1975 San Jose Earthquakes season

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San Jose Earthquakes
1975 season
Coach Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Momcilo Gavric
Stadium Spartan Stadium
NASL Division: 5th
Overall: 17th
NASL Playoffs Did not qualify
National Challenge Cup Did not enter
Top goalscorer Ilija Mitic (14) [1]
Average home league attendance17,927 [2]
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The 1975 San Jose Earthquakes season was the team's second in the North American Soccer League. They finished in fifth place in the Pacific Division. [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 1975 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 the United States.svg GK Mike Ivanow
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 FW Dan Counce
10 Flag of England.svg FW Paul Child
11 Flag of the United States.svg MF Boris Bandov
No.PositionPlayer
12 Flag of England.svg DF Terry Lees
13 Flag of Scotland.svg MF Davie Kemp
14 Flag of the United States.svg FW Archie Roboostoff
15 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg MF Ilija Mitic
15 Flag of Costa Rica.svg FW William Quiros
16 Flag of England.svg DF Derek Craig
16 Flag of Poland.svg MF Zenon Zaczynski
17 Flag of Scotland.svg FW Jimmy Johnstone
18 Flag of the United States.svg FW Jerry Kazarian
20 Flag of the United States.svg MF Jim Zylker
21 Flag of the United States.svg GK Gary St. Clair

Competitions

NASL

Match results

Season

DateOpponentVenueResultScorers
April 18, 1975 Los Angeles Aztecs H1–2 Child
May 2, 1975 St. Louis Stars H2–1 Mitic (2)
May 10, 1975 Vancouver Whitecaps H1–2 Child
May 16, 1975 San Antonio Thunder A2–1 Roboostoff, Bandov
May 18, 1975 Denver Dynamos A1–2
May 23, 1975 Chicago Sting A2–2* Craig, Moore
May 25, 1975 Toronto Metros-Croatia A2–3 Mitic, Zylker
May 31, 1975 Dallas Tornado H0–1
June 6, 1975 Rochester Lancers H5–0 Mitic, Bandov, Child (2), Craig
June 7, 1975 Los Angeles Aztecs A1–5 Mitic
June 14, 1975 Portland Timbers H2–1 Mitic (2)
June 19, 1975 Vancouver Whitecaps A3–2 Roboostoff, Mitic (2)
June 21, 1975 Seattle Sounders A1–5 Roboostoff
June 28, 1975 Portland Timbers H1–2 Lees
July 12, 1975 Seattle Sounders H2–2* Mitic (2)
July 19, 1975 Boston Minutemen H0–1
July 23, 1975 New York Cosmos A1–1* Welch
July 25, 1975 Connecticut Bicentennials H3–3* Moore, Mitic, Calloway
July 29, 1975 Portland Timbers A2–3 Bandov (2)
August 2, 1975 Los Angeles Aztecs H2–1 Roboostoff, Mitic
August 7, 1975 Vancouver Whitecaps A0–4
August 9, 1975 Seattle Sounders A2–1 Welch, Bandov

* = Shootout
Source: [4]

Standings

Western DivisionWLGFGAPT
Portland Timbers 1664327138
Seattle Sounders 1574228129
Los Angeles Aztecs 12104233107
Vancouver Whitecaps 1111382899
San Jose Earthquakes 814374883

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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 1975". 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.