San Jose Earthquakes
2005 season
OwnerAEG
CoachDominic Kinnear
StadiumSpartan Stadium
Major League SoccerConference: 1st
Overall: 1st
MLS CupConference Semifinals
U.S. Open CupQuarterfinals
California Clásico1st
Top goalscorerDwayne De Rosario (9)
Average home league attendance15,431[1]
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The 2005 San Jose Earthquakes season was the tenth season of the team's existence and last before their move to Houston to become the Houston Dynamo. The season also marked the franchise's first Supporters' Shield.

About

2004 was a disappointment after a strong finish to the 2003 season ending with a championship. Second year head coach Dominic Kinnear and assistant coach John Doyle hoped to return the Quakes back to the winning tradition in 2005. It was marked as the first year of the new generation for the Quakes after losing 9 key players in the off season from 2004-2005, and with the new roster expansion bringing in 18 players for the new season. The Earthquakes set a league record with an 18-4-10 record with 64 points on the year. They became the first MLS team to go undefeated at home during the regular season.

Change over from the 2004 team, key players lost in the off season, Ramiro Corrales and Landon Donovan left the squad in the off season to play abroad. Donovan would pull a swerve and return to MLS a short time later with rival Los Angeles Galaxy. A trade was set up to be in place with the Galaxy to obtain Carlos Ruiz but a deal was never reached. Ronnie Ekelund failed to resign, after both sides couldn't come to terms. Jamil Walker was picked up in the expansion draft by Chivas USA. Arturo Alvarez was traded to Dallas Burn for Brad Davis. Captain Jeff Agoos was traded to the Metrostars for Ricardo Clark and a draft pick. Chris Roner was lost due to injury and never returned, his rights were retained. Chris Brown was lost to Real Salt Lake in the expansion draft. Leighton o'brien player rights were traded to Real Salt Lake. Steve Cronin and Todd Dunivant were traded to the Galaxy for Aloisi and Claiff.

The first move Kinnear and Doyle made were bringing back veterans Wade Barrett and all time leader goal-scorer Ronald Cerritos were brought back into the team to add veteran leadership. They drafted key players Danny O'Rourke, Kevin Goldthwaite, future MLS Scoring Champion Chris Wondolowski, Robbie Fulton, Orlando Ramirez, Aaron Lanes, James Twellman and Brett Rodriguez. Wondolowski was the reserve league scoring champion during that season. Brad Davis, Ricardo Clark, Chris Aloisi, Kelly Gray, Mark Chung, Julian Nash, Alejandro Moreno, and Danny Califf were obtained through trades.

May 18, 2005 the Quakes would lose veteran and leader Troy Dayak to an injury that would force Dayak to announce his retirement at the end of the regular season. It made way for Danny Califf to step in and become one of the center back pairings in MLS history with Eddie Robinson. Veteran right back Craig Waibel was also lost to an injury in early June who was playing some of the best soccer of his career to a torn MCL and ACL. A trade was made with the Chicago Fire to bring in San Jose native Kelly Gray to challenge Chris Aloisi for the starting job. He eventually won and took it. Mark Chung was acquired when a rash of injures of happened when Ian Russell, Brad Davis, Brian Mullan spent time on the injury list in June and July.

Robinson, Califf both found January National Team call ups after a successful season, along with Brad Davis, Brian Mullan, Brian Ching, Wade Barrett, Kelly Gray and Ricardo Clark. Doyle lead the Reserve Team to a Championship its first year.

Chung announced his retirement from the Earthquake after coming to the mid-season via trade with the Colorado Rapids and contributing heavily to the ultimate success with the team. He opted out of moving along with the team to Houston Dyanmo after the 2005 season.

Ian Russell, Mark Chung, Jon Conway, Troy Dayak didn't move with the team to Houston. Russell was traded to Los Angeles, Conway to New York, Chung and Dayak retired. Danny Califf opted to try his luck in Europe.

