| 2001 season | |||
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| Owner | AEG | ||
| Coach | Frank Yallop | ||
| Stadium | Spartan Stadium | ||
| Major League Soccer | Division: 2nd Overall: 5th | ||
| MLS Cup | Champions | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Quarterfinals | ||
| California Clásico | 1st | ||
| Top goalscorer | Ronald Cerritos (11) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 9,635 [1] | ||
The 2001 San Jose Earthquakes season was the sixth season of the team's existence, and saw the franchise win its first MLS Cup.
As of August 18, 2009. [2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Position | Staff |
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| General Manager |  Tom Neale |
| Head Coach |  Frank Yallop |
| Assistant Coach | Dominic Kinnear |
| Goalkeeper Coach |  Tim Hanely |
| Head trainer | Bruce Morgan |
| Equipment manager |  Jose Vega |
Last updated: April 18, 2009
Source: San Jose Earthquakes
| Owner | Earthquakes Soccer, LLC |
| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Spartan Stadium (26,525 / 71x110 yards) |
Source: San Jose Earthquakes
| April 7, 2001 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 2–3 | San Jose Earthquakes | Pasadena, California |
Victorine  80'Frye 83' | Report | Dayak 9' Cerritos 24'De Rosario 27' | Stadium: Rose Bowl Attendance: 17,386 |
| April 14, 2001 | San Jose Earthquakes | 0–1 | Dallas Burn | San Jose, California |
| Report | Rhine 19' | Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 13,919 |
| April 21, 2001 | Miami Fusion | 2–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
| own goal 39' Pineda Chacón 45' | Report | Russell 51' | Stadium: Lockhart Stadium Attendance: 8,096 |
| April 28, 2001 | Kansas City Wizards | 0–0 (OT) | San Jose Earthquakes | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Report | Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium Attendance: 14,521 |
| May 5, 2001 | San Jose Earthquakes | 3–2 | New England Revolution | San Jose, California |
| Dayak 28' De Rosario 72'Ibsen 80' | Report | Wright 88' own goal 90' | Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 8,137 |
| May 12, 2001 | D.C. United | 2–3 | San Jose Earthquakes | Washington, D.C. |
| Denton 48' Moreno 52' | Report | Russell 36' Lagos 54'Lagos 91' | Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 36,528 |
| May 19, 2001 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–0 | MetroStars | San Jose, California |
| Barrett 26' Donovan 84' | Report | Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 6,879 |
| May 23, 2001 | Dallas Burn | 0–2 | San Jose Earthquakes | Dallas, Texas |
| Report | Cerritos 15' De Rosario 92' | Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 7,505 |
| May 26, 2001 | Chicago Fire | 1–1 (OT) | San Jose Earthquakes | Chicago |
| Lewis 56' | Report | Ibsen 90' | Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 8,322 |
| May 30, 2001 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–1 (OT) | Colorado Rapids | San Jose, California |
| Cerritos 40' | Report | Spencer 77' | Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 15,217 |
| June 2, 2001 | Colorado Rapids | 1–2 | San Jose Earthquakes | Denver, Colorado |
| Spencer 46' | Report | Donovan 12' Agoos 25' | Stadium: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 10,095 |
| June 9, 2001 | San Jose Earthquakes | 3–1 | Los Angeles Galaxy | San Jose, California |
| Donovan 31' Russell 55'Donovan 91' | Report | Victorine 68' | Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 13,361 |
| June 16, 2001 | MetroStars | 0–0 (OT) | San Jose Earthquakes | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Report | Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 23,561 |
| June 23, 2001 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–0 | Kansas City Wizards | San Jose, California |
| De Rosario 32' Cerritos 93' | Report | Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 8,917 |
| July 4, 2001 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–1 (OT) | Miami Fusion | San Jose, California |
| Corrales 57' | Report | Preki 21' | Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 9,847 |
| July 7, 2001 | Colorado Rapids | 3–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Denver, Colorado |
| Balboa 6' Carrieri 21'Díaz Arce 48' | Report | Cerritos 89' | Stadium: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 18,047 |
| July 14, 2001 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–1 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | San Jose, California |
| Lagos 4' Lagos 92' | Report | Diallo 71' | Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 7,065 |
