2000 San Jose Earthquakes season

The 2000 San Jose Earthquakes season was the fifth season of the team's existence, and the first year that the MLS team used the "Earthquakes" name. The team finished with the worst record Western conference as well as the league.

San Jose Earthquakes
2000 season
OwnerKraft Sports Group
CoachLothar Osiander
StadiumSpartan Stadium
Major League SoccerDivision: 4th
Overall: 12th
MLS CupDid Not Qualify
U.S. Open CupQuarterfinals
California Clásico2nd
Top goalscorerAbdul Thompson Conteh (8)
Average home league attendance12,460

Squad

Current squad

As of August 18, 2009.[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 Jon Conway
1 GK  USA Joe Cannon
2 DF  USA Dan Calichman
3 DF  USA John Doyle
4 DF  USA Mike Burns
5 FW  USA Esmundo Rodriguez
5 DF  USA Gabe Eastman
6 DF  SCO Jamie Clark
7 MF  USA Justin Evans
8 DF  USA Richard Mulrooney
9 MF  USA Scott Bower
10 MF  TRI Travis Mulraine
11 FW  IRN Khodadad Azizi
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 FW  ARM Harut Karapetyan
13 MF  USA Ryan Tinsley
15 MF  USA Ian Russell
16 FW  SLE Abdul Thompson Conteh
17 DF  USA Jimmy Conrad
18 MF  USA Wojtek Krakowiak
19 DF  USA Ryan Edwards
20 FW  SLV Ronald Cerritos
21 FW  VEN Giovanni Savarese
23 DF  USA Mauricio Solís
24 DF  USA Wade Barrett
27 MF  USA Dario Brose
29 DF  CRC Mauricio Wright

Club

Management

Position Staff
General Manager Tom Neale
Head Coach Frank Yallop
Assistant Coach Dominic Kinnear
Goalkeeper Coach Tim Hanely
Head trainer Bruce Morgan
Equipment manager Jose Vega

Last updated: April 18, 2009
Source: San Jose Earthquakes

Other information

Owner Earthquakes Soccer, LLC
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Spartan Stadium (26,525 / 71x110 yards)

Source: San Jose Earthquakes


Competitions

Major League Soccer

Matches

April 22, 2000 San Jose Earthquakes 5–0 Dallas Burn San Jose, California
Cerritos  10'
Brose  14'
Cerritos  36'
Conteh  40'
Conteh  70'
Report Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 8,871
May 13, 2000 Chicago Fire 4–1 San Jose Earthquakes Chicago
Kovalenko  5'
Kubík  12'
own goal  13'
Razov  40'
Report Karapetyan  70' Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 11,467
August 5, 2000 Colorado Rapids 2–0 San Jose Earthquakes Denver, Colorado
Bravo  5'
own goal  13'
Report Stadium: Mile High Stadium
Attendance: 14,510
August 19, 2000 D.C. United 0–1 San Jose Earthquakes Washington, D.C.
Report Azizi  53' Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 14,138
September 9, 2000 Dallas Burn 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes Dallas, Texas
Graziani  44'
Deering  89'
Report Solís  59' Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 14,833

(OT) = Overtime [2][3]

U.S. Open Cup

Source:[4]

Standings

Western Division GP W L D GF GA GD Pts
s – Kansas City Wizards 32167947291857
x – Los Angeles Galaxy 321410847371050
x – Colorado Rapids 32131544359-1643
San Jose Earthquakes 3271783550-1529
  • Top eight teams with the highest points clinch play-off berth, regardless of division.
    s = Supporters Shield
    x = Clinched Playoff berth.

Overall

Pos Club Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Kansas City Wizards (SS) (W1) 3216794729+1857 2000 MLS Cup Playoffs, 2002 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
2 Chicago Fire (C1) 3217966751+1657
3 MetroStars (E1) 32171236456+854 2000 MLS Cup Playoffs
4 Tampa Bay Mutiny 32161246250+1252
5 Los Angeles Galaxy 32141084737+1050
6 Dallas Burn 32141445454046
7 New England Revolution 32131364749–245
8 Colorado Rapids 32131544359–1643
9 Miami Fusion 32121555456–241  
10 Columbus Crew 32111654858–1038
11 D.C. United 3281864463–1930
12 San Jose Earthquakes 3271783550–1529

Source: MLSSoccer.com
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head record; 3rd goal difference; 4th number of goals scored.
(SS) = MLS Supporters' Shield; (E1) = Eastern Division champion, (C1) = Central Division champion, (W1) = Western Division champion
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs, but not yet to the particular round indicated; (E) = Eliminated from playoff-contention.

References

  1. "Players | MSLsoccer.com". web.mlsnet.com. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014.
  2. "Shootout banned; TV lineup changed". cnnsi.com. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
  3. "The Year in American Soccer, 2000". American Soccer History Archives. Archived from the original on December 29, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
  4. "San Jose Earthquakes Game Results". Retrieved April 7, 2014.
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