1998 San Jose Clash season
The 1998 San Jose Clash season was the third season of the team's existence.
1998 season | |
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Owner | Major League Soccer |
Coach | Brian Quinn |
Stadium | Spartan Stadium |
Major League Soccer | Division: 5th Overall: 10th |
MLS Cup | Did not qualify |
U.S. Open Cup | Quarterfinals |
California Clásico | 2nd |
Top goalscorer | Ronald Cerritos (13) |
About
The 1998 season was one of excitement tempered by frustration. Quinn led the team to a 13-19 record, good for 33 points in MLS. San Jose was forced to play the first three home games of the season at Stanford University after winter rains delayed the renovation on Spartan Stadium. When the club returned to Spartan, they faced the New England Revolution May 3, 1998 on a newly widened field that was 70 yards wide and 110 yards long.
Ronald Cerritos again led the team, putting in 13 goals to finish the season as the eighth leading goal-scorer in the league. During the 1998 season the pieces of the eventual 2001 MLS Cup Champions began to form at Spartan Stadium. San Jose drafted eventual 2002 MLS all-star Wade Barrett was drafted in the first round of the 1998 College Draft, along with Alberto Montoya and Caleb Porter. Ben Parry was the 3rd overall selection in the 1998 College Draft but was forced into an early retirement with a rare stomach virus. San Jose picked up Francisco Uribe, Harut Karapetyan, and Brian Sebapole hoping to boost the Clash offense that already had Eddie Lewis, Jeff Baicher, Ronald Cerritos and Eric Wynalda, but failed to help lead the team to the playoffs. Karapetyan would return in 2000. Troy Dayak was shelved most of the season with a herniated disc in his neck and would be forced into retirement until 2001. Joe Cannon was called to the club from the A-League to serve as a back up for ten days before returning to soccer's minor leagues, he played the final 45 minutes against Toluca yielding 1 goal in an exhibition. Defender Richard Gough enjoyed an all-star season in 1998, as he was the only member of the team selected to play in the mid-season classic. The club was forced to play through May and June without forward Eric Wynalda, who was with the United States National Team at the World Cup in France. Wynalda appeared in two matches for the U.S. during the World Cup. John Doyle continued to be a dominant defender and captained the squad in 1998. Caleb Porter had to miss the entire 1998 season with a knee injury but would return for 1999. He eventually went on to lead the Portland Timbers to an MLS Cup Championship.
Squad
Current squad
[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Competitions
Major League Soccer
Matches
March 21, 1998 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 3–3 (SO) | San Jose Clash | Pasadena, California |
Machón ![]() Hurtado ![]() Wélton ![]() |
Report | Lozzano ![]() Mella ![]() Wynalda ![]() |
Stadium: Rose Bowl Attendance: 36,281 |
March 28, 1998 | San Jose Clash | 2–2 (SO) | Colorado Rapids | San Jose, California |
Wynalda ![]() Lozzano ![]() |
Report | Sáenz ![]() White ![]() |
Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 15,028 |
April 5, 1998 | San Jose Clash | 2–2 (SO) | Dallas Burn | San Jose, California |
Wynalda ![]() Mella ![]() |
Report | Eck ![]() Kreis ![]() |
Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 10,069 |
April 11, 1998 | San Jose Clash | 1–0 | Chicago Fire | San Jose, California |
Cerritos ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 9,937 |
April 18, 1998 | Dallas Burn | 1–2 | San Jose Clash | Dallas, Texas |
Elliott ![]() |
Report | Mella ![]() Lozzano ![]() |
Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 12,939 |
April 25, 1998 | MetroStars | 4–3 | San Jose Clash | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
Rooney ![]() Savarese ![]() Hurtado ![]() Lalas ![]() |
Report | Lewis ![]() Cerritos ![]() Lewis ![]() |
Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 17,380 |
April 29, 1998 | D.C. United | 3–1 | San Jose Clash | Washington, D.C. |
Harkes ![]() Harkes ![]() Lassiter ![]() |
Report | Lozzano ![]() |
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 9,755 |
May 3, 1998 | San Jose Clash | 1–3 | New England Revolution | San Jose, California |
Barrett ![]() |
Report | Baba ![]() Goulooze ![]() Gorter ![]() |
Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 13,563 |
May 9, 1998 | Colorado Rapids | 2–3 | San Jose Clash | Denver, Colorado |
Marquinho ![]() Bravo ![]() |
Report | Baicher ![]() Lewis ![]() Cerritos ![]() |
Stadium: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 11,543 |
May 16, 1998 | San Jose Clash | 2–0 | Miami Fusion | San Jose, California |
Cerritos ![]() Cerritos ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 23,861 |
May 23, 1998 | Kansas City Wizards | 0–1 | San Jose Clash | Kansas City, Missouri |
Report | Cerritos ![]() |
Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium Attendance: 10,333 |
May 30, 1998 | Columbus Crew | 4–1 | San Jose Clash | Columbus, Ohio |
Cunningham ![]() John ![]() John ![]() John ![]() |
Report | Baicher ![]() |
Stadium: Ohio Stadium Attendance: 10,903 |
June 3, 1998 | San Jose Clash | 0–4 | D.C. United | San Jose, California |
Report | Moreno ![]() Olsen ![]() Williams ![]() Sanneh ![]() |
Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 10,191 |
June 6, 1998 | Colorado Rapids | 2–0 | San Jose Clash | Denver, Colorado |
Paule ![]() Henderson ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 18,473 |
June 11, 1998 | Chicago Fire | 5–2 | San Jose Clash | Chicago |
