1998 San Jose Clash season

The 1998 San Jose Clash season was the third season of the team's existence.

San Jose Clash
1998 season
OwnerMajor League Soccer
CoachBrian Quinn
StadiumSpartan Stadium
Major League SoccerDivision: 5th
Overall: 10th
MLS CupDid not qualify
U.S. Open CupQuarterfinals
California Clásico2nd
Top goalscorerRonald Cerritos (13)
← 1997
1999 →

About

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The 1998 season was one of excitement tempered by frustration. Quinn led the team to a 13–19 record, good for 33 points in MLS. San Jose was forced to play the first three home games of the season at Stanford University after winter rains delayed the renovation on Spartan Stadium. When the club returned to Spartan, they faced the New England Revolution May 3, 1998 on a newly widened field that was 70 yards wide and 110 yards long.

Ronald Cerritos again led the team, putting in 13 goals to finish the season as the eighth leading goal-scorer in the league. During the 1998 season the pieces of the eventual 2001 MLS Cup Champions began to form at Spartan Stadium. San Jose drafted eventual 2002 MLS all-star Wade Barrett was drafted in the first round of the 1998 College Draft, along with Alberto Montoya and Caleb Porter. Ben Parry was the 3rd overall selection in the 1998 College Draft but was forced into an early retirement with a rare stomach virus. San Jose picked up Francisco Uribe, Harut Karapetyan, and Brian Sebapole hoping to boost the Clash offense that already had Eddie Lewis, Jeff Baicher, Ronald Cerritos and Eric Wynalda, but failed to help lead the team to the playoffs. Karapetyan would return in 2000. Troy Dayak was shelved most of the season with a herniated disc in his neck and would be forced into retirement until 2001. Joe Cannon was called to the club from the A-League to serve as a backup for ten days before returning to soccer's minor leagues, he played the final 45 minutes against Toluca yielding 1 goal in an exhibition. Defender Richard Gough enjoyed an all-star season in 1998, as he was the only member of the team selected to play in the mid-season classic. The club was forced to play through May and June without forward Eric Wynalda, who was with the United States National Team at the World Cup in France. Wynalda appeared in two matches for the U.S. during the World Cup. John Doyle continued to be a dominant defender and captained the squad in 1998. Caleb Porter had to miss the entire 1998 season with a knee injury but would return for 1999. He eventually went on to lead the Portland Timbers to an MLS Cup Championship.

Squad

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Current squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   USA Andy Kirk
2 DF   USA Ben Parry
3 DF   USA John Doyle
4 DF   SCO Richard Gough
5 DF   USA Oscar Draguicevich
6 MF   USA Martín Vásquez
7 FW   USA Braeden Cloutier
8 FW   USA Jeff Baicher
9 FW   ARM Harut Karapetyan
9 FW   USA Lawrence Lozzano
10 MF   USA Alberto Montoya
10 FW   USA Francisco Uribe
11 FW   USA Eric Wynalda
12 DF   USA Troy Dayak
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 FW   USA Shawn Medved
14 FW   USA Esmundo Rodriguez
15 FW   CHI Victor Mella
16 DF   USA Tim Weaver
17 DF   USA Tim Martin
18 GK   USA David Kramer
20 FW   SLV Ronald Cerritos
21 MF   USA Eddie Lewis
24 DF   USA Wade Barrett
NA MF   USA John Cariel
NA MF   USA Caleb Porter
11 FW   MEX Juan Pablo Rodriguez
NA GK   USA Kevin Rueda

Competitions

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Major League Soccer

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Standings

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Western Conference
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Pos Team Pld W SOW L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Los Angeles Galaxy 32 22 2 8 85 44 +41 68 MLS Cup Playoffs
2 Chicago Fire 32 18 2 12 62 45 +17 56
3 Colorado Rapids 32 14 2 16 62 69 −7 44
4 Dallas Burn 32 11 4 17 43 59 −16 37
5 San Jose Clash 32 10 3 19 48 60 −12 33
6 Kansas City Wizards 32 10 2 20 45 50 −5 32
Source: MLS


Overall Table
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Pos Team Pld W SOW L GF GA GD Pts
8 Miami Fusion 32 10 5 17 46 68 −22 35
9 Tampa Bay Mutiny 32 11 1 20 46 57 −11 34
10 San Jose Clash 32 10 3 19 48 60 −12 33
11 Kansas City Wizards 32 10 2 20 45 50 −5 32
12 New England Revolution 32 9 2 21 53 66 −13 29
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored


