1988 San Jose Earthquakes season

San Jose Earthquakes

1988 season
Coach	Tony Zanotto
Stadium	Spartan Stadium
Western Soccer Alliance	3rd
WSA Playoffs	Final
National Challenge Cup	Did not enter
Top goalscorer	Frank Van den Brand Horninge (5) [1]

The 1988 San Jose Earthquakes season was their fifteenth overall, and the club's fourth in the Western Soccer Alliance. The Earthquakes finished the season in third place and reached the final in the playoffs, losing 5–0 to the Seattle Storm.^[2]

Squad

The 1988 squad ^[3]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  USA Alex Basso — MF  USA Ralph Black — MF  MEX Tomas Boy — DF  USA Barney Boyce — FW   Abuelo Cruz — MF  ENG Chris Dangerfield — GK  USA Vince Da Silva — MF  USA Mike Getchell — FW  USA Tim Graefe — GK   Nicholas Hatzopoulos — MF  USA John Houston — FW  USA Jim Hutchinson — FW   Jorge Ilbanez — GK  USA Aram Kardzair — FW  USA Jacques LaDouceur

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW   Alberto Luna — DF  USA Steve McCargo — DF   John Nicholson — MF   Oscar Padilla — FW  USA George Pastor — FW  USA Tony Salciccia — MF  USA Tom Silvas — DF  USA Joe Siveria — GK  USA Hunter Stern — FW  VIE Dzung Tran — FW   Frank Van den Brand Horninge — GK  USA David Vanole — DF  USA Chris Wentzien — DF  USA Mike Whitlatch — DF  USA Robbie Zipp

Competitions

Western Soccer Alliance

Main article: 1988 Western Soccer Alliance

Match results

Season

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers
May 1, 1988	Vancouver Whitecaps	H	0–4
May 11, 1988	Calgary Kickers	H	3–3*	Basso (3)
May 21, 1988	California Kickers	H	3–0 (aet)	Vilmar (2), Getchell
June 5, 1988	San Diego Nomads	H	1–1*	Tran
June 10, 1988	Los Angeles Heat	A	2–0 (aet)	Van den Brand Horninge, Dangerfield
June 12, 1988	California Kickers	A	4–2 (aet)	Silvas, Tran, Ilbanez, Van den Brand Horninge
June 17, 1988	F.C. Portland	H	1–0	Van den Brand Horninge
June 25, 1988	Los Angeles Heat	H	1–0 (aet)	Zipp
July 1, 1988	Seattle Storm	A	0–3
July 2, 1988	F.C. Portland	A	3–1	Whitlatch, Salccicia, Van den Brand Horninge
July 8, 1988	San Diego Nomads	A	1–2 (aet)	Van den Brand Horninge
July 17, 1988	Seattle Storm	H	1–3	Dangerfield

Playoffs

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers
July 23, 1988	San Diego Nomads	A	1–1*	Boy
July 30, 1988	Seattle Storm	A	0–5

* = Penalty kicks
Source:^[4]

Standings

Place	Team	GP	W	L	GF	GA	Points
1	Seattle Storm	12	10	2	25	10	83
2	San Diego Nomads	12	9	3	23	17	76
3	San Jose Earthquakes	12	7	5	20	19	61
4	Los Angeles Heat	12	7	5	20	17	61
5	California Kickers	12	3	9	17	28	35
6	F.C. Portland	12	1	11	16	32	22

Points system: Six points per win. One point per goal up to three points per game.

References

1. "The Year in American Soccer – 1988". American Soccer History Archives. Archived from the original on July 13, 2013. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
2. "The Year in American Soccer – 1988". Archived from the original on July 13, 2013. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
3. "Western Soccer Alliance 1988 Season". Retrieved March 16, 2014.
4. "Western Soccer Alliance 1988 Season". Retrieved March 16, 2014.

External links

• The Year in American Soccer – 1988 | WSA
• San Jose Earthquakes All-time Game Results | Soccerstats.us