| July 18, 2001 | San Jose Earthquakes | 4–0 | D.C. United | San Jose, California |
| Lagos 37' Cerritos 49'Lagos 53'Cerritos 56' | Report | Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 8,673 |
| July 21, 2001 | Columbus Crew | 2–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Columbus, Ohio |
| Pérez 11' Elcock 48' | Report | Agoos 44' | Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 20,273 |
| August 4, 2001 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 2–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Tampa, Florida |
| Keller 23' Pena 35' | Report | Stadium: Raymond James Stadium Attendance: 11,064 |
| August 8, 2001 | New England Revolution | 1–5 | San Jose Earthquakes | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| Catê 44' | Report | Donovan 35' Donovan 39'Agogo 68'Lagos 71'Agogo 80' | Stadium: Foxboro Stadium Attendance: 11,822 |
| August 11, 2001 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–2 (OT) | Columbus Crew | San Jose, California |
| Cerritos 15' Cerritos 39' | Report | Cunningham 18' Warzycha 52' | Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 8,119 |
| August 18, 2001 | San Jose Earthquakes | 0–1 | Chicago Fire | San Jose, California |
| Report | Marsch 8' | Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 10,877 |
| August 25, 2001 | San Jose Earthquakes | 5–2 | Colorado Rapids | San Jose, California |
| Agogo 22' Lagos 36'Donovan 38'Agogo 40'Mulrooney 77' | Report | Carrieri 58' own goal 70' | Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 7,312 |
| September 1, 2001 | San Jose Earthquakes | 3–0 | Kansas City Wizards | San Jose, California |
| Cerritos 55' Cerritos 62'De Rosario 82' | Report | Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 6,927 |
| September 8, 2001 | Kansas City Wizards | 1–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Lassiter 36' | Report | Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium Attendance: 20,734 |
| September 22, 2001Conference Semifinal | Columbus Crew | 1–3 | San Jose Earthquakes | Columbus, Ohio |
| Warzycha 54' | Report | Donovan 5' Lagos 31'Donovan 46' | Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 20,883 |
| September 26, 2001Conference Semifinal | San Jose Earthquakes | 3–0 | Columbus Crew | San Jose, California |
| Lagos 9' Cerritos 68'Donovan 76' | Report | Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 10,419 |
| October 10, 2001Conference Final | Miami Fusion | 1–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
| Preki 53' | Report | Stadium: Lockhart Stadium Attendance: 9,236 |
| October 14, 2001Conference Final | San Jose Earthquakes | 4–0 | Miami Fusion | San Jose, California |
| Donovan 16' Russell 57'Lagos 69'De Rosario 89' | Report | Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 16,119 |
| October 17, 2001Conference Final | Miami Fusion | 0–1 (OT) | San Jose Earthquakes | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
| Report | Dayak  94' | Stadium: Lockhart Stadium Attendance: 11,242 |
| October 21, 2001MLS Cup | Los Angeles Galaxy | 1–2 (OT) | San Jose Earthquakes | Columbus, Ohio |
| Hernández 21' | Report | Donovan 43' De Rosario 96' | Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 21,626 |
| June 27, 2001Second Round | Central Coast Roadrunners | 0–6 | San Jose Earthquakes | Arroyo Grande, California |
| Report | De Rosario 52' Bower 57'68'Agogo 70'Cerritos 85'Lagos 87' | Stadium: Doug Hitchen Stadium Attendance: 3,276 |
| July 11, 2001Third Round | Milwaukee Rampage | 0–0 (asdet) (6–7 p) | San Jose Earthquakes | Franklin, Wisconsin |
| Report | Stadium: Milwaukee Sports Complex Attendance: 5,217 | |||
| Penalties | ||||
Soso  Hayes Bernal Stockton  Henning Prince Godoy Fideski | Corrales Donovan Lagos Agogo Ekelund Ibsen Dayak Bower | |||
| July 24, 2001Quarterfinal | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–1 (asdet) (9–10 p) | Los Angeles Galaxy | San Francisco, California |
| Agogo 81' | Report | Elliott 73' | Stadium: Negoesco Stadium Attendance: 1,881 | |
| Penalties | ||||
| Agoos Lagos Corrales Cerritos De Rosario Agogo Ibsen Russell Conrad Barrett | Vanney Vagenas Elliott Cienfuegos Hendrickson Waibel Caligiuri Jones Bardales Califf | |||
Source: [5]
| Western Division | GP* | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x – Los Angeles Galaxy | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 52 | 36 | 16 | 47 |
| x – San Jose Earthquakes | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 47 | 29 | 18 | 45 |
| x – Kansas City Wizards | 27 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 33 | 53 | -20 | 36 |
| Colorado Rapids | 26 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 36 | 47 | -11 | 23 |
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