San Jose Earthquakes

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San Jose Earthquakes
Logo of the San José Earthquakes
Basic data
Surname San Jose Earthquakes
Seat San Jose , California , USA
founding 1994 (as San Jose Clash)
Colours black, blue
Owner Earthquakes Soccer, LLC
president Dave Kaval
Website sjearthquakes.com
First soccer team
Head coach Steve Ralston (interim)
Venue Earthquakes Stadium
Places 18,000
league Major League Soccer
2019 Western Conference: 8th place
Overall table: 15th place
home
Away

The San Jose Earthquakes are a franchise of professional football - League Major League Soccer (MLS) from San Jose , California .

The Earthquakes played in Major League Soccer between 1996 and 2005 and returned for the 2008 season. So far they have won the MLS Cup twice and the MLS Supporters' Shield once .

history

The roots of the earthquakes

Between 1974 and 1988 there was already a football club called San José Earthquakes. In 1974 the club was accepted into the North American Soccer League (NASL). After the league was dissolved in 1984, the team continued to play in the Western Soccer League (WSL). Four years later, the owner Peter Bridgewater sold the franchise. His successor led the team into the financial abyss and the franchise was dissolved at the end of the season.

A year later, the San Francisco Bay Blackhawks , who took over the license from the Earthquakes, started playing in the WSL. The owner of the club was Dan van Voorhis. In 1991, the former Earthquakes player Laurie Calloway coached the team, which included some later Earthquakes players, including John Doyle and Eric Wynalda . A year later, a dispute between Calloway and Wynalda resulted in the latter being fired. A short time later, Wynalda moved to 1. FC Saarbrücken . In 1993 the team was disbanded.

Major League Soccer (1996-2005)

In 1994 a group led by Dan van Voorhis received a franchise in the newly formed Major League Soccer. Peter Bridgewater became the manager. This was the first connection to the NASL Earthquakes. Although Bridgewater still owned the rights to the name and logo of the ancient Earthquakes, the MLS team was called the San José Clash . Bridgewater hired Laurie Calloway as a coach. A month later he brought Eric Wynalda back from Germany .

The Clashs played the first game in MLS history to beat DC United 1-0. Eric Wynalda scored the goal of the day. A short time later there was tension again between Wynalda and Calloway. The climax of this argument was a plane hired by Eric Wynalda, which pulled a banner behind it. On this banner, Wynalda asked the board to fire Calloway. John Doyle was named the League's Best Defender.

The 1997 season closed the Clashs with the worst record of all MLS clubs. The club missed the playoffs four times in a row . Several coaches came and went, but success did not materialize. On October 27, 1999, the renaming of the franchise in San José Earthquakes was announced. For the 2001 season, the club signed Canadian Frank Yallop and loaned Landon Donovan from Bayer 04 Leverkusen . The Earthquakes made the biggest improvement in MLS history (from 29 to 45 points) and won the Western Division. After playoff successes through the Columbus Crew and the Miami Fusion , San José reached the MLS Cup . Opponents Los Angeles Galaxy were defeated 2-1 after extra time and the Earthquakes celebrated their first championship.

In 2002 and 2003, the Earthquakes finished second in the race for the MLS Supporters' Shield . While 2002 was the last stop in the first playoff round, the Earthquakes returned in 2003 to the MLS Cup . In the first playoff round, the opponent was Los Angeles Galaxy. Los Angeles won the first leg 2-0 and already led 2-0 in the second leg. But the Earthquakes turned the game around and moved into the semi-finals after a 5-2 win. The game is widely referred to as the best MLS game ever. In the MLS Cup, San José beat Chicago Fire 4-2 and celebrated the second championship in the club's history.

After the season, coach Yallop left the team and coached the Canadian national team . His previous assistant coach Dominic Kinnear became his successor. In January 2004, rumors surfaced that the franchise will be sold to the owners of the Mexican association Club América . Manager Johnny Moore resigned and was replaced by Alexi Lalas . A move to Houston was planned under the leadership of Lalas . In sporting terms, the Earthquakes reached the playoffs two more times and in 2005 they won the MLS Supporter's Shield.

Moved to Houston

On December 15, 2005, the franchise's move to Houston was announced. The reason for this were failed attempts to build a football-specific stadium in San José. MLS commissioner Don Garber explained that only the team is moving, the logo, club name and statistics will remain in San José. This should leave the door open for a possible return. The team has continued to play as the Houston Dynamo since 2006 and is technically considered an expansion team. This move is comparable to the transfer of the Cleveland Browns , whose team now plays in the NFL under the name Baltimore Ravens .

