1974 San Jose Earthquakes season

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San Jose Earthquakes
1974 season
Coach Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Ivan Toplak
Stadium Spartan Stadium
NASL Division: 2nd
Overall: 4th
NASL Playoffs Quarterfinals
National Challenge Cup Did not enter
Top goalscorer Paul Child (15) [1]
Average home league attendance16,584 [2]
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The 1974 San Jose Earthquakes season marked their debut as a franchise in the North American Soccer League. They finished second in the Western Division and qualified for the playoffs. [3]

North American Soccer League (1968–84) defunct association football league (1968–1984)

The North American Soccer League (NASL) was the top-level major professional soccer league in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984. It was the first soccer league to be successful on a national scale in the United States. The league final was called the Soccer Bowl from 1975 to 1983 and the Soccer Bowl Series in its final year, 1984. The league was headed by Commissioner Phil Woosnam from 1969 to 1983.

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Squad

The 1974 squad [1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

As the governing body of association football, FIFA is responsible for maintaining and implementing the rules that determine whether an association football player is eligible to represent a particular country in officially recognised international competitions and friendly matches. In the 20th century, FIFA allowed a player to represent any national team, as long as the player held citizenship of that country. In 2004, in reaction to the growing trend towards naturalisation of foreign players in some countries, FIFA implemented a significant new ruling that requires a player to demonstrate a "clear connection" to any country they wish to represent. FIFA has used its authority to overturn results of competitive international matches that feature ineligible players.

No.PositionPlayer
1 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg GK Mirko Stojanovic
2 Flag of the United States.svg DF Buzz Demling
3 Flag of England.svg DF Laurie Calloway
4 Flag of the United States.svg DF Mark Demling
5 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg DF Momcilo Gavric
6 Flag of the United States.svg FW Mani Hernandez
7 Flag of Jamaica.svg FW Art Welch
8 Flag of Scotland.svg MF Johnny Moore
9 Flag of the United States.svg MF Dave Coskunian
9 Flag of Haiti.svg FW Ernie Racine
No.PositionPlayer
10 Flag of England.svg FW Paul Child
11 Flag of the United States.svg MF Boris Bandov
12 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg FW Mihalj Meszaros
13 Flag of Scotland.svg MF Davie Kemp
14 Flag of the United States.svg FW Archie Roboostoff
15 Flag of Poland.svg MF Dieter Zajdel
16Flag placeholder.svg DF Gonzalo Perez
21 Flag of the United States.svg GK Mike Ivanow
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg DF Milan Cop
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Steve Ostojic

Competitions

NASL

Match results

Season

DateOpponentVenueResultScorers
May 5, 1974 Vancouver Whitecaps A1–1* Hernandez
May 11, 1974 Dallas Tornado H4–3 Roboostoff, Child (2), Hernandez
May 18, 1974 St. Louis Stars H2–2* Hernandez, Perez
May 19, 1974 Seattle Sounders A1–3 Child
May 24, 1974 Baltimore Comets A2–6Meszaros, Bandov
May 26, 1974 Rochester Lancers A2–1 Bandov, Child
June 1, 1974 Miami Toros H0–0*
June 8, 1974 Dallas Tornado A0–0*
June 16, 1974 Los Angeles Aztecs A2–1 Welch, Child
June 17, 1974 Denver Dynamos A3–5 Child (2), Roboostoff
June 22, 1974 New York Cosmos H2–2*Zajdel, Moore
June 30, 1974 Seattle Sounders H2–2* Child, Perez
July 3, 1974 Philadelphia Atoms A1–2 Coskunian
July 6, 1974 Boston Minutemen A2–1 Child, Bandov
July 13, 1974 Denver Dynamos H2–1 Roboostoff, Child
July 20, 1974 Toronto Metros H2–1 Welch, Roboostoff
July 26, 1974 Vancouver Whitecaps H3–1 Roboostoff, Child
July 28, 1974 St. Louis Stars A2–0 Child, Roboostoff
August 3, 1974 Washington Diplomats H2–3 Child, M. Demling
August 10, 1974 Los Angeles Aztecs H5–0 Child (2), Welch, Hernandez, Moore

Playoffs

DateOpponentVenueResultScorers
August 14, 1974 Dallas Tornado              A0–3                                                    

* = Shootout
Source: [4]

Standings

W = Wins, L = Losses, T= PK Shootout Wins, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, PT= point system

6 points for a win, 3 points for a tie, 0 points for a loss, 1 point for each goal scored up to three per game.

Western DivisionWLTGFGAPT
Los Angeles Aztecs 11724136110
San Jose Earthquakes 9834338103
Seattle Sounders 10733717101
Vancouver Whitecaps 5114293170

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References

  1. 1 2 "San Jose Earthquakes Rosters". NASL Jerseys. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
  2. ↑ "North American Soccer League Attendance". NASLJerseys.com. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
  3. ↑ "The Year in American Soccer 1974". American Soccer History Archives. Archived from the original on November 5, 2015. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
  4. ↑ "San Jose Earthquakes Game Results" . Retrieved March 27, 2014.
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