2003 San Jose Earthquakes season

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San Jose Earthquakes
2003 season
San Jose Earthquakes wordmark 2000.png
Owner AEG
Coach Frank Yallop
Stadium Spartan Stadium
Major League Soccer Conference: 1st
Overall: 2nd
MLS Cup Champions
U.S. Open Cup Fourth round
CONCACAF First round
California Clásico 2nd
Top goalscorer Flag of the United States.svg Landon Donovan (12)
Average home league attendance12,796 [1]
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The 2003 San Jose Earthquakes season was the eighth season of the team's existence, and saw the franchise win its second MLS Cup.

Contents

Squad

Current squad

As of December 26, 2012. [2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jon Conway
2 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Eddie Robinson
4 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Chris Roner
5 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ramiro Corrales
6 FW Flag of Denmark.svg  DEN Ronnie Ekelund
7 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ian Russell
8 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Richard Mulrooney
9 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brian Mullan
10 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Landon Donovan
11 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Manny Lagos
12 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jeff Agoos
13 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jamil Walker
No.Pos.NationPlayer
14 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Dwayne De Rosario
15 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Roger Levesque
16 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Craig Waibel
17 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Todd Dunivant
18 GK Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Pat Onstad
19 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Troy Dayak
22 FW Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Rodrigo Faria
25 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brian Ching
26 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Arturo Alvarez
29 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Johanes Maliza
30 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Josh Saunders

Club

Management

PositionStaff
General Manager Flag of the United States.svg Johnny Moore
Head Coach Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Frank Yallop
Assistant Coach Flag of the United States.svg Dominic Kinnear
Goalkeeper Coach Flag of New Zealand.svg Tim Hanely
Head trainer Flag of the United States.svg Bruce Morgan
Equipment manager Flag of El Salvador.svg Jose Vega

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

Other information

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

Source:  San Jose Earthquakes


Competitions

Major League Soccer

Matches

April 12, 2003 Colorado Rapids 1–2 San Jose Earthquakes Denver
Roberts Soccerball shade.svg46' Report Ching Soccerball shade.svg1'
Dunivant Soccerball shade.svg22'		Stadium: Invesco Field
Attendance: 20,816
July 19, 2003 D.C. United 1–2 San Jose Earthquakes Washington, D.C.
Curtis Soccerball shade.svg13' Report Roner Soccerball shade.svg38'
Lagos Soccerball shade.svg54'		Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 21,892
September 13, 2003 D.C. United 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes Washington, D.C.
Stewart Soccerball shade.svg9'
Olsen Soccerball shade.svg81'		 Report Walker Soccerball shade.svg80'Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 15,502

(OT) = Overtime [3] [4]

MLS Cup Playoffs

November 1, 2003Conference Semifinal Los Angeles Galaxy 2–0 San Jose Earthquakes Carson, California
Victorine Soccerball shade.svg59'
Ruiz Soccerball shade.svg62'		 Report Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 20,201
November 9, 2003Conference Semifinal San Jose Earthquakes 5–2 (OT)
(5–4 agg.)		 Los Angeles Galaxy San Jose, California
Agoos Soccerball shade.svg21'
Donovan Soccerball shade.svg35'
Walker Soccerball shade.svg50'
Roner Soccerball shade.svg90'
Faria Soccerball shade gold.svg 96'		 Report Ruiz Soccerball shade.svg7'
Vagenas Soccerball shade.svg13'		Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 14,145
November 15, 2003Conference Final San Jose Earthquakes 3–2 (OT) Kansas City Wizards San Jose, California
Lagos Soccerball shade.svg61'
Mullan Soccerball shade.svg83'
Donovan Soccerball shade gold.svg 117'		 Report Simutenkov Soccerball shade.svg57'
Klein Soccerball shade.svg72'		Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 16,108

MLS Cup

November 23, 2003MLS Cup Chicago Fire 2–4 San Jose Earthquakes Carson, California
Beasley Soccerball shade.svg49'
own goal Soccerball shade.svg54'		 Report Ekelund Soccerball shade.svg5'
Donovan Soccerball shade.svg38'
Mulrooney Soccerball shade.svg50'
Donovan Soccerball shade.svg71'		Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 27,000

U.S. Open Cup

August 5, 2003Fourth round Seattle Sounders 1–0 San Jose Earthquakes Seattle, Washington
Smith Soccerball shade.svg41' Report Stadium: Husky Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 2,510

CONCACAF Champions Cup

March 16, 2003First round Municipal Flag of Guatemala.svg 4–2 Flag of the United States.svg San Jose Earthquakes Guatemala City, Guatemala
Romero Soccerball shade.svg28'
Romero Soccerball shade.svg37'
Figueroa Soccerball shade.svg39'
Ponciano Soccerball shade.svg55'		 Report Lagos Soccerball shade.svg64'
Lagos Soccerball shade.svg71'		Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores
Attendance: 12,000 (est.)
March 26, 2003First round San Jose Earthquakes Flag of the United States.svg 2–1
(4–5 agg.)		 Flag of Guatemala.svg Municipal San Jose, California
Donovan Soccerball shade.svg19'
Ching Soccerball shade.svg35'		 Report Plata Soccerball shade.svg76'Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 4,594

Source: [5]

Standings

Western Conference GP W L D GF GA GD Pts
x – San Jose Earthquakes 30147945351051
x – Kansas City Wizards 30111094844442
x – Colorado Rapids 30111274045-540
x – Los Angeles Galaxy 3091293535036
Dallas Burn 3061953564-2923
  • The top four teams in each conference make the playoffs.

x = Playoff Berth

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References

  1. ↑ "Major League Soccer Stats: Team Attendance - 2008". ESPN. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
  2. ↑ "2003 San Jose Earthquakes Roster". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Shootout banned; TV lineup changed". cnnsi.com. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
  4. ↑ "The Year in American Soccer, 2000". American Soccer History Archives. Archived from the original on December 29, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
  5. ↑ "San Jose Earthquakes Game Results" . Retrieved April 8, 2014.
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