Squad

Current squad

As of August 18, 2009.[2] 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 United States USA Jon Conway
2 DF United States USA Eddie Robinson
3 DF United States USA Kevin Goldthwaite
4 DF United States USA Danny Califf
5 MF United States USA Ryan Cochrane
6 MF United States USA Orlando Ramirez
7 MF United States USA Ian Russell
8 DF United States USA Brett Rodriguez
9 MF United States USA Brian Mullan
11 FW United States USA Brad Davis
12 MF United States USA Mark Chung
13 MF United States USA Ricardo Clark
14 MF Canada CAN Dwayne De Rosario
15 FW Venezuela VEN Alejandro Moreno
16 DF United States USA Craig Waibel
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF United States USA Chris Aloisi
18 GK Canada CAN Pat Onstad
19 DF United States USA Troy Dayak
20 FW El Salvador SLV Ronald Cerritos
21 DF United States USA Tighe Dombrowski
23 MF United States USA Roger Levesque
24 DF United States USA Wade Barrett
25 FW United States USA Brian Ching
26 MF United States USA Kelly Gray
27 DF United States USA Danny O'Rourke
29 FW United States USA Chris Wondolowski
30 GK United States USA Robby Fulton
32 MF United States USA Aaron Lanes
33 FW United States USA Julian Nash
34 DF United States USA James Twellman

Club

Management

Position Staff
General Manager United States Kate McAllister
Head Coach United States Dominic Kinnear
Assistant Coach United States John Doyle
Goalkeeper Coach New Zealand Tim Hanely
Head trainer United States Bruce Morgan
Equipment manager El Salvador Jose Vega

Last updated: April 18, 2009
Source: San Jose Earthquakes

Other information

Owner United States AEG
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Spartan Stadium (26,525 / 71x110 yards)

Source: San Jose Earthquakes


Competitions

Major League Soccer

See also: 2005 Major League Soccer season

Matches

April 2, 2005 San Jose Earthquakes 2–2 New England Revolution San Jose, California
Ching 13'
Cerritos 21'		 Report Noonan 52'
Twellman 73'		 Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 8,730
April 9, 2005 San Jose Earthquakes 3–3 Chivas USA San Jose, California
Davis 45'
Dayak 75'
Ching 79'		 Report Martins 3'
Cuadros 73'
Sequeira 90'		 Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 11,519
April 16, 2005 Chicago Fire 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes Chicago
own goal 58'
Thiago 91'		 Report Moreno 82' Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 12,907
April 23, 2005 San Jose Earthquakes 3–2 Kansas City Wizards San Jose, California
Cerritos 14'
Ching 40'
De Rosario 57'		 Report Sealy 5'
Klein 34'		 Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 8,028
April 30, 2005 Real Salt Lake 2–2 San Jose Earthquakes Salt Lake City, Utah
Kreis 21'
Kreis 34'		 Report Ching 11'
Moreno 82'		 Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium
Attendance: 16,254
May 7, 2005 MetroStars 0–1 San Jose Earthquakes East Rutherford, New Jersey
Report Cerritos 60' Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 8,274
May 14, 2005 San Jose Earthquakes 0–0 FC Dallas San Jose, California
Report Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 11,067
May 21, 2005 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes Carson, California
Kirovski 39'
Vagenas 77'		 Report Cerritos 69' Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 22,207
May 25, 2005 Colorado Rapids 0–1 San Jose Earthquakes Denver
Report Moreno 76' Stadium: Invesco Field
Attendance: 6,579
May 28, 2005 Kansas City Wizards 1–0 San Jose Earthquakes Kansas City, Missouri
Jewsbury 59' Report Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium
Attendance: 8,526
June 4, 2005 San Jose Earthquakes 0–0 D.C. United San Jose, California
Report Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 11,989
June 12, 2005 Chivas USA 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes Carson, California
Hendrickson 66' Report Moreno 45' Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 8,654
June 18, 2005 San Jose Earthquakes 3–0 Real Salt Lake San Jose, California
Chung 2'
Gray 13'
Barrett 35'		 Report Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 9,630
June 25, 2005 San Jose Earthquakes 3–0 Los Angeles Galaxy San Jose, California
Moreno 37'
own goal 65'
own goal 68'		 Report Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 15,917
June 29, 2005 San Jose Earthquakes 1–0 Colorado Rapids San Jose, California
De Rosario 88' Report Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 9,811
July 2, 2005 FC Dallas 2–2 San Jose Earthquakes Dallas, Texas
Alvarez 4'
Gbandi 57'		 Report Mullan 6'
Clark 59'		 Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 8,719
July 9, 2005 Columbus Crew 1–2 San Jose Earthquakes Columbus, Ohio
Marshall 18' Report Robinson 30'
Cerritos 63'		 Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 12,539
July 15, 2005 D.C. United 3–0 San Jose Earthquakes Washington, D.C.
Gómez 25'
Moreno 50'
Gómez 70'		 Report Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 13,978
July 20, 2005 Colorado Rapids 1–2 San Jose Earthquakes Denver
Harris 81' Report Mullan 20'
Chung 73'		 Stadium: Invesco Field
Attendance: 6,974
July 23, 2005 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 MetroStars San Jose, California
Chung 33'
De Rosario 53'		 Report own goal 32' Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 10,302
August 6, 2005 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Columbus Crew San Jose, California
De Rosario 13'
Davis 54'		 Report Henderson 78' Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 9,465
August 13, 2005 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Colorado Rapids San Jose, California
Clark 48' Report Peguero 57' Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 9,103
August 20, 2005 Real Salt Lake 0–1 San Jose Earthquakes Salt Lake City, Utah
Report Chung 41' Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium
Attendance: 15,127
August 27, 2005 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy San Jose, California
Moreno 23'
Califf 75'		 Report Donovan 37' Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 24,112
September 3, 2005 FC Dallas 0–2 San Jose Earthquakes Dallas, Texas
Report Cerritos 50'
Moreno 53'		 Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 8,023
September 10, 2005 San Jose Earthquakes 3–0 Chivas USA San Jose, California
Chung 47'
Clark 74'
Ching 87'		 Report Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 22,311
September 17, 2005 Chivas USA 1–2 San Jose Earthquakes Carson, California
Ramírez 52' Report Califf 82'
Moreno 93'		 Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 10,342
September 21, 2005 San Jose Earthquakes 2–0 Chicago Fire San Jose, California
De Rosario 14'
De Rosario 50'		 Report Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 9,789
September 24, 2005 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 FC Dallas San Jose, California
Ching 68' Report Núñez 58' Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 17,414
October 1, 2005 New England Revolution 0–2 San Jose Earthquakes Foxborough, Massachusetts
Report Ching 60'
De Rosario 80'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 14,316
October 8, 2005 San Jose Earthquakes 2–2 Real Salt Lake San Jose, California
De Rosario 38'
Nash 44'		 Report Novak 64'
Williams 73'		 Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 19,407
October 15, 2005 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–3 San Jose Earthquakes Carson, California
Donovan 68' Report Chung 42'
De Rosario 45'
Mullan 77'		 Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 27,000

