1997 San Jose Clash season
| 1997 season | |
| Owner | Major League Soccer |
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| Coach | Brian Quinn |
| Stadium | Spartan Stadium |
| Major League Soccer |
Conference: 5th Overall: 10th |
| MLS Cup | Did not qualify |
| U.S. Open Cup | Quarterfinals |
| California Clásico | 1st |
| Top goalscorer | Ronald Cerritos (12) |
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← 1996 1998 → | |
The 1997 San Jose Clash season was the second season of the team's existence. The team finished last in the league.
Squad
Current Squad
[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Competitions
Major League Soccer
See also: 1997 Major League Soccer season
Matches
| March 22, 1997 | San Jose Clash | 0 – 0 (SO) | New York/New Jersey MetroStars | San Jose, California | ||
| Report | Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 23,501 | |||||
| March 29, 1997 | Kansas City Wizards | 2 – 2 (SO) | San Jose Clash | Kansas City, Missouri | ||
Johnston  13'Preki 53' |
Report | Wynalda 50' Wynalda 65' |
Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium Attendance: 10,198 | |||
| April 5, 1997 | Dallas Burn | 2 – 1 | San Jose Clash | Dallas, Texas | ||
| Santel 37' Elliott 66' |
Report | Dayak 57' |
Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 6,195 | |||
| April 12, 1997 | San Jose Clash | 4 – 1 | Los Angeles Galaxy | San Jose, California | ||
| Kinnear 9' Doyle 61'Cerritos 70'Urbányi 89' |
Report | Cienfuegos 38' |
Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 17,628 | |||
| April 19, 1997 | Columbus Crew | 1 – 1 (SO) | San Jose Clash | Columbus, Ohio | ||
| Marino 2' |
Report | Baicher 50' |
Stadium: Ohio Stadium Attendance: 18,358 | |||
| April 26, 1997 | D.C. United | 2 – 2 (SO) | San Jose Clash | Washington, D.C. | ||
| Moreno 9' Díaz Arce 23' |
Report | Baicher 67' Baicher 78' |
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 24,775 | |||
| May 3, 1997 | San Jose Clash | 1 – 3 | Columbus Crew | San Jose, California | ||
| Medved 73' |
Report | Bliss 35' Khumalo 56'McBride 71' |
Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 14,295 | |||
| May 9, 1997 | New York/New Jersey MetroStars | 0 – 1 | San Jose Clash | East Rutherford, New Jersey | ||
| Report | Lozzano 47' |
Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 14,724 | ||||
| May 16, 1997 | San Jose Clash | 1 – 1 (SO) | New England Revolution | San Jose, California | ||
| Dayak 7' |
Report | Baba 52' |
Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 10,532 | |||
| May 18, 1997 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 1 – 1 (SO) | San Jose Clash | Pasadena, California | ||
| Wélton 32' |
Report | Lozzano 47' |
Stadium: Rose Bowl Attendance: 10,338 | |||
| May 22, 1997 | D.C. United | 3 – 1 | San Jose Clash | Washington, D.C. | ||
| Moreno 8' Díaz Arce 31'Moreno 87' |
Report | Wynalda 77' |
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 12,214 | |||
| June 1, 1997 | San Jose Clash | 2 – 3 | D.C. United | San Jose, California | ||
| Lozzano 21' Doyle 86' |
Report | Rammel 2' Kelderman 39'Sanneh 86' |
Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 14,071 | |||
| June 8, 1997 | San Jose Clash | 2 – 3 | Kansas City Wizards | San Jose, California | ||
| Wynalda 18' Lozzano 61' |
Report | Chung 44' Preki 58'Preki 87' |
Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 11,629 | |||
| June 15, 1997 | Kansas City Wizards | 1 – 3 | San Jose Clash | Kansas City, Missouri | ||
| Bowers 43' |
Report | Cerritos 33' Sullivan 74'Cerritos 80' |
Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium Attendance: 7,431 | |||
| June 21, 1997 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 3 – 1 | San Jose Clash | Tampa, Florida | ||
| Valderrama 8' Lassiter 39'Wise 90' |
Report | Cerritos 35' |
Stadium: Houlihan's Stadium Attendance: 9,462 | |||
| June 28, 1997 | San Jose Clash | 3 – 1 | Dallas Burn | San Jose, California | ||
| Medved 48' Lozzano 71'Kinnear 89' |
Report | Damián 18' |
Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 11,941 | |||
| July 4, 1997 | Colorado Rapids | 3 – 1 | San Jose Clash | Denver, Colorado | ||
| Vermes 19' Bravo 58'Bravo 68' |
Report | Cerritos 5' |
Stadium: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 36,252 | |||
| July 6, 1997 | San Jose Clash | 3 – 2 | New England Revolution | San Jose, California | ||
| Baicher 37' Dayak 45'Cerritos 72' |
Report | Naveda 38' Lalas 59' |
Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 11,753 | |||
| July 13, 1997 | San Jose Clash | 2 – 2 (SO) | Tampa Bay Mutiny | San Jose, California | ||
| Lewis 56' Cerritos 70' |
Report | Galderisi 31' Vargas 90' |
Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 12,771 | |||
| July 18, 1997 | Dallas Burn | 3 – 1 | San Jose Clash | Dallas, Texas | ||
| Washington 42' Washington 46'Washington 68' |
Report | Baicher 25' |
Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 7,371 | |||
| July 20, 1997 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 3 – 1 | San Jose Clash | Tampa, Florida | ||
| Vásquez 37' Gilmar 65'Lassiter 72' |
Report | Cerritos 65' |
Stadium: Houlihan's Stadium Attendance: 8,781 | |||
| July 25, 1997 | San Jose Clash | 1 – 2 | Colorado Rapids | San Jose, California | ||
| Sullivan 8' |
