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San Jose Earthquakes
2000 season
Owner Kraft Sports Group
Coach Lothar Osiander
Stadium Spartan Stadium
Major League SoccerDivision: 4th
Overall: 12th
MLS CupDid not qualify
U.S. Open CupQuarterfinals
California Clásico2nd
Top goalscorer Abdul Thompson Conteh (8)
Average home league attendance12,460
←  1999
2001 →

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

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
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
August 19, 2000 D.C. United 0–1 San Jose Earthquakes Washington, D.C.
Report Azizi 53' Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 14,138

( OT) = Overtime [2][ verification needed] [3]

U.S. Open Cup

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.

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