Return to the MLS

On May 24, 2006, the MLS and the owners of the Oakland Athletics Major League Baseball team , Lewis Wolff and John Fischer, entered into an agreement after Wolff and Fischer were given a three-year option to run a new franchise into the MLS. For this purpose the company "Earthquakes Soccer, LLC" was founded. In September 2006, the Earthquakes homepage was reactivated after showing only the condolence letter from MLS Commissioner Don Garber for nine months . On July 18, 2007, Garber announced that the Earthquakes will return to the MLS for the 2008 season.

In their first season after returning, the Earthquakes only reached seventh place in their conference. So they could not qualify for the playoffs. It was not until the 2010 season that the play-offs were reached again. The Earthquakes faced the New York Red Bulls in the Conference semifinals. In the first game, the Californians lost 1-0. The second leg in New York could be won 3-1. In the subsequent Conference Final, which is the semi-finals of the play-offs, the team lost 1-0 to the Colorado Rapids . Chris Wondolowski was the most successful goalscorer of the regular season with 18 goals. For this he received the MLS Golden Boot .

In 2011 the play-offs could not be reached. In the 2012 season, however, the Earthquakes won the Supporter Shield as the best team of the regular season. This qualified them for the CONCACAF Champions League 2013/14 , where they were able to prevail in the group stage, but were defeated in the subsequent quarter-finals against Deportivo Toluca . In the MLS play-offs, the team from San José made it to the quarter-finals. Just like in the US Open Cup.

After only three wins in the first 15 games of the 2013 season, long-time coach Frank Yallop was released. For him, the previous assistant coach Mark Watson took over, first as an interim solution, then later as a confirmed new coach. Under Watson, the team was able to improve significantly this season and only missed a place in the play-offs due to the poorer goal difference.

Shortly before the end of the 2014 season, Mark Watson was fired. Dominic Kinnear was introduced as the new coach . Before that, Ian Russell took over as an interim trainer.

Under Kinnear, the team failed to qualify for the MLS playoffs in the 2015 and 2016 seasons. On August 29, 2016, longtime general manager of the franchise, John Doyle, was fired. President Dave Kaval justified his decision by saying that a "breath of fresh air" would do the club good. Temporarily, the technical director Chris Leitch took over the duties of Doyle.

On January 5, 2017, Jesse Fioranelli took the post of General Manager at the Earthquakes. Fioranelli previously worked at AS Roma in the sports management area. Fioranelli announced right from the start that he wanted to devote himself more to the topics of youth development, international scouting and the image of the San José Earthquakes. Furthermore, he gave the goal for the 2017 season to want to reach the play-offs again after 2012.

Colors and coats of arms

From 1995 to 1999, the San Jose Clash logo included a scorpion. After the name was changed in 2000, the coat of arms was also revised. The central element is the football, behind which the sun rises. This rising sun is based on the city coat of arms of San Jose. The three corners of the coat of arms stood for the three largest cities in the San Francisco Bay Area (San Jose, San Francisco and Oakland ).

A new coat of arms was presented in early 2014. The blue and black stripes in the coat of arms are supposed to symbolize earthquakes. Furthermore, the number 1974 is now in the logo. This goes back to the Earthquakes team from the NASL .

  • San Jose Earthquakes Logo (2000-2007)

  • San Jose Earthquakes Logo (2008-2013)

  • San Jose Earthquakes Logo (since 2014)

Stadion

Between 1996 and 2005 the Earthquakes played at Spartan Stadium . The stadium is located on the campus of San Jose State University .

When returning to the league, the team first played at Buck Shaw Stadium . This stadium is located on the grounds of Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, California .

The groundbreaking ceremony for a new stadium near the San José International Airport took place on October 21, 2012. When it was completed in 2015, it moved to the new Earthquakes Stadium with 18,000 seats. Originally, a new stadium with 22,000 seats was to be built right next to the Spartan Stadium. The San José State University should provide the land while Lewis Wolff and John Fischer should finance the construction costs. The plans failed in April 2007 after the Earthquakes and the university failed to agree on the distribution of the proceeds.

Fans and rivals

Fan groups

Earthquakes fan groups are: 1906 Ultras, Casbah, Club Quake and Soccer Silicon Valley.

Rivals

The Earthquakes' greatest rival is the Los Angeles Galaxy. The teams have played the California Clasico every season since 1996. The winner emerges from the direct duels between the two during the regular season. The reason for the rivalry is the geographical proximity of both teams and the general sporting hostility between sports teams from southern and northern California.

There was also a rivalry with the CD Chivas USA, but it was less.

In recent years, a rivalry towards the Houston Dynamo has also grown. This is based on the fact that the Earthquakes moved to Houston in 2005 and comments from the media and Dynamo fans about the Earthquakes.