Matches

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March 21, 1998 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–3 (SO) San Jose Clash Pasadena, California
Machón   17'
Hurtado   27'
Wélton   48'
Report Lozzano   43'
Mella   61'
Wynalda   78'
Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 36,281
March 28, 1998 San Jose Clash 2–2 (SO) Colorado Rapids Stanford, California
Wynalda   74'
Lozzano   87'
Report Sáenz   11'
White   64'
Stadium: Stanford Stadium
Attendance: 15,028
April 5, 1998 San Jose Clash 2–2 (SO) Dallas Burn Stanford, California
Wynalda   13'
Mella   83'
Report Eck   5'
Kreis   48'
Stadium: Stanford Stadium
Attendance: 10,069
April 18, 1998 Dallas Burn 1–2 San Jose Clash Dallas, Texas
Elliott   52' Report Mella   71'
Lozzano   76'
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 12,939
April 25, 1998 MetroStars 4–3 San Jose Clash East Rutherford, New Jersey
Rooney   26'
Savarese   66'
Hurtado   69'
Lalas   90'
Report Lewis   10'
Cerritos   16'
Lewis   77'
Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 17,380
April 29, 1998 D.C. United 3–1 San Jose Clash Washington, D.C.
Harkes   11'
Harkes   59'
Lassiter   70'
Report Lozzano   25' Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 9,755
May 9, 1998 Colorado Rapids 2–3 San Jose Clash Denver, Colorado
Marquinho   32'
Bravo   73'
Report Baicher   20'
Lewis   46'
Cerritos   80'
Stadium: Mile High Stadium
Attendance: 11,543
May 30, 1998 Columbus Crew 4–1 San Jose Clash Columbus, Ohio
Cunningham   27'
John   62'
John   72'
John   80'
Report Baicher   31' Stadium: Ohio Stadium
Attendance: 10,903
June 3, 1998 San Jose Clash 0–4 D.C. United San Jose, California
Report Moreno   41'
Olsen   54'
Williams   65'
Sanneh   76'
Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 10,191
June 11, 1998 Chicago Fire 5–2 San Jose Clash Chicago
Razov   4'
Nowak   33'
Nowak   49'
Kotschau   52'
Wolff   74'
Report Uribe[2]   76'
Cerritos   80'
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 7,598
July 15, 1998 Miami Fusion 2–2 (SO) San Jose Clash Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Stebbins   32'
Cullen   47'
Report Baicher   20'
Gough   78'
Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 8,078
July 29, 1998 San Jose Clash 3–0 Chicago Fire San Jose, California
Cloutier   32'
Baicher   70'
Wynalda   77'
Report Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 12,299
August 9, 1998 San Jose Clash 5–1 MetroStars San Jose, California
Doyle   20'
Cloutier   60'
Draguicevich   73'
Wynalda   76'
Mella   85'
Report Soñora   39' Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 9,102
August 15, 1998 Chicago Fire 2–1 San Jose Clash Chicago
Kosecki   15'
Wolff   80'
Report Cerritos   7' Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 16,610
August 22, 1998 San Jose Clash 1–1 (SO) Dallas Burn San Jose, California
Cerritos   32' Report Haynes   76' Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 11,706
August 29, 1998 San Jose Clash 1–3 Colorado Rapids San Jose, California
Uribe[3]   75' Report Paule   23'
Vermes   25'
White   46'
Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 15,101
September 3, 1998 Tampa Bay Mutiny 2–1 San Jose Clash Tampa, Florida
Ramos   33'
Wegerle   85'
Report Cerritos   80' Stadium: Houlihan's Stadium
Attendance: 5,880
September 5, 1998 Kansas City Wizards 5–1 San Jose Clash Kansas City, Missouri
Johnston   12'
Preki   18'
Preki   48'
Wright   59'
Preki   80'
Report Cerritos   7' Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium
Attendance: 6,755
September 13, 1998 Dallas Burn 1–3 San Jose Clash Dallas, Texas
Deering   19' Report Barrett   25'
Draguicevich   67'
Draguicevich   73'
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 10,325

(SO) = Shootout[4]

U.S. Open Cup

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July 7, 1998 Third Round El Paso Patriots 0–2 San Jose Clash El Paso, Texas
Report Doyle   38'
Doyle   78'
Attendance: 3,175
July 22, 1998 Quarterfinal San Jose Clash 1–1 (asdet)
(3–4 p)
Chicago Fire Dallas, Texas
Baicher   65' Report Kubík   55' Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 3,812
Penalties
Medved  
Wynalda  
Mella  
Cerritos  
Gough  
  Kubík
  Wolff
  Razov
  Kuhn
  Gutiérrez

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References

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  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 3, 2012. Retrieved August 14, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ es:Francisco Uribe
  3. ^ es:Francisco Uribe
  4. ^ "The Year in American Soccer, 1996". American Soccer History Archives. Archived from the original on July 13, 2013. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
  5. ^ "San Jose Earthquakes Game Results". Retrieved April 7, 2014.
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