San Jose Earthquakes is an American football club from the city of San Jose , California , USA. Since 1996, he has been playing at MLS , the highest professional football league in the USA and Canada. One of ten original league-based clubs.
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| Full title | San jose earthquakes | ||
| Nicknames | Quakes goonies | ||
| Based | June 15, 1994 | ||
| Stadium | Avaya Stadium San Jose , California , USA | ||
| Capacity | 18 000 | ||
| Owner |  Earthquakes Soccer, LLC | ||
| Main coach |  Matthias Almeida | ||
| Site | sjearthquakes.com | ||
| Competition | Mls | ||
| 2018 season | Western Conference: 12th Overall standings: 23rd Playoffs: not out | ||
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History
It was founded under the name San Jose Clash on June 15, 1994. In 1999, it changed its name to San Jose Earthquakes, reviving the traditions of the club of the same name from the North American Football League , which existed in 1974-1988.
At the end of the 2005 season, after the owners failed to build their own stadium in the city of San Jose, the original team with the coaches was moved to Texas-based Houston , setting up the Houston Dynamo Club. The San Jose team ceased to exist and dropped out of the competition, but the new owners continued the club dynasty, reviving the team in 2007. In 2008, the San Jose Club resumed participation in the MLS Championship.
Name, emblem and colors
The name Earthquakes was proposed by fans in the San Jose Mercury News newspaper contest in 1974 and was chosen by Dick Berg, manager of the original San Jose Earthquakes club, which existed from 1974 to 1988. Initially, the name was criticized for contempt of dangerous seismic activity in the region due to the proximity of the city to the San Andreas Fault [1] . The current club, founded in 1994, retained the name of the former club.
The three sides of the club logo represent the three cities of the San Francisco Bay Area — San Jose , San Francisco and Auckland . The design in the form of chevrons symbolizes the breaking of tectonic plates [2] . The colors of the club are dark blue and black.
Stadium
From 2009 to 2014 the club used the University of Santa Clara's Buck Shaw Stadium as their home field. The stadium was located in Santa Clara , a northwestern suburb of San Jose . In 2012, Earthquakes began building its own stadium directly within the city. Since 2015, she has been performing at the new Avaya Stadium home field [3] .
Current squad
As of February 13, 2019. Source: List of players on the club's official website
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1) on lease from Villarreal ; 2) on lease from Tombense
Famous Players
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List of Trainers
- Lori Calloway (1996-1997)
- Brian Quinn (1997-1999)
- Jorge Espinosa (1999; interim)
- Lothar Oziander (1999-2000)
- Frank Yellop (February 3, 2001 - December 12, 2003)
- Dominic Kinnir (January 6, 2004 - December 15, 2005)
- Frank Yellop (November 9, 2007 - June 7, 2013)
- Mark Watson (June 2013 - October 30, 2013; interim)
- Mark Watson (October 30, 2013 - October 15, 2014)
- Ian Russell (October 15–26, 2014; interim)
- Dominic Kinnir (October 27, 2014 - June 25, 2017)
- Chris Litch (June 25, 2017 - November 24, 2017)
- Michael Stare (November 24, 2017 - September 18, 2018)
- Steve Rolston (September 18, 2018 - October 8, 2018; interim)
- Matthias Almeida (October 8, 2018 - present )
Achievements
- MLS Cup Winner ( 2 ): 2001, 2003
- Winner of MLS Supporters' Shield ( 2 ): 2005, 2012
Notes
- ↑ They Knew a Way to San Jose (Eng.) (August 5, 1974).
- ↑ Description of the San Jose Earthquakes Club emblem . sjearthquakes.com.
- ↑ San Jose Earthquakes sign stadium naming-rights partnership with Avaya . mlssoccer.com. Date of treatment November 19, 2014.