Razov ![]() Nowak ![]() Nowak ![]() Kotschau ![]() Wolff ![]() |
Report | Uribe[2] ![]() Cerritos ![]() |
Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 7,598 |
June 27, 1998 | San Jose Clash | 1–2 | Los Angeles Galaxy | San Jose, California |
Gough ![]() |
Report | Caligiuri ![]() Karapetyan ![]() |
Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 22,694 |
July 3, 1998 | San Jose Clash | 1–1 (SO) | Columbus Crew | San Jose, California |
Cerritos ![]() |
Report | Maisonneuve ![]() |
Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 10,326 |
July 15, 1998 | Miami Fusion | 2–2 (SO) | San Jose Clash | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
Stebbins ![]() Cullen ![]() |
Report | Baicher ![]() Gough ![]() |
Stadium: Lockhart Stadium Attendance: 8,078 |
July 18, 1998 | San Jose Clash | 0–1 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | San Jose, California |
Report | Ramos ![]() |
Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 10,136 |
July 25, 1998 | San Jose Clash | 1–1 (SO) | Kansas City Wizards | San Jose, California |
Wynalda ![]() |
Report | Johnston ![]() |
Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 10,182 |
July 29, 1998 | San Jose Clash | 3–0 | Chicago Fire | San Jose, California |
Cloutier ![]() Baicher ![]() Wynalda ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 12,299 |
August 5, 1998 | New England Revolution | 3–0 | San Jose Clash | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
McKinley ![]() Moore ![]() Díaz Arce ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Foxboro Stadium Attendance: 14,163 |
August 9, 1998 | San Jose Clash | 5–1 | MetroStars | San Jose, California |
Doyle ![]() Cloutier ![]() Draguicevich ![]() Wynalda ![]() Mella ![]() |
Report | Soñora ![]() |
Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 9,102 |
August 15, 1998 | Chicago Fire | 2–1 | San Jose Clash | Chicago |
Kosecki ![]() Wolff ![]() |
Report | Cerritos ![]() |
Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 16,610 |
August 22, 1998 | San Jose Clash | 1–1 (SO) | Dallas Burn | San Jose, California |
Cerritos ![]() |
Report | Haynes ![]() |
Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 11,706 |
August 29, 1998 | San Jose Clash | 1–3 | Colorado Rapids | San Jose, California |
Uribe[3] ![]() |
Report | Paule ![]() Vermes ![]() White ![]() |
Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 15,101 |
September 3, 1998 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 2–1 | San Jose Clash | Tampa, Florida |
Ramos ![]() Wegerle ![]() |
Report | Cerritos ![]() |
Stadium: Houlihan's Stadium Attendance: 5,880 |
September 5, 1998 | Kansas City Wizards | 5–1 | San Jose Clash | Kansas City, Missouri |
Johnston ![]() Preki ![]() Preki ![]() Wright ![]() Preki ![]() |
Report | Cerritos ![]() |
Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium Attendance: 6,755 |
September 13, 1998 | Dallas Burn | 1–3 | San Jose Clash | Dallas, Texas |
Deering ![]() |
Report | Barrett ![]() Draguicevich ![]() Draguicevich ![]() |
Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 10,325 |
September 16, 1998 | San Jose Clash | 0–0 (SO) | Los Angeles Galaxy | San Jose, California |
Report | Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 15,893 |
September 20, 1998 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 0–1 | San Jose Clash | Pasadena, California |
Report | Cerritos ![]() |
Stadium: Rose Bowl Attendance: 11,123 |
September 27, 1998 | San Jose Clash | 2–0 | Kansas City Wizards | San Jose, California |
Cloutier ![]() Draguicevich ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 18,362 |
U.S. Open Cup
July 7, 1998 Third Round | El Paso Patriots | 0–2 | San Jose Clash | El Paso, Texas |
Report | Doyle ![]() Doyle ![]() |
Attendance: 3,175 |
July 22, 1998 Quarterfinal | San Jose Clash | 1–1 (asdet) (3–4 p) | Chicago Fire | Dallas, Texas |
Baicher ![]() |
Report | Kubík ![]() |
Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 3,812 | |
Penalties | ||||
Medved ![]() Wynalda ![]() Mella ![]() Cerritos ![]() Gough ![]() |
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Source:[5]
Standings
- 3 points were awarded for a win.
- 1 point was awarded for a shootout win and considered a win in the standings.
- No points were awarded for a loss or a shootout loss, with the latter being considered a loss in the standings
- The top four teams in each conference advanced to the playoffs.
Western Conference
Western Conference | P | W | SW | SL | L | WIR | SO | LIR | GF | GA | GD | APts | Pts |
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Los Angeles Galaxy | 32 | 24 | <2 | 2> | 8 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 85 | 44 | 41 | 70 | 68 |
Chicago Fire | 32 | 20 | <2 | 1> | 12 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 62 | 45 | 17 | 57 | 56 |
Colorado Rapids | 32 | 16 | <2 | 2> | 16 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 62 | 69 | -7 | 46 | 44 |
Dallas Burn | 32 | 15 | <4 | 2> | 17 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 43 | 59 | -16 | 39 | 37 |
San Jose Clash | 32 | 13 | <3 | 5> | 19 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 48 | 60 | -12 | 38 | 33 |
Kansas City Wizards | 32 | 12 | <2 | 4> | 20 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 45 | 50 | -5 | 36 | 32 |
References
- es:Francisco Uribe
- es:Francisco Uribe
- "The Year in American Soccer, 1996". American Soccer History Archives. Archived from the original on July 13, 2013. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
- "San Jose Earthquakes Game Results". Retrieved April 7, 2014.