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
← 1999
2001 →

Squad

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Current squad

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As of August 18, 2009.[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. 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

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Management

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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

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

Source: San Jose Earthquakes


Competitions

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Major League Soccer

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Matches

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March 25, 2000 Columbus Crew 2–1 (OT) San Jose Earthquakes Columbus, Ohio
West   85'
Warzycha   100'
Report Cerritos   92' Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 16,095
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
June 3, 2000 San Jose Earthquakes 4–2 Colorado Rapids San Jose, California
Doyle   57'
Conteh   88'
Brose   90'
Azizi   92'
Report Bravo   13'
Bravo   40'
Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 8,129
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][verification needed][3]

U.S. Open Cup

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June 14, 2000 Second Round Stanislaus United Cruisers 0–5 San Jose Earthquakes Modesto, California
Report Karapetyan   26'
Russell   61'   71'
Conteh   75'   88'
Stadium: Central Catholic High School
Attendance: 3,600 (est.)

Source:[4]

Standings

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Western Division GP W L D GF GA GD Pts
s – Kansas City Wizards 32 16 7 9 47 29 18 57
x – Los Angeles Galaxy 32 14 10 8 47 37 10 50
x – Colorado Rapids 32 13 15 4 43 59 -16 43
San Jose Earthquakes 32 7 17 8 35 50 -15 29
  • Top eight teams with the highest points clinch play-off berth, regardless of division.
    s = Supporters Shield
    x = Clinched Playoff berth.

Overall

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Pos Club Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Kansas City Wizards (SS) (W1) 32 16 7 9 47 29 +18 57 2000 MLS Cup Playoffs, 2002 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
2 Chicago Fire (C1) 32 17 9 6 67 51 +16 57
3 MetroStars (E1) 32 17 12 3 64 56 +8 54 2000 MLS Cup Playoffs
4 Tampa Bay Mutiny 32 16 12 4 62 50 +12 52
5 Los Angeles Galaxy 32 14 10 8 47 37 +10 50
6 Dallas Burn 32 14 14 4 54 54 0 46
7 New England Revolution 32 13 13 6 47 49 –2 45
8 Colorado Rapids 32 13 15 4 43 59 –16 43
9 Miami Fusion 32 12 15 5 54 56 –2 41  
10 Columbus Crew 32 11 16 5 48 58 –10 38
11 D.C. United 32 8 18 6 44 63 –19 30
12 San Jose Earthquakes 32 7 17 8 35 50 –15 29

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

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  1. ^ "Players | MSLsoccer.com". web.mlsnet.com. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014.
  2. ^ "Shootout banned; TV lineup changed". cnnsi.com. Archived from the original on August 24, 2000. 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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