In addition to the California Classico, the team also takes part in another MLS Rivalry Cup. At the Heritage Cup, the teams who have team names that have already appeared in the NASL compare each other. The Earthquakes meet the Seattle Sounders. The winner is the one who can show a better record in the mutual duels during a regular season.

organization

owner

On July 18, 2007, Lew Wolff received the option to re-establish the Earthquakes. The entrepreneur and owner of Wolff Urban Development, LLC is also the owner of various other sports franchises. Keith Wolff is President of Wolff Urban Development and co-owner of San José Earthquakes. Michael Crowley is the Managing Director and Dave Kaval is the President.

Partnerships

Since October 9, 2008 there has been a partnership with the English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur . This focuses on the exchange of players and a common sporting and financial development.

Another partnership exists with the United Soccer League franchise Sacramento Republic . This refers to an agreement between MLS and USL , in which it comes to the support of MLS clubs for USL clubs.

Sponsors

The marketing company Amway was the shirt sponsor of the San José Earthquakes until 2011. No new sponsor has been introduced since then.

The US communications company Avaya has been the namesake of the new stadium since 2015 .

Youth and development

The youth and development structure at the San José Earthquakes is known as the Earthquakes Academy and consists of five levels. The top tier is the team that plays in Major League Soccer. Among them is the U-23 team of the Earthquakes, who play in the USL Premier Development League under the name Burlingame Dragons FC.

The next three stages include the various youth programs. On the one hand, the U-14, U-16 and U-18 teams play in the leagues of the US Soccer Development Academy. At the same time, youth teams for ages U-9 to U-16 were established in 2014. This is known as the Earthquakes Pre-Academy. Added to this is the Earthquakes Elite Player Development program, which is aimed at children aged 4 to 11.

media

All Earthquakes games are available on the Comcast SportsNet California and Comcast SportsNet Bay Area television networks. Selected games can be seen on national television networks ESPN2, Fox Soccer Channel and TeleFutura.

All games can be heard on the radio station KDOW-AM, whose broadcasting area extends over the entire San Francisco Bay Area. In addition, a 5-minute summary of the Earthquakes appears on the KNBR 1050 AM channel every Friday.

Players and staff

Current professional squad

As of September 4, 2018

No. position Surname
2 ColombiaColombia FROM Joel Qwiberg
3 SwitzerlandSwitzerland FROM François Affolter
6th United StatesUnited States MF Shea Salinas
7th SwedenSweden ST Magnus Eriksson
8th United StatesUnited States ST Chris Wondolowski ( DP )
9 NetherlandsNetherlands ST Danny Hoesen
10 AlbaniaAlbania MF Jahmir Hyka
11 GeorgiaGeorgia MF Vako Qazaishvili ( DP )
12 United StatesUnited States TW Matt Bersano
13 GhanaGhana ST Dominic Oduro
14th United StatesUnited States MF Jackson Yueill ( GA )
15th United StatesUnited States FROM Jimmy Ockford
16 United StatesUnited States MF Chris Wehan
18th United StatesUnited States TW JT Marcinkowski ( HGP )
No. position Surname
20th PanamaPanama MF Aníbal Godoy
22nd United StatesUnited States MF Tommy Thompson ( HGP )
23 GermanyGermany FROM Florian Jungwirth
24 United StatesUnited States FROM Nick Lima ( HGP )
26th United StatesUnited States MF Eric Calvillo
28 United StatesUnited States TW Andrew Tarbell ( GA )
29 United StatesUnited States FROM Jacob Akanyirige ( HGP )
30th UruguayUruguay FROM Yeferson Quintana (on loan from Club Atlético Peñarol )
31 PanamaPanama FROM Harold Cummings
35 United StatesUnited States MF Gilbert Fuentes ( HGP )
37 GeorgiaGeorgia FROM Guram Kashia
89 United StatesUnited States MF Kevin Partida (loaned from Reno in 1868 )
96 United StatesUnited States ST Luis Felipe

Previous players

→ see main article: List of San José Earthquakes Players

Current coaching staff

As of October 10, 2018

Previous trainers

Previous managers

owner

successes

  • MLS Western Conference
    • Winner (Regular Season) (3): 2003, 2005, 2012
    • Winner (Playoff) (1): 2003
  • More Achievements
    • California Clasico (4): 1997, 2001, 2005, 2010
    • Carolina Challenge Cup (2): 2005, 2008
    • Heritage Cup (1): 2009

