2005 San Jose Earthquakes season

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San Jose Earthquakes
2005 season
San Jose Earthquakes wordmark 2000.png
Owner AEG
Coach Dominic Kinnear
Stadium Spartan Stadium
Major League Soccer Conference: 1st
Overall: 1st
MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
U.S. Open Cup Quarterfinals
California Clásico 1st
Top goalscorer Dwayne De Rosario (9)
Average home league attendance15,431 [1]
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The 2005 San Jose Earthquakes season was the tenth season of the team's existence and last before their move to Houston to become the Houston Dynamo. The season also marked the franchise's first Supporters' Shield.

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About

2004 was a disappointment after a strong finish to the 2003 season ending with a championship. Second year head coach Dominic Kinnear and assistant coach John Doyle hoped to return the Quakes back to the winning tradition in 2005. It was marked as the first year of the new generation for the Quakes after losing 9 key players in the off season from 2004-2005, and with the new roster expansion bringing in 18 players for the new season. The Earthquakes set a league record with an 18-4-10 record with 64 points on the year. They became the first MLS team to go undefeated at home during the regular season.

Change over from the 2004 team, key players lost in the off season, Ramiro Corrales and Landon Donovan left the squad in the off season to play abroad. Donovan would pull a swerve and return to MLS a short time later with rival Los Angeles Galaxy. A trade was set up to be in place with the Galaxy to obtain Carlos Ruiz but a deal was never reached. Ronnie Ekelund failed to resign, after both sides couldn't come to terms. Jamil Walker was picked up in the expansion draft by Chivas USA. Arturo Alvarez was traded to Dallas Burn for Brad Davis. Captain Jeff Agoos was traded to the Metrostars for Ricardo Clark and a draft pick. Chris Roner was lost due to injury and never returned, his rights were retained. Chris Brown was lost to Real Salt Lake in the expansion draft. Leighton o'brien player rights were traded to Real Salt Lake. Steve Cronin and Todd Dunivant were traded to the Galaxy for Aloisi and Claiff.

The first move Kinnear and Doyle made were bringing back veterans Wade Barrett and all time leader goal-scorer Ronald Cerritos were brought back into the team to add veteran leadership. They drafted key players Danny O'Rourke, Kevin Goldthwaite, future MLS Scoring Champion Chris Wondolowski, Robbie Fulton, Orlando Ramirez, Aaron Lanes, James Twellman and Brett Rodriguez. Wondolowski was the reserve league scoring champion during that season. Brad Davis, Ricardo Clark, Chris Aloisi, Kelly Gray, Mark Chung, Julian Nash, Alejandro Moreno, and Danny Califf were obtained through trades.

May 18, 2005 the Quakes would lose veteran and leader Troy Dayak to an injury that would force Dayak to announce his retirement at the end of the regular season. It made way for Danny Califf to step in and become one of the center back pairings in MLS history with Eddie Robinson. Veteran right back Craig Waibel was also lost to an injury in early June who was playing some of the best soccer of his career to a torn MCL and ACL. A trade was made with the Chicago Fire to bring in San Jose native Kelly Gray to challenge Chris Aloisi for the starting job. He eventually won and took it. Mark Chung was acquired when a rash of injures of happened when Ian Russell, Brad Davis, Brian Mullan spent time on the injury list in June and July.

Robinson, Califf both found January National Team call ups after a successful season, along with Brad Davis, Brian Mullan, Brian Ching, Wade Barrett, Kelly Gray and Ricardo Clark. Doyle lead the Reserve Team to a Championship its first year.

Chung announced his retirement from the Earthquake after coming to the mid-season via trade with the Colorado Rapids and contributing heavily to the ultimate success with the team. He opted out of moving along with the team to Houston Dyanmo after the 2005 season.

Ian Russell, Mark Chung, Jon Conway, Troy Dayak didn't move with the team to Houston. Russell was traded to Los Angeles, Conway to New York, Chung and Dayak retired. Danny Califf opted to try his luck in Europe.

Squad

Current squad

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.

