2004 San Jose Earthquakes season

The 2004 San Jose Earthquakes season was the ninth season of the team's existence. It was the first under the guidance of Dominic Kinnear has head coach, after Frank Yallop was announced to be coaching the Canadian national team in December 2003.[2] San Jose Earthquakes selected Ryan Cochrane with the 5th pick in the Major League Soccer Super Draft after acquiring the pick in the Joe Cannon (soccer) Trade. They also selected Steve Cronin, Mike Wilson, Marin Pusek, and Tighe Dombrowski.

San Jose Earthquakes
2004 season
OwnerAEG
CoachDominic Kinnear
StadiumSpartan Stadium
Major League SoccerConference: 4th
Overall: 7th
MLS CupConference Semifinals
U.S. Open CupSemifinals
CONCACAFQuarterfinals
California Clásico2nd
Top goalscorer Brian Ching (12)
Average home league attendance10,830[1]

Squad

Current squad

As of August 18, 2009.[3] 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 Jon Conway
2 DF  USA Eddie Robinson
4 MF  USA Chris Roner
5 MF  USA Ramiro Corrales
6 FW  DEN Ronnie Ekelund
7 MF  USA Ian Russell
8 DF  USA Richard Mulrooney
9 MF  USA Brian Mullan
10 FW  USA Landon Donovan
11 FW  SLV Arturo Alvarez
12 DF  USA Jeff Agoos
13 FW  USA Jamil Walker
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF  CAN Dwayne De Rosario
15 MF  CAN Roger Levesque
16 DF  USA Craig Waibel
17 DF  USA Todd Dunivant
18 GK  CAN Pat Onstad
19 DF  USA Troy Dayak
20 DF  USA Ryan Cochrane
21 DF  USA Tighe Dombrowski
22 DF  USA Wes Hart
23 MF  USA Chris Brown
24 GK  USA Steve Cronin
25 FW  USA Brian Ching

Club

Management

Position Staff
General Manager Alexi Lalas
Head Coach Dominic Kinnear
Assistant Coach John Doyle
Goalkeeper Coach Tim Hanely
Head trainer Bruce Morgan
Equipment manager Jose Vega

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

Other information

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

Source: San Jose Earthquakes


Competitions

Major League Soccer

Matches

April 3, 2004 D.C. United 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes Washington, D.C.
Moreno  12'
Eskandarian  39'
Report Ekelund  19' Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 24,603
May 8, 2004 San Jose Earthquakes 5–5 MetroStars San Jose, California
Ching  13'
Brown  24'
Donovan  43'
Ekelund  58'
Waibel  60'
Report Glen  6'
Vaca  25'
Taylor  45'
Guevara  64'
Glen  90'
Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 7,522
May 15, 2004 Dallas Burn 1–2 San Jose Earthquakes Dallas, Texas
Johnson  66' Report Donovan  13'
Ching  45'
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 8,498
June 19, 2004 Chicago Fire 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes Chicago
Jaqua  7' Report Ching  66' Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 13,472
July 7, 2004 San Jose Earthquakes 1–2 Dallas Burn San Jose, California
Corrales  10' Report Quill  6'
Valakari  89'
Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 9,350
August 11, 2004 Chicago Fire 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes Chicago
Williams  41'
Ralph  81'
Report Ekelund  76' Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 11,307
August 21, 2004 San Jose Earthquakes 3–0 Dallas Burn San Jose, California
Corrales  5'
own goal  24'
Ching  52'
Report Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 10,020
October 16, 2004 Dallas Burn 2–2 San Jose Earthquakes Dallas, Texas
Johnson  12'
Pareja  62'
Report Ching  34'
Corrales  36'
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 10,268

MLS Cup Playoffs

October 24, 2004 Conference Semifinal San Jose Earthquakes 2–0 Kansas City Wizards San Jose, California
De Rosario  40'
Waibel  52'
Report Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 8,659
October 30, 2004 Conference Semifinal Kansas City Wizards 3–0
(3–2 agg.)
San Jose Earthquakes Kansas City, Missouri
Stephenson  26'
own goal  48'
Jewsbury  92'
Report Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium
Attendance: 10,022

U.S. Open Cup

July 14, 2004 Fourth round Portland Timbers 0–3 San Jose Earthquakes Portland, Oregon
Report Ekelund  18'
Corrales  55'
De Rosario  80'
Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 10,622

CONCACAF Champions Cup

March 24, 2004 Quarterfinal San Jose Earthquakes 1–0
(1–3 agg.)
Alajuelense San Jose, California, United States
Mullan  89' Report Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 5,130

Source:[4]

Standings

Western Conference GP W L D GF GA GD Pts
x – Kansas City Wizards 3014973830849
x – Los Angeles Galaxy 30119104240243
x – Colorado Rapids 30109112932-341
x – San Jose Earthquakes 30910114135638
Dallas Burn 30101463445-1136
  • The top four teams in each conference make the playoffs.

x = playoff berth

References

  1. "Major League Soccer Stats: Team Attendance - 2008". ESPN. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
  2. "Canada Soccer". www.canadasoccer.com. Retrieved 2017-12-16.
  3. "San Jose Earthquakes Game Results". Retrieved April 8, 2014.
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