Statistics and records

Seasonal balance

season Regular season Play-offs Lamar Hunt
U.S. Open Cup 		CONCACAF
Champions League
San Jose Clash
1996 4th place (west) Quarter finals not qualified not qualified
1997 5th place (west) not qualified Quarter finals not qualified
1998 5th place (west) not qualified Quarter finals not qualified
1999 5th place (west) not qualified not qualified not qualified
San Jose Earthquakes
2000 4th place (west) not qualified Quarter finals not qualified
2001 2nd place (west) master Quarter finals not carried out
2002 2nd place (west) Quarter finals Quarter finals Quarter finals
2003 1st place (west) master Round of 16 Round of 16
2004 4th place (west) Quarter finals Semifinals Quarter finals
2005 1st place (west) Quarter finals Quarter finals not qualified
2006 not participated
2007
2008 7th place (west) not qualified 1st qualifying round not qualified
2009 7th place (west) not qualified 1st qualifying round not qualified
2010 6th place (west) Semifinals 2nd qualifying round not qualified
2011 7th place (west) not qualified 3rd qualifying round not qualified
2012 1st place (west) Conference semifinals Quarter finals not qualified
2013 6th place (west) not qualified 3rd round Quarterfinals (2013/14)
2014 9th place (west) not qualified Round of 16 not qualified
2015 7th place (west) not qualified Round of 16 not qualified
2016 9th place (west) not qualified 4th round not qualified
2017 6th place (west) not qualified Semifinals Knockout Round
  1. ↑ Since 2002 the competition has started in the autumn of the previous year. Until 2008 under the name CONCACAF Champions' Cup .

Records

Status: June 29, 2015 (Regular Season)

Visitor average

Regular season / play-offs

  • 1996: 17.232 / 17.209
  • 1997: 13,597 / not qualified
  • 1998: 13,653 / not qualified
  • 1999: 14,959 / not qualified
  • 2000: 12,460 / not qualified
  • 2001: 9.635 / 13.269
  • 2002: 11.150 / 8.069
  • 2003: 10.465 / 15.127
  • 2004: 13.001 / 8.659
  • 2005: 13.037 / 17.824
  • 2006: did not participate
  • 2007: did not participate
  • 2008: 13,713 / not qualified
  • 2009: 14,114 / not qualified
  • 2010: 9,659 / 10,525
  • 2011: 11,857 / not qualified
  • 2012: 13.293 / 10.744
  • 2013: 12,765 / not qualified
  • 2014: 14,947 / not qualified

Web links

Commons : San Jose Earthquakes  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Aftershock alert! Quakes are back - and here's what it means for MLS ( Memento from January 5, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ Oakland A's owners to bring pro soccer back to Bay area, May 29, 2006
  3. ↑ sportsillustrated.com ( Memento from March 15, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
  4. ↑ Earthquakes hire Roma's Jesse Fioranelli as new general manager. In: global.espn.com. January 5, 2017, accessed September 4, 2018 .
  5. ↑ San Jose Earthquakes: Home: FAQ ( Memento from December 16, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
  6. ^ New Stadium. Archived from the original on December 21, 2014 ; accessed on November 1, 2012 .
  7. ↑ Quakes set Guinness World Record on Groundbreaking Day. Retrieved November 1, 2012 .
  8. ↑ stadiumdb.com: New Stadium: Avaya Stadium officially opened Article from March 23, 2015 (English)
  9. ↑ Dragons FC soccer swoops into Burlingame . In: Nathan Mollat , The Daily Journal, December 9, 2014. Archived from the original on December 9, 2014. 
  10. ^ San Jose Earthquakes announce new USL PDL affiliate: The Burlingame Dragons . In: Robert Jonas . SB nation. December 9, 2014. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
  11. ↑ San Jose Earthquakes Media Relations: Earthquakes Weekly Update - Quakes segment on KNBR 1050 . Retrieved March 11, 2009.
  12. ↑ San José Earthquakes - Players. Accessed September 4, 2018 .
  13. ^ San José Earthquakes - Technical Staff. Retrieved October 8, 2018 .
  14. ↑ a b c d e f g h i MLS Factbook 2012. (PDF; 1.2 MB) MLSsoccer.com, archived from the original on December 24, 2012 ; accessed on July 28, 2012 (English).
  15. ↑ TheCup.us - game details for the competitions. Retrieved July 28, 2012 (English).
  16. ↑ rsssf.com - game details for the competitions. Retrieved July 28, 2012 (English).
  17. ↑ MLS - 1996 Full Season Stats. Retrieved July 28, 2012 (English).
  18. ↑ MLS - 1997 Full Season Stats. Retrieved July 28, 2012 (English).
  19. ↑ MLS - 1998 Full Season Stats. Retrieved July 28, 2012 (English).
  20. ↑ MLS - 1999 Full Season Stats. Retrieved July 28, 2012 (English).
  21. ↑ MLS - 2000 Full Season Stats. Retrieved July 28, 2012 (English).
  22. ↑ MLS - 2001 Full Season Stats. Retrieved July 28, 2012 (English).
  23. ↑ MLS - 2002 Full Season Stats. Retrieved July 28, 2012 (English).
  24. ↑ MLS - 2003 Full Season Stats. Retrieved July 28, 2012 (English).
  25. ↑ MLS - 2004 Full Season Stats. Retrieved July 28, 2012 (English).
  26. ↑ MLS - 2005 Full Season Stats. Retrieved July 28, 2012 (English).