1998 San Jose Clash season

The 1998 San Jose Clash season was the third season of the team's existence.

San Jose Clash
1998 season
OwnerMajor League Soccer
CoachBrian Quinn
StadiumSpartan Stadium
Major League SoccerDivision: 5th
Overall: 10th
MLS CupDid not qualify
U.S. Open CupQuarterfinals
California Clásico2nd
Top goalscorerRonald 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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  USA Andy Kirk
2 DF  USA Ben Parry
3 DF  USA John Doyle
4 DF  SCO Richard Gough
5 DF  USA Oscar Draguicevich
6 MF  USA Martín Vásquez
7 FW  USA Braeden Cloutier
8 FW  USA Jeff Baicher
9 FW  ARM Harut Karapetyan
9 FW  USA Lawrence Lozzano
10 MF  USA Alberto Montoya
10 FW  USA Francisco Uribe
11 FW  USA Eric Wynalda
12 DF  USA Troy Dayak
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 FW  USA Shawn Medved
14 FW  USA Esmundo Rodriguez
15 FW  CHI Victor Mella
16 DF  USA Tim Weaver
17 DF  USA Tim Martin
18 GK  USA David Kramer
20 FW  SLV Ronald Cerritos
21 MF  USA Eddie Lewis
24 DF  USA Wade Barrett
NA MF  USA John Cariel
NA MF  USA Caleb Porter
11 FW  MEX Juan Pablo Rodriguez
NA GK  USA Kevin Rueda