MLS Cup Playoffs

October 23, 2005 Conference Semifinal Los Angeles Galaxy 3–1 San Jose Earthquakes Carson, California
Gómez 13'
Donovan 39'
Donovan 87'		 Report Clark 68' Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 17,466
October 29, 2005 Conference Semifinal San Jose Earthquakes 1–1
(2–4 agg.)		 Los Angeles Galaxy San Jose, California
Ching 42' Report Grabavoy 1' Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 17,824

U.S. Open Cup

See also: 2005 U.S. Open Cup
August 3, 2005 Fourth round Portland Timbers Oregon 0–2 California San Jose Earthquakes Portland, Oregon
Report Barrett 27'
Mullan 83'		 Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 6,607
August 24, 2005 Quarterfinal San Jose Earthquakes California 1–2 California LA Galaxy San Jose, California
Cerritos 76' Report Gómez 5'
Gómez 31'		 Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 5,134

Source:[3]

Standings

Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 San Jose Earthquakes 32 18 4 10 53 31 +22 64 MLS Cup Playoffs
2 FC Dallas 32 13 10 9 52 44 +8 48
3 Colorado Rapids 32 13 13 6 40 37 +3 45
4 Los Angeles Galaxy 32 13 13 6 44 45 −1 45
5 Real Salt Lake 32 5 22 5 30 65 −35 20
6 Chivas USA 32 4 22 6 31 67 −36 18
Source: MLS
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 San Jose Earthquakes (S) 32 18 4 10 53 31 +22 64
2 New England Revolution 32 17 7 8 55 37 +18 59 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
3 D.C. United 32 16 10 6 58 37 +21 54
4 Chicago Fire 32 15 13 4 49 50 −1 49
5 Dallas Burn 32 13 10 9 52 44 +8 48
6 MetroStars 32 12 9 11 53 49 +4 47
7 Colorado Rapids 32 13 13 6 40 37 +3 45
8 Los Angeles Galaxy (C) 32 13 13 6 44 45 −1 45 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
9 Kansas City Wizards 32 11 9 12 52 44 +8 45
10 Columbus Crew 32 11 16 5 34 45 −11 38
11 Real Salt Lake 32 5 22 5 30 65 −35 20
12 Chivas USA 32 4 22 6 31 67 −36 18
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield

References

  1. ^ "Major League Soccer Stats: Team Attendance - 2008". ESPN. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
  2. ^ http://web.mlsnet.com/players/index.jsp?club=t110[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "San Jose Earthquakes Game Results". Retrieved April 8, 2014.

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