1997 San Jose Clash season

The 1997 San Jose Clash season was the second season of the team's existence. San Jose finished the season in fifth place missing the playoffs for the first time. The season also saw head coach Laurie Calloway replaced by Brian Quinn halfway through the season. Controversy surrounded Eric Wynalda and Laurie Calloway. Tayt Ianni, Mac Cozier, Edumundo Rodriguez and Tom Liner were released halfway through the season when Calloway was replaced. Daniel Guzman played in only three games for the Clash before returning to Mexico.

San Jose Clash
1997 season
OwnerMajor League Soccer
CoachBrian Quinn
StadiumSpartan Stadium
Major League SoccerConference: 5th
Overall: 10th
MLS CupDid not qualify
U.S. Open CupQuarterfinals
California Clásico1st
Top goalscorerRonald Cerritos (12)

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
0 GK  USA Louis Mata
1 GK  USA Tom Liner
1 GK  USA Dave Salzwedel
3 DF  USA John Doyle
4 DF  USA Curt Onalfo
2 DF  USA Oscar Draguicevich
29 MF  USA Alberto Montoya
5 DF  NGA Michael Emenalo
6 MF  NGA Ben Iroha
6 DF  BRA Arnold Cruz
7 DF  USA Dominic Kinnear
8 FW  USA Jeff Baicher
9 FW  USA Lawrence Lozzano
10 MF  USA Christopher Sullivan
11 FW  USA Eric Wynalda
12 DF  USA Troy Dayak
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 FW  USA Shawn Medved
14 FW  USA Daniel Guzman
14 FW  USA Esmundo Rodriguez
15 DF  HUN Istvan Urbanyi
16 MF  USA Steve Rullo
17 DF  USA Tim Martin
18 MF  USA Alberto Montoya
19 DF  USA Tayt Ianni
20 FW  SLV Ronald Cerritos
20 FW  USA Mac Cozier
21 MF  USA Eddie Lewis
22 MF  USA Ramiro Corrales
23 MF  USA Chris McDonald
24 GK  USA David Kramer
25 DF  USA Jason Annichero
27 MF  USA Steve Rullo
28 FW  USA Edmundo Rodriguez

Competitions

Major League Soccer
See also: 1997 Major League Soccer season

Matches
March 22, 1997 San Jose Clash 0–0 (SO) New York/New Jersey MetroStars San Jose, California
Report Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 23,501
March 29, 1997 Kansas City Wizards 2–2 (SO) San Jose Clash Kansas City, Missouri
Johnston  13'
Preki  53'		 Report Wynalda  50'
Wynalda  65'		 Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium
Attendance: 10,198
April 5, 1997 Dallas Burn 2–1 San Jose Clash Dallas, Texas
Santel  37'
Elliott  66'		 Report Dayak  57' Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 6,195
April 12, 1997 San Jose Clash 4–1 Los Angeles Galaxy San Jose, California
Kinnear  9'
Doyle  61'
Cerritos  70'
Urbányi  89'		 Report Cienfuegos  38' Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 17,628
April 19, 1997 Columbus Crew 1–1 (SO) San Jose Clash Columbus, Ohio
Marino  2' Report Baicher  50' Stadium: Ohio Stadium
Attendance: 18,358
April 26, 1997 D.C. United 2–2 (SO) San Jose Clash Washington, D.C.
Moreno  9'
Díaz Arce  23'		 Report Baicher  67'
Baicher  78'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 24,775
May 3, 1997 San Jose Clash 1–3 Columbus Crew San Jose, California
Medved  73' Report Bliss  35'
Khumalo  56'
McBride  71'		 Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 14,295
May 9, 1997 New York/New Jersey MetroStars 0–1 San Jose Clash East Rutherford, New Jersey
Report Lozzano  47' Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 14,724
May 16, 1997 San Jose Clash 1–1 (SO) New England Revolution San Jose, California
Dayak  7' Report Baba  52' Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 10,532
May 18, 1997 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 (SO) San Jose Clash Pasadena, California
Wélton  32' Report Lozzano  47' Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 10,338
May 22, 1997 D.C. United 3–1 San Jose Clash Washington, D.C.
Moreno  8'
Díaz Arce  31'
Moreno  87'		 Report Wynalda  77' Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 12,214
June 1, 1997 San Jose Clash 2–3 D.C. United San Jose, California
Lozzano  21'
Doyle  86'		 Report Rammel  2'
Kelderman  39'
Sanneh  86'		 Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 14,071
June 8, 1997 San Jose Clash 2–3 Kansas City Wizards San Jose, California
Wynalda  18'
Lozzano  61'		 Report Chung  44'
Preki  58'
Preki  87'		 Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 11,629
June 15, 1997 Kansas City Wizards 1–3 San Jose Clash Kansas City, Missouri
Bowers  43' Report Cerritos  33'
Sullivan  74'
Cerritos  80'		 Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium
Attendance: 7,431
June 21, 1997 Tampa Bay Mutiny 3–1 San Jose Clash Tampa, Florida
Valderrama  8'
Lassiter  39'
Wise  90'		 Report Cerritos  35' Stadium: Houlihan's Stadium
Attendance: 9,462
June 28, 1997 San Jose Clash 3–1 Dallas Burn San Jose, California
Medved  48'
Lozzano  71'
Kinnear  89'		 Report Damián  18' Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 11,941
July 4, 1997 Colorado Rapids 3–1 San Jose Clash Denver, Colorado
Vermes  19'
Bravo  58'
Bravo  68'		 Report Cerritos  5' Stadium: Mile High Stadium
Attendance: 36,252
July 6, 1997 San Jose Clash 3–2 New England Revolution San Jose, California
Baicher  37'
Dayak  45'
Cerritos  72'		 Report Naveda  38'
Lalas  59'		 Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 11,753
July 13, 1997 San Jose Clash 2–2 (SO) Tampa Bay Mutiny San Jose, California
Lewis  56'
Cerritos  70'		 Report Galderisi  31'
Vargas  90'		 Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 12,771
July 18, 1997 Dallas Burn 3–1 San Jose Clash Dallas, Texas
Washington  42'
Washington  46'
Washington  68'		 Report Baicher  25' Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 7,371
July 20, 1997 Tampa Bay Mutiny 3–1 San Jose Clash Tampa, Florida
Vásquez  37'
Gilmar  65'
Lassiter  72'		 Report Cerritos  65' Stadium: Houlihan's Stadium
Attendance: 8,781
July 25, 1997 San Jose Clash 1–2 Colorado Rapids San Jose, California
Sullivan  8' Report Trittschuh  2'
Patiño  41'		 Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 11,003
August 3, 1997 New England Revolution 1–5 San Jose Clash Foxborough, Massachusetts
Baba  22' Report Lozzano  36'
Lozzano  68'
Baicher  71'
Emenalo  84'
Baicher  90'		 Stadium: Foxboro Stadium
Attendance: 22,673
August 9, 1997 San Jose Clash 1–1 (SO) Columbus Crew San Jose, California
Lozzano  70' Report Dooley  45' Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 11,799
August 17, 1997 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–3 San Jose Clash Pasadena, California
Machón  48'
Cienfuegos  80'		 Report Lozzano  15'
Baicher  27'
Baicher  36'		 Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 22,621
August 24, 1997 San Jose Clash 2–2 (SO) Kansas City Wizards San Jose, California
Cerritos  6'
Baicher  88'		 Report Preki  51'
McKeon  90'		 Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 13,605
August 29, 1997 New York/New Jersey MetroStars 3–0 San Jose Clash East Rutherford, New Jersey
Donadoni  41'
Savarese  48'
Savarese  54'		 Report Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 14,511
September 6, 1997 San Jose Clash 4–0 New York/New Jersey MetroStars San Jose, California
Cerritos  23'
Zico [2]  57'
Medved  68'
Lozzano  89'		 Report Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 14,020
September 11, 1997 San Jose Clash 0–1 Dallas Burn San Jose, California
Report Damián  70' Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 7,955
September 17, 1997 Colorado Rapids 1–2 San Jose Clash Denver, Colorado
Paz  74' Report Cerritos  41'
Wynalda  61'		 Stadium: Mile High Stadium
Attendance: 6,955
September 21, 1997 San Jose Clash 2–3 Los Angeles Galaxy San Jose, California
Cerritos  22'
Lewis  68'		 Report Vasquez  71'
Vasquez  76'
Vasquez  80'		 Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 20,117
September 28, 1997 San Jose Clash 1–3 Colorado Rapids San Jose, California
Medved  87' Report Bravo  35'
Vermes  53'
Balboa  67'		 Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 10,926

