3 | 1 | 35 | 18 | 1st West | 3rd place |
1980–81 | NASL | 10 | 18 | 118 | 115 | 3rd West | did not qualify |
1981–82 | NASL | 5 | 12 | 83 | 141 | 3rd National West | did not qualify |
1982–83 | MISL | 17 | 31 | 240 | 290 | 5th West | did not qualify |
1983–84 | NASL | 19 | 13 | 206 | 190 | 4th | Lost Semifinal |
Note: The team played the 1982/83 and 1983/84 seasons as the Golden Bay Earthquakes.
Head coaches
- Momcilo Gavrić (1974)
- Ivan Toplak (1974–1975)
- Momcilo Gavrić (1975–1978)
- Terry Fisher (1978–1979)
- Peter Stubbe (1979)
- Bill Foulkes (1980)
- Jim Gabriel (1981)
- Peter Short (1982)
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- Joe Mallett (1982)
- Dragan Popović (1983–1984)
- Laurie Calloway (1985)
- Steve Litt (1986)
- Barney Boyce (1987–1988)
- Tomás Boy (1988)
- Tony Zanotto (1988)
Honors
Template:MultiColChampionships[4]
- 1975 NASL indoor
- 1985 WACS
- 1987 WSA (runner-up)
- 1988 WSA (runner-up)
NASL Division Titles[5]
- 1974 Southern Division, Pacific Conference
- 1975 Region 4 (indoor)
- 1976 West Regional (indoor)
NASL Most Valuable Player[6]
- 1975 Paul Child & Gabbo Garvic (indoor)
- 1983–84 Steve Zungul (indoor)
- 1984 Steve Zungul
North American Player of the Year[7]
- 1984 Branko Šegota
Coach of the Year[8]
- 1983 Don Popovic
Leading Scorer[9]
- 1974 Paul Child 36 points
- 1975 Paul Child (indoor) 31 points
- 1982–83 Steve Zungul (MISL) 122 points
- 1983–84 Steve Zungul (indoor) 119 points
- 1984 Steve Zungul 50 points
- 1987 Joe Mihaljevic 16 points[10]
Leading Goal Scorer[11]
- 1974 Paul Child 15 goals
- 1975 Paul Child (indoor) 14 goals
- 1976 Juli Veee (indoor) 8 goals
- 1982–83 Steve Zungul (MISL) 75 goals
- 1983–84 Steve Zungul (indoor) 63 goals
- 1984 Steve Zungul 20 goals
- 1987 Joe Mihaljevic 7 goals[12]
Assists Leader[13]
- 1983–84 Steve Zungul (indoor) 56 assists
| class="col-break " | All-Star First Team selections[14]
- 1974 Paul Child
- 1976 António Simões
- 1983 Stan Terlecki, Steve Zungul
- 1984 Steve Zungul
All-Star Second Team selections
- 1981 George Best
- 1984 Branko Šegota
All-Star Honorable Mentions
- 1974 Laurie Calloway, Dieter Zajdel
- 1976 Mark Liveric
- 1977 António Simões
- 1982 Vince Hilaire, Godfrey Ingram
- 1984 Fernando Clavijo
Indoor All-Star/All-Tournament selections
- 1975 Paul Child, Gabbo Garvic
- 1976 Juli Veee
- 1983–84 Fernando Clavijo, Steve Zungul[15]
Indoor All-Star Game selections
- 1984 Fernando Clavijo, Steve Zungul (starters)
U.S. Soccer Hall of Fame[16]
- 1997 Johnny Moore
- 2003 Paul Child
- 2005 Fernando Clavijo
Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame[17]
- 2001 Gerry Gray
- 2002 Branko Šegota, Mike Sweeney
- 2009 Mike Stojanović
- 2011 Victor Kodelja
Indoor Soccer Hall of Fame[18]
- 2012 Don Popovic, Branko Šegota, Juli Veee, Steve Zungul
- 2014 Fernando Clavijo[19]
References
- ^ Maule, Tex (5 August 1974). "They Knew A Way To San Jose". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- ^ http://www.rsssf.com/usadave/usindoor.html
- ^ http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1983.html
- ^ http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/
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- ^ http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/
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- ^ http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/
- ^ http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/
- ^ http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1987.html#WSA
- ^ http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/
- ^ http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1987.html#WSA
- ^ http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/
- ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20080501104955/http://home.att.net/~nasl/nasl.htm
- ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zLlHAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jv8MAAAAIBAJ&pg=3435,1177562&dq=nasl+indoor+all+star&hl=en
- ^ http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/hall.html
- ^ http://www.thesoccerhalloffame.ca/
- ^ http://www.indoorsoccerhall.com/hall-of-fame-classes
- ^ http://www.indoorsoccerhall.com/
External links
- North American Soccer League (1968–84) teams
- Defunct soccer clubs in the United States
- Defunct indoor soccer clubs in the United States
- Soccer clubs in California
- Soccer clubs in San Jose, California
- San Jose Earthquakes
- Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–92) teams
- Western Soccer Alliance teams
- 1974 establishments in California
- 1988 disestablishments in California
- Defunct sports teams in California