1985 San Jose Earthquakes season

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]

San Jose Earthquakes
1985 season
CoachEngland Laurie Calloway
StadiumSpartan Stadium
Western Alliance Challenge Series1st
National Challenge CupDid not enter
Top goalscorerChris Dangerfield (2) [1]
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Squad

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The 1985 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
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

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Western Alliance Challenge Series

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Match results

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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

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Standings

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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

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  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.
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