(SO) = Shootout [3]

U.S. Open Cup
See also: 1997 U.S. Open Cup
July 27, 1997 Third Round Central Coast Roadrunners 2–5 San Jose Clash
Report Lozzano  26'
Zico [4]  44'
Baicher  75'
Lozzano  81'
Cerritos  83'		 Attendance: 7,112
August 20, 1997 Quarterfinal San Jose Clash 1–2 S.F. Bay Seals
Cerritos  20' Report Attendance: 4,327

Source:[5]

Friendlies
September 24, 1997 California Jaguars 1–3 San Jose Clash Salinas, California
Onalfo  3'
Lozzano  81'
Cerritos  83'

Standings
Pos Team Pld W L SOW GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Kansas City Wizards 32 14 11 7 57 51 +6 49 Playoffs
2 Los Angeles Galaxy 32 14 16 2 55 44 +11 44
3 Dallas Burn 32 13 16 3 55 49 +6 42
4 Colorado Rapids 32 12 18 2 50 59 −9 38
5 San Jose Clash 32 9 20 3 55 59 −4 30
Source: MLS
Pos Team Pld W L SOW GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 D.C. United (C, X) 32 17 11 4 70 53 +17 55 1998 CONCACAF Champions' Cup[lower-alpha 1]
2 Kansas City Wizards 32 14 11 7 57 51 +6 49
3 Tampa Bay Mutiny 32 14 15 3 55 60 −5 45
4 Los Angeles Galaxy 32 14 16 2 55 44 +11 44
5 Dallas Burn 32 13 16 3 55 49 +6 42
6 Columbus Crew 32 12 17 3 42 41 +1 39
7 Colorado Rapids 32 12 18 2 50 59 −9 38 1998 CONCACAF Champions' Cup[lower-alpha 1]
8 New England Revolution 32 11 17 4 40 53 −13 37
9 NY/NJ MetroStars 32 11 19 2 43 53 −10 35
10 San Jose Clash 32 9 20 3 55 59 −4 30
Source: MLS
(C) Champion; (X) Supporters' Shield winner.
Notes:
  1. Qualified as 1997 MLS Cup finalists

References
  1. http://web.mlsnet.com/players/index.jsp?club=t110%5B%5D
  2. http://www.socceramerica.com/article/17484/san-jose-receives-brazilian-midfielder-zico.html
  3. "The Year in American Soccer, 1996". American Soccer History Archives. Archived from the original on July 13, 2013. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
  4. http://www.socceramerica.com/article/17484/san-jose-receives-brazilian-midfielder-zico.html
  5. "San Jose Earthquakes Game Results". Retrieved April 7, 2014.
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