1985 San Jose Earthquakes season

San Jose Earthquakes
1985 season
Coach England Laurie Calloway
Stadium Spartan Stadium
Western Alliance Challenge Series 1st
National Challenge Cup Did not enter
Top goalscorer Chris Dangerfield (2) [1]
← 1984
1986 →

The 1985 San Jose Earthquakes season was the twelfth overall for the Earthquakes franchise. They played in the four-team Western Alliance Challenge Series, which would become the Western Soccer Alliance in 1986. The Earthquakes finished in first place and were league champions. [2]

Squad

The 1985 squad [3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
United States MF Mark Arya
United States DF Billy Crook
England MF Chris Dangerfield
United States MF Fred Hamel
United States MF Germain Iglesias
FW Jorge Ilbanez
United States DF Chris McCargo
England DF Mark Nickeas
FW Jesus Perez
FW Jose Ramos
No. Position Player
United States GK Bob Rigby
United States DF Dev Rendler
United States MF Dan Salvemimi
United States FW Derek Sanderson
United States MF Tim Schulz
United States MF Mike Simon
United States DF Joe Siveria
United States GK Hunter Stern
Vietnam FW Dzung Tran
FW Frank Van den Brand Horninge


Competitions

Western Alliance Challenge Series

Match results

DateOpponentVenueResultScorers
July 6, 1985 Victoria Riptide A 1–0
July 7, 1985 F.C. Seattle A 1–3 Dangerfield
July 13, 1985 F.C. Portland H 3–2
July 17, 1985 F.C. Portland A 1–2 Tran
July 20, 1985 Canada H 1–1 Sanderson
August 2, 1985 F.C. Seattle H 1–0 Morales
August 17, 1985 Victoria Riptide H 2–1 Hamel, Dangerfield

Source:[4]

Standings

Place Team GP W L T GF GA Points
1 San Jose Earthquakes 7 4 2 1 10 9 13
2 Victoria Riptide 7 3 3 1 16 11 10
3 F.C. Seattle 7 3 3 1 13 13 10
4 F.C. Portland 7 1 4 2 8 16 5

References

  1. ↑ "Western Alliance Challenge Series 1985 Season". A-League Archives. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
  2. ↑ "The Year in American Soccer 1985". American Soccer History Archives. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
  3. ↑ "WACS 1985 Season Stats". Retrieved March 21, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Western Alliance Challenge Series 1985". Retrieved March 24, 2014.

External links