1987 San Jose Earthquakes season

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San Jose Earthquakes
1987 season
Coach Barney Boyce
Stadium Spartan Stadium
Western Soccer Alliance 3rd
WSA Playoffs Final
National Challenge Cup Did not enter
Top goalscorer Joe Mihaljevic (7) [1]
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The 1987 San Jose Earthquakes season was the fourteenth overall for the Earthquakes franchise, and the club's third in the Western Soccer Alliance. The Earthquakes finished the season in third place, then shut out the second place Seattle Storm in the Wild Card playoff game. In the Final, they were defeated by the San Diego Nomads, 3-1. [2]

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Squad

The 1987 squad [3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
— FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sean Blakeman
— DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Barney Boyce
— MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mike Brewin
— FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Rino Chimienti
— FW Flag placeholder.svg James Cole
— GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kurt Devlin
— DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA John Doyle
— MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA David Gold
— MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Robert Grouchau
— DF Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Stefan Hansson
— GK Flag placeholder.svg Nicholas Hatzopoulos
— MF Flag placeholder.svg Jadir Henrique
— FW Flag placeholder.svg Jorge Ilbanez
— MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Steve Lammie
No.Pos.NationPlayer
— FW Flag placeholder.svg Alberto Luna
— DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tim Martin
— GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Danny Mendoza
— FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Joe Mihaljevic
— FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ronnie Morriss
— FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Don Murphy
— DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA John Nicholson
— FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Dave Palic
— FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA George Pastor
—Flag of the United States.svg  USA Steve Sellers
— DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Joe Siveria
— FW Flag placeholder.svg Frank Van den Brand Horninge
— DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Chris Wentzien
— DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Robbie Zipp

Competitions

Western Soccer Alliance

Match results

Season

DateOpponentVenueResultScorers
March 16, 1987 California Kickers A3–2 Mihaljevic, Henrique, Wiskel
March 21, 1987 F.C. Seattle H3–1Wiskel, Palic, Henrique
March 29, 1987 California Kickers H1–2Blakeman
April 4, 1987 San Diego Nomads H1–2 (aet) Mihaljevic
April 11, 1987 Los Angeles Heat A2–0 Pastor, Mihaljevic
April 12, 1987 San Diego Nomads A0–0*
April 26, 1987 F.C. Portland H5–1 Mihaljevic (3), Martin, Zipp
May 3, 1987 Los Angeles Heat H6–0 Pastor (3), Mihaljevic, Blakeman, Murphy
May 16, 1987 F.C. Portland A0–1
May 17, 1987 F.C. Seattle A0–3

Playoffs

DateOpponentVenueResultScorers
June 7, 1987 F.C. Seattle  A   3–0               Palic, Henrique, Pastor            
June 14, 1987 San Diego Nomads   A1–2Henrique

* = Penalty kicks
Source: [4]

Standings

PlaceTeamGPWLOWOLPWPLGFGAPoints
1 San Diego Nomads 1064101117931
2 F.C. Seattle 10551111161431
3 San Jose Earthquakes 10551111211331
4 F.C. Portland 1055200091624
5 Los Angeles Heat 1055010091524
6 California Kickers 10460220111623

References

  1. ↑ "Western Soccer Alliance 1987 Season". A-League Archives. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
  2. ↑ "The Year in American Soccer 1987". American Soccer History Archives. Archived from the original on July 8, 2015. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
  3. ↑ "WSA 1987 Season Stats" . Retrieved March 20, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Western Soccer Alliance 1987 Season" . Retrieved March 24, 2014.
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