Competitions

Major League Soccer
See also: 1998 Major League Soccer season

Matches
March 21, 1998 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–3 (SO) San Jose Clash Pasadena, California
Machón  17'
Hurtado  27'
Wélton  48'		 Report Lozzano  43'
Mella  61'
Wynalda  78'		 Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 36,281
March 28, 1998 San Jose Clash 2–2 (SO) Colorado Rapids San Jose, California
Wynalda  74'
Lozzano  87'		 Report Sáenz  11'
White  64'		 Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 15,028
April 5, 1998 San Jose Clash 2–2 (SO) Dallas Burn San Jose, California
Wynalda  13'
Mella  83'		 Report Eck  5'
Kreis  48'		 Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 10,069
April 11, 1998 San Jose Clash 1–0 Chicago Fire San Jose, California
Cerritos  37' Report Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 9,937
April 18, 1998 Dallas Burn 1–2 San Jose Clash Dallas, Texas
Elliott  52' Report Mella  71'
Lozzano  76'		 Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 12,939
April 25, 1998 MetroStars 4–3 San Jose Clash East Rutherford, New Jersey
Rooney  26'
Savarese  66'
Hurtado  69'
Lalas  90'		 Report Lewis  10'
Cerritos  16'
Lewis  77'		 Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 17,380
April 29, 1998 D.C. United 3–1 San Jose Clash Washington, D.C.
Harkes  11'
Harkes  59'
Lassiter  70'		 Report Lozzano  25' Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 9,755
May 3, 1998 San Jose Clash 1–3 New England Revolution San Jose, California
Barrett  36' Report Baba  21'
Goulooze  41'
Gorter  63'		 Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 13,563
May 9, 1998 Colorado Rapids 2–3 San Jose Clash Denver, Colorado
Marquinho  32'
Bravo  73'		 Report Baicher  20'
Lewis  46'
Cerritos  80'		 Stadium: Mile High Stadium
Attendance: 11,543
May 16, 1998 San Jose Clash 2–0 Miami Fusion San Jose, California
Cerritos  34'
Cerritos  81'		 Report Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 23,861
May 23, 1998 Kansas City Wizards 0–1 San Jose Clash Kansas City, Missouri
Report Cerritos  1' Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium
Attendance: 10,333
May 30, 1998 Columbus Crew 4–1 San Jose Clash Columbus, Ohio
Cunningham  27'
John  62'
John  72'
John  80'		 Report Baicher  31' Stadium: Ohio Stadium
Attendance: 10,903
June 3, 1998 San Jose Clash 0–4 D.C. United San Jose, California
Report Moreno  41'
Olsen  54'
Williams  65'
Sanneh  76'		 Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 10,191
June 6, 1998 Colorado Rapids 2–0 San Jose Clash Denver, Colorado
Paule  50'
Henderson  56'		 Report Stadium: Mile High Stadium
Attendance: 18,473
June 11, 1998 Chicago Fire 5–2 San Jose Clash Chicago
Razov  4'
Nowak  33'
Nowak  49'
Kotschau  52'
Wolff  74'		 Report Uribe[2]  76'
Cerritos  80'		 Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 7,598
June 27, 1998 San Jose Clash 1–2 Los Angeles Galaxy San Jose, California
Gough  15' Report Caligiuri  64'
Karapetyan  85'		 Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 22,694
July 3, 1998 San Jose Clash 1–1 (SO) Columbus Crew San Jose, California
Cerritos  84' Report Maisonneuve  39' Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 10,326
July 15, 1998 Miami Fusion 2–2 (SO) San Jose Clash Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Stebbins  32'
Cullen  47'		 Report Baicher  20'
Gough  78'		 Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 8,078
July 18, 1998 San Jose Clash 0–1 Tampa Bay Mutiny San Jose, California
Report Ramos  86' Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 10,136
July 25, 1998 San Jose Clash 1–1 (SO) Kansas City Wizards San Jose, California
Wynalda  42' Report Johnston  45' Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 10,182
July 29, 1998 San Jose Clash 3–0 Chicago Fire San Jose, California
Cloutier  32'
Baicher  70'
Wynalda  77'		 Report Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 12,299
August 5, 1998 New England Revolution 3–0 San Jose Clash Foxborough, Massachusetts
McKinley  13'
Moore  42'
Díaz Arce  89'		 Report Stadium: Foxboro Stadium
Attendance: 14,163
August 9, 1998 San Jose Clash 5–1 MetroStars San Jose, California
Doyle  20'
Cloutier  60'
Draguicevich  73'
Wynalda  76'
Mella  85'		 Report Soñora  39' Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 9,102
August 15, 1998 Chicago Fire 2–1 San Jose Clash Chicago
Kosecki  15'
Wolff  80'		 Report Cerritos  7' Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 16,610
August 22, 1998 San Jose Clash 1–1 (SO) Dallas Burn San Jose, California
Cerritos  32' Report Haynes  76' Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 11,706
August 29, 1998 San Jose Clash 1–3 Colorado Rapids San Jose, California
Uribe[3]  75' Report Paule  23'
Vermes  25'
White  46'		 Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 15,101
September 3, 1998 Tampa Bay Mutiny 2–1 San Jose Clash Tampa, Florida
Ramos  33'
Wegerle  85'		 Report Cerritos  80' Stadium: Houlihan's Stadium
Attendance: 5,880
September 5, 1998 Kansas City Wizards 5–1 San Jose Clash Kansas City, Missouri
Johnston  12'
Preki  18'
Preki  48'
Wright  59'
Preki  80'		 Report Cerritos  7' Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium
Attendance: 6,755
September 13, 1998 Dallas Burn 1–3 San Jose Clash Dallas, Texas
Deering  19' Report Barrett  25'
Draguicevich  67'
Draguicevich  73'		 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  41' Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 11,123
September 27, 1998 San Jose Clash 2–0 Kansas City Wizards San Jose, California
Cloutier  27'
Draguicevich  84'		 Report Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 18,362

(SO) = Shootout[4]

U.S. Open Cup
See also: 1998 U.S. Open Cup
July 7, 1998 Third Round El Paso Patriots 0–2 San Jose Clash El Paso, Texas
Report Doyle  38'
Doyle  78'		 Attendance: 3,175
July 22, 1998 Quarterfinal San Jose Clash 1–1 (asdet)
(3–4 p)		 Chicago Fire Dallas, Texas
Baicher  65' Report Kubík  55' Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 3,812
Penalties
Medved
Wynalda
Mella
Cerritos
Gough 		Kubík
Wolff
Razov
Kuhn
Gutiérrez

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
Los Angeles Galaxy 3224<22>822468544417068
Chicago Fire 3220<21>12183116245175756
Colorado Rapids 3216<22>16144146269-74644
Dallas Burn 3215<42>17116154359-163937
San Jose Clash 3213<35>19108144860-123833
Kansas City Wizards 3212<24>20106164550-53632

References
  2. es:Francisco Uribe
  3. es:Francisco Uribe
  4. "The Year in American Soccer, 1996". American Soccer History Archives. Archived from the original on July 13, 2013. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
  5. "San Jose Earthquakes Game Results". Retrieved April 7, 2014.
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