1985 San Jose Earthquakes season

San Jose Earthquakes

1985 season
Coach	Laurie Calloway
Stadium	Spartan Stadium
Western Alliance Challenge Series	1st
National Challenge Cup	Did not enter
Top goalscorer	Chris Dangerfield (2) [1]

The 1985 San Jose Earthquakes season was the twelfth overall for the Earthquakes franchise. They played in the four-team Western Alliance Challenge Series, which would become the Western Soccer Alliance in 1986. The Earthquakes finished in first place and were league champions.^[2]

Squad

The 1985 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. Nation Player — MF  USA Mark Arya — DF  USA Billy Crook — MF  ENG Chris Dangerfield — MF  USA Fred Hamel — MF  USA Germain Iglesias — FW   Jorge Ilbanez — DF  USA Chris McCargo — DF  ENG Mark Nickeas — FW   Jesus Perez — FW   Jose Ramos

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  USA Bob Rigby — DF  USA Dev Rendler — MF  USA Dan Salvemimi — FW  USA Derek Sanderson — MF  USA Tim Schulz — MF  USA Mike Simon — DF  USA Joe Siveria — GK  USA Hunter Stern — FW  VIE Dzung Tran — FW   Frank Van den Brand Horninge

Competitions

Western Alliance Challenge Series

Main article: 1985 Western Alliance Challenge Series

Match results

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers
July 6, 1985	Victoria Riptide	A	1–0	own goal
July 7, 1985	F.C. Seattle	A	1–3	Dangerfield
July 13, 1985	F.C. Portland	H	3–2	Dangerfield (2), Tran
July 17, 1985	F.C. Portland	A	1–2	Tran
July 20, 1985	Canada	H	1–1	Sanderson
August 2, 1985	F.C. Seattle	H	1–0	Morales
August 17, 1985	Victoria Riptide	H	2–1	Hamel, Dangerfield

Source:^[4]

Standings

Place	Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Points
1	San Jose Earthquakes	7	4	2	1	10	9	13
2	Victoria Riptide	7	3	3	1	16	11	10
3	F.C. Seattle	7	3	3	1	13	13	10
4	F.C. Portland	7	1	4	2	8	16	5

References

1. "Western Alliance Challenge Series 1985 Season". A-League Archives. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
2. "The Year in American Soccer 1985". American Soccer History Archives. Archived from the original on July 9, 2015. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
3. "WACS 1985 Season Stats". Retrieved March 21, 2014.
4. "Western Alliance Challenge Series 1985". Retrieved March 24, 2014.

External links

• The Year in American Soccer – 1985 | WSA
• San Jose Earthquakes Game Results | Soccerstats.us