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]
1987 season | |
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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] |
Squad
editThe 1987 squad [3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Competitions
editWestern Soccer Alliance
editMatch results
editSeason
editDate | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers |
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March 16, 1987 | California Kickers | A | 3–2 | Mihaljevic, Henrique, Wiskel |
March 21, 1987 | F.C. Seattle | H | 3–1 | Wiskel, Palic, Henrique |
March 29, 1987 | California Kickers | H | 1–2 | Blakeman |
April 4, 1987 | San Diego Nomads | H | 1–2 (aet) | Mihaljevic |
April 11, 1987 | Los Angeles Heat | A | 2–0 | Pastor, Mihaljevic |
April 12, 1987 | San Diego Nomads | A | 0–0* | |
April 26, 1987 | F.C. Portland | H | 5–1 | Mihaljevic (3), Martin, Zipp |
May 3, 1987 | Los Angeles Heat | H | 6–0 | Pastor (3), Mihaljevic, Blakeman, Murphy |
May 16, 1987 | F.C. Portland | A | 0–1 | |
May 17, 1987 | F.C. Seattle | A | 0–3 |
Playoffs
editDate | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers |
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June 7, 1987 | F.C. Seattle | A | 3–0 | Palic, Henrique, Pastor |
June 14, 1987 | San Diego Nomads | A | 1–2 | Henrique |
* = Penalty kicks
Source:[4]
Standings
editPlace | Team | GP | W | L | OW | OL | PW | PL | GF | GA | Points |
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1 | San Diego Nomads | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 31 |
2 | F.C. Seattle | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 31 |
3 | San Jose Earthquakes | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 31 |
4 | F.C. Portland | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 24 |
5 | Los Angeles Heat | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 24 |
6 | California Kickers | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 23 |
References
edit- ^ "Western Soccer Alliance 1987 Season". A-League Archives. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
- ^ "The Year in American Soccer 1987". American Soccer History Archives. Archived from the original on July 8, 2015. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
- ^ "WSA 1987 Season Stats". Retrieved March 20, 2014.
- ^ "Western Soccer Alliance 1987 Season". Retrieved March 24, 2014.