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
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kevin Goldthwaite
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Danny Califf
5 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ryan Cochrane
6 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Orlando Ramirez
7 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ian Russell
8 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brett Rodriguez
9 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brian Mullan
11 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brad Davis
12 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mark Chung
13 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ricardo Clark
14 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Dwayne De Rosario
15 FW Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  VEN Alejandro Moreno
16 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Craig Waibel
No.Pos.NationPlayer
17 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Chris Aloisi
18 GK Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Pat Onstad
19 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Troy Dayak
20 FW Flag of El Salvador.svg  SLV Ronald Cerritos
21 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tighe Dombrowski
23 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Roger Levesque
24 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Wade Barrett
25 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brian Ching
26 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kelly Gray
27 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Danny O'Rourke
29 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Chris Wondolowski
30 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Robby Fulton
32 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Aaron Lanes
33 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Julian Nash
34 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA James Twellman

Club

Management

PositionStaff
General Manager Flag of the United States.svg Kate McAllister
Head Coach Flag of the United States.svg Dominic Kinnear
Assistant Coach Flag of the United States.svg John Doyle
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 AEG
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Spartan Stadium (26,525 / 71x110 yards)

Source:  San Jose Earthquakes


Competitions

Major League Soccer

Matches

April 2, 2005 San Jose Earthquakes 2–2 New England Revolution San Jose, California
Ching Soccerball shade.svg13'
Cerritos Soccerball shade.svg21'		 Report Noonan Soccerball shade.svg52'
Twellman Soccerball shade.svg73'		Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 8,730
April 16, 2005 Chicago Fire 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes Chicago
own goal Soccerball shade.svg58'
Thiago Soccerball shade.svg91'		 Report Moreno Soccerball shade.svg82'Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 12,907
June 25, 2005 San Jose Earthquakes 3–0 Los Angeles Galaxy San Jose, California
Moreno Soccerball shade.svg37'
own goal Soccerball shade.svg65'
own goal Soccerball shade.svg68'		 Report Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 15,917
July 15, 2005 D.C. United 3–0 San Jose Earthquakes Washington, D.C.
Gómez Soccerball shade.svg25'
Moreno Soccerball shade.svg50'
Gómez Soccerball shade.svg70'		 Report Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 13,978
July 23, 2005 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 MetroStars San Jose, California
Chung Soccerball shade.svg33'
De Rosario Soccerball shade.svg53'		 Report own goal Soccerball shade.svg32'Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 10,302
September 3, 2005 FC Dallas 0–2 San Jose Earthquakes Dallas, Texas
Report Cerritos Soccerball shade.svg50'
Moreno Soccerball shade.svg53'		Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 8,023

MLS Cup Playoffs

October 23, 2005Conference Semifinal Los Angeles Galaxy 3–1 San Jose Earthquakes Carson, California
Gómez Soccerball shade.svg13'
Donovan Soccerball shade.svg39'
Donovan Soccerball shade.svg87'		 Report Clark Soccerball shade.svg68'Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 17,466
October 29, 2005Conference Semifinal San Jose Earthquakes 1–1
(2–4 agg.)		 Los Angeles Galaxy San Jose, California
Ching Soccerball shade.svg42' Report Grabavoy Soccerball shade.svg1'Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 17,824

U.S. Open Cup

August 3, 2005Fourth round Portland Timbers Flag of Oregon.svg 0–2 Flag of California.svg San Jose Earthquakes Portland, Oregon
Report Barrett Soccerball shade.svg27'
Mullan Soccerball shade.svg83'		Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 6,607
August 24, 2005Quarterfinal San Jose Earthquakes Flag of California.svg 1–2 Flag of California.svg LA Galaxy San Jose, California
Cerritos Soccerball shade.svg76' Report Gómez Soccerball shade.svg5'
Gómez Soccerball shade.svg31'		Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 5,134

Source: [3]

Standings

PosTeam
PldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 San Jose Earthquakes 32184105331+2264 MLS Cup Playoffs
2 FC Dallas 32131095244+848
3 Colorado Rapids 32131364037+345
4 Los Angeles Galaxy 32131364445−145
5 Real Salt Lake 3252253065−3520
6 Chivas USA 3242263167−3618
Source: MLS
PosTeam
PldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 San Jose Earthquakes (S)32184105331+2264
2 New England Revolution 3217785537+1859 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
3 D.C. United 32161065837+2154
4 Chicago Fire 32151344950−149
5 Dallas Burn 32131095244+848
6 MetroStars 32129115349+447
7 Colorado Rapids 32131364037+345
8 Los Angeles Galaxy (C)32131364445−145 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
9 Kansas City Wizards 32119125244+845
10 Columbus Crew 32111653445−1138
11 Real Salt Lake 3252253065−3520
12 Chivas USA 3242263167−3618
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield

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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. ↑ http://web.mlsnet.com/players/index.jsp?club=t110%5B%5D
  3. ↑ "San Jose Earthquakes Game Results" . Retrieved April 8, 2014.
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