2000 San Jose Earthquakes season

San Jose Earthquakes 2000 soccer season
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
Home colors
Away colors
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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.

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

Club

Management

Position Staff
General Manager United States Tom Neale
Head Coach Canada Frank Yallop
Assistant Coach United States Dominic Kinnear
Goalkeeper Coach New Zealand Tim Hanely
Head trainer United States Bruce Morgan
Equipment manager El Salvador Jose Vega

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

Other information

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

Source: San Jose Earthquakes


Competitions

Major League Soccer

Matches

Columbus Crew v San Jose Earthquakes
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
San Jose Earthquakes v MetroStars
April 8, 2000 San Jose Earthquakes 2–0 MetroStars San Jose, California
Doyle 21'
Doyle 31'		 Report Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 20,824
San Jose Earthquakes v Dallas Burn
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
San Jose Earthquakes v D.C. United
April 29, 2000 San Jose Earthquakes 2–2 (OT) D.C. United San Jose, California
Cerritos 20'
Conteh 69'		 Report Etcheverry 33'
Moreno 44'		 Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 13,717
Chicago Fire v San Jose Earthquakes
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
San Jose Earthquakes v Los Angeles Galaxy
May 17, 2000 San Jose Earthquakes 0–0 (OT) Los Angeles Galaxy San Jose, California
Report Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 12,692
Los Angeles Galaxy v San Jose Earthquakes
May 27, 2000 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 (OT) San Jose Earthquakes Pasadena, California
Elliott 22' Report Solís 32' Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 17,831
San Jose Earthquakes v Colorado Rapids
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
San Jose Earthquakes v Miami Fusion
June 17, 2000 San Jose Earthquakes 3–1 Miami Fusion San Jose, California
Conteh 19'
Krakowiak 55'
Conteh 87'		 Report Gutierrez 45' Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 12,063
San Jose Earthquakes v New England Revolution
June 21, 2000 San Jose Earthquakes 2–2 (OT) New England Revolution San Jose, California
Krakowiak 10'
Karapetyan 69'		 Report Harris 79'
Wright 91'		 Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 10,217
San Jose Earthquakes v Chicago Fire
June 24, 2000 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 (OT) Chicago Fire San Jose, California
Russell 92' Report Kovalenko 31' Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 13,596
San Jose Earthquakes v Kansas City Wizards
July 4, 2000 San Jose Earthquakes 0–0 (OT) Kansas City Wizards San Jose, California
Report Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 14,881
San Jose Earthquakes v Colorado Rapids
July 15, 2000 San Jose Earthquakes 1–2 Colorado Rapids San Jose, California
Brose 63' Report Agogo 6'
Agogo 89'		 Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 10,131
San Jose Earthquakes v New England Revolution
July 22, 2000 San Jose Earthquakes 1–2 New England Revolution San Jose, California
Krakowiak 46' Report Sunsing 16'
Harris 63'		 Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 7,827
San Jose Earthquakes v Columbus Crew
August 2, 2000 San Jose Earthquakes 1–2 Columbus Crew San Jose, California
Brose 95' Report Lapper 43'
McBride 51'		 Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 7,643
Colorado Rapids v San Jose Earthquakes
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
San Jose Earthquakes v Tampa Bay Mutiny
August 12, 2000 San Jose Earthquakes 1–2 Tampa Bay Mutiny San Jose, California
Azizi 52' Report Diallo 9'
Kotschau 77'		 Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 9,156
San Jose Earthquakes v Kansas City Wizards
August 16, 2000 San Jose Earthquakes 0–3 Kansas City Wizards San Jose, California
Report Gomez 18'
Figueroa 26'
Henderson 80'		 Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 7,081
D.C. United v San Jose Earthquakes
August 19, 2000 D.C. United 0–1 San Jose Earthquakes Washington, D.C.
Report Azizi 53' Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 14,138
San Jose Earthquakes v Los Angeles Galaxy
August 26, 2000 San Jose Earthquakes 0–3 Los Angeles Galaxy San Jose, California
Report Elliott 29'
Elliott 61'
Hernández 75'		 Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 15,683
Los Angeles Galaxy v San Jose Earthquakes
August 30, 2000 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes Pasadena, California
George 40'
Vorbe 93'		 Report Brose 89' Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 11,974
San Jose Earthquakes v Columbus Crew
September 1, 2000 San Jose Earthquakes 3–0 Columbus Crew San Jose, California
Doyle 2'
Russell 4'
Krakowiak 90'		 Report Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 26,853
Dallas Burn v San Jose Earthquakes
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

Stanislaus United Cruisers v San Jose Earthquakes
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.)
San Jose Earthquakes v Richmond Kickers
July 25, 2000 Third Round San Jose Earthquakes 2–0 Richmond Kickers San Jose, California
Bower 15'
Russell 79'		 Report Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 1,021
Los Angeles Galaxy v San Jose Earthquakes
August 9, 2000 Quarterfinal Los Angeles Galaxy 2–0 San Jose Earthquakes Fullerton, California
Cienfuegos 77'
George 81'		 Report Stadium: Titan Stadium
Attendance: 4,345

Source:[4]

Standings

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

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

  1. ^ "Players | MSLsoccer.com". web.mlsnet.com. Archived from the original on February 22, 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.

External links

  • San Jose Earthquakes season stats | sjearthquakes.com
  • San Jose Earthquakes Game Results | Soccerstats.us
  • San Jose Earthquakes 100 Greatest Goals 2000 | Youtube
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