The San Jose Earthquakes are a soccer team based in San Jose, California, that competes in Major League Soccer (MLS), the most senior soccer league in the United States. San Jose Earthquakes was established as the San Jose Clash in 1994 becoming a founding member of MLS where they competed starting in 1996. The team rebranded and changed their name in 2000 to San Jose Earthquakes, connecting them with the former professional team that played in San Jose from 1974 to 1988. The franchise was moved at the conclusion of the 2005 MLS season to Houston to become the Houston Dynamo, thus putting the team and its records on hiatus. The team was revived two years later as an MLS expansion franchise, beginning play in 2008.
In addition to the MLS season, San Jose also competes in the annual U.S. Open Cup tournament. Depending on the team's performance in these two competitions, they may also qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs in the same year and the CONCACAF Champions League the following year. The CONCACAF Champions League winner qualifies for the next FIFA Club World Cup. The Earthquakes have won two MLS Cups and Supporters Shields apiece, but they have yet to win the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Having won 4 trophies, San Jose is the eighth most successful MLS club and one of only three clubs to win the MLS Cup and Supporters Shield multiple times. The following list summarizes the Earthquakes' yearly performance in all competitive competitions.
Key Key to competitions
Major League Soccer (MLS) – The top-flight of soccer in the United States, established in 1996. U.S. Open Cup (USOC) – The premier knockout cup competition in U.S. soccer, first contested in 1914. CONCACAF Champions League (CCL) – The premier competition in North American soccer since 1962. It went by the name of Champions' Cup until 2008.
Key to colors and symbols 1st or W Winners 2nd or RU Runners-up 3rd Third place Last Wooden Spoon ♦ MLS Golden Boot Highest average attendanceItalics Ongoing competition
Key to league record Season = The year and article of the season Div = Division/level on pyramid League = League name Pld = Games played W = Games won L = Games lost D = Games drawn GF = Goals for GA = Goals against GD = Goal difference Pts = Points PPG = Points per game Conf. = Conference position Overall = League position
Key to cup record DNE = Did not enter DNQ = Did not qualify NH = Competition not held or canceled QR = Qualifying round PR = Preliminary round GS = Group stage R1 = First round R2 = Second round R3 = Third round R4 = Fourth round R5 = Fifth round Ro16 = Round of 16 QF = Quarterfinals SF = Semifinals F = Final RU = Runners-up W = Winners
Seasons SeasonLeaguePositionPlayoffsUSOCContinental / OtherAverage attendanceTop goalscorer(s)LeaguePldWLDGFGAGDPtsPPGConf.OverallName(s)Goals1974NASL20983433815211.052nd West4thQF DNEDNEDNE16,584 Paul Child 151975NASL2281403748−11160.725th West17thdid not qualifyDNEDNE17,927 llija Mitic 141976NASL2414100473017281.161st South6thSFDNEDNE19,826 llija Mitic141977NASL26141203744−13281.072nd South9thR117,739 Paul Child131978NASL3082203681−45160.534th American West23rddid not qualify14,281 Paul Child / Peter Ressel 81979NASL3082204174−33160.534th American West23rddid not qualify15,092 Bernie Gersdorff 101980NASL3292304568−23180.564th American West23rddid not qualify13,169 Steve David141981NASL3211210 4478−34220.694th West19thdid not qualify12,400 George Best131982NASL32131904762−45260.815th West11thdid not qualify11,012Godfrey Ingram171983NASL3020100715417401.332nd West3rdSF11,933 Steve Zungul161984NASL248160 6162−1160.675th West8thdid not qualify10,676 Steve Zungul201985WACS7421109191.29N/A1stN/A Chris Dangerfield21986WSA143471323−10130.93N/A6thN/A Chris Fry81987WSA13670 21133rdRunners-up1988WSA12750 20193rdRunners-up1989–1995No club existed 1996 MLS 32 15 17 0 50 50 0 39 1.22 4th 6th QFDNEDNE17,232 Paul Bravo131997 MLS32122005059 −9301.075th10th DNQQFDNQ13,597 Ronald Cerritos121998 MLS32131904860 −12331.035th10thQF 13,653 Ronald Cerritos131999 MLS32191304849 −1371.165th7thDNQ 14,959 Ronald Cerritos152000 MLS3271783550 −15290.914th12thQF 12,460 Abdul Conteh8 2001 MLS261376472918451.73 2nd5thWQF9,635 Ronald Cerritos11 2002 MLS2814113453510451.61 2nd2ndQFQFCONCACAF Champions' CupQF11,150 Ariel Graziani14 2003 MLS301479453510511.701st 2ndWRo16CONCACAF Champions' CupRo1610,465 Landon Donovan12 2004 MLS309101141356381.274th7thQFSFCONCACAF Champions' CupQF13,001 Brian Ching122005 MLS3218410533122642.001st 1stQFQFDNQ 13,037 Dwayne De Rosario92006On Hiatus2007 2008 MLS3081393238 −6331.107th14th DNQQR1DNE13,713 Darren Huckerby62009 MLS3071493650 −14301.008th14thQR1DNQ14,114 Ryan Johnson11 2010 MLS301310734331461.536th8thSFQR29,659 Chris Wondolowski19♦ 2011 MLS34812144045 −5381.127th14thDNQQR3 11,857 Chris Wondolowski16 2012 MLS341969724329661.941st1stQFQF 13,293 Chris Wondolowski27♦ 2013 MLS34141193542−7511.506th10th DNQR3CONCACAF Champions LeagueQF 12,765 Chris Wondolowski13 2014 MLS34616123550−15300.889th18thRo16DNQ 14,947 Chris Wondolowski14 2015 MLS341313841392471.387th13thRo16 20,979 Chris Wondolowski182016 MLS34812143240−8381.129th17thR419,930 Chris Wondolowski122017 MLS34131473960−21461.356th12thR1SF19,875 Chris Wondolowski152018 MLS3442194971−22210.6212th23rd DNQR419,032 Danny Hoesen122019 MLS34131655255−3441.298th15thRo1618,781 Chris Wondolowski152020 MLS238963551−16301.308th16thR1NH MLS is Back Tournament QF15,112 Chris Wondolowski92021MLS341013114654−8411.2110th21stDNQNHDNQ12,101 Javier Eduardo López122022MLS34815115269−17351.0314th26thRD1612,911 Jeremy Ebobisse172023MLS341010143943−4441.299th16thWCR32023 Leagues CupGS18,041 Cristian Espinoza132024MLS3462534178−37210.6214th29thDNQRo162024 Leagues CupRo1618,782 Amahl Pellegrino72025MLS34111586063−3411.2110th20thDNQQFDNQ18,153 Josef Martínez14 Total —7592782941871,0401,104−649721.29 — — — — — — Chris Wondolowski171 1. Avg. attendance only includes statistics from regular season matches. 2. Top goalscorer(s) includes all goals scored in the regular season, MLS Cup Playoffs, U.S. Open Cup, MLS is Back Tournament, CONCACAF Champions League, FIFA Club World Cup, and other competitive continental matches.
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