San Jose Earthquakes was a professional

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club that played from 1974 to 1988. The team began as an expansion franchise in the

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(NASL), and was originally set to play in San Francisco; but slow season ticket sales led to a late switch to San Jose's Spartan Stadium. The switch to sports-starved San Jose was an immediate hit, and the Earthquakes led the league with attendance over 15,000 per game in 1974, double the league average. The team's success led Spartan Stadium to be chosen as site of the first NASL

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in 1975. From 1983 to 1984, the team was known as the Golden Bay Earthquakes. During this time, it also played in the original Major Indoor Soccer League and in the NASL's indoor circuit, winning the first ever NASL indoor tournament in 1975. Their indoor games were first played at the

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and later at the Oakland Coliseum Arena. Following the collapse of the NASL in 1984, the team's name reverted to San Jose Earthquakes prior to joining the

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in 1985, where it played until the league's folding after the 1988 season. The name ''Earthquakes'' was created by general manager

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, but was criticized due to San Jose's proximity to the

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Year-by-year

Outdoor: Note: The team played as the Golden Bay Earthquakes in the 1983 and 1984 seasons.

NASL and MISL Indoor Soccer

In the winter of

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, the NASL ran a two-tiered, 16-team indoor tournament with four regional winners meeting in a "final-four" style championship. Not only did San Jose host their region at the

, but the final four as well. The Quakes swept through the tournament unscathed, defeating the Tampa Bay Rowdies 8–5 in the final to the delight of their fans. San Jose teammates Paul Child and Gabbo Garvic were named co-MVPs. In

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, the Earthquakes again advanced to the final four before losing to the Rochester Lancers at the

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in Florida. They would rebound the following day to win the 3rd Place match 5–2 over

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. The NASL would not begin playing full indoor seasons until 1979–80, but San Jose did not fare nearly as well in that format. The NASL canceled its 1982–83 indoor season. As a result, the Earthquakes along with

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and

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played in the

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that winter. Note: The team played the 1982/83 and 1983/84 seasons as the Golden Bay Earthquakes.

Head coaches

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(1974) * Ivan Toplak (1974–1975) *

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(1975–1978) * Terry Fisher (1978–1979) * Peter Stubbe (1979) *

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(1980) *

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(1981) * Peter Short (1982) *

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(1982) *

Dragan Popović Dragan "Don" Popovic (Serbian Cyrillic: Драган Дон Поповић; born 1 January 1941) is a retired professional soccer midfielder and coach in the United States. He played professionally in Yugoslavia, Canada and the North American Socc ...

(1983–1984) *

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(1985) *

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(1986) * Barney Boyce (1987–1988) * Tomás Boy (1988) * Tony Zanotto (1988)

Honors

Championships * 1975 NASL indoor * 1985 WACS * 1987 WSA (runner-up) * 1988 WSA (runner-up) NASL Division titles * 1974 Southern Division, Pacific Conference * 1975 Region 4 ''(indoor)'' * 1976 West Regional ''(indoor)'' NASL Most Valuable Player * 1975 Paul Child & Gabbo Garvic ''(indoor)'' * 1983–84

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''(indoor)'' * 1984

North American Player of the Year * 1984 Branko Šegota Coach of the Year * 1983

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Leading Scorer * 1974 Paul Child 36 points * 1975 Paul Child ''(indoor)'' 31 points * 1982–83

''(MISL)'' 122 points * 1983–84

''(indoor)'' 119 points * 1984

50 points * 1987 Joe Mihaljevic 16 points Leading Goal Scorer * 1974 Paul Child 15 goals * 1975 Paul Child ''(indoor)'' 14 goals * 1976 Juli Veee ''(indoor)'' 8 goals * 1982–83

''(MISL)'' 75 goals * 1983–84

''(indoor)'' 63 goals * 1984

20 goals * 1987 Joe Mihaljevic 7 goals Assists Leader * 1983–84

''(indoor)'' 56 assists * 1988

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4 assists ''(tied with 2 others)'' All-Star First Team selections * 1974 Paul Child * 1976

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* 1983 Stan Terlecki,

* 1984

* 1986 Chance Fry * 1987 Barney Boyce, Tim Martin, Joe Mihaljevic, George Pastor,

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* 1988 Tomás Boy, Abuelo Cruz All-Star Second Team selections * 1981

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* 1984 Branko Šegota * 1986

* 1988

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All-Star Honorable Mentions * 1974

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* 1976

Mark Liveric Mirko "Mark" Liveric ( hr, Liverić; born August 16, 1953) is an American retired Association football, soccer Striker (association football), forward who spent eight years in the North American Soccer League (1968-1984), North American Soccer Lea ...

* 1977

* 1982 Vince Hilaire,

Godfrey Ingram Godfrey Patrick Ingram (born 26 October 1959) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a striker. Active in England, Wales and the United States, Ingram made over 440 career league appearances, and scored over 270 league goal ...

* 1983

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* 1984 Fernando Clavijo Indoor All-Star/All-Tournament selections * 1975 Paul Child, Gabbo Garvic * 1976 Juli Veee * 1980–81

, Mike Hewitt * 1983–84 Fernando Clavijo,

Indoor All-Star Game selections * 1984 Fernando Clavijo,

(starters) U.S. Soccer Hall of Fame * 1997 Johnny Moore * 2003 Paul Child * 2005 Fernando Clavijo Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame * 2001 Gerry Gray * 2002 Branko Šegota,

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* 2009

Mike Stojanović Momčilo "Mike" Stojanović ( sr-cyr, Момчило Мајк Стојановић, ; 26 January 1947 – 18 November 2010) was a professional soccer forward most notably playing in the NASL and for the Canadian national team. Early life Mike ...

* 2011

Victor Kodelja Victor Kodelja (born November 26, 1951) is a former member of the Canadian national soccer team and North American Soccer League. Professional Prior to playing professionally, Kodelja played in the Pacific Coast Soccer League, playing at least th ...

Indoor Soccer Hall of Fame * 2012

, Branko Šegota, Juli Veee,

* 2014 Fernando Clavijo * 2019 Stan Terlecki

References

External links

NASL year-by-year standings

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