Report | Trittschuh 2' Patiño 41' |
Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 11,003 | |||
| August 3, 1997 | New England Revolution | 1 – 5 | San Jose Clash | Foxborough, Massachusetts | ||
| Baba 22' |
Report | Lozzano 36' Lozzano 68'Baicher 71'Emenalo 84'Baicher 90' |
Stadium: Foxboro Stadium Attendance: 22,673 | |||
| August 9, 1997 | San Jose Clash | 1 – 1 (SO) | Columbus Crew | San Jose, California | ||
| Lozzano 70' |
Report | Dooley 45' |
Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 11,799 | |||
| August 17, 1997 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 2 – 3 | San Jose Clash | Pasadena, California | ||
| Machón 48' Cienfuegos 80' |
Report | Lozzano 15' Baicher 27'Baicher 36' |
Stadium: Rose Bowl Attendance: 22,621 | |||
| August 24, 1997 | San Jose Clash | 2 – 2 (SO) | Kansas City Wizards | San Jose, California | ||
| Cerritos 6' Baicher 88' |
Report | Preki 51' McKeon 90' |
Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 13,605 | |||
| August 29, 1997 | New York/New Jersey MetroStars | 3 – 0 | San Jose Clash | East Rutherford, New Jersey | ||
| Donadoni 41' Savarese 48'Savarese 54' |
Report | Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 14,511 | ||||
| September 6, 1997 | San Jose Clash | 4 – 0 | New York/New Jersey MetroStars | San Jose, California | ||
| Cerritos 23' Zico [2] 57'Medved 68'Lozzano 89' |
Report | Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 14,020 | ||||
| September 11, 1997 | San Jose Clash | 0 – 1 | Dallas Burn | San Jose, California | ||
| Report | Damián 70' |
Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 7,955 | ||||
| September 17, 1997 | Colorado Rapids | 1 – 2 | San Jose Clash | Denver, Colorado | ||
| Paz 74' |
Report | Cerritos 41' Wynalda 61' |
Stadium: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 6,955 | |||
| September 21, 1997 | San Jose Clash | 2 – 3 | Los Angeles Galaxy | San Jose, California | ||
| Cerritos 22' Lewis 68' |
Report | Vasquez 71' Vasquez 76'Vasquez 80' |
Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 20,117 | |||
| September 28, 1997 | San Jose Clash | 1 – 3 | Colorado Rapids | San Jose, California | ||
| Medved 87' |
Report | Bravo 35' Vermes 53'Balboa 67' |
Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 10,926 | |||
(SO) = Shootout [3]
U.S. Open Cup
See also: 1997 U.S. Open Cup
| Third Round July 27, 1997 | Central Coast Roadrunners | 2 – 5 | San Jose Clash | |||
| Report | Lozzano 26' Zico [4] 44'Baicher 75'Lozzano 81'Cerritos 83' |
Attendance: 7,112 | ||||
| Quarterfinal August 20, 1997 | San Jose Clash | 1 – 2 | S.F. Bay Seals | |||
| Cerritos 20' |
Report | Attendance: 4,327 | ||||
Source:[5]
Friendlies
| September 24, 1997 | California Jaguars | 1 – 3 | San Jose Clash | Salinas, California | ||
Standings
Western Conference | ||||||||||
| Pos | Club | Pts | GP | W | L | SOW | GF | GA | GD | |
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| 1 | Kansas City Wizards | 49 | 32 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 57 | 51 | +6 | |
| 2 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 44 | 32 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 55 | 44 | +11 | |
| 3 | Dallas Burn | 42 | 32 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 55 | 49 | +6 | |
| 4 | Colorado Rapids | 38 | 32 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 50 | 59 | −9 | |
| 5 | San Jose Clash | 30 | 32 | 9 | 20 | 3 | 55 | 59 | −4 | |
| 1997 MLS Cup Playoffs |
Major League Soccer | ||||||||||
| Pos | Club | Pts | GP | W | L | SOW | GF | GA | GD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D.C. United1 (E1) | 55 | 32 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 70 | 53 | +17 | |
| 2 | Kansas City Wizards (W1) | 49 | 32 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 57 | 51 | +6 | |
| 3 | Tampa Bay Mutiny (E2) | 45 | 32 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 55 | 60 | −5 | |
| 4 | Los Angeles Galaxy (W2) | 44 | 32 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 55 | 44 | +11 | |
| 5 | Dallas Burn | 42 | 32 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 55 | 49 | +6 | |
| 6 | Columbus Crew | 39 | 32 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 42 | 41 | +1 | |
| 7 | Colorado Rapids1 | 38 | 32 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 50 | 59 | −9 | |
| 8 | New England Revolution | 37 | 32 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 40 | 53 | −13 | |
| 9 | New York/New Jersey MetroStars | 35 | 32 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 43 | 53 | −10 | |
| 10 | San Jose Clash | 30 | 32 | 9 | 20 | 3 | 55 | 59 | −4 | |
| MLS Supporters' Shield | |
| 1997 MLS Cup Playoffs |
- ^Note 1 - CONCACAF Champions League berths will be awarded to the participants of MLS Cup 1997 (D.C. and Colorado)
References
- ↑ http://web.mlsnet.com/players/index.jsp?club=t110
- ↑ http://www.socceramerica.com/article/17484/san-jose-receives-brazilian-midfielder-zico.html
- ↑ "The Year in American Soccer, 1996". American Soccer History Archives. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
- ↑ http://www.socceramerica.com/article/17484/san-jose-receives-brazilian-midfielder-zico.html
- ↑ "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 1997 | Youtube
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