1987 San Jose Earthquakes season

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]

San Jose Earthquakes
1987 season
CoachUnited States Barney Boyce
StadiumSpartan Stadium
Western Soccer Alliance3rd
WSA PlayoffsFinal
National Challenge CupDid not enter
Top goalscorerJoe Mihaljevic (7) [1]
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Squad

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The 1987 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
FW   USA Sean Blakeman
DF   USA Barney Boyce
MF   USA Mike Brewin
FW   USA Rino Chimienti
FW    James Cole
GK   USA Kurt Devlin
DF   USA John Doyle
MF   USA David Gold
MF   USA Robert Grouchau
DF   SWE Stefan Hansson
GK    Nicholas Hatzopoulos
MF    Jadir Henrique
FW    Jorge Ilbanez
MF   USA Steve Lammie
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW    Alberto Luna
DF   USA Tim Martin
GK   USA Danny Mendoza
FW   USA Joe Mihaljevic
FW   USA Ronnie Morriss
FW   USA Don Murphy
DF   USA John Nicholson
FW   USA Dave Palic
FW   USA George Pastor
  USA Steve Sellers
DF   USA Joe Siveria
FW    Frank Van den Brand Horninge
DF   USA Chris Wentzien
DF   USA Robbie Zipp

Competitions

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Western Soccer Alliance

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Match results

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Season

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Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers
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

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Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers
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

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Place Team GP W L OW OL PW PL GF GA Points
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

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  1. ^ "Western Soccer Alliance 1987 Season". A-League Archives. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
  2. ^ "The Year in American Soccer 1987". American Soccer History Archives. Archived from the original on July 8, 2015. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
  3. ^ "WSA 1987 Season Stats". Retrieved March 20, 2014.
  4. ^ "Western Soccer Alliance 1987 Season". Retrieved March 24, 2014.
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